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ITEMING BANNER.
NINTH YEAR NO 2481
BENNINGTON, VT., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 11)12
PRICE ONE CENT
The Measure of a Man's Value as a Citizen of The Town Is Not What He Talks When The Public Is Listening But What He Does When Help' Is Needed
THE
B
OF RUTLAND
G0ESUP
Price Rose Eleven Points On
Stock Exchange
70 IS BID AND 85 ASKED
Minority Stockholders Contend That
Their Stock Must Be Taken at
Majority Figure
New York, Jan. 24. A rise of near
ly eleven poinia in Rutland preferred
yesterday, following smaller gains
from time to time in the last few
months, drew attention to the ar
rangements for transfers of Interests
including the Rutland, between the
New York Central and the New Ha
ven road. These transfers have
been denounced by Samuel Unter
myer, counsel for the minority stock
holders' Protective committee, as con
stituting a violation of the anti-trust
law, in that they contemplated a div
ision of territory uetween the two
big systems.
The Rutland preferred stock which
is 7 per cent, cumulative, and of
which 90.0U0 shares were Issued, was
exchanged by the road in 1890 for
its common stock. The accumulated
unpaid dividends upon it now amount
to 199 per cent. It had been paying
2, 3 and 4 per cent, when, in 1905, the
New York Central acquired control
of the road from W. Seward Webb
and his associates, the holdings trans
ferred being about 47,000 shares. Af
ter the New York Central got it, it
paid 1 or 2 per cent for awhile and
then ceased to pay anything.
In 190G the Protective committee
was formed by the minority stockhol
ders. The stock, for which some of
them had paid par, was then sailing
around 28. An English firm of char
tered accountants was put to work
on the books in accordance with the
privilege of the stockholders under
the Vermont law. Suit was started
against the New York Central for an
accounting and for the appointment
of a receiver.
It was contended that the New
York Central and the Rutland had
been competing roads, and that the
'Central was holding the Rutland in
contravention of the Sherman act,
"right in the teeth" of the decision
in the Northern Securities case. It
was also charged that the Centra!
was defrauding the Rutland in the
division of joint rates, the Central
taking several times as much as the
Rutland got for a very much shorter
part of the haul. It was charged
that the Central diverted traffic from
the Rutland to its own lines, where
.they were parallel. It was also char
ged that the Central had turned over
to the Rutland properties which it did
not want, at excessive valuations.
In November last the minority
stockholders learned that in the pre
ceding February the Central had sold
half its holdings in the Rutland to
the New Haven road at 104. At that
time the market price was 32. The
Central also sold the New Haven a
half interest In the Boston and Al
bany. In neither case was the con
sent of the up-state Public Service
commission obtained or even sought.
When this was brought out later
Tresldeifl Mellen of the New Haven
said it was duo to an oversight, the
fact having been overlooked that
both the New Haven and the Rut
land were subject to the commis
sion's jurisdiction. Last month the
New Haven made application to the
commission for leave to buy the
other half of the Central's holdings of
Rutland. On behalf of the minority
stockholders, Mr. Untermyer applied
to the courts for an Injunction to pre
vent this second purchase.
At the same time the New ork
Central applied to the commission for
i.nv from the New Haven
the control of the New York, Ontario
and Western. Mr. Untermyer oppos
ed these applications on the ground
that they were parts of a scheme for
. nf prrltorv between the
Central and the New Haven, tho lat-
tei taking the Ontario "
keeping a half Interest In the Boston
In? Albany, while the New Haven
mastered the New England field by
Silig th. other half of the Boston
and Albany and an oi u.
Helo argued that the New Haven
iouUI not legally acquire , tho Rut
an because It owned the Boston
Maine a competing line, and that he
Central could not legally acquire the
New York. Ontario and Western, be
Se it was a competitor with Its
0MrUUntermycr set up another le
gal point that was a new one In
these cases. He argued that the
3c Service Corporation , wm . cre
ated to protect tho Ftockhold era as
well tVe public and that jdnce It
had authority to prevent such bc-
he minority stock as were made for
hat of the controlling Interest.
This basin, with accumulated dvl
aa was 108 at the time of the
he l"K "fore the Public Service
JomSlon. two weeks ago while the
market quotation for J t
Mr. Untermyer a ho asked tha
resident Brown oi me
re I en Mlon of the New Haven
.. . hnoenned. offering to .show by
be sueiK" ""' , uiuile
their testimony m .,";,"" o
.rheme was to make a division oi
iSZry in violation of the Sherman
let Without pacing on thli request
u commuslon adjourned the bear-
j lag, and xu data Us teen set tar itt
j Sine that time Rutland, h&n baen
steadily advancing; la tho market
There are 15,000 or 30,000 shares of
free stock that were not deposited
with the Protective Committee. One
of the minority stockholders intlmat
ed yesterday that somebody was try
lng to buy these in before the Public
Service Commission continues its
hearings, and said he would not be
surprised If this was followed by an
otter to the minority stockholders for
their shares.
The rise in Rutland yesterday was
10 points, to C5. At the closing 70
was bid and 85 asked.
THE GERMAN ELECTION
Socialists Captured Cologne Hereto
fore a Clerical Stronghold
As a result of Monday's reballotlng
in Germany by the members of the
Reichstag, the socialists lack only
one of an even 100 seats. This waa
tho outcome of another remarkable
changd In tho political atmosphere,
coupled with 33 victories by other
left parties, which makes the "blue-
black bloc," or government's chances
of retaining Its former majority more
than doubtful. The socialists elect
ed 27 men In 54 out of a total of 80
coniests, and now have a total of 99
seats.
The most sensational event of the
reballotlng was the socialists' victory
In Cologne, "the German Rome,"
which has been In the uninterrupted
possession of the clericals since the
foundation of the empire. The soc
ialists lacked only nine votes of car
rying the first Berlin district, where
the ministers' votes re-elected the
radical candidate. Tho conserva
tives suffered a net loss of 15 of
which 10 went to the socialists. The
socialists captured Colmar and
Strassbtirg from the centrists and de
feated Dr. Mugden, the radical lead
er, In Oocritz and Dr. Kosaim, the
national liberal .leader. In Darmstadt.
Count von Oppersdorff the leading
clerical, barely escaped defeat by the
radicals in Fraustadt.
I.ate returns gave the "bloc" a to
tal of 1 7(1 seals and the rational lib
erals radicals and socialists together
a total of 174. Of the 33 mandates
which will bo contested tomorrow the
most generous estimates apparently
canot give the bloc more than 10,
making the total 186. 14 less than a
majority, while 23 appear to be safe
for the left. This would give the
combined left 197. leaving only 14
for particularists, independents and
others.
While a total of 80 reballots were
taken Monday the socialists partici
pated In only 54. Another of the
noteworthy socialist victories, was
won at Frankfort-on-theMain.
PHELPS HEARING TODAY
Monroe Bridge Case Before Council
Probably for Last Time
Rmttnn. Jan. 24. A final effort to
save Silas N. Phelps, the . Monroe
murderer, from tho electric cnair,
will be made today, when tho gover
nor and executive council will give
o lionrini nn mm mil t .it ion of the
death sentence. The governor laid
the question or commutation to me
imprisonment before the council last
week but upon ascertaining the atti
tude of each member and finding it
adverse to such action, he did not
press the question. Believing that
innihnr. Investigation of the case
might alter the minds of the council.
ihe governor yesterday rormany taiu
the question of commutation beofre
the council through Clerk Hamlin and
tnrinv i vote will be taken. It was
said at the state house yesterday
that the memuers oi me cuuhcu
showed no signs of having changed
their opinions regarding Phelps and
the application for commutation pro
bably would be refused. Unless the
council acts favorably, Phelps must
die before midnight on Saturday."
AVIATOR PLAYS GHASTLY JOKE
Beachy Scaret Crowd at Los Angeles
by Trick Dip
Los Angeles, " Jan. 24. Lincoln
Beachy. whose daring feats of flying
have been the feature of tho inter
national aviation meet played a ghast
ly Joke yesterday on a crowd that
was still on edge as a result of the
tragic fall of Ru'herford Pago Mon
day. After several thrilling "death
dip!-" Beachy rose to 400 feet from
which ho made a sheer drop almost
perpendicularly and disappeared in
the gully where Arch Hoxscy fell to
hU death a year ago.
From the grand stand It appeared
that Beachy had fallen and when he
did not reappear after an Interval of
more than a minute, automobiles
loaded with doctors, mechanicians
and reporters dashed to ihe foot of
tho hill. It was fully three minutes
lator when Poachy reappeared at the
north end of the course. Hew past tho
grand stand and laughingly waved
to the crowd.
REULBACH GOING TO MINORS
Chicago's Once Great Pitcher Slated
for Big Drop
Chicago, Jan. 21 Pitchers Reul
bach ami Mclntyro veterans of the
Chicago National league club nre sla
ted to go to tho minors. Waivers on
them have been granted by all of
the National clubs according to an
nouncement made yesterday by Pres
ident Murphy. Reulbach has been
with the Chicago club for six years,
while Mclntyre was obtained from
Brooklyn professional ranks after a
brilliant athletic career at the univer
sity of Notre Dame.
EDITOR WHITNEY IS VERY ILL
Publisher of Northfleld Newt Has
Been Suffering from pneumonia
Northfleld, Jan. 24 A host of
friend throughout the state will
leant with sorrow thnt tho condition
of Fred N. Whitney, editor and pub
lisher of The News, of thin place,
who has teen lit of pneumonia. Ia
such as to cause his family serious
spprehenslon.
WW
UNDETERRED BY
Nebraska Leader Writes Letter
On Sul'iect
SCORES HARPER'S WEEKLY
Says That Wilson's Availability
Would Have Been Discovered In
Spite of Col. Harvey's Paper
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 24. William J.
Bryan takes the side of Gov. Wood
row Wilson in his break with Col.
Harvey and Henry Watterson, Justi
fying the action of the New Jersey
governor in requesting that his name
bo withdrawn from the columns of
Harper's Weekly,. In a letter sent
from the East, made public here last
night, Mr. Bryan says:
"The recent break between Gov.
Wilson and Col. Harvey Illustrates
the impossibility of co-operation be
tween men who look at public ques
tions from different points of view.
Col. Harvey became a supporter of
Mr. Wilson when he was selected as
tho democratic candidate for gover
nor of New Jersey, and he continued
his support when Gov. Wilson be
gan to be discussed as a candidate
for the presidency. Of course it is
absurd for Col. Harvey's friends to
talk about his 'bringing Gov. Wilson
out.' No man or paper could have
mado Gov. Wilson available as a
candidate if he himself had not at
tracted attention; it would have been
impossible for Col. Harvey to have
prevented a discussion of Gov. Wil
son's availability.
"But let us assume that Col. Har
vey was doing all he could for his
choice, what was the situation? His
conspicuous support was not only of
no advantage, but it became actually
a disadvantage; It did not bring to
Gov. Wilson the class for which Col.
Harvey speaks, but alienates men
just as honest as Col. Harvey's
friends who could not understand
why Col. Harvey praised Gov Wilson
personally without endorsing the
things for which Gov. Wilson stands.
It naturally aroused suspicion as to
tho sincerity of one or the other and
when Gov. Wilson was sked the
question he admitted that he regard
ed the support of Col. Harvey as a
liability rather than as an asset.
"Should he have pretended that he
thought that Col. Harvey was help
ing him when he was not? And why
should Col Harvey complain? If he
really favors Gov. Wilson, he must
desire to aid hlni; why should he be
offended then at Gov. Wilson's frank
ness? Is he more Interested In be
ing known as 'the man who made
Gov. Wilson famous' than In advanc
ing Gov. Wilson's cause? Harvey has
shown no signs of conversion. It he
communes with Ananias it la not
with auy consciousness of blindness.
Ho has seen no new light, and when
he does he will feel so ashamed of
his lifelong fight against progressive
democracy that his first desire will
bo to bring forth fruits meet for re
pentance not lo assume leadership.
"It must pain. Gov. Wilson to
break with old friends, but the
breaks must necessarily come unless
he turns back or they go forward.
'A man is known by the company he
keeps' nnd he cannot keep company
wit those going In opposite directions
Gov. Wilson must prepare himself for
other desertions they will distress
him, but there is abundant consola
tion of duty well done."
TIGHT LID AT NEWPORT
Gov. Pothier Will Use Mllltla If Nec
essary to Keep It On
Newport. Jan. 24. Gov. Pothier.
when he closed tho gambling places
here Saturday over tho heads of tho
mayor and chief of police, says that
they must remain closed for good or
at least while ho sits In the gover
nor's chulr. Ho says he will keep
them closed if he has to call out the
militia. Gov. Pothier has a list of
places of lll-reputo In Newport and
of places where liquor la sold with
out a license. These are to bo clos
ed at onco or the governor will uso
bis oince and tho sheriff's forces here
to do so. '
It Is tho general belief here thnt
the Newport Civic League and other
such bodies caused tho governor to
act as ho did. It Is nlso a report
from Inner political circles that Gov.
Pothier will nsk the General Assem
bly to pass a law for a state police.
Tho governor Is to bo asked to ap
point a police commission for New
port, such us was In existence five
years ago.
For years gambling has been going
on here under alt administrations
without 'any Interference. Whether
tho present movement 18 duo to pol
itics remains to be learned. New
port usually goi-s strongly Republi
can In federal and state elections but
always save for a few exceptions
Democratic In city elections. Mayor
P. J. Boyle Is now serving his 14th
term.
TO OPPOSE CANNON
Socialist Candidate Nominated In
Danville District
j, n. Walker, president of the Ill
inois mine workers who lives at
Danville, 111., was nominated for con
gress by socialists of tho ISth district
Monday. Walker Is attending the
miners' convention at Indianapolis
and It Is not kuown whether ho will
accept. Tho district now is repres
ented by ex Speaker Joseph O. Cau-
DOD.
DYNAMITE EXPLODED
One Man Wm Killed and toveal
Injured,
Newark, N. T, Jan. 24. One man
was killed and several others badly
Injured today through the explosion
of a large quantity of dynamite used
in the barge canal work. The explo
sion is supposed to have been due to
careless handling of the explosive by
tho unskilled Italian workmen.
AN ASYLUM FIRE
Patients at Danvers In Panic But
Lives Saved
Oanvers, Mass., Jan. 24, Fire In
one wing of the Btate asylum today
created a panic among the Inmates
and the firemen were obliged to aid
the attendants in quelling tho out
break due to the fire.
The patients were successfully
transferred without loss of life,
though some were slightly Injured be
cause the frenzy from which they
suffered drove them to reBist the ef
forts in their behalf.
DARLING IN WASHINGTON
Little Prospect of Consolidation of
Customs Districts
Washington, Jan. 24. Collector C.
H. Darling of the port of Burlington
arrived In the city yesterday for his
annual winter visit of a few days.
Nothing has been heard recently oi
the proposal of the administration to
consolidate the two Vermont cus
toms, districts, the House not appear
ing to be in any hurry, at least, in
promoting the scheme. Representa
tive Cox of Indiana, the chairman of
the committee which is to consider
the matter, has been at home for
some tlmo, and there appears to be
no present disposition to take action.
If any at all is taken at this ses
sion is a matter of doubt, as the
democratic majority have other
"economy" schemes of their own on
hand of more consequence to them.
Even should tho committee get
around to consider the matter it is
extremely doubtful if the House acts
at this session. Collector Emery re
turned home with this decided im
pression and very probably Collector
Darling will, also. -
SNUB FOR GOV BLEASE
Legislature Expunges HIsMessageon
Libel Law
Columbia, S. C, Jan. 24. The
friction between the legislature and
Gov. Cole L. Blease tonight reached
its climax in the decision of the
House to expunge from its journal
all but the first two paragraphs of
the governor's recent message on the
so-called libel bill.
The vote, which followed a day de
voted to argument, waB 86 to 263 in
favor of expunging from the record
that part of the governor's message
which contained a bitter attack up
on the press of South Carolina.
TO JOIN WEAVERS' UNIONS
Three Workers Who Caused All the
Trouble in Lancashire Give Way
London, Jan. 24. Mr. and Mrs.
Riley and Margaret Bury, the three
Lancashire non-unionist weavers
who caused the cotton lockout, have
now gtven way
The Rlleys are to have work at an
other mill, where they say they will
join the union. Miss Bury will do
likewise.
Work in the Lancashire spinning
mills is to bc resumed on full time,
owing to tho ending of the weaver's
lockout.
WILSON FOR INCOME TAX
Will Urge Legislature to Ratify the
Federal Amendment
Trenton, N. J., Jan 24. Gov Wil
son was at the State House today,
and again declined to discuss the
Harvey-Watterson incident in any
way. Ho told the reporters that he
would likely send a special message
to the legislature soon urging the rat
ification of tho amendment to the
Federal Constitution providing for
tho levying of an Income tax.
U. S. CAPTAIN DEAD
Caught Yellow Fever at Guayaquil,
Ecuador
Washington, Jan 24. A dispatch to
the navy department today from
Guayaquil announced the death of
Ihe captain of the United States gun
boat, Yorktown In the harbor here.
Ono seaman on the Yorktown has al
so died from tho same disease,
Wll Aloi.a In Years.
Justlre of the Peace How old an
you 1
Illiterate PrWoncr-I don't adzackty
know. squire, but I klu ree'lect when
eVrylmdy called India rubber "guui
elsistlc."-Chlnigo Tribune.
Forgot to Look at Hie Ft.
"Pin peitltig nbsentmlnded."
"SoT
"Yes. I stood for nn hour In the
vestibule yesterday trying to remem
ber whether I was going out or com
ing lit."-Louisville Courier Journal.
Alcohol.
Alcohol bolls at 17:1 degrees Fnhrcn-helt-.1!)
degrees lower than the tem
perature nt which water Itolls.
A Great Storm.
Thirty thousand persous perished In
India Oct. II. 1737, from tho effects
of a grent storm.
A Card
We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on a 50
cent bottle of Greene's Warranted
Syrup of Tar If It falls to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee a
25 cent bottle to prove satisfactory
or money refunded.
Cole's Phsrmacy. A. 8. Hath" - ay.
Harwood Drug Store.
C. K. and A. B.' Hawkins,
D K. Qulnlcn, E. C. Woodworth.
ROOSEVELT- '-FAILS
CONTEST '
Delegates For Taft By an Over
whelming Majority
STAMPEDE DIDN'T WORK
Rough Riders Out In Force and Rait
ed a Great Rumpus But Couldn't
Change a Vote
Oklahoma City, Okla., Jan. 24.
What had been planned as a stam
pede for Col. Roosevelt resulted in
an overwhelming victory for Presi
dent Taft in the Fourth District Con
vention at Coalgate today. Despite
the reading of a letter addressed to
Chairman Edward Perry by Gifford
Pinchot, urging that Senator La Fol
lette be indorsed, the convention . in
structed for Taft by a vote of 118 to
32 and indorsed James A. Harris,
present state chairman, for national
committeeman of the same vote.
The climax came when the minor
ity report signed by only one of the
eighteen members of the district com
mittee was read. Shriekinc bowline
and other stampede tactics were re
sorted to, and a pandemonium of un
bounded frenzy resulted when Chair
man Perry, after tho reading of the
minority report which indorsed
Roosevelt, jumped on the platform
yelling at the top of his voice:
"Slap Roosevelt In the face if vou
dare!"
Under the leadership of Chairman
Perry a riotous demonstration ' was
then carried on In which the "Rough
Rider element" and a number of men
who, it Is said had not been in the
convention hall until then were in
the foreground. An American flag
was dropped on the stago In tumuli
by tho "Rough Riders." Every vio
lent effort possible was mado to get
the Roosevelt crowd to storm the
platform, all of which, however af
ter ten to fifteen minutes of rioting,
weakened against the placid but de
termined groups of Taft adherents,
who gathered around Jim Harris who
Quietly smoked his cigar through it
all.
DIDN'T RAISE THE MONEY
London Wouldn't Give a Half Million
For Y. M. C. A.
London, Jan. 23. Falling short of
the required amount by over JU30,
uot), London's twelve-day campaign
to raise 100,000 in aid of Hie Young
Men's Christian Association funds
closed tonight with the total stand
ing at JCMfill.
Naturally every one is disappoint
ed that the fail amount was not
obtained within the specified time,
but collecting will go ou until the
object is attained. The big subscrip
tions which all hoped for did not
materialize, although strenuous ef
forts were mado in this direction.
Among those appealed to lo save
the day was J. Pierpont Morgan, who
was seen by Mr. Arbuthnot, Chair
man of the Citizens' Committee. Mr.
Morgan politely but firmly declined,
saying he had enough to do to look
after the needs of Lib owu country.
A similar reply was given by Lord
Strathcona, referring to Canada, and
he added.
"Loudon ought to be ashamed of
Itself If It could not raise a million
pounds for such an objiKt."
Among others appealed to were W.
R. Hearst and John Wanamaker,
with no result.
FOR DEER KILLING
Two Wllliamstown Men Arrested by
Game Warden Nichols
Russell Blake and Edward Leo o(
Wllliamstown were arrested Monday
by Game Warden William Nichols ou
the charge of having wouuded Uf
buck deer which, after being shot in
the leg, ran across the state line into
Pownal and was killed near the
Broad Brook reservoir through In
structlona from County Game War
den K. S. Higglns.
Blako and Leo were arraigned In
court at Wllliamstown Monday on
tho chargeB of hunting without regis
tratlon and pursuing and wounding a
deer. They pleaded not guilty, fur
nished ball In tho sum of 50 each
and tho cases were continued to
Friday.
FRANCE DELIVERS ULTIMATUM
Prepared to Recall Embassador from
Rome
London, Jan. 24. Should Italy re
fuse to accede to France's demand
that the Turks arrested on board the
Manouba shall bo turned over to the
French authorities, France Is prepar
ed to recall her embassador from
Romo nnd deslgnato French warships
to escort and protect French steam
ers In tho Mediterranean. Camllle
Barrere, tho French embassador to
Italy, was duo to arrive In Rome last
night. Ho has been Instructed to
reiterate firmly Franco's demand. The
French government expects that It
aly will accede.
The Mantle of Charity.
"Did he marry her for her money T
asked the girl iu white.
"Welt, let's be charitable nnd s:i.v he
did." answered Ihe girl In gray. "There
Is no Use casting nspersloim on his
tasto and Judgment Chicago Post.
Old Time Brutality.
lo r..p2 Ihe Langobardl In Germany
put all their old men to death and the
Widows voluntarily burned Ihenmelves.
HARCED WITH THEFT
Young Worvm Held for Stealing
WeaHnjj Apparel from Employer
Deputy Sheriff Frank ' "Wilson of
Pownal and Ernest Healy of Black-
Inton arrived in the village this
morning with a young woman by the
nutne of Helen Batton, who la accus
ed of stealing a quantity of wearing
apparel from the house of Mr. Healy
where she had been employed.
The young woman was found by
Mr. Healy and tho deputy In the
railway station at Pownal and as she
refused to return to the state of
Massachusetts the only thing that
could be done was to put her in the
custody of Sheriff Godfrey and com
municate with the authorities in
North Adams.
The girl had been employed at the
Healy home about three weeks and
it is charged that when she left she
took with her a . gold locket and
chain, a gold bracelet, a set of furs,
a coat, a hat, a blue serge skirt,
some underclothing and small arti
cles. Deputy Wilson brought the young
woman to the oflice of State's Attor
ney W. J. Meagher who communica
ted with tho office of Chief of Police
Dineen in North Adams. Arrange
ments were made to send a Massa
chusetts office here today to look in
to the case.
PRISONER PAROLED,
Joseph Stevens was Convicted of
Stealing Bonding Wire
Probation Officer John Nash has
received from Governor Mead a par
ole In the case of Joseph Stevens,
who was sentenced in May, 1910, by
Municipal Judge E. II. Holden to not
more than two years and six months
in the state prison at Windsor for
stealing bonding wire from the Berk
shire street railway company. Stev
ens' minimum sentence would have
expired on tho 31st of the present
month.
Stevens, who gave his home as
Lowell, Mass., and stated that he was
j. weaver by trade, was caught in the
ict of removing some of the heavy
bonding wire at the second switch
from this village on the Bennington
and North Adams Street Railway
line. One of the passengers on the
car which almost ran over Stevens
who was engaged in cutting away the
wire was Hon. O. M. Barber. Judge
of the United States Court of Cus
toms appeals, who was at that time
one of the officers of the street rail
way company. Mr. Barber assisted
tho car crew in arresting Stevens and
also helped the men put the wire
thief in Jail, here when the car
reached the village.
Stevens was convicted of grand
larceny and sentenced on May 10.
MW6C f
WILLIAMSTOWN BOWLERS WON
Defeated Bennington by a Single Pin
at "Y" Alleys Last Night
A team of ten pin bowlers from
Wllliamstown came here last even
ing and rolled a picked five at the
Y. M. C. A. alleys. Bennington won
the two last strings of the match but
the Wllliamstown boys had a lead of
46 pins on the first string which was
too big to overcome. In the third
string the last visiting bowler re
quired nine pins on his last ball to
win the match by a margin of one
and he just made It. The score:
Bennington
Schwartz 133 173 160
L. R. Percey 155 124 170
Dean 118 166 167
Sears 169 156 179
White 167 142 147
742 761 823
Total pins, 2326; averago 775 1-3.
Wllliamstown
Troy " 167 153 191
Price 198 139 188
Mason 133 146 131
Guther 155 125 141
McKowen 135 155 170
7S8 718 821
Total pins, 2327; average 775 23.
HITCHCOCK FOR TAFT
Took Occasion to Deny Stories to
the Contrary.
Washington. Jan. 23. Postmaster
General Hitchcock took occasion to
day, on going to the Cabinet meeting,
to denounce as utterly false and with
out shadow of foundation the stories
to the elTect that he was disloyal to
President Taft and had been assist
ing In tho organization and work of
tho movement that Is going on to
obtain the nomination of Col. Roose
velt for tho Presidency by the Re
publican National Convention at Chi
cago next June. As Mr. Hitchcock
went to the White House for the reg
ular Tuesday Cabinet meeting he
said:
"I am for Taft as strong as a man
can be. 1 did not realize until a day
or two ago how far these stories
about my alleged differences with tho
President were going. Thero Is ab
solutely no foundation for any of
them "
BASEBALL AT
WILLIAMS
v
This Year Includes Game
Schedule
With Vermont
Wllliamstown. Jan. 24. Tho 1912
schedulo for the Williams baseball
team has been announced as follows:
April 26, Massachusetts Agricul
tural College at Wllliamstown.
May 1. Wesleynn nt Mlddletown.
May 11. Dartmouth at Wllllnnis
town. May IK, Princeton at Princeton.
May 1R, Syracuse at Wllliamstown.
May 21. Yale at New Haven.
May 23, Amherst at Amherst..
May 25, Dartmouth at Hanover.
May
June
June
June
June
town.
June
30, Amherst nt Wllliamstown.
ft. Harvard tit Cambridge.
. Holy Cross at Worcester.
13. Cornell at Wllllnmslown.
15. Weshyau at Williams-
21, Vermont t Wllliamstown. I
MRS. JULIA E. WHITE
Died at. th Homo of Her Daughter,
Mrs. j. H. Cole, This Morning.
Mrs. Julia E. White, aged 72 years,
died early this morning at the home
oi ner, aaugnter, Mrs. J. II. Cole, fol
lowing a lineerine illness, neat!.
was due to dropsy with which she
naa sunered for some time.
Mrs. White was a native of Wards
boro. She was twice married, the
first marriage to Abial T. Morse oc
curlng November 7, 18S8 and the sec
ond to Francis White occured about
27 years ago. Her maiden name was
Miss Julia E. Ramsdell.
Mrs. White was a woman of an
estimable disposition, always much
devoted to the ties of her home and
family and was of a ouiet. unassum
ing disposition, which won for her
many close friends.
The surviving relattvpa nrA tvrn
sons, George W. Morse of Worcester,
mass., ana Harry F. Morse of Wards
boro, five daughters, Mrs. Edward
Knlcht Of Kasf. Wnlllnpfnrrt Mr
Charles Austin of Townsend, ttls
state, Mrs. Nettle Howe of Worces
ter. Mrs. O. E. Allen of Wllmlnttton
and Mrs. J. 11. Colo of Bennington
and two brothers, H. II. Ramsdell of
Worcester and John Ramsdell of
South Londonderry.
The funeral arrangements are as
yet incomplete.
COMMANDERY INSPECTION
To Be Held Thursday Evening, edan-
uary 25
The official inspection of Taft Com
mandery, No. 8 Knights Templar will
be held Thursday evening, January
25. There will be present Sir Geo.
F. Root, R. E., grand commander,
Sir Frank L. Clark, V. E. commander,
Sir Edward L. Bates, em. grand sen
ior warden, Sir Frank B. Putnam,
em. grand junior warden, Sir Major
C. Houghton, grand Inspector gener
al, with other grand coramandery of
ficers and eminent commanders.
The Commandery will open In full
form at 7:30. The order of the
temple will be conferred, after which
a banquet will be served, with mu
sic furnished by Donnelly's orches
tra. Sir Knights of other commanderies
visiting in town are cordially Invited
to be present.
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next 24 Hours.
For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair and colder tonight and
Thursday.
FOR ANY $18 OR
FOR ANY $12 OR
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SRBB?
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At Least Men Are Assigned As
One of the Causes
SPECULATION ALSO GUILTY
Trusts and Gambling and Bad Laws
and Especially Failure to Let
the Women Vote
Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 23. Reply
ing to the request from the State of
Ohio to explain the high cost of liv
ing, the Cincinnati Housewives-Co-operative
League, through Its President,
Mrs. J. W. Ellms, made Its report
public today, and gave the following
as the chief causes of the present ex
orbitant prices: '
"Trusts. Selfish, greedy, and hun
gry "for big profits.
"Speculation. Prices fixed by gam
blers rather than by the cost of pro
duction. "Husbands. Not as helpful In home
management as they should be.
"Lame laws. Refusal to grant wo
men the right to vote."
in tracing the high cost of' living
to husbands, Mrs. Ellms attributed it
to their tendency to evade domestic
tasks, and said:
"Half of them don't know the
price of sugar or how long an in
candescent light will last, and, all
unknowingly, they greatly add to the
already Increased cost of living. Hus
bands should keep household ac
counts as well as wives, and at the
end of the month both should bal
ance up and see If they agree. I
don't see why -a husband should not
know when the flour Is getting low
as well as the wife."
The league has already started a
boycott on butter, the members de
claring they will eat "butterless
bread until the price comes down.
Six women agents of the Bureau of
Labor of the United States Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor are In
Cincinnati secretly making an Inves
tigation of the high cost of living.
1
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$20 OVERCOAT
$i5 OVERCOAT