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JACK JOHNSON HAS
 CASE OF COLD FEET
MAKES TRY FOR PRISON HosPI- TAI BUT FAILS WHEN PLY.
 sicIAN EXAMINES HIM.

Chicago, Nov. 9.--Attorneys for Jacl, Johnson, held in the county jail in de Fault of q $S0,000V bond, on a charge Of violating the Mann act, will go to the U. s Supreme court in an effort to obtain the release Of the neero they announced tonight The conten ton will be set up that the Mann act IS unconstitutional in that it deals With a crime over which states alone have jurisdicton.
 Attorney Benjamn Bachrach said he would leave for Washington imme- diately to ace his arguments before the supreme court He made the aa- noun1ement after having tried unsuc- cessfully to induce Judge Carpenter to Issue write of habeas corpus. In The meantime Johnson will remain n his cell. Late today he was placed m cage with another negro after vain efforts to obtain place irS the hcspital ward by feigning iiiness. physician examined Johnson and tuls diagnosed his case:
 His only trouble Is cold feeto
 Immediately Johnson was put in ell,
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garbage plant. Face was decomposed. Dressed in lighs sairt, no coat, green ish dark trousers, slouch black hat old shoes Hole in brim of hat about lA inches in diameter. Believed there was powder burn on hat Had "a sed sett ng ring on finger and : cents and lace leather in pocket. Hat. shoes and clotaing were buried in box with body. Understood it was John ston who found the body and report ed if, Johnston was at inquest. Ex. amined closely and found no sign of struggle or of shot having been fired Body had light gray hair, or streaked with gray. Body was of man about , foot ' Inches higa. and weighed abou: 40 pounds, and rather stocky built. He could not be identified from his face Made a circle of about 15O yards of body and saw nothing of any shot shells.
 Oliver Wiggins. undertaken, with McCafferty Examined the body and buried 1t. Disinterred the body later. and took the clothing from it. The right side of face and hat suggested
 
 routed and decomposed. Found no bullets or indications Of shot. Look. cd about the groamd and found noth- ing. Hair seemed about half gray. Saw cheap looking ring with red set, and the buckstring taken from the body.
 Will Laughlin, city detective, visited place where body was found on Oct. l9, 1912. Was at cemetery when body was disinterred. Identified the cloth ing.
 Mrs. B s. Mooney Had mended clotaing of 'carrol Shepman and knew hi sclpthes. He was at her house Tuesday four weeks ago and left washing which she yet had. Sewed on paats buttons with thread from flour sack. She had dipped aer finger in ink and blacksned the white thread
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after it was sewed. She identified the hat as one her son-in-law had owned and Shepman had taken and used. Saw Shepman four weeks ago lass Tuesday morning. Saepmen usually wore suspcaders. Identified the shoes worn in court by Johnton as the shoes she last saw Shepman wear. Also identified the ring Saepman had worn. Shepman had long llgbt gray hair. He was g or 56 years of age
 Will Stafford testified he did no. know She1man Described black hat he had owned and which became ex. changed at Mrs Moneys house. Was not sure the hat exhibited was the one he had. but believed it was much the same.
 John T. Lawson, knew Shepman Saw nim last on fourth Saturday nigls in September. Talked to him along the road Had known him 25 years. He had about No ' gaiter shoes. with string tied through holes made in sides to keep them on. Witness gave ,him s13.75 for work. He wore small ring win red set. He had dark, coarse hair that was getting gray The money was paid in two in- stallments, the first one along in July sherman was 59 years of age.
 Mrs. Mary F. Adams, knew Shep- man, and saw him Wednesday before he was reported missing. He had black hair eoursed with gray. Saw him wear ring with red setting. Saepman had bought some groceries 10 take to Johnst0ns house. Shepman had 500 the last time she saw him. First heard of the dead body being found the Tuesday after last saw Saepman on Wednesday, Saw about l the body being found in the paper.
 Mrs. M. J. Harrell. knew Shepman. | He fixed fence for her, and she paid him with ring. and identified the Z ing found on the body as the ring she gave to She1man for the work.
 AFill Laughln, recalled, said ne
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WAGE SCHEDULE
 FOR THE RAILWAYS
CONDUCTORS AND TRAlNMEN OF FIFTY EASTERN ROADS FILE
 THEIR DEMANDS.

Cleveland, O.. Nov. 9. A new waec schedule. containing. it is understood a demand for 10 per cent increase In the wages of conductors anc rrais,. men on the B roads east of Chicago north of the Ohio river, will probably De presented tQ the committee of aen. eral managers representinp inc roads at the first of next year it was learned here today. Although w. C. Ice president of the Brotherhood of Rail road Trainmen, refuses to discuss inc nature of the demands. it is said a vote or all the members on the sub
 mission or the demands has been atken.
 The trainmen and conductors were expected to be ready to suhn<t their demands waich were formulated of ! lolnt conference of the officers at Rochester, N. Y Recently when inc result of the arbitration os the en. gineers demands is made publio This will be next week. The demand is said to be due to the fact that tbe trainmen in the eastern section re- ceiye an average of 10 per cent less than the wages of those of the west. srn and southern sections. Standard. zatlon of wages upon all the 52 roads involved is also contained in the do. hands, it is said. "
 All men back of the eneine,v arc Infected in the new schedule of the conductors and trainmen. of whom here are about l75,000 on the 52
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THE GIRL WITH
 BEAUTIFUL HAIR
Use Newbro's Herpicide.

There is one sure and certain way TOT every woman to have beautiful aair and that is to give it in. elligent care which includes the use of New bros Herpicide.
 This remarkable preparation kills absolutely the dandrun germ eradl- eates dandruff and prevents the hair from falling.
 The prophylactic action of Herpielde keeps the hair free from disease, and wilh the sca.p sweet and clean nat ural hair growth is inevitable.
 Hefpicide hair scinti.lates win health and vigor, light and lustag, pro duced only by the well.known seap and hair dressing. Newbro's He-pielda
 All firstlclass barbers and hair dress CTS use and recommend It.
 A sample and booklet will be sem to any address upon receipt of loS py The Herpicide Co. Dept R., pe' trcit. Mich.
 Newbro's Herpicide in soc and Slpe sizes Is sold by all dealers who guar, ahtee 1t to do all that is caimed you are not satisfied your money VI pc refunded Jacksons Pharmas' Special Agent.
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showed the shoes in evidence 10 MT.
 lawson and he said they were the
 same as worn by Shepman. I.aughlin
 testified as to finding the buckstring
 where body was found about Oct. 2Y
 or 29. On October 31 made an ex.
 animation about body and found an
 empty shot gun shell 37 feef sonth.
 east or where the body had been
 found Johnson lived east of where the body was found Witness showed
 the shell 10 guage Witness also
 found three shot about where body
 was, and also a gun wad, and some hair. Found q 10 guage shot gun at home of Johnston The shells found at Johnstons house were the same as that forad nsar the body. Exhib. lted the shot from one shell 10 Mir.
 Douglas Hotchhiss. It was the same as the saOl found where the body
 lay Fonud bedding and clothing trunk md other things in .Iohnston's house that belonged 10 Saepman. Johnston said he had bought these from Shepman. Johnston said to wit uess that Shepman was at his house and got some clothes the afternoon alter the body was found. He said some ladies saw Shepman at his house that afternoon. He said Mrs. White and some other ladies at his well saw Shepman at his house Wit. ness broughs into court the shot gun md shells taken from Johnstons house. Witness testified he found ! q Johnstons house that ne had bought articles from Shepinan Tor 10 and had paid sS on the ac. ,ount.
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 where the unknown body was found to have gathered up some of the hair 10 having picked up three small shot, and to have picked up No. 10 guage shot gun shell near the place Then ae told how after Johnstons arrest lie fot.nd d No 10 guage gun in his cabin, found shells loaded with the same kind of shot found where the body had lain, and shells of the same description of the shell he picked up near the body site.
 1t is circumstantial case purely but the state is in possession Of far more convincing circumstances than was expected Prosecuting Attorney Wit and Assistant George P. Whit fington are conducting the case, and seem to have every detail developed Judge Thufston P. Farmer is conduct ing the defense. and his cross exam nation of witnesses is far reaching. Both sides have about 20 witnesses each rnd the nearing may not be con ciuded nniti late Tuesday afternoon.
 Mrs gaepnan is listed among the Witnesses. being called by the state The name of Mrs. George Johnston has been called, but she can not tes- fIfy, for while she and the accused man have been separated for some tsme. yet they are still husband and wife. which relation seals her mouth aa 2 witness in the case
 pr. ] P Randolph. coroner, testified anout n o'clock Oct. II. ne found deau body on side of hiIl near the
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ROBERT ROOSEVELT HURT.

Washington. Nov 9.--Robert Roose. velt IF years old, was slightly injured today when knocked by tree branches
 rom horse lie was riding along a
 bridie path in Rock Greek park The horse ran away.
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J. F- Porter of Little Rock, is in Hot Springs in the interest of next weeks big fair, is guest at the Arl- lngton.
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fDR SALE Babcock buggy; light pu,a' as.
 M first class condition. Umbrella cpn 's nny top. Also set of single hai.n.ssssIL. Record office.
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Many Ranoes pnsng all grades styles and finishes that will appeal and Prices retailer can
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-26
NORTH BENNINGTON


Fred F. Babson of Schenectady
called on his son Christmas day
Miss Belle Babson of Houghton ST.,
is visiting at her home in North Pow
nal.
Thomas Horton of Mechanicvllle,
N " is spending few days at his
home here.
Miss Margaret Rogers of West ST..
is a guest Of her sister. Mrs. George
Worthley in Cambridge, ~ Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Stewart and
Miss Martha Bryant are spending a
few days in Manchester Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. William C. H. Cush-
man of Lower Main street entertain
ed the Cushman family at Christmas
dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Russell and
son spent Christmas day with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs Human S.
Russell.
Miss Ella Powers OF Troy is spend
ing short time with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Powers of Pleas
ant street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Ranney of
Main street spent Christmas with
Miss Edna NJ. Shoemaker of Still
water, ~ Y.
Jerome Horton of Mechanicville is
spending a few days with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs James Horton OF
Church street
Miss Elizabeth Horton of Saratoga
N. Y. is the holiday guest of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Horton of
Church street
Miss Winifred Casey of Albany
hospital is guest of her mother.
Mrs. B. Casey of Bennington Falls
for a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. b. Garfield and
son Spafford of Schenectady. were
guests Christmas of Mr. and Mrs. II.
|. Spalford of Bank street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips and
daughter Edith of Troy were enter
tanned by Mr. and Mrs. Harrison
Goodermote Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard of
Arlington were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrison Goodermote of Lower
Main street Christmas Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Willis and
daughter Jennie OF Hoosick Falls are
guests of Mrs. Willis mother, Mrs.
Jennie Percy of West street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
sews of the Town and Village Told Rriefb
Tor Busy Readers

Frank Adams of Utica is visiting
at his home here.
Walter Bingham passed Christmas
with friends IN Utica.
William E. Hawks 3rd., who has
been visiting in town, returned this
afternoon to Boston.
Miss Esther Snyder of Petersburg,
who has been visiting friends here,
has returned home.
Miss Julia Hayes returned to Pitts
field this morning after spending
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. John j.
Hayes.
Hubert of New York and Charles
Daley of Schenectady passed Christ
mas with their parents DR.. and Mrs.
E. B. Daley.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Blodgett of
Hoosick Falls and Charles Nolan, Jr.,
of Troy passed Christmas with Miss
Amanda Nolan
Mrs. ]. H. Ineson's dancing class
in N. E. o. p hall Friday evening 8
to TO- Special attention will be CIV
en- to the five step.
Mrs. Mary Kelly and granddaught-
er, Miss Mary Flynn of Ballston Spa,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
II. Kelly of Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Tiffany of Hoo
sick Falls and Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
Lamb of Pittsfield passed Christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Hufnagle.
Mrs. Louise Hopkins, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. c. Il. Patterson, went
to Troy Tuesday to attend some of
the holiday festivities to be given in
that city
Mr.. and Mrs. William Murray, Miss
Ella Murray, Mrs. NJ. Culliton and
daughter attended family reunion
at the home of George Robinson Of
SALISBURY Christmas.
The ladies of the North Bennington
Temperance Union, with the chill
dren, will hold a meeting at the Sol
diers home Saturday at p m. AS
this meeting will take the place of
the January meeting it is hoped
there will be large attendance.
Walter Hayes, who is with the Tur.
ner Construction Co.. of New York
left last night for Jacksonville,
Florida, after spending Christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Hayes.
For some time he has been in New
Jersey in the interests of the COM
pany and goes to Florida as assistant
to the asst. superintendent. His
work will keep him there probably
for six months.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-26

Too many languages are spoken In
the Balkans. A traveller In that region
writes of the babel: Turkish, Bulga-
rian. Serbo- Croatian, Roumanian, Ar
menian. Greek. Albanian, Kulzo- Wal
lachan. Chingenl, the language of the
gypsies; Spaniole, the language of the
Jews Of Spanish or Portuguese descent,
and the language spoken 10y the Ger
man, Austrian. Roumanian and Rus
sian Jews. Add to this Arabic, Persian
and Syrian, largely spoken in Constan-
tlnople: Italian. on the northeast coast
of the Adria: Russian, In the northeast
ern parts of Roumania various Austro-
Hungarian idioms spoken I'm Bosnia
and Herzegovina and the Caucasian
languages of the Circassians and Geor-
gians." Not one of these languages Is
of common use.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
sSsss u die Town and IilIxge Told Bhsfl,
6m 1zns Readerx

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bedford are
in New York for the holidays.
Mrs. Fred Corbett and Mrs. ]. H.
Ineson have returned from a few
days visit in Albany.
Miss Elizabeth Bennett of New
York is a guest Of her brother, E. c.
Bennett and family.
Mrs. Grace Gerst of Pittsfsld.
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. G.
H. Potter and family over Christ
mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Newton NJ. Cottrell
are entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
d. Burt and daughter of Pittsflsld
and Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Dickinson Of
Manchester.
Mrs. Frank E. Howe came home
Tuesday from the Albany hospital
where she has been for the past
three weeks following an operation.
w. F. Thatcher left Wednesday
after spending few days in town,
for Louisville, Kentucky, to attend
convention of the Alpha Tau One
ga college fraternity.
There are few more tickets for
the Christmas cotillion, which can
be procured of Mrs. E. w. Bradford,
chairman of the ticket committee,
before Friday night, as there will be
no tickets sold at the door
Friday is the last. day to see the
wonderful California exhibit at the
station. The cars are to leave to-
morrow night This exhibition is an
education in itself and anybody who
fails to see it will regret their
failure
A basket ball game on the Y. NJ,
c. A. court last night between the
Senior Stars called Cops" and the
Gunner" resulted in a score of %
TO Is in favor of the Cops. The
winning team consisted of Jenny and
Hart. Forwards, Noyes, center, and
Buss and Moses, guards. The Gun
men" team included Vandenburk
and Whiteley, guards; Gene Burt,
center; and Remington and r. Burt,
forwards Nelson Hitchcock was
referee. Popcorn was in evidence
after the game in the social room.
This team challenges all teams of its
class.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-26
PLINY'S COUNTRY HOMES.
The Famous Roman Loved the Luxu-
rious Life of His Day.

Pliny gives us a minute and loving
picture of his country homes-of Como,
where he was born and which he loved
with the tenderness of COwper:
Scenes that soothed
And charmed me young. no longer young,
find
Still soothing and OF power TO charm me
still:
IF his elaborate and splendid villas In
Tuscany and at Laurentum, which he
describes with a detail of singular in
terest to the antiquarian, halls. baths.
libraries, porticoes, sitting rooms for
the day and for the night. for com
pany, for privacy; chambers looking
out upon the wide prospect. sea or
stars, chambers hidden and secluded.
where no noise of busy people comes,
no murmur of the waves, no tumult of
the storm, nor glare of lightnlng-nay,
if you wish, not even the light Of day,
when the shutters are closed" trim
gardens, with flowers and fruit and
shade, and over the whole dwelling
gladstone vines, creeping from roof to
roof up to the highest peak of all.
They knew what luxury was. those
wealthy Romans, and Pllny was by
no means one of the wealthiest.
We hear not only Of Pllny's abodes.
but of his friends and he was a man
to have many Of them. The most
august was the Emperor TraJan him
self, and collection OF letters sur
wives exchanged between the two
when Pliny was governor OF the prov
Inces of Bithynia and Pontica. The
most interesting of these deal with
the treatment of the Christians aud
show the attitude of humane and
kindly Roman gentleman toward those
who. he felt. must be punished. not
because they held outlandish beliefs.
but because the refused to recognize
the supreme control Of the civil au-
thorlty. -Gamaliel Bradford. Jr.. in
Yale Review.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-26
Hotel Tins In Advance.

The japanese custom Of administer
ing the hotel tips Immediately upon ar
irving is clearly explained by Stafford
Ransome. In former days the Japanese
innkeeper made a small charge for the
food he supplied. cost price or there
about. and the guest. upon arriving.
made present of money TO the house
and another TO the servants, indicating
thereby both his own social rank and
the class Of accommodation he expect
ed. However munifcent these presents.
II was polite for him to write common
stuff" or rubbish" ON the paper In
which he wrapped them up. Fearful
confusion resulted when Europeans
with our ideas OF tipping first came.
Presented with bin for-the ridicu
lously small sum Of shillings. they
thought a shilling tip handsome. when
as much as 6 shillings was probably
anticipated Chronicle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-26
THE BARREL.
Strong From Without and Sometimes
DoubIy Strong From Within.


Doubly Strong From Within.
Nobody knows who invented the bar
rel. 1t has been used since time imine-
mortal
Barrels are used for all manner OF
articles, solid and liquid. There are
barrels for holding sugar. salt. apples,
potatoes. and so on; for all sorts of
oils, from the heaviest lubricants to
the most volatile products of petro-
leum: for beers, wines and all sorts Of
beverages. 1t is commended that the
barrel is the strongest structure OF it,
size that can be made from I'm equal
amount OF wood. Its contents are fire.
quently the strongest that can bc made
from liquids.
The barrel has tremendous power OF
resistance to pressure from within and
from without. \ barrel set on end Will
1t is claimed. support half the weight
OF railway ear while the truck is
taken from beneath for repairs Yet
the primitive barrel is put together
without nails. screws, bolts or pins. 1t
is entirely self fastened
The barrel is smaller at its ends than
It is in its middle. so that the wooden
hoops. self 10 king. may be driven on.
Tightening the slaves and pressing the
heads into the chimes. Although not
calked. barrels are water tight. \
small barrel Is keg. n big barrel is a
cask, and still bigger barrel Is hogs
head-Harper's Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-26
rop euttonhol. Of /. Coat.

The buttonhole In ore's coat does
not owe Its origin to the once univer-
5ally worn flower. but to our ances-
tors habit OF buttonlng their coats
right up to the neck Fashion changed.
the coat was turned back. forming
what the tailor calls the lapel" and
the buttonhOle was utilized for the
flower. which old portraits tell us was
before this time tucked into the waist
coat near the waist, or II a belt were
worn. in the belt The primitive use
Of the buttonhoe IL sim seen In the
overcOat. which has a companion but
ton on the other side for use In rough
wssthsr.-London ChrOnlcla
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-26
Warning for Special Village Meeting

Warning for Special Village Meeting
The legal voters OF the village Of
Bennington entitled in Village Meet
ing to vote are hereby notified and
warned that a special meeting of
said village will be held at Free Ii
brary hall In said Village of Ben
nington on Tuesday the 31st day Of
December 1912, at one o'clock in the
afternoon for the purpose of tran
sacting the following business.
Article ] To see IL the Village
will vote TO accept in its entirety
from the Bennington Water Com
pany the system of water works of
said Company by it's deed of the
same to the Village as already pre-.
pared by said Company. the same to
be in full compliance with the pro-
posal of Henry w. Putnam to the
President and Trustees Of the VI
lage Of Bennington by his letter dat
ed October 1912; and to see If the
Village will also accept the. provis-
ions of an act of the General AS
sembly of 1912 entitled AN Act to
enable the Bennington Water Com
pany TO donate to the Village Of
Burlington its system Of water works
and the Village to receive the same"
and also the provisions Of an act Of
the General Assembly of 1912 en-
titled "An Act to incorporate the
Henry w. Putnam Memorial Hospi.
tall"
Article ?. To see II the Village
will vote TO accept the proposed
amendments to its charter as set
forth in a bin entitled AN Act in
Amendment of and Addition to the
Charter Of the Village Of Bennington,
now pending before the General As
smbly, II and when the same shall
be passed with incidental amend
ments, II any there may be, and be-
come a law.
Article 3. To transact any other
business found necessary when met
Dated this goth day Of December.
A. D., 1912.
d. A. Ward.
Village President.
William p. Hogan,
Village Clerk.