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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-11
poDoiNo.

THAT fellow Is Q most remarkable
runner"
'Who9 Burroughs"
Eyes. BEES always running h
debt and yet he's forever running
away from the people TO whom he
is in debt."-Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29
WHITE WASHING LoRIMER
Majority Of Special Committee Is In
His Favor

Washington, March Ex-senator
Lorimer Of Illinois today won an
overwhelming yindication at the
hands of the special committee Of
eight senators who have finished
second investigation of his election
by the Illinois legislature in 1908
Twice challenged and one acquit.
ted the committee by votes of five
TO three on all vital points complete
ly exonerated him of any knowledge
OF legislative corruption.
Edward Hines, the millionaire lum-
herman, referred to in the inyestiga-
ton las the man who put Lorimer
over also got vindication by the
committee. The majority passed a
resolution declaring the evidence had
shown that Hines did not raise. or
contribute any sum improperly to
Lorimer's election.
fhe majority held that no new eyi.
dence had been adduced to justify
a reversal of the Senates previous
action in Senator Lorimer's favor;
that there was no evidence Of a
Jackpot in the Illinois General As.
sembly of 1909 in connection with
his election. and finally, that no cor
rupt practices had been shown by
/ the investigation.
The basis of the committees action
today was the plea raised by Lori.
mer's counsel that the previous ac.
ton of the Senate bars reconsidera-
ticn. The majority report on the
main proposition will be signed by
Senators Dillingham;, Gamble, Flet-
| cher, tombstone and Jones, and the
minority by Senators Kenyon, Karn
and Lea. Senator Jones was against
Lorimer on the first investigation. To
day he presented three of the leading
resolutions to eXonerate Lorimer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS

BY direction OF the Republican
State Committee and the Republican
Committee of the First Congressional
District, the Republican voters of the
Town OF Bennington are hereby warn
ed and notified to meet in caucus at
Foresters' Hall in said Bennington,
Saturday evening March 30th, 1912 at
eight o'clock, for the following pur-
poses
First: To choose eleven delegates
and eleven alternates, TO attend Re
publican State Convention to be held
at Montpelier. Vermont. April 10th,
1912. called for the purpose OF elect.
ing four delegates at large and four
alternates to attend the Republican
National Convention TO be held at
Chicago, Illinois, June 18th, 1912.
Second: To choose eleven dele
gates and eleven alternates to attend
a Republican Convention OF the First
Congressional District to be held at
Burlington, Vermont. April 9th, 1912.
called for the purpose OF eleoting two
delegates and two alternates to attend
said Republican National Convention.
Third: To transact any other bust
ness found proper when met.
Edward G. Bennett.
Henry T. Cushman,
Walter II. Berry, b
William J. Hicks,
Peter Longtin.
]. Ben. Harmon.
Eugene J. Shea,
Republican Town Committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29
ANOTHER OUTLAW TAKEN
Claude Swanson Allen Gave Himself
Up to Posse

Hillsville, Va, March 2s-Starv-
ing, sleepless, and fatigued, Claude
Swanson Allen, youngest of the Al
len outlaws and namesake OF one OF
came out of the laurel thicket in the
Nirginia's United States Senators,
Blue Ridge today, and gave himself
up to the posse which for nearly two
weeks has hunted him.
Complacent and almost happy. he
sac tonight sheltered from a driving
storm in the little brick Jail, a
stones throw from the Carroll coun-
" court house. where, on March a.,
the Allen gang killed the judge, the
prosecutor, the sheriff, juror and a
bystander.
In the presence OF a detective
young Allen described his own part
in the court house tragedy, admitted
that he had seen Sidna Allen shoot
and that he himself had aimed for
Dexter Goad's head four times. He
told graphic story Of the assassin
alton.
81 don't know who started the
shooting" said Allen. After II be.
gan | shot four times at Goad, and !
aimed for his head every time. |
saw Uncle Sidna shoot ut somebody,
but don't know who, When the
shooting in the court house was over
/ went outside. and saw Uncle Sid
ma on the ground, shooting at Goad,
so l shot at him, too. My brother
Victor called to me to stop, but
had shot all my cartridges Then we
All went away"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29
NO CONSPIRACY TO
GIVE BRANDT BIG
SENTENCE
Report Of Grand Jury in Fam
Gus Case
Mr.. & MRS. SCHIFF EXAMINED
Brandt Now Out on Bail and II is Not
Likely That He Will Again Be
imprisoned

New York, March 29.-After ex-
aiming Al witnesses. the grand jury
at New York investigating the case
of Folke e. Brandt, handed up a pre-
sentiment to Judge Grain in the court
of general sessions yesterday, hold
ing in effect that in their opinion
neither Mortimer l.. SChiff, who en-
ployed Brandt as a valet, nor his
personal counsel Howard Cans. We're
guilty of conspiracy in causing the
servant to be sent to prison for 30
years for alleged burglary in the
Schiff home At the same time the
Jury holds that Brandt should not
have been indicted for burglary in
the first degree, but for grand lar
ceny. The court refused, however,
to receive a presentment to this last
effect.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Schiff had APP
peared as witnesses before the grand
jury, and Brandt himself had had a
hearing. He is now out on bail, and
Judge Rosalsky, the judge who SEN
fenced him, having set aside the sen
tence, it is not thought that be will
be imprisoned again. Having un-
der consideration the question as to
whether any Indictment should be
brought on any charge Of conspiracy
growing out OF the said case" the
jury reported in its final presentment
I'VE are informed by the district at
torney that we have heard all the
evidence TO be presented on the sub
ject Such evidence. in our opinion,
does not require the finding OF in
dicments.'
In discharging, the jury, Judge
Grain referred to the wide publicity
given the case and the alleged publ.
cation of grand jury testimony u
have no reason to think, and | do not
think, that any one OF you gentlemen
has violated a single statutory pro
vision in that regard said the court
but he directed their attention to
the penalties for such violation eth
er by jurors or prosecuting officers
and expressed the hope that the
press would cooperate by declining
10 publish such alleged information
District Attorney Whitman assured
the court that not a word OF the
testimony nor of the actions Of the
jury had been made public.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
LOST IN HOUSE
OF COMMONS
Cancellation Bill Defeated by
Vote of 222 to 208
NOT GOVERNMENT MEASURE
Misunderstanding Tactics Said to
Have AIlenated Sympathy Of
House Members

London, March 29.-By vote of
222 to POS last night the House OF
Commons at London rejected the
Cancellation bill, which was before
the House on its second reading.
This measure aimed at comforting
the right to vote upon every woman
possessed of the household qualiflca-
ton, and would enfranchise 100000
women. The announcement OF the
result was received with deafening
cheers. Last year a similar bill, in
troduced by Sir George Kemp, passed
the second reading stage by vote
OF 255 to SS on nonparty division
and was referred to committee OF
the whole House. making no further
progress. The reversal in the views
of members which has since taken
place is attributed to the strong re-
sentiment aroused by the window
smashing tactics of the militant suf-
fragists.
The bill is a private measure, not
backed by the government, and in
recording their votes the members
were not restrained by party consid-
erations
The debate presented the novel
spectacle of members OF the cabinet
taking opposite sides. The prime
minister strongly opposed the bill
on the ground that there was no evil
dence that it was desired by ma
jority of either the men or the wo-
men of the country and in his opin-
ion, the proposed change would be in
| furious to the best interests OF wo-
men and fraught with the gravest
consequences to future good govern
ment. Sir Edward Grey, the foreign
secretary, on the other hand, gave as
his opinion that the enfranchisement
Of women would neither injure the
/ state nor the home, but would bene-
ht both, as had been proved in all
countries where It had been tried.
Crowds of suffragets were awaiting
the result of the vote outside the
House. and a strong force Of police
was held in readiness for emergenc-
| les
Although there is no doubt the re-
| sentiment over the understanding
resulted in the transfer of many
votes which otherwise would have
been in favor OF the Cancellation bill,
an analysis Of the voting shows that
| its defeat In the final instance was
| directly due to the attitude of the
nationalists not one Of whom voted
in its favor. Forty-one Of that party
voted against the bill and 10 alb
stained from voting 1t is under
stood that the motive Of the nation
alists was to prevent waste of par
liamentary time over subsequent
stages OF the BILL and so avoid the
risk OF delaying the introduction OF
the home rule bill
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29
CATHOLIC CENSUS FIGURES
Enrolment In United States Proper
is 15,015,56e.

There are 15,O15,569 Catholics in
United States proper according to
the 1912 edition of "Kennedy's Off
cial Catholic directory" which is
authority also for the following sta
tistics: A year ago the Catholic
population of the country was a.
61S,761, and the gain shown, there
fore, is 396,S0S Ten years ago the
Catholic population of the country
was 10,976.757, showing an increase
of 4,03S,Sl2 for the decade. Twenty
years ago the Catholic population of
the country was S,615,1S5, showing
that during the past 20 years the
Catholic population has nearly doubl-
ed.
There are 17491 Catholic priests in
the United States, a gain of 407 for
the year There are 1888 Catholic
churches in this country. OF these
1856 have resident priests and the
other 1853 are mission churches. The
directory also shows that there are
IA archbishops, two titular archbis-
hops, 81 bishops, two arch-abbots
and Is abbots in the Union. Further
more, there are SO seminaries with
6006 students preparing for the priest
hood In addition there are 220
colleges for boys and 7O1 academies
for girls. There are 5119 parochial
schools with an attendance of 1885
1856 children. There are also 2S9 or.
phan asylums with 4I111 orphans
therein. Including the children in
parochial schools, in orphan asylums
academies, colleges and other Chart.
able institutions, the grand total OF
young people under Catholic care
amounts TO l,540,049
The appended table shows the
number OF states having the largest
number of Catholics: New York
2.77S076 Pennsylvania, 1,616,920;
Illinois, l,447.4OO; Massachusetts
1,3SL212; Ohio, 1921. Louisiana
5000; Wisconsin, 556,703: Michi
gan, 55i,320; New Jersey, $4,000;
Missouri. $4,000; Minnesota, 1920;
Connecticut, 412,973; California
399.5OO; Texas, SOO,s17; Iowa, 261,
CPS; Maryland, 26OOO0 Rhode Island
255,OOO; Indiana 227695; Kentucky
l5S,945; New Mexico. 1853; Ne
braska, lSO755; New Hampshire
126,O34; Maine, 1854; Kansas
12l,0OO; Colorado, 100000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29
DELIGHTFUL BIRTHDAY PARTY
Given by Mr.. and Mrs. Huling In
Honor Of Mrs. VIM. Hawks.

A very pleasant group of ladies'
gathered in the hospitable home Of
Mrs. VIM. T. Hawks on North street
Thursday afternoon the event being
her seventy-eighth birthday Mrs.
Hawks had been invited to dine with
her son and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Huling OF Main street, in
honor of the occasion Another son
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. e.
Hawks, Jr, took possession OF the
North street home and speedily
brought things TO pass, the com.
bined result being a perfect success.
The guests assembled at three o.
clock and soon after Mrs Hawks ar
rived finding to her great surprise
and delight the parlors occupied by
her friends whom she did not invite,
but who seemed to be very much at
home and enjoying the time as II
passed.
Soon after five, a bountiful cola
ton was served in the dining room,
William Il. Hawks sat at his
mothers right hand and assisted her
in dispensing the honors. A broad
band Of lavender was spread the en-.
tire length OF the table in the center
Of which was a large white bowl of
dark purple hyacinths tied with a
broad band Of satin ribbon Of a
lighter shade, the gift OF the grand
daughters. Place cards OF English
violets were at each plate and con
tanned the name OF the guest. date
of birth, present day and the initials
Of the hostess Each guest also had
a souvenir tied with lavender rib
bon. A large birthday cake With q
border OF white roses in each oil
which was a lighted candle was add
ed to the dalnties. Everything was
deity served by the daughters anC
granddaughters of the hostess
The afternoons OF the guests wer,
slanting toward lifes sunset, but al
were very happy to be present or
this occasion and earnestly wished
many returns OF the day. One who
| has found new star In the sky 4.
not so fortunate as one who has
found tried true friend. The star.
may fade, they are resultants OF IN,
sun and tide. but one who has fount
n true friend has cast his anchor
deep beside the shore line o
eternity. Most OF those present wer,
the associates OF Mrs. Hawks younl
womanhood
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29
Jour Enemies Promptly Before They Do Something Worse When 1t Will
ANNUAL K. c. BALL
Bennington Council Preparing For
Event on Easter Monday Evening

The members of Bennington coun-
Gil Knights of Columbus, are pre-
pairing for their annual concert and
ball to be held on the evening Of
Easter Monday. April g.
The Knights will endeavor this
year to make some radical changes in
the decorations which have hereto
fore been one of the prominent fea-
lures of the occasion.
The concert and ball has for a
number of years been the leading so
cial event of its kind in Bennington
and every effort will be put forth to
make the entertainment of 1912 the
equal if not the superior of those
that have preceded it.
The committees are as follows:
General Director, VIM. j. Loner-
gan.
Reception Committee-D. A. Guilt
imam, chairman; f. w. Lonergan,
John II. Kelly, A. c. Lamarre, VIII
liam J. Gibney. b. A. Quinlan, Will
liam O'Brien, Edmond LaFranchise,
d. A. Ward, VIM. Mccarthy, John
Purcell Mathew J. Meagher, John
Scarry, r. F. Morrissey, William J.
Meagher DR. r. f. Grennan, Patrick
Thompson, John Morrissey, DR.. f. J.
Hurley. Walter Nevis, Frank Moon,
VIM Cullinan, n. J, Morrissey Rich
ard Burke, Edward Hackett, James
b. Lee, NJ. j. Roche.
Floor Directors-Joseph J. McDer-
mott, chairman: Daniel j. Keller, Pc
ter J. Kelly, John j. Tracy, ~ w
Cummings, John B. Harte, Patrick
Mcclure, John p. Ryan, Joseph J
Cunning, Robert Carney, William
Sears, William Cronin, James Pow
ers, John Mulligan.
General Commttee-P J. Prender
CAST, chairman Joseph j. Cunning
John p Ryan, Z. J. Cummings, John
! H. Kelly, Joseph J. McDermott, VIII
liam j. Gibney. d. ]. Keller, T. +
Morrissey William T.. Sears, Angus
tin O'Hare, r. ]. Kelly, John Scarry
James Powers, p ]. McGuiret
Music for the concert and for dan
/ cling will be furnished by Frazer's
orchestra
The present officers of Bennington
council are.
Grand knight, VIM. J. Lonergan
deputy grand knight. p. j. Prender
CAST; chancellor, NJ J. Meagher; war
den, VIM. Sears; recorder, d. J. Keel
er; financial secretary, j. j. Cunning
treasurer, ]. p. Ryan; lecturer. j. j
McDermott; advocate, d. A. Guilt
nan; inside guard, +. f. Moore; out
/ side guard, =. j. Kelly.
Trustees-T. f. Morrissey, w
Nevis, NJ. ] Schwab.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29
A $14,ooo,ooo MORTGAGE FILED
New England Power Company to
New England Trust Company.

NCW GISlulN SWSi NS''HaiJ ~
New England Trust Company.
Greenfield, Mass, Marc 29.-There
has been received in the registry Of
deeds one OF the longest instruments
which has ever been recorded in the
office, it being the mortgage inden-
ture from the New England power
company to the New England trust
company The instrument conveys
in mortgage real and personal prop
erty in Franklin and Berkshire coun-
ties in Massachusetts and in Wind
ham and Bennington counties in
Vermont, and besides being recorded
in the reglstries of deeds of the sew
eral counties, will have to be record
ed in a number of town clerks offices
as personal property is conveyed.
The mortgage is given to secure
loans of S14,O00,OOO upon the proper
ties of the company, which are in the
course of development. There are
POS legal pages of the instrument,
which is being copied in the registry
upon the new book typewriter which
the county has recently acquired.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29
SILVER WEDDING
MIR. and Mrs. Chris Fruitrieh Observe
Wedding Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Fruitrich cele-
brated their silver wedding anniver-
sary at their home in North Benning-
ton Monday evening, about seventy
guests being present to offer their
congratulations
Mr.. and Mrs. Fruitrich renewed
their marriage VOWS in the living
room, Rev James S. Clarke officiat-
ing. Mrs. Fruitrich wore gown of
soft silver grey silk The house was
beautifully decorated with masses of
pink and white roses and ferns.
Music was pleasant feature OF
the evening and refreshments were
served. The host and hostess re-
ceived many beautiful gifts OF silver
as remembrances of the occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. Fruitrich were mar
ried twenty-five years ago in Ben
nington by Rev H. Martin, a former
pastor Of the Methodist church.
Since their marriage they have lived
in Bennington and the north village,
where they have made many friends
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29
PLOoF SENTENCED
Shot a Policeman at Burlington Last
June

Burlington, March 2S.-Joseph
Ploof was sentenced today by Judge
Miles in Chittenden county court to
not more than thirteen years and not
less than eleven years in the state
prison at Windsor for assault with
intent to kill Policeman Christopher
Miles of this city. The verdict was
returned in court last week. In the
trial Ploofs defense was insanity.
The shooting of Policeman Miles
occurred last June, where Ploof was
staying for the purpose of serving a
warrant The officer called Ploof to
the door and had started to escort
Ploof from the house when the latter
fired. Afterwards Ploof tried to com
nit suicide
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29
DEMOCRATIC COMBINE DENIED
Candidates Assail Charges Made by
Gov. Wilson's MANAGER.


Gov. Wilson's Manager.
Vigorous denials of the statements
by the Wilson campaign manager
Wednesday, that rival democratic
candidates for the presidency were
in combination against the New Jer-
sey governor, we're made Thursday
at the various democratic political
headquarters in Washington. The
Underwood managers, as an answer
to the charge that Underwood repre-.
scented the so.called combination
against Wilson in the approaching
Florida primaries gave out portion
of previous statement by Senator
Bankhead, in which he made a gener.
al denial OF the charges of trades
and combinations. I'VE are inter.
ested alone in Mr.. Underwood and
In his success in securing the nomi-
nation" said Senator Bankhead.
ExRepresentative Robert II. Cor.
don, manager of the Harmon head.
quarters, said that the repeated
charge that there is a candidate
combine" against Mr.. Wilson in.
dicates that those who are promot.
ing Woodrow Wilson's candidacy.
realize the necessity OF pumping life
into t." The Clark headquarters
made no statement upon the latest
charge of a combination, further than
to cite Speaker Clark's previous
charge that 1T was malicious lie"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29
GRAND OPENING SATURDAY

OF the New Cut Price Shoe Store In
the Library Building.
A new bargain shoe store will be
opened In the Library building In con.
nectlon with the ic to 99c store.
Nearly all the standard makes OF
shoes and rubbers for men. women
and children will be carried in stock
and sold at liberal reduction from
the regular selling prices. All are
invited to call during the opening and
see for themselves. Many remark.
ably good shoe values are offered at
the new cut price shoe store.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29
MINIMUM WAGE LAW
Through Parliament and Has Been
Signed by King

London, March 29.-The coal stu
alton shows a very decided improve
ment The minimum wage bill has
passed all stages in both houses and
has received the royal assent. Act
ing on the advice of Lord Lansdowne
to accept the situation, painful and
humiliating though it is" all the OPP
position amendments were either ne
gatived or withdrawn and the House
of Lords last evening passed the third
reading of the bill without division.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29
ROR SALE Farm Of 2s5 acres. located in

ROR SALE Farm Of 225 acres, located in
A rownal. mics from Berkshire Trolley, 10
acres tillabe land balance pasture and wood
maple. most of the chestnut is large enough
for telephone poles, there Is a modern house
with 10 rooms In best OF repair piazza entire
length of house, running water in mouse, barn
26xe5 with wagon shed attached and under
ground stable under each end. large silO. tic up
Is COWS, horse barn with stalls with iron
managers and box stall new hen hou.e 20 feet
long, large grinery, young apple orchard Of
wash & Hutchins, 26tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29
KILLED BY BOMB
Mexican General ALBERT Has Been
Assasslnated

Mexico City, March 2S.-A code
message received today from Torreon
by Deputy Melesio Para says that
Gen. Trucy ALBERT OF the Federal
forces, who was cut of yesterday
from assistance in battle with the
rebels, has been killed by n dynamite
bomb. The message further says
that Gen. Pancho villa of the Fed.
eral army has been captured and eI.
ecuted by Gen. Orozco, the lnsurgent
commander in chief
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29

Contests will be filed in behalf of
Roosevelt in Indiana and some of the
southern states. His manager claims
six OF the New Mexico delegates and
many OF those from the southern
states who are not instructed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29

FOR sALE-The Hawks property at North
Bennington, good co fOrtible house with
& rooms IN good repair, 2 gOOl barns, and 10
acres of good land that has been laid out In
building lots, this property can he vided and
SOLD in separate lots If 20 desired, price on ap-
phcation. Nash a Hutehins. 2jtf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29

FOR SALE-In town of SALISBURY far OF
IL nearly two hundred acres. fifty acres till
able, balance pasture and woodland The farm
ls well watered. app es pears ana plums on the
plaoe enough timber and cord wood on the
Farm to pay Zoe the place II cut and marketed.
A small house and a good barn on the place. tor
an immediate sale. fifteen hundred do lars viii
purchase this farm. Inquire of Charles n.
Powers, Savings Bank Building, Bennington,
Vt sDt25
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-29
FARMER KILLED

Tunbrdge Man Fell From a Barn
Seaffold
Tunbridge. March 2S.-Arthur J..
Hanson, aged 60 years, was instantly
killed yesterday by a scaffold in his
barn. which fell on him.
He was n prominent Vermont
horseman and raiser OF high grade
stock lie represented his town in
the legislature and was town lister.
He leaves a widow and a son.