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Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-18
Major Hiram Butler,
Veteran Railroader,
To Be Buried Sunday

The funeral of Major Hiram Bu;l=r
viii be held at the Acwortn Baptist
Church at Il o'clock Sunday morning.
The Rev Dr. Spinks VIII officiate and
burial will be in the church Gene
terry.
In the death Of Major Butler M
rietta loses one Of its famous cnar-
acters. He was eightv-one years DID
and until short time before his
death was in good health. He contin-
ued 20 work until 1904, when he e.
:ired to his home in Marietta.
For "A years he was a conductor
and inspector for the Western and
Atlantic Railroad. and during MS
service his personality won him
scores oF friends
His wife, two daughters and three
Sons survive him. The daughters ar
Mrs 3. 4. F1te, of Marietta, and Mrs.
J. W. Adams, OF Atlanta. the sons,
J. r. Butler, Of kennesaw. II. W.
Butler Of Savannah, and Hugh :.
Butler Of Atlanta.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-18
CHURCH ROBBER
IS F|ANCE Of
RICH WIDOW
Dashing Young Thief Won Heart
of $4,000 Heiress by Cor
respOndenCe.

Investigation Saturday by Chief 0c
Detectives I.anford into the career of
Charles Stewart Mellin, the dapper
young man from New York ana Mil
wauksc VINO confessed that he robbed
FIVE Atlanta churches because 'he
was up against 1t and needed tae
money. brought forth information
that he was planning to wed d 500
900 widow" at the time Of his arrest.
chief Lanford believes MeIin
turned burglar to get funds with
which to 30 70 san Francisco ami
carry out his matrimonial plans.
Melin viii make no statement fur
ther than to Teiterate mis- declaration
that he simply needed money"
CHIEF LanfOrd examined Mellin :
suit case Saturday and found a batch
Of spOndcnCe with the Mission
Unity Correspondence CLUB, No. 320I
Twenty-fourth street, San Francisco.
through which the marriage was be
ing arranged. Mellin, who hal
been in Atlanta only Il week and was
stopping at No. 10 Houston street,
some time ago mad filed formal appli-
cation with the Unity Club for a wife,
and had been formally introduced to
dress has not been learned by Chief
I.anford but the letters indicate that
she is near San Francisco.
one letter written by Mellin. which
he had been unable to mail because
OF his arrest, explained that he was
ready and anxious to marry At once.
The description Of the beauty and tai
ents Of the dashing young widow.
with the guaranteed bonus Of the
5000 fortune, had appealed strongly
to Mellin and decided his future.
In writing for wife Mellin had
required that she be young and pret-
~. not more than 80 years old and
that she have money. He described
himself as young and good looking"
and said he was satisfied he would
make "a good husband" According
to the correspOndence, the widow i'm
mediately capitulated.
Whether the arrest of young Mellln
will break up the romantic marriage
remains to be seen. There will, at
least. be n temporary pOstponement,
said chief Lanford.
Mellin is in Tower cell in default
OF bond of 1000, fixed Friday after
noon by Recorder Broyles. Mellin
frankly admits that he stole electrie
fans and lamps from the Baptist Tab
ernacle. the First Methodist Church,
the First Presbyterian Church, the
Second Baptist Church and the SA-
cred Heart Church
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-18

the cities of the South for the next
three months
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-18
.HUERTh ORDERS
DEPUTIES TRIED
As TRAITORS
Dictator Tightens His Grip as He
Has "Packed" Cabinet Reject
His Resignation.

Special Cable TO The Atlanta Georgian.
MEXICO CITY. oct 1S.-Seventy-
four Deputies, arrested when Cen
eral Huerta overJhreW Congress. to-
DAY were ordered 30 trial on charges
of rebellion. seGition and insulting
the Government" Because they asked
an investiga tion of the disappearance
of Senator BeliSariQ DomlngUez.
Among them is ROdOlfo Reyes. eX-
Minister of Justice. Bail was re
fused
Nine of those in custody were r.
lea ased because the charges had been
improved at the preliminary exam
ination. BY the refusal to accept
bail the Deputies are barred from
taking any part in the presidential
campaign. They are ali Huerta's DO
litiCal opponents
4 decree fixing rules for the voting
in the Federal district next week weTa
posted day.
General Huerta has played a des-
perate game in his efforts to retain
the dictatorship of Mexico but he has
won. and therefore is more firmly
established than ever before Official
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-18
SFornler Prison Kitchen
? Worker Tells of Food.

Further confederation OF the re
: cent attacks made upon Warden
Meyer on the administration Of the
. Federal prison by Julian Hawthorne
and DR.. w. J. Morton was given Fri
} day by another former inmate of the
! institution.
The man declared that he had been
imprisoned for a year, part OF the
time being while Hawthorne and
Morton were there. He stated that
he had worked in the kitchen. Be
ing at present employed IN Atlanta
he desired that his identity be with
held.
- when DR.. Morton said that War
den Meyer was literally starving his
men 10 death, he told no more than
was true" the ex-Convict declared.
Il know, because l worked in the
kitchen and saw what those men got
ION their plates each meal.
Laughed at His Protest.
when ! was first taken there.
protested one day to John Boyle,
the chief steward. at the small por-
tions that were being served
. ~Why, man / said. that mea,
wouldn't keep a canary bird alive
Boyle laughed and replied: Well
] can't help II. II doesn't matter tC
me anyway whether those prisoners
get anything or not
Portions OF boiled meat are sup
=. posed to weigh six or seven ounces
but from my own observation the
majority of them never weigh more
. than three. A mans portions oi
= hash consists OF one spoonful There
is coffee that is so bitter that no mar
= can drink IT.
Men. full grown and healthy, car
- not live on such sCanty fare wher
they cut stones and do hard labor
I. throughout the day. 1t has been the
:, brag of the institution that they
= have baseball games and music. Blu
who can enjoy such things when theil
stomachs are craving food.
Let each man in the prison b,
!. questioned privately by a board o.
men not connected with the prison
= Let him be free to tell Of the horror.
g Of that place. and the result viii b,
b. the revelation Of one Of the mos
= o0tra geous examples Of inhumanitN
, which ever was permitted TO eNis
= under government supervision
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-18
Hampered in Work for Imperial
Government by Being Mistaken
for Negro Here.

Prince Ghuanl Ali Mahamadi has
just left Atlanta with a feel
ing Of loneliness and heavy
heart-a stranger to the southern
hospitality OF which he had heard so
much in England The feelings of
Prince Mahamadi were injured and
his prestige and dignity. unConsidered
here, will be kept at low tide as long
as he is in the South. he says
An official of the Imperial Govern
ment Of India, Prince Mahamadi came
to America as a scholar of the Gov
ernment Of India Technical School,
from Calcutta, 10 study the way the
poorer classes are handled and to in
vestigate the industries of the South
ern States. He is doing this work
with a view to establishing such in
dustries in India.
In spite of the difficulties I have
experienced in my two days in the
South. on account of my rather dark
complexion" said Prince Mahamadi
in perfect English. and smiling, Il am
greatly impressed anu pleased with
the easy manner in which YOU handle
the race question.
Tells His Troubles Here.
Il must tell YOU of some of my
troubles. as YOU are the first white
man who seemed willing TO talk with
me.
When ] arrived from Cincinnati
| went TO a leading hotel As ! stepped
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-18
FORMER INMATE
TELLS MORE Of
j. 8. PRISON
Declares Charges Of Conditions by
Hawthorne and Morton Are
Not Exaggerated.

not afford 60 talk. for ne IS san
within the jurisdiction OF the officers
of the peuitenria-y.' said Rich. Then.
he was not in nosjtion TO really OBJ
serve that the conv.cts were being
starved as he was cook. lie was
fed plenty. and the food cooked by
him was apUetlz.ng. The objection
lies in the small amount served 10
each convict
There is a negro engineer at the
prison now at wage or 500 per
month who has white c0nvlcts work
ing under him. a negro cook at $1,000
a wear has white men under him.
negro took my place there IS foreman
of the blacksmith shop. He has
large number Of white prisoners un-
der him
"One illustration of the way the
-conviCts are handled was shown in
the demotion Of a convict barber.
This barber had shaved Warden
Mover during the morning, and later
in the day jokinglv referred TO the
fact that he had smelled whisky on
Mr.. Meyers breath. This anRered
the warden so much that he ordered
the Convicts removed from the barbed
shop, made him take on his white
coat and don striped one
There were any number OF petty
title things ike this which, in add
ton Ia the starvation. made life eX
sremelv miserable for the ConviCts.
The charges that the hole is hot
are true The pipes which carry the
heat for the building pass right by
81. ! built the iron doors Of the two
cells. and there Is no way for air to
enter.
How Giant Was Disciplined.
Il remember one prisoner. Sam
Moore. a desperate life prisoner who
was kept in the hole for two weeks
Some Of the ConviCtS and guards
-thought the man was slightly crazy.
! was often called upon to chain him
mp In the hole. as he was Of power
ful build and was constantly break
ing the chains. Strong man as he
was. g. have seen him come out Of
the hole SO weakened he could
scarcely move"
Asked why he left the employ of the
of increases in pay had not been
Forthcoming to him. and that differ
erenCes had developed between him
and the officials
II resigned but | suppose / lust
beat them to H." he remarked. My
reason for volunteering this state
ment Is that think the public should
know the conditions. and II the
guards and other paid employees of
the prison are guaranteed protection
-of their positions, they will tell facts
(which will startle the nation
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-18
Slaton Sets Aside
tuberculosis Day

Sunday. December Z, has been set
aside as Tuberculosis Day" in Geor-
gia bv Governor Slatou in an official
proclamation.
The proclamation asks all citizens
to observe the day in such manner as
will, lin their judgment, advance the
world wide movement against this
disease"
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-18

announcement was made to-day that
he aad offered his resignation to The
Mexican Cabinet. but that it had been
rejected.
The cabinets action was not due TO
its loyalty to Huerta but to the face
that its members We're unable to unite
on a man to succeed him. They We're
about evenly divided between Pedro
Lascurain. Madero's Minister of For
eiEn Affairs. and General Banquet,
comraauder-i in chief Of the army
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-18
Warden Defended by
Christian Endeavors.

Resolutions strongly defending
Warden ". n. Noyer, Of the Atlanta
Federal Prison. and declaring that
the charges made by Julian Haw-
thorne and Dr. W J Morton have no
foundation in fact. have been unan-
. imOusly adopted by the Atlanta Io-
cal Union OF Christian Endeavor
Copies of the resolutions have been
forwarded to Warden Moyer and TO
Attorney General MCReyn0lds.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-18
'Impulsive Bride
Weds Fourth Time

NEW YORK. oct. 1S.-And now it
is Mrs Marian Gilhooley- -Lawrie-
Currie- White. The young woman who
cause she said she married on i'm
pulse admitted to-day that she had
wed again.
Her latest, possibly her last nus
band S Walter G. White, a wealthy
automobile manufacturer.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-18
WHY THE MOON MAKES

new discoveries which proves
that the rays of the moon really
do exert powerful influence
upon courtships and marriage.
Read about it in next Sunday s
American. Order your copy
from your newsdealer today, or
call up the Circulation Depart
ment Main 100.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-18
Huge Sweet Potato
Sent to President

WASHINGTON. Oct ia monster
sweet potato, weighing 6a4 pounds, was
presented to President Wilson TO-DAY
by Charles F. Robinson, a farmer Of
LincolntOn. n. c.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-18
FALL FROM PONY FATAL.

HEMPSTEAD. y y. Oct. is
Faith Crocker. S years old, was kill
ed to-day in a fail from the back Of
a pony which she was riding.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-22

our trees, and the first thing to do to
most of them is to prune them, and
the time to start pruning is now.
With this idea in mind we want to
hold pruning conferences in all parts
Of the county. These conferences
viii consist IN the meeting of a
small group of farmers with the
county agent on some farm where
there are apple trees Two or three
trees will be pruned according to
the methods used by the best grow
ers. These meetings will be held
wherever just few will leave their
work for few minutes and come to
look in and talk it over. Then In
the spring we want to follow these
up with conferences on spraying and
fertili2ine. Talk it over with your
neighbors and make date with us
fer a pruning conference in your
community. No. l apples pay the
bes,. Let's get more of them
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-22
RAW FuRs LOWER
Trappers VIII Receive a Little Less
for Their Skins This Year.

The market prices of the raw
ur skins of animals such as are
lound in Vermont. muskrats, mink.
oxes, skunks, raccoons and the like,
ire somewhat lower than last sea
ION. although the slump In the mar.
tet probably will not affect tho price
y made up furs as muffs. boas and
'oats sold now are fashioned from
'kins bought at 1912 prices and the
iealer must get back what he paid
o the trappers.
Before last season was over prices
had been pushed so far that they
we're beyond the reach of the aver
ge purchaser and the fur market,
over since. has been suffering from
N overdose of prosperity. The
worlds supply of furs far exceeds
he demand and the ridiculously
high prices that prevailed last sea
SON are the cause OF Il.
The prices paid for skins OF good
quality at present are as follows:
Skunk so cents to $3.50: mink, $3.50
o IS; raccoon. 81 to So: fox. $3.50 TO
$3.50: muskrat. 40 cents TO so cents;
weasel. 20 cents TO 81.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-22
NJ CURE AGREED
TO A "O|vY UP"
WITH MURPHY
Tried to Hold Up Asphalt
Companies for $4,000
WAS TO GET A CONN Ssl0N
Companies Were to Be Assessed One
Cent Gallon for Asphalt Used
on State Work.

New York, Nov. 21.-George H. Nc
CURE, the Syracuse bonding agent
for state highway and barge canal
contractors, is partner of Charles
f. Murphy, Jr., nephew of the leader
of Tammany hall. He so testified to-
day at the John Doe inquiry into
highway graft, and said that he had
an agreement wi h Murphy to divide
all the bonding business they obtain.
ed
Further, Mcclure confessed TO hav
ing attempted to hold up OF least
hree asphalt companies for $4,000
contributions to the state Democratic
committee in return for getting hem
conracts from the state highway de-
partment. MCGUIRE was to get a
commission of one cent a gallon for
all the asphalt the companies sold to
he state or to con ractors, he said.
nd the companies were to charge
he contributions against the commits
sion.
Two OF the companies, he Warner
luinian company and the Unicn iii
ompany Of California, did not con
tribute, he said. Whether the third.
he Barber Asphalt company, ccntrib
tied, Mcclure said he did no know.
out the Barber company got the con
ract.
He said he had received total of
$3.50 from Arthur S. Johnson. sales
agent of the Barber company, but in
listed that these were not commits.
ions, but money given him as cam
align contribution to Governor SUI.
er. He said it was possible that he
lad also sought a contribution from
he United States Asphalt company
Ter the same terms. That company
)aid him $691 in commissions on ma
erial which the company had sold to
he repair department of the state
highway commission, and i'll owed
him money, he said. So did the
Swadsworth Stone and Paving com.
any and the Barber company. He
had last year received mmlssions
sales made TO the state by the
Alsten Cement company, the Dry den
cement company, the Kentucky Rock
Asphalt company and he Knieker-
ecker Cement company. he estihed
Mcclure twisted and squirmed I'M
Ter the examination of District At
torney Whitman and the admissions
we're drawn out TO him only after in
sistent repetition of questions which
the prosecutor hurled at him in no
gentle tone of voice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-22
WAR Of
MONEY GRABB[RS
IN MEXICO
London Outlook Bitterly Flags
United States
MONROE DOCTRINE A FARCE
Urcd as a Cloak Under Which We
Have Been Fiiching Territory
for 60 Years.

London Nov. 22.-Under the head
ins "A Money Grubbers' War the
Outlook today publishes a bitter ar
ticle on the Mexican situation.
across the Atlantic, the Outlook
says, there is in busy preparation,
fl certain forces can accomplish it,
crime against civilization, against hu
manity, At any moment We may hear
on its first overt stages, with in-
ovitably the ensuing slaughter Of
tens OF thousands OF young Ameri.
cans and half armed peasants, the
devastation OF humble towns and
rude courtrysides, the sufferings of
the helpless and the innocent and
the outpouring Of millions Of money.
"Aud all for what or for whom
Wars have been waged for military
ambition, but who is The Napoleon
cl She United States2 They have
been due 20 colonial expansion, but
half the states arc sparsely peopled
and they have been fought for lib
orty-aud what wars have we seen
lately sheI'ering under this claim
But there is no pretense Of this
or OF any Of The historic reasons
bera. A war between the United
s a,es and Mexico il it arises, will
be the FIRST war waeed solely FOL
private credible FIRST money grub
bers war"
After saying that the United
S atcs have been hlching TERRITORY
from their noighbors for 60 years
and have reduced weak states to oh
sequious dependents through fhe
Menroe doctrine, which mears any !
3hihg It is required t6 mean, The
Outlook predicts hat American dol
lars win create revolutions in Trini
dad and jamaica as It alleges they
did in Panama and predicts The an
nexauon Of the northern Mexicai
states.
"lf tho guides Of American opinion
among whom We refrain from mer
ucniug Dr. Wilson the article says
in conclusion, get their way, in a
few weeks, perhaps days, jim Smith |
of Virginia, will be cutting the
throat a Leon Ramirez OF Morelos
in the sacred name OF the oil trusts
and ,he band Of Wall street hyenas."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-22
vsroEs SAN FRANCISCO OPERA
Mayor Holds the Trustees ss50,ooo
Project undemocrstie.

San Francisco. Nov sO.--Mayor
Rolph vetoed today the municipal
opera house ordinance providing for
the erection in the civic centre OF
an opera house for which private
citizens have subscribed 3S50,0O0.
Unless the supervisors pass the or
dinance over the Mayors veto,
which is improbable. the opera
house project will be killed. Sub
scribers to the sS50.0oO fund had
consented 10 the present ordinance
as the last proposition which they
would consider.
Mayor Rolph bases his veto on
two main Objectionable provision
making the trustees a self-porpotuat.
ing body and the clause allowing
stockholders conditional preference
IN the purchase Of certain seats and
boxes and emitting them TO bequcath
his right 10 their heirs and assigns.
This the Mayor says is undemocratic
William II. Croker. Joseph u.
Redding and other patrons OF music
IRE disappointed al the Mayors &C
ion. as the rights to boxes are simp.
y those which prevail in New York
and elsewhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-22
FIFTY YEARS Welded
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel L. Robinson
Observe Golden Anniversary

To the Editor of The Banner: A gol.
den wedding occasion falls to the lot
OF few married couples. 1t was the
privilege OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
LOOMS Robinson of Old Bennington
to receive the congratulations of
many Of their old friends on We'd
nesday evening, on the flftieth ami
versary of their wedding, which oc-
Cured in Old Bennington, November
10Th, 1863. Mrs. Chas. r. Sanford one
of the bridesmaids of fifty years ago,
and sister of the groom, invited
friends and intimates OF the bridal
couple to her house for the occasion
The company once gathered, were
soon seated about golden flower deck
ed tables, and there enjoyed a most
appetizing spread. "reminiscences
and stories made ajolly company
of these familiar guests. When the
last course was served, kilograms,
letters and congratulatOry verses
AiOhi oDothA lithun were ltdus anu
words Of especial congratulation on
the part of the company, spoken TO
the bridal couple who have been
identified with this community and
its church so long, and have endear
ed hosts OF friends to them by theii
unseltish life of usefulness. Sue.
ceeding the supper the friends gath
cred in little knots to remind each
other of the .goodold time" every
now and then breaking out in ole
time song. for many of them had
been OF The choir, of the Old First
church of which Mr.. and Mrs. Rob.
inson had been leaders, as had their |
fathers before them. Thus passed |
Ill TO quickly the hours OF a mos
delightful evening. when the guests,
several of whom were from out of |
town, took their departure. all wish. |
ing the couple many happy returns
of the day. Among the out Of towr
quests, relatives OF bride or groom
ierss Air. uei Rebsnsmi assS Mrs t,
Mary Il. Sanford OF New York |
Charles Il. Sears and wife from Rock |
and. Mass. Mrs. William NJ. san.
ord of Troy, n. ", Mrs. Sarah N
lids OF Valley Falls aud Mrs. HAL
Parsons of Hoosick Falls. ].
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-22
COUNTY COURT
Court and Jury Calendar for Decem-
Der Term

Following is the court and jur!
calendar for the coming term o.
Comfy court which opens in Ben
nington, December 2;
First National Bank Of Bennington
rs. John Nash & Trustees.
Welch, Holmes Il Clark Co.. VS.
John Nash.
Frank Bronori VS.. Fred J. Green
Tony fash per pro ami VS.. Henry
Wyman.
Arthur 4. Cakes. Frank A. Rice
vs.. john Weber, Henry Facklan.
Helen e. Hawks VS.. Judsou h.
Cole.
William II. Snow VS.. Webster T
Smih
Mary A. Clarke VS.. Readsboro
Char MIS- Go.
Nora Bates VS. Nicholas Partlow.
Chauncey II. Plumb vs.. Est of
Theron Plumb.
Elsie Plumb VS. Est. Of Theron
Plumb
Clayton Reed VS.. John }. squIres
ADJ
Sheldon Harrington VS.. Newton
Gran
chas. f. Knapp VS.. Bennington
Wax Paper Co.
In re win of Bennett S. Cole
Dora II. Dawson ct al. Constentanss
md Appellants
Bertha | Boutin VS. Daniel p.
Leary.
Melissa II. Mason VS.. VIM. Hew.
lcn, Apt.
II. 7. Cushman Mfg, Co. vs.. Rut-
lspa RailSael Ces s4,,. q
Nellie Mcclure vs.. Charles Me-
CURE.
Parker & Yomg Co, VS.. Robert
Lawlor, ". J. Eaton and Gray Noun.
ain Lumber Co.
Lugene Colyin VS. Est OF Reuben
5olyin.
Crosby \ Perry W. Ruby W. Cook.
Mary a. Clark vs Readsboro Chair
MIS- Co.
Anna Culllnan's Executor VS..
amee A.. Cullinan Admr Of Thomas
1uliaar's Est.
leon II. Hillard VS.. Minnie Hill.
lare.
Charles A. Maurer VS.. The Village
81 Bennington.
Bertha !. Boutin VS. Daniel p.
Leary.
North Adams Beef & Produce Co,
IS. c. L. Parker.
First National Bank of Bennington
VS.. Arlington Woodworking Co. y.
Wilson and p. G. Dean.
Ambrose c & Pauline p. Peckham
vs. Eugene A. Hathaway.
Orin o. Ware VS.. Fred Bent.
Geo. Z. Soaring VS.. Arlington
Woodworking Co.
C.. w. Race vs.. Moses Sheldon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-22
Nearly Every child IA. Worm.

Paleness. at times a flushed face.
unnatural hunger, picking the nose,
great thirst etc. are indications Of
worms. kickspoo Worm Killer is a
reliable, thorough medicine for the
removal Of all kinds Of worms from
children aud adults. Kickapoo Worm
Killer in pleasant candy form, aids di
gestion. tones system, overcoming
constipation and increasing the &C
ton Of the liver. Is PERFECTLY safe
for even the most delicate children.
Rickapoo Worm Killer makes chill.
dren happy and healthy. csc.
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