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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
SUMMER HOTELS
AND COTTAGES
DESTROYED
Halt Million Fire Loss at Thou
sand Island Park.
WAS A POPULAR RESORT
Among the Property Destroyed Was
Fine New State Educational
Building at Park

Thousand Island park, near Water
town, N. Y, was swept late yesterday
by fire which wiped out practically
the entire business section, the Col
umbian hotel, the New York state ed
ucation building and 81 cottages. The
loss is estimated at approximately
100000 There were no serious cas-
ualties. The fire started at one o.
clock and burned for more than eight
hours. At $50 o'clock last night 1t
had been practically eXtinguished
The blaze spread with amazing rap
dty, famed by a strong wind The
hotels and cottages of the fashion
able resort were filled with summer
guests, many of whom lost practically
all their belongings. Hotel guests
and cottagers did their best to fight
the flames, but without a department
organization or suitable apparatus
their efforts were of little use
Soon after the fire had broken out
in Haller's department store from an
undetermined cause, and spread so
quickly that il was feared the whole
town would go, help was sent for by
telephone TO both Alexandria Bay and
Clayton. Sweeping through the bus
mess section the flames spread to
the Columbian hotel, which was des-
troyed, and then began eating up cot
tage after cottage until more than
four score of them had been consum-
ed and there seemed no prospect of
checking the blaze. The entire park
appeared to be doomed. At times 1t
was feared that the loss would reach
as high as S1,0O00O0, but last night
il was not believed that it will ag-
gregate more than half that figure.
All wires to the Thousand Island
park went down because of the blaze.
Communication with the resort is
slow and difficult. The resort is one
of the most popular. on the St Law
renee river and was having q busy
and successful season.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
ENGINEER DRUNK
WAS THE CAUSE
OF WRECK
CorOner's Inquest at Corning
Brings Out Facts.
FAULT OF LOSING Al LIVES
Engineer Schroeder was Seen Intoxl-
Gated Several Hours Before and
Was Late in Starting

Corning, n. Y, July 10-That Will
liam Schroeder, engineer of the
express train which ran into the
rear end of Lackawanna passenger
train No 3 at Corning, n. Y, last
Thursday, causing the deaths of 40
persons, was apparently intoxicated
at 1890 o'clock on the morning of
July 4, within four hours of the time
he boarded the engine which he guild
ed to destruction, was the testimony
given at the coroners inquest at
Coming yesterday afternoon by Char
les Kuapproth of Elmira, for many
years close personal friend of
Schroeder
This testimony came near the end
of a weary session presided over by
Coroner Herbert b. Smith in his shirt
sleeves. with jurymen, lawyers, rep
resentatives of the interstate com.
merce commission and others also
coatless. Klapproth was hailed to
court late in the afternoon, and he
proved an unwilling witness against
his lifelong friend. He testified that
at 1890 o'clock on the morning of
the Fourth, as he was leaving his
place of business in Elmira he saw
Schroeder walking toward him stag
gering. He remarked to friends who
were with him that Schroeder seem
ed intoxicated, Schroeder went on
toward his home and Klapproth saw
no more of him.
Engineer Schroeder put i'm an ap-
pearance to go on his run that morn.
ing after the leaving time of his train
and after men had been sent twice
from the railroad headquarters to
rouse him. The train was held for
him, and he started out without test.
ing his engine. When Schroeder ar.
rived at the roundhouse he insisted
that he had not been called, although
two men had been sent to call him
The seven men of the train crews in
volved in the wreck incident testified
that there was considerable fog on
the morning of the accident, and that
block signals could not be seen more
than 80 or 40 feet away. Howard
Staples, conductor on train 9, testi
fed that he saw Flagman Lane start
back to protect the train, but he
could not see him after he had gone
short distance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
FLASHED IN THE PAN
Scheme to Get Taft TO Withdraw Got
Nowhere.

Washington. July 10.-The scheme
of republican progressives in the
House of Representatives to launch
fresh campaign against President
Taft by means of a petition asking
him to withdraw as the republican
nominee proved to be a flash in the
pan" yesterday. When pinned down
to il. the members who had partici-
pated in the conferences which de-
veloped the idea hastily joined the
don't mention my name" club
Those who started the movement
abandoned their efforts to show the
participation of the regular republi-
cans in it, and it was clearly appar-
ent that there was little support forth
coming from that direction. Only one
of the participants in the informal
conferences, Representative Rollin K.
Reese of Minneapolis, Kan, publicly
admitted his share in the proceedings
He admitted that he had a petition
aimed at Mr.. Taft and he made it pub
lie, coupled with the following state
ment:
My scheme was to appeal to Pres
ident Taft's patriotism and we'll
known love for party solidarity To
be successful, my petition would nee
essarily have to be presented to him
by those who were his political adj
herents at the time he sought the
nomination | had no thought that
my own views or that of other pro-
gressive embers would make much
impression on him, but ii seemed TO
me that il those who really have his
welfare at heart would urge the
views upon him that tried to set out
in the petition he would take the
step suggested or devise some other
plan that would relieve the party
from its present embarrassment
did not intend that the press should
get hold of this scheme until | had
fair opportunity to try il out, but
since Il has become known | prefer
that the correct version be given. l
had not proceeded far enough TO so
licit any signatures, but had submit
ted the plan to several colleagues for
their suggestions"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
ARLINGTON AFFAIRS
Correspondent Thinks the Town
Ought to Wake UP.

Editor of The Banner: Arlington
is certainly located in Bennington
county, but will it awaken to the
Good Road Association work? The
road master has done much good
work this year, few sections here
and there, but on long stretch of
work. One might think he was try
ing to be friends with all, except
West Arlington. This beautiful road
with the Battonkill on one side and
woods with charming scenery was
never worse How will the tax pay
ers vote for improvements, when the
largest taxes are paid at either side
of the main thoroughfare in the much
smiled at east village and the beauti-
fur farming section of West Airing
ton.
In Arlington street the church
yard is surrounded by a hedge that
should bring bushes to the vestry.
The town hall is rotting on its south
base, the front filled with nails, a
deep hole where water lies, is in
front of the roadmasters house. viii
these main street people awake.
Dn.ir .gRh
Village lamps burn on south road,
and one at Ira Canfields and the up
per Main street and the house of vii
lage doctor is dark as well as the
railroad grounds and telephone office
approaches Arlington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
THOMAS TAGGART
BURNED BOOKS
OF RECORDS
Democratic National Chairman
Took No Chances.
HAD MONEY FROM TT. RYAN
August Belmont and Other Wall
Street Maenates Were contribu-
tors to Funds

Washington, July 9.-"When We
got through it was not worth while, :"
replied Thomas Taggart, chairman of
the Democratic national committee in
1904, when asked today by the Sen
ate Campaign Expenditures commit
tee if he ever figured up the receipts
and expenditures of his committee
during the Parker campaign.
The court will take judicial notice
of that" retorted Chairman Clapp.
Mr.. Taggart testified that, while
the treasurer's books came into his
possession just before the Denver
convention in 1908, he burned them
and other dead matter" before turn
ing over organizations records to
Norman F. Mack, the new chairman,
in 1908.
Mr. Taggart was unable to remem-
Der much about contributions From
hearsay he expressed a belief that
August Belmont, Thomas F.. Ryan
and Cord Meyer, all of New York, had
contributed.
These probably were three among
thousands, but | just do not remem
Der the others" said Mr.. Taggart.
Mr.. Taggart said he had contribu-
ted about $1,000 to the Indiana State
committee.
He estimated that the committee
had twenty or thirty men soliciting
funds. He insisted that George F.
Peabody. the treasurer, had charge
of the finances, or was, at least in
position to know all about them I'M
mediately after the campaign, Mr.
Taggart said, Mr.. Peabody resigned
and August Belmont succeeded him
II do not know whether Mr.. Pea
body was disguised or not" added Mr.
Taggart.
George B. Cortelyou of New York
chairman of the Republican National
committee in 1904. will testify on
Friday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
LoRlMER SPEAKING TO-DAY
Senate Almost Reaches Vote on Case
of Illinois Mans Election

OF Illinois Mans Election
After an Intellectual attempt to con.
clude consideration of the case
against William Lorimer of Illinois,
the Senate at Washington yesterday
afternoon recessed until 10 o'clock
this morning to allow Mr.. Lorimer an
opportunity to close his own defense.
Just before the days session closed
the Senate was on the verge of a
vote on the resolution declaring the
Lorimer seat vacant, but an agree
ment was reached allowing further
debate today.
When Senator Dillingham; of Yer
mont concluded his three day speech
in support of Senator Lorimer soon
after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
although half a dozen speakers were
expected to address the Senate, no
one arose. Senator Gallinger, in the
| chair had already begun to put the
question when in the midst OF confu-
sion Senator Lorimer secured a rec
ignition and pleaded for time to get
his notes together for the final
/ speech Senators Lea of Tennessee
and Kenyon OF Iowa, both members
of the Lorimer investigating commit
/ tee and both scheduled to speak
/ against LOrimer, were not present
A 80 minute recess was taken to
allow time for conference. The anti
Lorimer leaders endeavored to Sc
cure an agreement to close debate at
clock this afternoon. but were
! unsuccessful. The conferences werC
without result and when the Senate
reconvened no conclusion had been
reached. A recess until today was
then taken.
In concluding his speech defend
ing Lorimer. Senator Dillingham; at
tackled the 100000 slush fund" story
of General Manager Funk of the In
ternational Harvester company. He
said that this story had been known
for some time before Funk made IL
public He asserted that Funk's de-
sire to keep il secret grew out Of
his fear of Lorimer's power as a
senator This story was never used
where IL could be subjected to legal
investigation. said Senator Dilling-
ham. 1t was never used except for
the purpose OF bringing death to vii
liam Lorimer."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
JOHN D., 70, SAYS EAT LESS
Gives Advice on Diet and Celebrates
by Playing Winning Golf

Cleveland, July S.-"East less and
you'll keep cool" was John d. Rookie
feller's advice given today, which
was the seventy-third anniversary of
his birth
Mr.. Rockefeller was in fine health
and celebrated the day by defeating
several friends at golf, playing his
best game in years. The Rev. DR.. w
W. BASTARD, his pastor, DR.. II. F. Big
gar Sr., and DR.. T. b. Rhodes. his
physicians. and w. C. Schofeld, a
former business associate and old
friend. assembled at Forest Hill early
in the morning to help him celebrate.
IT'S fine to be a minister on Mon
day morning" remarked DR.. Bastard
as they were walking toward the
house.
IT'S fine to be anybody in good
health on such a day" said Mr.
Rockefeller I'm feeling as fine as
| ever did in my life. The trouble
with most people in warm weather is
that they eat too much. That is
bad 1t makes one feel the heat so
much more. am ~73 today take
great care TO diet to suit the wealth
er conditions. / exercise. | think
that is the secret"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
CRAZY WITH THE HEAT
Unknown Individual Wanted to Suit
His Apparel to the Weather

About 1890 this morning States
Attorney w. ]. Meagher was mott
fed by telephone that a mysterious
parsonage was terrorzing the Shafts
bury district by his unusual conduct
With Sheriff Fred Godfrey. Mr.. Meag-
her proceeded by automobile to the
scene of civil sorrow. The white
lghtof interest was well focused on
the Howard meadow in SALISBURY in
the center of which was a recently
acquired citizen of that interesting
little town. Said citizen was clad
only in the innocence that was AID
ans before the fall He was very
sincere in the expression of the opin-
ion that the personification of the
worlds sins was holding steady com
pany with him and endeavoring to
make the acquaintance much more
intimate. He continued to insist that
His Surphurous Highness was in
the present company despite the as
surances of the officials that that Off
Ger of the church had summarily
been driven out of business by a re-
cent Sunday school convention.
In the interest of the higher ethics.
the officers finally persuaded him 10
reassume his wearing apparel.
DIR. Frank +. Dean examined the
individual and announced that there
is nothing the matter with the fellow
except that he is crazy. When the
unknown was again clad i'm respecta
bility and discomfort, he was brought
to the Bennington county Jail here
within the shadow OF which he is rap.
idly regaining his wonted sanity. on
the journey hither the prisoner wore
a set of restraining jewelry and made
the officers rather concerned BY
pointing into a corner and CRYING
There he is nowl"
The prisoner is a well developed
man of about twenty-eight. is dark
complexioned and is about 5 feet ten
He speaks English with a decided
prejudice against the legislative con
nection between Great Britain and
Ireland. None Of the citizens OF
SALISBURY could remember ever
having seen him before.
The entire community have ex
pressed themselves as in sympathy
with his radical attempts at a proper
adjustment to present atmospheric
conditions
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
Sandaate Road Notes

Edward Hayes, road commissioner
has completed 80 rods Of rough grad
ing on the Bentley road. Including
complete system Of draining, the cost
is only $50 and the road ready for
gravel 1t cost 1-3 cents foot
to dig the trench and Az cents a
foot to refill same with fine stone
The best part of the work is the
tree trimming and his work is rev
elation on the country highway Each
limb is carefully sawed off not cut
with an axe, and the sawed portion
painted over. The effect will be to
produce one of the prettiest drives
in the county once the gravel is on
the road.
County Supervisor ID. T. Bates is
arranging TO have the connecting link
between Sandgate and the Arlington
New York road, taken over as select,
ed road. This will permit the state
maintenance money to be used on an
Arlington road that Sandgate citi-
zens are forced to use.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
STILL SOME HOT
Wind Storm Failed to Bring any Real
Relief Yesterday

The wind storm which wrought
havoc in all nearby cities touched
Bennington but lightly yesterday af-
ternoon. A number of fruit trees In
local orchards suffered but the loss
is but tritiing compared to the rather
severe losses in several towns in the
state. The storm brought merely
temporary relief and while the eve
ming was made cooler by it, the
weather man does not promise any
abatement of the present drought.
Bennington has been without rain
for the past four weeks save for a
light local storm July 5. The mer
ranged well above 95 on Main street
Tuesday afternoon and while the hui
midity has not been so high, the
weather has sustained its July repu-
tation in Bennington. No break is
promised by the weather experts for
today. They say continued warm
tonight and Thursday" and lurking
in the background is a threat Of more
intensely torrid conditions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10

SOLDIERS HOME TRUSTEES
Annual Meeting and Election Was
Held Today

The annual meeting of the trustees
of the soldiers nome was held today
with eight members present: Hon.
Hugh Henry of Chester, Former Gov
ernor Z. j. Ormsbee of Brandon. For
mer Governor John G. Mccullough of
North Bennington, Hon. Justus Dart
OF Springfield. Col. j. H. Goulding of
Wilmington, Capt Frank Kenfield OF
Morrisville, Capt, ]. l.. Moseley of
Mortified an dCapt. Seymour IL.
Wood of st. Adams. Capt. P. S.
Chamberlain of Bradford was also
present representing Treasurer John
C. Stearns of Bradford and DR.. l.. IL.
Ross, the Home physician. was a
guest
Judge Henry was reelected presi-
dent, Gov. Ormsbee, secretary and
John c. Stearns treasurer. Col.
Thomas Harmon was reelected su-
perintendent and ]. Ben Harmon as
sistant superintendent.
The affairs of the Home are in fine
condition both financially and other
wise. Extraordinary repairs the past
year have compelled the expenditure
of over $4,000 for new stills and for
two new boilers.
The present enrolment of the home
is SO and the toll to dte is 731. The
net profits from the firm the past year
have been $1450.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
THREE DEAD AND IS
MORE WILL DIE
FROM POISON
Poison Put in Food at Family
Dinner Party.
"a OTHERS WERE MADE SICK
Strange Tragedy in Georgia Family
and Perpetrator of Deed is
Unknown

Augusta, Ca, July 9.-Three per-
sons are dead, thirteen, it is feared,
will die, and twenty-four are very Ill
as the result of poison put in the
food served at a reunion of the Can
ady family at Garfield, Ga.
The Canady family is one of the
Oldest and most prominent In this
section, and the members get togeth-
er once year. Yesterday forty
members of the family attended the
reunion dinner, which was served at
the home of Marcellus Canady. All
ate heartily, and ate in the afternoon
and last night every person who par
took of the dinner became i'll. Ply
sicians were summoned but Benjamin
Canady, his sister, Mrs. Faircloth and
one of her children died. Thirteen
others are still so ill that their re-
covery is despaired of by the physic
ians. The other twenty-four who
partook of the dinner are very sick.
but the physicians hope for their re-
covery.
The physicians assert that some
vegetable poison was put in the food.
but an analysis will be required to
determine the sort of poison used.
The Canadys are at loss to &C
count for the poisoning. They are
inclined to think that it was the
work of some servant with griey
ance. Some time ago Mrs. Marcellus
Canady, at whose home the reunion
dinner was served, had trouble with
a house girl, and it is said that the
girl had threatened repeatedly to be
revenged. Detectives have been put
on the case, but as yet have made
no arrests.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
MaIntensnee Of selected Roads

Preliminary reports for June indi-
cate all records will be broken by
the road commissioners for dragging
the roads with the split log drag. The
following towns report as having
split log drags. Some have been
made too recently to appear in actu.
al use during June, as the latter part
OF the month was too dry to use the
drag.
Arlington has three drags.
Bennington has three drags.
Dorset has one drag.
Glastonbury has one drag.
LandgrOve has one drag
Manchester has one drag
Peru has one drag.
POwnal has one drag.
ReadsborO has two drags
Rupert has two drags.
Sandgate has one drag.
Searsburg has no drag
SALISBURY has three drags.
Stamford has one drag
Sunderland has no drag
Winhall has one drag
Woodford has two drags.
Total tWenty-fOur frsgs-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
AMERICANS STILL WINNING
Olympic Games at Stockholm Show
our Supremacy

Stockholm, July 9.-After yester-
days superb running at the Olympic
games, tOday's sports seemed a tri-
fie flat( although some good contests
were seen.
The crowd has been keyed up to
such a pitch that anything short of
a new worlds record no longer arous-
es enthusiasm, except when a Swede
wins a heat OF makes a good effort.
Then pandemonium breaks loose. At
the same time il is fair to say that
the Swedes are thoroughly good
spOrtsmen and show their apprecia-
ton Of good bit Of work. irrespective
OF who does Il.
The American contingent are IN
der ironclad rules to make their pres
ence known only in the event OF an
American OF Swedish success. the
latter being set apart because the
Swedes are looked upon as hosts
of the American team. but the rule
was broken today when flags were
hoisted on all three poles in token Of
the triple victory Of the Finnish com
petitors throwing the javelin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING
FOR sALs
EoR sALE-Pigs, J. F Quinby, tel: i7S-
Il Pownal road. DtbF

EOR sALE-The following described OIL
Il lege ana Scuool Ierd icates of Credlf. TO
be sold ON easy terms or Mt reduced prices for
ca h. These certificates wall be accepted at the
College or School that they represent at their
face Value, but have them for sne at Il uis
count; Nos 3l45, 3l4 2l47 and BIAS, Norwich
University Mortified, Vt, price each siOO
Nos 1927, 3l2s 3l2g and 1882, Lexington SEMI
nary for Girls, Rochester, n. Y, price each,
sIO0 Nos. 305U and 3293 price 500 each
Yeates School, Lancaster, Pa. No. 2l49, price
$50 Bethlehem preparatory School, Bethie.
hem, Pa No, 2233, price so, Ktsklmlnetas
Springs school. salisbury Pa No. 3l44, price
$50, McDuffie School for Girls, Springfield,
Mass. For further particulars writeU call on.
Joseph 2. Nash. 800 West Main ST., Bennington
VI. 2t50
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
BOLT KILLS LITTLE GIRL
Three Year Old Florence Audette of
Richford Struck

Richford, July 9-Florence Audette
the three year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harrison Audette OF this
place was instantly killed last night
when the house was struck by light
ming during the heavy electrical
storm. Mrs. Audette was also stun
ned by the bolt but others of the
family in the same room were unin-
jured.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
PlrTsFiELD WINS 2 TO o
Rain Stops Contest with North Ad.
ans Behind

Pittsfeld defeated North Adams 2
to 0 yesterday afternoon on Wahco-
nah park, Pittsfeld, pushing the Wis
itors farther into the cellar position
in the league. The contest went only
seven innings because rain overlook
them. In the fifth inning big wind
storm swept across the diamond and
for while it was believed that the
game would have to be called at that
time The wind subsidized, however,
and they played two more innings,
but the result never changed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10
SEVEN DIE IN NEW YORK
Official Thermometer Reaches SO De
grees at o'clock.

New York city yesterday sweltered
under the hottest sun OF the season.
thus far. Seven people died, 40 were
Frustrated and two were driven tenn
porarily insane from the effects of
the excessive heat in Greater New
York. The mercury rose steadily
from early morning until 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon the thermometer
registered an official maximum for
the day at SO degrees. The down
ward trend was sluggish and at 10
o'clock last night the temperature
was still lowering about the SO de.
grees mark.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-10

kSOR SALE-We ole r modern house with
IL eight rooms, all in excellent repair, city
water, house has slate root, large bar II slated,
will ample floor anb stall room, hen house II
X q with slated roof, lot is 90 Y 24O and is ali
fenced This prJpertyis in goOdlocation, and
will make any one II comfortable home. srhe
price Is SLOWS 100 can he left ON mortgage.
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