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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-23
HE GOT IT ALRIGHT

Farmer Crabs brook is noted for
the number and size Of its eels. Fish
ing therein is strictly prohibited"
which in itself is attraction enough
for the small boy.
The other evening an urchin was
leaving the neighbOrhOod rather hur-
riedly, when a youthful friend in
quired:
Caught anything, Boh?"
eyes," replied Bob.
"Eel?"
mo; toe"
His friend understood, and wise
" decided to turn back with Bob.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-23
SOON FOUND OUT


"Now, Johnny" said his mothe',
eve shall have company to dinner
today, and I don't want you to say
a word while they are here, then no
one need find out that you are so
silly"
The guests came. After some de-
sultory remarks, a gentleman, who is
passionately fond of children, turned
to Johnny, whose mother, being bus
fly engaged in another part of the
room, did not hear the conversation
that ensued.
"Wen, my boy" said the gentle
man, pleasantly, how old are you?"
Johnny, Obeying orders, sat like a
sphinx.
Cant you tell me your age?" said
another, thinking the boy little diff
dent.
Still Johnny spake not.
81 can make him talk" said a
bright young lady. "YOu like the girls
better than you do those horrid men,
don't YOU, Johnny? Now, come ov0c
here beside me and tell me how C-l
you are"
Silent as the grave.
"Why, believe the boy is an idiot"
said the gentleman who had first adj
dressed him, in a bantering way.
Johnny turned to his mother.
"There, ma" said he. faint no
use! l hain't opened my mouth, and
they all know it Already"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-23
COOL CHEEK

COOL CHEEK
Bouncer-Halloa Jack! got Glove
in your pocket?
Muggs-Yes, here you are old
man.
Bouncer- Thanks! Now have you
"a match?
Muggs-I have. Help yourself.
Bouncer-Thanks Lend me your
cigar-cutter for a second, will you?
Muggs-Certainly! But where's
! your cigar?
Bouncer-Why, 1 was just going to
ask you for one.
Muggs-Humph! Well, here you
are. The match you borrowed is to
light the cigar, 1 suppose, and the
cigar-cutter is to take the end off?
Bouncer-You've guessed it, old
chap.
Muggs-But what did you borrow
the Glove for?
Bouncer-Oh, that's to chew after
4 take that drink you are going to
/ buy me.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-22
STILL QUESTIONS
WHO IS GOVN'R
OF new YORK
P0stoifice Sends the Mail
To SuIzer
ORDER FROM WASHINGTON
Both Try to Exercise the Functions
of Office But Neither Fully
Succeeds.
ORDER FROM WASHINGTON

Albany, n. Y, Aug. 22.-True TO the
promise of Acting Gov. Glynn there
were no political earthquakes at the
capitol yesterday. An atmosphere OF
placidity pervaded both suites of ex-
ecutive chambers. Gov. Sulzer re-
NAMED in seclusion within his pri-
waite office and had few callers. So
far as was disclosed his only official
act was to take a hand in the Thaw
deportation matter late in the day by
requesting the assistance OF the fed
eral authorities. Mr. Glynn spent con
siderable time in comforting over the
same matter with the members of the
attofney-generals staff and sending
messages to New York states repre-
sentatiyes in Canada, also to the fed
eral and Domonion authorities at
Washington and Ottawa. The acting
governor honored two acquisitions for
fugitives from Justice, brought by rep
resentatives Of the governor of
Georgia and the governor of Massa-
ohusetts, respectively. The men were
Homer Reid of Georgia, charged with
swindling. and Lawrence b. Newhall
of Pittsiied, who is accused of desert
ing his family.
William SulZer continues 10 be the
governor of New York so far as the
postofice department. at Washington
Is concerned, and no mail addressed
to The governor of New York, or
simply, william Sulzer governor" is
being delivered into other hands. 1t
was announced yesterday at Washing
ton that no definite. action would be
taken in connection with the New
York governorship fight unless a con-
troversy over the delivery of mail mat
ter was brought formally to the atten-
ton of the department. In that event
the postal regulations require that the
mail be held at Albany postofiiee until
a decision as to its disposition has
been reached by postoiiice department
officials at Washington.
The question came TO the notice Of
the department through a telegram
from Mr. Suffers secretary, who re-
Quested that the mail he not diverted
and that the Albany Office be so in
structed. A message to acting Post
master Van Colt at Albany. brought
the information that Mr.. Sulzer had
rented a lock-box in the name of the
governor of New York. he holding the
key, and that all mail was placed
therein. Mr. Van Colt advised the de-
partment that acting Gov. Glynn had
made a demand upon him for the mail,
but had not yet put it in writing, al
though his attornys had stated they
would.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-22
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ARE To OPEN
SEPT. 9TH.
Delayed a Week To Install
New Plumbing
NEW COURSES ARE OFFERED
Nine Departments In High Schoo,
and Each In Charge Of An
Expert.

Miss Olivia Taylor of Charlotts-
Vile, Va, has been engaged as teach
er of botany, zoology, and history in
the high school TO succeed Miss Flor
ence Ward who resigned last spring.
Miss Taylor received her education,
elementary and advanced, in Wash
ington, d. c., and is a graduate from
George Washington University.
Miss Ruth A. Spalding of Towanda,
Pa, succeeds Miss Edna Booth who
also resigned last spring. Miss
Spalding is a graduate from Column
bia university and Will continue the
domestic science begun last year.
The plan is to have the courses well
established when the new high
school building is ready for Oc-
cupancy enabling those now in high
school to get the maximum advantage
from the course in the new quarters.
Pupils in neighboring towns will
find it to their advantage to enter
Bennington high school this year.
Any desiring a copy of the new
course of study or any information
relative to the school may apply to
Superintendent Albert w. Varney.
The high school is conducted under
departments. there being nine OF
them with an expert teacher in
charge OF each.
Tuition is less than in Williams
town. North Adams or any other
really first class school in this sec
ton charges.
The fall term begins Monday, Sept
8. Pupils received on state certif-
cate or examination. Examinations
for entrance and for making up CON
ditions will be held the first two days
of school,
An entirely new and modern sys-
TEN of sanitary fixtures is being in
stalled in the school street building.
laboratories overhauled and every
thing put in first class condition.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-22
MISS COMBS CALLED HOME
Popular Recreation Director Left
This Afternoon.

Miss Catherine Combs was called
today to her home in Duluth by the
death OF n member of the family. She
was to have completed her work here
tomorrow and to have left for home
Sunday.
Miss Combs has been here for the
past ten months as recreation direc.
tor and has made a remarkable rec
cord of efficiency and success and her
resignation to accept a more lucra-
tive position is greatly regretted by
everybody.
Not only has Miss Combs endear-
ed herself to the hundreds of chill
dren OF the playground and the
young women and young men of the
recreation movement. but she has
also come to be highly esteemed BY
all the people of the community for
her tact. courtesy and the high stand
ard OF her work here.
The playground has been a ire
mendous success under her manage
ment. Its work has been greater
and more comprehensive and the
good il has accomplished is beyond
measurement. At the same time her
other recreation work has not been
neglected. All the people OF Ben
nington will sincerely regret the de
rariure Of Miss Combs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-22

that they were confident that the gov
erment will welcome such solution
of the problem with which Thaw's UNI
expected arrival so suddenly confront
ed them. No one contends that Thaw
has violated single law OF the Do
mnion unless it be that one which
provides that no alien may enter Can
ada without special permit, within
five years after he has been an in
mate of an asylum for the insane.
In the event that such an alien has
entered by railroad, the law, 1t is un-
derstood, provides that he shall he
transported to the capital of the last
state through which he passed prior
to crossing the frontier. But Thaw
did not enter by any train. He came
behind wind-blown horse, and when
captured he was nearer Vermont than
any other state of the Union. Already
the immigration authorities have ar
raigned to hold hearing at Coati
cook, the nearest point to the Yer
mont border whenever Thaw may fall
into their hands. The plan of Thaw's
lawyers, and there is reason to
believe that they have had assurance
of its success, is to have Thaw exam
ined before that board and ordered de
ported to Montpelier. Thaw woulL
prefer Vermont to any other state as
a refuge. Investigation made in his
behalf has convinced those who are
working in his interests that Vermont
would present the most involved ex-
tradition proceedings.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-22
AMATEURS EXPLAIN
Scoring and description Of Game at
Arlington Defended

Editor of The Banner: In reply to
the article in your paper last night in
regard to the game between Airing
ton and our team last Saturday, would
say that we can find no reason for the
East Arlington correspondent writing
such an article. He may understand
baseball very well. but it is evident TO
us that he doesn't understand scoring
the game AT all In regard 10 the alleg
ed errors of Fassett and Shepard, al
though we think il entirely too person
al for him to have mentioned their
names, would state that Fassett's mis-
play was on foul fly and that Shep-
ards was on a bad bound when the
ball struck one of the many humps in
the Arlington diamond. According 10
the official rule book the scorer can
give an error to neither of these play.
ers. We are entirely at sea as to
where the East Arlington correspon-
dent saw three wild throws. Our right
fielder threw over the third bsaeman's
head on an attempt to catch a runner
going from second TO third on a hit.
but the runner was held at third. As
the runner did not secure an extra
base on the throw. the scorer cannot
give an error on it. We do not know
where the other two wild throws were.
unless the East Arlington correspon-
dent gave them instead of stolen has.
es. and no errors were made on at
tempts to catch runners stealing.
The account of the game given i'm
The Banner. after showing that we
outbatted and outfielded Arlington and
that our pitchers had more strikeouts
than Arlington's pitchers. then show
ed that Arlington won the game by
punching hits in the fourth and fifth
innings. The scorer gave Morrissoy
and Cole Of Arlington the credit of be-
ing their best performers. and the sum
mary OF the game will show that he
was correct He could have mention
ed CIRCUITS and Bells catches
and our third basemans stops. but
that was optional with him when Civ
ing the write-up TO The Banner and
not compulsory as the East Arlington
correspondent would have YOU think.
We took our defeat in good part.
The only comment on the game made
by us was that We could never beat
them On their field and that IL took a
very good team 10 do &C.. as the only
two times they PLAYED away from
home las We understand iu. they
were defeated
Another thing we don't understand.
is why they brought in the fact Of de-
ieating the Hustlers twice. unless fl
was TO boast Of beating Bennington
teams. Perhaps the big team viii
take little Of that conceit out OF them
Saturday.
Respectfully yours.
Tie Bennington Amateurs.
bennington. Aug. =. 1919.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-22
TWO PERSONS ARE
BITTEN BY Dogs
IN VILLAGE
Mrs. Matt0cks and Mr.. Guthop
the Victims
ONE DOG WAS KILLED
Many Complaints Made That the
Regulations Are Not Being En-
forced Here.

Anton Guthop, a tailor employed
| by c. w. Petersen, was bitten on the
arm by dog early this morning.
| The dog also tore the mans clothes
so badly that the suit is hardly worth
repairing, The dog, which belonged
| TO Mr.. Kerns of County street, was
killed shortly after it had attacked
Guthop and the brain was sent to
the state laboratory at Burlington
for examination.
Mr. Guthop was taking a short
walk about the village about 6.3b
this morning before going to work
in the tailor shop. Near the corner
of Washington and Main streets the
! dog, which is apparently cross be-
tween fox terrier and a shepard,
rushed at the man from the street.
Guthop attempted to beat off the dog
but the animal sprang at him and
caught him by the arm between the
elbow and the shoulder One of the
dogs long teeth went through the
clothing and punctured the arm.
Witnesses of the dogs attack at once
hurried the man to a physician who
cauterized the wound
One of the witnesses of the dogs
vicious act was Veterinary II. w.
Burgess, the veterinary surgeon.
who at once communicated with
Health Officer Joseph NJ Ayres. The
health officer gave Instructions that
the dog be killed at once and Mr..
Burgess at once proceeded to the
kerns home on County street and
|. shot the animal
Mrs. Ida Winslow Mattocks, of
Montgomery, Albania. a native of
Bennington, and daughter OF the
late Fred Winslow of Union street.
was attacked by a dog belonging to
Joseph w. Farmer, of Silver street.
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Mattocks
was passing Mr. Farmers house. go
ing towards Union street on the
sidewalk about five o'clock in the af-
ternoon. The dog, a brown, curly
animal, was walking towards Main
street and met her Mrs. Mattocks.
being fond of dogs, spoke quietly
and pleasantly TO him. saying, Hello
Doggie.' The animal appeared not
10 notice her, but after she hau
passed him he quietly turned and
coming up behind her snapped and
bite her in the upper part of the leg.
DIR. Ross was called to the home
of f. p. Hathaway, where Mrs. Mat.
tocks is visiting, and in the evening
he cauterized the wound which was
a small one. The long tooth of tho
DOG had gone into the flesh and there
was a slight swelling. The marks
OF tire dogs teeth we're also plainly
visible upon the clothing. DR.. Ross
advised that the dog ought to be
killed az once.
The Health Officer, Mr.. Ayres. was
at once notified and Mr.. Hathaway
and Mrs Mattocks requested that
me matter have immediate attention
At present writing the dog has not
been killed
The dog, according to Mrs. Mat
LOCKS mad on some sort of apology
Tor a muzzle. small leather strap
which did not prevent his biting.
Nearly everybody has noticed that
a good many dogs are going about
the streets either without muzzles or
with something that is hanging off
on one side and does no good what
ever.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-22
DYNAMITE FOUND
NEAR GAYNORS
QUARTERS
Possibly An Attempt To Kill
the Mayor
MANY TIMES THREATENED
Three Sticks Of Explosive and Fuse
Discovered Placed In Area.
Way

New York, Aug. 21-A deadly
charge of manufactured whole 10
inch sticks and two halves with a
fuse and detonator-was discovered
this afternoon near Mayor Gaynor's
office windows in the city hall. The
bureau of combustibles found that the
explosive was 40 per cent dynamite.
the regulation blasting proportion,
and the amount found would ii eX-
ploded, have wrecked the city hall.
The mayor was in his office when
the dynamite was discovered by cit
izen passing through city hall park.
Mr.. Gaynor evinced little interest
when told OF the explosives proXimi-
ty and remained apparently undis-
turbed at his desk while police oflic-
ers hurriedly drew Gordon about
the dynamite to keep back the eXcit-
ed crowd.
Mayor Gaynor frequently receives
threatening letters, but tonight he
would make no statement regarding
the possible connection between any
previous menace by mail and the
dynamite of today. II is just three
years ago this month that he was
shot in the neck by so-called crank
and so badly wounded that for sever.
al days it was feared he would die.
The dynamite found today lay on a
basement door in a concrete moat or
area-way within 60 feet of the mayors
window.
The explosive was arranged in lat
tice formation with twJ small pieces
Of top. A partly burned four inch fuse.
made of gunpowder. tightly rolled in
a paper cylinder led to a decorating
cap on one of the half sticks of dyna-
mite
Close to the explosive was q piece
of Chinese punk and several partly
burned matches The dynamite and
fuse were wrapped in piece of
cambria secured by red and blue
Irvine The cloth was blue with red
and white figures and resembled the
fillets worn by Italian women of the
working class
The bureaus of combustiles experts
state that the only thing which pre-
vented disastrous explosion was
the presence of a strip of cotton
wound so tightly about the base of
the fuse that a spark could not reach
the detonator An edge of one dyna-
mite stick was slightly scorched
The investigators do not attack
much Importance to the finding of
half burned matches and a partly con
sumed cigar near the explosive as
they may have been tossed there by
smokers.
The police authorities say that lab
orers sometimes carelesly drop dyna-
mite sticks near their blasting opera
items. There is an excavation shaft
on the Broadway side of City Hall
park leading to the new subway con
structiOn. Detectives are making a
close investigation tonight of this To-
cation, although the contractors de-
clare that they do not use 40 per
cent dynamite in their operations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-22
BROWN GOES TO ISLAND POND
Attorney General Receives Urgent
Call from States Attorney

Rutland Aug. 22-From statements
made yesterday afternoon by Attor-
ney General Rufus e. Brown Yer
mont is likely to figure in the Thaw
case and 1t is the belief of that official
that Gov. Fletcher may be called up
on to honor a requisition for the eX-
tradition of Thaw. The reason for
Mr.. Browns statements to this effect
comes of developments which have
taken place within the past "a hours.
Shortly before noon yesterday the at
torney general received a telephone
message at the Bradwel hotel from
Stats Attorney CIR. Powell pt1EsseX
county, who was at Island Pond, re-
questing Mr.. Brown to come there i'm
mediately and the attorney genera;
left on the 2.15 train for that town.
Mr. Brown said that he could not
discuss the developments which made
it necessary for him to go to Island
Pond except that the call was imper-
alive and necessitated railroad ride
until midnight when he would reach
Newport. He decided to make the
trip by way of Richford rather than
take chances of missing railroad con
nections by way of st. Johnsbury.
Notwithstanding the general under
standing and belief that no attempt
will be made until next week to de-
port Thaw from Sherbrooke p. Q. the
attorney general said he had reason
to believe that Thaw would be turned
over by the Canadian immigration Of
ficials sooner and said that he expect
ed the man to be delivered to the
United States immigration officials at
Island Pond.
The attorney general confessed
that he was not clear in his mind as
to who has authority in New York TO
make a requisition for Thaw, in view
of the tangled condition of affairs be-
tween Gov. Sulzer and Lieut.-Gov.
Glynn.
Gov Fletcher at his home in Proc
torsville last night said in telephon-
ic conversation that he had received
no advices regarding the probability
that Thaw will be delivered to the i'm
migration officials in Vermont. He
said that he was satisfied the matter
was in proper hands if Mr. Brown had
gone to Island Pond, so far as the
state of Vermont is concerned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-22
GOVERNMENT WILL COOPERATE
U. S. Department of Agriculture to
Send Man to Vermont

st. Adams. Aug. 21.-The dairy di-
vision of the bureaus of animal indus
try of the United States department
of agriculture has delegated Henry w.
Larson. creamery expert, to do work
in Vermont in cooperation with the
state department of agriculture. MIR.
Larson is a graduate of the dairy
school of the Iowa College of Agricul.
ture and has for some time been con.
nected with the dairy division in
charge of demonstration creameries.
His headquarters while i'm Vermont
will be at st. Adams.
Mr.. Larson will first OF all stud,
the creamery situation in Vermont
and will be willing to give assistance
in matters pertaining to creamery op.
Grafton and butter making to creamer.
les desiring such assistance. Ultimate.
ly he plans to conduct demonstrations
lin few creameries i'm the state with
a view to improving the quality of the
product and to stopping leaks and loss
es so that the largest possible over.
run may be secured.
s. G. Thompson. in charge Of dairy
manufacturing investigations OF the
dairy division who came TO Vermont
TO start Mr.. Larson in his work. saws
that in his opinion. which is based on
reports received from Vermont cream.
cries, an overrun OF 3 per cent larger
than is now being secured may be cas-
lily obtained. This would mean that
creameries would be able to paw IL
cents more for butter fat II this add
tional overrun could be secured.
Mr.. Larson will supplement the
work now being done by W. +. Ayres
The state creamery inspector. givine
more time TO some OF The specific
creamery problems than Mr.. Ayers
is able TO do. In Mr.. Ayers and Mr.
Larsen Vermont has two valuable mer
who should. with the cooperation ol
creamery men and dairymen. be able
70 accomplish much In the way OF i'm
proving the quality Of our dairy pro
ducts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-22
PRIZE BABY FOUND
But the Years Are Cut Down Fran,
40 TO 81.

Found-The Prize baby of the his
torlc beauty contest which took place
IN front Of what is now Drvsdale's
store, not forty but thirtv-seyen
years ago. We learn that the choice
Jay between DR.. Ellis GoodaIl. who
had not then passed his medical ex-
aminatiOns. and was inst nloip
Ellis and Mrs. Charles Winslow
VINO possessed no title either at thar
time. The judges finally decided in
favor OF the lady and her prize a
sliEer mug is now being displayed
IN Mr.. Won Dette's window.
IL occupies the place which for two
weeks has been held by the lille
loving cup which is to be presented
inls afternoon 10 the child. who
Judging from the tests made by The
doctors. is proclaimed the healibiest
10y IN bennington. Watch tomor-
rows Banner for the result OF the
contest.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-22
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours

For eastern New York and western
Vermont. showers tonight and Saiur-
DAY. Cooler Saturday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-22
NOTICE

During the dry season all persons
using the village water are requested
10 see that their bathroom fixtures.
faucets and hydrants are in good Ne.
pair and to prevent all unnecessary
waste Of water. Any person issuing
those rules viii have their supply cut
off at once.
bennington Water Co.
John Mahan. Supt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-22
ROAD NOTES

The finest country road buu, -
u''t IN bennington county Is the one
pm "inhail leading towards BondviIIe
ahd olit by Road Commissioner "A
- Nolenan. For six miles a snee5
OF - miles can be made on fbis
broad turnpike. ''
work has been resumed on Tho
hFereti state road al Old Rennino-
~. .o- ana viii be rushed TO completion
from nov on. ''u'i
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-22
BATTING AVERAGES
Averages of the Players in the Rec.
reation League.

Forrest Parsons. first baseman on
the Evening Banner ball team is the
winner of the dollar and a quarter
base ball offered by Mr.. Evans for
the player in the Recreation League
who had the highest batting average
at the close of the series. Parsons
record is eleven base hits out of
twenty-five times at bat, making his
average 800. The averages of the
players who have played in. at least,
four OF the five games are the only
ones given. The second highest
average is that of c. Dennis Nash of
the Huckleberry Juniors who batted
for .429. The standing is as follows