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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
IN CASE OF WAR
Roosevelt Wanted to Lead Regiment
Of Rough Riders

Washington. Feb. 26-The an.
nouncement OF Colonel Roosevelt's
willingness to accept the presidential
nomination, and his consequent open
break with President Taft, was de
clared here tonight to have removed a
picturesque possibility in connection
with the threatened trouble in Mexi-
co.
Senators who claimed to be CONVEX.
SAINT with the facts said that about a
year ago, when the Madero revolution
was at its height in Mexico and the
possibility of American Intervention
was being discussed, Colonel Roose-
welt wrote to President Taft volun-
teering to head regiment of cavalry
which was to be in the forefront of
the invading force,
Colonel Roosevelt at that time, II is
said, declared 1t his highest ambition
to be in the saddle again in time of
war.
The colonel's letter to President
Taft was addressed Dear Will" Pres.
ldent Taft's reply was addressed
Dear Theodore" It said according
to reports, that the colonel's PROPOSE.
ton was very interesting, indeed"
but that the possibility of American
Intervention was too remote contin-
gency to be considered at the time in
any way.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
LODGE FOR ROOSEVELT
For Personal Reasons and Not Be-
cause Of His Theories.


Washington, Feb. Ex-senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, Theodore Roose-
yelts intimate friend and close coun-
sellor, issued a statement tonight
saying that because of their lifelong
friendship he could not personally OPP
pose the colonel, and therefore would
take no part whatever in the cam
paign for the Republican presidential
nomination. Senator Lodge also de-
clared his opposition to the constitu-
tional changes which Mr.. Roosevelt
advocated in his Columbus speech.
Colonel ROoseyelt's announcement
that he is a candidate was received in
Washington with a completely OF
feelings. 1t was the basis of many
happenings.
At the White House. as when the
news was first received last night, no
formal statement was evoked. In
Congress it created deep impression
Little else was discussed at the CAPT
toll
In the Senate, Colonel Roosevelts
from Senator Rayner of Maryland
declaration brought an announcement
that he would address the Senate at
the earliest possible moment on the
charter of the new Democracy as out
lined by former President Roosevelt
in his speech at Columbus" Mr.
Rayner probably will speak on We'd
nesday His antagonism to Mr.
Roosevelt has often been shown in
that chamber.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28

The tax question in Vermont is dis
eussed in an article in another col
umn by correspondent of the Barre
Times. The writer of this letter has
some good ideas and especially shows
the dangers of the present system. Il
is not purely tax question, but a
question of state and industrial econ
omy that confronts Vermont. Some
thing must be done to build up our
rural sections before Vermont ad'
vances very fast or very far. AS long
as savings banks do not and cannot
loan over so per cent on the value Of
real estate and, as a matter Of fact as
this writer says, will not loan even
80 per cent in the small back towns,
something must be done to make 1t
easier to borrow money in these rural
sections. There are plenty of men
who would gladly loan money up 10
20 and 80, and sometimes even 100 per
cent of the value of this property, and
at a moderate rate Of interest, proyid'
ed the tax rate were not prohibitiye
Money loaned at Az per cent in Yer
mont for the development of Vermont
farms, to enable a man to own his
home, or to build up a manufacturing
business employing labor in this state
should either not be taxed at all or
so lightly as not to be in any way a
burden. And, If possible. encourage
ment should be given to the loaning
especially on farm property, up to SO
to 80 per cent of value. for as it
stands today. 1t is practically impossi
BILE to borrow over 30 to so per cent
on back town farm property. This
is one of the essential issues before
the state of Vermont and mighty
sight more important than pickering
over whether Vermont is for Taft OF
Roosevelt, or for Fletcher or DeBoer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
OLD FOLKS
Can live Longer, Doctor Says

Can Live Longer, a Doctor Says
One reason old people do not live
to be older" says famous physician
SIS because they do not keep up their
interest in life. They ought not to
let go
But when they are weakened
through poor appetite and loss OF
sleep, you cant expect them to be
so much interested in current events
Let them first regain most of their
former vigor, by using Vinol, our de-
licious cod liver and iron preparation
on which so many elderly people de
pend for good health.
According to f. r. Schoen, Justice
of the Peace, Elk Mountain, Wyo.,
his neighbor, Chas. T. Bourk, 81 years
old, was very sick and ready to give
up, but Vinol put him on his feet
again and now he says Nothing ever
helped me like Who'll could not do
without IL.
Vinol is sure to do you good If you
are run down and weak-we guaran-
tee this, and will pay back your mon
ey if you are not satisfed.-Wm. l..
Gokay. Druggist Bennington, VT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
Or. chlshoIm's Book

Here is another book to swell the
total--still far too small-of those
which deal with that splendid tale Of
blood and bravery, so ungenerously
neglected by North American read
ers-the South American fight for in
dependence. II is The Independence
Of Chile" by A. Stuart Chisholm,
fisherman Frenche & Co., $500 And
it is a spirited book, too, by one who
not only knows Chile, but can draw
sombre pictures OF Spanish tyranny
and rafting good battle scenes. Here
are Chacabuco and Maipo where the
great Chilean with the un-Spanish
name of O'Higgins and the still great
er San Martin. he who daringly cross
ed the snow.clad Andes, met and de
feated the stubborn royalist regi-
ments of Ossorio and Marco and Flor
reaga And there is brave fighting
bravely described. in the pages deal
ing with the exploits of that reckless
adventurer Lord Cochrane, whose
achievements while in the service Of
Chile. says Mr.. Chisholm. would
have added lustre to the name of Mel
SON."
We hear how this gallant seaman
filled the whole world with amaze
ment in 1920 by sailing into Callao
harbor and cutting out a Spanish ship
despite the deadly fire of 300 guns
from men of war and shore batteries.
His ships stole silently into the har-
Dor in the dead of night, and the Off
GERS of the United States ship Mace
donia, lying at anchor, prevented
their sentinels from challenging them,
while in low voice they wished them
good luck and a happy result"-senti.
ments becoming the citizens of ma
ton which not so very long before
had itself struck savage blows in the
cause of freedom "A hundred other
achievements, less spectacular, In.
deed, but not less heroic, filled the
early annals of the Chilean Navy"
Mr.. Chisholm tells us. Good reading.
all of It. Any one who likes a well.
told story Of a peoples awakening to
It's wrongs and grimly resolving to end
them, who courts the quickening OF
pulse that follows descriptions OF
rude. give.and.take fighting, should
read Mr. Chisholm's book.-New York
Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
PAYING EXPRESS CO. TWICE
Interstate Commissioner Says Prae-
tee Must Cease.

Demand for transportation charges
on prepaid shipments must cease.
The complaint of this practice of ex-
press companies is universal and a
remedy for it must be found" This
ultimatum was laid down by Com
missioner Lane to the express com
panies yesterday after the resumption
by the investigation at Washington of
the interstate commerce commission
into the rates. methods and practices
OF the companies.
]. H. Bradley, vioe-president OF the
American express company, explained
on the witness stand the instructions
of his company as to the efforts It re
quired Of its agents to refund over
charges to shippers. I'VE must find
some method of ascertaining the
proper rate and how properly to col
lect 1t. 1t comes down to that, said
Commissioner Lane
Walker D. Hines, counsel for the
American, Adams, Southern, United
states and Wells-Fargo express com
panies, submitted a statement Of the
financial operations of the American
since its organization. This will be
followed by similar statements from
other companies. The statement
showed that the Americans regular
dividends up to 1900 had been pei
cent. but since that time it had PAID
further dividend out of income re
ceived from investments entirely
aDart from the TRANSFORMATION opera
tions. Mr. Hines asserted that pro
fits aggregating less than $4S,50O,00I
had been paid in AZ years.
up to 1888 the company retained
profit averaging 1886 cents on eacl
dollar received" said the statement
"but since 1888 the profit on each dol
lar taken in has been 617 cents, ex
cept in 1911, when 1t was 5.S cents.
On the transfer of money which Il
termed a "nontransportation opera
ton" the profit increased from $500
in 1883 to more than S65O.OOO in 1911
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
Estate of Cora Burton Storey

GTATE OF VERMONT. The Honor
~ District Of Bennington So able Probate
Court for the District Aforesaid:
To all persons interested In the estate OF
Cora Burton storey late of BcnninptOn In
said District, deceased, GREETING :
WHERE AS, application In writing hath
been made 90 thec urt hy the guard an of Cora
burton story, for license tn sell the real Cs.
tate Of said ward via stuat Il In bennington
on tn, west side of So1ool street. and bounded
on the north 10y Adams street, on the east 10y
said School street, on the south by lands owned
or occupied ny GcorFc Woodland. aud on the
west hy lands of Patrick Ileay aud wife,
representing that the sale thereof for the pun.
pose uf putting the proceeds of such sale at In.
terest, or investing the same In stocks or other
real estate, cruising the avNls thereof for ihU
benefit OF said ward NJ the law directs would
he beneficial Tor said ward.
MHERkU pom, the said Court appointed and
assigned the 9th day of March, 1919, Nc the
Probate ON G In ncuni1Ttnn In said u strict.
10 hear aud decide unnn application and reti.
ton. and ordered public notice thereof ~ be
given ~ ail persons interested therein. by
publishing said order, together with tlme aud
place uf hearing, three weeks euCCcSsi,cly I'm
the Bennington E,cninu Banner newspaper
published Nc Remington IN said District
which ciruuhies In the nclghhorhood OF those
persons In crested In said es'a'e. oil VIII Oh
publications shall he previous To the day i'sirn.
cd for hearing.
THEREFORE, YOU nrn hereby notified to an
pear bciofe eid Court. ai The time and rlnc,
n.siHnpd. thpi ind there in said Court tn max,
your 0hicCtin To the granting Of surh llUcuaC
u you see vaul.
Given under my hand ni bennington in said
District thi. " Il day of February. % D
Gruco q. OF.
Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
CONDITION o. srArs BANKS
Bank Commissioner Williams Shows
It to Be Healthy One

It to Be Healthy One
State Bank Commissioner F. c..
Williams, of Newport. presents some
interesting figures In an abstract of
reports of conditions of state mutual
savings banks and savings banks and
trust companies at the close of bust
ness December 80, 1911, and a COM
parison with the report of June 80 of
that year.
The aggregate resources Of the So
mutual savings banks and savings
banks and trust com psniss are az fol-
lows.
Mortgages on Vermont real estate,
December 80, Slips, 9s15S; June 80,
S16.477, 1887; increase. s649, S65.71
Mortgages on real estate elsewhere
December. sS,57055 June. SS3.72657;
June, S1S,25S,05SSS; increase, $685.
66769.
Loans on personal security, Deem
Der, S7722,3266S; June, s7,321,S53
16; increase, $500, 1882.
Loans on collateral security. De-
cember, $3,O2O,569.54; June. $780,
4675G; decrease, $50, 9O4.02
Loans to towns, villages, and cities,
December, 1851, 2S091; June, S1,415.-
1851; decrease, S5S3,9016O.
United States municipal and rail
road bonds. December, 3,543, 1851;
June s13,25S, O5S.sS; increase, $685.
6676
Real estate, including bank build
ings, December $5S7, 1854 10; June, ST..
613,700; increase, S6l,300.
Miscellaneous assets, December, 81
O42, 6SS.1S; June s7S9,O29.O4; increase
1858. $3.50.
Cash on hand and in banks Deem
Der, S4,646.590.16; June, $4, 274, 14169;
increase, $372,44S47.
Total resources, December, 1911
| s83, 522, 095.36; June, 1911, $50, 1892 500.
"a; net increase. $2,729,5 65.G2
Liabilities. capital stock of trust
companies, December $685. 900; June
$1,613,7OO; increase, s61 300
Deposits OF So banks, December
$76,447, 960.43; June, $73,936,S5597; in
crease $3.50, 5O446.
Surplus and profits, December, 81,
400, 2S025 June. $4,434,09105; in
crease, s65.1S92O.
Miscellaneous liabilities, December
$500 454.6S; June, sSO7,SS272; in
crease, S92,571.95. Total liabilities
December SHAREHOLDERS June, $50,
792,52974; net increase, $2,729, 565.62
The total increase in deposits FOL
six months is s2,51O,5O4.16 Accrued
interest is not computed in the alb
stract.
A register of state banks December
30, 1911, is as follows: Barre, two
Barton, one; Bellows Falls, two; Ben
nington, one; Brattleboro, three; Bur
lington. six; Chester, Enosburg Falls
Hardwick, Hyde Park, Jamaica, Lud
low, Lyndonville, one each; Montpel
Ter, two; Morrisville, Newfane, New
port, one each; Mortified, two; Or
leans, Proctor, Richford, one each
Rutland, four; Springfield, one; st
Adams and St Johnsbury two each
Swanton Waterbury. Wells River
West Rutland. White River Junction
| Wilmington. one each; Windsor, two
i Winooski, two; Woodstock, one.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
Roosevelt

III the majority Vi the NoteIo VI wv
United States want Theodore Roose-
welt to be the next president, they
can have him He is a dangerous
man--far more dangerous than ever
before in his public life-but let the
majority rule.
Mr.. Roosevelt is now an ayowed
and aggressive candidate for the re-
publican nomination 81 will accept,
he announces in his answer to the
eight republican governors. That Is
to say, he will fight for it. The ques-
ton is thus put squarely up to those
voters who maintain an allegiance to
the republican party. Their decision
will come first If they repudiate
President Taft and his administration
and make Mr. Roosevelt their candi-
date. then the question will be put be
fore the entire electorate. 1t Is well
TO remember that the republican par
ty is not the American people.
Nor does Mr.. Roosevelt appeal &c
the people regardless of party lines
His decision to accept the nomination
will be adhered to, he says, until the
convention has expressed its prefer
ence;' D" and simultaneously comes
the announcement from the Roose
welt headquarters In Washington ina
in case he should be defeated in tht
republican convention, he would re
fuse to head any independent ticket
II is. of course, impossible to place
any faith whatever in any politica
promise he may make now or In thu
future, in view of his reputation o
his anti-third-term pledge Lest VIZ
forget" here 1t is again-that memor
able pledge
The wise custom which limits thu
president to two terms regards TN
substance and not the form, and un
der no circumstances will be a can
didate for or accept another nomlna
| ton.
With that solemn pledge now cav
alierly laughed aside as OF no more
consequence than a refusal to accep
coffee three times at breakfast, nov
can we ever trust his pledges again
I II Mr.. Roosevelt should not be noml
mated by the republican party, no on
can be sure that he would not theI
be inspired to head peoples move
ment." But, meanwhile and now
he energies from the dignified ant
honorable retirement of former pre-
sident to answer-what? The cal
of the people?" Not at all. The cal
of a party? Not even that. He emer
ges from his retirement in Response
to the call of a mere fraction OF
party.
That is what the eight governor
represent. Behind them is mere
fraction Of the American people ant
Mr.. Roosevelt thinks that speaking
through them is the voice OF God
How he came to that conclusion W.
cannot understand, unless being
spoiled darling of fortune finally
turns a mans head.
Mr.. Roosevelt should be congratu
lated upon the commendable breyitl
of his letter announcing his candidacy
and nothing else in connection will
so fateful an act A period of bittel
and ugly turmoil has been opened II
our politics. Passions will run higt
before this new Caesar gains contro
of the government again. Unneces
sary is his performance, II undertaken
in the interest of democracy and ira
gic In some way the end OF the rock
less adventure may prove to be-
Springfield Republican.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
Life and Death Vandalism

G. p. Rodgers, on his coast to coast
flight, found that the souvenlr.hunter
is one Of his worst natural enemies.
In Scranton, Penn. for instance. he
detected woman sorewlng loose
nut off the machine with her fingers.
She explained that she wanted II for
a souvenir, and that she had not i'm.
agined Il would cause any harm to
take II because there were so many
surely one would not make any diff.
ference" After explaining to her
that Il might make all the difference
between this world and the next for
him, Rodgers turned back to HIS ma.
chine only TO find another souvenir
hunter--a man this tlme-trying TO
take a valve on the engine with a
cold chlsel-The Worlds Work
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
Canada

We greet you, sister Canada,
We reach a friendly hand
To touch your own; for you are wise
And well you understand
That we who live across the line
Are brothers, strong and true,
And whatsoever comes to pass
VIII keep their faith with you.
Our sister, sister Canada,
White province of renownl
How glows your splendid star today
In England's ancient crown!
And now, while nations stand alert
To watch the growing signs,
How closely should our fingers clasl
Above dividing linesl
Ellen NJ H. Gates.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
Newspaper ADV rtisemeDt
foin,S Way To Health

can truthfully say that Dr. Kill
mer's Swamp-Root is a very good mod
icine, not alone for kidney trouble,
but also for weak and sore back as
well as for rheumatism.
About a year ago | became Ill and
unable to work, my trouble being a
lame back. read of your Swamp
Root in the newspaper and in an AL
manac Believing 1t would do me
good, went TO my druggist, Mr.. Skin
ner. and purchased bottle Finding
relief in one flfty-cent bottle. pur-
chased several more and in a short
time was able to continue with my
work and am today feeling we'll and
strong always recommend DR. Xii.
mer's Swamp Root to my friends as /
believe it is as good a medicine as
can be found.
AUGUST STRONG,
3414 Washington Ave, Nc.
Minneapolis. MINI.
Mr.. Skinner makes affidavit that he
sold the Swamp-Root to Mr.. Strong.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28

Tho readers q this paper will be
pleased 60 learn that there is at least ono
dreaded disease that science has been
able 20 cure IN all rs stages. and that is
Catnrrh. Ilalls Catarrh cure IS the only
positive cure now known TO the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being n constitutional
disease. requires a constitutional treat
ment, Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken In
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. there
by destroying the foundation OF the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building UP the constitution and assisting
nature In doing Its work. Tho proprietors
have so much faith in IT'S curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that II falls TO cure. Send
for list OF testimonials.
Address r. ]. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 70.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28

The statement made in several up
state papers and repeated in The Ban
ner that Governor Mead while in
Washington recently assured the pre-.
sident that Vermont is for him, was
not true. Governor Mead made no
such statement or assurance. 1t is
probably true that a majority of \or-
mont Republicans favor the renomina-
ton of Taft, but Governor Mead is
too wise a man to make positive state
ments about even relative uncer-
tainty More than that Governor
Mead is very likely to be one of the
delegates at large from this state tc
the Republican national convention
and 1t would not be fitting for him tC
make such a declaration so early il
the game 1t appears that The Ban
ner and other state papers have dom
the governor an injustice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
TIME TO KNOW THIS
WHAT HEM.Rolo WILL DO FoS
ANY WOMAN WITH PILES

Many q woman drags along life
OF misery with piles because she
does not know OF HEM.ROID, the
sugarcoated tablet remedy that
cures any kind Of piles by restoring
good circulation Of blood in the
swollen, ologged parts.
HEM.ROlD is sold under a guar.
antee Of satisfaction by w. L. Go.
kay and all druggists. 81 for a
days treatment. DR.. Leonhardt Co.,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
The Sound Sleep Of Good Health

Is not for those suffering from kid
ney ailments and Irregularities The
prompt use OF Foley Kidney Pills
will dispel backaohe and rheumatism
heal and strengthen sore, weak and
aillng kidneys, restore normal action,
and with Il health and strength Mrs
NJ. +. SALISBURY, Sterling, Ill.,, says:
Il suffered great pain in my back and
kidneys, could not sleep at night and
could not raise my hands over my
head. But two bottles OF Foley Kid
ney Pills cured me."-Cole's Phar
macy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
Elrst La erIppe, Then eronehItIs

That was the case with Mrs w. S.
Bailey, McCreary, Ky. MY wife was
taken down with a severe attack OF
la grippe. which ran into bronchitis,
She coughed as tho she had con
sumption and could not sleep at night.
The first bottle of Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound gave her so much re
lief that she continued using 1t UNI
I'll she was permanently cured.
Coles Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
A WARMING Aoarns, Wet Feet

Wet and chilled feet usually affect
the mucous membrane OF the nose,
throat and lungs, and la grippe, bron'
chitls, or pneumonia may result,
Watch carefully, particularly the chill
dren. and for the racking stubborn
coughs give Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound. Il soothes the inHamed
membranes. and heals the cough
quickly Take no substltute.-Cole's
Pharmacy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
As She figures Il.

"ThIs is the first time l have seen
your wife in ten years"
"Yesy"
ayes. She is considerably changed"
"Well, you must consider that she is
o year older than she was ten years
ngo."-Houston Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
A Bare Feasibility

that a thing may, or may not be, is
just cause for insurance How neces'
sary insurance becomes where the
event is certain and only a question
Of time of its occurrence National
Life Insurance Company of Vermont.
(Mutual) Earle S. Kinsley. General
Agent. Mead Building, Rutland, VT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
His peIinhtful Bull.

An Irish editor In speaking OF Ire
land and her woes said:
Her cup OF misery has been fol-
ages overlooking aud is not yet full"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-28
MoRsE's HEALTH BETTER
Former Ice King and Wife Continue
Journey to Genoa

Nice, Feb. 2G.-The steamship Kai-
serin Auguste Victoria, on which
CharlesW. Morse and wife are pas
sengers, left Algiers last night and
arrived at Villefranche late tonight
Mr.. and Mrs, Morse remained OF
board and. continued on to Genoa.
During the trip across most of the
passengers ignored the presence OF
Mr.. Morse and held aloof from him
The former ice king took his daily
constitutionals in vigorous fashion
and seemed to show by his actions
that his health was improving daily.