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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-02-26

HORACE'S MOTHER
BY Frank FiIson.
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Copyright, 1916, w. G. Chapman.)
what is it, dear?'~ asked Horace
scott, looking up at his wife across
the breakfast table.
ga tragedy" she answered, f1inging
down the letter she had been reading,
with angry tears. Your mother is
coming to pay us a visit tomorrow"
Good Lordr' said Horace, picking
up the letter and reading it.
Tomorrow, of all times, when the
Kerrs are coming to dinner, and
dozen other couples" continued Mil
dred. "And just when 1 had all my
plans fixed! What will they think of
us with that awful old woman?"
81 don't know that she's so bad,
DEAR said Horace musingly. "Old
Kerr was brought up on a farm and
was a farmers boy for two or three
years."
But, Horace, you know very well
that people who are in society don't
acknowledge things like that. 1t
doesn't matter what one has been;
it's what one is. And after l have
managed to get Dorothy into that ex-
elusive boarding school, and had laid
all my plans for bringing her out! We
are fixed, Horace, fixed with the very
set of people we want to get in with,
and now your mother is coming up
from the farm, with her ignorant
speech and her bad table manners"
''Tm not ashamed of her-God
bless her" said Horace fervently.
"Ah, well, if you don't care about
your daughters future, at least you
might care about our financial posi-
tion," persisted his wife. you know
very well that your chance of secur-
ing that position as lawyer for the
Kerr corporation depends on my in
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ticket it was tacitly understood that
you would support my policies"
(Which are to make as much as
you can for yourself and your follow
ers in the shape of contracts"
you knew it when you ran"
"a wise man does not commit him
self in the way you are trying to
make me-" anwseTed the governor.
"As your lawyer, Lloyd, l have done
my best for you AS the peoples
lawyer - for that is what my job
amounts to- do my best for them.
Now what have you come to speak
to me about?"
about the Hood BILL" answered
Lloyd. 1.-THE people don't care a rap
about it. I'll 90 further. They are
against it. They want the munich
pal forces in all the departments
manned and stated as they used to
be. YOU say it wasn't fair? But it
was fair. There wasn't a decent
young fellow that couldn't get job
in the police or fire departments if
he wanted one. Now you're going
to make it a matter of competition.
Competition in what? Drawn?
Judgment? CouraSe? No, in book
learning. A man can be a fine
scholar and not have sense enough
to keep out of the rain, let alone be
q policeman. That bill goes I'm
signed"
Boss Lloyd leaned forward and
annlze earnestlV
81 know what you're going to say,
that it amt my business. But it is.
I've got hold on you, and if you
sign that bill your son at the univer-
sity goes to jail-yes, to Jail, sir"
The governor started and looked
keenly at the other. what has he
done?" he asked.
"You know what he's done. You
know that woman up at the univer-
sity that got heap Of students into
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choose right now between signing
that bill and saving your SON."
Governor Peters drt1mmed his
hands on the desk. ais that all?" he
asked quietly, when Lloyd had i'm
ished
''Well, amt It enough"
you confess to having trapped
him? You have been spying on the
boy, Turing him on to ruin me? That
woman, Sadie Du Pas, Is one Of your
people. Everybody knews who she is
and what she has been. Every one
knows she was paid by you. How will
that lOOk?"
Look snorted Lloyd: why,
suppose people would say: That's a
smart trick Boss Lloyd pulled of on
the governor But they won't get a
chance to say it, because youn turn
down that bill"
Very deliberately Governor Peters
stretched out his hand and took a
document from his desk. With steady
fingers he wrote his name at the bot
tom. There's your answer, Mr..
Lloyd" he said.
Lloyd sprang to his feet, his face
white. ''You've-you've done it, he
stammered. "All right. You'll see
what mercy that kid will get. That's
your last word, is it,"
mo" answered Peters. He rang a
bell and his secretary, a specialized
young fellow with sandy hair, came
in. johnson" said the governor,
you heard all that?"
every word, replied the other.
''Have it prepared for the press ex-
actly as It occurred and explain why
we used the dictaphone."
Boss Lloyd laughed contemptuous-
". "That won't CO." he retofted. II
guess the people viii think the laugh
Is on you, not on me. A governor
turned policeman and using a dicta-
phone to trap a caller! Maybe some
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-01
SHOW VERMONT GUERNsEYs
To Be Represented at National Dairy
Show

Springfield, Sept Vermont pro-
poses to make an exhibit OF Guernsey
cattle in October at the National
dairy show that will be worthy OF the
special notice it will attract. This
was determined upon at the meeting
in Bradford last Friday of the Yer
mont Guernsey Breeders association
and the details of the plan adopted
were sent To the officers OF the show
in the board of trade yesterday after
noon. The idea will have the support
OF the American Guernsey Cattle club
whose officers are in Peterboro, n. IL.
In order to make the exhibit repre-
sentative OF the many fine herds in the
state, the state association will select
at least one carload, perhaps two, OF
the best animals on different farms
and send them to Springfield in the
name of the association. The rules for
the entry of cattle at the show permit
this to be done, though any animal en-
tered in competition for prizes must
walk into the show ring in the name
CT its actual owner.
Elbert c. Tenney OF Brattleboro
president of the association, and Mark
H. Moody of Waterbury, secretary
have already begun to pick out the in
dividuals that will be brought here
They say their chief difficulty is going
to be in making the selections from sc
large a number as is available; every
Vermont farmer who has n few goot
Guernseys want to be represented ii
the shipment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-01
CELEBRITIES TO VISIT STATE
Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and
John Burroughs on the Way.

A trio of celebrities is about to des-
cend upon the good green hills OF
Vermont. none other than Thomas
Edison. Henry Ford, and John Burrou
CHS are to take Joint vacation. They
will FISH first In the Adirondacks and
Catskill and then invade Vermont.
No guns will be taken because the
party is made up Of bird lovers and
partly because Mr.. Ford is along. Edi
son will not even take his razor, so
pacific is his expedition. The trio will
travel in touring car and their sup.
plies will follow them in a highspeed
motor truck. They plan to dodge the
city folks and will stick to backwoods
roads most of the time. They are 20.
ing to camp out as they did when they
we're boys. aud either Burroughs or
Edison will do the cooking. Edison
says that he wants to do II. but
doesn't think Burroughs will let him.
The campers will take five tents and
each will have his own quarters. Four
men will 20 as attendants, to pitch
camp and rustic supplies, which will
be bought from farmers along tho
| route.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-01

VETERANS DECIDE ON BOSTON
c. A. r. Encampment Next Year to
Be Held in Hub City.

Kansas City, Aug. 3l.-The annual
encampment of the Grand Army Of
the Republic in 1917 will be held at
Boston. That was decided here late
today at a business meeting at Con
yention hall of the Civil War veterans
attending the present reunion. The
veterans also adopted resolutions peti
tioning Congress to act on the pending
legislation regarding pensions. The
election of new national commander
in-chief will take place tomorrow.
Business sessions of the eight auxil
iary organizations also were held to-
day. Mrs. Ida X Marain, Minneapolis
was elected president OF the Woman's
Relief corps. William T. Church,
Chicago, was named commander-in-
chief of the Sens of Veterans, Edward
L, Braves, Bridgeport, Ct, senior vice
commander, l.. L. Roberts, Kansas
City, junior vice-commander
The Sons of Veterans auxiliary
named Mrs. NJ. +. Clothier of Rock
Island ILL.,. as national president.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-01
VlcE,pREslDENT ON STRIKE
Refuses to France for Movies More
Than Eigth Times.

Washington, Aug. 30.--A strike that
threatened to be almost as embarrass.
Ing to the managers Of the Democratic
campaign as the railway difficulty oc.
cured at the Capitol this afternoon
when Vlco.President Marshall stood
for eight performances as the maxi
mum before the moving pictures
camera.
II have marched In front of the
damaged thing eight times and that
is enough said the Vice.Presldont,
This IL getting to he silly"
In vain the Democratic Senate
leaders importuned him, and Senator
James Ham Lewis pointed out that Il
was "in the interest OF the party"
The Vice.president was surrounded
by Democratic Senator'S urging him
to "waddle around the ring once
more while the camera man turned
the crank, but he refused. The en-
terprsc was conducted under the aus
pices of the Democratic National com
mittee, which has obtained films %
Speaker Clark and House Leade
kitchln in the act of "congratulat
ing new members of Congress OF
their achievements"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-01
king CONSTANTINE
RUMORtDTO HAVE
ADVOCATED
Report Says Crown Prince Has Been
Made Regent
GREEK SOLDIERS IN REVOLT
Garrison at SaIoniki Attacked-Gen.
Sarrail Arranges Terms of
Capitulation.

London, Sept. 1.-An unconfirmed
report from Saloniki has it that King
Constantine has abdicated and that
the crown prince of Greece has been
appointed regent. a complete mobili-
zation of the army has been ordered
the report further states.
Many of the genarmes have revolt
ed. At Saloniki the revolutionists at
tackled the Greek garrison which re
fused to surrender. The revolution
lists were joined by three regiments
from Vodena.
The Anglo-French troops under Gen
Sarrail interposed and the members OF
the garrison were interned, the Off
GERS retaining their swords.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-01
THIRD PARALYSIS
CASE REPORTED
IN ARLINGTON
Infant in Family of George Squire
III Of Dread Disease
FUNDS FOR QUARANTINE NEEDED
Residents of Bennington Apparently
Not Alive to Seriousness Of
situatioA.

The third case of infantile paralysis
is reported in the town Of Arlington
in the lamlly of George Squires who
lives about two miles south of Airing
ton village. The victim is four
weeks-old infant that became i'll on
Monday. On Tuesday the condition
of the baby was reported to show
some Improvement, but on Wednesday
there we're symptoms which aroused
the suspicious OF the attending physi-
clan, DR.. G. A. Russell, who put the
family in quarantine. He called to
his assistance DR.. S. K. Gray OF East
Arlington and Boston physician, DIR.
Brady, who happened to be in the viii
lage. In the opinion of the three ply
sicians the case was one Of paralysis.
Dr. Ladd Of the state board OF health
is to be in Arlington today to make
an investigation.
The road to the house has been
closed and the other children in the
family have been removed to tent
200 yards distant.
The two children at the home of
Representative II. A. Hulet are report
ed to be much more comfortable than
would be expected. They eat hearth
ly and the younger boy especially is
reported to be making rapid recov-
ert.
Bennington people are not respond
ing to the call for funds With which
to meet the expenses of the quaran-
tine patrol. 1t would appear as
though the seriousness o. the situa-
tion was not fully realized. Five
cases of the dread disease have al
ready been reported from different
sections of the state. The state board
of health held a meeting at Rutland
| Thursday to take measures to guard
the safety OF persons attending the
different fairs and the ACCESSIBILITY of
| suspending these institutions entire
! ly was seriously considered.
Following a meeting of the local
board of health called by Health Of
fcer j. NJ. Ayres it has been decided
to suspend the playground activities
which had been planned for Labor
day. The only event that will
be concluded is the playing Of the
boys and girls tennis singles.
With all the precautions that are
being taken by local and state Of
ficials it would seem that the gener.
al public should awake to the emer-
gency. When ever the disease has
appeared in Vermont 1t has been
most prevalent in September. So far
there has not been a single contribu-
tion received at the Bennington
County National bank to assist in the
work of maintaining the quarantine
patrol All the funds so far received
have been from residents of Old Ben
Lington who are no: nearly 50 much
concerned as the yeGrround residents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-01
LABOR DAY HIKE
Green Mt. Club To Take Trip Over
Trenor Meadows.

The socalled annual" hike of the
G.. NJ. C. which has formerly been held
on August 10th was postponed this
year on account of the hospital cele.
bration, but plans have been made
to have the big excursion of the year
on Labor Day. Sept. lth, In which all
members and friends are urged to
Join and make one joyful gettogether.
day for the club.
Arrangements are being made for
transportation by auto TO Woodford
Hollow and from there hike to Tren'
or Meadows. one of the best and In
fact. the only view point taking IN
practically all OF the beautiful valley
from Bennington village way through
TO Glastonbury From here the hik
ors will descend into Hell Hollow
and follow the Long Trail down q
short distance to the club camp II
time for lunch, which each one is eN
pocted to bring, Coffee or fruit puncl
will be served by the club.
The entire distance to be walked Il
about l.2 miles. It being about
miles from the end Of the ride owe
the meadows to the camp and 8 Il
miles from the camp home to the VII
lage. A charge OF 25c for member
and i0c for non.members will b
made to cover the cost OF transpol
tation and other expenses and thos
who plan TO go should as usual Motif
the chairman of the excursion con
mittee. Dr. +. S. Pratt as soon as POI
sible. or leave word of ]. l.. Gril
. vnid
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-01

When everything around man stag
gers ana wavcrs, when all seems dark
and dim In the far distance of the un.
known future. when the world seems
but picture or n fairy tale aud the
universe a chlmcra, when the whole
structure OF ideas vanlShcs In smoke
and all ccrtmntics become cnigmatlcal.
what ls the only permanent thing
which may still he hls2 The faithful
heart of woman. There he may rest
his head; there he viii renew his
strength for the battle Of life. increase
his faith In Providence aud, II need
be, tlnd strength 10 dic in peace with
Il bcncdiction on his lips Henri Fred
eric Amlcl
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senlbled:

sembled:
Section THAT beginning Decem-
Der /. 1916. eight hours shall. in con-
tracts Tor labor and service, be
deemed days work, and the meas
ure or standard Of days work for
the purpose Of reckoning the compen-
sation for service of all employees
who are now or may hereafter be EN-.
ployed by any railroad which is sub.
ject to the provisions Of the act OF
February /, 1887, AN act to regulate
commerce. as amended, and who are
now, or may hereafter be actually en-.
gagged in any capacity in the opera.
tion OF trains used for the transporta.
tion OF persons or property, on rail
ways from any state or territory of
the United States or the District of
Columbia TO any other state or terri
tory of the United States or the Dis.
triCa OF Columbia. or from one place
in territory TO another place in the
same territory, or from any place in
the United States to an adjacent for
eign country or from any place in the
United States through foreign coun-
try to any other place in the United
States
Section THAT the president shall
appoint a commission of three. which
shall observe the operation and effects
of the institution Of the eight.hour
standard workday as above defined
and the facts and condition. affecting
the relations between such common
carriers and employees during a period
of not less than six months nor more
than nine months, In the discretion oI
the commission and within 80 days
thereafter such commission shall re
! port its findings TO the president anC
Congress. That each member OF IN,
commission created under the proyis
ions OF this act shall receive such con
pensation as may be fixed by tn,
president. That the sum OF $4,000
or so much thereof as may be neces
sary. be and hereby is appropriated
out OF any money In the United State
treasury not otherwise appropriated
to be Immediately available and {,
continue available until the close o
the fiscal year ending June so. 1917
for the necessary and proper expense
incurred in connection with the wor
OF such commission. including salal
les per diem. travelling expenses O
members and employees and return
furniture office fixtures and supplies
books. salaries and other necessar
expenses the same to be approved b
the chairman of said commission an
. audited by the proper accounting o
fcers of the treasury.
Section S-That pending the repol
of the ocommission herein provide
! for and Tor n period of 30 days ihcr
( after. the compensation OF railwa
employees subject to this act for
4 standard cighthour workday shall nj
be reduced below the present stan
A ard days wage, and for all nccessal
{ time in excess OF eight hours sue
employees shall be paid at a rate n
less than the pro rata rate for su,
standard eighthour workday
h Section THAT any persons violI
n ing any provision Of this act shall
!. guilty OF a misdemeanor and up,
,. conviction shall be fined not less thi
one hundred dollars and not mo
d than one thousand dollars. or II
T. prisoncd not to exceed one year.
B. both
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-01
HAVE st5,oOo,ooo WAR CHEST
Great Fund Available in Case Of Rail
road Strike.


Washington. Sept. Fifteen mil
lion dollars bulge in the war chest of
tho railroad brotherhoods. This
great sum, about equally divided
among the four unions, is ready FOR
distribution among the men should
they need strike relief.
As the brotherhood men view it,
their mighty war chest probably
would not be touched in the forthcom-
ing strike. They believe the trouble
would be so quickly over that the men
would not feel the pinch Of unemplcy-
men:
This war fund has been gathered
through weekly contributions cover
ing long period of time. The as
sessment varies according to the
members earnings. but the total sum
per year is written in fixed thousands,
One little code word wired from
Washington to every railroad center
In the country is sufficient to precip
itate the threatened strike. The
more than 600 brotherhood delegates
many OF whom left their posts Sunday
carried with them instructions foi
starting strike. General order:
have been sent to local chairmen il
all parts of the country and If the
code word is sent them, they will pro
coed to strike with mechanical pre-
Cision.
Trains on the line will be run to th'
nearest junction: fires will be banked
and engines oiled. The engines an'
the cars win be delivered to the com
panles in perfect condition, and ever,
union man will then quit the property
with orders to avoid violence or tres
| unes
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-01
FORD MAZE MILLION A WEEK
Profit Will Be Used in Expanding
Company's Business

Detroit, Mich, Sept IA profit of
more than $1,000, 900 week was made
by the Ford motor company during
the year which ended July 81, accord
ing to the financial statement issued
here yesterday. The years bushes
totaled $2OS, ,S6I347; the years profit
was $59,994,11S. Cash in hand and in
banks totaled $52,53O771. In 1912 the
available cash was $6,4OO1 Total
men employed in all plants is 1880.
OF these 36,626 are receiving So a day
or more, the statement says. More
than $1,000 of these men are employ
ed in Detroit, Henry Ford announced
that most of the profit would be used
in expanding the company's business.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-01
LIGHTING WHITE MOUNTAINS
Telephone CentraIs Will Give Advice
as to Electrical Display.

do " ElcCtIlCdi OlSPldys
Rutland, Aug. 31.-District Traffic
Chief Samuel f. Parker Of the New
England Telephone and Telegraph
company has received word that all Of
the local telephone Offices in the state
will be sources of information in re-
gard to the illumination of the White
Mountains which is to take place on
Saturday night. The 1916 ilumin-
ation of the White Mountains is a
special feature for tourists and will
be grand sight for those who are
fortunate enough to witness the
event.
The mountains will be lighted with
red lights all along the Presidential
range, with Mt. Washington in the
center. II will be visible from Maine
to the Adirondacks, the sky surround
ing the peaks being aglow with the
fire. The lighting takes place at $50
Saturday night. In case the weather
is unfavorable, it will be postponed a
day and people interested can find out
by calling the local telephone office
The illumination is in charge OF Fred
b. Maynard, secretary Of the Appala
chian club.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-01
GUARDsMAN'S BODY ARRIVES
Chaplain Thomas Accompanies Re
mains of Henry LaWton.

st. Adams, Aug. SO-The remains
of Private Henry Lawton Of Co. b,
V. n. g., who died at the post hospi-
tai at Eagle Pass, Texas, last Satur-
day. reached here this evening on
train No. 3, due at eight O'Clock. Al
though ii was two hours late. the
crowd that thronged the station
waited till its arrival Chaplain John
NJ. Thomas of Middlebury accompani-
ed the remains here, and also Priyates
Floyd II. Richards of Walnut street
and George w. Porter Of Laconia, n
H., members OF Co. b, who recently
received their discharges. Mr. Law
tons father. John Lawton and brother
John, met the body in Burlington.
At the station were members of the
three frateTnal orders in which the de
ceased guardsman belonged, the
Eagles, Foresters and Masons and
members of the Stranahan club, also
members OF a. X. Hurlbut Post, No
| 60. G.. \. II.