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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-20
Giants Will Play
Dallas March F irst

NEW YORK. Jan ts.-The New
York National league team will play
the f1rst game Of It's training season
ON March lst. at Dallas, Texas. ac-
cordgng 10 the schedule of early spring
games announced by Secretary Foster
last night. The following games HAYS
been scheduled:
March LIST I'd. sth and 9th. Dallas:
18th and 10th, san Antonio, 2zds 23G
and 24th, Houston, aath and 2eth.
Beaumont. 29th anu soth. Mobile; 3ist.
Birmingham: April lsI Knoxville; Cd
and 18th. Norfolk. Va. 9th and 6tl,
Baltimore: 7rh and s,h, Washington,
sth. Yale at the Polo grounass lSlh.
Jersey City. The Jersey CITY game
will be played tina Sunday after the
season opens.
Secretary Davis. OF the New York
announced tfiat tffs HigfTz
ianaers viii play exhibition games ia
Brooklyn with the National league club
on April 9th ana 9TH. The game on
april 5th Will make the opening Ut
Ebbetts field. the new home of the
Brooklyns' and will also be Frank
Chances frst appearance In Greater
New York as manager OF Ire High
ianders.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-20

BALL Players and Case Cars.
Frank Chance. the new manager OF
the New York Americans. has ordered
a new Case runahout to be delivered to
him In New York upon the arrival o.
the club for the opening OF the season.
who sports pair Of pleasure cara
during the season. He likes the run
about, however. in the playing season
own special Case machine.
4 few years ago g. bali player maxi
ing his way to park In his auto was
an unusual sight Today not only
managers like Chance and other lead
ers own cars. but many OF the players
do the same thing.
Joe Tinker, the new manager of this
Cincinnati Reds. Is also Case enthu.
siast. Hans Wagner, of the Pfttsburs
club. Joined the ranks Of the Cas-
owners last fall and Rogers Bresnahar
Will ALEC get aboard the Cast band
wagon In the spring in all proba-
hility.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-20
PRESIDENT PUTS
N BUSY SUNDAY
MOI IN i'm Politics.

them, but In each Instance the strong
est OF men in our national life has
lsNn The rahlLli
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
WOULD REDUCE COMMISSIONS
Heads of State Insurance Depart.
ments Discuss Important Questions

Burlington, July 31.-The state il.
surance commissioners, who are in
national convention here passed a
resolution today empowering their
committee on reserves, other than
life to make a general investigation
into the matter of expenses of casual
ty and surety companies doing bust
ness in the United States and report
at the adjourned meeting of the con
vention next December so that neces
sary legislation car be prepared for
Introduction at the next regular SEES
sion of the various state Legislatures
The resolution was an Endorsement
of the letter sent by Superintendent
W. T. Emmett of the New York state
insurance department TO companies
authorized to transact liability bust
ness in New York, under date of June
20, in which he said that the condi.
ton of the liability business is seri-
Gus and directed reduction of com
missions to brokers to 10 per cent
and commissions TO agents to a slight
ly higher figure. total commissions
not to exceed 20 per cent Admins
tration expenses must be minimized,
ht hdu oNdAtus utCtHTtUE AildI COM
panies generally are writing liability
insurance at a premium insufficient
to take care of losses and expenses.
and pointing out that the remedy
lies not alone in securing adequate
premiums and reducing expenses.
since competition is the influence re-
sponsible for the commissions now
being paid.
At the business session in the
morning commissioner J. A. Opreus
OF Minnesota, a native of Ticcndero-
ga, n. Y, and a former Vermont
school teacher. spoke upon insurance
education. urging that instructions be
given even in the public schools.
both as to life and as to fire insur.
ance superintendent j. S. Lewis
OF the Kansas insurance department
in an address. said that he believed
The Agency System As it Is Now
Exists in This Country Is the Most
Rotten Imaginable"
Mrs. Guy w. Bailey of Essex. wife
OF the secretary Of state. and Mrs
Edward II. Deavitt of Montpelier
wife of the state treasurer, gave a
luncheon in the Van Ness house roof
garden for the women of the narty.
80 in number
AT 4 o'clock the women and some
OF the commissioners and their
guests went TO Williston in automo-
biles to witness part of the celebra.
ton OF the l5Oth anniversary OF that
town, WIFE others of the commits
sioners rode TO Fort Ethan Allen on
a special electric car.
The present convention is equal to
the largest one ever held by state in
surance commissioners. when 35
states were represented. Two Cana
dian provinces are also represented
\ sentiment is expressed among the
commissioners favorable to the start
ing OF a movement to unite the Ca
madam provinces with the United
States in future conventions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
MANCHESTER WINS CUP
Scores Of Qualifying Round In the
State Golf Tournament.

Rutland, July 31.-There we're rs
entries in the qualifying round of
the 18th annual tournament of the
Vermont Golf association on the
links of the Rutland Country club
today. The weather conditions
were perfect George Z. Morse of
Rutland had the best low score for
the IS holes, a. The Governor Nc
Cullough cup was won by the Man
chester team, the scores of the three
teams being. Manchester. SS9: Rut
land, 34S; Bennington. 81.
The scores in the qualifying round
were as follows: G.. L. Morse, Rut-
land, Il; H. F. Leslie, Montpelier,
80: G.. NJ. Marion, Barre. go: E.
Holt, Burlington. SO; F. Woodruff,
Dorset, 90; r. r. Harrington, Dorsu
sc: b. Sheldon, Dorset, go; J. y.
Woodfin, Rutland. ITO; ]. ID. Wood
fin. Rutland. 81; +. NJ. Pond. Rut-
land. So f. l. Hall. Rutland, 95: Z.
V. X. Wilson. Rutland. 9S: R. II.
Royce, Rutland, l04; J. A. Merrill.
Rutland. Sc; j. S. Sheldon. RUTLAND,
104: G. w. Plat, Rutland. los; c.
l.. Holden. Bennington. SIS; F. A. Mar
tin. Manchester. 10; A. NJ. Reed.
Manchester. SO; ID. Clark Manches-
ter IS; G. b Adams Manchester, SO;
r. II. Jennings. Bennington. 81; G. b.
Johnson, Bennington. 90; G. f. Stew
ems, bennington, loo; II. w. Clement
Rutland, 143.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
PITCHER CONNOLLY
HAS FINALLY
lost ] CANT
foOr support oeapcaSl0Ie
For RutIand'sl Victory
CLOSE SCORE OF 4 TO 8
Bennington Made Brilliant Finish But
Could Not Quite Tie the
Score

The Bennington baseball team was
defeated in Rutland yesterday. The
following account of the game is
from the Rutland Herald:
Mr. Sherman, pitcher and otherwise
good player was largely instrumental
yesterday afternoon in sending the
Bennington baseball team home with
a defeat hitched to their belts, the
score being 4 to 3 in favor of the
home nine. One of the largest crowds
of the season watched the game at
the fair grounds and although but few
knew 1t they were witnesses to the
downfall of Pitcher Connolly, his first
defeat in 13 games. The list includ-
ed the fast Pittsfield, Mass, team in
the Eastern league.
Up to the sixth inning the visiting
aggregation had not lookin but in
this inning there were two hits and a
base on balls, but by fast fielding on
the part of Mahoney,. the outsiders
were unable to score. In the last two
sessions however they did hit the ball
hard and much too often for the com
fort of the Rutland rooters.
Rutland threw away a chance to
score in the first inning. Mahoney
lined out a triple to deep left and
Brennan drew pass and after steal
ing second Kelley was walked, filing
the sacks with one down. Murray hit
ground ball but Brennan was hit
with the ball and was called out Muir
ray was forced at second on Shea's
grounder.
The home team scored twice in the
second. Larkin singled and took sec
ond on Prindle's error Sherman
scored him with triple and then the
pitcher scored on a deep fly to center
field.
Again in the fourth a run resulted
grounder, a hit by Gallagher and an
error by Edgar. In the seventh with
two down, Lynch singled and Kelley
doubled sending man across ahead
of him
Bennington scored two in the egth
on Connor's single, CAROLS free ride
and Carolan's double. The visitors
worked another run on two doubles
and they were nipped from tying the
score by excellent catches by Gala
CHER and Lynch
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
CRAB IN WoMAN's STOMACH
Meal of Onions Forces 1t to Leave
is Happy Home.

Montgomery, July 30.-Mrs. Eph-
rain Lumbra fthis town has ACHE
we'd no end of notoriety not only here
but throughout this county from the
fact that within her stomach for pos
sibly period of eight years, she has,
unknown to herself harbored speci
men of the genus crustacea. Much
interest has been aroused here in the
peculiar case of Mrs. Lumbra, who
recently. during fit of coughing ex-
PEELED from her throat perfectly
developed animal classed by pisca-
torialists as the order of Decapoda.
which, in the opinion of several ply
sicians, had been in the woman's
stomach about eight years.
Mrs. Lumbra had been suffering
for some time with what the physi-
clans diagnosed as a stomach trouble.
She suffered several acute attacks of
intense pain and these pains were
particularly noticeable after she had
eaten of onions. She is very fond of
the vegetable, however, and one eve
ming recently said TO her husband
that she intended to satisfy her a.
petite for this vegetable regardless of
what the effects might be. This she
proceeded to do and she suffered the
anticipated distress.
Becoming nauseated the woman
sought relief. Something choked her
and when she managed to withdraw
the obstruction she was Mortified to
discover what she supposed was a
reptile, but which the doctors say
was of the order of crab closely re-
sembling Brachyura. The specimen
was divided into head, thorax and
abdomen, consolidated into what
scientists term a cephalothroax. The
antennae was completely developed
and the animal presented hideous
appearance. From the fact that the
specimen was of the class of water
breathing crustaceans known as Ar
thropoda it evidently could not have
survived within the human stomach
The animal measured six inches in
length and, when disturbed, assumed
a defensive attitude.
AT recent meeting of the Frank
lin county physicians this peculiar
case was discussed and it was the
general opinion that the animal had
probably been in the woman's stom-
ach about eight years and that the
only thing that prevented its killing
her when she coughed it up was that
it came tail first.
The woman is apparently well
now. She does not know when she
swallowed the crustacean, not having
any recollection of ever thinking she
had swallowed a foreign substance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
PLAYGROUND NOTES

The High School will play volley.
ball against the Playground on Mon
day evening Game early. Be on
time
The Fortnightly will play volley-
ball on Thursday evening with the
Recreation team. The match game
between these two teams at the clos
ing of the indoor classes was won by
the Fortnightly and the girls are anx-
ious now to return the compliment.
Don't forget to send your little ones
to the Monday afternoon party. Miss
Laura Rogers will be the story enter
tainer and the Misses Ella Cummings,
Margaret Pilling, Eunice Lyons, Mar
tina Pratt and Dorothy Sigworth will
assist Miss Combs with old and new
games and folk dances Mothers are
specially invited.
The baby show planned to be given
Monday. Aug. 4. will be postponed
and take place as one of the events
upon closing day. Plan now to en-
ter your baby.
\ big treat is in store for all the
children who take part regular in the
games and plays. BE at the party
Monday to hear about It,
Friday afternoon of next week will
be a special afternoon for girls over
ten. Mrs. Arthur Elliott will read
Kipling's Just So" stories.
The baseball schedule for next
week is as follows:-
Tuesday. Aug. 5. 2.15 p. m. West
End VS.. Huckleberry Juniors.
Wednesday. Aug. 6. 2.15 p. m, All
Stars VS. North Bennington.
Thursday. Aug. Z. 2.15 p. m. Even
ing Banner VS.. East End.
|. Playground open tonight for boys
over fourteen
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
NEW HAVEN PARTS
WITH SOME OF ITS
TROLLEY ROADS
Sold To Sanderson & Porter
Electrical Engineers
BERKSHIRE NOT INCLUDED
System of Which Bennington Line Is
Part Not In the
Sale

New York, Aug by the purchase
of possibly not more than $4,000 of
common stock, Sanderson & Porter,
firm of electrical engineers interest
ed in the construction and operation OF
trolley lines, have obtained a controll-
ing interest in 41S miles OF street rail
way heretofore held by the New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
company through the medium of the
New England Investment Security
company.
The lines operated by the Invest
ment company were built in part by
Sanderson & Porter, who have offices
in the Kuhn, Loeb Building, at 81
William Street They embrace the
Springfield Street Railway, the Wor-
cester Consolidated Street Railway,
the Milford, Attleboro q Woonsocket
Railway company, the Interstate Con
solidated Street Railway company
two leased lines of the Worcester com
pany. The Investment company was
organized by the New Haven six
years ago to take over street railways
in Massachusetts, and was the result
of public agitation against the hold
ing of street railway stocks by steam
railroads.
A bill was introduced in the Mas
sachusetts Legislature in January
1912, granting authority to the New
England Investment q Security com
pany TO form a new corporation to be
known as the Worcester, Springfield
4 Berkshire Street Railway company.
1t was proposed to consolidate all
electric railways in Massachusetts
owned by the New Haven. The meas
ure gave the New Haven permission
to own all of the common stock Of the
new company, but forbade any sale OF
the stock without the consent of the
State The bill did not become a law,
and the consolidation was not effect
ed so that ownership of the Berk-
shire Street Railway, operating troll
leys across the Western edge OF Mas
sachusetts and as far north as Ben
nington, VT, does not pass with the
sale of the Investment company The
Rhode Island and Connecticut trolley
properties are also still held by the
New Haven.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01

MRS. THOMAS 3. WILSON
Long Time Resident Passed Away
This Morning.

Minna Barron, wife OF Thomas B
Wilson, passed away at 1890 this
morning after a lingering illness OF
five years, at the home of her son
DR.. j. X. Wilson.
She was born in Edinburgh, Scot
land, Nov. l, 1856, and came to Ben
nington with her parents in 1869. In
1915 she married Thomas y wilson.
Besides her husband she leaves
TWO sons, q. T. Wilson, NJ. D., ol
Hoosick Falls and j. X. Wilson, NJ.
D., of Bennington; three sisters,
Mrs. Henry Fonda and Mrs. Charles
Mccarthy of Bennington and Mrs.
c. A. LOOMS of Haverhill, Mass,
and two brothers, Thomas Barron of
Haverhill, Mass, and VIM. A. Bar
ron of Lenox, Mass.
The funeral will be private and
will be held from the residence of
DR.. ]. r. Wilson, POI Union street,
Sunday afternoon at 2.30.
w u
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
THORNTON HITS TARIFF BILL
Louisiana First Democrat to Tell
Senate He's Again IT,

Washington, July 31-Not a single
paragraph of the Tariff bill was dis
posed of by the Senate today. The
demonstration over woman suffrage
delayed consideration of the measure
for several hours. and a long speech
by Senator Thornton of Louisiana
took up the remainder of the session
Mr.. Thornton's speech was particul-
arly interesting as being the first di-
rect statement by a Democrat on the
floor of the Senate that he would not
support the bill on its final passage.
1t Is known that Mr.. Thornton's col
league. Mr.. Randsdell. also will op-
pose the measure because of its free
sugar provision. Senator Thornton
pictured the ruin that free sugar
would bring TO his state, denounced
the policy OF free sugar as undemo-
cratic, and characterized his party's
action as pity" and shame"
Il am not false to the principles of
the Democratic Party" said the
Louisiana Senator. Il" in refusing to
follow it along the strange and devi-
Gus pathway it is now pursuing with
regard to the tariff on sugar. am
true to those principles. and 1t is the
Democratic party itself that is seek
ing to depart from them. am no
traitor to the Democratic Party be.
cause loyalty to my State forbids me
to vote for this bill in its present
| form"
Senaor Gronna. Progressive. OF
North Dakota also made a speech de
nouncing the bill.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
MILO ELWELL HURT
Teamster In the Employ Of James p.
Hogan Meets with Accident.

Milo Elwell, teamster in the en-
ploy OF James p Hogan, the Main
street liveryman, was the victim OF
a strange accident this forenoon.
The teamster has been employed
hauling dirt from the excavation for
the new post Office at the corner of
South and Union streets. He was
not opposed TO handle a shovel as
he is considerably crippled, but he
has occasionally helped the shovel
ers fill the wagon. This forenoon,
after his load was completed, he al
tempted to stick the blade of a
shovel in the load of dirt The
point OF the shovel hit stone and
glanced away, throwing the teamster
forward. A physician later discover
ed that the shoulder blade was brok-
en- and Albert Downs took ElNell to
one of the Troy hospitals on the
noon train.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
FELL FROM FREIGHT CAR
Brakeman Charles S. LeClair Has
An Accident at Petersburg.

Charles f. LeClair, Rutland rail
road brakeman living in Rutland, fell
from freight car at Petersburg
this forenoon and was severely
wrenched and bruised LeClair was
climbing upon car and was at
the top when he missed his hold
and fell about 10 feet TO the ground
The maf struck squarely on his
back and was so Jared by the fall
that it was impossible to ascertain
the extent of his injuries. He was
brought to the local station where
he was given a thorough examinat-
ion by railroad surgeon. No brok-
en- bones were found but several
days will elapse before the injured
man will have sufficiently recovered
from the effects of the fall so that
he can return to work
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
WATCHING ELECTRIC SHIP
Successful Trial Trip Predicted fol
Collier Jupiter

Washington. July 29-Reports re-
celved at the Navy Department today
on the dock trials OF the electric
drive naval collier Jupiter at the
Mare Island navy yard. are full of
promise for a successful contract trial
trip Of this novel ship next Septem-
Der. The turbine engines developed
easily as much horsepower as Il was
thought safe to transmit TO the pro
pellers. having regard to the strength
OF the cables which bound the ship to
the dock.
Altogether the engines are calculat
ed TO develop about 200 horsepower
which is transmitted TO the propellers
by an electrical drive. a method EN-.
ployed for the first time in the navy
The steam turbines are directly coupl
ed to a large dynamo. which furnish
e. electric current for the propulsion
Of the ship and all Of the auxiliaries
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
Sad Memories.

The curse OF this life is that what
ever is once known can never be I'M
known. You inhabit a spot which be
fore you inhabited it is as indifferent
90 you as any other spot upon earth.
and when. persuaded by some neces-
slty. You think TO leave IL you leave 1t
not. 1t clings 90 you and, with memo
ries Of things. which In your expert
ence Of them gave no such promise.
revenCcs your desertion. Time flows
on: places are changed; friends who
were with US are no longer with Us;
yet what has been seems yss to be. but
barren and stripped Of nfe.-Percy
Bysshe Shelley.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
ELEPHANTS ON RAMPAGE
Animals Wreck Circus Tents and
Seats and Cause Panic

Winnipeg. July 30.-During a sew
ere electrical storm here today herd
of eight elephants with circus show
ing broke loose from their stakes,
wrecked half of the circus buildings
in the vicinity and caused panic in
the neighborhood. The elephants
were captured number of times, on
ly to break forth again before finally
being subdued.
Squads of police were summoned,
but refrained from taking part, while
trainers, with iron bars and pitch
forks, tried to subdue the animals,
The animals destroyed thousands Of
circus seats, tore wagons, but no 9th
or animals escaped.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
GIRL TO SWIM CHANNEL
Miss Langenaur Plans to Cross fror,
England in August.

Raleigh, N. c., July 29.-Miss
Hazel Laugenaur, a graduate of the
Salem Female college of Winston
Salem, is making final preparations
to swim across the English Channel
in August.
Miss Laugenaur was the first girl
to swim across the Golden Gate at
San Francisco a few years ago.
The feat to be undertaken by Miss
Laugenaur is a daring one, as the
English Channel at its narrowest
span is twenty-four miles across and
the swiftly moving currents make
swimming feats dangerous.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
TRIED TO BLOW UP MAIN
Effort to Cut off Kansas clty's Sup.
ply Of Water.

Kansas City. Mo. July 29.-Dyna-
mite was used here early today in
an attempt to blow up the main flow
line that carries the water supply OF
Kansas City. Kan. from the Quindaro
pumping station. five miles west. to
that city. Had the attempt been sue
cessful. It would have cut Kansas
City. Kan. off from water and left il
at the mercy of fire.
The line is on ground claimed by
Mrs. Katherine Burke who views the
city as a trespasser. Barricades
been raised and the determined wo-
man has resorted to shotgun defence.
The flow line was blown up by dvna.
mite in 1912. and Kansas City. Kan,
was shut off from water for hours.
Dynamite today vas placed three
feet from the flow line. Houses were
shaken and windows within a mile
Of the place we're broken. A hole
was torn in the ground about three
feet vide and FIVE feet deep. but the
twentyfour inch main was untouched.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
mEEKER TO BE MEDIATOR
Wilson Will Name Him on Board Gre
ated by Newlands Law

Washington, July DISAPPOINTMENT
Of Professor Royal Meeker. OF Prince
ton. as third member Of the board Of
mediation and Cancellation. created
under the Newlands law. became a
certainty today following a confer
ence between President Wilson and
Commissioner Chambers. Professor
Meeker already has been nominated
for Commissioner OF Labor Statistics
Mediation by the board has been
accepted by employees and managers
Of the Chicago Belt and the Chicago
q Western Indiana Railways. Com.
missioner Chambers viii 60 10 Chica
go today.
President Wilson today nominated
William J. Nagel 10 be postmaster al
Detroit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
BASE BALL 7UNTs

The Bennington team will play the
Empire team Of Amsterdam at Nor
gan park tomorrow afternoon. This
viii be the first appearance OF an
Amsterdam team here in number
Of years. The Empire club has been
playing fast enough ball this
season 10 beat the Mohawk Giants in
close game. The Fowler park game
viii be with the Rutland league team
which Is now coming 10 the front
and giving North Adams and Benninr
ton a hard race for the league cham
piOnship.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
$4,000 HEDGEHoGs SLAIN
Also 80 Black Bears and 81 Bay Lynx
In Vermont

Montpelier, Aug. 1.-State Auditor
Chatham announces that the
number of black bear report
ed killed in q Vermont togeth-
err with request for bounty. was
80 during the fiscal year. which clos
ed July l, as against 60 for the pro-
ceeding year In the same time 81
bay lynx we're reported killed, as
against 100 for the previous year. For
the twelve months up to July l, some
thing like $1,000 hedgehogs were kill
ed. on which the state was asked to
pay bounty.