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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-09
STANDARD OIL BRIEF
Contentious of Gigantic Corporation
Filed in United States Court

Washington, H. c., March 9-The
Standard Oil company yesterday fled
in the supreme court of the United
States its brief in opposition to the
attempt of the government to dis
solve it as violating the Sherman an
thrust law This comes as a prelude
to the oral argument of the case
Monday by attorneys for the defense
and for the governments The brief
is the work of d. r. Wason, John NJ
Freeman and Ernest c. Irwin. The
brief of the government has not yet
been filed. The keynote of the de
'ense is the so-called preservation Of
he rights of individual citizens of
the United States"
The issue according to this brief
is the charge made in the petition,
denied in the answer and re-asserted
in the replication that the seven in
lividual defendants, John d. Rookie
Teller William r. Rockefeller, John
d. Archibald, Oliver H. Payne, Henry
NJ. Flagler, Charles NJ. Pratt and
Henry II. Rogers, combined and con
spired, and continued to combine anO
conspire to restrain interstate trade
in oil and to gain a monopoly of it,
The adverse decree of the circuit
court of the United States for the
eastern district of Missouri, which
the defendants seek to oyerturn, is
complained Of as being unjust to the
men, who, according to the brief,
were lawful group, lawfully doing
business" and who, after what is
described as a mere conveyance and
solely by reason thereof became q
group of lawless consprators,' it is
charged
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-09
SUICIDE FOUND IN
TREE HANGING
BY CHAIN
Leonard MearS Ends Life While
Temporarily Insane
BUSINESS TROUBLES CAUSE
Recently Purchased Ira Wood Farm
in Pownal-Formerly Lived in
Sunderland

Leonard Mears, who several
months ago purchased the Ira Wood
farm, the first homestead across the
Pownal line on what is known as the
middle road, while afflicted with tenn
porary insanity brought on by bust
ness troubles committed suicide yes
terday afternoon by hanging.
He was AZ years old and leaves a
widow and two children, a boy and
girl between seven and II years or
age
-fore coming to this section to re-
side Mr.. Mears had formerly lived
in Sunderland, where he owned a
farm which he sold with the intention
of purchasing the property in POwnal.
The sale of the Sunderland property
was made through a real estate agen-
cy. There was disagreement with
the real estate agency over the com
mission and a suit against him was
filed in county court some weeks ago.
There was also additional trouble
with the purchaser of the farm in
Sunderland over the balance due on
that property. This combination or
unfortunate circumstances undoubt-
eddy proved upon the unfortunate
mans mind and lead to the perpetra-
ton of the sad deed
Mrs. Mears had been aware for
several days that her husband had
been acting in a peculiar manner and
had apdauVnraH IN IN Iat
OF the children was with him when
he was away from the house. About
three o'clock Tuesday afternoon he
disappeared and did not return Be
coming alarmed Mrs Mears called
upon the neighbOrs TO assist her in
searching for the missing man.
A searching party composed of a
half dozen men began a search
about 8 o'clock. but it was two hours
later before the missing mans body
was discovered by Henry Green hang
ing in a tree nearly half mile from
the house. The deranged man had
climbed into a small tree about foot
in diameter and going up over 20
feet had hanged himself with a trace
chain. He had looped the chain
about the trunk of the tree by the
ring and made a loop at the other end
with the hook about his neck. He
had dropped about seven feet and his
neck had been broken by the fall
Death was probably instantaneous.
There were but few limbs on the
tree and these were small so that il
was necessary for the searching par
ty to lower the body to the grounC
by means of a tackle block.
The remains will be taken to Sun
derland tomorrow for burial.
The tragic ending of the life of hel
husband, together with other misfor
tunes, came with a severe shock t
Mrs. Mears and the universal sympa
thy Of the community goes out to hel
in her affection.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-09
THE FoRTNleHTLY
Scenes from Midsummer Nights
Dream to be Given Saturday

The committee on literature of the
Fortnightly Club has in preparation
scenes from Midsummer Nights
Dream for next Saturday afternoon.
Mendelssohn's music for this play
will be rendered by Mesdames Var
ney, Keeseman andBaker and Miss
Austin.
The scenes selected include the
burlesque given by the six hard
handed men Of Athens" whose at
tempt at acting is very amusing.
Guest tickets for this entertain
ment can be obtained at the door for
% cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-09
PIANO MAN ARRESTED
Representative Of Burlington Firm
classed as ltinerant Vender

Middlebury, March Sc. L. Adams
manager for George d. Jarvis & Son,
Burlington piano dealers, was arrest
ed Saturday night on the charge of
being an itinerant vender and expos
ing goods for sale without having pro-
cured a state or a local license. He
was tried before Justice Dickens, was
found guilty and fined 500 and costs.
An appeal was taken to county court
and bail was fixed at 5000
Mr. Adams it appears from the tes-
timony at the trial, advertised ten
days piano sale taking quarters in the
Register block. This store is soon
to be occupied by another party and
the tendancy of the piano firm would
under these conditions of necessity
be short.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-09
ROAD BUILDING
J. n. Livingston Proposes One of
Half and Half


Mr.. Editor Your very excellent
argument for trunk line highways in
Vermont, republished from the Lon,
donderry Sitter, can be greatly
strengthened by suggesting and adyo.
eating a system of building that
would very much lessen the cost of
construction and add materially TO. if
not actually double, the durability or
lasting quality of the work Let all
trunk liners be surveyed and laid to
twenty feet in width and to grades Of
not above three per cent, and prefer
ably two, except where mountain
passes render a heavier grade i'm
peritive. then build one half the
width macadam and one half dirt, viz
ten feet wide. six inches deep of
stone, and ten feet wide Of dirt or
gravel Such highways. eliminating
cuts and fills and cross thing from
the problem of cost, could be laid for
about fifty cents a running foot. or
about $500 per mile The reason
for building one half the width Of
stone and the other half of dirt is
this, In good whe Ing no man who
has consideration for his horse, will
drive on macadam when he can
avoid iis He will keep religiously to
the dirt side. while he will as readily
take to the macadam side when
wheeling is bad In this way teams
will not cut up and utterly destroy
the dirt side when soft and yielding.
nor will they wear out the macadam
side when the dirt side is hard and
suitable for use OF course. the auto
would probably always keep to the
macadam side, but an auto cannot in
jure a stone road as it tears up and
sends broadcast over abutting fields
the dust Of the dirt road
/ Ii IiNinpSinn
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-09
GIFT OF LAND TO STATE
Governor Prouty Receives Deed to
Valuable Sharon Farm.

Montpelier March S-The Cover
nor has received from Charles Dow
ner of Sharon the deeds to a 350-acre
farm in that town valued at $4,000
which Mr. Downer presents to the
State for experiments in forestry.
This is the first gift of the kind to the
State although it owns land in Plain
field purchased for that purpose.
This large farm in Sharon, which
contains much woodland, will give an
excellent. opportunity for experiments
in reforestration The Governor and
the forestry commission will visit the
farm within the next two weeks and
make plans for developing the work
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-09
LIQUOR LICENSE RESTRICTION
Bill in Legislature Proposes One Sa-
loon for Every 500 Population

Albany, March 9.-The restriction
Of liquor licenses in cities, towns and
villages or not more than one to ev-
cry 500 poulation by the latest state
census is sought in a bill introduced
by Assemblyman Feely of Niagara. 1t
is provided that when the limit is
reached, applications shall be given
precedence in the order of filing for
the issue of certificates when by
lapse of existing certificates the pro-
portion shall have fallen below the
prescribed unit When licenses are
voided by local option election and by
subsequent election this proceeding
is revoked the old licenses are res
tored. In all cases the right of re.
newal is given to present licenses
when no legal obstacle supervenes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-09
ELKs' ANNUAL ELECTION
officers Chosen Tuesday Evening for
the Ensuing Year

Bennington lodge Of Elks Tuesday
evening chose the following officers
for the ensuing year Exalted Ruler,
H. Holden; Esteemed Lead
ing Knight, Fred c. Brown; Esteemed
Loyal Knight ID. A. Guiltinan: Es-
teemed Lecturing Knight, J. J Shak-
shober; secretary, NJ. ]. Roche;
George F. Graves; Tyler,
Seymour Wood; trustee for three
years, r. r. Grennan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-09
IMPRISONED BY LIVE WIRE
II Broke and coied About Carload of
Passengers.

by the breaking of trolley wire
on the line of the Berkshire Street
railway near Berkshire last Sunday
night, a car on which were several
North Adams people was held up for
nearly an hour In the darkness, with
out heat or a light They We're held
prisoners in the car because the wire
after il broke, fell to the ground, coil
ing itself around the car so effective
ly as to make it impossible for the
occupants to get out with out risking
their lives, so there they had to stay
until help could be obtained from the
car barn some distance away.-North
Adams Transcript.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-09
ROOSEVELT is NOW HUNTED
Correspondents Lying in Wait for
Him All Along the Nile

GJln9 w wan iOi
Him All Along the Nile
London, March "a special dis
patch from Khartoum to the Daily
Mail says:
"Ex-President Roosevelt is now be-
coming the hunted instead of the hun
ter. A number of American newspa-
per correspondents are lying in wait
for him all along the river. They
have hired steamboats, and launches
at fabulous charges and each is anx'
ious to be the first to greet him and
ask him if he will stand for the pres
idency of the states again
ut is not yet known when Mr.
Roosevelt will arrive here An offic-
ial telegram of inquiry sent Satur-
day is still unanswered The express
ident is hunting water buck near
Lake No, far from any telegraph sta.
ton"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-09
VOTE FOR HIGHER SALARIES
Bill Increasing Pay for Governor and
Legislators Reported FaVorably

Albany. March 9.-Assemblyman
Danas constitutional amendment in
creasing the salary of the governor
from $4,000 to 100000 a year has
been reported fayorablyb the Assem-
bly, Judiciary committee. Similar ac-
ton was taken by the committee on
Assemblyman John Gerhardt's amend
ment increasing the salary of state
senator's from $500 to $4,000 a year
and the salary Of Assemblymen from
$500 to $4,000 year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-09
MANSlAUGHTER CASE
Gov. Prouty's Chauffeur to Be Tried
at Burlington


Burlington. March 9-Chittenden
county court opened Tuesday with
Judge Zed S, Stanton of Roxbury pre-.
siding, A long term Is anticipated.
There are 1871 civil cases, ~ divorce
cases, ~ state cases and 80 chancery
cases on the docket. Seventy-seven
cases are set for jury trial The more
important are Grand Lodge of Yer.
mont, f. and A. NJ, H. S. Tillotson
against the city of Burlington, invol-
wing taxes ON Masonic temple; state
against William II Beware, man.
slaughter, Benware being chauffeur
of Governor Prouty at the time of the
Champlain tercentenary, when he is
alleged to have killed boy by run.
ming him down.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-09
A HoUsEKEEPER's SALE
To Be Held by Ladies Of st. Peters
Parish After Easter

The ladies of St Peters parish are
making preparations for a sale to be
held some day and evening in Easter
week which will go by the name of
a house Keepers sale as the articles
being made will be most useful as
we'll as attractive
Every Wednesday afternoon during
Lent very pretty bed quilt is being
made in pink and white. This will be
offered for sale and some very pretty
hand woven carAetng and rugs, to-
gether with no end of useful bags,
blanket, laundr.', shoe, as well as mi
lady's opera and work bags. Chill.
drens bibs, sacques and aprons of
every variety will be found at this
sale
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-09
STATE FAIR COMMISSION
Two New Names Among Governor
Prouty's Appointees

Newport, March Aaron H.
Grout, secretary of civil and military
affairs makes public the following ap
pointments by Governor Prouty for
members of the State Fair commits.
sion for three years; Hammer T.
Baldwin of Newbury, Maxwell Evarts
of Windsor, Fletcher d. Proctor My
ron A. Adams of Newbury and Geo.
II. Terrill of Morrisville and E. N.
Bissell of Shoreham for two years to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Thad NJ Chapman. These
are all reappointments except F.. d.
Proctor and Il. ~ Bissell.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-09
.FISTIC BATTLE TO
BE HELD NEAR
OAKLAND
Race Track Selected for John
Son-JeffrieS Fight
RICHARD AND GLEASON AGREE
Promoter Expects an Attendance Of
3o,oo0-Jeffries on a Hunting
Trip

San Francisco, March 9.-After
weeks of negotiation between the
Joint promoters it is definitely an
bounced by Tex Richard and Jack
Gleason that the Jeffries ard Johnson
fight on July {, will be held in an ar
ena within the race track inclosure Of
the California Jockey club at Emery
vile, Alameda county, better known
as the Oakland track, just across the
bay from San Francisco.
Emeryvllle is situated between Oak
land and Berkeley and is easily ac-
cessible from San Francisco
The announcement was made I'M
mediately after a meeting in the Off
ces of the Jockey club attended by
Richard, Thomas II. Williams, presi-
dent Of the Jockey club and Mayor
Christie OF Emeryyille. Williams and
Christie both signiied their willing
ness to have the fight staged in En-
eryville and an agreement to that eff
feet was signed.
Jack Gleason, Richards partner,
was not present at the conference,
but Richard stated that Gleason had
approved the Emeryville arena and
all that remained to be done was to
procure formal permit from the vii
lage trustees. Richard has been as
sured that this will be forthcoming
upon application
Il have the permission of Mr. VIII
liams to hold the fight in the race
track and have finally decided that
this is where the big men will meet,
said Richard 1T is an ideal place
and we will be able to seat an almost
unlimited number of people. think
that 10000 persons will see the fight.
From now on will devote my atten
ton to conducting the thousand and
one details incident to the handling
of the big affair"
Los Angeles, Cal, March 9.-Jim
Jeffres will train for his fight with
Jack Johnson at a resort in the
mountains near Santa Cruz where a
camp will be established April /
This announcement was made by
Sam Berger shortly after his arriya
here for a conference with the fighter
Jeffries will leave here today for a
ten days hunting trip in the Tehaohi
pi mountains Berger says that jim
Corbett and Frank GOtch will joir
Jeffries at the Santa Cruz camp June
/. Until then he will be assisted by
Roger Cornell of San Francisco an(
Armstrong and Burns the wrestlers
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-09
MORRILL, CELEBRATION
Former Senator's Birthday Anniver-
sary to Be Observed at Montpelier

Montpelier, March S.-Gov. G. II.
Prouty has been comforting with j. A.
DeBoer and b. f. Fiheld regarding
suitable statewide celebration of
the Tooth anniversary of the birth Of
the late Senator Justin S. Morrill,, to
be held in the Congregational church
in this city April IA as the state
house will be undergoing repairs at
that time.
Gov Prouty states that Mr. DeBoer
and himself would arrange the pro
gram for the service and that 4 T-7
would be addresses by three di
guished citizens to be selected | 8
The affair will take place In the N
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-09
FACE WILL NOT BE SCARED
Man Slashed by Jack cudahy Not
Badly Injured

Kansas city March 9-"Jack"
Cudahy may have failed to dishgure
Jere Lillis for life by his attack on
the banker with knife when he
found him in his home early Sunday
morning. AT st. Mary's hospital to-
day it was said that Lillis' condition
was much better and that his lacera-
ter face would probably heal without
leaving scar or mark. Only from
the long cash on his left cheek is a
scar feared.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-23
SHER|FFS
WANT MORE SALARY
Two Bingham Officers Ask the
County Commissioners for
a Raise.

At Mondays meeting OF the board Of
county commissioners the following ap-
pointmcnts by County Treasurer Jack
Groesbeck OF persons to assist in the
treasurer's office In making out and
men TO receive 81 each Il day and the
women $3.50. Mamie l. Bowman. T..
EldredGe. Kathryn Gabbott, j. l.. Horne.
w. II Hcnnifcr, John Haselman. Nels
Forsberg. II. l.. Pratt, G, c. Steffenson.
- J. Groesbeck. A. f. Simmons, Alberta
Clawson, Margaret Taylor l.. r. Marti-
neau. Jr., Lafayette Giles, T.. NJ. Ed
redge, Fred Taylor, f, w. Hull. Mark C..
Brown, J9seph Il. Richards G. A. Wege-
II. Crow, Frank Grocsbeck Ed sPearce.
=. NJ. Bennett, L. A. Dahlquist. Il, II.
Thorn. Mrs. II. NJ. Anderson. x X. Stef-
fenson, a. E. BeverlAge, Louise Plat:
J. M StulI, Mae Mcdonald. b. Cecil
Gates. s, II. Lynch and Rosaltha Wooley.
Deputy Sheriffs J. l.. Forbes and c. D..
Coates. at Bingham, want more pay.
They have applied to tho commissioners
for an Increase from S75 TO 500 a month.
In explanation of the application. Forbes
and Coates say that the Iiyerymen ut
Bingham have advanced the price OF
horse feed to S25 a month. and this
leaves them only SIS a month apiece.
The mine "muckers." Forbes and Coates
say, earn more than they do. The ap-
plcation was referred to committee for
consideration. Sheriff Sharp recommends
the advance.
i. G. Johnson's resignation as regis
try agent at 10 Delmar avenue was ac-
cepted and J. NJ. Wood, at 224 South
Second West street. was named In John
sons place.
License collections amounting to 500
for merchants and $3.50 for butchers
from August l ITO August %, were re-
ported by Sheriff Sharp.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-23

along the ridge between Emigration can
yon and the DELI to the intersection
with the old trail over Big Mountain went
committee. The forest reserve already
has given consent to the establishing of
the proposed trail and the company Of
fers to bear the cost OF removing the
only obstruction, consisting OF brush.
The petition of residents OF the south
western part OF the city for the abate-
nuisance. with the mayors recommended
ton that the matter be given immediate
attention. went to a committee composed
of the counclmen from the Second ward
Hodgson and Moreton. with the city en-
gineer and the health commissioner as
sociated. The committee will meet in the
Thirtieth ward meeting house at 8
o'clock Wednesday evening TO inycsti-
gate.
The application of J. NJ. Froiseth. OF
AL East Twelfth South street. for a
place as sanitary inspector went to the
sanitary and markets committee.
The petition OF the Federation OF Labor
and affiliated labor bodies for the use of
to the police and prison committed. The
line Of march win be from the Fedora
ton OF Labor hall to Main street on
Fourth. South street. then on the east
then on the west side OF Main back 10
Fourth South. then 10 West Temple on
the south side OF Fourth South. then
north on the west side OF West Temple
to the Building Trades council quarters,
Goes to Committee.
The petition OF l.. &. Ensign and TWEEN
ty-onc others that the removal Of the
fence and brick In the street in front of
the new Wey building on Second South
street beyond State street be compelled,
inasmuch as nothing is being done now
and the fence and brick act as i'm
pedlment to business, was referred to the
streets committee.
Maxwell r. Brothers submitted a list of
his expenditures on the Warm Springs
property for the period between April ]
1906 and March 81, 1907. amounting to
s1561S.05, Mr. Brothers's lease from the
city required him TO spend at least $l0,
900 on the property but tnasmuch as he
had expended above the required amount
he submitted no statement for the year
from April ]. 1907. and March 81 1908,
but the council is invited to examine his
books The matter went to the public
grounds and waterways committee.
The application OF Bianco g. Curran.
who have been trying for several months
to obtain a place for a saloon agreeable
both to the council and adjoining proper
ty holders, for a. liquor license for 131
West First South street, went to the IL
cense committee.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-23
CREAMERY TRUST
CHANGES ITS FRONT.
GrOcers Will Not at Present
Have to Pay Their Bills
Weekly.

The rule made by commission men that
grocers must pay their bills weekly Is
not being enforced. The effort OF the
creamery trust to make the grocers toe
the mark has failed. The credit system,
which Is now in force, will not be changed
by that trust until the special commit
tee OF the Utah Credit Mems association
files It's report on uniform system OF
credit
II has leaked out that there was some
thing lively doing at the meeting OF com
mission men on Saturday night. Not
all of the commission men were OF the
same mind as the creamery trust which
insisted that weekly payment OF all bills
be made. One OF the commission mon.
representing n strong eastern concern.
tity OF produce in on the thirty day
credit system, and this Is said to have
caused the creamery trust to make a
change of front.
the movement to compel all grocers. re-
gardless of their good or bad records, To
pay up promptly each week. Other COM
mission men were induced by this trust
to join with II ins the movement. but
when 1t was ascertained that the week
ly payment rule would WORK great
hardship on the grocers and would prob
ably force some OF the smaller dealers
out Of the business. several of the COM
mission men took stand in favor of the
old system.
The ultimatum was made effective Au-
gust 10. one week ago Monday. The
creamery trust served its final notice on
the grocers about ten days ago The
first week that the new order was In
effect ended Saturday. 1t IS said that
representatives OF the creamery trust
have visited a number OF grocers and
called the ultimatum off. canceling 1t abb
solutely and putting their credits back
whore they were before. Grocers will
have now from fifteen to thirty days
credit without whimper being raised by
the trust
The credit commission is working out
the details of its problem, and IT is be-
leved that n full report. with recon-
mendations for the adoption OF a uni
form system, will be outlined and Will
be presented for ratification or modlfca-
tlon within ten days.