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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-13
wILLIAMST0wN.

Be sure to 90 to the band concert
this evening. Admission IS eentss cake
and ice cream 10 cents.
Rev. Cora NJ. Ewes returned yester-
day from AIorrisville, where she at
tended the universalist convention.
AIRS. Henry Downs Of Oil City. Pa
is visiting friends here. DR.. Downs viii
come a little later for a short vacation.
Mrs. A. S. Winchester attended The
SpauIding graduation exercises in Barre
last evening, her son, Lindsey, being
one Of the graduates.
George Edison finished moving his
goods TO Montpelier yesterday and w.
V. Grearson IS getting settled in the
house recently purchased Of Mr. Edison.
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are to
meet at 1. o. @. F. hall Sunday morn.
ing as early as possible to attend ser
vices at the Universalist church. Mem
Iers are requested to wear white
gloves.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-13
TALK OF THE TOWN
Local Happenings Terseiy Told for Busy
Readers.

I f--f@@ftG
Readers.
Summer kimonos and sacques at Fits
Fred Church went to Burlington on
business to-day.
June sale Of hamburgs less than half
lpricc at vaughans.
All groeers and markets keep OssoIa's
spaghettis dressing.
The Heart Brand triple knee hose,
on sale Saturday at Perry's.
Red stamps given with groceries. J. ..
Brown, 337 North Main street.
See the new extra full muslin skirts
with two folds at Abbott's.
Mrs. A. II. Burke, who is i'll with
pleurisy, Is improving rapidly.
William Murray went to Groton TO-
day to visit friends over Sunday.
A son was born yesterday afternoon
70 Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Ball Of Hill
street
\ NJ. ]. Lescori left last night for a
visit in Montreal and other Canadian
cities.
4 Henry Watt went to Montreal to-day
TO meet Mrs. Watt, who will arrive from
Scotland
Miss Belle Pressly went 10 st. Adams
to-day to visit her sister, Mrs. II. Mer-
chant. over Sunday.
Private sale, each day and evening at
the City Auction rooms; everything In
the housekeeping line.
Stone cutters glasses All prices from
20 cents to $500 each. L. p. Austin,
the watch and clock man.
Frank Densmore and Carl Densmorc
went to Mallett's Bay yesterday after
noon for few days fishing.
The Guild Of the Church Of the Good
Shepherd viii hold special meeting
in the church, Saturday evening at 1890
o'clock.
Charles G. Smith pleaded guilty in
Montpelier city court yesterday 70 q
first oilense OF intoxication. 1t cost him
$ll.20 to settle.
Bear IN mnid the public dance in M.
w. If A. haa, Saturday, June 18th,
dancing from : till III Admission for
gents soc, ladies free.
John Watt Of Washington street broke
b finger on his right hand last evening
while playing bali, the bali striking him
on the end a the finger
Miss Mabel Winch left TO day to visit
lin Boston and next week will 60 to
Louisville, kentucky, as a delegate to
the international Sunday school conVen-
tion.
Mirrors, pictures, piano, tables. chairs,
lawn mowers, baby carriages, chamber
suits, stoves and large lot Of goods at
private sale only. City Auction rooms.
All this week.
Rev. G. II. Taylor of the East Mont
pciier Evangelical Church win conduct an
open-air service on the park tonight,
permission having been obtained from
the city authorities. He will be assisted
by the Rev. William Wight Latte Of
the Peoples church, Montpelier, and an
inside service viii follow. Rev Mr.. Tay-
Tor viii preach tomorrow afternoon at
ESQ o'clock at the home Of MIR. and
Nrs. Edward q. Maker On Quarry street.
All are welcome to these services.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-13
|MASSUCCO'S
" Tt1EATER "
Scannpini Block.


PictDres.
"The Old, Old Story" The story
Of a girl to whom the city seemed
paradise, until she got there and
then she was taught the stern lesson
Of life. A very stirring picture.
well, Try Water. Really one
Of the funniest yet. A man draws
water from well, where a short
time previously someone had poured
some champagne. He thinks the
water tastes extra good and little
later he feels pretty hilarious.
1.-THE Amateur Hypnotist." An
other good picture, and a long one.
All three pictures are uncommonly
good today.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-13
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Red stamps given with groceries. J. IL.
Brown, 337 North Main street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-13

The members of Loyal
sxz-SAsaisa Green Mountain lodge, I. O.
Nv 0. r., NJ. u, win meet in
the X, Of G. hall, Sunday
evening, June Ia, at $3.50 o'clock, for the
purpose Of attending memorial service.
Please wear parade regalia and white
gloves
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-13

Pure Kentucky Blue Grass,
Crimson Clover, White Clover.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-13
DR.. z. ARCHAMRAuI a.

General diseases treated, but special atten,.
tion given to the treatment OF tuberculosis or
consumption by means of the new serum.
Talre-Oilice N summer 81, corner West
Iionrs-5 TO s a. M, 2 to and TO p. III Web
steryiIle-- Residence Henry Gigure, for consul
tation, Tuesdays TO II A. N. Graniteyisle--
Residence Odnle Gilbert. for consultation, Fri
days to II a. IN, Tel 4V7-lS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-13
The BARRE DAILY TIMES
Weather Prediction.

Fair this afternoon ana evening. Sum
day partly cloudy with showers In the
southwestern portion 81 New England
Light to fresh east 10 southeast winds
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-13

Also blanche Ferry" and En-
lily Henderson Sweat Peas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-13
SUPFRPHOSPHATF

"Bradley's' also Cleveland Dner
Co and fuckers Prices are
right
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-13
LIVERY Announcement

The livery stable Of c. R. Wood, in
the rear Of the City Hotel, having been
sold out to me, ! make this announce
ment to the livery patronizing public.
have purchased number Of new
and safe horses, which will be let out to
responsible parties at the usual rates.
New carriages have been purchased,
80 that first-class turnout can be
hitched at short notice.
Special attention will be given to
rigs for travelling men. Good horses,
good carriages and good service are
what is offered the public. When in
need of a team call 1861.
JOHN PAPIN,
Rear City Hotel, Barre. VT.
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
CALL OF THE WILD
HEARD IN AFRICA
Allurement in Far Jungles That
the Hunter Cannot
Shake OFF.

There Is one profes5lon-and only ons
that d man cant be trained into or
kicked into. or driven INTO, unless he's
born into ii as well BY this I mean
chat unIes he has a natural love for ii.
he'll ba worse than useless IN II, for he
viii never be able 10 stand the grueiing
he's bound TO get m IT, That IS my pro
fession-ivory hunting. You can make a
lawyer. or q merchant, or q banker, or
even doctor or a sailor out Of almost
any man or average intelligence. but
vou can't make hunter out OF him
unless he was born a hunter
Many a time I've come back from
trim. leaving half nay men and all my
ivory rottine I'm some deadly African
swamp. half dead with IeVer, swearing
that I'm done with the business -Qf
GOOD And some bright day ia six
months. or even IN three. the smell Of
the Jungle gets into ny nostTl.ss
through an the roar OF the street Jfafnc
1 hear the squeal OF an eitpnant or
the coughing roar OF q uou = chditeLisS
and that settles the business, Back 4
60 again knowing preclseiy "hat is
corninl-the sweating days ana the chilli
ine nights the torrents OF Insects ana
OF thirst the risks ana hal'CShlpsi ana
For once Africa has held her spell
uu0u man. he's hers forever. He'll
dream of hcr-0f the black tdngle OF
forests he's broken through. ne S on
rhe train IF q pounded bun tuskeri Of
the parched and blistered veidts ne s
crossed under the blazing sunlight Of
the nights. those mooniit haunted
nights. when he's watched beside run
v-av. awaiting for the game to come
down to drink, and listened o the ripple
III the water on the fats. the splash of
"a crocodile. the stealtay swapping OF
branches all around him, the scurry OF
monkeys overhead. listened TO the vast
black silence. into which All smaller
sounds are cast as pebbles are dropped
sFro a rp0T Every hoflEfS
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
WISE AND OTHERWISE

Grandfather, began Jimmy IS ne
Sazed thoughtfully at tiie aged men s
shining head. why don't you tell YOUR
self hair-raisinG story g''-Judge
People are becoming So polite that
when you want an honest opinion from
them you can't get it-Atchisou Globe
Young DAVID the artist. has trans
ferTed bis paintings to auother studio 4"
" hoover would have thought that lie
could take 70 moving pictures- '-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer
Gossips taIRs about others and bores
talk about Chicago News.
Willie-YVhat's "a dilemBla2
Julmuy-Asli it's when yog cam sid
down because your "a lb.Iei you fox
going iD sTlmmings ana yOI cans stand
up because crab bit yo.fr toe.-Syra-
cuse Herald
Pardon - the choicest flower of VIC
tory.--Ara nian proVerb.
Choliyt-A1e deah boy. why Go you
have bandage around yollr head2
Reggie-A thought struck me.-Puck.
What Is everybodys business is no.
body business.-Izaak Walton
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
ON STRANGE QUEST
FOR UNITED STATES
George Compere travelling Round
World on Search for Queer
Information

one ~ Uncle sam 8 chronological exc
perts. George Compere. is traversing
the globe GA a strange quest His itin-
erary has been arranged by Commis-
siOncr JEFFREY. OF California. in whose
service AIr COmpere is employed. AMI
VIII lead him FIRST 10 Bremen, GERMANY
where he wiz remain enc month looking
mp the walnut growing, after whlch he
will visit an parts of Germany and
France In Germany he viii pay atten-
ton 10 the parasites OF the cooling
moth. and possibly make a consignment
from there of the moth, providing he
can locate any that he thinks viii by
.of service in California.
After leaving France. Mr.. Compere
viii visit the Balkan states, ana look
around for the aerial form Of the wooIiy
aphis and viii remain there about I'VE
weeks Italy viii be the next place
visited, and ne viii look up parasites
for the citrus fruit enemies and expects
10 secure a large stock of deeiduous
trees. which he will hsve planted at
the Hong Kong experimental station
ar. Compere thinks that Egypt may
have parasites for citrus pests and eX-
poets to pick up few species OF lady
birds in the northern part of that coun-
try. From Egypt he viii go to COLON
bo Ceyiou, where he IS t. establish
permanent address Anybody wishing
TO write him can do so. care of Thomas
Cook Sons. Colombo. CevloD.
After settling the experimental station
at Hong Kong, China, several side trips
VIII be made into Korea and India, ara
about ten months VIII be passed in this
way.
Before leaving Hong Kong on out
side trips, AIr. Conpere VIII plant a
stock of trees and place on them ali
kinds of pests and parasites and keep
them confined On the trips 10 outside
points he viii take with him his port
able refrigerator, and wherever he picks
up parasites he via keep them in this
way from the hot weather, thus retard-
ing DEVELOPMENT, but keeping them I'M
iii wanted This experiment has never
vet been tried
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
PRISON BREAKERS
IN RUSSIAN CITIES
Marvellous Feats of Desper-
ate ''Politicals in Escap-
ing From Their Cells.

Nothing, perhaps. better illustrates
the indomitabIe courage Of the men and
women who are fighting today fer che
emancipation of the Russian peasant,
and their answering belief iu the ulii-
mate triumph OF their cause. than the
fact that. although many OF them have
en- iured the horrors Of Siberian impris-
onnent from which they have either
escaped or been released. they sin con
tinue their propaganda work.
Much has been written about these
foes 10 despotism and bureaucracy. bUl
it is safe to affirm that no more inter
esting account OF some of their careers
and daring deeds has been written than
that contained ia the book published by
Simpk5n. MARSHALL 4 Co. entitled Ne
roes and Her0ines Of Russia. This
book has been written BIZ Jaakom Pre-
locker. a Wcll-knoWu Russian author
and lecturer, and II is q heartachiuE
story or the tragedy of Ihe Russian
people which the volume reveals Need-
less To say. the book has been suppress
ed IN Russia. says Tit-5}its.
One OF the most interesting chapters
ia the book that is devoted TO Gregory
Gershuni, a revolutionary. who, in 1884
was sentenced to death a. sentence
c0mnuted to one OF penal serVllude for
life. Gershuni was first tncarcerafed in
the SculuSseiburg fortress, from which
no prisoner has ever yet escaped. ana
ultimately transported To the Axatui
prison. Eastern siberia. From here he
managed to escape ia q picked cab
bage barrel, and the plan adopted Is
unparalleled in Russian history.
The faVorite Russian national dish Is
the famous shIchi, consisting OF picked
cabbage boiled IN thick SOUP with oil
~ fat Win the assistance of some
fellow prisoners Gershunl mana eed To
secrete himself ia = large barrel con-
tanning refrhrffaH farF1rlr~ls
placed with other fun barrels Tor win
ter consumption in a cellar of Che gov
ernor's house outside the prison walls.
hen everything was quiet t-ershuni
emerged from the barrel, after being
nearly suffocated. and. with tile assist
ance OF comrade, escaped from the
cellar through a tunnel ln the fouada-
tons. A sledge and driver were ia
waiting some distance from the prison.
aud ultimately. by roundabout ways.
Gershuni managed to reach town
where friends kept him in hiding until
he heat 81 the pursuit was over The
police made frantic efforts 20 trace tie
fugitive. bat IN vain and today Ger
shuul Is more active in the revolution
asy cause than ever he was before.
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
DETECTIVES AMONG ANIMALS

Bids AID insects are wonderfully clev-
er i settles. Upon one occasion q gen
uemln living in India observed large
lock of crows leaving a tree near his
house. shortly after they were gone
sdolent di1ease broke out in that vi
cinity
An English beeHt eper placed n guam
tity of what ne believed to be the best
quality of sugar in his hives But the
bees promptly turned il out and the
man found later that the sugar was "a
cheap imitation
Swallows and other birds that migrate
always choose as their dwelling places
localities which are healthful. People.
knowing this. watch these birds and
build their own houses accordingly.
Then there are bird and insect police
men which XIII the rogues among their
kindred. Ladybirds, for instance. keep
the lies on roses, and the reddish brown
ana patrols the cotton fields and keeps
them clear OF the destructive cotton
boil-WeeViI.
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
Speculation R ToED1 Market Assumes Better Character
LOCAL SECURITIES SLOWLY CLIMB
TO HIGHER LEVELS WHERE
SALES ARE EFFECTED.

six months since sale oil the common
stock has been recorded A year ago II
vas selling around $50 a share, and was
moderately as tive Since the panic on
rumors that he earnings OF the com
pails were la-lliis Deiii'il, = i'as
- % { :. s'.s -s .,.'.'s =.
~ .i.o'',-.s 80 - -,
W 80 80 -,
.t-.s
I" 'i0 80. -. -
= - ~ -. i. ~ ~ - -,,.s..
90 - :. - -,
anu s''s" - = = Z Z
- iee
~ l &
e'S oiieito '"sfi - 10 atoil - =
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ca aso
usiiiee on l"' oe4
WEI iis
ai'i sft a.
iNo H'a' AZ ~. 20 -
49,
IN liie - 8 ~ - y
Gnu nc 49,
udiis piu ~ . - - -
allo 'iia i.ol''st9 oiiSi 'iielii - olle
W. hoil'.9 CIV
80 -, - :, -,
- - - -. -. - -,
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
DANISH EXPEDITION
TO TEACH ESKIMOS



Greenland To 9lE me lt'ii hsalla9s VINO
live on th5 southwest coast In the way
of earning q better ffvfue II IS fooed
o.. -- r.-- 7,,-,-.r,..s ~ i-.f,,---.. ~.
tAeIn-
For some years lleE have been de-
neudinr more uuoH hunting the hair
s4li'hea 'i-"' l's-l--l''1 % li'llii-
but me quantity at seal ON the natives
have 10 sell As declining every year
r7e herds Of reindeer in Alaska are
.,.-s-.- ft .s..4 ~ r...-.
-'-iiFlil= "'ii 'lo' ' .-' -'' e.
20 make the Introduction OF theae ahi-
mails into Danish Greenland a source
81 rr0ft ia The I-e<fu0s The axurrf-
.t 1..-...-- 49,. -.5f..4 $500. t7-. 49,.
The Washington times., 1908-08-30

The course of the Washington stock
market for the week he's been fGnsist-
emily strong and business has been ac-
tive as compared with other similar
periods OF the present summer The
pld prices or the most active stocks
which is usually regarded as the mar
ket price Of securities. have been raised
during the week, in some cases one or
TWO points
The bid price OF Washington Railway
and Electric common, for example. has
baen pegsed up from 34is to So Last
week at this time some OF the stock had
been sold at %. being bid above the mar
Het quotation when bought in, but the
official selling price IS now at that fig-
ure with some small sales at the last
meeting OF the exchange at fractions
better. The bid price of the preferred
shares of this company are now AT s..
and sales have been made in recent
days aboye that figure.
Gas stands at 645s. with the larger
number of recent sales at s..
Gas May Co Higher
Tine tendency. of the bank shares is
toward a higher level Commercial
hsAtk ais4Fo nave bEett laAaEu " AAt-AAi
the past few days from l65 10 les. and
those of the american National Bank
from leo 10 los. Tine stock OF the Amer
lean Security and Trust Company.
which has been quite active of late. has
been advanced from 2l5 20 PIT. ard the
shares or Emitted states Trust have gone
Up from about 50 TO 951a. with the asking
price at ST.
Considerable interest centers in the
shares of this company The annual
meeting Tor the election or directors Tor
the ensuing. year viii be held next Tues.
lay 1t is understood that one or more
new men may De named to positions on
the board. and rumors have been cur
rent that quite a block OF the stock,
which has been sold during the past
three weeks in the settlement OF an es-
tate has been acquired by men VINO
who may bee brought into the directory
These men also viii probably represent
hnaucial interests outside of the city.
and it is assumed that the business of
the company viii be affected favorabiy
by the changes contemplated. If they
are made
Graphoph0ne Drops Heavily
one notable feature - The wees was
the marked falling OF in tHe bid price
Of Graphcphone. II has been more than
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
NEW YORK STOCKS MOVE HIGHER
AND MARKET SHOWS A
HEALTHY TONE

NEW YORk. Aus. 4-rhe New York
stock market closed today wen above
tne lowest prices of last monday ST.
eaI .ttea haa neeH latd i'.t .''e ls' i''a
aatltaay "heh lAe piuli5iils "t'a1's
+ousit 20 appis illoinss -'.so" ? i'-1
81 ii-i5 s.A7 ~ ~
l,li'9s oi "iy'
nousht l'lA TOT oe-'tel
'i5''i il''t '''--
.'iiil-is eu '-i
..'e 1'oyA
''is
"i u9L9 ala lilsiI
ca a'uli5 d. 10" '
-l,li OK 'iie
'ule 20 guy iH ,.-..-.
to'd- ne mouse Oh a.. ~ or "it o.
60. Ho"eNei "sa ,ila'.-- e'
s'.iI vas
liu"5iHs "io ''9 '-I qua
el'ii-5 ''.E
Trading Has Been SmaH.
During the eatire week the volume %
= aol's nas oszll 'l.-'', l5 -'.
-'c 't 's, '- il ~ l -'i''' -, -
ana ~ 'i1 iil9
'"e-o "@
ll- as enc
many Nlo'.
Iaiiei- ana moss '1
10 POINTS '-'lei 1i@i' i7' 7---ii ,',-s
~ i-1''l7 ana san gan. .7-' '-i.i i'-1
l7li.d 71'-so v'''l-7 -.' '''-
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
"a o.

hail carefully. ana rejected il as being
straw
But straw IS 2 proper material for
baling, protested the Nsould-be bonds
nla1, this jest costing him. according
10 eztinate ahoat thlftF days extra
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
90 BE OVERDONE

wa didn yes hire that lawyer
recon- mcnded2 He needs eases
Wei. his Office was SO eluttered IN
Wlth BE brief and This is ny busy
day signs that I dida,t have the nerve
- oHer him my little thousand dollar
teS- Omaha World Herald
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
APPOINT RECEIVER
FOR A. 0. BROWN CO.
Judge Holt Names Charles
E Littleheld-Creditors
Force Action.

SEW YORK. Aug. 29.-Judge HOLT, OF
the United States Circuit Court. appoint
ed former Congressman Charles Il. Lit
uedeld of Maine. this morning, receiver
OF the brokerage firm of A. .. Brown
& CO.. wne assigned last Tuesday as a
result of the wild speculation Ia the
stock market week ago today.
Judge Holt made the appointment AT
his country home at Woodstock. Conn
The receivers bond was nxed at S25e.-
Uo0. and it was said that the security
would be furnished by one OF the large
surety companies.
Judge Holt decided TO make the APP
pointmeut after he had heard argument
yesterday afternoon a his summer
home. iu Woodstock. Conn. where VIII
lam G. Rosenberg, OF the law frm Of
House. Grossman & Vorhaus. counsel
for the petiuoning creditors, and Sidney
Roseubaum. Of Hoadly. Lauterbach &
Johnson attorneys for A. o. Brown &
Co. appeared before him. Rosenberg s
coutenlsn was that unless receiver
was appointed The petiuoning credit
ol%. with claims of S20o,o0Q, would be
unable 10 ascertain the condition OF the
firm. He maintained that the firm was
iusoiVeut and that there was no imam
unity iu the estimates OF assets and liza
bHities. It would be impossible for the
creditors To- get al the facts unless a
receiver was appointed and an order
issued directing an examination.
Says Firm Is Solvent
Boseubaum. in opposing the receiver
ship. conteuded that the firm vas solv-
-
assignment TO find cut where it stood
The special investigating committee Of
The stock exchange today continued its
examination of the sausactiOns Of A
o. Brown & Co. behind closed doors.
1t Is expected that as "a result Of the
investiEa tion there win be some changes
i'm the constitution OF the stock exchange
OF a ref0rmatory nature. which are
likely to be adopted when the board of
governors holds its next regular meet
iug u November. Among the changes
recommended by conservative. element
among the members of the exchange IS
an amendment surprising match sales
and making Impossible a repetition of
The fragrant manipulation OF Saturday
last
Spectators May Manipulate.
As the constitution now stands.
il is possible fer spectators intending
20 manipulate the market to put IN buy
ing o. selling orders for large blocks
of STOCK which viii take precedence over
1g5-share orders, IN that a broker may
pass over orders for lots OF this quaint
lty FOR an 0ffer OF a larger amount al
higher price such as might be bid
Tor on offered by tb- maniDuiatorz This
was the procedure followed on Satur-
day. Those in favor of prevention make
ID obligatory upon buyer to take all
the stocks offered at the lowest price
before buying any at a higher figure
To IS claimed that this would entirely
obviate wholesale 1sanipulations.
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
He KNEW.

Il always seek out the plain things.
said ghe disciple of sirnase life
And yOu get en- observed q friend
who had seen the disciples WEEK
change
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
AGREED.

,Doht YOU think the curtain should
be lowered more quickly on my FIRST
act2-' asked the young playwright
yes. by a good half an hour. replied
The heartIess anaEer.-ExChange
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
EUROPE's CROWS UNITEn

Sweden and the Grand Duchess Mario
Paulowna of Russia united an tie
crowns Of the courts of Europe fn
thus allying the houses Bernadotte
and R0manon
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
THE CURE MARKET.

Quotations furnished by H. p Hataa &
Co., members EeW York stock Elchaurs.
g. Bowie Chip-a--a. manager. 1901 r street
uorJlHest)
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
PRICES YESTERDAY ON
on NEW YORK EXCHANGE

.2uotatiorz FURNISHED 81 81. y. Blbla
o.. baukt=s and 5Tokers. Hi51s Bau3ins,
members NeH York stock Exchange wash
81 Iradc}
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-14

bers outaof $4,000 stock OF gro
ceries BY wearing a new suit OF
clothesseach day for two weeks. VIII
liam Davis, known here as William
Thatcher. is under arrest at Cincin-
natl. Steps were taken today to
have him returned to this city for
trial.
Davis disappeared from Los AngS-
les a month ago. after he had sold
out below cost $4,000 stock OF gro.
cerles he had secured on credit from
local jobbers. In obtaining credi-
tors Davis depended entirely on his
personal appearance. lie mingled
with the local groers. and each day
appeared In a different suit Of
clothes. When credit men inquired
into his financial standing his ac-
quaintances did not hesitate TO give
him a high rating. on the strength
OF the manner in which he dressed.