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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-12
An Oregon Product

sewerage, lighting and other works.
At Portland, East 18Th street. from
the Golf Links, South Sellwood and
Maldin avenue. will be paved at a cost
OF about $4,000 The p. r. l.. & p.
company are preparing TO relay It's
double tracks with heavy steel rails
preparatory for the hard surfacing
Plans are under way for two story
brick building at the corner of East
Sth and oak streets, Portland, to be
used for the bottling plant b. Messrs
Grussi & Bolds. Board OF Trade build
ing. The decision Of building rest up
on certain details OF financing Of the
building.
Warrenton wants a water system.
Ontario will lay 5000 feet Of sewer
silver Lake viii install a water sys'
tenn.
Hermiston has made a start for q
, cannery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-12
(From The oregon Manufacturer }

(From The oregon Manufacturer
Rockaway will get a new church.
Houlton has a new $4,000 hos
pital.
Enterprise will spend $4,000 on
sewers.
clatskanine is building a new school
house.
Myrtle Point and Newberg are paw
ing streets.
Klamath Falls is letting contract,
for more paving.
Portland Is TO have an artificial ice
skating rink.
r. = Boise will erect $4,000
brick store at Salem.
G. w. Whitaker will erect a brick
store at independence.
Hood River is experimenting viii
"oil-bound macadam."
The Pacific Bridge company II
opening a quarry at Mosier.
The Heppner farmers union ar,
building a large warehouse.
c. J. Pugh. OF Falls City, is manu-
featuring logan berry juice
Work on the free municipal eleya
tor At oregon City Is under way.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-12
No job Of Concrete
wark leo large for
US 10 handle

We have had
years Of expert
ence in handling
large city and gov
eminent contracts
enabling us to do
better, quicker and
more up-to-date
work than any local
contractor IN small
towns. Farm and out
of town work solicited
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-24
DILLON LOST HIS
SECOND MATCH
TO ''GOTCH"
Bennington Wrestler Too Much
for New York Champs
WON IN STRAIGHT FALLS
Kid Rosch of North Adams Shades
Moran of Adams with Big
Gloves.

Edward Dillon of Gloversville
who claims to be the 145-pound
wrestler in New York state, went to
his second defeat at the hands OF
Young Gotch" Saturday evening
The Bennington man secured two
straight falls on the New York
champ" inside of a hour.
When the men wrestled at the Ca
madam club rooms a few weeks ago
Young Goich" defeated Dillon two
falls out OF three. On both occasions
the Bennington grappler forced his
opponent to quit with the toe hold.
Dillon came to Bennington Saturday
morning and made the assertion that
there would be no toe holds on him
in the second match. He failed to
carry out his boast however, for at
the end of % minutes he found him
self helpless in body scissors and
his foot was being squeezed in the
painful grip of the English light
weight champion. Dillon had show
ed a wonderful ability to escape
from grips that for a brief instant
looked good for falls. While he
was under man he kept close to the
mat and his strength enabled him 10
his shoulders from the mat. Once
he had a toe hold on "Gotch" but the
Bennington man got away.
When the men came on for the
second bout, Dillon adopted rushing
tactics which were unnecessarily
rough. His own speed, however, ap-
peared to exhaust his strength and
after few minutes he was on the
defensive. He had hard time wig
Cling out of a body scissors and it
was then evident that the superior
condition of the Bennington man was
eventually bound to result in the
New Workers. defeat A farther
half nelson and a near wrist hold put
Dillon to the mat at the end of 20
minutes.
The preliminary wrestling bout
between Victor Noyes and Jchuny
Toomey was closely watched by the
spectators. The conditions were
that the boys should wrestle for 10
minutes, best two out of three fans.
At the end of the time limit neither
had secured fall and it was plain
that neither would be able to throw
the other IL they should wrestle all
night. 1t was an even match.
In the six round sparring match
with big gloves between Kid Bosch
of North Adams and Young Moran Of
Adams, the North Adams boxer show
ed that he was the superior of his
taller and heavier opponent. The
exhibition was clean but not parti-
cularly fast. In the third round
Roch put on speed and had Moran on
the defensive.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-24
MADERO MURDERED
BY ASSASSINS
IN Street
Martyr to Constitutional Prog.
ress In Mexico
SUAREz is ALSO SLAIN
President Huerta Makes Excuses
But Fails to Convince ENJOYS at
Mexican Capital.

Mexico City, Feb. 23.-Francisco |.
Madero and Jose Pine Suarez are
dead. In a midnight ride under guard
from the national palace to the peni-
Tertiary they were killed.
The circumstances surrounding
the death of the deposed president
and vice president of the republic
are unknown, except as given in the
officials accounts which do not con-
form in all cases. The only witnesses
were those actually concerned in the
killing.
The provisional president, Gen. Vic
toriano Huerta, says that the killing
of the two men was incidental to a
fight between their guard and a party
attempting to liberate them. The
minister of foreign relations, Francis
co De La Barra, adds that the prison
ers attempted to escape. Neither
makes a definite statement as to
which side fired the fatal shots. II is
not impossible that neither knows.
An investigation has been ordered
to determine the responsibility and
solemn promises have been made
that the guilty shall be punished.
Not unnaturally great part of the
public regards the official versions
with doubt, having in mind the use
for centuries of the notorious ley
fuga," the unwritten law which is in
voked when the death of prisoner
is desired After its application there
is written on the records prisoner
shot trying to escape"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-24
MRS. EDNA A. D. EVANS
Highly Respected Resident Passed
Away Saturday Morning.

Mrs Edna A. Dixon, widow of the
late Lyman N. Evans, passed away
at the home of her sister, Mrs. C. T
Burt, Saturday morning. She had
been In feeble health for some time
Mrs. Evans was native of Rich.
ford where she was born February
IA, 1886, daughter of Henry and
Ann Dixon. She was married to Ly-
man N. Evans in 1893 and had since
that time made her home in Benning-
ton.
Mr.. Evans, who was a native Of
Bennington county and who had pass
ed the years Of his active life in the
lumber business, died in 1900. Since
1908 Mrs. Evans had resided at the
home of her sister on Elm street.
Other than Mrs. Burt she leaves no
near relatives.
Mrs. Evans was a lovable woman
of high Christian character and
kindly nature and during the years
of her residence here had won her
way into the hearts of many friends.
The funeral will be held from ST.
Peters church at o'clock Tuesday
afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-24
PROTEST AGAINST POLES
Why Branch Street Residents object.
ed to Trunk Line.


Editor of The Banner:
On behalf of the AUDITING land
owners. who are Directing to the
New England Telegraph and Tele-
phone company locating a new line OF
poles and wires on the west side of
South Branch street, the undersigned
desires TO make clear to the people of
this community our object and pur-
pose in this action and, If possible,
enlist the support and cooperation
of all public-spirited citizens in our
future efforts in this line
At the outset permit me to say that
there appears to be a very general
misunderstanding of this matter, due,
primarily, to the fact that our posi-.
ton has been grossly misrepresented
Some think this is merely a narrow,
selfish move upon our part Others
evidently believe that it is a neighbor
hood quarrel. The truth is IL is moth
ing of the sort We are fighting foi
principle that is of vital Importance
to every homeowner in this village.
There is positively no animus what
ever in our purpose, and so we desire
to explain our true position.
Now, it must be patent to everyone
that the new line of poles erected by
the telephone company on North ST.,
has aroused widespread criticism
and adverse comment. The citizens
on that street did not see fit to take
up the fight with the telephone COM
pany. We did and that is the only
difference between us. Everywhere
citizens see what is coming and are
suggesting methods of relief
We are all aware, | believe, that
the telephone service is a great pub
lie benefit, convenience and utility
and has become almost an absolute
necessity in our daily communication
with our fellow citizens, but at the
same time we also realize that the
increase Of late years in the number
Of telephone, telegraph, trolley and
other electric companies poles and
wires upon our streets has simply be-
come alarming. and II this increase
continues (Which is almost certain to
be true) it will only be a few years
before we will find ourselves face to
face withrfhis alternative:
Which will We have: Shade-trees
in our front yards and along the high
ways, OF electric company poles and
wires?' One is bound to give way to
the other-bCth cannot possibly exist
in peace and harmony on the same
street So the time seems ripe for a
test before i is too late. What Is
the practical remedy 20 harmonic
these conflicting elements7 The
answer 70 this is old in other states.
but new here, and is simply this. Put
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-24
LEGISLATURE At
LAST ENDS IT'S
SESSION
Final Adjournment Taken Early
Saturday Morning
SESSION LASTED l19 DAYS
Senate In Last Hours Killed Work
mems Compensation and House Did
Same for Primary Elections

Montpelier, Feb. 24.-The longest
session of the Vermont legislature in
history came to an end Saturday
morning at o'clock when President
Howe of the Senate and Speaker
Plumley of the House adjourned
their respective bodies withoutday.
The length of the session was 119
days.
After an all night effort the work
of the session was completed at 3.45
Saturday morning and a recess was
taken until o'clock, the hour for
maily fixed for final adjournment
The friends of Offsets made final
effort Friday afternoon TO get the law
abolishing offsets to take effect neXL
year instead OF this, but the attempt
failed in both houses. The Senate
amended the bill by putting on a Hat
rate proposition ana then the House
killed the whole bill
In its last hours the House en-
phatically slaughtered the primary
election bill and also the bill to com
pei publicity Of campaign expenses
though both these measures were
promised in the platforms of all
three parties. The Senate in the
meantime killed the workmens COM
pensation act by a margin of two
votes after it had been carried TO
third reading by the casting vote of
the lieutenant governor. Two mem
bers were absent at the time, but re-
turned in time TO kill the bill on
final passage.
Gift-giving was frequent during the
closing hours of the legislative ses-
sion. In the Senate, Mr.. Dale pre-
scented TO Lieutenant Governor Howe
an armchair upholstered in leather
and his speech of presentation quot
ed from Longfellow's Tales of a
Wayside Inn" and expressed the
hope that in that chair he might rest
for further laurels. Mr.. Howe re-
sponded.
Senator Batcheider presented Cor
the Senate purse to the chaplain.
Mr.. Farnam responded fittingly.
In the House, Mr.. Hewitt of Plain
field presented to peaker Plumley
diamond ring
Mr.. Gardner of Pownal presented
r handsome watch to Harry A. Black
the clerk, and Mr.. Wright of West,
minister presented Chaplain A. W.
Ford with a purse of $40
A purse of $50 was Friday after.
noon presented TO Mrs. Belknap, tie
telephone operator by the 30 mem
bers CT the Senate and by peculiar
coincidence the presentation was
made on her 30th birthday.
The Senate formed a permanent
reunion organization with Frank L.
Howe as president and Frederick H.
Babbitt, vice president The House
formed similar organization with
Charles A. Plumley as president
and Col. F. 80 '-- vice president
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-24
D. A. r. GATHERING
Local Society Met at Home of Mrs.
j. M, Ayres.

we FNy'%os
Mrs. Jospeh M. Ayres delightfully."-
entertained the Daughters of the
American Revolution at her home
Saturday afternoon. Tea was served
after the business.
The principal. business transacted
was the electing Of delegates to the
Continental Congress which meets in
Washington the week or April 10.
During the afternoon Miss Helena
Norton read an interesting paper on
the life of Washington. One of the
interesting features of the meeting
was the reading of paper dated
December 2S, 1899 which related to
the death OF Washington.
There were 80 Daughters present
at the meeting. The house was
handsomely trimmed with American
flags. The tea table was decorated
with symbolical colors of the day.
Mrs. S. II. Blackmer and Mrs. Arthur
j. Holden poured. Red and white
tulips were also used in decorating
the table. On the table sat the fam
GUS pitcher bearing a picture OF the
head of Washington and in winch
were spring flowers.
The delegate chosen was Mrs
Nellie Huling Carter of North Ben
nington; alternates, Mrs. Laura B.
Cole, Mrs. Henry T. Cushman, Mrs
George F. Graves, Mrs. Edward b.
Huling, Mrs. Edward w. Bradford.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-24
ANNUAL MARCH MEETING
Several NcH Sus!ects TO Be consided-
cd EY the Voters

To the EIitcT Of the Banner
Now thai ,hC warning for the APP
preaching town meeting has been is
sued, request the use of your col
umns primarily to bring to the at
tention of the voters In connection
with the warning some matters legal
and otherwise, which are more or
less new
The first item of the warning calls
for the decision of the voters as to
whether the road commissioners
shall be elected by the voters, or ap-
pointed by the selectmen. | under
stand that the incorporated villages
in the town 40 not pay over to the
town 10 per cent of their highway
taxes and that therefore citizens re-
siding in such villages cannot vote as
to the method of selection. The
statute requires that this item appear
in the warning and therefore its ap-
pearance should not be taken as an
Indication of anyone's attitude tow.
ard the question involved. Under
the vote of our last town meeting,
the selectmen appointed the road
commissioners. II is said that many
persons thereupon understood that
the selectmen thereby gained a sup
ervision or control over the con-
duct of the commissioners and the
highway money and a power OF re-
moval which they otherwise would
not have. This impression, IL it ex-
lists, is erroneous. as under the law
the rights. liabilities and duties Of
road commissioners are exactly the
same whether they are appointed or
elected, the only point Of difference
being in the method OF their selection.
In view OF that fact and the loose
method which the law now provides
for accounting by road commission
ers. ! can see no advantage to be
gained by permitting the selectmen
10 appoint them. Incidentally the
statutory method OF accounting by
road commissioners. who have nearly
complete control OF the ordinary
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-24
POLITICAL PARTIES
ALLREPRESENTEO
AT BANQUET
Local Progressives Hold Enjoy
able Gathering
ANNIVERSARY
Addresses by cambridge Colby of
New York and c. F. Thompson
of Montpelier.

Nearly 80 persons attended the
banquet given at Apollo hall Satur
cay evening in observance of the al
niversary of the birth OF the first
president. While the arrangements
were in the hands of members of the
local progressive party, all political
faiths, even the suffragists, were
represented in the gathering. They
did not however, avail themselves of
the opportunity to the extent that
the committee hoped they would. #
the women did make numerous ap-
pearance at the banquet table, they
certainly made an impression in the
service. The four course dinner, bul
lion, chicken pie, fruit salad and ice
cream, with the usual accessories Of
rolls, cakes, fruit, coffee and cigars.
was prepared in Mrs. John paulson's
best style and neatly servet by a
committee of women who were given
deserved vote of thanks.
William H. Nichols, Termination
county chairman of the progressive
party, presided and then called upyn
Rev. w. F. Meyer. pastor of the Bap-
fist church, for the customary grace.
The postprandial exercises consisted
of addresses by two speakers, brief
Introductory by f. c. Thompson, the
national committeeman from Yer
mont, and cambridge Colby of New
York, the brilliant orator who presi1-
ed at the recent Lincoln day dinner
in New York and who has just return
ed to the east after a trip through
the middle west.
Mr.. Thompson brought the greet
ings of the state organization. He
made brief reference to the recent
campaign but laid particular EN-.
phasis on the attitude maintained
by the progressive members of the
Legislature who had voted solidly fer
the principals of the party whenever
involved in prospective legislation.
Mr.. Colby had his audience with
him before he had made the usual
complimentary introduction. He is a
graceful, impressive speaker who
drives home his arguments in pleas
ing easy way that carries conviction.
He talked for nearly an hour and
while some of the points brought
out against the republic party were
rather sharp they were made in such
manner that even and out and out
reactionary could take no offence.
Mr.. Colby realized at the begin.
ming of his remarks that he was
speaking to an enthusiastic and ap.
preciative audience and the receptive
spirit of the gathering put him at his
best. At the close of his remarks the
audience Joined in the singing of the
national anthem.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-24
CHARLES E. PATTERSON
WeIl-known Summer Resident Dies
at Augusta, Ga.

Charles Edward Patterson, a we'll.
known Troy lawyer who has recently
been accustomed to pass the larger
/ portion of the year at Old Ben.
nington, died suddenly at the Bonair
hotel in Augusta, Ca, Friday night.
Mr.. Patterson was born in Corinth,
VT, May 3, 1912 He received a lib
eral preparatory education and enter
ed Union College, from which he was
graduated with honors in 1860. lie
selected law as a profession and en-
tered the Office of Hon. David l.. Sey-
mour in Troy. He was admitted to
the bar in May, 1868, and became a
partner of Mr.. Seymour the following
year. The copartnership continued
until Mr.. Seymour's death. Mr.. Pat
terson then formed a partnership
with Moses Warren under the firm
name of Warren & Patterson. Later
Grin Gamble joined the firm, which
became Warren, Patterson e Gamble
one of the most prominent in legal
circles.
Mr.. Patterson was always a stanch
Democrat and several times was
candidate for political honors. He
was a candidate for congress against
Walter A. Wood in 1873 and was de-
feated. He was a member of the
state assembly in 1881 and was re-
elected in 1882 by big majority, al
though the Republicans Endorsed a
labor candidate In his second term
he was chosen, speaker over Thomas
G. Alvord of Syracuse. Mr.. Patter-
son was candidate for delegate
to the state constitutional convention
in 1898. Mr.. Pattersons last appear
ance in political life was as candi-
date for supreme court Justice in the
third Judicial district against Wesley
0. Howard, when the latter was elect
ed for his present term. Mr.. Patter-
son, however, carried Rensselaer,
County. Some years ago he owned
real estate in Troy and
quilt the handsome resident at Wash.
ington Park at the corner of Wash |
ington and Second streets now occdpi |
ed by James NJ. Ide
Mr. Patterson was for many years
a vestryman of St Pauls Episcopal |
church and at the time of his remov- |
al from the city was the senior war
den. He was member of the Troy
club. He was one of the charter |
members of the Rensselaer, County |
Bar association. Mr.. Patterson mar
ried Fanny Maria Seymour, daughter
Of the late David l.. Seymour, his for
mer law partner. She survives, to- |
gether with a daughter, Mrs. Lewis |
Neil Hopkins, Jr.. of Baltimore, |
Rennssaelaer Polytechnic Institute in |
1898. The remains will be brought |
10 Troy and the funeral will be held |
Wednesday afternoon at 2;30 o'clock |
rom st. Pauls church.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-24

There are many who deny that there
is any historical basis for the story Of
the Doones of Badgeworthy and that
there was ever a giant John Rid OF
Dare. But so powerful is the romantic
influence Of Blackmore's Exmoor story
year to see the little church at Dare
and to walk or ride on Exmoor ponies
along the valley to the water slide. and.
no matter II the slide be Disappointing
ly small and there be doubts about the
Doones. the fascination Of the romance
will. IL is safe to say. prevail for many
generations. Rldd or Red has been a
local name in the district for q long
time.-westminster Gazette.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-24

these wires underground. But how
Is this to be brought about? The Law
of Vermont provides the method OF
enforcing this condition. We appre-
| ciated the fact that to make this test
certain definite legal procedure is
necessary, and we have invoked that
procedure. First, we made our OBJ
| jections to the village trustees, as
| the law requires, and that body has
decided against us and ordered that
| the poles be located on our side OF
| the street We have no criticism to
make of that decision at this time.
On the contrary we could plainly see
that, owing to the way the board was
being advised in the matter, the trus-
tees could not offer us much relief
as would be satisfactory to the resi-
dents on both sides of the street, and
we are now seeking the good Offices
and support of the board for the fur
Their procedure we have undertaken.
We have appealed from the decision
of the board to the Public Service
Commission of the state. That body
has ample power and authority to or
der electric companies to place their
wires underground when the public
safety and welfare requires it." AS
soon as we can prepare our appeal 1t
will be placed in the hands of the
commission a public hearing will be
held in this village and we propose to
make out as good case as possible for
action of the commission, and heart
lily invite support and cooperation
from any citizen who may be inter
ested in the outcome. All should re-
member that this will be a practical
test, as we have a good case for &C
ton. If we fail, 1t is plain that the |
shade trees of Bennington must go, |
to be replaced by great, bulky, I'M
slightly poles and hundreds of wires |
which, in time, will become an alb
solute menace to safety.
Besides the above important ques-
ton we are anxious for the supreme |
court of the state to determine GER
tain unsettled questions in reference
to privat rights. Some two hundred |
years ago Lord Coke, one of the great |
jurists of England, said that corpora
tons had mo souls or conscience"
This expression has become famous
and the common people are more con
vinced of its truth today than ever
before. When the average represen.
tative of some large corporation,
either public or private, deals with
an humble individual citizen he
usually seems to forget or utterly
ignore the rights of the latter alto
gether. With the corporation agent
-.
fuses to concede that the common
man has any rights whatever which
he is bound to consider. So we are
anxious to try out these questions be-
fore the proper tribunals of the peo-
pie and ascertain where We stand.
This, We believe, presents the true
situation.
Henry Chase.