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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23
PLAYED POKER AT Y. NJ. c. A.
Lodgers in Philadelphia Building No
titled to Find other Quarters

Philadelphia, March 2l.-Poker
games and parties that did not suf-
fer from lack OF refreshments are
responsible for five young men be-
ing served with notice to give up
their rooms in the Central Branch
of the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation.
The dodgers. whose names are with
held by the association, have until
tomorrow to get out. News that Off
GERS of the association had found a
poker game in full swing on the fifth
floor of the building and that the par
Elephants had been ordered out be-
came known today. The discovery
was made several nights ago, after
quiet investigation had been under
way for several months.
II is understood that the parties
had been held frequently and that
guests Of the dodgers furnished liz.
uid cheer. 1t is said that nearly
every ledger In the building had at
one time or another received an in.
invitation to take part
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23
GALLONS BUILT THREE TIMES
Woman Who Was to Die On II at
Home With Family.

New York, March 2l.-Mrs An.
toinette Tolla, of Lodi, ~ j., who
three times witnessed the building Of
gallows on which she was to have
been hanged for the murder OF a
man. was released from the state
prison in New Jersey and is comfort.
ably lodged in a neat little fiat in the
Bronx with her husband and two
children.
Mrs. Tolla's case excited the whole
country between six and seven years
ago. Committees of both men and
women were organized In various
states, large funds were contributed
for her defence and her trial and its
many phases occupied many columns
in tho newspapers.
Mrs Tolla was sent TO prison for
10 years on a charge OF assault In.
stead OF murder Good behavior
brought the time down to six years,
Mrs. Tolla killed Giuseppe Santaro
In defence OF her honor.
When she came from prison she
was an accomplished woman. She
can play a piano, even to classical
music and is an expert in embrold
cry She can also speak English ex
ecilently.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23
BUYING NEW AUTOMOBILES
Many Benningtonlans Will Drive
Horseless Carriages Next Summer

The number of automobiles owned
in Bennington will be considerably
increased when the season is once
fairly opened. The Improvements in
cars and the reductions in prices
have tended to make the horseless
carriage more popular and there are
indications that the devotees OF gas
oline locomotion will be more num-
erous in 1912 than ever before.
Many of the new cars that Will be
seen in Bennington this year will be
of the runabout type but there VIII
also be not a few capable of carry
ing four and more passengers.
The Ford agency here has already
disposed of roadsters to Or, l.. II,
Ross and George S. Butler of this
village and to George NJ. Farnsworth
of North Bennington and a touring
car to Dexter NJ. Gleason and has al
so made a number of other sales.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23
POPE GETS LETTER FROM TAFT
Presented at the Vatican by Major
Butt, Presidents Aide

Rome March 21.-The Pope re-
ceived today in private audience Ma
jor Archibald W. Butt, personal aide
to President Taft who was presented
by Mgr. Thomas f. Kennedy, tit
ular bishop OF Indianapolis and rec
tor of the American college in Rome.
The meeting was cordial. Major
Butt presented to the pontiff an au-
tograph letter from President Taft
with which the Pope was greatly
pleased. He recalled the friendly in
tercourse between the Holy See and
MIR Taft in 1902 when the latter, then
civil governor OF the Philippines,
came to Rome to negotiate the ques-
ton of the friars lands in the Phil
ippines
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23
SUICIDE AT NEW HAVEN
Body Of Guy Wood, Aged 22, Found
In Small Building

New Haven, March 2l--Guy. son of
Mr.. and Mrs Isaac w. Wood of this
village, aged % years. committed SUI
icide last night by shooting himself
with a revolver. the body being found
this morning in a small building
some distance in the rear OF the
house Guy went out to feed the
hens at 1850 o'clock yesterday after
noon and when he did not return for
supper his parents searched most OF
the buildings and fields about and
even telephoned to relatives in White
hall, n. Y, thinking that the young
man might have gone there, but no
trace OF him could be found
This morning Harry II. Hamilton,
who lives with the Wood family, hap.
pened to think that a little building
that Is kept locked had not been
searched and there the body was
found in sitting posture in a chair
One hand clasped revolver and al
the boys feet was a note he had left
The boy had entered the place
through a window.
Continued poor health is suppos
ed to have been the cause OF tn,
suicide. He leaves besides his par
ents, two brothers and a sister.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23
SOME MORE QUESTIONS
Hapoood Wants Messrs. Powell and
Howe to Answer

The Inca of Peru has addressed
the following open letter to Max l..
Powell of Burlington and Frank E.
Howe of Bennington:
Hon. Frank e. Howe;
Hon Max l.. Powell:
hereby acknowledge communica-
tons received from you requesting
support as a candidate for lieutenant
governor. With Mr.. Howe ] have a
strong personal acquaintance and he
is. besides, from my own county But
| beg leave to state that in all such
matters there is no rule OF guidance
for me except tie one Incorporated
in the Freeman's Oath which is to
be printed the coming year at the
head of the card OF instructions to
the yoters-the result OF many years
struggle although it will cost the
state nothing. Every citizen thereby
binds himself to vote for the best
interests Of the state without fear
or favor of any man"-hence locality
and friendship have nothing to do
with the matter.
That it should have taken years
of struggle to have had that incor-
porated at the head of the card of
instructions to voters, indeed shows
the need of earnest work for reform
| in Vermont politics-a need never
more pressing than today.
Both of you gentlemen were mem
bers of our last legislature wherein
certain operations took place which
were exceptional in disgrace. To be
brief | will mention only four and
would ask as to what was your stand
in the matters referred to, how deer
and full was your approval or oppos
ition.
First, the rejection of a bill requir
| ing the filing of a sworn statement
of campaign expenses by candidates
for state offices, a bill which even oul
present governor advocated in his
message and was the leading planl
of the platform of both parties.
Second, the rejection OF both the
bills correcting the present form o
so-called Australian ballot, so amend
ing it as to give the independent vo
ter an equal chance with the parts
an
Third, the rejection of the measure
allowing the state to have the bene
fit of a competing railroad connection
at Brattleboro, to oppose which on
state capital was filled for two week
with hired agents OF the opposing raj
way.
Fourth. the passing Of a resolution
during the closing hours OF the SEES
sion giving the attorney general
thousand dollars increase Of salary
after the measure had been alread
killed by regular procedure and afte
said attorney general had given
free lunch to the members OF the lel
islature the two previous evenings.
( Records. not promises, are wha
count and | beg leave to say that on
talk nowadays should be upon tn
, line Of the most pressing needs {
the interests of the states Whe
crime has doubled, why not tai
chiefly upon the line of law enforc,
, meutH
Sincerely yours.
Marshall J. Hapgood
Boulder, Col, March 16, 1919.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23
ROBBERS GET AWAY
Secure $4,000 From Bank but Miss
$4,000

Cleveland, o., March 22.-Robbers
broke into the bank OF Berea. a pri.
vate institution at Berea. O., - miles
west of here during the night, and
penetrating the outer vault, looted
100 safety deposit boxes, obtaining
$4,000 in cash and jewelry.
That the robbers were frightened
away is believed. as they left the
inner safe, containing $4,000 In
cash, partially drilled.
Entrance first was effected into the
Office of Justice OF the Peace T. p.
Poole next door Working behind a
partition, the robbers then drilled
through Poole's wall and the wall OF
the bank directly into the vault II
was necessary to penetrate thirty.fve
inches OF brick and mortar.
Poole discovered the robbery when
he opened his Office his morning
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23
TONES ON THE WAR PATH
Series Of Murders In Chinese Quar-
tiers Of Pacific Coast Cities


San Francisco, March PA tong
war, perhaps the bloodiest in years,
impends In Chinatown here, follow
ing murders in the Chinese quarters
of Sacramento, Oakland and San
Francisco late last night
While feud among four other
tongs was smoldering, the hitherto
peaceful members OF the Bing Kong
society without warning shot down
five members OF the Kim Lum socie-
ty. As one OF the murders took
place in a temple of the powerful
Chez Kung Tong, or Chinese Free
Masons society, it is expected the
war will become generak
At Sacramento Willie Wong, an
Americanized Chinese, was killed in
chop suey restaurant by an I'M
known assailant, armed with an au-
tomato pistol Wong Kong fell next
with six bullets in his body, in a
gambling house near by, but his muir
derer, Fuzzy Sam, was caught by the
police. Lee Sun, slain in the Chin.
csc Kung's temple in Oakland, was
Sacramento cigar man In San
Francisco, Tom Lung. a flower mer-
chant, was killed in an alley. Soon
afterward the body of zee Chow was
found in his room. The Kim Lums
received no warning that the truce
was broken and were caught unpre
pared. Except in the one case the
slayers escaped.
A few nights ago shots were fred
here at the quarters of another tong
After this the chief of police sent
plain clothes men to Chinatown with
orders to kill anyone drawing a wea
pom.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23
RESCUE &c MINERS
Thlrty.five Still Unaccounted for In
Oklahoma Explosion.


McCurtain, Okla, March 21.-Thir-
ty-fiye men entombed in the Sans
Bots mine by an explosion yesterday
had not been accounted for early to-
night Twenty-six men had been res
cued during the day, and fftysix bod
les had been brought to the surface.
Rescue parties still are at work to-
night
Fifteen men rescued today were
found huddled in a room on the
thirteenth level They rushed there
when they heard the explosion and
kept themselves alive with an air
pump Searching parties were d.
rected to the room by tappings on
the air pipes. The condition Of two
of the men is serious, but the others
seem none the worse for their exper-
fence.
When the rescued miners were
brought out the scene about the
mouth of the shaft was the most pa
thetic since the explosion. Tom
Farrimond, one of those rescued,
told of the experiences Of himself
and his companions.
1--WE had almost given up hope"
he said, when the rescue party
reached us How we ever got in the
room ! don't know. AS soon as we
felt the explosion we rushed to the
nearest pump, knowing that we we're
too far from the entrance to escape
We had just put a curtain over the
entrance when big sheet OF flame
passed our room and sent small
puff of its deadly breath at us. The
minutes seemed like hours 'as we
chung to the pump. We suffered
greatly from lack OF water"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23

ong and Evil Conversation More To Undermine The Character
THE SCALE COMPANY
Met Friday Evening and Elected
Board of Directors

The stockholders of the Bennington
Scale company met Friday evening
at the office of f. S. Harris, secretary
of the board OF trade, to elect direc-
tors and adopt bylaws. The meeting
elected Fred S. Pratt chairman.
The incorporators elected as di-
rectors H. b. Barden, w. /. Hare,
Olin Scott, A. j. Holden and one 9th
er gentleman whose name will not
be made public for a day or two ow-
ing to its bearing on other business
relations The directors will meet
this afternoon to elect officers.
Following the incorporators meet
ing the directors of the board of
trade held meeting and elected F.
e. Howe a delegate to the Vermont
Development organization that is to
meet at Burlington, March 20.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23
TO FREE THE PHILIPPINES
Bill introduced In the House Granting
independence In Eight Years


independence In Eight Years
Washington, March 2l.--An at.
tempt to make Philippine independ.
ence part Of the Democratic leglsla.
tive program in the House was begun
today when Chairman Jones OF the
committee on insular affairs intro.
duced bill providing machinery for
the Independent administration Of
the islands The measure which has
the Endorsement Of the Democratic
members OF the committee, provides
for qualified independence" for the
islands beginning July 4, 1918, and
full independence eight years later.
The bill provides for suffrage for
all natives possessing a certain
amount OF property and who held OF.
fee prior to the Spanlsh-Amerlcan
war.
During the period OF qualified I'm.
dependence the president of the
United States Is to retain veto power
on measures passed by the Philip
pine congress.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23
LIBRARY THEATRE PRICES

Library theatre today. Your last
opportunity to see Ralph Clark that
celebrated Harpist Just look at the
picture program. Cowboy Damon
and Pythais", 1000 IT, OF Western
drama by the vitagraph Co; Love
and Tears, feature drama by the
Lubin Coz MY Double and How he
Undid Me- 1000 II. Of comedy scream
by the Edison co. Beginning Monday
March 25 there will be big vaude-
Vile acts In addition to the regular
picture show. The prices will be
matinee adults 1Oc, children s. Even
ing, 10 cents TO all. Positively no 8
cent seats at night.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23
VERMONT socIErWs BANQUET
Gov. Mead VIII Speak at New York
This Evening

New York, March 23.--More than
the ordiI ry of prominent speakers
will be heard tonight at the annual
banquet Of the Vermont society OF
New York Among the number will
be John A. Mead, governor of Yer
mont; c. A. Prouty, member of The
Interstate Commerce Commission;
Robert Walker, president of the
Rock Island railroad, and John IL.
Hale railroad commissioner of Con
necticut. The banquet will be given
at the Hotel Astor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
To Elect Delegates to State and Dis.
trict Conventions.

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 S0th. 1912 at
eight o'clock, for the following pur.
poses:
First: To choose eleven delegates
and eleven alternates, to attend a 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 az
Burlington, Vermont, April 9th. 1912.
called for the purpose OF electing 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.
William ]. Hicks,
Peter Longtin.
J. Ben Harmon,
Eugene j. Shea,
Republican Town Committee
Bennington, Vermont, Mch. goth, 1912
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23
CHICAGO MERCHANT
MAKES STATEMENT,

After Spending Thousands of Dollar
and Consulting the Most Eminent
Physicians, He Was Desperate.
CHICAGO, lLLS.-Mr. j. G.
Becker, of "a Van Buren, ST.,
welI-known wholesale dry goods
dealer, states as follows:
8" have had catarrh for more
than thirty years. Have tried
everything on earth and spent
thousands of dollars for other
medicines and with physicians,
without getting any lasting re-
lief, and can say to you that
have found Peruna the only REM
edY that has cured me per-
manently.
"Peruna has also cured my
wife of catarrh. She always keeps
it in the house for an attack of
cold, which it Invariably cures in
avery short time"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23
MoNTcLAlR "EAsY MARK"
Charity Seekers Putting Money In
Bank.

Montclair. ~ j.. March 2S.-Mont.
clair, with population of 22,5OO
spends for charitable purposes in ex.
cess OF 100000 annually exclusive
of church donations for the same
purpose. The town having come to
be regarded as so easy" that pro.
fessional oharity-seekers immigrate
here. A movement has been started
to supervise all charitable work.
Some OF the socalled paupers are
getting relief from half dozen
sources, and many are putting money
In bank as the result of the indis.
orIminate disbursements.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23

Edward c. Bennett as POSTMASTER
Rev. G. S. Mills. II. NJ. Richie. DIR.
l.. II. Ross, II. II. Webster and Frank
Il. Howe spoke briefly. The affair
was In every way creditable sue.
cess. There were about 100 men
present.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours
For eastern New York and western
Vermont snow late tonight or en-
Sunday. Somewhat warmer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23
ATTACKS HARMON
FAvORS CLARK
OR WILSON
Statement Issued by William
jennings Bryan
HAIR MON A REACTlONARY
MIR. Bryan Would Refuse to Go to
Convention If Nebraska Should
Declare For Harmon

Lincoln, Neb., March 22-To Offset
the influence of Senator Hitchcock of
Nebraska, who has come out for Gov.
Harmon of Ohio as the Democratic
Presidential nominee, William Jen-
nings Bryan issued today the follow
ing statement:
81 am for either Wilson or Clark
as against any reactionary, and will
be pleased to assist in the nomination
of either being governed in the con
vention By the instructions given by
the Democratic voters of Nebraska;
but I will not assist in nominating
Gov Harmon. / believe Gov Harmon
to be a reactionary and the choice OF
Wall Street.
Gov Harmon cannot be nominated
without the active aid of Wall street,
and have worked too long and too
hard for progressive Democratic prin-
ciples to become instrumental in sur
rendering the party into the control
OF the predatory interests.
IF Mr. Harmon is the choice of the
Democratic voters of Nebraska they
are entitled to delegates who can
hearty carry out such sentiments !
cannot and will not represent such
sentiment in Nebraska or anywhere
/ else. If Nebraskas Democracy in
structs for Harmon | will refuse to
serve as a delegate in case am
elected but will, instead, 80 to Balti.
more as an individual and as an in
dividual do what / can TO secure the
nomination of a progressive Demo
/ crat."
( Mr.. Bryan said that later he will
| discuss the influence back OF Gov
/ Harmon's candidacy in Nebraska.
Columbus, Ohio, March 22.-The
question as to whether Gov. Woodrow
/ Wilson would contest for National
delegates from Gov Harmons State
was settled today when petitions
were put in circulation throughout
Ohio to have his name apear on the
Z Statewide Presidential ballot to be
voted for at the primaries next May
as arranged by the Democratic State
Central Committee last Tuesday.
Boston, March denomination
papers for Gov Woodrow Wilson Of
New Jersey were taken out at the Of
fee Of the Secretary Of State today.
Supporters of Speaker Chamr
Clark and Gov Foss have already be
gun obtaining names to insure N,
appearance Of their respective oandi
dates names on the ballot at tn,
Presidential preference primary il
this State on April 30.-Gov. Foss
however. has declared the use Of hi,
name in the primary contest to be I'm
sanctioned
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-23

The Inca of Peru has addressed
the following open letter to Max l..
Powell of Burlington and Frank e.
Howe of Bennington.
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