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BUS|NESSLAWSARE
/. NOT CREATED BY
BUSINESS MEN
COuntry's Commerce Embar.
raised, Says Chancellor Day
BY ATTACKS ON CAPITAL
Legislation Against Corporations Re
suits in Extra Burdens Upon
the Common People

Syracuse, N. Y, June -" The
country has never seen a time when
It's commerce Of all kinds was so in.
yolyed and embarrassed by unwise
laws created by men utterly unqual.
lhed by business incapacity and mex.
perience as today" declared Chan.
cellor James X. Day of Syracuse mi.
yersity in his baccalaureate sermon
yesterday morning.
The business men of whom there
are too few in Congress are NOT
making the business laws, he contin.
ued. They are in the grasp of men
who keep their ears to the ground
listening for the direction in which
popular excitement, often misguided
Is hurrying for the moment. For a
decade 1t has been blindly rushing
against capital in corporate forms
Indifferent to the fact that without
capital in large forms there can be
no capital in small forms and nc
labor.
But the constituents in maxine
maJortes demand laws and they
nave them. Men muddle with the
coal business who do not know q
lump of coal from a piece of SLATE
and you and | pay one or two dollar,
ton more for coal because of Their
folly.
They confidently manage rail
roads in detail, attempting to arrang,
fixed charges, the passenger ant
freight tariff and the wage of EN-
ployes, and by and by after the fool
lshness of it all becomes apparen
to all, We Of the common people viii
pay the freight.
Ihey levy tax upon corporal,
forms of business because il il in
corporated and we will pay the Ia,
IN the higher price OF things tina
comethrough the corporation. for il
The final analysis of things, the peo
pie pay the bills.
The citizen must see TO il tina
the wisest and soundest men max
the laws and that they do not maxi
too many of them.
But the future of our country de
Ponds not only upon the great minds
but also upon old fashioned Christia,
morality And this sense of duty am
personal obligation, controlling al
issues, is secured only by a genera
awakening OF conscience by genuin
religion"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-12
SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Enjoyable Event Given at Saratoga
by Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lord. Hall

A number of local people attended
the brilliant reception Friday even
ing at the summer home, Shadow
Lawn" North Broadway, Saratoga OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William l.. Hall in OBJ
servance OF the 25th anniversary OF
their marriage
The beautiful residence was decor
ated with a profusion OF exquisite
blossoms and foliage, green and bri-
dial white forming the color note. The
central hall with rooms opening eth
er side offered fine opportunity for
the florists art and clusters of tall
palms, wide spreading ferns and ro-
ses of white and pink formed an in
terror garden. The guests were re-
ceived in the spacious drawing room
on the left of the entrance. Here
lattice work had been built, covered
with foliage and flowers. Overhead
was a silver wedding bell beneath
which stood the host and hostess.
Mrs. Hall was charming in bridal
robe of white MORE antique. worn on
her wedding day and which had been
remade for the occasion with an over
dress of white marquisette embroid-
cred in silver A diamond necklace
and plaque pin was Mr.. Halls gift.
Assisting in receiving the guests
were Mrs. Halls three nleces, who
were flower maids at her wedding.
They included Mrs. Joshua Sands of
Old Lynn, Mrs. Thomas Cochran of
Brooklyn and Mrs. Charles Deklyn
of New Rochelle. Mrs. G.. ]. Gam
mer of Buffalo, Mrs. Edward B. HUI
ing of Chicago, Ill.,, and Miss Moore
of. Philadelphia, Pa. also assisted in
dispensing hospitality.
An orchestra was in attendance
and offered a program of music well
worth hearing. The dining room
showed table laden with delicious
rejection and decorated with flowers
and softly shaded candles. Here dur
ing the evening n tempting supper
was served. Many beautiful gifts OF
flowers and of silver were presented
The grounds were brilliantly lighted
by electricity and the two hundred
| guests found the exterior as well as
| the interior of the home a vision OF
| fairy land.
The local people in attendance
were Mr.. and Mrs l.. s. Norton, MI
and Mrs. George r. Graves, Mrs. h
W. Bradford, Miss Hope Graves, Mr.
and Mrs f.. b. Huling, Mr.. and Mrs
Il. l.. Bates, DR.. H. s. Pratt and Mrs
Fannie Pratt, Miss Carrie White and
| Miss Hilda Pratt.
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BIC -FOUR FL Nd S
WENT TO MEN
HIGHER UP
Edgar Street Cooke Threatens
to Make Revelations
NEW TRIAL STARTS TODAY
Mrs. jeanette Stewart Ford VIII be
at Trial on a Stretcher as a
Witness

Cincinnati, Ohio, June 12- The
er defalcations in the Big Four Rail
road Offices is about to come out, ac-
cordng to a statement made yester-
day by men closely interested. To
day the Common Pleas court will call
the case of the State VS.. Edgar
Street Cooke of Chicago, who is ac-
cused in an indictment returned
shortly after the case was made pub
lie, of stealing money from the Big
Four when he was an official of that
road in Cincinnati.
The case has been delayed for
months because of the illness of Mrs
Jeanette Stewart Ford, who has
been i'll in a hospital in Cincinnati
since the indictments against her
were quashed after jury had failed
to find her guilty.
II is alleged that Charles l.. War
riner now convict in the Ohio Pen
itentiary, and who is here to testify
against Cooke, secured only $4,000
OF S643000 stolen, according to men
interested in the acquittal of Cooke.
They say that more than $4,000 600
was stolen, and that this money was
not taken for Mariners financial
schemes, but for men higher up.
Cooke says the indictment against
him was secured in order to give
these men an easier way out OF their
troubles by laying part of the blame
for the shortage upon Cooke.
For the past year have been
waiting for a trial and this has been
denied me- says Cooke. Il do not
know why this should be. The state
ment has been made that Mrs. Ford
was very sick. and | received a let.
ter from her a few months ago plead
| ing with me to send her money for
her hospital bills The prosecutor in
Hamilton county told me that her
bills were being paid by the county
have never been able to determine
who paid them
Nov that Prosecutor Hunt has ar
ranged for the trial, we will bring
the whole matter to head. | know
more about these 'thefts' than they
think | do.
"They have brought Warmer tC
Cincinnati from the Columbus Peni
Tertiary and Mrs. Ford will appear
in court on a stretcher to testify
against me- Why should they testi
fly against me. have known then
both for many years. and have al
ways been friends with them. Blu
we shall soon get at the root Of the
matter We shall tell several things
which they won't like one bit"
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cHILDRENs DAY SERVICES
Special Program atMethodst Church
Sunday Morning and Evening

The Childrens day exercises at
the NJ. e. church Sunday were en-
joyed by a large congregation. The
program was largely provided by the
primary department under the direc-
ton of Mrs Walter Aiken. An off
ering for educational purposes was
taken.
The services concluded with the
baptism of five children by the pastor
Rev. +. l.. Dow. The church was
very tastefully decorated with ferns
and flowers.
In the evening the pastor took for
his text, End Chronicles 1912, He
did that which was right in the sight
OF God" He spoke of the refreshing
contrast between the history of Hez-
ekiah, as compared with that Of
Ahaz, his predecessor, under whose
reign the temple was close and the
! idolatrous practices multiplied.
The question has sometimes been
raised as to why bad men are permit
ted to live. 1t often occurs that wor-
they persons as in Hezekiah's case,
are the children of unworthy faith
ers. The mother OF Hezekiah was
doubtless an important factor in in
huencing the life of Hezekiah.
The example of HeZekiah was wor-
thy in that he began right. To have
a good ending, there must be a good
beginning, and continuance therein.
In pursuance of the right he re-
opened the temple and re-establish-
ed the services thereof, thus putting
the temple to its proper use. Our
bodies are the temple of God and
should be employed as such. In
spite OF the drawbacks of an ungodly
father, of a back-slidden and corrupt
ministry, and opposition of many ma
tions, HeZekiah achieved success for
he sought to do that which was right
in the sight of God, and God gave
him victory over his enemies with
out and in
1t was a noble and heroic thing for
Hezekiah to take the stand he did for
the right in his day, and to stand for
the right in these days demands equal
courage and heroism Hezekiah rec
koned God among his resources
and so may we When Frederick
Duglass in a public address on a GER
tain occasion seemed to lose hope
Sojourner Truth spoke up from the
congregation saying: Frederick, is
God dead?" God is still with those
who obey him, and we hear that the
eyes of the Lord run to and fro
throughout the whole earth to show
himself strong in behalf of him whose
heart Is perfect toward him "
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to 0. Burns, who was in the box for
Bennington, was in good form and 1t
was not until the ninth inning that
the JEFF" batters were able to col
lect two safe hits in the same period.
Honey" Weiss, who was with
Bennington during the early part OF
last season and later with North Ad-
ans, pitched for the Jeffersonlans
and had his support been right the
score would have been told in differ
ent figures. Weiss showed better
control than last year and felded his
position in excellent shape. BILLY"
Finnegan's homer under the canvass
in the sixth was the only earned run
of the game. A remarkable feature
of the game was the fact that the
catcher didn't have a put-out to his
credit.
Jimmie" Connolly, the fast left
fielder was brought into the diamond
to play second and made most OF the
miscues of the game. He had IL OPP
portunities, some Of them hard, and
failed to make good on four occas'
ions. The features Of the game, out
side of the batting Of Finnegan, were
one handed ca CHI by Sullivan back
of third base and the steady work Of
Connors at second The score:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-12
FREEMAN CASE is
BEFORE GRAND
JURY TODAY
Death Of Veteran at Soldiers
Home Being investigated
MANY WITNESSES SUMMONED
Autopsy Made by Or. 3. H. Stone of
Burlington Who VIII Appear
Before Grand Jury

The case of Alexander Freeman,
the 20 year old veteran who died at
the Vermont Soldiers home Saturday
morning under circumstances that
apparently warranted an inyestiga-
ton, was taken before the grand jury
at Manchester this morning by
States Attorney w. ]. Meagher.
Freeman and another inmate of
the home, Henry G. Camp, who enter
ed the institution from Bennington,
had an alteration Friday afternoon
, in which blows were struck and in
which three men, one Herbert Bar
den, the special policeman at the
home who attempted to separate the
combatants, were all thrown to the
floor. Freeman was unable to rise
and was taken to the hospital. He
appeared to be in highly nervous
state after being placed in bed but
his condition was not considered at
all serious until Saturday morning.
Then the home surgeon, DR.. l.. II.
Ross, was called for the second time
and the man was found to be on the
verge of a collapse He died early
I in the forenoon.
Superintendent Harmon at once
communicated with States Attorney
! w. ]. Meagher who made an investl'
cation and then telephoneu to
DR.. B. H. Stone, the pathologist at
the state laboratory at Burlington.
Dr. Stone arrived here on the after
noon train Saturday and held an au-
topsy. No information regarding the
autopsy can be given to the public.
DR.. Stone returned to Burlington on
Saturday evening. and States Attor-
ney Meagher at once made arrange
ments to take the case before the
grand jury. The witnesses, over a
dozen, were subpoenaed and went
this morning to Manchester. It had
been arranged that DR.. Stone should
appear before the grand jury as a
witness.
Freeman enlisted in Company B,
18th regiment from the townof Monk
ton in August, 1862 and was dischar-
ged in June, 1865. He was admitted
to the home from Hinesburgh.
Camp enlisted in Company A of
the 4th regiment from Pownal. He
was admitted to the home from Ben
nington.
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COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
Exercises to Be Held at MiddIebury
College June 1921

College June 1927
The 111th annual commencement
exercises at Middlebury college will
be held during the week of June 49,
.21 with the following program:
Sunday, June 1s
1915 a. m, Public. Worship with bac-
calaureate sermon by President
Thomas
500 p. m, Anniversary of the Chris
ton Associations. Address "The
Bright Side of Life in a Dark
Part of New York" by Rev. Will
liam T. Elsing, d. D., Pastor of
the Dewitt Memorial Church,
New York.
Monday, June 19
10: 30 a. m, Exercises of the Glass of
1911 on the College Campus.
200 p. m, Annual Meeting and Initia-
ton of the Phi Beta Kappa in the
College Chapel.
1900 p m, Alumni undergraduate
Ball Game.
1880 p. m, Speaking by the Fresh
men and Sophomore Glasses for
the Parker and Merrill Prizes
500 p. m, Meeting of the Corporation
at the Mddlebury National bank
$3.50 p. m, Fraternity Reunions.
Tuesday, June 20
1000 a. m, Morning Presentation Of
the Elizabethan Drama The Old
Wives Tale"
! 12:30-2:00 p. M, Alumni Luncheon on
the grounds of the Battell Cam
pus.
200 p. m, Opening of the new Pear
sons Hall for women.
800 p. m, Laying of the Corner Stone
of the Mccullough Gymnasium by
Hon John G. Mccullough, Thorn
as II. Noonan, 81, President Of
the Associated Alumni, presiding.
400 p. M, Meeting of the Corpora
ton in the Presidents office.
4:00-600 p. m, Fraternity and Social
Teas
500 p. m. Evening Presentation of
the Elizabethan Drama THE Old
Wives Tale"
Wednesday, June Fl
900 a. m, Meeting of the Alumni in
the Chapel.
1000 a. m, Formation of Procession
on the Campus.
1870 a. m, Graduation Exercises OF
the Glass of 1911, with Comforting
Degrees.
l1:00 p. m, Commencement Dinner at
the Inside Inn. on the grounds OF
the Addison County Agricultural
Society. Tickets $1.00 Alumni
and all friends of the college are
cordially invited.
7:3010:00 p. m, Presidents Recep
ton at his residence, 10 College
street.
900 p. M, Commencement Ball
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THREE LIVES AND
MUCH PROPERTY
LOST IN STORM
Two Drown and Falling Wir e
Kills Third
PANIC AT SOCIETY CIRCUS
Tents Blown Down and Women In
lured in the Stampede That
Followed

New York. June IA survey at
New York of the storm Saturday
night shows that the havoc from light
ming and wind and fire and water IN
and around New York included the
loss of at least three lives and loss IN
property amounting to hundreds OF
thousands of dollars. Two bodies
were picked up early yesterday on
the shore of Grayesend bay near Sea
Grit. They were identified as those
of Mrs. Emile Faulkner widow and
her brother, Capt. George Lante,
boat builder, both of Brooklyn Lante
had a houseboat in the bay and he
and his sister went out TO 1t Saturday
with provisions for party which
they planned yesterday 1t is pre-
sumed they were returning TO the
shore when the storm broke, cdpslZ-
ing their skilf. In Jersey City a I'VE
wire was blown down upon David
Clark He was instantly killed anu
three men who tried to save him were
severely shocked. The wind blew 10
miles an hour from the northeast,
which is but two miles less than the
record for the month OF June held by
a Northwestern in 1902.
Losses aggregating more than $lOO-
600 were caused by lightning. II is
estimated that $4,000 damage was
done in five block inclosure IN
Flushing, where $4,000 men and wom-
Ell were Witnessing a society circus.
Twelve large tents were blown down
and in the stampede which followed
six women were so trampled upon as
to require hospital treatment. AT
Coney Island tents and shacks erect
ed on the site of the recent fire were
blown down and some whirled out
to sea and at Paterson, n. j., 2OO big
trees we're uprooted, carrying down
with them electric light and trolley
wires which left the city without hght
or car service for several hours.
The British steamer, Susquehanna
and the coastwise schooner Nellie w.
Craig were not disentangled until yes
terday from the collision caused by
Saturday nights storm. The Susque'
hanna, being without even ballast,
was swept from her anchorage of
Stapleton, Staten Island, and carried
across the bow of the schooner which
was at anchor on Quarantine. The
schooners headgear was carried away
and her bowsprit was broken OFF close
to the hull. The damage to the steam
err was slight, and she was towed
back to her anchorage yesterday. The
Nellie W. Craig was bound for Char
lesion, S. c., and extensive repairs
will be necessary before she can pro
coed.
The Congregational church at Mid
dletown, N. Y, and the Presbyterian
church at Mount Hope were badly
damaged by Saturday nights storm
and the Congregational church al
Howells was struck twice by light
ming. There was extensive damage
to other buildings in the county by
lightning and wind. Telegraph anC
telephone service was badly crippled
for a time.
The worst electric storm in twelve
years ragged over the section abou
Interlaken, N. Y, Saturday night. II
an hour more than 11a inches OF rail-
fell The Episcopal church at kid
ders was struck by lightning an'
burned.
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ELWELL.peLoNo
Young People Married by Rev. G. S
Mills This Afternoon

Miss Mary Blossom Elwell, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Newman Elwell
OF pa Bradford street and William
p. DeLong, son Of Mr. and Mrs. John
II. belong of ia Bradford street,
were married at 2 o'cock this after
noon in the parsonage OF the Congre.
gational church by Rev. G. s. Mills.
The couple were attended by Mrs,
Richard Boyce Of this town a sister
of the bride.
After a weeks visit at the home OF
the brides sister, Mrs. Hugh Chase
Of Rutland, a reception will be given
the couple at the home OF the brides
parents on Bradford street, where MI
and Mrs belong will reside. Mr.
belong is employed as a weaver by
the Cooper Manufacturing Co.
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CUBAN STARS THURSDAY
Fast coIored Team to Play 6ennng-
ton at Morgan Park This Week

The Cuban Stars, the first colored
team to appear in Bennington for
some time, are to play Bennington at
Morgan park Thursday afternoon.
The colored teams now touring the
country are playing ball of the big
league order. The dusky baseball
artists are always in condition for
hard, fast work for the reason that
they are in the game nearly the
whole year round In the winter they
play on the island of Cuba and early
in the spring they begin to take up
exhibition games with the big and
minor league teams during the early
training season.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-12
ESTES. FosTER
Popular Bennington Young Man Mar
ries Ludlow Young Lady

Carl o. Estes and Miss Maude Il.
Foster of Ludlow were united in
marriage at 7 o'clock Saturday even
ing at the Second Congregational
parsonage by Rev. G. $. Mills. Miss
Amy Stewart acted as bridesmaid
and william Andrews as best man
The bride was attired in a travelling
suit of brown and wore a hat to
match.
Miss Foster who is well known
here, has a position as stenographer
with the II. r. Cushman Manufactur-
ing company of North Bennington
and Mr. Estes is employed by the IL.
c. White company in the capacity of
bookkeeper and paymaster The
couple is fayorably known and have
a large circle of friends who will wish
them every happiness. Mr. and Mrs.
Estes will reside in North Benning-
ton.
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We Solicit Your Patronage

not only because our company is
strong and conservative and does its
work at low net cost to the insured
but because we do not relnsure our
risks or reinsure those of other COM
panies. The company does not aim
to be big but mutual, independent and
serviceabe. National Life Insurance
Company OF Vermont (Mutual)
Earle s. Kinsley, General Agent,
Mead Building, Rutland, Vt,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-12
DEATH OF JAMES WEIGH
Veteran of Civil War at Soldiers
Home Sunday

James Welch, an inmate of the Sol
diers' Home died Sunday evening in
the hospital of that institution of tu-
berculosis. He was a native of Ire
land where he was born in 1S41. He
was admitted to the home December
Is, 1908 from Brandon The deceas-
ed was a member of Company II, 9th
Vermont.
He leaves a sister, Mrs. Michael
Blake of Brandon and two brothers,
John Welch of Brandon and David
Welch of Rutland. The remains will
be taken to Rutland for interment
this afternoon.
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Bennington


Bennington- 90 0 l 0 -
Total bases, Jeffersonians 8, Ben
nington Il; sacrifice hits, McCrehan;
two base hits, Graham; three base hit
Finnegan; home run, Finnegan;
struck out by Weiss O., by Burns 4;
batter hit, McCrehan; double play
Burns to Sullivan to Connors; passed
balls, Klnnum, burlington; umpire
Lonergan.
*Burns out hit by batted ball.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-12
EASE BALL BUNTS

Jack" Inglis of Troy who played
right field for Bennington last season
has joined the Hudson Falls, N. "
team as catcher.
The Bennington team goes tomor-
row to North Adams for another
league game. 1t is probable that
Burns will pitch.
Sullivan, who has been playing
third base for Bennington, asked for
his release Saturday evening He
had been given an opportunity to
play with some team in Connecticut
and desired to make the change
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-12
Bennington
Score bY innings:

BENNINGTON 24SO0 5000 ia
Total bases, North Adams s, Ben
nington Is; two base hits, Hale,
Keefe, Fisher; three base hit, Caro-
Ian; double play, Prindle to Brown;
bases on balls, off Barry, Prindle, Car
olan (2) Finnegan, Brown; off Bosk,
Novack; struck out by Barry, Bur
ington, by Novack, Finnegan; by
Fisher, McHugh, Jacobs, Miller, Bar
ry; sacrifice hits, Brown, Burning
ton; sacrifice fly, Brown; time of
game, / h, 30 m umpire Lonergan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-12
HAD MARROW ESCAPE
Guy Bacon Rescued from Drowning
In Perch Pond Sunday Afternoon


Guy Bacon, who is employed on the
Tudor farm, had a narrow escape
from drowning Sunday afternoon. He
was endeavoring to learn to swim by
the aid of boat to which he chung
with one hand when he was taken
with cramps and sank Fred Melon
aid, who is employed by Jared How
ard. who was on the bank Of the
pond, saw the accident and swan to
Bacons assistance. He brought the
drowning man to the surface and
took him ashore in the boat, When
the pair arrived Bacon was unconsci-
GUS but was finally revived by Nc
Donald and proceeded to his home.
Bacon was not able to work today
but will probably suffer no perma-
nent i'll effects from his experience.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-12

Deans Rheumatism Pills for Rhsu-
matism and Neuralgia Entirely veg
etable. Safe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-12
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for this Section for the
Next "a Hours
For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont showers tonight and Tues
day. Somewhat cooler in west por-
ton tonight.
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SHUT OUT THE "JEFFs"

Schenectady Boys Beaten 4 to 0 at
Morgan Park Saturday
The Jeffersonians Of Schenectady
played their first game of the season
at Morgan park Saturday afternoon
and were defeated by score of A