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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
FIGHT OVER TOLLS.
WAKES HOTTER
EVERY DAY
Party Lines Broken BY the
Question
SPEAKER AGAINST REPEAL
Underwood Also Opposes the Presi-
dent in His Effort to Repeal
Free Tolls

washington, March 24.-President
Wilson declared yesterday that in
seeking the repeal OF the Panama
tolls exemption he not only was ask
ing that the nation do that which 1t
was bound in honor to do, but was
going the way of the majority in the
democratic party. He pointed out
that when the Panama canal act was
passed, majority of the democrats
then in the House OF Representatives
voted against the tools exemption,
and that only by coalition of min
ori.y Of democrats with a number OF
republicans did the measure become
law.
This announcement was taken in
administration circles as the presi-
dents answer to the argument that
the Baltimore platform made the
tolls exemption democratic doctrine.
The president is understood TO be-
lieve that the majority opinion of the
democrats In the House, as last ex-
pressed, was result Of more deliber-
alton of the question than was pos
sible at the Baltimore convention.
The president made no secret to
callers OF his anxiety for the repeal
measure to come to vote. Asked
If he thought influences were at work
to prolong debate unnecessarily, Mr..
Wilson said he did not know, but II
certainly appeared to him as If there
had been filibustering; that minori-
ties always filibustered ard disclosed
themselves in filibusters.
The president is confident that he
will have the majority of his party
behind him in the House when the re
peal comes to vote. He has assur-
ed that at least 200 democrats and
many republicans will support him.
Senator James Of Kentucky has in
formed the president that the vote
in the Senate would be at least SIS to
"a in favor of the repeal.
There seemed little prospect last
night Of getting the Sims repeal bill
before the House until late in the
week. Debate on the rivers and har-
bors appropriation bill is dragging
along slowly with no prospect of i'm
mediate conclusion. Yesterday the ap
parent effort OF members to prolong
discussion OF trivial matters brought
constant references by champions Of
the toll exemption repeal to filibus-
tering tactics.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
MORSE ANTS TO BE DEPoRTEo
No Foreign Insects Are Allowed to
Land In United States

Washington. March 22-Mrs. c. w.
Morse's pet ants cannot be admitted
to the United States. No stretch of
the immigration laws will permit
these undesirable alien insects to en-
ter. They will be deported at the ex-
pense of the steamship company that
brought them over.
This is the dictum OF the bureau Of
entomology Of the United States. De-
partment Of Agriculture, as amount
ed by DR.. Leland C. Howard, chief en-
tomogolist.
The description OF the Morse ant
colony. brown meadow ants, is new
to me-" said DIT. Howard. Doubtless
they are some ordinary and common
European variety Of the ant family
perfectly familiar to entomologists un
der some other designation.
OF course it is not a question Of
Mrs. Morse's ants being pets. fOi the
law is absolute. They are insects
and under the law no foreign insects
may be imported into the United
States"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
THE FoRTNieHTLY
Interesting Program Given on satur.
day Afternoon

Gay AFTERNOON
The Fortnightly on Saturday after
noon enjoyed an interesting lecture
by Miss Florence NJ. Pettee Of Rut-
land, teacher Of art in the State Nor
NAL school at Castleton. Her sub
ject was announced as Personal Re-
miniscences of Europes Picture-mak-
ing and her lecture was a clever
comparison OF the methods of Euro.
pean artists of different countries in
commercial art, the art OF poster
drawing.
Miss Pettee illustrated the peculiar
tiles of each nationality by clever re-
production of foreign posters. drawn
with colored chalk on the black board
the use of each color being explain
ed as the work progressed. 1t was a
most artistic and instructive piece of
work, beginning with the art poster
Of Northern Italy. followed by the
equally beautiful but entirely differ
ent tone of the Dutch artist, then the
grotesque caricature Of the Partisan,
and lastly the most beautiful Swiss
landscape. typical of the impressive
scenery with which the artist is sur
rounded on all sides and carrying out
the idea which Miss Pettee emphasiz
ed at all points in her lecture, that
the foreign poster artist confines his
work to the things at hand, thus max
ing 1t typical of the familiar scenes
OF his own land. The talk and draw.
ing held the closest atten ion OF the
club members and Miss Pettee was
heartily applauded at the cose.
Music was also very pleasing fea-
ture of the afternoon as the program
was opened with two duets by Mrs.
Lucretius H. Ross and Mrs. Amyel
Baker, accompanied by Mrs. George
w. Keeseman at the piano.
During the business meeting a nom
ination committee of three we're elect
ed, Mrs. E. B. Huling, chairman; Mrs
f. E. Hart and Mrs. Valda Tompkins.
Three amendments TO the bylaws
were given a first reading, and reso-
buttons OF sympathy were passed for
former president, Mrs. George S.
Mills and her family in their recent
great loss.
The next meeting of the club on
April 4 is the last of the season and
II is now hoped that the guest and
speaker of the afternoon will be the
president of the Vermont State FEEDER
alton of Women's clubs, Mrs. George
II. Smile of Montpelier.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
FISH AND GAME FEATURES
TWO Interesting Addresses for Thurs
day evening

Hon. John w. Titcomb, Vermont
State Fish and Game commissioner.
who will deliver an address at the
meeting of the Bennington County
Forest, Fish and Game association in
Apollo hall, Thursday evening at s
O'Clock, has made long and thor
ough study of the needs of Vermont
as an ideal state for sportsmen and
lovers of the out-of-doors. To this
study he has brought thorough
training and experience which places
him among the leading authorities in
the country on this subject.
AS Fish and Game commissioner
he is working in close cooperation
with the U. s. Biological survey, in
the enforcement of the Federal migra
tory bird law, and with the American
Game Protective and Propagation as
ISOLATION, which is conducting very
successful movement for restocking
covers. producing more game, and
pro ecting what we have. He is in
active touch with every forward eff
fort of other associations and indivi-
duals to bring back the woods and
waters as near as possible TO, their
former condition.
In the movement for a greater Yer
mont Mr.. Titcomb's work plays
large part, not only for those who
now live in the state, but for those
also whom the state wishes TO attract
He will tell Bennington something OF
this big subject on Thursday even
ing.
John b. Burnham, President of the
American Game Protective and Pro-
pagation association. has the finest
collection of lantern slides OF game
and birds ever brought together His
lecture is as interesting and inspir
ing as the illustrations.
The public generally. and ladies es
pecially, are cordially invited to this
meeting. Admission is free
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
VILLA DRAWS NEAR
TORREON BATTLE
IMPENDING
Only Four Mics From the City
Last Night
FIGHT MAY BE DECISIVE
Both Leaders Cautious But Rebels
Seem to Be Making Constant
Roadway

The real attack on Torreon, Coahu-
lai, Mex, began early yesterday,
when Gen. Villa occupied Lerdo, viIr-
tually without resistance. and at l
o'clock yesterday afternoon began
the attack on Gomez Palacio. The
three towns are virtually one in a
commercial and social sense, and are
connected by four miles of street rail
way, but Torreon proper represents
the military stronghold where the
main federal force is gathered under
Gen. Refugio Velasco.
Gomez Palacio and Lerdo are with
out important natural defenses and
in previous revolutions have never
been seriously defended. The real
test Of strength is expected to come
soon when Villa hurls his force
against the defenses of Torreon. On
this battle, it is conceded, hinges the
fate of the revolution.
The advance on Gomez Palacio be-
gan from Ell Veryil, Mex, which is on
ly two or three miles from Gomez Pa
lacio. The action was preceded by
a furious cannonading directed at the
federal batteries with their infantry
supports on the mountain slopes.
When rebel officers with field glasses
observed that the federals were shift
ing their positions their own infantry
was set in motion across the plains
in the direction of the mountain.
II is reported that other troops are
approaching Torreon In other direc-
tions, for last week Villa drove IN
the federal outposts from all points
OF the compass and made the way
clear for his own attack by taking
Mapimi, Birmingham Junction and Il
number of other towns. Once Go
mez Palacio and the mountain la Pila
is taken the rebel troops may move
through valley following the street
car line to Torreon until the very gates
of the city are reached. 1t is proba
be, however, that they will have to
fight to cross the Nasas river, which
runs between the two cities.
The whole valley is reported TO be
in a state Of defense with barbed-
wire entanglements and trenches; ir-
rigation bitches in some instances
have been flooded, while others, left
dry, will shelter the Huerta soldiers.
Federal bat cries everywhere occupy
the hills which close in on Torreon
from all sides.
The preliminary skirmishing which
enabled the rebels to bring their bat
teries into action yesterday after.
noon began at daybreak yesterday
and the federals fought stubbornly.
They retired from trench to trench
on the plains until driven back on
the main forces on the slopes Of the
mountain
The rebels numbered 5000, with
Gen. Loribio Ortega at their head
and Gen. Villa in the immediate back
ground. The rebels went to the east
of Gomez Palacio. Gen. Villa was in
high spirits and predicted that Tore
on proper crumble before him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
HOUSE QUITS FOR 'TY COBB
Mississippi Legislators Vote Day
of to See Ball Game

Jackson. Miss, March 2S.-At the
risk OF postponing adjournment until
next week. the lower house OF the
Legislature. by vote of so to "a. de-
cided to take a recess Thursday af
ternoon TO see Cobb. the worlds
greatest ball player. In action.
Some OF the members. wearied by
the long session, want to go home on
Saturday. To do this it would be nee
essary to hold three sessions daily.
The baseball fans in the body. how
ever, don't care II they never. go
home. so long as they have a chance
to see the famous Georgia peach in a
scheduled exhibition game between
the Detroit Tigers and the New Or
leans Peiicans.
The resolution was adopted with ty
pioal spirit Each member voting In
the Affirmative was greeted with a
genuine bleacher yell
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
vERMoNTER DEFEATS CoWNEY
North Adams Crowd Sees Grady Beat
Local Boy

NJ. Grady Of Pownal, Vt, defeated
Battling" Downey of Adams in the
final bout before the Western Gate
way athletic club at North Adams
last night. The bout was scheduled
10 go IL rounds, out Downey was
obliged 10 take the count when the
18th round was about half over. The
contest was a grUeling one all the
way, Grady having a considerable ad-
vantage from the first Twice before
the final blow, Downey was knocked
down and took the count OF nine be-
fore getting to his feet. For the last
four rounds he was obliged 10 nang
or vni'o Grady rained blows on his
head and face. In the 18th round
Grady harded a vicious right to Dow
neys Jaw and the bout was owe" he
match aroused considerable ;n'erest
in northern berkshire and sotGlera
Vermont. and there was large
crowd on hcnd. 1t was the first
smoker" Tie ub has ntld IN over
year. wWWWy
In thu pr, ',inary bolt> Chester
Johnson .f Adams put Kid Swift OF
North Alan away in tNo rounds
and "Yn1 lose heat "Sailor" Nc
donald " the >em'.GqIl In tree
rounds. la; Kennedy Of Adams rtl.
cree all the bouts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
FOUR LOCATIONS CHOSEN
For Meeting Of State Health Officers
School This Year

Burlington. March 21-lnstead of
holding the annual health officers
school in this city. as has been the
practice in past years, four sectional
schools will be held this year. The
meetings will be in the latter part of
May and the first part of June. They
will be held in st. Adams, st. Johns
bury. Rutland and Bellows Falls.
They will consist in each instance
of an afternoon, an evening and a
morning session. The afternoon ses-
sions will be given up to conferences
OF the health Offices on subjects
chosen with a view of local problems.
The evening sessions will take the
form OF lecture in popular form by
some eminent authority on a topic re
lating TO public health. The follow
ing morning the health officers con-
ference will be continued. In each
conference there viii be a lawyer on
the program to tell OF the legal points
involved I'm the health officers work.
The districts are: Centering in St.
Johnsbury, Caledonia. Essex. La
moille and Orleans counties: center
ing in ST. Adams. Grand Isle. Frank
lin. Washington and Chittenden coun
ties; centering in Rutland, Addison.
Rutland and Bennington counties;
and in Bellows Falls. windham. Wind
sor and Orange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
scHRANK GUN TO ROOSEVELT
Colonel TO Have Weapon with Which
His Life Was Sought

Milwaukee, Wis, March 2S,-The
revolver with which John Schrank at
tempted to kill Col. Roosevelt in Mil
waukee in October 1912, will be pre-
scented to the ex-President, together
with FIVE cartridges which remained
in the weapon when il was seized.
d. +. Winter, who said he wrested
the revolver from Schran,k today
asked Judge a. c. Backus of the
Municipal Court, in which Schrank
was tried, for possession of the fire.
arm.
Judge Backus granted the request
after obtaining a promise from Win
ter that he would hand the weapon
and cartridges TO Mr.. Roosevelt
when the Colonel returns TO this
country from his South American
trip.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
NOTICE

The annual meeting OF the North
Bennington Library Association will
be held at the Library Wednesday
evening. March 25th at s O'Clock. to
transact the following business.
!. To hear and dispose Of the re-
ports OF the officers OF the past year.
II. To elect officers for the ensu-
ing year. consisting OF: President.
treasurer. secretary and two ladies'
and one gentleman TO serve as trus-
tees for three years.
III. To transact any other proper
and necessary bushes.
Ella Reanney, secretary.
North Bennington. VT, Mar. IS, 1914.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
COUNTY ROAD MEN
HOLD SESSION
HERE TO-DAY
Much Larger Attendance Than
In Previous Years
BOARD OF TRADE JOINS
Local Citizens Meet at Dinner with
Commissioners and SeIectmen
at Putnam House

The annual meeting OF the road
con- missioners and selectmen OF
Bennington county was held here to-
day with State Highway Commission
err C. w. Gates of Franklin. There
was a better attendance at the morn
ing session than in previous years.
In order that facilities might be
had for the illustrated talk on roads
by the commissioner, the morning
session was held at the Whitney
theatre which had been kindly loan
ed to the county officers for that pur-
pose by the owner, James H. Whit
ney.
Before the lecture had progressed
far nearly all the seats in the theatre
were occupied by the officials, mem
bers of the Bennington board OF
trade and citizens who had turned
out at the request of the board to as
sist in pushing forward the cam
paign for good roads.
The course adopted by the board
of trade conforms to plan that has
been successfully carried out in other
counties. The date which the
commissioner fixes for the annual
meeting OF the roadmen, the board
designates as a get-together day and
the citizens meet with the commits
sioners and selectmen at dinner and
they also attend the meetings.
This get-together idea has served
the purpose of bringing more citizens
in contact with the men who have
charge Of the roads through out the
county and the exchange of ideas Is
bound to be beneficial in many ways.
At the session this morning Com
missioner Ga.es had large number
of views thrown upon the screen at
the theatre. Nearly all of the views
were from photographs made in Yer
mont and in most instances showed
sire -ches of highway before aud af-
ter they had received scientific treat
ment. In many pairs Of pictures The
improvement was so great that one
could hardly believe that both pho
tographs had been made in the same
loca ity.
Commissioner Gates stated that he
had been opposed to the policy OF
bonding the safe for permanent
highways and was still of that cpin-
ion. His position was that at the
present time the roadmakers ALI oy-
er the country were at sea. None Of
them we're positive that the right
kind of construction had been found.
He had adopted and was following
out the policy of Strengthening.
draining and grade-reducing the
roads in Vermont. Once the engi-
neers had come together on some
style of road that promised to pro-
duce permanent construction. then
the state could consider the proposal
of bonding
At the close of his remarks the
commissioner impressed upon the
officials that it was their duty to
meet with the citizens of Benning-
ton at dinner. Following a rising
vote of thanks, proposed by Secre-
tary E. S. Harris of the board of
trade. to Mr.. Whitney for the use of
the theatre the morning session ad-
;curned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
ROOSEVELT SAFE
WHEN CANOES
WERE SUNK
Party Lost Equipment In River
Rapids
HAVE REACHED AMAZON
Party is Reported at Manaos, Two
Thousand Miles Up the Great
River

Santarem, Brazil, March 2S.-The
Roosevelt party Is in good health, ex-
ploring the Duvida River, (the "Riv-
er of DoubtO 1t is expected to
reach Manaos early in April.
AS part of the expedition plan
left Col Roosevelt at Utiarity, Matte
Grasso, to explore the Papagaio Riv-
er with a Brazilian cavalry officer,
Lieut.. Lauriodo, seven men, and
three canoes.
Two of the canoes were sunk with
equipment and food In the Rapids of
the Devil, leaving us short of sup
plies. We continued the descent of
the Papagaio, Juruena, and Tapajos
Rivers, running thirty-nine rapids.
We are in good health, and the trip
has been successful. We shall pro-
coed to Manaos tomorrow.
Anthony Fiala
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
FINDS NO JOY IN RICHES
Ex.Newsgirl, Seeking Divorce, Would
Sell Papers Again


Boston, March 22.-Mrs. Nan Corri-
gan Bates, who before her marriage
to Frank Morton Bates. wealthy At
tleboro jewelry manufacturer. was
a newspirl at the Hotel Vanderbilt,
New York. and who is suing her hus-
band for divorce, charging him with
habi.ual use OF drugs, cruelty and fail
ure to provide, declares she is going
back 10 work again in New York and
asserts there is no happiness in liv-
ing with a man whose love has died.
my old alarm clock, which used
to get me out Of bed at ; o'clock in
the morning. will sound good to me
again." said Mrs. Bates today. Far
better than the honk of an automo-
bile. I've often told my husband I'd
sooner be back at work. when he ne
elected me- And back to work I'm
going. II necessary. I viii sell books
and papers again
Costly rugs and bric-a-bric and
fne furniture don't make a happy
home. There are things far more pre-
cious than diamonds and automobiles
wouldn't marry the best millionaire
alive. have had enough Of wealthy
men"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
WILL WEAR EACH OTHERS EYES
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira M. CODE Have Ring
and Scarfpin Settings Painted

Chicago, March Ezra NJ. Cobe,
the traction line owner, and his wife
recently employed Allyn Williams,
the English miniature painter, TO
make paintings of their eyes, paying
him $1,000 each for them.
The painting Of Mr.. CODES eye
will adorn a ring on the little finger
of Mrs. Cobe. while the painting OF
Mrs. Cobe's eye will be worn in a
scarfpin by Mr.. Cobe. The eye of
Mrs. Cobe's ring was done on ivory
in watercolors and is set in platinum
with twenty diamonds clustered
about it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
WROTE BIG CHECK ON SINGLE
Stoekman Was Out Of Money and His
paper" Was Honored

"Paper" Was Honored
Washington, March 22.-"In Okla
homa City attended an interesting
banquet" said Joseph De Graffenreid
of Buchanan. n. Mex. Mr.. De Graft
enreid, who is better known as Rich
ard, is a stockman of the Southwest
country, and one of the veterans of
that section.
This banquet was given on the &C.
casion of the retirement of W. b.
Slauhter. president OF the Southwest
ern Stockmen's association" contin-
ued Mr.. De Graffenreid. There we're
four members of the Slaughter fam
lily present. all of them we'll known
in that country. There are more
Slaughters there but only four OF
them we're at the dinner.
More than twenty years ago, Mr..
Slaughter said. his brother Pete was
negotiating the purchase OF large
number of cattle that had been part
OF Texas. The deal was made with a
Mr.. Crowley. now an official OF the
Rock Island, and who was present at
the dinner. When II came to paying
for the cattle Slaughter found that he
had not enough money in cash, nor
had he a check. so he pulled shin
gle from the roof Of a dugout and
wrote a check on II for the amount OF
the purchase. Il was duly paid. Now
after many years. Mr.. Slaughter de-
clares that he will give any reason
able sum OF money for the return Of
the cancelled check. but Mr.. Crowley
who received it. could not tell what
had become Of H.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
uPHoL DIS LOCAL OPTION
Supreme Court Endorses Michiean's
Law

Washington, March 23.-The Mich
igan local option law of 1903 was up
held as constitutional today by the
United States Supreme Court. The
Michigan Supreme Court had held to
be invalid amendments to the law
permitting wine and cider to be
manufactured in dry counties. A
Jackson brewing company contended
that that decision made the entire
law void.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
JUDGE G. w. GRAY TO RETIRE
Delaware Jurlst Twice Has Been
Mentioned for Presidency

Washington, March 23.-Judge
George W. Gray of Delaware is to re-
tire from the Federal bench, accord
ing TO a statement made today by
Senator Salisbury of his State.
Judge Gray is nearly "a years old,
and has been a United States Circuit
Judge for fifteen years.
In the period he served in the
United States Senate, from 1884 to
1899, Judge Gray was twice put for
ward as candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for the Presidency.
In 1896 he declined to support Bryan
and Sewall and joined the Gold Demo
cratic Party.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24

Rio Janeiro, March 23.-The arriv-
al of Col. Roosevelt is being await
ed at Manaos, capital Of the State of
Amazonas, where the Government
has arranged a reception in his hon
or
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
Fools of Some Able Take Care of
poRR IS EXECUTED
He Pays Penalty for Murder Of Lynn
Man

Boston, March 24.-William A.
Dorr was executed in the electric
chair at the Charlestown state prison
early this morning for the murder OF
George e. Marsh Of Lynn, a retired
soap manufacturer. The current was
first applied at 12.O72o. Dorr was Of
ficially declared dead at 1212.40.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont. fair tonigb, and Wednesday
Moderate temperature.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
ss4 40 es1 2l2E

Tonight the Iammanyites VIII
bowl the Methodist Church team
Wednesday evening the Congregat-
ional Church team win bowl the
Scale Co, team.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-24
ELKs BADLY DEFEATED
Pirates Win Five Points In Ten Pin
Match

The Pirates gently took FIVE points
from the Elks last night on the Y.
NJ. c. A. alleys.