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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-04
GILBERT As A WIZARD.
Curious Tricks CT an Old Time Investi.
GATOR of Electricity.

gator or ELECTRICITY.
II. G. Wells has called attention In
"The World Set Free" to Il half for
gotten worthy who, In THE spacious
times of great Elizabeth" loomed large
indeed Science. to be sure. does not
forget him. and one great English poet,
Dryden, has proclaimed with resonant
emphasis:
Gilbert shall live until loadstones cease
to draw.
Nevertheless how many young std
dents of electricity today ever heard
of William Gilbert?
1T was Gilbert. Queen Elizabeth's
court physician, who first puzzled his
brains with rubbed amber and bits OF
glass and silk and shellac," says Mr..
Wells, "and so began the quickening
OF the human mind TO the existence OF
this universal presence. And even
then the science Of electricity remained
q mere little group of curious facts for
200 years, connected perhaps with mag
netism-a mere guess that-perhaps
with the lightning. Except for
the lightning conductor, it was $50
years before electricity stepped out OF
The cabinet of scientific curiosities into
the life OF the common man"
Gilbert's theories and guesses about
magnetism-he concluded that the
world is a vast spherical magnet-werc
serious and farrcaching. and he en-
bodied them in book with ponder
Gus Latin title-the first great book on
physics published in England. But his
experiments were chiefly of the curio
and playthng sort. An English col
/ lection Of Elizabethan letters and an
ecdotes of court life quotes the opin-
ion of provincial young lady of quail
ity. but recently come up to London TO
accept position in the queens house
hold, who had witnessed some of them.
She wrote home to her mother:
"The queen is now well recovered
or her sicknessc. which was but little,
tho it lookt at first as it void be create.
She puts much truste In her Doctor,
one Gilbert, and soc doe her Lads for
the moste parte, and l am Taught ut
by ale but onely Lady Margaret for
llltiI QoS thc no NhiGS
that they bee not such as are permitted
to Xtian christian folke to undergoe.
| have seen him playe strange tricks,
takeing, for the diversion of the
queens ladis q silke glove from one
and her bedes of andre from another
and scrappe of the writelng of her
Love from another. if she have 1t about
her and can be purswaded to give it
uppe. and makeing the one to russle
and give forthe speckles of tyre, and
the others one TO pick the other uppe
by touching of it--nnd n blacke cate
comeing in he rubbed her that she bris-
sled and gave forthe little tyres that
daunced alongc her furrc in the dark
rs if the wyches that love blaclse Gates
were strokeing her back. Soche mat
tiers are OF the divel and sholde not be
NEEDED with for sporte. they are not
meet for good Xtians."
Poor, timid little lady. If she deem
ed Or. Gilbert's tricks and cures Of
goo years ago so pcfilous to the sou!
what would she have thought of the
electric shocks, baths, massage and all
the varied tingling. prickling. cracks
ling and spark splitting electrical
devices of cur modern physicians?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-04

moved to Cincinnati. and both teams
win play on the Feds field, while the
Buffalo franchise will be switched to
Cleveland. The American Associa-
ton team in Cleveland will be trans
ferred to city that is at present in
the Western league circuit, with
chances favoring Denver.
Brooklyn and Pittsburgh will CON
tinue with one Federal and one Nat
ional league team in each city, but
the games will be played at Ebbets
Field in Brooklyn and Forbes Field
in Pittsburgh
BY making these arrangements the
expenses viii be cut down for all con
cerned, as one field will be used in
each city where consolidation has
been effected, thus reducing the rent
al one-half.
Though there has been much laugh
ing at the Federal leagues plan for
10 cent baseball, it is said that there
will be 10 cent seats in several parks.
This will be done to educate the fans
and to allow those who cannot afford
to pay more to see the games. These
bleachers will accommodate only a
small crowd and win be in some re-
mote corner of the park.
In all other respects the prices will
be uniform in every city. The admis
sion rates will be 81, rs cents, so
cents and IS cents, as they are at the
present time in every city in the Ma
tional and AMERICAN leagues,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-04
THE TUTTLE CO, Publishers
RUTLAND, VI,

Send 80 ecuts for copy Ivy mail prepaid
you cannot buy of local deacr for % cents
Cloth bound, 60 cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-04
HORACE J. CLARK PROMOTED
Son of Poultney Man Made Superin-
tendent of Pullman Co.

Horace ]. Clark of New Orleans,
La, has been appointed superinten-
dent of the Pullman company, with
headquarters at Houston, Tex. Mr..
and Mrs. Clark are well known in this
city.
Mr.. Clark, who is the son of Jonas
Clark of Poultney, has been employed
by the Pullman company for many
years and has been located at various
times in New York, Chicago, Albany,
N. Y, and elsewhere. For the last
several years he has been district
superintendent with headquarters in
New orleans. The Office he has been
promoted to is held by only four
other men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark will move from
New Orleans to Houston the early
part of this month.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-04
Tho Modern WAY,

Mrs. Henry Peck-Men have degen-
Grated sadly since the days Of chiva
ry. Sir Walter Raleigh spread his
cloak on the ground for the queen TO
walk on. Women do not walk on
mems cloaks in these modern days.
Mr.. Henry recl--No; they walk on
mems neclls now.-Puck.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-04
Open to Conviction.

81 understand" said Mr.. Dolan. that
you declared there should be no more
fghtin'."
II said that" replied Mr.. Rafferty,.
But never was obstinate. an mebbe
Il few words of argument from you
ran make me change my mind
Washington Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-04
A Dilemma.

Wlfe-Henry. you really must have
che landlord come and see for himself
the awful damage the rain did to our
ceiling. Hub-I can't without letting
him see the damage the children have
dorc to the rest Of the house.-Boston
Transcript
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-04

We are all born for love. 1T is the
principle of existence and its only end
--Disraeli.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-13
PEACE CONFERENCE
WILL BE HELD SOON
DR.. Jordan Discusses Move for
Quasi-0fficial Meeting Of Neu-
trails with President.
FIRST SESSION AT BERNE DEC. IA

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-David
Starr Jordan, chancellor of Leland
Stanford university and head of the
International Peace congress, re-
Gently held in San Francisco, told
President Wilson today that a quasi
official meeting of neutral nations
probably will be held some time be-
fore Christmas, either at The Hague,
Berne or Copenhagen, to attempt to
bring about peace in Europe.
DR.. Jordan conveyed to the presi-
dent a resolution from the peace
congress urging him to cooperate
with other neutrals in calling such a
conference.
In statement laid before the president
by DIR. Jordan It was declared that as a
result of recent missions to the govern
ments of the warning nations It could be
stated that while the nations at war were
willing themselves to begin negotiations
for peace there is nevertheless abun-
dant evidence that those charged with
the administration OF the foreign policies
OF these nations would welcome, or al
least not oppose. affirmative action by a
neutral agency to bring about peace
based on international Justice"
Five Nations WIN Participate.
DR.. Jordan said that while no official
information was available peace advo.
Gates had learned from unofficial sources
in Holland, Sweden. Switzerland. Den.
mark and Spain that those countries
would be glad to take part in any move
ment to further the cause OF peace. DR.
Jordan was accompanied by Louis p
Lochner. secretary Of the Chicago Peace
society and who acted as secretary tc
Miss Jane Addams OF Huh House. Chi
cago. when she visited Europe as a rep
resentative of the Women's Peace con
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-13
Political Science
Academy Suggests
Subsidies for Ships

NEW YORK. Nov. 12.-Revision OF the
navigation laws. a government subsidy
TO a limited number OF steamship lines TO
South America. the far east. Australia
and South Africa; repeal OF tho seamen's 8
act and the appointment of govern
mont board of shipping experts to con-
slider the maritiTae situation and frame
recommendation for a new law. were
among suggestions made today by speak
ers during a discussion OF methods for
upbuilding the American merchant ma
rine at the opening meeting here today
OF the Academy OF Political Science.
Enforcement OF policy insurlng free
dom OF the seas, and possible modifica-
tion of the antitrust law to permit in
duEtriai and commercial concerns to com.
bine in conducting foreign trade. also
were advocated. Government ownership
OF vessels was both recommended and
condemned.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-13
Questions About :
Explosion Feature
of Schmidt Trial

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Nov n-De-
tails OF the explosion which wrecked the
Los Angeles Times building were taken
up today at the murder trial OF Matthew
A. Schmidt in the cross-examination OF
Marcus A. Bentley mechanical superin-
tendent Of the newspaper and other
states witnesses,
Bentley who testified yesterday to
having identified the body of Charles
IIagerty, one OF the victims for whose
murder Schmidt is on trial. was recalled
to the stand for redirect examination.
After he stated that no dynamite or
other explosives had been stored about
the old Times building. a cross examiner
for the defense asked:
How many gas mains were In the
building7"
Three" replied Bentley.
How large were they7"
''The largest was two and one-hail
inches"
Bentley also testified that ten barrels
OF ink were stored In the press room,
where Hagerty met death.
rs ink explosive?" he was asked.
IT don't know"
s. w. Crabill, foreman of the T1rneA
composing room at the time OF the ex-
plosion was called to the stand and told
about his experiences.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-13
WILL ASK WHITMAN
TO FIRE M'CALL
Legislative Committee Objects to
Commissioner Owning Stock in
Company He Supervises.
ALLEGED SALE NOT ON RECORD

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-state SEN
ator Thompson, chairman of a legis-
lative committee, engaged in investi-
eating the State Public Service COM
mission, announced today that the
committee would recommend to Gov
ernor Whitman the summary dismis-
sal of Edward e. Mccall, chairman
CT the commission OF this district,
and had notified Mr.. Mccall of its
intention.
Chief OF the reasons for recommending
Mr.. McCall's dismissal. Senator Thomp-
son said, were the revelations recently
made by him on the witness stand con-
cerning McCalps ownership OF stock in
the Kings County Light and Power COM
pany, a corporation whose activities are
under the supervision of The commission
Mr., Mccall testified during the investi-
cation that he had purchased the stock
on margin prior TO his appointment.
Before the committee began It's labors
today Mr.. Mccall said that he would not
resign as chairman OF the public service
commission
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-13
CHURCHILL LEAVES
CABINET TO ENTER
ARMY IN FRANCE
Former Sea Lord and Chancellor Of
Duchy Of Lancaster Resigns
and Will Go to West
ern Front.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MADE
Rumors Current for Some Time that
Minister Would Take This
Action.
MAJOR IN OXFORD YEoMANRY

LONDON. Nov. 12.--It is officially
announced that winston Spencer
Churchill. chancellor OF the Duchy
Of Lancaster. has resigned from the
cabinet and ilwl join the army in
France.
Rumors had been current for some
some that Mr.. Churchill would re-
sign his seat in the cabinet and go
out on active service at the front.
He is a major in the oxford Yoe-
many. Mr.. Churchill was serving
as first lord of the admiralty when
the war began and filled that office
the formation of the coalition cabinet
last May. He took the position OF
chancellor OF the Duchy Of Lam
caster in the new cabinet, Arthur J..
Balforu being made first lord of the
admiralty.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-13
Farmers Delegate
Makes Addres to
Labor Convention

SAN FRANCISAfo, Cal, Nov. l2.-The
American Federation of Labor met for a
brief session today and adjourned until
tomorrow because committee reports.
particularly that OF tho committee on
resolutions. were not ready for the con-
vention. The convention declared the
time for submitting resolutions to the
committee ended. Hereafter resolutions
may be introduced from the floor only
by unanimous consent OF the convention.
Ono hundred and fifty-three measures
were on file.
Among these resolutions, however, one
expected from Milwaukee Brewery union
delegates. asking that no representatives
OF religious organizations no seated aa
fraternal delegates. was not mentioned.
1t was said this might be presented in
the convention later. President samuel
Gompers, who was conflneh 70 his room
with. a cold for two days. presided.
| ]. ii. Patten, fraternal delegate from
the Farmers National confsrSnres xoiS
the convention that iabor's efforts In set.
ting legislation aiding farmers had dissi-
pated in the minds of farmers wrong
impression OF organized labor gained
fro mthe propaganda OF selfish interests. "
He said his organization advocated
strict exclusion of Chinese and japanese
coolie labor from the United States be-
cause IF the doors of tho Pacific are
thrown open white men will be driver
from the farms. Other planks In the
conference's platform, he said. were de.
velopment of the parcel post, r,iral
credits legislation and direct legislation
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-13
SERIOUS CHARGES
AGAINST AUSTRTANS
Allegations that Consuls Here Are
Back of Plots Against Munition
Plants to Be Probed.
DR.. GoRICAR TELLING TALES

WASHINGTON, NOV. 12.-Pub-
lished charges, attributed to DR.. JOS
eph Goricar, former Austro-Hun-
gartan consul at San Francisco, that
Austrian consuls in the United States
working under the direction of Con-
sui General Won Nuber and Count
Won Bernstorff, the German ambas-
sador, are active in propaganda for
destruction of munitions factories
and fomenting strikes among the
workers will be referred by the State
department to the Department of
Justice for investigation.
The Austrian embassy here denounced
Goricar's published statement as untrue
in every particular. and announced II
would try to find some way to prosecute
him for IT. Goricar, the embassy said,
left his post on leave and failed to re-
turn. Secretary Lansing today declined
to comment on the charges.
GOrica Charges Specific.
The Department of Justice has a good
deal OF information on hand regarding
the activities of Consul General Won Nu-
ber, which 1t gathered while investigat-
ing his connection with the case OF DIR.
Dumba, the recalled Austrian ambassa-
dor. but so far has nothing definite on
| the charges attributed to DR.. Goricar. In
substance Goricar Is accredited with maxi
ing the statement that he resigned his
post after fifteen years in the Austrian
! consular service because he declined to
4 A.
that whne consul at San Francisco, Com
mander Macmillan Burstyn, the Austrian
naval attache at Washington, ordered
him to gather plans of the fortifications
| of San Francisco harbor and along the
Pacific coast, and to get especially de-
tails of the works at Bremerton navy
yard. When he refused. Goricar is ac-
credited with saying, he was transferred
/ to Berlin. where, after five months, he
! was ordered to proceed to Vienna, which
he feared to do, because of his pro-slavIC
affiliations. SO he fled to Rome, where
he resigned last December.
| MunitiOn Workers Tampered with
Goricar's story contends that the Ger
man ambassador, working with VoT
Nuber, is in touch with the Austrian con
suls at Cleveland, ST. Louis, Pittsburgh
st. Paul, Chicago and Philadelphia, whC
spread propaganda among the foreign
workers in the munitions factories, anC
such activity. Goricar alleges. extendl
even to controlling the foreigner
through fraternal and secret organiEa
tons.
The alleged extent of the activities o
the Austrian consuls and the so-callet
spy system are described at length Ii
GoricaFs published statement. GorlcarI
record shows that he first came 10 thii
country In 1909 and was consul at Pitts
burgh, Denver, and finally San Fran
cisco. where he served three years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-13
Names Delegates
To Nebraska Pipe
Line Conference

CHEYENNE. wyo.. Nov. n.-(special) }
Governor John II. Kendrick today ap-
pointed s. skovgard OF Basin, w. g. Metz
OF Sheridan. Patrick Sullivan OF Casper,
George p. Hoyt of Cheyenne and Henry
s. Snyder of Lusk committee to repre-
sent Wyoming in a conference with a
similar committee representing Nebraska
to determine whether It will be OF will
not be feasible TO construct a 6O0-mile
pipe line from Casper 20 Omaha to
transport Wyoming oil to the Nebraska
metropolis.
This investigation is being made in
accordance with a resolution passed by
the Nebraska legislature. and is TO deal
with the cost of the proposed pipe line,
which is expected to exceed $3.OOo.OOO. and
with the commercial features OF tho pro-
posed project. The Wyoming committee.
OF which Skovgard is chairman. viii bear
its own expenses incident TO this In
vestigation.
The two committees are 10 report to
the Nebraska and Wyoming legislatures
at their next sessions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-13
CREEK CHAMBER
is DISSOLVED BY
DECREE OF KING
Monarch Chooses This Way Out Of
the Muddle Caused by Di-
vergent Views Of Politi-
cal Leaders.
CABINET NOW FREE TO ACT
Belief that Future Course Of Gov
ernment Will Be Based Entirely
on Military Considerations,
SITUATION IS UP TO THE ALLIES

LONDON. Nov. 12.-All doubts as
to what road Greece would choose
cut Of the muddle caused by the
divergent views of It's political lead
ers and as to how the policies OF the
Skouloudis cabinet could be rendered
compatible with the opinions OF the
adverse majority in the Chamber to-
day we're dispelled by a public disso-
luton OF the Chamber OF Deputies.
Publication OF the decree appar-
ently was received in Athens with
calm despite the fact that all ele-
ments hoped to avoid elections at the
present difficult moment. The
Greek government, It appears. con-
sidered dissolution the only possible
means Of securing for itself full and
unrestricted liberty of action.
Problem Now Up TO Allies.
Greek officials In london and at other
points continue to assert that Greec6s
future actions depend wholly upon mill
tary and not political considerations. A.
soon as Greece is convinced beyond doubt
that the allies have produced enough
troops TO make possible a successful Of
fensive against Bulgaria and to remove
tho danger with which Greece would be
confronted IL It entered the war tnade-
quRtely assisted, Greece will. % say its
representatives In Europe. Immediately
will range itself on the side of the allies
and render all the military cooperation
OF which II Is capable.
French Defeat BuIEarians.
Today's news from the Balkans makes
Il appear that there Is a distinct possible
ity that the Anglo-French and Serbian
forces may succeed in gaining a part Of
the Nish railway as far az Uskub.
All accounts received here of the recent
fighting In the neighborhood of velei
state that the Bulgarians are in full re-
treat after enormous losses and that the
freshly arriving allied troops are ex-
|
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-13
The Days War NetOs

FEAR THAT the main body of the
Serbian army has been cut off be-
tween KraIieVO, on the western
NOrava, and Nish IL expressed I'm
dispatches from n correspondent I'm
the Balkan war theater.
FIELD MARSHAL Won MAcksnsen
f. pressing the pursuit of the
serbians in the mountain districts
of central Serbia.
FALL OF VELEs, tn southern
Serbia, II Imminent after . severe
defeat inflicted upon the Bull
Earians by the French, according
20 a saIOniki dispatch. A report
received on wednesday that VeIes
had fallen into French hands was
the next day shown to be un-
founded.
WHAT THE LOSS OF LIFE waA in
the sinking of the Italian liner
AncOna by n submarine in the
Mediterranean has not been defi-
nttsIV determined. According to
n dispatch late last night from
Tunis to n Rome Newspaper only
22B persons, passengers and crew,
cut of a total of A2s on board the
AneOna were saved, which would
make zO3 20 be accounted for.
Consular adVtees 10 Washington
have indicated that 347 were
saved out of 40o said 40 he on
board, leaving 14O uhaccOunted
for.
PARIS REPORTS spirited exchange
by the artillery arm I'm the Vicinity
of LOOs, while near nus, in the
ArtOis district German batteries
were siIenced by the French guns.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-13
Chief Of Detectives Maloney Re-
turns from Wichita with Word
that Ape-Man Has Con-
fessed to Crime Here.
DOES NOT DENY SMITH MURDER
Kansas Governor Will Not Honor
Requisition of Other States I'm
less Agree to Prisoners Re-
moval.
p" IS WANTED IN MANY PLACES
BULLETIN,


TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 12.-Kansas
will not honor extradition papers
rendered by officials of other states
for Arthur Hasuer, held by Wichita
authorities, in connection with
crimes there, unless officials of the
various counties fthe state in which
he is said to be wanted agree to his
being truned over, Governor Capper
announced today.
Hauser was arrested in Indian
apolis last Saturday Warrants
charging him with serious crimes
have been issued in Nebraska and
Colorado. He is also wanted in Mis-
souri,.
the sheriff the city officials and the
Wichita newspapers seem to favor the
requisition of Hauser by Nebraska so
that he can be tried here on the murder
charge, but the Wichita police are re-
luctant to let him out Of their hands be-
Miss Grace Slater, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. 7. Hause, Mrs. c. B. Whitney, Ed
Malone and Chief of Detectives Ma
loney returned to Omaha at 1880
room on the Rock Island from Wich-
ita, where they went to identify
Arthur Hauser.
All six of the party verified the
reports from Wichita that they iden-
titled Hauser as the man who is
wanted here.
Miss Slater reiterated that she is
sure Hauser is the man who MUIR
.dered w. H. Smith. when my eyes
met his / became faint" said Miss
Slater, "and everything turned black
] was so frightened. am sure he is
the man."
Mr.. and Mrs Hause, Mrs. Whitney and
Ed Malone were equally positive in their
assertions that Hauser is the man who
held up the house party the night of
October g.
Admits Crimes Here.
Maloney brings back the word that
Hauser admitted the holdup of the
Hause house party and several other
crimes in Omaha including the one for
which Paxton hotel waiter named
Washington was arrested, but later re-
leased A cameo ring belonging TO Mrs.
Hause was found in Hauser's grip and
he said that two other rings belonging
to Mrs. Whitney were sold in Omaha
before he left
Maloney asserts that Hauser did not
DENY the murder of Smith. He did not
admit it, says Maloney, but neither di1
he deny it, but refused to talk on the
subject
II is still undetermined whether
Hauser will be brought 10 Omaha for
trial, says Maloney. The county attorney,
1Contipued on Pare Five Column TWoO
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-13
Interpreter Charges that He Lost
job Through Chinese Influence

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 12.-Dr.
J. E. Gardner. Chinese inspector and in
terpreter at this port for thlrty-two
years, whose resignation yesterday was
offered and accepted at Washington.
charged today that the influence OF
Wong Doc King. n powerful Chinese, re-
Gently deported. cost him his position.
DR.. Gardner resigned rather than ao-
cept transfer to Gloucester, N. j.. which
he said is an unimportant post.
''The boast was made by Chiness a
year ago that would be denoted ol
transferred for my work in the Wong
Doc King case" DIR. Gardner said today
Friends of Wong Doc King asked me