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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-11
PACKED HOUSE LAST NIGHT
Lorne EIwyn Company Made Hit at Their
Opening.

The Lorne Elwyn company opened
weeks engagement at Library Hall
iheatre Monday night to packed
house. The company is the best rep
srtoire show ever seen In Bennington.
The play presented was 1.-THE Girl
from the Golden East" society
comedy drama with Miss Gladys Grey
and Lorne Elwyn in the leading roles
ably supported by competent com
pany.
All parts were well played. Miss
Grey who Is Vermont girl Is now the
foremost actress appearing in roper
toire and Lorne Elwyn who Is an actor
q great ability have surrounded
themselves with the best company they
have ever had.
The specialties with the show are
artists way above the average. Holmes
and Holmes, merry monarchs of music
and wonderful Wicks ind Lamps, min
strel comedians and Others equally as
good. Tonight the company will be
seen in Sherlock Holmes In "The Grim
son Stain" Davis, the great magic.
ian, will present his wonderful illus
trations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-11
Report Of the Committee StartIes the
Legislature and the Public.
Bingham Alone Is Exonerated Smith Is Censured and
Bulk Of the Blame Is Charged to Howard
Who Doctored Ills Accounts

for Mr. Howard having more time than
either OF the others.
MIR Howard lives nj Craftsbury, ten
miles from Hardwick aud the commit
mlt'ee finds that when starting out on
state business he went 20 Hardwick
the night before and stopped at . hot
oil over night This little matter cost
the state $3.50.
IL was further found that he charged
and collected from the state 1850 for
the use OF his own team 10 taking him
TO Hardwick, Crafsbury not being on
q railroad. On 65 occasions he took
receipts from his hired man, children
or brother for the use OF bis own team
and died these under oath as vouchers
Tor money necessarily paid out when
actually he paid nothing.
IL was found that he visited Spring
field, Mass, three times and Boston
once and charged the expenses TO the
state. He also Is found TO have gone
TO Hanover and stayed over Sunday
with his son at public expense. lie IL
said TO have visited Burlington with
member OF his family and to have at
tended the Republican state convention
on the same basis.
While away from home II was found
TO be bis rule to telephone home every
day, at state expense, 10 take care of
his private business. The report In
closing says
ION the evidence before we find that
In all these specific instances Commits.
sioner Howard rendered no service
and incurred no expense for which the
state was liable; that by means OF
vouchers ard accounts apparently cor
rect on their face, but false In fact, he
has been paid the items above report
ed and we therefore recommend that
an action be brought against Howard
10 recover the same together with such
further proceedings as the evidence
warrants.
The report recommends the continu
ance OF the railroad commission but
under a more rigid auditing system.
The report created great sensation
in the legislature and following Its
reading the House passed the new rail-
road commission bill which fixes the
salary VI the commissioners at 1920
per year with $500 extra for the chair
man instead OF a sum per day and ex-
penses as provided by the present law.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-11
MRS CORA M. LOOMS.
Tribute to the Memory Of Former North
Bennington Resident.

Bethany, a monthly paper published
In connection with the church at Dem
yer, Col, where Mrs Loomis attended
service, in its December issue had the
following tribute to the memory of Mrs
Cora M. LOOMS.
Early Tuesday morning, Nov 9th,
Mrs Cora M. LOOMS entered the bet.
ter land. The Bethany people mourn
with them that mourn. Our brother
LOOMS, his daughter Barbara, aud
Miss Wrisley-Mrs LOOMS sister
we're quite taken by surprise by this
bereavement. The Loomises came to
Denver two years ago last spring,
having spent year In Arizona, for
the sake Of Mrs Eoomis' health. At
times she appeared to improve and
the end that has come seems very sud-
den.
MRS LOOMS was the daughter OF
Baptist deacon of Bennington. VT,
whose home stood next to the church.
It was deeply bred In her to be jealous
In all good works. To the limit OF her
strength, and beyond it, she strove to
be OF service to her church, to her
family, to all In any need or trouble.
She made brave fight with disease,
and the steadfast spirit she manifested
was quickening and reproving to some
OF us who are tempted TO complain
with slight reason The little circle of
Denver people who came to know her
we'll feel that her stay here, all too
short, has brought them help and
blessing. Our prayers rise to the good
Father, who doeth all things we'll, in
behalf of the tru, b ,sband, the faith
full sister, the en- er.hearted little
daughter, 10 whom now the world
seems lonely. A father and mother
and sister have already welcomed
their dear one to the heavenly home.
Death, which separates, also unites.
We sorrow not as those without
hope"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-11
hen Pleasant Pastme That Is All Right Enough Providing
VERMONT QUEEN OF NAVY
New Bsttls'hip Makes 1888 Knots undsr
Most Adysus Conditions.

Boston, Dec. 9.-Driying Into the
face OF u gale and mountainous seas
which swept the decks and completely
covered her with hundreds OF tons OF
Ice, the Vermont, tho newest and most
powerful battleshlp ever built for the
United States navy, went through her
trial trips, both OF speed and endur
ance and proved that she Is the queen
OF the navy.
After being driven up and down the
Maine coast for q iou~-hour speed test
and 2i.bour endurance test, the levi
athan proudly steamed Into harbor
last evening and anchored In mid
stream On the speed test she made a
record OF 1888 knots, and that In the
face OF the most adverse circumstan.
ces. Both wind and sea could not pre-
vail against her. She was mistress OF
the elements. On the endurance run OF
2 hours she averaged 1850 knots,
ploughIng through the heavy seas with
a i0-mile gale dead against her through
4 thick fog and black night.
Never has 4 ship been put 10 such
test and never has ship acquitted
herself more nobly. Although those
who went through the test declare that
not for any money would they want 10
repeat IL, they would not have missed
II. The trial board OF the navy de.
partment who were on board repre-.
senting the navy department stInted no
praise. Some OF them frankly said
that the Vermont stands alone as
seagoing boat. Through II ell there
was not hitch. Her steering geer was
perfect and she turned 10 her own
le-gth, truly remarkable feat for
such q monster craft. Her engines
never ialtered.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-11
SERVE PAPERS ON watkins
Rutland Alderman Must Appear 10 Bank
rup,cy Courts.

Rutland, Dec. 9.-Deputy United
States Marshall f. II. Chapman last
night served papers upon Alderman
Edward S. Watkins Of this city notify.
ing him to appear before Clerk George
r. Johnson as q result OF involuntary
bankruptcy proceedings recently
brought against the alderman by four
Massachusetts firms whose claims az
gregate about $1,000. Watkins must
make appearance within 10 days after
December 5, for the purpose OF arrang.
ing for hearing before Judge James
l.. Martin TO decide II the case shall be
adjudiciated.
This case is OF more than usual in
terest. Some months ago Watkins
brought suit against George c. Nc.
Cloy, second class liquor dealer,
now deceased, for a share OF the prof
its in the business, claiming to have a
tacit interest 10 the concern. At Nc.
Clogs death the creditors held Wat.
kins responsible as surviving partner
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-11

president. Like every other American
gentleman who has a wife TO protect.
undertook TO defend her name from
insinuatlons and charges OF false
hood"
Mr.. Storer then reiterated much that
appeared In his first statement intend
ed for private circulation, he says, and
added that he has four letters bearing
on the controversy as TO the promotion
OF Archbishop Ireland. all OF which, he
says. tend 10 bear out his contention
that he obeyed the explicit instruc
tons of President Roosevelt In acting
as he did with regard to the promo
ton. Continuing, Mr.. Storer said:
Archbishop Ireland told me also
that the president on several occasions
In conversation with him took credit
for the action ne now repudiates.
Everything was all right until a sec
ton of New York churchmen began
to agitate the elevation of another
archbishop than Mgr. Ireland. They
pointed out to Roosevelt that the New
York prelate had at least as much
claim to the red hat as the archbishop
of st. Paul
"This resulted In much perturbation
at the White House, and letters were
sent to me by Roosevelt pointing out
that what might he very appropriate
as the opinion of private citizen
would come with a very bad grace as
president Of the United States.
Every one with grain of sense
knows that. There has never been a
question as to that. | knew in the
entire transaction that ] was not pre-
senting the official views of the presi-
dent. This separation of official and
personal sides of the matter is no
unique.
Mckinley did the same thing. He
favored the elevation of Mgr. Ireland,
but he did not do so as president of
the United States.
"There was no need of violent and
insulting adjectives to show that the
president dislikes me and did not wish
me to remain in the service or to retire
from it in any customary way.
while the past has shown that few
men can differ with either the wishes
or the memory of Mr.. Roosevelt with
out Mt once becoming n scoundrel and
a liar, must make some comments on
what he has given out at the White
House.
"That anything was ever written to
the president by my wife TO the effect
that Mr.. Choate and General Porter
were not proper persons to be ambas-
sadors' Is news to both of us.
"As to Mr. Root, the press in 1901
was full of statements that he might
not be able to remain in the cabinet
on account of health and would be
succeeded by General Porter, which
would leave Paris vacant.
81 quote letter from the president
in answer to what he said was written
by my wife do this both because 1t
is letter for him to be proud Of from
its full appreciation of eminent men
apart from any reference to MYSELF
and also to show that my wife's let
ter, TO which this was an answer, now
spoken of only with a sneer, was con
sldered differently by Mr.. Roosevelt at
the time it was received;
"My dear Maria-You need never
be afraid of writing me or of asking
anything. If it is my power to grant
1t / shall do so. If for any reasons,
whether politicai in the narrow or In
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-11

at 1890 am. 2 p. m.and 7,30. Members
of other churches are invited to join
In the conferences where they do not
conflict with their own. The afternoon
topics will be: GLOW to Reach Men, "
mon Church Going in Vermont" "a
Sample Missionary Meeting" "a
Worlds Call for Christ" Make your
plans tomorrow so that you can be
present Thursday. Supper will be
served at six o'clock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-11
BAPTIST CONFERENCES
At the Baptist Church, Thursday Morning,
Afternoon and Evening.

The Baptist churches of Vermont
are awaki ing to the needs and and OPP
portunities for religious work in their
own state. A series of conferences
began-~last week In Readsboro and
have continued throughout various
parts of the state.
Today the speakers are in Middle
bury and tomorrow in Rutland and
Thursday in Bennington. DR. w. A.
Davidson is leader aud is assisted by
Rev. Arthur st James, DR. W E Witter
DR. G S Spaulding and Mrs II G SAT-
ford, all of Boston.
The services Thursday will begin
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-11

. "A - II q H Z "A "a
Bears tho zIha Kind You Have Always Bought
&'. q &1HAgzMx
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-11
Weather

Much colder tonight. Wednesday
fair, warmer.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-11
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube is inf1am-
ed you have a rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it is entirely clos
ed, Deafness is the result, and unless the
inflammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condi-
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cnre. Send for circulars Tree.
F. CCHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Take Hall's Family for constipation
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-11
DOING THEIR DUTY.
Scores of Brownsville Readers are Learn.
ing the duty of the Kidneys.

To filter the blood is the kidney
duty,
When they fail to do this the
kidneys are sick.
Backache and many kidney ills
follow;
Urinary trouble, diabetes.
Doan's Kidneys Pills cure them
all.
Brownsville people endorse our
claim.
A retired soldier, living in
Brownsville: Texas, says: For
several years past I had trouble
with my kidneys. 1t took the
form Of excessive and too frequent
passages of the kidney secretions.
l often had to get up four or FIVE
times during the night to urinate.
l tried different remedies, but found
no relief from any of them until I
got Doan's Kidney Pills from J. L.
Putegnat & Bros drug store. Be-
fore l had taken one box of this
medicine the action of the kidneys
had become, normal and regular.
From this experience I believe that
Doan's Kidney Pills will cure any
body afflicted with kidney trou-
bles,
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buff
faio, sNew York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan s
and take no other.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-11
To Holders of Life Insurance
Policies In Texas

San Antonio, Tex, Sept.
1906.-The undersigned executive
committee of the Life Insurance
Policy Holders Association, au-
thorized by the meeting of policy
holders at San Antonio last No
vember, respectfully calls your at
tention to certain laws passed by
the Legislature of the State of New
York in March and April last con-
corning life insurance matters. By
these laws, the election of boards
of directors of mutual life in
surauce companies chartered in
that state, were postponed until
December IS, 1906; and on that
date an entire new board of direc-
tors for such companies will be
elected. The election will be I'M
der the supervision of the superin-
tendent of insurance of New York.
No vote shall be cast at such cleo
ton under any proxy executed
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-11

if anything. even nilder and
more favorable than in any other
part Of the Gulf region Why,
then, is our development more
tardv than that Of Our neighbors?
The reason is, apparently, that
our land owners do not seem to
realize the necessity for action on
their part or their actual response
bility in regard to the work of
developing the country. Many
who have lands either have no de-
sire to sell, or use no efforts to
push the sales of their lands. In
the upper and outer country the
land owners are cutting up their
lands into small tracts and offering
at. least a part of them at low
prices to actual settlers. Not only
this, but the land owners are sup
plementing the efforts of the rail-
road companies by advertising
their own lands and employing
active, wide-awake agents to in
duce prospectors to come and buy
of them.
Aud this is what Brownsville
land owners must do if they would
reap their share of the benefits
now available to everyone in this
entire section. Brownsville must
wake up and get in the push. "
Our people need only exert them
selves and pull together for little
while and they will be surprised at
the results they may accomplish.
The Business Mems Club is doing
all it can towards promoting the
development of the town and
country and it is the duty of every
citizen or resident who is in any
way interested in the welfare of
the place to aid that organization
in every way possible. Browns
vile should do her part without
delay.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-11

TEN thousand laborers are need
ed today in the cotton fields and on
the canals and railroad work in this
state. And ten thousand laborers
are probably ready and willing to
come across the border from Mex
leo to fill that want in Texas, but
the immigration laws forbid. 1t is
unfortunate that the law should
place such restrictions upon the
immigration of laborers as to cause
the greatest industries of the coun-
try to suffer for lack Of these very
laborers. Labor contractors are
everywhere searching for hands.
but very few are available. 1t is
considered probable that a large
amount of cotton will be lost, if
sufficient pickerS are not obtained
very shortly.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-11
ROHlNSVILLE SHOULD DO
HER PART.

The great work being done by the
Rock Island Frisco lines in adver-
Using and pushing the develop
ment of this section should encour-
age the people of Brownsville and
this entire section to do their
utmost to second these efforts.
The splendid and expensive adj
vertising literature being published
by the Gulf Coast Line, which is
working i'll conjunction with the
Rock Island Frisco combination,
together with the excursions being
run regularly from Chicago to
Brownsville, are doing everything
that could be done III the matter
of advertising the wonderful re-
sources of :his great Rio Grande
valley. The results of this good
work are seen in the scores upon
scores of prospectors who are con-
Stantly coming to look at the
Brownsville country, goodly
number of whom have already ex-
changed some of their cash for
land in this section.
It must be admitted, however,
that, so far as the immediate
vicinity of Brownsville is concern
ed. the development which might
have been expected from these
agencies has not been so great as
It should have been. Prospectors
are continually coming, but they
go away and buy elsewhere, in
another part of the valley, per-
haps. Yet there is no denying
that we have here as choice land
as can be found anywhere in this
entire section, while the climate is,
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-11

LET us help our Mexican friends
and neighbors to celebrate their
great National holidays. The cor
dial relations existing between the
two nations and the local good
feeling between the two here on
this border should arouse our en-
thusiastic interest in their national
celebration.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-11

proxies executed before that date
are void. In the coming December
election every policy holder whose
/ insurance shall be in force and
shall have been in force for at least
one year before the election. is
entitled to one vote, without re-
gard to the number of policies or
amount of insurance held by him.
That law requires the present
management of such companies to
nominate a ticket for directors and
describe same as the adlninistra-
ton ticket. The law also pro-
vides that 100 or more qualified
voters may also name ticket for
directors. A policy holder must
vote in person, by proxy or by
mail. The law requires such in
surance companies, at least two
months before the election, to mail
to each policy holder, at his last
known post Office address, state
ment of the candidates nominated,
as well by themselves under the
name of administration ticket, .
as any other ticket nominated by
the qualified voters, under
whatever name may have beeu
selected for it. This statement will
contain the name or title by which
the nominations have been de-
signated; and shall have, printed
upon it the name of the company,
post office address OF its home
Office and the number of directors
to be elected, the date of election
and instructions for the use of
ballots or proxies, and leave
space for the signature of the
police holder and a subscribing
witness. These will be sent with
a return envelope properly directed
and Endorsed, leaving a space for
the policy holder to write thereon
his name and post Office address
and the number of at least one
policy held by him. A policy
holder desiring to vote by mail
must indicate the name of the
nominee for whom he desires to
vote, or strike out the names of
those for whom he does not want
to vote, and must sign the same
in the presence of a subscribing
witness; such statement when it is
marked and signed shall become a
ballot. Provision is also made in
the law by which policy holders
may execute proxies and authorize
other persons to vote for them.
This committee respectable sugr
gests to policy holders that it is
better not to execute proxies to
any person, but to vote direct by
mail. We have examined into the
character and standing of the In
ternational Policy Holders As
ISOLATION, aud feel satisfied that
any board of directors nominated
by them will be such as to assure
the safe guarding of the interests
of the policy holders and prevent
in the future the illegal diversion
of funds of the policy holders, and
as far as possible secure the res
titution of those unlawfully divert
ed in the past. We earnestly re-
commend every Texas policy
holder to cast his vote for the
ticket nominated by the Interna-
tional Policy Holders Committee |
and urge all Texas policy holders
to become member of the Inter
national Policy Holders Associa- |
ton, and cooperate with them in
the protection of Our interests. Re
spectfully,
WINCHESTER KELSO, Chairman.
R. G. CALLAHAN, Secy.
Texas papers please copy.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-11
SOUTH BOUND.

Train No. s leaves Sinton at $50 a. III.
Train No. 2 arrives at Kingsville at
1912 p. III.
Arrives at Harlingen at 4:30 p. III.
Arrives at Brownsville at $40. p, III.
Train No. out of Brownsville arrives
at Corpus Christi at $50 p. NJ.
Train No. from Corpus Christi ar
rives in Brownsville at $40 p. III.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-11

THE death of Joseph H. Lam
gridge at Corpus Christi last week
is regretted by the printing frater-
nifty generally throughout South
Texas. Joe Langridge was general
ly known as a master of. the art
preservative of all arts" printer
of perhaps far more than average
ability. He had worked in the
Caller office off and on for num-
Der of years, and that paper mourns
truly the loss of a good and faith
full hand. Men like Joe Langridge
dignity the art of printing.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-11
SAM FoRDYCE BRANCH.

Train No. q leaves Samfordyce at
$50 a. IN; arrives at Harrington at 1880
a. m; and Brownsville at 1920 p. nj.
Train No. II leaves Brownsville at ) p.
m; arrives at Harrington at 4:32, and
Samfordyce at 7:30 p. III.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-11
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-11
SUNDAY SCHEDULE.

The Herald, Daily and Weekly,
is the only paper published in
Cameron county.