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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24

and check the social evil was
enacted In Vermont. The law required
all physicians to report cases OF social
diseases to the State board Of health
which is empowered to prescribe quaran-
tine regulations
Labor laws for women were enacted in
Kansas Maine, Massa chusetts and wy
oming. Maine wrote into her statutes a
o. hours week law for both women and
boys under 16 working in mills. factories
and laundries. 1t stpulates that such
employees shall not work more than nine
hours day unless FOR the sole purpose
of permitting a shorter schedule for one
day in the week. Massachusetts lcgis-
lated to prohibit the working of women
and children overtime for the purpose
OF making UP for the time lost on n
legal holiday. Wyoming enacted for her
working women an eight-hour day: and
both maximum hour and minimum wage
laws for women were passed by Kansas
commission to investigate a proposed
minimum wage law for women was Great
ed by Idaho a bill providing for mini
mum wage for women in Michigan was
killed in committee although the COM
mission, appointed by Governor Ferris
two years ago to investigate the subject
returned a strong report in favor of the
enactment Of such a law.
New Mexico passed an act increasing
the property rights Of the wife, and Wy
oming and Idaho in this particular placef
wife ana husband on an equal footing
| New Jersey authorized the appointment
of women policemen. Oregon forbade dis
criminaupn between made and femal'
public school teachers in the payment o
salaries. An attempt In California t.
enact law to forbid women to shak'
dice for money or prizes was defeated
So was a bill providing for women jurors
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
THREATENS TO FIRE INTO CROWD


THREATENS TO FIRE INTO CROWD
A deputy sheriff called up to him to
surrender Shaver refused. III come
up the officer said. mo. sir replied
Shaver. You come up and I'll shoot you"
In few minutes he threw down an
other note addressed to the police:
You send the right man up here and
/ will surrender" Shaver wrote. He will
have to come up a ladder though"
Shortly afterward he threatened to fire
into the great crowd of spectators. The
officers then decided to take no further
chances with the desperate man. An
hour had already elapsed since the be-
ginning of the tragedy.
The next time Shaver appeared in the
window. a shot rang out from the hotel
window across the street where two po-
licemen were stationed with rifles. Two
more. followed in quick succession. Shaver
fell back to the floor in full view Of the
crowd.
The officers rushed up the stairs and
broke down the barricaded door. Young
Shaver lay In the center of the room with
the right side Of his head blown entirely
off. Near the window lay the dead body
Of his stepmother The officers had not
known until they entered tho room that
Mrs. Shaver had been shot
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24

Former Governor A. M. Fletcher. I'm
der whose administration the building
was erected. Governor Charles w.
Gates and Captain Harold II. Cady.
Adjutant General Lee S. Tillotson Of
st. Adams presided The annual
school for officers Is being held here
and majority of the officers OF the
list Vermont infantry, " n. c., were
present.
Each of the speakers spoke in favor
Of a policy of national preparedness
and Former Governor Fletcher urged
the support Of the people for the Pres
id.nt in the present national crisis.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
REGISTRATIONS 1888
Vermont Automobile Club Issues 1913
Year Book, Compiled Up to
June 1.

Montpelier, June 17.-Lester II. Green of
this city, president. secretary and treas
urer Of the Vermont Automobile club has
sent to members of the club the 1915 year
book which contains the names of own
ers, numbers and the make of automobiles
| IN Vermont. There are 1898 registrations,
this being the total up to June l when the
book was compiled
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
ARMORY DEDICATED
Governor Gates and Ex-Governor
Fletcher Speakers at Bellows
Falls Exercises.

Bellows Falls June 1s.-The dedica =
tory exercises of the State armory
we're held this evening In the drill
shed Of the building on the former
Bancroft property on Westminster
street. Although the building, which
Ia the first of it's kind to be built by
the State, was completed last October
the exercises had been postponed for
various reasons until tonight. Fol-
lowing the exercises, a ball which was
not largely attended was held.
The speakers in the exercises were
Senator r. Fl. Rabbit of Bellows Falls
who introduced the armory bill In the
the Legislature OF 1912 calling for the
erection of armories by the State
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
CAPITAL STOCK $4,000.


Montpelier, juno 17.-Articles of asso-
citation have been fled with the secretary
Of state by the Amos Hill corporation of
Brattleboro with capital stock given }
$4,000. consisting Of POO common shares
and 80 of preferred stock. The subscribe
crs are Gustaf Stromherg of New York
city. Clarke G. Fits and Harold +. Whit
ney of Brattleboro. Papers have also
been filed by the United Presbyterian
Church of East Ryegate with William j.
Smith and 20 others as incorporators,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
Kills Father and Young Step
mother, Fatally Wounds Of
ficer, and, Whiskey Bottle in
Hand, Threatens Crowd.
TELLS THEM rum Do II"
jamestown, N. Y, Police, Des-
pairing of His Capture. Fin
ally Open Fire from Window
across Street--Father's Mar
riagc Believed Crime Motive

Jamestown, ~ Y, June lS.-Fred Shaver
shot his father. Hudson shaver and his
stepmother dead here this afternoon
fatally wounded Policeman George Ken
dali. who has since died and held police
a. hav until shot dead through window
by an officer
The sons anger over the marriage OIL
his father Is believed to have led to the
shooting The father, who is man OF
Ct wears and we'll to do. was married on
June 7th to Ruth Campbell who was 80
years his junior.
When the father returned to his apart
ments this afternoon at three O'CLOCK
his son engaged in A quarrel with him.
Their loud talking attracted the atten-
ton Of woman in another apartment
Just as she opened her door she saw
the elder Shaver run out into the hall
A shot rang out and he fell to the floor.
Officer Kendall, who heard the shot
rushed up the stairway. He was only
half way up the stars when Fred
Shaver opened fire.
Kendall was wounded in the right chest
and on the hip He died an hour and a
half later The shooting Of the young
wife of H. A. Shaver must have followed
Immediately after Shaver barricaded him
self in his room on the second floor OF
his fathers block
SQUARE Is CROWDED.
Shaver frequently appeared before thu
window with his rifle, holding the OF
fcers at bay. brooklyn square wa.
crowded. He calmly surveyed the crowC
and would from time to time engage II
conversation with friends who called 4
him to give himself up, He would oc
casionally take n drink from bottle o
whiskey, He appeared absolutely un
concerned. standing there in front OF tn
window by the dead body of his step
mother He did not seem in the least dis
turbed when the undertakers Wagon
carried off the corpse of his father
Finally he threw down note ADDRESSED
to a local newspaper The note follows;
This is a proposition that hav
contemplated ever since that ! have bee
drinking: they don't give me anything
and curse my drinking: that is wha
drink leads to- so give my regards {
all and be good, for that has been m
teachings. Take good care Of the chic
of police and his officials. / tried I
spare my father, but he grappled wit
me and, under the impulse of the momen
got him too.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24

After doing millions Of dollars of dam
age to cereal and fruit crops OF Nicara-
qua, swarms of locusts so vast as to
obscure the sun for hours, have invaded
the Atlantic coast of Honduras and are
ravaging the great banana plantations
near Ceiba and Truxillo.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24

Only Of l42 leading papers in United
States printed in English have endorsed
in any manner Secretary Bryan's stand
against the President
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
SHIPPING CROWDS
NEW YORK HARB0R
Pier Facilities Overwhelmed by
Waiting CargOes-Marriage
Trust Broken Up.

New York, June ls,--That New York is
in no danger Of losing its lead in the mari
time field is fully demonstrated by the
fact that every available pier and anchor
age in the harbor Is occupied by vessels
Of every description. So great has been
the demand for drydock facilities that
ships are held up for several days al a
time awaiting berths where their needs
can he attended to. Pier facilities are
also taxed to their utmost with freight
awaiting shipment and many OF the yes
sells wait for days before they can find
a dock to take on and unload their car
goes one of the surprising features
aside from the great number of ships now
in port is the presence Of sailing vessels
of every type and apparently of every
age. Full rugged ships, barks. barken-
tines and schooners. which for many
years have been out Of commission, have
been pressed into service to carry their
share of cargo at the prevailing high
freight rates Anchored eff the Statue
of Liberty and Staten island are 30 ships
including a tramps and nine sailing yes
sells Among the latter are two which
have just returned from delivering a car
go of cotton to Bremen. Germany. After
reloading with a similar cargo they will
sail for Archangel, Russia. When 1t is
considered that the new steamships OF
the Russian american line take 20 days
to make this trip. the difficulties Of the
sailing vessels may be better appreciated.
Their course will lie north of Iceland in
the Arctic ocean. 1t will be the first
time in many years that sailing vessels
flying the stars and stripes will have been
seen in these waters Shipping men esti-
mate that the value of the cargoes al
present in port is greater than has ever
been assembled at any one time hereto
fore.
Following the investigation by the
commissioner of accounts. notice OF dis
possess was served upon the Marriage
Trust which has been conducting the
wedding chapel in the Municipal building
following its removal from the City hal
last April For Is years a. group Of three
men have had control Of the handling
OF civil marriages In this city, and while
they We're not permitted to charge either
for their services or for that Of the alder
imam officiating at the ceremony, there
was no restriction on their acceptint
whatever sum "A happy bridegroom might
desire to bestow. The commissioner in
vestigations brought out the fact tina
the three members of the "Marrag'
Trust" frequently made from SIG to 81
a day each through cxacting fees from
ignorant foreigners for placing n worth
less red seal on their marriage certificates
From now on employees of the city clerk.
office will take charge OF the weddnl
chapel and arrangements have been mad'
whereby the city magistrates and mem
bers Of the board of aldermen will TAXI
daily turns at performing weddings, Thu
city clerk has decided to charge fee o
81 for each service and 10 cents addition
al for revenue stamps. Should the cor
poration counsel decide, however. that thi
charge is illegal. the money will be re
funded.
--LONGACRE
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
VERMONT FORESTRY
ASSOCIATION MEETING
AT SPRINGFIELD

Springfield, June 1.-THE llth annual
meeting of the Vermont Forestry asso-
citation will be held here on June .. the
Hon Allen NJ Fletcher of CaNendish as
president of the association presiding In
the afternoon the members Of the associa-
ton will inspect the large forest plant
Iings Of James Hartness and W. D. Wool
SON The following program has been
announced for the evening session:
Farm Woodot as a Source of Farm
Income" 4. j. Eaton Of South Royalton
illustrated lecture. The Heart of the
Sierras." W. T. Sparhawk of Randolph
summary OF State forestry work, a +.
Halves Of Burlington, State forester 1t
is expected that about 30 members of the
association will be in attendance.
Remington Union Metallic Cart
ridge company is erecting Il munltou
factories at Bridgeport, Conn. Company
hos
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24

Chairman Lowell said that one of the
principal suggestions rejected by the
committee was that offered by Victor c,
Berger, Wisconsin, aimed to prevent the
signatory nations furnishing the bellig-
erent countries arms and ammunition.
Mr. Berger. who, with Mr.. Kirchwey,
voted against the adoption of the report,
characterized the report as ZOO militar-
tic " You are using too much force"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-13
Captain of German Auxil-
larry Cruiser Says His
Ship Is Unseaworthy.
THREE WEEKS TO
REPAIR THE SHIP
Following This II VIII Then
Be Determined Whether
the Big Steamer VIII Be
Allowed 70 Go--Captain
sof Suniren american Ship
To Report All Details.

Newport News. Va. March I2.-Cap-
tain Thier4chena Of the German auxiI-
iary cruiser Prinz Eitei Friedrich. has
estimated In HIS communication 20 the
Washington government that II vii
require about three weeks 20 repair
his ship the estimate was inclus~c
ia hts letter and was made after ship
yard officials here had made a rrc-
Iiminary examination.
In bic note the German commander
declared that "frzy ship az the present
time II in very unseaworthv condition
and vii require three weeks 20 make
her aeaworfhy."
TIE actual amount Of work 20 b
however, by the ship yard experts
when this - dane the navy depart.
mant viii be notified and win com.
mnnioafe with the state department
Naval observers then viii ~ assigned
70 look over the Eitei Friedrich and
60 * their estimate Of the length oi
time the ship should ha under repair
Following that II Is said here. vii
come the decision as 20 whether sh'
be permitted 60 20.
CONTROVERSY WITH GREW.
Captain Kienhe Of the William r
Frye, sunk by the German cruiser. vii
report 10 Assistant Secretary OF ~
Treasury Peters az 40 O'Clock t0mor,
row morning. a controversy with IN,
crew % the Frye developed today Owe
their payment. The captain decides
% pay them only until January q
when she was destroyed. The met
are rebelling against this and a ties
came Of the issue this afternoon SOM
have said they would refuse to accept
demanding full pay up 20 the da,
they were landed here from the Friea
rich.
Disposition % immigrants. most o
them Portuguese and Turk. who ief
france on the FToride. still Is an
/ decided.
Some o. the sailors on the Elite
I Friedrich. II was reported today, Ia,
expressed some anxiety for the safet,
I OF tire German cruiser Karlsruhe. Las
reported CT the West Indies. No wire
less reports from the Karlsruhe II wa
said was received BY the Eiteg Fried
rich. however. who believed this 10 b
duo 10 the fact that the Karlsruhe 4
not using her wireless because Of fea
81 hostile ships. The Eitei Friedrlc
did net use her wireless for aendlni
purposes for the same reason.
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Germans. With Half a Mil
lion Men, Are Attempting
4 Rush on Cars Army in
North Poland.
~ AssocIATEp 49,

London. March i2s--The British army
operating IN FLANDERS. has undertaken
tho task 81 relieving the pressure on
IS Russian ally. now that the Rus
slams arc being attacked Ia North Pc
land. THIS Is part % the allied gen
erals plan The Germans are nov
attempting q rush on the Russians
For this purpose they are reported "a
have an army estimated AZ nearly halt
u million men marching along the
roads toward prHssgsaaz. TO prevent
tats army belnE strengthened. the Brit
ish are thrusting az the German linz
north Of Labaaae.
The battle taking place a. the east
experts say, H. the biggest pitched bat
tie 81 the waH. q million men being en-
gagged. 4 probably viii be d~ys be-
fere q definite result IL attained.
Meanwhile. another German arms
has appeared on the Pilici river front
Along the Carpathian foothills lght.
ing between the Austrfans and Rus.
SLAMS continues n wintry weather
From other battisfeids. including ths
Dardaneiles. no news was received 10.
night Steamers continue 60 Announce
sighting German submarines aroune
the coast Of England.
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Mr.. Sbarkman out
In Announcement
ForHis Committee
~ DISCOUNTED PREsa.


Washington. March i2.-Chalrman
sparkman. o. the house rivers and
aarbors committee. announced To-Day
that n government revenues improve
sufficiently 10 warrant, he expects 20
have the next rivers and harbors hts
cover a number Of important projects.
The committee may visit the Museei
Shoals Water Power project IN Ten
nessee and other places en- that river
Ia May and several California rivers IN
July % August.
The Mussel Shoals project. already
recommended by army engineers and
urEsd BY Senator-eleot Underwood and
other members Of the Southern dele
cations. ooutemplatea a federal appro-
priation q sis.ooo. 900. reimbursahle 10
the government with view 60 com-
prehenslve development IL the water
power
Other projects pending, which will
be considered when the bin IS taken
up. include purchase ~ TIE ChesaEea s.
and Delaware canal for s. eco Geo. and
the f5.ooo. 0oo canilzatlon aeyeIopmen;
a. the upper Cumberland river ab0vs
Nashville
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-13
Warrants Issued
for the Arrest of
Young Drug Clerk
~ AssocIATEn PREss

Montgomery. Ala. March ia--wsr-
rants for the arrest q c. n. Billings
ley, former state pure food and drug
clerk. In the department ~ agriculture
on the charge Of conversion o. state
funds and embarrassment have been Is
sued following an examination o. Ms
accounts The examination was or
dered By Governor Henderson follow.
ing a report made BY the legislative
recess investigating committee. II is
announced ~ the examiner that only
short period u time has been checked
back bat that discrepancies aggregat-
ing 5000 have been discovered. Tes-
slmony which lead 90 me accountants
examination weer given BY w III Soy-
peur. successor 90 Biiiingsley Sey-
mour testified that when be entered
upon the duties of Billingsley's late Of
zee there we're books missing ard APP
parent irregularities existlng.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-13
AUXILIARY CRUISER SUNK
NEARLY 500 LIVES LosT

London March i2-The admiralty
announces the loss % TIE auxiliary
cruiser Bayano while the vessel was
engaged ia patrol duty. The Bayano
was comparatively a new steamer, and
was 81 thirfy-hvc hundred tons dis
placement
ReEarding tho Bayano disaster. enc
admiralty announced: sOn March II
wreclaEe of the Bavano and bodies
we're discovered. Circumstances point
10 her being sunk b. tho enemy tor
pedo. Eight afficera and eighteen men
were rescued. II is feared TIE re-
mainder 81 the crew was lost The
captain ~ the steamer castleresch re-
ports the passing Thursday morning
~ a quantity n wreckage and bodies
floating IN iifeboata. lie attempted q
search Tor possible survivors. bat an
enemy submarine, which chased him
twenty minutes. prevented
The Daily Telegraph's Belfast cor
respondent SAYS the Bayano was tor
pedoed Thursday morning and nearly
two hundred lives lest sac sank al.
most Immediately Her crew mum.
bered two hundred and sixteen men
TIE Bayano VAS t8Eped0ad or corBc.
wall point. Wistownshsre. Scotland.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-13
OEFENSE|NT HAW BRITISH PUBLIC
CASE RESTS AND|IS THRILLED BY
MOTIONS HEARD ARMy'S SUCCtSS
Trials Of Noted Prisoner
and Four Co-Defendants
for Conspiracy in Escap-
ing from Matteawan Asy-
lum Closed After Char
acter Witnesses Testified.

New York. March II The defense
IN the trial 81 Harry X. Thaw and
four co-defendants for conspiracy in
escaping from the Matteawan asylum
rested this morning after calling sew
eral character witnesses for Roger
Thompson.
Thnw himself was the principal Wit
ness again today. continuing the story
~ his escape under cross examination
hy the states attorneys. He said he
did not remember who first advised
him he could leave Matteawan be-
cause he was sane. Asked who ad-
vised him he would Ne breaking no
law. he said he believed Justice Nor
schsuser Of West Chester county had
40 advised his counsel
xoa told yeur counsel you believed
you we're aane. DO you believe you
ever were insane r
That's a matter the district attor-
ney % this county and al EXISTS have
answered.
DO you believe you wsrn sane when
you killed Stanford whisg"
Thaw's attorneys objected and wers
sustained. 4 question as 90 just wher
Thaw believed he had recovered his
reason also Was ruled cut.
On redirect examination. Taaw said
Roger Thompson first knew who n.
was after the flight in the automohil,
had started.
Counsel for Thaw moved when ties.
timonv was concluded 20 dismiss IN.
Indictment on the grounda that IN.
state had failed to prove ita conten.
tiansi that the New YORK count,
grand Jury had no jurisdiction owe
the case when Il returned the bin
and that no crime had been commit
ted The motions were tented, "a,
court ruling that any county whereil
q part 81 TIE alleged conapiracy IA
been carried out had Jurisdiction.
John :. Stanchheid. Thaiv's counsel
then began bis closing address 20 IN
jury
In his closing address 20 the jar,
In the trial II Harry X. Thaw. ant
four co-defenaants for conzpirAey
John ~ Stanchheld. Ttaw's chic
counsel urged the jury 60 dsseruain
whether they believed Thaw had re
covered his sanity and " they aid, .
say 80 ia their verdict
DIR. Stanchheid laid particuis
4 NAAAAA@An 10 &4N IAAAtN EWAt GNHN
planned his own escape from Mattea
wan because he believed ha was san
and that % remain In the hospits
would cause him 20 lose hif mind.
The attorney assailed Franklin Ken
nedy. deputy attorney general q
charge ~ the prosecution chargin
that his sole occupation for ave year
had been the case o. Thsw lie con
tinued:
some private vengeance IL respon
sible for the state Of New York spend
ing thousands unnu thousands Of del
lars-prohabiy sso. 0eo-to try Tha'
upon a pany little charge lie tais
II arm something og crossi-exanins
and would give anything 60 crosses
anime Mr. Kennedy
tn so on the stand" said Kennel,
IL you ever 90 and I set at yor
. yea viii remember what happened
replied Stnnchneld
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UNCLE SAM ASKS
FRANCE ABOUT pAcIa

Washington. March is.--The United
States government has sent an inquiry
20 France to learn It's purposes regard
Ing the American steamer raciR be
fore a prize court az Brmst. The ship,
with cotton from Galveston, was seised
~ a French cruiser.
Papers submitted TO the state depart-
ment BY the Dacia's owner viii ln
TIE opinion oflciais here make very
strong case o. support the vldlsilty 81
her transfer from German 20 American
registry.
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DIR. BLOCKER HEADS
THE CARNIVAL ASSN.
CarniOaI and
Phunmakers at
Luncheon Today

The Carnival and the Plum
makers" will be the subject be-
fore the Greater Pensacola club az
It's weekly Luncheon today. Presi-
dent Barrow requests the attend
ance Of all business men at this
meeting There Is a surprise in
store for them.
w A. Biount. Jr. viii act az
postmaster and nr. s. r. Mallory
Kennedy viii talk on the prospects
for the 1915 carnival.
Tho program then win be in the
nature Of an entertainment by the
Phunmakers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-13
BRITISH TRYING TO RELIEVE
PRESSURE OF THE RUSSIANS
FRENCH STEAMER
SUNK; RESCUE
143 PASSENGERS
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS

Buenos Aires, March lathe DE-
aFio has annouueed that the Britt
ish steamer Churchill arrived Per-
natnbuco today with the crew and
one hundred and forty-three pas
senKers Of French steamer Guade-
ioupe. II stated the Gnadeloupe
vas sunk in the south Atlantic. rs
nlies on the east extremity OF Bra
"a. by the German auxiliary cruiser
sronprinx Wilhelmi.
The Guadeloupe sailed from Bus-
os Aires GA February Is fer Bor-
eaux. She was owned BY the
rcnch line.