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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-22
$4,000 SPENT BY.
INSURANCE MEN
IN VAIN
Failed to Stop Grady Re-Insur-
anCe Act
FAVORED FOREIGN COMP ANIES
Bitterly Fought by 24o American
Companies During Legislative
Session of 1904
FAVORED FOREIGN COMPANIES

Albany. March Ex-senator Grady
figured conspicuously in yesterdays
disclosures at the investigation by
the State Insurance Department Of
the sums paid by fire insurance com
panies to promote or kill legislation.
Gradys name bobbed up at the
close OF the afternoon session in the
examination OF President Eman-
uel II. A. Couoa, of the Home Insur-
ance Company, who in 1904 and 1905
was a member of the Laws and Legis-
lation Committee of the New York
Board of Fire Underwriters. On July
3, 1905, he wrote a letter to j. b.
Branch, President of the Providence,
Washington Insurance Company of
Providence, R L.:
We had quite an undertaking last
year and were very successful in
killing a couple of very serious bills
that presented themselves through
the Senate of this state, and we hope
with due diligence and exercising
every possible effort to be able to
properly protect the interests of our
associates.
In regard to the Grady Reinsurance
act, it may not be out of place for me
to give YOU IN perfect confidence a
statement that has come to my know
ledge and which | conveyed to ~
committee a short time ago, namely,
the fact that the Grady bill, having
been put through by certain reinsur-
ance companies and having been
bought through the Legislature (the
amount OF the purchase even having
been signified to mel, has been plac-
ed upon the statute books with the
absolute and avowed understanding
promise and contract that the parties
who put the bin through will defend
il and take care that it is not repeal
ed until 1906; hence | am sure II will
simply mean a little longer wait,
and that it would be futile for us at
this time to attempt its repeal. ]
can give you some further little de-
tails in regard to this bill when
have the opportunity of seeing you
in person, but the story is too long
and too delicate one to go into too
many details by correspondence.
This Grady reinsurance act still
stands on the statute books. 1t is
most peculiar II was put through the
Legislature Of 1904 and signed by
Gov Odell. 1t was introd ced by Sen
ator Grady and was ba d by only
three foreign reinsuranc companies
led by the Munich and the Rossia
It was bitterly fought by 240-odd
American fire Insurance companies.
To defeat that bill they spent $40,
600 in vain, through Georg , Shell
don, then President of the Phelix OF
Brooklyn, and as vainly used all Of
the vast influence at their command
to bring pressure upon Assemblymer
and Senators. This Grady act was Of
tremendous benefit to the foreign
companies, giving them an advantage
reckoned at 35 per cent over the
American companies.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-22
BLOOD OF 40 DEAD
CRIMSONED The
WRECKAGE
Shocking Disaster on Rock
Island Road
MANY INJURED WILL DIE
Locomotive Jumped Track in Narrow
Clay Cut and Threw Train
Into Heap

Marshalltown, Iowa, March 21.-
Forty-hve persons We're killed and
forty were injured, many OF them
fatally, in a wreck four and a half
miles north of Green Mountain, Iowa.
today on a Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific passenger train.
Many passengers were apparently
killed outright, but the suffering
among the injured was terrible. Arms
land legs We're cut of The wreckage
was almost crimson with blood. A
few of the passengers were found still
living with rod or a splinter impal-
ing them in the wreck
A little freight wreck on the Rock
Island last night at Shelburg was
the indirect cause of the Green Noun.
tain disaster. The Rock Island line
was blocked and it became necessary
to detour over the Great Western
tracks Two trains sent from Cedar
Rapids to Marshalltown were coupled
together and the two locomotives
placed in front of them Both loco
motives were running backwards.
The combined train consisted OF thir-
teen cars. A Pullman was next to
the locomotives. Then came a smok.
ing car and a Gay coach In the lat.
ter were many women and children.
The double train was going about
twenty-five miles an hour when II
reached cut few miles from Green
Mountain near the top of a hill. In
this cut the tender of the front loco.
motive jumped the track. This threw
the head locomotive into the sides OF
the narrow cut The clay sides were
soft and the engine went into it and
stopped almost instantly.
The sudden stoppage ditched the
second locomotive and the momentum
of the heavy train crushed the day
coach and the smoking car against
the heavier Pullman. The smoking
car and day coach were telescoped
and hardly an occupant of either car
escaped death OF injury.
While the last ten cars remained
on the track the shock threw the pas
sengers from their seats.
Conductor Worst dispatched train
men back to flag a following train
Other trainmen were hurried to Glad
brook and Green Mountain for help
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-22
SALE TOOK
OPERA HOUSE
RECORDS
People Waiting 10 Hours Before
Office Opened
BENNINGTONCL CLUB MINSTRELs
Boys and Young Men to the Number
of Thirty Sat Up All Night
to Get Tickets

The Bennington opera house box
Office broke another record this morn
ing in the drawing of seats for the
Bennington club minstrel show to be
given March 30 The box office was
advertised to open at 8 o'clock this
morning and at 1880 last night line
began to form. From then until the
sale was completed was one wild
scramble
Number coupons were issued as
fast as ticket owners appeared and at
10 o'clock last evening there were ~
coupon holders in waiting. Then
there was a lull until IL o'clock when
more arrived and long before daylight
the opera house lobby was packed 10
suffocation.
Those who stayed all night played
cards, read and told stories to while
away the hours. The night lunch
stands were raided as often as any
( body could be found to go after the
stuff, the coupon holders being com.
PEELED to remain in the buildine6'
| lose their chance.
One person could take only ten
seats but everybody who got a place
in line up to O'Clock this morning
had plenty of friends so that practic-
ally all of them took ten tickets when
they got to the window. Dennis
Tomey representing DR.. Chisholm was
the first in line.
All but ~ tickets we're exchanged
before 1890 and as these are sold
there will be no more seats available
unless it is decided to open the sec
ond gallery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-22
INDICTMENTS FOR
HALF A HUNDRED
COUNCILMEN
Result of First Days Grand
Jury Probe at Plttsburg
JUDGE ON THRONE OF GRACE
Confession Of John Klein Results in
Big "Round Up" Of Smoky
City Grafters

Pittsburg, March 21-Forty present
and former members OF select and
common councils under indictment OF
charge of bribery, and ten more
with suspended sentences held in $500
bonds upon their own confessions of
sharing in a pool of 100000 to influ-
ence the votes of the municipal bod
les, is the result of the first days
probe Of the grand jury, following the
confession of John Klein. former
member Of councils, chief dlsbursing
officer of the fund
All day long Judge r. S. Fraser sat
as the committing magistrate in the
criminal court room, and his desk be-
came a throne of grace" to the
many councilmen under suspicion,
who swarmed before the judge to be
washed of their sins On one of the
floors OF the court building the grand
jury would hear the conscience-strick-
en- councilmen, who would then go be-
fore Judge Fraser and take the i'm
munity bath offered last week by the
district attorney.
Up to the adjournment of the court
at o'clock, ten had confessed their
guilt. In most instances the amount
Of money they confessed TO accepting
as bride was not over 800. One man
got $500, and another man got 5000,
while others got but SSl.1O.
The greatest surprise Of the day
came late in the afternoon, when DR..
w II. Weber, member of select
council, appeared before Judge Fras-
er and made confession almost as
startling as that of Klein. Dr. Web
er told of receiving $4,000 in shoe
box Six thousand OF this he gave to
Klein for members of the common
council, Will he kept $4,000 to fix
members OF the upper branch. Later
it was found necessary to secure
more votes and more money was
raised, and when this was divided 1t
was found that the additional coun-
cilmens share was but sSt.1O.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-22
THE KIDNEYS ACT FINE
Headache and Bladder Misery Go Az.
ter Taking a Few Doses

II you take several doses of Pape's
Diuretic, all backache and distress
from out of order kidneys or bladder
trouble vanish, and you viii feel fine
Lame back, painful stitches, rheu-
matism, nervous headache, dizziness,
irritability. sleeplessness, infamed or
swollen eyelids, worn-out. sick feel
ing and other symptoms of sluggish,
inactive kidneys disappear.
Uncomfortable, smarting FREQUENT
urination especially at night and
ali bladder misery ends.
Feeling miserable and worried is
needless. because this unusual prep
aratbn goes at once to the disorder
ed kidneys, bladder and urinary sys-
TEN and distributes it's healing, clean
sing and vitalizing influence directly
upon the organs and glands affected,
and completes the cure before you
realize 1t.
The moment you suspect any kid
ney or urinary disorder or feel rheu-
matism pains, begin taking this harm
less medicine, with the knowledge
that there is no other remedy at any
price, made anywhere else in the
world, which will effect so thorough
and prompt a cure as fifty cent
treatment OF Pape's Diuretic which
any druggist can supply
Your physician, pharmacist, bank
er or any mercantile agency will tel
you that Pape. Thompson & Pape Of
Cincinnati, is large and responsible
medicine concern, thoroughly worthy
of your confidence.
Only curative results come from
taking Pape's Diuretic, and a few
days treatment means clean, active
healthy kidneys, bladder and urinar!
organs-and no backache.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
Tor Busy Readers.

Mrs. William Thorpe who has been
Ill, is able to be out again.
Charles b. Sherman of Bradford
street is enjoying the use of his arm,
which was disabled by an injury sew
eral weeks ago.
Reuben Sanborn has returned to
Schenectady where he will begin
work in the firm in which he is the
junior member
Rev. NJ. J. Carmody of Brattleboro,
who has been a guest at the home of
thomas Halloran of West Main ST.,
has returned home,
Mr. and Mrs, Jchn Ryan of South
street are rejoicing over the birth
this morning of 1915 pound son at
the Gibson hospital
Samuel b. Hall of Bennington Cen
ter went this morning to SAM
tarium in Burlington. He was ac-
companied by DR.. l.. IT, Ross.
Circols c. and D. Of the Second Con
gregational church will meet with
Mrs. Madison of Maple street on
Thursday afternoon at p. m.
Invitations are in circulation for
G, o. Shields lecture at the Y NJ G.
A. Parties from Salisbury North
Bennington, Arlington and North AID
ans are expected.
Word from Mrs George Remington
who few days ago underwent an op
GRAFTON in a Troy hospital for appen
dicitis states that she is recovering
as well as could be expected.
Holy week service tonight In Tho
Second CONGREGATIONAL chapel Theme
of meditation, The Upper Room II
Jerusalem" Miss Krogman will sing
Hour 1880 All are welcome.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-22
Always Hunting Evil Motive On the Part Of Others Make
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and viII<Se Told BrleiF
for Busy ReaderS-
Easter post cards at Evans.

Easter post cards at Evans
Edward Higgins of Main street is
III.
Miss Elizabeth Hayes of Main
street is ILL.,
Richard Maurer of Schenectady is
at his home here.
Mrs. John Smith of North Branch
street is critically i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Watson of
Depot street are passing the day in
Pittsheld.
The meetings at the Methodist
church this week will begin at 1880
each night.
The prayer meeting at the Guide
board chapel this evening will be led
by Mr.. Pore.
Mrs. e. j. O'Neil. who has been Wis
iting her mother on River street, has
returned to Cohoes.
Mrs. l.. II. Woodland of School St,
has returned from a visit with rela-
tives in Londonderry.
William De Long of North Benning-
ton has accepted a position in the
knitting department Of the Cooper
Mfg. Co.
The condition of Patrick Cone of
the west part OF the town does not
improve. though that Of his son is on
the gain.
Mrs. Martha Boyce has finished
work for Bottum G. Torrance and will
work in the II. f. Bradford finishing
department.
Irving Bum of Beech street who
has been confined to the house with
the grip was out for the first time
this morning,
There will be a full rehearsal this
evening for the Bennington club min
strel show The dress rehearsal
takes place week from tonight.
News receied from the nurse In
charge OF Edward Ryan, son of John
A. Ryan, who is in a Troy hospital
states that his condition is on the
gain.
The funeral of Mrs. Sybil Meyers
widow of the late David Meyers, who
died in Pownal the latter part of the
week. was held Monday morning in
the Union church at Pownal, Rev
Mitchell officiating. The deceased
-
were four nephews all of Pownal
Burial was in the Pownal Center
cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Easter booklets at Evans.
Z. J. Lashway of River street, who
has been ILL., is out again
A. w. Swarzwald of Adams street
is in North Adams today.
William Long of Valentine street
was in North Adams today
c. H. Lindloff of Union street is in
North Adams this afternoon.
Richard NJ. HOughton of School St,
who has been Ill, has recovered.
Merritt Wood of School street has
returned from visit In Pittsfeld.
c. S. Estes of Main street was in
North Adams Monday on business.
Mrs. Fillmore. Paddock of School
St, who has been i'll, has recovered.
Emerson Estabrook of South street
is spending few days in New York.
Miss Margaret Leahy of Stafford
street is improving from recent i'll
ness.
Easter letters, post cards. booklets,
bunnies, natural chicks and ducks at
Evans
William Mcclure of Mccall street
has returned from a visit in North
Adams.
Master Ray Paddock of School
street has resumed his studies at
school after an illness.
Mrs Hattie Albee HAS accepted
position with the II. q. Waist COM
pany of North Bennington.
There will be church supper in
Academy building at Bennington Ctr.
Saturday evening at $3.50 o'clock.
Myron Chandler OF Branch street
is erecting barn near his cabin on
the Searles place near BARRIERS Pines.
The North Adams and local Y. NJ.
c. A. will roll a match game on the
| local bowling alleys Tuesday evening.
Thos. Hickey who has resigned his
position with the II. Il. Bradford COM
pany will work for the Holden Leon
ard Company.
Remember the lecture hour at the
Methodist church tomorrow night is
1880 and the subject one that is up
to date in every detail. If not UNI
avoidably detained you will find It
it we'll worth while.
When George M. Cohan's much
talked about musical comedy "The
Yankee Prince" is presented at Ben
nington, April 18th, 1t will be given
with the full strength Of the company
of 20 singing and dancing players who
have, by their individual and collec-
tive work, succeeded in establishing
this famous Cohan conceit as sue
cess of the first water.
The meeting at the Y. M. c. A
Monday evening in the association
rooms was well attended. After each
paper an instructive discussion fol
lowed. The three papers presented
were The Uses of Wireless Tele
graphy" by Guy Harmon; The X-Ray
as an Aid in Surgery" by Lewis lie
vim" and "Stovaine" by Samuel Pat
terson. The constitution and bylaws
/ are to be read at next Monday even
ngs meeting 20 be approved an'
aadoptcd
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-22
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
Plan to Have Everybody in Church
Next Sunday

At the Epworth League meeting
last night eleven new members were
received into the society. The league
decided to make provision whereby
those unable to walk can get to the
church Sunday morning. Those know
ing of invallds or elderly people UNI
able to walk to the church who would
like to attend should notify the pres
ident of the League j. l.. Griswold,
who will see that the parties have an
opportunity to go to church. A. NJ.
Torrance has kindly consented to use
his auto next Sunday for this pur-
pose and he will do the same each
fourth Sunday Of the month when
the weather is fair
This is the kind of social service
that is making the world better and
is very commendable
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-22
WESTON AT TOPEKA
Veteran Pedestrian is Eight Days
Ahead Of Schedule

Topeka, Kas., March 21-Edward
Payson Weston arrived in Topeka at
S:55 O'Clock tonight having travelled
GO miles since he left Emporia at mid
night. He will remain here till o.
clock Tuesday morning. He is be-
tween nine and ten days ahead Of his
schedule.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-22
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours

For eastern New York and western
Vermont partly cloudy tonight. Cool
er in north portion. Wednesday fair
and cooler.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-22
A HIRED MAN CAN INSURE

his life to good advantage The high
er his hire, the more the need and
of insurance. All men who
work or think for pay are hired
men, 61st year National Life In
surance Company Montpelier, VT.
MutuaD. Earle S. Kinsley Agent,
Rutland, VI.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-05
BRANNAN SCHEME
 BADLY DEFEATED

Atlanta, September 4.-(Special)- Some of the pet schemes of others than the minority were upset by the rigid programme adopted by the state con vention on Thursday.
 A notable instance was that of Charles l. Brannon of Ttlanta, who was a Hoke Smith delegate and one of the majority, but who didn't get a show for two resolutions which he had pre- pared quite carefully, and which he thought would help set the state on fire.
 One of these resolutions related to the abolition of the fee system for solicitors general and county officers. The fee system has long been MT. Bran nan's bugbear. He has preached against 1t. written against 1t and run for office with that as the leading plank in his platform, but so far it has secured him nothing.
 Easing his resolution this time upon the large vote in the Fulton county primary in favor of the salary system as opposed to that of fees. MT. Bran nan had hoped to get 1t incorporated as a part of the platform. But that docu- ment had already been written just as the successful candidate wanted 1t written, and there would have been no possible chance to get into it any in dorsement of anything which had been omitted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-05
MAYOR GAYNOR HAS NEW
 YORK POLITICS IN HAND

New York September 4.-(Special). Democrats have been so busy watching the factional fights in the republican party and preparing a large casket for its burial this fall that they have be- come blind to their own troubles.
 The air has been so full of cries of mo compromise" direct nominations" "old guard" and "progressives" that the democrats have failed to observe the gathering clouds marking the storm in their own sky.
 The democratic feeling may be sum- med this way:
 If Mayor Gaynor recovers his health he will be nominated for governor by acclamation and sweep the state.
 Little circulation has been given to the strong possibility that MT Gaynor may not consent to run. Publicly, his every utterance has been against leav- ing the city hall for Albany.
 The present tendency among the democratic leaders. both in this city and upstate, is to wait for sign from the mayor There is no doubt that he can have the nomina tion if he wants 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-05

Assuming that he consents to be- come a candidate, democrats are ask ing themselves what William R. Hearst will do. Can he be brought to sup port Gaynor, or will he nominate a complete state ticket of his own ana his followers say he will, and cripple the democratic chances of success.
 Congressman William Sulzer Is an- other of the democratis troubles. Sul- ger Is out after the nomination. He has been after it for years. Several times 1t has been in his grasp, when he has been called off by Charles F. Murphy and informed that he was to return to Washington.
 Either Sulzer will be nominated this year or he will ruK independently, his friends say. They predict that back of Sulzer will be William R. Hearst and his organ. Upstate they are talking about Congressman James S. Havens, who beat George W. Aldridge for Con- gress Thomas Mott Osborne organizer of the democratic state league. and D. Cady Herrick New York democrats talk of Edward M. Shepard. These four are backed by the conservative ele- ment.
 The situation, however, is the in the palm of Mayor Gaynor's hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-05
PREACHER ANSWERS
 BISHOPS CHARGES
Married Copper Millionaire to
 Chorus Girl
IS ROOSEVELT's FRIEND
The Preacher Is Just as strenuous as Colonel Roosevelt and His De- fense Promises to Be an
 Exiting One

New York, September 4.-(Special.) )- The Rev. Harry A. Handel, friend of former President Roosevelt. who gained considerable reputation for his strenu- osity in the fold in Colorado, and who Is known in Episcopal circles as the .'cleri- cal handy man." is preparing an answer to the demands for an explanation by Bishop Burgess of Long Island as to why he united in marriage F. Augustus Henize, the Montana copper millionarise. to Mrs. Bernice Henderson, a Broadway chorus girl and a divorced woman.
 The Right Rev. Frederick Burgess, bishop of Long Island, has allowed no time to elapse before demanding an ex- planation from the Rev. MT. Handel why he should violate a principle of tho church which relates to the marrying of divorced persons. Bishop Burgess, even among Episcopalians, is conspicuous for his views upon the marrying question of divorce and re-marriage. He has spoken against the marrying of divorcees both in public and Tn private and was conse- quently shocked when he learned that one of his co-adjutors in his own parish had been a party to a martial transac- ton, which was not only advertised in an oblique light but which concerned the re-marrying of a man who was but recently released by the courts from the bond of wedlock.
 Just what defetse Rev. Mir Handel will make is not known, but from his impetuous temperament it is suggested by his friends that he will be perfectly able to handle his side of the approach mig controversy. i.
 The Rev. Harry A. Handel is known as the "clerical handy man." He lived for years in Colorado where he acquired reputation for strenuousness rivaled only by MT Roosevelt, his friend. He was born in England A years ago. and after his ordination he settled in Meeker, Col, where he gained a wide reputation tome time later by building his own church entirely by himself. He started in with a shovel and excavated the ground for the building, put in the stone work, carried the bod, and laid the brick with his own hands. He did all this because his congregation was poor. He also built a rectory where cowboys, hunters and stockmen were always as sured of a welcome and because he could not afford a housekeeper he did his own cooking
 He has also been cowboy and Is an expert shot When MT Roosevelt was at Meeker he entertained him at the rec tory and since his. appointment to the fire department chaplainship he4 has been almost as popular with thet fire fighters here as he was with the cow boys out west.