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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24

poRR CONDEMNED TO DEATH
Convicted Slayer Of George &. Marsh
to Go TO Chair in March

Salem, Mass. Jan. 24.-Willlam
A. Dorr of Stockton, Cal, convicted
slayer of George h. Marsh, an aged
and retired soap manufacture OF
Lynn, was yesterday sentenced to die
in the electric chair during the week
OF March 20. Dorr listened uncon-
cernedly to the sentence and walked
back without comment to his cell
Marsh was found dead on the Lynn
marshes on April II, 1912. A week
later Dorr was arrested at Stockton
and brought to Salem in a state of
collapse.
Dorr lived in Stockton at the home
of his aunt. Miss Orpha Marsh, adopt
ed daughter of brother of George
+. Marsh, who was custodian Of a
trust fund from which she received
an allowance with the understanding
that the entire fund would accrue to
her on the death of George e. Marsh
The prosecution claimed that this
fund furnished motive for the muir
ueTs AZ DUiT Delitftu HlluSci w NC
the beneficiary under Miss Marshs
will Among the exhibits at the
trail was DORIS diary, containing en-
t.ies about doing the job and glad
it is all over" Dorr admitted killing
Marsh, but said that he acted in self
defense when Marsh attacked him
after he had resented a remark of
Marshs concerning Miss Marsh.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
0 GORMAN WILL AID
WHITMAN|N BIG
GRAF TPR0BE
senator Has Conference With
District Attorney
rAMMANY is WORRIED
Predictions that Boss Murphy Will
Have to Vacate High Seat in
the Wigwam

New York, Jan. Ex-senator James
A. OGorman has promised to extend
every assistance in his power to Dis
trict Attorney Whitman in his
search for grafters who have fatten
ed on contractors for State work.
Senator O'Gorman will take the
stand as a willing witness in the
John Doe inquiry. District Attorney
Whitman, jubilant at the turn
things have taken in the last three
days, has determined to push the
graft inquiry with all the power at
his command
Senator O'Gorman and the District
Attorney had three hours confer
ence yesterday which was satisfdc-
tory in the highest degree to the
District Attorney. In Tammany Hall
there was feeling of distinct I'M
easiness when it became known. that
Senator O'Gorman and the District
Attorney had been in consultation.
It was the expressed opinion yester
day of man who had been active for
nearly generation in the work OF
Tammany Hall that the organlzauon
had not been so hard hit since the
days of Tweed as 1t had been hit by
the graft exposures of the last week.
II was asserted that complete reor
ganization was bound to follow
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
SIGNS WITH HILLMEN
Fisher, Who is Teaching at Middle
bury to Pitch for Chance

President Farrell. Of the New York
Americans, has signed two more
pitchers One is Ray Fisher, who
showed much improvement under
Frank Chances handling last year,
and the other is A. r. Burr, OF Will
ans College. Fishers contract was
received from his winter home in
Middlebury. VI. The big school teach
er said in letter to Farrell that he
had been taking plenty of exercise
since the close OF last season and
expected TO be fit for hard work in
April
He viii report at Houston. Texas.
Gu March /. and Chance intends TO
get him ready for the exhibition
games with the Dodgers. Fisher
pitched in 43 games last year, and
after a poor beginning he steadily in
creased his effectiveness until he be
came one of Chances most dependa-
Bile hoXmen Chance made him cul
the spitball delive'y, which he had
been using for several years, and
Fisher soon began to improve.
Fisher Is well known in Benning
ton. Daring the years that Edward
$. Higgins maDaget the professional
team here It was his custom TO Sc
cure Fisher for one or more games
each season.
Burr is G feet inches tall and
weighs 1870 pounds. He is a Chicago
hey, who pitched sensational ball for
Hotchkiss School. of New York aud
Choate School Of Wallingford.. Conn.
before he entered Williams last fall
II is said that in the interscholastic
games he never suffered defeat Ar
thur Irwin snapped him up when the
Chicago White Sox. the Boston Red
Sox and the Detroit Tigers were try
ing to sign him for the coming sea
son. Burr decided to Join the New
Yorks because he believed that he
would receive a more thorough trial
from Chance who has a penchant for
Young pitchers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
REFRIGERATOR CAR
OFFICIAL WONT
GIVE FIGURES
Ellis May Be Hailed Before Fed
eral Court
RULING OF IMPORTANCE
Expected to Establish Rights Of
Interstate Commerce Court in
Making Investigations

Chicago, Jan 23,--While officials
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion prepared for hurried trip to
Washington to draw up a petition to
the Federal court here demanding
that the Armour private refrigerator
car lines be compelled to furnish
their traffic figures, A. R.. Fay, vice
president of the Swift car lines
proved a willing witness to today.
Refusal OF f. w. Ellis, vice presi-
dent of the Armour lines, to reply
to questions is expected to result in
a federal ruling that win establish
either the commissions power to en-
force answers or the witness right
to refuse to disclose his business sec
rets. Commissioner Charles c. Nc
Chord left hastily at noon today for
Washington and Edward w. Hines,
special counsel for the commission,
will follow him tomorrow night The
petition to compel Ellis to testify or
else. be cited in contempt probably
will be filed Tuesday before Judge
Lands.
Mr. Fay told George p Boyle, spe-
cial examiner, that the operation OF
private refrigerator car lines was NOT
profitable, paying the company lass
than per cent on large invest
ment.
"The companies had TO build thei
own cars to carry fruit and perish,l
able merchandise he said. "Other-
wise. they would be unable to trans
port the goods as the railroads did
not supply the demand for refriger;.
tor cars
Mr.. Fay said that Swift & Co. had
SS,500,000 tied up In refrigerator
cars and that last year the net earn
ings on that investment. wee but
$4,000. Mr.. Fay readily agreed to
submit his books to the commission
Officials of the car department OF
Morris G. Co., also testified.
The hearing will not be interrupt
ed next week IL both Commissioned
McChord and Mr.. Hines are abse1
Monday, as other Interstate Cont
merce officials here viii be in charge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
GREAT INSTITUTION IN A SMALL
STATE

Vermont is a small commonwealth
bu, in some respects II is a state of
big things. Part of this bigness is
due to natures munhcencc in the
bestowal of great resources. like our
national leadership in granite, mar
BILE. slate and so on. Our leadership
IN some other directions is to be cred
tied to the ability and far sighted
ness of men and women within our
boundaries.
For example, ii might bother one
to convince the average reade that
one of the leading and strongest and
mast popular life insu 'ance compa-
mics in the United States is located
in the little State OF Vermont. You
yourself may not have stopped 10 re-
alize what it means for Vermont to
be able to boast OF an organization
having In force at the present time
insurance TO the enormous aggregate
OF S1SS.s54,o5S. with assets of over
S5S.OOo.000. surplus of nearly So
100000, and an annual income of over
Sg.6o0.0eO.
This is the gratifying financial
standing OF the National Life Insur-
anco company, which during its six
ty-fve years has paid policy holders
no less than Se4.fS4. C56IG. and
which to all appearances has only
fairly begun what is destined to be
a gigantic expansion, as indicated by
its increased growth during The past
year. For the twelve months just
ended II increased its assets by 81
909,s2l,91 and is surplus by over
$4,000 to the handsome total OF s..
7e0.Ss127.
The building OF an enormous bus
mess like this in the little state Of
Vermont Is q monument to marked
ability I'm management. to integrity
as well as efficiency. and to the pos
session Of public confidence to a dc
gree as noteworthy as It is g-atify-
ing. Vermont takes just pride in the
National Life Insurance company
Burlington Free Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
TO KEEP OUT HlnoUs
Secretary Wilson Considers Asiat'o
immigration Menace

Washignton, Jan. 24.-Secretary
Wilson of the department of labor
suggested 10 Congress at Washington
yesterday that the doors Of the Unit
ed States be closed hereafte, to the
Hindu laborer. Injury to labor con-
ditions on the Pacific coast through
an influx OF Hindus, and possible ex-
tension Of this injury to the southern
states. were the reasons given by Mr..
Wilson for urging their immediate
exclusion.
The secretary's views were ex-
pressed in letter yesterday TO
Speaker Clark in response
request from Chairman Bur
Burnett of the House immigration
committee Tor information on pend
ing bills. The secretary suggested
that the term "Asiatic laborer' be
defined as including all aliens east
of certain boundary line. except
those-such as Japanese or Chinese
whose immigration already is re-
gulated by agreements or understand
ing between the United States aud
the governments in the far east.
To solve the problem OF Aslatic
immigration not covered by existing
restrictions. MIR. Wilson proposed
that physical test such as is re-
quifed from recruits to the Uniteo
States army be administered before
any Asiatic laborers as the term is
to be defined. are admitted. Physi-
cally defective aliens from Persia.
Turkistan, Afghanistan, Siam and
other Asiatic countries could thereby
be prevented from entering into COM
petition with American labor without
violating any treaties, Mr. Wilson be
lieves. as there win be no discrimi-
nation against any particular country
He suggested also that perhaps all
immigrants intending to do manual
labor might well be subjected to a
physical test. but did not develop
this point in his letter. except in ref
crcnce TO Asiatics.
Secretary Wilson declared that
since 1892. exclusive Of those from
the Philippines. 1856 Hindus entered
the United STATES in regular man
nc- and. including deportations. only
- had left He intimated that a
large number entered surreptitious-
ly. The department is informed.
he wrote. that word has gone forth
through India and certain portions of
Asia and the adjacent islands. that
this is the promised land. From
the Philippines came a report last
spring that COCO o. 1000 we're ready
to start for the mainland at the first
sign Of the open door.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
MADE HIMSELF AT HOME.
When He Got Through His Standing
Was Unuuestiored.

Was Unquestiored.
Robert Thorpe, an old Missouri stage
driver. used TO tell story OF how An
derson, the jaybawker, got ono of his
recruits. The Anderson boys held up
Thorpes stage near Glasgow one day
Among the passengers was q raw
boned young Missourian who looked
about ms tough as the jayhswkers
themselves.
Give me yer vapbles." Anderson de-
manded of the youth, as he went down
the line.
"Aint got none" answered the
young squirrel hunter.
where We goin'?''
ITO join Andcrson's jayhawkers."
The leader sized him up bit.
kin We swim the NIissoury riverT'
he asked him.
Reckon So" the young man an
swered
Gould yc kill q manY
Reckon So"
Anderson stepped forward and Spst
in the youngsters face. The youth
bounded mt the iayhawker like cat.
caught him full in the face with
right swing and went down on top OF
him. kicking and clawing.
The iayhawkers pulled the young de
mon of their leader. and be got up.
.You belong he said. Boys give
him a hawse."-St. Louis Pos. Dis
.atch
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
COCKTAILS WON
Be BOSS Of NEW
YORK POLICE
Job Has Complications He
Doesn't Like
INSISTS ON FULL CONTROL
Names Conditions Which Preclude
Possibility Of His Becoming
Commissioner
INSISTS ON FULL CONTROL

New Yo,k, Jan. 24--Mayor Nit
chefs effort to get Col. George W.
Goethals, VINO has had charge of the
building of the Panama canal, as po-
lice commissioner of New York city
appears to have failed
President Wilson today announced
that it is his intention to make Col.
Cocktails governor of the canal zone
when the the canal is completed and
Col. Goethals has already stated that
he would like to remain at Panama.
He had already notified Mayor
Mitchell that he would not become
police commissioner unless he could
have full power with absolute tight
OF dismissal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
THEY DON'T WASTE WORDS.
Nysssland Natives Esot in a State Of
Portal Coma.

Referring lo the native pcculiarities
n Nynsaiand. the author of Hunting
the Elephant In Africa Captain G. II.
Stigai'l, rommeits on certain state
Of. cen,n INTO which the boys" desi end
when there is ~ active work for them
TO do .; al least when there is no COM
pulsion to do it, He believes that the
nntiyc is capable of assuming a state
IN which the niin1 IS absolutely de-
iaelied and not working. and when in
such Il state he Is only recalled by "a
start to his present surroundings.
The life OF the head man OF viii
lage in Nyasalnnd. when not engaged
IN the strenuous pursuit of his official
duties, Is something like this AZ sun
rise he crawls out Of his hut and sits
outside After 4 short time lIis wife
crawls out and offers him some food.
He eats this aud then makes his way
to tree perhaps hundred yards
from the village Under this he sits in
deep abstraction. til about noon Il
child brings him some food and water.
After partaking of this he moves a lit
tie so as to get the afternoon shade.
He then sits In deep meditation until
sunset. when he crawls into his hut
and goes TO sleep.
Sometimes he is joined by few 9th
or old men under his tree. They hardly
ever speak to each other. and II they
say anything it is TO make some obvi-
Gus remark. as. There is a dog" "Yes.
II is dog" "Oh," All" and further
Dprind of silence
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
FOURTEEN DIVORCES GRANTED
Nearly Half of the Applications on
Docket OF December Trem

There wee over 30 applications
for divorce on the docket when the
recent term Of county court conyen-
ed early in December.
While the results of the hearings
are usually disclosed to the parties
concerned the announcements are
not made public until after court has
adjourned. Following is the list of
divorces granted Ethel Turner vs..
Rolin w. Turner. Louis Bleau vs..
Josephine S. Bleau, Leon billiard
VS.. Minnie billiard, Bertha Phelps
Moves VS.. William {. Noyes, Lydia
NJ. I.aBeau VS.. Albert l.. LaBeau,
Lena Wood VS. George c. Wood,
Emma A. Jones VS. Orrie G. Jones.
Louisa w. Clark VS. Maris 7 Clark
Fred l.. Harper VS. Harriet Hannibal
Harper. Trenor p. GREGG VS. Maude
j. Gregg, Mahala G. Thompson VS.
Fred Thompson, Verna Russell vs.
Clarence Russell
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
WAS A REAL RoeeER
Had a Gun and Got Away With
Almost $500

fNHNNoh WV
Chicago. Jan. 23.--with the assis-
lance of two reluctant but badly
scared porters a lone bandit held up
four passengers on the rear sleeper
o fthe Michigan Central passenger
train due here from Detroit at 1880
o'clock this morning 1t was a se-io-
comic affair which melted the bandit
something under $500.
The robber entered the train at
Jackson. Mich. and left il about If
teen minutes later. when Louis Thorn
as, one of the porters. signaled for
the emergency brakes.
T. Merritts. porter of the car at
tackled, was the first to view the rob-
Der. who pointed a pistol at him and
handed him bag.
Here. said the intruder. you go
ahead and wake the passengers. Tell
EN- there's a robber wants their
money. No monkey business: I've
got three or four pals with me-"
Merritts took the bag and shook
the occupant of the first berth he
camo to.
Excuse me, sir" said the porter,
hut there's a man here says TO give
him your money"
"Aw. shut up; quit your Kidding
and let me sleep came the angry
reply from the berth. Tell him I'm
a real robber with gun" interposed
the bandit who poked the weapon be-
tween the curtains. whereupon there
was . tinkle OF coins falling into the
receptacle in the porter's hands.
The operation was repeated With
three other passengers. The-c werc
about twenty passengers in tlle car
and most OF them did not know that
anything had happened until Inc 4
arose this morning. The robbery
took place at las O'Clock. There
were no women in the car.
The conductor OF the train said
there was but one robber. One por-
ter thought there we're four and the
other thought there were FIVE.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24

FOR sALE-Fern of $50 acres, located
miles from Bennington on good road: an
unusually good house. painted white with
plaza In front with splendid cellar; barn
sBx40 with basement: running water In barn
and Ia barnyard; horse barn corn house. hog
house and sugar house; nice sugar orchard.
apple orchard; wood lot with abundance % fire
wood and sawing timber enough for repairs
when needed; 2-3 land tillable and can all be ma
chine worked; splendid pasture, large spring
stream running through stream is large
Opolgh for no yer If needed. Owner will in.
Guide established hutter route and 2 good
horses. IS COVE, / bull, j sheep, lambs. hogs
aud fine and large assortme u of tools hat are
nesrly all new. and all crops. This place sets
lack about l0 icet from ROAD on COCO eleNa-
man farmer and will produce enough TO show
good income every year Price $500. Nash Il
Hutchins gOtf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
In the Customary Place.

4 well known English bishop some
time since lost his third wife. A cler-
syman who had known the first wife
returned from Africa and wanted TO
see the grave. He called at the cathe-
dtal and saw the verger.
can you tell me where the bishops
wife is huried:'
well sir" replied the verger. Il
don't know for certain, but he mostly
buries 'em at Brompton. London
Mail
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
FLAGS FLOWN AT SEA.
significance OF Certain colors In the
international Code.


From time immemorial flags have
been flown by ships at sea all over the
world, but it is only in more recent
rears that an international code has
been adopted. All the countries of the
world now conform 10 fixed rules about
the flying of certain flags. though. of
course. each navy has its own secret
code for use in war time.
The national flag Of any ship when
hosted upside down denotes that the
ship in question is in difficulties ana
requires Immediate assistance. which
any passing ship is required TO give If
possible.
The quarantine flag is a plain yellow
square. holsted on the foremost, which
indicates thet the ship has got an in-
fectious disease on board or that it has
come from an infected port. No per
son is allowed either TO 20 on hoard or
to leave such a ship until permission Is
granted 10y the sanitary authorities Of
the port
In all parts ~ the world white flag
is accepted as token Of peace. a red
flag rs thar NJ defiance and a black
flag As that Of q pirate. \ green flag
flying from the masthead of \ ship or
barge al anchor indicates that there is
wreck in the vicinity. The same Is
denoted 10y n green buoy placed over
The spot.
When red iiag i living ON the fore
mast IL is sign that the ship has pow
der. shell OF ammunition on board and
serves as a warning TO other ships not
10 come too near in ease ~ accidents
II is called the danger or more con-
monty the powder dag London Globe
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
Bad For the Iaurels.

William Dean Howells, according TO
the Washington Star. was admonish-
ing young novelist who. after writ
ing fine novel. had produced only
siIght commercial things.
Two critics. he said to the Young
man. were discussing a certain au-
thor.
ellis laurels.' said the first critic.
already seem faded and bedraggled'
That the other critic agreed. Is
because he has been resting on them -
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
FIRE DESTROYS BARRE HOTEL
Guests Flee in Temperature Of 25 De.
grees Below Zero

Barre, Jan. ga fire which prob
ably originated around the furnace
destroyed the City hotel early this
morning aud drove the 20 guests in
to temperature of "a degrees below
zero. The loss will amount to about
$4,000 and is covered by insurance.
For a time the Aldrich library and
the Baptist church buildings were
threatened. The recall was not
sounded until o'clock this morning
One of the guests, a commercial tray
eler. lost his watch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
children ard sleen.

4 medical expert declares that muca
al the present increase in insanity In
the Young i due to the prolonged def
cheney in the amount OF sleep which Is
obtained. Children under Eve should
sleep at least twelve hours a day and
from that aee 70 fifteen years at least
ten hours.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
BASKET BALL TONIGHT
Pittsfield Team viii Play Locals
Here Tonight

Word was received this morning
from d. e. Corey manager of the
Reliance Basketball team of Pitts
field that he would bring his team
to bennington prepared to give the
newly organized Y. NJ. c. a. team n
hard tussIe for honor in the basket
ball game which is to be played to-
night in the gymnasium at the Y. NJ.
c. A. There will be two games. The
preliminary game will begin at 7.45
and Immediately following the pre-
liminary game will be the big game
Following is the lineup.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
A Common Cold

II neglected Is often the begin
ming OF serious lung troubles. Do
not wait until pneumonia develops.
or consumption becomes seasted.
Get a bottle OF Downs Elixir nov.
Sold everywhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
MlScELLANE

WErsL DRILLING-Suburban water supp
w IL systems. plumbing. heating. lighting.
etc. Stewart Bros. Suburban Specialists.
Schenectady. y. Y. Telephone connection.
No rock too hard for us to drill Machine now
working IN vicinity c5tef'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
For the
4: ! O O g

HOODS SARsAPARILLA pos
sesses the extracted values of the
best vegetable remedies pre-
scrihed by leading physicians.
That it's formula has proved won
derfully potent is proved by its
record of great success. For your
blood medicine get HOODS.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24
WEATHER FORECAST

Rain south, rain or snow north
portion. Colder
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24

FOR SALE rtere Il one wav to buy a Sec
j. ond hand automobile. and be sure of get
ting reliable car that VIII be good value for
the money you pay for II, Buy Ford ut The
ennlngton Garage. 93tI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24

FOR SALE-Most attractive hou'e, pleas
antly situated on wide village street.
miles out 2 mites from station. on main road;
good surroundings fine lawn that is tastefully
laid ont, with fine Shade and ornamental trees.
shrlbbery etc; 20 acres of good land suitably
divided; good iq-room house. good barn and
reveral other buildings good variety of fruit;
wetar at house ~ d in ASSURE rice $1,000; will
accept 500 as first payment, balance on easy
terms. Nash e. Hutchins 90tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24

FOR SALE-One set t-avers sleig las wit
stake rack suitable for farm work and inh
first class condition, cheap. X. d. Merrill.
93t6.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24

7OR SALE-Farm of 81 acres. 3 miles from
Remington on State road 10 North Adams.
Trolley cars stop at door. New 2-story house
with ell. 10 rooms. Eight not cellar under all.
Broad pi zza, large barn. stable, hog house.
wagon shed. henhouse, etc 100000 IT. pine, oak
and Eastwood timber on place. Farm cuts 10
tons of pund hay. Two never failing Servings
Price oul $3.50. Fraak l.. Potter, II. F. D. 3
Bennington, VT q2tei