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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-05
HARDWARE

Get Our Prices On GasOIuno ~ nes,
Ensuase Cutters and Paper Blowers.
We carry them lu stock and can We
you money Estimates furui 20 tvee
on steam and hot water heat l..ub-
ing. Il. o. NLL G-TT 8 q
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-05
POSTAL BANKS
ARE NOW OPEN
New Facilities for Saving Will
Be offered the American
People.
START ON A SMALL SCALE
Adequate Appropriation Is Lack
ing So Only Postoffice in
Vermont Will Be That
at Montpelier.
START ON A SMALL SCALE
at Montpelier.

Washington, Jan l..-ThrougA. the prac-
teal institution of the postal savings
bank system next Tuesday, the United
States government will afford to the
American people new facilities for saw
Ing The establishment OF these banks
Is regarded as the most important and
tar-rcaching- financial step taken by the
government since the authorization of
national banks.
The new system is to be started on a
small scale. one postoffcc in each State
and erritory has been selected as a de-
pository for a test of the new system. 1t
was decided to make the beginning thus
small. not only because no adequate ap-
preparation was available to put II into
general operation, but also because a the
plan Of operation adopted differs entirely
from that OF any postal savings system
In the world.
No pass book will be furnished the de-
7ositor, deposits being evidenced by en-
sued in fixed denominations of one. two.
five, ten, twenty and fifty dollars each
bearing the name of the depositor and
the date on which interest begins to &C
sruc. The certifcate9 are non-transfer-
Rble and non-negotiable Interest will
per cent. per annum.
HUSBANDS CAN'T INTERFERE.
No account for less than one dollar
may he opened ana no person may de-
post moro than one hundred dollars in
any calendar month or have to his credit
OF any one time more than five hundred
dollars, exclusive of accumulated inter-
est Accounts may he opened BY any
person over 10 years of age, in his OF
her own name. and by married women in
their own names. The accounts of wives
cannot he interfered with ny the hus-
bands.
For the present, deposits will be linn
tied to patrons of the postoffices a,
which the system is established. The
service is entirely free. Deposits may be
withdrawn at any time, with accrued in
terest, or the interest alone may be
withdrawn.
While deposits of less than one dollar
will not be received. small amounts may
be saved for deposit by the purchase OF
postal savings cards at 10 cents each
and of 10 cent postal savings stamps
which have been specia rylppacr ARA
which have been specially prepared for
the purpose and will be on sale at all
depository offices. Each postal savings
card contains blank spaces to which
iO-cert savings stamps may be affixed
The postmaster Will accept a postal
savings card with nine 1O-cent stamps
affixed as a deposit Of one dollar. This
is expected to appeal particularly to
children and to encourage in them habits
Of thrift
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-05
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS
NICHOLS & PARKER.

Estimates rurnishcd at short notice
on all kinds OF buildings. First class
work at living -ricos. Essex Jet, Vt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-05
THE STANDARD rUG
NtNrrACToRY.
UTRfINCTON VT

Nonufaoturets Of uigb Grade Rugs
Hanf made from Your old worn out
Winoosfi Avc
Gro TT1TP7rTT. prop
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-05
RoeFra
II. r. SAILS.

Roofer and dealer IN ali r.t.1s r..
rooflng material. Contracts avecu+et
,tlrst class work Estimates. 2S1
North stree "'i
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-05
LAUNDRY
STANDARD STEAM LATJNDp

Office 1f5 Cherry St II W pu,,,o
mp. f6ne shirt, collar and cuff worl
iii npne 20 or send postal and drive
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-05
B u SINE s s ERECTORY
Burlington, Winooski and ESSEX junction Bus
mess Firms
ARCHITECT AND eoNrRAcTsa

FhTFH SWITZERLAND.
Land Architect and Contractor. Mason
work, excava.!ng, road and sewer
building, grading, cement and con-
crete walks. steps. etc APP North St
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-05
E'lyseE BOOKS

ot AL KINDS TO RENT.
w. nANDhft, DRUGGIST.
~ Main street.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-05
OFFICE SUPPLIES

" r. ~ rnmH IT. ~ So. Union. 'phon. nan
IIFpe"ritcrs sold. rented eycban~ '%
r-ftiso,' PtnarGd supplies Agency foi
son Mimco ~aph ~" anu @"i-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-05
PLUMBERS

FRANK s. LANOU 81 SON.
Practical Plumbers ma s.o, ,,,.
=. tcrs, 90 - null street
Next North. BurIir"ton saw. psrL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
MANSON PICTURES
 A NEW CONTINENT

London, April 29.-(Special. .)-Dr. Doug las Mawson, the organizer of the Austral- asian Antartic expedition who is visit ing London to obtain support for it. lec- tured before the Royal Geographical society.
 He had much to say, but most interest ing of all was his picture of vast con- tinent of which Antartic, New Zealand, Tasmania, South America and South Af- rica were once ports.
 Fossil evidence is absolutely in favor of the continuity between South America the theory of communication between the southern lands by waysof Antarctica, the opinion being confirmed in the minds of logicaily) past there existed a habitable Antartic continent with rays stretching up to meet with what are now Tasmania, South America, New Zealand and South Africa.
 "Volcanic activity on large scale re- maining even to the present day in iso- lated spots, attended the separation of these land masses, and finally an ice age of almost unprecedented severity overwhelmed the re-dual Antartic con tinent and swept every trace of life into the southern ocean,"
 Dr. Mawson said with regard to the pro- posed expedition: We hope to have a complement of fifty men-ship and land party-and proceed south from Australia about the close of this year. Practically every member of the land party will be a specialist in a par 'ular branch of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30

making the first Cckerng l823 down to the magnificent Buson 19l without waVeIlng or deviation quality has been the dominant idea in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
RUSSIA IS STILL
 AFTER GRAF TERS

R. Yetersburg, April es--(Special)-The government is pressing its prosecution of bribe and corruption in public affairs Al though both of the powers concerned nave made official denials of having been Ia vored through such a breach of trust d naval courtmartial at St. Petersburg mas just concluded, after sitting in camera, in which former sailor has been sentenced to F years penal sorvitude.
 The offense alleged against him was that he sold secret code books to the agent of foreign power. This power was supposed to bo Great Britain, and the agent a naval attache.
 The British government, through the ambassador in St. Petrseurg, has cate goricaIly denied that any such traffic has taken place.
 An allegation that the prisoner dealt also with a German has been officially denied from Berlin.
 The prisoner was an ex-blue-j acket named Povadze He was convicted Of selling information gathered by Russia concerning the naval strength of certain other powers.
 Povadze denied that he had any bus- ness with Capt. Aubrey Smith, British naval attacha or with Colonel Wyndham, who lived iy a flat in the same building as Captain Smith. The allegations were made by a servant Of the building, who he faneie< had a grievance against one of the>> officers. It had been stated hy the prosecution at the courtmartial that S>e fiat was a place where foreign agents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
RACKS FOR MEMS
 HATS IN CHURCH

London, April 2e-(Special)-An en. deavor to solve the problem of what a man shall do with his hat in church has been made by Rev. F. A. Adams, rector of Doddinghurst, hamlet not far from Brentwood in Essex.
 Mir. Adams has contrived an arrange ment of wire clips depending from a slotted lath of wood, which can be easily affixed to the under side of the seat of church pew. It Is most ingenious cortrivance. A couple of turns of a con- venient screw at each end of the strip of wood fix 1t to the under side of the pew seat. and then the wire clips, sliding loosly in the slots, may be instanta- neously adjusted to the width of the inverted hat, whose brim 1t Is to grip
 The Coronation hat suspender is the name the Rev. Dr. Adams has given to his invention. ''1t is extraordinary" he said recently, "that ever since hats have been worn no place has been found in which to hang them up on Sundays good hat up on the floor without either damaging 1t or feeling that you have damaged it. Once you have placed a new hat resting on it's inverted crown on the floor of your pew no amount of brushing will restore to you the con- seriousness of its perfection. It will never seem the same again.
 The rector is fixing his hat-suspenders Tn the pews of his interesting old church as contribution to the celebration of the coronation year. and he is hoping that his lead will be followed in other parishes. With this view he has ar- ranged with the leading church fur nishing firms to supply his invention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
INTERESTINGLIFE
 OF THE YOUNG SHAH

Teheran, Persia, April 29.-(Specfai. ) A most interesting sketch of the daily life of Alanca Nurza, the boy Shah, was
 obtained from his tutor, Excellency Mozain ed -Dowleh, master of arts, who directs his studies. The youthful poten-
 tae is but thirten years old.
 When eighten months ago the nation alists gained the ascendancy and Mo
 hammad Ali Mirza Shah was dethroned. q council was formed to consider the education of the young Shah. Mo-
 gain -ed-Dowleh advised that a small class be formed, composed of tho younger princes, brothers of the Shah, and of the sons of the court grandees.
 This proposal was immediately put in
 practice. The Shah strives very hard
 not to let anybody get ahead of him In
 his studies. French appears to be his
 favorite subject. N hen a o'clock in the morning the school bell rings, he promptly leaves the anderoon (Women' s quarters) and takes his place at the | head of the class The training in ipunctuality is very necessary as in all Persians it is conspicuous by It's ab- sence.
 Through the whole day, with several short intervals for play and an hour
 and a half for lunch, the class follow each other. At o'clock only may the
 Shah return to the anderoon. is con- sldered advisable to withdraw his maj esty as much as possible from the infiu-
 ence of the ignorant and superstitious Servian women.
 The Shah is taught by eight profess sors and Is trained in gymnastics and
 military drill before the heat of the day commences His course of study com | prises Persian, Arabic, French, Russian
 geography, history, mathematics and other minor subjects.
 | Friday is the only holiday in the week,
 on which day the Shah may go out rid | Ing. driving or shooting. For the latter sport he has excellent preserves at Doshan. Tappey, situated In the moun- | tains about six miles from town. His
 majesty is very fond of football and | frequently plays the game with his comrades In the palace grounds. He | has lately been initiated in the mys- teries of lawn tennis.
 There are of course, many festivals when the Shah may put his lesson books
 away for more congenial occupations | but his hours of relaxation are often
 curtailed by court functions, which must appear very tedious to him. The 1 most important court function Is the | Salaam," when tho Shah receives the | diplomatic corps and his ministers and reviews the Teheran garrison rising to salute each time a regimental flag 1 rasses before him.
 All things considered, the education | of the Shah Is being undertaken with l wisdom and forethought His teacher; | understand the importance of having a monarch who by his personal prestige will command the respect of all na- | tfons and by wise policy maintain the | independence of a country whose free dem has already been for some time in jeopardy.
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net the prisoner and received from him official secrets and documents.

"Russia's mad monk has again set the empire in a ferment. The eyes of the country are fixed on Tsaritsin, where the monk Iiodor continues to defy both the holy synod and the government.
 According to telegrams from Tsaritsin, notwithstanding the large number or police and Cossacks, Iiodor's fervent fol- lowers, numbering thousands. have sworn not to allow his arrest and they are pre- pared to lay down their lives in that cause. Guards and patrols have formed and are on duty day and night, the prin- cipal organizers being a priest and his chief of staff, an eX soldier. The poten- tial champions of Iiodor have been se- lected from among the strongest carters and porters. The utmost precautions have been taken that none except the known local faithful shall be admitted to the church. Regular rounds by torchlight are made into the innermost recesses of the monastery in order to make sure that there are no police concealed there Ropes have been suspended outside the church from the belfry for the purpose of raising an immediate alarm in the ev ent of an incursion being attempted. Three doors leading to the sanitary are heavily bolted and barred, and subter- ranean exit has been prepared to enable Iiodor to escape in the last extrerlity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
Bagdad- Persian gulf section of the
Stolypin in Control

In Russia M. Stolypin seems again firmly in control of the ship of state, put this is only apparently, for although, he is still prime minister the power has left his hands and no longer the real ruler of Russia still the first serv- ant of the CZar. is no longer Czar Nicholas confidei..-.-s adviser. for it is an open secret that the Czar is again as wax in the hands of his mother, the Dowager Empress that truly remarkable woman. who was for years the confidential ad- wiser of her late husband, Alexander I'll, and in whom the Russian people are rapidly learning to pin their faith.
 If the Czar continues to take the advice of his mother and wife, for these two women, once bitter enemies, are now thoroughly reconcied, better days are surely ahead, as well for Russia as for the Romanoff dynasty.
 No one, however, could have done more to destroy royal prestige in Russia than M Stolypin, who by his foolish acts quite needlessly exposed the person of Czar Nicholas to sharp criticism of an implicit but quite intelligible character, for the Czar's name was used first in order to move the conservatives of the upper chamber to vote against their covictions. It was next used by M. Trepoff to let the conservatives know that hls majesty had changed his standpoint and wished them to vote congruously with their views on the merit of the question. The Czar's name was not used publicly to announce that the monarch had again altered his attitude and to such an extent that he now punished M. Trepoff and M. Durnovo. the statesmen who alone saved Russia from anarchy, most severely for having done their duty and endeavored accord ing to their lights to safeguard his empire and strengthen the hold of his dynasty on the country. Truly monarchism must be firmly footed in Russia to stand these severe trials successfully! And even this was not all, His majesty, discerning the rights and wrongs of the matter for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30

science. Most of the recruiting will be among the graduates of the universities of Australia and New Zealand. It is our intention to land several parties, with stores and huts, to winter between Cape Adare and Gauss Berg. and the ship will return to Australia and New Zealand for the winter, though not remaining idle.
 Tt is our special desire to accomplish a complete coast survey between the two points mentioned, and complete the magnetic charting of the region north of the South Magnetic Poe.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30

self, and without the precarious aid of official spectacles, once more altered his view and sent a message of gracious af- lection and confidence to NJ. DurEovo!
 There Is something so tragic in all this that one must assume that M. Stolypin could not possibly have realized what he was doing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
Soulless Contributors

From the Kansas City Journal.
 The congregation numbered 32 souls this morning." remarked the parson.
 Thirty souis,' corrected the deacon. We got tvs plugged nickels in the collection box"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30

FOR RENT-Best store in Birmingham for retail busi- ness.
 JEMISON REAL ESTATE 6 INSURANCE co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
GAN FIT YOUR NOSE

With eyeglasses which will stay on. Jas H. Finder is an expert frame ad- ulster and carries a large stock, cov- ering all imaginable styles of eye- glass guards. SO6 N. Nineteenth St.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-05-10
Can't Have the Old Portsmouth

THE navy department probably will
/ be unable to comply with the
wishes of the people Of California who
have: asked that the old sailing ship
Portsmouth now at the New York navy
yard, be towed to the Pacific coast to
be preserved there as a naval mu-
scum. The people Of the Pacific coast
are anxious to have the Portsmouth
sent to San Francisco bay because
she was identified with the early his
tory of California. She sailed into
San Francisco bay and took possession
in the name of the United States. II
she had not taken this action what is
now California might have become a
part of the British empire. as two
British cruisers arrived there only a
few hours after the Portsmouth. The
San Francisco people want to use the
old vessel as an exhibit In connection
with the coming exposition there.
The navy department, however, has
received report from board Of sur
vey, which estimated that about $685.
600 would be necessary to fit the old
sailing vessel for the long cruise to the
west coast. In addition the expense Of
such long trip would be considerable.
In view Of the outlay involved in the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-05-10
Economy Board to Save Millions

THE economy and efficiency board is
i beginning to get results. It has
reached a point in its labors where it
thinks it foresees where million dol
lars may be saved during the first year
of it's existence.
At present it is devoting it's atten-
lions largely to the item of travelling
expenses of government employees and
to the duplication of work in the de-
partments. The president and the men,
bers Of his cabinet were surprised to
learn from this board that the travel
ing expenses charged against the treas
ury last year aggregated about $12,-
100000.
Just how much this enormous sum
can be reduced without Gripping the
public service in the least is still a
question, but the members of the econ
omy and efficiency board are conf
dent that a great saving can be made.
The heads OF the executive depart
ments have received instructions to
pare travelling expenses wherever pos
sible. This order is applicable to the
war and navy departments, as well as
to all other departments OF govern
ment.
OF course, the largeness of the item
for travelling expenses is due in great
measure to the laws under which men
in the navy and in the army, either
as officers or privates, receive travel
allowances. The travel expenses Of
the department of agriculture and
the department of the interior are
also necessarily heavy, and the same
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-05-10
Great Sums Spent in Luxurie,

and girls of the country and the old
er people, too, spent $25,000.000 last
year on chewing gum.
The country's confectionery bill for
1910 amounted to $7s,00o,o00.
The $80,000,0oo spent on jewelry is
twice the amount required to build
the Panama canal. .--
Our soda water bill was $320,00o.-
600. a~-
The representative says: Take
the egg, for instance; it doesn't cost
the hen any more to lay an egg today
than it did 100 years ago, but we pay
more than our grandfathers did be.
cause we don't let the hen lay the
egg where We can get out the back
door ourselves and pick it up. The
farmers wife in Idaho goes out and
gathers up an egg. keeps it till a man
comes along with a buggy and takes
it from )! er. He crates, sorts and
packs it along with others and ther
carries it to the railroad. It Is laid
in April, May or June; you don't gel
it until the following Christmas, ant
you have to pay for it's keep all tha'
time, pay for the cold storage, pa,
the railroad rates, the expense of thu
man who went around in a buggy ant
gathered it and the initial price o
the farmers wife in Idaho. 1t is thu
same all along the line"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-05-10

is true, though not to so great an ex-
tent, of the post Office department..
Whatever abuse exists under the
laws which permit officials and en-
ployes to travel at the expense Of
the government did not spring up I'M
der the present administration. I'm
der the preceding administration no
effort was made to hold in check
travel expenditures.
The Injunction that has gone out
simply is that travel pay must not be
authorized except where travel on
government business is absolutely
necessary.
Soon after President Taft entered
the White House, and long before the
present economy and efficiency board
was created, instructions went out to
the heads Of the executive depart
ments to curtail travelling expenses
wherever possible. Under that gen.
eral order considerable saving was
effected during the first two years of
this administration, but the economy
and efficiency board thinks it sees
how still greater saving may be
brought about.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-05-10
DON'T BRING
our ANYTHING
ShQDDT -
! WAIT NOTHING
!, BUT THE 6EST J

A PRELIMINARY statement show
~ ing the general results of the
1909 census for establishments en-
gagged in the manufacture of wooden
and worsted goods has just been is
sued by the director Of the census,
E. Dana Durand.
Although the number of establish
ments has decreased, denoting ten
dency toward concentration, which
has been the rule In the wool manu-
featuring industry since 1870, on the
other hand the amount of capital re-
ported as invested shows an increase
from $256, 554,000 in 1899 to $415 1885,
600 in. 1909, or G. per cent. during the
decade. The cost of materials used
increased IS per cent. and the amount
paid In salaries and wages So per
cent. The number of salaried off,
Gals and clerks increased but AZ per
cent. and the number of wage earn
ers only 20 per cent
The value of products increased
from $23S, ~, 900 in 1899 to $685.
900 in 1909, or rs per cent. The
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-05-10
Shoddy in Much Less Demand

greater part of this increase took
place during the second half Of tho
decade; in fact, the increase of over
$100,000,000 in the five years since
1904 is far greater than that of any
decade prior to 1900 in the history
of the industry.
The quantity of wool consumed, in
condition purchased, increased from
330,179,000 pounds to 474,751 900
pounds, or "A per cent; reckoned on
a secured wool basis, the increase was
SO per cent. The quantity of raw cot
ton consumed decreased from 40,245,-
900 pounds to 20,055,00 pounds, or
so per cent, while the amount of
cotton yarn purchased increased
from 35,343, 900 pounds to 39,169, 1000
pounds, or II per cent. The net re.
suit is a decided decrease in the
amount of cotton used as a material
by wool manufacturers.
The figures also show a marked de-
crease in the use of shoddy. The
quantity purchased decreased IS per
cent. and the amount manufactured
in wooden mills for use therein fell
of 10 per cent.
This is explained by the fact that
the manufacture of worsted fabrics
into which shoddy does not enter as a
material to any appreciate extent
has increased enormously, while the
quantity of wooden fabrics in which
shoddy is utilized was actually less
in 1909 than in 1899.