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MEN EVENING ANR EIGHTH YEAR NO 2158 BENNINGTON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER LM), 1010 PRICE ONE CENT Those Good Resolutions of. 1910 That Have Had a Rest of About Eleven Months Should Be in Good Condition for Active Service on Sunday Morning THE THE TXrifSW TO-DAY A Desperate Remedy Western Comedy Drama by the Nestor Co. -The Binding Shot- A Strong Drama with a thrilling climax Her Husbnd's Deception Comedy A Troublesome-Parcel Comedy LIBRARY THEATRE TODAY 1 Love in Quarantine A 111 ic ItliiBrnpli Dmnm 2 He Met the Champion onicity Si ri'lliu 3-Whist A Very Si run it Itrmim 4 How Rastus Gets His Turkey Another liuotl uinril 5 Wonderful Plates Kilm utloiml 6 The Troublesome Baby A Ciinieily lT the favorite IlliiBrnph Co EXTRA EXTRA (GRATITUDE) This is one of the strongest Indian Dramas ever produced by the Selig Company Songs I Wmit Hnmrlioily to I'lny With nun I You're Mine All Mine DON'T MISS THE Biggest Amateur Contest YET, FRIDAY MIGHT Matinee Every Afternoon at 3 O'clock 5c to AH J.B. IMRTE, LESSEE MGR. HOLIDAY NAPKINS DK4U1NM OK HOLLY POINSETTIA MISTLETOE and BELLS EDDY'S Putnam riuune Upp.

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BANKERS 113 DEVONSHIRE STREET DOSTON HE Villi PRODUCE BANKER ROBIN Ex District Attorney Gives Such Assurance DEPOSITORS MAY NOT LOSE Counsel for Northern Bank Says In stitution Should Pay Dollar for Dollar New York. Dec. 29. Joseph G. Ro bin, the financier and banker whoso borrowing and manipulations of se curities shut the doors of the North ern Hank of New York and Its nine branches and drove the Washington Savings Dank In Columbus Circle to adopt extreme measures preventing a run.

is hiding In this city, with only bis attorney William Travers Jerome and a few others knowing where he is. The Washington Savings Hank in Columbus Circle, of which Kobin Is president, enforced yesterday against its depositors the sixty-day notice rule on all withdrawals, lhe btaio Hanking Department is examining the books, but this. It was expiainea, was merely the regular examination, and that the department had nothing to do with the curb plated on the depositors' anxiety to got their money. State Superintendent ot jnsuranco Hotehkiss said yesterday that he be lieved the investigation now in pro gress into the affairs of the Northern Hank and the Robin companies wouio. yield developments still more sensational than those yet made.

Another company not yet mentioned may be concerned, but he declined to give a hint as to its identity. The chances of the depositors ot the Northern Bank recovering all their money were declared to be good by James P. Glifford, counsel for the bank. He said that the quick assets alone woul pay 66 per cent of their claims, and that he thought the other securities not easily negotiable would also turn out to be valuable. Detectives from the Central Office and District Attorney Whitman's staff hunted in tain all day for Robin and his Bister, Dr.

Louise 0. Roblnovltch. The much-wanted banker was turned out of Dr. Carlos F. MacDonald's Cen tral Valley (N.

Sanitarium In the morning and from that point the man hunt began. The sleuths were as far away from a capture as ever last night, when Mr. Jerome called to Mr. Whitman to inform him that he had been retained by Robin's friends to defend the bank er's Interests. Mr.

Jerome said he knew where Robin was. and gave the District At- toreny to understand in a general way the banker's retreat. He said further that he was ready to produce Robin at the District Attorney's office In less than half an hour if Mr. Whitman wanted him. The District Attor ney decided that he would not need Robin until after he had laid the mass of evidence against him before the Grand Jury, and until that time he would nermlt Mm to remain In bis counsel's custody on Mr.

Jerome's as surance that Robin would be pro duced when wanted. Mr. Whitman would not admit that he himself kenw where tho banker was hiding, but said that ho had "a good general idea." He said he was fully satisfied to rely on Mr. Jerome's promise to bring him forth when he was needed. STENOGRAPHER PITMAN DEAD Introduced system Bearing Brothers Name Into This Country Cincinnati, 0..

Dec. 29. Henn Plt- man, author, lecture- and Inventor died yesterday from an illness that had not been regarded as serious Pitman who was born In Eng land In 1822 was the author of sever al works of phonography and Introdu cod in America the system of short hand writing that bears the name of his brother. Sir Isaac Pitman. He came to this country and settled in Cincinnati In He was also tho Inventor of a process of engraving tart 88 WALL STREET NEW YOrtK EIGHTY-EIGHT CORPORATIONS Filed Papers With Secretary of State In 1910 Motitpelier, Dec.

29. The number of Vermont corporations filed at the office of Secretary of State Guy W. Hailey for the year 1910 to date is 8S, which Is somewhat below the number filed In lfOO, when 103 new corporations, not including foreign corpora tions, began business in the state. This year ten concerns registered with an authorized capital stock of over $100,000, the largest being the Parks Paper company, Lunenburg at $500,000 and the Fort Dummerston company of Hrattlcboro, $430,000. Five corporations registered an authorized stock ot $50,000 to $100,000 and fourteen from $20,000 to $50,000.

the remainder being divided among smaller concerns with somo capital stock or church or cemetery associations with no capital. Tho corporations and their authorized capital and place of location follow First Congregational church, Mc-Indoes Falls; Grand Isle Fruit Company, South Hero, $1000; First Baptist church, East Poultney; Elks Home, Montpelier, $3000; Missisquoi Hay Fish and Game club, Alburg, $5000; St. Paul's Catholic Church, Orwell; Baptist Church, I lard wick; American Art Marble Company, Rutland; National Flooring Company St. Johnsbury, Pearhyn Slate Company, Fair Haven, Ed ward Crosby Realty Company, Hrat tlcboro, O. F.

Gregory Com pany, Dummerston, Manufacturing Company, Chester, 5000; United Presbyterian Church, South Rvegate; II. F. Martin and Son Swantou, Vermont Butter Tub Company, Barton, More- Blauchl Granite Company, Barre, $100 000; Vermont Phoenix, Brattleboro, Cavendish Electric Company, $5000; Vermont Asbestos Company, Beebe Plains, Derby, Solid Blade Propeller Company, Bennington, $5000; C. K. Green Company.

St. Johnsbury and Hyegate, $5000; Frontier Agency, Brighton, $500; Bridge- water Electric Company, H. D. Gates Really Company, Poultney, 000; Neddo Pneumatic Tool Com pany, Barre, i niversansi Church, Felchvllle; West Falrlee Building association, $2000; North Montpelier Hall Association Rutland Odd Fellows, Hotel Burlington, Burlington, Es sex County Real Estate and Insurance Lunenburg, $1000; Brandon Inn, Odd Fellows Association. Montpelier, leader Evaporator Company, Burlington, Gran ite City Club, Burre; Wardsboro Creamery Association, $1000; Shore- ham Grange, $3000; Brighton Devel opment Company, Island Pond, C.

L. Soule and Company, Bur lington, Thrasher Honneau Company, Newport, Walter Harvey Cemetery Association, isarnet Vernon Electric Company, $3000; Newark Granite Company, St. Johnsbury, Hyde Park Improvement Society, $3000; Vermont Electric Society, Castleton and Poultney, Empire Egg Maker, Rutland, Parks Paper Company, Lun enburg. Staples Allen Com pany. Barre, Crandon Manu facturing Company, Bellows runs First Pentecostal Church, Waterville; Surprise Merchandise Company, Burlington.

$5000; Vermont Conference Home Missionary boclo- ty, Montpelier; Columbus Pharmacy, Barre, $5000; Poultney Toy company, $5000; Rockingham Building Assoela tlon. Domina Manufacturing Company, Enosburg, Inter national Milker Company, St. Albans, Colburn Goodrich Company. Swanton, Parry and Jones, Barre. $5000: St.

Johnsbury East Creamery $5000; First Baptist church Newport Center; Newell Mission As soclatlon, Addlsou; Marsoulns Lunch Company, Wells River, Ilradford Auto Garage, Camp Barnard. Colchester, $3000; Pills bury-Baldwin Company, St. Johns bury. Burns, Wllforo and Hamilton, Northlleld, Hotel Vermont. Burlington, Clark McMaster Piano Company, Montpelier F.

and S. Manufacturing Com panv, White River Junction, Midland Railroad Company, Surprise Department Store, Rutland, Fort Dummer Mills, Brattleboro, Willey's Variety store, Shnron, $5000; Undon Village. Improvement Society; Vermont Teacher's Retirement Fund Association; Clarendon Marble Sawing Company, Dorset, $50ti0; Central Electric laboratory, White River Junction, $3000; Mountain View Cemetery Association, Dover; Benver Brook Lumber Rutland, South Walden Cooperative Creamery, $2000; Union VII Inge ladles' Aid Society; Springfield Co-operative Savings and Ixan Association, Mount Harks Company, St. Johnsbury. Peck and Clark Company, Hartford, $25,000 South londouderry Baptist Church.

AEROPLANE FALL KILLS TWO Frenchman Lffort Up with Passen ger When Steering Gear Jams. IssvLcsMoullncaux. France, Dec 2'J. M. I a (Tort, the French nvlalor.

and M. Pola passenger, were Instant ly killed when I-iffort's machine fell a height of fifty feet yesterday. liffort was preparing to start for Brussels In competition for tho Auto (Clubs prle for a llighl with a lessen- ger irom i nns in oi iiwi'm turn. I A big crowd whs present to watch Special Trains to be Run from East-the ascension, and both to entertain rn States Next Spring tho spectators and to test his machine Interest In Uffort elided shove thn aviation i field several times. Suddenly the Immlrnt to Canada next spring Is steorln cear lammed and the nero- idntin dronned to the ground.

I he an Trre f-niht In the wreck- age Ind were dead aid reach them. RADLEY WINS AIRSHIP RACE Beats Ely and Parmalcs in a Contest at Los Angeles Am-eles. Dec. 20. James liaillev.

lii a Frenrh Bit riot mono itnnt KIv. tt ri In a Cur tlss racer, and Phil Parmalce In "Baby" Wright, In a race yesterday. Ilia lima for the ptebt nnd three-nuar- lir ir.ius was i or au of Mxiut miles sp hur. MURPHY WILL HOT SUPPORT GRADY FOR SENATE Gov. Elect Dix Opposes "Silver Tongued" Orator FOR HEAD OF UPPER HOUSE Tammany Leader Issues Statement Withdrawing Grady's Name from Contest New York, Dec.

29. Owing to pressure brought to boar by Dix and a number of prominent up-Stale Democrats, some of whom will sit in the upper bouse of the next Legislature, Tammany leader Chas. F. Murphy, it was stated on good au-thoiity yesterday, has been Induced io withdraw bin support for Senator Thomas F. Grady for President pro tun of the Senate.

This will mean, beyond doubt, that Senator Grady will not be elected to that post of honor and influence in the legislature. When seen at Tammany Hall yes terday Mr. Muiphy declined to dis- iiHS the report, but it comes from a source dose to the inside circles of Tammany Hall and the Democratic Stale organization. Governor Dix, from the time of his election, has been opposed to having the "silver-tongued orator" made the majority leader of the upper house, but It looked for a lon.s? lime as though the objections of Dix would go unheeded. It is not until within the last two or three days that Mr.

Dix has made effective representations to the Tammany leader, wjio dominates the Democratic State organization and through it the lgislature. The announcement of Grady with drawal as a candidate was made at a meeting of the executive committee of Tanimnny Hall. What decision Senator Grady would niake was un known to a majority of the committee, and there had been so many rumors of recent weeks that Mr. Murphy was asked to quiet them. In reply he said In part: "Two years ago, when the term of Senator Grady was about to expire, he made a statement that under no circumstances would he consent to return to the Senate.

After much persuasion by party leaders he ac cepted a renomiuation and was elected for arother term. When that term was about to expire ho repeated the declaration of his intention to leave public life, as he had, in the meantime, accepted tho position of national president of the Order of Eagles, the duties of which would take up a good denl of his time. "Without his consent nnd against his protest, he was again nominated at a convention which bo did not atv tend, and was elected In a campaign In which he took no part. "In spite jf his protests, many of his friends hoped that be would consent to take the place in the Senate this year to which his great ability and experience entitled him. Only yesterday he called upon me to say that ho could not consent to nccept any position In the Senate which would take up all of bis time or make any serious inroads on his health.

Under the circumstances all the party can expect Is to have him act ns one of the members of tho Upper House." WINOOSKI WILL LOSE One of Its Leading Industries, Porter Screen Works. the Winooski, Dec. 29 The Porter Screen company, cm ploying 200 hands nnd one of the leading Industries of this village, Is to remove to Trenton, N. within a few months. According to statement from the company's olllre tho principal reasons for moving the plant are tho saving In the cost ot raw material and principally tho saving to the company In outgoing freight rates to nil eastern markets.

It Is claimed that the outgoing rates from Trenton to Boston nre lower than from Winooski to Boston nnd that the average rates from Trenton to New York. Philadelphia and Balti more are only about half the rates from Winooski. The Porter Sciein company Is one of the Industries controlled by the John A. ltoeblng Sons company of New Yoik, iiianuf.iriurer of steel wire. The big industries of the Missis JtocUliig are located at Roel-llng, N.

a modern Industrial town on the ivlaware river a few miles south of Trenton. It Is here that the Porter Scuen company will be rated. The liiovinir of the Winooski idant to KoeblliiK Is said to be In line i ti the general policy cf the Messrs. jUnobllng in their Indus- tries. I F0R MMICRANT9 xo CANADA i Mej Th Ministry of Immigration has l-etofote principal Isles.

Now tho nttentlon of tho d-Jpartteeiit Is also being turned to the I Eastern Unltrd States nnd nrrnngo. meats have been m.nb for a series trains to run from Pcniisyl- nU. New York nnd New Jersey be- riiiin Apt II 1, thi Province of Al- nena. piecpec'ivo passing, baa a i'ervtewo. nt4 snow, acs linauon.

ms worn is oono innsi svstrnintically under th direction of I'i lit i Iii.ti n.i 'piatiou. I ABANDON NOPE T0OTEC1 IS. EBDY Friends Will Strive for Commutation of Sentence MRS. MORSE HAS AGREED Convicted Banker Has Served a Year In Government Penitentiary at Atlanta Washington. Dec.

29. Friends of Charles W. Morse, the convicted New York banker, who Is serving his sentence in the Atlanta Penitentiary, have about decided to direct their efforts for his release to a plea to President Taft to commute his sentence. All hojie of securing an unconditional pardon, with a restoration of civil rights, has been abandoned. It Is said that Mrs.

Morse has agreed to this course and that Senator Halo who presented the pardon petition to President Taft, has been urging commutation to Attorney Gen-oral Wlckersham. Senator Hale has asked Mr. Wlckersham to consider Morse's pardon, It necessary, out of its turn. It has been pointed out to Mr Wick-erehani that If Iresident Taft were to conmuito Morse's sentence to five years, the banker, with allowances for good conduct, would serve only three years and eight months. He has already served a your.

PACKERS MAKE APPEAL Insist on Trial of Civil Suit Urged as Bar of Criminal Action. Chicago, Dec. 2'J. Attorneys for the indicted meat packers, who are accused of having formed, in the Na tional Packing Company, a trust In restraint of trade, yesterday appeared in the United States Circuit Court and attacked the government's dis missal of the dissolution suit in equity against the National Packing Company. Attorney Georgo T.

Bucking ham told the court It was the pack ers' position that the equity suit real ly was a supplemental bill to the In junctions! proceedings several years ago before Judge Grosscup and was In the nature of a contempt charge. Assistant United States District Attorney James H. Wilkerson denied that a prayer for contempt Judgment was contemplated, and Insisted on the right of the Government to dismiss its bill, since, ho declared, no answer thereto bad been bled or Issues joined. Tho Government, he said, had paid tho costs. Arguments will bo heard before Judge Kohlsaat Friday.

loiter Judgo Carpenter In the Dis trict Court allowed the postpone nient until Jan. 3 of the plea of the packers before him for a bar to criminal proceedings until the suit In equity was disposed of. This will en-hle Judge Kohlsaat In the court above to settle the question of the Government's right to dismiss Its dissolution suit in equity, and thus determine whether there shall remain any suit In equity to be urged in bar of other proceedings. LIVES 45 YEARS IN A CAGE War Veteran Has Been Insane Since He was Sunstruck on a Battlefield Winsted. Conn, Dec.

A danger ous maniac since tho civil war, Cornelius S. Dayton, has lived for 43 years In a cage like a wild beast. His prison Is In a tiny building on the Andrus farm, and bis condition Is said to be duo to a sunstroke be re ceived while on a battlefield. Dwlght W. Thrall of Hartford nnd John F.

Simmons, agents of the stato humane society, visited the farm, on the Winchester road, Tuesday found Dayton pacing up nnd down his cell, carrying a spoon ns he did his gun in tho war. He said he wns on guard duty. Dayton receives a pension of $72 a month from the government which Is used In caring for hlui by his mother, Mrs. Julia A. Dayton.

Sho Is SHI years old nnd resides on the place with her daucliter, Mrs. Cornelius Andrus. Despite reports to the contrary tho visitors found the veter an's cage scrupulously clean and that he was being cared for ns well ns possible under tho circumstances. Thn Investigation was a result ot complaints (lied with the state humane society by veterans of the civil war residing outside of Winsted. TURKS DEFEAT BEDOUINS Rebels Driven Out of El Kerak with Loss of 450 Men Killed.

Constantinople. Dee. 20. Turk Mt troops, sent ngalnsl the Bedouins, have driven the rebels out of the El Kemk dintrirt In the vilayet of Syria, near the lH-ad Sea nfter samviinary eng.iKemcnt. Official advices received here state that In th" battle the Bedouins lost killed and COO prisoners.

The Turkish losses were seven ofll-rers nnd seventy-seven men. EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE Mexicans Working on Slag Pile Set Off Supply of Powder. El Paso, Texas. Dec. 20.

1'lvo jht sons w. re killed nnd a si ore Injuied vcsteulav when worklncnien nt the plant of the Anxtlian -melting and HeflmnK Companv, mb-moi leg d- strov a ei Id. -nt -illy explod- pmiuii or was: in p.iwu.r. no explosion pamanr wicise.i me i.l-irt nnd prmy small house In the lulty tiire lies distxlit whs blektn. TO RISE FROM THE GRAVE Believe Deceased Leader Will Be "Resurrected" PROTEST AGAINST GUARD Placing of Armed Man at Tomb Likened to Stationing of Centur-lans at Grave of Christ New York, Dee.

29. It came out yesterday that many Christian Scientists in this city believe that Mrs Mary Baker Eddy, whose recent death came ns a blow to all her followers, will shortly be "resurrected" even as Christ arose from the dead. Witji this Information came the news that a Joint protest to the Mother Church directors was made a few days ngo against the placing of au armed guard in the receiving vault at Mount Auburn cemetery nt Cam bridge, where Mrs. Eddy's body is now awaiting its final resting place. jnis protest wtnch came from sev eral Christian Scientists here who believe that Mrs.

Eddy will be resur- ected accused the Mother Church directors of being lacking in faith. They were informed that their action in stationing Hie armed guard In Mrs Lduys tomb was comparable to the stationing of tho senturlana outside of Christ's tomb after the crucifixion, anu ttioae who tirmly believe In the ultimate resurrection of Mrs. Eddy say that if the Mother Church directors, or so called hierarchy of, tho cnurcn, were not lacking in the true Christian Science belief they would withdraw the armed guard and place no obstacles in the way of what they call a "divine manifestation" which would prove to the world that Christian Science has advanced further than any other known religion. lhe protest, it is said, brought a sharp rebuke to the Christian Scien tists here, who believe in the ultimate resurrection of Mrs. Eddy, who says she was a "prototype of Christ." Falling in the effort to have the guard at Mrs.

Eddy's tomb removed, one of the Scientists who anticipates a "divine manifestation" went to Mrs Augusta E. Stetson a few days ago, It Is said, and asked If Mrs. Stetson did not share the belief that Mrs. Eddy would be resurrected. Mrs ntetson was shocked.

She admonish ed the Christian Scientist to banish any such thought, and quoted the Manual ot the Mother Church which forbids any one to Indulge in speculation or prophesv. So the matter rests at present-one, nnd by far tho larger number or thristian Scientists here, believ ing there will be no resurrection of the other firm In the be lief that somo "divine manifestation will short'y be made, by which those who have readied a sufllcli tit degree in spirituality will be enabled to Mrs. Eddy ngalu In the flesh and pro claim to me world that lor a second time in history a resurn-ctlon has taken place. BROMLEY MOUNTAIN PRESERVE Nine Hundred Acres Given to State By M. J.

Hapgood The recent transfer of llromlev Mountain to the state as a forest preserve Is remarkable ns the' beginning of what is hoped will he imitated by oilier owners of our most conspicuous mountain peaks. The deed gives the property unreservedly to the state up on ine single condition that the thn Inr upon It will forever remain uncut: object being to preserve natural conditions, much of the tlmU-r hnv ing been, as yet, untouched by the nxe. rroMsiop, however, is made for the cutting of paths and the erection of an observatory when desired, but tho forest, as a whole, must forever remain undlstuibed, both for scenic and watershed Mt. Bromley, named after the original name of the town of Peru, Is one of the highest nnd most conspicuous peaks of the Green Mountain range, oeing neatly ns nigh as Equinox and Stratum and the peak most noticeable from Manchester street as one stands racing the east. The adjacent mountain ranco ex tending nearly to the Notch road, so called, has niso been donated to tho state so far as control Is concerned, ine wnoie tract compels, nhoutnltie hundred nctes The offer of this tract was tmide by the present donor two years ago, with tho condition nttach id that no hunting should ever bo al lowed upon It, but since he has now established a fenced preserve for wild animals elsewhere he voluntarily withdrew this condition.

It has In en suggested by the state olliclals, especially the governor, that I be trad be named nfter Its donor but although he would not object to such a name, ho piefers that It bo named by I In' public, not believing hat It Is within the true province of lcgls Hires to attempt to establish names for ponds, peaks or streams. "CENTRAL" GETTING MARRIED Why There are 200 New Voices the Telephone Switchboards. cn New Yoik, Dee. 2'J Some of those wh. hae 1m, I dillirulty w'th their telephone seivico since the Christ-mas s1 ason.

nnd who have troubled to the cans" learned es teid-iy that th" tT'-url'iT's or nprench-leg wciMlngs of early 2m) girl oper-iiieis weie it1, (lie bottom of It. I'aeie are operators In New JVotk nnd nlnady mi more nre being i i.ied to tKe hi ttie serrico si Itio beginning of the ypnr. VALUABLE HORSE KILLED ON GRADE GROSSING One of Pair Hitched to Wat-1 bridge Ambulance NEAR SOLDIERS' HOME Two Men on Driver's Seat and Sec ond Horse Escaped Without Injury The Troy train arriving here at :05 hit a team driven hv 'ercey Wednesday evening at the Soldiers Home crossing and killed one of the horses. I The team was owned by J. Ed Wal- bridge of this village and was an am- uuiuuce returning irom ine iunerai of Miss Freda Bronson in South Shaftsbury.

Hoy M. Paddock and Charles I. Ppreev whn u-pro rn thtx seat were not hurt and they say that the engine was running backwards al. ine ume aim inai ine neaungnt was shining Into tho front of the pas senger conch so they did not see or hear tho train coming. The engine struck the horse on the left hand side and carried it right along, crowding the other horse off to ono side and not harming it at all.

lhe horse was a valuable one but with this exception the damage was slight. THE FORTNIGHTLY MuBical to Be Given at Congregation al Chapel Saturday. lhe Fortnightly will hold Its regu lar meeting on Saturday of this week, in the chapel. An attractive program has been arranged by the officers of the club, consisting of vnral nnd in. struniental music, a unique feature of the program being a number of solos by the guitar player C.

L. Chamber, lin. Marking as it does the last nieetinc of the vear. tho offleprs h.iva arranged to serve light refreshments In the parlor at the close of the musi caie, ana it is sincerely hoped that all for a few moment, to exchange the season's greetings with each other. Guests are welcome when accom panled by a member of the club at the price of 23 cents.

N. E. O. P. OFFICERS Walloomsac Lodge Selections for the Coming Year Walloomsac lodge, N.

E. O. P. has eiecieu me lonowing omcers ror tne Jl' Warden. P.

J. McGuIre: vice war- den, R. B. Pike; secretary, Mrs. Mar- one mlIe rrom Lenox and the Ice bus-garet Thomas; financial secretary, I Iness was bought but about a year i.eorge rniuips; treasurer, m.

H. Mckeon: char am. Mrs. Ethpl rtrnvn chaplain, Mrs. Ethel Brown guide, Wm.

C. Houran; guardian, Mrs Ineson; sentinel, Nelson Rose; trustee for three years, Frank W. Shnw; representatives to grand lodge, h. tireenslet, Mrs. E.

A. Marsden, k. ii. t.ainsha, Frank E. Vail; alter- nates, George N.

rhlllips, A. W. Haff, N. M. Purrer, Mary A.

Haynes. ENJOYABLE CONCERT Novel Features at Piano Recital at Foresters' Hall Wednesday Evening I-nst evening on the occasion of the two-piano recital by John II. Daley nnu Harrison potter, Foresters' hall was completely filled by a large and nmirer-liitlv millions From so brilliant a nroirram as eiv- en In yesterday's Evening Banner, It Is diillcult tor select uy one number Lr I. est approval. ni vuu ftl4t(Jl ill tun UI1U UlkU the two-piano pieces, being novel- ties, attracted the most attontlon.

The concert opened with Schubert's spirited "Marcho MIHtalre." arranged for two pianos. Mr. Potter's playing of Chopin's Grand Polonaise, accompanied by Mr. Daley on a second dI- ano. brought out tho martial spirit of the piece and his technic was clean and brilliant; the same remark ap plies to his playing of tho solos by MacDowoll.

especially tho wlerd "Witches' Dance." In his piano solos Mr. Daley made the strongest Impression with Cho pin's dainty "Mazurka" nnd tho left band arrangement of tho "Lucia" sex telte by Ischetlzky. The concert closed with two move ments of the beautiful Grieg Much enthusiasm wns nroused by Mr Dileys playing of tho poetic Adagio; and the Allegro with Its Norwegian peasant danco rhythms, Mr. Potter furnishing a brilliant accompaniment, Mrs. Howe's beautiful singing Is already well known In Bennington, and both In the Saint Saen's Aria and the group of songs by Indon Ronnld she gave the greatest pleasure.

IKiwn In the 1 orest wn especially exqillslto. Mrs. Ilenly has always been a grent favorlto with her audiences, and last night's performance was surely no ex ceptlon. She was nt her best a very good "best" In Ltlzzi's "Ave Mar- The conceit In short, must bo regarded ns comploto success; and thai 'ks nre due to those who In any way contributed toward this suc cess. MICKEY TO PLAY IN HARTFORD Former Bennington Fielder Joins Connecticut League Team.

John Mickey of Wnterford, the well-known ball i lav er who liss been a lnt iiiKer or the- UcnniiiKlon and lloo- sik Falls teams and who plnyed last year nt tenter field for Pittsfield, has niiim-d a contract to plnr during- th 1 I season villi the mnrnrn team of the Connecticut Iorrup. THIRTEEN KILLED BY EXPLOSION AT LENOX Twenty More Badly Hurt and Some Will Die WORKING ON ICE JOB Boiler to Operate Tramway Blew Up While Crowd Was Grouped About It Pittsfield, Dec. 29. Thirteen men niore seriously injured this morning more seriously inntrort (Ma mrwntno- ine expioBion of a boiler at the ic0 house of the Morewood Ice com- I nany- on the Country Club grounds. 9:30 when a larSe number of men were either in the ice house or in the Immediate vicinity.

The boiler was one of the tubular design, and had just been installed to furnish power for the tramway used in hauling the cakes of Ice from the surface of the lake into the Ice house. About 50 men went to work this morning and many of them were standing about watching the efforts of the engineer to try out the engine. The explosion came without warning blowing many of the bodies a distance of 200 feet and rending them in pieces. The fire wagons, the police I wagons and, ice wagons were pressed Into service to collect the scattered fragments of human bodies. The injured were hurried to the House of Mercy hospital where It was 1 stated that two could not live.

Noarly all of the men killed wer clther ItalianB 0T Pole9- ody ot I tne engineer, William Dunn of Pitts- 1 field was blown Into nieces so small that it was neepssftrir to iwt tfcm vuvut in a basket. John Raymond of Pitts- field, a carpenter, was also killed outright. The proprietors of the company, Everett Lesure, formerly ot North Adams and Geonr Shand. formerly of Adams, were both slightly Injured. I.

uuaiea sdoui ago by the two new proprietors I Ice cutting operations began today and the large gang of mon had been waiting about the house waiting for the engine to start up. It Is under stood jat the boiler Inspector had Inspected the boiler and had ordered some changes to be made before It could be used. These changes had been made and a nre had been made under for the Purpose or testing It out "noa 010 explosion occurred every miia the vicinity at once ruBhed to the scene. Where the boiler house imi, gayine, nine in 1 'w Vtt' uno 8iao 01 house 1 w3. blc iver and the cylinder of the engi ic hung in a tree.

All the doctor, in Ittsfleld at once I a uuineu me scene ana everything possible was done for the Injured. STOCK QUOTATIONS The following noon Quotations vr. curlty company from J. R. Wllliston of New York by special wire: At 100 101 Amal Cop 61 62 Am and Fdy 74 75 104 104 79 S0 27 27 123 31 81 115 116 99 100 40 149 149 122.r 122 110 128 12S 114 115 25 26 168 1C9 71 72 116 116 39 37 33 33 142 142 63 f.6 and Ches nnd Ohio Erie Com Gt Nor MKT Nor Pac Nor and Wes Ont and Wes Rdng nnd St Cen Henna So Pac So Ry Steel Pfd Int Pump Wab Pfd Am nnd Inter Met Pfd $80,000 FOR PARR His Reward for Unerthlng Sugar oe a new Years Gift.

Washington. Dec. 29. Rlclmr.t the customs detective, who dlsrover- cu mo steel springs In the scales ou me Americnn Kugar Refining Com-pany's dock at and luruisnea most or the evidence through which more thnn $3,000,000 im ueen returned to tho Federal Treasury, will get his reward as a ew ur offering. Parrs share was $100,000 for tha work.

He was psld soma ume no, nut tne trensnry find no I more funds to comploto payment. The I'rgenry Deficiency bill passed I by Conro rrriod im of 9n, noo, and of that will I'arr. i.