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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18
STATE FAIR OPENING
Crowd of 5000 Present on the First
Day.

White River Junction. Sept IT,
The opening day of the state fair to-
day was attended by fully 5000 per-
sons. Late this afternoon G. NJ. Dy-
otte, the young and daring aviator,
made a most successful fight in a
Bieriot monoplane, remaining in the
air nine minutes and ascending 1000
feet. He will attempt three fights
tomorrow. With the same good wea-
Their tomorrow as prevailed today a
record-breaking crowd is looked for.
There were two track events today,
a 2:30 pace stake and 2.34 trot and
pace named race. The first event
was easily won in three straight
heats by Frank Bogass, Jr., bay
gelding owned by the Newport Stock
farm, and the second event was won
in like manner but by a horse that
seemed to have come from nowhere.
The story goes that Casey Jones, the
bay gelding, winner in the 224 trot
and pace, is Kentucky saddle horse
and was never driven to harness I'M
til year ago. The horse has been
entered in six races this season and
has pulled down first money in all of
them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18
DROPPED DEAD IN FIELD.
Frank e. Morgan, .PownaI Farmer,
Victim Of Heart Disease


Frank K. Morgan, aged SO years,
who lives on small farm east of Pow
nal Center, dropped dead of heart
disease Tuesday while on his way
from a cornfield to the house. From
all indictions the unfortunate man
must have expired about noon but
his body was not found until about
5 o'clock
He worked during the forenoon cut
ting corn in a field short distance
from the house. When he did not re-
turn to the house at noon his sister,
who resides with him. went to the
field and there found his corn cutter
struck In one of the shocks of corn
Concluding that he had accepted an
invitation TO dinner to the home OF
one ( the nearby neighbors she re-
turned TO her work.
About five o'clock woman neigh
Dor, who lives where she can over
look the corlfield, came to the Nor
gan house and stated that the miss
ing man had not been at work dur
ing the afternoon. The two women at
once began a search and in few min
utes discovered the mans body.
Mr.. Morgan had been in poor health
for fully a year. In the summer OF
1911 he was overcome by the heat
and had never recovered from the
shock. The farm on which he lived
descended to him from his father and
the household consisted of his mother
over 80 years of age and widowed
sister and her children.
The funeral will be held from the
house at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18

auditorium of the church this after
noon was as follows:
Address of Welcome
Rev. G.. s. Mills
Response Thomas R. Kneil
Singing by the Audience
The Star Spangled Banner
Paper-Relation of the Battle of Ben
nington to the Battle of Saratoga
Rev. Isaac Jennings, d. D., Benning-
ton, VT.
Address-A Plea for the Closer Re-
lationship of Historic Societies
Eugene w. Lyttle, Phi D., Albany
Address-What America Owes the
Vermonters
Hon. William S. Bennett, LII. B., M.
c., New York City
Singing by the audience-America
The afternoon session was held at
2 o'clock at the Second Congrega-
tional church.
Rev. George s. Mills, pastor Of the
Second Congregational church, well
coined the visitors. Rev. Mr.. Mills
stated that it was a compromise with
histoR to hold the meeting in the
Second Congregational rather than
in the Old First church on the hill
which was so closely identified with
the early history of Vermont. He
referred to the points of historical in
terest which had been visited by the
New York Historical society in the
course of the morning. He closed
with a cordial welcome.
Thomas X. Kneil responded to the
welcome for the New York society.
He took as his topic the majesty of
history and the change of view point
that comes with greater age. The
speaker said that he envied the peo-
pie of Vermont their history. Mr..
Kneil was a most eloquent speaker
and closed with compliment to the
hospitality of Bennington.
Rev. Isaac Jennings delivered an
address on the relation of the battle
of Bennington to the battle of Sarato-
ga. Rev. Mr. Jennings took as his
theme the relation of the Bennington
victory to the Burgoyne surrender.
He described the first encounter of
Stark and Burgoyne at Boston and
their subsequent movements previ-
Gus to the battle of Bennington.
The proposition of Burgoyne made
to the British ministry to make an in
vasion from Canada was discussed
in its history. This plan had been
originated by Sir Guy Tarleton. With
5000 men, 1000 of whom were regu-
lar. Burgoyne came to America. The
campaign was successful in its be-
ginnings.
The local committee who had
charge of the local arrangements
were Col Olin Scott, Rev. Isaac Jen-
nings d. D., and Hon. Edward L.
Bates, members of the Bennington
Battle Monument and Historical AS
ISOLATION.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18
HARVESTER TRUST
MADE LESS THAN
ONE PER CENT
Officials Say New Jersey Com
pany Made All the Money
PROFITS WERE VERY SMALL
Company Did Business to the Amount
of s1oo,ooo,ooo Last Year But
Paid no Dividend.

Chicago, Sept. 17.-Although 1t sold
500, 1000, 600 worth of farm imple-
ments, the International Harvester
Company of America last year made
only $4,000 in profits, or fifteen
hundredths of l per cent. according
to r. C. Haskins, the President, who
testified today before a special ex-
aminer in the Governments suit TO
dissolve the corporation under the
Sherman antitrust law.
Questions were asked by the Gov
eminent attorneys to show that the
International Harvester Company OF
America was merely the selling
agent of the International Harvester
Company of New Jersey, and that the
latter company was to make all the
money
rs it not your object to buy from
the New Jersey corporation at SUCH
a price as will enable you to sell SO
that you will have neither a loss nor
profit?" asked Edwin p. Grosvenor,
Special Assistant Attorney General.
"Our object is to buy as cheapiy
as we can and TO make as much as
possible. We try to buy from the
New Jersey Company at prices we
would get from any other company,
replied Mr.. Haskins.
But you never have paid a divi-
dend?"
mo, We never have"
Admissions were made by both
Messrs. Haskins and Funk that some
concerns were rated and advertised
as independent even after they were
absorbed.
The Government attorneys present
ed what purported to be an original
agreement by which George w. Per-
kins, Cyrus II. Mccormick, and
Charles Deering formed voting
trust" which placed them in control
of the s140,0OO,OOO corporation. The
agreement dated Aug. u, 1902, was
for ten years. and expired only few
weeks ago. 1t was introduced TO
show that to these three men all the
stock had been turned over so they
had sole voting power.
Another exhibit tended to show
that Mr.. Perkins, Cyrus II. McCor-
mick, and Charles Deering held all
the stock of the International Har.
vester Company of America. the sell
ing company of the International
Harvester Company of New Jersey.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18
UNCLE SAM WILL
RESTORE. ORDER
IN NICARAGUA
Drastic Instructions Sent to
Minister Weitzel
GEN. MENA DENOUNCED
Revolutionary Leader Denounced as
Trouble BREEDER and Breaker
of Pledges.

washington, Sept 1.-THE fret Of
fetal and complete statement OF the
policy of the United States in the Nj
caraguan situation was issued at the
State Department tonight in the FORM
of the text of note presented to the
Nicaraguan Government by united
States Minister Weitzel a. M nagua,
on telegraphjc instructions from Hunt
ington Wilson, acting Secretary OIL
State. The note has also been plac-
ed in the hands of the rebel leaders
in the recent Nicaraguan revolt, for
their information, and has been given
out for publication in every news
paper of the republic.
1t likewise will be telegraphed to
every United States Legation in all
Central America and be thus commu-
nicated to the Governments and the
people of the entire region.
The purpose of the United States in
Nicaragua. the note asserts, is TO
guard the American Legation, keep
open communications in the republic
and to protect American life and prop
erty from injury and destruction.
vi even hCN
ever, are the declarations that the
United States will not contenance a
restoration of the corrupt and bar
barous' order of things which pre-
vailed under the tyrannical rule OF
the former dictator-President Ze-
lava. Gen Mena is branded by the
note as a man who is attempting to
impose upon Nicaragua the destruc-
tive regime of Zelayaism and he is
castigated in the severest terms as a
man of unheard of cruelty, breaker
of solemn pledges and the leader OF
an attempt to seize by force the con-
troll of Nicaragua without pretence to
principle in his frustrated revolution.
The note in it's denunciation OF the
purposes and acts of Gen. Mena, the
leader of the Nicaraguan disturban-
ces, makes it clear that his candidacy
for the Presidency viii be impossible
at any time. 1t is expected now that
he will take place with Zelaya as an
exile after he has become fully con-
WINGED of the hopelessness of his
present position. While American
supervision of the elections in Nicar-
aqua this fall is now regarded as GER
tain, Mena will not be among the
candidates.
The Washington authorities expect
to hear by tomorrow that American
marines and bluejackets have at last
reached Granada, the Mena strong.
hold, at the terminus OF the railroad,
thirty miles from Managua, the CAPT
battalion of marines left Managua
two days ago for Granada and even If
the rebels have destroyed the rail
road, undoubtedly will have reached
the city before tomorrow, even IL they
were obliged to walk the entire dis.
lance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18
WILSON FAvoRs WILEY
Democratic Candidate Endorses
Course of Food Expert.

Sioux, City, Ia, Sept. 1S.-Firm
support for DR.. Henry W. Wiley in
his controversy over the enforcement
of the pure food laws stood out prom
inently in speech by Gov. Woodrow
Wilson at the interstate fair here yes
terday. He drew attention to what
he conceived to be the Intellectually
of boards of experts, such as the
board of chemists, established under
the administration of President
Roosevelt. He used it as an illustra-
ton of his objection to commission
or board of experts TO handle either
the tariff or the trust problems of the
day.
Gov. Wilson voiced for the first
time his objection to the tariff board
idea as contained in the republican
as well as the progressive platforms,
declaring IL would mean "a postpone
ment of tariff legislation" He turn
ed early in his speech TO the pure
food question. Everybody now sus-
pects," he said. ''and the suspicion is
based upon great many facts that
can be established by proof, that
these pure food laws are not lived up
to, that the inspection Ia not always
what it ought to be, and that great
many things are permitted to be done
which nullify the pure food laws.
Il suppose that most of you know
that great controversy arose be-
cause DIR. Wiley, who was in charge
OF the pure food administration, OBJ
iected to the use OF benzoate of soda
in certain things that were sold to
you, particularly in cans of food. Now
very nice thing occurred. The gen.
tlemen who wanted to use benzoate
of soda persuaded the president, Mr.
Roosevelt, that this was a scientific
question. and therefore he ought to
have a board OF chemists to deter
mine II. And Mr.. Roosevelt picked
out some of the most eminent and
honest chemists in the country, head
ed by personal friend of mine, the
president of Johns Hopkins universi-
ty. and submitted to them this ques-
ton: is benzoate of soda hurtful to
the human stomach or to me human
digestion when taken internally?"
observe that that was the only
question submitted TO them, and that
was exactly what the people who
wanted to use benzoate of soda for
wrong purposes wanted to limit the
inquiry to. These gentlemen had to
say that benzoate of soda in itself
was not harmful to the human system
as | believe it is not But they were
not asked this question: Can benzo-
ate of soda be used to conceal putre-
faction? Can 1t be used in things
that have gone bad to conceal the
fact that they have gone bad and to
induce people to put them in their
stomachs after they had gone bad {?
They were not asked that question be
cause II they had been they would
have said. Yes. il can be used in that
way and DR.. Wiley knew that il was
so used in that way
Il want to warn the people OF this
country to beware of commissions of
experts. have lived with experts
all my life. and know that experts
don't see anything except what is
under their microscopes, under their
eye. They don't even perceive what
is under their nose, and an expert
feels in honor bound TO conflne him
self to the particular question which
you have asked him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18
RusHEs TO MARRY DYING MAI
Girl Arrives on Liner and Catches
Train for Calgary.

On the United Fruit Company's
liner Sixaola, which arrived yester-
day from the West Indies, came an
American girl who is rushing to
marry a dying lover in Calgary.
The girl is Lillian Broderick.
daughter of former newspaper man
OF Seattle, who settled in Central
America a year and half ago. They
live in Port Limon.
Three months ago Leon Fedorf,
civil engineer, went to Port Limon
on business. He met Miss Broderick
and they became engaged. He was
later transferred to Calgary, in Al
berta. Canada.
Three weeks ago he was fatally in
jured in a street car accident and he
cabled to his flancee to come at once
in order that they might be married
before he died. She caught the Six
aola which sailed from Port Limon
on the Sth Of this month and left
New York last night hoping to reach
Calgary in time to be married.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18
ELECTION CONTESTS BEGIN
Representative-Elect Aldrich Of St
Johnsbury Must Fight for Seat.

Johnsbury Must Fight for Seat.
st. Johnsbury. Sept 17.-At hear
ing today to contest the election of
DR.. W. j. Aldrich as town representa-
tive of the town of st. Johnsbury
the case was continued and will prob
ably be taken to the legislature where
the committee on elections will de-
eide the question.
DR.. Aldrich was the progressive can
didate and was elected on the fourth
ballot after an all-night fight, win
ming over the democratic candidate.
George w. Caldbeck by two votes.
A week later his election was contest
ed by Harry II. Carr on the grounds
that he was ineligible for the reason
that at the time of election he was
member of the local board of pension
examiners.
Justice of the Peace Tobias II. Lys-
ter of Waterford presided at the hear
ing.
DR.. Aldrich was represented by
Harland b. Howe, the democratic
candidate for governor, and Joseph
Fairbanks. George b. Young of New
port appeared for the contestant. Drs.
j. NJ. Allen and +. II. Ross of st.
Johnsbury and DIR. s. A. Jones of
Sheffield. members of the county
board of examiners and Preston +.
May, constable, were among the wit
nesses summoned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18
GOV. MEADE AT
SOLDIERS HOME
INSPECTION
Board Of Visitors Looks Over
That Institution
AN ADDRESS BY GOVERNOR
Chief Executive Gave Stirring Talk
to His Old Comrades of the War
of the Rebellion.

The state board OF visitors made
an official inspection of the soldiers
home this forenoon. The members of
the board are: Hon. John A. Mead
of Rutland, governor of the state;
Hon. l.. p. Slack of st. Johnsbury,
lieutenant governor; Mrs. Perley f.
Hazen, of st. Johnsbury; and Frank
Howe of Bennington, speaker of
the House of Representatives. For
mer Governor w. w. Stickney OF
Ludlow, who was in town on other
business accompanied the inspecting
party.
The members of the board were at
the Industrial school at Vergennes
Tuesday and came to Bennington last
night with the exception of Governor
Mead who remained over night at his
home in Rutland and came down
this morning.
The Home, under the management
OF Col. Harmon was found in its usual
excellent condition and is in every
respect the model institution of the
state, though it needs an extention
OF its hospital facilities owing to the
increasing age of the old soldiers
and the large number who are sub
ject to illness.
The veteran members of the home
gathered in the smoking room where
they listened to an interesting short
address by Governor Mead. The
governor is himself a veteran and his
talk to his former comrades at arms
was a stirring reminder of their
great work from 81 to IS, The 9TH
er members Of the board spoke brief
ly.
Owing to an important business en-
gagement In Rutland the governor
was compelled to leave on the HOS
train for that city and was therefore
unable to remain for the historical
societies meeting this afternoon
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18
BOUNDED TO DEATH; HE SAYS
Baltimore Banker Holds Yellow Jour
nal Responsible for Suicide.

Baltimore, Sept 17.-Declaring in
his last letter that he had been hound
ed to death by "a yellow newspaper"
George c. Morrison, President OF the
Title Trust and Guarantee Company,
Vice President of the Baltimore Trust
Company, Chairman of the Democra-
tic Auxiliary Committee and counse-
lor and a Director of the Maryland
Jockey Club, committed suicide last
night at the Baltimore Athletic Club
Supt. A. E. Checker of the club
found Mr.. Morrison's body in bed,
covered with blankets. In the dead
bankers mouth was the end OF
tube, connecting with chandelier in
the center of the room, and his hand
still clutched the rubber, evidently. In
determination to keep it in place.
Strapped under his chin by an ingeni-
GUS harness of adhesive plaster was
a loaded revolver, with the muzzle OF
the weapon resting just below the
point of the chin.
Whether Mr.. Morrison had intend
ed to use the weapon, but had been
overcome by the gas before he could
pull the trigger. never will be known.
Worry over the constant mention of
his name as one who has backed the
Havre de Grace race track, it is be-
lieved, drove him to the deed.
In letters which he left he said that
he was dying because he could not
stand the strain of the criticism. AT
the end of a letter addressed to the
public, he says:
81 am answerable only to my God.
He knows whether ii is just for the
self denying work of years to be set
at naught by the onslaughts of a-yel-
low newspaper against which there is
no defense"
Mr.. Morrison's financial and politi-
cal friends SPEAK of him in the high
est terms. He always stood for
clean sports, and also for clean poll
tics.
In the fight between Senator Ray
ner and the then Gov Smith, he
stood for the former, and as a men,
Der of the Legislature. helped elect
him. He had declined to be a candi-
date either for Mayor of Baltimore or
Governor of the State. Only recently
Mr.. Morrison had been selected Chair
man of the Democratic Presidential
Campaign Committee in Maryland
He was AZ years old.
A Philadelphia newspaper and a
Baltimore newspaper, probably actu-
ated solely by desire to create a
sensation. began the present war on
the Havre de Grace track, and the
men connected with it, most OF whom
are prominent in Democratic political
circles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18
sATTENKILL VALLEY FAIR
Government Farm Experts Talks to
the Farmers.

Manchester, Sept. 1.-THE Batten-
kill Valley Fair opened today, the
day being spent largely in placing ex-
hibits and getting ready for the two
busy days which follow. A new feat
ure is the rest tent of the Bennington
County Vermont Improvement associ-
alton, which is in charge of trained
nurse. The tent is fully equipped for
all sorts of emergencies. l.. G. Dodge
the United States farm manager ex-
pert, conferred with farmers in the
tent this afternoon. The state depart
ment Of weights and measures has an
interesting and instructive exhibit in
Floral Hall. The usual exhibits of
stock. farm and garden produce and
specialties are fully up TO standard.
On the midway is found sufficient
amusement for all.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT
Last Of the Regular Series VIII Be
Given This Evening.

The last of the regular series of
band concerts will be given this eve
ming from the stand in front of the
court house. 1t is probable that two
or three extra concerts will be given
later if weather permits. The pro-
gram for tonight is as follows:
March-The Wolverine Lincoln
Overture-Light Cavalry Suppe
Caprice-Love's Enchantment
Losey
Coronation March-Die Folkimger
Kretschmor
Two-Step-Old Time Straw-Ride
Christie
Girl of My Dreams
Hoschna
March-Schoolmates Losey
The Star Spangled Banner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18
A Lucky Strike

Was this, the largest purchase
OF trousers we ever made.
Nearly a thousand pair.
Don't believe we could dig
up a better bargain if we
searched the country over.
They are divided in quality
intol four distinct lines-S1. so
So. 50-$3-$3.5O.
Medium, heavy and extra
heavy weights.
These trousers come from
whom we think the greatest
makers of trousers in the coun-
try. Great because they look
for profit from an immense vol
ume of business, and the fit
cannot be improved.
Will they wear? Well LET
you be the judge. IF they don't
wear, return them-that's how
much confidence we have in
them.
Ifyou're going to have a new
trouser don't, for your own
good, purchase I'll you have
seen these-they're worth CON-
ing miles to get.
COLE
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18
eLENWoop is BURNED
HoetI at Lake Bomoseen Destroyed
Yesterday Morning.

Rutland, Sept. 1.-THE Hotel Glen
wood at Lake Bomoseen, was destroy
ed by fire this morning. The loss is
estimated at $4,000 covered by IN
surance. 1t was to have closed FOR
the season Saturday.
An overturned doughnut pan caus.
ed the fire. 1t was four story wood
en- building, owned by w. H. Wyatt OF
Troy, N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18
WILSON QUOTED 2 TO S
Taft 2 70 I, Roosevelt 4 tot on Chi.
Cages Betting Slate.

Chicago. Sept. 17.-Wilson stock
continues to grow in the betting mar
ket Jim OLeary in his latest quota
ton writes Wilson to 5. On Sep
TENDER 4. after the Vermont election.
OIeary changed Wilson from 4 to s
to to 5. On today's quotation a vii
son champion viii have to put up IS
against 81 Of OLeary's money.
The Taft odds were changed from
I to 5 to to and Roosevelt remains
at to l, odds against
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18
TO OPEN BIG DITCH
The Fall Of 1918 Will See Ships coino
Through u.

Washington. Sept. 1.-THE Pana-
ma canal is to be opened to traffic in
the fan Of 1913. This statement was
made officially at the navy depart
ment today with an announcement
that the Atlantic feet would be rem
dezvoused at Colon this winter before
the water is turned in. The navy's
estimate is based upon the latest re-
port from the army engineers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18
TO EXTEND FREE DELIVERY
Carrier Service for Second and Third
Class Offices.

Washington. Sept 17-Postmaster-
General Hitchcock is preparing to es-
tablish limited free-delivery service
at post-offices of the second and third
class. The experiments will effect
deliveries to nearly 30.OOO,OOO now
obliged to call at the local post-offices
for their mail An appropriation OF
500. 900 was made by Congress for
experimental free deliveries in small
communities, the amount to be ex-
pended at any one Office not to exceed
$500 a year. Delivery by carrier is
confined now to places having a popu-
latiOn of 10000 or more.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-18

At Cleveland-(F1rst game) CIeve-
land, 4: Boston 3. (Second game)
Cleveland, 3; Boston, 2.
Westinghouse Louis, Chicago
Philadelphia, Detroit-New York,
games postponed; rain and wet
grounds.
Washington at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at Detroit
Boston at Cleveland.