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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-03-01

KANSAS CITY. No. Mar. IIeavs
SHOW and high wind. Storm hi-h WI
tied practically the entire area If Hams
n. Missouri. Oklahoma. p"rthern Ark
ansas and the TeNas Panhandle. had
passed to-day. leaving III its wake near
zero weather.
Train service generally l. delayed
The weather forecast fort his Serfinl i~
generally fair tonight ani tomorrow hut
continued low Temperatures.
Snow plows and other clearing dryirv-
wcr" kept busy IN many cities in that
section during the niahf. Rural road>
III many sections are inpassahie.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-03-01
WEATHER FORECAST

Tonight fair. Temperature twenty
four T. thirty. Hard freeze. Thursday
fair. non - cold; moderate Ia strong
nnrthcrly winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-03-01

The following weather observations.
covering the 2I-hour period ending AZ 7
q. NJ. today. are reported by Mrs. A. W.
Reed, United States voluntary weather
nhxnrrnr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-03-01
Pumping Machinery

-. g 70 Is b. pI Fairbanks Mors|
= sao Areuger Atlas Oil Engines
"a stock. Centrifugal Pumns
v. H. Putegnat Co.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-07
s465,OO0 VERDICT
AWARDED YOUNCE ER.
MRS. W0ODHOUsE
Sought Damages Of Million from
Parents OF Her Husband
JURY WAS OUT TWO NIGHTS
Trial Began in Chittenden Coun-
ty Court October 81 and Gre
ated Widespread Interest

Burlington, Dec THE jury in
the million dollar alienation suit
brought by Dorrit Stevens Woodhouse
against Mr.. and Mrs l.. h. Wood
house, parents OF her husband. at 10
o'clock this forenoon brought in n
verdict for the plaintiff to recover
s465 900. Actual damages were plac-
ed at 100000 and exemplary damag-
es at $4,000.
The case. which lad been in hear.
ing since October 81. was given to
the jury at o'clock Tuesday after
noon. After night OF deliberation
the juors at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning appeared in court to hear
that part of the judges charge deal
ing with the ending of verdict repeat
ed.
The plaintiff in her suit alleged
that her parents-at.law sought to allen
ate the affections Of her husband.
Douglas " dollhouse. who Is now seek
ing divorce at Reno.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-07
LEGION SWAMPED
SALEM A. c. 84 TO Is
IN OPENING GAME.
Locals Had More Weight and
Showed More Speed
COULDN'T LOCATE BASKET
Ex-Service Men Good on Floor
But Missed Many Shots
for Basket

Before a crowd which filled every
seat In Library Hall and packed the
entrances the Bennington Legion bas.
ketball team overwhelmed Fred
Ladd's Salem Athletic Club by the
score of 81 to 26. In the opening game
Of the local season. The visitors, al.
though handicapped by the loss of
two OF their regular players, put up
a game fight, but were unable to oy.
ercome the advantage OF the superior
weight and speed possessed by the
Bennington team.
The play was fast and clean, com.
paratively few fouls being called on
either side. During the first ten min.
utes Of the game .Ie Legion forwards
seemed to be slightly In doubt as to
the exact location OF the new baskets,
but after numerous and fruitless at
tempts, finally got started and pro-
ceeded to roll up the score. Benning.
tons passing was Of decidedly high
order for first game and augers
we'll for the future success of the
team.
For Salem. Evans was the only ef.
fective man on the offense, scoring
eighteen of his team mates total Of
twenty-four points; while Ladd on the
defensive put forth very vigorous
exhibition at left guard. For Ben.
nington, Captain Stafford played an
excellent game at right guard, being
at all times steady and reliable;
while on the offense Scott found tho
visitors goal for a total Of twen,y
points.
Although somewhat disappointed BY
the disparity of the scores. those
present at the game were pleasantly
surprised by the showing of the local
boys and stated that in their opinion
the outlook was exec. emily bright for
the best basketball team that Ben
nington has had in years.
The game was followed by dance
the music for which was furnished by
Shea's orchestra
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-07
ARLINGTON

The regular monthly meeting of
the Neighborhood Club took place at
the Community House on Monday
evening Dec. 4.
There will be food sale at the
Community House on Saturday. De-
cember 3, under the auspices of the
Neighborhood club.
Mrs. c. d. Gilchrist and sons, Robin.
son and Clement, accompanied by the
formers mother, MRS. lone Phillips,
will leave Saturday for Schenectady
where they will make their home dur.
ing the winter months.
Miss Abbie Hard.
The funeral of Miss Abbic Hard
who died on Friday, December !. af
ter an Illness of three weeks, was
held from her late home on Main
street Sunday afternoon at 2:30, Rev
Sherwood Roosevelt officiating. Bur
al was In Evergreen Cemetery.
Miss Hard was the daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs, 0rrin Haru Of Arlington
and had resided in this village all o.
her life. She was a member of st
James episcopal church, and was al
ways very Jealous worker in th'
church. and will be greatly missed ii
the congregation. and as q member o
the Ladies' Auxiliary of that church
Miss Hard would have been seventy
eight years old, had she lived unit
next April, Physicians pronounce,
death due to a spinal hemorrhage.
, She is survived by two nieces an
one nephew, Mrs. William Bevis O
Scotia, n. Y, Miss Sadie Hard of thi
village. and CHARLES 0. Hard c
Scotia, -. Y, and sistef-in.iaw. Mr.
Alma Hard of this village, with whoi
she had made her home for the pas
few years, anu with whom she resi-,
ed at the time of her deatn.
The bearers were, r. II. Andrew {
) East Arlington, G. II. Rice, r, II. Cas-
+. c. Brownson, +. G. Woodwork I
: Arlington and Il. c. Parker of Ma
| chester.
Those from out of. town who after
, ed the funeral were: Miss Lucy She
r man of Troy, Mr., and Mrs. Il. c. Per
, ins of Manchester, MIR. and Mrs.
> NJ. Pierson of manchester. Mr.. al
Mrs. f. H. Holden, Mrs. Mary Adam
and Miss Florence Holden Of BE
: nington: MIR. and Mrs. William Bey
!, OF Scotia, and mir. and Mrs. c.
Hard of Scotia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-07
.LEAHY LOT SOLD I. Il
TO DR.. 1t. PIERCE
OF MANCHESTER.
Purchaser Considering Plans for
Two Story Block ies M
IN DESIRABLE LOCATION
Site Subject of Many Rumored
Sales Since Put on Mar
ket by Fire or

The Leahy lot on West Main street
the site of the Cottage Hotel which
was burned in the disastrous fire that,
destroyed the original Bennington
garage and damaged adjoining prop
erty several years ago, has been par
chased by Or. L. f. Pierce, a pracjc-
ing dentist at Manchester and for
mer resident OF Bennington.
Ever since the fire the lot has been
the subject OF considerable specula,
ton. There have been all kinds Of
rumors regarding sale and at one
time the property was close to pass
ing into the hands Of Albany parties.
One Of the more frequent rumors has
been a report that the .ot was about
to become the site Of a moving pic
| ture theatre.
The new owner Is understood to
have bought the lot for the purpose
of development. 1t is almost In the
heart of the business section Of the
village between the First National
bank and the new Bennington garage
and It las been apparent for some
time that extension OF the commercial
district was In that direction.
| DR.. Pierce is understood to have
considered plans for two story brick
or concrete block TO cover the entire
lot and to provide two stores on the
ground floor and office space on the
second but minor details have not
yet been decided upon
| There have been rumors in Ben
lilgton for some time that DR.. Pierce
would again return TO town for the
practice of his profession but friends
are the authority for the statement.
that he has no such purpose In view
at the present time. That he will
eventually be located in portion OF
the proposed building is the current
belief In Bennington. Such a. change.
In case 1t does occur. will not take
place in the immediate future. DR..
Pierce has an. extensive practice In
Manchester and may conclude that
the field is too prosperous and promis-
ing to abandon rtp
The sale from the estate of John
II. Leahy to Or. Pierce was made
through the William Ii. Wills Real
Estate agency.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-07
CHAMPLAIN FREIGHT
TRAFFIC DOUBLES
More Lumber Shipments From Canada
and Bigger Coastwise
Traffic.

Burlington, Dec, 7.-Shipping on
Lake Champlain has finished for this
year says l.. W. Fennoll. deputy col
lector of customs. II shows only
about an average of so pei, cent of
normal year, yet at the same time
shows an increase OF nearly double
the amount OF lake traffic over last
year. American boats led the British
boats into this port by three this
year, there being 26 American and 90
British making a total number OF 40
boats that have hit port this season.
Last season the total number was 20
of which amount 10 were British aud
l3 were American and the other was q
coastwise for New York.
The shipments into this port OF
which the leading import Is lumber
more than doubled this year that of
1921. Last year the total number OF
feet OF lumber which came here FOL
local dealers was 3.7S9,595, while this
year the total reached S,SS7,361 feet
or this amount the American boats
brought In 4.l51,706 while the Dritisl
transported in 4,735,S55 feet
Coastwise shipping shower bi
increase this year over last, there be
ing onlyNone boat coastwise last yeal
that carried l65,364 feet OF lumber
and this year there were L. coastwis'
boats laden with l,9S0.2S7 feet OF lun
ber and 10000 feet Of lath,
Incoming shipments of 'lath is see
ond in Importance to the lumber I'M
port, there being i7i,i0O feet Of tha
product shipped here last year and AZ
, 600 feet shipped here this year, TIL
lumber which comes here Is made u
of spruce, ash and hard pine comm
here from Canada to local lumbe
dealers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-07
FOUR FATALITIES
IN TOWN OF OXFORD
Authorities Are Puzzled at Series Of
Violent Deaths Beg nnng With
Murder Of Brothers.

Orford, n. H., Dec. 6.--Another cpl
sode In the series Of fatalities of which
this town has been the scene during
the last month was completed last
night when Frederick Bedell, a lum.
Der merchant who attempted suicide
by shooting himself through the head
at his home here, died at q hospital at
Hanover. Bedell had been rushed to
the hospital late yesterday with the
forlorn hope that an operation might
save his l,fe.
Last night county officials and cit
izens were puzzled over this fourth
death by violence In the little town
since early November On Nov. 18th
the bodies of John and Charles Davis
aged brothers. were found In their
home on the outskirts of Oxford. the
heads crushed with an axe. Two days
later Earl Hibbard, lumberman, com.
mitted suicide while hunting mile or
50 from the Davis home, Bedell was
the fourth of the series.
Exhausting every clue to trace the
slayers OF the Davis brothers, the au
thorities sought for two days to estab
lish some connection between the mur
der Of the two old men and Hibbard's
suicide but failed. John Davis was re
puted to carry large amount of cash
the savings Of the two for many years
and the police theory was that robbery
was the motive OF the murder.
Last Saturday county authorities re
newed their investigation nj the Davis
case, questioning a number Of resi-
dents OF Oxford as to their knowledge
Of the old mems movements in the.i
last days OF life. Bedell was among
those questioned. His fingerprint
were taken for comparison with those
found on the handle of the axe in the
Davis home. Officials said tonight how
ever, that they had nothing on De
| dell"
Members of Bedell's family SAID the,
knew of no reason for his suicide HI
was known as one Of the leading citl
zens Of the place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-07
OLD SONG CONTINUES
TO PAY ROYALTIES
Widow OF Man Who Wrote "Sllver
Threads Among the Gold" 4s
Years Ago Seeks Accounting.

Silver Threads Among the Cold
written 4S years ago By Hart p.
Danks. Is still piling up royalties, ac.
cord.ng to statements made recently
In the Supreme court in Brooklyn.
Since 1t was written IL has sold @.
100000 copies, and between 1915 and
1920 the royalties We're $4,000, az
cording to Alfred NJ. Schaeffer. at
torney for Mrs. Harriet X. Danka.
widow OF the writer.
Mrs banks brought suit before JUS
tice Lewis recently to compel Milton
A. Gordon, music publisher. TO give
an accounting She alleged in her
complaint that many years ago con.
tract was made between her husband
and Gordon, by which Danks was to
receive Il roya ty of IL cents OH
each copy of the song sold. Danks
died in 1903. and his will provided
that the widow should have one-third
of the royalties and the children
should have twothirds.
The estate was managed until 1915
by daughter who was executrix
Since her death her brother has man
aged the estate. About 1915 Gordon
refused to make further payments
DR.. Danks said, until the question was
decided as to whether the widow ol
the children should receive the royal
ties, or In what proportion they
should be divided among them.
In the present suit the widow
claims she is entitled to all of thc
royalties which have accrued since
the death of her husband There ar,
no phonograph roya ties. Decision
was reserved. i9r
Mrs. Danks lives at 1920 East Sey
enth street, Brooklyn
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-07
1922 LIFE INSURANCE
OVER NINE BILLION
Mammoth Absorption by American
People Means Better Busi-
ne5s Conditions.

New York, Dec. THE American
people are buying s9,900,000000 of
new life insurance this year, accord
ing TO the reports Of 1853 companies,
submitted AT the Sixteenth Annual
Convention OF the Association OF Life
Insurance Presidents here this after.
noon. This Is $500 o00. 900 more than
was bought in 1921. This increase Is
regarded by the leaders OF the con.
vention as rejecting improved bust.
ness and economic conditions gener.
ally throughout the country for the
current year.
The new life insurance this year
will show an increase of nearly
per cent over the production of 1921
and will place the total old line life
insurance In force on American lives
at the end o. 1929 well beyond s5o,-
000 100000
This survey of the new business
produced in the United States this
year was presented to the convention
by Frank II. Davis. Second vice-presl
dent of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society of New York who said,
"a record Of the current sales oI
life insurance IS now consideren q
necessary integral factor IN construct
Ing a satisfactory barometer of ma
tional business conditions. An ap
lprox,mation ot this years business
therefore, must be of especial inter
est in measuring the recovery from
general economic depression.
| TO secure as accurate survey o.
| IN years $ tuatlon as possible
OF the life insurance companies writ
| ing business last year were requested
to submit estimates Of this year.
business based ifaon two months ac
tual and two months approximate'
business Reports have been reccii
ed from 1853 companies, which wrot
9S per cent of the total new business
pa.d.for during 1921 These report
aggregate $9,150,000,00O. Applying Il
the 9 per cent not heard from tn
same ratio for new business as c,
perlenced by the 9S per cent hear
from ii Is estimated that the tota
insurance paid for during ls22 III n
American companies will amount
$4,000, 100000 as against ss,700,o0O,Oe
for last year.
THUS the American people durin
, the present year will have bought 81
hundred million dollars more new III
, insurance than they d'd in 1921, q
increase of nearly per cent oy'
last year. Nineteen twenty remaiI
: the banner year for new lie ;nsu
) ance production, for u those twel'
l. months tho American people absorbt
more than ten billion dollars OF ne
: life insurance Last wears product''
: was 10 per cent short OF that amour
| VIII le this years new life insuran
: comes close to the record of 1920, I
nishing irrefutahle evidence that I
? country's recovery from the post-v
! business depression has so far y
gressed as to indicate largely
creased purchasing power genera
on the part of the American peopl
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-07
LAST BOAT TO NEW
YORK DECEMBER Is
Hudson Navigation Company VIII
Close Successful Season on
That Date.

Troy. Dec. 7.--Unless weather con
ditions prevent the Hudson Naviga-i
tion company will close one of the
most successful seasons on Friday.
December Is. when the Steamer
Rensselaer, after making her trip
from New York, will be sent back to
Albany to be docked there for the
winter. The steamer Trojan will leave
Troy on the night of December IA and
will be docked for the winter at New
York the following day. fesg s.
Owing to various ,embargoes and
congested conditions on the. railroads
the navigation company handled a
unusually large volume OF freight
during the season. l. sea, lt'tt k
The Central ~ Steamboat, compai1y
which operates between Troy and
Newburgh, will continue Its service
until the river is frozen over. This
has been its custom In the past
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-07
CURED HIS
RHEUMATISM!

Il am elghty-three years old and doc
tered for rheumatism ever since | came
out OF the army. over 30 years ago. Like
many others, / spent money freely for
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could not sleep nights or walk without
pain, my hands were so sore and stin
could not hold a pen. But now | am
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with ease or write all day with comfort.
Friends are surprised at the changc.
You might just as well attempt To put
out fire with oil as try to get rid OF
Your rheumatism. nourius and like com =
plants by taking treatment supposed TO
drive UrIc Acid out OF your blood and
body. IL took Mr. Ashelman ffty years
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to get rid OF the true cause of his rheu-
matism. other disorders, and recover his
strength from "The Inner Mysteries" +"
now being distributed free by an author-
ity who devoted over twenty years 10 the
scientific study OF this trouble. II any
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doctors and scientists foe centuries past,
simply send postcard or letter to H. 7.
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not a sufferer, cut out this notice and
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-07
GIRLS CLUB MEMBERS
Sixteen New Members Admitted to
Organization This Fall.

The Bennington Girl S club held its
December business meeting in the
new club rooms last Friday evening.
Many plans were discussed in regard
to beautifying the rooms and carrying
out an interesting program for De-
cember.
The program which is now being
planned Is as follows: December Z,
hike; December IA, rag party; Decem
Der 2l. Christmas party; December
~, public supper; January 4, business
Sixteen new members have been ad
mitted into the club this fall Fol
lowing is list of Their names: Miss
Alice Gormley, Miss Helen llatat
Miss Augusta Westfall. Miss Agnes
Jackson. Miss Cecile Jackson, NJ SIS
Lillian Cantor, Miss Georgia Savas
Miss Margaret Stuart, Miss Christina
Jensen, Miss Edith Barrett. Miss
Alice Barnes. Miss Ethel Rudd, Mss
Lillian Brundage and Miss Margare
Reed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-07

Los Angeles, Dec. THE search
for Mrs Clara Phillips. slayer of AL
berta Meadows, who escaped early
Tuesday from the Los Angeles Coun-
ty Jail, was in active progress yester-
day throughout Southern California
and Lower California. but up to late
hour was without result.
Despite various tips" and "clews'
Sheriffs Deputies held to their origi-
nal belief that the hammer murderess
had fed across the border into Mexi-
co.
Armour Lee Phillips, the convicted
woman's husband, on whose story OF
his movements during the twenty-four
hours preceding his wife's escape
some doubt has been cast. is still in
technical custody. Although not plac'
ed in Jail, ne was in charge of Frank
Dowar, a Deputy Sheriff, with whom
| he slept and took his meals.
Mrs. Peggy Caffee, chum Of Mrs
Phillips when they were members OF
the chorus of the same musical com
edy company and star witness for the
State at Mrs. Phillips's trial, was 10
Gated, and reports that she had been
kidnapped were set at rest.
She sent a telegram from Los An
geles to her husband at Long Beach
twenty miles from here. This tele
gram stated she was all right and
would "be home within an hour.
Relatives Of Mrs. Phillips expressed
surprise when informed of her escape
which, 1t was reported, was planned
during telephone conversation Mon
day afternoon when she was permit
ted to use direct limo from the jai
without interference from the author
ties. Later that night, ii was said
she feIgned illness to assure hersel
of as much privacy as possible ii
filing through the bars of her eel
window with flies smuggled to her il
some way.
Mrs. Phillips occupied cell adjoir
ing that OF Mrs. Madalynne C. Oben
| chain, with whom she was said I,
have become more or less intimate
Mrs Obenchain was released from
! jail Monday after the indictment
charging her and Arthur c. Burch o
| Evanston, ILL.,, with the murder o.
her former sweetheart. ]. Beltor
Kennedy. had been dismissed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-07
CONF FESS MURp[! 3! ;
Of WOMAN BURIED T
ALIVE IN LIME PIT.
Becker and Norkin Admit Kill
ing Formers Wife
BECKER TRIAL ON MONDAY
Prosecuting Officer Predicts
Prisoner Will Eat Christmas
Dinner in Murderers' Row

New York. Dec. T. (By the Associ
ated Press) Abraham Becker and
Rubin Norkin, accused jointly Of mur-
dering Beckers wife and burying her
alive In lime field pit pleaded gull
ty today in the Bronx county court.
Judge GiDDs set the Becker trial
for next Monday and Norkin's week
later. Assistant District Attorney
Cohen predicted that Becker would
eat Christmas dinner. in the Sing Sing
death house.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of tR- To'"n and Village and
Advertisements.

Christmas wranplnss seals, tags,
greeting cards, tinsel, bells, etc, at
Evans.
Our stock of boxed hnndkerchieis
is ultra. complete Come in and look
them over while there are good AS
sortmnts at Noveek's. S2t2
The Bennington Lodge of Pertec'
tlon will serve chicken-pie supper
10 the members and candidates tomor
row evening at 6 o'clock. All mem
bers of the lodge and candidates are
invited to attend,
The Ladies Aid Society of The
Second Congregational church vii
hold a brief business meetrv at tn,
close OF the prayer service this even
ing
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-07
MESSAGE DATE UNCERTAIN.
Harding Is Not Expected to Address
Congress Today, 49,

Washington, Dec. THE day when
President Harding will deliver bis on
nual message TO Congress is still prob.
lematical. FS
AT the Executive offices 1t was said
last night that II was hardly possible
he would appear before Congress- to-
morrow and no opinion was ventured
as to whether he would appear Fri.
daV -s-,s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-07
LEGION AUXILIARY
Officers Elected at Annual Meeting
Monday Evening.

The Womens auxiliary to the
American legion held It's annual meet
ing in the legion rooms Monday even.
ing. The annual reports were read
and the following officers were elect.
ed for the ensuing year; President,
Mrs. Eva Scarey; vice president Mrs.
r. Donne..y; secretary, Miss Ruth
Godfrey; treasurer, Mrs. William
Andrews chaplain, Mrs. p J. Nc.
Guire; color bearer. Mrs. Winifred
Moore; executive committee, Mrs,
Albert Dusablon, Mrs. Winifred Moore
aud Mrs. Kennedy.