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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-31
souNTlEs PAID IN VERMONT
Bears, Lynx and Hedsehogs Cost
State $19,90480 in 1912.

The statements of the auditor OF
accounts that Vermont paid $4,000,
80 for bounties in 1912 is of interest
to all persons interested in hunting
or in outdoor life in that 1t gives an
idea of the number of wild animals
killed in the state in a year The
total amount paid for bounties in
cluded $19,04S for hedgehogs. 5000
for bears and 1856 for bay lynx.
The bounty paid on bears is $40 so
that the premium paid by the state
was claimed on so of these animals
in the year Six were killed in Rut-
land county. Essex county was the
best bear section, bounties being
claimed on II.
OF the 12S bay lynx on which
bounties were paid, 10 were killed in
Rutland county. Windsor county
leads with 30 The bounty on this
animal is 81.
The legislature of 1912 cut down
the hedgehog bounty from 80 cents
to Is cents Under the higher figures
bounties were paid on 1858 of the
quilted nuisances in Rutland county
in 1912. Washington county was the
most expensive to the state in this
respect, the total amount paid being
S5340.30. Waterbury was the banner
hedgehog town of the state, the num-
Der killed being 1883.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-31
WOODFO'D HOLLOW
FLOOD DAMAGE
WAS HEAVY
Scene Of Wreckage Visited BY
Many Sightseers
IRON BRIDGE MOVED AWAY
Hathaway House Completely Under
mined and Sections of Highway
Tour Out

While there was not little dam
age in the village itself due to the
high water of last Thursday, in the
form of washed roads and sidewalks
and the soaking of goods and pro-
duce stored in cellars, the worst
havoc was wrought outside of the
business section.
In the immediate vicinity of the
village the section north of the
Branch street bridge showed the
most evidence of the terrific force of
the water as it tore away from the
regular course of the Roaring
branch. A number of large trees
which had been carried some dis
lance lodged along the course of the
branch and helped to turn the stream
out of its banks.
A number of people yesterday walk
ed to Woodford hollow and went
over the section where the freshet
did more actual damage than in any
other locality in this vicinity. The
iron bridge over the river a short
distance west of the chapel was torn
from its abutments and carried down
the stream for a distance of Is or 80
feet. Just above the bridge the
stream tore through the bank and
completely undermined the Hatha-
way house. The building was moved
short distance and the highway
was completely obliterated for some
distance. The hume to the Mallory
mill and the dam were also seriously
damaged and other small buildings
we're partially wrecked.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-31
CHILD LABOR LAW
New Law Applies to All Children
Under Sixteen.

The spring term of school opened
today.
The present law requires every
child under sixteen to be in attend
ance unless such child has completed
the elementary course which is all
the work below high school. The
superintendent of schools is given
the authority to determine whether
children have finished such course.
All pupils completing the eighth
grade in the public schools receiving
promotion to high schools; all pupils
who have passed state examinations
and received state certificate for en-
trance into high school; and all grad
yates from st. Francis de Sales
Academy may receive from the sup
erintendent a certificate of such fact
which will allow them to be employ
ed, If over fourteen years of age. in
any mill, but If under sixteen only
for nine hours per day and fifty
hours per week, and not before seven
a. m. nor after eight p. m. This law
has been in effect since February Is.
Every person in charge of a child as
well as the employer is liable to a
fine of from five to twenty-five dol
lars for violation of this law.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-31
FIRST FATALITY
FROM FLOODS
IN STATE
Engine and Crew Slid Into River
At Putney
FIREMAN W. PERRITT KILLED
Track for Distance of 1856 Feet, Soft
ened BY High Water, Gave Way
Engineer and Two Others Escaped

Brattleboro, March 31.-Central
Vermont compound engine No. 41S
and caboose tipped into the Connect
cut river two miles above here yester
day morning. Fireman Willis Per-
rift is supposed to be pinned under
the engine in so feet of water. Only
the tail end of the buggy is in sight.
Engineer A. Il. Littletield of Brattle-
boro and Student Fireman Cornelius
Driscoll of Athol were thrown to the
bottom of the river, but came up and
swan ashore, after being in the
water several minutes. Conductor
A. l.. Okernstrom of New London,
Brakeman Frank Ryan and Thomas
Aher of Brattleboro and Pearl Man
digo of Bellows Falls, who was learn
ing the road, escaped through the
little windows of the buggy. All the
crew who were saved caught hold of
ties that were floating in the water
and managed to reach the tail end OF
the caboose, which was not under
water BY using boards which they
tore from the caboose they made a
temporary bridge to shallow water,
and in this way managed to get
ashore.
The crew had been stalled at
North Walpole, n. H., during the
flood and started from Bellows Falls
for Brattleboro just after passen-
ger train had pulled up over the
road. The train was running light
with only a caboose and engine.
A stretch of roadbed over 1876 feet
in length slid into the river, plunging
the engine and caboose down with it.
Engineer A. E. Littlefield could not
explain how he and Driscoll. who
were in the cab with Fireman Perritt
escaped, but after being thrown to
the bottom of the river they came up
and managed TO swim ashore. The
remainder of the crew, with Hugh
Crawford of Brattleboro, who was go
ing to Brattleboro, crawled out
through the little windows of the
buggy which extended little out of
the water. The engine was com
pletely submerged.
Although nothing has been found
of Perritt, it Is supposed that his
body is pinned under the engine and
that he was drowned if not killed by
the plunge. The tracks are hanging
in the air most OF the way at this
point.
Perritt had been working on the
road for about year He is surviv-
ed by a mother in Winchenden, a
brother, Charles Perritt, who is an
engineer on the Fitchburg division of
the Boston and Maine out of Boston,
another brother. Herbert. who is a
fireman on the Central Vermont rail
way out of Brattleboro. and a sister
at North Walpole.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-31
WON'T URGE SUFFRAGE
Mo Such Recommendation in Presi-
dents Message.

Washington. March 2S.-Presiden'
wilson today positively refused TO rec
ommend a Constitutional amendment
providing for Nationwide suffrage ~
his message to the extraordih"''
session of Congress.
He said this declination must ho'
he construed as indicating that ne IL
finally committed in opposition "
tho ballot for women. He declared
his intention of adhering to the pof
icv nursued while Governor OF NE"
Jersey and not recommend TO Con
gress subjects OF legislation which
annertain exclusively TO that BODY
The movement. he said, shoula pe
started in Congress and not Dy .he
President. A delegation OF suiir@
gists waited on the President ana I'M
| nlored him 10 make votes tor women
a feature of his message 10 the eA'
traordinary SESSION of Congress. Inc
visitors were graciously received ana
oil nossible attention given their re-
quest. .,.
As for himself, the President ex'
| nlained in detail his position thal
certain recommendation should MOI
no sent to Congress. Members Oh
the delegation expressed themselves
as encouraged by their reception
In the party which called on the
| President we're Miss Eliza Lord OF
Western Reserve University, MISS
Elsie Hill. daughter of Ex-Represeht
alive Hin of Connecticut and presl'
Sent of the College Equal Suffrage
Association of the district; Miss
Anna Abel, professor of history III
Goucher College, Baltimore, from
which two of the Presidents daugh'
ters graduated and Miss Angelina
| Prouty, daughter of Representative
Prouty of Iowa. Miss Hill acted as
spokesman, but Miss Prouty also
Joined in the speaking
Congressman Underwood the Dem
ocratic leader in the House has not
been converted to woman Suffrage
nor has he declared himself in favor
of IT, according to a statement given
out here today from the Washington
headquarters of the National Associ'
alton opposed to woman suffrage.
The statement says:
TtppIl, WhiNh NHS
widely a few days ago, saying that
Miss Elsie Hill. daughter OF Ex-Repre
sentative Hill of Connecticut, mad
called on Mr.. Underwood and had OBJ
tanned from him the statement that
he was in favor of woman suffrage
is entirely erroneous. Mr. Under
wood is emphatically opposed to the
proposed Federal amendment grant
ing woman suffrage.
ait was published, said Mr.. I'm
derwood today, that / had been won
over by the suffragists. The truth is
that / feel toward woman Suffrage
now Just as have always felt. When
majority of the women of Albania
want to vote, then and not until then
will be in favor of giving them sui
| frage.'"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-31
100 YEARS OF PEACE
Lecture BY Or. Tryon at Second Con
gregational Church.

A large congregational from the
various churches listened last night
at the Second Congregational church
TO the illustrated lecture on 100
Years of Peace" by DR.. James l.. Try
on of Boston, Secretary of the Mass
achusetts Peace society.
The local ministers conducted the
devotional services, and Hon. Henry
T. Cushman of North Bennington,
who has been especially interested in
the subject, having been one of the
Vermont delegates to the National
Peace Conference at Baltimore two
years ago, presided and with very
fitting remarks introduced DR.. Tryon.
The lecture was informing and
scholarly. Although an hour or more
in length, the attention of the people
did not flag. The subject matter
was admirably arranged. and the
views of persons and places and Incl
dents connected with the century OF
peace between this country and the
mother country were exceptionally
fine
The stories of the Trent Affair and
the Alabama Award, a bout which
every school boy and reader of Amer
lean history knows a little but usual
ly only little. were told very clear
ly and interestingly. The past
Prince Albert, husband of Queen Vic
toria, played in his death hour by
tactful correction of a note that
would have been an ultimatum to the
country very likely provoking war,
was doubtless a bit of fresh informa.
ton to many. The apparently in
depensible position of our govern
ment on the Panama Tolls question
was the last reference made. At the
close of the lecture the audience
rose and sang the hymn Of the
Two Nations. which was thrown up
on the screen. to the tune of Ameri
ca.
Probably Benningtonians do not
need to be converted to the cause OF
! international peace, but surely all
who heard this lecture have a much
better historical knowledge Of it and
a keener interest in IL.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-31
ginning of the work OF cleaning the
lower floors Of mud and debris.
REMNANT WINNING HABIT
Charles WheatIey Member Of Three
Champion Teams in One Year.

champion Ieams IN Ohe reaf'
Charles Wheatley, one of the most
promising of the Tigers young pitch
ers, claims distinction that few ball
players in the world have achieved,
in that he was with three pennant-
winning clubs in one year. Not only
| was Charley on trio of fag-grab-
beers, but he pitched the games that
clinched two of the titles. All this
happened in 1911, which was his sec
ond year in baseball. He was with
four clubs altogether that season, but
one of them threw him down and
couldn't do better than to finish sec
ond.
He started his big season with the
Great Bend (Kan.) club, in the Kan
sas State league, but did not stay
there long before he was grabbed by
the st. Joe aggregation of the West
ern league. Great Bend subsequent
ly won the pennant, but not until
Wheat" had long been an eX-member
of their staff. He remained with st.
Joe several weeks and from there
was sent to Hum. cldt, Neb, in the
NJ. l. ~ X. league. This club won
the pennant and Wheatley was the
pitcher whose name appeared in the
box score the day the race was de
cided.
St Joe, which still owned him,
then sent him TO Superior, Neb., and
here again he helped win the gonfal-
on, pitching the game which sewed
it up. AS there weren't any more
pennants in sight Charles was allow
ed to depart to his home for a much
needed rest. By this time he had
participated in so many banquets to
successful teams that he couldn't
make his belt meet and his digestive
apparatus was beginning to show
signs of wear
Although Wheatly now is in his
fourth year of professional ball, he
has been with nine clubs in seven
different leagues. He started with
Stevens. Kan, in 1910, that circuit
being part of the Inter-City league
The next stopping place for the bud
ding big Lacquer was Abilene, in the
Central Kansas organization. That
was all for the season of 1910 The
following year he played with the
four clubs already mentioned as in
GLIDING three champions and a run
nerup.
st. Joe recalled him in 1912, but he
couldn't get along with some of the
other players and was shunted to
GAINESVILLE in the Central This berth
didn't suit either. so they shipped
him along to Springfield, in the
same circuit. Here he spent the
greater part of the season, eventual
ly being rescued by the Tigers, to
whom he reported the latter part of
last August. He gave an excellent
account of himself in the fall. and
some of the veterans pronounced
him find"
This spring he has had consider
able trouble with his arm, due prob
ably to is over anxiety to cut loose
before it was properly conditioned
The wing is rounding to shape nicely
now, however, and he is showing
the same line of stuff that won him
so much praise in the closing weeks
of last season.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-31
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Prospects for Good Season Were
Never Better.

The outlook for a good baseball
season for the local high school was
never better. OF the players who
held regular positions on the team
last year all but two will be avail
able. 1t will be necessary to develop
new third baseman and one out
fielder from the material that has
came up from the lower grade.
Manager Kelly has been unable as
yet to arrange games with the Hoo
sick Falls high school and it is not
likely that the team will play Lans-
ingburgh this year There is one
open date in May and one or two
games over the schedule might be
played. in June. The following dates
have been fixed:
nington.
May 10-Proctor high school at
Bennington.
May 16.-Pittsford high school at
Pittsford.
May 17-Proctor high school at
Proctor
May 21-Williamstown high school
at Bennington.
May 24-Burr and Burton semi
nary at Bennington.
May 29-Burr and Burton semi
nary at Manchester.
May Southland high school at
Rutland.
June 4-Williamstown high school
at Bennington.
June Rutland high school at
Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-31
The Farmer a Manufactures

Every farmer in Vermont is a
manufacturer. This may not seem so
at first glance. but it is true. He has
a plant with machinery and he eth
er works that plant himself or he
employs assistants. in which case he
is manufacturer employing men
There is no other way of considering
it, if the considering is for purposes
of advancing the farmers interest.
How, then, is the farmer a manu-
facturer? What is his factory? His
factory is the soil which he has on
his farm. The soil is Naturee's great
manufacturing plant from which
comes the things that keep man and
beast alive, ami which is the one
great shop from which all prosperi-
ty, in the final analysis, comes.
The farmer ought to get into the
frame of mind of considering his
farm a manufacturing plant and
then perhaps he would take the
same interest in his concern as does
the manufacturer who does business
in a structure of steel and wood and
who is surrounded by the busy ma
machines known to the ordinary con-
ception of manufacturing.
Every manufacturer of the accept
ed type is forced by economic rea-
sons. sharply brought to bear by
grinding competition, to keep his
plant in good repair, fully equipped
with the best machinery that goes
with his form of business. that he
may realize from his investment the
greatest possible return. The differ
ence in the business ability of man
ayers often marks the variation in
the success of two plants doing the
some sort of work. and the business
| ability of manager force him TO
recognize that good machinery is
necessary to fullest accomplishment.
How about the farmer manufac-
turer? Does he employ the best ma
chinery: machinery is not of the
binder and reaper type not of pillow
and narrowing use, but the kind that
Nature provides in her workshop. of
which the farmer is now the owner
and worker? For when Nature deter.
mined upon a piece of land as pro-
ductive she put into Il the best
equipment possible and when man
hrst tills a bit of productive soil he
mas at his command everything that
Is needed to crown his efforts with
success and to return him reason
able profits for his toll.
But the farmer has abused Nature
lie has not kept the machinery that
was placed in his hands up to where
II ought to be kept He has allowed
u 10 get rusty, so to speak. so that
Is efficiency has been greatly impair.
ed. That is what the loss of fertility
IS II is the rust in natures machine
shop and like rust on any machip.
cry. Il has been costly. That is WHY
/ vermont farm land. some of il IS
not so productive as it used TO be
The farmers have taken out and
have refused to put anything back
When New England soils began 10 be
worked out there was the move
ment westward. and now that the
lands Of the west have been taken
up and TILED. there is a new move
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-31
INTERNATIONAL LAWN TENNIS
Australian Teams viii Play in New
York

New York, March 2s.-American
and Australian lawn tennis teams
are to clash in the first of the pre-
liminary the matches of the Interna-
tional series for the Dwight F. Davis
cup at the West Side Tennis Club.
This was formally decided upon
today at a meeting of Orrin NJ. Root
and Julian s. Myrick. respectively
president and vice president of the
West Side organization and the in
ternational committee composed of
Robert d. Wren, Henry w. Slocum
and George T. Adee.
IL was explained that il still re-
mains for the governors of the West
Side Club to formally accept the
honor of holding the great competi-
tons. The dates set for the match
es were Friday. Saturday and Mon
day. June 6, Z and 8.
The meeting was held in Bob
Wrenn's office at "a Broad st and the
decision was unanimous that be.
cause of the excellent manner in
which the West Side club had con-
Quoted the international matches of
1911 the same courts should be chos-
en-.
Wrenn, as chairman of the interna-
tional committee, at once notified by
cable Mr.. Hicks the secretary of the
Australian association. and Mr.. Sa-
belli. secretary of the English associ-
alton. A cable message was also
sent to Sidney. requesting that the
Australian team play a series of
practice exhibition matches at the
Longwood Wicket Club OF Boston.
While the meeting was in session
the methods of playing the matches
and the general scope of the program
were discussed. II was the opinion
OF the majority that II would be bet.
ter to play the singles competitions
simultaneously on courts parallel 70
each other than end to end. tandem
fashion. as was done years ago The
doubles match will probably be
played on the second day OF the ser.
les.
The preliminary tie against Aus
tralia will be played In this country
early in June. II the United States
should win, the team will PLAY
against the winners Of France and
Germany in England about July 10
The third round must be completed
by July p, and the challenge round
against England will be played on
July p. Is and %. There will be
preliminary practice matches ar.
ranged for the team during May
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-31
LOCAL OVERFLOW

Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. vonDette have
moved from School ST., to Imperial
avenue.
Ernest T. Griswold passed the
week end with his wife who is visit
ing in Delmar, n. Y.
Glasses in English and cooking will
be held at the Young Woman's
club at o'clock tonight.
Miss Barbara Burt attended a din
ner party given at the North Adams
Normal school Saturday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer II. Rudd, who
have been passing the winter in Cali
fornia, are expected home this week
Miss Lydia Taber of Norwalk
Conn. is visiting her grandparents
MIR. and Mrs. William NJ. Chamber
lain of Washington avenue.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-31
opnressiv, Politene.s.

NJ. Ernest Lavisse has turned aside
from his historical labors to relate a
bonmot by his friend Massenet II
was at a time when the musician was
changing apartments and the historian
inquired the motive Of the change Il
was too well known there" Massenet
replied. Everybody was too oppres-
sively polite. Only the other day
happened to buy a penny stamp In q
tobacconist's shop. Pray do not trouble
to carry it. said the tobacconist IL
win give us the greatest pleasure to
send it round to you "-Westminster
Cazetta
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-31
MUST WORK FOR UNCLE SAM
Postmasters TO Be Held Accountable
for Time and Personal Attention.

Washington. March 2S.-Hereafter
postmasters in the larger Offices OF
the country are to be held strictly
accountable for the time and person
al attention they give their official
duties.
Postmaster General Burleson an
nounced today that he proposed not
merely to discourage, but TO stamp
out the practice said to be followed
by many first and second class post.
masters OF imposing a considerable
part Of their duties upon subordi.
mates in order to utilize the time for
personal ends.
Furthermore the Postmaster Cen
eral. in making recommendations
for appointments to these Offices. will
require in addition to the usual quail
ncation an assurance from applicant
that his whole business time viii Be
devoted to the duties Of the position.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-31
SELECT 70 PATIENTS
Dr.. Friedrich F. friedman to Pro-
coed With Test.

New York, March 2S.-Dr. Fried
rich F. Friedman began prepare
tons today for the comprehensive
test of his tuberculosis vaccine
which the United States Public
Health Service has asked him to
make. At Section Hospital 20 pat
tents were selected. Sixty are pull
monary and the others, all children,
are surgical cases. Twenty-Five are
women. Many of the cases are in
the third stage.
The selections were made under
the supervision of Drs. Lavender and
Anderson, Government physicians
from Washington. Next Wednesday
30 more cases will be chosen and
DR.. Friedman will hold a clinic that
will probably take several days to
complete.
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coNFERs WITH ROOSEVELT
Hinebough Goes Over Progressive
Program In the House.

Washington, March 2S.-Represen-
tative Hinesbough of Illinois return
ed today from a conference with Col
Roosevelt at New York, at which the
Progressive program in the House
was discussed. The Progressive
Representatives. now claiming to
muster strength of at least IS, will
meet to organize Friday, April 4, and
it is probable that Col Roosevelt's
views will be set forth in some de-
tail at that conference.
Mr. Hinebough said today that
Mr.. Roosevelt had indorsed the Pro-
gressive program in the House.
which. in general, is to urge legisla
ton embodying the fundamental
planks of the Progressive party plat
forms. He said the ex-President
strongly favored a non-partisan ex-
pert tariff committee and the open
caucus plan.
IL is expected that Mr. Roosevele
will discuss the tariff in a speech at
Detroit, March 80, in connection with
the State election of judges. There
is no disposition on the part of the
Progressives in the House to attempt
to frame general tariff bill