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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-02
OLD OFFICERS REELECTED
Annual Meetings Of Baptist and Con.
gregational Churches

The annual meeting of the society
which has charge of the property and
material interests of the Second Con-
gregational church was held last eve
ming. Reports were given by the
treasurer, Webster, and by the board
of trustees. The present officers of
the society we're re elected as fol-
lows:-Olin Scott, president; C. w.
Thatcher, first vice president; Z. c.
Bennett, second vice-president; DR..
l.. II. Ross, clerk; II. II. Webster,
treasurer; f. 3. Pope, auditor; W. S.
Boynton, collector The treasurer
report showed a small balance in
the treasury, with part of the win
ter's bill of coal yet to pay, and re-
vealed a satisfactory financial condi-
ton.
This was not the annual meeting
of the church which comes in the
spring, On the date of the anniver-
sary, when full reports are presented
from all departments of the churcns
work, and is somewhat elaborate
social affair.
The annual business meeting of
the First Baptist church will be held
next Monday evening, January 6,
1913, at 1880 o'clock, and not this
Thursday evening as was announced
by mistake in Tuesdays Banner. The
meeting of the corporation. at which
only those of legal age can vote, will
be held first, to be followed immed-
lately by the general church meeting.
Reports from all departments of the
church should be presented, and a
full attendance of members is desir.
able. At the close of the business
meeting social time will be enjoyed
at which coffee and sandwiches Will
be served.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-02
ELKS NEW YEAR IN
NEW QUARTERS
SUCCESS
Large Attendance, line Banquet
and Good Speaking
Mr.. PUTNAM REMEMBERED
Telegram Representing the senti-
ments Of the Lodge Forwarded TO
Him at California Home.

The New Years banquet given by
Bennington lodge OF Elks In their
new rooms in the Richie building
was one OF the best ever served In
town and was the largest attended OF
and banquet given by this lodge.
The arrangements were In charge
of John Z. Walsh and George Wal
Ion. members OF the house commit
tee. The service was good and the
turkey and other good things proVid-
cd were all that could be desired.
The II o'clock toast was given by
ID. a. Gulltinan.
Fred {. Brown. Exalted Ruler, act
ed as POSTMASTER and those who
spoke were T. s Harris. Dir. b. c. Jen
ney, Frank r. Howe. T. NJ Magner OF
Burlington, Harold ID. Hazeltine Of
Cambridge. Eng, c. ). Douglass OF
New York, Robert r. HeAley, Edward
IA. Holden, district deputy. Harrison
/. Norton and Collins NJ. Graves.
Music was furnished by Donnelly's
orchestra Snd during the evening a
telegram prepared by Emory S. Har-
ris was sent TO Henry W. Putnam at
San Diego. Calf. thanking him in the
name of the lodge for his recent ben
efaction TO the village.
At a meeting OF the lodge before
the banquet. Conrad Schwartz was
unanimously elected life member
of Bennington lodge OF Elks. Mr..
Schwartz Is the first life member Of
this lodge and is thus honored be
cause of his active work through a
long term Of years in building up the
lodge and in caring for its interests.
The new rooms came in for a due
share Of praise. They are the best
rooms of any lodge of Elks in the
state and there are very few lodges
in the country except in the large cit
les so comfortably and pleasantly
housed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-02
INSURANCE COMPANY LOST
Mary {. Fitzgerald Wins Suit
Against the Metropolitan Life

Mary e. Fitzgerald Wins Suit
Against the Metropolitan Life
Shortly before o'clock Wednes-
day evening, the jury in the case OF
Mary E. Fitzgerald VS. the Metropoh-
tan Life Insurance company, which
had been on trial in Bennington
county court since Monday after
noon, brought in a verdict for the
plaintiff to recover the full amount
claimed, S513.S5.
The suit was brought to recover
on a life insurance for $500 issued 10
the defenda ats sister, Mile Mclean
who resided in North Bennington at
the time but who died of consump-
tion in TROY not long after the
policy was in force.
Mrs. Fitzgerald was named as the
beneficiary in the policy. Upon the
death of the insured the company
refused to pay on the policy on the
ground that the insured did not fully
and truthfully state her physical
condition at the time the physician
examination was made by the COM
pany's physician, Dr. ]. B. Woodruff
of North Bennington.
The Jury in the case was composed
of William H. Smith OF Manchester
Depot, N. d. Bottum of South Shafts-
bury, w. w. West of Peru, William
Pratt of Arlington, Ezra Brothers
of Stamford, ]. c. Barton Of Land
grove, Arus F. Bump Of Arlington.
Johnatan B. Morse of Bennington,
Albert 8. Peak of Pownal, Horace
Galusha of South SALISBURY. For.
rest Hagar of Woodford, Roy Far
rington of Searsburg.
Robert e. Healy and Daniel A.
Guiltinan of Bennington appeared for
the respondent and w. B. Sheldon OF
Bennington and Frank G. Archibald
OF Manchester for the defendant
company.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-02
TRAIN WENT DOWN
AND SEVEN MEN
WERE KILLED
Freight Was Crossing Bridge
Which Was Under Repair
COULDN'T GET The BODIES
BRIDGE Had Been Undermined By
niah Water and Men Laughed
at Supposed Danger.

Huntington. ". Va. Jan. Seven
men we're killed aud the lives OF sew
aral others are believed 10 have been
lost today when a westbound Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad freight train
crashed through a weakened bridge
across Guyandotte river, at Guyan-
dotte. a suburb near this city. The
known dead are
y. 4. Weber. engineer.
Henry White. bridge Waterman,
Huntington, W. Va.
Charles Maddle. bridge worker. Tai
colt. w. Va.
James c. Crawford. bridge worker,
St Adams. W. Va.
Emmett Good. bridge worker, Tai
colt, w. Va.
\ Charles Coyner, bridge worker,
eays. w. Va.
4 l.. S. Wheeler, Huntington, w. Va.
More than a dozen men were injur-
cd.
Efforts are being made TO ascertain
definitely the exact number OF men
who comprised the tram and mon
workers crews.
20 recover the bodies of the victims.
The cause OF the accident is said
10 be a result of water undermif.
ing the piling that had been put in at
low water stage A passenger train
lad passed over the bridge just few
moments before the freight train
crashed through. The bridge is a
total loss, The engine, one of u.>
largest types, probably will have to
be removed from the water before
bodies can be recovered.
A crew of 80 or more iron workers
we're employed in repairing the
bridge when the freight train appear
ed on the main track. Some of them
believed the structure to have been
weakened left their posts, but others
laughed at danger and were carried
down with the wreckage when the
bridge collapsed The fireman of The
engine, it was reported, refused to
cross the bridge and witnessed
the accident
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-02
YOUNG GOTCH"
GOT ONE FALL IN
40 MINUTES
Fast Wrestling at Canadian Club
Last Evening
BATTLING POWERS BEATEN
North Bennington Boxer Stopped In
Second Round Of Co with
Young Josie.

Herbert Hartley. the champion En-
glish lightweight wrestler better
known as Young Gotch" and who is
making his home In Bennington dur
ing the present season. won a match
from George Parker OF Gloversville
last night after 81 minutes OF the
hardest wrestling that has been seen
at the Canadian clnh rooms during
the present winter. Young Gotch'
won the only fall on a leg hold. Par.
ker received a bump on the head
just before his shoulders. were forced
TO the mat and was unable to con-
tinue the match
Parker had a little the better Of
Young Gotch" in weight but the pair
were better matched in this respect
than In any OF the previous matches.
The Gloversville man showed that he
was acquainted with all OF the tricks
OF the game and was able on several
occasions TO break away from a
scissors. lie is a muscular young
fellow and fully as active and supple
as the little Englishman Parker.
early in the match. secured a ham
merlock on young Gotch" but failed
TO complete the hold. Later Young
Gotch" put the Gloyersville man in a
scissors and half nelson but failed
to bring his man to the mat Out
side OF these two instances neither
wrestler made even a good opening
for a fall. The match was fast from
start to finish and was thoroughly
enjoyed by nearly 200 spectators.
Parker was the most cheerful indiyid-
ual who has appeared at the club
rooms this winter lie never lost
his smile and his good nature made
many friends for him in the au-
dience.
The six-round sparring match be
tween Yourg Josie of Chicopee and
Battling Powers of North Bennington
was fast but short affair. The
North Bennington boxer was I'm no
condition to stand the pace cut out
by the hardened Italian who mas
been training for weeks He was
willing enough, but it was plain
when he entered the ring that he was
not in shape TO go even the short
limit of six rounds. At the end of
the first period he was visibly ex-
hausted and was forced to quit early
in the second round.
+. Cummings, who referred both
the sparring exhibition and the
wrestling match. introduced to the
audience Kid Black OF New York
who has located here for the winter
and who will make his first appear
ance against Young Rosch of Adams
at the Canadian clEb Friday evening,
January 10.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-02
RECORDS BY PHOTOGRAPH
New Apparatus Recently Installed
Here by Town Clerk {. A. Booth

r. a. Booth, town clerk of Benning
ton, has recently installed recti-
graph at his Office on Main street
for the purpose OF recording records.
The rectigraph is a machine con-
structed on the principle of photo
graphy. II re-produces without the
least variation or error any original
document, typewriter or written,
and does the work with an expendi-
ture of a small amount of time.
The rectigraph is really a mechani
cal photographer No dark room,
negatives or other necessary fea-
lures of ordinary photography are
necessary. The developing of the
photographed copy of the document
is all done by the machine itself and
delivered from a roll of specially
prepared paper.
In order to secure uniformity a
mercury electric light is used, so
that no experience is required on the
part of the operator.
BY the use of the new apparatus
1T will be possible for Mr.. Booth to
make an exposure" of a record or
other document to be recorded in his
office and return the original to the
owner in a few minutes The devel-
oping and fling of the document can
be accomplished later.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-02
M'cARTY is "CHAMP"
Defeated "AI" Palzer in 10 Gruelling
Rounds,

Vernon, Cal, Luther McCarty of
Springfield, Mo, shattered the heavy
weight championship ambitions OF
Al Palzer, the Iowa giant, at the
arena yesterday For nearly Is
rounds he used the huge frame of
the Iowan as a pounching bag. The
middle of the 18th round found Pal
ger staggering blindly about under
yolley of lefts to his battered face,
and when Referee Charles Eyton
walked between the men and hoisted
the right hand Of the smiling cowboy
pugilist the decision was received
with cheers. McCarty's victory, fol-
lowing his decisive defeat three
weeks ago of Jim Flynn, places him
at the top of the list of white heavy
weights McCarty has announced,
and reiterated the statement yester-
day, that he would never fight
negro.
Palzer in spite of his superior
height, weight and reach, was no
match for the cool-headed, agile
youngster. He literally stumbled
through the fight, assimilating awful
punishment and his rushes were
wholly ineffective. He scarcely
landed a clean blow throughout the
fight Palzer began the fight with
an aggressiveness that indicated a
desire to finish his man in short or
der, but McCarty had little difficulty
in eluding him. Once Palzer appear
ed to have an advantage. In one of
the early rounds McCarty slipped to
the mat. Palzer rushed in, launching
a right uppercut to catch the rising
man, but McCarty ducked out of dang
or.
McCarty fought cleverly through
ont, taking his time and beating
down his man Systematically. He
seldom wasted a blow and hit with
deadly precision. Palzer had pracd-
cally no defense against the Mis-
sourian's whip-like left, delivered
y straight from the shoulder, and sell
dom was he able to block the right
swing or uppercut which invariably
followed a series of straight lefts.
McCarty landed at will and with an
accuracy that became monotonous.
Palzer's eyes were kept almost con-
tinually on his manager, the veteran
TON" O'Rourke, who shouted in.
structions to him through mega.
phone. He appeared to have no mi
tiative whatever. O'Rourke's in
structons were as audible to McCar
ty as to Palzer and every move OF
the Iowan was anticipated by his foe
Palzer's face was badly disfgured
and he showed the effects of his
Seating even more than did McCar
sy's last victim, the veteran Flynn
IN the 18th round Palzer walked un
steadily to the center OF the rims
and literally fell into o left hoch
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-02
BURLINGTON SUED FOR $4,000
Negligence Claimed-John A. Leary
Killed by Electric Shock.


Burlington, Dec. 31.-A suit against
the city of Burlington for $4,000
damages for the death of John A.
Leary has been brought by Thomas
F. Leary, administrator of his broth
er's estate. John A. Leary met his
death February IL, 1912, from
shock received from an electric light
in his place of business which was
supplied with current from the NUM-
cipal lighting plant. 1t is alleged
that the city was negligent in its
maintenance of the wires leading
from tho street into Mr.. Leary's es-
tablishment and that the wires were
not properly covered. A transfer
mer was in use, it is alleged, which
reduced the main current from the
plant from a voltage of 1900 volts
to 10 volts to supply the lights in
the Leary store. This apparatus 1t
is claimed was not properly safe
guarded and it is also claimed that
the main feed wire became crossed
with the wire which supplied current
to the Leary store. In turning on a
light Mr.. Leary is said to have re;
ceived the full voltage in his body
killing him instantly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-02
cHALlE"~- - YOUNG eoTcH
Leo Columbus Ready to Wrestle for
"Chalk Marks or Marbles"

The Banner has received letter
from Leo Columbus of Newport, r.
l., stating that he is anxious to take
on young Gotch," the English light
weight champion wrestler who is at
present located in Bennington. In
his letter Mr., Columbus, who claims
to be the lightweight champion Of
the south states that he has endeav-
ored to arrange match with young
Gotch" on several occasions but
claims that the English lightweight
has always made some poor excuse.
He now says that he is ready 10
wrestle Young Gotch" for chalk
marks or marbles" at any time,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-02
WEATHER FORECAST.

Probabilities for this section for the
Next "a Hours.
For Eastern New York and western
Veront local rains or SHOWS tonight
or Friday. Warmer tonight central
and northeast portions. Colder FRI
day western portion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-02

that dazed him. He chung to McCar.
tvs shoulder, and when they separat-
ed McCarty shot two lefts to the
jaw. McCarty, apparently unwilling
to administer the finishing punch.
backed away and the referee stopped
the fight. McCarty's only mark was
slight cut under the right eye.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-02
BOWLING AT Y. NJ. c. A.
Athletics Won from Elks BY Good
Margin.

The Athletics defeated the Elks
Eve at the Y. NJ. G. A. alleys Monday
evening by good margin:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-02

points of the match.
The last game of the second series
will be bowled next Monday evening
at 1880 p m. when the Tigers and
Elks will bowl a match game.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-05-02
American Peace Congress
tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION

ST. LOUIS, May 2.-Warfare be-
tween nations is immoral. This was
the declaration today Of Prof. William |.
Hull OF Swarthmore College, before
American peace congress at the Odeon.
Practically all the representatives OF
the United States and 10 Central and
South American countries attended this
mornings session.
"By a parity Of reasoning" declared
Professor Hull, "it may be Justly con
tended that nations have no more right
to commit The immortality OF waging
war than kings possess the divine
right of ruling wrong: and that iuriS-
diction to prevent immortality Of war
fare may be vested in a court exterior
to the several nations" Professor Hull
went on to point out that the United
States supreme court has recently de-
cidcd in prohibiting white slave trade
between states that "a right exercised
IN morality cannot be urged to sustain
Z right exercised in immortality" Ar
ouinr for the immediate establishment
Of worlds supreme cOurt' the
speaker quoted President Wilson's in
augural in which the president said: /:
'The firm basis Of government is jus
'icc." as basis for his argument that
"it is as logical for the supreme court
Of The rs states Of The Union to adjudi-
cate the laws Of The United States as il
would be for the supreme court Of the
-tZ
adiudicate the conventions agreed upon
ny that family at The Hague" AS an
example Of the substitution Of trial by
laws instead Of by battle, the speaker
referred to "EnGland's inspiring ex-
ample in substituting law and courts
for war within her own borders"
Another speaker today who received
4 great ovation was President Charles
F. ThWing Of Western Reserve Tniver-
Sity and president Of the intercollegiate
Peace Association. Declaring college
men as a whole are intensely patriotic.
President Thwin= said, "Bnt what is
needed today is not less Of national
patriotism. but more Of international
pairiotism.' Commerce. finance. COM
municaiion by letter. telegraph. cable
and telephone: The COncOrdia move
mcnt: the C0rda FrairrS movement. and
he migration Of students. according to
President ThWnr are The four great
cSt factors in the hurrying Of universal
neacc. Other addresses today We're on
l"ProhlemS Of The Hague Conference"
and 'Thc Sanctions of Peace" A visit
| TO ShaW'S gardens and a sightseeing
| trip between The morning and after
noon sessions also We're on today's pro-
| gram.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-05-02

q hybrid state ont If Albania which
s"ldered firm the weakest Iink i'll thc
| chain. Essaad Pasha j. warmly sup
porting the movement.
Greater Servia has for generations
been the standing nightmare of Austria
Count Won Berchicold ana hiS prelr-
cesSurS in the Nicnmr~c chancrIlur~hip
dreaded Tie day when ~. 600. 600 SERBS
| might get together under uun nag ny-
ing over The ante hellum ~cryin. MunIr-
negro. Bosnia. crZcgoNina DaImaIil.
Croatia ana IIlyria.
In order t0 prevent thn possibility
Of such nrifc0ticn Austria occupio
Bosnia ana HERZEGOVINA ana drove Il
wedge between tile eastern ann wc-l-
ern ScrVianS. ~ the Crnatian- an !
ServianS speak the same langnaro If
Servia and Montrnpgr0 unite. lhi@ Witl
present 2 Very strong body VT people
facing Austria along lhc borders of
Bosnia and lIerzegOvina ana strctchiun
along Dalmatia ann further norjh. III
is in the interest Of Austria tu kcrp up
separation because the dual monarchy
would otherwise hp entirely surround I
ed That is why the AnelrianS arn n0H
50 restive. "Independrni Albania" WA
part Of AuStria'S program of separating
the ServianS east and west ana hy car
rying On 4 Catholic propaganda alien
ating the Croatian5 from the SrrvianS
(Who belong to the Orthodox Greek
Church Austria hoped to make her
artificial barriers permanent
King Nicholas and the Serb states
men have ouiplayed The Gcrmanic
chancellors. The new nation -ihc
United states If Iho Balhans-is rising
III cut of the embers IF the Balkan
war
Imperial Valley press., 1913-05-02
COMING EVENTS

-Tonight's program at TIE Il ara $.
ucludes fve new photo plays: An AZ
venture i'll the Autumn woods. The
ian TIL Might Have Been, "Electro-
yping." The Salt Industry" and The
uke Oh Ben Bolt"
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Ten Thousand club cor
..u Grafton will he held at the Christian
lurch. Thursday, May Sth, at o'clo *
or tile purpose Of eleCting directors
.rl traneautiug business IF importance.
.IOI4TTTE s. CAMPBELL. President.
THE regular meeting Of the We
mans Ten Thousand Club will be held
[ the home Of Mrs. Niolette Campbell,
p state street, Thursday afternoon At
4 o'clock Mrs. Marshall will give "A
Nature study on Song Birds" A large
Tendance is desired.
The regular meeting Of the vet,
rlI lie Held at the CHRISTIAN Church
.ulGay afternoon at 2:3l.
-rer=l2 anl the Eunhratez I,I ,,,za valley *
.-Et at the Church Of the Brethren
ts an exception rare le .ture SOW
r.rr 4 section Of the world seldom
rI ttcd BY the ordinary tourist.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-05-02

Servia and Montenegro Of Grown Prince
Danielo OF Montenegro, who represents
the line Of old Servia native royalty.
IN the meantime it is expected that
events will have SO shaped themselves
that all the Balkan states can allv
themselves under this purely Serb dy-
| forever The entansle-
mcnts and humiliation Of serving under
| imported SOvereigns.
This new revelation explains many
happenings which have puzzled outside
observers Of the Balkan war. It ex-
plains the peculiar diplomacy Of Fer
dinand Of Bulgaria, a Bourbon Guelph
nominee. who tried 10 stave of the in
evtable by starting his Balkan empire
propaganda. The Serbs seemed to
swallow the bait, but continued their
plans until Bulgarian and ROumanian
cooperation was aroused through Slav
Sympathies.
| The revelation explains particularly
why Servia defled all Europe by rush
| ing reinfOrcements and heavy siege
guns 70 help the Montenegrins at Scu-
| tart Albert demonstrates why Monte
negro has played such a strong hand
against AustrO-T Hungary and the pow
crS
f! Any foreign iulcrvcnti \ or foreign
invasion will only cement Stili further
| and more solidly the amalEamatiOn OF
) hill inhabitants Of the Balkans. II was
the insistence Of Austria upon creating
Imperial Valley press., 1913-05-02
RrokerS Eetranch

NEW YORK. MAY 2-Tomorrow
Will be moving day III Wau street.
Because q poor business there IL 4
general disposition Nh lhe BART of
brokerage houses W seek cheaper
quarters.
One of the most active traders on
the exchange will remove from quar-
ters that cost him $4,000 year lo
others whose rental i 10000. An
old-time commission house has cut
off practically all Nc it, branch of-
fees, and has quietly informed ifs
customers that ii does hot care III do
any more business un margin.
Other houses have DISCHARGED ".
nlallE clerks n they could possibly