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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27
BRIEFS
4eavs of the Town and Village fold Briefly
ior Busy Reader1-

DR.. H. c. Day returned this af-
ternoon from few days stay in
/ Greenfield, Mass.
Miss Florence March returned to-
day from a weeks visit with friends
in Schenectady.
Miss Grace Sampson of Arlington,
formerly of Bennington, visited
friends in town Friday.
Mrs. e. T. Griswold returned Fri
day from a visit to her sister, Mrs.
d. Edward Moore of Albany.
Doris, little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Ryan, is recovering
from severe attack of measles.
Mrs. ]. j. Carl, Miss Annatt and
Mrs. Gabelle Rising of Greenwich,
who have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram H. Allen, returned home
today.
The 19c Wonder Sale opened this
morning in the Library Building and
the store is crowded with buyers. It's
really surprising what they are sell
ing at 19c.
The committee appointed to ar
range the details TO the dedication
of the Masonic temple will hold a
meeting at the office of Batchelder <
Bates at o'clock this evening.
There will be but one preaching
service at the Second Congregational
church Sunday. Time, 1890 a. m.
Rev. Charles R. Seymour of Mount
Vernon, n. Y, will occupy the pull
pit. and all will be welcome
The ]. F. Green Realty Co. OF Bur-
nington, Vermont, has purchased the
remaining lots in Highland Park for
merly owned by Peter w. Hay. The
Realty Company has commenced stalk
ing out the ground and grading it.
Mr.. Green is here in person and the
lots will be auctioned off as soon as
the tract is in shape Mr.. Green is
registered at the Mansion House.
Watch this paper for time of sale
Brunswick, n. j. Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27
McLoUoHLIN WINS FINAL.
San Francisco Tennis Expert Defeats
Clothier at Boston.

Boston, July 23.-Maurice f. Nc
Loughlin of San Francisco won spec
tacularly in straight sets from viii
liam j. Clothier of Philadelphia in
the finals match of the Longwood
Cricket Clubs annual singles tourna.
ment today. There was but one pc.
riod of the match that Clothier held
the upper hand That was in the
first set, when he led by five games
to one. The Western youngster raj.
lied then, and by as brilliant play
ing as has been seen in the % years
history of the Longwood tournaments
he won six straight games Clothier
scoring only s points in all.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27
Cutting Down Express Charges.

The time has come when this great
country of ninety millions of people
is about to control the four express
companies which have steadily rob-
bed the people by license of the rail-
roads for half a century. The rail
roads were built and organized to
conduct the traffic in passengers and
freight. This includes all transpor-
tation of any kind that is to be NOV
ed from one section to another. That
was their business. How did they
perform their bounden duty?
A thoughtful man one day saw a
scheme by which he could create a
business out of his own wits only
and on other peoples money, by go
ing from merchant to manufacturer
and carry bundles of merchandise
back and forth for a small sum, thus
expediting delivery of small pack
ages. This was the beginning. He
travelled back and forth on the rail
roads with his packages and secured
space in the cars of passenger trains,
thus making quick delivery, or eX-
press. This great express business
of the world was at that moment in
the hands of one man.
Instead of placing these packages
in the care of their own employees,
and sending others to seek for them
in all the cities they passed through,
the railroads rented their cars to the
original man and others, and thus
was organized the real express bus
mess. The railroad companies shift
ed their responsibilities for the most
important of their traffic and gave
it to men who had no original re-
sponsibility for the business. These
individuals grew into great compa-
MES, with no railroad responsibilities
but merely to handle that fast
freight.
The railroads thus evaded their
real duties; and permitted the ex-
press companies to manage the bus
mess and to exact high fees and to
make enormous profits. All the in
vestments were in the railroads and
practically none in the express com
panies--a few horses, wagons and
stables. But the railroads also pro
fitted from the traffic. 1t was thus
divided, and the rates rapidly went
up 10 pTONlue lOOl lOF lnS TWO empty
maws. The combinations became
overbearing to such a degree that
the people rebelled. But for many
long years the leaders Of the Repub-
lican party, some of the leaders be
ing among the plunderers were in
cahoots with the companies.
But a new day is dawning, and
the Interstate Commerce Commission
has already made drastic reductions
in the express charges all over the
country. The new rates will help
the business of the nation greatly.
But the time will come when the
reductions will be still greater and
the business placed upon the shout
ders of the railroads wholly -Burl- !
ington News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27
LITTLE GIRL MURDERED.
Posse Purusing Mailman Believed To
Be the Murderer.

Carmel, Me-, July 26.-The discov'
cry of the body of 14-year-old Naomi
Eta Mitchell in a cornfield in the
northern part of the town, her throat
cut from ear to ear and much of her
clothing torn away, brought TO light
today murder, which the authorities
believe was the work of a mailman.
Last night search was made for a
farmland who was seen in the
neighborhood last night and is said
to be irresponsible at times.
The man was at one time an in
mate Of the Bangor Insane Asylum,
having been sentenced for stealing a
woman's clothes, but was later re
lased and was generally considered
harmless.
The murder was apparently COM
mitted early in the evening The
child, who was the daughter Of
Phineas Mitchell, a farmer, was one
of eleven children. was seer after
supper at the grocery, mile distant,
for provisions She made her pur-
chases and started home. That was
the last seen of her alive
After spending he night tramping
the woods and fields some of the par
ty yesterday came across The body
in a cornfeld. NAMES hands had
been tied behind her back and a gag
placed over her mouth. She had
struggled hard, as was indicated by
the condition of the growing corn.
through which the sirl had been Ia
ken.
The man for whom search is being
made was N The store when the child
was there.
Physicians who examined the body
of the murdered e.rl, said tnal death
must have been instantaneous. The
throat was cut Nv an unusually sharp
instrument, which at the same time
severed the Gag which had been
placed over the mouth
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27

To the Tax Payers of the Village of
Bennington:
At Rate Bill has been placed in my
hands for collection as follows:
20 cents on the dollar for the Vii
lage Tax, 20 cents on the dollar for
the Highway Tax on the Grand List
of 1912.
hereby demand payment Of said
taxes, and notify you that l will at
tend at the Bennington County Saw
ings Bank from 3 o'clock a. m. until
o'clock p. m.
There will be a discount of per
cent on Village tax IL paid within 80
days.
c. H. DEWEY,
Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July Is, 1912.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27
III. MEYER
426 Main ST. Tel. Connection
NOTICES!

To the Taxpayers OF the rown of
Bennington:
A Rate Bill of the Town Taxes of
1912 has been placed in my hands for
collection as follows: 20 cents on the
dollar for the Town Tax, 20 cents on
the dollar for the Town Highway Tax,
so cents on the dollar for the Town
District School Tax.
| hereby demand payment of said
taxes. and notify you that will at
tend the Bennington County Savings
Bank from 8 o'clock a. IN. until 4
o'clock p. m.
There will be a discount of per
cent on Town tax if paid within 80
days.
c. II. DEWEY,
Treasurer.
Bennington, Vt, July Is, 1912.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27
To Commercial TraveIers.

DO you know that Landlord Savery
OF the Brandon Inn has purchased
and rejuvenated the Hyde Park Inni
New paint. new paper, new plumbing,
and a progressive landlord. Terms
reasonable, cuisine good, with a hear
ty welcome by one who. from long
experience. knows what the CONNER
cial man wants.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27

keeping. l was not
fe elm G W veil and
could hardly dra g
myself along. had
such tired feelings,
my back ached, my
sides ached, l had
bladder trouble aw-
fully bad, and | could
not Gator sleep. Ihad
headaches, too, and
became almosta ner-
vous wreck. My doc
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27
OPERATE ON wAsHeuRN
Surgeons How Hope for Recovery
of EX-SENATOR

Minneapolis, Mimi. July. 25.-WhiI
surgeons described as a superficial
operation" was performed early today
on ex-senator William D. Washburn,
one time prominent in national poll
tics. Although Mr. Washburn was
not expected TO live twenty-four
hours when he arrived here from Eu
rope last Sunday, he has good
chance to recover.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27

To the Tax Payers of the Bennington
Graded School District:
A Rate Bill has been placed in my
hands for collection as follows:
40 Cents on the dollar on the
Grand List of 1912.
hereby demand payment of said
taxes, and notify you that | will at
tend at the Bennington County Saw.
ings Bank from o'clock a. m, un'
I'll 4 o'clock p. m.
There will be a discount Of 4 per
cent on above tax II paid within 90
days.
c. II. DEWEY,
Treasurer.
Bennington, Vt, July Is. 1912.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27
ELEcToR RENouNcES TAFT

c. D. Thomas Refuses to Run on H.
inois Regular Republican Ticket
Springfield, H., July 25.-Two more
blows were dealt at the Republican
organization in Illinois today when
c. d. Thomas of Champaign, Re
publican Presidential Elector, sent
his resignation as candidate to Sec
rotary of State Doyle, and when
State Senator Frank Funk of Bloom
ington announced himself for Roose-
felt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27
YOUNG WIFE
SAVED FROM
HOSPITAL
Tells How Sick She Was And
What Saved Her From
An Operation.

Upper g. )hio. =" Three years
ago was Ned and went to house
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27
Ladies and Gentlemen

Let first-class tailor tailor you
once and the tailor will tailor you
always
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27

GOES AWAY SATISFIED
every customer who places in our
charge the renewing of garments,
gloves, plumes, etc. Our
CLEANING AND PRESSING
service is quickest, best and lowest
priced in town. We do wonders with
many an apparently hopeless case.
We can save you money. Make us
SHOW" you
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27
NOTICE

Bennington, VT. July Is. 1912.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27
NOTICE!

Bennington, Vt, July is, 1912.
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Bennington. VT, July Is. 1912.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-16
RESULT OF PROTEST.
DIFFERENCES AIRED
IN THE POLICE COURT

Differences between Henry Bartlett
and Clarence Mart were somewhat
patched up through the agency of Mag
istrate C. J. Smiths police court this
morning when Bartlett was hailed be-
fore the magistrate on a charge of as
sault and battery preferred against
him by Mart. Mart agreed to let the
matter drop should Bartlett promise
TO refrain from molesting him hence
forth, both with his fist and his
tongue. Bartlett agreed to desist and
the charge was held in allegiance. The
prisoner was released without bond, to
appear next Saturday morning with
Mart and give an accounting of his
conduct for the week Bartlett was
formerly employed by Mart but since
his dismissal a few weeks ago, Mart
alleges, he has interfered with other
workmen, and has abused him MART
as well.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-16
HEARING POSTPONED
FOR ANOTHER WEEK

Another week will elapse before
Emil VanDenHende will be brought be-
fore Magistrate Smith to answer TO the
charge which has been preferred
against him as the outgrowth of the
assault of Joe Callson last Friday
night when Callson created a disturb
ance in the VanDenHende barroom,
221l Third avenue, resulting in his re-
ceiving a severe wound over the eye.
VanDenHende is held under $1,000.
The reason for the further continuance
Of the case is that Callson is still con
fined to the hospital and the outcome
CT the injury is still questionable.
There is danger that he will lose the
sight of the injured optic. YanDen-
Hende asserts, now, that he used only
his fist to subdue Callson and that if a
weapon was used on the man, some
one used it after Callson was elected
/ from the saloon. Callson asserts that
vanDenHende hit him with beer bot
tie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-16
new HOTEL. WILL
Be ERECTED AT
COST OF 100000
Modern, Semi Fireproof Struc-
ture to Be Located at Eigh-
teenth and Third.
L. S. M'CABE is PROMOTER
Stock Company Is Interested - All
Plans Practically Completed
and Drawing Made.

Plans are practically complete for
ial, to cost approximately 100000 and
to be located on Third avenue and
Eighteenth street on the southwest
corner. The hotel is to be erected by
a stock company of which l.. S. Nc
Cabe is one of the chief stockholders.
Although the company is not organized,
practically all of the stock has been
sold and the new hotel is assured.
The building will be four stories in
height and 100 feet square with en-
frances on both Eighteenth street and
Third avenue. The exterior of the
and will present a beautiful appear
ance. The main floor will consist of
| the lobby and cafe, which will be mod
ern in every respect with thoroughly
equipped and modern kitchen. The .ele-
vator shaft will be opposite the Third
avenue entrance. A writing room is
located by the Third avenue entrance.
ROOMS WELL LIGHTED.
| 1t is planned to have between 142
and leo sleeping rooms, which will all
have outside light and air. Steam
heat from a vacuum system will be
used and the hotel will be semi-fire-
proof. 1t is planned to make the bed
rooms of convenient size, and moder-
ate priced, rooms such as will please
the occupants and not cost too much.
TO REMODEL BUILDING.
The present building will not be torn
down but remodeled and added too
Only some of the partitions will be left
inside and then the work will com
mence in earnest. The promoters
hope to have contracts let soon so that
work can be commenced this spring
! Architect o. z. Cervin has charge Of
, completed.
: The addition to the city of another
high class, well appearing hotel viii
mean much for the reputation of the
city and augurs well for rapid growth
A water colored drawing of the Archi
: tect's plans is on display in the win
dow of the Cable music house Oh
Third avenue.
CONSIDERED LONG TIME.
:, For several years back Mr.. McCab
has been considering the advis lbilit
: of erecting a hotel at the site abov
= mentioned. Several times plans looF
ing towards a remodeling of the pres
ent building into a small sized. hote
have been drawn but each time the
did not prove just what was wanted
The present plans are the most con
I prehensive of any yet drawn. In al
8 dition to giving Third avenue a hote
four new store rooms suitable for r.
+ tail business will be available on tn
G lower floor of the new structure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-16
SEEKS ARREST TO
ANSWER TO CHARGE

Learning that his presence was de-
sired at the police headquarters,
where Frank Earl had sworn out a
warrant for his arrest on a charge
of assault and battery, Rush Cradle,
negro, walked into the police sta
ton and all but begged the police
to serve the warrant. He told the
police sergeant, Fred Herges, his
lame and said that he wanted to be
arrested. The sergeant read the war
rant to him and then told him to see
Magistrate Smith and see what hour
his trial would be up. So Rush in.
terviewed the magistrate and the
magistrate told him to come around
Monday morning at o'clock. Though
he has no bond, Rush will be on tai
at that hour. 1t is said that there
is little to the charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-16
CLUB JOINS MOVE
BEHALF OF PLANT

The Rock Island club has Joined in
the effort that is being made to have
the small arms plant at Rock Island ar
senal kept in operation and today Vice
President H. H. Cleaveland in the abb
sence of President H. f. Casteel for
warded the following telegram to Sem
ators William A. Lorimer and Shelby
Cullom and Representative James Nc
Kinney:
1.-THE citizens of Rock Island are
greatly concerned over reports that
proposed appropriations will be insult
ficient TO continue operations at small
arms plant, Rock Island arsenal after
July l. The Rock Island club, repre-
senting the commercial interests of
this city, respectfully requests your
earnest efforts for the enactment of
legislation that will permit continu.
ance of such operations at Rock Island
arsenal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-16
new MATERIAL
IN CAR UNIFORMS
Street Railway Employees Vote
to Have Suits Made of
Blue Serge.
WILL REPLACE FLANNEL
Former Style of Clothes Has Been
in Vogue for Is Years, But
Is Now Going Out.

The street car men of the three cit
les have just finished the taking of a
vote as to the changing of the material
of which their uniforms are made, and
il has been found that 9S per cent of
them favor a departure. For possibly
Is years back the street car mems uni
form has been made of blue flannel,
and the new plan will be to make the
suits of blue serge, samples of which
have been viewed by the men. Serge
for uniforms is coming into vogue more
of late, and several of the eastern rail-
roads have prescribed it for their en-
ployes, while some of the western
roads are considering doing likewise,
and one road has adopted it,
MEANS MANY NEW SUITS.
The color of the new cloth is def
nitely prescribed, but the men will
have their choice of 16, IS or 20 ounce
material Some 700 new suits will
have to be made, all of which will have
to be bought through tri-city dealers
from uniform supply houses. There is
no date before which all the men must
be equipped, it being the plan to re
place the flannel with the serge as the
flannel suits wear out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-16

on the good side Of the politicians.
There are 20 rabbit herders in the city
Of Chicago and not a rabbit except a
few kept by boys as pets In their back
yards. The rabbit herders watch a
flock of pigeons that pick up wheat
dropped from the samples around the
board of trade.
DISREGARD PEOPLES WISHES.
Again the administration had gone
directly against the expressed will of
the people The people voted for Sen
ator Hopkins, but the legislature
couldn't see 1t that way. The people
voted for the direct primary and the
legislature passed two unconsutution-
al laws until the people rose on their
hind legs and demanded that they pass
law which would be upheld by the su-
preme court The people have voted
twice for the initiative and referen-
dunn and the administration hasn't yet
seen fit 10 give them what they de
mand
FOR THE INITIATIVE.
This assertion brought Judge
Dunno to the one great issue of the
campaign, the initiative and referen
DUN. He explained the meas
ure He showed that the initiative
gave the people the opportunity tc
draw up a bill and present it to the
Legislature; that the legislature could
pass it, could reject it, or could amend
/ il 10 something which accomplished
practically the same purpose. In case
it rejected the bill it would be put
up to the people for vote and they
! could pass il or turn it down. The
/ objections 10 the initiative and referen
dunn were taken up one by one, refut
ed and turned into arguments for The
affirmative. The measure is not revo
lutionary. 1t is now in force in sew
eral states in the union. II does no
revolutionize representative govern
ment 1t merely acts on the admins
tration as the governor does on tn,
stationary engine, lets it run neithe
too fast nor too slow. 1t is a measur,
which shows that the will of the pee
pie will have 10 be respected, that tn
people of Illinois and the country ar
coming into their just rights, that tn
graft and corruption are about to cease
that the present administration an,
regime had come to the end of it
rope and the state would demand tina
someone who represented these meas
ures and had them incorporated in hi
platform would be elected at the CON
ing election. Judge Dunno stand
without question for these measures.
At 6 O'Clock Judge Dunno took dir
iner at the Rock Island club as tn
guest Of Is local friends. From to
an informal reception in his honor wa
held at the parlors of the New Harper
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-16
MCCARTHY TAKEN
AWAY TO PRISON
Before Leaving He Starts Suit
to Recover His Revolver
and Flashlight.
CITY IS NAMED DEFENDANT
Engages Attorney to Push Replevin
Deere Case Over Balance
of Bill Up Monday.

Sheriff o. L. Bruner departed this
noon for Joliet, taking with him Jerry
Mccarthy, the confessed safe blower,
who plead guilty Thursday to the
charge of having tried to burglarize
the Twentieth street depot of the Rock
Island road. The fellow will be incar-
cerated in the state penitentiary at
Joliet for an indefinite term.
Before leaving Mccarthy instituted
legal proceedings to force the city TO
return to him a revolver and flash
light which he had on his person when
arrested. The revolver is Smith and
Wesson, SO calibre. They are now in
the possession of Chief James Brinn OF
the police force. Mccarthy demanded
them and when refused had Judge F,
D. Ramsay write out an order for them
The order was ignored, whereupon an
attorney was engaged and suit to re
plevin was started, McCarthy's peti
ion for leave to prosecute as a poor
person having been granted by the
court.
DEERE CASE MONDAY.
Court did very little business today
the jury having been excused unit
Monday afternoon at which time the
Deere suit will commence. This is
the case in which the Kahlke Brothers
of this city seek to recover $1,50t
which they claim is due them on thei
bill for the remodeling of the Steamer
Haitian.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-16
Personal Points

Sheriff Robert Irwin of 10 Daviess
county visited today with Sheriff O.
L. Bruner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Clark of
Sherrard are in the city today on busi-
ness and visiting friends.
Miss Mamie Townsend, who was born
and reared in this city, will appear in
THE Aviator Girl at the American,
Davenport. next week. She appears
under the stage name of Davenport.
Word received from the physician
who is in attendance upon Judge W.
H. Gest, who is at St Luke's hospital,
Chicago, is to the effect that he shows
decided improvement in the week
that he has been at the hospital. Judge
Gest was taken to Chicago last week
suffering with a break down due to
overwork and his friends will be pleas.
ed to learn of his improved condition