davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
THE GERMAN ELECTION
Socialists Captured Cologne Hereto
fore Clerical Stronghold

AS result of Mondays reballoting
in Germany by the members of the
Reichstag, the socialists lack only
one of an even 100 seats. This was
the outcome of another remarkable
change, in the political atmosphere,
coupled with 80 victories by other
left parties, which makes the blue
black bloc" or governments chances
Of retaining its former majority more
than doubtful. The socialists elect
ed q men in 81 out of total of 80
contests, and now have a total of SO
seats.
The most sensational event of the
reballoting was the socialists victory
in Cologne, "the German Rome"
which has been in the uninterrupted
possession of the clericals since the
foundation of the empire The SOC
ialists lacked only nine votes OF car
rying the first Berlin district, where
the ministers votes reelected the
radical candidate The conserva-
tives suffered net loss Of 10 of
which 10 went to the socialists. The
SOCIALISTS Cdplulti NpihlaA anu
Strassburg from the centrists and de
feated DR.. Mugden, the radical lead
err, in Goeritz and Dr. Rosann, the
national liberal leader, in Darmstadt.
Count Won Oppersdorff the leading
clerical, barely escaped defeat by the
radicals in Fraustadt
Late returns gave the bloc" a TO-
tai of 176 seats and the national lib
erals radicals and socialists together
total of ia. OF the 80 mandates
which will be contested tomorrow the
most generous estimates apparently
canot give the bloc more than 10,
making the total 1856. IA less than a
majority, while 20 appear to be safe
for the left. This would give the
combined left 1877, leaving only IA
for particularists, independents and
others.
While total of so reballots were
taken Monday the socialists partici-
pated in only 81. Another of the
noteworthy socialist victories. was
won at Frankfort-on-theMain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
Talks When The Public Listening What Help Needed
CHARGED WITH THEFT
Young Woman Held for Scaling
Wearing Apparel from Employer


Deputy Sheriff Frank Wilson Of
Pownal and Ernest Healy of Black
linton arrived in the village this
morning with a young woman by the
name of Helen Baton, who is accus-
ed Of stealing a quantity of wearing
apparel from the house of Mr.. Healy
where she had been employed.
The young woman was found by
Mr.. Healy and the deputy in the
railway station at Pownal and as she
refused to return to the state of
Massachusetts the only thing that
could be done was to put her in the
custody of Sheriff Godfrey and COM
municate with the authorities in
North Adams.
The girl had been employed at the
Healy home about three weeks and
it is charged that when she left she
took with her gold locket and
chain, gold bracelet, set of furs,
a coat, hat, blue serge skirt,
some underclothing and small arti-
cles.
Deputy Wilson brought the young
woman to the Office Of States Attor-
ney w. ]. Meagher who communica-
ted with the office of Chief of Police
Dineen in North Adams. Arrange
ments were made to send Massa-
chusetts Office here today to look in
to the case.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
BRYAN FOR WILSON
UNDETERRED BY
HARVEY ROW
Nebraska Leader Writes Letter
On Subject
SCORES HARPER's WEEKLY
Says That Wilson's Availability
Would Have Been Discovered In
Spite of Col. Harvey's Paper

Lincoln, Neb, Jan. 24-William j.
Bryan takes the side of Gov Wood
row Wilson in his break with Col.
Harvey and Henry Watterson, justi-
flying the action of the New Jersey
governor in requesting that his name
be withdrawn from the columns of
Harper's Weekly, In a letter sent
from the East made public here last
night, Mr. Bryan says:
THE recent break between Gov.
Wilson and Col. Harvey illustrates
the lmpossibility OF cooperation be-
tween men who look at public ques-
tons from different points Of view.
Col. Harvey became a supporter of
Mr. Wilson when he was selected as
the democratic candidate for COVER
nor of New Jersey, and he continued
his support when Gov. Wilson be-
gan to be discussed as a candidate
for the presidency. OF course it is
absurd for Col. Haryey's friends to
talk about his bringing Gov. Wilson
out No man or paper could have
made Gov. Wilson available as a
candidate if he himself had not at
tracted attention; it would have been
Impossible for Col. Harvey to have
prevented a discussion of Gov. viii
sons availability.
But let us assume that Col Har
vey was doing all he could for his
choice, what was the situation? His
conspicuous support was not only of
no advantage, but 1t became actually
disadvantage; 1t did not bring to
Gov. Wilson the class for which Col
Harvey speaks, but alienates men
Just as honest as Col. Harveys
friends who could not understand
why Col. Harvey praised Gov Wilson
personally without endorsing the
things for which Gov. Wilson stands.
1t naturally aroused suspicion as to
the sincerity of one or the other and
when Gov. Wilson was asked the
question he admitted that he regard
ed the support of Col Harvey as a
liability rather than as an asset.
SHOULD he have pretended that he
thought that Col. Harvey was help
ing him when he was not? And why
should Col Harvey complain? If he
really favors Gov. Wilson, he must
desire to aid him; why should he be
offended then az Gov. Wilson's frank
ness? Is he more interested in be-
ing known as the man who made
Gov. Wilson famous than in advanc-
ing Gov. Wilson's cause? Harvey has
shown no signs of conversion. II he
communes with Ananias 1t is not
with any consciousness of blindness.
He has seen no new light, and when
he does he will feel so ashamed OF
his lifelong fight against progressive
democracy that his first desire will
be to bring forth fruits meet for re
pentance-not 10 assume leadership
ut must pain. Gov. Wilson to
break with old friends, but the
breaks must necessarily come unless
he turns back or they go forward.
"A man is known by the company he
keeps'-and he cannot keep company
wit those going in opposite directions
Gov. Wilson must prepare himself for
other desertions-they will distress
him. but there is abundant consola-
ton of duty we'll done"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
TIGHT LID AT NEWPORT
Gov. Pothler viii Use Militia II Nee
essary to Keep It on

Newport, Jan. 24.-Gov. Pothier'
when he closed the gambling places
here Saturday over the heads of the
mayor and chief OF police, says that
they must remain closed for good or
AT least while he sits In the COVER
nor's chair lie says he will Keep
them closed II he has to call out the
militia. Gov. Pothier has a list OF
places of ill-repute in Newport and
of places where liquor Is sold with
out license These are to be clos
ed az once or the governor Will use
his Office and the sheriff's forces here
to do so.
II is the general belief here that
the Newport Civic League and other
such bodies caused the governor TO
act as he did. II is also report
from inner political circles that Gov.
Pothler will ask the General Assem-
bly to pass a law for state police.
The governor is to be asked TO APP
point police commission for New
port such as was in existence I'VE
years ago.
For years gambling has been going
on here under all administrations
without any interference. Whether
the present movement is due to pol
tiles remains to be learned. New
port usually goes strongly Republi-
can In federal and state elections but
always save for few exceptions
Democratic In city elections. Mayor
p. ]. Boyle is now serving his l4th
term.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
DIDN'T RAISE THE MONEY
London Wouldn't Give a Half Million
For Y. M. c. A.

London. Jan. 23.-FalIing short OF
the required amount by over E30,.
600, Londons twelye-day campaign
to raise 100000 in aid of the Young
Mems Christian Association funds
closed tonight with the total stand
ing at G66,677.
Naturally every one is disappoint
ed that the full amount was not
obtained within the specified time,
but collecting will go on until the
object is attained. The big subscrip-
tions which all hoped for did not
materialize, although strenuous eff
forts were made in this direction.
Among those appealed to to save
the day was j. Pierpont Morgan, who
was seen by Mr.. Arbuthnot, Chair
man of the Citizens Committee. Mr..
Morgan politely but firmly declined,
saying he had enough to do to look
after the needs of his own country.
A similar reply was given by Lord
Strathcona, referring TO Canada, and
he added.
London ought to be ashamed OF
itself II It could not raise a million
pounds for such an object"
Among others appealed to were w.
r. Hearst and John Wanamaker,
with no result.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
ROOSEVELT FAILS
IN OKLAHOMA
CONTEST
Delegates For TAFT BY an Over
whelming Majority
STAMPEDE DIDN'T WORK
Rough Riders Out In Force and Rails
ed Great Rumpus But Couldn't
Change a Vote

Oklahoma City, Okla, Jan. "a
What had been planned as a STAN
pede for Col Roosevelt resulted in
an overwhelming victory for Presi.
dent Taft in the Fourth District Con-
yention at Coalgate today. Despite
the reading of letter addressed to
Chairman Edward Perry by Clifford
Pinchot, urging that Senator La Fol
lette be Endorsed, the convention in
structed for Taft by vote of 11S to
81 and Endorsed James A. Harris,
present state chairman, for national
committeeman OF the same vote.
The climax came when the minor.
ity report signed by only one of the
eighteen members of the district com.
mittee was read. Shrieking, bowling
and other stampede tactics were re-
sorted to, and pandemonium of un.
bounded frenzy resulted when Chair
man Perry, after the reading of the
minority report which Endorsed
Roosevelt, jumped on the platform
yelling at the top of his voice:
SLAP Roosevelt in the face il you
dare!"
Under the leadership OF Chairman
Perry riotous demonstration was
then carried on In which the Rough
Rider element and number of men
who. 1t is said had not been in the
convention hall until then were in
the foreground. An American flag
was dropped on the stage in tumult
by the Rough Riders" Every yio-
lent effort possible was made to get
the Roosevelt crowd to storm the
platform. all Of which, however af
ter ten to fifteen minutes of rioting,
weakened against the placid but de-
termined groups OF Taft adherents,
who gathered around Jim Harris who
quietly smoked his cigar through it
all
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
MRS. JULIA E. WHITE
Died at the Home Of Her daughter,
Mrs. ]. n. Cole, This Morning.

Mrs. Julia E. White, aged 70 years,
died early this morning at the home
OF her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Cole, fol-
lowing a lingering illness. DEATH
was due to dropsy with which she
had suffered for some time.
Mrs. White was a native of Wards
boro. She was twice married, the
first marriage to Abial I. Morse oc-
curing November 7, 1858 and the Sec
ond to Francis White occurred about
u years ago. Her maiden name was
Miss Julia E. Ramsdell.
Mrs. White was a woman of an
estimable disposition. always much
devoted to the ties of her home and
family and was of quiet, unassum-
ing disposition, which won for her
many close friends.
The surviving relatives are two
sons, George w. Morse of Worcester
Mass, and Harry F. Morse of Wards
boro, five daughters, Mrs. Edward
knight of East Wallingford, Mrs.
Charles Austin of Townsend, this
state, Mrs. Nettie Howe of Worces-
ter, Mrs. o. K. Allen of Wilmington
and Mrs. j. H. Cole Of Bennington
and two brothers, H. II. Ramsdell of
Worcester and John Ramsdell OF
South Londonderry.
The funeral arrangements are as
yet incomplete
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
PRISONER PARoLEp
Joseph Stevens was Convicted
Stealing Bonding Wire

Joseph stevens was Convicted OF
Stealing Bonding Wire
Probation officer John Nash has
received from Governor Mead a par
ole in the case of Joseph Stevens,
who was sentenced in May. 1910, by
Municipal Judge e. H. Holden to not
more than two years and six months
in the state prison at Windsor for
stealing bonding wire from the Berk-
shire street railway company Stew
ems minimum sentence would have
expired on the 31st of the present
month.
Stevens, who gave his home as
Lowell, Mass, and stated that he was
weaver by trade, was caught in the
act OF removing some Of the heavy
bonding wire at the second switch
from this village on the Bennington
and North Adams Street Railway
line. One of the passengers on the
car which almost ran over Stevens
who was engaged in cutting away the
wire was Hon. o. NJ. Barber, Judge
Of the United States Court of Gus
toms appeals, who was at that time
one OF the officers of the street rail-
way company. Mr.. Barber assisted
the car crew in arresting Stevens and
also helped the men put the wire
thief in Jail here when the car
reached the village.
Stevens was convicted of grand
larceny and sentenced on May 10.
Mwsc
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
DARLING IN WASHINGTON
Little Prospect Of Consolidation Of
Customs Districts

Washington, Jan. 24-Collector C.
H. Darling of the port OF Burlington
arrived in the city yesterday for his
annual winter visit of a few days.
Nothing has been heard recently of
the proposal of the administration to
consolidate the two Vermont Gus
toms districts, the House not appear
ing TO be in any hurry, at least, in
promoting the scheme. Representa-
tive Cox OF Indiana, the chairman of
the committee which is to consider
the matter, has been at home for
some time, and there appears to be
no present disposition to take action
II any at all is taken at this ses-
sion is matter of doubt, as the
democratic majority have other
economy" schemes OF their own on
hand of more consequence to them.
Even should the committee get
around to consider the matter 1t is
extremely doubtful II the House acts
at this session Collector Emery re-
turned home with this decided i'm
preston and very probably Collector
Darling will, also.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
WOMEN BLAME MEN
FOR HIGH PRICE
OF LIVING
At Least Men Are Assigned As
One of the Causes
SPECULATION ALSO GUILTY
Trusts and Gambling and Bad Laws
and Especially Failure to Let
the Women Vote

Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 23.-Reply-
ing to the request from the State OF
Ohio to explain the high cost of liy-
ing, the Cincinnati Housewives-Co Coop
eratiye League, through its President,
Mrs. j. w. Films, made its report
public today, and gave the following
as the chief causes of the present ex-
orbitant prices:
TRUSTS Selfish, greedy. and hun
CRY for big profits
Speculation. Prices fixed by gam
blers rather than by the cost of pro
duction.
Husbands. Not as helpful in home
management as they should be.
Lame laws. Refusal to grant wo-
men the right to vote"
In tracing the high cost OF living
to husbands, Mrs. Films attributed it
to their tendency to evade domestic
tasks, and said:
Half of them don't know the
price of sugar or how long an in
candescent light will last, and, all
unknowingly, they greatly add to the
already increased cost of living. Hus-
bands should keep household &C
counts as well as wives, and at the
end of the month both should bal
ance up and see If they agree. |
don't see why "a husband should not
know when the -four is getting low
as well as the wife"
The league has already started a
boycott on butter, the members de-
claring they will eat BUTTERFLIES
bread until the price comes down.
Six women agents Of the Bureau of
Labor of the United States Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor are In
Cincinnati secretly making an inves-
tigation of the high cost Of living.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
PHELPS HEARING TODAY
Monroe Bridge Case Before Council
Probably for Last Time

Boston, Jan. PA final effort to
save Silas N. Phelps, the Monroe
murderer, from the electric chair,
will be made today, when the COVER
nor and executive council will give
a hearing on Communication OF the
death sentence. The governor laid
the question of Communication to life
Imprisonment before the council last
week but upon ascertaining the atti-
tude of each member and finding 1t
adverse to such action, he did not
press the question Believing that
another. investigation of the case
might alter the minds of the council,
The governor yesterday formally laid
the question OF Communication beofre
the council through Clerk Hamlin and
today a vote will be taken. II was
said at the state house yesterday
that the members Of the council
showed no signs of having changed
their opinions regarding Phelps and
the application for communication pro-
badly would be refused. Unless the
council acts favorably, Phelps must
die before midnight on Saturday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
The Measure Of Mans Value Citizen The

Ing, ana no date has been set fer It's
continuance.
Since that time Rutland has hsen
steadily advancing in tho market
There are $1,000 or 10000 shares Of
free stock that were not deposited
with the Protective Committee. One
of the minority stockholders intimat
ed yesterday that somebody was try
ing to buy these in before the Public
Service Commission continues its
hearings, and said he would not be
surprised if this was followed by an
offer to the minority stockholders for
their shares.
The rise in Rutland yesterday was
1915 points, to Co. At the closing 70
was BID and So asked.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
AVIATOR PLAYS CHASTITY JOKE
Beachy scares Crowd at Los Angeles
bv Trick Dip

Los Angeles, Jan. 24.-Lincoln
Beachy, whose daring feats of flying
have been the feature OF the inter
national aviation meet played a ghast
" Joke yesterday on a crowd that
was still on edge as result OF the
tragic fall of Rutherford Page Mon
day. After several thrilling death
dips" Beachy rose to 400 feet from
which he made sheer drop almost
perpendicuarly and disappeared in
the gully where Arch Hoxsey fell to
his death a year ago.
From the grand stand 1t appeared
that Beachy had fallen and when he
did not reappear after an interval OF
more than q minute, automobiles
loaded with doctors, mechanicians
and reporters dashed to The foot Of
the hill. It was fully three minutes
later when Beachy reappeared at the
north end OF the course flew past the
grand stand and laughingly waved
TO the crowd.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
sNUB FOR GOV BLEAsE
Legislature Expunees His Message on
Libel Law

Columbia, S. c.. Jan. "a The
friction between the legislature and
Gov. Cole l.. Blease tonight reached
its climax in the decision OF the
House to expunge from its journal
all but the first two paragraphs OF
the governors recent message on the
so-called libel bill.
The vote. which followed a day de-
voted to argument. was Sc to 26S in
favor Of expunging from the record
that part of the governors message
which contained a bitter attack up
on the press OF South Carolina.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
Took Occasion to Deny Stories to
the Contrary.

Washington. Jan. 23.-Postmaster
General Hitchcock took occasion to-
day, on going to the Cabinet meeting,
to denounce as utterly false and with
out shadow of foundation the stories
to the effect that he was disloyal to
President Taft and had been assist.
ing In the organization and work OF
tho movement that is going on to
obtain the nomination OF Col. Roose-
welt for the Presidency by the Re-
publican National Convention at Chi
cage next June. AS Mr.. Hitchcock
went to the White House for the reg
ular Tuesday Cabinet meeting he
said.
81 am for Taft as strong as a man
can be. did not realize until a day
or two ago how far these stories
about my alleged differences with the
President were going. There is alb.
solutely no foundation for any OF
them"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
A Card

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree 70 refund the money on 30.
cent bottle OF Greene's Warranted
Syrup OF Tar II II fails TO cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee a
20 cent bottle 10 prove satisfactory
or money refunded.
Coles Pharmacy, A. s. Hath" 'ay.
Harwood Drug Store.
G. K. and A. d. Hawkins,
d A. Qulnlan, n. G. Woodwork.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
BASEBALL AT WILLIAMS
Schedule This Year includes Game
With Vermont

wllliamstown, Jan. 2i.-The 1872
schedule for the Williams baseball
team has been announced as follows;
April 90, Massachusetts, Agricul'
tural College at williamstown.
May /. Wesleyan at Middletown.
May II, Dartmouth at Williams
town.
May 10. Princeton at Princeton.
May IS. Syracuse at Wllliamstown'
May 81. Yale at New Haven.
May 90. Amherst az Amherst.
May %, Dartmouth at Hanover
May 80, Amherst at Williamstown'
June s. Harvard at Cambridge.
June 3. Holy Cross at Worcester.
June 10. Cornell at Williamstown'
June i5. Wesleyan at Williams
town.
June q. Vermont at williamstown
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
WILSON FOR INCOME TAX
viii Urge Legislature to Ratlfy the
Federal Amendment

Trenton, n. j., Jan 24.-Gov viii
son was at the State House today.
and again declined to discuss the
Harvey,Watterson incident in any
way. He told the reporters that he
would likely send a special message
to the legislature soon urging the rat
itlcation of the amendment to the
Federal Constitution providing for
the levying of an income tax.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
wlLlAMsTowN sowLERs WON
Defeated Bennington by Single Pin
at ~" Alleys Last Night

team Of ten pin bowlers from
Williamstown came here last even
ing and rolled picked five at the
Y. NJ. c. A. alleys. Bennington won
the two last strings of the match but
the Williamstown boys had lead of
46 pins on the first string which was
too big to overcome. In the third
string the last visiting bowler re-
Quired nine pins on his last ball to
win the match by margin of one
and he just made IL. The score:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
ReuLsAcH GOING TO MINORS
chIoauo's Once Great Pitcher Slated
for Blu Drop

Chicago. Jan. 2i.--Pitohers Reul-
bach and Mcintyre veterans OF the
Chicago National league club are sla-
ted to 10 to the minors. Waivers on
them have been granted by all Of
the National clubs according to an.
nouncement made yesterday by Pres
ident Murphy. Reulbach has been
with the Chicago club for six years,
while Mcintyre was obtained from
Brooklyn professional ranks after a
brilliant athletic career at the univer-
sity OF Notre Dame.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
FOR DEER KILLING
Two WlIllamstown Men Arrested by
Game Warden Nichols

Russell Blake and Edward Lee OF
Williamstown were arrested Monday
by Game Warden William Nichols on
the charge of having wounded the
buck deer which, after being shot in
the leg, ran across the state line into
Pownal and was killed near the
Broad Brook reservoir through in.
structions from County Game War.
den Il. $. Higgins
Blake and Lee were arraigned In
court at Williamstown Monday on
the charges OF hunting without regis.
tration and pursuing and wounding a
deer. They pleaded not guilty, fur
nished bail in the sum OF 500 each
and the cases were continued to
Friday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
AN ASYLUM FIRE
Patients at Danvers In Panic But
Lives Saved

Danvers, Mass, Jan. 24.-Fire in
one wing of the state asylum today
created a panic among the inmates
and the firemen were obliged to aid
the attendants in quelling the out
break due to the fire.
The patients were successfully
transferred without loss of life,
though some were slightly injured be-
cause the frenzy from which they
suffered drove them to resist the eff
forts in their behalf.