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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27
WOULDN'T ALLOW
COOKS RECORDS
ON ROOSEVELT
New Feature of Controversy
Over Polar Discovery
PEARY GIVES HIS REASONS
Justlfies Action on Ground That He
Could Not Assist Rival To
Establish Claim

New York, Sept. 27.-Commander
Robert e. Peary refused absolutely to
allow any of the records or instru-
monts of DR.. Frederick A. Cook to be
brought aboard the steamer Roose-
welt, and was thus instrumental in
causing these records to remain i'm a
cache at Etah. Greenland, according
to Harry Whitney, the New Haven
sportsman, in a dispatch received in
this city by DR.. Cook. The message,
which came as a response to one sent
by DR.. Cook, is as follows:
"Strathcona, via. Indian Harbor and
Cape Ray, n. f., Sept. 25.-Dr. F.. A.
Cook. Waldorf, New York-Started
for home Roosevelt Nothing arrived
for me. Peary would allow nothing
belonging to you on board. Said to
leave everything in cache at Etah.
Met Captain Sam, North Star. Did
not go back after going on schooner
bound for st. Johns. take steamer
home Hope you are well. See you
soon. Good shooting.
(Signed) Harry Whitney"
DR. Cook was questioned as to his
view of the situation created by the
action ascribed to Commander Peary
but he declined to say anything de-
rogatory of his rival. 1T may be that
the Instruments will arrive this year
after ALL" he said, land as for the
records and observations their non
arrival here makes no difference
whatever as l have complete dupli-
Gates, so that there will be no delay in
compiling my story with all its de-
tails"
DIR. Cook did not appear TO be great
ly perturbed by the news he had re-
ceived from Mr.. Whitney He hopes
to see him soon and hear a complete
explanation of the occurrences at
Etah
DR.. Cook denied the report that he
was to bring suit for SANDER against
Peary. There is no truth in the re-
port" he said Il have no intention
Of bringing suit. Naturally | am TAX
ing measures to have everything in
order in case of necessity; but Ihave
never even thought of filing a suit and
I wish to contradict such reports at
once"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27

Portland, Me-, Sept. FIT is learn
ed from source close to Comman-
der Peary that the commander justi-
lies his action of refusing to allow DR..
Frederick A. Cooks instruments or
records on board the homeward bound
steamer Roosevelt on the theory that
he has been aware for some time of
Cooks intention to claim the discov-
cry of the North Pole and that Peary,
therefore, would sanction nothing to
aid this project.
Peary's forthcoming statement con
corning Cook, it was also learned. will
charge that the Brooklyn explorer
cannot produce shoes, sledges or 9th
er equipment which will show the
wear and tear that comes from travel
over Arctic ice This is the first in
timation of any specific evidence
that the commander will produce, al
though he has said from time to time
that he has evidence enough to dis
credit DR.. Cook.
1t seems evident that Peary is de
sirous of issuing his statement i'm the
near future especially since the ar
rival of Harry Whitney at Indian Har-
has no part in the controversy. Com
mander Peary has nevertheless re
ceived messages concerning Whit
ney's progress. He has, however,
made no attempt to communicate
with Whitney and says that he will
make none.
The Roosevelt arrived unexpected
ly yesterday at Eagle Island, Com
mander Peary's home, to leave
Peary's personal belongings and to
receive supplementary orders.
Although all hands on board the
Roosevelt were instructed not to talk
about the Cook controversy, Mat Hen
son, the negro cook, who was with
Peary in his final dash north, said
that he had talked with every Eskimo
who went up with Cook and knew
every one of them, but was not at lib
erty to reveal what he had learned.
Henson said, however, that Cook had
practically no experience when he
went north; that he knew nothing
about building sledges and was abso
lutely inexperienced in driving Eski-
mo dogs, Henson said that he was of
the opinion that Cook could not even
harness a dog correctly.
Captain Bartlett of the Roosevelt
seemed much perturbed over the re-
ports that he had entertained any i'll
feeling because Peary took Henson on
the last dash and left him behind.
Il had no idea of going to the Pole
said Bartlett in a signed statement
issued tonight. 81 went up there ito
help the commander in every way
could according to his orders, but 1t is
an absolute lie to say that | felt bad
about not going to the Pole"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27
BARRED OUT TURKS
Naturalization Bureau Maintains
That They Are Not whites"

Washington, Sept. 21.-Naturaliza-
ton was refused to 2,067 aliens dur
ing the past fiscal year, material in
crease over the rejection of would-be
United States citizens during the pre-
ceding year These cases have pre-
scented many and varied interesting
questions Occasionally the disap-
pointed foreigner has turned to the
courts for relief from the action of
the naturalization bureau of the de-
partment of commerce and labor and
Chief Campbell of that bureau is
drafting a measure which will provide
appeal from the action of the state
courts.
In a case that will be tried before
the United States court next month
the government has opposed the nat
uralization of a Turkish citizen under
the question that he is not a white
person. The courts have constructed
the law specified as barring Chinese
and Japanese and their half breeds
and Burmese, and have held that an
Asiatic is neither a white person nor
a person of African descent within
the statute. The Massachusetts, courts
have held that Congress in designat-
ing the class of persons that could be
naturalized, inserted the qualifying
word white"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27
SERMON WITH A TEXT
President Taft breaches to Big Audi
ence at Mormon Tabernacle

Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 27-In
the pulpit of the famous Mormon tab
ernacle in this city, where four years
ago Theodore Roosevelt, then presi-
| dent, preached a long sermon on right
living and the duties of good citizen
ship, President Taft faced an audi
ence which he said inspired him to try
to follow the footsteps of his prede-
cessor and deliver a preachment
Mr. Taft did preach a sermon, text
and all. The immense audience in the
iiag-draped edifice, the splendid must
cal program of operate and patriotic
selections, the enthusiastic cheering
as President Taft appeared, and the
quick response of the audience to
points which he endeavored to i'm
press upon his hearers. inspired him,
the president declared, with higher
thoughts of country and patriotism"
The presidents sermon was an APP
peal for amity between the people for
attributing the best rather than the
worst motives to the action of others
when possible to do so, and not to
harbor hatred or animosity.
"A soft answer turneth' away wrath
Dul ElltNOuS WOIuS SUI up dDHtTt
was the text Mr. Taft selected from
the Book of Proverbs. The sermon
was homely utterance, largely made
up of a relation of stories to give en-
phasis to points
From the tabernacle the president
was driven to review about 10000
school children. At one point along
the line a thousand or more children
had been arranged in a living flag
Thence the president proceeded to
the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton, where he made a brief address
to men. Lastly, the president attend
ed services especially arranged for
him at the Unitarian church. After !
this unusually busy Sunday morning
he left Salt Lake at noon for Ogden,
where he enjoyed an eighteen-mile
ride through Ogden canyon and made
his third address of the day at Lester
Park
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27
ALL MILITARY DEPARTMENTS
VIII Be Represented at the Albany
Hudson-Fulton Celebration

During the week beginning Octo-
Der 4th, the United States Military
Encampment and Tournament will
take place at Albany, n. Y, and it is
expected that military men from
many other states will be in atten-
dance as spectators.
General Leonard Wood. U. S. A,
will be in camp during the tourna-
ment and General Robert Shaw Oliver
acting secretary of war, will spend a
few days at the camp. The COVER
nors of nine states have been invited
to attend on October 5th. Colonel
Calvin ID. Cowles of the Fifth lnfan-
try will be in command of the camp
which is ideally located at Island
Park just out of the city limits
The cavalry will engage in mount
ed fencing, tent pegging, cutting off
heads, close and extended order drill
ing. Workmanship, riding and many
other stunts. The Infantry troops
will give an exhibition of wall seal
ing, entreRchment building, tent
pitching drills and will run various ra-
ces, such as equipment and obstacle
races. The engineering corps will
also have it's share in the affair as
will the hospital corps. Visitors will
also have a chance to see how the
quartermaster's department provides
for the soldiers on the field, as far as
they can demonstrate with a pack
wagon train.
The encampment will include: In
fantry, one battalion, the band and
the machine gun platoon of the Fifth
Infantry from Plattsburgh Barracks,
y. Y, one battalion and band of 10th
Cavalry, FIT ethan Allen, Vt, Field
Artillery, the battery from TT. Myer,
Va. engineers, one company from
Barracks, Washington ID.
c., Signal Corps from FIT. Niagara, N
Y, Wagon and Pack Train. one wag-
on train complete and one pack train.
Department, detachments
Of cooks and bakers from Washington
Barracks.
Thursday and Friday, October 18th
and Sth will be Albany's days in the
celebration and elab-
Drate plans have been completed for
naval and land parades. The city
viii be most brilliantly Illuminated
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27
FOUR AERoNAUTs KILLED
French Military Balloon collapses 800
Feet in the Air

Moulins, France. Sept. 27.-Four
men were killed when the dirigible
military balloon Republique owned by
the French army, exploded in the air
five miles from here Saturday and
was completely wrecked. The men
killed were Captain Marshall Lieuten-
ant, Chaure, and Sub-Lieutenants
Vincenot and Reux
The balloon, which had been engag-
ed in the recent army maneouvers,
passed over here at a height of one
hundred feet at high speed. appar-
emily under project control. The Off
GERS waived their hands in response
to the cheers from the people below
A few minutes later without any
warning. at a height of over 300 feet,
the airship exploded with a loud re-
port. The wrecked envelope and car
fell to the ground and the men were
crushed TO death.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27
ARLINGTON

Mrs. Batchelder left Wednesday for
a weeks stay at Peru.
Mrs. Eva Coolidge is visiting Mrs.
Ira Garfield in Rutland
Miss Helen Darrow spent Sunday at
her home in Bennington.
DR.. and Mrs. Beattie OF Shushan, N.
Y, were at r. Hard's recently.
S. F. Horning of Chicago visited
friends in town the past week.
Miss Jennie Leggin has been enter
tanning her aunt from out of town.
A number from here attended the
fair at South Walfingford Wednesday.
Miss Anna Welch of Bennington
pent Sunday with Miss nellie Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Welch visit
ed at N. Buffers in Bennington re-
Gently.
Mrs. Samuel Vault after spending
d few days in Bennington has return
ed home.
Miss Cecil Conroy has been unable
to be in school this week on account
of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Storpe enter
tanned the formers aunt from Albany
over Sunday.
Mr.. Babcock of New York after
spending Sunday with his mother and
sister. returned home Monday.
Mrs. Paul Rochester who has been
in town for the past few days has re-
turned to her home in New York.
Charles Leake and daughter and
governess who have been spending
the summer in town left for home on
Mondy morning.
DIR. and Mrs. Campbell of Rochester
VT, who have been visiting Mrs.
Campbell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
X. Batchelder have returned home.
SOPHIA:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27
sHoNTs SUED FOR 100000
Frederick Hipsch Charges Alienation
of His Wife's Affections

New York, Sept. 27.-Theodore p
Shonts, former chairman of the 18th
milan canal commission and now pres
ident of the Interboro Metropolitan
Company of this city, has been sned
for 100000 damages, according to
the World yesterday by Frederick
Hipsch, New York manager for a
Kentucky distillery company whose
wife's affections Mr. Shonts is charg-
ed with having alienated
Through Delaney ID. Nicoll, his at
torney, Mr.. Shonts declared that the
suit is preposterous and is due to
strange case of mistaken identity.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27
MANCHESTER MAN
ENDS LIFE WITH
BULLET
Amos Wells Shoots Himself
Through Head With Revolver
NO KNOWN CAUSE FOR DEED
Had Been Employed at Norcross Mar
BILE Works and Leaves Widow
and Several Children

Manchester, Sept 27.-Amos Wells
of Manchester Center shot himself
through the head with a revolver
about 1890 o'clock this morning and
died an hour later. He had worked
in the Norcross marble mill for long
time. The cause of the deed is not
known. He is survived by wife and
several children.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27
CAPTURED BY MORO PIRATES
Report That Crew of Revenue Cutter
Sora Was Murdered

Washington, Sept, 26.-lmuiries are
being made by the insular bureau OF
the War department regarding the re
port from Manila that the little rev,
enue cutter, Sora has been captureu
by Moro pirates and her crew OF four
teen murdered. No official advlees
have been received yet at the war
department. ,,,o,,
The Sora is only small craft which
is used in Philippine waters by the
revenue authorities.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27
SMALL CHECKS NOT ILLEGAL
No Change is Made in the New Penal
Code

Washington, Sept. 27.-Treasury Of
ficials have been swamped with in
quiries whether the new penal code
prevents the writing of checks foi
less than dollar Mail order houses
and others are much wrought up over
it, as the language of one section
seems to prevent such checks The
solicitor of the treasury holds that
checks below a dollar are valid. AS
a matter of fact. no change has been
made in the law by the new code Tho
particular section refers to whatever
may circulate as lawful money and
not to individual or bankers checks,
1t was enacted in 1862
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27

Charles James Bell was born in
Walden, March 10, 1S45. He was a
farmer by trade and was educated in
the common schools and Peacham
academy. He was a member of Co
b., 18th Vermont ,olunteers, and sub
sequently enlisted in Co C, LIST Yer
mont Cavalry He was elected
member of the House of Representa-
tives from Walden in 1882 and was
one of Caledonia countys senators in
1894. He was appointed a member
of the state board of agriculture in
1896 and served until 1902 In 1904
he was elected governor of the state
by a majority of $4,000, serving until
1906. He was treasurer of the state
grange from the time of its organiZa-
ton in 1872 and was elected master
in 1902, serving until 1904. During
his administration, the membership
of the order was greatly increased,
and it was reckoned a very positive
factor in his nomination as candidate
for governor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27
STOCK QUOTATIONS
Noon Quotations from j. r. Wllllston
G Co., 70 Bennington Security Co

The following noon quotations were
resolved today by the Bennington Sc
curity company from j. R. Williston
& Co. of New York by special wire:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27
CERTAIN CALDWELL is DEAD
Explorer Started Two Years Ago TO
Cross Northern Canada

ottawa, Sept. 27-It is now almost
certain that George Caldwell. the ex-
plorer, has persisted in the Canadian
North with the two natives who set
out with him three years ago to cross
Canada from Hudson's bay to go out
to Slave lake and down to Edmonton
and civilization.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27
EX-GOVERNOR BELL
DIED SUDDENLY
IN NEW YORK
Former Chief Executive Expires
at Railway Station
HEART FAILURE THE CAUSE
Taken III While Attending Opening
Exercises of Hudson-F
Celebration

New York. Sept 27-The body of
Charles Bell. former governor of
Vermont, who died suddenly in the
Grand Central station Saturday as he
was about to board a train and start
for his home in Walden, VT, was re-
moved from the city morgue to an
undertaking establishment yesterday
and later sent to his home.
Ex Gov. Bell came here Friday to
witness the naval pageant in connec-
ton with the Hudson-Fulton celebra-
ton, but he felt i'll and decided to
hasten home. He had been staying at
the Manhattan hotel here. When he
was overcome a physician from the
stations emergency hospital who
was summoned, said that death was
due to heart failure.
Identification was made through
papers found in the pockets.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27

st. Johnsbury. Sept 27.-The body
of Elk Gov. Charles j. Bell who died
suddenly Saturday in New York City
arrived here today. 1t is expected
that the funeral will be held Wednes-
day afternoon, with services at the
house and later at the Congregational
church in East Hardwick, of which
Mr.. Bell was a member.
1t has been learned here that the
ex-governor planned to meet his wife
at Littleton, n. H., where she has
been visiting, and return home with
her. Mrs Bell reached home last
evening.
Besides his wife Ex-Gov. Bell is
survived by two daughters, Jennie
and Adine, both of Walden, and a sis
ter, Miss Julia Bell with whom Mrs.
Bell has been visiting at Litueton. n
II.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27
Umbrellas

Duxbak, too. They
won't wet through-norV
will the color run. Para
goff frames made of rust
less wire. Good enough
for a gentleman-ch ca p
enough to lose, $1.OO.
Others with more elegance
up to $500.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27

SOPHIA:
TazassA.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-17
PROMINENT WOMEN TO
ATTEND CONGRESS MONDAY

Washington. April 16.-Many prom
inent women reached here today to
attend the congress of the Daughters
nj the American Revolution. which
opens Monday.
Mrs. William Cummins Story. of
New York, 'insurgent" candidate for
prcsident-general and a large number
of delegates from the east arrived
tonight and established headquarters.
Mrs. Story heads that faction termed
the conservative" party. and is max
ing the race against Mrs. Matthew
I Scott, OF Illinais. the choice OF the
administration" forces.
Following the lead of Mrs. Mclean,
president-general of the society, who
announced yesterday that she would
not attend at tea to be given tomor-
row by Mrs. James s Sherman. Mrs.
Scott stated tonight that she also
would be absent
Mrs. Story will be in the receiving
line at the tea. Mrs. Sherman hav-
ing selected her because she is state
regent of New York, Mrs. Sherman's
homo state. and her close personal
friend.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-17
BAM BERGER BUYS
PROPERTY OF MANY

Simon Bamberger has disposed of
the controversy In this city as to
whether his railroad grade In the
neighborhood of Thirty-second and
Wall streets was damaging the adjoin-
ing property by buying all the prop
erty claimed TO be damaged This was
done by arbitration. since the recent
protest Of the property owners was
made before the city council. and the
deeds OF transfer were placed on rec
ord yesterday. In the arbitration Carl
c. Rasmussen represented the Salt
Lake &c ogden Railway company and
S. e. Stephens. John C. Ellis and B.
H. Goddard represented various prop
erty owners.
Seven lots with a house and barn
were bought from Charles Plncock for
$2.775; two lots with a house and
barn were bought from G. II. Van
Leeuwen for $4,000: two lots with a
house and barn were bought from R.
C. Carr for $3.50 The vacant lots
brought from SIPS to $3.50, compared
with S25 to $40 for which they were
offered three years ago.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-17
DISPUTE A QUESTION
OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS

Omaha, April 16-E. A. Cudahy
vice president and general manager of
the Cudahy Packing company, discuss
ing the Topeka indictments, said to-
day.
The dispute between the govern
ment and ourselves is simply queS-
tion OF chemical analysis. For some
time we have been aware that the gov
ernment officials have been taking
samples of our butterine all over the
country. These samples, they claim.
show the infinitesimal use of artificial
coloring matter. We have had similar
samples submitted to the leading
chemical analysis before United States
chemists and they have assured lis the
butterine was not colored. Every
man In our employ In our Kansas City
butterlne factory-the only place
where we make butterine. having a
knowledge of the manufacture of the
goods. has made affidavit that no color
Ing matter has been used. AS the
goods were sold by us as uncolored
goods and by our customers to the
trade as such. there has been no at
tempt on our part to defraud the gov
ernment of revenue"