Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
NEWS TOLD m I

Philip r. Dodge. president Of the
Mersenthaler Linotype company. has
arrived in Reno, New, preparatory 70
seeking a divorce from his wife,
Field Marshal Roberts says Great Brit.
ain Is as absolutely untitled and unpre.
pared for war now as she was at the time
of the Boer war.
SUIT for 100000 In addition 10 the S1S..
10000 suit of the United States against,
the Southern Pacific company for land
grants in California is soon to be filed.
German South Sea company has been
formed with SO, go. 900 capital for the pur-
pose Of linking German possessions IN
the Pacific with wireless.
A Honolulu cable says that the con-
test over the will OF Claus Spreckles. In
volving 9,O00.0oo will be re-opened there
In the federal courts.
The State commissioner of agriculture
and labor of North Dakota IN appealine
for help for the harvest fields saws that
men will be paid $3.50 per day and board.
from now on until the snow flies.
The Massachusetts Institute OF Tech.
nology during the coming college year will
establish a course in a%eronautics In con.
nection with the department OF mechan.
ical engineering.
The assets OF the New York Observes
brought only 5000 at a sale In bankruptcy
proceedings in New York. The Observer
is to be merged with Christian Work.
Statistics compiled by the Boston
health department show that nearly
$4,000 OF the 11S.7s1 public school
pupils nave some physical defect.
The PuJo committee OF the House has
virtually abandoned its plan Of compell-
Ing banks to submit detailed statements
of their financial condition to b used In
the committees Investigations.
During the present session Of Congress
2. 10000 words ave been transcribed into
the Congressional Record. II. as expect
Cd. Congress adjourns August II the Rec
ord will contain over 100000 words.
George Marshall. freight house employe
at Brockton. Mass. broke the worlds
record by eating rs ananas. He had
previously eaten SIX meat sandwiches.
five %doughnuts and several pie trianslex.
DR.. Oberholtser. director OF the Phila.
delphia pageant, who advertised for Q
~one-legged man to portray the character
of Peter ~Stuyvesant. says he has received
applications from enough one-lesged men
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The aggregate revenue Of England, Scot.
land and Ireland for the year ended
March 81. 1912. amounted to E1S4, 24S, 500
The yield from income tax wa eA, 3s4. 0oo.
The total expenditure for the year 1s11-12
was ELS .645. 0o.
The New York Sun a Oscar Ham.
merstein has decided to give UP his Lon.
don opera and bring his mpa to
America to appear in cities where he u
not barred by agreement with the
Metropolitan Opera company. He IL barred
from New York. Boston. Philadelphia and
Chicago.
Registration Of gasoline passenger cars
between January and July this year has
been $685. for the entire United States.
This Is an 1873 per cent. increase over 1911,
Between July l. 1911. and July Of this year
the American manufacturers produced
c52. 500 cars Of an sorts.
Henry ". Taft. brother Of h
in a London interview says
the real cause Of the break between
Roosevelt and Taft was that the lat
ter carried out Roosevelt's policies too
effectively. Mr.. Taft sees victory for
the present administration on the pro-
tariff issue.
TIT Boston American says that
are so far behind with their
orders for lifeboats that they will not
be able to catch up before spring. that
the situation Is causing grave concern
TO managers OF New England
boat lines, and II United States eli
Gals were not ~lenient. boats plying
between Boston and the shore resorts
have to go out Of busirNs for
the rest OF the summer.
The Canadian railway commission
has completed the investigation Of
Dominion freight rate complaints COW
ering % cases and 95 complaints. The
commission is said to have decided
complainants ave made out
prima facie case and has put upon
railroads burden of proof that they do
not discriminate. 1t Is believed COM
mission Will order sweeping reduction
of rates In the West to practically the
level Of eastern rates.