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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14
DOGS KILLED YOUNG BUCK
Ran Animal into Jackson Brook Near
Robert Gardner Farm.

Ran Animal into Jackson Brook Near
Robert Gardner Farm.
County Game Warden Harry Chase
received word Saturday afternoon
that two dogs had run young buck
into the Jackson brook near the Rob
ert Gardner farm and killed the ami
NAL People in the vicinity who wit
messed the incident had some trouble
in locating Mr.. Chase by telephone,
but as soon as he was informed of
what had happened he made an i'm
mediate investigation.
From eye-witnesses the warden
learned that the deer had been run
down and killed by a hound and a
shepherd dog and that the latter was
responsible for the actual killing.
The dogs had been driven away be-
fore the warden reached the scene,
but he took the track of the CANNES
at once with the intention of locating
the owners. He followed the trail
until 1t was too dark to see and re-
turned home in the hope that no
more snow would fall during the
night and that he would be able to
follow the dogs Sunday morning. In
this he was disappointed, but he is
keeping up the investigation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14
REPORTS FOSTERS BILL
Committee Hears That His Parcels
Post Measure is Sound One

Post Measure is Sound One
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Hon.
Frank Hitchcock, to whom Congress
man Fosters bill which provides To-
cal rates of postage on parcels rural
routes was referred by the chairman
of the committee on rostofIices and
post roads has made a, favorable re
port thereon. Mr. Hitchcock calls
attention to suggestions contained in
the last annual report of his depart
ment relative to a special rate of
postage on parcels carried by rural
carriers.
He proceeds:
The first second and third pro
visions of the bill mentioned above
set forth in terms the scope of this
special service. as contemplated by
the department, /. e., that 1t shall be
local service, limited absolutely to
the carriage Of parcels of merchan-
disc at special rates by rural carriers
only such matter being carried from
one postofiice to another only where
the transportation of mail between
these two offices is by means of the
rural carrier Other provisions of
the bill are in substantial conformity
with the tentative plan of the depart
ment for the service proposed
1T is not believed that such a SER
vice system as presented under the
bill under discussion. advantage
should be taken of the opportunity
presented for making the rural deliv-
cry service a source of greatest rev.
enue to the department and at the
same time furnish added facilities to
local merchants and the patrons of
the rural delivery service.
It is not believed that such SER
vice will involve any increased cost
in the maintenance of rural delivery,
The average weight of mail delivered
by carriers daily is about % pounds,
the load rarely exceeds 80 pounds.
With the equipment which the regu-
lations require the carriers to use it
would seem that they might easily
take a great weight OF mail without
increased expense and any addition
al revenue received from larger mail
ings would be clear profit. 1t is true
that the bulk of matter so handled
would vary in various parts of the
country, just as the amount of mail
now handled by rural carriers varies
greatly in different localities, even
with the same number of patrons.
This condition could be met, however
by REIMBURSEMENT of the routes in
volyed so as to equalize the work if
the bulk of the parcel business added
to the mail already handled should be
such as to overburden the carriers
The committee on postofiices and
post roads has been and still is en-
crossed in the work of preparing the
annual appropriation bill for the post
Office department. For some time
daily hearings have been had upon
the subject of the reasonableness of
the present rate OF postage on sec
ond class matter.
AS soon as this work is completed
and the appropriation bill has been
reported, the committee will take Mr..
Fosters bill under consideration.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14
PANIC CRY OF WALL
ST. ANSWERED
BY PRESIDENT
Business Methods Must Con-
form to the Law
STANDS BY THE TARIFF
Chief Executive Says New Law Has
Already Made Material Reduc-
tons In Duties

New York, Feb. l4-"lf the en-
forcement of the law is not consis-
tent with the present method of car
rying on business, then it does not
speak well for the present method of
conducting business and they must
be changed TO conform to the law"
This was President Taft's answer
to Wall street and its cry of panic"
1t was made to cheering audience
of hundreds of prominent Republic
cans gathered Saturday night at the
annual Lincoln day dinner Of the Re
publican club of this city, held at the
Waldorf-Astoria.
Governor Hughes shared the hon
ors of the evening with the president.
Mr.. Taft adhered to his purpose of
discussing platform pledges and how
they should be kept. 1t was at the
conclusion of a detailed argument as
to how the Republican party is re-
deeming its pledges that he came to
a discussion of the antitrust law and
Wall street on which his utterances
had been awaited with the greatest
interest. The president declared that
the administration would mot foolish
ly run amuck in business and destroy
values and confidence just for the
pleasure of doing So"
mo one" he continued, has a mo-
tive as strong as the administration
in power to cultivate and strengthen
business confidence and prosperity.
But there was no promise on the
part of the Republican party to
change the antitrust law except to
strengthen it. OF course the govern
ment at Washington can be counted
on to enforce the law in the way best
calculated to prevent destruction of
public confidence in business but that
It must enforce the law goes without
saying"
Mr. Taft again came to the defense
of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill He
did not hesitate, he said, to repeat
that it substantially complied with
the party pledges with tariff revision
and that, through this bill, the party
had "set itself strongly in the right
direction, toward lower tariffs"
The president brought statistics in
to his argument to demonstrate that,
during the first six months of the
new tariff law, there has been shown
a twelve per cent reduction in the
percentage ad valorem duties have
paid on imports and twelve per cent
increase in the per cent of imports
admitted free. Time and wider
knowledge, he thought, would serve
to justify the bill.
Reviewing the party platform the
president spoke of postal savings
banks amendments to the interstate
commerce law, the anti-injunction
plank, statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico and the conservation OF nat
ural resources, bills to carry all of
which promises into effect were pend
ing in Congress and he believed
would be passed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14
DIR COOK IN CHILE
He and his Wife Arrived There Yes
terday-Under Name Of Craig

Valdivia, Chile, Feb. l4.-Dr Fred
erick A. Cook the explorer and his
wife arrived here today on board the
German steamer Osiris, having taken
a cabin at Montevideo Or. Cook
travelled under the name of T. Craig.
He and his wife sailed north today.
He declined to be interviewed.
The steamer Osiris sailed from
Hamburg, January and from Ant.
werp January for Callao. Presum'
ably she touched at Montevideo
where the Cooks are said to have
boarded her but her call there has
mot been reported.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14
ROPER SIGNS WITH NO. ADAMS
Last Seasons Second Baseman viii
Play With Flagherty.

North Adams, Feb. manager j.
H. Flaherty has signed Henry Roper
the hard hitting second baseman Of
last years baseball team, for this
coming season and he intends to use
him at his old position on the mid
way sack. The news of Roper's re-
turn will be pleasing news to the
fans for he was a great favorite last
wear. His timely batting broke up
more than one game while he put up
a steady, aggressive article of ball
during the entire time that was spent
in this city.
Roper is now studying law at Har-
ward University and he recently
wrote to the local management rela-
tive to chances for catching on this
summer. Manager Faherty has writ
fen hack to consider himself signed.
Roper sent word on that he would be
ready to report early in May
Dave Murphy, the crack Adams in
folder. may wear North Adams uni
form this season. He has been gwen
an offer by Manager Flaherty VINO
wants him to cover short but up to
date. no agreement has been reached.
Murnhy would be a valuable man for
the local team and his many friends
in this section would like to see him
in line. He played the best ball OF
his career last summer, according to
all reports.
with the signing of Roper, three
members of last years team have
been re-engaged and all are good
nlayers. With Captain Kenny Caro-
Ian and Roper sure and Billy King
and Murphy's possibilities, the out
lool, for hing team already ap,
nears brigh. lanager Flaherty will
have the stre est nine In the his
tory of the cily this coming season
~nroyiding that he secures couple
of pitchers as strong as those when
he already has in mind.
Raw Fisher, the former Hartford
twirler. who is now the property oil
the New York Americans has written
70 this city asking for chance 70
work in the box for the local team In
some of the early games. lie Is q
student OF Middlebury college and
will not report ". h New York until
late in June. Fisher may be secured
Tor one of the Memorial day games
{ .'' {. '.,.slgill undoubtedly be with PITTS
.|I s.I :. will coach the Middleburl
f|**& prinq
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14
NEW RULER OF THE SUN
oulahan viii Endeavor to Make the
Paper Continue to Shine

New York, Feb. 14-Richard ".
Oulahan, for several years at the
head Of the Washington bureau Of
the New York Sun, has been trans
ferred to the New York office to as
sumo direct charge of all news de-
partments of the Sun Printing and
Publishing association.
He will not assume the place of the
late William M. Laffam, who was pub
Usher of the Sun as first reported.
Mr. Oulahan has long been a promi-
nent figure among the newspaper
men of the national capital and at
present is vice president of the Grid
iron club.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14
DISCOVERED NEW LANDS
French Antarctic Expedition Did not
Reach Pole However

Valparaiso Chilli, Feb. 1.-THE
French Antarctic expedition under
DR.. Jean NJ. Charcot reached latitude
70 degrees south, longitude 126 west
and discovered 100 miles of new land
to the west and south of Alexander
island.
The expedition on board the steam
er Pourquoi has arrived here and it
is expected that the vessel will re-
main here some time.
There were several cases Of scurvy
among the crew during the time the
vessel was in Antarctic waters.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14
People Who Can Do Better Job Who Perfectly Willing

good flesh being rather poor. as is
usually the case during the latter
part of winter, nevertheless it tipped
the scales at % pounds. The cat had
some time been caught in trap and
escaped for one of its fore feet was
gone and completely healed and fur
red over
A handsome fox was shot the lat
ter part OF the week by John Davis,
who has been the most successful fox
hunter in the village during the pres
ent winter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14
GATES NOT IN FIELD
Franklin County Man Still Delaying
His Decision

ST. Adams, Feb. 1.-THE report
printed in the Boston Herald yester-
day and in the Burlington Free Press
today that Hon. c. w. Gates OF
Franklin has entered the race for the
governorship is not authorized and
is untrue.
Mr.. Gates is still delaying his de-
cision though he is deluged with pro-
misses of support and urgent demands
that he become a candidate. Mr..
Gates admits that he would be willing
to be governor but is rather inclined
to think he can serve the state bet
ter as highway commissioner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14
NO TRACE OF THE NINA
Belief Growing That Missing Naval
Tug Has Gone to the Bottom.

Boston, Feb. 14-No news of the
missing Naval Tug Nina, which left
Norfolk for the Charlestown Navy
Yard last Sunday has yet come to re-
leive the anxiety as to her fate. The
belief is growing stronger hourly
among the seafearing men here that
the little vessel has gone to the bot
tom with her crew of thirty-two men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14
eueeENHEIM WILL BE THERE
vii Tell Ballinger-Plnchot Commits
sion Of Alaskan Holdings

Washington, Feb. 14.-When the
Ballinger-P inchot congressional In
vestigating committee resumes its
session Monday 1t is said, that Con.
Igressman Daniel Guggenhelm Will be
present prepared 10 introduce evil
dence showing the amount aud char
acter OF the Guggenheim holding In
Alaska,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14
ONLYCONTESTWAS
CHOOSING ROAD
COMMISSIONER
Caucuses for Town Election
Held Saturday Night
TWO COMPLETE TICKETS
Attendance at Republican Gathering
One Of the Largest in Recent
Years

The town caucuses to place In nom
nation candidates for the annual
March elections were held Saturday
evening The Republican caucus
held at Woodlands hall was one Of
the largest in some years, the inter
est in the nominations of candidates
for the position of road commissioner
bringing out a large delegation from
the district outside the corporations
The regular ticket of officers outside
of road commissioners, was made up
at the republican caucus by nominal
tons from the floor without any CON
tests. The nominating of candidates
for grand jurors created some discus
sion and not a little amusement,
The attendance at the Democratic
caucus was not large and there was
little discussion as the caucus adopt.
ed the plan of selecting its ticket
through nominating committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14
CAPTURED BIG BOB CAT

j. r. Smith and A. F. Jones Bag IN
usual Prize on Bald Mountain.
The biggest bob cat captured in
this vicinity during the winter was
brought into the village this fore
noon by J #. Smith and A. f. Jones
who shot the animal on Bald noun
cain saturday. The cat wassnlAot in
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours
For eastern New York and western
Vermont partly cloudy. Snow in
north portion tonight or Tuesday.
Warmer In south portion tonight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14

The Republican caucus was called
to order by h. c. Bennett and organ
lied with the election of Frank Il.
Battles as presiding officer and Harry
II. Sharpe as clerk.
The following nominations we're
made:
Moderator-Frank f. Battles.
Town clerk-E. A. Booth.
Selectman-Frank Cromack.
Town treasurer-Charles II. Dew
ey.
overseer of the poor-George R.
Mathers.
First constable-Fred Godfrey.
Second constable-James II. Kel-
ley.
Collector of taxes-John A. Ryan.
Listers-For three years, Edmond
LaFranchise; for one year, Joseph NJ.
Ayres.
Auditors-E. d. yelling, A. E. Hol-
lister, Ernest l.. Lambert.
Trustee of public money-George
F.. Graves.
Trustee of cemetery fund--Charles
H. Dewey
Grand jurors-E c. Bennett, Leroy
G., Brant, ]. Guy Livingston, Jonathan
B. Morse. C. H. Mason, Clarence l..
White, c. A. Rice and Arthur w.
lockwood
Agent to prosecute and defend
suits-Robert Il. Healy
Tree warden-Olin Scott.
School director-C. A. Rice.
The voters from outside the cor
porations then took up the election
of candidates for road commissioner
The two candidates proposed in the
first district were NJ. H. DEMO and
Myron f. Stratton. Mr.. DEMO re-
ceived 81 votes to SO cast for Mr.
Stratton and was declared the choice
of the caucus. In the second district
A. J. Percy received 40 votes to 80
cast for Aaron Hill and Mr.. Percy
was declared the choice of the eau
Gus.
The town committee was authoriz-
ed to fill any vacancies in the ticket
arising from any cause.
The Democratic caucus was held
at Apollo hall. The usual method of
appointing a committee of nominal
ions was adopted. Emory s. Harris
was elected chairman and John p.
Gavin clerk of the caucus.
The nominating committee consist
ed of John Robinson, Fred c. Martin,
William H. Lundergan, j. C. Pellerin,
and A. j. Griffin.
The committee consumed consider
able time in its deliberations but fl
nally reported the following ticket:
Moderator-E. b. Daley.
Town Clerk-E A. Booth.
Treasurer-Charles II. Dewey.
Selectman-John Robinson.
Listers-Emory S. Harris for three
years and William II. Lundergan for
one year.
Auditors-R. S. Drysdale, H. d.
Fillmore and A. f. HOLSTER.
First Constable-Frederick God.
frey
Second constable-John p. McGurn.
Collector of taxes-Fred Russell.
Town grand jurors-H. S. Wal
bridge, Arthur w. lockwood, John II
Kelley, d. II. Rudd, NJ. V. Armstrong
Joseph Pellerin, c. A. Maurer, Homer
A. Lyons.
Agent to prosecute and defend
suits-C. A. Maurer.
Trustee of cemetery fund-Samuel
L. Robinson.
Tree warden-S. II. Blackmer.
Following the announcement of the
ticket which was unanimously en-
dorsed the voters present from out
side the different village corporations
retired and selected James Leonard
as u candidate for road commission
err in the north district and John
Scully in the south district. Charles
Saunders was nominated for schoo
director Houghton Rice who ha:
served as road commissioner in the
north district for the past FIVE years
was offered a denomination but pos
itively declined to run again.
The town committee was instruct
ed to fill all vacancies and the eau
Gus adjourned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14
BENNINGTON t4-No ADAMS 10
Y. Nj. c. A. Boys Won Fast Game
Saturday Evening

In a fast and interesting game the
Y. NJ. c. A. Catamounts defeated the
+. NJ. 7. A. b. Jrs. of North Adams
in the gymnasium Saturday evening.
There was not dull moment in the
game and the local boys had to work
hard in the second half to retain the
lead they had already secured. The
score at the end of the first half was
5 and 2 in favor of the Catamounts
The attendance although not as large
as the preceding game, was good.
The lineup and summary are as fol-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14

Score, Bennington, IA; North Ad-
ans. 10. Goals from floor, Harring-
ton 2, Kenney, Mcconnell. Dyer 3,
Fassett 3. Goals from fouls, Smith,
Mcconnell, Dyer 2. Referee, H. b.
Monroe; scorer, d. C. Quackenbush.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-31
WORK CLEVER sN|NDLE
Gang Sold Fake Right to Sale
of Sort OF Farmers
Record
Special to Daily Leader.

Vinita, Okla, Aug sl-What ap
pears to be one of the most gigantic
swindles ever perpetrated upon a
community has just been brought to
light IN Craig county, All OF the al
legged swindlers. except one. Avery
johnson, escaped before the details or
the scheme became known to the au.
thorities. Johnson is now in the coun-
ty iail here pending an investigation
of the affair.
According 10 the authorities there
were six members of the gang Of
swindlers and they had a very unique
plan, that of selling an old patent
right scheme. The farmers were TIE
victims IN this case. for the agents
sold 4 kind OF farmers record. The
book was supposed to be protected
and the rights in certain territory
was sold TO various persons over the
county for amounts ranging from $3e9
10 more than $4,000. The total
amount OF money obtained by this
scheme Is known to have been more
than $4,000 in Craig county and the
officers believe as much as $4,000
was obtained by the alleged swindIe.
After tie workers had obtained all
the money they thought they could all
Ieie them except Johnson departed for
greener fields, Johnson, 1t is said.
remained behind TO close up a rev
business deals and fell into the
clutches Of the law Before being
taken, however, he gave the officers
4 merry chase 70 tha Kansas line
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-31

Congressman Carter, of the Fourth
Oklahoma congressional district, ties
tilted that Hamon had come 10 him
and insisted that he, Carter, 90 TO
''old man Gore and get him to with
draw that fool bin OF his" opposing
the McMurray contracts. Dick Ad-
ans, attorney of Washington, told
f"oreTessinanY Carter that Bird Nc.
CURE was to get his share of tae
proceeds of the contracts.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-31
ABOUT sUPERLATWE
APPELLATION

That men are prone TO reach the
superlafiye degree when speaking OF
their heroes. etc. is now brought back
from Heidelberg council that wanted
to ascertain the names OF the ten
greatest men of history II was carry
concluded that less than thirty would
be Impossible, and upon that BASIS
the plan TO ascertain the most famed
Was agreed 10: encyclopedias being
utilized. consideration given for the
old dlvs when words were fewer and
facts more preeminent. But. because
each OF the profound men in the re-
search could muster but oae lone.
some name. the scholars disagreed
and some OF them came 10 blows.
possibly concluding that taat sclentl-
fic manner OF making known national
superiority gave Ghengls Kahn his
right 10 place with the truly great.
ANYHOW. when II comes TO hall Of
fame stunts, allow the people paying
freight TO name their heroes. Sena-
Tor Hepburn OF Idaho wanted the
stone statue of Robert +. Lee Kept
out of the hall of fame at Washington
because Lee drew sword against
the pepetuity OF the American Repuo-
uc. Now a man protests against
statue Of John Brown from Kansas
md why?
Brown started to free the slaves;
was captured and died a felons
death
Bin Brown is dead. so is Lee.
They have friends; both ase written
into 1.-THE history OF their country in
It's most troubulous period. The one
fought hard TO win for Dixie--the
.c.her .opuxed fbe war to come five
years earlier than II would. II n
inose live years the lives OF some
thousands OF American youths we're
spared, John Brown was phialanthro
pist. Al worst, he was but an agita-
tor for what he believed was 10 save
a nation.
Let Kansas put John Brown high
NJ on the pedestal of fame. Those OF
iIs still blind to feelings not many
generations old need not bother; let
Virginia 40 likewise aAtsHeyburn can
peep at the mountains OF Idaho when
digpleased with the Lee In bronze
hut over and beyond all else, let us
oi the present be thankful that We
we're not iorced into tae war which
cost the Hives OF SO many SO long
as peace and plenty and comforts
galore 10 with Us and our eommon
country leads the van OF enlighten.
"A Ehristiani'y. Irf The parfisa.s Of
fYnnze heroes pile Them HIGHER and
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-31
THE PASTEURIzED KISS

The latest scientific fad
Which seems TO me outrageous
Puts microbe germs on ruby llps
And makes kiss contagious.
II hardly seems the proper thing
70 put love on haif-ration
Or take the soul from out the kiss
liy filtered oscnation
! learned to know the gentler sex
Fer was one-and-lwenty
And when /, came to kissing games
We like em good and plenty
All kinds Of people played the same.
Married, widowed. misses,
But no one thought OF asking them
To sterllize their kisses.
Although I'm not prepared to say
ITO fear ! am a stranger"
Yet certainly an added charm
Goes with the spice of danger.
So when come TO Mary's lips
Or Lutie's, Flos, or Nancys,
might reflect and pause awhile
Then--straightway take the chances
do not pine for lips that rcek
With antlseptic lotion,
Nor would journey far to seek
A Paste lrl2ed devotion.
-Harper's Weekl,