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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-03-07
"A Winter on a Mountain Top.

AS one climbs up to the mountain
top the danger from lightning increases
rapidly, and, as rule, the observa-
tories located on the mountain tops
are rather uncomfortable places OF
residence, as discovered by the scien-
tific gentlemen who have had the ex-
perience of a winter on a mountain
top. 1t is evident that ordinary light
ming rods are entirely inadequate to
carry off the enormous discharges or
the mountain thunderstorms. There
are several observatOries on Mont
Blanc. and at one of them. that OF
Jansen. there have been a number OF
commandments. during which the In
terror of the place was filled with nd
bonlike sheets of electricity and balls
of FIRE which moved silently from point
to point.-E1change.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-03-07

ne hair, fine skin, quick growth,
arge head. early corpulence. short
neck, small mouth, brittle and separat-
ed teeth and fat ears. Your life, bar
ring accidents, will be very lengthy If
you have slow growth, coarse hair, a
rough skin, deep wrinkles In the fore
head, firm flesh, large mouth, wide
nostrils. strong teeth set close together
and hard, gristly ear"
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-03-07

admission to the bar he made a spe-
cialty of International law. His first
diplomatic service was as plenipo
Tertiary with rowing commission to
negotiate treaties with various foreign
powers. He made treaty of COM
merce and navigation with Holland
and a treaty of extraditioD with Italy.
For FIVE years he was member Of the
federal congress and in the course of
this legislative career was chosen by
the Mexican Academy of Legislation
and Jurisprudence as its delegate to
the hero A merican judicial congress,
which met In Madrid in 1892.
He took leading part In the pan
American congress which met In the
City of Mexico in 1901. being president
OF the International law committee
and the foremost advocate of action Ia
favor of the compulsory adjustment
OF pecuniary claims He was also q
conspicuous figure at the congresses
held In Ecuador and Rrazii and at the
second peace conference at The Hague.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-03-07
FIREMEN WIN THEIR POINT.

Arbitration Of Railway Controversy
Proves Of Great Interest.
The entire country is now interested
In the arbitration developments be-
tween the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen and the fifty-four railroads
operating east Of Chicago For days it
seemed imminent that the f1remen
would strike to the number of 10000
men and tie up the commerce Of the
country Indefinitely.
Finally when the railway managers
committee, Of which Elisha Lee was
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-03-07
Obligation Both WAYS.

Some of those pictures are genuine
old masters" said Mr.. Cumrox
"Of course you are very proud to
have them"
Eyes, and l have no doubt the old
masters would have considerable re-
spect for NE if they knew what paid
for them. "-WashingtOn Star.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-03-07
A Social Catastrophe,

WAS no one injured in the railway
collision, count?''
mo. but nevertheless it was a most
and fourth class passengers all min
gled together. Simply unheard of!'-
Fliegende Batter.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-03-07
The Best Varieties
Of Apples and Why

At another time we will take up
further this subject, also the grades
as now used and the feature of ex-
plotting our great fruit to the mil
lions.
CHAs. H. COLLINS.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-03-07
To Calculate Longevity.

70 OdFSNfdkS IVTsSCVIkJs
Bacon took a deep interest in Ion
gevity and its earmarks," said physi-
clan, land Bacon's signs of long life
and of short life are as true today as
they ever were. You won't live long,
..acOn pointed out, If you have soft,
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-03-07

ELISHA LEE, AT TOP. AND ". 8. CARTER
chairman, acceded to the demand of
the men to permit arbitration under the
Erdman act interest was little abat-
ed. There would be no strike, but
there would ensue weeks of thrashing
out Of the firemen's demands, it was
seen. w. s. Carter, president of the
fremens organization, made a strong
fight to gain the points demanded by
his fellow workers.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-03-07
De LA BARRA VERY POPULAR.
Mexican Statesman Figured az Posi-.
bic Man Of the Hour.

bic Man of the Hour.
Francisco Leon de la Barra fig
ured in Mexico for a time as proba-
bly, the man of the hour Many lead
ing Mexicans urged him as the pro-
visional president in place of Madero.
Even the Mexican senate is said to
have begged Madero to step aside in
favor Of De la Barra, who was thought
to be popular enough to weld the fac
lions together and pacify the malcon-
tents.
De la Barra is now only forty-nine
years old. but he has had unusually
extensive experience in diplomacy and
statecraft His academic and legal
education was acquired at the College
of the City of Mexico, and from his
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-02
QUIET AT COHOES
Garnet Workers Still Out But No Dis
turbance Occurred

Troy May 2.-Yesterday was a
quite day in the strike of the garnet
workers at Cohoes no disturbance OF
any character being reported to the
police. The strikebreakers, number
ing between thirty and thirty five, are
still in the mills of the United Waste
Manufacturing company, the Enter
prise Garneting company, the Star
Wooden company and the Peerless
Fiber company. The strikebreakers
for the last named concern were
brought in covered automobile to
the plant and rushed into the building
before the strikers pickets could
reach the men. all of whom were for
eigners.
The pickets patrolled the vicinity
of the bat shops and shoddy mills all
day and many of the striking opera
tives walked the street. There was
no congregating on street corners,
however, and the workers were or
derby in every respect A wagon
load of shoddy being sent from the
plant Of the National Textile COM
pany was followed from the plant TO
the Delaware and Hudson freight
depot by about fifty men. but no vio-
lence of any kind was attempted.
The strikers said they wanted to find
out where the goods were being TAX
en- to.
Mario Landri. the striker who was
arrested Wednesday afternoon for
carrying a revolver, was arraigned
before Recorder McElwain yesterday
morning charged with carrying a con
cealed weapon in violation of the
penal code. Landri, through an in
terpreter, pleaded not guilty to the
charge and his counsel, Walter II.
Wertime, who was retained for him
by the Textile Workers union, asked
for an adjournment OF the case. His
examination was set for Wednesday
morning. Landri was admitted to
bail in the sum Of $1,000, James b.
Devery and Michael F. Clark going on
his bond.
A meeting Of the strikers was held
yesterday morning at the Federation
OF Labor headquarters. Business
Agent Jesse Walker addressed the
meeting and denounced the use OF vi
olence or the carrying Of weapons.
He impressed the workers that they
must act in an orderly manner and
not violate the law In any manner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-02
MELL{N, WITNESS
IN DEFENCE OF
NEW HAVEN
To Testify Today at Hearing in
Boston
WILL TAKE NO OATH
Not To Be Sworn Because He Is
Under indictment in New
York.

Boston, May President Mellen
of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad is to appear to-
morrow morning at the hearing be-
fore Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner Prouty to make a statement
relative to the matters testified to in
the investigation of his roads finan-
ciering Mr.. Mellen will not, how
ever, be sworn, in view of the fact
that he is under indictment in New
York, and Commissioner Prouty will
not permit cross-questioning unless
Mr. Mellen. desires to be interro-
grated by counsel.
This announcement came at the
close of a day of testimony. Com
missioner Prouty several times broke
in upon c. F. Choate, Jr's, examina-
ton OF David E. Brown, the Govern
ment accountant, to make 1t clear to
Choate that the commission desires
to find out exactly what was done
with certain alleged paper profits"
said to have resulted from stock
deals by Mr. Mellen and others. Mr.
Choate intimated that the New Hay-
en- and its President were not get
ting "a square deal" and that the
Commissioner had favored Louis F.
Brandeis in the latter's examination
of witnesses. Commissioner Prouty
informed Mr.. Choate that this init
nation came with very i'll grace from
the roads representative, since he,
(the COMMISSIONER had repeatedly
stated that he wanted the road to
put in all the evidence 1t desired.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-02
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Harvey 3. Davenport to Marry Mar
cia Brown of Plymouth.

The Plymouth correspondent of the
Brockton, Mass, Times has the fol-
lowing in the April 20 issue of his
paper which will be of particular in
terest to Bennington people for the
reason that the young man concern
ed is a native and until recently a
resident in this village:
Miss Louise Washburn gave a
luncheon at her home last evening in
honor of the engagement of Miss
Marcia Brown to Harvey B. Daven-
port. The young people gathered in
the dining room. where the table was
decorated in pink. mayfiowers being
one of the prominent decorations. In
the middle of the table maypole
had been placed and pink streamers
we're strung to each plate on the end
of which was a tiny pink basket. The
engagement was announced in a
nov | ma ner, the plan OF the host
e's. At eloh plate we're place cards
nd On The opposite side of tn card
y ere two lines o. an original poem
AS the guests became seated the first
card was ad by Miss Myra Luce,
followed by tn others in rotation.
When the last had been read the en-
sagement was ann unced with
shower OF congratul tons TO Miss
Brown. At the conclusion OF the
luncheon the party adjourn to an
other room, where Miss Br wn en-
tertained with vocal s)los. Her
sister. Miss Thso Brown, gave sew
eral piano solos. The evening con-
cluded with games. Both of the
young people are popular among the
younger society folks, Miss Brown
being a talented colt-alto soloist,
and in addition to her work at enter
tainments, she is soloist, bei7g a
member OF the choir Of Christ
church. She is the daughter o. Rich
ard B. Brown, leader of the Ply
mouth band. Mr.. Davenport is en-
ployed as head clerk at the Cooper
pharmacy"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-02
WELLS POISONING
CASES TO START
NEXT MONDAY
Swanton Man and Wife Charged
with ChiId-Murder
FATHERS CASE COMES NEXT
Both Parents Now in Jail Anxious
for Ordeal and Confident OF
Acquittal.

ST. Adams, May Julius Weils OF
Cwanton charged with numbering
two of his children, Marie ana LOUIS
by administering poison in the FORM
of arsenic, will be placed on trlaI III
the Franklin County court before
Judge w. w. Miles next Monday al,
ternoon unless thehe is a radical
change in the present plans OF the
state Attorney General Rufus h.
Brown of Burlington who is IN the
city. SAYS the state is ready TO pro
coed. Mrs. Wells, who is also await
ing trial on the same charge, VIII De
nlaced on trial for murder immediate
~ after her husbands case is dispos-
ed of. What induced the state TO Try
Mr.. Wells first is not made known
The case for the state VIII be pre-
sented by States Attorney GAYLORD r.
Ladd of Richford, and Attorney Cen
eral Brown. The state expects 10 put
about 80 witnesses on the stand, war
rem r. Austin. of this city Will con-
duct the defense.
The alleged murder of the two chill
dren occurred at the Wells nome IN
Swanton last December. Al nrst IL
was not thought that any crime mad
been committed, but rather that the
deaths were accidental and came from
eating food which had become contain
mated by rat poison. Mrs. Wells be-
came i'll at the time Gradually sus-
picion of foul play became stronger
and the state began its investigation
which soon resulted in the arrest OF
Mrs. Wells, who has been in the
Franklin county Jail since January.
Not until a few weeks ago ala the
state take Mr.. Wells into custody.
There has been much of the mys-
FERROUS in this case and 1t is to be
expected that the trial will develop
some sensational testimony. The first
fight in the trial will come in select
ing a Jury. Some lawyers are OF the
opinion that this win be no easy task,
and il it is TO be difficult to secure
Jury for the first case it is argued that
it will be doubly hard to get one to
sit on the case of Mrs. Wells.
officials at the Jail building say thai
both Mr. and Mrs. Wells are in good
health and each is anxious that the
trials should start. Mrs. Wells all
along has been anxious for the day to
come for she is confident as ever that
she will be freed. 1t also said that
Mr.. Wells is as hopeful and expect
ant as his wife. When Mrs. Wells is
put on trial she will be defended by
Stephen S. Cushing of this city and
w. r. McFeeters of Enosburg Falls.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-02
RECREATION NOTES

Miss Combs is unable to attend
the Recreation Congress at Richmond
Va, and the regular classes have
again been resumed.
The Recreation Congress which
meets at Richmond, Va, May clio, is
the seventh annual meeting of the
Playground and Recreation associa-
ton of America. Nearly a score of
speakers, many of them of interna-
tional reputation, are expected at this
congress. Miss Combs was to have
spoken upon Playground Problems in
Municipalities of Less Than 10000.
The evening recreation class will
meet tonight in Academy hall at the
usual time.
The second of the Recreation
Pops" will be given FRIDAY evening,
May 3, at p. m. This program will
be in charge of the evening recrea-
ton class and fine entertainment of
singing. dancing and reading is being
planned. A basketball game between
the Y. NJ. c. A. team and the Recrea
ton team will also be feature of the
program. Admission by ticket.
The Fortnightly Recreation class
will meet next Wednesday May Z. at
2.15 p. m. Foresters' hall. This class
will close May 14th.
match game of volley ball will be
played Tuesday evening, May 10, at
Academy hall, between the evening
Recreation class and the Fortnightly
Recreation class.
The Girls Athletic clubs are now
preparing for their big outdoor fete of
folk dancing and games to be given
the last of May or the first of June. II
is hoped the ball park can be secured
for this event. Any athletic club that
has had the specified amount of ath-
letic practice during the season is il.
legible to participate in this out door
fete. Certain specified dances and
games will be required of all clubs par
ticipating. The most suitable cos
tune for this event is a MILDLY" OF
sailor blouse, boomers and skirt.
Simple white dresses suitable for
play. or ordinary school dresses are
also in order. The athletic clubs TAX
ing part will he Academy, eighth and
seventh. Graded. eighth. seventh and
sixth, Seventh ward, sixth.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-02
THREE MEN INDICTED
Grand Jury Returns Bills Against
Men Charged With Negroes Death

Burlington, May 1.-The Three Cen
trail Vermont section men, Henry Nc
Cabe, Henry Goodrich and James
Sweeney, indicted by the Chittenden
County Grand jury yesterday on
Joint charge of manslaughter in caus-
ing the death of Sam Rounds, color
ed laborer, by throwing him into the
Winooski river at Bolton, April 10,
were formally arraigned in Chitten-
den County court this morning separ
ately and each pleaded not guilty.
States Attorney Hopkins asked that
a date be set for the trial and sug-
gested Tuesday. May 20, when Attor-
aey General r. Z. Brown, now engag-
ed in a state case, can be present.
The states attorney also asked
counsel for the indicted parties If
they intended to have the cases tried
separately or all at once. II was de-
cided that each would be given a sep
arate hearing and the states attorney
announced that the order of trial
would be Goodrich first, Sweeney sec
ond, and McCabe third. AS 1t now
stands the date of the Goodrich trial
will be May 20.
From the information given out 1t
is alleged that Goodrich was the man
who gave the negro the twitch. while
Swapping the whip" which sent him
into the river. and that Sweeney also
had hold Of Rounds at the time. Nc
Cabe, who was boss of the section
gang. was after the first arrest re-
leased on bail. but was taken into Gus
tody again after further investigation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-02
WOMAN MORTIFIED IN COURT
Justice Announces fro the Bench
Her Posture is lmmodest.

New York, May IA comely
young woman, called to the Supreme
Court yesterday afternoon as party
to a suit, was seated in Justice Gave
gan's courtroom listening to the ar
guments of counsel, when, all uncon-
sciously, she assumed position
which offered display of gray silk
hosiery to any of those present who
might have happened to be staring in
her direction. The attention of the
courtroom was not attracted, how.
ever, until judicial cognizance was
taken from the bench.
Without warning to the young wo-
man, the shocked 1nstice startled
the courtroom by proclaiming:
81 want to inform that young wo-
full to the Court in making, perhaps
unconsciously, an indecent exposure
of herself"
1t did not occur to the woman that
these remarks were aimed at her, so
she did not move
'If she wishes me to be more ex-
plicit," Justice Gavegan went on. 81
will say for her benefit that her lower
limbs are insufiiciently clad She is
making too free All exhibition of
them"
BY this time all eyes in the court
room were following the fixed gaze
from the bench, and the startled wo-
man realized for the first time what
it was all about. Scarlet with morti-
fication and confusion, she fastened
to assume a more prim attitude,
while her lawyer uttered a protest.
81 don't care who she is said the
Justice in a tone suggestive of right.
eous indignation. "She is making an
indecent exposure of herself in this
court"
The staring of all the spectators
brought tears to the woman's eyes.
but she did not have a chance to ex-
plain or apologize.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-02
ROLLER TOWEL MUST GO
State Board of Health Issues Another
Mandate

Burlington, May AT meeting
of the state board of health today an
order was made abolishing the COM
mon hand roller towel from further
public service. Such towel accord
ing to the new regulation may not now
be used for more than one service il
any hotel, school building or other
public place under penalty of the law.
The board changed the dates of the
annual school for health officers from
Aug. 1921 to Aug. Al, because of the
inability to secure certain speakers
on the first named dates.
Allan Calhoun of Middlebury, state
factory inspector, met with the board
and looked over the statutes which
have to do with his duties. There
are 2S cases of smallpox in Winooski
and four in Burlington. Caccnation is
general and a close quarantine is be
ing kept on all cases.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-02
POLITICAL BOSSES
c AN n OF STAN D
IN WAY OF LAW
President Says Sovereign Will
Must Be 0beyed
PEOPLE BOUND TO RULE
Democratic Party Must Make Good
Its Pledges or Meet Complete
Reputation.

New York, May president Wood
row Wilson, asserting his right to eX-
ercise the responsibilities of private
citizenship, re-entered the arena OF &C
tive politics in New Jersey last night
10 do his part in obtaining State re-
forms. He made no reference to the
fact that his activities were prece-
dent-maklng, and frankly took his
place on the firing line.
Although his re enlistment was for
the announced purpose of helping in
the crucial fight now being waged in
his home state for jury reform and a
constitutional convention, he took oc-
casion to voice messages intended for
the Nation at large.
p Speaking in Newark and Elizabeth,
he warned political bosses that the
sovereign will was the will of the peo-
pie and must be obeyed. He express
ed the belief that the self-control, the
public spirit, and the legal conscience
of the Nation would protect 1t against
conditions that were menacing, He
said the Democratic Party must make
good its pledges or merit complete re-
pudiation.
"The people of this country and of
this State are going to have what they
know they ought to have by one pro
cess or another" he said. Il pray that
il may not be wrong process. | do
not myself believe that dangerous
things will happen. But | want to
warn these men (the bosses) not too
long to show the people of this coun-
try that justice cannot be got by the
ordinary processes of law. | warn
them to stand out of the sovereign way.
81 have travelled from one end of
this country to the other. have look
cd into the faces of many audiences.
/ have never seen any symptoms that
men were going to kick over the ira
ces of the laws they have made, but
/ have seen a great majesty seated
upon their countenances, and infinite
patience Thus they are sitting now.
This is the test; this is the trial,
this is the ultimate seat of judgment
and If these men will not serve the
people they will be swept away like
chaff before the wind Other men
more honest, more active, more whole
some, with the freshness of a new age
upon them, with eyes that see the
country as 1t is--men who are cool
and thoughtful and determined-will
50 to the front and lead, the people to
the day Of victory"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-02
THREE MEN KILLED
Two BY Falling Derrick and One BY
Falling Down Stairs

Troy. n. Y. May Michael Ken
nedy, 45 years of age, was instantly
killed at the Commercial hotel, Mech
anicville, this afternoon by falling
down a fight of stairs. His neck was
broken.
Daniel Moynihan, 20 years old, and
Benjamin Rozelle, aged 80. were kill
ed and Henry Springer. 20 years old,
was probably fatally injured this af-
ternoon when large derrick fell up
on them. The injured men we're all
residents of Corinth and we're employ
ed in building a large dam at that
place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-02
THREATENS TO SUE sULzER
And Governor Tells Senator Brown
to Go Ahead With the Suit.

Albany, May 2-Senator Brown
the republican leader of the upper
house today said that unless Gov. Sui
ger withdrew his statement Il At the
senator was a member of the Black
Horse cavalry that a legal suit would
be brought against the executive.
When told of Senator Browns
statement Gov. Sulzer replied that
the statement had been deliberately
made and that he was not afraid of
any suit that Brown might institute.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-02
SYRACUSE LAsoRERs STRIKE
Hod Carriers and Carpenters Tie Up
Building Operations.

Syracuse, May building opera
tons are tied up here today by a
strike of 1900 to 1000 hod carriers
and building laborers and probably
500 out of 1900 carpenters. This has
put bricklayers, masons and others
out Of work. II is estimated that
1000 are idle.
All Italian laborers employed by
the city struck The bod carriers
and building laborers ask an increase
from 26 to 32l5 cents an hour. The
carpenters ask an advance from As
TO so cents an hour.
Italians were driven back by the
police when they tried 10 stop others
from working on one contract. They
went peacefully. Italian laborers
say they will stay out a year IL neces-
sary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-02
KNIGHTS WE'RE vIcToRs
Won Second Match in Pool
Tournament.

The second game in the pool
tournament between the Father Mat
thew T. A. B. society and Benning-
ton Council Knights of Columbus
which was played last evening was
won by the Knights. Following is
the scores:
X. of C-P. Brazel, 20; Chas.
Harte, 26; E. j. Cummings. %; P. ].
Mcclure, %; NJ. J. Schaub, 25.
Total, 11S.
f. NJ. Il. A. B.-F Brazel, %; Geo.
Hogan, 10; Thos. Brazel, "a; Edward
Gardner. %; j. Purcell. 25. Total,
so.