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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-07

A SHEER made banker Of Janos
~ Kovacs When he rides through
Second avenue now In his linn
CUISINE, there are hundreds of Hunga-
rians who say they can recall wildly
the day he came 10 town, rough looking
cheaply-clad a broganed labored from
a West Virginia mine.
Second avenue from Houston street to
Fourteenth is a bit of Hungary trans
planted In the United States. Its talk
is the talk of Budapest, Pozony, Debrec-
zen, Szegedin. Its men take more interest
in the musical composition of Dvorak,
List and the chess of Lasker. Maroczy,
Tarrasch Capablanca, Tartakower, jan
owski and Rubenstein than they do in the
tariff work of the Chicago and Baltimore
conventions. To a million Hungarians in
the United States scattered over the land
from the forests of Maine to the vine
wards of Southern California, and from
the Great Lakes to the Gulf. that bit of
Second avenue has the charm that the
Great White Way has to the multitude Of
Americans. They talk of its coffee houses,
SIS wine cellars and its characters as
Americans do of Broadway's lobster pal
laces, its famous resorts and its indi-
yiduals of not. Second avenue is the
channel through which Hungarian Amer
lea keeps in touch with the Fatherland.
There was nothing particularly new
about Kovacs's mission to Second avenue.
He was in search of a defaulter. Ihose
he told his story to shrugged their
shoulders. expressed little sympathy
and advised him to be more careful in the
future. There was not much to his story.
He was one of several miners who worked
far underground in the West Virginia
coal fields. Out of their scanty earnings
they saved few dollars each week, and
once in two or three months they sent
money orders to a banker in Second ave-
nue.. to be transferred to their relatives
abroad For a time the banker had done
a legitimate business. but he was not
satisfied with his modest profits. He
gambled and he drank, and when his own
funds were gone he used the remittances
of his clients When exposure threatened
him he fled. The miners wrote. asking for
an explanation as to why their money
had not reached their relatives. Their
letters were returned unopened. They
could get no satisfaction. so they deputed
Kovacs to come to New York and search
for the thief. Kovacs was of little
higher order Of intelligence than the
other miners. for he came of fairly
good family at Postyen. He had been
well educated. and. when he came to
America had dreamed of commercial life.
He found it difficult to get such work
as he desired. and when his money was
exhausted he was one Of horde of men
shipped by labor agent to, the West
Virginia coal fields. Nearly 800 Of his
money had been stolen by. the defaulter.
That $100 was to be applied on mort
gage on his parents little home.
He made the round of the coffee houses.
II the reading rooms. Of the private
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-07

| Second avenue are not Of Broadway pro-
portions. A man thinks he is doing hand
somely when he hands cents to the
waiter The international banker put on
an apron and served Wiener schntzels.
apple cakes, coffee goulash and other
delicaces to the patrons of the house.
He was not a good waiter, but Second av-
enue is not particular.
At the end of the second day he had
| enough in tips to buy d book to serve as
a ledger In his banking business The
| customers of the house joked him a good
deal. Since called him Pierpont Morgan,
and others called him Jacob Schiff, and
then they ordered beer or coffee and or
dered him to step lively. They 1oshed him
about his sign and about his office. They
joshed him about his apron, and they
joshed him about a lot of other things.
And then one of them as a joke gave him
his first business. 1t was to send 80 kron-
en- to Prague.
Kovacs had to doff his apron and travel
down town to the big banking house. He
lost something in tips by reason of his
three hours absence. for he walked all
the way to Wall street and back. His
commission was Is cents. He was very
proud and highly pleased when he handed
his bankers receipt to that first customer.
and he had rare feeling of elaton as
he made his first entity into his ledger.
1hdI was Ine only dccouHt nc ODtdlned IN
the first three weeks of his business. but
then money began TO come in to him from
hi, former companions in the West Vir-
ginia mine. Twenty-eight of them sent
money for their relatives abroad The
sums ranged from IS to $50. The total was
nearly $3.50. His commission amounted
to 81 20. There was not much profit in IT
for him. as he had TO be absent from the
restaurant many hours
For five months KOVa.s worked IN the
coffee house from early In the morning
until after midnight. 1t was hard slow
work for a banker. but gradually ne made
Roadway. He was SO painsta,sing. so
earnest. so carer to please that the reg
ular patrons of the coffee house were
anxious to help him. Some of them
brought customers to him. Others
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eral. He is an able man and popular
one. The other candidate might be called
the Theodore Roosevelt of the republic.
1t is DR. Belisario Porras, tho former
minister to the United States and a man
well known In Washington. DIR. Porras
belongs to the people and he flocks with
the masses. He has had a lot of trouble
during his candidacy, and his enemies
have resorted to all sorts of tricks to pre-
vent his nomination and election. Among
these was the theft of some notes and of
fetal papers from the Panama legation
at Washington. The notes contained tho
rough draft OF the policies he expected to
follow out as president which included a
reorganization of the police. with an
American at the head. They were pub
llshed, and II was thought that they would
injure the Porras party in the campaign
In addition to this the men who stole his
papers planned to bring suit against Por-
ras for allowing his papers to be stolen.
1t was claimed that they were part OF
the public records and that no officer Of
the republic should allow the records to
be taken away.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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the government palace. This is a big,
white two-story building of Spanish archi-
lecture. 1t surrounds patio filled with
palm trees. in the center of which is a
pond where huge turtles roll over and
over and splash about in the water.
| found soldiers on g.ard as | entered
the palace with the American minister.
Mr. H. Percival Dodge, and we saw more
soldiers at the wide stone stairway to the
second floor. At the top of the stairway
we waited until our cards We're sent in.
and a moment later were ushered into the
long, narrow parlor when forms the audi
encc room of the mansion. This parlor is
furnished strangely for the land of the
tropics. The floor is covered with warm
velvet carpet, the windows are yelled in
hot looking curtains, and the gold-plate1
furniture is upholstered and hot. At each
end of the room Is a great mirror In a
frame of gold and over the windows HE 3
lambrequins from gold frames.
We waited but few minutes, when the
president entered He Is a lean, dark
faced, black-eyed man of medium height,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-07

do you not think that the Americans
will have cities of their own hereg'
Very likely so. There will probably be
great business city at Balboa, but that
will be in the swamps, and while 1t will
contain the warehouses and great stores.
il will hardly be it for the hotels and res
licences. Panama will be the Brooklyn,
the residence quarter, and we shall have
street cars which will go back and forth
in FIVE minutes. The people of Balboa
will do their business there and come to
Panama for the night
Chances for Money Making
But has Panama nothing else but ho-
tells to offer to the worid?''
''She has a great deal more" said the
president THE Panama republic is one
OF the richest countries in the tropics.
and by modern sanitation the most of II
can be made one of the most healthy. 1t
is now open to settlement, and we viii do
what We can to encourage the establish
ment of small farms and farmers. We
are Offering sSnd in tracts of so hectares
or about 247 acres. at a little over 20 cents
an acre, and 200 hectares at a still less
price per acre. AS the amount of land
| gees up the price goes down, and we are
doing everything we can to encourage de-
| veiopment. We have been building roads
in many of the provinces, and we now
have in the neighborhood of 500 miles Of
roads and over 81 new bridges
But tell me something about your
lands, Mr.. President" said I. What can
| you raise on them?
I'VE can raise all sorts of tropical fruits.
| We have good lands for coffee and eacao.
Coffee plantations are being set out in
some places, and cacao land is in demand
| IN the country about Bocas del Toro.
| There are immense banana estates there.
The United Fruit company owns thou
sands of acres, and It ships millions of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-07
One Didn't Count

From the New York Tribune:
Mayor Blankenburg. at dinner in Phil.
adelphia, praised the Quaker City arr
IDENTIFY.
Il must even praise" he said with
smile. our exclusiveness-we carry II so
far, you know. Birth is not enough with
us; residence is equally important. and
they who live above market street are
doomed. Here. surely, is exclusiveness
with vengeance
They tell a story about a dinner in
Rittenhouse Square. At this dinner. az
the fish course began. one woman whis.
per to another:
" Dear me. there are thirteen at table,
but the other woman smiled and ana
swered calmly:
Compose yourself my dear Mrs Cad.
bidder Waddle Mrs. North Broad is NOT
really one Of US. She lives up town. yop
know
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-07

There is a great deal of money to be
made in real estate" SAID the president.
with the completion of the canal there
is sure to be a demand ,or farm lands and
Plantations of various kinds. There is
steady rise In real estate values also both
at Panama and Colon | have property
here which is worth 10 times what I paid
fer 1t few years ago, and | have put up
a building at Colon which. cost me only
sf00c and which has been netting me 500
per month in rents. That property Is now
paying for the building every, year. I
know of buildings here in Panama which
are doing as well. Rents are exceedingly
high and we have a number of men who
have grown rich out of their real estate
deals. we have several mililonaires and
some of them have Incomes of over $4,000
a year The Panamanian minister at
Washington receives something like 5000
per month from his real estate invest
ments. and I venture that M. Espinoza
of this city does equally we'll.
Banks Which Pay Dividends
"And then there is n great deal of
money in banking continued the presi-
dent. you can loan here all the money
you have on good security, at or per
cent. The old rate of interest used to be
"a per cent. but we have cut that down
by establishing our national bank, which
makes loans On real estate at I per cent,
and on jewelry and other collateral at 8
per cent. That bank has a million and
half capital, and its net profits last year
were $4,000. The other banks make
more"
What is Panama doing to open up the
interior of the country?'l
Not as much as we could wish. re-
piled the president we have some roads
i - attt1a mo- 70
had plans for railroads, but the time is
las. fzfstA-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-14
Notice

The Everett estate will be closed to
the public after May LIST, 1919. while
present construction and paintings
are In progress Owing TO so much
new grading and seeding, this is very
necessary. After roads and f.wns
are completed. the public will be wei.
come.
u. II. Everett
BY n. A. Albyn. Mgr
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-14
NORTH BENNINGTON

Mrs Lillian Foster is spending the
day in Hoosick Falls.
Miss Katie Gibbons OF Prospect ST.,
is spending the day in Albany.
Miss Laverna Boutwell, of Berlin,
n Y, is a guest of Miss Frances
Richard.
Mrs Ovid Prindle of Rupert is Wis
iting for a few days at the home OF
Mrs. Earl Lewis
The Bennington Falls club at their
last meeting voted not TO close the
club through the GUNNER months.
Walter Madison of School street
is spending a few days in Boston in
the interest OF the II. T Cushman
Mfg Co.
Mrs. Townsend X. Wellington and
son Of Troy are spending some time
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. T
Cushman at Undercliff
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-14
MANCHESTER CENTER

when are we to have a watering
trough?
Mrs. Herbert King spent Thursday
in Rutland
Mrs. Charles Snyder died at her
home Wednesday
st. Margarets Guild met with Mrs.
WI II. Roberts Tuesday afternoon.
Martha Kohler of Rutland spent
Sunday with her mother. Mrs. A.
Kohler.
Mrs. Burton of New York has rent
ed rooms OF Herbert Smith and goods
have arrived.
Sarah j. Sheldon, who has been
spending a few days in Burlington,
has returned.
Miss May whipple. who has been
visiting friends in Fair Haven, return
ed Thursday
Frank Wilson OF Rutland took an
automobile ride to Manchester Cen
ter Sunday afternoon.
The Service Club OF the Baptist
church will meet with Labelle Bat
chelder Friday afternoon.
The ladies OF the Baptist church
will hold a food sale In the vestry of
the church Saturday afternoon.
Clifford Shaw OF Cornell University
Is spending his vacation with his
parents Mr. and Mrs. II. n. Shaw.
Laura Towsley has moved from
rooms with Mrs. Sarah J. Bowen 10
rooms with Mrs. Nelson at the
Depot.
Mrs Peter Snyder OF Dorset was in
town Wednesday called here by the
death OF her sister. Mrs. Charles
Snyder.
Irving Connor who recently pur.
chased the Mary Millott place is
greatly improving II by moving the
buildings and stating and painting.
Several from here will attend the
meeting of the Womans Auxiliary Of
the Rutland district which meet in
Arlington Wednesday June 18th.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-14
LANDeRovE

Mrs. A. Abbott is working in Yves.
ton
VIII and Charles Moore OF pawlet
were' in town recently.
We are sorry not to see Mail Car.
rier Vail until afternoon.
George Towslee OF Pawlet visited
his brother, Charles recently.
George Shaw has gone to Manches.
ter as juryman from this town.
Mrs. Arthur Bates is keeping house
for Mrs. J. Il. Thompson during her
absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Thompson and
daughter Wilma visited In Brattle.
boro and Bellows Falls from Friday
until Monday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-14
Piano Tuning
L. ]. Carpenter will be in
town until June is. Pianos for
sale and to rent. Tel. Hudson's.
Estate of Martha J. Bassett.

STATE OF VERMONT. The Honor
- District Of Bennington. IS. able Probate
Court for the District Aforesaid.
To all persons interested In the estate OF
Martha j. Bassett, late OF Bennington In said
District, deceased. GREETING:
WHEREAS. said Court has assigned the 18th
day OF June next tor examining and allowing
the supplemental account OF James Il. Burke.
Administrator of the estate OF said deceased,
and for decree OF the residue OF said estate
10 the lawful claimants of the same, and or
dered that public notice thereof be given to
all persons interested in said estate by pub
fishing this order three weeks successfully
previous 10 the lay assigned, In the Bennng-
ton Evening Banner newspaper published at
Bennington In said District.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified TO
appear At the Probate Office In Bennington in
said District. on the day assigned. then aud
there 10 contest the allowance OF said account
IL YOU see cause, and to establish your right as
heirs legaices and lawful claimants to said
residue.
GIVEN UNDER My HAND. this 9Th day Of
June. 1912.
GRACE q. HOLT. REGISTER.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of 'he Town and Village TOlt Briefly
FOE Busy Readers-


A. l.. Maynard of Brattleboro is in
town on business.
H. Harry Levin has returned from
a business trip to New York
Mrs. L. NJ. Barney passed part of
Thursday in North Adams on bust.
ness.
Miss Nellie Lyons and Miss Ella
Lyons passed Thursday afternoon In
Pittsfeld
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Royce OF Pitts.
field are spending few days with
relatives here.
l.. Serge, the tailor has moved
from Ill North street to 449 Main
street. 9Stf
Get one OF those so cent 72x9O bed
sheets for S5 cents at the New York
store, 109 North street.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Buell. of Perry,
N. Y, are visiting Mrs. Buells par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. S. r. Wilcox.
Nathan Madison went to day to the
Edgewood Park hotel at the Thous-
and Islands where he is to be employ
during the summer.
Miss Hathaway's private school
closed today after a very successful
term. The pupils yesterday enjoyed
a picnic at Laurence Falls.
The Woman's Missionary society
OF the Baptist church will give a
Food Sale Saturday afternoon The
usual supplies will be offered at 2:30.
Patronage solicited.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wylie of Rock
Vile Center, Long Island, former res
idents of Bennington, are stopping at
the Putnam house on their annual
visit in the village
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-14
Shoe Repairing

People In Bennington and vicinity
know that ]. the widow OF the late
@. HImovltz OF 10i Gage street, keep
the store for repairing shoes and try
to make living for my children. to
avoid charity. ask all mothers and
fathers TO sympathize with me and
TO give me work. have a very good
workman, as shoemaker, OF New
York, who is ready 10 give all kinds
OF the best work In shoe repairing.
and the best goods will be furnished.
A free shine will DO given with
every pair OF shoes repaired. The
work Is done by hand. not by mach.
lnery, so you shouldn't be afraid that
It will tear like that done by maohin.
cry.
Mrs. Y. Himovitz
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-14
vi EN- WANTED

On FRIDAY June M number of employees of the
waited Railway Company left their positions without notice anG went on
strike which now exists These represented almost entirely the newer
younger more inexperienced large majority of the men ncd
ing nearly all of the Older responsible men, remained with the COMPANY
and have faithfully served operating service which has been
well maintained over its entire system.
The Company suitable experienced Motormen and
Conductors to fill the places of who service and offers
attractive permanent employment only these other worthy
persons who qualify. '
For full information write apply Superintendent of Employ
ment l53Mlk Street. Boston, Mass
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-14
No More Sore Feet
Ask W. L. ookay about EGO for
Weary, Aching Feet, eunlons and
Corna

II your feet are tender, sore, burn
and sting and keep you feeling miser.
able all the time, go TO w. l.. Gokay's
today, lay down % cents-say !
want jar Of EGO. It Is sold on
money back plan.
Then rub on EGO and rub out
agony. All pain will vanish like
magic, and youll have as good pair
OF feet as anyone on earth. EGO Is
a refined ointment that quickly
soothes and heals chapped hands.
chilblains. frostbites. Mail orders
filled by Eco Chemical Co, Rochester,
Ny
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-14
FRECKLE-FACE
New Remedy that Removes Freekles
or Costs Nothing

Here's a chance, Miss Freckle Face
to try n new remedy for freckles
with the guarantee OF n reliable
dealer that Il will not cost you pen.
NY unless Il removes the freckles,
while II II does give you clear com.
plexlon. the expense is trifilng.
Simply get an ounce OF othine-dou
BILE strength, from VIM l.. Gokay and
one nights treatment will show you
how easy Il Is to rid yourself OF the
homely freckles and get beautiful
complexion. Rarely is more than
one ounce needed for the worst case
BE sure to ask VIM. l.. Gokay for
the double strength othlne. as this
Is the only prescription sold under
guarantee of money back II II falls
to remove freckles.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-02

whose name has been put forward by
differentiation men.
Those seeking to deal a blow to
Leader Murphy and the state organiza-
ton decided to make an issue over the
proposal to name Judge Parker When
the permanent organization committee
met, Frank il. Mott of jamestown sug-
gested the name Of Senator O'Gorman,
who is here urging that a progressive
candidate be chosen and a progressive
platform drafted in the interest OF Gov.
Wilson's presidential campaign, in
preference to Judge P er This pre-
cipitated an unexpectc contest.
The roll call showed 81 votes for
Judge Parker and five for Senator
0'Gorman. The senator later said his
name had been used without his knowl-
edge he had participated in a con
ference, which had favored Judge
Parker's selection.
The anti-organization men still con-
tlnued their opposition to Judge Park
er, however. and are considering max
ing a fight against the committees
choice en- the convention floor
The platform being prepared is to
be progressive in spirit and is said to
be satisfactory to friends Of Gov VII
son here. Senator O'Gorman said last
night
Everything ia progressing satisfac.
torlly The platform is a progressive
one and l hope to see a progressive
candidate nominated to stand on it."
The i50 delegates heard Temporary
Chairman Glyn yesterday deliver the
keynote speech Of the Democratic
state convention. after which the con
vention adjourned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-02

Everybody, whether employer or
employee, you are cordially invited to
attend the open meeting Of the Chick
asha Trades and Labor Council, to be
held at Union Labor hall. Thursday,
october g, at 1880 p. M.
The special feature for the evening
will be an address by the Rev. Gill
ford Thompson, embodying his Labor
Day sermon as preached on septem-
ber !, 1912 Mr.. Thompson fills this
engagement in response to a special
invitation by the Trades and Labor
council.
Organize and Win" viii be the slo-
gan on this occasion, and an oppor-
tuni,y vii be extended TO those who
wish to affirm the right Of labor to
organize, or oppose the right Of labor
and affirm the right Of capital to or
ganize for the purpose Of exacting
more toll from the laboFer for the
privilege to earn bread BY the sweat Of
his face.
w. e. ATKINSON. Pres.
A. w. BENNETT. Sec.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-02
OUTCOME
OF FIGHT
DOUBTFUL

Syracuse, N. Y. Get. Yesterday
was elimination day for many aspir
ants for gubernatorlal nominee Tues
day night Charles F Murphy leader
Of Tammany BAN, and those associated
with him IN control of the party or
ganlgation, were Weighing and analyz.
ing the qualifications OF three men as
party standard bearer-Jusuce Victor
J. bowling OF New York. Martin #.
Glyn Of Albany, the convention TEN
porary chairman, and Congressman
William sulzer Of New York Late
Tuesday night a boom was started for
former National Chairman Norman e.
Mack as a compromise candidate.
Murphy and the leaders are not ex-
pected to decide upon the likely candi,
date until the convention assemblies
for its nominating session Thursday
The Tammany leader says the eonYen,
ton is to be unbossed MI Murphya
friends admitted that the name Of Gov
Dix had practically been eliminated
It was said Murphy found the opposi
ton to the governor comes from toe
many quarters to be ignored.
Murphy and the county leaders were
iuhilant Tuesday night because Of al
unexpected victory in The selection q
former Judge Alton 3 Parker for thi
conventions permanent chairman owe
United States Senator 0'Gorm9n