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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-05
SOUTH sHAFTssuRY


F. Eddy was in Hoosick Falls and
Bennington on Saturday.
John Dunlap visited his nephew. t.
/ Dunlap a day or SO last week.
Mrs. "A b. Hawkins visited on
Thursday at Mrs. Leland Loomis.
N. H. Hawkins and son have been
putting a slate roof on their store.
Miss Anna Pleasant visited at her
uncle Frank Becker's part of last
week.
G. E. Moon and wife have spent a
week with relatives in Springfield,
Mass.
F. E. Rice and wife went to Pitts
field on Saturday to visit their sons
family.
Mrs. L. w. Cole went to Sunderland
on Friday to visit her mother at E.
Graves.
Walter Bronson and Lester Pleas
ant have been across the mountain
with horses to sell or dispose of some
of them.
Mrs. Henry Pleasant went over to
her brother Hugh Cones last week
to see his wife who is in a serious
condition, entirely helpless from the
effects of rheumatism.
G. G. Hall left town on Saturday
for his home. He enjoyed visiting
his old friends. Always likes to visit
the town where he lived 20 years.
Every time he returns he finds some
gone to their long home. Many new
faces also greet him.
Mrs. Stella Barrett and her two
daughters are making their farewell
visits for this season in town. They
are guests at her uncle5 T. II. Dunlap
fat-this- writing Mrs. Barrett expects
to join her husband, Rev. Mr. Barrett
at Rutland on Saturday and go on %
their new charge.
Through a letter to John Bradish
from our former pastor, Rev. Mr.. Kerr
we are advised of the death of an
other former pastor, Rev. Charles
| Bradford. His disease was cancer
and he was not sick many months. Rev
Mr. Kerr preached his funeral ser
mon. The family have the sincere
sympathy of many warm friends.
We are looking for rare treat
having an opportunity to take a trip
through Europe. The above enter
tainment will be giyensin Cole hall
as noted in Monday evenings issue of
the Banner. The admission is very
little for fine views. Circulars have
been distributed and every one should
be interested in our village Improve
ment society's work. First class
music is guaranteed. All come.
The notice that should have appear
ed in last weeks issue did not and 1t
was an oversight on the part of sec
rotary of the Literary association.
Next Saturday all out standing books
must be returned. No books let out
for one week as the society will have
to take an account of the stock of
books, repair and renew our subscrip-
tions before taking out any more
books.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-05
PERU

Otto Coolidge has returned from
her trip to New York.
Frank Lord has returned from
New York to superintend the work
on his house.
Mr.-and Mrs. Quackenbush are en-
tertaining their niece from Hoosick
Falls for a short time.
Beautiful autumn weather. Foliage
is getting brilliant. Every one busy
harvesting the crops which are I'M
usually good.
Miss Mary Prouty returned to her
home here on Sunday from Mrs.
Stones in Londonderry, where she
has been quite i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Farnum of
Newport, r. l., are spending two
weeks at their home here with their
son, Joseph Farnum.
Mrs. Kate Walker has returned
from Manchester for a few weeks
stay. Mrs. Walker expected to spend
the winter in Manchester.
Several from here attended the
fair at Brattleboro last week and
quite a delegation are planning to at
tend the fair at Roundville.
DR.. b. F.. Millington is moving his
goods into the cottage opposite the
store. We are very glad the doctor
is to be resident of our town.
Foleys Honey and Tar clears the
air passages, stops the irritation in
the throat, soothes the infiamed mem
branes and the most obstinate cough
disappears. Sore and inflamed lungs
are healed and strengthened and the
cold is expelled from the system. ne
fuse any but the genuine in the yell
low package -Quinlan's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-05

Some people seem to think that Dr.
Kidder ought not to be lieutenant
governor for fear that his slight STAN
mer may interfere with his useful
ness as a presiding officer. We
thought that it was generally conceded
that the average Vermont senate is
slow enough not to overtake even a
much less rapid talker than DR.. Kid
der. We would respectfully suggest
that it might be a good idea to get a
dumb man for president of the Sen
ate and another for speaker of the
House, then, possibly, both bodies
might stop to do a little thinking be-
fore they vote.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-05

Mr.. F. C. Fritz, Oneonta, N. Y,
writes My little girl was greatly
benefited by taking Foley's Orino Lax
alive and / think it is the best rem
edy for constipation and liver trou-
BILE" Foley's Orino Laxative is mild
pleasant and effective and cures hab
itual Observation-Disclosures Phar
macy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-05
FIR SK Z aOyt Editor suc Publish,

A Fleetwood club has been formed
at Morrisville to promote the candid
acy of Frederick G. Fleetwood for the
governorship. There is good deal
of enthusiasm back of Fleetwood in
this campaign and the old timers
who think they can easily poke him
over to one side may well watch out.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-05

which is a degree and one half below
the average for September for 36
years.
The total amount of precipitation
was 2.SS inches which is .33 of an
inch less than the average rainfall for
SO years In September 1908 the
rainfall only amounted to ga of an
inch.
During the month there were 8
clear days, l. partly cloudy and 10
cloudy. A light frost occurred on the
49,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-05
SEPTEMBER WEATHER
Last Month Was Colder Than Aver
ace for SO Years.

The monthly meteorological sum-
mary issued by the U. S. weather bur
eau at Albany gives the following in
teresting data concerning last months
weather The highest temperature
recorded was IS on the 14th and the
lowest 40 on the Goth. The mean
temperature for the month was 81,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-05
CANNED LOBSTER FATAL
Clarence o. Perkins of Rutland Died
of Ptomaine Poisoning

of Ptomaine Poisoning
Rutland. Oct. 5.-Clarence o. Per
kins, senior member of ---- firm of +.
d. Reyes & Co., wholesale grocers,
died this morning at 1880 o'clock of
ptomaine poisoning probably due to
eating canned lobster. He was Ill
only three days.
Mr. Perkins was one of the city's
foremost men and he had been iden-
tilted with the grocery business here
since 1872. He had been a member
of the Keyes firm since 1888. He was
a director in several western banks
and former director of the Clement
National bank of this city.
Mr. Perkins was born in this city
in 1856, and had always lived here.
He leaves a wife and three daughters,
all of this city, and several sisters,
and brothers. one of whom is Marsh
o. Perkins of Windsor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-05
MASSAGE

Scientifically given by professional
medical masseuse of New York. All
nervous troubles and deformities in
cnildren speciality. Treatment Civ
en- at ladies' residences or at office
Inquiries or appointments.-Miss M
Williams, AL Main street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-05
RAN RECORD MARATHON
Distance Covered is 2:32:4o by HoI-
mer-St. Yves Collapsed

Montreal, Oct. 5.-Henry ST. Yves,
the famous French long distance run
ner, collapsed in the 23rd mile of a
race here today. Physicians who ex-
amined him declared that his heart
was affected and that he probably
will be unable to run again.
His opponent, Hans Holmer OF Que
bee, finished strong, covering the
Marathon distance in 2.32:40. a new
record if the track is found to meas
ure correctly. OF this there is some
doubt. Today's defeat of St Yves
gave Holmer his sixth straight vic
tory since June st. Yves was lead
ing but few yards when he went
down and out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
MAKE IT SUPREME
Senator Cummins of Iowa In
PRODUCES a Bill
Giving Commerce Commission
Control of Rates.
WIPES OUT OLD LAW.
Is Practically a Substitute for
Existing Legislation.
Question of ReasOnableness of
Rates Eliminated,

r. Washington, Dec. 10.-A controversy
over railroad legislation will be precipi-
tated in congress this winter, which in
Importance promises to surpass the
legislative conflict over railroad rates
four years ago.
The first gun was fired today by Sem
ator Cummins of Iowa, when he intro
duced bill proposing radical changes
in the interstate commerce act In a
large sense the Cummins measure is a
substitute for the present interstate
commerce act.
1t is expected that a measure propoS-
ing amendments to the law will be in
troduced early in January by Senator
Elkins, which will differ from the Cum
minis bill in many important details.
In brief, the Cunmins bill requires
the interstate commerce commission to
prOmulgate a uniform classification of
freight and to prepare plan for the
statement of freight rates which shall
hereafter be made in a uniform way
The carriers are required to adopt this
classification.
The commission is authorized to con-
slider rates on its own. motion with a
view - determining their reasonable
ness, and is empowered to fix maximum
and minimum rates.
In any action instituted in court to
set aside an order of the commission
respecting rates. the courts are prevent
ed from inquiring into the reasonable
ness or sufficiency Of any rate fixed by
the commission.
The bill provides that changes in rates
shall not become effective until they
are approved by the commission. 1t
prohibits the acquisition or control by
any common carrier of any parallel
competing line or from acquiring the
capital stock or bonds of any othey car
rier that is competitor.
BY the terms of the bill a carrier is
prohibited from issuing any capital
stock without payment at par either in
money or in property and. in effect,
the commission shall have SUPERVISION
of the issues of the stocks AMI bonds
by any carrier Specific directions are
given for the disposition of the pro-
ceeds of anv sale of bonds. After Jan
uary /, 1911.Sno carrier doing interstate
business shall be permitted to engage
in another business than that of COM
mon carrier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
OFFICERS ELECTED.
National Rivers and HafbOrs Con-
gress Closes Its Session.

Washington, Dec. 10.-A new de-
partment for treating waterway i'm
proyements by regular annual appro-
priations for the speedy completion
of waterway projects now under con-
struction to be paid out of current
revenues, or by the sale of bonds, was
called for today al the closing session
of the national rivers and harbors
congress.
The resolutions also call upon states
and municipalities to preserve and
protect their dock and landing
facilities without which the improved
channel would be crippled in its
usefulness. Prof. Emory r. johnson.
special representative of the national
rivers and harbors congress, with the
national waterways commission on
its European trip reported on his in
spection of European waterways.
He said the European policy was to
regulate railways so as to prevent
upon the waterways. This, he said,
States
European countries on the other
hand. have not hesitated to borrow
funds for waterways where borrowing
was necessary to economize. Nor
should we hesitate. We ought. how
ever, to borrow only when it is evil
dent that a great and worthy project
can not be executed promptly from
current revenues
Congressman Joseph E. Ransdell of
Louisiana. was reelected president
and Captain J. w. Ellison of CJpcin-
natl, secretary -trea surer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
PROFITS $131,185, ,749.
On Business Done by National Banks
in One Year.

Washington. Dec. 1O.-More than
$4,000 banks with an excess of 25
million deposit accounts, capital ag-
gregating $1.855, 5,9S7,36S and indi-
vidual deposits of more than IA bill
lions of dollars, are the stupendous
figures revealing the vast extent of the
banking business of the United States
as shown in the annual report for the
year ended October 81, of Lawrence
o. Murray, comptroller of the cur
rency. submitted to congress today.
interesting and Valuable information
regarding not only national banks and
other financial organizations reporting
to the comptroller.s Office. but also
private and state banks of all classes.
Loans and discounts of national
banks on September 1, amounted to
S5,12S,SS23 The banks held at
that time Investments of bonds and
other similar securities amounting to
$S98,3SS, S,542=more than sufficient as
security for the $5OO.0OO,0O0 emer-
gency currency authorized by the act
of May 80, 1908.
Because of the depreciation in the
market price of government bonds the
computed profit on the issue of ma
tiona1 bank circulation increased
slightly
Net earnings of the national banks
1S5749 from which dividends were
paid amounting to S92,993,449.
The legislation of 1900 authorizing
the orga ganization of national banks with
capital of S25,00O met with popular
favor, 2,76S institutions with such
capitalization having been chartered
since the passage of the act.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
With Fear That She Will Tell
All She Knows.
ANOTHER INDICTMENT
Is Expected in Connection With
Big Four Shortage.
Grand Jury Is Still Busy With
the Investigation.

Cincinnati, Dec. 1o.-The alleged
shortage of s643,000 in the Big Four
railroad with which the company's
former treasurer, Charles L. warri-
r :, is charged, came before the grand
jury again today for investigation.
Prosecutor Hunt has intimated that
another man whose name has been
connected with tie case is not inn
mune from indictment. 1t is expect
ed that another indictment will be
found today.
Mrs. jeanette Steward-Ford, the
woman in che case, is, through her at
torney, making threats of s'telling all
she knows" when her day comes in
court, and declares that '.men higher
up are already trembling with fear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
ECONOMY ORDER.
Goes Out to Internal Revenue Agents
and Inspectors.

Washington, Dec. 10.-Economy in
small things as well as in great, is be-
ing imposed on officials in the govern
ment service whose work requires them
to make expenditures from time to time
chargeable to the government funds, Al
notable case is that of internal revenue
agents and inspectors. Commissioner
Cabell, in a circular of instructions, has
given notice to all officers of the in
terna1 revenue service that they are ex-
pected to exercise the same economy in
their expenditures that would govern a
prudent business man under similar
conditions.
Cabs, taxicabs and automobiles. the
only in cases of absolute necessity
which must be explained satisfactorily
or authorization of such items of travel
ing expenses will be disallowed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
TALK over THE STRIKE,
Samuel Gompers and President Haw-
ley Meet i'm Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, o., Dec. 10.-Samuel
Gompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor and F. T. Haw-
ley, president of the Switchmen's un-
ion of North America, conferred here
today regarding the strike of the
switchmen in the northwest.
Previous to the conference. Mr.
Gompers in an interview said the
switchmen had not been given due
consideration by the railroads and he
wanted to do all he could to help
them.s He would not say whether the
strike would spread. Mr.. Hawley
would not discuss this phase of the
question, but declared he would do all
in his power to win the strike of the
men now. out.
Mr.. Gompers said his engagement
with Mr.. Hawley was not the prim-
ary object of his visit here. He came
here to try to harmonize differences
between branches of the Brotherhood
Painters, Decorators and Paper Hang
ers, which organization is now hold
ing its convention in this city.
7sFrom here he goes to Pittsburg to-
night, where the executive counci! of
the American Federation of Labor will
hold conference tomorrow with the
national officers of the Amalgamated
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers which
organization is at present involved in
bitter fight with the United States
Steel cOmpany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
KEEP 1T OUT OF MAILS.
f. ID. Coburn Thinks Liquor Advertis-
4 ing Is Pernicious.

AS president of the Kansas State
Temperance union and a lifelong total
abstainer, F. D. Coburn seems to be
regarded by liquor dealers of other
states as shining mark for their ad-
vertising literature Scarcely day
goes by that he does not receive offers
of special snaps in bottled goods, SO
skillfully and Seductively worded as
to almost make the recipient feel that
each day ne neglects to order is a
precious day lost.
Such enticements as prepaying the
express charges and Sending free
with each four quarts a bottle of Cali
fornia wine, a drinking glass and a
corkscrew'' he thinks are Undoubtedly
the means of starting many a poor
fool on the way to drunkenness. Sec
retary Coburn is of the opinion that
such harmful literature should be
barred from the mails
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
WAIT ON CONFERENCE.
Striking Switchmen Expecting Word
From Cincinnati.

st. Paul, Dec. 10.-All parties inter-
ested in the switchmen's strike in the
northwest today awaited developments
of the conference between President
Hawley of the Switchmen's union, and
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor in Cincinnati.
Third Vice President Harshbarger of
the union says before the leaders Will
allow the men to be defeated all the
switchmen west of Buffalo will be
called out
Last night about fifty nonunion
workmen, mostly from New York and
Chicago, started to make trouble at
the Union station because they were
denied transportation to the places
whence they. came. The men finally
were sent to Chicago.
While the strikers insist they have
the freight business tied up the rail
ways are giving out reports from
agents at division points tending to
show freight is moving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
TIED UP THE YARDS.
Then Sent Wild Engine Down the
Track.

Pueblo, Colo, Dec. 10.-After tying
up the local railroad yards for some
time, J. A. Kirk, a yardman, this
morning climbed onto a switch en-
gine, drove the engineer and fireman
from the cab and started the engine
down through the yards. After it got
well under way he jumped off and the
engine was derailed by a thrown
switch
During the morning the big round
house and tool house had been set on
fire, track patrolmen discovered that
the switches on the main track had
been spiked and f1agmen were at once
sent to the outskirts to warn incom-
ing trains.
Kirk who was suspected of the
work. eluded capture. According to
railway officials he is sympathizer
with the striking switchmen, but his
friends assert he has become in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
NOT so COLD.
Minimum Temperature Today Is Nine
Degrees.

The minimum temperature last night
was reached shortly after midnight
when the mercury in the go 5ernment
thermometer dropped to degrees
above zero. 10 degrees above the mini
mum the night before. AT O'Clock
this morning the temperature cegan to
rise and the rise continues rapid. The
temperature today. while still below
freezing point, is the warmest that has
been experienced since the present. cold
spell began and warmer weather is ex-
pected until tomorrow afternoon wlen
a turn for the colder is due according
to the government forecast
According to the weather man rain or
snow with rising temperature Is due to-
night and Saturday and a turr for the
colder Saturday afternoon will come.
Sounds like Christmas.
The gas situation is materially better
today. Last night there was short
age of gas in the evening but relief
came earlier than it has q 1ring the
present cold spell. Today the situation
was better than it has been for some
time. More gas is being received or
less is being consumed, probably the
latter, because of the moderating trnl-
perature. No word from the gas fields
has been received.
This morning mist fell which indi-
Gated that the weather above the
earth's surface is warmer than it is
here. Half a mile high, it was declared
today, the temperature was probably
above freezing. Such Temperature is
almost impossible here because Of the
cover of snow.
At O'Clock this afternoon the
temperature had risen to within de-
grees of freezing. the highest tenn
perature recorded since December 3,
a week ago. A trace of precipi.at ton,
in the form of. warm mist fell today,
making exposed sidewalks a skating
rink. The forecast indicates warmer
weather tonight, with rain or snow,
followed Saturday evening by more
cold weather. The hourly tempera-
t1IraS tOdaU-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
NO ARSENIC FOUND.
Medicine Prescribed for Erder Ana
Iyzcd by Chemist.

St. Louis. Dec 1o.-None of the medi-
cine prescribed for William J. Erder
contained arsenic, the poison which
Mrs Dora Doxey is accused of having
administered to him, according to an
announcement at the circuit attorney S
office today.
found in the ashpit of the fiat which
Erder and his wife occupied, was made
by DR.. Thomas Buckland, city chemist.
The labels on the walls showed that
they held medicine prescribed for Erd-
er. None contained arsenic.
DR.. Buckland reported this result of
his Investigations today and was at
once summoned to appear before the
grand Jury.