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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-29
THE COAL RATE ABUSE
Resulting High Prices Which Con.
sumner Has TO Pay

The Philadelphia newspapers break
out over the exorbitant rates charg-
ed by the anthracite coal railroads
for comparatively short haus. For
instance. the freight rate on anthra-
cite from Pottsville to Philadelphia
is SLIGO per ton. This is twice the
rate shown to be remunerative in the
interstate commerce commissions
ruling on the bituminous coal rate to
the lakes. so per cent greater in dis
lance, and three times the rate per
ton mile In that case and five TO six
times the ton mile rate voluntarily
made by the railroads on longer
hauls from West Virginia.
The imposition of such rates by
the anthracite railroads Is one of the
Oldest practices of that interest. II
was originally employed to force in.
dependent mining companies out of
competition against mines owned by
the railroads. The railroad can cas-.
lily AFFORD to operate its mines at no
profit, or even a loss, when Il gets
back the enormous profit OF these
high rates. But the individual com.
petitor must under such an adjust.
ment count the loss as irretrievable.
The consequence is that competitors
are like the enemies of the feudal
baron whom on his deathbed he was
urged by the attendant priest to for.
give. There are none left.
But that purpose being effected the
burden of this charge can be and is
imposed on the consumers. Therein
we find the foundation for the big
dividends and high quotations of the
anthracite stocks. Congress attempt.
ed to correct this evil where IL reach.
es Interstate commerce by the so.
called commodities clause" which
the supreme court emasculated in
The court has since
then shown some disposition to mod
lily its decision. But there has been
q conspicuous omission on the part
OF Congress to pass the amendment
that will make II impossible of mis-
construction.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-29
THE TITANIC REPORT
Smith Responsible and California
Might Have Saved Lives.

Washington, May 2S.-The Titanic
disaster of April Is, in which 1917 PEG
pie went down amid icebergs of the
banks of Newfoundland, was the
theme of speech, report and proposed
legislation in the Senate today, Sena-
tor William Alden Smith of Michigan
submitted the report of the investiga-
ton by the Senate commerce com
mittee, a feature of which was the
condemnation of the captain of the
steamer California for not going to
the aid of the sinking vessel. He also
introduced two measures designed to
safeguard life in ocean traffic.
1t was one of the notable days of
the present session of Congress. AL
most all of the senators were in their
seats and gave close attention. The
galleries were crowded.
Senator Rayner of Maryland follow
ed Senator Smith with. speech ar
rabgning American navigation laws
and drawing lessons from the acct
dent.
Just before delivering his speech
to the Senate, Senator Smith, chair
man of the subcommittee which in
vestigated the wreck, submitted the
committees report and its conclus.
ions. The report is largely review
of the evidence and contains recon-.
mendations for legislation.
The committee agreed upon the
following conclusions
The supposedly watertight com
partments of the Titanic were not
Watertight.
THE full capacity of the Titanic's
lifeboats was not utilized.
Eight ships, all equipped with
wireless, were in the vicinity of the
Titanic, the Olympic farthest away
512 miles.
No general alarm was sounded.
no whistle blown and no systematic
warning was given to the endanger-
ed passengers.
1T was 10 or 20 minutes after the
collision before Capt Smith ordered
the Titanic's wireless operator to-
send out a distress message.
THE Titanic's lights were visible
to the Californian before she struck
the iceberg and the Californian must
have seen the distress signals.
The wireless operator on the Car
pathia was not duly vigilant in handl.
ing messages after the accident.
The practice of allowing wireless
operators to sell their stories should
be stopped
THE Titanics crew was only
meagerly acquainted with its posi-
lions and duties in an accident and
only one drill was held before the
maiden trip.
Many OF the Titanic's crew Joined
the ship only few hours before she
sailed and were in ignorance of their
positions until the following Friday. ,"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-29
TRUSTEES HOSTS,
INDIGNATION
MEETING
Oil Application Arouses a Viz
0r0us Protest
OIL IS MUCH TOO HEAVY
Kind Applied on North and South
Streets Makes a Regular
Mud of Tar

There was a special meeting of the
board of village trustees last even
ing, called at the request of citizens
who objected to the manner in which
oil had been applied during the day
on North and South streets. ALI OF
the members of the board we're pres
ent, President Ward presided and
Clerk Hogan and Corporation Coun-
sci Maurer were in attendance.
The clerk stated that the meeting
had been called at the request OF
Trustee Buss of the street committee
to whom the complaints against the
oil had been made.
Attorney E. G. Bennett stated that
he came before the board in the in
terests OF Landlord P. c.. Cornell of
the Putnam House, Liveryman w. b.
Taylor and others to protest against
the manner in which the streets had
been oiled. He stated that the oil
was so heavy that it did not sink in
to the ground, but lay on the surface,
mixed with chunks of dust and I'm
this state was tracked into stores and
houses to the damage of the property
of the owners. He cited the instance
of Landlord Cornell who had recent
ly put down new carpets In his stair
way. These carpets had been badly
damaged. If not ruined. The oil had
also been tracked into the Drysdale
store, the attorney stated, and consid-
cradle damage had been done.
Mr.. Bennett stated that Mr.. Taylor
was present and he requested the liy-
eryman to state in Just what manner
the oil was injurious in his case Mr.
Taylor stated that because he had
been unable to let out his teams, he
had suffered a loss of between $40
and $50 during the day. The oil put
on North and South streets, he said,
was not at all like that used on Main
street. Ii stuck TO the wheels and
other parts of his carriages and when
removed it took the paint with it.
After Mr.. Taylor had stated his
case, President Ward requested that
the room be cleared of spectators in
order to give the trustees an opportu-
nifty to discuss the subject more free
ly.
At the close of the executive ses-
sion there was another open discus
sion in which d. H. Winslow, the gov
eminent engineer, now stationed in
Bennington county, spoke in a gen
eral way of street oiling. He said
that none of the streets oiled here
were in the proper condition for the
huid at the time 1t was applied. He
had talked with the agent OF the oil
company who put on the oil. The
agent was in hurry to complete the
work as the cars were here under
demurrage and he had instructions
TO distribute the oil at once and 20
to another town where more cars of
oil were waiting.
This morning the street depart
ment distributed several loads of
sand on South and North streets. The
sand apparently corrects the trouble.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-29
SHOOTING AT PITTsFlELD
Thomas Condor May Die Of Bullet
Wound in Stomach

Pittsfeld, May 29.-Thomas Henry
Condor, 81, lies at Hillcrest hospital
at the point of death as the result
of being shot in the abdomen about
o'clock last evening by Arthur f,
Smith, 81 Condor visited Smiths
home on Terrace avenue in Pittstield
just before six o'clock yesterday al
ternoon and informed Mrs Smith
that he was going to decorate her
husband for Memorial day so she
wouldn't know him. He also said
he would make Smith get on his
knees and beg Mrs Condon's pardon,
and left the house.
Soon afterward Smith stepped of
trolley car and started toward his
home. Mrs. Smith saw her husband
coming from the doorway, and also
saw Condor coming down the hill to-
ward the house. AS her husband en-
tered the house Mrs. Smith informed
him that Condor was coming and
had threatened to do him harm.
Smith rushed up stairs. took his re-
volver from the bureau and started
down again. Condor met him on
the stairs and started quarrel.
Smith informed Condor that he
did not want to fight, but Condor
grabbed him and threw him to the
floor He then jumped on the pros
trate man and began pounding him
Smith then drew his revolver and
shot, the bullet entering Condons
stomach. Condor rolled off Smith,
rose to his feet, and said, Arthur,
forgive me- it was all my own fault,
and now feel that | am going to
die" He then went out, staggered
around to the rear of the house, lay
down on the porch and began to
groan. Smith ran to the home Of
his mother about 100 yards away on
Onota street, where he burst through
the door saying, MY God, mother,
I've shot Tom Condor; get a doctor
quick"
Jealousy and petty spite seem to
have been the cause of last nights
affair the trouble dating back several
months Mrs. Smith, mother OF the
man who did the shooting places the
NHOit DldlHt vi pdi AitH NhOuit ShN
says, were constantly telling Mrs.
Condor false stories regarding what
Smith and his wife said about Mrs.
Condor and her children
Smith is held at the police station.
although no charge will be preferred
against him until it is seen how Con
don comes out He is held without
bail. An X-ray photograph was TAX
en- OF Condor at Hillcrest hospital
last evening and the bullet was To-
Gated near the kidneys. 1t had en-
tered near the pit of the stomach and
gone upward. Surgeons operated up
on Condor in the hospital and traced
the course OF the bullet through the
stomach to its lodging place near the
back. The opening in the stomach
was sewed up and the hemorrhage
stopped. Condor has chance OF
living but the shock to his system
and the loss OF blood make his con
dition very serious.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-29
ROCKEFELLER WAS
WARY BUT MADE
TO SQU|RM
Old Man Gould Forget Better
Than Remember
ANGRY AT QUESTIONS
Richest Man in World on the Stand
In Attempt to Get at Oil Mon
opoIy "UnscrambIlng"

New York, May 2S.-John d. Rock.
efeller, retired head of the dissolved
Standard Oil company, was placed on
the witness stand here today to tell
whether he believed the company had
really been dissolved under the de-
cree of the United States supreme
court.
The aged oil millionaire could not
be Induced at all times to give direct
answers to questions but made indig-
nant denial of all suggestions that
there had been any effort to evade
the decree of the court
Mr.. Rockefeller appeared as a wit
ness in the action brought nominally
by the state of Missouri to compel
the inspectors of the election of the
stockholders of the Waters Pierce Oil
company at st. Louis last February
to vote the proxies of the Rockefeller
and other Standard Oil interests who
had named Standard Oil men as Off
GERS of the company. The inspectors
refused to do so on the ground that
1t would be in violation of the de.
cree OF the supreme court of the Uni.
ted States disintegrating the com.
pany into its constituent parts and
of the decision of the Missouri Su.
preme court ousting the Standard Oil
company of Indiana from the former
state. The Waters Pierce interests
alleged in fighting to prevent the
Standard Oil representatives from
gaining control of the company that
the manner in which the Standard
OIL interest had observed the decree
OF the United States court was far
cical"
The aged oil magnate and the rich
est man in the world was subjected
to a grilling by Samuel Untermyer.
counsel for the Waters Pierce inter.
ests, that caused the witness to
pound his fists on the table 10 EN-.
phasize denials of pointed questions
as TO whether the decree OF the court
had been in fact carried out.
Did you ever have discussion
with John d. Archbold as TO how
these subsidiaries had been cut loose
and still held tight?" queried the
NetNA - AtiNt dilOTutl.
There never was any thought of
cutting loose and holding tight" Mr..
Rockefeller almost shouted. 81 hap
pen to know about that"
Mr.. Rockefeller had previously
made the statement-a surprise to
his auditors-that he had never read
the United States Supreme court de.
cree, although he knew about It "in a
general way"
Mr.. Untermyer had the utmost diff
Guilty throughout the entire examina.
ton OF the witness to get him to an
swer questions by yes" or no"
Mr.. Rockefeller persisted in giving
his own answers in his own way. nor
could he be induced to change his tao
Ties even after Commissioner Abra.
ham l.. Jacobs, appointed to take the
testimony, had Instructed him to give
a direct answer.
Finding the effort hopeless the ex
amlning attorney remarked that IL
the witness were asked II the sun
was shining outside, Mr.. Rockefeller
would not give direct answer. He
would say instead that the moon
was about to rise"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-29
TEXAS FOR ROOSEVELT
Taft Men Badly Beaten Held a Rump
Convention

Fort Worth. Texas, May 2S.-Presi.
dent Tafts Texas supporters today
refused 10 participate in the state
convention dominated by the Roose.
welt forces and held a separate con.
vention Each convention chose
eight delegates at large to the nation.
al Republican convention and declar.
ed for It's favorlte state and national
leaders.
The Roosevelt delegates were elect.
ed at the convention held in the an.
pointed place, and was composed of
delegates selected according to the
call OF the state executive committee
namely, one from each county. Roose.
velt supporters claimed representa-
Ives from l69 counties of the states
2i9. '''' .
The Taft delegates we're elected nj
a convention organized on the basis
OF one delegate for each one hundred
votes cast for Taft in 1908. This
convention claimed delegates from
2O3 counties.
The Roosevelt convention adopted
the majority report Of the executive
committee on temporary roll. while
the Taft convention adopted that
signed by two OF the thirty.one mem.
beers or this committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-29
COUNTY ROAD NEWS
Woodford is Doing a Fine Piece of
Road Building

Bennington people will do we'll to
look at section of road being built
at Woodford under Fred Bowles. The
government engineer, after viewing
the road, and making a few sugges.
tons, declared it one of the best sec
tons now under construction and
declined to make any changes, cordi-
ally commencing Mr.. Bowles. The
selectmen have shown a most excel
lent spirit in furthering the plans of
the government engineer and have
donated materials in order to assist
the work.
All towns failing to comply with
the state maintenance law have re-
instated themselves except Benning-
ton, Peru and Searsburg.
At Rupert the government engineer
was cordially received and was en-
tertained the first day by Selectman
G. B. Sheldon. The following day
he was entertained by the road com
missioner, ii. ~ Moore Mr.. Wins
low offered to demonstrate his ability
on the road machine and in a few
hours had constructed one half mile
of turnpike, assisted by only the two
drivers of the two teams. Over this
section horse could trot ten miles
an hour or an automobile make any
speed the machine was capable of.
AS labor is scarce, the construction
of the road by horsepower in place
OF hand labor, was received with de
light and the section built was at one
fourth of the usual cost. Unlike the
old custom, the road is ready for
high speed as soon as It is worked
The travel is not required to pack
the road. A cordial reception awaits
him on his return to Rupert.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-29
WILSON WINS IN MINNESOTA
II Unit Rule Prevails He viii Have
Twenty-Four Delegates

St Paul. Mimi, May 2S.-Returns
today show that Woodrow Wilson
was Endorsed at the Democratic eau.
cuses held yesterday in a majority
OF the counties in Minnesota. Champ
Clark failed to carry district in
the state with the exception OF the
fourth, In which he will be given sol.
Id delegations from Ramsey, Chicago,
and Washington counties. II the unit
rule prevails at Duluth, however as
now seems probable. all OF Minneso.
ta's "A delegates to Baltimore will 20
Instructed for the New Jersey COVER
nor.
On the face Of returns Wilson has
662 instructed delegates; Clark, 80;
Bryan 81 and &C unlnstructed.
Severe storms last evening prevent.
ed the holding OF number of caucu
SEES and mass conventions will de.
clare the preferences In these In.
stances previous to the county con.
ventions, which will be held In every
county tomorrow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-29
BAND CONCERT PROGRAM
First Outdoor Concert Of Season to
BE Given Tonight


The following is the program for
the band concert at the Putnam
House this evening:
March-Ring Gold, Sweeley
Selection-The Chocolate Soldier,
Straus
Dance-On the Shadows, Finck
Observation-Disclosures, Verdi
Two Step-Fashion Rag, Cohen
Med Overture-The Delight, O'Hare
Waltzes-Golden Sunset, Hall
March-Schoolmates, Lincoln
The season of concerts by the Ben.
nington City band begins this even
ing and will continue weekly until
sixteen entertainments have been
given. 1t is probable that singers
will be used at some of the concerts.
The band is in good state of effici-
ency and the coming series of con
certs will no doubt be enjoyable.
The roster of the organization is as
follows:
Lawrence l.. Gokay, bandmaster;
William Andrews, solo b fiat cornet;
Raymond Mccormack, B fiat cornet;
Daniel Shaw, LIST b fiat cornet;
Ralph Gaul, LIST B fiat cornet; Harold
Cook, LIST B fiat clarinet; Frank Fraz-
ier LIST b fiat clarinet; William Cron-
in, I'd b fat clarinet; John Madison,
Sd b fiat clarinet; William Long, b
hat baritone; Harold Hurley, B fat
baritone; Farnk Hurley, LIST from
bone; Archie Hurley, LIST trombone:
Edward Nash, I'd trombone; James
Sd trombone; Fred Stickles,
LIST alto; George Donnelly, I'd alto;
John lneson, I'd alto; Adelbert Hurley
Sd alto; Charles Frazier, double 81
fiat bass; Leon Fletcher, E fiat bass;
Charles Frazier, snare drum; Edward
Hurley, snare drum; Miner Cleve-
land, bass drum; William Lonergan,
drum major.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-29
SUMNER HOTEL BURNED
Forrest House, Lake ST. Catherine.
Was to Have Opened Soon

Poultney, May 26.-Fire early this
evening destroyed the Forest House
at Lake st. Catherine and but for the
prompt work OF w. r. Owens OF Gran
vile, N. Y. who had Ave year lease
on the building. nothing would have
been saved of the furnishings. Craft
Weir who lives in the vicinity of
the lake, and was assisting in hand.
ing things out OF the windows. mar.
rowly escaped death when the roof
fell in
The hotel was owned by William
Munson, who leased IL to Mr.. Owen
MIR. Owen. with his helper. Daniel
Smith. had been at the hostelry ALI
day cleaning up the grounds and the
buildings, getting In readiness for the
opening next week The men were
preparing TO leave about eight oolocl,
for home when Mr.. Smith noticed
that the entire upper part OF the
building was mass OF flames. There
mad been a fire in the stove I'm the
house during the day and Il ia sun
posed that the blaze caught from an
oyerheated chimney.
The men could do nothing TO save
the property and devoted their atten.
tion to moving out the furniture. The
damage viii amount to over $4,000 be-
side about $1,000 worth Of furniture
Ihere was very little insurance car.
ried by the owners.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-29
BOSS BARNES IN CHARGE
viii Take Management Of Taft Foot.
ball Team at Chicago

Washington, May 2S.-President
Taft, through his campaign managers
has selected William Barnes Jr., Of
New York to be the floor leader of
the Taft forces at the Chicago con
yention. What that means is that
the Albany boss is to take general
direction for the Taft side in the
stlff fight which everybody expects to
begin from the moment the conven-
ton meets and to rage until IL ends.
The selection was made by Direc-
tor Mckinley OF the Taft bureau and
approved by the president The rea.
son for preferring Mr. Barnes is that
a rough time is expected, that the
Roosevelt people are expected to
carry their campaign of terrorism in.
to the convention itself, and that a
man who is not afraid Of rough meth.
DDS and can employ a few himself, il
necessary, is needed Mr.. Barnes has
confronted Roosevelt before and con.
Quoted, at the New York fight of
1910, battle which showed that
Rooseveltsm had no terrors for him
In his whole political career he has
manifested an Indifference to conse-
quences and a fighting ability full of
staying power The Taft people be-
lieye they have got the right man for
such.a job, and are immensely pleas
ed with their choice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-29
LoRlMER, JR., DENIES RUMoR
Says Father viii uot Give Up Sen.
nate Seat Without Struggle

Chicago, May 26-William Lorimer
Jr.. son of Senator Lorimer, today
said that his father would not give
up his seat in the United States Sen.
ate without a struggle. Denial OF
rumor that Senator Lorimer's resig.
nation had been taken back to Wash.
ingtonfby Vice President Sherman
also was made by the Senator's SON.
1T is not likely the Vice President
of the United States would make
messenger boy Of himself" he said
MY father has not resigned, so far
as | know, and do not believe that
It is likely he will resign. The rumor
is improbable on the face OF It. Il is
not my fathers nature to give up.
If he goes down, he will go down
fiighting.p
During the day Senator Lorimer
announced that he would
go to Washington within two or
three days II his physical condition
becomes no worse The Senator Is
suffering from bronchitis.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-29
PERU

Newton Lakin of Londonderry is
doing carpenter work for f. G. wy.
man.
A party OF fishermen" are making
their annual visit to Peru this week.
They are stopping at the Bromley
House
Merton +. Anderson OF Massachus.
etts has moved to the Coolidge place
SO called. This is one OF the farms
rented by NJ. ], Hapgood.
Miss Della Hapgood is very IN at
the home OF her sister Mrs. b. II.
Millington in South Derry at present
writing We hope for her speedy re.
covery.
Mr., and Mrs. J. n. Quackenbush
spent a part Of last week at their
place here, returning to Hoosick on
Monday. They expect to return for
the season about June FIRST.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-29
GUILD NOT SEEKING HoNoRs
Ambassador Says II He Is Wanted
For Senator He Will Accept.

Boston, May 2S.-Former Gov. Cur.
It's Guild, United States ambassador
to Russia, says in a statement issued
tonight that he does not seek nom
ination to the United States Senate
to succeed Senator w. Murray Crane,
who recently announced that he
would not be a candidate for re-elec-
ton, but Mr.. Guild adds that If, after
the national conventions he should be
invited to become cadnidate 'he
would have no right to decline"
We shall not know until after the
national conventions on what lines
the national contest will be waged,"
says Mr.. Guild, therefore we do not
know at present which man may, or
may not later. prove most available
as republican candidate for senator
in that contest"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-29
CHOSEN TO OPPOSE ROOT
Governor HadIey Of Missouri Roose.
Velt's Candidate for Chairman

Jefferson City, Mo-, May 27.-In a
letter received by Governor Hadley
here today, Col. Theodore Roosevelt
asked him to be temporary chairman
of the republican national convention
TO be held in Chicago, If the Roose.
welt forces succeed in getting control
OF the convention.
MIR. Hadley will accept II he be.
lieves he can best serve his faction
OF the party II was announced. but
he would greatly prefer that some
other progressive be selected He
so told the colonel In a letter in
answer to his request.
Governor Hadley was one OF the
eight governors who wrote to Colonel
Roosevelt asking him to become
candidate for president.