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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-24
REFORMNOSTROMS
WILL NOT CURE
OUR TROUBLES
Problem OF Concentrated Wealth
Not Solved by DemagOgs
TAFT TALKS TO VETERANS
Peaoe-LovIns and straloht-ThlnkIns
People VIII Be VIctors in Blood
less Battle

Rochester, N. Y, Aug. 24.-Presi-
dent Taft last night on the eve of his
40 days swing around the circle, on
which republican leaders expect him
to define the issues for the campaign
of 1912, announced himself unalter.
ably opposed to the "nostrums" OF
reform which he declared that dem
agogs" and theoretical extremists"
have advanced for the solution of the
problem of concentrated wealth In
this country. The president spoke
to the veterans of the Grand Army
and in the struggle which they went
through so years ago and the one
which he said now confronts this ma
ton he found a striking analogy. In
the end the president said the peace
loving, the straight-thinking people
of the country will be victorious but
the fight itself may be the longer be-
cause it will be fought out to the end
without bloodshed and the roar OF
the battlefield.
Higher aims for the betterment OF
society, these new evils growing out
of the concentration of wealth and
these combinations which properly
controlled are a great good in the re-
duction of the cost of production"
said the president, have invited from
the active minded today suggestions
of remedies that are so extreme that
the medicine to many of us seems
worse than the disease. We who are
charged with the responsibility and
sobered with the difficulties, find our
selves In the middle of the road re-
sisting the tendency to socialism on
one hand and the inertia of reaction
airy contentment with present evils
and ambition for greater concentra-
ton and financial power on the other.
but we are gradually solving the PROB
lem. ~
"The present does not bring diff
culties so great as you had to meet
and overcome in 81. 1t may be a
longer fight, because II will not in
volye violence or the shedding oil
blood. but il must and will be solved
peacefully and by the earnest EFFORT
of the level headed, the practical and
the COURAGEOUS among US, and by re-
ducing the influence of the demagog
and the theoretical extremists in the
one hand and the reactionary inhu-
ence of combinations OF wealth on
politics and progress on the other Its
solution will be consistent with the
preservation OF our ancient institu-
lions of personal liberty and private
property under the constitution.
"The message that you bear, with
YOUR experience and your success, TO
those of us struggling now with the
problem is, that however dark al
times the situation seems, so long as
we retain in this country God-fear'
ing, sober, intelligent people, we can
count in the long run upon their worR
ing out safely and sanely the prob
lens set before them, no matter now
many mistakes in the form of nos
trums' they may have been led into
by the speciouspess of half-baked the
cries Of progress, no matter how OF
ten they may have been defeated IL
their purpose by the temporary sue
cess OF undue and corrupt influence
of concentrated wealth"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-24
ESTATE OF JOHN v.
GATES MAY REACH
S4O,OOO,OOO
Bulk OF It to Widow and Son in
Equal Portions.
PROPERTY CAN'T BE SOLD
Nearly 1000 Persons Attended Funer-
al Of Deceased Flnancler In
New York

New York, Aug. 24-John w.
Gates, whose funeral was held In New
York yesterday, left an estate valued
at $SO,O0O,0O0 to $4,000, 900, according
to ex-Justice Henry A. Gildersleeye,
who drew Mr.. Gates will year ago
last spring. The bulk Of the estate
is left to his widow and his son,
Charles G. Gates, equally, according
to Mr.. Gildersleeve. There is a
clause which provides that none of
his property can be sold within ten
years, 1t Is said, unless one of the
heirs dies in the interim. Mr.. Gates
idea being that all properties in which
he had invested would be greatly en-
hanced in value in that time. The
beneticiaries under the will, it is an
nounced, also include relatives
friends and former employees, the to-
tai amount of whose iegacies will az
gregate about $1,0O0,0OO in requests
ranging from $1,000 to 100000.
Nearly 200 persons gathered at the
Plaza hotel to pay their last tribute
to the memory Of the fnancier. Three
whole floors of the big hosiery where
the late tinancier made mis- home in
the city, were used for the funeral ar
fragments. The mourners came from
all parts OF the country and flowers
arrived by the carload from far dis
tant points. Mr.. Gates body rested
in copper coffin encased In silver
mounted mahogany in the hotel as
| sembly room. The room vas draped
with black and purple, with flowers
banked everywhere. Seven hundred
chairs accommodated relatives and
friends; so great was the number at
tending that not all could be seated.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. DR.. Wallace McMullen OF
the Madison avenue Methodist Epis.
| copal church, assisted by Rev. j. w.
| LaGrone of Port Arthur and l.eau-
mont Tex, and while the ceremonies
we're In progress in New York there
were memorial services at Port Ar
thur attended by citizens from other
| Texas points touched by the Gates in
terests Crowds surrounded the no
tel during the services yesterday
morning and a special detail of loo
police were on guard. Among the
honorary pall-bearers were w. b
Sharp, John A. Drake, Albert w
Krech, James Hopkins, Grant G. Sch
ley, Charles NJ. Schwab, Edwin Haw
ley, John j. Mitchell, G. Watson
French, f. A. Vanderslip. l.. C. Han
ma and IL. S. Black. Mr.. Gates body
will be kept in a receiving vault al
Woodlawn cemetery until the family
decides upon its final resting place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-24
An Absurd Mistake

Governor Dix broke the frock coat
and tall silk hat tradition by review
ing the New York militia CARRIED In
q military uniform. although II was
impossible to indicate his military
rank by shoulder straps. The COVER
nor is "commander-in-chi under the
state constitution, but the improprie-
~ Of his performance must be admit
ted, inasmuch as the citizens dress
which governors usually wear on such
occasions symbolizes the fact that
the civil is superior to the military
power In this country. If President
Taft were to review the army in the
uniform of an admiral, he would be
mercilessly criticized-in the first
place, because Congress, In order to
emphasize the supremacy OF the civil
power In the person OF the chief mag
lstrate has not conferred upon the
president any particular rank for
which a uniform Is provided; In the
second place because such a perfor-
nance would be the mere aping Of
the European monarchies and war
lords who are always uniformed gor.
geously at military cermonials. GOV
ernor Dix must have been very
thoughtless, indeed Springfield Re
publican.
The contemporary tells a plain
truth simply and effectively. Some
time ago The Messenger tried to point
out to It's fellow Vermonters the utter
absurdity of the new law making the
governors secretary major" and
gearing him up in mess of man.
millinery and gold lace called a uni.
form. The proposition is most ride
ulously inconsistent with the very
principles upon which our govern.
ment Is founded. 1t is such trifling
matter. OF course, that nobody worries
over II. But II Is wrong, just the
same, greater wrong because Il is
conspicuous official violation Of Am.
erican traditions and theory OF gov.
ernment.-st. Adams Messenger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-24
Or. Mayo, Democrat

The Bennington Banner expresses
the opinion editorially that either DR..
William b. Mayo Of Mortified or Har-
land Howe OF st. Johnsbury would
make an exceptionally strong candi-
date for governor on the Democratic
ticket next year.
With DR.. Mayo at the head OF the
Democratic state ticket the minority
party in this state would certainly go
into the campaign under particularly
favorable conditions. II would have
a real leader and splendid fighter.
but one who would not send brass
band ahead to proclaim his becoming.
DIR. Mayo has been Democrat all
his life and has put up many a local
battle. when the odds were entirely
against his party-and has won about
as often as he has lost. He has the
distinction OF being the only Demo
crat who has been a member OF the
state senate from Washington county
since the Civil war.
He is In fact one OF the few Demo.
Gratis In Vermont today who has had
legislative experience In both branch.
es OF the general assembly, and his
record there was an exceptionally
good one.
DR. Mayo has been a candidates for
secretary OF state and has had other
deserved honors In his own party AS
a low tariff advocater he would prob.
ably go as far any day as President
Taft.
Personally, Or. Mayo Is one OF Yer.
monts most progressive citizens and
Is nightly interested in every move
ment for the up building OF his town
county and state and IN fully CONVEX.
SAINT with their needs.
The News is not attempting to help
select candidate for the head OF the
Democratic ticket, Il is needless TO
say. DR.. Mayo's name having been
so favorably mentioned, however by
one who has a wide acquaintance and
Ia a keen observer OF men and things,
Il is pertinent to not few facts
which further confirms the Bennlng
ton neighbor's opinion.
And Il may be added that Il Is q
pleasure for The News 10 do So
Mortified News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-24
CO NTROl POWER
SITES ON THE
DEERF |ELD
Opposing Interests Sell Out to
Chace & Hartman.
PRELIMINARY WORK BEGUN
First Actual Construction In Big
Electrical Scheme VIII Be Made
at shelburne Falls

Greenfield, Aug. 24.-It was announ-
ced here yesterday by ex.Attorney
General Malone who is acting for the
Chace & Hartman interests, who
have been engaged for some time In
planning water power development
along the Deerfield river that David
B. Carse of New York who has also
been engaged in acquiring rights
along the river, has sold out his in
terests to Chace & Hartman. This
announcement indicates the end OF
what promised to be a sharp warfare
of commercial interests along the riv-
er between Shelburne Falls and South
River. Both Chace &c Hartman and
Mr. Carse have acquired by purchase
a great many tracts along the river,
and each has filed with the county
commissioners of Franklin county
plans for the erection of dams for the
development of water power, to be
utilized in the production of electric
energy. The plans filed by the two
interests could not all be carried out
profitably on account of setting back
on each other 1t is now probable
that some of the plans filed by the
parties will be abandoned, and others
developed. 1t is planned by the
Chace & Hartman people to develop
one of the dams for which plans have
been filed with the county commits
sioners by Mr.. Carse.
Aside from holding title to num-
Der of tracts along the river which
were to be overfiowed II the plans OF
Mr. Carse were followed out, il Is
understood that several valuable op-
tons upon land had been obtained in
his interest, and that these, as In fact
all his holdings, have passed into the
hands OF Chace & Hartman. The
transaction announced yesterday will
leave. Chace & Hartman practically
unhampered in their scheme to de-
velop the power at convenient plac-
es along the entire river from the
mouth of the North river downstream
as far as Bardwell's ferry station OF
the Boston and Maine.
Further interest was added TO the
matter OF water power development
yesterday by the filing by Chace and
Hartman OF plan in the office OF
the clerk of courts calling for the
erection of new dam in Shelburne
Falls on the location Of the present
dam of Lamson G. Goodnow manufac-
turing company. BY the development
proposed the old dam at that point is
| 10 he supplanted by new concrete
structure two feet higher If the plans
meet the approval of the county com
missioners. Work has already begun
at places along the river and II is an
lnounced that operations are 10 be be
gun upon the new structure In the
near future. Power for work in the
construction OF the dam will be trans
United from the plant OF the Connec
ticut River power company at South
Vernon, according to the general un
derstanding in the vicinity OF Shell
lburne Falls.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-24
BASEBALL 6UNTS

The Observation-Disclosures team
in the Twin State league which bears
the sobriquet OF the "Hyphens' and
which is captained by Joe Grape, the
former Bennington second baseman,
iourneyed to Keene, ~ H., yesterday
and put heavy coat of kalsomine on
Tom Leonard's aggregation. Leon
ard. who was with the Bennington
team during the early portion OF the
season last year, has recently annex
ed a good portion of the Huckleberry
bunch which disbanded last week and
five OF them, Delaney. Finnegan, Nc
Crehan, Wheeler and Burns were In
the lineup yesterday. keene made
but two hits, neither of them by any
of the former Bennington players and
was shut out by score OF 9 to U.
Wheeler started the game for Keene
but was hit for six hits in four in
nings and was succeeded by Burns.
Burns finished the game without a
run being scored while he was In the
box but four hits being made while
he was officiating. Carolan who was
at FIRST for the "Hyphens' played a
perfect fielding game with 10 chances
and made two-base hit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-24
DOE DROPPED DEAD
After Wild Long Run Through Vii
age Streets Yesterday Afternoon


A large sized doe came down from
Mt. Anthony yesterday afternoon
about three o'clock and in an attempt
TO cross the valley to the east noun
tain fell dead in the rear of the STRAIT
ton house on Park street, death being
the result either of poison or exhaust
ion from its long run and the wounds
received.
The doe which weighed about 1926
pounds was first sighted in the Dew
ey meadow near Dewey street by the
small sons of John p. Morrissey Of
Washington avenue. The animal was
then frothing at the mouth and ran
down Elm street, running to the mea-
dow at the rear OF the Root residence
on South street 1t leaped the fence
into the yard of Miss Harriet Sibley
OF Main street, crossed Main street
in several bounds and jumped the
gate into the yard of John Nash, al
most running into two small boys who
were playing there. One closed the
rear gate in an anxious attempt to
capture the animal. The deer clear
ed the gate by several feet to the
boys keen disappointment. AT the
time, the animal was bleeding from
several wounds about the legs, sus-
tanned probably while getting through
barbed wire fence.
The deer ran from the rear Of the
Nash house through several back
yards attracting but little attention
finally coming out on North street
near the Putnam bridge and passing
through the Academy school grounds
TO the graded school yard and from
there to Park street.
The doe was running slowly by that
time and ran to the rear OF the home
OF Mrs. Henrietta Stratton of Park
street. There it tried to leap a pick
ct fence and cut its shoulder on the
pickets, falling back into the yard. A
crowd was gathering and frightened
the animal. The doe made an at
tempt to get out of the yard, ran into
the heavy wire Of the chicken YARD
and fell back.
Edward S. Higgins, county game
warden, when notified by telephone
came at once from his work. HI
found the animal dead The fac
that the carcass was bloated inclined
him to the belief that the animal hat
been poisoned in some manner. Tit
carcass was buried.
from It and is now in the possession
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-24
VERMONT UNDERWRITERS
Officers Elected at State Convention
In Burlington

Burlington, Aug. PA lecture and
demonstration by Prof c. F. Moadin-
ger of Brooklyn, N. Y, the election
Of officers and baseball game mark
ed the second day of the 18th annual
meeting of the Vermont Funeral Dir
ectors and Embalmers association be-
ing held in this city.
At the business meeting last even
ing on the roof garden on the Hotel
Vermont officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows:-
President, John R. Kelley of Bur
lington.
Vice president, A. E. Hale of Brad
ford.
Second vice president c. A. Calder
wood of st. Johnsbury.
Secretary, M. S. Rounds of Barre.
Treasurer, j. B. Stearns of Rut-
land.
Sergeant-at-arms, F. G. Pease of
Jericho
The report of the treasurer showed
that the sum of $3.50 was in the trea-
sury of the association. Reports
from other officers proved that the
association was constantly gaining in
prestige and power and that its eff
forts for good were being realized by
the public.
In the afternoon, 90 persons appear
ed before the state examining board
for embalmers. The results of the
examinations will not be known for
some time. The board is composed
of Undertakers C. A. Calderwood OF
st. Johnsbury and j. B. Stearns of
Rutland and DR.. F. II. Gorham of Bel
lows Falls.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-24

THAw SAYS HE is SANE
In Reply to Petition Of His Wife for
Lunacy Commission

-eHoSy OSNuthooiSU
Pittsburgh, Penn, Aug 24.-An an.
swer was filed today by Harry K.
Thaw through his attorney, ex-Gov.
William A. Stone, to the petition of
his wife. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw in
which Judge l.. l.. Davis was asked
to appoint lunacy commission to
take charge of the income of Thaw
in this state and provide for the sup.
port of the wife. Thaw's income is
said to be 100000 a year.
Thaw asserts that the verdict of
the jury in New York state was not
finding that he was insane, and that
the decree combining him in Mattea-
wan was statutory entirely and not
proceeding as to the lunacy of
Thaw. He claims that the fact that
he is still confined in the Matteawan
hospital under the order of the court
does not judicially or in any way es-
tablish his present insanity.
In the second part of the answer,
Thaw states: your affiant is not at
present insane. He is quite capable
of attending to his own affairs and
does attend to his own affairs. He
transacts his own business. If there
was ever any arrangement mentally
the affiant has entirely recovered
from 1t and is now in the possession
OF all his mental faculties
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-24
TRIckEY BASEBALL PLAYERS
Scout Ferry Has His Troubles With
Two COLLEGE Men

ICY" Ferry, the former manager of
the baseball team at Pittsfeld, is
back at his home in the Shire city,
having concluded his scouting tour
for the Detroit club of which he was
a former twirler The veteran base
ball man is talking some about base
ball and its players.
He says that he almost got "in
wrong" with President Navin of De-
troit over the signing of Frank Nc
Donald. the former local outfielder,
now managing the Cooperstown club
and Joe" Harrington, the former To-
cal twirler, who is now a member of
the pitching staff at Cooperstown.
Mcdonald had signed contract
with Pittsburg during the winter but
Ferry didn't know Of it, and Melon
aid didn't tell him. ICY" sent on the
signed contract but Navin discovered
that Mcdonald was owned by Pitts
burg and Immediately wired Ferry of
"Mac's" standing. Detroit dropped
Mcdonald because of this deal and
Pittsburg has refused to have any
thing to do with him since. The case
with Harrington was practically the
same He signed Detroit contract
and the Tigers sent him to Newcas-
tie, Pa, where he was doing finely un
til Euclaire found out he was playing
there. 1t seems that Harrington
signed a Euclaire contract before the
Detroit document and this made him
the property of the minor league team
Asked what he thought of Genest
who was sold by Springfield to the
Chicago Americans, Ferry said he re-
commended Tucker" to Buffalo in
the Eastern league but did not think
him big enough yet to 90 into the ma
jors, Ferry said he is done recon-
mending in dependent players to the
leagues after the trick that Mcdonald
and Harrington put over on him and
these nearly cost him his job.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-24
Somebody Has to Pioneer

I'VE now read with perfect calm.
ness that President Taft is appealing
to the people over the head OF the
Senate for the demonstration OF a
public sentiment that will compel the
ratification OF the arbitration treaties.
This is exactly what Mr.. Roosevelt
used to do And was rated like n
Blllingsgate fish.wife for it."-St Al.
bans Messenger
"A good deal depends on the way
the appeal is made. Men like TAFT
and Hughes can appeal to the people
In a dignined way that is very effec-
tive. Roosevelt's methods we're OF a
different type. A great deal depends
on the way a thing is done.'-Mont'
pelier Journal.
And Rooseevelt's way was effective,
too Each type will be found to suit
the occasion and circumstances.
Roosevelt had TO make the beginning
to be the voice crying in the wilder.
ness, Prepare we the way" We do
not read that John the Baptist con.
fined himself to methods that were
especially "dignlhed." Some OF the
stories and traditions concerning him
would make us believe that this great
pioneer OF reform would be called a
plous anatic in these days.
Wise men do not give an alarm OF
fire in "A scented billet doux. Per
haps after the neighbors have Iespon
ded to the first alarming" appeal
they may be able to debate their &C
ton in something like academic fash
ion. But somebody has TO start the
thing going with the cry OF "Flrel"-
plous fanatic In these days.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-24
EAGLES PICK NEW
PRESIDENT AND
FIGHT ENDS
Philadelphia Aerie viii Be
Dropped From Roll.
DIFFERENCES ALL ADJUSTED
lnsureent Candidates for Presidency
All Withdraw and Harmony Sue
ceeds All DIscord

San Francisco, Aug 23.-Frank H.
Herring of South Bend, Ind, will be
elected grand worthy president of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles tomorrow,
without opposition. William ]. Bren-
man of Pittsburg will be made grand
worthy vice president and for these
and other grand offices there will be
only one ticket.
This ends the flercest struggle for
the presidency in the history of the
order. j. ]. Cusack of San Francisco
who withdrew his candidacy for the
presidency, was followed by other So
called insurgent candidates, in view
of numerous concessions to their de-
mands for legislation affecting the or
der.
The report of the grievance com
mittee recommending that Philadel-
phia Aerie, No. AZ, be not further re-
cognized was adopted today. This
cut off that Aerie from the order. Its
members it was said may join other
Aeries or a new charter may be is
sued.