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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08
Leaning Backwards"

| II is a good sign OF the times when
men like Senator Root take sides
against the seating of Lorimer in the
United States Senate. 1t is difficult
for Vermonters to understand why
Senator Dillingham; should line up the
other way.-Randolph Herald and
News.
Coming along at the same time as
Fosters and Plumleys votes against
reciprocity with Canada, the Vermont
delegation in Congress is getting a
long way from the interests OF the
people whom they are supposed TO re-
present Bennington Banner.
This paper did not make the re-
mark credited to II as above, nor
does it represent it's position. There
are two sides to this Lorimer case,
and we are not inclined 10 criticise
Senator Dillingham; for his stand.
Lorimer may be the black rascal he
is painted, and then. again, he may
be the victim Of circumstances be-
yond his control. and for which he
should not be blamed so harshly. We
imagine that Senator Dillingham;, a
member of the committee who heard
the whole case against Lorimer. and
whose record in politics and
iprivate life has not been
such as would lead him
to side with a base corruptionist,
would not favor Lorimer without good
reason. The committee was substan-
TALLY unanimous in its finding for
Lorimer Whether he Is guilty OF the
charges preferred and should be drop
ped in disgrace from the Senate roll
is matter fully as keen In its i'm
port to the Senate as TO the country
at large. and we expect 1t will be
settled on its merits. AS 10 Senator
Roots argument in favor OF unseat.
ing Lorimer. II is new idea that II
should require less evidence to rob
a public man of his reputation and
convict him before the world OF 8
gross crime. involving a punishment
the most severe that person OF or
binary feeling could be required e
I endure, than 1t does to convict a mar
OF robbing hen roost. We feel some
times that In this modern spasm Of
excessive virtue, the country is get
ting into the habit OF leaning back
: wards" and is too apt to seek vic
tim, when there is big hue.and.cr,
without due regard TO the facts II
j. the case. Lorimer ought to be judg
o ed fairly. without favor or prejudlc'
S severity or sympathy. II he bough
his election, or II came to him in an,
way other than fairly and honestly
he ought TO be unseated. not becaus
y some people-even. some senator's
q want to demonstrate their high mora
a ideas and apply a code TO this ma
d that they wouldn't wish applied /
themselves under like circumstances
AS to the Banners remark concern
II Ing the votes OF Messrs Foster an
X Plumley against Canadian reciprocit
4 we believe they would be endorse
: by very large majority In Vernon
e were the question submitted .-RaI
n dolph Herald and News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08
New Vessel PropeIler.

A number OF experts OF the British
admiralty have been experimenting
upon the Thames with a new Austrian
patent propeller which is said to have
remarkable qualities. The inventor
claims for It that It increases the Ell
cheney Of a vessel by at least 80 per
cent over that obtained with an 0rdi-
nary screw propeller and that It can
be applied with equal success to sub
marines and airships. though It has
yet to be tried on the latter. The fea-
ture OF the invention is that a rudder
Is entirely dispensed with. the craft
being guided wholly by the propeller,
while the direction can be reversed
without reversing the engines. The
trials were made with small motor
boat OF about FIVE horsepower. The
experts expressed satisfaction with the
trials so far as they went, but wish to
repeat them with a larger vessel and
in still water. The propeller consists
Of two small blades which turn be,
meath a revolving drum.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08

The voters OF Bennington after
five years of experience with non
partisan board of selectmen liked the
plan so we'll that they promptly voted
to continue along that line and so
elected a Democrat to succeed the
late Charles H. Houghton who was
of that party There was no person
al feeling against the other candid
ate but scores of voters around the
polls yesterday declared that they
believed the town had made better
progress with the board as made W
during recent years and wanted the
arrangement continued. Mr.. White
the new member of the board, is one
of the we'll known citizens of the
north village, successful business
man and anxious for the progress o.
the town. He will make good sci
ectman and our town board as nov
constituted will continue to be one
of the best boards of selectmen IL
the state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08
GrisWOId'S
EIl.I LOTT
Established 1875

THE VICTOR is the best disc talk
ing machine in the world The EDI-
SON is the best of the cylin ier type.
All others are imitators of these two
and limitations are never as good as
the genuine.
We carry in stock over three ;hou-
sand different records. We like TO
play them for any one interested
enough TO listen. Drop in and get a
catalogue or better still look at and
listen to the different machises.
A REGULAR PATRON of our
Circulating Library told US last week
that she had just learned tn we did
Picture Framing. Great ScotI We
supposed everyone within fifteen
miles of Bennington knew that we
did the largest business. turn on, the
best work and have the lowe prices
of any cealer in these parts. We
have in our shop this minute not les:
than 325 different mouloings to make
frames from. which is more than any
dealer in Troy, AL any or Nort
Adams carries to our &c in know
ledge. How is that fer another
Bennington RECORD
BANNER BASE BALL BUNTS
reminds US of the approach of tn,
National Game. We wish to reminc
you that our first installment Of
Gloves. Mitts. Clubs. Balls etc. hav,
arr, ed. We specialize on Spaulc.
ing and d. & M. brands. There al,
none better. Take our word FIR it
And the best is the cheapest. Why
send to Chicago or elsewhere fol
your Sporting Goods when you car
get them at the same price here ano
save express. Is il not better to see
them anyway before you buy then
and get a guarantee that they vii
prove satisfactory from US that Il
worth something, catalogues uoor
application, free.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08
The Danger from Gypsy and Brown
Tall Moths

The Danger from Gypsy and Brown
Tall Moths
The New England Homestead makes
an urgent plea for Congress to rec
ognize the national danger which ex-
lists from the spread OF the gypsy and
brown tail moths and come promptly
10 the aid OF the New England States
In combining the invasion OF these
pests to It's present limits. At the
present time the gypsy moth invas-
ion covers the whole OF the eastern
half OF Massachusetts. good sized
section OF southwestern New Hamp-
shire, and small corner adjoining
In southwestern Maine. The brown
tails have covered band OF territory
In all these states considerably wider
han the gypsy invasion.
So far as known the moths have
not reached the Connecticut river val
ley In Massachusetts or appeared In
Vermont, though there is imminent
danger that they may reach these
sections at any time either by their
natural spread or by being carried by
automobiles or other conveyance.
rhe gypsy moth first appeared In Med
'ord, Mass. In 1869. but II was not
until 1889 that the state realized that
,t had got 10 fight the pest In order
10 save It's trees, both deciduous and
evergreen. from destruction-and
not It's trees only, but all other kinds
of plant life. garden crops included.
In the next two or three years 81 ,O00.-
900 was spent and the pests were 30
nearly exterminated that the state
thought the battle was won and stop.
ped It's work Five years later Il dis.
covered It's error. and so rapid was
The spread OF the pests that In 1905 in
1, spite OF all the work OF determination
the infested area had increased from
its original 80 towns and 959 square
miles to 12l towns and 1924 square
miles. Up TO the present time So.
100000 has been spent In Massachu.
sets by the state. by municipalities
and by individuals in fighting the
moths The Homestead holds that.
as matter OF national self preser.
walton. Congress ought at once TO ap-
propriate money enough 10 have the
entire infested area in New England
plcketed so as to prevent the spread
Of the moths beyond the present In
tested territory. II is eyldent be.
yond argument. that, should the pests
once reach the Berkshire Hills In
Massachusetts, and the wooded coun'
try Of southern Vermont It would
then be only step into the Adirori
dack forests and. this great territory
once reached AZ breeding ground,
there would then be no hope or pos
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08
FRANK E. HOWE, Editor and Pub'r

Mayor James E. Burke got his at
Burlington yesterday when the voters
Of the Queen City turned him down
by a majority of $40 Mayor. Burke
is an honest man and personally lik-
ed by all who know him but he has
not been able to properly manage the
large business interests OF Vermonts
largest city and the city has been
getting badly in debt under his adj
ministration, and litigation and tur-
MOL have hindered the prosperity OF
| the city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08
sibility of staying the invasion. Brat
tleboro Phoenix.
Women Town Clerks

The Brattleboro Phoenix of last
week states editorially that inasmuch
as the Legislature has changed the
wording of law so that it now reads
'at the annual meeting a town shall
choose from among the legal voters
thereof the following town officers,
this bars women from holding the Of
fee of town clerk. At first glance
this would appear to be the case; but
after a closer scrutiny we are inclin-
ed to the opposite belief.
The act referred to, which changes
the words from among the inhabi.
tants' to from among the legal vo-
ters," begins as follows: Section
1926 of the Public Statutes as amend,
ed by section | of No. 50 of the acts
Of 1908 is hereby amended so as to
read etc. Nowhere in the act does
ii say that any other section Is here
by amended so section 1929 of the
Public Acts still exists. That sec
ton reads as follows. "A woman 81
years OF age may be elected or ap
pointed town clerk, town treasurer
and trustee OF public libraries, provid
ed she has resided in such town one
year preceding such election or ap
pointment; and this has been ament
ed to include the Office Of town su
perintendent OF schools which she
may hold. AS this section. has no
been repealed we believe II is still
in effect and that women may holt
the Offices specified.
Many towns throughout the stat,
have women for their clerks. and II
several instances, treasurers, also
This question OF eligibility cominI
up just before the annual town meet
ing is likely to create some confusion
in those towns. An Interpretation
from the attorney general is in order
l-Ionderry Sitter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08
CAR VENTILATION.
Gene System Proves Successful On
English Street Railways.

cens System Proves Successful On
English Street Railways.
An invention for perfecting the ven
tilatiOn of street cars has just had an
extended trial on an electric car here.
The satisfactory working Of the device
caused favorable comment, both by
experts and passengers, The atmos-
phere, even with the trial car full Of
passengers, some Of whom were smok-
ing, was clear and good. This limo
walton seems simple. and surprise Is
expressed that the method had not
previously suggested itself. A series
of cones is arranged In line, the small
end Of one projecting into the larger
open end of the succeeding cone.
AS the car moves a strong current
goes down the first cone into the
mouth Of the second cone, causing viii
ated or foul air to enter the larger
open mouth Of succeeding cones and
be swept on to the final outlet.
In order to make a drastic test all
other ventilating apertures were thor
oughly stopped. Two sets of cones
were then fixed at either side of the
car The clearing Of smoke from O
covered car (bogie type or double deck
ed is the most trying test. AS smoke
is heavier than air the foul air will be
removed more quickly than smoke.
The invention is also adaptable t
railway carriages and to workshops
theaters and public buildings. Fol
such purposes 1t would be necessary
to use an electric fan or air blower II
order to induce strong current. A
commendable feature Of this invention
is its inexpensiveness. 1t is said tina
1t will even reduce the cost Of stree
car construction.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08

wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for advice. In
a short time / had gained my average
weight and am now strong and well. "
Mrs. SALLIE STEVENS, r. f. D., No.
8, Box 81, Waurika, Okla.
Another Grateful Woman.
Huntington, Mass was in ner-
vous, run down condition and for three
years could find no help.
i owe my present good health to
Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Blood Purifier which be-
lieve saved my life.
my doctor knows what helped me
and does not say one word against it. I"
Mrs. MARI JANETTE BATES, Box
1874, Huntington, Mass.
Because your case is difficult one,
doctors having done you no good, do
not continue to suffer without giving
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound a trial. 1t surely has cured
many cases of female ills, such as in
| flammation, liberation, displacements,
fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic
pains, backache, that bearing-down
feeling and nervous prostration.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08
Smoke Prevention In Berlin.

The comparative absence Of smoke in
Berlin is due partly to the use Of fuel
briquettes. Consul General A. w.
Thackara states that 80 per cent Of the
coal fuel consumed in the city and
suburbs is brown coal briquettes. and
1t has been technically demonstrated
that, having been produced without the
addition Of special binder. they burn
with less smoke than any other bri-
quettes. Considerable coke Is also used
in Berlin
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08
AFTER
I YEARS
SUFFERING
| Was Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Waurika, Okla.-'I had female trou-
bles for seven years, was all run down,

and SO nervous /
could not do any
thing. The doctors
treated me for diff
ferent things but
did me no good. /
got so bad that /
could not sleep day
or night. While in
this condition l read
of Lydia E. Pink
hams V e ge t a Bile
G o m un d, and
hepan itg uSa and
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08

We still need to keep up the vigil
ance game according to an address
before the Vermont Sugar Makers
for there is too much poor grade ma
pie sugar made in Vermont, where
the very word stands for the acme OF
perfection in this industry Vermont
maple sugar has reputation that is
worth more effort than II costs to
maintain il. There Is no excuse for
low grades in this product when
every sugar maker can learn how to
make the highest grade and keep
up the standard.-Bradford Opinion.
Americans in general and Vernon
tiers in particular are very tenacious
of their personal rights and privileges
and resent any government interior
ence but after all 1t is an open Ques-
ton If II would not be better to have
closer supervision OF the production
of food products, not as a sentimental
or even as a health measure but as
business proposition. Possibly we
might learn something from the little
European state of Denmark, the
greatest butter producing country in
the world. Danish butter sells all
over the world at so cents to two dol
lars per pound, according to distance
and transportation rates and the rea-
son that all Danish butter
is a standard product produc-
ed under strict rules, SUI
pervision and regulation Every
dairy in Denmark is regularly inspec-
ted and kept up to the highest stan
dard and must produce its butter up
to standard in order to be marketed,
The consequence is that every pound
OF Danish butter exported bears the
seal Of practical perfection. For In
stance in the West Indies right close
to the American coast, Danish butter
sells at a dollar a pound while Amer
lean butter goes begging at less thar
half the price High standards once
established cost very little more thar
low standards and are much mor'
profitable and satisfactory after thu
system is once established
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08
THE EVENING BANNER

entered At the Post-Off1ce. Bennington
Vt. Dec. IL. 1908. as second class
mail matter
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-01
WESTERN GOLF
CHAMP IONSH|P

Chicago August a1-AIiss Aiva
Sanders, of Midlothian, won her match
in the woinan's Western golf cham
pionship semi finale today defeating
Mrs. Percy Manchester, Of Skokie, 2
and / Miss Caroline Painter, also
OF Midlothian. defeated Mrs L r.
Wh!tcomb, OF milwaukee,, > and !, the
finish of tho match being spectacular
When Miss Painter and Mrs. Whit
comb reached the ninth. Miss Painter
was five down. AS soon as they were
pointed toward the eighteenth hole
Miss Painter won the tenth hole and
then the eleventh. The twelfth was
halved, after which the Midlothian
player took the next five holes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-01
Coolers Probably
Will ackle Colts

Joe I.nuShiin la. come ncrnss nnd
has consented 20 tnlsc charge of the
ictersburis tear: for the iutercity
aeric" between Richmond nnd
Pctershurs, provided suitable dates
can lie Grrrageh.
Under the present plnn II IL prob
able that Games will he played here
or Thursday md Friday of next
week, with The game In Petersburg
on Saturday nud the following Mon
day. III IA tic Tcsuits, Il coin Will he
tossed 10 determine I'm which city
the deciding i,nn,c will, he plnycd.
hnuEhlin sent u Telegram 10 The
Tlmes-Eispntch last night stating
that these dates would be accent
able TO him. II Is therefore tnkcn
that the gnues will be pin;cd au3
the championship of the two c,tIe.
determined.
Now that the pcnnnnt ~ practi
c6lly assured for the Go0bers, the
series will lie doubiy interesting. o..
II Richmond wins majority of the
Games. the locals will have the hon
or of having defeated the remnant
winners of the Virginia League.
The fans Will he gInd to welcome
the games. and II 81 practically n
certainty that they VIII draw Inrser
crowds than any series played dur
Ing the season.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-01

Baltimore, represented BY the Mary
land Athletic Club has been admitted
as contestant in the intercity base
ball series which will begin in WASH
ington next Monday. Richmond, there
tore, instead of having TIC defeat only
Washington. Will now have TO van
quish Baltimore. but In return will
come the amateur baseball champion
ship OF three cities instead Of two.
Final arrangements for letting in Bal
tmore were completed last night The
Maryland Athletic Club has met all OF
the requirements and will place in the
field purely amateur team.
Under the latest plan. instead of
Richmond playing Washington O dou-
h!e-header Monday. Baltimore Will play
one of the games. The same Will hold
when Baltimore and Washington come
here on September g. Richmond will
play each team one game. and then
the following Saturday both Richmond
and Washington will journey to Bal
timore, where each will play a game.
Should tie result. tho city In which
the nnal and deciding game will be
played viii be determined after the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-01
CLUB MAY LOSE
FIGHT LICENSE

New York. August 2l--s, ers that may lead
10 the rovckius OF the license OF the Mad!-
son square Athletic Club. under whose
tween Matt Wells and knockout Brown.
Were taken to-day by Fire Commissioned
Johnson Patrick Powers ono OF the fight
managers. was served with a notice that In
permitting 300 persons or more to stand
in the arena during the bout he had vio-
lated provision OF the New York city
charter.
y copy OF The notico was sent to the cor
poratioH's counsel as the basis for posi-
bic legal action. Powers said this afternoon
mat the maaagement was not eNpecilng SO
y 70 crowd ast night, and that no more
adding W.T. DO permitted
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-01
EN- THUSIASM MARKS
CLOSE OF HORSE SHOW
Warrenton, in Spite of Mud, Turns Cut to See
Finish of Two-Day Meet-Mrs. Allen Potts
Gains Applause for Splendid Riding
Over Jumps.
Over Jumps.

Cimbio and Alexandria, Miss Amy Du.
pont; second. Grand SLAIN and Sui,a, 2
signal Lee Hechinger: third, Bawles
Brothers.
Heavyweight hunters-Firsr v,r.
girHan. James y. Andrews; second.
Willow King, Mrs. Allen Potts; third
faconite, Julian Morris.
Ponies III harness--t!rst Or. n
Lester Jones; second. Vixen T. Adams,
third, Dixie, L. Adams
Sporting tandems--F!rst. Dav,o
Gray and mate. L. H Weatherbee:
second. Virginia Girl and mate. aIis.
NJ. T. Hazen; third, team. Blenheim
RoadstSrs-First, King James.
Andrews; second. Lord Claiming. Mel
YIN G. Hazen; third Lancelot. LLOYD
Anderson.
Charger class-FIrst. DR.. Jones q
W. Payne; second Margrave. AshIe!gh
Farm; third, Drum BOY. ~ f. Neer,
Horses in single harness-r4rst.
eNandria, Miss Amy Dupont; second,
Wimberly King. Mrs Allen Potts.
third, Miss Brighton. Lee Ucchinrsr
Local hnnters-I'irst, Aqu!lla. w.
r Wilbur; second. Ravello. W r.
Hazen. 'N'
Ladies harness horses-First. Alex
nndrla. Miss Amy Du Pont: second
Wimberly King. Mrs. Allen Fotts.
third' Miss Brighton. Lee Hechinger.
driven by Miss Brice
saddle horses-l'irst. Conhdante. jul
nan Norris second, Murlni. Mrs. j. n.
andrews; third. Bowlcs Brothers
Ladies huI:ers--First, Keswick. Mrs
Julian Morris; second, Lady Gray. MIL
field Stock Farm; third. Willow King
Mrs. Allen Potts.
Corlnthian hunters-c w. Smith
Memorial plate--Eirst. Acqulla. w. f.
NMiInar. second, Willow King. Mrs.
Allen Potts, third, Sl.rnaisher
consoia tion-First Initial, Julian
Morris; second, Paradox. Blenheim
Farms third, Ronald, 4. W. Payne;
fourth, High. Julian C. Keith
Prominent guests noted-F. NJ. Low
ry. III +. II. Hagl.away Hunt. Pitts
burg. Pa: r. f. Hobson. ireland. MIR.
aud Mrs. z. II. Leach. Mitchell HART.
son' Miss Texts. Camden. w Va: Mrs.
y. Spilman. o. r. Crosby. Miss
Crosby. Mr.. and Mrs J S. Gaines. Miss
Homles iauiding Washington: Mrs r.
a. Cooper. Miss Mary G. Randolph, Mrs
Whitley. Mrs Wilbur, Miss Price.
Washington; Miss Marshall. Miss
Gaines Gus Kelly. New York; Helen
Butts. Miss Pollard. St Louis: Miss
Williamson. Miss Werthemer Mrs.
Price. Seattle, Wash; Mr.. and Mrs e.
N Fell and the Misses Fell. Robert
Winnell. New York; Mr. Cochran.
Charlottesville: Miss Du Pont. Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew. Orange: Mrs C. II. Smith,
Mrs. fiooe, Miss Hubbell, Mrs c. II.
Dare. Mr and Mrs. Henry Kelley. New
York; Mrs. Il. w. Glib, DR.. Robert
Spilman. of Norfolk Lieutenant and
Mrs. Grafton Beall, Miss Stone, Miss
Raulet, of New York.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-01
ESTIMATES ASKED FOR
Government to Provide Homes for the
FOREIGN NcpresentntiNcH.

Washington. August 3i.-Ambassa-
dors and Ministers OF the American
foreign service have been instructed
~ the state Department 10 submit es-
Inmates for construction or purchase
~ The United states OF homes for
them in every foreign capital OF the
world. This is IN accordance with re-
cent authority granted by Congress
providing FOR governrnent-ow en-
bnssies and legations in order to re-
Iieve the diplomats OF the enormous
expense Of rent which in some cases
exceeds their salaries.
Congress limited the cost OF any
embassy or legation TO $4,000. state
department officials believe that this
VIII be Inadequate 20 afford abodes in
keeping with the dignity of the ma
ton. especially IN the large capitals
where u is believed an appropriation
Of $4,000 or 100000 will be needed
with the $4,000 limitation, II is
thought, the pol!cy Of erecting ur pur-
CHASING american legations can be in
aueurnted in some OF the small CEN
fral or South American countries