Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-25

African conflict he published the weekly
organ Of tho "Stop-the- War Committee"
" hich was widely read throughout Eng
land and was entitled war Against
War in South Africa"
In 1900 he proposed the formation OF
the International Union to combat Mill
,arism and to secure the adoption Of the
of The Hague Confer
cnce. He wrote many works and made
many visits to this country. One OF his
most remarkable articles. which crented
a furore in the United States. was en-
titled "If Christ Came to Chicago" pub
lished In 1888.
MAJOR BUTT. AIDE TO PRESIDENTS.
Major Archibald w. Butt. military aide
to two presidents, is forty-six years old.
a native of Georgia. and n descendant Of
an old Colonial family. He was educated
at the University Of the South Sewance,
Tenn, and as young man went 10
Washington. and for several years was
well known as correspondent or vari-
Gus Southern newspapers. In lh ne
wrote n study Of Southern life. entitled
"The Other Side of the Shield" He was
appointed q captain and duaftermaster OF
volunteers in 1900 and commissioned In
the permanent establishment the follow
ing year. He made a creditable record in
the Philippine ins,irrection and, returning
to the United States in 1908 was the
youngest officer ever detailed as depot
qrartermaStcr at the capital.
When General Funston was placed in
command of the second army of Cuban
nr 81 mai In In
pointment of Captain Butt as his junior
quartermaster. President Roosevelt about
Il year before leaving the White House
selected Captain Butt as his military aide
and became greatly attached to him.
When the army officials complained OF
the Nigor of the physical test prescribed
by President Roosevelt. he proved its
feasibility by riding more than one hun
dred miles in one day with Captain Butt
and Surgeon General Rixey of the navy
His recent trip to Europe was made II
was officially announced. because of Ill
health, but It Is known that he carried
| letters from the President to the pope
in which the latter was thanked for thu
elevation OF the American cardinals.
BENJAMIN GCGGENHEIM. CAPITAL
IST
benjamin Guggenheim was born in Phil
adelpha, oct, %. 1865. the fifth of thu
seven sons of Meyer Guggenheim. founde
! of the famous house Of NJ. Guggenhein
X Sons, who came to America from
Switzerland In 1sis. benjamin Guggen
helm married Miss Floretta Seligman
daughter Of James Seligman. the banker
e thrna da ttv1, arc
When Benajmin Guggenheim was ,
years old he was sent to I.eadville. Col
by his father to take charge of the eide
Guggenheim's mining interests. which a
! that time began to be enormously produc
tive. He had been in Leadville but shor
time when he recognized the possihilitie
| in the smelling business. and 1t was HI
keen foresight that started the Guggen
helm family in that business-a business
that has made a greater part of thoi
vast fortune perhaps more than any on
other of the various branches of industr.
In which they have engaged. The frs
smelling plant was built at Pueblo. an'
Ben jamin Guggenheim took charge o
that conducting II with such success
that the family withdrew entirely from
com mercial business and devoted thei
energy to the smelling industry
This success In Colorado lea to tn
building of plants at Aguascalientes AM
Monterey. Mexico, and an immense REIN
ing plant at Perth Amboy. n. j.. Ben
jamin Gugeenheim managed the latte
plant for several years. After the consoli
datIon of the smelling industries was &C
complished the Guggenheim interest ha
become so large that they were the rul
ing factor in the American Smelling
Refining Company. and. having seen hi
great object an actually. BENJAMIN GuG
genheim went TO Europe for we'll earne
rest Two years later he returned TO III!
country and in 1908 built a large plan
at Milwaukee. for the manufacture g
. mining machinery. Three years later
was merged with the International Stear
Pump Company. in which Mr., 1ugcer
!, helm had been large srockholder for
number Of years He became chairman {
the executive committee, serving in tha
capacity until January, 200, when he wa
elected president The company had the
seven plants In this country and one
. England.
HENRY Il. hAktlS, lfttA lutlN y
MANAGER
1 Henry 4. Harris. who leaped into prom
inence In the New York theatrical ne
. only about halt dozen years ago
manager and producer was, nevertheless
a veteran Of many years standing befo
. metropoi,a fame came to him. and
!, a member OF an old theatrical famil
I He was horn in St Louis. Dec. l. Isl
I His father. William Harris, ii theatric
manager of note, IS now associated wi
the firm of Kiaw & Erlanger, The Sc
1 received his education at the publ
I schools in that city and later in Bosto
= to which city his parents moved viii
/ he was yet boy. 1t was IN the Mass
chusetts capital that Harris co. mis- fir
@ training as a theatrical man, becomir
= connected with the famous old Howa
g Athenaeum there He remained identiti
= with that house for several years. lea
no n kp~rn a