Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-23
NEWS TOLD in BRIEF

nuoehs portrait, bought in 1881 Tor
Fo"' mas peen sold for sl1 $50 in Paris.
Secfethry OF the Navy Meyer 10 con-
lioeht thh' before adjournment Congress
wiz ueciue 10 authorize two more battle
ships.
MIS- Hthel Croker Breen, daughter Of
hlchtlru CROKER has been granted IN
absolute divorce IN New York from her
husband. John j. Breen.
Hii's Anohso of Spain has conferred
upon william Marconi tho Grand Cross
or the Order of Alfonso MI.
HeHator Lodge says that ruinor that |
ne or senator Root would bs compromise
candidate for president Is "a joke
Dr' d. L. Morrison, aged 50, Is regu- |
lar student at the University of Tlll- |
hols' attending three to six Rotations
daily and all of the lectures.
Wisconsin paper manufacturers are |
sehuihg out notices Of an immediate adj |
vance IN tho price OF paper owing TO the
increasing cost of pulpwood.
flans nave been made for delivery |
from New York to Washington by air.
ship Saturday morning Of 150-pound
mail pouch.
Complete records of daily trading on
the New York Stock Exchange are to be
sent by wireless to practically every
Atlantic passenger ship
Miss Jennie A. Crocker of San Fran
cisco. who Is to be married to NJ. d. Whit
man OF New York, has ordered her ia
nous kennels. valued at more than $780,
COO. to be sold
The New York Globe quotes report that
President Oler has purchased 5000 shares
OF American Ice within the lost month
for the account of Charles W. Morse.
Herr Peterson Of Copenhagen, the old
est man in Denmark, died on the night
of May Ii simultaneously with King Fred
erck, Peterson recently celebrated his
107th birthday
The French dirigibe balloon Clement
igible balloon record for altitude, attain
ing n height of e.5li feet. the previous rec
ord being 6,453 feet.
The Russian government Is planning a
l5-mile tunnel to connect Tiflis and Vladi-
kaxkaz. which are l25 miles apart
To 80 from one place to the other now re-
quires a roundabout journey og $40 miles.
The sentence Of Tom Mann, English
la Dor leader, sent to prison for six months
for melting troops to mutiny during the
coal strike, has been reduced to two
months
On the eve Of her wedding to Edwin
G. Gilbert, Miss Clara Parker, member
of prominent Gainesville. Ga, family
and noted for her beauty. eloped with
Atlanta. who was to have been best
and was married to Ben w. Sullivan of
man for Gilbert.
A remarkable showing was made In
the movement OF packing-house products
| at Chicago last week the deliveries In
| creasing 4,455.000 pounds over the pre-
! vious week. and 1855 200 pounds, as COM
pared with last year
julius Kruttschnitt states the Hartman
, lines have spent sGo00,co0 in five years on
| block signals and 6o3 per cent. Of tho $500
miles of main line are now thus pro-
! tected.
George Graham Rice. notorious promo
ter. now serving sentence on Black
wells island, New York. for using the
malls for fraudulent purposes. has hled a
! petition in bankruptcy with siS7,4B la
| bilities and no assets.
The Republican club OF New York
has voted to endorse President Taft at
Chicago and has passed resolution
making 1t practically impossible TO sup
| port Roosevelt were the latter norni-
mated.
The L. S. Steel corporation has in
creased production a fraction over 10
per cent OF full capacity which Is abo
as high rate can be maintained.
There Is now a smaller margin between
| the rated and actual output than ever
before
T. A. r. Widener of Philadelphia has
given $4,000. 600 to the Wdener Home for
Crippled Children at Philadelphia In
memory Of his son. George d. Widener,
lost on the Titanic. He had previously
given 10000 to the institution
, Tine wording Of temporary injunction
against members of Brazilian valor1za-
| ton committee and New York Dock COM
pany covering $4,000 bags Of coffee. IS be-
lieved to prevent many merchants from
removing coffee, bought and paid for to
deliver II to customers
Prof. w. J. Ashley of the University
of Birmingham declares In London
paper that the present unrest In the
United Kingdom Is due to the high cost
| of living, pointing out that whereas food
prices have increased 10 per cent. be-
tween 1896 and 1910 wages have increased
only II per cent.
! WASHINGTON special says Canadian
| railroads which own. operate or in any
way exercise control over steamships will
he dealt a severe blow II the Adamson
| Panama canal bill. to be passed by the
House this week. is not amended before
1t becomes law. by the terms of the bill
no Canadian steamship operated by a
railroad Is permitted to use any water
way OF United States, including the
Great Lakes and Panama canal