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

When representative Howe of Ben
nington, introduced in the last legis-
latnre a bill providing for the con
struction of a series of trunk line
highways up and down and across the
state the measure caused a bit of in
terest for the moment but it was
never loked upon seriously by the so
Ions themselves and died a painless
death toward the end of the session.
A similar project came up i'm New
Hampshire this year, and the legisla-
ture appropriated $1,000.000 with
which to build three trunk line high
ways from the southern border of the
state to the White mountains. Routes
for these highways are now being sell
ected by the governor and his coun-
ell. This piece of New Hampshire en-
terprise serves to emphasize anew
how far ahead of us that state is in
some things Indeed when the high.
ways in question are completed Yer
monters who profit from the automo-
bile traffic which now traverses
the Connecticut valley to and from
the mountain resorts may realize the
difference in actual dollars and cents
1t is not reasonable to expect that
tourists confronted On the one hand
with country roads and on the other
with stone highway will hesitate
long in choosing their route. From
Greenfield they will be likely to bear
eastward and strike New Hampshire
thoroughfare wherever it meets the
border line. 1t is far from our wish
81 n loo ,atn -.
improvements for which it has proyid-
ed. but we can indulge in regrets over
Vermont's lost opportunity.
boro Reformer.
And the worst of it is that the mon
ey has been spent or is being spent
for purposes that will not do the state
one tenth of the good that the roads
would. New York on one side of us
and New Hampshire on the other are
building trunk line roads right up
through the state to the Canada line.
Travel nowadays follows the line of
good roads. Vermont furnishes the
natural and most attractive route
from New York up through the Berk-
shires to the White Mountains or to
Canada but will be cut out because
of the shortsightedness of the Yer
mont legislature. 1t is, in our opin-
ion, a worse commentary on the legis-
lature than many of the things that
nave been much more talked about.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-19

A second group of figures is, how
ever of more direct interest and con-
Germ. This shows the average NUM-
Der of deaths in Vermont year
from consumption for each 10000 OF
population for the five years period
.ooa NJ -, on,,nfiac follows.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-19

All subscriptions payable in advance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-19

It's foolish aud often dangerous to experiment with
upon the afflicted "ust as good' or better than
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-19
WEST SALISBURY

John Carpenter and Henry Bump are
on the sick list
Miles Rice and May Bouplon were
at George SANKEY'S Sunday.
Asa Loomis was at the home of his
brother, l.. M. Loomis Sunday.
Elmer Tinkham went to Hoosick
last week Wednesday on business.
Alice Young spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mrs. Truman Amidon.
Owing to the rainy weather the far
mers are unable to do their planting
On the opening day of trout fishing
r. 4. Tinkham caught ten speckled
beauties.
Mrs. Elmer Amidon and daughter
Bessie went to Bennington last week
Saturday.
Mrs. Mark Harbour of Bennington
was recent guest of her sister, Mrs
Truman Amidon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-19
SOUTH SALISBURY

S, T. Hawkins daughter is confined
to the house with chicken pox.
Mrs Genevieve Gerard recently Wis.
tied her sister Mrs. j Gordon.
Miss Mile Galusha spent Sunday
with her mother in this village.
Miss Alice Peters is at present liy-
ing with the family of l.. W. Cole.
The members of c. R. Hawkins
family who have been i'll are improv-
ing.
Mrs. C. S. Mattison has been enter
tanning an uncle and wife for few
days.
On Tuesday evening the Georgia
Jubilee singers will give a concert in
Cole hall.
Miss Susie Gordon was in the vii
lage on Monday evening attending the
talk given by Mr.. Emurian.
On Wednesday evening will be held
the deferred annual meeting of the
Village Improvement society.
Mrs. Levi Hill is not yet able 10
leave the hospital but is improving for
which her many friends are glad to
hear
Rev. William Cashmere was present
on Monday evening at social gatheIl
ing in the church at North Shafts
bury
Relatives here were notified on
Tuesday of the death of Jerry Bowen
who lives with his son at North
SALISBURY.
Mrs Smart of New York who mas
been spending a few weeks at the
home of her son Burleigh Smart mas
returned to her home.
John Gordon, our town clerk is bad
ly afflicted WITH rheumatism and will
have to keep off his feet for a few
days and try medical treatment.
Thursday evening the services will
be somewhat varied from the usual
prayer service. The services will be
held in the auditorium of the church
and a very cordial invitation is ex-
tended by the pastor to all,
Miss Clara Hawkins has gone to
Stamford to fill the place of her cou-
sin, Miss Bottum of Bennington who
had to give up her school for medical
treatment and is not yet sufficiently
recovered to resume her school work.
S. K Emurian gave an interesting
lecture in Cole hall Monday evening.
So 81
der Turkish rule in Armenia They
have so much secrecy about their
fife he said that one could hardly call
it living. He enjoys the freedom of
our country and he says we do not
appreciate our delightful country so
free and so beautiful. Some time he
expects to be able to return to his
home land when his country becomes
more settled. He sang songs in the
home dialect. The struggles that he
passed through trying to get their
college education would puzzle our
young men and many would give up
in despair. The Turks seem to have
great faith in the Armenians when
they are sick, one did not have to
know the practice of medicine either
W NC opptdith w ioi lituiSdi anu. All
Armenian would write a-prescription
no matter now worded. One instance
when he was appealed to he of course
demurred. But finally wrote on a
strip of paper a few words telling the
Turk to place it-in a glass of water
take a teaspoonful at stated times.
When the glass was emptied the child
was cured. Among some people Mr.
Emurian is an earnest Christian. He
has a cultivated voice, sings finely and
plays piano with much expression
During a social hour ice cream and
cake We're served. The receipts of
the affair were $l1. Mr. Emurian left
TO Troy on the early morning train.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-19
FRANK B. HOVE. Editor and Publishes

The Times enters protest against
the present method Groton takes with
tramps. At present they are given
a loaf of bread and can of salmon or
piece of cheese, and directed to the
lookup where they find the door open
to receive them. They build a fire,
make themselves at home and go
whenever and wherever tney like. If
this continues Groton will be the
tramp's headquarters and the village
at their mercy. Should they conspire
harm they could CONT crime and cas-
lily get away. These people should be
under keepers that the safety of the
people and tneir property may be pro
tected, and the tramps freedom of the
place checked.-Groton Times.
The Times is about right Some
what similar conditions have xisted
at the Capital except at times some
of the tramps were too lazy to chop
wood to build a fire. Besides some
of them beg on the side streets and
are sometimes quite threatening in
their demands When measures are
taken throughout the state to compel
the lazy Migrants to- work, they will
give Vermont a wide berth.-Montpel-
Ter Argus.
The condition is about the same all
over the state. Able bodied Migrants
beg their way through the larger
towns every day while the workhouse
at Rutland is nearly empty. and in
every town is street work and farm
work suffering to be done
The contract for Barrels new public
building has been let to a New York
firm. 1t is to cost $51 800 but it is not
stated whether 1t is to be of Barre
granite. Bennington win be satisfied
with one costing as much
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-19

Behind DR.. Pferce's Medicines
stands the LnVaIids' Hotel and Sur
RfcaI Institute, at Buffalo, thor
oughIy equipped and with Staff
of Skilled Specialists to treat the
moro difficult cases OF Chronic
diseases whether requiring Med
icaI or Surgical skill for their
cure. Write for free
IN1ALIDS GUIDE BOOK.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-19
RUPERT

Marshall Perrin is home on a vaca-
ton.
George Farrar has gone to Albany
Business college.
Melville Mason accompanied by a
friend from T. c. A. spent Sunday
with his parents.
The missionary society of the Con-
gregational church met with Mrs. G..
r. Thompson Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Smith Sheldon who underwent
an operation about three weeks ago.
at the Albany hospital returned home
Monday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-19
THE WHITE PLAGUE
Startling Figures from Statements OF
Health Board on tuberculosis.

The state board of health has been
making public some interesting stats
tics in connection with its recent
travelling tuberculosis exhibit says
the st. Adams Messenger.
One lot gives the average number
of deaths from consumption a year
In Vermont for each 10000 of popula-
ton for the period from 1857 to 1907
by counties as follows:
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-12-18
Do You Wish It For
the District?

If you do, express your confidence in the camp and its people in substan-
tl advertising suitable to the season..
You want the people to believe in you, to consider that you have
enterprise and along with it goods and prices that are worth their attention
Then believe in the people to the extent of telling them in print
what you have. Demonstrate to them that you consider their trade worth
sufficient to warrant you in spending a few dollars to geth
The columns of the News are open to you-and they reach all the
people of the camp. 1t hopes that this may show you the way to get all
that yu should have in trade to make yours A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
The Washington times., 1909-11-29

if his case is such as to he certain OF
acceptance at Copenhagen.
Now comes the vigorous analysis of
the Cook expedition by Walter Well
man, who knows the Arctic as well as
any man, and who has no possible rea-
son to he partisan in the matter. Mr..
Wellman stakes his own reputation as
a polar explorer on the declaration that
Cook has not been TO the Pole. that his
own story proves he has not been there,
and that he could not possibly have
gone there by the route and with the
outfit he employed.
1t is certainly up TO Dr. Cook to make
good with the public very soon. or to
accept the serious chance of having his
narrative set down as hallucination or
invention.
The Washington times., 1909-11-29
ACTUAL SITUATION ON THE
PANAMA CANAL.

When the House Committee on APP
prepristions left FIVE weeks ago for the
Panama canal zone, the Munsey news
papers sent staff correspondent, Mr..
Walter J. Fahy. with the committee, to
accompany it throughout its studies of
the canal and the progress of the con-
struction This investigation is prob
ably the most important that Con
gressionsl committee has ever made OF
the conditions in the canal zone, since
the business of actual construction UNI
der American auspices was fairly under
vey. The canal is no longer a problem
or an uncertainty 1t is going TO be
finished and opened just as fast as men
and money can get the work done.
But there are many problems related
TO it which will demand increasingly
scrutinizing attention as the time ap-
proaches for the great ditch to be open
ed The problems of American rels-
tons to the Central and South Ameri-
can countries and their trade: of the
government of the canal zone; of de-
vcloping those great facilities for trade,
which must of necessity be collateral to
the canal itself; of organizing and ad-
ministering the government of the zone
these and many others must from
this time forth command the closest at
tention of Congress and of that part
of the public which is interested in
making sure that the canal shall be
worth. for its contribution to the ma
tion's and the worlds commerce, all
that it shall have cost the public treas
ury
With the view of securing the very
best and latest information on all these
subjects. Mr.. Fahy was sent to the zone,
and he Is now returning with the House
committee. He is preparing a series of
articles which viii cover every phase
If the canal situation strictly down to
date He has had the advantage of in
innate knowledge of what ;he canal
builders and likewise the responsible
Congressional committee are doing and
planning to do. The articles will there
fore constitute the most authoritative
exposition of the whole subject which
has been presented to the public thus
far
The first of these articles win appear
IN this paper tomorrow, and there will
be daily publications in the series for at
least ten days. 1t Is confidently be-
lieved. from the character of the ma
terial already in hand and the intimate
studies which Mr. Fshy has been privi-
legged 20 make Of eonditi ms, that these
viii be the most illumiuative articles
which have ever been published on the
canal in its present and approaching
stages OF construction.
The Washington times., 1909-11-29
WHAT'S on the Program
Tonight IN Washington

Meeting Ilallipolis Grotto. No. IS. Mystic
Order Yelled Prophets Of the En-
chsnted Realm, at Masonic Temple
at s p. m.
Concert theatricaIs and ball under aus
pices Of the Germania Maenn archor
at old Masonic Temple, Ninth and +
streets. at p. m
Concert and ball undera uspices Of Arion
esaugverein at National Rifles
Aunory. S p. IN.
Church fair in St. Andrews parish hall,
Fourteenth aud Corcoran streets
Church fair in parish hail OF the Church
Of our Lady Of Victory, New Cut
and Conduit roads.
Robert Downing. the converted actor, in
lecture at Grace NJ. e. Church. Ninth
and streets, s p. m
TheateTs
National-Anua Held in Miss limo
ccnce." at S:15 .. m.
Belasco-"Golng Some" at 500 p. m.
ColumbIa-"The Next of Kin" at Sis
Chase's-Vaudeville. at s.15 p. m
Academy-"The King Of the Bigamists, %
at SIS D. m.
Ma5estlc-Moving pictures and vaude-
vile.
Lyceum-"Cozy Corner Girls" at SIS
p. m.
Gayety-"Jerssy Lilies" at Sis p. m.
The Washington times., 1909-11-29
THE FAILING CASE FOR DOC
TOR COOK.

II must be conceded even by the most
devoted believer in DR.. Cook, that the
case has been going against him of late.
Dr.. Cook may have reached the North
Pole. and he may have Incontestable
proofs of IT. There is nc doubt that
the vast majority of people hope that
he viii make good with his evidence.
But likewise there is no doubt that
an increasing number of people are
more and more doubtful The speech
If Admiral Chester two or three weeks
aCo Was q severe shock TO confidence.
The long and seemingly unsccounta bic
delay in sending away the report of the
scientific observations. while the ex-
plorer was making a grand swing
around the lecture circle talking at
fancy prices certainly seemed strange.
The various attacks on Dr. Cooks Mt.
Mckinley record; the confession that in
his newspaper articles on the polar trip
and in his book on Mt. Mckinley. pho
togrsp hs were employed which purport-
ed 20 represent that which they were
hot-these things have been bits of
cumulative evidence calculated to make
the community insist on the most de-
tailed and unquestionsble reports from
an explorer.
Now comes this strange series of
mysteries, first about plSt to steal the
doctors records, then about dummy
set OF records being shipped TO Copen-
hagen as a bait for the miscreants. then
the disappearance OF the explorer on
the verge of nervous breakdown. the
conflicting stories of his wherea bouts.
and his reasons for dropping out of
sight, and finally the allegation that
threatening letters have been written
TO him which justified fears that his
life was in dsnger-all these develop-
ments strongly suggest that panic has
overtsken the Cook cabinet for some
reason which certainly is not apparent
The Washington times., 1909-11-29
NAVY.

Rear Admiral r r. INGERSOTJ.
placed UPON the retired list from De-
Cember 4. 1893
Captain F. II SHERMAN. when dis
charged Treatments Army and Nav
Hospital. Hot Springs. Ark. TO home
and granted leave one month.
Lieutenant a. P. FAIRFIELD, detached
Montana 10 Naval Medical School
Hospital, Washington. D. c., for
treatment, aud when discharged
treatment 10 Bureau Of Navigation
for orders.
Lieutenant L. 8 MACY, detached Ne
oraska, TO Texas as executive officer
Lieutenant w, c. ASSERSON, detached
Texas, to New York
Surgeon F. u. FURLONG. detached
Nermont, 10 home and granted sick
leave three months.
Paymaster Z. T. HOPES, to navy
yard, Boston, Mass.
Passed Assistant Pay-master B. MAYER.
detached navy yard, portsmouth, n
H. TO Salem as pay officer
Civil Engineer f. n. BROWNEII. de-
Jached Naval Station. Cavite, P L
To Bureau OF Yards and Docks. Nav
Department, Washington, ID. G.
Captain c. &. T. MOORE. detached com
mand Colorado, TO Naval HospitaI
CanaCoa. p. l.. FOR treatment
Passed Assistant Paymaster c. z PAR
SONS, detached Cleveland. 10 home.
Captain T. F. LYONS, L. s. NJ. c. de
tached Marine Brigade, Philippine
Islands, 70 Naval Hospital. Mare Is
land, Cal, for treatment,
First Lieutenant E z. READI,E- r :
NJ. G, detached Washington, to First
Brigade Marines, Philippine Islands.
First Lieutenant W. y. HILL L. g. NJ
., detached California. to First Bri-
gade Marines, Philippine Islands
First Lieutenant K. p. MOSES. L. s. NJ
u, detached West Virginia, TO Wash
ington.
The Washington times., 1909-11-29
GOMPERS TELLS TAFT
WHAT LABOR WANTS

President Taft today received dele
CATION Of high officials from the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor and talked
over with them the legislation which
organized labor is demanding from the
coming session OF Congress.
The demands Of the Federation were
presented by Samuel Uompers, presi-
dent John Mitchell, second vice presi-
dent; james O'Connel. third vice presi-
dent, and Frank Morrison, secretary.
The President was asked to recommend
the following legislation:
= law limiting the issuance of in
functions in labor disputes.
Amendments to the sherman law so
as to relieve organized labor from the
operations OF that statute.
Extension Of the eig!.t-hour Law SO as
10 make il apply to all work done for
the Government.
An appropriation by Congress for in
spectors in fficient number to bring
about the thorough enforcement of the
child labor law in the District ~ Co
lumbia.
A Government compensation act or
legislation i'm the direction Of establish
ing the liability of employers.
Gompers Spokesman.
These matters were laid before the
President chiefly by Samuel Gompers.
who acted as spokesman for the delega-
ton ON leaving the White House, Mr.
GOmpers said
The President listened with care and
discussed the various questions with US.
He promised to give them his best con-
sideration, and some OF them he as
sured us he would recommend"
Mr.. liompeIs declined 10 say what the
President would recommend. but il is
learned there is little reason 10 suppose
the President will so farther than he
has already gone in advising anti-in-
junction legislation. Nor is he expected
90 take mp at this time the modification
Of the Sherman law
In laying before the President the
matter of limitation of injunctions Mr.
GOmperS presented him with a COPY Of
the British trades dispute act of 1906 and
said that il covered all that organized
labor IN this country was asking
We believe that organized labor in
this country is at least entitled to the
same rights which it is accorded under
the British crown" said Mr.. GOmperS
Under the Ban.
As TO the amendment OF tie sherman
law, MI. Gompers pointed out that labor
The Washington times., 1909-11-29
Miss KRox Hostess
For Miss Sylvester

Miss Georgia Knox was n, stess al
luncheon today at her residence on
New Hampshire avenue. entertaining In
honor Of Miss Laura Sylvester and the
bridal party which viii attend her al
her marriage to Carleton l. Wood, OF
Utica, n. Y. Wednesday. December g.
The only guests in addition to the
bridal party were Miss Natalie briggs
Miss Katherine Crane. and Miss Nina
Van Arsdale.
Mrs Matthew T. Scott. president gen
eral Of the u. A. r.. viii arrive in
Washington tomorrow and open her
apartment at the Arlington for the
winter.
Mrs. George Audenreid has arrived
from Paris for her annual visit to Ter
sister-in-law. Mrs. Audenreid. the
widow OF the late Col. Joseph 9. Auden-
reid. L. 5. A, at her residence on Yer
mont avenue.
Mrs. Nathan Sargent and Miss Sar-
gent have leased their house on Far
ragut square. and will 90 abroad shortly
for an absence Of several months.
=
Mrs Gillespie, wife Of General Giles
pie. entertained a company at luncheon
today in honor Of Mrs. Weyth. who has
recently come to Washington after a
prolonged stay abroad. Mrs. Weytu
VII occupy a handsome house on Sheri-
dan circle this winter
Mrs. Archibald Oracle will give .
number of comic recitatio1s and oper-
attic selections in song at the Cairo al
3 O'Clock Saturday afternoon for the
benefit OF the bonded Indebtedness of
on sale at the ballroom door.
Charles Rogers Craig entertained at
luncheon today on his private car at
the Union Station. in compliment to his
hancee' Miss Mary r. joyce. TheI~
wedding VIII take place at O'Clock to-
morrow evening in the home of the
brides parents on NJ street.
The additional guests at the luncheon
We're the members Of the house party
being entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Joyce.
The Washington times., 1909-11-29
Miss Hinckley to Make
Debut This Afternoon

Miss Gladys Hinckley. daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs Robert HinckIey will be
presented to Washington society this
afternoon at large reception at her
home Oa Sixteenth street.
Mrs Hinckley and her daughter will
be assisted in receiving the guests by a
group OF the seasons debutantes. in
GLIDING Miss Dora Glover. Miss Mar
garet Draper. Miss Sophy Johnston.
Miss Adelaide Heath, and Miss Frances
Noyes
Miss Hinckley viii wear a handsome
Worth gown OF white satin
The house VIII be prettily decorated
for the occasion with palms and ferns.
and the quantities or floral tributes sent
TO the debutante.
Miss Hlnekley is one 0f the most in
teresting Of the season buds. She IS
an exceedingly attractive young woman
ana with her mother has travelled eN-
tensively in this country and Europe
Mrs Hinckley was a resident of Bal
umOre before her marriage and a num-
Der OF her friends and relatives from
that city came over to Washington TO
attend her daughters coming out party.
=
Announcement is made Of the engage
ment Of Miss Miriam Crosby. daughter
Of the late Lear Admiral Pierce CrOs-
Suddeth, of Lexington. KY
=
Mrs. Charles Kaufman, OF 24n Eight
ecnth street, entertained her family at
dinner in honor OF her birthday a9ni-
Versary, last e-ening. The dining room
was beautiful- decorated in palms.
ferns. and yellow chrysanthemums the
table being carried out III the same
flowers, ana yellow shaded candle sticks.
Mrs. kaufman was the recipient or
many handsome gifts Music was the
special feature of the evening. Mrs.
Louis onigSberg, of New York city
singing many pretty solos
The guests We're Air. and Mrs. Benja-
min Frank. of Baltimore: Mr.. and Mrs
Louis KeOniSberg. of New York city:
Sydney Frank, If Baltimore: joseph
Frank. Of Baltimore; AIr and Mrs. A.
Lehman. NIr. and Mrs. Joseph Kauf-
man. Mr. and Mrs Albert SigTnund Har-
OIL Kaufman, Mr.. AMI Mrs. Edgar
Kaufman, Mr.. ana Mrs. sydney c.
kaufman, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac 1. RIoIlt,
Mrs. Addie Sigmund. Mr.. and Mrs Ma
than Frank. and Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer
NJ. Stern.