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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-07
BENNINGTON K. OF C.
Will Give a Social Dance at Academy
Hall, Tuesday Evening, Oct. H.

On Tuesday evening, October II,
Bennington Council, X. OF c., Is go
ing to give social dance at Acade-
my hall. in Bennington The pro-
ceeds Of this dance will be devoted
to defraying the expense incurred by
Remington Council in participating
in the Columbus Day parade and
events in this village on the day fol-
lowing its dance and few of our PEG
ple know Just how far the Benning-
ton Knights have gone At an ex-
pense of over $3.50, at the least, they
are coming to HoOsick Falls as a
council and are bringing the famous
Boston Red Sox to play our picked
State League team. There have
been some warm contests between
Bennington and Hoosick Falls in the
nast. but in none Of them has Hoo
sick Falls ever won out so complete
~ as Bennington has in this affair.
There's 2 breadth of liberality. fra.
ternal friendship and unselfshness in
this last move OF the Bennington
Knights that has no parallel in the
history Of this section, and we gladly
accord to them the honor of being
the largest factor in our celebrations
success. Gentlemen, hats off to the
Bennington Knights. and don't forget
their dance.-Hoosick Falls Demo
crat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-07
RUNNING Sale

The Ladies' Aid society OF the Con-
gregational church at North Benning-
ton will hold n rummage sale October
II and ~ In Village hall The sale
will open Tuesday noon. The things
that remain from the sale will be auc-
toned OF Wednesday evening. Come
one, come all. You may find just
what you are looking for at remark
ably low price.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-07
THE MERRY WIDOW TONIGHT
Popular Viennese operetta at the
Bennington This Evening

The much talked of viennese oper-
eta The Merry Widow" will play an
engagement at the Remington opera
house tonight.
1t will no doubt come In for good
ly share of the theatre goers' atten-
ton. for II Is this opera that has sent
its pretty music echoing and rever-
berating around the world Not only
the waltz. but the haunting airs OF
the villa" song. the satirlcal sep
tette, Women" the SILLY Cavalier
and Gay Maxim" have preceded the
attraction by many months so popu-
lar are these musical gems How.
ever. Henry w Savage's superior pre-
duction of this opera is coming. 40.
companied by a large and carefully
selected orchestra and the music
will be played as It should be played.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-07
FAST ST. CLAIR COLI
Won 1926 Pacing Class at Duchess
County Fair Races

county FaIr Haces
VI. H. Burgess has received a letter
from Frank Moul, the driver or
George ST. Clair Jr., at the Duchess
county n. Y, fair races held at
Poughkeepse last week. Moul writes
that he drove George st. Clair to n
record of 2:22is and that he could
easily have finished in 2:1S had Il
been necessary to do so.
Moul writes that the horse has had
but one race during the present sea
son but that II has speed without
limit.
The horses sire was George st.
Clair, raised by H. u. Burgess and
his dam was by Matterhorn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-07
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours,

For Eastern New York and western
Vermont partly cloudy and colder to-
night with frost I'm north and central
portions. Saturday fair.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-07

Following is an abstract of Gov
George H. Prouty's message
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-07

of Representatives.
In accordance with a time honored
custom, | take this opportunity of
rendering to you an account of the
affairs of the state as conducted by
the Executive Department and to Of
fer such recommendation for future
legislation as my experience has
shown me should be made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-07
COTTON WAR AT AN END
Lockout Of 10000 English opera,
tlves VIII Cease Monday.

Manchester, Eng, oct. THE
trouble between the Federation OF
Master Cotton Splnners, which re.
suited in the lockout OF 10000 oper.
atives, was settled yesterday and the
mills will be re-opened Monday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01
SEABOARD'S NEW TARIFF.

AS exclusively announced in The Vngullan,
the Seaboard Air Line Railway has done
great service to business and manufacturing
interests in Richmond by Withdrawing the an
noying and expensive tariff whereby heavy
initial charge was imposed upon shippers on
freight originating on lines not in competition
with the carrier selected.
During the year in which these tariffs have
been in effect on the Seaboard, the A. c. L. and
the Southern, Richmond shippers have paid out
thous ands ON thousands of dollars constituting
dead loss in profits. The effect of such tariff
was manifestly TO deprive local shippers of the
natural benefits held by them in competition
with business men in other sections. Freights
make the initial basis of calculation on prices,
and as consequence tariff which required in
dividual estimates on every shipment was not
only intrinsically expensive, but the more ex-
pensive as it rendered business dealings com
plica1ed and uncertain. A manufacturer for
instance, who, having side-track on one road,
desired to ship goods to section not reached by
that road, had for the shift of his freight to
non-competing road to pay heavy toll for the
preliminary transportation to the proper yards
In determining to correct this annoyance and
injustice based on the lack of competition, the
Seaboard. whose new tariff goes into effect
October 1st has shown itself awake to the broad
er interests of the manufacturing and industrial
needs of the city. The Atlantic Coast Line and
the Southern roads wi1l no doubt; follow the
Seaboard's lead by announcing similar tariffs.
When they do so there will have been removed
from the business and manufacturing situation
in Richmond a source of constant irritation and
expense In the light of this wise concession
by the Seaboard it ought to be said that much
credit is due to Traffic Manager Goodman, of
the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, who has
in and out of season spared himself no pains to
seek TO correct the situation. AS a result, we
take it; in large measure of his efforts, the new
tariffs will save actually to shippers many thou
sands of dollars annually, as we'll as saving them
even more in the increased possibility of orderly
and certain methods of conducting business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01

Times constructs out of the charges of fraud
brought by Mr.. Maynard against the forces
that caused his defeat by Mr.. Young an argli-
ment in support of its opposition to the Hughes
direct nominations plan recently defeated In the
New York Legislature. In the course of an
editorial repeating the argument that candidates
have no resource against fraud even IT proved,
that there is no provision for a second primary,
and that the effect of the system is to practically
debar poor men from aspiring to public office, the
Times states that Virginia has legalized
primary system similar in essential features
to that warmly espoused by Governor Hughes and
approved by Colonel Roosevelt for this State.
In this statement the Times is manifestly IN
error. There is not in Virginia the shadow of
"legalized primary, as the principle embraced
in the phrase is popularity understood. The Nir-
GINA primary is party proceeding, only partial
ly and ineffcctiyely safeguarded by the general
law. No State statute prescribes It's rules or
scrutinzes the methods by which it is conducted.
While it is true that the development of political
conditions in general renders it increasingly
difficult for any man to gain public Office without
large expenditure, it is equally certain that the
same objection obtains against the convention
system. For example, North Carolina under a
system HN W1ilcn counties nolu parry primaries
for the selection of delegates to a convention
to nominate a Governor affords the illustration
of Chief Executive popularity supposed to have
expended fifty to sixty thousand dollars in order
TO gain an office which he can hold but one term
and the salary of which falls far below the ex-
! penses incident to the title. Whether the sys-
TEN be that of a convention or party primary,
! ii is far different mattor from primary for
all parties established by the State and controlled
by restrictions tending so far as possible TO secure
both fairness in It's conduct and publicity in the
methods used by the candidates under It's pro
visions.
1t might be stated, also, that in the Norfolk
scandal the committee now investigating the May
nard charges owes the State and the party the
duty, not only of making the most searching eff
fort to disclose any fraud that may have been
perpetrated but the duty also of causing the
prosecution and conviction of any and all persons
guilty of such fraud. AS we understand the
case while there is no legalized primary, there ii
a statute rendering frauds in primaries an in
dictable ofense In the Norfolk instance it is the
clear duty of the investigating committee to deter
mine whether there has been fraud, and if thai
fact be satisfactorily determined to cause the
prosecution as common criminals of those al
whose hands the fraud originated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01
PRIVATELY pIOUs CROOKS.

It we're idle to suggest that Colonel Roosevelt
does not at least have the reason of his impulses
for the many things he is saying just now. Many
of Them perhaps, ought not to have been said,
especially those utterances in which as priv
ate citizen he attempts to put in an authorita-
tive dissent to the law as established by the Su
preme Court This statement and others were
doubtless reasoned with the peculiar Roosevelt
genius of looking to the reception which his
words would receive from the masses, rather than
to the meaning and effect of the words them
selves. Occasionally, however, the Colonel lets
both politics and dogmatio morality slide and in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01
terjects ringing statement of peculiar ana
trenchant truth. For instance:
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terJects a ringing statement OF peculiar anu
trenchant truth. For instance:
Don't aHow the public man to ass
you to accept domestic virtues as an
Offset for proftigacy in public hfe.
Make your ideas felt IN demanding
of vour representative and eTecut're
public officials the same decency IN
public as in pr'udte life"
1t IS because the trend of sentiment has so
emphasized the converse of this requirement that
the advice is to-day especially valuable 1nere
has been so complete a shift of sentiment that
the correction of one evil has all but resulted IN
the conformation of another and greater one. lime
was when it could be successfully asserted that
private life was thing apart from public SER
vice. Seriously it was conended that 1t was not
within the province off, criticism TO look to the
morals of public servants except as those morals
peraned to their official lives. Inconsistent
as the result was with the facts, public life was
full of individuals of strict official integrity and
ability, who in private relations were prohigate
and immoral Duels have been fought to bloody
issues to sustain an insult to honor that consist
ed in nothing more than pointing out the per-
sonal derelictions of public men. The old time
official asserted and enforced his right to be
j
respect TO his failings outside the Office
But in all things, excess produced reaction.
An Weakened public sentiment, slowly crystalliz-
ing in the opinion that no man could be trusted
in high office who could not restrain himself IN
private relations, came to overlook the truth that
vice and corruption hold no special pattern. 1t
was forgotten that as between failure in pub
t lie trust and a iooseness in private life, the
former was the grosser, because the more cal
culated, sin. Determined not to permit in power
over others men who could not control themselves,
1t was forgotten, that the end was none the less
missed by giving public trust to those whose
personal virtues made the cloak for public crime
No man in this day can come to and hold high
| place along with reputation for personal inn
morality. But the smugv correct hypocrit is
a far more dangerous man than the weak but
honest vessel.
| In pointing ont and insisting on the need for a
lack of discrimination between these types, Colo
mel Roosevelt has announced dictum that SHOULD
be of value to the country. In politics. in bust
ness in leadership of every sort, the country is
full of these eminently correct and pious crooks
"Dccencv", of which Colonel Roosevelt is the
special champion, is relative term. There is
one decencv of the home. and another of office.
They ought to be interdependent requirements
and it is as important that in the selection of
public servants regard should be had to official
as we'll personal debauchery and licentious
ness. The battle is less than half won when public
sentiment looks to private habit in disregard Of
official laxity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01

Ting friends in this city. Later they win go Nor-
folk and Portsmouth.
J. Kent Rawley and T. Garnett Tabb have returned
from SIX weeks tour of England, Scotland, France
Belgium and Holland.
MRS. I. w. Duke, of New York, accompanied by
MISS Cora l. Rudd, of this city. left Sunday hight for
kingston, n. Y Miss Rudd will spend some time in
NE" York City and Washington route home.
MT >. =. Rudd left Wednesday for the Yellow Sul~
pF"f springs TO spend several weeks for his health
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01

If you intend leaving Richmond for a vacation,
have The vireinian sent daily TO your cottage
or hotel. You may then enjoy the mountain
or seashore air and at the same time keep In
close touch with all that Ia happening in the
city and State, and country-political, social,
business and sporting circles
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01
Condolences.

BY a most remarkable coincidence. the Norfolk
mark the Virginan- Pilot the Ledger Dispat
ploy identicaly the language word for letter
for letter, their laudatons of the primary nominee
William a. Young. who in Tuesdays election defeated
Harry L. Maynard. Quoting in full:
esteem that he can compel such praise from all
the newspapers of his district
The Portsmouth Star says IT cannot understand why
the people OF Norfolk have in Maynard May
nard shown himself be Norfolks friend giving
the city jamestown Exposition.
Doubtless that is the they 1t In him.
Roanoke World.
Some girls have rosy cheeks but nearly III ct thsn
have ke-loeks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01

Has the American Bar. Association no statute
of limitations that would prevent the airing of
charges twenty years old against man of the
standing and reputation of Joseph Fl. Choate2
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01

The man in Richmond Hospital whose mus
Giles are turning into stone is at least in no
worse predicament than a number of prominent
gentlemen whose backbones have recently turned
to rubber.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01

Archbold declares that Standard Oil does not
associate with beautiful red headed women. We
thought that with so little hair as Arch
bold had at least that much discretion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01

Mr.. Slemp has been sending out engraved in
vitations. Had he not better take time by the
forelock and engage the services of political
tombstone and epitaph stone cutterl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01

As the most important port in the near future
of the South Richmond is clearly entitled to the
next meeting of the Deeper Waterways Conven-
ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01

Just in order to show that he is capable of taxi
ing punishment, President Taft is also pre-
pairing for Western trip.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01

President Taft does we'll to qualify his state
ment that Beverly Will continue to be the sum
mer capital by stating that it will hold that honor
Eat least for the next two years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01

Of course it takes the Census Department a
long time to count Richmond's population It's
real big job.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01

Some of the Newport set are wearing canes
1t is equally true though not so well advertised,
that not few of them wear mustaches.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01

Inspector Dew has described his arrest of
Crippen and Leneve He doubtless neglected to
describe how it happened that Scotland Yard
permitted them to take passage
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01

Kansas is becoming conservative. It's con-
vention was not so progressivee that it cannot be
seen through the dust
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01

Henry Gassaway Davis relatives always deny
that he is Ill until he begins to contemplate
matrimony.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01

# the new fashion in constitutions is to pro-
vide for their constant ACCESSIBILITY, why not
prduce them by the nioke-in-the-slot method9
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01
AFAuLTY APPLICATION.

TAXING note of the muddls in the Second Com
nps11ianAl District Of VIRGINIA -eha New York
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-07
TO LONDON BY AIRSH'P.

Walter We!Iman to Attempt This Trip
In Ais Motor Balloon.
So far this has been Il season Of
great progress in aviation on land, but
before the year closes it is expected
that the bird men will also have con-
quered the ear In fact. arrange
ments are now being made for a flight
by airship across the Atlantic from
New York to London. The attempt
will be made by Walter Wellman
shortly in the motor balloon known as
the America, which was built for the
Wellman polar expedition and twice
severely tested in voyages on the Arc
tic ocean north Of Spitzbergen.
The America when she starts on her
long voyage will carry a crew Of six
men. including a Marconi operator
and. of course, a full outfit of aero
nautic and navigation instruments.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-07

the Tar Baby" or the story of How
Br'er Bear Lost His Tall has indeed
missed a part of the heritage of child
hood. For him the animals have no
meaning. After the death of Mr.. Har-
ris an Uncle Remus Memorial associa-
ton was organized. the object of which
Is to purchase the home of Uncle Re-
mus from the Harris heirs and make
a memorial of it. 1t is now planned
to make this movement international.
The stories of the escapades of Br'er
Rabbit are known all over the world,
having been translated into seventeen
languages, and the memorial associa-
ton proposes to give the children Of
every land an opportunity to help. The
Harris home is a modest cottage in
West End, a suburb of Atlanta, and it
has been the Mecca of hundreds who
knew his tales. The property is as
sesSed at $4,000. and as soon as it be-
came known that the Uncle Remus
Memorial association could buy the
property several rich men offered to
give the entire amount.
The association plans to install a H.
brary in part Of the house, to preserve
memorial rooms where Mr.. Harris liv.
ed and worked and to convert the
grounds into a playground for children.
1t has also been suggested that a free
kindergarten be conducted in the
house. Upon the lawn a fountain will
be placed. reproducing the we'll known
four footed characters Of his stories In
bronze or marble. 1t is fitting that
the home of Mr.. Harris. who under.
stood and loved children. should echo
through the coming years with the
shouts of chi ldren.
In October Colonel Roosevelt will
visit Atlanta and make an address fol
the benefit Of the association.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-07

terfere with his going to school. Har-
ward has established a graduate school
of business administration, and it is
this that Mr.. Field attends. He ex-
plains it In this way:
II am taking advantage Of an OPP
portunity to accumulate facts. From
scientific facts we gain knowledge.
From knowledge comes wisdom. and
wisdom wins"
Not at all a bad idea! 1t might be
applied to other callings besides shoe
manufacturing. For example, If there
were a graduate school in statesman.
ship some Of u middle aged and even
elderly senators and representatives
might attend it with advantage both
to themselves and the country.
All lovers and some other people
will be pleased by the news that
young Philander G. Knox. who eloped
to marry a shop girl. has been forgiv-
en- and been fed on the fatted CALF
at Valley Forge. where the elder
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-07
Art For Art'th Ihake.

(Which tooth?' inquired the man of
forceps grimly.
"Any II you like" responded the
victim calmly, 80 long as it's a front
one"
BUT began the astounded dentist.
Hurry up!' Numbered the visitor.
With bleeding heart the operator
hitched forceps OF to a bit of absolute
ly sound ivory, dragged his patient
three times round the room, and
Hey, presto."' smiled the dentist.
"It's out! But will you be so good as
to tell me why on earth you wanted a
sound tooth eXtracted:'
"By all meanth," responded the pa
tent. You thee, I'm an actor, and I
have to take a part where the thpeak-
er lipthpth. At frtht I couldn't math-
ter it, but now I'm thure it'll be a
thimply %thcreaming thuctheth"!-An-
swerS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-07
His Sad Experience.

Eyes, sir" said Uncle Zeke, politics
is a dirty business. You don't ketch
me miXin' in it any more. Never again.
I know when I've had enough"
you've been a candidate for Officer
"Wunst. That's enough fur me-"
Got beat, did you?"
eyes, sir, l got beat, but l didn't
mind that. 1t was the loss of conf
dence in my Teller citizens, the findin'
out that our politics is rotten all
through, and that you can't depend on
a mans promises. That's what hurt"
"Was it an abusive campaign"
abusive? They circulated a report
that 1 had corns in the palms of my
hands. They said I took out my false
teeth when 1 eat my dinner, so I
wouldn't wear ZEN out. They charged
me with cuttin' my stogies in two
when l smoked 'em SOS to make 'em
last longer. One O. the papers printed
the story that my grandfather on my
mothers side was an Algerine pirate.
They got a man to swear that I never
had my hair cut in the dark of the
MOON. They accused me Of belongin'
to a %nonunion church. They said I
drunk my soup instead of eatin' it
with a spoon. They said by breath
always smelt of onions, and that my
dog had fleas."
What Office were you running for?''
II was runnin', sir" answered Uncle
Zeke with impressive dignity, "for the
Office of coroner."-ChicagO Tribune.