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The daily tribune., 1909-02-25

Attendance at the revi vol meeting
at the Presbyterian church last night
was the largest since last Sunday
night, there having been over 400
present. Sunday night, Of course
was the biggest night, and the build
ing was taxed to the utmost. Rev
Chandler was the speaker last night
and dwelt upon evil conditions
throughout the country generally.
There was some interest manifested
last evening and the church people eI-
pect that some good 10 bound to come
out of the present activities. The at
tendance 1t the afternoon prayer
meeting WAS also Increased. the mum.
ber increasing from ioa Tuesday after
noon to ii9 The attendance at this
meeting Monday afternoon was 10.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-22
FRANK 3. HOWE, Editor and Publisher

The hot spell seems to have turned
the thoughts of the public away from
the governorship toward naying,
which is a more profitable channel, If
haying in Vermont can be called
channel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-22
No Special Lesson Wanted

II is not a deficit; it is only short
age But a shortage in any of the
state departments is a step towards a
state deficit. If there were a short.
age in all the departments there would
surely be a deficit, and there might
be, otherwise. However, a shortage
of funds in the department of justice
produces an uncomfortable feeling
among the tax payers. although ii is
not a matter for worry. In setting
aside an amount for the administra-
tion of justice, the committee simply
did not guess right-for 1t is a matter
of guesswork as to future expenses
In some ways the predicament is
find themselves when money from the
highway fund nas all been used before
the roads have received the necessary
repairs. But in the latter case, the
selectmen may provide more money
ing may cease; while in the depart
ment of justice the courts must con-
tinue their work, and there is no way
for further appropriation for pay.
ment of bills except by special session
Of the present legislature And Lord
aelp us, If that body ever gets togeth-
er again!
Lieutenant Governor Mead has loan
ed $4,000 to tide matters over, and
is willing to run the risk OF there ever
being vote taken to refund him his
money. He isn't worrying though; and
the state feels relieved by this easy
way out of the Observation-Disclosures
derry Sitter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-22

In connection vita the argument
over highways and automobile traffic
that is being INDUCED in by the state
papers it may be of interest to note
that across the line in New York and
Massachusetts, notices have been post
ed this year on the state roads re-
questing the drivers of motor cars not
to follow the track of preceding cars.
The theory is that If each one will
vary its track a trihe there will be
less rutting of the road and the entire
roadbed will be kept in better condi-
ton. Drivers of teams on dirt roads
might well profit from the same les
son. One of the meanest OF roads,
especially in a clay district, is where
one team has followed exactly in the
track of others until narrow, crooked
ruts are formed which are dangerous
and disagreeable for wheeled traffic
of all kinds. Taking proper care of
what we nave is the first step toward
increasing our resources in any line.
The more money that can be saved in
highway repairs the more there will
be available for new construction.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-22
FINDS RING LOST FROM TRAIN
italian Returns il to e. r. Mathews
and Gets 500 Reward

Providence, X. L., June 21.-A re-
markable search for diamond ring,
lost from fast train between New
York and Boston, ended Saturday
when the gem. the property of f. X.
Mathews, of New York, was returned
to him by Thomas FERNANDO, an Ital-
ian workman, who received 800 re-
ward. AT the request of Mr.. Math-
ews a gang Of sixteen section hands
search every inch of the road bed be
tween Attleboro and Wexford juno
tion for two days.
Mr.. Mathews lost the ring while us
ing folding washstand in state
room on the Shore Line express. He
called the porter and the tank that
holds waste water was searched with
out result. He then got into commun-
ication with the authorities, Offering
TO pay for an extended search.
FERNANDO found the ring on the
track in Providence and showed it TO
the foreman of his gang, who pro
nounced it worthless, and the Italian
threw ii into heap of scrap metal at
his home from which it was recover
ed. Mr. Mathews declares that the
ring was a CLINT from his father, for
ty-niner, and was fashioned from the
first nugget of gold taken out by him
in California.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-22
The Price of Gas.

In order to settle a dispute over
what should be an equitable price for
gas in the village of Bennington, The
Banner makes the suggestion that the
trustees of the village and the gas
company get together and that the
latter submit its books for inspection
in a closed session in order that the
trustees may decide what would be a
reasonable price to ask. The com
pany is now charging $l.75, whereas
a petition in circulation asks for the
former rate of $1.32. The Banner
finds that the average price in Barre,
Montpelier, Springfield and Brattle-
boro is from $l55 to $1.65 and il
thinks that SLIGO would be fair price
for Bennington. Moreover, to get at
the fairest price for the gas company
and the consumer, the contemporary
suggests the gettogether meeting of
the trustees and the officials of the
gas company, with the company's
books as the chief source of informa-
ton. The suggestion is a novel one
and if followed out in Bennington
would soon render the duties of the
public service commission much light
I'll IMAM tllSy pipiHiSN W NC. ~ 10
one of the duties of the public service
commission to determine, on petition,
if there are overcharges on the part
of public service corporations, and
this Bennington disagreement might
properly come under this heading.
However, if the local parties are
able to get together without recourse
to the state commission, so much the
better, with correspondingly better
feeling between the village of Ben
nington and its gas company. The
Banner states the case as follows:
The village has competent and pub
lie spirited board of trustees. They
are business men who want to do
right by the village and by the bust
ness interests acre. Why shouldn't
the gas company take its books before
the trustees at an executive session
and the trustees and the directors of
the company go over the question full
ly and fairly and in detail? A settle
ment might then be reached through
actual knowledge that would save
trouble, hard feeling and, perhaps, ex-
pensive litigation" Since Benning-
ton seems bound to take the matter to
the public service commission any
way, perhaps it would be the best
course for the gas company to have
this conference with the village trus-
tees.-Barre Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-22
A GRAND WlNDUP
Capt. Collins Pitched the Game of His
Life for Vermont Yesterday

Burlington, June 2l.-Capt. Ray Col
Inns wound up his four years baseball
career at the University of Vermont
Tuesday afternoon by pitching his col
lege to a to victory over Pennsyl
vania State college. Collins struck
out nineteen men and allowed but five
hits while he didn't pass single man.
Collins will join the Boston Americans
after his graduation from college. Yes
terday's was the last game for Yer
mont, the team closing with a record
of thirteen victories and nine defeats.
Following the game the members OF
the Vermont team met and elected NJ
J. burlington Of Pownal as their cap
tain for next season. The election
was unanimous. burlington has
caught for the varsity team three
years and is considered the best cat
cher that Vermont has ever had and,
by many, the best catcher in the col
lege world In throwing bases Bur
rington has always eXcelled. particu-
larly this season, and his judgment OF
the different situations that quickly
arise in base ball has always been ex-
cellent His election, no doubt, will
unanimously please the teams admir-
ers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-22
A SKIN Of seauty - a JOY Forever.

affairs. In Montpelier the grand list
was over $4,000 more than year ago
and in Barre as in Montpelier the
largest gain came in personal proper
ty rather than real estate contrary to
the experience in the state in the last
few years. Montpelier Journal.
What can be expected of Vermont
when its largest city, Burlington
shows a loss of 167 taxable polls p
Barre Times.
Evidently our friend in Barre did
not make a very close scrutiny of con-
ditions right at home and in the
neighborhood before ii voiced its little
doubt.
Burlington will have to explain its
own losses as best it can. st. Adams
on the other hand, can show an in
crease of So polls over last year, an
increase of $3.50 in the valuation of
real estate over last year and an in
crease of Sl71,2 in personal proper
ty over last year.
Vermont is slowly but surely moving
ahead. and st. Adams is doing its fair
part.-St. Adams Messenger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-22
MANY DELEGATES EXPECTED
Vermont Pharmaceutical Association
to Meet at Rutland Today.

Rutland, June 22.-There is every
prospect for an unusually large atten-
dance at the state convention of the
Vermont state pharmaceutical associ-
alton to be held at tne Prospect house
at Lake Bomoseen June %, % and "a
Druggists and travelling men will be
present from all parts of Vermont and
from Massachusetts, New Hampshire
and New York state. Entertainment
has been provided for the women
members on the steamer Arthur b.
Cook which has been chartered for
Wednesday. The program will be as
follows:
Tuesday-Arrival of members and
assignment of rooms, dinner, informal
entertainment and concert, dancing.
ednesday-Address of welcome by
Lieut. Gov. J. A. Mead and response
by Pres. Warner, business meeting,
ball game between the Knights of
the Road and Knights of the Mortar
and Pestel, dinner, concert and dance.
ursday-Business session and
athletic sports.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-22
GOOD WORK
Done Daily in Bennington-Many citl-
zens Tell of II

Nearly every reader has heard of
Doans Kidney Pills. Their good work
in Bennington still continues, and our
citizens are constantly adding endorse
ment by public testimony. No better
proof of merit can be nad than the ex-
perience of friends and neighbors.
Read this case:
Henry Pulver living at 172 Beech
street, Bennington, VT, says: about
year ago my kidneys began to both.
err me. My back became lame and
sore and | was subject to headache
and dizzy spells. The kidney secre-
lions also caused me a good deal of
annoyance. Being advised by friend
to try Doan's Kidney Pills, did so
and noticed an improvement in my
condition in a short time. When |
had finished the contents of two box
es of this remedy, the backache and
other symptoms of my kidney trouble
became things of the past. | am glad
to endorse Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
take no other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-22
VAN sLEET BEST YET
Broke All Previous Records to Reach
Boston Common,

Pittsfield, Mass, June 21.-After
almost four hours of a honeymoon trip
in the balloon Pittsfeld, at night Mr..
and Mrs. Roger H. Burnnam were
again arrived safely on earth yester-
day. They had some thrills due to
mishaps while sailing In the darkness,
but after daylight came safe landing
was made on the farm of Ralph Gil
key, at Holebrook, fourteen miles
from Boston Common and lis miles
from Pittsfeld. from which the bal
loon sailed early this morning. The
party went up at 1910 and came
down at 4:30, thus having been up
three hours and fifty minutes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnham were mar
ried yesterday noon at Woods Holl.
Cape Cod, and then came to Pittsfield
for the balloon trip. The ascension
was made from the aero park here.
After getting away from the crowd of
5000 persons who threatened the
lives OF the bridal couple and their
pilot, William Van Sleet, by jumping
over the ropes into the danger zone,
the balloon lifted itself to an eleva-
ton of $500 feet and then began its
drift into total darkness.
Just as daylight was breaking
about o'clock, Van Sleet discovered
an observatory and then water. Later
he found that this was the Blue Hill
Observatory and the water was Bos-
ton Bay. He prepared for a descent,
and on approaching the Gilkey Or
chard. he let out the anchor. 1t caught
in tree and held, the balloon de-
scending so lightly that there was not
a jar as the basket came to earth.
the rip cord was not used.
The balloon broke all records of
attempts to reach Boston from Cen
trail Massachusetts and makes 1t
claimant for the trophy offered by
Boston newspaper TO the balloon
which landed nearest the capital with
in year The previous record was
a landing about twenty-six miles in an
air line from Boston. while the Pitts
field came within fourteen miles of
the city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-22

Some of the larger towns in Yer
mont are gloating over an increase in
poll list or explaining a decrease as
the case may be. Bennington is in
the latter class. the number of polls
listed tnis year being q less than last
year. 1t is fairly evident that the
population of Vermont is not increas-
ing by leaps and bounds and yet it is
probable that next years census will
show a greater increase in population
than any proceeding decade for many
years. The larger towns have been
growing some while the smaller ones
have not been losing as they did for
the forty years that the east was
peopling the western states with some
of its best blood.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-22

Senators Page and Dillingham;
voted for the Senate amendment
raising the tariff on newsprint paper
from 81 to 81 per ton. Thus YER
mont paper mills, employing fewer
hands, at smaller wages, with less
invested capital. are given the advan-
tage over Vermont printers, closely
associated though they may be with
the educational progress of the state.
Rutland Herald.
Cheer up, Perhaps they will write
us home letter telling us why they
think well of us but vote for the paper
trust With apologies to Kipling:
High noon above the spruce tops,
The sky is blue and staring
Vermont is far from Washington.
They will drink our healths at dinner,
Those who tell us how they love US,
And forget us till election year comes
on.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-22
Vermont cities GAMMA

IF all the tons and cities in taa
state showed the gain in the grand list
that Montpelier and Barre have there
would be no question but that the new
Vermont had got a substantial hold ON
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-22

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it also has instructions under the statue
to make recommendations to the leg1s-
lature to it's quality when. in its judg-
ment such recommendations ought to be
made.
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He was their own expert, v no had been
making these Investigations or analyses
for the Brooklyn board of health He
went over the evidence, and that is the
conclusion he came to. In the letter
which accompanies the analyses which he
made for the Brooklyn board of health
he says:
Concerning the question of the danger
to health resulting from the use of these
gases. it is. of course, known that the
principal dangerous constituent is carbon
monoxide Tor what is commonly called
carbonic oXide). Both these gases con-
tain considerable quantities of this con-
stituent.
Both, If inhaled. would produce bad
effects, and If inhaled to a sufficient eX-
tent both would cause death. i do not
think, however, that the difference In the
percentage of the monoXide present in the
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The Question of Cost.


Mr.. BARKER-There is a conviction
that water gas might be made more
economically. as Il practical matter: that
it can he made of a better quality; that
Is. of a higher candlepower. and that it
can be used with exceptional facility in
the manipulation of large works, espe-
cially in combination with coal gas, be-
cause it. is In combination with coal gas
that is to say, in the form of mixed
gas, coal and water-that illumina ting
gas is made practically now throughout
the country.
There is an opinion, well settled.
think. among engineers that in most
places the effort to manufacture either
coal gas or water gas alone and exclu-
Sively might be more costly than to man.
ufacture the two together. That is. how
ever, in a measure a question of locality
and could not be laid down as an abso-
lutte rule. but it is Il popular method and
| is such because of the economies Incl
| dent to it
Mr. SIMS-In connection with the
Massachusetts, or Boston, case 1 infer
| from what you say 1t was urged on the
part OF those advocating the manufac-
ture of water gas that in Boston 1t would
be cheaper to make water gas or a com.
bination. than to make a coal gas excIu-
sively?
Mr. BARKER-At that time
| Mr. SIMS mean at the time the
matter was before the Legislature
| Little Public Interest.
| Mr. BARKER-Yes. Then. again there
was very little public interest in the
proposition at any time, and prior tc
1890 the new interests which had come
into Boston had bought out the old in
| terests. and when the contest between
the two interests ceased the public in.
| terest practically ceased in the matter.
|
pcting gas companies, they did not have
as much interest as they did?
| Mr. BARKER-Yes.
| Mr. SIMS-Upon what line of compe-
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mixed gas of the percentages that have
| been stated here. | should expect that
| If they were required to make coal
gas, it would require very substantial
addition to their present investment to
| construct the works to begin with.
Cost for Installation.
Mr. SIMS-Then. would the current ex-
penses Of manufacturing gas after the
| works had been changed be greater also
| Mr.. BARKER-I should expect they
would be somewhat greater.
| Mr.. SIMS-In other words. they could
| not furnish gas to the consumer as cheap
| as they can if the present method is con-
| tinued.
Mr. BARKER-I should expect not
Mr.. SIMS-I am asking you these ques-
tons because we have before us bills to
| reduce the price of gas. l wanted to know
| what bearing 1t would have on that.
| Mr.. BARkER-One of the serious prob
is governed by the market for the
| residuals, coke and tar but If exclu-
| sively coal gas were to be made in city
| OF this size 1 should expect it would be
very difficult to make good market for
| the coke. and that would seriously affect
the net cost of the coal gas.
| Mr. SIMS-And the retail price to the
consumer is affected to that extent?
| Mr.. BARkER-I think that would fol-
| low.
| Mr. SIMS-But as between economy and
| safety. life and health, you would adj
wise us to take the side of life and health ?
Mr.. BARkER-1es. sir; If it can be
| clearly shown that 1T exists, which we
have not been able to find.
Explains His Presence.
Mr. SIMS-Did the chairman of the COM
mittee request your presence, or how are
you appearing? That has no effect on
your testimony. but it is well enough to
know.
Mr.. BARKER-I supposed
Mr.. SIMS-I did not know whether
you were a committee witness or a wit
ness invited by the gas company. It has
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Endless Opinions Possible.
OF course, it is possible, ! suppose. to
have an almost endless multiplication a.
opinions like this. / have quoted from
men recognized the world over as very
eminent in their speciality.
The committee has had suggested TO
It certain alternatives. Suppose the
Washington Gas Light Company cuts
out its water-gas plant altogether, you
make it go back 10 a coal-gas basis, ana
your candlepower drops. necessarily. from
the coal gas alone TO about sixteen can
dies Ii has been suggested here that
16-cande gas. with a good heating
power, in the future would fill the bill
What II may do in the future is very
mathematical What 1t is doing now is
simply this that the use OF the mean
descent burner. what is known as the
Welsbach burner, is very limited, II you
consider the entire amount OF gas con-
sumed.
| think I am very safe I'm saying that
in New York city not 20 per cent Of all
the gas consumed by the public gener-
ally is used in this way. The old fiat
flame burner Is the burner of today. l
Judge some what by the appearance or
shops well-lighted store windows and
things of that sort and that does not
give any indication of any very material
change in that respect.
Mr. SIMS-Is il practical to use the
Welsbach burner generally for all ilium-
nation in house,
Mr. Lowell can be used anywher"
YOU have a gas producing heat.
Mr. SIMS-It can be used with the VS.
ter gas just the same?
Could Not Keep UP Candlepower.
Mr.. LONE-Exactly. with the uncar-
bureted water gas. even. 1t can be used
with natural gas. or any gas that gives
a heat, simply to raise this mantle TO
of hot
| do not think that the mantle question
comes into this at all because I cannot
see that the condition is going to be inn
proved by cutting out water gas and sim
ply depending the use Of mantles.
which people do not use. II you VIII
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Effect on Coal Supply.

BARN fLfS-1 eSJ SiI
Mr.. SIMs-lf the manufacture of water
gas is entirely excluded by law by the
states and the nation. will 1t not make
a greater draft upon the use of the coal
supplies of the country than it otherwise
would?
Mr. BARKER-Its draft would be en-
tirely upon a certain specific line of coal
supply, but it certainly would greatly In
crease the draft upon that line of coal
supply. AZ you understand, for the man
ufacture of coal gas there Is only a par
ticular grade of coal suitable, and that
is found only in a narrow belt in this
country-in the Pennsylvania and West
Virginia belt.
Mr.. SIMS-And is that kind Of coal high
~ useful for other purposes than making
gas?
Mr.. BARKER-Yes. sir, for steel pur-
poses.
Mr.. SIMS-One of the best Goals We
have?
Mr.. BARKER-Yes, sir
Mr.. SIMS-So that the manufacture OF
water gas takes off to that extent the
burden from that reserve of a particular
character of coal supply?
Mr.. BARKER-Yes, sir.
Mr.. SIMS-And makes an argument In
favor of the use of water gas, if it car
be done safely?
Mr.. BARkER-I think so, as you sug-
gest it. l never had it occur to me in
that way before. l think perhaps that is
true.
A Poor Assumption.
Mr.. TAYLOR-I will ask you anotnel
question. Did not the discovery Of nat
ural gas in certain places reduce the
drain on coal?
Mr.. BARKER-Yes, sir.
Mr. SIMS-And also the process OF max
| ing water gas?
Mr.. RKER-Yes, sir.
Mr.. SIMS-We are trying to look at this
| from all points. With the same fixtures
and fittings, the same carefulness and the
same carelessness, averaging the city
over, taking gas that is now manufac.
tured, stated being so per cent upon
| the average of water gas, which would
| be to the interest of the public in the
way of safeguarding against accidents
| and ill-health to use the gas part water
| and part coal as now used, or to use Goa
gas exclusively?
Mr.. BARkER-I think you would get
very much the same results either way.
Mr. SIMS-ln other words, you say tina,