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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-07

Mrs. l.. G. Converse has reception a.
No. 43 East 18TH street to-day for her
deLutante daughter, Miss Grovene Con
vs'se. and Miss Louise Herrick will make
her debut at reception given by her
mother. Mrs f.. Hicks Herrick. at her
home In East 3Oth street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-07

Mrs. William Jay SchiefYelin gave re.
ception yesterday afternoon at her house
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-07

Dayrell f. NJ. Crsckenthorpe, council
Tor OF embassy in the English diplomatic
service. and until recently connected With
the British Embassy in Japan. has ar
rived from England with Mrs. Cracken-
thorpe, who is a daughter Of Major Gen
eral Daniel +. Sickles
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-08
GOV. MEAD NOT A CANDIDATE
Chief Executive has Decided not to
Run for Congress

Rutland, April S.-Goy. John A.
Mead has issued the following circu-
lar letter:
To the Voters of the First Congress
sional District of Vermont:
In response to a petition, numer-
ously signed and received today, re-
questing that / become a candidate to
succeed the late Hon. David j. Foster
as member of congress from the First
Vermont district, | desire hereby
without any reservation to state fully
my determination
have been the recipient of many
distinguished honors at the hands
of my fellow citizens for which l am
grateful beyond expression and
thank all who desire to accord me
further preferment. But. after care
full thought concerning the congress
.sional succession, | have decided not
to be candidate. This means that
under no circumstances can | accept
nomination as representative in
Congress from the First Vermont dis
trist at either the next special OF
regular congressional elections.
Thanking most earnestly and sin
cerely the Republicans OF Vernon
for past and present kindnesses anC
realizing to the fullest extent the yer!
great honor they would do me, am
Respectfully and gratefully,
John A. Mead
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-08
eArcHELDER NOT A CANDIDATE
Roosevelt Supporter Does Not Desire
to Attend Convention

Bethel, VT, April Sin an inter
view here this morning Wallace Bat
chelder, chairman of the Vermont
Roosevelt committee stated $50 falas
the coupling of my name in that ap-
peal is concerned 1t is only neces-
sary to call attention to the fact that
this appeal was issued Saturday April
9Th and that on Tuesday, April 2, at
the conference at Bethel | refused TO
more than forty Roosevelt support
ers from various parts of the state
to permit my name to be presented,
either at the district convention or
at the state convention as a candid
ate for delegate to the Chicago con-
vention. stated my reasons fully
and frankly and they were and are
good and sufficient reasons why be-
lieve it to be wholly impossible for
me to undertake to go to Chicago,
even if ! were elected.
"As to chucking the Roosevelt
movement l will leave that to the
Green Mountain Boys. The Burling
ton Free Press this morning contains
a statement that there is a division
of opinion in the Roosevelt ranks.
do not know where that information
was obtained but ! do know that it
is wholly and absolutely false The
Roosevelt supporters who have been
working during the past four weeks
to get the real sentiment of Vermont
expressed in the conventions, have
presented a solid front in this fight
The attempt on the part Of the Taft
machine to create the impression
that there is a difference of opinion
in the ranks of the men they are
fighting shows what desperate meas
ures the Taft machine is resorting
to in its efforts to thwart the will of
a very large majority of the Republi-
can voters of Vermont The Taft
machine proposes to chuck in behalf
of the man who is in. Vermonters
determine to vote for their choice, 7.
r., the man who can win"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-08
LOCAL OVERFLOW

Nat Smith OF Boston Is visiting his
brother Frank Smith.
w. ID. Howe of Readsboro was in
town today on business.
Miss Nellie Farrar OF Gage street
is visiting friends in Rutland.
Oysters opened fresh from the shell
by the pint quart or hundred. ].
Eddington.
Miss Olive Andrews OF North
Pownal spent the week end with Miss
Maude Kennon.
Philip +. II. Pierson has returned
from Southern Pines, ~ c. where
he spent the winter
Rev. w. +. Meyer went to North
Adams this morning to attend a min
lsterial conference
lie Grande p. Hyde OF Elmira, N.
Y, came to Bennington Sunday to at
tend the burial services of the late
Arthur Mackerney this afternoon.
Mrs. John s. Holden returned last
week from DeLand. Florida, where
she has been spending the winter.
I'm route she made a short visit In
Washington.
G. Stewart Bennett OF Manchester,
a student at Norwich University is
spending a portion OF his Easter va.
cation in town as the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Hurley OF Silver ST.
Porsus. John. Waldo and Frances
Holden have resumed their studies
at Miss Carpenters school, alter
spending some time in California with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Holden.
Mrs Mortimer Culliton OF Gage
1t gave a family dinner Sunday. The
families of George Robinson OF
SALISBURY. VIM. II. Murray and Mrs
James O'Connell OF this village were
present.
MIR, and Mrs. George Klock of Lit
tie Falls have been the guests OF his
mother. Mrs. NJ. c. Klock. MIR. Kloci
has returned to Little Falls and Mrs
George klock is at present the guesl
Of her sister, Mrs. Arthur Rickert.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-08
ILLINOIS FIGHT.
HAS REACHED
WHITE HEAT
First Pivotal State to hold Pre-
ferential Primary
RESULT WILL MEAN MUCH
Victory for Roosevelt or Taft Forces
Gives Winners So Delegates in
Chicago Convention

Chicago April Appropriations for
the final efforts in the political con
test in Illinois, which will end tomor-
row with the selection of the party
standard bearers in the state, occu-
pied the attention of leaders of the
several campaigns yesterday. For
the first time in the history of the
state the rank and file of the voters
will have an opportunity to declare
their preference for a presidential
candidate. Illinois will also be the
first great pivotal state TO have pre-
ferential presidential vote, and this
fact to a great extent overshadows
the contests over state offices, some
of which have been running for
months. .
On the republican side the contest
between the followers of President
Taft and the supporters of Col. Roose
welt is now at white heat, and each
faction hopes for an expression Of
preference from the voters which will
settle the manner in which the 5S
Illinois delegates will vote at the ma
tional republican convention next
June. The fight has been carried in
10 the 1850 voting precincts in the
state and tons of literature have been
distributed in the effort to interest
every voter. Three names will APP
pear on the republican ballot for pre-
sidential preference, Taft Roosevelt
and La Toilette. The democratic bal
lot will have Speaker Champ Clark
and Gov Woodrow Wilson
On the state ticket there are eight
republican candidates for governor
and four democratic candidates. I'm
der the new apportionment Illinois
is entitled to two congressman al
large and there are nine candidates
for this Office on both the democratic
and republican candidates for United
States senator from Illinois and one
democratic candidate. In IL Of the
rs congressional districts of the stat,
only one democratic candidate il
seeking nomination and in five onl,
one republican has been named.
One feature Of the primary whicl
promises a hot fight is the selection
Of the democratic state central com
mtteemen, the struggle between car
didates opposed to National Demo
cratic Committeeman Roger c. Sull
van and those who favor him.
In Chicago the voters will have
chance to vote on the question O
woman's suffrage and an unuusal fei
ture Of primary day will be the pres
ence of women at the polls urgin
the voters to cast a ballot in favo
of that kind of acknowledgements
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-08
His Community Had He Remained Single Long Enough To Se
PLANTING TROUT FRY
Uncomfortable Experience Of Four
Bennington Men In DunVIIls

Saturday afternoon the Bennington
County Fish and Game club received
consignment of $1,000 trout fry
from the state hatchery at Roxbury.
The shipment came unexpectedly and
considerable difficulty was exper-
fenced in perfecting plans for the
planting of the little fish. 1t was
finally arranged that the fry should
be taken into Woodford Hollow and
into the Dunville valley and placed in
the small spring brooks flowing into
the main streams.
The cans of fry were loaded into
two wagons driven by George w.
Gregg and Maurice Wall and were
carried Saturday night to the points
of distribution. Trenor p. Gregg and
Albert Schultz completed the quar-
tette that accompanied the fry The
little trout selected for the spring
brooks in Woodford Hollow were dis
tributed before dark Saturday night,
but the remainder were carried fur
Their on to be placed in the small
brooks running into the Dunville
stream. 1t was the intention OF the
party to remain over night at cabin
at the end OF the Dunyille road, plant
the fry and return to the village
Sunday evening. The program was
carried out to completion with the ex-
ception of the returning feature. The
heavy rain Of Sunday afternoon rails
ed the small streams so that the
bridges were carried away and 1t be-
came necessary for the quartette TO
stay at the cabin over night and re-
build the bridges this morning be-
fore starting for home.
AS the four fish planters had not
intended to make longer stay in
the mountains than one night they
did not carry much Of stock OF
provisions and their supper last night
and breakfast this morning was com
posed entirely of canned baked beans
found at the cabin.
The pronounced change in tempera-
| ture, too, added to their discomfort
When they left here Saturday after
noon there were indications that
spring was on the way and they were
not dressed for winter in the noun
tains and the rain, the sleet, the snow
and the freeze made a combination
that was not particularly enjoyable.
Il was the general opinion of the foul
that the planting of the fry will MOI
be productive of any great results
Most of the little fish, it is believed
were carried away by the high water
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-08
SPORTING EDITOR
STABBED BY
SCISSORS
Mrs. Walter J. Snyder Says
Killing Was Accidental
WOMAN UNDER ARIES
Body of Dead Man Was Found I'm
clothed in Bathtub Of Their
Apartments

New York, April S-Walter ]. Sny-
der, 81, managing editor of the peri
odical Sports of the Times, was found
dead in the bath tub of the apart
ments he occupied on st. Nicholas
avenue, New York, yesterday, with
four stab wounds near his heart. His
death became known to the police az
ter his wife, Mrs Helen c. Snyder,
called two bellboys into the rooms
and directed them to the bathroom.
Mrs. Snyder was arrested, charged
with homicide.
According to the police. Mrs. Sny-
der said she was holding a pair OF
seven inch scissors in her hand when
her husband tried to embrace her,
and the scissors accidentally penetra-
ted his body Her story left the po-
lice with several points to clear up
When Snyder's body was found II
was unclothed, and the police discov-
cred hanging on a clothesline In the
kitchen a union suit having three
holes in 1t such as must have been
caused by scissors The suit had
been washed out. According to the
police, 1t was not until some time ar
ter the occurrence that the woman
told the bellboys of it,
When the police arrived Mrs. Sny-
der was sitting on a chair resting her
chin in her hands as in deep thought.
She said Snyder was annoying her
by sprinkling water on her while she
was manicuring her nails, and he sud
denly seized her The blades OF the
scissors opened, she said, and pressed
into the region of his heart.
Walter J. Snyder went to Hartford
Ct, from Detroit in 1909 and acted
as manager of the Connecticut state
fair at Charter Oak Park. On the
closing day of the fair he eloped with
Miss Helen Caufeld, daughter OF
John Cauheld. New Britain contrac
tor. Miss Cauheld was a stenograph
er employed in his office. Snyder
was married at the time.
The couple lived in the South fol
time and in 1910 removed to New
York, where Snyder wrote for Sports
of the Times. Snyder's father is ;
we'll known Kentucky horseman ant
was in charge at one time OF Johr
Maddens stables at Lexington. /
is said by relatives OF Mrs. Snyde
that the former Mrs Snyder wa
granted a divorce at Detroit, and tina
she and Snyder were later formal,
married.
After questioning the woman 70
more than an hour in her cell in III
police station Coroner Hellenstein dc
clared his belief that Snyder ha
been murdered. Mrs. Snyder. he sal
made several conflicting statements
: Accoring to Assistant District Alto
, ney Strong, who had stenographi
notes taken OF her statements. sh
said that Snyder grasped her han
when she had the scissors in II an
stabbed himself stay away fror
me, ! am angry with you" she sal
she told him, just before Snyder sci
ed her. After the stabbing, she sal,
Snyder walked into the bathroom
where she subsequently found h
body In the tub.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-08
THE eUIDEBoARD CONCERT
Large and Appreciative Audience IL
Attendance Sunday Afternoon.

4 large and appreciative audience
gathered at the Guideboard Chapel
Sunday afternoon and listened atten-
lively for an hour to a most interest
ing and creditable Easter concert,
given entirely by members of the
school, consisting of several fine Sc
lections by the orchestra, songs by
the school, two duets, one solo, num-
erous recitations, some of them by
the little tots, and a stirring address
by the acting superintendent, Ar
thur j. Elwell.
The entire program passed off with.
out hitch and every person per
formed his part well. Despite the
rain, there were hundred people in
attendance
The Sunday school, under the man.
agement of Mr.. Elwell, is in splendid
shape and gaining In attendance
every week. Visitors are always
welcome at the Guideboard, whether
II is at the Sunday school or the
Tuesday evening prayer service, and
It is hoped that many visitors may
come during the pleasant summer
and fall weather.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-08
Many Married Would Have Made Better

flight from the Reelfoot country to
Memphis. Another news writer, a
pretty young woman of Hickman. KY,
half swan, half waded, in imminent
peril, to get from her home to the
long distance telephone in order that
the first definite story OF the rescue
of 1000 persons at Dora, Mo-, might
reach the outside world.
One striking feat of bravery which
stands out in the fight against the
food, has been that of the couriers
who ride in advance of the tide to
warn villagers and farmers out OF
the path of the raging stream. The
telephone has been brought largely
into play. Patrols stationed at men
aced points have watched for crew
asses night and day. The moment
that a break occurred the patrols
hurried to telephone stations and
warned the countryside.
A farmer who watched for the
breach in the St Francis levee on
Saturday mounted his horse when
the tide broke through the embank-
ment AS he started to ride away
his wife grasped the bride of his
horse. where are you going?" she
called, struggling with the horse. "To
warn my neighbors," replied the plan
ter. you must get to the boats. q"
The planters wife managed to get
her children away in safety while her
husband raced with the flood warn
ing farmers out of the tides path.
The warning probably saved scores
of lives.
A peddler, who travels in the coun-
try surrounding Memphis, lived in
small frame house. Water entered
his dwelling. He moved to the attic
He made his rounds in a boat that
he moored to tree at night The
last night he slept in his attic he
awoke to find the water around his
bed The only implement available
was a can-opener With this he cut
an opening in the roof, and finding
his boat and stores safe escaped. The
can opener probably saved his life.
Grocers, butchers and other small
merchants as well as saloonkeepers,
phis with from two to four feet OF
water in their stores. When the wat
er tops the counters they give up and
leave. Several blocks in the poorer
section of North Memphis have been
thus affected by The water.
Thirty thousand persons homeless
2OOO square miles of country inunda
ted, 80 persons drowned and a finan
cial loss of S1O,000,000 constitute the
result of a two weeks flood in the
Mississippi valley. These figures
were arrived at last night by gov
eminent engineers and officials o.
state levee boards engaged in com
batting the ravages of the Mississippi
river from places in Illinois to threat
ened places in Mississippi and Arkan
sas.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-08
NOTBOATS ENOUGH
70 SAVE VICTIMS
OF BIG FLOOD
Thousands Driven From Homes
in Mississippi Valley
NARROWED ON HOUSE TOPS
Refuse to Leave their Homes and Re-
ports Of Numerous Deaths
Are Expected
NARROWED ON HOUSE TOPS

Memphis, April Sin the wide
stretches of the Mississippis flooded
acres there are three striking pic
lures. The northermost is in the 800
square miles of the Reelfoot lake
country of Tennessee, where 1000 or
more persons have been driven from
their homes by the smashing OF a
Mississippi leyee in southwestern
Kentucky In this district thousands
of acres of fertile fields are under
water. Scores of persons who have
refused to desert their homes now
are imprisoned in upper floors and on
roofs of the food-menaced houses.
A few miles south in Arkansas
three counties are under water From,
this rich bottom" country hundreds
OF farmers and villagers have been
driven Flood-waters swept over the
fertile fields and thriving villages on
Saturday night with the breaking Of
the levee on the Arkansas side north
of Memphis. Yesterday great num-
bers of persons marooned on roofs
of houses and in these were taken
out of the flooded district in boats
Probably many more water imprison-
ed are in imminent peril. There are
not boats enough to perform the res
cue work required. Three counties
-Crittenden, Poinsett and Cross
are flooded. The scene south OF
these points impresses one with the
might of a giant stream on a ram
page. Homes that once marked the
center of rich bottom" farms now
float in torrent that cannot be stay
ed. Bits of wreckage carried along
in the tawny tide reflect the extent
of the damage in the valley above.
From the standpoint of the north
ern dweller picture of Mississippi
valley food is best expressed in fig
ures of possible loss of life and sta
tistics telling the number of square
miles inundated. To the valley plan
tation owners a different phase pre-
sents itself The inundation of his
farm by torrent from the rivers
overflow means erosion on his acres,
setback of his crop and loss of labor.
To the small farmer and settler" the
coming of the flood means fight.
Hundreds of such persons have refus-
ed, hwever, 10 leave their homes and
in many instances such cases. have
been dealt with by force. Those mar
ooned in housetops are compelled to
take to barges and are sent to places
of safety. There have been reports
of fatalities among poor whites and
negroes who risked their lives to save
their mules.
Attempts to cover" the story
along the stretch of levees from south
Missouri and Illinois to- Arkansas
have involved many personal risks
on the part OF newspaper correspon
dents. One of the most daring ex
ploits was successfully essayed by q
v, ing correspondent who foated on
a log on the crest of the tide wher
the levee broke at Hickman. He
made his way to Tiptonville, Tenn.
then telephoned his story OF the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-08
EASTER SERVICES
M. E. Church Observes Day With Mis-
sionary Concert and Sunrise Service

sionary Concert and Sunrise Service
The services at the Methodist
church Sunday were full of interest,
beginning with a sunrise meeting By
the Epworth League which was well
attended.
The decorations of the church had
been tastefully arranged by Miss
Amy Cutler and class of young
ladies' making a very pleasing effect
The report of the pastor, Rev. p. l..
Dow at the morning service showed
that the church debt had been reduc-
ed by eight hundred dollars and that
two hundred and thirty dollars had
been used in improvements on the
church building.
In the evening, missionary con-
cert was given by the Sunday school.
Frazier's orchestra of nine pieces add
ed much to the musical features.
An interesting part of the program
was the graduating exercises OF a
class from the primary department,
who had been under the instruction
of Mrs. w. NJ. Aiken, superintendent
The class was composed of Durell
Field, Norman Greenslet, Albert
Franchere, Carlton Carpenter, Theo
dore Carpenter Leroy Robinson
Henry Bradford, Bert North, Harold
Griswold, Leroy Cranston, Marshall
Clark and Helen Carpenter. The ex
ercises consisted in part in answer
ing one hundred questions, the
books of the Bible and original es
says on Bible characters, all o.
which was creditably done refiectinl
credit on both class and teacher.
Recitations were given by RALPH
Torrance. Perry Gokay. Irene Buss
and Ada Armstrong.
A Offering for missions was taken
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-08
ARTHUR MAcKERNEY
Rutland ResIdsnr Who Lived fol
Some Years In Bennington

The remains Of Arthur Maokernsy,
aged 65 years, former resident who
died in Rutland Saturday, were
brought here this afternoon for bur
ial. Interment was in the village
cemetery.
Mr.. Mackerney was a native Of
Rutland and with the exception OF
ten years passed in Bennington, near
ly his entire life had been spent in
Rutland. His wife, who was before
marriage Miss Jane Richardson, died
ten years ago Saturday, and it was at
that time that Mr.. Mackerney return
ed to Rutland to reside. Their mar
riage occurred in Clarenceville, P. @.
For many years he was employed
as a machinist in the Howe Scale
works at Rutland.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs
LIE Grande p. Hyde of Elmira, ~ Y,
formerly of Bennington, Mrs. A. M.
Seeley and Miss Abbie Mackerney of
Troy; two sons, Fred p. Mackerney
of Rutland and Harry r. Mackerney
of Bennington, and some brothers
and sisters living in Canada.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-08
FLOOD AT MONTPELIER
Much Damage Done by High Water
at Capital

Swollen by melting snow in the
and a heavy rain, the
Winooski river overflowed its banks
yesterday at Montpelier. Main and
State streets in Montpelier are inun-
dated, and the business section OF
Barre was reported under three or
four feet of water. The river first
broke from its bounds at Barre and
rushed through the streets, overflow
ing the sidewalks and flooding cellars
to the level of the street.
1t was not until evening that the
food struck Montpelier. Then the
water poured over the flooring OF the
Main street bridge and down through
Main and State streets. Both are
largely business streets, although one
end of State street has a number of
residences. AS in Barre, cellars were
soon flooded, and the streets made al
most impossible Little ice is be-
ing carried by the food, so that the
damage thus far has been confined
mainly to the wetting Of stocks Of
goods In store cellars. Telegraph
communication was interrupted on
account of the flooding of the base
ment of the Western Union Office.
AS midnight approached the river
continued to rise, and the flooded
area was extended accordingly. lin
Montpelier alone the damage is at
least 100000, principally on stocks
OF merchandise stored in Easements
and lower floors of the business
structures. The Montpelier Journal
expected TO be obliged to quit work
soon after midnight, as the rising
water was rapidly approaching the
motors which operate the machinery.