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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-29
THE COMING CABINET
Washington Gossip Puts Bryan at the
Head

washington. Jan. 27.-Democratic
Senator'S and Representatives VINO
have journeyed to Trenton to confer
with President-elect Wilson on CAP
met matters were Interested today III
the latest gossip that has been
brought back concerning the progress
that Gov. Wilson is making in the
construction of his Cabinet.
There is no longer any question In
the minds of leading Democrats in
washington that William J. Bryan
will be Secretary of State. This mat
ter It is generally agreed has been
settled for some time. Report has
reached here that Mr.. Bryan IS MAX
ing no lecture engagements after
March
Representative A. S. Burleson OF
Texas and Josephus Daniels OF North
Carolina are still regarded as reason
ably certain to go in the cabinet.
Each would like to be Postmaster
General. 1t is possible that, Mr.. Dan
iels will be offered a place as secre-
tary to the President, a post which
President-elect Wilson has said to
some of his advisers is equal in i'm
portance to a Cabinet office. Again,
it is probably, say the Democratic
leaders here. that Burleson will be
made Secretary of the Interior or Sec
rotary of Agriculture and that Joseph
us Daniels will realize his ambition
to become Postmaster-General.
An important shifting OF Cabinet
probabilities is reported by which
n N a,su 10
and progressive, is eliminated from
consideration for the single Cabinet
place that has been allotted by com
mon consent to New England. The
New England place is now conceded
TO Senator Obadiah Gardner of Maine
whose term in the Senate will expire
on March 4. He has been most fire.
quently mentioned in connection with
the Department of Agriculture. pro-
badly because Of the well known fact
that he has been a practical farmer
and a leader in the work of the Ma
tional Grange but the latest gossip
accords him Secretary OF the Interior
or Secretary Of Commerce and Labor.
New York may have two places in
the Cabinet The two names that are
most popular among the Cabinet
makers here are Henry Morgenthau,
who is suggested for Secretary Of the
Treasury, and William F. McCombs.
who may be Secretary OF War OF Sec
rotary Of the Navy. Nearly every
Democratic politician in Congress
who is questioned about the Cabinet
situation says now that Mr. McCombs
can 90 into the Cabinet IL he desires
a place.
Certain plans are known 10 be un-
der way for the opening OF national
Democratic headquarters In Washing
ton and for the direction Of the az
fairs of the headquarters that sug-
Eest that Chairman McCombs proba-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-29
REPORT ON MORO FIGHT
About so Killed in Battle Near Jolo
Last Thursday.

Washington, Jan. 29.-Forty or so
Moros died in the fighting with
American troops six miles west of
Jolo last Thursday, details of which
have Just reached the war depart.
ment in a report from Maj-Gen Bell,
commanding the Philippine division.
The expedition against the Moros
was organized under command of Pat
rick McNally. captain of the Philip
pine scouts, who lost his life in the
fight The expedition consisted of
the l4th, S1st and 10th companies Of
Philippine scouts, a detachment of
American troops with a field gun and
some of the Moro Philippine con-
stabulary. making practically a full
battalion of troops.
This force was sent against a large
band of Moros which for a long time
had been standing menace to the
city of Jolo and the garrison at Tagli-
bi. The Moros had not hesitated to
attack the American troops in camp.
and il was decided to break the DOW
er of the chief, Sahipa. The Moro
position was strongly defended by
walls, bamboo entanglements and
deep bitches. Gen. Pershing re-
ports that the attacking force was
handled with great skill and the fin
al assault which carried the Gotta,
was characterized by many individ-
ual acts Of gallantry.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-29
coNGREGATIoNALIsM
Path Of Ministry in Vermont Not
Strewn With Roses.

The present status of the Congre-
gational churches in the State OF
Vermont can be best determined by
facts and figures. One may suppose
the denomination to be fiourishing,
the churches all with settled minis
tiers, the church edifices all well
equipped and comfortably heated and
lighted and the salaries just what
they should be. But the statistics as
CLEANED from the 1912 Yearbook do
not bear this supposition.
Out of PA churches. 81 are without
settled pastors; considerably more
than one-half of all our ministers
have been with their respective
churches less than years. the shift
ing about being due, doubtless. to a
lettering of their financial condition.
the salary most frequently paid is
5000. with $500 a close second. The
salaries i'm this state have not in
creased proportionately with the in
crease in the cost of living. Perhaps
some people will say. 20 well, a
minister has his perquisites; he
gets wedding fees. is sometimes paid
for officiating at a funeral. besides
receiving donations of merchandise
and money" Granted: nthe other
hand he has extra expenses as a
minister which more than counter
balance. He is expected to dress as
becomes the Office and dignity OF a
clergyman. II he appears in the pull
pit in a threadbare or shiny at-the-
elbows coat his parishioners criti
else him; IL his children go about
barefoot. the community proceeds to
be shocked. II the parsonage is not
furnished in a way to please the
most fastidious member. somebody
talks. Then too. there are numer-
Gus conventions. conferences and
councils that the minister Is expected
10 attend and defray his own ex-
penses Perhaps his wife might like
10 accompany him. Many a minister
foregOes the pleasure Of these little
trips simply because he cannot afford
the expense and the church is the
loser. So much for the matter OF
salaries Yet one other fact remains
TO be stated: s churches In Vermont
pay less than 500 salary. Think Of
it,
Regarding church buildings.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-29
MISS TAFT's FRIEND THROWN
Girl With Whom She is Riding Badly
Hurt in Runaway,

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Miss Helen
Taft late this afternoon saw an ex.
citing runaway, which resulted in
one of her riding companions and
closest friends being thrown from
her horse and badly injured. The
horse was killed.
Miss Taft. Miss Martha Bowers,
DR.. Cary Grayson and Miss Isabel
Vincent drove out to Rock Creek
Park, where they mounted horses
and enjoyed a cross-country ride.
Miss Bowers horse became unman-
ageable and dashed into a street car.
Miss Bowers was hurled over the
end of the car, falling upon the pave
ment about twenty feet away. The
horses neck was broken and it was
dead when the car came to a stop.
DR.. Arthur Taylor saw the accident
and had Miss Bowers carried into his
home. where he and DR.. Grayson set
fractured bone in her arm and
dressed the girls other injuries.
The most dangerous of which appear
ed to be a large scalp wound at the
back of the head.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-29
SYMPATHY FOR THORPE
Indian Has Not Displayed a Profes
sional Spirit, Say Carlisle Friends.

Carlisle. Penn, Jan. 2S.-James
Thorpe, champion athlete says his
fondness and fitness for athletics will
probably result in his making base
ball his profession. since participa-
ton in all forms OF amateur athletics
Is now denied him. He has not vet
signed with any team, although mum.
erous offers have been made him
since last summer. He received sym
pathy rather than censure here. He
has been popular while at the Indian
school and has not displayed profes.
sional spirit.
IL has been reported that the Pitts
burgh Club has endeavored to sign
Ihorpe TO play, and offered him a
big salary. but this is denied by both
Thorpe and President Dreyfuss of
the Pirates.
1t was said that the Cincinnati club
also seeks the services Of the Indian
athlete. and that President Herr
mann had wired Thorpe a PROPOSE.
ton, but Thorpe says he has not
made any arrangement to join any
baseball club
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-29
PLUMLEY TAX COMMISSIONER
Governor Appoints Speaker of House
to Succeed Cushman.

Montpelier. Jan. Ex-Governor
Fletcher sent to the Senate this after
noon three appointments which were
read in executive session and laid
over TO be acted upon tomorrow.
Charles A. Plumley of Mortified,
the present speaker at the House, is
named as State tax commissioner to
succeed j. K. Cushman OF Burlington
1t has been understood for some time
that Mr.. Cushman was not likely to
receive a re appointment and it is
probable that the nomination would
have been sent in earlier but for Mr..
Cushman's illness.
DR.. w. n. Bryant of Ludlow. who
has been serving on the board of sup
ervisors OF the insane, is given a per-
manent appointment that position
and DR.. k. Nj. Pelton of Richford is
re-appointed as member of the
board
There Is a current rumor, though
1t cannot be substantiated that w. r.
Warner OF Vergennes, the third mem
Der of the public service commission,
Will soon tender his resignation to
the Governor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-29
PASS RIVER AND HARBoR BILL
Galloway Calls s4o,ooo,ooo Appro-
priation Treasury Raid.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-After days
of spirited debate the House today
passed the River and Harbor Appro
priation bill carrying S4O,OOO,OO with
out an important amendment.
This measure" said Mr.. Galloway
just before the vote on the bill. lis a
damnable scheme to raid the Treas.
ury Of the United States, and If the
people knew of it they would kick
the men responsible out of his
House"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-29

bly, will be otherwise occupied for the
next four years and not able person
ally to direct the work of this bureau.
Representative A. Mitchell Palmer
is in high favor among the Cabinet
makers here. There is a division of
sentiment as to what he will get. but
Attorney-General or Secretary of the
Treasury usually goes with the men
ton of his name.
The President elect is looking In
the direction of Illinois for one mem
Der of his Cabinet and will go to the
Northwest for another, with the
chances in favor of the selection of
Gov. Norris of Montana.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-29
PRESENTATION OF BADGES
Gift Of E. L. Bates to Members Of
Taft commandery, Knights Templar.

The members of Taft commandery,
X. T., were the recipients Tuesday
evening of particularly appropriate
gift in the form of knight Templar
badges presented by Edward l..
Bates. The gift was made in person
at the regular conclave of the COM
mandery. The donor has long been
member of the commandery and he
stated that the gift was made for the
purpose Of showing an appreciation
OF an association that had been in
every respect pleasing. The badges
which are composed OF combination
Of the conventional designs used in
all insignia of the commandery are
substantial pieces OF jewelry with
appropriate inscriptions upon inlays
OF enamel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-29
CONVERTED CONVICT
George X. Flake, Credits 5ennlnoton
Y. VI. c. A. with Reformation.
The following Clipping was tab.

The following clipping was taken
from the Monday, Jan. 9th. 1919
issue OF the Troy Tines:
George II. Flake, the ex-convjct
evangelist. gave a graphic story M
his life OF crime aud his conversion
az Trinity Methodist church last
night, when he spoke on Prom
Crime TO Christ Mr. Flake spent
tNenty-seven years IN prisons and
vas converted, az the Bennington.
VI, Young Mems Christian Associ.
alton az the expiration OF his last
prison term.
NO one Who has noticed the clip
ping has any knowledge Of the party
referred TO. but il would be grstify-
ing 70 know when the event occurred
which Is noted by the Troy paper.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-29
Y. N. C. A. OFFICER SENTENCED
Former Maiden Sunday School Head
Convicted Of Larceny.

Boston, Jan. 27.-Edward II. Hos
ford, former superintendent of the
First Congrega ional Church Sundsy
school OF Maiden. acting president Of
tho Mal6eh Y NJ. c. A. and treasurer
OF the DonoN an Slipper Company OF
Everett, was sentenced today 10
serve IRON four to seven years in
prison for the larceny Of $4,000 from
Frank F. Paige Ct Brookline, head a
the trm Of p. l.. Paige e. Co, wuJ.-
len dealers here. In four years Hos
ford IS alleged 20 have secured S55.-
6aa from Paige by means OF torged
bills OF Gale. upon which he secured
loans.
hcsfcrd asserted that he bad not
pruhted a cent personally by his seal
ings, that all the money had gone in
O. the slipper company. The after
concern is nov IN bankruptcy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-29
WILL FEED HUNGRY FAMILY
New Yorker to Aid Woman Who
Tried to Sell conferedate Bills

Washington, Jan. Specification
of the recent pathetic appeal of a
New York mother for the redemption
by the Government of two ten dollar
Confederate notes to obtain bread
for her four hungry children excited
the charity of woman in New York.
who, In a letter received by President
Taft, offered to investigate the case
and relieve the familys distress.
The Treasury Department will sup
ply the name and address of the
family.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-29
SPEND MONEY ON REAL GIRLS
Why Bennington Boys Are fright
Wads" II Months Of the Year.


To the editor OF the Banner:-I
would like to use a little of your
space TO reply to the peeved girls OF
Bennington who were heard through
the columns of the Troy Standard
Press" of Jan. 25.
The girls call the Bennington boys
'tightwads" and accuse them Of go
ing to dances stag" Moreover they
never call on the "peeved ones" eve
nings nor present them with books
or flowers.
Well girls, the secret is out. The
Bennington boys save their money
during the year till vacation time
when they can go out Of town and
spend It on some real girls"
One of the Bennington Boys.
Bennington. VT, Jan. 2S, 1918.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-29
TILLMAN is REELECTED
The "Pitehfork" Chosen for His
Fourth Consecutive Term.

Columbia. s. C.. Jan. 29.-United
States Senator benjamin Tillman
was reelected yesterday at sessions
Of both houses Of the general assemb-
ly. This is his fourth consecutive
term He carried lis votes in the
house and 81 in the senate. being the
entire membership present The
election viii be ratified later a. a
Joint session.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-29
WEATHER FORECAST.

For eastern New York and western
Vermont snow and warmer tonight.
Thursday snow in north. snow or
rain in south portion and warmer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-24
Ranks Send Annlicatinn

Washington, December 23.-Banks in
several of the large cities of the country
today telegraphed Secretary McAdoo their
applications for membership in the new
federal banking system. Two national
banks in New York. the first from that
city, applied, and St. Louis, Cleveland.
Denver. Seattle, Philadelphia, all came
along with one or more applications.
Three trust companies, one in ST Louis,
one in Baltimore and one IN Washington
applied. The clearing house association of
atlanta, and Kansas City expressed ap-
prevail of the law and their intention to
re commend to member BANKS the desr-
ability of entering the new system, George
NJ. Reynolds of the Continental and
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
telegraphed that he expected to recon-
,nend TO shareholders entrance to the sys-
| tenn.
| Among other cities which sent applica-
| lions were Savannah, Georgia, Houston,
| Birmingham and Norfolk. II priority of
filing application is counted in admitting
| banks to membership the honor of being
| first will go to the Lnychburg National
| bank of Lynchburg, Va. Lynchburg is
the home city of Chairman Glass of the
House banking and currency committee.
Immediately after the final passing of
the currency measure the Senate adopted
the resolution for a recess until January
r. thus clearing the way for the Christ
mas holiday adjournment of both
branches.
At 3:11 o'clock the House adjourned
until noon Monday, January y, and it's
members scattered. Many will go home
for the holidays and others will remain
In this city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-24

made today by the state department of
agriculture and industries, following
the receipt of a report by commit
tee of three prominent citizens of the
state, who acted in the capacity OF
judges of the contest. The committee
was composed of Charles G. Abererom-
bic of Montgomery. Hector D. Lane of
CORTLAND and T. W. Oliver of Mont
gomery
The report of the committee con-
tanned another surprise, for 1t was
learned that Dunston had noF sue
ceeded in winning the second prize.
That honor goes to Junius Hill of At
ITALIA, Etowah county, who's record was
234A bushels.
Dunston will receive the third prize,
although he received the first prize
in the Alabama Bankers association
contest. thereby winning a free trip to
Washington.
Unofficial reports sent from Wash
ington indicate that no other state in
the union has reported as large corn
yields ON a single acre of land as Ala
anna and Adams is regarded as the
champion corn grower of the United
States.
Adams will receive a state prize of
$3.50 and the Gilmore county prize of
$685. Junius Hill, a state prize of $780,
and the Etowah county prize of $25;
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CONTINUED From Page one)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-24
MUNICIPAL COURT WILL
END LOAN SHARK EVIL

But the league between the justice
court and the money lender vii. now be
broken. The justice courts are abolished
and the new municipal court takes their
place. The judges of the municipal court
are men put there to administer justice.
Aside from that, they are compensated
by salaries instead of fees, and there
will be no incentive to do otherwise than
hold to justice in each case.
The organization two years ago of the
Atlanta Loan and Saving company, a
remedial loan institution, which lends
small sums at legal rates to he repaid in
ihstallments, hit the money sharks a
pretty hard blow, but many of them have
continued to do business on the salary
n ortgage basis.
The advent of the new municipal court
ana the abolition of the justice courts
will come pretty near being a final blow.
At least those who continue to do BUSH
Tess will have to do 1t more nearly in nc
cord with right and justice than has been
their custom in the past.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-24
In Interest of Banks

/ MY dlleSdtlOu Is lildI lTlS Dill is drawn
| in the interest of the barks," Bristow
continued; that the Oklahoma senator is
Interested in banking; that the profits de-
| rived from this system in the banks he
| is interested in will add directly to his
| personal fortune, and that he has voted
to increase from per cent to per cent
dividends paid by the new regional banks
OH the stock held by member banks"
| Senator Brfstow's attack was based
Lon rule of Jefferson's. Manual OF
Parliamentary Practice" that a senator
! should not vote on legislation in which
| he was directly interested.
/ Mr.. Bristow read a newspaper clip
ping that purported to quote Senator
| owen as saying in the title as taking
new national bank to be organized in
| ST Louis.
Mr.. owen retorted that the Bristow
charges were false and ridiculous.
Senator Owen said that "a years ago
he had helped to organize q little bank
in oklahoma; that he still owned
stock in the bank and would own IT
until he died.
allegations that my action on this
bill were influenced by the ownership
of stock in that little bank are ride
ulous," he said, more than that.
they are false and Senator Bristow
knows they are false"
Bristow in conclusion criticised the
recent dissolution OF the AmeT1CHn Tel
ephone and Telegraph compf He
said the Attorney General was an
send up quotations of American tele-
phone stock at a jump.
"He could send 1t down again" he
said, Just as quickly. With the power
the Attorney General has under the
laws which he assumes to control and
the power the Secretary of the Treas
ury will have under this new banking
system, we will have centraliza-
ton of power under democratic admin
istration that Alexander Hamilton
would have blushed to assume in his
time"
Clark Issues Statement
Speaker Clark, after the signing OF
the bill by the President, issued state
ment as follows:
Most assuredly the country Is to be
congratulated on the fact that at last
the currency bill Is upon the--statute
books, for In such matters of great
pith and moment, 1t Is the uncertainty
that hurts--even where q bill might be
the sum total of human wisdom OH any
particular subject. Now. all men
of intelligence will know very soon
what the currency bill contains and
what it means and can conduct their
affairs accordingly.
MY own Judgment Is that It will be
satisfactory to the country, in a high
degree. at least hope so. The fact that
a large number of republicans and pro-
Bressives voted for our bill IL proof
positive that the country Is well pleased
with the bill.
so many of them so voted that It
may not improperly be denominated "a
nonparisan currency law" We certainss
ly have ample cause for self-congratu-
lation that In nine months we have
passed a bill revising all the tariff
schedules and bill thoroughly revis-
ing and overhauiing our currency sys-
tenn.
our two bills are excellent samples
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-24
GIANTS TRAINING
SCHEDULE GIVEN
Foster Makes Announce
ment-Will Not Play
Exhibition Game

New York. December 23-seeretary John
B. Foster of the New York National
league club tonight announced the spring
training trip schedule Of the team. FIR
the first time in many years the Giants
will not play an exhibition game on the
Polo Grounds before the beginning of tile
regular season. They have been assigned
to the road until the day before the OPEN
ing. The training schedule of the team is.
March II. Is, p. %. Dallas; IS. %, 80. 81,
Houston; April l, Beaumont: L. }, 6, Z New
Orleans; S, Mobile; 9, Chattanooga; II,
II. IS, Baltimore.
TNe training schedule of the second
team is:
-.-.-.o.l :. s. Dallas; IA. 10. q. %. Waco:
%, 20, Dallas: 30, Denison: 81. Sherman:
April l, Bonham .. Paris; 3, Texarkana:
4, ., :, Memphis l. Nashville; s. Knoxville;
9. Asheville; 10 Richmond Il, Portsmouth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-24

Atlanta, December 2S-(Speeial.)-At-
lanta is lokiEg forward to the establish
ment of the new municipal court January
as an event that will come pretty near
marking the end of the money shark evil
here.
The Atlanta money lenders have thrived
and fattened on the support given them
by the justice courts. There is always
a justice court ready to issue and a
bailiff ready to serve any process sthat
can be issued under the law. to put the
screws to some unfortunate debtor who
could not pay the exorbitant interest
after having met his grocery bill. Under
these processes many men have gone to
jail in Atlanta for failure to meet their
obligations to the money sharks They
were charged with. and were perhaps
technically guilty of cheating and
swindling, whereas, sifted down, 1t was
purely a case of imprisonment for debt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-24
DUNSTON NOT
THE CHAMPION
Palm to Cecil Adams-El-
more County Boy Real
Champion Corn Grower

Montgomery December 23.-(Spe-
eial)-Contrary to numerous reports.
Walker Lee Dunston of Alexander City
Is not the champion corn grower of
The state. The palm goes to Cecil Ad-
ans of Eclectic. Gilmore county, who
had topped Dunsuons record of
232 1886 bushels to the acres by seven
bushels, thereby winning the reputa-
ton as champion corn grower not only
of Alabama but of the entire United
States. Adams record was 1888 BUSH
els to the acre.
Announcement to this effect was