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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-26
Mr.. Lyeth Takes His Own Life.

Joseph H. Lyeth, formerly prominent
business man of Martinsburg, committed
suicide last Friday by shooting himself in
the head at his home in that city. He
had been in failing health for some time
past, and his mind hal been affected. He
had dressed himself Friday morning, pre-
paratory 10 leaving for sanitarium, when
acting on a sudden impulse he got a
revolver and killed himself. Mr.. Lyeth,
who was 81 years of age, is survived by
his wife and three children. He had
been active in political life. having been
for a number of years chairman OF the
Republican city committee.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-26

The best kidsey pills on the market
are Owens & Miller's kidney pills, only
IS cents a bottle. Your money back If
they are not satisfactory.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
FAIL TO PASS EXAMS.

Eghlsams and Casey of Harvard Are g1sejeetcd From Plattsburg Applicants. Cambridge. Mass.. May l6.-Har- .yar4 athletes who have been through thS Ire of athletic battles in some an- Sstan es xfa1ed of acceptance at tho spla1 1sburgh. military camp. R. Norris swuiiams the national tennis cham spion was turned down because his Feet had minor defects from the standpoint of army requirements.
 Two more notable Harvard athletes
 who applied for Plattsburg and failed 70 be taken in are Eddie Casey, tho ,s4ootball and baseball star, and Billy
 1goore, tho star sprinter. Their axe, #ahich is. barely above the require et,ts for membership in the govern z si7fI eysE camp, gave them such low TIT that they failed to be selected.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
ORAL BETS mLDGAL.
Convictions Under Test Case Uplaeld by Court of Appeals

Albany, May 16.-Judgments con- vtcting Joseph TortorA and Aorris Hoffman of Now York of violating tho law prohibiting bookmaking without writing New York racetracks were sustained yesterday by the ooust of appeals without opinion.
 The convictions were the nrst under the amended anti-gamhlinI laws. and the court ruling is conadered . prscs- don't which win largoly curtail public betting. Tortora and Hoffman wore
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
IS DISPLACE FOR LEAD
eHs Windy City Team Con- to Display Brilliant Form

ton, May 16.-vaughn had de.
 the better of Tyler yester-
 Chicago won its eighth
 f game. defeating Boston, s to
 Srkle's batting and fielding and
 nfational outtielding of Kelly, deprived Deal and Mann of ex- 9Ase hits by brilliant running nss. were the features of an 9rwise ragged, one-sided game. Nlcago's victory gave the Cubs tho tn the National league champion race over the New York Giants. k IT. h. e. eago ........ o2oo2oo4o-s 1s I 1en ........ OO1000000-1 3 9tteries: Vaughn and Wilson; Ty- stnd Gowdy.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
RUTH IS POUNDED
 BUT RED s0x WIN
Indians Hammer Unbeaten Hard
 and Force Him From Game

Cleveland. May 16.-Boston de- feated Cleveland yesterday, 6 to $. Cleveland errors behind Coumbe all lowed Boston to score four runs in the first three innings. while Lam- beth's tnehectiveness permitted two more in the next two innings. Cleve- land knocked Ruth from the box in the sixth, but Leonard stopped the scoring. as did Gould. Centerfieldcr Walker cut his left hand badly in sliding into third base in the first n- ming. Cleveland had runners on third and second. with only one out. in the ninth. but Speaker fouled out and Roth grounded to Scott. The score:
 r. h. c. Boston ........ 2O211o0O0-6N 8 2 Cleveland ...... O0O0a2000-6 II 2 Batteries-Ruth, Leonard and Az new: Coumbe. Lambeth. Gould and O'Neil.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
Robins Win It Last.

k0oklyn. N.s r.. May 16.-After los- seven games in a row the Super
 c4me up for air at Ebbets field
 rday and defeated Cincinnati by 3.
 ath the teams deadlocked at ? to
 tho fifth inning. with Daubert or
 Johnson on third and two out, sy Gtengel laid the Reds low with orocious four base blow over the kt neid wall, driving in Jimmy and ee@ ahead. Cutshaw singled home agel with another run in the I&enth for good measure.
 way tho Dodgers went about &4jnk was just as pleasing as the SeoTy. Punching bingles in the way enabled them to lead home the - of the National league last sea- T and according to their twirierx Adged support the Dodgers looked schAunpiols fer the first time thls an. $, ss's he game abounded in everything to' tht the hearts of the. fans. Plenty on4, ringing hits bounced off the
 Elyn bludgeons and there were Ing frills galore. The feature was : rsational stop by Heine Groh of
 rey's fierce smash in the second ssssss r. h. e. sIInnati oseoooooe--3 ?
 klyn ..... o0OO5O100-6 Il Q ! 8kt1ries: Schneider. Knetzer and fo, Huhn and Clarke: Cheney,
 nard and Miller.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
By Briggs

convicted of accepting oral waeesS a4 the Jamaica track and were eentsnosd to serve fifteen days. . On their original trial they did not dispute the facts. but questioned the validity of the ''bookmaking without writing law under which tl1ey we9os convicted as void ''heeause of inAeAn-. iteness and uncertainty
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
WHAT HURTS BOXING.

Dayton, Ohio, May 1S.-Tom Mo- Mahon and Jack Dillon fought fifteen rounds to a draw here last night Dillon contented himself throughout with defensive fighting, much to the crowds displeasure. The referee had to warn McMahon against holding several times during the bout.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
Phils Beat Pirates.

Philadelphia. May 16.-1Philadel- Ethia hit the deliveries of Grimes and k16filer hard. and easily beat Pitts S6lrgh yesterday, the score being to Brief made his second home run Ein two successive games here. Stock xAprIed his bat on the ground when MrAiIed on strikes by Umpire Quigiey md was sent of1 the neld. The score; , r. h. c. lspattsbureh ...... o0020Q0Qp-2 2 &Rhliad elplia ... s0OO0431Ox-S II
 ss Batteries: Grimes, Miller and Fis-
 aer: Mayer and KilHfer.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16

MURLNVS CONTINUE
 ON WINNING MARCH
Planter Are Beaten in Their Own
 BalliHick- Other Games

New London, May r6.-New Haven, continued its winning way by routing the Planters here yesterday by a score of 8 to 6. Timely hitting, coupled with Freddy Reiger's wild ness, gave the Murlins six talltes in the second inning. which were enough to shelve the contest. New Haven garnered two more runs in the third for grand total of eight.
 Naylor was hit freely during the last four innings. but brilliant f1eld- Ing held the champions in check.
 Simpson. the Murlins star left fielder, and Dowd, the local second baseman shared the hitting honors for the pastime. both collecting three hits. Simpson also stole two bases.
 Three passes. three hits and an err TOT accounted for Now Haven's runs in the second. Miller, Devine, Naylor, stimpson. Nutter and whalen SCOT Ing. In this inning. Nutter's single got through Gandy's legs and three runs counter before the ball was re- turned to the infield. Whalen scored Nutter with double and Reiger was derricked in favor of Martin. Torphy sent Nutter home with single.
 Stimpson cracked open the third in- ming with single. reached second on Shannon's sacrifice and scored on . one-ply rap to left by Ball. Ball took second on the throw-in- and after Miller had flied out. scored when De- vine cut loose with a single. Naylor famed for the third out.
 The score:
 r. h. .. New Haven =. os2oooooo--s 10 1 New London ... 2o0O01001-5 II 2 Batteries: Naylor and Devine; RiAger Martin and Eiah
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
EASTERN LnAnuu - znsu. :.

Hartford. May 1s-A mssting q the Eastern baseball league dtrea1ceas win bs held In 0pringAsaa - Js1aav nsxk to discvss mAsasEs isniaent te tlaA early season schedule. The haqsAe
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
Dr1NDEE WINS DECISION.

Boston, May 16.-Johnny Dundee of New York won Q referees decision in q 12-round bout with Chick Simler of Scranton. Pa. last night. The men, who ere Nghtweights. fought here with similar result two weeks ago.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
BOWLING RESULTS

Straight Games From Tailen3ers of
 Factory League.
 The Union Manufacturing company bowling team. had an easy time on the Aetna alleys last evening. when in the Factory league match with the Fafnir Bearing company five, the Chuckmakers were . three-time win- ner. There were no special features about the match, worthy of mention
 Billy" Brennecke jumped. the rec. ord in the two-men league up several notches when in the match, teamed with Kahms, opposing Cage and Thompson, the star nickel collector totalled 5s1 for five sameA talxing the lead for individual honors, for high score. Bertini and Hfnes nosed out Nelson and Rogers, in the odd Sa1ne of i've rolled.
 The scores complete are as follows:
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
Giants Bumped Again.

" York. May 16.-The Giants ped another ten-inning game to pesticating Cardinals at the Polo nnds yesterday and relapsed into md place, with fiaccid and fiabby xs Charles H. Weeghman's ham and n fed warriors. despite their bun- 1 and other evidences of age. now tho National league. Enc slxidding of the Giants was due athe collapse of Big Jeff Tesreau, Bear Hunter of the Ozarks. The punch which sent the Giants M to defeat and second place was Qvered by Leon K. Ames, the Red ger. It was his timely swat tha. I'll the winning run in the tenth Ills Cardinals and made the flnal 1y6 to 1 over the only big league
 operated by a stock company. s6core:
 r. h. 6. Duis ..... oooooo4o1-6 il | York 0oOOO310O-z 9 &teries: Meadows. Ames and 4r and Gonzales; Tesreau. Perritt 1f,Carty.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16

Games Today. New York at St. LouiA Boston at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Chicago. Washington at Detroit.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results Yesterday. New York 2. St. Louis 1. Chicago II. Philadelphia 0. Boston 6, Cleveland s. Washington II. Detroit 5.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
FAYORS SUNDAY BASEBALL

New Yosl Magistrate Would IAks Power to Write Law Which Would Make sabbath Games Legal.
 New York. May 16.-In dismissinl 3 case yesterday brought by the Nov York Babbath committee Magistrat. McQuade said:
 I would like to say to you, MT. Crichton, that it would please me very much If 1t were within my power to sign a bill that would legalize the playing of baseball on Sunday, 50 that an opportunity to see the games such as are played at the Polo Bounds might be af- forded the man who labors on the other six days of the week. It would give the worker an oppor- tunity of seeing, on the only day available to him, 8 game between we'll matched clubs, and would di- vert his attention from the many places now frequented which are less likely to advance his social welfare. A more decent sport than baseball does not exist. We cannot. in my opinion, have too E many baseball games on Sunday. as long as they are conducted in this orderly manner and the pub- lie Is in no wise disturbed.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16

Games Today. St. Louis at New York. Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Chicago at Boston.
 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
EASTERN LEAGUE.

Results Yestorday. New Haven 8. New London s. Hartford 8, Bridgeport z. Lawrence 13, Worcester c. Springfield-Po cold weather
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today. New London at New Haven. Springfield at Portland. Worcester at Lawrence. Hartford at Bridgeport.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
BASEBALL IN X NUTSHELL
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

Results YestetdAy. ; St. Louis s, New York {, (1os in- nings). Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 2. i. Brooklyn 6. Cincinnati 2. Chicago 8. Boston l.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
Athletics Blanlkcd.

Chicago, May 16.-Joe Ben1 pitched . masterly game yesterday. holding Philadelphia to four scattered hits. while Chicago hit E. Johnson and Myers hard and blanked the visitors. II to 0. George Weaver lad the at tack for the locals. making i've hits. one a double, in five trips to the plate. Only two Philadelphians reached second base. and but one of these went beyond that station. The score:
 r. h. e. Philadelphia !. oo0oo0o0o-o 1 3 Chicago ..... 61o12O02s-11 16 Ratteries-Johnson, Myers and Haley; Benz and Schalk.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
senators Win From Tigers.

Detroit, May 16.-Ineffectiveness of Detroit pitchers enabled Washington to win yesterday. II to 5. Three bases on balls and five hits gave the visitors seven runs in the second inning. Rico in this inning doubled with three men on bases. Detroit used four pitchers In an effort to stop the scoring. The score:
 r. h. .. washington ... 07102100o-11 If o Detroit ... 1O101020o-t5 13 Batteries-Johnson and Ainsmith; ; Coveleski. Dauss, Couch, James and spencer and Yelle.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
Hartford 6, Brsdxeport :.

Hartford. May 16.-After having had . lead of six runs. Woods could not stem the onslausht of the Hart Bridgeport in the ninth inning, . to 2. A double by Low in the seventh in- ming cleared the sapclxs for three runs and his triple in the ninth with two out sent over the two runs that tied. scoring the winning run on Weide1's single.
 The score:
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
Lawrence Ie, We.cester q

Lawrence, Mass. May 16.-Law- renee batted out an easy victory over Worcester yesterday. 1s to 6. Lind strom's delivery yielded ten hits. net ting nine runs in less than seven in .nings, and Hanson, who succeeded him in the Worcester pitchig box. fared little better. Williams held the visit ors runless until the last two innings. The score:
 r. h. e. Lawrence .... .ooo24133x-1s II ? Worcester ..... .000o0oo33- 12 2 Batteries: Williams and Gaston Lindstrom. Hanson and Wilder.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
Yanlks stiIl Winnins.

St. Louis, May 16.-Field Marshal Bill Donovan, after watching his Yankees tear through Fielder Jones' St. Louis Browns. to { yesterday af- tern0on for the second consecutive win In as many starts here, feels 8 trife better over the prospects of successful western trip.
 So far. in this wild and woolly country. the champion hard luck club of 1916 has won four battles and lost but two. That circumstance, however, is not the cause of Wild Williams toy. New York already has assured itself an even break with the Browns. come what may. . happy accomplish ment that carries deal of satisfac- tion. Since time immemoriaf st. Louis has been wont to strew Gotham's American league hopes all over the Mound City. This always has been the jumping off place for New York. Now that the jinx has turned. the worm may turn also and give the Big Town two championship clubs against October's gloaming. The score:
 . fA
New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Results Yesterday. Newark 2, Montreal [, (16 innings. darkness). Toronto 8. Richmond .. N
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-23
Bought Bennington Spring
ONCE LIVED IN BENNINGTON
James Archer, Former Husband of
Woman Charged with Five Murders

The first husband of Mrs. Amy e
Archer Gilligan, former proprietress OF
the Archer nome for aged, who is now
On trial at Hartford, Conn, for muir
der, was for some years a resident OF
Bennington, James Archer, or Jim
ME" Archer as he was generally
known, was the train dispatcher az the
Offices of the Bennington and Rutland
railroad here about 25 years ago Ben
nington was then headquarters for
the road and most of the business was
transacted here. Archer came here
from Hoosick where he had learned
telegraphy and was employed here
several years.
Archer left Bennington following a
fatal collision at South SALISBURY
where several persons were killed. 1t
is conceded by men who were ac-
quainted with the circumstances Of
the accident that the responsibility
rested upon the dispatcher At any
rate Archer disappeared Immediately
after the accident, and, according to
statements of persons who knew him
did not return to the telegrapher'a
key although he continued to work at
railroading. Men who knew him well
declare that he never returned to
Bennington. IL was while he was em
ployed by the New York. New Haven
and Hartford at Hartford, CT, that he
met and married the woman who is
now charged with having taken the
lives of five different persons through
poison. Archer died less than five
years ago and his widow married
again. Her second husband whose
name was Gilligan was one of her five
alleged victims whom the prosecution
claims were done to death in order
that the poisoner might benefit
through insurance
AIcher's daughter. young girl of
10, Is one of the pathetic figures at
the trial. Her mother in the news
paper accounts of the trial is de-
scribed as a slender little woman
about fifty years old.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-23

GRADUATING
EXERCISES
Friends of School Fill Con-
gregational Church
EIGHTEEN IN CLASS
Essays and orations Showed Careful
Preparation and Their Delivery
Pleased Audience.

The capacity of the Congregations
church at North Bennington was
taxed to its utmost to accommodate
the large audience of friends and rela
tives who attended the commence
ment exercises of the class of 1917 ol
the North Bennington high. school
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock The
auditorium was tastefully decorated
with the class colors gold and white
daisies and buttercups in profusion
carrying out the color scheme.
Promptly at the hour to the strains
OF the orchestra, the large class of
eighteen entered, preceded by their
marshal, Llewellyn Edward Bells,
and were seated on the platform, with
the stars and stripes for back
ground, and their class motto Non
Palma Sine Lahore suspended above
them.
The young lady members of the
class wore plain white Betty Wales
dresses with a touch of gold. The
selections by Donnelly's orchestra in
terspersed throughout the afternoon
lent the air of patriotism to the pro-
gram, which seemed very appropriate
as eighteen young men and women
were preparing to enter upon life's
work
The class being SO large, only por-
tion of them had part in the exer-
cises. The Salutatory by Miss Flor
ence Harrington and the Valedictory
by Miss Marjorie Mann of Arlington,
the honor students, were especially
touching in their words of greeting.
appreciation and thanks.
The first essay was on THE Art of
Music" by Miss Sabina Mary Howe.
The fine delivery of the speaker was
very pleasing to the audience las she
portrayed the part which music has
ever played and is yet destined to
play in the lives of individuals and
nations.
THE Class History by Miss Mar
ion Phillips was interesting and no
doubt especially so to her class mates,
who could read between the lines.
Miss Lena Beatrict Smith chose
strictly up-todate subject, Motion
Pictures" Her remarks must have
DteH dH eye oPehci W thoSe WIZ oiul
the movies as she entered into
minute detail of the place which they
are fast taking in the educational and
religious institutions of the land.
The "Prophesy" by Miss Prudie
Effie Hulet, in which Miss Hulet. ten
years hence, visited the members of
the class by means of her self in
vented biplane, revealed startling de-
velopments, which If realized will
make the class of 1917 renowned in
history as teachers, nurses, mer-
chants, actresses, designers, demon
strators, scientific farmers, congress
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-23
GOOD NEWS
Many Bennington Readers Have
Heard 1t and Profited Thereby.

''Saio ~ anu TlOHlCu iHCICpJ.
Good news travels fast" and the
many bad back sufferers in Benning-
ton are glad to learn where relief may
be found Many a lame, weak and
aching back is bad no more, thanks
to Doan's Kidney Pills. Our citizens
are telling the good news of their eX-
perIence with this tested remedy.
Here is an example worth reading:
Mrs. Geo. Coolidge. 1l2 Putnam St,
Bennington, says: "Off and on for
several years have had attacks of
backache and other kidney disorders
Ny back becomes very painful at
times and when | stoop over, sharp
pains shoot through the small of my
back. The action of my kidneys is ir
regular also. Sometimes / have dizzy
spells when black spots and fiery
flashes appear before my eyes. feel
tired and run down, especially when !
get up mornings. / use Doans Kid
ney Pills at these times and they
greatly relieve me-
Price soc, at all dealers Don't
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Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Coolidge uses. FosterMilburn
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-23
SPRINGS A SURPRISE
Otis Williams Produced TO Testify
Against Mrs. Anna Felch.

Barre, June PA sensation was
sprung by the prosecution today in the
trial of Mrs. Anna Felch for compiled
ty in the killing of her husband,
Joseph Felch, when the State pro
duced Otis Williams, the young farm
hand who is now serving life SEN
tence at Windsor for his part in the
crime. Williams testified to the init
mate relations that had existed be-
tween him and Mrs. Felch, beginning
within a month after he entered
Felch's employ in August, 1915, and
that early in 1916 he overheard Fetch
accusing his wife of her relations with
Williams. in describing the shooting,
Williams repeated his testimony at
his own trial, saying that Mrs. Felch
poked the muzzle of the gun through
crack in the sugarhouse and shot
her husband. Afterward, Williams
testified, he went into the sugarhouse
and placed the gun under the body.
If Williams ever showed emotion
1t was when referring to his wife, the
young woman who has stood by him
Loyalty. His arrival in town was
closely guarded and, in fact, was un-
known.
Mrs. Felch closely followed the
testimony.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-23
OVER $4,000
IS SUBSCRIBED
FOR RED CROSS
Bennington Quota More Than
Met BY Public
1T MAY BE DOUBLED
Bennington Led in Membership Cam
paign and Likely to In Raising
the Fund.

The Red Cross campaign in Ben
nington is nearing its end and the
subscriptions to date are already more
than $4,000 which is quite margin
above the allotment of $4,000.
Hundreds of people here have not
yet given and if a good number of
these will come forward with even
small sums for this great work, Ben
nington will take the lead in Vermont
as it did in the membership campaign
in proportion to population.
The committee is trying to complete
the canvass here and those who have
not given are asked to help the work
along. There will be need of all the
money that can be raised.
Vermont started in to get 10000
members for the Red Cross. To date
the memberships are well above 10000
and more are coming in every day.
In this second canvass Vermont is
trying to raise 100000 to aid the sick
and wounded soldiers. If, through the
generosity of Vermont people, the
amount raised should be $250,OO0 it
will speak well for Vermont.
Bennington was asked for $4,000.
Let's make it twice that. This is no
Liberty loan investment. 1t will pay
better interest than that 1t won't be
in money but in the knowledge of hav-
ing helped save the life and health of
some of the boys who are following
the old flag.
Have you given anything yet? 1t is
not yet too late. The members of
the soliciting committee are; M. NJ.
Shoemaker, chairman Guy B. John
son, John Spargo, G. NJ. Hawks, Spen-
Ger Lee, Fred G. Martin, Dean |. Mar
tin, John j. J.NHayes, Rev. T. F. Turner,
Rev. G. S. Mills, DR.. F. S. .Braley, w.
II. Nichols, DR.. L. II. Ross, f. w.
Williams, A. j. Holden
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-23

NATURALIZATION HEARING
Session of United States Court Here
on June 20.

There will be session of the Unit
ed States court here on June 20 for
naturalization purposes. The clerk
of the court, f. S. Platt will arrive
here from Rutland early in the fore
noon Friday. June 30, and the ses-
sion will be held at the county court
house at 10 o'clock
First papers may be taken out by
any male person more than IS years
old, not matter how short time he has
resided in the state. Second papers
can not be taken cut until two years
after the first papers have been grant
ed
A person, who reached the United
States before June 20, 1906, desiring
to take out second papers must bring
two Witnesses who can testify that he
has resided in the United States five
years and in Vermont one full year.