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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-29
Broaden Out.

At a recent convention of the coun-
ty members of a society for the pro-
motion of temperance, t.ne question,
How can needed legislation be secur-
ed and how enforced?" was down on
the program for discussion-by four
clergymen. Now, If the Messenger is
able to persuade some of its sensitive
friends to believe 1t, this paper makes
no doubt of the intelligent convictions
and high purpose of these reverend
gentlemen and suggests no comment
whatever upon that score. But 1t
does submit that this program assign
ment is truly characteristic of large
part of the proceedings, deliberative
and active, of this and kindred socie-
ties, in that it is devoted sometimes
almost exclusively to men that are as
a class conspicuously out of touch
with many of these practical realities
of life and the world.
This is not true of all clergymen, to
be sure, for there are some men of the
cloth with broad versatility that per-
mits them to enter into and keenly
sympathize with the mundane inter
ests of humanity as If tneir own life,
too. was wholly devoted to such pur-
suits. But such clergymen are rare,
comparatively speaking The very
nature of the profession makes its vo-
taries more or less clustered in spite
of the best of good intentions not to
get out of touch with the world as it
is. And when good men, without first
hand contact with evils they seek to
reform, go about reforming them. the
DRY is likely to predominant over ex-
perience and fact. And then our good
brethren and sisters who are consci-
entiously trying to do society an up
lifting service wonder why it is that
men actually in touch with the world
scoff at some of their reform projects
or plans as visionary and sometimes
as intolerant.
Suppose, for instance, that instead
of four clergymen discussing such an
| important and practical question as
that which had place on tnis pro
gram. the discussion had been led by
some men that had helped to make
| law, some that had officially helped
| to administer 1T. and some that knew
I the conditions of that life wnich TEN
perance reform is calculated to reach
and help-would not the convention
have been more likely to get more
suggestions of practical usefulness fol-
the solving of this sternly practica
question? Let the clergymen have &
part in the program. by all means but
enlist men of the world, too.
Some of the brethren may be glat
of an opportunity to misunderstood
this as a tarust at temperance work
Others, broadminded. will know that
it is honestly meant and is true.-St
Adams Messenger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-29
A sHIPLoAD OF DYNAMITE
Ten Million Pounds OF Explosive to go
To Panama Canal.

Washington, May 2S.-Some time in
July there will steam out fom port
on tae North Atlantic coast a vessel
which may carry ten million pounds
of dynamite for the Panama Canal or
may have In its hold an equal amount
of Trojan powder. In any event II
will be loaded with sufficient eXplos-
i've to blow it up so completely that
not a vestige of its wreckage or its
crew might remain.
The Isthmus canal commission is
about 10 purchase the explosives for
use in digging the canal. Bids will be
opened acre June Z, for supply suf.
ficent to continue work during the ifs
cal year beginning July 1, 1909. II
dynamite is lower in price tnan the
powder. it will be nodded into sticks
eight inches long and be packed In
boxes each containing fifty pounds
As the commission is DESTROYS OF
landing the explosive on the isthmus
at as early a date as possible the
award will be made shortly after the
bids are opened.
Ii is the hope of the commissioners
that the dynamits can be put ashore
at either La Boca or Colon by the LIST
of August. The permission to allow
Trojan powder manufacturers to com
pete this year is a departure but the
work on the isthmus is so far advan
ced that powder now will do equally
as good work as dynamite.
So far advanced is the work that
| Lieut.. Col. David d. Ballard believes
that ships will be passing through
the canal before January l. 1915. the
date set by Col. Goethals, chief en-
gineer. Col. Gaillard wac is chief en-
gineer Cocktails assistant on the 18th
mus is in Washington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-29
A New .Telephone Era

If the decision handed down last
week by Federal Judge Taylor at
Cleveland, Ohio, is indorsed by the
United States supreme court, to
which the case will undoubtedly be
taken, the principle thus established
will go far toward regulating the
telephone trust, and will be of vast
benefit to the public.
The decision renders it imperative
for any Bell local company to con
meet any subscriber with the long
distance lines of another company
and for any Bell long-distance line
to connect tne subscriber Of any in
dependent local company with any
point the long distance reaches.
This status has been fixed by law
in Canada for years. The Canadian
Bell Telephone company refused TO
connect with local Independent com
panies, hundreds of which had been
organized throughout Canada on the
cooperative plan by farmers. Tne
Bell company even went so far as to
refuse to permit instruments OF
these local companies to be install.
ed in country railroad stations where
Bell lines had prior connections.
The Scotchman is a born contro-
versialist. Letters began to pour
into ottawa, and the members of
parliament began to get busy. The
Bell company was brought up with
a round turn, and the farmers en-
ioyed all the privileges they asked.
Judge Taylor's decision may be
unpleasant medicine. But little
medicine now and then is very nee.
essary II monopolistic public ser
vice corporations are to be made to
furnish public service under proper
MISUNDERSTANDING News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-29
JEROME sAYsHE MADEoo
New York's District Attorney Address
ses Turbulent Crowd

New York, May 2S.-" have made
good" declared District Attorney Jer-
ONE last night to 1000 persons who
crowded Cooper Union and alternate
ly cheered, Missed, laughed and groan-
ed. Several times during the contro-
yersy which ragged he repeated his
statement and emphasized it with
vigorous gestures. The attitude of
the audience seemingly remained the
same throughout the meeting.
A sensation was sprung and the
vast audience was shocked into abso-
lutte silence when, late in the evening,
man in the crowd shouted:
Did the pressure brought to bear
by the Metropolitan Traction company
prevent you from bringing action
against the murderer of William G..
Whitney,"
Mr.. Jerome replied instantly:
Il might just as well lay the mat
ter now. When the name of a man
who has passed away is spoken of
here, it might just as well be settled.
A lot of foul minded people have been
saying that William C. Whitney was
killed in vulgar brawl by man who
was notorious in this city. When
came into office | heard about it-at
least, shortly after his death | heard
about it. 1t was talked about In such
way that | said: 4 will see; know
there is nothing in it, but will see.
made careful inquiry in regard to
it, and so far as Mr.. Whitney's life
being taken by himself or by any other
than the hand of God, there is no word
of truth in it."
Mr.. Jerome had voluntarily placed
himself on trial before the Peoples
Institute and it is safe to say he had
one of the livliest experiences of his
varied and vigorous career.
From s O'Clock until after midnight
he stood before the vast audience de-
Tending himself against the charges
which have been repeatedly laid at his
door and answering a bitter cross-fire
OF questions from persons who had
come to the meeting loaded with am
munition.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-29
Dogs innocent Pleasure.

f. p. Aver of Brandon drove his
sheep, some 70 head. into the Man.
chester pasture, near Farringtons
crossing, and later dogs turned the
pasture into a slaughter pen. Andrew
Bucklin heard the dogs at work and
taking his rifle went down to the pas
ture and caught them in the act He
found bulldog and a shepherd worry
ing the sheep and began operations by
killing the shepherd dog at once and
with second snot badly wounded the
bull dog This dog belonged to I. S.
Jenney and succeeded in getting
home. Mr.. Jenney although knowing
that his dog had been killing sheep,
saw that the dog was wounded beyond
recovery and put him out of misery.
Mr. Jenney was just about to bury his
dog when the selectmen called the
next morning. TIE shepherd dog was
the property of Nose Demo. Mr..
Aver and the selectmen found 10
sheep and three lambs dead in the
pasture and several others in a badly
mangled condition.-News Item.
Just why the valuable dogs had to
suffer for killing worthless sheep is
hard to comprehend. In some COM
munities dogs bite children, worry
postmen, growl and snap at persons
who are passing in the most decorous
manner, disfgure the property of
others than that of their owners and
incur no penalty. The Brandon man
who took summary action was appar-
emily hasty. What are 10 sheep and
three lambs, not counting the badly
mangled, compared to the two dogs
Why should the Ncanines be deprived
OF the pleasure of enjoying themselves
even if the expense of few sheen or
children, and perhaps an occasional
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-29
NEW PLANT ENJolNED
Brattleboro Overall Company Served
With Injunction.

Brattleboro, May 27.-Another chap
ter was added TO the trouble between
William II Proctor and the other
stockholders of the Hooker. Corser
& Mitchell Co, Wednesday, when Mr..
Proctor filed bill of complaint with
Judge F. NJ. Butler of Rutland, alleg-
ing that the company was scheming to
injure his interests in the business by
establishing a new factory in Sche-
nectady, n. Y. He asked for an in
junction restraining the company
from proceeding with its plans, and
Judge Butler granted his petition,
the papers being served tonight.
Recently Mr. Proctor became con-
WINGED that tle other stockholders
were trying to GUST him from the
business, and he secured an injunc-
ton preventing them from acting un-
der bylaws which he claimed were
adopted for that purpose. In his
original bill Mr.. Proctor made a SEN
sational disclosure to the effect that
| the company, which was paying taxes
on only $4,000, had made net earnings
of several times tne amount of the
capital stock and had paid dividends
of more than 40 per cent annually for
the past five years. Mr.. Proctors
share of the dividends and compensa-
ton in that time being $4,000 on an
investment of 100000. That injunc-
| ton is still in force.
| In his supplemental bill Mr.. Proc
| tor sets up that the Hooker, Corser
| & Mitchell Co. is planning to open a
| new plant in Schenectady. n. Y. leav-
| ing him out of the deal entirely, and
in furtherance of that plan to wrong
and defraud aim and TO depreciate
and diminish the value of his stock
and his interest in the business. He
also states that they are planning to
do further wrong and injury to his
interests in the company and to make
OF no avail the relief sought by him
in his original bill He alleges that
they nave entered into plan and
scheme to start another factory for
the manufacture of a similar kind of
goods, which are now made in the
| Brattleboro plant and which are sold
by the company, in which he is a
| stakeholder He says that they plan
to nave the new plant in operation.
in whole or in part. by September /.
and that then the business of the To-
cal plant is to be turned over to the
Schenectady works, making his stock
in the company practically valueless.
The injunction granted by Judge
Butler restraints the company from
proceeding with its plans to form an
loverall company in Schenectady. and
also Restraints it from employing any
agents or attorneys and from using
any employees of the Hooker CorseT
K Mitchell Co, in the Schenectady
plant. A hearing on the petition and
injunction will be held in Rutland be
fore Judge Butler with reference tc
whether this injunction shall be per
manent or not. Subpoenas wer,
served on James F. Hooker William
II. Corser, c. ID. Whitaker, all mem
bers of the firm of the overall com
pany, TO appear before Judge Butle
at the hearing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-29

After a deadlock lasting since the
first of January in the Illinois legis-
lature, Congressman William Lori
mer has been elected senator to sue
coed Senator Hopkins. Hopkins was
one of those senators who thought
after he got to Washington that he
could vote against the interests of his
constituents as long as he stood in
with the bosses and the trusts and
his final defeat is a creditable thing
for his state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-29

The United States Senate will in
few days now vote on tae print
paper and pulp schedules of the new
tariff bill. While this is not mat
ter of any great Importance to the
general public it is of vital interest
to the newspaper publishers. Now
the newspapers of Vermont have
pretty Loyalty and almost unanimous
ly stood by Senators Dillingham; and
Page and their vote on this question
will show whether they care more for
taeir newspaper friends in Vermont
or for the print paper trust which is
paying dividends on some fifty
millions of water in their stock. 1t
is a square issue between the two
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-29
GOV. HASKELL INDICTED
Accused With others OF Obtaining
Government Land illegally

Tulsa, Okla, May 2S.-Indictments
charging fraud in the Muskogee town
lot cases were returned by the United
States Grand jury last night against
Gov. Charles n Haskell, f. b. Sewers,
w. T. Hutchins, c. w. Turner, A. u.
English and w. r. Eaton. They are
charged with obtaining titles from the
government to town lots in Muskogee
by illegal methods. Bond in each case
was fixed at $4,000 and was promptly
furnished. 1t is thought the cases
will be heard at an early date.
This is the second indictment of
Gov. Haskell in the Tulsa case. The
first bills were dismissed on a tech
nicality.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-29
Bright's Disease Of the Kidneys Cured

Brights disease of the kidneys can
be cured in it's early stages by the use
of Rydale's Kidney Remedy This
remedy is made from a prescription
of the greatest Kidney specialist in
Europe. Sufferers from backache,
weak kidneys. Inflammation of the
bladder and rheumatism, will find this
remedy will quickly relieve and soon
permanently cure these complaints
We sell Rydales Kidney Remedy un-
der a positive guarantee -ShurtIen
Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-29
s4542 FOR A SHORT RIDE
Texas Sheriff's Fee for Escorting
Waters-Eierce Fine Money

Austin, Texas, May 26.-Judge
Charles A. Wilcox OF the District
Court in which the state receivership
of the Waters-Pierce Oil company is
vested, today allowed Sheriff George
Mathews a fee of S4542 for his ser
vices in escorting the fine money re-
Gently paid by mat company to the
state for violating the antitrust laws
from the bank to the state treasury,
distance of six blocks.
The fine was in cash, and amounted
to $1S0S, 900. 1t was carried in an au-
tomobile and was guarded by Mat
thews. Matthew'S fee is the largest
ever paid a sheriff in the southwest.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-29

If there is anybody in Bennington
who has an unlicensed dog in his
possession this is about his last OPP
portunity to get it licensed The first
of June the selectmen will have
printed in the Banner a complete list
of people who have dogs licensed
They will then send out couple
of special dog constables to kill all
dogs not properly licensed and
collared Tnis plan is rendered
necessary by the serious havoc made
among sheep by dogs which are
allowed to run loose and which wear
no collars so that their owners car
be identified.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-29
a Skin Of Beauty 10 a Joy Forever

adult? Mans best friend" is all
right if the man who owns him is
along to look after him, but there
ought not TO be a general slaughter of
tne worthless ours which are allowed
to go about unattended and neglected
making things uncomfortable for the
men. women and children. whose APP
pearance does not happen to please
them for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Argus
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-29
FRANK 3. HOWE. Editor and Publisher

Some newspapers are anxiously
suggesting a boycott of the goods OF
the Burlington Rendering company.
Why? Is the company violating any
law. And if SO, is their only punish
ment coming from a boycott.-Had-
wick Gazette.
People who would like to boycott
the company can now realize how the
labor unions feel when taey want to
get at firm by boycotting their
goods.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-29
A Physicians Discovery.

A physician discovered Rydale's
Catarrh Remedy and used it in his
practice for fifteen years before the
Rydale Remedy company obtained the
right to place II on the market. 1t is
made from roots and herbs, found in
the mountain districts of our coun-
try. Contains no alcohol or poisons
and is the only Catarrh Remedy in
the world that is used locally in the
nasal passages and taken internally.
Our guarantee is printed on every bot
tie. You can get your money back IL
it does not cure. Sold and guaran-
teed by the Shurtleff Pharmacy.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-01
Prof. Scott of the High School has

Prof. Scott of the High School has
advised Senator Dowsett, Chairman
Of the automobile committee, that the
Pupils of the High School are anx-
ious to take part in the parade, but
cannot hire and decorate an auto or
float. II one is furnished them, how
ever, they will see that IL is flttingly
decorated, and entered for one of tho
rrizes. The committee will hold u
meeting probably this afternoon, at
which the matter will be brought up.
and II Is possible that some arrange
ment will be made to get a convey
sEce for the students. A number of
automobile owners who are not in po-
sition to decorate their cars and enter
them. have offered them to the COM
mittec, in case they are put into COM
petent hands. This promises to help
cut considerably.
The Priory School girls and the stu
dents of number of other institu-
tions are already at wor kplanning
the details for their display in the
parade.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-01
is p O r Il S
Local and National
FOursome Play
At Country
Club

Quite a large number OF people
showed up at the Country Club yes
terday.
The great event--the two-ball four
some--was played out, the two cups
going to Austin White and A. Ewart,
who beat II. c. Carter and Charles
Weight by 3 up ami two to play.
II was a delightful day and tho
links were in good condition.
In the first round Halstcad and
Waterhouse go beat Simpson and
Jordan (3). one up; McInerny and
Wilder ca heat Edmonds and Phil
lips (D, two and one; Hartwell and
Rothwell (3D beat Robinson aud
Guild t5). tow and one; Carter and
Weight ca beat Waterman, and
Gains (4), two and one, White and
Ewart t2J beat KimbalI and Young
tD, -four and two; High and Gray
{3) beat Bryan and Woon, by de-
fault; Klebahn and Beardmore ca
beat Evans and X. A. Jordan 90,
four and three; Il. o. White and II
G. Waldron (S) beat Armstrong and
Isenberg (3), four and two. The fis'
ures represent handicaps.
In the second round Mclnerny and
Wilder won. two and one; Carter ant
Weight won, one up In ten holes
1 white and Ewart won, three ant
one; Klebahn and Beardmore won
Zone up.
In the semihnals Carter ant
Weight beat McInerny and Wilder
two up, and white and Ewart bea
Klebahn and Beardmore, one up. II
the finals white and Ewart beat Car
ter and Weight, three up and tw'
to play.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-01
MARDI GRAS Will
Be PARADE FEATURE
Streets Will Pe Cay On
Night Of Floral
Parade

II is now practically assured that
the suggestion of holtins street
carnival on the evening of washing
tons Birthday will be carried out.
The committee to which this matter
was referred has Investigated pretty
thoroughly, and finds that the sentl-
ment of almost everyone is favorable.
The committeeman will probably rec
ommend that the jolliiication be car
ried out on certain parts of the
downtown streets. with street bombs
and firecrackers eliminated. The af-
fair will be much In the nature of the
Christmas eve demonstration held In
Honolulu each year.
The committee has concluded that
a Honolulu crowd can be depended
upon to eliminate rowdyism. and that
the affair as proposed will be a At
ting conclusion to the other features
OF the day. The merchants In the
downtown section will be asked 10
decorate, and the management of the
Young Hotel has announced that its
roof garden and dancing pavilions
will be open to the jewellers.
Clifford Kimball and Frank An
drade were this morning appointed
to act on the committee OF Island
Princesses, for the Floral Parade
with w. II. McInerny, who is chair
man. This committee has perfected
arrangements in so far as Oahu Il
concerned, in the selection of Mrs
Harry Holt as this Islands represen
tative, the selecting of guard o.
honor composed OF thirty or more
children riders, and arrangements fol
securing suitable mounts and trap
pings for all the Princesses. An Of
fort will be made again to get II
touch with some one on each OF thu
other Islands who will take the mat
ter in hand and see that his Island II
6ttingly represented In the grea
pageant.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-01
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.YACHTSMEN CRUISE
TO, PEARL HARBOR

The Hawaii Yacht Club had a very
delightful outing to Ford's Island.
Pearl Harder, on Sunday.
Most of the members went down
by water anchoring of c. A. Browns
residence, which had been put at the
disposal Of the Club for the occasion.
Some members and visitors travel.
cd to Pearl City bv rail. About fifty
guests sat down to real typical Ha-
waiian luau. Every delicacy from the
Inevitable pig and poi to turkey was
In evidence.
Many OF the party had gone down
on Saturday evening, camping on
Ford's Island The time of the luau
was set for l o'clock. and by that
hour everyone was ready to fall to.
At 4 O'Clock the party started
hcmeward.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-01

Among the ex-Senators who are
yet more or less conspicuous In Wash
irgton are Henderson of Missouri.
Blair of New Hampshire, Call of Flo
rida, and Kellogg of Louisiana. Man
derson of Nebraska is also at the
capital most OF the time and is a fire.
quent visitor at the Senate. Old Sem
ator Stewart of Nevada is also a res
ident and as much interested in leg
lslation as ever
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-01
ANOTHER BURGLAR
/. At WORK IN MANOA

About 8 a. m. on Saturday morning
last the Montana home, Manoa valley,
was visited by burglars. A. Japanese
houseboy disturbed the intruder. who
Immediately fed.
The house,is at present minus doors
and windows and the family Ii resid.
ing elsewhere while the building Ia be.
Ing repaired. The JAPANESE houseboy
sleeps in the building at night. gener.
ally having lighted lantern In an
adjoining room. The hoy, hearing foot.
steps. got up to Investigate. He had
Just turned into another room when
an electric pocket searchllght was
flashed In his face. This scared the
boy and he started for the back porch.
A plank leads to the ground In lieu
OF stairway The unwelcome visitor
beat the boy to the plank and ran
down It into the yard, where he stun.
bled into some holes which are being
dug for trees. The Japanese describes
the Intruder az being heavy set and
wearing a mustache. The man had ev-
identity an accomplish. as another man
was seen waiting. outside the house,
on the lower road. 'i ~