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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
CHECKS NOT GOOD.
Several burlington Business Men Sorry
They Were So AccOmm Odatjnp

passer of worthless checks has been
at work again in Burlington and several
Burlingtonians have been losers thereby.
The man who put it over this time
seems to have been a resident of Burlng-
ton until Thursday of last week. when he
succeeded in cleaning up about 800 on his
worthless paper and then skipped out. his
operations having been confined to n
single days work
The man who is "wantcd'' for the check
passing is one Frank Thompson, until last
week a resident Of % Howard street. He
came to Burlington last September and
his occupation has been that of fireman
at the gas works. He was quite well
known to a number of people here and
seemed to be more or less respectable
citizen. Last Thursday he asked Damas
LaPierre. the proprietor of a small gro
Gerry store at 81 Howard street. if he could
he could If the check was not too large.
thompson said he was going away on his
vacation a little earlier than he intende ed
and wanted some extra money. He owed
1.aPierre $3.50 for groceries and the check
he presented to have cashed amounted to
1890. which included the amount of the
ed over to him by way of change The
check was On the Burlington Trust com
pany and was made ont to LaPierre's or
der and written with indelibc pencil. The
check took the usual course and yester-
day was found to be no good 1t was dis
covered that Thompson had succeeded in
cashing several other checks on the same
paper for similar amounts from $15 to $50
on the story that his wife was about to
have an operation and that he was unable
to get into the bank for money as it was
after closing time. In this way the man
succeeded in getting money from some
liquor stores clothing stores and other
places of business. He succeeded in OBJ.
tanning about 500 in all.
Coincidont with the cashing of the
checks. Thompson and his wife disappear
ed from their residence at 90 Howard
street. The furniture in the house had
been bought on the installment plan and
was not paid for. This was left behind
Very little is known about Thompson. He
is said to have come from Montreal and
there is a story that he was once a men,
Der of cavalry regiment at Fort Ethan
Allen. He is man about SO years of age
Is married but has no children.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
10th COMMENCEMENT
OF the University of Vermont and
state Agricultural College.

The program of the 10th commencement
or the university is as follows:
FRIDAY, JUNE 10.
500 p. m.-Senor class banquet
SATURDAY, JUNE %.
300 p m.-Baseball. Vermont VS.. Dart
mouth, Centennial Field
500 p. m-Kingsley prize speaking, Col
lege Street Church.
SUNDAY. JUNE u.
4:30 p. m.-Baccalaureate sermon, Presi-
dent Guy Potter Benton, College Green.
MONDAY. JUNE %.
900 a. m.-Class day. Class walk
20 a. m-Department "eunions.
200 p. m,-Class day exercises, College
Green,
400 p. m.-Alumnae club reception.
Ora ssmount.
400 p. m,-Fraternity receptions.
700 p. m.-Business meeting, Phi Beta
Kappa,
500 p. m.-senlor promenade. Billings
library.
TUESDAY, JUNE %.
900 a m-Alumni day. Phi Beta Kappa
meeting
lo'V a. m'-ASsOClate alumni meetinz
College chapel
12;oo m.-Alumni luncheon, gymnasium.
2:3O p manual parade alumni and
undergraduates
800 p. m.-Ba seball, Vermont VS.. Chinese
University OF Hawaii Centennial Field.
400 p. m.-Presidents reception to al
umni, trustees and visiting guests, presl-
dents home.
500 p. m,-Medical alumni banquet. med
ical college
500 D. m.-Class reunions.
500 p, m-Camphre, alumni and under
graduates.
900 p m.-Fraternity reunions.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE "a.
O:30-Commencement day, academic pro-
cession, College Green.
ll:O a. m.-ll0th annual commencement
-gymna stun. address. the Rt. Rev Will
liam Fraser Mcdowell, ID. D., LII. D., of
Chicago bishop of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
200 y. Incorporation dinner
$50 p. m.-Senior boatride to Bluff Point,
n. Y.
The anniversary classes, the classes of
1883 1891 and 1904 are pla ming for big re-
unions the class of 1889 being especially
actiyar >" 49,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
Bruno De Nassa. Jr.

Bruno De Massa, Jr, one of the Ital.
ian witnesses held in the Winoosk
shooting case, died Saturday evening
at the Mary Fletcher hospital De
Massa was taken in charge with sew
eral others of his countrymen during
the investigation of the shooting and
he appeared before the grand jury
FOLLOWING the Indictment of the prin-
pals, De Massa was held in bail as a
witness and was unable to furnish the
amount required. He became i'll some
time ago and on May Il was taken tc
the hospital, He died of acute bron-
chitis combined with acute laryngitis
The body was taken to Lavignes I'M
dertaklng rooms in Winooski De
Massa was 20 years of age and was
married, but he does not seem to have
any relatives living in this vicinity
The funeral was held Tuesday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
BURLINGTON MARKETS.

Muskmelons have appeared in the mar
ket. Yesterday they We're priced al from
20 to % cents each. Aprcots have also
arrived. being 20 cents per dozen.
Spinach is 40 cents a peck. Radishes are
five cents a bunch.
Not more than fair amount of hay has
been brought into the market the past
week, and the prices secured range from
sl3 to SIG
Cherries, which We're so cents a pound
last week, are now 40 cents
The following prices were quoted for
the Free Press by the Burlington Fruit
company c. A. Barber grocer, r. F..
Howard, meat dealer and A. d. Pease
Feed company.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
OPTOMETRISTS IN TOWN.
seventh Annual Meeting of State So
ciety Held in ibis City Yesterday.

The Vermont optical society held an
enthusiastic annual meeting, the sew
enth in its history, in this city yester-
day there being large attendance.
All the large towns in the State were
represented. The business sessions
were held at the Hotel Vermont, and
the day concluded with a banquet at
the hotel in the evening. The keynote
of the meeting was progress and the
higher education of the optometrist in
his chosen profession.
The retiring president, Clayton w.
Parker of Fair Haven, delivered his
address at the opening session and a
emonstration of the medometer was
given by Il. C, Parmenter of Walling-
| ford.
very interesting feature was the
two lectures by S. ". Baker of Rock
land, Mass. on dynamic skiametry.
He accompanied his talk with practi-
cal demonstrations. The science of
skiametry is the detection of errors in
the eye that need correction, without
| the use of drops" the latter being a
| system long in vogue In the medical
profession. Other features were a
conversation between two optometrsts
| as between an optometrist and a pa :
tlent. +. Il. Bronson of Boston dis
cussed methods of muscular measure
! ments and the delegates afterward
went to the Globe optical company's
establishment on Church street. with
which Mr.. Bronson is connected
The following officers were elected
President, II. j. Edmunds of Morris
Vile; first vice president, l.. H. Nc
Iver of Newport; second vice president,
c. M. Carpenter of White River June
ton secretary, c, ], Cleveland of Rut-
land; treasurer. II. w. Randall of St
Johnsbury; executive committee, L. c.
DAVIS of Burlington, A. r, Slater of
Rutland, A. ID, Barter of Middleburv.
auditing committee, II. II. Palmer of
Bristol " II. Eddy of Bethel. G. w.
Mulliken of Montpelier; membership
committee, Gilbert A. Rist of Burling-
ton. ii. f. Jordan of Brattleboro. A. s
liaskins of St Johnsbury, H. b. Smith
OF chester, A. j, Barrett of Rutland.
NJ. L. Messer of Waterbury.
a banquet was held in the dining
room Of the Hotel Vermont at seven
o'clock which was followed by sew
eral speeches Entertainment was fur
nished by vocal selections by A. ID.
Barter of Middlebury.
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Samuel Parchcr,

Samuel Parcher for the last 10 years
superintendent of parks, died Tuesday
morning at 3:45 O'Clock at his home at
lsham street aged 10 years and seven
months. He had been confined to his
nome Tor about week. Mr. Parcher
was born I'm Stowe, the son of Elias
Parcher and Polly Fuller. Besides his
wife, who was Rose Young, he is sur
vivea by four daughters and one son
Mrs. y. c. Noulton Of Montpelier, Mrs
G. j. Benedict of Wnooski, Mrs. G. r.
Blodgett and Mrs. G. w. Chandler OF
this city and Matt Parcher of St
George; as well as several nephews and
nieces.
The funeral services are to be hello
Thursday afternoon at two o'clock al
the house.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
VERMONT NOTES.
Woman Dragged by Automobile When
She Jumps from Machine.

The automobiles of Albert Morey Of
Nashua, n. H., and Milo A. Shattuck Of
St. Johnsbury collided at St. Johnsbury
Sunday and Mrs, Morey, who jumped
Just as the cars came together. was in
iured, She fell in front of the Shattuck
car and was pushed along several feet
The Shattuck car was badly wrecked
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
SALT RHEUM Is
THE ITCH FIEND

salt rheum Is one of the worst and UNI
fortunately one of the most common of
all diseases. How it reddens the skin,
over again!
Salt rheum cores from humors In the
blood. This is why local applications dc
so little good.
Ask your druggist for Hoods Sarsapar-
lila. 1t goes to the source OF the trouble.
1t cleanses the blood and has given per-
feet satisfaction in thousands of cases
Get it to-day. (Adv.)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
Miss Dorothy Allen.

Miss Dorothy Allen, the 12-year- old
daughter Of Mrs. Henry Allen of Poplar
street. died late yesterday afternoon Of
pneumonia after an illness of three
weeks. The funeral arrangements will
be announced later. She is survived, be-
sides her mother, by four brothers and
two. sisters.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04

Richard Y. Ellis died at his home at
the Experiment Station boarding house
Tuesday night at 9:15 O'Clock Death was
due to a shock. The deceased was 50
years of age. The surviving relatives
are his wife and two daughters, Mrs
W. G. Fletcher of Shelburne and Mrs
j. w. Falkenham of Grand Isle. The
funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon
at two O'Clock, with burial in Lake View
cemetery
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
VERMONT BREVITIES.

Nelson j. Fortler of Rutland, a scale
worker. has filed a petition in bankrupt
cy giving liabilities of s629 A and assets
of So, all claimed exempt
The health officers school which was
scheduled by the State board of health t.
he held at st, Johnsbury June 10 and II
has been postponed until the first week
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
SUES CITY FOR $1,000.

Damages in the sum of $1,000 are claimed
by O, r. Collins for the alleged deprecia-
ton of his property I'm Barre as the result
of a change made in the grade of the high
way nearly II years ago. He communicate
ed his claim to the city council and the
council laid It upon the table.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
CRUSHED BY ROIILDER

Fred Bolster, who was EMPLOYED by VII
liam Benedict, a farmer of Manchester,
was badly injured Monday while he and
MT hehedict were moving great boul-
der the stone rolling on the man and
crushing him badly. lie was taken tn
the Rutland hospital.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
FINED Sl2 ON ASSAULT CHARGE

FINED sl2 ON ASSAULT CHARGE.
Tomaso Rosctte was fined sl2 in Rut-
land city court Saturday, having been
charged with breach of the peace by way
of an assault upon Salvatore Gallo three
years ago while they were a work at the
Welsh and Wood plant Rosette struck
Gallo with fork with which he was
handling coal, knocking him senseless.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04

RAN AUTO WHILE INTOXICATED.
Frank Edwards of Brattleboro pleaded
guilty Monday in municipal court to a
second offense of ntoxication and
guilty to operating an automobile lille
intoxicated. He was fined $l5 and costs,
amounting in all to sl914 on the intoxi-
cation charge. The other case was
continued to July 6.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
PRISONERS HAVE FLAG-RAISING

PRISONERS HAVE FLAG-RAISING
The inmates of the State prison at
Windsor attended Memorial day exercises
in the prison chapel Saturday morning
and at the close participated in a flag
raising In the prison yard. where the
national colors We're raised on a i0-foot
pole while the male prisoners gave ;hree
cheers At the chapel exercises the prison
chaplain Rev. Parker {. Manner, gave
an address. The women prisoners at
tended the chapel exercises and from their
quarters overlooking the prison yard
watched the flag raising and the program
OF sports which followed.
After the flag was raised the male pris-
oners INDUCED in feats of running. jump
Ing. etc The men We're riven three
hours of recreation. Superintendent
Walker expects to inaugurate a Satur-
day half-holiday if the work of the pris-
oners at shirt making is kept up to its
present standard, The inmates were
given special dinner.
Secretary McAdoo. who is spending his
honeymoon with Mrs. McAdoo, daughter
of President and Mrs. Wilson in Cornish
n. f., had been invited to attend the
flag-raising, but was unable to be present.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04

RUNAWAY GIVES HIMSELF UP.
John Olszesh, II years old, who said
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-08-13
INDUSTRIAL CENSUS Of NEVADA
ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON, d. c., August 13.-
According to the report on occupa-
tons recently issued by Director
William ]. Harris, of the bureau of
the census, department of commerce,
there were 44,910 persons 10 years
OF age and over in Nevada engaged
in gainful occupations in 1910 The
gainful workers thus formed $40 per
cent of the total population of the
state (81,875) and 64.3 per cent of
the population 10 years of age and
over (69,S22). In 1900 the 1889
gainful workers of the state formed
46.S per cent of the total population
and 56.7 per cent of the population
10 years of age and over.
The male gainful workers in 1910
numbered 4O,535, or 1878 per cent of
all males 10 years of age and over,
as compared with 1900, or S1.6 per
cent, in 1900. The female gainful
workers in 1910 numbered 4,375, or
1877 per cent of all females 10 years
of age and over, as compared with
1000, or 1852 per cent in 1900
The 44,910 gainful workers in 1910
were distributed among the main
branches of occupations as follows.
Agriculture. forestry and animal hus.
bandry. S.77O. or 1876 per cent; ex-
traction of minerals, 9,834, or 21.9
per cent; manufacturing and me-
chanical industries, 1922, or II per
cent; transportation, 5,13S. or liza per
cent; trade, 1896. or 7.6 per cent;
public service, GAL, or Ia per cent;
professional service, 2,4S1, or 5.5 per
cent; domestic and personal service,
$685., or 1877 per cent; and clerical
occupations, 1884, or per cent.
OF the gainful workers in 1910,
40,535. or 90.3 per cent, were males
and 4,375, or 81 per cent, females.
In agriculture, forestry and animal
husbandry the males numbered 1854,
or 97H per cent, and the females 206,
or 2.3 per cent. Practically all-9,S21,
or 99.9 per cent--of the persons en-
gagged in the extraction of minerals
we're males and 1856, or 81 per cent,
females. Males constituted 97.9 per
cent of the 5.13S persons engaged in
transportation, 92.1 per cent of the
1895 persons engaged in trade, and
92.4 per cent of the GAL persons en-
gagged in public service. In profess
sional service, 1,765, or I'll per cent,
of the workers were males and ZIG,
or 28.9 per cent, females, large
proportion of the females being
school teachers. In domestic and
personal service, 3,424, or COL per
cent, of the workers were males and
2,271, or 1913 per cent, females. OF
the persons pursuing clerical occupa-
tons, 967, or 72.5 per cent, were
males and 967, or 27.5 per cent, fe-
males.
OF the 4O,535 gainfully occupied
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-08-13

males in 1910, 1881 were native
whites of native parentage, S,949 ma
tive whites of foreign or mixed par
entage, 12,987 foreign-born whites, 226
negroes, and 3,042 other colored. The
proportion which the gainfully occu-
pied males formed of all the males
10 years of age and over in each prin-
cipal class of the population was: For
native whites of native parentage,
84.5 per cent; for native whites of
foreign or mixed parentage, 1856 per
cent for foreign-born whites, 94.S
per cent; and for negroes, 919 per
cent.
OF the 4,375 gainfully occupied fe-
males in 1910, 1876 were native
whites of native parentage, 1,246 ma
tive whites of foreign or mixed par
entage, 100 foreign-born whites, 118
negroes, and 575 other colored. The
proportion which the gainfully occu-
pied females formed of all the fe-
males 10 years of age and over in
each principal class of the population
was For native whites of native par
entage, 1874 per cent; for native
whites of foreign or mixed parentage,
179 per cent; for foreign-born whites.
1914 per cent; and for negroes, 52.9
per cent.
The gainfully occupied males In
1910 were distributed according to
age periods as follows: 10 to IS
years, 6S; IA to is years. 1877; 16 to
20 years. $50; 81 to "A years and
age unknown, 26,50S; and As years
and over, 11,2S7. The proportion
which the gainfully occupied males
formed of all males in each age
period was: For those 10 to 10 years
of age, 3.3 per cent; for those IA to
10 years of age, Ill per cent; for
those 16 to 20 years of age, TAT per
cent; for those 81 to "A years of age.
96.3 per cent-that is, all but men
III CfCly 1UV Hdu 66AAAuA OLNuputiOhop
and for those As years of age and
over, 9O.2 per cent.
The gainfully occupied females in
1910 were distributed according to
age periods as follows: 10 to 13
years. IA; IA to Is years, 81; 16 to 20
years, $50; 81 to "A years and age
unknown, $780, and As years and
over 912. The proportion which the
gainfully occupied females formed OF
all females in each age period was:
For those 10 to Is years of age, or
per cent; for those IA to Is years Of
age, A per cent; for those 16 to 20
years Of age, 1928 per cent; for those
81 to A years of age, 21.5 per cent;
and for those As years of age and
over, 1879 per cent.
In Nevada in 1910 there were 23e
males and 81 females 10 to Is years
of age engaged in gainful occupa
tions; or, stated otherwise, rs pei
cent of the males, and 1.8 per cent Of
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-08-13

the females 10 to Is years of age
were gainful workers. In 1900 there
were 1873 males and 81 females 10 to
Is years of age engaged in gainful
occupations. which was 8.8 per cent
of all males and 1.6 per cent of all
females 10 to Is years of age.
The principal occupations followed
by the males and females, respective
ly, in Nevada in 1910 were as fol-
lows:
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-08-13

WANTED Everybody to know that
you can save from 81 to $40 room
by buying wall paper from the Red
Front Store at the trade discount.
Call and get estimates. Red Front
Store, 207 Erie Main st. Il
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-08-13
OS57s.
APPLICATION FOR PATENT
OS57s.
United States Land Office,
Carson City Naavda-

July 2, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that the
Golden Arrow Mining Company,
corporation organized under the laws
Of the State of Nevada, by and
through its duly authorized Attorney
intact, E. M. Kieron, whose post
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-08-05
Augusta-Aiken Earnings.

The Augusta-Aiken Railway Il
Electric Corporation reports for the
year ended June 50 gross earnings
S673,l9S.9G, increase as compared
with the next preceding year $t0,-
I32,SS: operating expenses and
taxes *362,855.85, increase $l1,-
1876; net earnings #&lO, ,333. II,
increase S48,G99.43; total income
1885, ,079.6o, increase *+3,9l5.l2;
surplus after deductions for interest
and sinking fund *l25, ,523.60, in
crease S33,792.9O. For Jane the
gross earnings were $5+,9s5.78, in-
crease 54lO9.32; net earnings $780,
5000, increase s4,46O.23; total in
come s30,OSS.53, Increase S5330.62;
surplus Sl2,43O.2l, increase s4SlS.
s4.-Manufacturer's Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-08-05
SENATORIAL MEETING,
Account of Edgefield Meeting
as Reported by the News
and Courier's Special
Correspondence.

The one thousand people of Edge
field who heard the candidates for
United States Senator here to-day
were almost entirely anti-Blease, ex-
cepting for small coterie, who
cheered the Governor and attempted
to heckle the other candidates.
The anti-Blease doctrine as
preached by L. D. Jennings and w.
p. Pollock delighted the Edgetield
audience and they showed it by tu-
multuously cheering their every
statement.
United States Senator E. D. Smith
was accorded a great reception and
the wearers of the cotton blossoms
predominated.
B. E. Nicholson, county chair
man, presided. The meeting was
held in the grove on the military
institute grounds.
An onslaught on L. ]. Williams,
of North Augusta, and others re-
sponsibe for calling of the elimina
llon conference of anti-Bleaseites
for Friday to centre on the man for
Governor featured the speech of
Governor Blease.
"They passed the set Of rules and
bless God they are trying to bolt
their own rules" charged the Gov
ernor, saying the call for the con.
ference ''reeked with paltisanship."
Likening the call for the conference
to the Haskell Convention in 1890,
the speaker said the same persons
who were fighting him were those
who fought Tillman and made
Haskelism possible. I hope they
will hold their rump convention OF
anti Bleaseiles," he stated. He
quoted from the rules for-bidding a
candidate of a clique OF faction run
ming in the primary, and this, he
said, is what will be done by what
ever candidate is centred on by the
elimination conference.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-08-05
Where Are the Apostles Of
Peace.

4. - /. . . y. y < -. aH.L. e
II this European sif7ou5lc i7u5 Is not
settled by diplomacy and arbitra,
tion during the next thirty days,
,here will be war such as Europe
has not experienced since the
Crimean war nearly sixty years
ago.
The published cause of the
declaration Of war does not seem
an adequate reason for hostilities.
Back behind that there have been
months Of intrigue and sharp di-
plomacy. The situation has been
understood by Russia, for that
country has been putting her army
nn.a war footing for some tiTe.
Germany. ina quiet way, has been
backing up Austria. 1t was evil
dent that during the recent Balkan
var Austria and Germany We're
eady for interference and an az
gressive movement, but the proper
lime and occasion did not come.
France has been watching and
waiting for a chance at Germany
since Sedan. So when one consld-
crs the past and reads between the
lines it looks as if these great pow
ers are ready for war England,
up to this date, is neutral and
wishes to settle the difficulty by ar
bitration. Germany and Italy will
support Austria and Russia and
France may be expected to cham
pion the cause of Servia. If there
should be general war it will re,
quire military prophet to tell
where the final conflict would take
place. 1t is probable that the
Crimean field would again be the
theatre of hostiities. If England
is forced to take part she would not
be on the side of Germany, fol
these two countries look on each
other with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Journal.