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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-03
POWNAL CENTER

a son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Mattison Saturday
Miss Julia c. Jewett OF North Ad-
ans was in town Tuesday.
Irwin Church of Williamstown was
the guest Of relatives Sunday.
James Barber of North Adams was
the guest of relatives Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. Russell was the guest Of
Mrs. Myron Campbell Thursday
Mrs. Francelia Campbell is the
guest of Mrs. D. D. Atherton Of
Readsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Gardner and
friends of Bennington enjoyed an
automobile ride Sunday and were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Card
ner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Arnold and
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Patterson of
North Adams enjoyed an automobile
ride Sunday and were guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Patterson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-03
A TALK WITH LEE.
The Generals View Of His Own Ability
and Sphere Of lotion


The Generals View Of His Own Ability
and Sphere Of kotion.
General fee rrrw his own training.
bis own c'arl.fer epcw his own work
oDd diJ Ir pulng others DO tle.rs NJ
thay corl1 10 is wItl this expIana.
tior in y.aw tbaf ve should read bis
colloary aitb Is a. Hul toward the
close off tbe war
"Cana-al r,sr won wou.d rice us
vopr onir.on as no tba propfaty Of
ehor~ioo tra SOM of r6varument ana
ooao rtber ss1ib.
.vrbaf ia noBtlcal question. Nir
rim and vou oglitlefops must deter.
mine If shall ondeavor 10 take care
NJ tha army ANA rou noliriclaps must
poto tbo INV. or6 control the Govern.
no,tr
"Ab reneralr said Mr.. Hin. .but
Won viii h,ve 10 change thqt rule and
form and evnress nolitical opinions.
for 81 rvo establish orr ndepepdence
tho noonlo win mako Won Mr. Davis
erccessor,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-03
AFTER A CLOSE SHAVE

Physicians say that after a close
shave, the skin, seen under the micro
scope, looks like raw beef. This fav-
ors the growth of disease germs and
accounts for many skin diseases that
disfgure mems faces.
To prevent this, and ease the sting
caused by water and soap, dust the
face over with Comfort Powder, after
washing with warm water. Comfort
Powder is antiseptic and healing
makes your face feel fine, is harmless
and kills all germs See the signature
Z. S. Sykes Is on the box you buy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-03

In buying yoar Clocks. Watches,
Diamonds, Jewelry, ETC., here. We
give best values in city. Ills
caret Very Brilliant White Diamond
insBelcher setting. Specia at $40 co.
Elgin WORKS in 70 year Fancy
Engraved Cases, Special at $1,000.
With fine warranted Swiss Works
at $3.50.
Everything in high grade Jewelry
at Lowest prices.
f. s. RICE
NORTH ST. JEWELER. EST. 1885
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-03
Positively Rudsl

Because she wanted everybody else
TO know as well as she knew that she
had small feet the woman who had Of
fered to lend rubbers to a friend added
alphabetically. But they are so big
don't suppose you can keep them on"
"Oh, guess | can" said the friend
serenely. Il have big feet too"
Since then the woman with small
feet has refused to see her friend,
even when she brought the rubbers
home.-New York Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-03
FELT SORRY FOR HIS MULE.
But That Was Before the Grizzly Made
His Attack.

In a trip over the Sierra Nevadas
Californian took with him not only his
favorite horse, but mule named Billy.
Billy was large iron gray mule of the
pack variety and had more than once
made the trip.
the owner tethered Billy to tree. al
lowing him about twenty feet range
where there was good feed and then
took a seat on a fallen tree not far
away to eat his own lunch. He had
finished his meal and was half doing
when suddenly the mule reared and
snorted loudly. His owner sprang to
his feet and looked about.
Not ten feet off stood huge grizzly
bear, evidently with designs on the
owner OF the mule. That individual
rushed for the nearest tree and made
good time in climbing it. He was safe
for the nonce, but how about Billy?
How could the tethered mule defend
himself?
To his owners surprise Billy dropped
his head after a moment and resumed
feeding as if oblivious Of the grizzly's
proximity AS for the bear, he stood
still for several minutes, his eyes wan
dering from the man in the tree to
Billy. The mules composed demeanor
evidently puzzled him.
BY and by the grizzly started to make
a circuit of the tree to which the mule
was tethered. Billy continued to nib
BILE grass, but kept an eye on the enc
my's movements. The bear emitted a
series of deep growls, then opened his
great mouth and disclosed two rows of
ugly teeth.
Slowly the great creature advanced
upon the mule. Billy still continued
to Craze, his back toward the bear.
Nearer came the grizzly and still near
er. The mule stopped feeding. From
his perch the Californian watched the
scene with breOthless interest He felt
sorry for his mule.
Finally the bear stopped, rose on his
hind quarters and prepared to strike.
At that moment the mule. at whose
stupidity his owner had wondered.
sprang forward. and the gri2zly's paws
struck empty air.
Then the man fin the tree saw a gray
form double itself into ban and
bound upward 1t was the mules
turn. OUT of that BAN Few two iron
shod hoofs, which shot back and forth
witch the regularity of piston rods. with
a thump. thump thump. against the
body of the grizzly which. was COM
pletely OF its guard.
lie was hit all over-on bis head. on
his shoulder on bis side, on his back
by those pile driving hind feet Tie
fen in one direction. then in another,
seeming utterly Incapable OF getting
away, and when Billy stopped kicking
the breath Of life was gone from the
bears body
The mule had not q hair harmed,
apparently, and after resting a bit re-
turned quietly TO his feeding Chicago
Record Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-03
AsToR DoDeEs BIG TAX
Gives Son Hall Of Waldorf-saves
inheritance Fee Of s268,oo0

New York, June 3-Wm. Waldorf
Astor OF London, born and brought
up in America, but for a long time
a British subject, yesterday gave to
his elder son, Waldorf Astor also
a British subject onehaf of the Wal
doriAstoria hotel
1t Is reported, although with what
measure Of truth cobd not be learn
ed, that this is the FIRST step on the
part Of William Waldorf Aston tow
ard such a distribution of his vast
$3O0,O0OO0O New York estate during
his lifetime as viii avoid the terms
Of the new Inheritance tax law,
which went into effect last year
If The report turns out to be cor
rect the state stands to lose, so far
as William Waldorf Astor's estate is
conc ned, any amount up TO $4,000
900 based on per cent direct inner
itanoe tax
Almost all Of William Waldorf AS
tors property is loated in this city
ana Il was inherited from his father
Most Of it has doubled in value in
the last ten years so that s3OOOOO,OOO
is row considered by the tax assess
ors to be conservative estimate Of
its present marketable worth
Yesterdays transaction was in the
forin Of a transfer by William Wal
dsrf Astor to the Farmers Loan and
Trust company in trust for Waldorf
As,cr Included in the parcel are
five buildings adjoining the hotel at
Nos l9 20 81 West Thirty-third street.
Iaa entire parcel fronts 500 feet
on tl5 street and $50 on Fifth ayen.
ue the northwest corner Il is as
SCI cd by the city at a total Of S..
$4,000 but Is worth much more, nc
COZ g 10 current market quotations.
NuQrf As.or is a member Of the
BI Parliament 10 was said at
ha ame William Waldorf Aston be-
ca British subject he hoped 20
uu king Edward never enc
Dos him nor has King Ge0rse
SIS said be hopes TO live 10 see
both lis sons enter the no.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-03
op.yM WORTH 100000 SEIZED
re .raI Officials Discover Drug in cy-
6nters Floating in Ships Tank

nn4ers ricating IN Shlps ank
8 francisco, June Sixty thou
s-a dollars worth of contrabahd OPP
ul ss seized Thursday on the Jap
user America Maru by FEEDER
a. peclors.
l-a opium was found in ten sealed
oa Coating in the forward wat
.s o, The liner Each cylinder
lae, long and foot in d.
M other water tanks are be-
Dasa md it is expected that
- .nla. viii be disclosed.
Charles II. Blinn. special
aat,cgor of customs, and w.
and John w Smith,
Io-sury agents belongs the
- covering clues that led
cr,re Blinn got his first tip
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-03
ELKs NATIONAL HOME
Proposed to Gene Before Grand
Lodqe at Atlantic City

Atlantic City, June 3.--That every
member OF the great American Order
Of Elks shall be taxed the munifcent
sum OF fifty cents in two per capita
assessments Of a quarter each for the
purpose OF erecting new national
home that will be in keeping with the
prestige of the fraternity is but one
of the big propositions TO be submit
ted at the fortyseyenth annual con
yention OF the Grand lodge in this
city in July
With the unqualified endorsement
Of Grand Exalted Ruler August Herr
mann, the board OF trustees, OF which
Thomas F. McNulty Of Baltimore is
chairman, has accepted and will refer
to the Grand Lodge for adoption,
plans for a magnificent new national
home for aged and infrm members
of the order to cost, it is estimated,
s25O,OOO.
Adoption Of the plans and the
grand trustees recommendation to
the Atlantic City meeting will be the
outcome of action taken at Detroit a
year ago when the trustees were au-
thorized to expend $500 for repairs
to make the present national home
at Bedford City, Va, serve the pur-
pose for which it is designated. The
board found that it was Impractical
to effect the repairs and changes
needed without a much greater out
lay and thereupon decided to recon-
mend instead a new institution in
keeping with the growth and present
prestige of the order
The question of selecting another
site than chat at Bedford City for the
new national home win hinge upon
the acceptance OF the grand trustees
recommendations ia an probability
While many members of the order
are opposed. for sentimental reasons.
TO leaving Bedford City the propos
itlon that o new location De selected
more accessible ara ia close Qroam.
il 10 q ar-e of population
ye m.ny followers There
IS ever. poeA1l'.
question Nln We oy oa-- n
interest TO lhe matter %. DMioul g.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-03

that the plan was to
ers ashore after dark
D overheard so they
a Up by a launch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-03

ord estabIished last -. -AUer IuI-
ing the national eucampmeat OF the
Grand Army
Rolling chair parades on tho board.
walk and deep sea sailing trips are
but two of the features upon ana elab-
crate program Of entertainment
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-03
.revions seizure at thi

r made on the Korea about
0on,hs ago, when over $4,000
~ OF the drug was taken. Gus
t.r officers thought that the opium
r was broken as not a single seiz-
cr been made for three months:
V'.'ain year over 100000 of con-
IT, MI opium has been found here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-03
Cheap Going.

Hyker-Wha do you mean by saying
that young Shortleigh embarked on
the matrimonial sea in the steerage!
Pyker-Well, you see his salary IS
only 81 a week. Washington Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-03
MAAARAJAH's JEWEL FOUND

Fay Picks up the Much Hunted Da-
mord in a London Street
Tendon, June 3.-The valuable dia-
IN "a lost from the turban of the Ma
ha1ajah of Bikaner for which all Lon
don has searched for three days and
nights was found Thursday evening
by boy in the street. The boy took
the gem to the Indian office
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-03
A Family Connection.

Mrs. PifIlegilder boasts that she is
connected with some Of the best fami-
lies in the city"
"Ahl She has telephone"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-28
VERDICT DENOUNCED
BY MRS. BELMONT

NEW YORK. Dec. 27.--Mrs. o. II.
=. Belmont. who attended the Trt-
angle fire trial today. in company
with her son, Harold Vanderbilt, to-
night denounced the jury's verdict as
a great injustice to labor.
AS long as the working girl has
NJ vote" said Mrs. Belmont. she
will get no justice. If such justice Is
TO conflict with any mans interest
1t has always been so. and the YER
diet rendered by the jury today
proves that conditions have not
changed.
The majority Of women are
asleep" continued Mrs. Belmont.
The working women, however, are
waking up to suffrage. The society
woman-the sleeping beauties'--are
very slowly waking up TO the inJus-
tice being done their wage-earning
sisters. and To themselves as we'll. In
being deprived of a voice in the gov
eminent.
But 1t is the wage-earning wo-
men," added Mrs. Belmont, who Will
lead the suffrage battle to victory.
The working people have always led
all reforms 1t was the influential
the men in power who crucifed
Christ We must look 10 the work
ing classes to bring about the eman-
cipation Of women"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-28
MOB PROPR|ETORS
OF DEATH-TRAP
WOMEN, WHOSE RELATIVES LOST
THEIR LIVES IN TRIANGLE
FIRE, LEAD ATTACK.
POLICE BEAT THEM OFF
RIOT TAKES PLACE OUTSIDE OF
COURT ROOM AFTER JURY
ACQUITS MEN OF
81
HOMICIDE.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2T.---A hyster1-
cal and screaming mob of relatives
and friends OF those who lost their
lives in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fac
tory fire. where 147 girls and men
lost their lives last spring. fought the
Gordon OF police that escorted Max
Blanck and Isaac Harris, proprtetors
OF the factory, to safety after their
acquittal today on the specific charge
OF responsibility for the death Of
Margaret Schwartz, who was asphyx-
lated on the ninth floor. The jury
was out one hour and thirty-three
minutes.
In anticipation or trouble, Judge
Crane ordered the court room cleared
of all spectators shortly before the
jury filed out. Sympathizers Of the
relatives OF those burned to death
in the holocaust picketed the en-
frances TO the court, however. and
when the historical applause of the
friends of the accused announced
that the jury's verdict was mot
guilty" the excitement became In
tense.
The jurors were sent out one door
and the defendants and their friends
left by another, under the guard Of
thirty policemen and detectives They
were immediately surrounded by a
large crowd OF frantic women and
men, who fought flercely to reach the
men accused Of responsibility for the
death Of the shirtwaist workers. After
battle Of some minutes, however,
the police succeeded in getting the
factory operators aboard a subway
train without bodily harm.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-28
SUICIDE CLUB DUE
TO PENSION BILL

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.---The lat
test organization in the House OF
Representatives Is the Suicide Club. :"
Representatives who voted against
the Sherwood dollar a day pension
bill are It's members. and the roll
numbers less than a hundred
These members have been told on
every hand that they can hope for
nothing short OF speedy retirement to
the pursuits Of the private citizen.
This Is how the Suicide Club"
came into being. Representative
Gardner. of Massac husetts, is by COM
mon consent president OF the club.
He comes by that honor by reason
Of the fact that he has in his dis
trict the largest Grand Army Post in
New England. There are a few COM
forters in the House among the ma
jority. They hold out the hope to
their unfortunate colleagues that the
old veterans back home may not at
ter alptake the adverse votes on the
pension bill seriously. That is. they
will not take them serious If the
bin runs the Senate gauntlet and es-
capes White House veto But If
the bin fails to become a law, then
the deluge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-28
GRABBENH|MER IS
HIS OWN HOTEL"
NAVAL EMPLOYE EXPLAINS FIIS
Bu4I FOR BOARD ON AC-
(
COUNT OF HEALTH.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3T.-Ha-vey
r. Williams. ordnance engineer Of the
Navy Department, has got into trou-
Bile with the Comptroller OF the
Treasury over "A bill for s1.0S& for
board and lodging at the Hotel Grab
benhiner,' which he established at
Newport X. l.. FOR ,iis convenience
while at Newport, developing a new
torpedo he designed.
The bill was drawn to and receipt
ed by Mary J. Williams. The ofti-
Gals made inquiries OF the postmas-
ter at Newport, and others, and
were informed there was no Hotel
"Grabbenhimer." Williams then sent
the following explanation:
II will say that the quarters at
which l am now stopping IL not reg
ularly licensed as a hotel. as might
be supposed from the printed form OF
vouchers. submitted by me. Indeed.
no one here regards 1t az a hotel at
ell. which accounts for the tgnor-
ance Of the postmaster regarding its
existence As q matter OF fact, the
"Grabhenhimer' is private board
ing house. which was established by
the woman whose name appears as
creditor on the "Grabbenhliner''
voucher. the establishment being for
the special benefit of her husband
tmyself), and to the end that there
might not be a recurrence of the Sc
we're illness which the latter sur
fered at the Perry House, an iilness
supposedly due to lack OF warmth
and other comforts to which he has
long been accustomed"
The comptroller dlsallowed the bill.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-28
MILLIONS FOR ALL
IN BEEF COMBINE
Veeder Tells How They Were
to Be Distributed Among
Packers and Bankers
THIRTEEN "EXHlBlTS"
APPEAR IN EVIDENCE
Schiff. Hartman, Stillman
and Other Financiers
Among Those Named
in Chicago Trial

CHICAGO. Dec. 27.--The most
amazing details Of the innermost Sc
orets OF the beef trust were revealed
in the trials before Judge Carpenter
today in the form OF contracts signed
by the Chicago beef barons in the
transaction OF a deal to form the sec
ond greatest trust in the world.
These contracts were surrendered
by Attorney Veeder. wizard of the
beef trust, and witness against his
own clients. They begin with the
conception in the master mind OF
Veeder of the plan of a billion dol
Lar beef trust, and end when the i'm
pending panic OF 1903 squeezed mil
lions of dollars of water out OF the
blue prints.
The contracts were labeled gov
eminent exhibits to / B." They might
more fifty have been labeled primer
for promoters 80 artfully DO they
set forth the system by which $Is2,
100000 worth of packing plants. ac
cessories. stock and good will may be
moulded into a $4,000. coo corpora
ton with billion dollar future.
60 extensive and liberal were the
plans for the packers that Jacob II.
Schiff, e. II. Hartman and James
E. Stiilman were to be presented with
aid in making water look like assets
Another $1,000 900 or SO was to go to
the syndicate which was To furnish
$4,000. ooe.
Exhibit Number One
Exhibit No. !" Is that epoch
making contract Of May 81, 1902.
signed by j. Ogden Armour. Edward
Morris and Gustavus F. Swift, on
which rested the great house of cards.
BY its terms the three Interests were
to pool their assets, buy competing
companies and form q. giant trust of
the entire fresh meat industry, capt
talizing ssl3.soo,0oo worth of earn@
ings (water) and converting 1t into
common stock.
No. 2 of the same date and exc
cuted by the same signers set forth
that until such a time as an APP
praisal OF the various plants should
be made, the ratio Of the standing
of the three interests In the combine
should be; Morris, % Ia per cent;
Swift. 81 liz. and Armour. 40 per
cent
Nos. s, and s are the contracts
which each Of the three signers ex-
ecuted with the Illinois Trust and
Savings Bank. by which each posted
100000 in real currency as
guarantee OF Roou faitn IN carrying
out the provisions OF the contract.
Cudahy Gets In Deal.
No. s is a contract between MI
chael Cudshy and the three--Morr
Armour and Swiftly which Cudahy
came into the deal. posted his MIL
hon dollars and became one of the
pillars Of the trust. II Is dated July
IS. 1902.
Number Is was executed Just ten
days before Cudahy came into the
trust. 1t IL contract by which Ar
mour, Morris and Swift. through the
Continual ON third nagel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-28
DENTAL SURGEONS
HAVE TO TESTIFY

NEW YORK. Dec. 27.--Dental sur
geons are no longer immune, in the
eyes OF tho law. from giving testimony
In court regarding patients whom they
have served In q professional capac-
ity. according to a decision handed
down today by the justices Of tho
appellate term OF the Supreme Court
The decision was written by Justice
Seabury In the suit OF Frank NJ. Howe,
a dentist. to recover an agreed price
for professional services rendered to
the late Edward Regcnsburg.
The court said:
That strictly speaking. dentist
might be included within the desuip-
ton OF those practicing surgery pur
M the term surgery is Naed IN the
statute ~rantir~ Immunity to nurses.
members Of the cloth and doctors. 1t
does not include one enG1Scd h the
UAeesaa ri Aenf1gkB. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-28
RAILROADS AFTER
RAISE IN RATES

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-Oppos-
ing the suspension by the Interstate
Commerce Commission Of advances In
rates on iron and steel articles on
les railroads operating In official
and central freight association ter
ritory, representatives OF these rail-
roads. at a hearing before Commits
stoner Lane today declared the rail-
roads now were operating this trnf-
nc At q l0ss. and II did not carry It's
Just share Of the expenses.
The commission recently started an
investigation AZ to the reasonable
ness Of the advances on trafic NOV
ing from Pittsburg and other points
in Pennsylvania to Davenport. lows.
Rock Island. and Moline. Ill. and
other upper Mississippi river points.
The hearing today was for the pur-
pose Of giving the railroads chance
to present their side Of the quee-
1aens ..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-28
SETH Low SEEKING
INDUSTRIAL PEACE
WRITES LETTERS ASKING GOV.
ERNORs TO APPOINT DELE
GATES TO CONVENTION.

NEW YORK. Dec. c7.--The first
gun In nationwide Campaign FOR
industrial peace was fired today when
the Hon. Seth Low. former mayor of
New York. and president of the Ma
tional Civic Federation, made public
letter to the governors OF all the
States In the Union. asking them to
appoint delegates to attend the an
nual convention OF the federation in
Washington on March s, 9 and@7, to
consider ways and means to assure
industrial peace and progress.
The Industrial peace session will be
held In the hall OF the Bureau OF
American Republics and will be pre-
sided over by Cardinal Gibbons, on
March s.
In succeeding sessions there will be
considered such problems as are In
volved in the relations or the public
employees to his employer, Industrial
pensions. compensation for accidents,
regulation Of Industrial corporations
and public utilities.
The three days session Will be
closed with the annual dinner at the
New Willard Hotel