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The Pacific Steam Navigation COM
pauN announces that II ha" purchased
from the Salvador Halfway Company
the steamships A~cajutla and salvador
and will use them IN n frequent service be-
tween Panama and Salina Cruz, Mexico.
Passengers and cargo may be- sent to
Central American ports from this roun.
try, stopping II ports of the Caribbean
md at Vera cruz and going thence by
rail to Salina 'ruZ.
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The report OF the American Graphic
phone Company for the year ended he
cembcr 81. 1915, shows earnings from
all sources of sl.gSS.+ ol, and a surplus
before payment Of dividends Of sS5t,3il.
The dividends on preferred and COMMON
stock amounted to s33+,il5, The remain
ing balance, surplus and reserve ac-
counts. was $l.b2o.3Sl,
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T. a.. GiIIrsptr II witness.

+. II. Gillespie, Nice-preSldcnt OF the
r. A. Gillespie Company. which has the
contract for third tracking the elevated
lines, wac called to the stand yester-
day 10 tell why he refused to let the
subcommittee. of the Thompson ON
mittee examine IN" books Of IN" coin-
pany which relate to the funds rams
ferred hy the company I" its Iltt-bure
office.
Mr.. Gillespie referred TO the misuse
the committee had made of its privilege
Of looking over his ather's papers, but
was cut short 10y senator Thompson.
who insisted that the Committs" had a
right 10 see any thing II wanted 20. Gil
lesri- said that In tn" last fow wears
something like So ,io0.0on had passed
back and forth bet we.u III" " offices
of the COMPANY. aud that these transfers
had nothing t. do with any matter ~
which the Thompson committee is In
tereStcd.
The upSl,ot of the wranglc was thai a
subpoena duccs tecum was served upon
Mr.. Gillespie, returnahlc in the after
noon. Tn. hooks desired by the COM
mittec were not produced and senator
Thompson lot the matter go over until
to-day.
The committee VIII continue it's hear
ings this morning,
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2IhoI James l.. Ouickenhush. in
charge OF the Intcrhnrough's legal de-
garment. informed the Thompson COM
mitice that the star costs about 5000
u"o , year. Added to IN. ahoN" total
This would make the legal c>lenses az
IN" peterborough for min" years >3,7ls.-
13S.tl.
Also put IN evidence yesterday wa
q list covering payments Of the New
York Railways Company during the last
four Years This follows
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FEES PAID BY I. r. T.
List of Outside Counsel spread ON
Committee Record.

senator Thompson spread on the COM
mittee record Yesterday the list OF sixty
sin lawyers and law firms paid by the
marlborough as outside Counsel during
the nine years ended Dv-cmber 81 last.
The list follows;
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Insists ON Making Statement.

Later Mr.. Hays made "a statement in
spite Of Senator Thompson's effort TO
Keep him from doing so. The chairman
has been in the habit Of insisting on "A
Yes or No" answer from witnesses,
telling them that II they wish To- make
any statement later on they may do 50.
When the witnesses express "A desire to
make a statement the Senator insists
that he must not I'LL up the record with
"a lot Of useless stun" Mr.. Hays in.
sisted. nevertheless. on being heard.
Il think he said, that it Is unfair
to put a lawyer on the stand and then
to say something either directly or by
innuendo that reflects on his character.
You did that by using the term 'collusive
suit in describing this action of the
Admiral Realty Company. That suit
was not a collusiyc suit. was con-
WINGED that the contracts were uncon-
stitutional. and ! Still believe tina what
We urged was right
We'll. ! think said Senator Thomp-
son. that it is unethical To- take a fee
secretly from the other side
II did not take "A Fee secretly from
the other side" said Mr.. Hays angrily.
Ralph Wolf Of Hays. Hcrslfeld &
Wolf testified that lie was requested hy
Mr.. Hershtcld to ask the officers IT the
Admiral Realty Company one-third II
the stock Of which was owned by his
father. Isaac Wolf. Ia bring the suit
against the city. He said he thought
Mr.. Nicoil had asked Mr.. Hershheld
to ask him To ask the realty
He said he understood THAI the fees
were :" he paid by the marlborough.
cambridge colby, who resigned a.
counsel to the committee las, sunday.
appeared AZ II voluntary witness yester-
day. He said that George W. Young
had left for Palm Beach last Monday
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TO MAKE NEW HAVEN
GIVE UP PROPERTIES
Day State Service Board Rec
Ommcnds Action by
Legislature.
INVOLVES STEAMSHIP co.

BosroN. Feb. 23.-That the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad must
divest itself of properties and franchises
acquired without the sanction OF Massa-
chusetts. although authorized by the
Connecticut laws. is the recommendation
Of the Public Service Commission in u
report filed with the LEGISLATURE to-
night. The report consists of about
forty words and covers the recent in
vestigation Of the railroads capital, ex-
pcnditures and Investments as ordered
by the last Legislature.
1t il divided into four parts, pointing
out in the first section the reason Tor
the investigation. that the New Haven
IS Incorporated in Massachusetts, Rhode
Island and Connecticut. the policies in
zach of which are different and that the
road has lone many things under claim
Of authority from Connecticut which
were contrary to the MASSACHUSETTS,
laws. such az acquiring stocks and Sc
c~urities in other companies carried on
the books at 5000. GOO. 600 valuation. and
guaranteed other securities having "A par
value OF $50, 000. 0o0. and that IL mas
purchased or leased property. or fran
chises, or merged with numerous other
railroads without consent OF Massa-
chusetts.
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. For "A reduction in the book val
Nes of certain securities 10 be retained,
representing clearly dciined. iu!lations.
u For n restriction of the corporate
power which certain subsidiary COM
panies may exercise and for further pub
lie control over the issu" of their SCI
c%uriti"s,
; For amendments to the general
railroad laws which viii guard more
effectively against acts IN the future
such as have occurred IN the past.
The plan further ContcnplatcS that
all reductions in book values and losses
from the sale OF securities under tho
decree Of tho United States Court or
Nndcr the coinmission's plan shall be
charged TO proht and loss or some spe-
Clal bookkeeping account, and that tho
dividends which the company may nav
shall he limited 10 M more thar . pcr
cent. until the net amount Of thes,
charges has been offse, by appropria.
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tons from earnings or by contributions
of stockholders.
Drafts Of three bills cmbodyinG the
recommendations ut the commission are
submitted with tho r,nnrt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24

The Interstate Commerce commission
resumed It's hearing here to-day on III.
petition Of, III" New Haven for pcrmis-
sion To continue 10 o%l"rat" its Sound
lines of steamers, President Elliott was
the only witness. but In" shippers were
strongly represented and were unani-
inously in favor Of the rrt"nliou of the
boat service,
Mr.. Ellrr. for ia" commission. wanted
to know II the New Haven would rather
disI,os. Of the boats than to sell III" com.
pany as an entity that would coutiuu"
the boat service.
President Elliot, replied that If the
Government provided "A customer who
would pay a fair price. the company
would sell to t1lat customer rather than
10 separate individuals who would nay
the same price,
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- ,,.,a Urvo,,.
"Nhat Is the STATUS VI "e -
nrents, these guarantees a"" NV W."
New Haven railroad system "u.e' "u,
laws" asks the COMMISSION 80 '""s
as this question remains unanswered
there car in the opinion OF the COM
mission. be no adequate. consistent OF
efficient supervision over the anaIrs VI
this great company. 4,
sThere can be nothing but DOUBT ana
confusion, not only embarrassing ana
humiliating TO the Commonwealth, pu!
unfortunate for investors ana preJuuici''
en- the proper performance by the COM
80. ~ rs duty TO the public. The
settlement of this uncertainty Is n duty
,,hich however difficult to perform. the
-,omnonwea,th cannot shirk without
,us, criticism or without neglect of its
80 interests and of the interests. in
80 ~ All Sew England
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
AUTOMOBILE
EXCHANGE
ROSKAM-SCOTT co.

1916 Mitchell Sedan. III ApptrSOn. IS. "Rdr
~ :. q. ', Land, Limo. 1913 Marmon TOURING
III Mitchell Tour. lt-i5 DE Dion land
- Dctrnit.r. = Tour, 1912 R"nault land I
English Daimler Tour, - simplex Tour.
\. q. '. new convertible :, q V. kunatrut.
1914 StutI Coupe, IL Mercer Runahou,
l.anria. 30. Limo. Brm, =, q, \. Coupe.
~ Alec. ii. Tour, ~ NupnnbilU Coupe
~ Benz, IN. Runab't. !. Il. Y. Land Bro'
lancia, landt bro, M"'allurgiIur Rroh m
Mercer, Limousine. 1914 Mercer sedan.
"a Odds. Limo. nroug m s\mrrcan Roadster
IA StcArn> KNIGHT Tour Strarn> knight 5000.
1913 simplex. 4 pass.
i@ OTHER N\kES Late Models.
1896 Broadway, at SD St.
Tel. 30; Cob.
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Has Gained Wide Powers.

Under the second head IL points out
that the company has come into posses
sion. through these unauthorized acts.
Of power to engage. either directly or
through subsidiary companies, IN prac-
tically any known kind of business, in
GLIDING "a special form of banking. The
commission further reaches the conclu-
sion that Massachusetts has In no way
sanctioned these unauthorized acts or
lost any Of its powers with respect TO
them.
Before considering what action the
State should TAX tn. report touches
upon the question of Federal incor-
poration and suggests that il is deserv-
ing of serious study. IL points out,
however, that action by Massachusetts
10 necessary and ugges four possible
courses which may be pursued
!. A suit to restrain the Unauthorized
acts. such as was brought in the case
Of the trolley companies.
2. Revocation Of the charter OF tho
company by the General Court.
3. Forfeiture of the charter of the com
pany by legal proceedings.
I. Peaceful adjustment of differences
BY mutual agreement.
1t advocates the last course a. the
one which should first bc tried and out.
lines in general terms the basis upon
which such an adjustment should b,
made.
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The specific recommendations provide.
IN general:
/. For the sale within three years.
In addition to the sales required by the
decree OF the United States Court, OF
the securities Of the Rutland Railroad
Company, OF the securities Of all the
gas. electric and water companies of
certain miscellaneous securities OF minor
importance of non-controlled companies
and of four small street railway lines
In Connecticut which are directly owned.
2. For the disposition, within hive
years. of all interest in the Millbrook
Company and Park Square. Boston. real
estate, and also for eventual disposition
Of all real estate or other property not
owned or used for railroad purposes.
3. For the dissolution Of the New Eng
land Navigation Company and the tax
ing over of its assets and the assump-
ton of it's liabilities by the New Haven
company: also for the dissolution of
the subway and West Chester Construc-
tion Company. the l~ioAbury Central
Wharf and the South Bay and Terminal
Company.
For the retention by tho New
Haven company of the interest in ali
controlled railroad companies excepting
the Rutland, hut including leased lines,
and for the retention of the interest in
the steamship companies, provided the
consent of the Interstate Commerce
Commission under the panama Canal
act" il secured.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-24
Some Prayer.

That minister who offered the fol-
lowing prayer at the inaugural exer-
cises of the new city administration of
Gloucester, Mass, gave his hearers a
jolt, but there is not much that a real
good citizen can find fault with.
We wish, o God that these people
might be blessed, but perhaps we are
asking too much. 1t may be that the
only thing you can do is to let them 20
to hell, where they belong
ave pray, therefore, first OF all, for
the voters of this city; there are some
too lazy to vote, but not too lazy to
grumble. Bless them
We pray for the taxpayers who want
good streets, good schools, good fire
and police protection and good health
officers, but who wish other people to
pay for their cost
We pray for the business men whose
votes are always determined by the ex-
pectancy of special favors for them
selves. Bless them, if you can.
We pray too, for those who believe
that all laws should be enforced except
the laws which they do not like or
which, if enforced, would trouble them
We pray for the comfortable who do
not care for anything so long as they
are left at ease.
We pray for political managers who
swap votes and sell out their friends
and let their bad candidates go unop-
posed.
We pray for those who vote for the
saloons simply because they have
property that rents for more for that
than for any other purpose.
We pray for men so mean they are
not willing to give their sisters the
same privileges they have themselves.
We pray for ministers. If there are
any in this city q do not believe there
are) who say what is pleasant to hear
| rather than what is true.
We pray for all connected with news.
papers who openly advocate civic
| righteousness and secretly promote
crooked policies.
We pray for the lawyers to whom
law means only a knowledge Of helping
those who wish to evade the law to dc
so safely and so enable themselves and
Z others to get something for nothing
Vermont Advance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-24
THE NEGLECTED GROOM.
How a Wedding Account Would Read
If He Were Fairly Treated.


This kind of stuff goes every time it
Is pulled: 1.-THE bride entered the
church leaning on the arm of her IA
Their. And truly she was vision of
girlish loneliness in her up to date
quaint style gown of white silk yelled
in tulle and embroidered in silver on
the low cut, short sleeved corsage and
fared skirt, walking length. Her flow
ers were two armfuls of long stemmed
pqnsies," etc.
But this could be attempted but once:
"To the strains of the well known Lo-
hengrin Bridal Chorus the groom en-
tered the church holding on TO his best
man. Verify he was n regular god, a
Greek god in beauty, and as he stepped
proudly along. head up. eyes front, it
was us though some martial hero OF
old advanced to receive his chaplet Of
laurel leaves.
His pegtop, flared knee trousers Of
black walla walla wool warp We're
visible only below the tails of his black
walla walla wool coat. The spats on
his fine PasSamaquoddy kids were pale
lavender. His necktie was a sunburst
of color, and so Immediately white
was his three ply standup collar that
1t dazzled. The cold gray lizard skin
gloves he wore" etc.
1t never would get past. And yet
every election day somebody comes
and asks us to vote to give woman her
rights-Cleveland Leader.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-24
Mr.. FIetcher's "offenses."

The alleged offenses of former Gov.
Allen NJ. Fletcher, recounted at some
length by the Ludlow Tribune and
appearing elsewhere on this page, con
stitute quite a serious document. They
are in effect a challenge to his enc
mics to make his administration an is
sue and thus force him into public
defense of them.
Apparently Mr. Fletcher has no OBJ
lection to this course. In fact he
seems to welcome the opportunity,
yet, if he has so seriously offended
against the St Adams Messenger, for
example, he has also offended against
the people of Vermont and ought to
be brought to account
Examining the offenses in some de
tail, The Herald is forced TO agree
with the Tribune in respect to his rail
road policies. Railroad taxation as
It exists today is negotiable. 1t
taxes the railroad more heavily than
other property and in more than one
case the state tax is larger than the
net earnings.
In the same manner The Herald be-
lieyes his telephone investigation was
ill-advised and has served no useful
public end. In two respects, there
fore, this paper is forced TO agree
with the Tribune in its ironical
charges against Mr.. Fletcher.
In other respects the very head
and front Of Mr.. Fletcher's Offend
ing is not perhaps so obvious. 1t is
certain that he was the kind of gov
ernor Vermont editors and Vermont
orators had been preaching about for
years. He wore no mans collar He
took orders from no boss. He con
Quoted his Office for the benefit OF
Vermont, so far as he saw his duty,
and had the audacity to tell a Vermont
Legislature to 80 home after il had
fooled away so much time that its fur
Their sitting threatened a public scan
DIAL
Yes, he made enemies. Perhaps no
man in public life ever had choicer
or more distinguished collection, yet,
as the Examinations Of those enemies
grow more dim, can any man truthful
| ly point to a single act of Mr. Fletch.
er's administration which in the slight
est degree threatened the interests of
| the taxpayer?
On the contrary. is it not true that
| the plain people, outside of a few poll
ticians, are beginning to realize that
his services to the state were very con.
| siderable? If pressed, cannot Mr.
Fletcher specify, in very effective fash
ion, just why those politicians hate
| him?
The Herald does not happen tC
know whether Allen NJ. Fletcher is
about to become a candidate for fur
Their public Office, but, il he does. II
would strongly exhort his enemies not
to provide him with such ready-madC
platform as the Messenger seems tC
have built beneath him. Rutland Her
aid.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-24
.,YoU ARn oulrn wnoNe. you KNow.,

American who Glanced to he departing
from continental hotel at the same
hour. As the fellow travellers walked
away from the desk the American
noted the inevitable lineup of servants,
from the maitre d'hotel to boots, near
the door. Turning to his companion,
lie remarked, Its indeed n touching
tribute"
The Englishman stared for mo
ment and then replied "Oh, say. you
are quite wrong, YOU know. The help
have not assembled to honor us, but In
expectation Of receiving gratuities,"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-24
A Few Placards.

Placard at n moving picture show,
young children must have parents"
In BARRIERS shop window: During
alterations patrons will be shaved In
the back
In a tnilor's shop; 1--WE die FOR 9th.
crs; why not let us die for YOU
In a clothing store "These pants
will look better on your legs than on
our hands"
A silversmith has n place next door
to restaurant. The former having
put up placard "Jewelry of all kinds
plated" the restaurant keeper follow
ed with this: "0ysters and little neck
clans plated
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-24

The vote at the recent presidential
preference primary was canvassed at
Montpelier Tuesday and shows that
total of something over 10000 votes
were cast. In view of the lack OF con-
test and the fact that the leading pos
sibilities for the Republican nomina.
ton, Justice Hughes and Colonel
Roosevelt, would not allow their names
on the ballot the size OF the vote is
fairly astonishing. In fact it is so
much greater than was ever secured
under similar circumstances by the old
method that the preference feature of
the Vermont primary can be emphati-
cally said to have proved success. 1t
now remains to be seen whether the
Vermont delegates to Chicago will
obey the behest Of the voters which
states beyond equiyocation or doubt
that Vermont is for Hughes as first
choice and as long as there is any pos
sibility of securing his nomination. IT,
at the last moment Justice Hughes
should refuse to allow the use of his
name or if by any combinations of cir
cumstances it should be found impos-
sible to nominate Hughes it viii be the
duty Of the Vermont delegates to sup.
port Roosevelt should he he in the run
ming.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-24
The One and the Nauaht.

Oliver Wendell Holmes once sent two
poetlcal letters TO the "postoflice" Of an
Episcopal bazaar at Pittsfeld, Mass. In
one of them the first stanza was
Fair lady whatsoever thou art,
Turn this poor leaf with tenderest care
And hush, oh, hush thy beating heart.
The one thou lowest will be there.
On urnmgthe poor leaf" there was
found dollar bill, with some verses
beginning:
Fair lady, lift thino eyes and tell
II this is not a truthful letter
This IL the ono % thou loveth we'll
And naught W can make thee love II
better 90
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-24
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. Ms they cannot reach
tho diseased portion OF the ear There 10
only one way to cure dea tnoss, and that 10
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an innamed condition OF the mu-
cous lining OF the ISuBtachian Tube. When
this tube 10 inhamed YOU have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when IL In
entirely closed. Deafness is the result, and
unless tho Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored TO it's normal condi-
tlon. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cRaea out OF ton are caused by CAtarrh
witch Ia nothing but an innamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces
We will give one Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness tcnuned by catarrhl that
cannot be cured by Hairs Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars, free.
f. ]. CHENEY 4 CO. Toledo, Ohio.
SOLD by DrugFists 75c
Take itRls Family pills for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-24

A couple of weeks ago some OF the
state papers were pokiEg fun at Earle
S. Kinsley of Rutland, d, Yer,
mont member of the National commit
tee because he gave out an interview
down at New York stating that Yer
mont was for Hughes. Having certain
suspicious as to the way the news
paper game is played by the interview.
ers of the big city papers The Banner
does not believe that Mr. Kinsley was
quoted with absolute eXactness, but
that what he stated as possibilities was
put down by the interviewer as settled
facts. The vote of the primary proved
the correctness of Mr.. Kinsley's iudg-
ment as to the sentiment in Vermont
and after the state convention is held
it is likely to prove that he sized up
the probabilities of the Vermont dele
CATION with fairness and judgment
Mr.. Kinsley is a broad minded and in
telligent observer, absolutely loyal TO
the Republican party and in his work
as a member of the National commit.
tee can be trusted to lay passion and
prejudice aside and to seek to do the
square thing by all concerned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-24
When a man says

he doesn't need life insurance, every
body knows it's bind mans bluff.
Families cannot live on the income a
man doesn't live to earn. Insure and
be sure National Life Ins. Co., of VT.
(Mutual0 Earle S. Kinsley, General
Agent, Mead Building, Rutland. Yer
mont, ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-24
Worse and Morse.

a negro elevator man in a Broadway
office building was telling Bide bud.
ley, the New York theatrical writer
that his landlord had forced him out
of his home because he could not meet
an increased rental.
$50 he diSpossesscd you?' said bud.
ley sympathetically
"Wuss'n dat, boss" said the darby.
"He disflatted mer'-Saturday Even.
ing Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-24
PRISONER FOR DUTCH CONSUL
Germans Sentence Official at Dinant,
Beluium, to Ten Years =.

Amsterdam, May 22.-The TiJid an
nounces that the Germans have con
demned the Dutch Consul at Dinant,
Belgium, w. Van Rijckevorsel, to i'm
prisonment for ten years at hard labor.
All attempts to reduce the sentence,
adds the paper, have failed.