Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03

far. The war has been on for year.
Ciainsborough's picture of the Duke OF
York, painted for George III In 1884 and
missing for many years, has been found
at Newport, Monmouthshire, England.
A $500 diamond bracelet lost by Mrs |
James NJ. Hartshorne of No. 40 East 65th !
street, New York, was found on the door
step of her home by policeman.
The annual shortage OF cars for hand |
ling Kansas wheat has come, and practi- |
cally all the elevators are overlooking, |
thousands of bushels being piled on the |
ground.
There are now In cold storage in New
York and Jersey City over sl+,OOocoO worth
Of dairy products which 1t is proposed to
dispose OF to the public before next
spring.
Boston dealers predict that before win
ter is over the price of anthracite coal
will be advanced to $40 or more per ton.
Most of the retail dealers have already
limited sales of anthracite.
The first railroad train operated by stor-
age batteries was run last week from the
PENNSYLVANIA station in New York to
Long Beach and return The outward
run of g miles was made in IS minutes,
and the return trip in the same time.
"Lloyd-George Is at heart a single tax
er, says one of his closest friend. an Amer
,tn< hnt 4
do to attempt to put England on single
tax basis all at once, but that Is his end.
He proposes. by ever-increasing taxation
Of land values, ultimately to break up the
land monopoly"
Tobacco experts estimate that over 12,-
900. 100000 cigarettes will be manufactured
in 1912. compared with between 9,oM0Co.-
90 and 10000. 100000 lat year. Cigarettes
show a proportonately greater increase
this year than any other grade of tobacco.
Twenty per cent. of the consumption is in
New York.
President Frank H. Brooks of the f.
e. I. Fairbanks company and Mrs.
Brooks entertained the directors. office
force, heads of departments and fore
men and wives to the number of 80
Monday evening. 1t was the first gath
erins Of the sort in many years
Attorney General Webb of California
has declared that Taft electors cannot
20 on the ballot under the Republican
party designation.
This winter there will he built $780,
600 baseball grands;and for the Chicago
Nationals. 1t will seat 5000 and there
will he standing accommodations for r.
| 600 additional.
| Automobile interests have started an
agitation for a Slo,WoVo highway from
New York to San Francisco, to he COM
| plcted by the time the Panama Pacific
exposition opens in 1915.
| a WASHINGTON special says Roosevelt
friends assert his testimony in campaign
inquiry will he sensational. and that he
will open his letter books If given Il
| chance.
| The Knox Automobile company of
Springfield, Mass. has assigned to Ed
representing creditors. The liabilities
are estimated at $l,25N.GoO.
| Since September !, 1911. 1t is estimated
that 81 OOO,OoOCIN has been lost through
strikes throughout the world. Labor con-
d!tions have been even more unsettled in
England, France and Germany than IN
1.-The United States during the past year
Lloyd's has this fall written policies
lagainst Wilson's election at 10 guineas
per cent. or at odds close to to or
Wilson Quoted odds in Wall Street are
3 TO on Wilson. to against Taft and
2l-2 against Roosevelt.
Charles II. Poule. member OF Parlia
mcnt from Australia, where woman suf-
frage has existed since 1902. announces
that he will devote two weeks of his
time while in America to the suffrage
campaign in Wisconsin.
4 Washington special says Samuel Tn
termyer's request for delivery to tn,
House banking currency committee. in
vestigating the money trust" of which
certain information regarding operations
OF hanks Is now before President Taft a
Beverly. 1t is said Mr.. Untermyer desires
nothing less than that national bank ex
aminers be ordered to search for evidenc,
of the existence Of money trust"
i A New York Herald preliminary ma
tional canvass of the presidential election
outlook indicates strong lead for VII
son. with the progressive candidate sec
ond in nearly all States, and great losse
to the republicans Representative stray
votes taken in II States, including 24,OO
/ voters, show the democratic nominee
4 choice Of l1,l64 Roosevelt of 7li7 an
Taft of Asa
y According to canvass by the Bosto
v GIobe. il looks now as II Wilson woul
y carry Maine. Rhode Island, Connecticut
possibly Massachusetts, and Vernon
New York New Jersey Maryland. Yves
= Virginia, Wisconsin. Ohio, Missouri an
y Kentucky. His chances seem good
q Iowa. Indiana and California. agans
Roosevelt The latter is strong in Kar
sas. Michigan, Minnesota. Idaho, Nor
y ,ara oregon and Washington. Delawar,
If New Hampshire and Illinois seem Yer
douhtful. Taft may carry Pennsylvania
a r. w Delano, South Waldoboro, Me
e s,a,os 81 have used your Foley Kidne
pu,s for lame back and kidney troub
ooused by lifting heavy weights. 1t Ia
II zen me great relief. My wife was a
le e,c,ed with bladder trouble and Fole
,y,a,ov pills have cured her" j. v