The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
WEEK IN THE WORLD
Grea. Events and Movements Which
Are Making History.

John ID. Rockefeller has given securi-
ties worth S2,6O0,000 TO form the endow-
ment of the Rockefeller Institute for
Medical Research, which he founded IN
New York six years ago. This gilt
will insure the continuance and enlarge
ment OF the institution itself, and pro-
vide support for scientists engaged Tor
il in medical research in all parts OF the
world. No restriction has been put upon
the board OF directors who will be per
mitted TO spend the income OF S2O0,VOO
which will be derived from the endow.
ment upon any matter which seems to
them worthy OF investigation. Up to
this time the institute has not been as
sured of a continued existence. When
Mr.. Rockefeller first preached the scheme
OF a home for medical research to the
leading pathologists of the country ne
promised to put 100000 at their dis
posal. A year later he added Sl,OOO,Ooo,
and il has been upon this sum that the
work has been carried on. A good deal
of the original money is still unexpend-
ed. but il was not regarded as an en-
dowment. and the institute was living
upon it in the hope that when it came to
an end further funds would be found
The next Nobel prize for chemistry
will be awarded to Sir William Crookes
of London. He discovered thalhum, an
element, in 1861. and invented the radio.
meter in 1874 He was knighted In 1917
and has been closely identified with
many OF the most important advances in
science. Prof. Crookes recently discov-
cred a process of extracting nitric acid
from the atmosphere, which, il was an
nounced would soon be available for
commercial. industrial and agricultural
purposes and would revolutionize the nj.
trate industry and the worlds food
problem. Rudyard kipling has been
designated for the literary prize
Thirteen persons lost their lives in a
tenement house fire in New York city
Monday morning. All the dead were
Italians. Seven OF the thirteen were
children. The bodies We're found hud-
died in rooms on the top floor OF the
| four-story building where the terror
stricken people had been driven by the
flames which rushed up from the lower
floors. They had met death before they
could reach windows which led to the
| fire escapes and safety. Some had been
burned alive. Others overcome by
smoke, were spared the agonies of death
in the flames.
Edward Payson Weston, the veteran
walker, ended his 1884 mile jaunt from
Portland, Me-, TO Chicago at l2l5 p. m,
| Wednesday. Weston's actual time, ex-
elusive of Sundays, was "a days, 10 hours
| and Is minutes. In 1857 he consumed
/ % DAYS, % hours and 40 minutes for
the same trip. His mileage, according to
his mapped route, was 1884 "a miles,
| but the speedometer on the automobile
which followed him registered 1875 miles.
! The difference was due to the fact that
| on several occasions Weston took the
wrong roads and thus lost distance The
veteran walker showed few effects of his
| long tramp. Immediately after reaching
the Illinois Athletic club, where he was
entertained on the conclusion of his trip,
he was examined by physician, who
pronounced him physically sound The
chief change noted was loss of II
pounds in weight. Weston, who is SO
years old broke his record of 40 years
ago by one day, 3 hours and % minutes.
! BY a divided court, the appellate dl-
vision, third department, at Albany, n.
Y, last week upheld the right of the
| legislature to delegate its power to fix
tariff of rates for public service cor
poration to a commission. The constr
nationality of the new public service com
missions act was also involved in this
case. The prevailing opinion is by, Pre-
| siding Justice Smith. justices Chester
and Cochrane concur. Justice. Kellogg IN
an opinion dissents and is concurred with
| by Justice Sewell.
| United States Senator Joseph Benson
Foraker of Ohio has been Endorsed for re-
election to the senate and for the republl-
can nomination for president at JOINT
meeting of the executive and advisory
committees of the Ohio league of repub-
lican clubs at Columbus, Ohio. The
committees declare that they have no
sympathy with the proposition that Sena-
| tor Foraker be eliminated from public HE
because he was not able to agree with
President Roosevelt on all questions. Inc
action of the committees at once brought
out challenge from A. |. Vorys, manager
of the Taft presidential canvass, for q. pop
ular primary of Ohio republicans for
candidate for president.
Mrs. Newwed-Tsn't the bread line in
great city pathetic?
Newwed-Very: l suppose it is the only