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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-18
A TWo.PART FANTASY
The princess Iris" at the Opera
House This Evening


House This Evening
The coming appearance here Of
Mildred and Rouclere and their ex-
cellent company is most interesting
to amusement patrons who demand
the best. The play which they pres
ent is Princess Iris" a fantasy in
two parts, the performance is not
heavy or gruesome, and does not
deal with uncanny or disagreeable
subjects; but on the contrary Is
light, breezy, funny and surprising.
The entirety has the merit of novel
ty, and the many illusions offered dur
ing the action of the play are all
new and In keeping with the high
standard set by these young and con
scientious stars, the scenery Is new
and original In its construction and
the supporting members of the COM
pany the best that an exacting man
agement could procure.
Mildred and Rouclere and their
company are winning success in every
city they play and they are now head
ing our way and will be seen here at
the Bennington opera house on Sat
urday night, Feb. is and IL the adj
vance sale is any indication of the
size OF the audience. then there will
be a packed house so secure your
seats now.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-18

and are in no sense competitive and
the service by the two lines should
be augmented and promoted as a re-
suit"
The significance of the new pur-
chase of Rutland Railroad stock by
what is practically the New Haven
road lies in the fact that it is a coun-
terstroke against the entry into New
England by the Crank Trunk through
its proposed extension of the Yer
mont Central from Palmer Mass. to
Providence. The important parts of
the Rutland are those extending
northward from Rutland and the line
from White Creek of 161 miles reach
ing northward to Noyan Junction.
where, owning traffic rights it con
meets with the Quebec Southern and
Canadian Pacific over line fifty
three miles long to Montreal. The
Grand Trunk Southern extension Of
the Vermont Central e thus contain
ed between two converging lines,
which will allow of transfer of Bos-
ton & Maine and Southern business
to Montreal The Rutland also has
westward business over its Ogdens-
burg line and owns the Rutland Tran.
sit company which has a fleet of YES
sells from Ogdensburg, n. Y, to lake
ports. While the figures are not Civ
en- out officially it is reported that
the actual cost of the half interest in
the Rutland was S26OO,OOO.
The Rutland railroad is one of the
Oldest lines inNew England It owns
S97 miles of track, leases 1877 miles.
and operates SO miles under track
age rights.
The road until 1905 was operated
as an independent property, but at
that time a majority of the preferred
stock was taken over by the New
York Central and the road has since
been operated by a staff made up
chiefly of New York Central officials.
The common stock outstanding
amounts to $199,40O and the prefer
red stock which is 7 per cent, cumula-
tive is S9,O57,6OO, making total of
S9,25IOOO The road has paid no div
idends since 1907 when it paid ~
per cent on its preferred stock.
The preferred stock carries accum.
ulated dividends through many years
past, the deferred dividends now
amounting to nearly 200 per cent.
The funded debt is S11,4O2,000. The
earnings of the latest available year.
1909, were S3,l02,4S2 gross and $685.
OH net. The fixed charges of the road
are about S635,OOO and in 1909 1t
earned surplus over charges of a
little more than 100000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-18
BILL MAckEY SIGNS
Well Known Ball Player viii Umpire
In Carolina League

After considering several offers for
the coming season "Billr Mackey has
returned his signed contract to Pres
ident J. II. Wearn of the Carolina as
ISOLATION to act as chief umpire for
the season of 1911 Mackey he's been
IN the Carolina association for the
past two seasons and has given such
general satisfaction as an umpire
that the league directors we're very
anxious TO have him sign last fall but
Bill held off in order to look the
field over.
There are many in the city who
would like to see Bill at the head Of
the local team for the coming season
as his past record in managing local
teams would show that he has always
given the public clean, fast, baseball
and has invariably had a winning
team. But as long as the prospects
Of the North Adams team were in
doubt and no definite settlement was
in view Mackey deemed it inadvis-
able to throw down his Southern
friends so he signed up.
For the past FIVE years Bill has
found time before going away to give
the Drury high school nine the bene-
fit of his coaching and this year will
be no exception to the rule IL the
school authorities are agreeable. His
record of developing four winning
teams out of five years at Drury
shows what he can do in the coach
ing line.
Bill had several promising offers
for the season, one to manage team
In the West, besides umplring Jobs
In several leagues. Umpiring berths
were open to him in the New Eng
land and Connecticut league but Mac
key did not make application. North
Adams Transcript.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-18
WE'LL ATTENDED
PUBLICAN
CAUCUS
G. B. Yelling of North Benning-
ton Nominated for Selectman
OUTSIDE VOTERS PRESENT
Selection Of Road Commissioner lr
District No. Furnished the
Only Ballot Required

There were about hundred in at
tendance Friday evening upon the
Republican caucus to nominate town
officers to be voted upon at the annu-
AL March meeting. With one excep-
ton only single nominations were
made and the selections of candid
ates We're by unanimous vote from
the floor. The voters from outside
the incorporated village were out in
force as usual to participate in the
selections Of road commissioners. In
district No. | two candidates were
placed in nomination, Herbert STRAIT
ton and Elmer Elwell. Mr.. Elwell
was not present and was not aware
that his name was to have been plac-
ed in nomination.
The most important Office for which
a candidate was TO have been select
ed at the caucus was that of select
man. to fill the vacancy caused by the
death OF the late Charles Houghton
of North Bennington. G. b. yelling
of the north village was placed in
nomination by A. S. Hathaway in
few pointed remarks and the nomina-
ton was seconded by b. j. Hall. Mr..
We ling's nomination was unanimous.
When the time came for the cleo
ton OF candidates for the position of
road commissioner in the two dis
tricts the voters from the outside dis
trict We're separated from the resi-
dents OF the village. There being
two nominations for the Office in dis.
trict No 1 a ballot was necessary
and Edward DEMO and S. Everett
HARDWOOD were appointed tellers. The
vote resulted Herbert Stratton 2S.
Elmer Elwell .. The meeting was
called to order by Judge e. c. Ben
nett who read the call. Mr.. Bennett
was chosen chairman and Roy NJ.
Paddock, clerk Nominations we're
called for and were made as follows.
Moderator-F. Il. Battles.
Clerk-E. A. Booth
Selectman--G. b. yelling.
Treasurer-C. II. Dewey.
Oyerseer-George r. Mathers.
First Constable-Frederick God
frey.
Second Constabe-James II. Kelly.
Collector OF taXes-John A. Ryan.
Listers-Elmer f. lockwood, JOS
eph NJ Ayres.
Auditors-E. ID. yelling, A. e. Hol.
lister, II. ID. Fillmore.
Trustee Of public money-George
+. Graves.
Trustee of Cemetery Fund-Charles
II. Dewey.
Town grand iurors-R. Il. Healy.
Jonathan Morse. J. Oliver Burt and
Clarence W. White.
Town agent-R Il. Healy.
Tree warden-Edward Morrissey.
Road commissloners-Dlstrict No.
!, Herbert Stratton; district No. 2
Aaron f. Hill.
School commissioners-Willam C.
Robinson and Harry NJ. Durham.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-18
ARMED men GUARD
TOM WATSON'S
HOME
Populist Editor Believes Life
Is in Danger
SEARCH FOR THREE MEN
Thought to Be Political Foes or
Persons Who Resent His Anti.
Catholic Writings.
SEARCH FOR THREE MEN

Thomson, Ca, Feb 1S.-Belieying
that his life is in danger at the hands
of political foes or Roman Catholics
Thomas Watson, once a candidate
for president on the Populist ticket,
has turned his house into an arsenal
and is guarded by twenty armed men.
Responding to his call last night,
every man in Thomson, armed to the
teeth and led by Mr.. Watson, the
sheriff Of the county, and the town
marshall have secured the country
for miles around in pursuit of three
mysterious men who have been lurk-
ing about the Watson home for the
last three nights.
While passing through an almost
impenetrable swamp Mr.. Watson lost
his footing, fell into a deep ditch,
sprained his ankle and lost his hat
and cane. The search had to be
called off in order to take him home.
Mr.. Watson is convinced that his
life is endangered by foes made eth
er by his political writings or by the
bitter attacks he has recently made
on the Roman Catholics through the
medium Of his weekly paper. He has
for years been a political free lance
In Georgia, once supporting Hoke
Smith, then turning against him, then
remaining neutral, and more recent
ly violently denouncing Smith and
Fred Seely, editor of the Atlanta
Georgian, and Congressman Thomas
Hardwick.
This is not the first time Mr.. Wat
son has been in fear of personal VEN
geance though the first that his state
ment of mysterious figures lurking
about his lawn has ever been corrob-
Grated. Some time ago when his
Ispeech at the auditorium in Atlanta
was broken up, he charged the inter-
ruptions to paid emissaries of Smith
and Hardwick, and afterward declar-
ed that they sought to injure him.
The watch around the Watson
home will be continued for three or
four nights according to the sheriff.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-18
BOSTON AND MAINE HAS BOUGHT ONE
HALF OF NEW YORK CtETRAL'S
Interest IN RUTLAND ROAD
In Railroad Circles the Move Is Considered COunterstrOke
Against The Entry into New England by the Grand
Trunk through Its Proposed Extension From Pal
mer Mass to Providence.

New Haven, Conn, Feb lS.-Pres-
ident Mellen Of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford and Boston &
Maine Railroads yesterday. afternoon
stated that parties in the interest of
the Vermont Valley Railroad COM
pany have acquired 29,52O1a preferred
shares of the Rutland Railroad com
pany from the New York Central
road.
The object Of the purchase accord
ing to Mr.. Mellens statement, is the
acquisition in the interest of the
Boston & Maine railroad system, of
route to Burlington and Montreal
by way OF the Rutland road. The
stock acquired is just one-half of that
owned by the New York Central. The
latter is said 10 have acquired its in
terest in the line largely from DR.
Seward Webb some years ago. The
Vermont Valley Railroad company is
Il corporation of Vermont, controlled
by the Boston g. Maine.
Mr.. Mellen's statement further
says:
The conditions heretofore sur
rounding the use by the Boston &
Maine system of one of its principal
routes to Montreal have latterly be
come such that it was not deemed ad-
yisable to be further dependent up
on their continuance. The acquisit-
ion Of this interest extends the line
of the Boston and Maine practically
to the great lakes at Ogdensburg and
by a connection with steamboat lines
controlled by the Rutland railroad
and operated on the lakes to Chicago
and the West thus enabling the Bos-
ton & Maine to assure to the Port
OF Boston a larger percentage of the
grain carrying trade
This transaction also enables the
Boston & Maine to connect at an.
other point and with long haul up
on its own line, with the Canadian
grain-carrying roads, assuring more
permanently a participation in the ex-
port grain business of those roads by
way of Boston.
THE proposed treaty of reciprocity
between Canada and the United
States has largely influenced those
in control of the properties to make
this investment, because of their
hope to secure a larger participation
in the revenue from this business
through longer haul, and especially
because of their desire to promote
the interests G. the trade of the port
OF Boston"
1.-THE lines of the Boston G. Maine
and the Rutland are complementary
and supplementary, one to the other,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
f,r Busy Readers.

Charles Davis, Jr, is spending the
day in Troy
Miss Jeanette Perkins has returned
from a visit in New York City.
All the sports are smoking Black
stone cigars only &c at Bottums.
n. d. Bottum and son Harold of
South SALISBURY are visiting friends
In town today.
Raymond Church of Manchester,
former resident of this place Is visit
ing friends in town.
The annual banquet OF the Cosmo-
politan club OF Williamstown will be
held at the Putnam house Tuesday
evening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-18
the Work Of the Evil One He Refuses Acknowledge
scALDED TO DEATH
Oscar kostenblatt Fatally Burned at
Waloomsac Paper Mill

Oscar Kostenblatt aged So years
and for rs years fireman at the Wal
lomsac paper mill, near Hoosick
Falls, was fatally scalded at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning after being render
ed unconscious by blow on the head
from steam pipe that fractured his
skull. Mr.. Kostenblatt had gone be-
hind the boiler to test the blow-off
valve when loose steam pipe flew
up. and struck him. The escaping
steam attracted the attention of other
employees of the MILL The injured
man died within an hour. Mr.. Kosten
blatt was a native of Germany. He
was a member of st. Marks church
Hoosick Falls. Mrs. Henry Blowers
and Mrs. Ellis Freemyre of North Hoo
sick and Mrs. Henry Marsh of Wal
loomsac, his daughters, and Frank
Kostenblatt of Walloomsac, his son,
survive.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-18
oeNoUNcEs pEARY AS "FAkIR"
Congressman Macon Says he Should
Be Driven from the Naval Service

Congressman Macon Says he Should
Be Driven from the Naval Service
Washington, Feb. 1S.-Congress.
man Macon of Arkansas, speaking in
general debate on the naval approprl-
alton bill in the House last night,
made a sensational attack upon Capt
Robert Il. Peary, denouncing him as
a "fakir" and declaring that he
should be driven from the naval ser.
vice."
His bitter words evoked quick re-
ply from Peary's friends. Congress
man j. Hampton Moore of Pennsylva.
MIA characterized Mr.. Macon's speech
'as unjust, outrageous and offensive"
He said there was always some one
to be found to suspect every perfor-
nance by men Of genius and courage.
Mr.. Macon declared Peary's whole
story was "a fake, pure and simple"
He said his contempt for fake her
oes' was supreme and he intimated
that he put the hero OF San Juan
hill' in that class Mr.. Macon de-
nounced the Peary Arctic club and
charged that It had maintained paid
lobby In Washington. He said Pres.
ident Taft's judgment in this matter
was not to be accepted, for he had
congratulated Cook as heartily as he
did Peary.
Paying his compliments to the edi.
tors of the New York Times and the
New York Post, Mr.. Macon character
lied them as "unblushing know.all
titbits' and 'pea-eyed, pln.headed and
putrid-tongued innnitesimals.'
He referred to Peary as a EUR
trader; pictured him as "a self ex.
aggerated, self opinionated pulled up
nearhero," and finally denounced him
as an unfaithful servant and an idle
loafer, who ought to be driven from
the service instead of being promot.
d."
Mr. Macon expressed the belief that
Peary and Cook when they were com.
panions in the North, figured out
that II would be easy for n man 10
fake a discovery Of the Pole and
he charged that they both started out
at the same time to claim the dis.
covery. lie declared that instead of
being rewarded with promotion TO
the rank OF rear admiral Peary's feat
was. at best, worthy only OF medal
Ike those awarded to marathon run.
ners.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-18
mt Even Make Good With Satan For While He Does the
MAKES STOMACH FEEL FINE
Indigestion, Heartburn, Gas and Dys-
pepsia Go Five Minutes Later

If what you just ate is souring on
your stomach or lies like lump Of
lead, refusing to digest, or you belch
Gas and Eructate sour, undigested
food or have a feeling of Dizziness,
Heartburn, Fullness, Nausea, Bad
taste in mouth and stomach headache
this is Indigestion.
A full case of Pape's Diapepsin
costs only so cents and will thorough
ly cure your out of order stomach and
leave sufficient about the house in
case some one else in the family may
suffer from stomach trouble or Indi-
gestion.
Ask your pharmacist to show you
the formula plainly printed on these
90 cent cases then you will under
stand why Dyspeptic trouble of all
kinds must go, and why they usually
relieve sour, out of order stomachs or
Indigestion in five minutes. Diapep.
sin is harmless and tastes like candy
though each dose contains power suf-
hcient to digest and prepare for as
similation into the blood all the food
you eat; besides, it makes you 90 to
the table with a healthy appetite;
but what will please you most is that
you will feel that your stomach and
intestines are clean and fresh and
you will not need to resort to Taxa.
tlyes or liver pills for Biliousness or
Constipation.
This city will have many Diapepsin
cranks, as some people will call them
but you will be cranky about this
splendid stomach preparation, too, if
you ever try little for Indigestion
or Gastritis or any Stomach misery
Get some now this minute and for
ever rid yourself Of Stomach Trouble
and Indigestion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-18
TAFT coMMANDERY
Annual Inspection to be Held Monday
Evening

The annual inspection OF Taft
Commandory No. X. T. will be held
at its asylum on Monday evening
next February 20, at s o'clock.
Sir George II. Root, V. II. Deputy
Grand Commander, and Sir William
II. Horrick, h. Grand Inspector, viii
be present and conduct the inspec.
ton. Others OF the Grand officers OF
the Grand Commandery OF Vermont
have signlfed their intention TO be
present. St. Paul Commandery X II.
OF North Adams, Mass, has written
that IT is now expected that more
than forty OF It's Sir Knights will at.
tend
All Sir Knights of Taft Comman.
derry as we'll as all visiting Sir
knights from other jurisdictions are
requested to assemble in full uni.
form at the asylum at 1880 o'clock
sharp that the lines may be formed
and the V y. Deputy Grand Comman.
der and his suite properly escorted
to the asylum. b. Sir Harvey r.
Kingsley OF killlngton Commandpry
X. 4. OF Rutland Will be present.
The order OF the Temple will ba
conferred. Banquet will be served
Immediately following the inspec.
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-18
STATE GETS FAMOUS SPRINGS
Condemns Three at Saratoga for New
100000 Reservation.

Saratoga, ~ Y, Feb. Ito create
at Saratoga Springs a state mineral
springs reservation, for which the
Legislature in 1909 Appropriated
100000, the reservation commission
OF which George Foster Peabody IS
chairman yesterday fled with the
county clerk and the secretary OF
state maps and certificates prellmi.
nary to acquiring three local spring
properties, and piece OF adjoining
land in the mineral water belt The
springs which Ore condemned in or.
der that a price for their purchase
may be fixed upon are the Hathorn /
and and the Carlsbad.
In statement last night Mr.. Pea.
body said that the commission has
been delayed In It's action By the
litigation between the gas we'll own.
ers and the spring propriotors. In tho
property purchased there is none be.
longing to the gas well owners.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-18
VIM. ROCKEFELLER SICK
Active In Management Of the Standard
oil Company

New York, Feb 49, William
Rockefeller, brother of John D.
Rockefeller and active for many years
in the management of the Standard
Oil company, is confined to his home
on Fifth avenue with an attack OF
lumbago, following a cold which he
contracted few days ago. First re-
ports had 1t that Mr.. Rockefeller was
suffering from pneumonia, but 1t was
said at the Rockefeller residence to-
day that his ailment was nothing
more serious than lumbago, resulting
from his cold settling in the muscles
of his back. producsing a painful but
not dangerous condition. No symp-
toms of pneumonia had developed It
was said, and 1t was expected that
Mr. Rockefeller would be about as
usual in two or three days.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-18

Here is timely aud thoughtful ar
tlcle which We copy from the Rutland
Herald. It's logic cannot be disputed.
1t was freely admitted among ex.
perienced members of the legislature.
quite early in the session just ended.
that the session would be prolong-
ed one. A principal reason for their
belief lay In the fact that there was
today, In Vermont as in other states.
many more problems to be dealth
with through legislation than existed
generation back. Some of them.
TOO, are much more complicated than
those in former times. In the opin-
ion OF these men the day has passed
when Vermont legislature at its hi
ennial session can be expected 10
deal adequately with the live issues
of the period within the sixty days
which once were regarded as a liberal
limit for a session.
But the extreme length of the re.
cent session was not due wholly IN
the enlarged demands upon the atten.
ton OF the legislature. There was
waste Of time. In this respect the
session was not exceptional: but the
waste OF time was larger than ever
because, as usual, II was proportional
to the length OF the session. 1t is no
mere guess to surmise that the longer
the sessions grow the greater the
waste viii become. And one of the
sources OF this waste of time is tho
result of the prevalent system OF Civ.
ing to every ambitious man in n
town. so far as possible his turn" AT
representing the town in the legisla.
ture.
There are too few constituencies in
vermont that recognize the wisdom
OF re'electing an efficient representa-.
tive. As rule those which do 40 moi
only secure good representation for
themselves, but they confer a district
benefit upon the state. Such men do
much to eXpediate the organization of
the legislature and the early proceed.
ings OF the session. The trouble is
that there are altogether too few of
them. The tried and seasoned legis.
lators are but handful amid the
great mass of the untrled and the un.
seasoned Some OF these reelected
representatives become leaders but
their leadership is frequently a trial
20 themselves and sometimes only n
measurable success because of the
lack OF efficient lieutenancy.
II Is early in the day to make any
suggestions concerning tho choice of
me next legislature, but It is not too
carry to suggest that the people OF
, ,ho several se,, towns make such study of
entatives as will enable them ~ do.
termine whether or not their man
made good. And II he did no 10 ,ba
pest man in town to elect. for NJ ieas,
one more term. He will reflect moro
honor upon the town than a new man
perhaps, aud his experience will eld
IN saving some of the time wasted IN
the state house.-lsland Pond Herald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-18
LOWER FREIGHT RATES
Cut Announced Between Atlantic ana
Pacific Point. W lsthmus Poute

Sut announced Between Atlantic ana
Pacific Poin's W lsthmus Route
San Francisco, Fen. 1S.-A deen cut
IN the rate for hauling freigh; he
tween Atlantic and Pacific points lev
the isthmns ror:e was made WeInes
day hv the Pacific Mail COMPANY Al.
he Aneri 4 Hawaiian Steamship
Go. Bates at, ChesJrougL, ga eral
az IS for the California Auqa,c
STEAMSHIP company which Is Compel.
ing for tie same trade, declared their
belief mat thor rivals were inaug',i.
atiug rate wa. with the ooUct of
driving them odt OF business. This
company refused to meet the cut ln
rates and applied to the merchants
of the oit.' for support.
The reduced nj, is S. Ler ton
fom coast 20 coast. Hitherto the Pp.
ciiic Mail, which operates wa Pana.
ma In conjunction with the United
states government service on the Ar
lantic siio has charged s. and the
American-lIawllian shipping by the
Tehuantepec railroad, has charged
from Sl2 to Si4.