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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
USE SCAFFOLO OF
PEWS TO ESCAPE
FROM FLOOD
Refugees Are Suffering In the
Mississippi Valley
ESTIMATED LOSS OF MILLIONS
Destruction of Homes and Drowning
of Livestock VIII Entail Bitter
Hardship on Farmers

Memphis, Apr. 9.-The crisis in
the Mississippi valleys tremendous
food is imminent Chief anxiety cen
tiers in the situation along the river
reaches south of Memphis, Tenn. If
the dykes of Arkansas, Mississippi
and north Louisiana hold for another
SO hours then the fertile valleys of
the Delta and the Yazoo south of
Memphis will be spared, State and
government officials say the dikes
on the eastern banks will Withstand
the tremendous pressure that will be
exerted by the floods crest. Never
theless, they are apprehensive, and
fear of breaks along the western
is shown by reports Of the abandon
ment of homes and villages in the
lowlands from Helena to the south
ward.
Stirring stories of the rescue OF
the refugees in the floodswept terri
tory of upper Arkansas have reached
Memphis. One thousand or more
persons marooned in Wyanoke, Ark
were brought to Memphis late yester
day, rescued through the initiative OF
a Memphis citizens committee which
made the hazardous trip to Wyanoke
to investigate stories of suffering
Reports were amply verified. In q
church were found scores of the suf
ferers who took refuge there when
the flood descended. AS the water
rose the refugees built scaffoldine
with pews, and thus kept their head:
above the surface. On high ground
and in the attics of houses near Wy
anoke hundreds more unfortunate
were found. All were taken to Mem
phis yesterday.
Unofficial estimates of the damage
vary widely. Many persons who
know every bend in the great river
from New Orleans to Cairo say the
pecuniary loss will amount to $40,
100000 Other persons equally con
versant with the situation modif!
this estimate. Probably the heavies
specific loss must be estimated in IN,
destruction of homes, the loss Of liv,
stock and the damage to manufactur
lh6 tue hPPtl hOOh us
trict. The number of fatalities ha
been small. Prompt warnings hav
preceded the rivers rise and RES
dents of the threatened district
have been more or less alert. Prot
ably 30 fatalities would meet tn
conservative total.
There has, however, been muc
suffering among the homeless. o
the 10000 or more persons who hav
been driven forth by the raging It'd
hundreds have gone hungry an
without water for many hours befor
succor reached them.
The situation in Memphis proper
rapidly assuming its normal. Stree
cars have resumed service in tn
comparatively small flooded distriC
OF the city's lowlands.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
NO ROAD UP aREYLeck
Street Railway aenrmjttee Report r =
vors Stamford and Extensions

Boston, April s.-Ths legislative
committee on street railways In ex-
ecutive session this afternoon voted
unanimously to report TO the House
the bill accompanying the petition OF
the New England Investment and Sc
curities company to authorize the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad company to acquire the
Springfield and Worcester street
railway Systems.
The bill provides for the merger
of the Sprinfield and Worcester sys-
TENS with the Berkshire system un-
der New York. New Haven & Hart
ford railroad control. The bill will
authorize a capitalization for trolley
system control only if not exceeding
$20,000,000 although the petition ask
ed for authority for capitalization Of
$27000,000.
The measure provides for the ex-
pendture of not more than $5,000,000
for extensions of existing systems in
the Connecticut valley.
The bill, it is understood, will also
amend the Berkshire act of 1910, so
as to relieve the company Of the obi
CATION to construct the line from the
present Berkshire system to the sum-
nit of Greylock mountain. The
amount of many approximately ST.
100000 that this line would cost is
to be expended for the extension OF
the Berkshire system up through the
Stamford valley into Vermont; a
line from the Berkshire system into
South Williamstown and if the board
of railroad commissioners finds ii
feasible, a line from Cummington to
Adams.
The bill If passed will give the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad control Of all street railway
lines in Southwestern Massachusetts
west of the eastern line of the city OF
Worcester.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
PASSENGERS SAFELY LANDED
Steamer Ontario Was 6eaehed and
May Be Total Loss

oA1uNNN 0WAuNNN was 0ahNWNl anu
May Be Total Loss
Boston, April A group Of tired
hungry passengers OF the Merchants
and Miners steamer, Ontario, which
was driven ashore burning on Mon
tauk Point, l.. l., early today arrived
In this city late this afternoon from
New London, Conn, whore they were
landed by a tug from the burning
steamer earlier In the afternoon.
Most OF them were without baggage.
Some had dressed so hurriodly In the
excitement that they had scarcely
sufficient clothing.
When the Ontario was run ashore
she carried 30 passengers. % first
and second cabin and ten Italians in
the steeragc.
The flames In the hold OF the
steamer which was hcaChed OF Mon.
tauk Point have not been subduod
and there are fears that the vessel
will become a total loss
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
THROWN FROM A WAGON
Joseph PelI Badly Bruised In.
Runaway Accident.

Joseph Pell. who is in the employ
Of c. NJ Lambert & Son was injured
in a runaway yesterday morning at
nine o'clock while driving a load of
cement moulds on Main street. He
was taking the moulds from the Ma
sonic Temple on Main street to the
residence of Dr. w. e. Putnam on
South street where a cement cellar
bottom is being constructed, when
his horse became frightened near the
postofiice and bolted. Pell was
thrown from the wagon and was pin
ned under the falling forms. Both
legs were badly bruised and he has
not yet been able to resume work.
The horse was stopped at a short
distance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
TAFT HAS MAeDALENA FACTS
Documents for Senate Show Govern
ment Knew Of Negotiations

Washington, April S.-The State
Department has completed its task
of sitting out OF the voluminous cor.
respondence and other documents on
file in regard to Magdalena Bay
those parts which are thought perth.
ent to the purpose of the lodge reso.
luton, and the budget OF material
reached the White House this az.
ternoon too late for the president to
examine 1t.
II is understood that the doou-
ments will show that the suggestion
that the United States buy Magdal-
ena Bay was made and not acted on
and that the American syndicate has
been endeavorlng. with the approval
OF this government, TO dispose OF the
property as best II could. and finally
sought to sell to a Japanese subsid
lied corporation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
OPERATIVES BENEFITED
New England Textile Mills Give Gen.
eral Increases.

Boston, April 9.-More than 5000
operatives in New England cotton,
wooden and worsted mills benefited
by wage advances, which became eff
fective today. The increase was in
accordance with the raises announc-
ed by several New England manufac-
turers during the past few weeks.
In Palmer about 2,10O employees
benefited, but the percentage of ad-
vance has not been made public by
the mill owners.
Employees of the Otis company in
Ware, to the number of 1000 receiv-
ed their second advance in wages
Carders, ring spinners, weavers and
dress room employees of the Great
Falls Manufacturing company. at
Somersworth, n. H., benefited by the
second increase of five per cent max
ing a total advance of ten per cent
within a few weeks. About 1000
hands are employed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
MoRMoNs FOR TAFT
A Just Man, Wise Man and a Good
Man, Says Apostle wins.

Salt Lake City. Utah. April AT
the General Conference of the Nor.
mon church here this morning
Apostle A. w. WINS put the church
authorities on record for President
Taft.
Il thank the Lord that there
stands at the head of this Nation to-
day a just man, a wise man, good
man, a man Of peace, and one who
VIII deal with our present difficulties
In wisdom" said Apostle WINS. %
pray God that he will so override
that the United States shall not be
involved in war with Mexico or with
any other country on earth"
More than 10000 Mormons are in
attendance at the conference.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
ACTIVITY IN MINES
English and Welsh Miners Return to
Work,

London, April General activity
prevails in all the coal mining dis
tricts of Great Britain today. In
Scotland and North Wales this morn
ing there was a large increase in the
number of miners who descended the
shafts, while in the English and
southern Wales coal fields where the
Easter holiday is being observed,
small gangs of men went down the
pits in order to clear the roadways
and to prepare for a general resump-
ton of work tomorrow.
The first coal mined will be sup
piled to the railroads and mills SO
that three weeks at least will pass
before the householders in the cities
will be able to obtain supplies.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
Notice Of Annual Meeting

The annual meeting OF the stock.
holders OF the Bennington Gas Light
Company will be held at its Office
at 52s Main street, In the Town OF
bennington. County OF bennington,
and State Of Vermont. ON iuo scten'
teenth day OF April. 1912. at eight o,
clock p. m. for the election of direc
tors for the ensuing year. and for the
transaction OF such other business
az may properly come before the
meeting
J. r. Dawson. Secretary.
April I. 1919
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
FIVE KILLED AND
80 WOUNDED
BY BOMB
Shocking Tragedy Today in
Streets of Lisbon
INJURIES MAY PROVE FATAL
Deadly Missile Was Thrown Into the
Midst of a Religious
Procession

London, April "a dispatch from
Lisbon today says that Ave persons
we're killed and 80 wounded in that
city today by the explosion of
bomb. The bomb was thrown into
the ranks of religious procession
which was passing over one of the
principal streets. Many OF the
wounded are in a serious condition.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
WOULDN'T VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE
And Chicago Woman Fired Five
Shots at Her Husband

Chicago, April Because he
refused to vote for woman suffrage
at the primaries today, Mrs. Charles
Richie fired five shots from a revolt
yer at her husband. Two of the bull
lets took effect in the mans arm and
leg but the wounds are not serious
and he will recover.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
Query by Mr.. Murphy

Editor of Evening Banner
Sir would like to ask the Dem
ocratic Town Committee through the
columns of the Banner the following
question: Were there any advertised
rallies or rallies Of any description
held under the directions of Demo
cratic Town COMMITTEES during the
election campaign of 1908?
H. j. Murphy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
To cure ) cold In one paY

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Qulnlne
frablets. Druggists refund money n
Do tails 80 cure, Z. W. G5lOvE'S sig
neture is on each box. 26c.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
SAYS HE BEAT WESTON
seret. Walsh Claims Record for
WALKING Trip Across Continent.

San Francisco. April 7.-Sergt
John Walsh, U. S. A., retired. 81
years old, today claims the record OF
l76 days for the walking round trip
from San Francisco to New York
having arrived at the Preside late
yesterday. The previous record, held
by Edward payson Weston, was
eighteen days longer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
NORTH-DAVIS
Quiet Marriage This Afternoon at st.
Peters Chapel

Harry B. North and Miss Lillian
Mary Davis were quietly married at
2:3O this afternoon, in the chapel of
st. Peters church by Rev. Philip
Schuyler.
Mr.. and Mrs. North left on the fly.
er for an extended wedding tour.
Upon their return, they will reside In
their newly completed residence on
Silver street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
TWO HUNDRED DROWNED

Ferry Boat Capsized on the River
Nile With Disastrous Resulte
Cairo, Egypt, April "a ferry boat
on the river Nile was overturned to-
day by a collision and it is reported
that at least 200 of the passengers
were drowned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09

Oysters opened fresh from the
shell by the pint, quart or hundred
l.. J. Eddington. l7tl
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair south, unsettled north
portion tonight Warmer tonight
Wednesday fair and warmer
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05

He caught my arm. "ln the interest of this investigation of scientific phe- nomena. would he consider call in- trusiye-could we not seek your friend, Mir. Rilings9"
 Its all right, you know" l gently reassured him Yes. we're going to him-going right there. Just little ride you know"
 By love, tho way eackied made my heart ache, 1hspered to Jen- klns to run ahead -l prepare the ladies. But the fire hing We saw as the cage hit the bc om was a wom- an-.and, dash l. te trump from China,
 She gave little cream and fell on Billings neck, almost bearing him to the ground.
 "oh. Jacky. Jackyi" she sobbed.
 By love. almost fell myself! So that was the way the wind layl And I had never even so much as suspect ed. That was why he had raved so
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05

lent am myself Hal" And he whirled triumphantly.
 An" he said, advancing eagerly and rubbing his hands. Tt is you! You have heard. then? Marvellous. isn't it-wholly ineredible But do you know here he piueked at my shirt front. took a pinch, as 1t were, just as he had seen the professor do T cannot find any transmigration. The materialization appears to be wholly optical"
 Never mind" l said anxiously, for l knew he was talking about the rubies, we don't care" l smiled brightly Let's go down and see the car-nice carl" And I tried to get hold of his fat side. but missed 1t.
 "Car?9 Billings looked puzzled Then his face broke into smile "Carpe diem-eh. am not right? True, true Whither you say" He looked about on a table. "Um-my notes. noW,' he muttered; and he caught up a small book and pencil.
 The professors man protested: Professor Doozenberry don't like"
 Oh. dash it. let him have them," l exclaimed, for Billings was already chuckling happily and writing in the little blank book.
 Come en- pleaded. catching a fold Of the pajamas. Wouldn't you like to come get some clothes on?'
 He drew back in alarm. No, no not yet=-aot until complete my notes. WAS his crazy answer. You know sublata eausa. tollitur ef- fectus.9 And he looked as though he thought this would finish me.
 But your friend he exclaimed suddenly. as he allowed me to throw a blanket about his shoulders and we moved out of the door. the gentleman I met last night-Bilhngs-is not that the name.
 l looked at him miserably as We entered the ear to go down.
 "Oh. l say, Billings, old chap" l protested earnestly. don't you know me- pointed to the little panel Of mirror ill the caEc. Don't you know you are Baar-ss Can't you see2'
 His fat asaI feeked at the glass for an Instant Then he looked at me with eagCr, batting eyes. lie chuckled Aoecse.E. sargltngly and out came Che notebook and pencil from his sleeve.
 Better and better he mutteFed. Now. if We could only go to him."
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05

citement. She looked back, waving her hand at the figure of O'Keefe trot- ting from around the corner, and her laughter pealed joyously. deliciously in my ear
 "Oh, think American men are great-are wonderful" she cried, striking her little hands together. "Es- peeially Harvard men-and especial ly-" She stopped with the faintest catch
 By Jove" I cried. Do you mean it?"
 And for the briefest instant the hands were three; but her scream brought me back to earth just in time to save the lives of a man and boy. Devilish ungrateful, too, for l could see the man, three blocks behind, and still shaking his fist The way with these pedestrians,
 At Fifty-ninth street we caromed with hanson trotting too leisurely across the plaza, and 1 listened for nearly block to the remarks of a bicycle cop before he dropped behind What dashed me not l;ttle was Bjll ings' indifference to the record 1 was making for his car-didn't seem 10 care jolly hang
 The trump was still hanging on him in way to make you sick, and cooing and going on in a nervous, half-hys- terical way I never would have thought her able to chirp up to. And Billings was holding her hand,
 "Hello," I called to him, just after We clipped Yonkers.
 He looked up at me. smiling and holding.
 Feel all right now, old man." I in quired cheerily
 Billings looked at me hard, and then, dash it. he winked And I be, gan to wonder. by love, if it was just, plain drunk.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05

Hssfsrd IAghtnut. an American with an ssfsasssesi English accent. receives pres, ssssE fsBm a friend in China. The pEsa,nir. Esrus1Es n1 Ne A pair of pajamass tGIi1t sgaas3 Usr S3srprise to the woaref. ls3s ,'l ssssssT tise rajamas and late at nssAi ,E'la sSu fssT q smoke. His servant JehRlas' efaasses b1 and failing to rcCoSHlzt i'lAtl'- Tita1. stterIDts to put him out ati-N @ lig 5tg tsls ssEvsnt crazy, Llghtnut ehahE,Ss- lt2 lt ssAtottfezs ineeBding 10 summon help W Hstl Ftss ESEpEesars Jenkins falls on lli9 ,sitnr yeyata say confirming Lightnuts belle SsyssL h,g fs crazy. Jenkins tells ilsl1thal VI fRe enC0~sster he had with Il ht4a9'a e~hsnaman dressed in pajamas n Leavasseaga from his friend. Jack bltti,nsS txqasa nut ss asked to put up tHe M, fi~r Slis night on his way home ron ir9,,,ff,,I tss<s.4 uHRcT bishtnut finds eea I' kSzT4 saf olnclk pajamas In his room, iIEa, ksnf fs shocked by the girls dftaRttH3H, ksraaainR and siangy talk. She tells mn m3sw aaTaa Is Francis and puzzles nm tsUtts st1Fy Of her love for her sister , rspsus-er,nfe. named Frances. Next iiotn fsser etie girl tx missing and ltEhtnHt hat- s~a@s rSs tive 5oat to see her off He Is .}l. af sysraisai by x husky college boy, who calls tsaFn ~tSSc5Sy,' hut he does not ses t,tee sss~g. Jack Billings calls to spead la- xsssvrs with Iightnut. They discover 4ystces4.exs EubieB hidden In the buttons oa Ss1e aatiknnss, Billings dons the bal8llas ssssss veseTTeA Iightnut later alS1'AtI ; sH hls apartment beefy person m Illa darsT.-s.fsg5 whskers and wearing p31aH..d7, . &eEsIEins calls the police, who aeeid!9t 'tt~ srsay=aele- to be criminal, callea 'N SsFszvr,YUs The intruder declares he ls
 
 S.4ssranut's guest and appeals 10 the lan1 la1 sssr- sf4 Nain. He is hustled OH t2 5't' trs tYte morning Lightnut Is astonlsie4 U, f7seta BfSRlngs gone. and more asioI9s.l', SsF1es1 be gets message from the tat,GF;; ..,; rs.c~xsantfl0g his clothes. l-ishthu,, t't,.,'" far Tsswwyf0wn, Billings home olsGeN1I 1Is zssTs-4areS. the girl of the pa1amas. eA sti.. eaf- fAghtnut speaks t3 her aI.5 r, . 1uttss FD thc night before. she 3. assi5ti - SrNsF.x-,axfIv that IIghtnut never saw her ssr e7ss-K pajamas. At Tarrytown ffanzes I..,.s ss rr4f by a husky college Nea,tt. H.ll ,l' r1g,rvse es. boy, who then threatens t' frrs4sYs him for offending Frances. nxHs ksH9arss she next train nome tt5iiii55 ssssssr484 over the outrage of his afft7t. .i t4e sgs,sH EIxHtaut discover nYstsflegS .ll- as~sa characters on the paJamas. TO . ys.s. s.s,,,v~-,is,,bics He raves over what Ge s.ssTfs enc lost silk of si-Ling =Ght.Zih he I. ss.-sslzss declares that person 8sa.lii5 ssss ts,ss. ,,y~vioK,s wearer. The professor tuss-rrlyta .ilse .pp5amas for experiment.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05
And just in time,

And just in time!
 Around the corner whirled a police man-and. by love, no less than that fat Irishman O'Keefe With him was the professors man.
 Don't tell me-" panted the officer; "l know my"
 And then he gave a shout and sprang for the car,
 It's that fellow that was proving around the station house,' he yelled Here. stop there!"
 But l didn't want to. For one thing, We were halt-block away, and had badly coasted towel supply wagon. and scattered the wares of a push-cart across three sidewalks.
 My CD went flying as We skidded a corner. and I was devilish glad, for the inertia threw Frances head all most against mine and felt the tick ling brush of little hair wisp as 1t swept my nose.
 Her eyes were dancing with OK.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05
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about her beauty! Beauty! Poor old Jack! If I had been sad about him before, 1t was a devilish sight worse now
 Worse? Why, dash it. she kissed him.
 And to see him standing there, kind of batting and rolling his eyes and looking like girl does when shes trying a strange piece of candy out O.: the box-oh, it just broke me all up!
 No wonder he was crazy! Why, dash it. he would have to be crazy!
 He was muttering to himself.
 "Remarkable," l heard. Singular ly sensate and exhilarating! Now, never would have thought-um,"
 And then he very deliberately took her head between his hands and kissed her. Then he looked upward thoughtfully and did it again-like chicken drinks water-you know!
 And then while we-that is, Jen- kins and I-Were trying to urge him on. out came the notebook again ana he scribbled rapidly. muttering audi bly: "Labial oseulation-eXtraordlnary mulation-sensatory ganglia-mu- cous membrane-'
 "Police," I whispered brutally in the frump's ear. Better let's get him away!" And by love. that woke her out of her trance! In two minutes she had cajoled him to the car and We had him Inside on the cushions We punched blankets and rugs about him to hide the paiamas.
 "Jacky, dear" gushed the Chinese freak, wouldn't you like for ne to sit by you and hold your poor hand?
 It looked es if he would.
 The trump turned to me. Can you drive the car. Mr. Lightnut?
 Could |? Well. l would show her. Especially as Frances had changed to the front as she saw us bringing out Billings.
 "Take the train-get Billings things from the club," I called to Jenkins. sharp, now! And here. unlock that number there on the baek-give it here,"
 Jenkins hesitated. T think there's q heavy fine, sir" he hinted.
 snapped my fingers at him and he jumped to obey.
 Worse things than a jolly fne,' l said. looking at poor Billings smiling crazily over the trump. threw the number plate into the car.