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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21
PRIZE FOR coNCIsENEss,

One OF the clauses in the will Of the
late Joseph Pulitzer was the offer of a
prize of $1,000 annually for the best cx.
ample of reporter's work during the
year: the test being strict accuracy.
terscness. and the Accomplishment of
some public good commencing public at.
tentlon and respect.
That is a pretty large bill 10 work
to for prize Of $1,000 Doubtless,
however some lucky reporter in some
part of the country may be able TO full
fill the conditions of the beoucst and
get the money. If so. every other
newspaper man IN the country will con.
gratnlatc him, and will hope that il VIII
be his turn next.
Mr.. Pulitzer found the great task
in his upbuilding and editorial manage
ment of the New York World to be
the getting Of pithy. accurate writcups
of matters presented for publication,
either from reporters. editors, cores
pondents. or persons having or offering
articles for publication, That is the
great difficulty in every newspaper of.
flee. to get the story told accurately
and well in the fcwcst possible words;
for occupying space in newspaper
means cost IN money If four articles
can bc put into a column and every
thing necessary well and entertaining
ly told in them as to the matters treat
ed of. that is economy for the paper
h. 81 oil
pared with the telling Of the same sto.
rics. each taking column to tell them
in, Conciscness, accuracy, truth, and
an engaging style are the great points
desirable in newspaper work A story
to be told at all should. if told as a
news story. first Of all be true. Next,
it should be told in wav attractive
to the reader. and told as briefly as is
possibly consistent with satisfactory
completeness.
Mr.. Pulitzer is represented as having
had the uphill fight of his life in the
inside management Of his paper in this
respect. And doubtless the difficulty
aud the grind imposed in getting the
results he wished led him to make the
beauest which he did, 1t is not espe-
cially liberal bequest. and the condi-
tions set down in order TO gain il arc
by no means ordinarily attainable. 1t
was for this reason. doubtless, that Mr..
Pulitzer put in these conditions. And
vet. considering the reasons given Tor
offering such prize at all. it Is evi-
dent that his great desire was to culti-
vate among newspaper writer's brcVlty,
accuracy. and point. And these are al
WAYS desirable in newspaper work; the
ones who acquire them most thorough
" and ably, and most constantly work
to them. are the ones wh" are preferred
in ncusnaper writing
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21
TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC.

IL is interesting TO note that sclcn-
fists who have given special attention
TO air currents and the possibility Of
aerial navigation by their aid, have
mapped out routes whereby the Allan
tic Ocean may perhaps be crossed by
airships which. later on, it j. hoped,
will be properly equipped for such
voyages. German acronauts are rep
resented as the foremost in these
studies. and company has been formed
at Cologne with n view TO launching
an immense dirigible balloon next
spring. Those in charge of this enter
prise have laid out their route ac-
cording 10 their meteorological charts
p considerable distance TO the south,
so as TO take advantage of the trade
winds. The route is bv way of Glib
raltar, Teneriffe. and the West Indies,
reaching the main land near Jupiter
Light in Florida. II is said that the
air currents which are expected 10 be
availed of for this western Journey are
comparatively low. aud also compare.
lively shallow. A good deal Of further
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

possible to sustain the contention
against the validity Of such delegation
in these treaties,
lic points out further tho impossible
construction placed bv the Senate Com
mittcc report upon that portion of the
treaty which provides the Body which
shall determine whether a question Is
.msticiablc or not. That report stated
that the Joint high commission 10 de
tcrminc Questions iustiGiablc "may be
composed wholly of foreigners. The
fact is. however. ~ Scnaior Edmunds
points out, that this body is TO he cont
posed OF three subjects Of Great Britain
and three citizens Of the United States,
and five of these six mnst agree that
u question is iusticiablc before il is
to be prcacnfcd for arbitration at ali.
SO that Senator Edmuuds not only
lends the great weight Of his opinion
to the side of the treaty. but he e&'
plicitly and plainly points out tue cr-
ror Of those who insist to thc con
trarv.
Conformablv TO the opinion thus ex-
pressed by Scnutor Edmuuds. former
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

investigation is needed IN order 10
ascertain the metcs and bounds OF this
air current. eSpecialA as TO It's height.
and II Will bc a part. of the purpose
of the attempted air Journey TO expert
mont with this air current and 20 scs
which is tho best altitude to adopt.
For this purpose the balloon Will be
equipped with trail ropes; and it is
hoped that sufficient number OF
ships viii be within resch nj needed
times TO render such aid rs may he
required in case of accident or any
failure in the programme.
On tho return or eastward trip, how
ever. the route will he to the north,
and the flight will he high The start.
ing point viii bc probably Ncwfonnd-
land or possibly Labrador. and the
navigators VIII take advantage Of tho
tremendous west winds that prevail
high in the atmosphere at that portion
of the earth. These winds arc said to
reach speed Of loo miles an hour. and
II Is reckoned that dirigible balloon.
once IN that air current. might cross
IN the short space of thirty 10 thirty
SIX hours, This is length of time
which II is Quite possible for large.
well made balloon 10 remain in the
air.
At any rate those Germans are going
at the business in an entirely
scientific, as well as practical, manner.
Ihey are mapping out the air currents
with AS much accuracy as possible after
good deal of experimentation and il
any persons are TO cross the Atlantic
at all In an airship. it is very likely
that these German cxperimenters may
he the first
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

Chief Justice kuowlton Of Moss,cl
sctts. in an illuminating letter in a.
Springfield Republican. travcrseo d,
same ground practically. but po;nts u.
that not only has the United st.t1
delegated heretofore the ouo., /.
whether matters in disJute are pron1
10 be arbItratcd or not. but he c;,.
many instances whore the States (,
providing various bodies. such ~ 60
missions and boards. have made nr..
teal application of the same nr;r.,
pic of law: this principle not aoIpp
The infringement in any respect M,
powers not possible of delegation H..
To aid i'll the practical working OF Z
forts toward tic solution of oue,t;c,
Of publjc interest aud importanc
consouancc with and in aid of the n,
plicatiou of those powers.
We look TO see, BY reason of "A
thorough discussions herein referred (
a new and better consideration Of tbe|
arbitration treaties by Tie Senate whe
it comes 10 tho order Of Business m,
viii bring, them before IL.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

IL is now said that even tho walters
in New York are revolving at the tip
png habit; this however, because they
are not allowed 10 keep the tips, but
must turn them in TO their employers.
Doubtless the employers had begun to
suspect that the walters were making
more money than they were themselves.
aud thst was condition that could not
he borne
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

The lavishness of expenditure bv the
New York Legislature is attested in
the appropriation of $4,000 TO pay the
expenses of six members of that BODY
10 20 20 San Francisco TO select a site
and decide on plans for New York
building and exhibit at the Panama
Canal exposition Of 1915. At that rate,
New York must intend to spend hall
a million at least on this account.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

The late Joseph Pulitzer left half a
million dollars TO the New York. Phil.
haru,ouic society, on condition that it
should thoroughly rcorganize. But il
is showing symptoms Of preferring TO
lose the money rather than do it. The
artistic temperament. no doubt, revoIts
AT the sordid idea of yielding Il point
TO mere money.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

cial value. aud either by means Of a
claim that ho left much finished work
or by clever substitution, the name is
likely TO he seen for many month
,naVhe for yepTS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

That Washington chinook has PLAYED
havoc sure enough. in melting the snow
in the Cascades and flooding the coun-
try. It's a little early IN the season
for chinooks. too; and may forebodc
hard winter unrelieved by the gentle
wind which uncovers the feed on the
ranges in midwiutcr at the most urgent
need
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

cral pensions to the, rcigning dynasty
as the price of its ahdication. there
ought not, in fact. to he auy great diff.
Guilty in arriving at terms Of accommo-
datiou and peace,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

The move for Fairgrounds for the
chuldreu is most commcndablc; every
possible facility in this direction should
bo provided; but the great obstacle Is
thc cost. The idea of providing
roominess without cost NAV have bccu
possible at an earlier day here, but now
the cost is practically prohibitiye Of
,nnpoipc.s
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

Queen Mary of Great Britain de.
serves word of hearty thanks for
coming out strongly against the long
hat pin. She says that cit is unjust
10 others and risky to one S sell. - Good
doctrine, and she sure 10 stick TO it,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

Three murderers electrocuted in Sing
Sing in one morning is a good record.
IL it can he kept up. the law may yet
recover its lost ground in the statistics
of canitnl criminolorY.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

Italy is said TO be negotiating :. war
loan in Paris. II the policy contin-
enough troops 20 hold on. instead Of
sending enough 10 constitute an over
wbelmiuC force, Italy will probably
need many Of such loans.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

The National Good Roads convention.
IN session at Richmond, Va. ought TO.
be influential in guiding the much
needed good roads work so that 1t will
have effect In every part of the coun
try. lust as good roads are everywhere
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

Howard Pyle. the artist, is dead. and
An Eastern contemporary says that his
signature will not appear any more on
the picrIres in the magazines. But this
by no means necessarily follows: for
name socb as his has high CONNER
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

Mr.. John Pierpont Morgan is report
cd 10 have stubbcd his toe and taken Il
tumble when as vcstryman in his
church he was gathering money for the
Lord. 1t is noteworthy. however. that
Mr.. Morgan never stubs his toe when
gathering money for himself
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

President Taft's friends figure that
he will have all the votes he needs for
denomination in the National Rcpub
liean convention next year. And when
il comes TO stamina for protracted
campaign he has demonstrated stay
ing power that cannot he exccllcd
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

The President of Santo Domingo has
been assassinated. or course, this
means new revolutions; it wouldn T
need so much to start one
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

4 Los Angeles wife rebels and asks
q divorce because her husband beat her
every time the homo baseball team lost
Some woman are so unreasonable
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21

Santa Claus sends word that he is
coming in an airship this wear; the
reindeer and the sleigh being altogether
too antiuuEted for him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21
Tuesday, November 81, 1911.

Clark a Joke. So does America; and
decidedly bad joke AT that
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21
Much to Be
Thankful For

We all indeed, have much
to be thankful for. The coun-
try Is prosperous and labor
is in good demand.
About 1000 Of our citizens
have savings accounts with
this Bank on which they are
getting good interest Why
not save some of your sur
plus cash for the time when
you may need it?
You are cordially invited to
open an account with us.
4 per cent interest paid on
savings accounts. Accounts
Of 81 and up accepted.
The Home Savings Bank S
the thing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-29
HEARD MRS. BEATTlE SCREAM
Witness in Murder Case Heard Gun
Explode But Saw No One

Richmond, Va, July 27.-Detectives
working on the Beattie murder case
today found a witness who heard
womans scream, then a gunshot ex.
plosion followed by the footing Of
an auto horn, on the night of the muir
der When the witness gained the
roadside, the road was clear.
This was contrary to the statement
of Henry Clay Beattie Jr., in which
he said that after the shot was fired
by the highwayman that killed his
wife he yelled for help and footed his
horn. The witness while not an eye
witness, was upon the scene of the
crime within a few minutes after it
occurred.
Maize Green, a respectable negro
woman, who was nursing Mrs. Henry
Clay Beattie during her illness, re-
lates that one night about four weeks
before the tragedy she was sleeping
in the same room where Mrs Beattie
and the baby were. She had fear
full dream, awakening Mrs. Beattie by
crying out.
What is the matter Maizie?" ask
ed Mrs Beattie startled from her
slumber.
Miss Louise, | saw a man creep
into this room, creep around my
couch and point a gun into your
/ face"
Then the woman hesitated.
well, 90 on" same the answer.
What else?"
THE man put the gun in your face
and pulled the trigger and just as the
/ gun exploded IL tore into your
face" CO ltinued the woman, and
you were killed.
Next day she told the dream ia
others.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-29

To the Tax Payers Of the Village Of
Bennington:
A Rate Bill has been placed in my
hands for collection as follows:
20 cents on the dollar for the VII
lage Tax, 20 cents on the dollar for
the Highway Tax on the Grand List
of 1911.
/ hereby demand payment OF said
taxes, and notify you that l will at
tend at the Bennington County Saw.
ings Bank from o'clock a. m. until
o'clock p. m.
There will be a discount of per
cent on Village Tax II paid within 30
days.
c. II. DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July l, 1911.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-29
ENSIGN YOUNG IN sANlTARluM
officer Who Disappeared From Navy
Yard Found by Father in New York

Charlotte, N. c., Jply 26.-After
a mysterious absence OF Two
weeks from his ship. the
United States torpedo boat
destroyer Perkins, which was moor
ed in the Brooklyn Navy yard, En-
sign Robert S. Young. Jr., OF Concord
n. c., is now in the Broad Oaks
sanitarium in Morganton, ~ c., a
private institution for the treatment
of nervous patients where II is said
he will stay until completely restor-
ed to health.
Beyond the statement that he
would remain at Morganton long
enough TO have complete rest. no
information was given out.
Il is said. however, on fairly good
authority. that the missing ensign
was discovered by his father in New
York some time ago and had since
been kept in a hotel there until ar.
rangements could be made TO take
him to Morganton
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-29
BOWSER'S CLOCK.
He Gets Timekeeper That Says
Cuckoo
ONE IN CHILDHOOD.

All His Life He Had Felt That His
Home Lacked Something, and So He
Filled the Void at Aucton-The Pur-
chase Was a Continuous Performer.
BY NJ. QUAD.
copyright. 1911, by Associated Literary
Press
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-29

home or his childhood, the nome he
left when he went out TO face the
worldT
"No?"
His wife may make him another
home. but II is not the old home. There
is a lack Of something"
One Thing Missing.
81 am sure you have pleasant
home. guess It Is as pleasant as the
average"
Admitted. but there is at least one
thing lacking. 1t has always been
lacking. have wondered and puz-
zled over It in vain. Never until today
could figure out what that one thing
was"
81 know the home OF your child
hood used TO be full Of rats" she said.
Mr.. Bowser colored up and glared
at her.
while we have none here"
S'more glares, and he raised his fist
as II to pound on the table.
"Or you miss your little trundle bed.
II so, we can have one made
Mr. Bowser might have answered
back, but just at that moment there
was grating. grinding noise, fol-
lowed by "Ho-hool" from the upper
hall.
He arose and stepped TO the stair
door and gave grunt.
"Sneak theft" asked Mrs Bowser.
"Num"
as the cat up there with n case Of
collcr
No reply to this. He took his seat
and began eating again.
"If II was mummy In that pack
age she has come 10 life and IS willing
to get out. she may have been hun
cry and thirsty for the last 6,OcO
years"
He Maintained Silence.
II was painful to see Mr.. Bowser
hang on TO himself. and he deserved
medal for II. His face and neck
were Of a brick red and his ears work
cd back and forth like those of a
horse meeting n brass band for the
first time. but not word from him.
Some day IN the future he would hum
BILE Ms. Bowser 10 the dust, but not
now-not now. When he had finished
the meal he moved slowly upstairs
and paced up and down. and II was
ten minutes before he said
"Mrs. Rowser. the FIRST thing I re-
member MS n child was n cuckoo clock
hat stood In my fathers kitchen"
"Yes; saw II as girl" she re-
Piled
IL loved that clock. To me Il was
= mysterious friend. used to wait for
Il 10 strike | used TO watch for the
bird to come out and sing. II | live
to be Kindred years old I can't for
get H. have always said that CLOCK
! Formed n character"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-29
WIDOW OF FIVE VETERANS
Georgia Woman Applies for Pensions
Amounting to 500 a. Month.

Atlanta, July 26.-Claiming that
she is the widow of five husbands, all
of whom fought in the civil war, a
woman of Walton County, Georgia,
has applied for five pensions amount
ing to $50 month.
The applicant stated that she was
Miss Malcolm before marriage,
that her first husband was killed the
first year of the war, her second
soldier husband met like fate tow
ard the close of the conflict and that
the three men she married since the
war were veterans of the Confeder-
acy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-29
MINING co. INDICTED
Davis Concern Held Responsible for
the Death of TWenty-three Men

Keyser, W. Va, July 26.-The Min
eral county Grand Jury today return
ed indictments against the Davis
Coal and Coke Company, subsidiary
to the Western Maryland Railway,
and Mine Foreman John Kinney for
the death of twenty-three miners, all
Americans but one, in the explosion
OF OFT mine No. 20, near Elk Garden,
on April "a last.
The evidence tended to show that
there was an accumulation of coal
dust and gas and lack of proper min
ing facilities and that the fans were
inactive nearly three days.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-29

"His wife may make him another
home. but II is not the old home. There
is a lack OF something"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-29
ADMIRAL TOGO DUE AUG. 3
Twenty-one Rooms Reserved for His
Suite In the knickerbocker

New York, July 2S-Twenty-one
rooms en- suite, including private din
ing rooms and an elevator, have been
reserved by Third Assistant Secre-
tary of State, Chandler Hale, at the
Hotel Knickerbocker, here for the
accommodation of Admiral Togo and
his staff, including Capt. Taniguichi,
who will arrive here on August 3 in
the Cunard liner Lusitania as guests
of the nation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-29
FORTUNE HANGS ON SECOND
coroner's Testimony to Decide inner
itance in Case of Auto Victims.

Saratoga, N. Y, July 26.-The testi
mony of the Coroner that Mrs.
Charles F. Wells survived her sister,
Mrs. Eliza C. S. Grant, by fraction
of a minute after fatal automobile
accident at Raceville last week in
which four persons lost their lives,
will determine the final distribution
of a large part of the $4,000 es-
tate of Mrs. Grant, whose will was ad
mitted to probate today
The dead sister, Mrs. Wells, is one
of the principal legatees of the es-
tate. A large amount is left to local
charaties. Requests are also made
to many relatives including Mrs. Lit
tie Peck, Oneonta, $1,000, Mrs. Vera
Baker, Oneonta, $1,000; Miss Anna
Yewens, Scranton, Penn, $500.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-29

To the Tax Payers of the Town Of
Bennington:

A Rate Bill of the Town Taxes OF
1911 has been placed in my hands for
collection, as follows: 70 cents on
the dollar for the Town Tax, 20 cents
on the dollar for the Town Highway
Tax, 40 cents on the dollar for the
Town District School Tax.
l hereby demand payment Of said
taxes, and notify you that / will at
tend at the Bennington County Saw
ings Bank from o'clock a, m. until
4 o'clock p. m.
There will be a discount OF per
cent on Town Tax If paid within 30
days.
C. H. DEWEY. Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July l, 1911.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-29

To the Tax Payers Of the Bennington
Graded School District:
A Rate Bill has been placed in my
hands for collection as follows:
20 cents on the dollar on the Grand
List Of 1911.
hereby demand payment OF said
taxes. and notify you that l will at
tend at the Bennington County Saw
ings Bank from o'clock a. m. until
4 o'clock p. m.
There will be a discount OF 4 per
cent on above Tax If paid within 80
days.
C. H. DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July !, 1911.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-29

Press.
ZWYHEN Mr. Bowser came home
w to dinner the other evening
Wv he had man with him, and
the man was bent almost
double under the weight of big pack
age. Mrs. Bowser was on the front
steps to give greeting, and as the man
of burden staggered up the steps and
deposited his load in the hall with
grunt of relief she asked Of Mr. Bow
ser:
what on earth have you been buy
ing this timer"
Never you mind till after dinner"
he replied
at can't be cow"
"Humph"
"And it isn't large enough for an
auto"
"NonsenseT
"And you wouldn't chloroform pig
and bring him home this way"
Woman, restrain your curiosity. |
have made purchase, and in due time
you shall know what it is. We will
now go down to dinner"
Mrs. Bowser restrained" It is no use
to try to pick anything out Of Mr.. Bow
ser until the dramatic moment arrives.
Then he discovers the north pole. Din
ner was about halfway through when
he leaned back and said
Mrs. Bowser, do you know that a
man never forgets his early home-the