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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-29
TOWNS FEAR COMMANDMENT
italian Squadron Anchors Of Beirut
Syria.


Beirut, Syria, Aug ga squadron
OF Italian warships, comprising six
vessels, anchored off this port. Their
object is unknown.
The city is well patrolled by the
Turkish garrison and all is quiet.
The war vessels had previously
reconnoitered the port of Jaffa, In Pal
estine, and also the Syrian sea ports
OF Haifa and Acre, but had not at
tempted landing nor fired any shot.
The people of the coast towns,
however, show signs of nervous ten
sion, fearing repetition Of the bonn
bardment Of last February. when sixty
non-combatants were killed and many
wounded in the streets OF Beirut by
the Italian fire.
At that time number of old Turk
ish gunboats, as well as a cruiser and
torpedo boat, We're sunk while lying
at anchor in the port.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-29

Troops VIII Start Immediately sno
Are Expected to Reach Their DestE
nation in Forty-eight Hours-RebeIs
Reported to Be Committing Acts o,
Barbarism.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-29
COLONEL WOULD
ExPEL PENROSE
Thinks Senator Is Not En-
titled to His Seat.
AN OFFER OF PROTECTION

Roosevelt Quotes From PennsyIva-
MANS Own Testimony Before Senate
Committee as Proof of His Position
In the Matter.
Oyster Bay, NJ ", Aug. 29.-Compar-
ing the testimony before the senate
committee which is investigating cam
paign expenditures with the conditions
disclosed in New York by the police
investigation Colonel Roosevelt de-
clared that Senator Penrose, on his
own testimony, should be expelled
from the senate.
Colonel Roosevelt has taken this
position, he said, In the letter to Sena-
tor Clapp, chairman of the senate
committee, which he is preparing.
The colonel based this statement
from what purported to be an extract
from Mr.. Penrose's testimony before
the senate committee to the effect that
he had advised John ID. Archbold OF
the Standard Oil company to make a
second contribution to the 1904 cam
paign fund, lest the company encoun-
ter difficulties in certain quarters.
Colonel Roosevelt said that In his
opinion this was an offer of protec-
tion from the government in return
for contribution and that 1t did not
differ essentially from the sale of
police protection in New York.
The real fight in the coming cam
paign, Colonel Roosevelt declared,
would be between himself and Gov
ernor Wilson. He expressed the be-
lief that President Taft's supporters
did not expect to elect him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-29
SUES HER FORMER HUSBAND
Singer Asks $4,000 Damages for Al.
legged SIander.

New York, Aug. 29.--Anxious to
prove she is not drunkard, as her
husband charged when he obtained a
divorce. Mrs. Irma Blanche Wright
Helms, singer, is suing DIR. Henry
Francis Helms, the one time husband,
for 100000 damages for defamation
OF character The doctor is dentist
to the king OF Italy.
The divorce was granted on deposi-
lions from Italian witnesses In Bos-
ton and now Mrs. Helms Is suing In
Boston. DIR. Helms alleged that his
then wife was inordinately fond OF
champagne and that she had to have
an edge" on before she could sing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-29
INFANTRY SENT
TO NICARAGUA
Tenth Regiment Gets Rush
Orders to Embark.
IS NOW ON CANAL ZONE

Troops viii Start Immediately ane
Are Expected to Reach Their DestI
nation in Forty-eight Hours-RebeI.
Reported to Be Committing Acts Of
Barbarism.
Washington, Aug 29.-American sol
diers will be landed in Nicaragua with
In the next forty-eight hours. Presi
dent Taft from Beverly personally di
rected the immediate movement of the
Tenth United States infantry, now or
the Panama canal zone, to Nicaragua
to guard American lives and property
United States marines now being
rushed south on the transport Prairie
via Colon and the cruiser California
cannot reach Nicaragua for possibly Q
week. Late dispatches pictured the
situation as being so acute that an i'm
mediate movement of a large force oil
troops was necessary.
The Tenth, recruited to full wal
strength and fully equipped for cam
paigning in the tropics, is to be taken
aboard merchant ships In the harbor
of Panama and rushed to Corinto.
They will be dispatched along the
line of the railway from Corinto to
Managua, the capital, at points whei .
American Minister Weitzel and Cl~n
mander Terhune of the gunboat AN,
napolis believe they will afford mos,
protection. Colonel Henry A. Green
commands the regiment.
Barbaric Cruelty Charged.
Allegations of conditions bordering
on barbarism and acts even worse than
those which took the troops of the
united powers into China to quell the
Boxer rebellion have been received al
the state department within the last
twenty-four hours.
The deliberate murder of two Amer
leans, Dodd and Phillips, after they
had been wounded and were helpless
following the massacre at Leon, Aug
10, focused attention on the previous
reports of burning of soldiers, starva
tion of political prisoners held In dun
geons and other alleged acts of cruel
ty.
The latest reports made plain that
Immediate protection for Americans
was necessary and that ii probably
would not be safe to wait for the ar
rival of marines now en- route.
The marines on the Prairie, after
being landed at Colon, will have to
be transported across the isthmus by
railroad and taken on the cruiser Cali
fornia on the Pacific side for transpor
tation to Corinto. That would mean a
delay of at least week. The Tenth
infantry can be on the ground in less
than two days.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-29

J. Jeffries for the mayoralty prefer.
ence in Detroit.
Among the aldermen arrested in the
bribery" cases who were candidates
for denomination eight seem absolute
ly certain of victory. They are Thorn.
az Lynch, w. ]. Hindle, David Rosen-
thai, Stephen Skrzycki, Patrick
O'Brien, Joseph f. Merritt, Joseph L.
Theisen and Thomas f. Gilman.
The latter was councilmanic leader
and is charged with having received
the largest bribe in the Wabash rail
road case.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-29

Jersey City, N. j., Aug. 29.-Former
neighbors Of Michael Kiley. an aged
recluse, who occupied ramshackle
house for many years, were surprised
to learn that the old man had died
possessed Of fortune worth 100000.
OF this total $4,000 goes to Mrs.
Margaret Jones, who took care OF Ki-
ley In his last illness. A big share Of
the residue goes to MIRA. Catherine
DAILY, neighbor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-29
SUNDAY MAIL LID TILTED
Postmaster General Modifies n
Original Order.

Washington, Aug. 29.--Formal or
ders were issued by the postofiice de-
partment slightly relaxing the Sunday
embargo" against delivery OF mail
at first and second class Offices.
Carrier and window deliveries on
the Sabbath will not be made, but the
Sunday closing orders are construed
to give lockbox patrons access to
their mail
Drastic reform In the railway mail
service is also ordered to facilitate
Sunday delivery of emergency" mail
matter
Hotel guests and newspapers are
given special consideration.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-29
Emperor William improving.

Cassel, Hesse-Nassau, Germany
Aug. 29.--Emperor William felt sc
well that he rose early and before
breakfast enjoyed long walk in tht
park surrounding Wilhelmshoehe cas-
tie. The rheumatic pains In the neck
from which his majesty had suffered
practically have ceased, while the
swelling of the glands has almost en-
urely disappeared.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-29
UNLESS COURT 0vERRuLEs
Roosevelt Electors on Republican
Ticket In Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 29.-Unless the
United States supreme court. now
considering the cases, rules against
them, the Roosevelt electors, chosen
in the recent state primary, will APP
pear on the Republican ballot In the
fall election.
This was made certain because, by
a vote of SO. to 62, the Republican
party state council defeated resolu-
ton to force the Roosevelt electors
to run on an independent ticket.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-29
BLAST TRIAL vENlRE DRAWN
Hearing on Alleged Dynamite Con.
spiracy Set for Oct. /.

indianapolis, Aug ga venire oil
fifty persons, from among whom the
jury to hear the dynamite cases will
be selected, was drawn here. The
trials of ffty-four labor union men In
dicted by the last federal grand jury
here for completely In the so called
dynamite conspiracy, which culminat-
ed in the blowing up of the Los An
geles Times building, will be begun
here before Federal Judge A. B. An
derson on Oct 1, when all the venire-
men will report. Federal officials
have been engaged throughout the
summer making arrangements for the
trial
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-29
Borden Meets suffraaettes.

London, Aug. 29.-The Canadian
premier. Robert L. Borden, when he
faced the suffragettes for the first
time, took a firm stand. He told them
very emphatically he had no power or
intention to introduce general meas
ure of suffrage for women in the do
minion of Canada and that no threats
of the employment of militant meth.
DDS would haze any influence on him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-29
RICH FlREMEN ARE HELPLESS
Architects Villa Burns, Resulting In
100000 Loss.

Roslyn. l.. l., Aug. 29.--While the
members Of the noted local million
aire fire department stood by and
cursed impotently over scarcity of
water, which rendered their efforts
useless. fire completely destroyed the
home Of Thomas X. Hastings, one of
the most noted architects In the coun-
try. The loss will exceed 100000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-29
Students Harvesting Tobacco.

Springfield, Mass, Aug. 29.--Under
graduate students from Yale, Harvard,
Princeton and Dartmouth are provid-
ing valuable help on the big Connec-
ticut valley tobacco plantations during
the harvest season which y now at
II height
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-03
FIREMEN DEMAND
INCREASED PAY
ON 80 ROADS
Also Demand More Help in Car
ing For Engines
WOULD COST MILLION S
Railroad Operators Declare That To
Comply with the Demand Would
Take s25,ooo,ooo

New York, May 3.-Following close
ly upon the agreement Of the engi-
neers and the managers OF the so
railroads east of Chicago to submit
to arbitration the demands OF the en-
gineers for an increase in wages and
changes in their hours of work the
locomotive firemen and hostlers Of
the same railroads yesterday submit
ted to the managers at schedule re-
questing additional compensation for
their labors, changes in their hours
of work and in some cases the en-
nloyment of assistant firemen.
w. S. Carter of Peoria, ILL.,, presi-
dent &C the brotherhood of locomotive
firemeI and enginemen, presented the
demands of the men to j. G. Stuart,
chairman of the conference commit
tee of the railroad managers, who
told him the managers would be
called to meet as soon as possible to
discuss the matter Later it was
stated on behalf OF the managers that
to grant the demands would mean an
additional annual outlay by the rail
roads of between S25,000,000 and
30,000,000
The demands of the men were for.
mulated at meeting of the eastern
federated board of the brotherhood OF
locomotive fremen and enginemen
held at Chicago, February Is, and
embrace increases in the pay of fire
men in the passenger and through 10
cal and way freight services and on
switch engines and hostlers and help
ers on electric engines They also
call for a days work of 10 hours oil
less, or OF runs of 100 miles or less
A stipulation in this latter respect 4,
that all mileage in excess of 10(
miles made within 10 hours shall BE-
paid for at mileage rates.
The men ask also that firemen helS
at other than home terminal shall
be paid continuous time after the ex
piration of Is hours from the tim,
they register off duty and that fire
men shall be relieved from cleaninl
engines. The clause in the demand
calling for assistant fremen specific
that these men shall be employed Of
coal burning locomotives in tn
freight service and that the assistan
shall aid the regular fireman in tn
prescribed duties incident to the III
ing OF locomotive. The pay OF tn
assistant is to be determined at
conference Of firemen and the raj
road managers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-03

airy of the secretary to the president
from $500 to $4,000, the old figure.
and the abolition in the department
OF commerce and labor Of the bureaus
on manufactures and statistics.
II Is further proposed to abolish
the minis at San Francisco, New Or.
leans and Carson City, New, and the
assay Offices at Boise, Idaho, Char.
lotte, n. c., Deadwood. S. d., Helena,
Mont, Seattle. Wash, and Salt Lake
city, Utah. San Francisco would get
an assay Office in lieu Of its mint.
Specific injunction against the ex.
penditure of public money for tele-
phones In private residences Is In.
corporated in the bill. The bill car.
ries SS3,5l9,l9i approximately So.
100000 less than for the current year.
Salary provisions for i4.S77 officials
and employees show reduction of
4O6 names on the payroll. July |
is fixed for the end Of the commerce
court whose jurisdiction would be
redevested in the other United States
courts
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-03
LOCAL OVERFLOW

Miss Alice McNary OF Woodford
City was a guest of Miss Anna Park
today
Collins NJ. Graves and Claire Soule
caught good baskets of trout Thurs.
day on the main stream.
Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Colgate
have arrived from New York to at
tend the funeral OF Charles C. Jones.
Clam chowder will be served at the
Canadian club Saturday evening,
Members and honorary members are
requested to be present Any mem
Der may bring a friend with him II
he desires.
]. Bruce Ismay. president OF the
International mercantile marine sail
ed yesterday for England from New
York on the White Star liner Adria
tic Mr. Ismay said that he was worn
out and that there was nothing to add
to his testimony regarding the Titan
ic disaster that he gave before the
Senate investigating committee. The
managing director of the White Star
line boarded the Adriatic q few min
utes before she sailed at IL O'Clock
and went at once to his stateroom.
Some of the employees Of the Ben
nington box factory are having a liz
tie fun at the expense OF Eugene
Stratton. the superintendent. A few
days ago a hen belonging to the 81
perintendent ate large quantity o
dry grass The grass lodged In the
hens crop and refused to digest Tn,
superintendent did not want to lost
his hen so opened the croy, took on
the grass and sewed up the incision
The operation was not only success
full, but the patient lived The saw
ing OF the hens life accounts for tn
fact that some of the superlntend
ent's friends now call him DR.. Strat
ton.
J. f. Madison, registered optomC
trist, will open an optical Office a
ass Main street, about May 10. MI
Mattison is a graduate Of Kun
School OF Optics. Boston, in 1905
graduating at the head OF his class
He passed the examination OF Oh
Vermont State Board OF Examiners 4
optometry. 1910, receiving secon
highest marks at that examination
thereby proving that he thorough
understands the principles of optic
and the art of flteting glasses. Nj
Mattison is also a first class watcl
maker and will do watch and jewelr
repairing In connection with the Of
| teal work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-03
TO BUILD STATE ROAD
Selectmen to Continue Work Started
on Pownal Highway Last Year

The board of selectmen, Frank M.
Crawford, chairman, Frank Cromack
and Walter r. White, met Thursday
with d. II. Winslow, the superintend-
ent from the bureau of public works,
who will be stationed in Bennington
county during the coming year, and
decided to construct about 1000 feet
of state road on the Pownal highway
1t is the intention of the selectmen
to start the work at the north end
of the state road built here year
ago and to continue on toward Ben
nington. In all about $4,000 will be
expended in this locality
Considerable blasting was neces
sary in building the section of road
year ago, and the selectmen are
confident that they put in more fee
of road this year for an equal amour
Of money.
The surveying for the new roat
will begin at once.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-03
BODY OF c. c. JONES ARRIVES
Met at Station by Escort From TAFT
Commandery, X. T.

The body of Charles c. Jones, SUI
perntendent of the James c. Colgate
estate, who lost his life in the Titanic
disaster, arrived here last evening
from Halifax, in charge of DR.. James
II. Donnelly of Hoosick Falls, N. Y.
The remains were met at the local
station by an escort from Taft Com
mandery Knights Templar, consist
ing of William H. Nichols. DR.. +. S.
Braley, James +. Burke, Guy S. Har-
bour, C. NJ. Lambert, e. II. Holden,
T. A. Davenport, Harry Reese, Col.
Thomas Harmon, William r. Barratt,
John II. Norton, Harry H. Warren
and G. H. Dunn of Pownal
The body was taken to the Wal
bridge undertaking rooms for the
night and this morning shortly after
10 o'clock, was taken in charge by
another escort from the commandery,
consisting of Edward H. Holden,
John C. Clark, William H. Nichols,
Guy S. Harbour, James E. Burke and
7. A. Davenport and conveyed to the
superintendent late home on the
estate.
DR.. Donnelly stated this morning
that some Of the personal effects OF
Mr.. Jones are missing. Whether
they were stolen while the body was
on the steamship Mackay-Bennett
or were taken after the body arrived
in Halifax, it is impossible to deter
mine. The superintendent was
known to have carried a valuable
gold watch, but the time-piece found
in his pocket was a comparatively
worthless article with silver case
A diamond stickpin is also missing
and a Masonic ring. An abrasion o.
the skin OF the finger on which the
ring was worn, showed how the jew
elry had been forced Off
The newspaper dispatches have
stated that it was the intention o
the authorities in Halifax to retaiI
all the personal effects in that cit,
and return them to relatives through
government channels, but DR.. Don
nelly states that this plan was aban
doned. There was a meeting of rel
atives and accredited representative
in Halifax on the evening after thei
arrival and a vigorous protest wa
made against this ruling. The pre-
test was effective and those with pre-
per credentials we're permitted to sc
cure not only the remains of thei
friends. but also to take everythin
that was found upon the bodies.
The funeral will be held at tn
superintendent late residence a
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Tn
public service will be held at the OF
First church at 2:30 Rev. Isaa
Jennings. pastor at Old Bennington
and Rev. w. F. Meyer, pastor of tn
First Baptist church will officiat,
The bearers will be members of Tai
Commandery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-03
Dove OF PEACE IS
LOWERING OVER
BAY STATE
RumOr That Senator Lodge Has
Taken a Hand
TRYING TO HEAL SCARS
Senator Crane Comes Up for Re-Elec-
ton Next Winter and Peace
Is Much Desired

Boston, May 3.-Indications point
to an attempt to patch up truce be-
tween the Taft and Roosevelt fac
lions and there Is a suspicion the
states senior senator, Hon. Henry
Cabot Lodge, has taken a hand.
Senator Crane comes up for re-
election before the Massachusetts leg
islature next winter and in the pres
ent condition of the party, he can ex-
pect no help from the Roosevelt fac
ton The primary result has shown
the Republicans of the state to be
divided almost exactly even and there
is reason to believe that Senator
Lodge will attempt to heal the breach
and that he cares more about that
than how the Massachusetts, dele
gates vote at Chicago.
II Is noted that there is a sudden
cessation of activity at the Taft head
quarters, and Gen. Champlin has
gone to Rye Beach. While the more
radical Taft leaders continue to talk
of fight, il is noted that the close
friends OF Senators Lodge and Crane
are saying that the matter will be
amicably adjusted and that no bitter
ness will result.
Before this apparent change OF
front, a petition was filed with the
Boston board of election commission
ers. by Chairman Herman HORNED OF
the Republican State committee, ask
| ing for recount of the vote cast al
! Tuesdays primaries for Republican
delegates at large in every ward in
Boston except ward T. 1t was also
said that similar petitions will be
filed asking for recounts of the vote
for republican delegates at large
throughout the state.
Taft managers hope that the re
count will show that the number oil
ballots thrown out because crosses
were marked for both ex-senator
Frank Seiberlch and the regular Taft
ticket, headed by Senator Crane
would have been sufficient, IL count
ed, to have elected the Taft tickle
for delegates at large. The voter.
were allowed to vote but eight names
but the proximity Of the name o
Seiberlich. also pledged for Taft, L
the regular ticket, resulted. it /.
said in many voters inyaldatin,
their ballots by marking all min,
names.
According to the Taft leaders, tn,
recount is asked for primarily 81
that the Taft forces will have som,
basis on which to fight for the seat
ing Of their delegates at the nationa
convention.
Governor Foss today released IN,
delegates elected on the Democratic
ballot from any obligations that the,
may feel to vote for him as presiden
tial nominee at the national conven
ton in Baltimore. The delegate
viii, therefore, be free to vote 70
Speaker Clark.