Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01
NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF

John +. Wallace. former chief en-
gineer of the isthmian canal commits
that British commerce will reap the
chief benefit from the canal.
American employees Of the National
Railway lines Of Mexico threaten 10
tie up traffic unless discrimination
against them ceases.
The military aviation program Of
France calls for an expenditure Of So
100000. and orders are about to be
given for 32s machines.
A general exodus Of foreigners from
Lawrence has begun on account Of tho
strike. French Canadians returning to
Montreal and italians to Naples.
A steamship arriving at Halifax. N.
s.. from Liverpool had on board rs
NJ ormOn converts en- route to Utah.
They are Scandinavians.
The United Mine Workers convention
has placed membership ban upon the
Boy Scouts as we'll as Civic Federation,
as being detrimental to unionisnl.
The New York Merchants associa-
ton Will establish Ave bureaus to
unity and make more effective the
commercial interests Of the city.
Consular reports show that practically
every maritime nation of Importance Is
making preparations to share in the trade
benefits Of the Panama canal
The Woonsocket Rubber company,
employing 1000 operators. will close
It's mills for two weeks the only shut
year.
Professor Enrich OF Frankfort, Ger
many following experiments on mice
with unknown chemicals announces
q new cure for cancer.
| King Alfonso OF Spain opened the
Marconi wireless station at AranJues
by sending messages to the various
crowned heads of Europe.
IT Is possible that. owing to social!s
| successes in tho recent elections. En-
| peror William of Germany will dissolv
the Reichstag and make a fresh appea
! to the country.
BY establishing committees of safet.
| among employees. the Pennsylvania rail
| road In the past year reduced by SIS pc
| cent. the number of injuries sustained
| by lts employees
| Simultaneous suits have been filet
against the International Harvester com
| pany in four Kentucky counties by thu
State attorney general charging viola
| ton of the Kentucky antitrust law.
| If King George and Queen Mary vi3i
the United States. the initiative mus
come from England. as the unwrittel
law Of the United States that a Presiden
while in office shall not visit foreign
land prevents invitations that could no
| be accepted.
c. Leemans. an Amsterdam engineer
| predicts that few years will see yes
| sells Of 700O0 and $500 tons crossing tn,
Atlantic. In generation he believe.
there Will be ocean leviathans Of 10000
| tons.
During the past Ave years. assets )
cooperative banks in Massachusetts in
creased from M2557,593 to s67.5S4,9s7. tn
| number Of shares from S33. So to 1,3l5. 46S
and the number OF shareholders from
| 1O4. 4S3 to l5S.4s2
Henry NJ. Whitney suggests building
two modern piers at East Boston for tn,
accommodation of the Boston d Main,
and Grand Trunk with approaches to cos
100000. He also suggests that the Stat
lend the Grand Trunk at moderate rat.
of interest 100000 for building an extern
sion into Boston and another IS, Oo.0O 70.
! tunnels and approaches.
| A poll Of 200 members of the MaSsachu
sets House of Representatives and y
members of the Senate by the Boston
American, on the question OF granting
permission to the Grand Trunk railwa,
TO enter Boston. gives the following re
suit: Senate-In favor. &c: opposed 0
non-commttal. L. House-In favor. 162
opposed, | non-committal. 49,
VERMONT POET.