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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-26
GasoHogue No. 6

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you've got horse, too, haven't you'''
eyes
"Do you feed him oats one day, and wire
nails the next?'
ssOf course not My horse gets balanced
ration Of corn, oats and hay - steady
diet day in and day out.
'sHe's lucky"
''What do you mean2''
'sYour car doesn't get anything like as
good treatment. A horse stomach isn't
half SO sensitive as the carburetor of an
automobile engine, yet you expect your
car to chew up anything in the way OF
fuel that the garage man hands out-and
convert it into mileage"
''But thought all gasoline was alike a.
ssNot by long shot A good many peo-
pie think SO, know. That's what makes
carburetor adjustments, carbonized cyl
nders, and trouble generally. =
But how am to tell when I'm getting
on the can? p
s'No, look for the sOCoNY sign on the
g aTage o. supply station nd ASK tor
SOCONY Motor Gasoline ana you Tc
sure not only of good gasoline, but the
same gasoline, whenever and wherever
you buy it. -
"sOCONY Motor Gasoline. Isn't
that--f''
Right. It's Standard gasoline-the same
Standard Gasoline that careful motorists
have always insisted upon.
-
srAesgAaD OH. CCOAllpA ANY OF NEW YORK d
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Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16
STEAMSHIP pAcIA AGAIN.

That this country has suffered in various ways. but especially through the inability to move it's cotton crop as the result of the war cannot be disputed That other avenues of bus iuess have been opened and that some relief has been obtained for the cotton growers is also evident, Cotton is go- ing forward as is grain and other pro duets of the country.
 Tine opening of the German market and the agreement of Great Britain toi permit the delivery of that com Iaodity to German ports in American ships has increased that trade. It has, however, required American ships to- deliver the goods The question thaf has arisen over the honest trans fer tbf the steamship Dacia from Ger man 10 American registry promises torca7tAe some embarrassment over this particular line of trade ina srnucll as 1t hast been loaded with a cargo of cotton and there are good assurances that it will be seized and held for 9 test ca se in a British prize court to determi ne whether the transfer was made in good faith.
 SHch would. of course, mean the delay in the delivery of the cargo, the contracts for which will be lost unless complied with in a limited time It is finder those conditions that an ap- peal has been made to Great Britain to permit the sailing of the vessel un- der the American flag and the deliv- cry of the cargo at a Dutch port un- der the agr cement that the validity of the transfer win be determined there after It is action which depends sole Iy upon Great BTitain's' inclination to temporarily overlook the standing of tho vessel for the sake of the Amer ican trade. Whether 1t will be willing to take the responsibility of every thing going as planned or whether it is willing to be a party to such an arrangement before the change in reg sstry is determined remains to be seen.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16
SPEECH THAT WILL BOTHER.

As has been the case with other heads of the nation. that speech at In- dianapoIis made by President Wilson promises to be the cause of much bother. Whatever it was intended to accomplish is bound to be overshad- owed by the new impressions it has created. The speech was entirely diff ferent from anything that the presi- dent had given during his term of of fee It was a speech which can be depended upon to act as a boomerang on many occasions in the future.
 That his attack upon the republi- can party and principles should call forth a reply in the senate was to be expected and Senator Borah's answer was to the point and well delivered. He was permitted many opportunities for attacking the Indiana speech with telling effect, particularly such a claim as that when it was asserted that the republican party had failed to bring forth 8 new idea in 30 years, and when reference was made to the opposition in the senate to measures which the administration was particularly inter ested in. and he made the most of them. Senator Bora11's defense of the partys principles and achievements set forth boldly the absurdities of the presidents claims and the terrning of AIr. Wilson as the democratic boss could hardly have failed to carry rec ognition with many of the democrats
 If Nr. Wilson hoped to stay the effects of the steady return of the pro- gressives to the republican ranks he must realize it was belated and feeble action, however much something may be needed to counteract the effects of democratic legislatfon.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16
AN IMPoRTANT COMMITTEE.

In view of the present financial con dition of the state and the pressing need for economy it can be readily realized what responsibilities are go- ing to fall upon the appropriation committee of the general assembly, Until a change can be made in the manner Of conducting state business the members of this committee are going to have a. large influence in the control of ths brakes when it comes to making recommendations and in keeping the expenditures down to the sneome.
 Some idea of what can be expected is revealed in an interview given by Rsbert v. aTagee. Sanake chairman of tffat committee relative to tfle devel- estunent Of the Savin Rock park pro- seet, when he declared that If cur reet expenses Of the state are provided for as now estimated, the state debt would remain Of sufficient size to war rant the appropriations committee in eliminating all unnecessary expendi- lures such as the development of park sites"
 That this is the policy that must be carried out cannot be questioned. Chairman Magee takes the right idea of the situation from the very start and with such an attitude adhered to by the entire committee throughout the session a most valuable service to the state will be rendered.
 There will be many worthy projects presented for the necessary financial support. As usual c great many of them can wait and it is the duty un- der existing and portended conditions to be governed by the situation before them and give first consideration to the states resources.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16
FAMOUS TRIALS
TRIAL OF BEATRICE cENcI.

Not one of the famous trials con- ducted in Renaissance Italy commands q greater attention than that of Bea- trice Cenci. What degree of guilt is to be computed to her has furnished a most faithful field for discussion. She was the daughter of a noble and wealthy family. who could trace their descent to the Caesars. Her father was Francesca CenCi and she had a num- ber of brothers and sisters. The Cen cis led most turbulent existence and passed their lives in continual oick- ering-s with the head of the family. The plain fact of the case is that fault existed on both sides
 Beatrice Cenci was by no means the angel of purity that her admirers de- pict her As for the gather, he appears to have been one who experienced considerable difficulty in controlling a family rendered hCentious and turbu- lent through force of evil flial eXam- pie
 Such was the state of affairs in the year 1898, when conditions ar rived at so acute q state that the en- tire family entered into a conspirac cy to bring about the death of the father. Guera, q friend, was called in to assist the children.
 It was the Counts custom to pass 9 few months each year at Rocco Petrella. a castle in the central part of Italy. When the time set for his departure was near at hand an ar ran%emcnt was made with two bravi. Olimpia Calvetti and Marzio de Flor am. who were to gather together a number of their comrades and capture the entire family while on the way to Petrelia and for the rescue of Fran cisco heavy ransom was to be de- manded and the others sent back to Rome for the purpose of obtaining it.
 This if Un11ld 6oy would Dc unable to do by the time set and the bandetti would thereupon put Count Francesca to death. The at tempt miscarried, either because Francesca started at an hour earlier than expected or through the negli- gence on the part of the brigands.
 A new plan subsequently, became necessary, and on the Sth of Septem- Der, f59E, Beatrice admitted the as- sassias into the castle and on the ev- ening Of the 9t5, during dinner; opium was deLtercusly poured into the wine of Francesca. W1O shortly -afterwa I'd, feeling the dazed effects retired About midnight Beatrice released nmpiO and AIarZio and admitted them to his room. The murder was accom- plished by one Of the assa ssins His body was then thrown into the garden and in such d way that it would indi- cate that FI'ancesto had arisen during ! the nigtlt and while walkinr through the pasSageway had sHppaS and fall- en,
 The Neapclitan authorities, who learning of the Counts death, con- i fesseG q. suspicion that all was moi -'-el and dicnatcheG a cOrnnni esion tt Ec+ralla with orders for the disfnter- ment of the body and the arrest of the
 nurG< IoIis if proved that the deceaseC 1 had. come to an untimely death. Con. siderable testimony was taken but nc i facts of any inheritance were elicited ] Ehe family remained at large. unti 1 e1riy the end of the year. Tfe Gov.
 rament at Naples was determined t, ferret out the truth of the affair, an(
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16
THE UNEMPLOYED

While the problem of the unemployed is widespread it always falls the teav- fest upon the large centers, and such is the situation at the present In New York the estimates vary as to the number who are idle or in dis tress because of the lack of work. from a quarter to 8 half a million A con- siderable number of these it would probably be found if the real situation was known are included in the list of unemployed through preference. Others are satisfied to remain there as long as they can get help while there are others who are actually un- able to obtain work and in this last named class there is a. large number.
 Conditions throughout the country have been against improved business. It has been decidedly spotty with big spots of inactivity, yet it is to be real iZed as the New York Commercial points out, that New York always has a large number of indfgents CT, it's hands every winter Thousands would rather half starve in New York than do chores on the farm and the floating labor class is just as fond of this big town as the Pittsburg mill lionaire. New York is the most easy going and generous place on earth. Its varied hospitalities draw all classes and it probably spends as much on it's poor guests as 1t makes out Of the rich Ones,''
 While it lasts a period of depres- sion present big problems. There is no question but what the country has seen enough of it and that it will welcome whatever industrial activity there is stimulated by the war and await eco- homie changes which will bring l1acl, better times.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16

naIly succeeded in ca9sur'ng NHr1'o,
 who having been put to the torture,
 made IuH coAIess1on. TnerugIgCn, tne
 other cOlispiratoFs were arrested, ln- cluding Beatrice. They were all inn
 prisoned in the Corte Avilla. The trial
 of the Cenci was not followed by jury proceedings. but each was put to the
 torture to secure all the facts. rather than to verbal evidence in court.
 With the exception of Beatrice, ali of the murderers told what they knew of the conspiracy when put to the tor ture, but the girl would confess nOth- ing. She was placed in charge of two officers. who conducted her to the tor ture chamber, where the executioner awaited her. They shaved her head and the eXecutioner made her seat her self on a little stool, they tied her hands behind her back, attached them to rope with pulIeys in She ceiling and they began to pull her up. This ! torture did not frighten her. She said: Have me drawn up and do what you choose, I have told you, the truth and shall tell you nothing else though you dismember me-
 Soon the rope was released and Bea- | trice feii to the floor in a faint. When she recovered sine said: infamous as sassins, you are killing me; but were you to tear out my arms, I would tell you nothing' On the 9th of Septem- ] Der the Pope placed the case in the hands of Mgr Taverna. governor of Rome and at o'clock the following morning, he read his sentence to Bea- trice, as well as the others Mother and daughter were to be beheaded, and the other persons were to be ex- i ecuted but with more severity.
 The career of Beatrice Cenci was l finished with the announcement of | Worthy Master Allessardro-the Sam 1 son of his 6ay-"This is the head of 1 Beatrice Cenci-a Roman maiden
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16

Today there are more than 100000 boy scouts in the world and America stands at the head of the list. It was in 1919 that Gen eral Baden Powell came to the Uni ted States and Mrs. Thompson Seton marched his 100000 w oOd- craft Indian Brotherhood" boys un- der the banner of the Boy Scouts of America. Boys all over the cUun- try began to shower letters for ap- plication for membership on the heads of the organization, and to- day the Roy Scouts in this country number %50 .9tg. over these are apout 6.o1G scCst.t I,ls s~taT4 and the Scouts Law for this biggest organ 1zatI0n of yCGtii tn -tt4c coHiitry reads as follows: '-IiC-zCV- among comrades, feeity anf obedience to parents. employers and superiors. and to 'count the day lost whose low descending sun views from the hand no generous action dOne2 Chivalry towards women and girls, protection of the weak and consid- eration for the aged and infirrn' IL has been said that ''in these ringing Creeds is to be found the blood of a revived and militant knighthood come to ar1ast the menace of greed and cselfishness and commercialisn of American Iife7 Thousands Of the boys in crowded cities have learned to shoot. ride. skate, swim, run. use tools, and to know the woods aud it's ways Many ln their Few scout uniforms have acquired self reliance and resource 1uIneSs Tor every occasion.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16
THE.N--and-NOW

Seven years ago today, General Sir Baden Powell organized the Boy Scouts of England. Since the hero of MafelIing has extended his organization around the world, it being modified to suit every C0un- try. It was brought to America in 1910 and it at once seized the ina agination Of the American boy under the name of the Boy Scouts of America. Love of scouting was aroused in General Baden-Powen through reading the novels of Fennimore Cooper and Major Mar TIalt anu t N. thTUI-h lIS git as d scout and with anlY roo men, he he'd Mafeking against 12 GOO boers for over seven months till the Brit ish relief arrived. During this siege he made scouting expeditions outside of the city almost every night and ol--Tcnized the first band of boy. scouts in the British army which was. of great assistance to him in his hold on Mafeking. This convinced him that the whole em- Z pire was in need of such an organ ization but his ideas did not take definite form till he had studied such writers on outdoor life as Thompson Seton with his organiza- ton Of s'Woodcraft Indian Brother hoodi', which then numbered 100,0O American boys. Then it WAS that the purely military conception of the Scout that Baden Powell had in pafCd- EzYe way to the broader though scoutcra9t to become all around knights Of duty and kings Of emergency in every channel of
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Some Needed Laws.

Mr Editor: Here are some laws would like to see passed by the new legislature I wonder if there are any others that think the same way? If there are enough that do, it might be possible to get some of them.
 First-TO punish for carelesSness. For instance: If one person shoots another with 9 gun he didn't know was loaded" punish him for say one fourth or one-half as if be. did know and remove a dangerous person from the community.
 Second-Make it a jail offense to have q loaded weapon of any kind in any building or upon any street eX- cepting police or other proper officer. Third-Punish for having matches in anything but a tin box with a cover and kept out of reach of children
 Fourth-Making it a state prison offense for an assignee when his as sets fall below 60 per cent. of his lia- biHties.
 Fifth-To repeal many chapters in our statutes and substitute plainly written laws that cover the same ground, that anyone can understand and not requiring an attorney to inter- pret.
 sixth-To compel autolsts to stop before crossing any steam railroad track, and to reduce their speed to six miles an hour when there is not a clear view at least 500 feet ahead,
 Seyenth-To punish for theft in pro- portion to the amount stolen instead Of tnNersely as at present.
 Eighth-To limit the fees of lawyers in proportion to time required. At present they are menace to the com munity and should be made to con form to decent rules like other people. Ninth-TO make saloon keepers re- spcnsibIe, in part at least. for the acts of those they make insane with their firewater. Ii might save a great deal of trouble.
 I believe f immigrants to this coun- try were required to bring a recorn- mend for character proven before an American consul in their own coun- try it would he better for us than their ability to read and write and keep out many criminals.
 \. o. z.
 Norwich, Conn, Jan. 15, 1915.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16
Wellinoton on Soldiers.

Sir John French's magnificent tri-
 bute to the marvellous fighting power and the indomitabie coura ge and
 tenacity'' of the British soldiers forms
 @ pleasing contrast to the way in
 which the Duke of Wellington was in
 tho habit of writin~ about his men.
 The duke trusted his soldiers, but he
 did not respect them. "They are the
 scum of the earth" he wrote on one occasion English soldiers are feI- lows who have enlisted for drink-that
 is the plain fact: they have all enlisted
 for drink Yet the duke must have !. known well enough that it was not only on the playing fields of Eton that the battle of Waterloo was won.-Lon- don Chronicle.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16

ties should not only know what Is re- qutred of thexa, but should fill their collar. Certainly fl there is going to ho & disregard for the duties which devo1ve upon them and an inclination to throw it off onto others or to let concern run itself regardless of the dangers that are involved in the lax operation of a public utility. there is need for such a calling to account of directors.
 It is well to realize that the time has passed when directors can be neg hgent of their duty and throw the re- sponsibility for resulting doubles upon others and the quicker it is understood the qalic5er there will come check on the undesirable conditions.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16

Jumping at conclusions is a heavy strain on the suspenders. and what is the use of spelling 8, pair of suspenders worth half a dollar for a conclusion that is not worth a cent? All the economies have not been considered if one has not got thus far in prudence and calculation. There is more plunging in the mind than in the money market, but the wrecis are not made. account enough of to get into the tables of statistics or the census re- ports. If you see q man with a live hen under his arm who yoU know never had money enough or credit enough to get one. do not conclude he has stolen it, for it is barely possible someone may have given it to him. It is well to have g. large line of may be's of your own, since they are likely to add sweetness to life. If we should subtract from ourselves what we sus- pect and what we think We know that we don't. the remainder would repre- sent ones true value. It may be safe to remark only experts are ever ex- pected to figure this out.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY.

The corofser's jury in New York city which heard the facts relative to the elevated train wrecks have placed the responsibility therefor upon the di- rectors of the Interborough Rapid Transit company. Like other recent cases it is another instance where those who are supposed to direct are brought to a greater realization of their duty.
 The disclosure of the failure to as- rEirne the requirements of director ships in other large corporations have had their good effect and it is not inn probable that it will so result in con- nection with those who arc operating the elevated system. Certainly those who are chosen to such positions which srry with them large responsib9N-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16

lay for he had said something which .he makers of books of quotations thought worth preserving. And why shouldn't The Cloud Digger" hit right once in 8 while when a son of New England averred to a New York audi enCe less than fifty years ago that he had counted 136 different kinds of weather in. 24 hours in the spring. It doesn't take a prophet to hit the wealth CT of New England right once in a while, for he must hit it right even if he is q poor guesSer.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16

RockefeIIer's motto was keep go- ing When he told the story of his beginning on the 50th anniversary of his business life he recalled the rough experience in youth when he went forth to seek employment He had become conscious of the fact he must have work to live if he expected to live and work. In his youthful ardor he doubtless expected to get work at once. He didn't. He walked the streets for days inquiung if a boy was wanted without receiving any evil dence that there was any demand for willing. worllin" boys. Quite likely the mist of gloom confused his spirits, but he kept agoing. No surrender" was l lndelibly. fixed in his mind When he procured the job he was never after in want of one. On top Of 50 years of activity with money bags so heavy he could not lift 'en. he Ileralded nn the boy joh-seekers of America: Never give upi Keep agoine,'' II is this spirit which made him richer than Croesus- the richest man of his day in the world. Don't sit down with Discour- agement-keep on the tramp with Pluck!
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16
susneet half these local. weather

suspect haIf these local Weather prophets enter the arena as jolzers, but if they hit it often they. become seri- ous and think they have the key to natures weather indicator They seem to make a deeper impression than most people think, for 9 hundred years ago one of these argus eyed sons of Reeize4 bub said: If 8 eat.licIf+ f1e1, foot it is sure to snow,'' and he is quoted to this
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16

It may be a. proper distribution when New Haven and Fairfield counties each get the chairmanships of ten house committees and New London county one, but it is hard to prove.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16

1t has been learned before this that the reports of the deaths of army com- manders and the destruction of war ships are as uncertain as the coming of peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16
Sunday Morning Talk
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 T. is lX 70 n25al.s necessary fer os{e always to l5olz s.5 tE.,e as l,e nay feel. \ serene c51r,te-aEce mar '1e cu1C44tclt-z e(t in any circurs5taacaz- There $ both philosophy and religion i1l the eGi0rta,- ton of <ne hymn our grandsir'es ussd to sing, And put q Cheerful courage cr- 1t ts often well to put oa'' Q. courageous exterior. even on occasions when one's interior may not entirely correspond 10 it. It is right to do so because 1t is right to be cheerful. Cheerfulness is a nor maj human attitude and it is right to act right whether we feel right or not. Nc one is a hypocrite when he acts in q mo~~ cheerful manner than he may be at the moment feeling. He is ratII- CT true to what is the ultimate and determining power in his life-namely, his will Will is, in fact deeper than feeling or emotion. It is the central force in personality--that which gives the set to character. And will has a very great deal to do with our men tai states.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16

There ought to be a chance for the unemployed over in Belgiuln when it becomes necessary for King Albert to dig trenches while his men rest
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16

The advocates of simplified spelling have probably discovered before this that there is a great opportunity for their ideas over in Poland.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16

Reports show that there were big ex- penditures for missions last year but it looks as if there would be a greater demand than ever this year.