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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-04
PLIGHT OF Or. ALDRIcH
Pension Examiner Barred by Law
Pension Examiner Barred by Law

Pension Examiner Barred by Law
Pension Examiner Barred by Law
Montpelier. Oct. By reason Of
an unfortunate complication il is
doubtful II St Johnsbury has any
representative in the present House
of Representatives. In fact IL Is
practically certain that st. Johns
bury has no representative. In Sep
TENDER a majority of the freemen of
St Johnsbury cast their ballots in
favor of DR.. w. ]. Aldrich for the Of
fee of representative DR. Aldrich is
a good man. and the people of the
metropolis of Caledonia county liked
him. II was nothing to DR.. Aldrich's
discredit that at the time of his cleo
ton he happened to hold Office under
the federal government as a regularly
commissioned pension examiner. But
unfortunately the Vermont constitu-
ton says:
THE representatives having met
shall before they proceed to business
take and subscribe the following oath
-; You solemnly swear( or
affirm that you did not at the time
of your election to this body, and that
you do not now hold. any Office Of
profit or trust under the authority Of
Congress"
When the time came for the mem
bers TO stand up and raise their right
hands and swear to this fact. DIR.
Aldrich neither raised his right hand
nor swore. and when the slips with
the oath printed on them were passed
out for the members to sign and re-
turn to the clerk Of the house, DIR.
Aldrich did not sign
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-04
POWNAL CENTRE

A number of members of the local
lodge of Odd Fellows will 90 to Black
inton Saturday evening to take the
Royal Purple degree, which is to be
conferred by the Boston degree team.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-04

go on their way WhiStIing
D-l-X-etc., when upheld
and sustained by Packard
Arch-up Shoes. Whether
you re from Sea Grit, Bev-
erly or Oyster Bay-just
say Show Me-"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-01-05
SMALL BANKS ARE FAVORED.
Monetary Commission Gratifies Popu.
lar Demand.

Washington. Dec. 22.-The national
monetary commission decided the
general outlines of the Is districts in
to which the United States would be
divided under the Aldrich plan of
financial reform. In the sectional ar
rangement of districts it is declared
special consideration was given to the
interests of the smaller banks in Or
der to crafty the popular demand
against any possibility of the big in
%f1uential banks getting control Of the
proposed national reserve association,
80 of whose As directors would be
elected by the districts.
Under the division agreed upon, New
England would constitute one district,
the Eastern states 2, the South 4, the
Middle West 4 and the Pacific coast
states 4. One-ffth of the banking
power of the nation is concentrated in
New York but it is pointed out all the
eastern states will form only two dis
tricts. This is regarded as advan-
tageous to the smaller banks and out
Of proportion TO the invested capital
OF the East.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-01-05
General.

The Mcnamara brothers have been
put to work in the prison jute mill.
The resolution terminating the
treaty with Russia was passed in the
house.
The Indianapolis grand jury is go
ing deeply into the dynamite out.
RACES.
President Taft gives out no hint as
to what he will do with the pension
bill.
A bill in congress provides for a
distribution of the relics OF the
Maine.
Thomas knOrrer, publisher of the
Munich Neueste Nachrichten. died at
at Munich.
The Page bill charging federal aid
for agricultural instruction was in
conference.
Senator Works charged negligence
in the care Of veterans at the nation
al soldiers home at Los Angeles.
The bill requiring two wireless
operators on steamers was introduced
by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska.
Lieut.. Charl Lantheaume, the we'll
known French military aviator, was
killed by a fall.
President Taft is credited with mi
t:ating the federal investigation OF
dynamite %outrages.
Senator Cummins insists the STU
preme court should review the de-
cree IN the tobacco dissolution case.
The infant daughter of Queen Vic
toria of Spain, who was born recently,
probably will receive the name of
Christine.
At a meeting of the board of trust
ees OF the Carnegie institution or
Washington S1.200,0O0 was approprl-
ated for the work for 1912.
A license to wed was issued to
Edith Pulitzer, daughter of the late
Joseph Pulitzer, and William Scoville
Moore, son Of Clement Clark Moore.
An adjournment of congress Thurs
day, December q, until Wednesday,
January 3, was agreed upon in the
house. Tariff legislation will be de-.
ferred until after the Christmas
ecess
The advance guard of the LaFol-
lette presidential candidacy will in.
wade Ohio between December 26 n
December 80. when a campaign OF
oratory will be started in various
parts of the state.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-01-05
CHINESE Conference FUTILE
TANG SHAO-Yl DEMANDS A RE-.
PUBLIC.
Representatives of Foreign Powers
Unable to Negotiate with Or.
posing Parties.

Shanghai, Dec. Ell am convinced
that the a%bdication of the empero
and the establishment of a republic
Is the only thing that will satisfy the
people of China and prevent further
wholesale shedding Of blood" This
statement was made by Tang Shao-Yi.
representative of Yuan Shi Kai. the
premier, after the session of the peace
conference. Continuing he said:
"Pekin is not aware of the depth
or extent of popular feeling in the
south. Even although somewhat pre-
pared. l am astonished to find such a
change from an attitude Of patient for.
bearance to logged patriotic determi-
nation. 1t now appears certainly too
late to save the dynasty.
1T will be difficult to persuade
Yuan Shi kai to abandon his plan for
a limited monarchy. but we must use
every endeavOr to secure peace and
end this awful bloodshed and the suf-
fering amor my people"
Tang ShaO-Yi is also convinced that
there must be no foreign interference
in the way Of loans or otherwise. So
the peace efforts of the foreign DOW
erS are so far una railing.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-01-05
MAYBRAY is UNCONCERNED.
Calmly Tells Of Manipulations of His
Gang.

Council Bluffs. Dec. 22-Deals BY
which victims were relieved of from
81 900 to $4,000 were coOlly referred
to by John S. Maybray in his cross
examination in the conspiracy trial of
BENJAMIN Marks. charged with fur
nishing police protection for swind-
ling operations by Maybray and his
associates.
Maybray referred to these. transac-
tons with nonchalance.
References to his operations as
~"thievery." stealing the victims
money" and similar expressions by
Attorney Organ were as deity met
with by Maybray who defined them as
whining the mans money" For
taking the money of A. Delaney, Il
section foreman of Pemberton, Wis,
Maybray declared 1t was one deal of
which | was really ashamed
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-01-05
J.. OGDEN ARMOUR.

ful engine or system for the sup
preston OF competition and the fixing
OF prices Yer know~ein the history of
the industrial world.
That the indicted packers or their
predecessors have dominated the meat
industry of the country and fixed
prices since 1880.
That the real purpose and design
OF the National Packing company
which was organized by members Of
the combination March IS. 1903, is to
continue n work accomplished by
the old pool"
How Prices are Figured.
That the key to the system is the
uniform method used by the members
in figuring the test cost of the prod
uct. That this test cost arrived at
by adding the killing charge to the
price OF cattle on the hOof and de-
Quoting allowances for hide and fat
is in excess of the real cost and gives
the packers a larger margin of profit
than their W. figures indicate.
That the cour was divided under.
the old pooling system into different
divisions and each member of the
pool allotted a certain percentage of
the business, and hat a similar sys-
tenn is still in existence.
That a system of forfeits vas paid to-
members who failed to get their per-
centage of the business of the differ
ent divisions and these forfeits were
in the nature of fines on those mem
bers who exceeded their allotment.
That since the organization of the
National Packing company the direct
Ors of that organization hold meet
ings at which the price of the product
Is fixed.
The evidence which will be pre-
sented,' said Mr.. Wilkerson. will
show that no other conclusion can
be reached than thai the National
Packing company a used for the
purpose of continuing the operations
of the old pool and for that alone.
Furnishes a Pretext.
1T gave first a preteXt for these
gentlemen getting together and dis
GUESSING their own business in terms
of the business OF the National Pack
ing company, itself operated to take
the place of the old system of fines
which were used in the days of the
secret meetings, because whenever
one of the parties to the combina-
ton over-shipped in any particular
market and thereby injured the bust
ness of that market, he was fined
through the loss which resulted to
the National Packing company
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-01-05
GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES
FRESH FROM THE WIRE.
The STORY IN A NUTSHELL
Embracing = Condensation Of Events
In Which Readers Generally Arc
More or Less Concerned.
Warrington.

Democratic Leader Underwood pre-.
dicted that the caucus of tho house
democrats would not authorize al
omnibus public building bill at this
session of congress, Notwithstanding
the public building committees re.
commentator for M
The Sherwood service pension bill,
which would add upwards of $40,OOO,-
600 to the governments annual eX-
penditures by granting increased PEN
sions to civil and Mexican war vet
Grams on the basis of length of SER
ice, was passed by the house despite
the determined opposition OF many
democratic leaders.
A plea for the creation of a special
committee OF five to investigate the
sO-called money trust" was made be-
fore the house rules committee by
Representative ~Lindebergh of Mime
sofa. Mr.. L~indebergh'S contention is
that a syndicate of bankers and allied
capital controlling the reserve funds
in American banks dominates the
financial world.
Former Senator Aldrich of Rhode
Island. chairman of the national
monetary commission. had a confer
ence with President Taft at the white
house. The president expects to
make suggestions for what he con
siders necessary financial reforms in
a message to congress after the hOli-
days, and it was understood that Sen
ator Aldrich talked with him over
such legislation.
Indictment and prosecution of rail-
roads which fail to refund promptly
manifest overcharSes on the trans
pOrtation of freight. hereafter will be
requested by the interstate commerce
commission. The commission called
official attention to the fact that lit
is as unlawful for a carrier to over
charge a shipper as it is to give
him a rebate" 1t also says that the
refund of overcharges should be
made without an order from the COM.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-01-05
TAFT NOMlNATES MINISTER'S.
N~orthcott Goes to Venezuela and
WeitzelI to Nicaragua.

Washington, Dec. %. - President
Taft sen nominations to the senate
including the following: Elliott
NOrthcOtt of West Virginia, minister
to Venezuela; George T. Weitzell OF
Missouri, minister to Nicaragua; Sec
retaries of embassies: Robert Woods
Bliss of New York at Paris; Arthur
Bailly Blanchard at Toxic; Montgom-
cry Schuyler, Jr., of New York at
Mexico City; Post Wheeler of Wash.
ington, D. c., at Rome; Charles S. Viii.
son of Maine, at st. Petersburg.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-01-05
COLUMBIAN WRECKED AJAR,
Crashes Into the Hutchinson Local At
Glencoe-Two Hurt.

Glencoe, Mimi, Dec. 22.-The Col.
umbian, No. IS, ten of whose passen-
gers were killed in a collision at
Odessa, on the Hastings Il Dakota
division of the Milwaukee road. west
of here, was in collision a second time
as it was running eastbound at the
rate of ten miles an hour while ap.
preaching the yards in this city. 1t
struck a local freight, demolished sew
eral cars and slightly injured engineer
Kent Ferguson and Louis Berger, q
passenger, of Glencoe.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-01-05
BEEFMEN DESIGNATED WORLDS
GREATEST COMBINE FOR
FIXING OF PRICES.
u. S. ATTORNEY OUTLINES CASE
WiIkerson says Indicted Men Con.
. tinued Old Pooi.-Expresses
Methods Of Figuring Out
Cost and Profit.

Chicago, Dec. 21.-The jury which
is to try the ten Chicago packers who
are charged with violation of the
criminal provisions of the Sherman
antitrust law was completed and the
opening statement of United States
District Attorney James H.. Wilker.
son was begrn.
Details History Of Industry.
Tracing the history Of the meat in
dustry in it's relation to the men un.
der indictment and going into great
detail in his description Of various
phases of the deeds which he declared
marked a conspiracy to violate the
law. Mr.. Wilkerson laid special en-
phasis on the following points:
That the combination represented
by the ten Chicago meat packers
under indictment is the most power.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-01-05
Personal.

Gov. Woodrow Wilson has begun
his campaign in Illinois.
The Lorimer investigation seems
destined to drag until spring.
Attorney General Wickersham fav-
ors the creation of a bureau to super.
wise corporations.
Senator Works of California has
asked investigation of soldiers homes
and urges federal care of confederate
veterans.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-01-05
Twenty.one Day Sleeper Dies.

Des Moines, Dec. 21.-Mrs. l.. J..
Parmenter, who slept for 10 days
three weeks ago. died at her homo
here. She was 78 years old.
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-18
w. G. HUNTER, Proprietor

Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Gillard en-
tertained few friends Saturday
evening at 500. Refreshments
were served. Guests were: Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. H. Keyes, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Asbury, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Powell, DR., and
Mrs r. G. Bazell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cline Asbury and Miss Blanche
Gillard.
Mrs. JOS. F. Woods accompa-
MED by her son Joe, were visit
ors in town yesterday. She ac.
companied her husband down
here from Holbrook, he being on
his way to the penitentiary to
Florence with some prisoners,
the result of the recent court
session.
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-18

Secretary of the State, Phil
auder B. Knox, passed thru Win
slow last Sunday in his private
car Elysium, on train No. 2, en-.
route from San Francisco to the
National Capitol Secretary
Knox visited the Grand Canyon
for a day. Accompanying him in
his car were Gov. Clark and wife
of Alaska and Congressman
Burke Of Pittsburg, Pa.
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-18

FOR SALE-Fifty foot corner
lot, Hicks addition, close in,
south frontage; thirty good red
wood posts, good shack; pickets
for fence and her good lumber
for $4,000. This is a bargain,
better investigate. See Oscar
Fetters.
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-18

For Sale-A complete outfit of
house furniture, all practically
as good as new. Apply at the
Mail Office tor information.
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-18

Harry Vaughan who has been
on the coast for the past year in
the employ of the Santa 7e is
visiting here at nresent witt his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. N. l..
Vaughan.
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-18

Wanted d.-Young lady for gen.
eral house-work and take care
Of baby. Apply A. E. Gillard.
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-18
The N. A. N. JUNIORS
GIVE GOOD PLAY

The young folks over at the
Normal are gaining a most ex-
cellent reputa ton as entertainer.
lust after the County Fair" by
the Seniors the Juniors gave
Captain Racket" at the Majestic
Opera house last Saturday. The
Juniors were determined that the
event should be a most success
full one, and to this end they
labored indefatignably. The play
was a good oneeand the people
OF Flagstaff turned out in mass
t.. see it. Everyone in the com
pauy had labored hard to give
the people his best effort, and it
iii needless to say that the
la,ge audience fully appreciated
this effort and roundly applauded
the players. Capt Racket" will
long be remembered Ia Flagstaff
I he Sun belives that especial
credit is due Messrs. LaPrade
and Dunklin for the manner III
which the play was advertised
aud managed. as they were es-
pec;ally active and alive along
these lines. Flagstaff Sun.
Messrs. Dunklin and La Prade
mentioned above are two Win
slow boys whose folks reside
here, and at present they are
visiting with their parents.
The Order OF Owls now have
seven bills pending in Congress
for the benefit Of that Order,
ONE being the appropriation OF
large portion of land suitable
to erect q home by this Order
fol theit INDECENT brothers, and
for their widows and orphans.
The legislature of Rhode Island
on April 18th unanimously re-
solved that the U. S Senators
and Cdngressmen from that
State should support that pro
position
a full line ofnew Kodak sup.
plies at the H H Smith Co
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-18

FOR SALE-MOdern 5 room
brick cottage north and east
frontage small payment down
and small monthly payments.
Apply at residence of w. r. Car
man, across from DR.. Waite.
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-18
For fresh eggs call at the M. E
Parsonage.

If you have a house or farm to
sell or rent, call at the Office of
the Mail.
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-18

$4,000 a day easily made by
hustling local agent. Writ for full
information at once. Arizona
Sales Agency, Phoenix Arizona.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-28

Each punishment made him
more defiant, and each defiance
of authority brought more pun
ishment. He saw boys paroled
who had been sent there for
crimes more. serious than his. He
saw the friends of inmates ap-
pear in their behalf. He was
friendless He was old man
Fritts' son.
They turned me down, twice."
he said in his death cell. 81 had
to do something. l couldn't kick.
And so l picked up
And so he picked up an ak and
killed a guard, the symbol of au-
thority.
A death warrant was the dip
Iona of his criminal education re-
ceived under the auspices of the
state of Indiana.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-28
MANY REFUSE TO JOIN IN
SYMPATHY STRIKE.

St. Paul, Mimi, May 2s.-
Freight handlers of St. Paul and
Minneapolis struck at / o'clock
today in sympathy with those out
in Chicago and on the ground
that they had to handle freight
passing through the hands Of
non-union men at Chicago.
There was disafection in the
union ranks, however, when the
hour for striking was reached.
Many of the men were not in
favor Of the strike Many did not
quit.
At the Minnesota Transfer, M.
]. Dooley, superintendent, said
his poll showed only 81 out of "a 4l
had struck.
The clerks voted not to strike
last night and remained at work
today.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-28

At the Great Northern freight
house 40 out of so quit; 10 out Of
so at'the, Soo;;sr5 out Of As at the
Omaha; Milwaukee road; all
working Great Western, ALI
working; Rock Island. all work2
ing. 80
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-28

STRIKERS TURN TABLES
ON THE GOVERNMENT.
London, May 2s.-The 10000
striking dockmen and carriers isl
sued ultimatum to the govern
ment today.
Yesterday, the government be-
gan mobilizing troops, evidently
for. use in breaking the strike.
The officials of the Federated
Transport Workers went. into
conference, and discussed the Sit
uation for hours. At the end the
ultimatum was issued to govern,
ment. 1t was:
Use troops to break the strike,
and we shall1see that not one sim
gle package or letter is carried or:
delivered anywhere in the United
Kingdom by the royal mail.
eff that does not prevent you
using our troops against US, we
also shall resort to violence"
The government is in fine
pickle today. It never thought
Of the ability of the federated
unions to stop the carrying of the
royal mail. Itdoes not quite know
what to do, but it is not so -anx
ious to use troops.
A few of the car men. Employed
at the Royal Albert docks reports
ed for work today. They passed.
through a crowd of strikers and7
pickets, but these merely turned!
their backs ON them, and theirs
was no trouble. $1,000 men from
Newport daily independent., 1912-01-03
L. Ia Ill With Mrs.

CdIfn.. lney returned on
NO. % Thursday night.
Miss Lyde Harris, one of the
teachers in the Swifton public
school. after having visited her
parents at Tupelo, returned to
our town Saturday night. She
says words cannot express the
Jolly time she had at her home.
Ernest Edens returned from
Bradford Saturday night on No.
%. He visited his relatives and
friends there for few days
and came home to begin his
school work on the following
Monday.
Rumor has it that there will
be a wedding here about the
middle of January. We trust, if
Rumor has it right, that they
will be as happy as the other
newly weds seem to be.
Little Gertrude Breckenridge
has been visiting Miss Bernice
Moon for the past few days.
She returned to her home in Ali
cia on Sunday night.
We are glad to hear that Mrs.
Lula Moon is convalescent.
Col. Minor returned to his
home in Newport this week.
George Smith of Tuckerman
spent Sunday with T. A. Par
sons.
John Driver Of Alicia was
here Monday attending to bust
ness.
Swifton is still on the boom.
A beautiful little cottage is be-
ing built in the Cast Addition.
It is being erected for Mr.. and
Mrs. Fyock of Palisades, Colo
RADIO.
Will Driver, formerly of Swift
ton, returned from Kenncttt, Mo-,
Monday night with his bride.
Newport daily independent., 1912-01-03

6fprised, howev - pride
and groom are gladly welcomed
to Swifton.
w. r. Harvey, Jr., made Swift
ton a visit on last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Smith
have moved into their home in
the Cast Addition.
Mrs. E. c.. Toler is seriously
i'll at this writing. 1t was be-
lieved for few days that she
would not live but her friends
are glad to learn that she is
some better.
Roy Moon made a trip to the
county seat Tuesday.
Mrs. r. NJ. RoreX left for
Tuckerman on a few days visit
to her many friends and rela-
tives.
Miss Fannie Boyce of Tucker
man made our little town a visit
on Tuesday. She once had a
large music class here and has
many friends in S'giftOn. Her
friends welcomed her back for
q short visit.
John Emo of Cash, Ark, was
in Swifton Tuesday.
Messrs. Charlie and Willie
Bollinger were callers in Swift
ton this week.
Mrs. Pinkie Mosely of Alicia
was in town Tuesday visiting
her mother, Mrs. Driver and her
friend, Mrs. Schell.
Mr.. r. G.. Moore and family
left Tuesday for Kentucky,
where they will make their fu-
ture home.
Maurie Stevens made his U.s.
ual trip to Swifton this weeM
JonesHarvey gin hass 1T
been running here of late but C..
c. Nicholson's gin bMs been ra-
Their busy. +
Friends Of r M. Beard and