Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-04-21


permitted to do this necessary act"
he said, without running the risk OF
becoming criminals under the proVis-
ions of the Sherman act" He SAID
that chaos would ensue If railroad
men did not violate the law by get
ting together, or combining, TO dis
cuss rates.
Dr. Alfred Goss of Adams, y. Y,
as the result OF long research In the
realm of electro-therapeutics, Is said
to have worked out a treatment Tor
tubercular troubles that promises the
possibility of a cure. DR.. Goss mas
succeeded in introducing by means OF
static electricity a germicide that VIII
not affect the aibumen of the blood.
and has been proved to Kill tuberele
bacilli in lung tissues.
Hiram Cronk of Ava, \. Y, the
only survivor of the war of 1872 Gel
ebrated his l05th birthday Wednes-
day, April 49, He lives on farm
with his daughter and enjoys good
health. He and his father and two
brothers all served in the defence of
Sackett's Harbor and at the close of
the war with England were honor
ably discharged. Until three years
ago the venerable pensioner drew
only sI2 per month, but congress in
creased his pension to s25 month.
The grand jury investigating the
alleged beef trust at Chicago nave
subpoenaed six women wives of de-
partment heads of the packing bust
ness who are wanted as witnesses
but who are said TO have fled to
Canada and to be awaiting their
wives for a European trip. The wo-
men are wanted in connection with
the alleged disappearance of their
husbands. The grand jury proceed
ings are likely to be continued until
June / and railroads that have been
giving rebates are to come in LOT
trouble.
The upper house of the colonial leg
islature at ST. Johns. n. F., has
passed Premier Bonds bill excluding
American fishermen from Newfound-
land waters The bill provides that
American fishing vessels found with
in three miles of the coast or New
foundland with bait, supplies or out
fit purchased at any port in the ISL
and, shall be seized and forfeited to-
gether with their cargoes. Inc bni
was amended so as to permit the
suspension of its operation at the
ulStIetlOll VI inc SpNN'
The supreme court of the United
States has decided that the law OF
New York forbidding any baker or
confectioner to permit an employee
to work more than 60 hours week is
unconstitutional. Justice Harlan dis
scented, claiming the right of a state
to enact laws to prevent conditions
dangerous to health, usefulness or
Il tlnt h
may be followed by a strike of So,OOo
bakers in the leading cities of the
country The bakers demand 10
hour day and say they will fight for
it despite the notification of the state
law.
Commissioner of Corporations
James r. Garfield is investigating the
working of the Standard Oil company
in Kansas at Chanute and Humboldt.
and has been examining the books of
the Prairie company. a branch of the
Standard Oil company at Independ-
ence. The Prairie company officials
rendered the services of their office
force to assist him. Mr. Garfield says
that he is getting a great deal OF IN
formation. Agreements are said to
have been discovered between the
railroads and the Standard OIL COM
pany to keep independent oil off the
market.
Nan Patterson was brought to trial
for the third time before Recorder
Golf at New York city Monday, April
IT. The first trial of the Floradora
girl for the murder of Caesar
Young resulted in "a mistrial and the
second resulted in disagreement.
Miss Patterson claims that she is in
nocent and confidently expects ac-
quittal. The trial was adjourned a
day pending a certain injunction OF
proceedings brought by counsel for
j. Morgan Smith, Miss Patterson's |
brother-in- law, to secure a return of
the Smith letters seized by Assistant |
Attorney General Garvan while in
Cincinnati. The letters were surren-
dered
Their new Continental hah was
formally dedicated by. the Daughters |
of the American Revolution in the |
opening of their 14th congress at |
Washington, Monday, April II. The |
building will be the official home of /
the daughters. When completed it |
will cost about 100000. The building
is about half finished now. Mrs. |
Charles w. Fairbanks, the retiring
president general, made the principal
at the ceremonies and M.
Jusserand, French ambassador, fol-
lowed her At the business session of |
the congress the address of the presi-
dent general showed 4,19S new MEM
bers during the year making the
total membership to-day 42.S04.
Poughkeepsie, n. Y. is stirred up
over the action of 100 students of 4
Eastman's college, mostly southern
ers, who Saturday, April Is, signed
a petition to President Clement g.
himself a Virginian, asking
that c. V. Daniels, IL, alleged to be n
negro, be at once dismissed from the
college. In the afternoon Daniels
was Missed at a baseball game. He
claims his mother is a full blooded
Porto Rican. his father an Eng
ishman and his grandmother a Dane.
President Gaines at first took no no.
ice of the petition but the petitioners
declared that they wished to cut of
their tuition and would leave the
college at once. The leader of the |,
protest said that as the college add
yertised that no negro would be add
nitted. the rule should be adhered TO.
Daniels withdrew from the main
school Monday. April II. going to the
Harlem branch Of the college. DIR.
saines addressed the school. accusing
hose who signed the petition of taxi
ng a very narrow-minded action