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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
PIE FOR BREAKFAST

am aware that according TO the
latest edition of the Revised Stat
utes, eating pie az breakfast is now
a penitentiary offense punishable by
hard labor on the farm for a period
not exceeding eighty-fve years: but
it once shared with early rising the
reputation of yirtuous act There
are people today who are well
thought of in the COMMUNICATIVE
even dress for dinner" bless your
heart who have, none the less. eat
en- pie for breakfast and have tipped
back on their chairs hind-legs when
the broom was passed, and sat thus
with such a smile upon their faces
as spoke OF peace with all the world
themselves included.
But nowadays merely TO talk of
so much fried stuff. pork and eggs
and potatoes and pancakes and so
much sweet stuff, molasses. fruit
preserves, coffee cup puddle of sug-
ar, pie and all that. sends US who
hear ii to the kitchen cupboard
where the cooking soda is, first aid
TO the indigestion To eat such a
meal SENS hardly less barbarous
than wearing feathers in scalp
'lock. But remember that we didn't
work all day yesterday from before
daylight till after dark We didn't
tumble into bed and fall sound
asleep ere ever our heads had touch.
ed the pillow, so anxious was the
night-shift of the body's repair gang
to get on the job of tearing out old
tissue and putting in new. We did
mt waken in the morning to find a
hurry order for more raw material
hanging on the hook and we didn't
put an edge like a broken bottle on
that hurry call by stirring around at
fifty-seven kinds of temper-snarling
chores. We haven't before us a
whole long morning with a mall and
glut, splitting rails, or breaking up
new ground with balky team-a
morning so long that it becomes a
young eternity about half-past ten
o'clock, when the front of the body
below the waist begins again to
chafe and grind on the backbone in
spite of all the fats and sweets that
can be put in between at breakfast
to act as fender-From The Degen-
GRAFTON of the Breakfast Table" by
Eugene Kood in Everybody's Maya.
! zine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
BARONESS LEAVES
BELGIUM FOR
FRANCE
LeopOid's FavOrite Packs Her
Goods and Skips
WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPELLED
Stories Of Either Church or Civil
Marriage Secuted by Friends OF
the Dead Monarch

Brussels, Dec. 2l.-Baroness
Vaughan, whom Leopold made his
queen in fact, il not in name, quietly
left Belgium yesterday her reign
ended her power collapsed, accepting
the hint of the government that if
she did not depart voluntarily she
would be expelled from the country.
The baroness packed up the magnif-
icent furnishings of her chateau.
which were the personal gifts of
King Leopold, forwarded them across
the frontier and took a train for
France.
In spite of dispatches from Italy
and other countries, asserting that
King Leopold and Baroness Vaughan
had been married according to the
rites of the churcn, the kings person
al friends persist in disbelief of this
while they say the stories of a civil
union are pure nonsense They say
that Leopold, whatever his faults in
private life would never destroy the
official dignity of the kingdom
Prince Alberts happy plan to re-
unite the eXiled and separated fam
lily has been fulfilled. AS Baroness
Vaughan passed out forever from
Belgian life Princess Louise triumph
antly entered the city and was offic-
tally greeted at the station and ac.
claimed by the people She was con
Quoted with royal honors to the Cha
teau Belvedere which henceforth will
be her official home
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
.or Busy Renders.

The New Whitney today-Speciai
attraction Miss H. Lawrence, ser
pentine dancer. Pictures-lf Love
be True, dramatic; The Faded Lilies,
Biograph drama; The Founding dra-
matte: Her First Biscuits, Biograph
comedy: The Keeper of the Light
dramatic. Special feature for Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday Madam
Veola, the great mind reader Songs
Someone Else" when you Know
the Girl you want Wants You
Don't forget the big show at Lib
rary theatre tonight Program-im-
possible to get Sleep, first class
comedy: The Evil Philter, another
good comedy; The Secret Chamber,
a fine tragedy; Capturing the North
Pole. fine historical picture. Extra
special extra-Two fine Biograph
dramas THE Awakening and want
ed. a Child" Don't miss them. The
Amateur Minstrel Show at Library
theatre Thursday night. First part
by Bennington's clever school boys.
On this occasion Herbert Marion the
well known boy interlocuter of The
Greater New York Minstrels VIII
have charge of the stage. Matinee
every afternoon at o'clock. Ad-
mission sc and 10c.-l. b. Harte,
Lessee and Mgr.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
THREATS AGAINST PARR
Treasury Agent Receives Letters
Warning Him Against Poison

New York, Dec. 21.-Threats of
death by poison and violence against
Richard Parr, the special treasury
agent who unearthed the sugar frauds
on the williamsburg docks OF the
American Sugar Refining company,
are contained in a letter received he
says on December II. The letter
follows:
THE editor of the Sun died sudden
w. Some prominent men in the Gus
toms died suddenly You have been
taken suddenly ILL., Beware OF poi
son.
Sugar
Mr.. Parr was in fact taken sudden
" i'll during the recent trial of six
former employees of the company, a
day or two before the letter was writ
ten. His illness was supposed to be
an affection of the nerves.
Other letters received by him, he
said contained threats of death and
injury by violence. He had been told
that he would be pushed off a sub
way platform in front of moving
train and that he would be shot.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
sALLINeER VS. PINcHoT
Controversy to Be Ventilated by In
Vestigation

Washington, Dec 2t-President
Taft has yielded to the demands of
both Secretary Ballinger and his crit
les for a public Investigation of the
whole subject-matter underlying the
so-called Ballinger- Pinchot controver-
sy.
Mr.. Ballinger has served upon the
president virtually an ultimatum
that such an investigation was the
price of his remaining in the cabinet
Conferences Of a confidential char
lcter. in which members Of the cabi-
net party leaders in both Houses Of
Congress and the president himself
nave participated, have been held at
various times during the past few
days
Several things have served to bring
the matter TO a head. The speech Of
Representative Hitchcock a Demo
crat of Nebraska, in the House a few
days ago, demanding action upon his
resolution providing for an investi-
cation of the land Office was a chief
factor.
1t is understood tonight that the
exceedingly complex task of deter
mining the form of the inquiry will
be converting of Congress on January
investigation, whoever makes it, must
be relentless, and everybody seems
agreed that it must be absolutely
public.
The entire department of the inter-
ior, so far as it concerns public lands
and mineral and water rights, it is
agreed, must be barred to the search
light from the time when Mr. Balm
ger was commissioner general of the
land Office under the Roosevelt ad-
ministration, down to the present
rnOmpDt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
HENRY oGLEsRY DEAD
Most Popular Old Soldier at Home
Died This Morning.

Henry Oglesby, popular and well
known member of the Soldiers Home
passed away at o'clock this morn
ing after a few days illness. Death
was due to pneumonia. The news of
his death was received with sur
prise by his friends as Monday his
condition seemed much improved
and it was thought that the crisis
in his disease was passed.
Comrade Oglesby was born in Shelf
field, England June s, 1910. He
came 10 this country when a youth.
AT the outbreak of the Civil War he
enlisted as private at New York
CITY in Co. G., 71th New York regi-
ment He served with that company
from April 25, 1901 until August 30,
1864 when the men We're mustered
out of the service. Little Henry
as he was called by his comrades,
was brave soldier and a general
favorite in the company both among
the officers and men. The list n. Y.
regiment saw hard service during
the war and was engaged in several
important battles. He also served
four years in the regular army after
the war on the lIOHlltl III AiAHOiiei
and New Mexico.
On January 16, S96 he entered the
Home from Springfield, VI, and
since that date has lived there con
tinuously. For while he worked
about the dining room. During the
past few years he has always carried
the mail and done errands for the sup
erintendent, members and employees
of the institution He was always
willing to do a personal favor and
despite weather conditions was al
ways ready to make his trips. His
death will be mourned not only by
his associates at the home but by
many residents of the village He
possessed a kind and gentle nature
and his sole object seemed to be to
accommodate others. According to
his admission papers he was mach
mist by trade. He was never mar
ried and leaves no near relatives.
The body will be taken TO Spring
field for burial where the funeral
service will also probably be held.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
r. OF A. ELECT OFFICERS
Bennington Court Held Large Meet
ing Monday Night

At the regular meeting of Court
Bennington. Foresters of America
Monday evening the following officers
were elected. Chief ranger, Fred
Peake; subchief ranger. Chris Fruit
rich; financial secretary, James Hor-
nidge; recording secretary Fred Tiff;
treasurer, NJ. II. McKeon; senior
wocdard, Edward McKale; junior
woodland, r H. Ferguson: senior bea-
die, Joseph st. Mary; junior beadle,
Frank CULVER. lecturer Joseph A.
Evans; collector D. j. Merriman;
third trustee for three years, Frank
Shaw; physician, DR.. +. j. Hurley
On Sunday afternoon nine candid
ates were initiated. Refreshments
were served and Goldsmith's orches-
ira furnished the music.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
Some Band Wagons
BARBER FOR CUSTOMS JUDGE
Rumcrs Of Fight over Vermont's Two
ColIectorships

Washington, Dec. 20-Members of
the Vermont delegation fear there
will be hard fight over the two col
lectorships of customs in the Green
mountain state, since it has como ou-
that here is opposition to the reap
Doinument of Collectors Darling and
Emery
The delegation had hoped nothing
would become known about this fact,
believing that if it was kept quiet the
rival aspirants would settle the mat
ter among themselves. Now that the
lid is off big crop OF candidates is
looked for
Members of the delegation decline
to talk about the matter, except to
deny that the delegation is split on
the question, as was rumored-
While a fight is in prospect over
the collectorships, prominent mem
Der of the delegation is authority for
the statement that there will be no
trouble about the other federal Off
ces in Vermont In those offices two
term rule has prevailed for many
years and the expectation is that T..
s. Marshal Horace Bailey, District
Attorney Alexander Dunnett and nat
ional bank examiner Fuller c. Smith
will be retained when their present
terms expire.
Judge Henry C. Ide of Vermont,
having been appointed minister to
Spain, the Vermont delegation hopes
to secure the selection of o. NJ Bar
Der, as a member of the new customs
court Mr. BARRIERS claims were pre-
scented to President Taft some time
ago and the Vermont people think
the president will reach a decision af-
ter the holidays.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
COPENHAGEN SAYS
COOK WAS NEVER
NEAR Pole
Committee Makes Report to
Holland University
DATA is OF NO VALUE
Papers Contain Nothing in Addition
to Story as Published in New
York Herald

Copenhagen, Dec. 21-The univer-
sity of Copenhagen officially announ-
ced today it's disbelief that DR.. Cook
ever reached the north pole The
committee to whom was submitted
the explorers papers and data re
ported its findings to the university
yesterday but the contents of that
report were not made public until to
day.
In its report the committee gives as
its opinion that the papers submitted
to them by Dr. Cook are of no value
whatever. The data placed in the
hands of the committee by DR.. Cook 5
agent is all embodied in the story OF
the polar trip as published in the
New York Herald. The note BOOKS
submitted contain no original caicu-
lations but only deductions there
from
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
THAW's PETITION DENIED
United States Supreme Court Re.
fuses a Writ of Error

Washington, d. c., Dec. PLUS
tice McKenna of the Supreme court
of the United States yesterday de-
MED a petition of Harry X Thaw
for a writ of error to the Court OF
Appeals of New York in the case in
which Thaw made an effort to OBJ
tain release from the Matteawan
asylum. In that case a petition for
a writ of habeas corpus was denied,
and the effect OF Justice McKenna's
decision will be to leave the decision
of the Court of Appeals undisturbed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21

except persons holding licenses, and
people who are running speak
easies' may soon find themselves in
debatable position of knowing how
to buy their dynamite without hav
ing the fact known, since secrecy in
this matter has been their stock in
trade in the past.
1t will also be unlawful to ship
birds or animals from one state to
another where the sale or killing OF
such animals is prohibited.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The above is the name of a Ger
man chemical, which is one Of the
many valuable ingredients of Foley's
Kidney Remedy. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tramine is recognized by medical text
books and authorities as uric ACID
solvent and antiseptic for the urine
Take Foley's Kidney Remedy as soon
as You notice any irregularities and
avoid a serious malady.-Quinlans
Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
CHILD BORN ON TRAIN
Mother Was Travelling From Boston
to Montreal.

st. Adams, Dec 21.-Rose Leblanc
who was on the Saturday morning
train going from Boston to Montreal
gave birth to a child between this
city and Swanton. A physician was
procured at Swanton and the woman
and child were placed in the sleep
ing car for the remainder of the trip.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
A PoIleeman,s Testimony

]. N. Paterson, night policeman of
Nashua, Iowa, writes: Last winter
| had bad cold on my lungs and
tried at least a dozen advertised
cough medicines and had treatment
from two physicians without getting
any benefit. A friend recommended
Foley's Honey and Tar and two-thirds
of bottle cured me. consider 1t
the greatest cough and lung medicine
in the world. "-Quinlan' Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
MT. MCKINLEY, TOO
Explorers Club Decides Cook Never
Made Ascent

New York, Dec. 21.-The commit
tee of the Explorers club which for
more than two months has been in
vestigating Dr. Frederick A. Cooks
reputed ascent of Mt Mckinley in
September, 1906 has completed its eX-
animation and Prof Marshall II. Saw
lille. the chairman, does not deny the
report will be unfavorabe.
The doctor promised last October
to appear before the committee when
ever desired to explain points that
might need clearing up. He never
appeared, however. The report VIII
be made public Friday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
FIFTY YEARS IN JAIL
Septuaeenarisn's Plea for Pardon
Refused Once More

Hartford, Conn, Dec 21.-Four
prisoners were released from state
prison yesterday by the board of par
dons The application of John War
rem, who is more than seventy years
old, the Wilmington wife murderer,
who completed his fftieth year in a
cell last Tuesday was denied again
Warren will not be told officially
of the denial of his plea, but will
learn the news by Christmas through
his brothers
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
WILLARD ESTATE s2,525, 900
Property Left by Washington Hotel
Man and His Wife Goes to Son

Washington, Dec. 2l-The joint
estate of Henry A. Willard, the vet
eran hotel man, and that of his wife,
Sarah Bradley Willard, both of whom
died recently, is appraised at $2525,-
600 in the letters of probate.
Henry X Willard, a son, is the sole
heir to the fortune.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
POET WATSON HIDES HIMSELF
Was Annoyed by the Spotlight of
Publicity His Poems Attract.

New York. Dec. 21.-Wiliam Wat
son. the English poet, and his pretty
Irish bride have disappeared and.
beyond the fact that they have left
the hotel where they registered upon
their arrival here recently, none OF
their friends here know what has
become of them. 1t is said that the
poet was annoyed by the spotlight Of
publicity which his explanation iden.
tifying Mrs. and Miss Asquith wife
and daughter of the British premier,
as the persons attacked in his poem
conferred upon him
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
sAToLLI GRAVELY ILL
Becomes DeIirious and Fears Are En-
tertained for his Recovery

Rome, Dec. 20.-Cardinal Satolli,
who recently suffered a relapse OF
nephritis, developed alarming symp-
toms Sunday afternoon and there
was some delirium. Grave fears are
entertained for the Cardinals recov-
cry.
Many telegraphic inquiries have
been received from America.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
FINDS GRAND TRUNK GUILTY
Violated the Safety Appliance Law
Twenty.SeVen Times.

Detroit, Dec. 2l.-The Grand Trunk
Railway Co. has been found guilty of
% violations of the United States
law in regard to the placing of safe
ty appliances on all railway coaches,
by Judge Swan in the United States
court in this city Each of the
counts represents an unequipped car
and the penalty in each case is 500,
making a total of $1,000 that is to be
collected
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.

For eastern New York and Western
Vermont fair in south local SHOWS
in North portion tonight or Wednes-
day. Continued cold
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-21
STOCK QUOTATIONS
Noon Quotations from J. r WillIston
& Co. TO Bennington Security Co

The following noon quotations were
received today by the Bennington Sc
curity company from ]. R. Williston
& Co., OF New York by special wire:
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
THE FIFTH AMENDMENT.

In reply to an inquiry from Upper
Montclair, Govener Fort has explained
that the fifth amendment toithe con-
Stitution, to be voted on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER l4th, twas drawn for the ex-
press purpose of not only making it
lawful, but to require that the legis-
lature should divide each county into
districts so that assemblymen should
be elected in counties bye districts
one member from each district-elect-
ed by the voters of that district only"
Ever since the courts, about fifteen
years ago, declared to be unconstitu,
tional the district system that had
been in operation for ffty years, there
has been strong demand for return
to that system. Adoptionsof the fifth
amendment will restore the conditions
that enabled the bigArepublican mir
nority in Hudson, and an equally large
democratic minority in Essex, to se-
cure the representation In the assem-
bly, to which they are entitled. There
is also sentiment in favor of sep
Grating the municipal and the general
elections. Adoption Of the fifth amend
ment win bring this about also.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
THE OUTLOOK FOR 1910.

With the extra session of congress
ended, and with an act placed upon
the statute book which will probably
rank as the most important measure
of Mr.. Taft's term, the leaders on both
sides will soon begin to take look
over the field and plan for the con-
greSsional campaign of 1910. In re-
electing the chairman Of their con-
greSSional campaign committee the
democrats have already begun to lay
out their work for that canvass. Rep
resentative Lloyd, of Missouri, has
been commissioned to direct the con-
gressional canvas Of his party once
more. The republicans have not yet
reorganized their committee, and prob
ably will not do so for several months.
Probably they, too, will go into the
fight under their old leaders. Not
only will the 391 members Of the
house be elected next year, but nearly
all of the legislatures which will
choose the thirty UnfteGgStates SEN
ators whose terms will expire with the
present congress will also be chosen
at that time.
At this distance from the event the
seems to be favorable for the
retention Of republican sway. The
tariff will have been in operation so
long before the election in November
of next year that the discussions in
the republican ranks which it caused
will be forgotten, and the party will
be as united and harmonious as ever
Even now the traces of these diver
gencies have pretty nearly disap-
peared. They were never serious
enough to be a menace to the party's
in the coming election.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
FORT ON THE OPEN PRIMARY.

Governor Fort is right. The open
primary law is good thing, but It's
practical value will depend upon the
voters themselves. If they are indif-
ferent about the character OF candi-
dates proposed for nomination, or If
they remain away from the primary,
conditions will be as bad as before,
when one or few men nominated
candidates and, in too many instances,
owned them after election.
Under the open primary law the
voters can nominate whom they please,
but this privilege carries with it a
great responsibility. The voter is now
directly responsible for the kind OF
men he elects to public office. He
cannot plead the faults of the nomi-
mating machinery as has been done SC
often in the past, as an excuse for his
neglect.
Governor Fort s warning will hardly
be necessary for the great body Of Re
publican and Democrats in this coun
ty, but there are certain habitual
stay-at-homeS here ana elsewhere fol
whom his words should have very per
tinent meaning. The new law makes
the primary in one respect even more
important than the election.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-24
A DISTINGUISHED TRIBUTE.

The Hackettstown Gazette" says
-" Edward X. Mills, the new senator
ial candidate in Morris, is son of AL
fred Mills, the nestnr of the bar in
Morris, and brother Of Judge Mills,
of the county court. Mr.. Mills Is city
attorney, secretary of the republican
county committee, honorably active in
politics and of recognized ability and
civic probity. The office is now vacant
by reason of the resignation of Senator
Hillery, and it must be said to the
credit of that gentleman that he was
one of the ablest and most influential
senators that has represented Morris
county in decade. He was clean in
his life, honorable in his methods and
purposes, and frankly sought and en-
joyed the honors that came to him.
There we're Others who had the titular
honor of leader of his party, but the
real leader on the floor twas always
Hillery, watchful, cool, eloquent, logi-
cal, masterfui in carrying into effect
the DEGREES of the organization. No
other man enjoyed in so;full measure
the confidence of the organization, and
his usefulness was not circumscribed
by overweaning personal ambition"