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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
TAFT ACCEPTS HIS DEFEAT
concedlng Wilson's Election He APP
peaIs for Republican Unity.

Cincinnati, Nov. 5.-President Taft
at IL o'clock tonight conceded the
election of Gov. Wilson. He issued
the following statement from his
brothers home here:-
"The returns insure the election
of Gov. Wilson to the presidency.
This means an early change in the
economic policy of the government
in reference to the tariff. If this
change can be made without halt
ing prosperity, ! sincerely hope It
may be.
1.-The vote for Mr.. Roosevelt
the third party candidate, and
for Mr.. Debs, the socialist candi-
date, is a warning that their pro-
paganda in favor of fundamental
changes in our constitutional rep
resentative government has formid-
able support.
While the experiment of a
change in the tariff is being car
ried out by the democratic admin
istration it behooves republicans
to gather again to the party stand
ard and pledge anew their faith
in their party's principles and to
orgaize again to defend the con-
stitutional government handed
down to us by our fathers. We must
make clear to the young men OF the
country who have been weaned away
from sound principles of government
by promise of reforms. impossible of
accomplishment by mere legislation,
that patriotism and common sense re-
quire them to return to a support
OF our constitution. Without
compromising our principles, we
must convince and win back for
mer republicans and we must rein
force our ranks with constitution
loving democrats.
I'VE favor every step of prog
ress toward more perfect equality
of opportunity and the Kidding So
ciety of injustice. But we know
that all progress worth making is
possible with our present form of
government and that to sacrifice
that which is of the highest value
in our governmental structure for
underlined and impossible reforms
is the widest folly. We must
face the danger with clear
knowledge of what it is.
THE republican party is equal to
the task. 1t has had no nobler cause
Let us close ranks and march for
ward to do battle for the right and
the true"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
TRIUMPH OF GREAT CAUSE"
Wilson Responds to Congratulatory
Telegram From McCombs.

Princeton, n. j., Nov. 5.-Respond-
ing TO a telegram from the demo
cratic national chairman asserting
that Gov. Wilson was elected, the
democratic candidate sent a dispatch
to Mr.. McCombs as follows:
Il deeply appreciate your tlegram
and wish to extend to you and the
members of the campaign committee
my warm congratulations on the part
you have played in the organization
and conduct of campaign fought out
upon essential issues
"A great cause has triumphed Ev-
cry democrat, every true progressive,
or whatever alliance, must now lend
his full force and enthusiasm to the
fullfilment of the peoples hope, the
establishment of the peoples right,
so that justice and progress may go
hand in hand"
This was Gov. Wilson's first utter
ance of public character following
his acceptance of the reports that he
had been elected.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
SO PER CENT ON QUAKER OATS
Common Stock "Melon" to be Dis
tributed Through New Issue.

Chicago, Nov 4.-The Directors of
the Quaker Oats Company today de-
clared a dividend of so per cent. on
the common stock, payable to the
holders of that issue of record on
Nov. 25.-This is the much-discussed
melon" that had advanced the price
of the stock to S55. at which it sold
today.
The dividend, which is declared
against surplus will reimburse the
stockholders for money expended IN
Improvements and in acquisitions of
new properties.
A special meeting of the stock
holders has been called for No. 20
to authorize an increase in the COM
mon stock from $3,500,00O to $40. OOO,-
O00 OF the 100000 additional
stock $2,50,000 will be held in the
treasury for future dividend purposes
The surplus on Dec. 81, 1911 was
S9,526, 1853, which has been material
ly increased during the current year.
The new stock will participate in
the quarterly dividend of 21S per cent
on the common stock payable on Jan.
2. The regular dividend of IL per
cent. was declared on the preferred
stock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
LIABILITY ACT HAS EFFECT
Company Insists on Paying Extra
$4,000 to Injured Man.

Camden, N. j., Nov. At cost the
New York Shipbuilding Co. $4,000
more than ii would ordinarily to
settle a damage suit of an employee.
because the employers liability act
of New Jersey had to be observed
The employee will get $4,000 more
than he asked.
Boren Krouse was injured when a
defective motor burst, fractured his
jaw and caused nervous prostration.
He brought an action under the en-
ployers' liability act
When the case came up attorneys
for the corporation admitted liability
and announced readiness to pay
Krouse $40 week for 400 weeks.
Counsel for Krouse insisted his client
was willing to settle for $4,000 cash.
The companys attorneys refused
this proposition, declaring such a
settlement would be an evasion OF the
liability act. Judge Carrow agreed
thatthe liability act was drawn to
prevent injured employees from get
ting money in lump sum and
squandering 1t, later to become
charges on the community.
Krouse will get $40 week for the
next 400 weeks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
REDUCING HOURS OF LABOR
Letter From n. C. White of North
Bennington.

Editor of the Banher:-I see in
The Banner that the Rev. Charles
Wilson endorses the Bill introduced
by Mr.. Mower. to reduce the hours of
labor in this State to nine hour labor
for women in all manufacturing es-
adjustments. Now any man knows
that you can not work men ten hours
and women only nine in the same
shop.
The object of this Bill is simply to
reduce all labor to nine hours for
both men and women. He says that
experience in other states shows that
healthy industries can thrive under
nine hour law. What is the Rev.
Mr.. Wilson going to do with the I'M
healthy ones, force them to the wall?
Some of the manufacturers in this
town have had about all they could
do to keep out OF bankruptcy since
the panic in 1907. Now the Rev. Mr.
Wilson endorses a Bill to make it
still harder to make both ends meet
What does the Rev. Mr.. Wilson know
about manufacturing? This Bill is
simply scheme of labor agitators
to reduce all labor to nine hours.
Last spring there was strike here to
get eight hours. After they get nine
hours they will want eight.
Every time you reduce the hours of
labor you increase the cost OF living
Labor agitators holler about the high
cost of living, they want the manu-
facturers to reduce the hours of la
Dor, which would only make living
still higher.
Some people seem to think manu-
facturers have not any right to make
money.
What would our old state amount
10 without the manufacturers any
way? am.
IL. c. White, President II. C. w. Co.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
VERMONT REMAINS
IN REPUBLICAN
COLUMN
"Star That Never Sets,' CIoes
to Horizon, However :
TAFT WON BY ABOUT 100
Progressives Gained Over September
Figures While Both Republicans
and Democrats Lost.

Early last evening it was evident
that the Bull Moose managers had
made good their promise to increase
their vote from that cast for Metzger
for governor in September. The
Progressives pile up better than 5000
more than at the state election, while
the democrats slumped nearly 5000
votes and the republicans lost over
5000. The total vote cast yesterday
was about $500 less than cast at the
September election, but enough to
carry the state for Taft by plurali-
" of more than 100.
The republicans lost heavily in
every county as compared with the
vote of 1908 and the democrats made
a gain in every county over the
figures OF 1908. Chairman Frank C..
Williams of the republican state COM
mfttee at 80 last night claimed
that Taft had carried Vermont by
1924 plurality and gave the following
totals from the IA counties in the
state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
TIGHT LAcING KILLS ACTOR
Female Impersonator ColIapses on
Stage Through Wearing Corset.

st. Louis, Nov. 4.-Tight lacing
caused the death last night of Joseph
Hennella, a female impersonator, at
the City Hospital, after collapsing on
the stage of a South Side vaudeville
theatre late on Sunday night.
In order to add to the Illusion when
he appeared in a womans role he
wore a corset tightly laced, to give
the effect of a small waist.
Hennella fell unconscious on the
stage in the course of his act. de
died three hours later. The hospital
physicians said the tight lacing had
caused a kidney trouble and induced
a tendency to apolexy. Hennella
was of medium height, and inclined
to be stout He was 40 years old
In his younger days it was easy for
him to get the feminine lines, but
lately his increasing girth made it
necessary for him to lace extremely
tight to create the illusion. Usually
he made several changes of costume
in the course of an act, and the con-
striction caused by the corset render
ed this fatiguing and laborious pro-
cess
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
BENNINGTON COUNTY FOR TAFT
Progresslves, However, Made Great
Galne and Nearly Won Out.

Bennington county went to Taft by
plurality of 81 votes. Roosevelt
carried Bennington, Dorset, Pownal,
Readsboro, SALISBURY and Searsburg
by plurality votes. The strong Taft
town was Manchester.
The activity of the progressives in
the southern half of the county
brought about one of the most pro-
nounced changes in Vernon politics.
The progressives in this county made
a gain of fully 20 per cent over The
vote cast in the September elections
and had the same rate been main
tanned in other counties. Roosevelt
would have easily carried the state
The vote in Bennington county was
as follows:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
GRANGE MEETING TONIGHT

1862 1857 SO 1876 "a
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
7. r. FELIclTATEs WILSON
Defeated Third Termer Sends Tele-
gram Of Congratulations.

Oyster Bay, n. Y, Nov. 5.-Shortly
before midnight, Col. Theodore Roose
welt made the following statement. -
THE American people by great
plurality, have decided in, favor of
Mr.. Wilson and the democratic party.
Like all good citizens, accept the
result with entire good humor and
contenment AS for the progressive
cause | can only repeat what have
already so many times said, the fate
of the leader for the time being is of
little consequence, but the cause it.
self must in the end triumph for its
triumph is essential to the well being
of the American people.
(Signed)
Theodore Roosevelt"
Aboutthe same time he issued his
statement, Col. Roosevelt sent the fol
lowing telegram to Gov. wilson
The American people by a great
plurality have conferred upon you the
highest honor in their gift. CON
graduate you thereon.
(Signed)
Theodore Roosevelt"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
BENNINGTON CLUB DINNER
Annual Local Gathering on the Night
Of Election.

The Bennington club held its cleo
ton night dinner last evening. Dur
ing the evening the following resolu-
tons of appreciation, proposed by
Harrison l. Norton, we're adopted:
The Bennington club assembled in
their beautiful quarters in your build
ing on election eve are pledging your
health with the hope that a kind
Providence will bless you with many
happy years, and wish to express
their gratitude and appreciation by a
rising vote for your great and bene-
ficent gift"
(Signed) w. Z. Putnam, President
The resolutions were forwarded by
telegraph to Mr.. Putnam at San
Diego, Cal, last night by DR.. Putnam.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
The Light In the Sea.

In the course Of a cruise organized
by the Norwegian government for
oceanographical purposes. investiga-
tons were made to determine to what
depths in the ocean atmospheric light
penetrates. From the experiments IL
appears that the red rays do not ex-
tend below roo meters. but the violet
and the blue are stin impressed upon
the Photographic plate. At 1000 me
tiers are still 60 be seen some violet and
ultra violet rays. but at LOO meters
every ray II light is extinguished- The
Norwegian government proposes TO
utilize this knowledge in the study Of
the marine life Of the ocean bed
Harper's
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
WILSON SWEEPS INDIANA
His Vote Nearly. Equals Combined
Poll for Taft and Roosevelt

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 5.-Indisna
apparently went overwhelmingly dem
ocratic. Gov. Wilson on the ebasis OF
the returns from 517 precincts out Of
3172 in the state. had almost as many
votes as Taft and Roosevelt combined
For governor. Samuel Ralston, DEM
ocrat. led over Albert ]. Beverage,
progressive candidate, and Winfield
II. Durbin, republican.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
DR.. ANDREW WHITE SOON 80
Taft conerstuIates Cornell ex-Presi.
dent on His Approaching Birthday.

Ithaca, Nov. 4.-Dr. Andrew ID.
White, first president of Cornell and
former Ambassador to Germany. re-
ceived today the following telegram
from President Taft congratulating
him on his eightieth birthday, which
he will celebrate on Thursday.
Il beg leave to extend my cordial
Fluctuations upon your reaching your
eightieth birthday, and sincerely
hope you may be spared many years
TO assist the people of the United
States in the solution of their prob
lens by the influence Of your broad
and catholic judgment William II.
Taft.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06

Total 2S,2S6 15,s67 22.112 1,791
Charles II: Thompson conceded at
IL o'clock last night that Taft had
IL o'clock last night that Taft hat
carried Vermont by plurality of
about 1000. He said that returns
ere lacking from several towns in
Essex county but he had no reason
to believe they would materially
change the result Mr.. Thompson
said the progressives were perfectly
satisfied with their campaign though
they would have liked to win.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
PRESIDENCY FOR BRYAN. JR.
Nebraskan's Son Elected Head c
Georgetown Law Freshmen.

Washington. Nov. 4.-On the eve Of
a National Presidential election VIM.
Jennings Bryan. Jr., is today celebrat-
ing a victory that his distinguished
father failed to win. for the son of
the Nebraskan is now President. al
though II is only Of the freshman law
class OF Georgetown University.
No steam roller" methods were
employed in young Bryan's election.
the electors joining in common cause
against the upper class men. who
tried TO break up the class meeting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
BAY STATE DEMOCRATIC
Massachusetts for First Time Repud-
Eates Republican National Ticket

Boston. Nov solicitations. with
half of the state tabulated. were that
Massachusetts had favored today a
democratic candidate for president
for the first time in the history OF the
commonwealth. Gov. Foss was appar
entity reelected by an increased plu-
rality and incomplete returns showed
the is congressional districts showed
the democrats to have made slight
Eaine
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
GREENE APPOINTED
BY National House as One to Attend
Congressman Utters Funeral.

ST. Adams, Nov. 5.-Congressman
Frank L. Greene will leave at z this
evening for Westerly, r. l., having
been appointed by the speaker OF the
National House of Representatives a
member of the congressional commit
tee to attend the funeral of Congress
man George II. Utter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
HARVESTER AGENT ARRESTED
international Company Employe Held
In for EmbezzIement.

San Francisco. Nov. 4.-WaIlace J.
Poland. Pacific Coast agent Of the
international Harvester Company.
was arrested here today. charged
with embezzlement by Aubrey f.
Ambrose, travelling auditor Of the
company.
The specific sum named is $500
but u Is understOs-s that the amount
involved is much larger.
Police Judge Weller heId the pris-
oner in $4,000 bonds Of So, 900 cash
bail
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
WILSON GETS DELAWARE
Republicans Probably Elect Governor
and State Ticket

Wilmington, Del. NCv 5.-The in
dications are that Woodrow Wilson
has carried the state and Franklin
Brockson (Dem.) is elected to Con-
gress. From the meagre returns no
definite prediction can be made re-
garding the state ticket and the Leg
islature that will elect a successor to
United States Senator Henry A. Rich
ardson (Rep). 1t 10 believed, how
ever, that the Republicans nave elect
ed their state ticket and will control
the General Assembly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06

New York, Nov. 6.-Revised re
turns up to 10 o'clock this forenoon
give Wilson 396, Roosevelt 112 and
Taft "a votes on the electoral college.
Returns from Concord, N. H.. are to
the effect that Wilson will carry the
state by fully 5000. These returns
are not complete but later figures will
not change the result to any great
extent. This gives Wilson a COM
plete sweep of New England with the
exception of Vermont.
Returns received this morning
from Chicago indicate that Illinois
may finally swing into the Wilson
column. The large lead secured by
Roosevelt on early figures was due
to his heavy vote in the city of
Chicago and in Cook county.
Pennsylvania, according to re-
turns early in forenoon, was still in
the Roosevelt column, but the final
figures will be close.
Early last evening it was apparent
that Woodlow Wilson would be the
next president. Swept into Office by
"a democratic landslide he carried
with him all the doubtful states and
many that have heretofore been
strongly republican.
First returns showed that Wilson
had carried the solid south and ear
" in the night it was known that he
had carried Maryland, Connecticut
Delaware, Maine. New York, West
Virginia, Missouri and Indiana.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
FIGHT FOR BIG TRUNK
Commence Commission to Hear Pro
tests Against 40-lnch Limit.

Washington, Nov. 4.-Protests
against the regulation restricting the
size of trunks and other baggage han
died by the railroads OF the United
States will be heard at a meeting of
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion on Nov. Z.
Following an investigation Of the
question OF trunks of unusual size,
the commission held that a penalty
on an that exceed forty inches in
length was reasonable. Theatrical
ana other interests objected. and the
order was temporarily suspended.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
NEW COMET DISCOVERED

french astronomer Reports IL visi-
bic and Moving Southwest.
cambridge. Mass. Nov. 4.-The dis
eovery OF new comet by Astronomer
Borrelly Of Marseilles, France. is
announced in a telegram received to-
DAY by the Harvard College Observa-
tory from Prof. Kobold OF Kiel. Ger
many.
Inc position Of the comet is given
on NOV ?, S,044, G. NJ. T.. as right
ascension IL hours AZ minutes. de-
eIehsion plus SS degrees 81 minutes.
Inc comet is reported to have been
visible IN a small telescope and to be
moving southwest
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
Even
DEATH OF MRS. D. S. HERRlck
Hooslck Falls Resident, Sister of
Mrs. T. II. cranston, Died Saturday

Mrs. Daniel S. Herrick, well
known resident of Hoosick Falls, died
at her home in that town, Saturday
evening.
The deceased was 80 years of age
and was a native of Bennington, but
for some time had resided at Hoo
sick Falls.
Surviving are her husband and
mother, Mrs. George Hover OF flash
oke, N. Y, one sister, Mrs. T. II.
Cranston of this place, and one
brother, Henry Hover Of Tiashoke.
Mrs. Herrick has many friends in
Hoosick and Bennington who grieve
to learn of her death.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06

New York, Nov 6.-At 2.30 this af-
ternoon revised returns as reported
give Wilson 1893, Roosevelt l12 and
Taft 20 votes in the electoral col
eye.
In Illinois the Wilson managers
claim that the final vote will show
that the state has gone to the demo-
cratic candidate thus adding 29 more
votes to the total for the successful
candidate.
The latest probable change in the
figures is the transferring of the
four votes of South Dakota from Taft
to Roosevelt.
The States now accredited. to
Roosevelt are Illinois. Iowa, Kansas,
Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wash
ington.
The states carried by Taft are
Idaho, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont
and Wyoming.
All returns indicate that the Dem
ocrats are increasing their majority
in Congress and there are good pros
poets that they will control the SEN
ate.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
MARYLAND GOES TO WILSON
Democrats Carry State by More than
1900

Baltimore, Nov. 5.-Maryland has
gone for Wilson by more than $4,000
and five Democrats have been elected
to Congress. Baltimore will give Will
son about 1000 plurality. Taft has
not polled as big a vote in the city
as was expected.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
ILLINOIS FOR ROOSEVELT
Bull Moosers Claim Plurality Of 1oo,-
600 In the State

Chicago, Nov. 5.-The third term
ers made good today their boast that
they would carry Illinois for Theo-
dore Roosevelt They are claiming
10o, 900 plurality tonight, but it is not
believed the figures will reach that
point.
Wilson appears to have run second
in the Presidential race, with Taft
following closely and with some
chance of overtaking him before the
final count.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
GOV. Foss A GRANDFATHER
Eugene Noble Foss, 2ud, Arrives as
an Election Baby.

Boston, Nov 4.-Gov. Foss became
a grandfather today by the birth of
Eugene Noble Foss, End. weighing
eight and a quarter pounds, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Foss, the Gov
ernor's son and daughter-in-law, at
their home in Jamaica Plain. Mrs.
Foss the younger was Miss Dorothy
Chapman of San Francisco. Today
was also the birthday of the Cover
nor's wife.
The Governor has received many
congratulations over the arrival of
the election baby"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
BISHOP HENDERSON FOR VT.
Assigned BY Methodist Church for
Coming Conference.

Toledo, Nov. 5.Assignment of bis
hops to presidential authority over
conferences in districts where spring
conferences are to be held during the
months of March and April and May
of next year, arranged by the board
of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
church, were announced yesterday.
They include: Bishop l.. B. Wilson,
New York, east New York, Newark
and Troy; Bishop T. S. Henderson,
Vermont, Maine and east Maine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
First and Second Degrees viii 3,
Conferred on Candidates.

There will be regular meeting of
Bennington Grange this evening at
7.30 p. M.
The first and second degrees will
be conferred ON a class of candidates.
The lecturers program will consist
of the following:
Music. by TIE Grange.
Paper, Does the abundance of
modern charity tend to increase de-
pendence and induce pauperism?
Mrs. w. J. Niles.
Reading, Uncle Johnny's Back to
the Farm Movement"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
WYOMING ALL DEMOCRATIC
Early Returns. Indicate. Election Of
Hendricks for Senate

Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 5.-IndIca-
tons at 10 o'clock tonight point to an
almost overwhelming Democratic vic
tory, national, state and local. Chey-
enne is casting today the biggest Dem
ocratic vote in its history. Wilson
has carried the state by big plural
ity
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-06
NECK AND NECK IN IOWA
Contest Very Close Between Wilson
and Roosevelt

Des -Moines, Nov. 5.-Returns so
far received from points scattered
through the state indicate that the
race is very close between Wilson
and Roosevelt, with Taft running
third.