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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-02
Progressive Party Call.

New York, Nov. 29.--A call for the ma.
tonal committee of the Progressive party
TO meet in Chicago on January II. to fix
the time and place for the national con-
Nehtlon, was issued by the executive COM
hlittee or the progressive national COM
hlttee at n meeting here to-day. After
the conference statement was given out
in which it was said:
state issues which have complicated
e'ectlohS during the past three years
are now thing of the past The next
eiectoh Is national one. 1t was on ma
uonal issues that the progressive party
was born and polled its greatest vote.
ne greater national issues or 1916 will
inevitably emhody the salient features of
tne progressive national platform of 1872
hehcVlhg that the great progressive in.
dependent vote Of the country is Just as
hrmIy committed to these principles as il
was IN 1872 the progressives throughou,
'he country are insistent on maintaining
'he organization OF the Progressive party
with all the vigor possible"
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COL. ROOSEVELT
WITHDRAWS NAME
Will Not Allow Its Use on the
Ballots for the Coming Pri-
mary Election in State
of Nebraska.

oyster Bay. N. Y. Nov. 3O.-Theodore
Roosevelt announced to-day that he had
requested the secretary Of state of
Nebraska to withdraw his name from
the ballot to be used in the coming pri-
mary election in that State. Mr.. Roose-
behalf as a candidate for the repubi-
can nomination for president had been
filed with the Nebraska secretary of
state. and the following statement was
issued by the former presidents secre-
tary:
To-day Frank p Corrick, chair
man of the progressive State commit
tee of Nebraska, called to see Mr..
Roosevelt and laid before him the facts
as to the attempt to place his name on
ka. Mr.. Roosevelt to-day also received
official notification from the Nebraska
secretary of state that a petition had
been filed to place Mr.. Roosevelts name
on the republican primary ballot as
candidate for president. Until Mr. Cor
ricks visit and the receipt of this COM
munication from the secretary of state
Mr. Roosevelt had understood that no
valid petition for the use of his name
at the primary election was on file Mr..
Roosevelt has to-day written the Ne
braska secretary of state requesting that
his name he withdrawn from consider
alton at the primary election"
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JOHN J. MURPHY'S
WHEREABOUTS IS
STILL A MYSTERY
Missing Rutland Cashier Was
Last Seen as He Alighted
from Train in New
York City.

Rutland. Nov. 29.-John J. Murphy.
cashier OF the Marble Savings bank In
TINS city, who left town suddenly late
rriuay night without telling anybody his
Intentions, had not been located this eve
ming and there is no clue as to the direc-
tion he took other than he left the Rut-
iahu railroad sleeper train at New York
early Saturday morning William Goddard
ana Christopher X. Roberts, railway mail
clerks of this city, walked through the
depot and out into the streets of New
york with him, and Murphy seemed per-
fectly rational.
Bank Examiner F. c. williams Of New
port spent the entire day to-day in going
over the books Of the Marble Savings bank
ne found absolutely nothing to indicate
that Mr. Murphy has ever misappropriated
any or the banks funds or securities or
that he ever made an entry which was
false. Mr. Williams will continue his ex-
animation two days longer.
People here still adhere to the belief
that Murphy's strange disappearance is
que TO temporary mental arrangement.
Ills domestic life was very pleasant and
he spent more time than the avera ge
young man with his mother, with whom
he lived. Mr.. Murphy is a nephew of John
j. Flynn of Burlington.
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CANADIAN LOAN
OVER-SUBSCRIBED
The Demand in Dollars for Do
minion's $5O,0O0,OOO War
Notes Is Double That
Amount.

ottawa Ont, Nov. 3o.-The $4,000, 90
Canadian domestic war loan has been
subscribed twice over. The finance de-
partment announced that although the
loan closed to-day there are still to be re-
celved subscriptions placed with banks
in distant parts of the country. More than
.. con separate subscriptions were re cived
Finance Minister White issued this state
ment:
There will be no financial disturbance
or arrangement of business by reason Of
the war loan. All the money received on
account of subscriptions will be left on
deposit for the credit of the minister of
finance with the several banks from which
they are withdrawn by the depostors.
The instalment payments are spead over
six months and the total amount raised
by the loan will be spent in Canada, rails
ing, euuipping and sending forward Cana
dian troops 1t Is not generally known
that 50 per cent. at least of all the Cana
dian expenditure to date has been spent
In Canada. The successful f1otation Of the
war loan will enable the minister OF
finance to assist to a still greater extent
the temporary financing OF the shell com
mittce for the imperial treasury"
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ON TO WASHINGTON.
Prominent Vermont SuGrnEists Leave
for Convention of Congressional MON.

I TDnshurer IN llc NnV /
,ort s,,ff,,gis,s looyo ,o.dov Tuesday
! ro. yy,shirg,or n = - at,and ,bA. CON
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hoId a., tbo r,,iopal c,ui,aI Decamhar 4
90
rha ,-or,,,,,. ,or,,. co,,si,,s ., urs
pordor rs,.e of Nontnelier member of
,ba na,io,,,r corr,,ttno' Airs n . ASH
,n, 90 pu,Iara ,.ico-cbairna, Of tba
var,,ort hrorcb. mr. Ann, / k.lton Of
>for,rali.r treasurer of tba vermor.
hrarrb, Dr GRACE Sherwood of
81 Adams nresidant Of tho Vermont
E,,,ol Surrraga association. Nrs NJ
p.,,.1ict Of Huntington
rba rec,,IarIv annoiptod de,oca,os ara
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CLOSES AT STATED TIME.
Pnnama-Pncihc International Exuosi-
ton VIII Cease on December 4.

san Francisco, Nov. 19.-ln response
to repeated rumors that the Panama
Pacific international exposition will be-
continued after December 4th. the off
ciaI Closing date President Charles c.
Moors or the exposition to-day made n
dennlte and conclusive announcement
tIa' 'he exposition will not remain open
after the fourth of December This an
Houilccmeht was made for the benefit
81 'he thousands who might delay an
immediate visit to the exposition in the
expectation of seeing it during the holi-
days or later. In making this announce
m'nt President Moore paid tribute to
the enthusiasm Of the public whose at
tendance las surpassed all expectations.
the hSures having passed the 100000
mark on November End
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CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
Mrs. Lillian Robinson Held in $1,000
Bail for County Court.

Barre, Nov. 2a--Mrs. Lillian Robinson
or cabot, wife of Frank Robinson was
held to-day in the sum OF $1,000 for APP
peaiance in Washington county court,
charged with perjury by Grand Juror
William Wishart
Mrs. Robnson's arrest grows out of
her appearance on the witness stand in
the case of State vs., Mrs. Leonard Ber-
gonzi. who was convicted OF selling
liquor Illegally Friday Other witnesses.
1t is alleged, testified that Mrs. Robin
son, her husband. Hiram d. Warner and
Mrs Ferguson Of Montpelier patronized
Mrs. Bergonzi's establishment I'm the
\. Tomasi block one afternoon early in
November Later they figured in a
rather sensational iitney accident on
Granite street and the arrest Of two
of the principals Warren, the driver.
and Robinson. is said to have led to a
raid on Mrs. Bergonzi's premises. a raid
which resulted in her arrest and the
seizure of beer. liquor and cordias
The records of Fridays trial show
that Mrs. Robinson, in her testimony.
denied having accompanied the party to
bergonzis. the witness claiming that
she spent the afternoon shopping.
To-day at police headquarters it is
said. Mrs. Robinson changed her story
Of the afternoons doings and made
some surprising revelations, intimatin-.
too. that her testimony Friday was in
spircd. Grand Juror Wshart is quoted
as SAYING that tho woman's latest
statement point to subordination of per-
Jury on the part of a second person.
known to the authorities, and other de-
Neiupmen's may follow
SO serious is the offensc with which
Mrs. Robinson is charged that the local
MAGISTRATE has no Jurisdiction beyond
a preliminary hearing, or binding over
proceedings. The statutes provide as
maximum penalty long-term State
prison sentence.
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Caught in Connecticut.

Montpelier. Nov. 3o-The sheriff's de-
partment received telegram to-day from
Hartford. Conn. police informing the
local authorities Of the apprehension Of
Charles Roberts, wanted to answer to a
charge of rape upon Florence Nelson Of
Cabot. An information was filed by
States Attorney Fred +. Gleason several
weeks ago and two deputy sheriffs went
to Walden with the expectation of finding
the man In that village. But their visit
was not rewarded and 1t was not until
Deputy Clyde Lance of Cabot received
the message to-day that the authorities
knew where the man was. Sheriff +, H..
Tracy left on the afternoon train for
Hartford, TO bring Roberts to this city.
The telegram stated that he had confessed
and was willing to accompany an officer
back to Washington county.
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OEPQSEO CONSUL
At MUNICH HOME
To FACE CHARGES

New York. Nov 2s.-T. St John Gaff-
the United States at Munich. arrived
here to-day on the steamship Oscar III
from Copenhagen. Mr. Gaffney said
that he would 90 to Washington Mon
day or Tuesday to take up the charges
against him with the state department.
OF these charges he said he was off,
Cially ignorant. In written statement
given out by him on his arrival here no
said he was attacked in his absence
$50 miles away, condemned without a
hearing and his resignation asked The
statement In part follows:
Mr.. Gaffney thinks the trouble start
ed with a story which the Morning Post
Of London printed August -. based on a
wire from it's correspondent in Borne,
to the effect that he had been rude to
Americans and British in Munich. Fleet
street correspondents cabled to papers
in New York, one Of which also printed
that a New York Irishman attempted
to send a secret letter to him by the
Austrian nsul-general
MIR. Gaffney said that. as far as he
can classify them. the attacks are:
Rudencss to Americans and British in
Munich: smuggling secret letter: conf
mendng Berlin paper which attacked
Wilson; dining Sir Roger Easement; ap-
proving newspaper attack on Bryan.
'Hc says that in the time Of the mobi-
lization his office was in necessary tur-
moil. The work increased tenfold in
four or five days. In few days more
the volume sweled again, when British
interests were committed to his charge,
Willing but unframed volunteers in the
consulate may have occasionally been
rude. but no complaint was made to him
at the time. Personally he was uncivil
to no one He likewise denied the other
charges"
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ADDISON COUNTY COURT.
Term Opens December .-i7 Cases on
Civil Docket.

Middlebury, Nov. 3O.-Tnc December
term of Addison county court viii
open Tuesday, December I. Judge
leighton p. Slack Of St Johnsbury
presiding. Assistant Judges viii be
Henry +. Day of Ripton and Wilbur
f. Hanks of Bristol
On the general civil docket there
are only AZ cases; criminal. FIVE; court,
four; chancery, II; jury calendar, 10;
divorce 20. There are some impor-
tant cases on tho civil jury list.
The cases listed for trial the first
day are Loui2e Thompson. appellant.
vs. Scion Burroughs. administrator,
an appeal from the commissioners:
Hazel l.. Marcelle VS. Louis A. Null
Ter, breach of promise. in re will of
Vienna NJ Read Carlotta Reed Tracy.
contestant and appellant appeal from
probate court; Alstine A. Briggs VS.
George Beeman. alienation of affec-
tions; william Lathrop VS. George
Duclos ct al trespass; CYRUS r. Cur
rvs administrator, VS.. Don A. Bisbee,
action on the case; tho f. c. Dyer
company VS. Waldo T.. Knight. general
assumpsit.
The cases set for trial second day,
Wednesday, December 8, are: The
village of Bristol vs. the Bristol Rail-
road company, appellant and trustee;
the town Of Bristol vs.. the Bristol
Railroad company, appellant and trus-
tee. both cases special assumpsit.
Frank II. LaVoice ct al VS., Henry
Robbins. action on n note: Vermont
Box company vs.. WILDER F.. Hanks,
action Of tort; Norma Matot VS., j.
Peterson, L. A. Ellis and George Plue,
action Of tort; and Norman $. Foote
w. George M. Moore, appellant, spe-
cial assumpsit and common counts.
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HUSBAND NOT IN WILL.
Executors Claim W. w. Munsell
Waived Marital Right to Property.

St, Adams Nov. 3O-A hearing in
chancery of the case of Marvin Smith
and Il. Emmot Nye, executors of the
Will Of Hannah Munsel of llighgate, vs..
W!ngate w. Munscll. begun at the Of
ice Of c. G. Austin & Sons yesterday.
was continued to-day and Is not yet
finished.
Inc orator seeks to secure specific
performance of ante nuptial and post
huptial agreements. Mrs, Munsel left n
WILL which excluded her husband from
any part of her estate, relying on those
agreements which the executors claim
resulted in a waiver by her husband Of
MS marital right to any of her property
inc hearing is before George NJ. Hogan,
master In chancery, Austin & Sons ap-
pear for the executors. d. w. Steele of
iilghsate, ID. q. Furman and Fred l..
Webster OF Swanton for the defendant
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POULTRY SHOW OPENS.
Large Number of Birds at Conn. VAL
ley Exhibition in Bellows Falls.

Bellows Falls. Nov. 80 The sixth an
nUal exhibition of the Connecticut Valley
Poultry association opened to-day in the
armory and will continue through Thurs
day.
Vermont. Massachusetts, New Hamp.
shire and Vermont The judges are \. G
Hawkins of Lancaster, y. H. c. c. Ives
and G. II. Brundage, both of Guilford
conn. The 500 silver trophy cup was wor
by George :. Buxton of Bellows Falls
with his Partridge Plymouth Rocks. Thi.
evening lectures ON raising poultry fol-
exhibit ard for utility were given ~
Senator y. l.. Divo.l and ". C. Belknap
both of Bellows Falls
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Viii Rebuild Plant.

Brattleboro, Nov 2o-The business men
and citizens Of Wilmington generally are
optimistic over the future of the I.uding-
ton Woodenware company whose entire
plant was destroyed by fire Saturday
night throwing about 200 hands out Of
employment The concern was fairly we'll
Insured and the business men of the town
nave assured the company every possible
assistance to get started again. The Will
mington board of trade will take immedi-
ate steps to give assistance where possible
ana everyone predicts better and larger
plant than the one just destroyed. The
company was shipping Ave carloads of
hnished materials each week and doing
a monthly business of about $16. OO0
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RUTLAND WOMAN FOUND DEAD.

Rutland, Nov. 29-Mrs Harry Carroll
a widow. age 10 years, who had lived
alone in this city many years, was found
dead on the floor at her home to-day
by neighbors who noticed that news
papers delivered at the house had not
been removed from the steps for several
days. The woman has probably been
dead since THANKSGIVING She died
from natural cause Her only relatives
are sister, Mrs. Henry C. Cheney of
this city, and son. William Carroll of
New York
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Public Service Hearing.

Middlebury. Nov. "A meeting Of the
'' "or'i'o Commission was held this
"'''' mon to hear the petition of the Cen
va over Corporation of Vermont to
''uo' power plant here. after being
ros'Pohed from November II, when At
.o'ney General Barber was unable to be
present, Mr. Barber attended the meet
lux 'o.oaY' which was held in the Addison
dered. was 10"
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NINETEEN MINERS
KILLED; SEVERAL
MORE ENTOMBED

Boomer. W. Va. Nov. 3o.-Nneteen men
are known to have been killed by an ex-
rlosion in mine No. 2 of the Boomer Coal
& Coke company here to-day according to
rescue parties emerging from the work.
ings Tonight. ono of the shops of the
company has been lifted up as a tempor-
airy morEue but the bodies will not be
taken out until tomorrow morning
Eleven others are known TO be missing
Thirty miners We're brought to the sur
face tonight and rescuers have hopes
that others will ne found alive
Eoomer, ". Va. Nov 3o-Rescuc par
tics worked desperately tonight to pene-
trate tie workings Of mine No. . Of
the Boomer Coal and Coke company
where an explosion caused by a blow
out shot occurred here to-day Three
hundred miners were at work at the
time, hut mine officials declared that all
but 10 had been accounted for other
reports. however. said that moro than
twice that many had been entomNed
Thirty men We're removed from the
mine tonight by rescue parties and
+. a. Bell chief clerk of the company
said that thirty were still missing
All suffered from the effects of the
explosion but none was in a serious
condition, except one man whose leg
was broken. Mine officials expressed
tho opiaiou that at least n majority
of those vet in the mine haze barri-
caGcd themselves back OF ;hc point
whore tho explosion occurred
Ten miners We're rescue ,-ti-'ht from
Il suh-entrance to the n..ce. They were
in a semi-conscious condition. When re-
vived they said they had seen many mon
apparently dead a short distance from the
point whore the explosion occurred Early
reports said that fire was raging in the
mine bur rcscuers denied this The fans
were not affected by tho explosion and are
being Kept in operation. EasC ans
are WORKING in thirty-mlnute shifts.
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Five to House of Correction.

Montpelier. Nov. 29,-Sheriff Frank II.
Tracy and Deputy Sheriff II. G.. Lawson
accompanied five prisoners to Rutland to-
day to commit them to the house of cor
rection for terms ranging from four to
IL months The persons taken to the in
stitution were EleaZer +. Dodge, taking
and soliciting orders for liquor, five
months; Lawrence Burns, u months for
an offense covered by the blanket act;
Francesca Balcon. four months; ATTIC
Spinelli. four months and Eugene Gal
fetti. 10 months, breach of the peace.
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SIX MURDERED.
No Clue to Author of HideOus Tragedy
at New Brunswick, n. j.

New Brunswick, y. j.. Nov 29.-While
hundreds Of persons visited the scene Of
the tragedy Of the Weitzmann farm
where six persons were found shot to
death Saturday. the authorities of
Middlesex county have begun "A search
for discharged 2,rvant girl of the
Weitzmann family, who it is believed
may be able to furnish clue as tn n
possible cause for the murders.
The bodies of Samuel Weitzmann. his
wife, and his son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs David Kigner and the two
farm hands were brought to local
morgue, The dead farm hands were
identified to-day as John Gannas Hun
garian. and Jos Petrucha, a Pole, The
body of Petrucha was found with re-
volver in one hand and the authorities
believe he shot the other five before kill
ing himself. The farm hands had been
working for Weitzmann only a few
weeks They were hired through "A New
York employment agency.
-
MAINTAIN PENS IyREE InES9
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DI3ATu OLE MRS. MEARS

st. Johnsbury Nov. 3o,-Mrs Emily H.
Mears died this morning at the home of
her son-in-law Judge l.. Z. Slack. She
was the widow of W. II. II. Mears OF
Marshfield. and came here in 1910 She is
survived by three children, Warren Mears
OF Littleton. ~ H.. Mrs. Harry Carleton
of Whitehall. Mich, and Mrs, Slack
Burial Will be at Cabot Thursday.
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Deer Hunter Fined.

Middlebury. Nov @.-lIenry C. Cox.
charged with irving to get a second deer,
when the law allows each hunter only
o'e' WIS to-day fined sl00 and costs by
justice Edgar Meader. After some con-
sue ,"toi COX was discharged after pay
Ing half the fine and the costs.
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HUNTERS HIT HORSES.
Animals Were Standing In Barn when
Bullets Whixxed through window.

Stowe. Nov. 30.-Two horses standing in
the barn on the farm of Mrs Addio Jarvis
were the victims of hunters bullets this
morning. one horse. hit in the head by
a bullet that came through n window, will
die, but the other horse, hit in the back,
will probably live.
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JOHN J. MURPHY
Of RUTLAND IS
AM D n 6 MISSING
Treasurer of Marble Savings
Bank Mysteriously Disap-
pears-NO Shortage
in Accounts.

Rutlpnd. Nov 2S-Followng the sud
den and apparently inexplcable disap-
pearance of John j. Murphy, treasurer
of the Marble Savings bank OF this city
Thursday night, the trustees of that in
stitution issued a statement tonight to
the effect that no shortage could be dis
covered in his accounts. 1t was an
nounced, however, that n special examin-
alton OF the books and securities of the
bank would be made tomorrow under
the direction of Frank c. Williams, State
bank commissioner.
The circumstances surrounding the dis
appearance Of the missing treasurer are
ture show In this city Thursday night
and later took his automobile from the
garage in which It was kept and drove
to Manchester. He gave no inkling to
any one of the purpose of his journey.
His actions at the garage were peculiar
and he seemed greatly upset. Arriving
at Manchester he left his car al n gar
age and boarded n train for Troy. 1t
is learned that he offered mileage to
North Bennington, but upon arriving
there, he told the conductor he guessed
he would ride to Troy and paid a cash
fare. 1t was also learned that after
leaving the train at Troy. Mr.. Murphy
took a trolley car to Albany. All trace
of him was lost at this point
John Flynn of East Dorset, an uncle
of the missing man, John j. Cocklin
Of the savings bank and George r. Bush
of the Hotel Bardwell, in which Mr.
Murphy was a stakeholder and the treas
urer. We're in New York Troy and AL
bany. respectively. to-day. looking for
him, but none has reported finding any
trace of him.
Mr., Murphy's family and business as
sociates say that he had veen very ner-
vous of late, but asc,ibe this to over.
work and believe that the missing mar
must have been temporarily deranged
So far as known MIR. Murphy had nc
financial or other troubles He is about
% years old is unmarried and lives with
his mother and sister at West Rutland
He has been treasurer of the Marble
Savings bank for the past three years
and previously held the position of as
sistant treasurer. He has always beer
considered a man of exemplary charac-
ter and has many friends in this city
They are loath to attach any sinister
sign!flcance to his disappearance and he
lieve that his actions will shortly be
satisfactorily accounted for
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DEER KILLED, 1870.
y nShinGtOn County Leads with n
Total of .13.

Lyndonville. Nov 30-John W. Titcomb.
state commissioner, has received reports
of 1870 deer killed during the present open
season. The summary by counties is as
follows.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-02

To fino n good tenant is n good days
work. for property owner-and, fire.
quently, can be accomplished through a
good days advertising.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-02

Mr.. Murphy is well known in Burlns-
ton. He attended the University Of
Vermont some years ago and later en-
tered the employ of the Chittenden Coun-
ty Trust company. leaving this city in
1908 to take a position in the Rutland
bank mentioned in the despatch