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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-03
GOV. Higgins
SIGNS BILL
Big Company Directors and
Trustees Ousted.
CARELESS AND SELFISH
Governor in Memorandum Scores
High Officials Of New York
Insurance Corporations.

ALBANY, y. V. April 3. The tirst Of
the ten bills proposed by the special
investigating committee as the result
Of its long and sensational investlga-
ton OF life insurance methods and con-
ditlons is now law.
Governor Higgins has affixed his sig
nature to the bill which postpones until
Nov Is the annual elections of the New
York Life, Mutual OF New York, Mu
tual Reserve OF New York and Security
Mutual OF Bnghamton-the four pure
ly mutual life insurance companies in
corporated under the laws of this state
1t does not affect the Equitable Life
Assurance society, which is a stock
company In signing the bill the gov
ernor issued memorandum sharply
criticising the directors whom he thus
leglslated from Office.
Under the provisions OF the act, which
takes erect Immediately, the present
directors and trustees of the four com
panies concerned will continue in of
flee until Nov 10, and their terms OF
Office will then expire. no matter for
how long they may have been elected
and Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary In the respective charters or
bylaws.
On that date the annual meetings
must he held by all of the four com
panles "at time and place which
shall be fixed by the board OF directors,
and an entire new board Of directors
shall then be elected. Tho said elec-
tons shall be under the supervision OF
the superintendent Of insurance, who
shall appoint at least three policy hold
ers of each corporation holding such an
election TO act as inspectors thereof"
One of the most important effects OF
the act is that II invalidates every
proxy hitherto secured, whether by
the companies themselves, by Thomas
w. Lawson Of Boston or any one else,
the act providing that mo vote shall be
cast at any such election under any
proxy executed prior to the 18th day
of September, 1906. and all proxies
executed heretofore or prior to said
date authorizing any vote to be cast at
any election of directors Of any do
nestle mutual life Insurance corpora
ton shall be- void
Governor Higgins memorandum
says:
THE bill is useful one. 1t takes
the control of certain companies from
the present boards Of directors, mem
bers OF which have been discredited
by the poor account given of their
stewardship to the investigating com
mittee. Some were careless, some
selfish. and few proved so loyal to the
interests of policy holders as to justify
their being continued In office, except
10y the exercise of the enlightened fran
chises of such policy holders
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-03
NINE HOURS FOR ALL.
Burlington Builders Exchange Votes II For
Every Class of Labor

Burlington, April l. The Builders
exchange has voted to make thu work
ing day niue hours for all classes of
abor as the result of demand made
by the masons and hodcarriers for an
eight hour day with minimum wage
% IS cents an hour.
The contractors say nothing about
he wage question. Masons in author
ity stated tonight that there would be
40 strike, as there was no work going
IN at present, but said that when the
,pring work opened all members OF
she union would refuse to work more
han eight hours day The demand
Tor an eight hour day was made three
months ago and the time expires TO.
morrow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-03

the board and referred to its sewer
committee respecting the extension Of
the village sewers. Frederick Godfrey
was unanimously elected chief of
police.
About the only real enthusiasm
manifested was on the motion to adj
journ.
1t would be we'll in the opinion OF
the Banner, II more citizens would in
terest themselves in the conduct OF the
affairs Of the village and attend
the meetings of the board of trustees.
The board is good one so far as the
individuality of its members is con.
cerned. 1t is unwieldly because of its
size, seven being too great number to
Understandings look after the village
needs in detail The old adage OF
many men of many minds being
often brought too forcibly to mind in
the meeting of last evening.
The following bills were ordered
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-03
SUCCESSFUL COOPERATION
Like an Oasis. A Refreshing Item Of the
Commerce OF Today.

In these days of trusts, communities
of interest and other gigantic comb
nations of capital, it is refreshing to
know that although only little over
three years old, the United Drug Co.,
a cooperative concern better .-nown
by their products, the Rexall Remed-
les, have already attained fame
throughout a whole continent and the
advent Of theyear 1906, not only finds
them still forging upward and to the
front in that an immense additional
laboratory is under way in building
in their home city, BOSTON, but also
finds them following Horace Greely's
famous admonition 'go West in
that also q sub laboratory and storage
warehouse, on gigantic scale, has
lust been opened under special auspi-
ces at A. II Randolph street, Chicago,
brought about by the call of the people
from the great West saying Come
out here and helpus'; so in three years
the United Drug Company have right
~ laid claim to high place among
the manufacturers of this country and
however more than ever before attain
20 pre-e ninen:s as mixers and
marketers for a unique line OF medi-
cines never attempted before.
The United Drug Co. is strictly a
80 operative enterprise. The funds for
is starting aud the pluck and courage
TO push it to so successful an issue
nave not heea the production OF capt.
lists, but of the one thousand drug
sisIs in the one thousand towns and
titles where the remedies are exc Us
lively sold who lad and still have un
bounded faith in the great. future OF
the United Drug Co. and Rexall Rem
dies,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-03
THE COAL WAR.
Mitchell aud His stan Confer With
Operators.

NEW YORK. April 3 r The second
meeting of the committees represent
Ing the anthracite mine workers and
their employers finds the situation. so
far as the hard coal fields are concern
ed, unchanged from that disclosed in
the communications that have passed
between the contending forces and
which have been made public. Neither
Mr.. Mitchell nor any of the operators
would venture Il prediction Ps to the
outcome.
President Mitchell is here. His sec
rotary and Thomas Haggerty of the
central Pennsylvania district of the
miners union, who is a member of the
international executive board. are IN
conference with Presidents Baer, Tn
derwood and other operators.
The operators are indignant over the
action of the miners union in forcing
suspension of operations. and it is
likely that the miners demands Will
be refused
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-03

PHILADELPHIA Aniil 3.-Walter
Wood and Stuart Wood members of
the firm Of L. y, Wood & Con- iron
manufacturers of this city, were found
not guilty in the United States court
here of accepting rebate ON ship
ment to Winnipeg. The rebate, 1t was
alleged, was given by the Mutual
Trauslt company of Buffalo.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-03
INCREASE OF $ls4.02
BUSINESS at Local Postofiics Shows Gain Over
Last Year Quarter.

The business of the local postoiiice
shows a gratifying increase in the
amount OF sales for the quarter ending
March 81 The receipts during that
time, for the sale of postage stamps,
stamped envelopes and newspaper
wrappers was 50, 439.33, an increase OF
1854 % over the same quarter year
ago when they were s., 2S4.il.
The telephone that has been in the
Office for several years and great
convenience for the public has been
taken out as the department could not
afford to keep it in longer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-03
No Give Porto Ricans Citizenship.

WASHINGTON, April 3, Repre-
sentative Cooper of Wisconsin has in
troduced bill in congress granting
United states citizenship to the In
habitants of Porto Rico II is under
stood Governor Winthrop Is TO person
ally advocate the passage of this BILL
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-03
tr,,,, Wine. Tied I'm.

IRWIN, Pa, April 8.-The soft coal
helds about Irwin are experiencing the
nearest to general strike of all the
western Pennsylvania fields. \ thou
sand men at Edna of the Pittsburg and
Baltimore Coal company. three miles
south of Irwin. are on strike Three
hundred miners in the latter colliery
refused to go TO work. and q few hours
later both nlues were tied up.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-03
LICENSE BOARD ORGANIZES
Frank E Battles /, Chairman For the Coming
Year

The license commissioners met at
the residence of 5 II lockwood Mon
day evening and organized for the
year with f + Battles, chairman and
clerk. The board discussed several
matters and adjourned until Wednes
day evening when they will meet and
decide upon the amount of the license
ice and when they will receive applca-
tions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-03

Bennington Electric Co $442 20
bennington Eleotric Co IL AZ
j H Kelso, mos service 80 90
Geo H Harwood 50 90
w II Nichols, fire alarm so 90
L NJ Hulett, village dump, 10 90
j Brant CO.
Winslow & Remington 10,
+ r Griswold s.
w Meagher, Atty fees " 80
G II Patchin, auditing, y 90
j II IIabberly, 30 90
] L Harbour, % 90
II II Webster, sewer, 20 80
II W PUtnam, feed, 3 IS
Harry Willoughby ~ %
h l. Bates, court cost, 50 SO
j Fl Kelso, polling clerk 30 90
Miss Bessie Sibley, typewriting Is 90
J Fl Kelso, sundries ~ %
Il w Myers, coal F. d., - AZ
Ayres and Hutchins 10 90
G A Wood, printing 80 90
Perry & Keeseman, printing, 62 90
/. II Buss 3 80
Frank L Howe, advertising, II so
l. G Evans, highway acct, 81 90
l. G Evans, sewer acct, 10 so
Benn Elec Co, vitrol 4 sundries ~ 80
Committees Tor 1905 q
Finance, A K Ritcie, II w Myers,
A NJ Torrance
Fire Department, Ii B Hutchns, Or
II c Day, l. G Evans
Sewers, l. G Evans, Fl b Hutchins,
DR. II C Day.
Police, II B Iutchins, Geo Il Moore,
A NJ Torrance.
Streets, A X Richie, L G Evans, II
W Myers.
Curb & Gutter, A NJ Torrance, Geo
Fl Moore, DR. II G Day.
Lights, l. G Evans, Geo II Moore,
II B Hutchins.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-03
ELOPER'S SUCCESSFUL
Shrewsbury Couple Married by New York
Justice OF the Peace.

Rutland, April 2-The sixteen year
old daughter of John Wood, of Shrews
bury, and Eugene Martin, aged 40
years, Mr. Woods farm hand who
eloped Thursday night and were inter-
cepted here by the girls father, got
away again Saturday and were mar
ried late at night at Hampton, N. Y.
by Justice of the Peace Clark.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-03
THE HOME FURNISHINGS AND FIXINGS

housekepers Our of
CARPETS RUGS MATTINGS WALL PAPER and CURTAINS is
spenddy placing orders the goods we have not only
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-03
No Record Of Half Million Dol
lars of State Business.

BY arrangement naugurated in 1879 during
Redfed Proctor governor the
marble business by proxy.
The credit the states premises
the states labor involved The gross business
round numbers half million dollars.
Certain appointed, employed,
BILE bought worked up and marketed bic business is
Quoted large money paid yet
not line appears in STOW how
administered.
This the marble shop
of Correction in Rutland.
Perhaps the arrangement all right perhap employment
convict labor is good idea The point absolutely
NO ACCOUNT MADE TO THE PEOPLE OF VERMONT as t.,
this business OF theirs is handled.
Haven't vermoner right to know howhis labor
ia handled? Would business adopt the
the individual? Isn't this whole proposition subject ordinary
business principles?
why Vermont's marble sheds
of Correction where her convcts employed should
under the rules any other state department
why every dollar expended should mott
voucher and every dollar paid thee
treasury.
What the Object Of Covering up the States Business?
This unauded and unchecked half a million
able might be continued in which 1t should be
state department. subject scrutiny proper
under their control.
The books of marble shed sums paid
to the House of Correction.
Vermont Ought TO Keep the Marble Sheds Books
Issued by the Clement Literary Bureau 1906
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-28
I'm SPITE OF ALL"
Band at Harriet Surmounted Many
Difficulties.

Nothing more indicative of the
spirit which has spelled success for the
Oberhoffer Orchestral band has been
seen than the manner in which it
triumphed over difficulties last night.
Mr.. Oberhoffer and his musicians played
the last Wagner night program in three
parts. Part one was played on the
damper. to Herr Wagner. Part two
was played in the cafe-until the lights
went out. Part three was played in
the dark and included the entire over
ture from civilian Tell. - Each part
was. enthusiastically received by the
audience of several hundred, who glad
ly stayed for the finale.
engagement and as many hundred citi-
zens as can get on the roof will prob
ably attend the concert as testimonial
to the work Of Mr.. Oberhoffer has done
and is doing for musical Minneapolis.
There will be three features on the
program. AS a special number there
will be played for the first: time by any
band. 1.-The Boys in Blue" q march
w. Bresee of Minneapolis and formal
ly Endorsed by the local committee as
the official march Of the G. A. R. en-
| campment. -
Miss Laurentine Palmer will play as
| a cornet solo ' Remembrance of Swift
zerland, - and Signor Tommaso di Gior-
glo is down for a euphonium solo.
! go, .- .~ PART I.
| March, Board OF Park Commission
eAo .ODerlOUer
Grand selection Of scenes and airs from :,
the opera aida Verdi
Cornet solo, aria, Remembrance of Swift.
- Miss Laurentine Palmer. ~
Waltz vienna Woods. Strauss
March. 1.-THE Boys in Blue. Frank W. Bresee
! PART II. '
Fantasia on my Old Kentucky Home. Daily
| Introducing grand variations for barry
| tone. comets. clarinets. BASES, petit clari-
net, piccolo and bassoon -.
| OVeIture, Len AOSS1n1
| Euphonium solo, 1.-The PALMS.. .......... .Faure
| Tommaso di Giorgio ''-:T
| Airs from miss Dolly Dollars. Herbert
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-28
VERDI MUSIC TONIGHT
italian Composer Will Be Prominent i
Wonderland Program,

The Duss band does not conclude it's
engagement at Wonderland today, but
remains over Sunday. This is in defer
ence to requests Of visitors to the
sangerfest, who found Sunday to be
the most convenient day for them to
visit Wonderland. This afternoon g
program was from German composers
exclusively, and tonight IS will be from
the italian, with Verdi featured.
.'.. PART l. -"
------,-.- VERDI PROGRAM. 49,. 70
Grand march from Joan of Are - r
Allegro. storm scene from 'Ricoletto"
Duo for cornet and euphonium, ''hliserere,' from
"Trovatore:" ~ !, =
Messrs.. Bert Brown and P. c. Funaro.
...-. PART II. -
Overture. ''Sonierawide" .:........... .Rossini
seStet from Lucia di Zimmerman" .poni se
Mcssrs. Brown. Pierno Carlson Phinney, Lange-
win and Funaro '" =.
"Dansa Esetica' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES scagni
Grand scene from ''Andrea Chenier'' .Giordano
Prelude. peasant chorus, the feast. arrival of
the countess, the oath, commotion in the
streets. duet between Chenier and Madalena
in the JAIL at the guillotine, final. the death.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-28

The white ball which was to have
been given last evening by the mem
bers of the Minnetonka Boat club was
called off owing to the heavy thunder
storm. It will be given this evening in
the ballroom of Hotel Tonka Bay. Next
Saturday is announced as the day Of
the annual cruise
The Baptist assembly grounds at
Baptists who make the annual assem-
bly, the occasion of their summer out
ing. The place in its activity suggests
a busy bee hive, for there is that con-
slant coming and going and doing of
people at work. From day to day the
assembly hotel is filling up, and Miss
Cammack will find the question Of how
one if the rush to Mound continues.
Several hundred persons can be oc-
commodated in the assembly cottages
and tents. where great many of the
visitors will be housed. Thirteen young
people of the Burr Street church, st.
Paul, will go out Monday and will be
settled for 8 vacation in the Fitch cot
tage.
Among the visitors is the Swedish
Young Ladies' quartet of st. Paul, in
cluding Mrs. R. p. Earl, Miss Esther
Swanstron, Miss Ellen Swsnstrom and
Miss Olga Larson. All are accom-
plished songsters and their charming
programs mean great deal in the way
Of entertainment to the assembly mem
bers. I'LL Nh. &:.s
Among the names which are already
on the register. are those of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. E. Chichester and family of
elist, and Mrs. Woodruff, Rev and Mrs.
E. R. Pope, Mrs. Fred Spafford, Rev.
and Mrs. George Tunnel, Rev. and Mrs.
w. P. Moorhead, DR.. M. Moorhead, DR..
P. Mcdaniel, Mr.. and Mrs. B. s. Will
son and children, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Bromley, ST., Mr.. and Mrs. N. M. Good
rich, Mr.. and Mrs. >Bergstrom and chill
dren, Mrs. Alstrom, Mrs. A. F. Gale,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith and sister,
Allen, Lucille and Edith Meeker, Davis,
DR.. and Mrs. O. M. Huestis, DR.. and
Mrs. Walter Huestis, Misses Ella and
Agnes Crounse and Edith Buchanan,
Samuel Batson, T. E. Hughes Of Min
neapolis; Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Stetson,
Miss Lucie Stetson and Harold Stetson,
Mr.. Rider, junior leader Of the Phila-
delphia church and Mrs. Rider, Miss
Pa%1: a Rev. sVof n. j. Hilton St. Paul. Dr.
L. L. Henson, Providence. R. T.; Mrs.
Harriet Hill, Chicago; Miss Florence
Stewart, Miss Grace Monroe, stillwa-
ter.
Anoka has representative body of
Baptists on the grounds. Among those
who are ENJOYING the pleasure Of camp
or cottage life are Mines. w: 3. Wilson,
T. G. j. Pease. c. D. Green, Misses Eva
Smith, Rose McPheeters, Clara Belle
Claire. Mabel Sanborn, Mammie. Leo:
pold, May and Orabelle Wyman, Ethyl
Green, Gertrude Kinsman, +Maude De
Lane, Grace Davis.
Miss Beatrice Amber gave yellow
and white luncheon Wednesday at he1
summer home on the assembly grounds
at Mound in honor of St. Paul. The
decorations were pond lilies and the
name cards were views Of Lake Mime;
tonka. A guessing contest was played
and the prize, box of candy, was won
by Miss Henrietta Mears. Covers were
laid for eight and the guests were
Margaret Bucklue, Marion Stricken
Muriel Thayer, Henrietta Mears, Ger.
trude Moore and Beatrice Amber.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-28

The thunder and lightning that
seemed to presage heavy storm cut
down the attendance at the competition
drill Of the Journal cadets at The Par
ade last night, and the regimental drill
had to be abandoned. About $50 ca
diets participated in the drills, which
were rushed thru in time to complete
them before the rain fell.
Major'R R. R. Henderson Of the G. A.
R., G.. P. Schouten of the state univer-
sity cadet corps, and George F. Welt
sci and Frank Yates Of the national
guard, officiated as judges. The prize
flag company during the G. A. R. par
ade, and Company E got its reward for
it's hard work by winning under Cap
tain Bostwick, from G company, which
has previously held the flag. Company
G, however, made good effort to keep
| it. Owing to Captain Plouff having
been recently appointed, the company
was handled by Major Ives and Lieu
tenant Acton. Both companies did so
| well that the decision was very close
one. F-..
pany H drilled under Captain Camp
bell of Company A and captured third
place. Company G under Captain Clark
stood fourth. OF the others, K, and F,
stood in the order named. The attend
ance of the other companies was so
light as practically to bar them.
| While the competition is settled SO
fas as the flag is concerned, it is planned
to have another when weather condi-
tions do not interfere with bringing out
the full strength Of companies.
In the baseball game which preceded
the drill, Company I defeated Company
L, II to 4. Because of the rain the
practice march to Cedar lake this
morning was abandoned. Tonight Com
panies K and G hold a special drill at
Holy Trinity church. s.. a. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-28
CLUBS AND CHARITIES
Epworth League Assembly.

The state EpWorth League will
be In session at Groveland, Minnetonka
for ten days, commencing next Friday.
derwood. both popular among Mime
sofa young people, have been aided to
the list Of. speakers. The fourth de-
partment conference will be conducted
by R. w. sKeesey of Owatonna and Miss
Ina Ingersoll of Iowa has been secured
to direct the>Junior league class.
One of the attractions Of the assem-.
bly, is the entertainment to be given on
Thursday evening by Miss Eleanor
Miller, of the Miller School Of EXPIRES.
sion, ST., Paul, who will read Lies
Misera bles, = with music furnished by a
quartet.
Next Saturday evening moonlight
excursion will be given on the lake and
the following Saturday afternoon there
will be a steamer ride, the start to be
made from the dock at o'clock. !.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-28
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL,

Mrs. w. T. Hooper, Miss Helen Hooper and
Harold Hooper are home from five weeks stay
in the country.
Miss Clara Schmidt Of Milwaukee is spending
few days with Miss Edith Rosing Of Ilion ave.
nue. N. - s.-.5F
B. H. Timberlake leaves for Redwood Falls,
Mimi, this evening to spend few days with
his family at the home of Mrs. Lola Chadder-
don, Mrs Timberlake's mother Mrs Timber.
lake will return with Mr.. Timberlake Wednes.
day and will stop at Lake Minnetonka, where
they will be for few weeks at Brentwood.
Mrs. H. S. lotion Of 1908 Eleventh avenue s
is entertaining Miss Eta Corpstein Of Dubuque
Iowa. for ten days. f". =,
Minneapolis arrivals at New York hotels:
Cosmopolitan, C. D. Taylor; Seville, J. Calder
Gilsey w. q. Byron; Imperial W. Il: Nc
Gregor; Holland, G. H. Duvigneau; Cadillac, Dr.
K. E. Moulton, W. II. Mosher; Hotel Aston
F. G. Danielson, F. O. Mason. -
The members of the Simpson NJ. r. church
will give a picnic Tuesday on the Excelsior
picnic grounds. Chartered cars will leave Lake
street and Nicollet avenue at 8 am.
The Emerald Social club will give a steam
boat excursion tomorrow down. the Mississippi
on the Purchase and barge, to Lake St. Croix
The start will be made from the st. Paul boat
| landing at 10 am. f:a;,5t -,.Es.
The following Americans registered in Paris
Mrs. Lewis Avery North and Miss Effie b
Trump, Minneapolis. -. @'"@