Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-29

Postoffice department plans to buy ST.
100000 worth of motorcycles to be used in
mail collection.
Thomas H. IIisgen of Springfield. Mass.
has joined the Bull Moose party, as
Offering the best chance to continue his
fight againsl Standard Oil.
Washington advices state that Robert
l.. Henry of Texas will oppose Speaker
Clark as the democratic nominee for
speaker of the next House
Brazil has asked the United States to
send astronomers to witness the total
eclipse of the sun which will be visible
from Rio Janeiro on October TO-
The Boston American says over Sl.n00
O1,Go is spent annually in the United
States for advertising. Great Britain and
colonies spend less than half that amount.
The British four-mastei bark Med
way In at New York from Lisbon.
Portugal. has on board % cadets who
are in training for the British mcrcan.
tile service
The Scientific American declares
that French inventor has perfected
machine which turns out product
from straw which makes a perfect
substitute for wood.
Three great japanese steamship
lines are consi 1ering extending their
service to New York via the Panama
canal. Two now run to san Francisco
and one to Seattle.
MajorGeneral Leonard Wood, chief
of STAFF, will not go to Germany to sec
the army manoeuvres because of the
action of Congress in allowing only ca
days to carry ont the provisions of the
army reorganization bill.
Ocean freight charters are at almost
record figures, and recent contracts
have been made at 6s Az d per ton COM
pairing with rs Cd. the low price of a
few years ago.
The rush of English cmigrants to
Australia is tremendous and there are
not enough British ships to carry pas-
sengers. About 100000 Englishmen are
going to Australia this year
salt Lake adVices state that mining
men of the West are greatly aroused
by the decision of the general land Of
flee making the patenting of mineral
claims excessively difficult, and declare
that If the decision is not reversed by
the secretary of the interior they will
work against Taft to that end
The Philippine government will estab-
lsh huge rice plantations in rich Getta-
bata valley with view to obviating fu-
ture rice famines and stopping importa-
tions which now total $50, 0o0oO a year in
value.
The London Times says the Panama
canal act will undoubtedly be submitted
ted States will have little cause for COM
plaint in such action after being among
the foremost to urge world arbitration
President Mellen has ordered free riding
on the New Haven and Boston II Maine
nv leased line officials stopped, in response
n ruling OF lnltTStdlt commerce. COM
mission that officers. directors and other
nersons connected with a incorporating
company are not entitled to free trans
portation.
A Washington special says observers
see in the fight which Senator Penrose
IL Leading with the open assistance of
,rcbho,d of Standard OIL TO discredt
the rood faith Of Roosevelt In his claim
of political purity. distinct line-up of
Standard oil interests against Roosevelt
and of the Morgan-Guggenhcim group in
favor of him,
/ q. Wagner, farmer near Denver,
,roduccd II new rival to the straw
harry by grating the Juconda stra~-"
berry plant with the raspberry. the
new berry being finer than either. lie
has 10000 plants and will pick the
berries next month,