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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-07
'PATTEN'S COTTON
CORNER HELD TO
Be CRIMINAL
Sweeping Decision BY U. S.
Supreme Court
MAY HELP CONSUMERS
Act as Check on Operators Who
Attempt to Gamble in
Produce.

Washington, Jan. 6-TLe Supreme
Court in decision handed down to-
day in the so-called Patton cotton
pool case holds that corner In any
commodity that enters into general
use Of it's transported in interstate
commerce amounts to a restraint OF
trade and is a criminal offence under
the Sherman law. This decision is
regarded the most important ad-
vance in the application of the Sher
man antitrust law that has been
made by the Supreme Court since the
Standard Oil and Tobacco trust decis
ions In II the Attorney General ex
poets to find a powerful agent for pre-
venting eXtortionate artificial prices
for foodstufls. On this point Mr.
Wickersham, in a formal statement is
sued this afternoon, said
by this decision the Supreme
Court has shown a way to stop cor
ners' and to punish gambling speeu
lators who attempt to run pools and
deals and corners in wheat, corn
cotton lard and stocks on the bis
boards of trade and stock exchanges
of this country. The Sherman anti
trust law is now an effective and pow
erful instrument TO stop the running
up of prices of wheat, corn, cotton
/ etc. by men who try to corner th'
market, for injunction proceeding
can be brought to stop the deal be
| fore it has been fully carried out
Congress and State Legislatures hav
been for years vainly trying to pas
laws to stop such corners and hoN
the Sherman law is shown TO be
proper and effective method TO reac
the evil without in anywise interfel
ing with legitimate sales for futur
delivery, whether long or short
Todays decision also is regarde
by lawyers as furnishing a metho
for regulating, within certain limit
tons. trading ON exchanges.
The courts decision was practice
ly unanimous. Chief Justice Viii
and Justices Lurton and Holmes oil
sented from the premises assumed
the majority of the court as to Il
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-07
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Annual Meetings of Corporation and
Society Monday Evening.

The annual meetings of the church
society and the corporation of the
First Baptist church were held
Monday evening at o'clock; and in
spite of the unfavorable weather con-
ditions there was a good representa-
ton of the membership.
Reports from all departments of
the church were read and received
with interest; and routine business
was transacted with despatch A.
Sidney Edison was reelected clerk of
the church, and Edgar Buss was re-
elected clerk of, the corporation. A.
Buel Sibley and H. w. Myers were
elected trustees and Nathan Whitley
deacon. A finance committee con
sisting of DR.. f. S. Pratt, A. S. Davis,
/ A. f. LOOMS, Edgar Buss, Mrs. E.
w. Bradford and Mrs. VIM Il. Graves
was appointed to supervise the rails
! ing of money to cover the needs OF
| the church during the coming year.
; The report of the clerk showed that
three had been dismissed by letter
three had passed away, and nineteen
had been added during the past year;
and that the present membership Of
the church is asa.
A social time with refreshments
served by the Ladies Aid society
was enjoyed at the close of the even
ing
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-07
N, VT. TUESDAY, JANUARY z, 1918 !
ut We Are Forced Other Fellow Frequently

or otherwise to the present session OF
the General Assembly It was adopt
ed ON the part of the House.
The House passed also the follow
ing
s. 161, providing for continuing in
vestigation of water powers and de-
termining best methods of utilizing
them.
S. 164, providing home for orphan
children.
S. 1872, making appropriation for
Brattleboro retraet
The Senate passed, in concurrence,
H. LOG, amending act relating to Rut-
land and Tidewater railroad.
H. 276, amending act relating to ap-
pointment of nonresident executors
and administrators
The Senate has reconsidered H. As,
and made it another special order for
Wednesday morning.
1t has recommitted H. 373, amend
ing act relating to taxation of express
companies.
The House has held up two NUM-
cipal court bills and recommitted
them to the committee on minor
courts, namely, H. 242, an act to es-
tablish a municipal court in the town
OF Brigton; and II. 282, to establish a
municipal court for the county of Ad'
olson
Everything started smoothly, but
the legislative wheel revolved only
six times when something happened
Mr. Wells of Whiting wanted to amend
House Bill 394 relating to air brakes
| on electric cars. He would have
stools provided for the motormei
along with the brakes.
The amendment brought Mr.. Flynn
of Dorset to his feet The latter sug
! gested that the Legislature might &c
a step further and have the stools up
holstered in plush.
| Mr.. Crosby of Brattleboro said
word in support of the bill, but HI
thought it was wise to amend th'
measure that it might apply only t
double truck cars.
Mr.. O'Brien of South Burlington
tried to head off debate by moving
that the bill be ordered to lie. TIL
motion was lost.
Mr.. Flynn again spoke in oppos.
ton and said he considered 1t useles
legislation Mr. Martin of Bennine
ton favored the bill About this tim
it began to look as though debate wa
going to run along unrestricted. The
Mr.. Vaughn Of Rutland town move
that the yeas" and mays be called
When Mr.. Hapgood's name was cal
ed the member from Peru kept silen
Speaker Plumley read the rule whic
make it obligatory upon every men
Der to answer to roll call. Upon th
} demand for yea and nay vote, M
: Hapgood then, voted no. The who
vote was yea, 1850; nay, 6.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-07
LEGISLATURE MAY
INVEST GATE
COAL FAMINE
Resolution Authorizing Appoint
ment of Commission
sOLONS SLOW TO RETURN
Bare Quorums Present at Close OF
Holiday Recess But Work Was
Rushed.

MONTPELIER, Jan. THE house TO-
day nut in the forenoon discussing
capital punishment, the subject COM
ing to the front in the form OF the
bill to repeal the amendment enacted
two years ago giving juries in murder
trials the privilege of specifying whet
her or not verdict for the first de-
gree should be accompanied with a
sentence of death or life imprist n
ment.
The senate put in the forenoon on
the fiowage bill.
senate bill 164, which passed the
house yesterday, carries an appro'
priation of $4,000 for the construc'
ton and maintenance for two years
of state orphans home. The meas
ure was introduced for the purpose oil
providing means whereby orphans,
who can not now be provided for al
the existing institutions, may al
least escape consignment to the poor
farms of the different communities
The bill provides that one half the
appropriation if necessary may bt
used in the purchase of land and Inc
construction OF the building, and The
other half in the operation OF the
home for a biennial term
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-07
HER SKULL INJURED
Hazel Randall Jumps From Carriage
When Rein Breaks

White River Junction. Jan. 5.-Ha-
eel Randall, 14-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Randall, was seri-
ously injured in runaway accident
shortly before noon yesterday. Her
skull is believed to have been fractur-
ed and her condition is critical.
She was driving with Miss Dorothy
Smith, II, daughter of Selectman Rob
ert E. Smith. A rein broke when the
girls were coming down steep hill
gear the Vermont State fair grounds,
and both jumped out.
Miss Smith was uninjured, but Miss
Randall struck her head against tele
graph pole. She was picked up uncon
scious and taken into the house of
Glenn f. Blanchard nearby, where
physicians and the district nurse,
Miss S. Babel Henderson, were sum
moned
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-07
COMMISSION SUSTAINED
Supreme Court Says Public Service
Act Is Constitutional.

Montpelier, Jan. THE supreme
court today handed down a decision
in the case brought to test the con.
stltutionality of the act creating the
public service commission. The court
holds that the act is constitutional
but by vote of to 2. There was a
dissenting opinion by Judges Watson
and Powers who contend that that
part of the act relating to the amend
ment OF charters is unconstitutional
Judges Watson and Powers disagree
with the rest of the court on this
one point
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-07
WRESTLING FRIDAY NIGHT
Another Good Smoker Billed 1t thu
Canadian Club Rooms Frloay Nlaht

Another Good Smoker Billed 1t the
Canadian Club Rooms Friosy Night
Herbert Hartley. better known as
Young Gctch'. who is located in
Bennington for the winter will take
on Leo Columbus OF Baltimore at the
Canadian club roons Friday night
aid inc two hghtveights win wres-
tie TO a finish. best two out Of three
falls.
columbus claims the light weight
championship Of ,he southern states
he will weigh between 135 and lac
pounds. "young Gotch" at present
tips the scales al 12s. The match
will therefore be an even one so far
as weight goes.
Kid Black will meet Young Rosch
Of Adams in a six round sparring pre-
limfuzry. Rosch has shown that he
il a clever boxer and Black has the
reputation Of being a scientific young
stsr. and the 60 should prove inter
esting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-07
BOARD OF TRADE OFFICERS
Directors Met Monday Evening and
Organized for the Coming Year.

The directors of the Bennington
Board of Trade met Monday evening
at the office OF the secretary, Emory
S. Harris and organized for the com
ing year. The following officers
were elected. President, DR.. w. E.
Putnam; vice presidents, Arthur ],
Holden of Bennington and Henry T.
Cushman of North Bennington; treas
urer, II. II. Webster; secretary
Emory S. Harris
The meeting was adjourned tC
Thursday evening, January s, wher
the president will announce his com
mittees
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-07
Yes We All Know That We Know Good Thing When We See

void all the concessions we have made
hitherto"
Turkey offered to cede the territory
west of the vilayet of Adrianople
which has been occupied, to renounce
her rights to Crete If no other islands
are demanded. Except for these two
important points she accepted the
conditions laid down by the allies.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-07

Montpelier, Jan. 6.-There was bare
ly a quorum in either branch OF the
General Assembly when the lawmak-
ers returned tonight for the final lap
in the race to clear the state of offic-
ial business by February l. Both
houses got down to business and the
lower branch passed the following
measures:
An act relating to the equipment
with air brakes of cars run by cleo
tricity
An act to regulate the operation or
automobiles and motor vehicles. Re
quires owner or operator, when re-
ouestsd by certain officers, to give
his name and address, or If he reius-
es or neglects to stop. imposes penal
ty not to exceed 5000
An act to provide for the publica'
ton of state papers. II appropriates
$4,000 annually for the years 1913 and
1914.
An act relating to disqualifying oil
candidates for election to the General
Assembly. Yeas. SO; nays, So; the
speaker casting the deciding vote
An act amending section 1926 sta
tutes, etc, relating TO the traffic II
intoxicating liquor. Amended to take
effect from its passage.
House bill 463, an act to provide fol
publicity of campaign expenses, and
S. 81 an act relating to the hours Of
employment of women and children
In mechanical and manufacturing es
adjustments.
The lower branch reconsidered AND
committed S. 1873, an act relating &c
injuring or interfering with the prop
erty of telephone, telegraph, electro
light and gas companies.
The House also passed S. 100, an
act to amend sections IS, So and "a OF
the statutes relating to the qualifca
ton of voters, with proposal OF amend
ment of title.
S. 155, an act to amend section 5lO7
of the public statutes, and relating tc
\ ballots on the license question with
proposals Of amendment.
The following joint resolution wat
introduced by MIR. Aldrich OF st
Johnsbury:-
Whereas, the coal situation in New
England is becoming more acute each
day: and, whereas, the setting in oil
ordinary winter would at once involve
many of the people of New England
in actual 81 Tering;
Therefore, be IL resolved that the
Senate and House of Representatives
respectfully suggest that the COVER
nor appoint a commission to cooper
ate with. commissioners already ap
pointed by the governors OF Massa
chusetts and New Hampshire and
with similar commissions TO be ap
pointed by the governors Of Maine
Rhode Island and Connecticut to in
vestigate the causes of the present
scarcity of coal and recommend such
measures as will bring relief TO the
people. Said commission shall serve
without pay, but shall receive actua
expenses incident TO the performance
of their duties"
This resolution was adopted on the
part of the House.
DR.. Cook OF Lyndon presented tbs
reports OF the committee relating e
the consolidation OF commissions anC
providing that a committee consist
ing of two senators and three repre-
sentatives be appointed to examine in
to the laws relating to all commis
sions. especially the trustees and su
pervisors of the state hospital for th'
insane. board OF penal commission
ers, FISH and game commissioners ant
commissions dealing with corpora
lions and report the possibility OF
consolidation OF commissions by OIL
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-07

scope Of the decision by the United
States Circuit Court for the southern
District OF New York in which the
cotton pool cases started.
The effect Of today's decision Is TO
reverse the judgment OF the lower
court BY which II sustained a demurr-
er 10 four counts in the indictment
interposed on behalf Of the defend
ants. and TO remand the case % the
lower court with instruction 20 pro
ceed 20 the trial Of the defendants
under the remaining counts in the
Indictment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-07
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for this section for the
Next "a Hours.
For Eastern New York and western
Vermont, snow in north. rain or
snow south portion, colder tonight
Wednesday snow and colder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-07
TURKS WON'T GIVE
IN AND WAR MAY
Be RESUMED
Refuse to Concede important
Demands of Allies
CLING TO Abr IAN0PLe
Willing to Let Go Of Crete But viii
Hold Other Islands in
Aegean Sea.
CLING TO ADRI ANOPLe

London, Jan. Turkey refused
fatty yesterday to give up Adrianople
when she made her definite answer
to the demands of the allies. After
the delegates of the allies had CON
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-01
The DrunkarRs Cloak.

One of the quaint instruments of tor
ture in England in olden time was Il
device known as the drunkard's cloak
1t was made of wood and in shape re
sembled a huge inverted 6owerpot
Through the small circular aperture in
the top was thrust the neck of the i'm
prisoned inebriate. The weight of this
ancient counterpart of the straitjacket
fell on the victims shoulders and was
sufficient to make every bone in his
body ache. With his hands practically
pinned to his sides and the garment
reaching almost to the ground the only
motion allowed him was slow shuttle
of his weary feet as he dragged his
way painfully along. One can we'll he
lieve that any one who had been COM
PEELED to don the drunkard's cloak
would be very apt to come to the con-
clusion that high old time was not
worth having at the price.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-01
The Aristocratic Montenegrin.

The Bulgarian may not have llkln.:
for domestic service. but he is born
agricultural abOrer According to Il
recent Traveller. if you give him bar
rem piece of land b will make it bios
som like the rose, while his MOntenp
grin brother will stand and look on
On the other hand. the Montenegrin
placed in IL drawing room always be-
HAYES like I, gentleman. while the Bal
garian in tie same environment cannot
help being boOr But then" says
the London chronicle. 1T is said the
MOntenegrinS are the descendants OF
Servian ariStOrratS who fed to the
mountains 10 seek freedom. The eX-
PLANTATION is thin. but pleasing Of one
claim to culture. however. MOntene-
gro cannot be deprived-she established
a printing press at ObOd only twenty
years after CaXton began his IabO:S,
and she printed beautifully. But the
Turks made 'pi' of everything. and the
press was not re-esta blshed till 1892. :"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-01
The Dancer of Lyino In Bed.

Lack of muscular exercise is the first
result Of lying in bed. AS a result the
appetite is weakened, the digestive ac-
ton slows down and the muscles of the
stomach and abdomen cease TO act
upon the intestinal mass. When the
body is in a recumbent position the
heart works with the least expenditure
of effort and the least fatigue and the
circulation and the functional activity
are decreased But unless the subject
is exceptionally vigorous all the bene-
fits are counterbalanced by dangers. In
bed the subject is shut away from
fresh air and sunlight. The result OF
that deprivation is Il condition similar
to anemia. But the supreme menace
to the weak or the aged confined to bed
is the clogging of the pulmonary circu-
lation, an action which frequently re-
suits in passive congestion of both sides
of the lungs For this reason the sim
pie fracture of a bone may be the
cause of death, because when the pa
tent lies in bed there is no movement
of the muscles to act as an incentive to
deep breathing -HarperS.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-01
RivaroI's Wit.

Antoine Rivarol, the French epigra m
matist Of the eighteenth century. was
so brilliant that something good was
expected of him every minute. Once
when he had been invited to dinner. at
which the hostess especially wished
him to shine. be sat quite silent. The
attitude of disappointed expectancy in
the company nettled him. and at last
Rivarol made stupid remark. Every
body uttered an exclamation.
There" said Rivarol. - cannot say
d stupid thing without every ones cry
ing. Thief
At a dinner in the house Of some
Germans be made a joke His hosts
put their heads together inquiringly.
Rivarol said to his neighbor. French
man:
LOOK at the Germans pooling their
wits to understand Il joke
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-01

THERE has grown up in the last few
years an antagonistic feeling on the
part of the general public towards rail-
roads. The conditions of the railroads
today are very critical in reference to
their future success. Political cOndi-
lions govern absolutely the making of
rates, or the price of service rendered
by the railroads, without guaranteeing
a reasonable profit or assuming any
loss that might occur. Many of the
commissions are composed of men who
are not familiar with and have no
knowledge of the business they seek to
control. There is no man on earth in
any private business who could succeed
by having some one make prices for
his products and service and not be re-
sponsible for the debts incurred. The
railroads being in that condition, we
should be absolutely fair and just in
our treatment and criticisms. No man
ufacturing or agricultural enterprise
can succeed in any country without
first-class traffic service. Now the peo-
pie and especially the press, which is
the voice of the people, should try to
create a sentiment of fairness and ap-
probation toward railroads. = c. w.
Mott, in Evening Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-01

cry. Carefully prepared working instruction
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-01
Progressive Destruction.

There is deep poison to all of the
best interests of the country in the So
called Progressive mania that has TAX
en- possession of President Wilson and
a portion of the Democratic party, as
we'll as a portion of the Republican
party. The trouble lies in giving up
the ship to the steering of lot of i'm
practicable theorists, whose ideas of
government are derived from some
hoped for good without knowing wheth-
err, like the bull in the china shop, they
are going to knock down more crockery
than their hides are worth. That fact
was brought powerfully to our minds
the present week by receiving visit
from Mr. Walter Godschaux of Louis
lana who has been sent to Wisconsin to
study our dairy interests by the plant
ers of that state. Under the tariff
raid by Wilson, Underwood and Com
pany the Louisiana farmers are threat
ened, like the beet sugar farmers of
the north, with the destruction of the
sugar industry. In their desperation
these planters are casting about for
something else to do. Millions of cap
ital are involved and the industries of
MANY thousands of men and women,
but that makes no difference to Wilson
and the governing faction of the Dem
ocratic party. Down may go this in
dustry and that, bringing on bank
ruptcy and distress to capital and labor
alike. "What has that to do with our
platform promise to the country at Bal
timore?" they say. eve cannot stop
this great Jugernaut car of progress
because of the ruin it will work in
Louisiana or the beet sugar regions of
the north" And so they go on, unbal-
ancing and confusing all channels of
business under the Mad Mullah cry of
Progressiveism. Joe Davis writes from
Washington to the Democrats of Wis
consin adjuring them to make just as
big fools of themselves as the LaFol-
Iette Republicans are doing. A deaf
ear must be turned to the councils of
prudence or conservatism everywhere.
The widest extravaganza in the use
of public moneys is justified because it
is progressive" just as they are doing
in Wisconsin. There is probably no
hope for the country until this crowd
of progressive lunatics have had their
run and the silly people who have voted
them into power discover, just as they
are discovering in Louisiana, that all is
not gold that has a progressive glitter.
Fort Atkinson Union.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-01

fcent floss in~the correct size and twist
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-01

THE census of 1910 shows a loss in
the number of dairy cows in ten states.
The heaviest loss was in Iowa where
there were 1886. less in 1910 than in
1900. All the New England states
show losses, the heaviest being in Maine
where the decrease was 16, 1873. The
total loss in the ten states was 81, 152.
New York made a nominal gain of
1886, approximately One-half of ! per
cent. Wisconsin had the largest gain,
the increase being Ats, 1O8. This is a
gain of 47.6 per cent. Minnesota gain
ed 331, 756 and Michigan 2O3, 178. The
three states of Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Michigan gained approximately 30
per cent of the total increase. At this
rate it is easy to see that Wisconsin is
destined to materially increase her
rank in first position in the dairy indus
try in the nation.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-01

THE longest session of the legislature
ever convened-already exceeding sew
en- months-is about to close this week
after enacting about 900 laws, nearly
double that of any previous session.
Now the lawyers will try and find out
if there be any of the revised statutes
left that has not been amended or
changed. The people may well ask
what is the use of all this mass of leg
islation? Neither lawyers or judges
attempt to know what the law really is
any more without going over all the
session laws of recent years. Wiscon-
sin can congratulate itself that no more
disturbing legislation is due for at least
a wear and a half.