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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
SENSATIONAL TALE DENIED
Passumpsic Clergyman Not Deranged
by the Richeson Case

Montpelier, Jan. 9.-There has been
in circulation in the Vermont press
and in that of other states a report
of a sensational character in which
il is claimed the mental breakdown
of the Rev Archibald Mason of Pas
sumpsic, which has led TO his com
mitment to the state hospital at Wat
erbury. was due to his brooding over
the case of the Rev. c. V. T. Riches
on, who today at Boston pleaded gull
ty to murder in the first degree.
The report had 1t that the Rev Mr.
Mason was a close friend OF the doom
ed clergyman and they had preached
in the same church. DR.. d. ID. Grout
superintendent of the hospital, stated
today that there is not the slightest
foundation for this report Mr. Mas
ons mental trouble began before
Richeson committed the deed and the
two clergymen were not known to
each other nor had they ever preach
ed in the same church. DR.. Grout
pronounced the story silly fabrica-
ton. While Mr. Mason's case is
grave ii is not incurable. He is 45
years old and has a wife and two chill
dren.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
SUGAR MAKERS IN SESSION
Membership During Last Eight Years
Has Fallen of

Burlington, Jan. 9.-The Vermont
Maple Sugar Makers association held
its 18th annual meeting here today.
Papers were presented by President
George II. Soule of Fairfield; II. b.
Chaplin of Middlesex; C o. Ormsbee
of Montpelier; V. |. Spear OF Ran
dolph: A. A. Carleton Of West New
bury; f. w. Youmans of Delhi, N.
Y; II. II. Martin of Burlington and
S. f. Ames of Rockburn, 2. O., with
readings by Miss Ailene Lefiingwell
OF this city
MIR. Carleton poured hot shot into
the camp of the sugar men when he
told them that their membership had
dropped in eight years from 6S6 to
10 last year President Soule said
that the sugar industry reached its
height as long ago as 1860 and had
since then decreased to an enormous
extent, but is now showing improve
ment A better quality of sugar wild
er advertising, elimination OF middle
man and commission merchant, and
adoption of modern methods of man
ufacture and distribution were among
the needs urged by the speakers.
The sugar men will elect officers
for the coming year tomorrow morn
ing, when the dairymen will convene
for n two day session.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
EMPIRE KNITTING
CO. At COHOES
BANKRUPT
Head of the Company Petitions
It Into Bankruptcy
OWES MANY BIG BILLS
Liabilities Of the Company are over
$4,000 and Assets Not Much In
Excess of That Amount

Troy, Jan. 10.-The failure of John
A. Nuttall & Co., owners of the EN-
pire knitting mills at Cohoes and en-
ploying about 200 operatives, has
caused considerable surprise and
comment The petition was received
yesterday by Referee King of this
city, who will soon call a meeting of
the creditors in the federal building
in Albany.
John A. Nuttall and Lillian NJ. Her
rick of Cohoes signed the petition in
bankruptcy individually, and as John
A. Nuttall e. Co., and they ask that
Anna Wolf of pa Fifth avenue, this
city, be declared a bankrupt if it is
found that she has an interest in the
partnership.
OF the liabilities 56,727 are secured
and $99,S74 unsecured, and owing
merchandise creditors and banks on
notes and bills. The assets include
$4,000 in real estate, $119,61S in per
sonal property, including $5S,000 in
stock, practically all pledged to the
secured creditors by warehouse re-
ceipts
The secured creditors include the
following; The Cohoes company, ST.
7S7 secured by lease; Jessie NJ. Lamb
$3.50 secured by mortgage; Nation
al Bank of Cohoes, $4,000; George
NJ. Herrick, $1,000; Beulah Brooks,
S1,014; Estella NJ. Brooks. 5000, all
secured by warehouse receipts cover
ing manufactured goods, Francis c.
Welde of Buskirks is secured in like
manner for $4,000. So is Rachel NJ.
Smith, Mechanicville, $1,000.
Many of the unsecured creditors
are Cohoes concerns dealing in mill
supplies, trimmings, etc. The heav-
lest Cohoes creditors include Star
Wooden Co., S1,66O; Troy Waste Man
ufacturing Co, sS,49O; Enterprise
Paper Box Co, s3,436; National bank,
$4,000; L. B. Loughln, sl,914; Bos
well & Dundon, $685.; Anchor Knit
ting Mills, 1912; Peerless Fiber Co,
81 ,102. John Scanlon of Cohoes is
the attorney for the bankrupts
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
A Sound and Growing Saving Bank

That every Savings Bank in Yer
mont is a sound one there can be no
question of a doubt. The confidence
placed in our home institutions is evil
denced by the recently published re-
port of Bank Commissioner +. G..
Williams, which shows gain in
deposits for the past year by nearly
every savings institution; and, II a
banks increase In deposits is emblem
attic OF its soundness and strength,
then the old Marble Savings Bank OF
Rutland occupies a leading position
It's 5Sth semi.annual statement at the
close OF business December 30th 1911,
has Just been issued The institution
shows splendid gain in deposits for
the year ended and is In prosperous
condition.
Within the past four years this
savings bank has gained In net depos-
it's which means taking out the inter.
est added TO the accounts. upwards of
half a million dollars. During this
time II has gone from the ninth pos.
ition In size, among the twenty one
savings banks OF the state, TO the
sixth.-certainly a showing gratifying
to officers, trustees and patrons alike.
Nearly all the money invested by
the Marble Savings bank is placed in
first mortgages on farms, or real es.
tate. II Is the safest security on
earth. and In the more than n quarter
OF century OF existence Of this saw.
ings bank not dollar has ever been
lost on n farm loan.
Besides this careful management OF
It's affairs, governed by directors who
direct the Marble Savings bank car.
ries q large reserve. or surplus, fund,
which. together with interest on in.
vestments. amounts to over s per
cent OF It's total deposit, being In ex.
cess OF the amount necessary by law
In paying 4 per cent interest on de.
posits
AS evidencing the safety OF making
deposits by mail, Il may be stated that
In the years OF business OF the Mar.
BILE Savings bank, not dollar in
transit has ever been lost by either
bank or depositor II is perfectly
safe to make deposits by personal
check, bank draft, postolIloe money.
order, or express money order. with.
out registering the letter.
The banks statement may be had
by forwarding a postal card OF re-
quest.
n further information IA desired,
letter addressed 10 John N. woodhn,
president, or to lyor s. McFarlane.
treasurer. Rutland. Vermont, will re.
oeive a prompt and courteous reply
Rutland Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
RAILROADS LOCK HORNS
transportation Gold Mines Of Yer
mont Their Common Aim

Montpelier, Jan. 9-The Central
Vermont railway and the Boston &
Maine interests are locking horns
over the business of the Barre quar-
ries. The Montpelier and Wells Riv-
er, owned by the Boston and Maine
has decided TO build an extension of
mile and half from East Barre in
the spring, tapping new quarries and
costing about 100000. Before the
public service commission at Barre
this week the application of the Bar
re Granite Railroad company for a
charter was considered, the petition
ers aiming to show that public good
requires the road. The charter appli-
cation is signed by 16 Barre people
and by Il. II. Fitzhugh, president OF
the Central Vermont, G. C. Jones,
general manager, c. w. Writer'S,
counsel and the company has already
secured a right Of way for most of
the distance
Up to this time the Barre railroad
has had monopoly of the business of
the quarries and will not submit to
another company entering the field
without fight The Barre Quarries
have been called the transportation
gold mines OF Vermont Years ago
there was similar fight on between
the two roads but while the Central
Vermont had a charter, it did not
build, and d. r. Sortwell of the Wells
River ran a line through Barre to
the quarries and the Central went to
Williamstown.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
PROMOTING NEW INDUSTRY
Large Public Meeting Held at North
Bennlnqton

A largely attended public meeting
was held in village hall at North Ben.
nington Tuesday evening to see what
action would be taken in regard to
the location Of a branch factory Of
the National Corrugated Box COM
pany at North Bennington
George b yelling was elected
chairman and great degree of inter
est in the enterprise was manifested.
Harry c. Roster explained the plans
OF the company at some length.
The company agrees to buy the
soap company building and spend
S25OO in enlarging the building and
several thousand dollars in installing
machinery and to employ not less
than 80 hands. provided the people
will raise $500 toward the expenses
OF starting the plant
A committee was elected composed
OF Ralph A. Jones, James E. Meagh-
er and DR.. d. A. Gleason to look I'D
the company and TO see if the citi-
zens will take hold OF the enterprise.
Several members of the Bennington
board of trade were present includ-
ing the president and secretary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
TO RAISE VOLUNTEER ARMY
Senator Du Pont Introduces Military
Rlll-CommIttee Assignments

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Du
Pont of Delaware in speech in the
Senate yesterday on his bill to pro-
vide for raising volunteer forces dur
ing actual or threatened war, declar-
ed II would enable volunteer army
to be organized quickly and effective
ly without involving any appropria-
ton nor any promotions to the grade
of a general officer. His bill would
have all male citizens or foreigners,
who have declared their intentions,
between is and As years old, -'consu'
tute the national forces and be liable
to military duty"
The changes in committee assign
ments made necessary by the death
of Senator Frye were made by the
Senate yesterday. Senator Nelson
was made chairman OF the committee
on commerce: Senator Smoot OF the
committee on public lands, Senator
Richardson OF the committee on
printing. Senator Lorimer OF the
committee on Pacific islands and
Porto Rico, and Senator Poindexter
of the committee on mines and min
ing. Senator Crane was assigned to
the vacancy on the committee on
commerce, and Senator Dillingham;
10 the vacancy on foreign relations
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
RUTLAND ROAD DEAL
Minority Stockholders Oppose Trans
fer to New Haven

Albany, n. Y, Jan. 10.-Represent-
ing holders of $750,0OO stock of the
Rutland railroad company, Samuel
Untermyer of New York appeared be-
fore the public service commission
yesterday in opposition to the appli-
cation of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad company for
authority to acquire the control Of
the Rutland road from the New York
Central railroad. The minority stock
holders of the Rutland are seeking to
compel the New haven to buy the
minority stock at the same price as
is to be paid for majority stock.
Mr.. Untermyer asserted that the
petition before the commission was
not specific, insincere and blind as
to terms. He insisted that a proper
petition should frankly disclose the
whole transaction so far as the agree
ment between the New York Central
and New Haven related to the control
of the Boston and Albany by the New
Haven, the transfer to the New York
Central OF the Ontario and Western
and of the Rutland to the New Hav-
en-
Commissioner Decker asked II
such contingency should arise that
the commission saw fit to deny eth
err application now before II, wheth-
er the other would fail or be in any
way affected. Then General Counsel
II. ID. Robbins Of the New Haven said
that he was authorized by President
Mellen to say that one application
did not in any way depend on the
fate of the other. Vice President
Campbell of the New Haven testified
that as the Rutland is a differential
line it would be greatly benefited by
the New Haven control because OF
the business which could be sent
over It by the New Haven. Mr.. I'm
termyer asked Mr.. Campbell II Will
liam Rockefeller, ]. p. Morgan, Geo
+. Baker, Lewis Cass Ledyard and
William Skinner were not stockhold-
ers in both the New York Central
and New Haven roads but the wit
ness was not informed. The commits
sion denied a request of Mr.. Inter
myer that the applications be treat
ed as one proceeding A further
hearing will be given.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
SUIT AGAINST c. v.
Charged With Violating Government
Labor Regulations

st. Johnsbury, Jan. 9.-United
States District Attorney Alexander
Dunnett has issued papers for the
federal governments suit against the
Central Vermont Railway company
for the recovery of $4,000 damages
for alleged violation of the federal
statute relating to the number OF
consecutive hours railroad employees
can he kept at work.
The statute says that trainmen can
be employed only for 16 consecutive
hours. There are lis alleged viola.
tons charged against the Central
Vermont. the penalty for each offense
being fine OF $500
The government does not bring n
criminal action but seeks to recover
by a civil suit. The papers have been
sent to United States Marshall II. w.
Bailey OF Rutland to serve
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
STATE LIBRARY COMMISSION
Annual Meeting Held at the Van
Ness House, Burlington

Burlington, Jan. 9-The state lib
rary commission which has charge of
the spending of the appropriation
made by the state in a campaign of
education through the installation of
circulating libraries, held its annual
meeting today at the Van Ness house.
Nj. N. Wilson of Randolph presided.
Among the new features establish
ed this year as shown by Miss d. w.
Wright of Montpelier, superintendent
OF travelling Libraries, is the establish
ment OF six new libraries, bringing the
total number up to 81, the starting
of Is new school Libraries making a
total of 80 and 20 Libraries dealing
with special subjects. The primary
object of the commission is to reach
the sparsely settled regions and to
furnish them with literature they
would otherwise be unable to pro
cure
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
S 85O.OOO.QOO IN
DANGER F ROM
GREAT FIRE
Cash, Bonds and Securities in
the Equitable Vaults
MUCH CONCERN is FELT
Ruins Were Guarded Last Niuht By
500 Polcemen-Slx Lives are
Known to Have Been Lost

New York, Jan. 10.-Following the
burning of the great Equitable Life
building yesterday comes the specu-
lation as to the fate of the money and
securities reposing in the vaults.
For hours the entire Wall street
territory was threatened and tonight
the fate of $S50,O00,OO0 of cash and
securities in the ruined buildings
vaults is In doubt
The list of fatalities is stated as
six known dead Among them is
Battalion Chief William ]. Walsh.
Twelve were injured. William Glib
lin, president of the Mercantile Trust
company, was rescued by fremen
who sawed him out of a vault in
which he accidentally locked himself.
A man locked in with Giblin suffo.
Gated Another was killed in anoth-
er vault Three employees of the
building leaped from the roof TO
death
The loss is estimated at from S..
100000 to S15,00O,OOO
Bales upon bales of securities
how many millions no one can esti-
mate--repose tonight at the bottom
Of a twenty-foot bed Of red hot con
crete in the ruined building. protect
ed only by the steel walls Of the
vaults of the Mercantile Safe Deposit
company. That they are in danger
of destruction is admitted and many
leading operators of Wall street ex-
pressed uneasiness about their con
dition.
Under the mass of concrete are
said to be securities which go to
make up the bulk of the fortunes Of
August Belmont and the +. H. Har-
riman estate. as well as many OF the
most powerful operators of the finan-
cial district
A man familiar with the Mercantile
Safe Deposit company business said
its vaults contained securities OF at
par value of almost S500,000000. Pc.
lice Commissioner Waldo sent 500
uniformed policemen to guard this
great treasure vault during the night
Inspector Cohalane was instructed
late in the AFTERNOON to prepare for
an all night vigil. So close is the
guard that every person in the neigh
brohood after nightfall is watched
and challenged.
In addition to these countless mil
lions. 1t was announced that $500
900 OF the securities OF the Equitable
Life Assurance Society are in the
mammoth vault In the
middle OF the fire zone.
This vault is a huge steel structure
which runs from the first to the sec
ond floor Its walls are said to be
OF such heavy steel that neither
fall nor the most intense heat could
crack them The officers OF the
Equitable are confident that they are
safe.
Gage =. Tarbell. formerly a vice
president OF the society. aud now
director who is familiar with the
OF the safe deposit vault
visited the scene. and after looking
over that portion OF the building sta
ted that in his opinion the fire in no
way damaged the big vault and that
everything contained In It was intact.
Mr. Tarbell also said that he believ-
I'd the vaults OF the Mercantile Safe
Deposit company were intact
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
INCOME TAX UPHELD
Decision Rendered by the Wisconsin
Supreme Court

Madison. Wis. Jan. l0.-The legal
ity oil the income tax law enacted by
the last Wisconsin legislature was
sustained IN a decision 10y the SUI
preme court yesterday. The exemp-
tons include individual incomes ap
to $500. A husband and wife are al.
lowed $4,000. and Tor each Guild under
Is years OF age and for each legal
dependent an additional 5000 Is al
lowed. The rates OF taxation after
making exemptions. are graduated.
Fer the first $1,000 or part thereof, l
per cent. the second $1,000 or part,
iH per cent: the 18th $1,000 or part
5ib per cent. and over $4,000 6 per
cent
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
MAYOR LUNNs PROGRAM
Outline Of What Socialist Mayor Pro-
poses TO DO for Schenectady

Outline Of What Socialist Mayor Pro-
poses TO Do for Schenectady
The only radical feature about tho
inaugural message of George II Lunn
the new Socialist mayor OF Science
tady. presented to the Common Coun-
ell OF that city Monday evening, Ia
the line at the conclusion OF the
pamphlet, printed az the Expense OF
DIR. Lunn." The propositions laid
down in the inaugural are I'VE must
guard and promote the health OF the
community. We must enlarge the
scope OF education until Il includes
men and women, In continued pro
cess OF increasing enlightenment. We
must do what we can to establish
economic security. We must have
efficiency clearly distinguished from
red.tape We must have true econ
omy-a thing which is not the equiv
alent Of mere expense cutting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10

PRICE OF SHOES TO GO UP
Manufacturers In Session Today
Make Doleful Statement

New York, Jan. 9,-The family
shoes will cost more this year than
they did in 1911. According to the
statements maze by members of the
National Boot and Shoe Manufactur-
ers' association, who began their an
nual meeting in this city today an
advance is absolutely necessary be-
cause of the increase in the cost of
raw material 1t is expected that an
advance OF from five to seven per
cent will be made in the wholesale
prices of shoes, after the fall sam
pies have been sent out in March.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
HOLDS SHERIFF AT GAY
Insane Murderer 6arrleaded Himself
In His House

staatsville, N Y, Jan. 1O.-William
Pryan. a negro who is supposed to
have killed his father, has barricad-
cd himself In the house with his
fathers body and refuses to surren'
der.
pryan Is known to be insane as the
result OF an illness but was not con-
sldered dangerous until his case sud
denly took violent turn.
The house is surrounded by the
sheriff and his deputies but as Pryan
Is armed and threatens to shoot any
body who approaches, the officers are
refrainlng from direct attack, hop
ing that he may quiet down and sur
render
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
SEE THEIR TWO AUTOS BURN
Or. Freeman and Mary E. Wilkins
Freeman Lost Four In Two Years

Metuchen. n. j., Jan. S.-Dr Chas.
NJ Freeman and his wife, Mary +.
wilkins Freeman, the writer, were
at dinner in their hume here this eve
ming, when they heard the town fire
bell ring. and few moments later
heard the Fire Department pull up
in front Of their house. They ran
out and discovered that their garage,
in which were two automobiles re-
Gently purchased, was on fire.
Mr.. Freeman and his wife, the lat
ter from a window of their home,
watched their two new automobiles
20 up in smoke.
Mr.. Freeman lost car about two
years ago. when II caught fire in the
street here. He sat by the roadside
and watched II burn up About three
months ago a new car was destroyed
by fire in the garage and those he
lost tonight had just been purchased
to replace this.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
MINERS TO STRIKE
FOR MINIMUM
WAGE RATE
Great Labor Contest in Eng
land is Coming
DEMANDS ARE RESISTED
Miners are Today Voting on the
Question and it Is Expected That
Large Majority viii Favor Strike

London, Jan. 10.-England TODAY
probably faces the greatest labor cri-
Sis In the history of the United King
dom, strike OF the miners for a min
imum wage.
Reports from the mining district
state that the men are voting almost
unanimously in favor Of making a de-
mand that no person be employed at
rate lower than a fixed minimum
scale.
The operators declare that the
demands of the men will not be com.
piled with as their income will not
permit increased wages
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
Directors and Officers Elected for the
Ensuing Year.

The First National bank at its an
nual meeting yesterday selected the
following directors: George Il.
Graves, l.. f. Abbott, l.. A. Graves,
W. II. Bradford. William A. Root
Following the choice of directors
the board organized with the selec-
ton of officers and clerical force as
follows. President, George +.
Graves; vice-president, l.. +. Abbott;
cashier, l.. A. Graves; assistant cash
Ter. Homer II. Webster; bookkeeper,
w. S. Boynton; clerk, Fred N. Aus
tin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
PosTALs VICTORIOUS
Defeated Athletics In Y. M. C. A. Ten
Pin tournament

The Postofiice ten pin team won
from the Athletics in the Y. NJ. C. A.
ten pin tournament Tuesday evening
Uncle Sans men outrolled their OBJ
ponents by good margin in the first
string. The other two games were
close. The score:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
PASSING COUNTERFEIT COIN
Barre officers Arrest Man on the
charoe-Haf Dollars Were Bad

Barre OFFICERS NVVes' we"
charae-Hah Dollars Were eao
Barre. Jan. 9.-on warrant issued
by states Attorney J. Ward Carver
Owen Mari was arrested this morn
ing on a charge OF "uttering counter
felt money" At preliminary hear
ing before Judge II. w. Scott In the
CITY court bail was fixed at $1,000
which the respondent was unable 70
furnish. He will be detained at the
local police station until his hearing
II is alleged that Mari is responsl.
BILE for the circulation OF spurious
half dollars and several business men
have already suffered from the impo'
fition.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next q hours.

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair and continued cold to-
night and Thursday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-10
Postofce.
Athletics
FIRST NATIONAL BANK

Total, 22OS; average, 7S6