Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15


in New York Friday, the highest price
on record
stgators of East Orange. N. j., re-
port that a sprig of the plant called oci-
mum viride will keep mosquitoes out Of
a room.
The commissioner OF internal revenue
has prohibited the use of denatured alco-
hol In candy making.
The department of agriculture esti-
mates that improper handling OF eggs
costs American farmers $4o,ooooOo a year.
Imports Of textiles into the United
states during the fiscal year ending
June 30 amounted to only s167.000.-
900, compared with 172.OOO.OQO a year
ago.
Plans nave been filed for 2s-story
100000 building whrch the Western
Union Telegraph company will erect
at the corner of Broa lway and Dey
street, New York
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit ana In
terborough Rapid Transit will require
! 100000 tons of steel during the next
three years to cover their subway
construction requirements in New
York.
A Paris cable says the report Is
persistently current that Italy is will
: ing to evacuate all islands in the
Aegean sea. and will pay IA sufficient
in lemnity for Tripoli to bring prompt
response to peace proposals.
Aggregate deposits OF Enz1and's IA
largest banking institutions on June 30
last were 800, 1Ol 564 pounds. compared with
576.eS4,71I pounds on the same date last
year, an increase OF %, 4l6, $50 pounds.
A special to the New York Herald says
p A. r.. Widener will erect a 100000 H.
brary building for Harvard University ns
memorial to his grandson, Harry E.
Widencr. who persisted on the Titanic.
| Governor Wilson'S speech of acceptance
will be delivered through Photographic
records at moving picture shows to mil
lions Of Americans during the next few
weeks, a new departure in politics.
st. Petersburg special states that Japan
have Joined hands ana are pooling inter.
ests. They intend to regulate desinies OF
far eastern nations in harmony with theii
own special interests.
President Gross of the National Sol
Fertility League states that agriculture ir
the United States has been 80 neglected
that within 90 years we shall be forced tc
import our principal food products from
foreign lands.
Mr. Underwood has announced that hi
will let the Presidents wool veto lie on the
speakers table until an opportunity
arises to get another vote on 1t. Mr.. Tn
derwood is sangune that he can muster 6
two-thrds vote and pass the bill over the
veto.
NJ F. HORNE, statistician OF the Unior
Stock Yards & Transit company, says
the present high price of beef is due
to the drought of 1909 and 1910 through
out the Southwest. which reduced supply
and that It will be at least Ave year:
before any relief can be expected.
The New York World says an effor
will be made by Mrs. Aston. upon the
birth Of the posthumous heir. to breal
her husbands will which leaves 100000
to the unborn babe and to secure in
stead s2O.OoocOO Suit will be brought OF
the ground that the child was not speci
|fcally named,
Herman 4. Metz. former comptroller o
New York and drug importer, has be
gun a nation wide crusade against tn
selling OF spurious drugs. He claims
have secured evidence warranting imme
diate arrest Of 500 druggists in differen
, parts OF the country for Substitution
frauds.
The democratic national committee
working on plans to raise a s2.OOoOO cam
paign fund In small contributions fror
thousands of people throughout country
No corporation money will be accepted
and the aid newspapers will largely be de
pended upon in canvassing different local.
, ties.
: steamship authorities predict great &C
, tyity in shipbuilding and revival
American merchant marine as result o
Panama canal legislation. The Pacifi
Mail Is building ships to cost $l2, uu,OV
Grace & Co. of New York are buildin
four vessels to cost s, 10000. Other con
struction already planned Will bring tn
n aggrgegate Of steamship construction u
T to about sos OtO,HO
: In an interview in the Post. President
g emeritus Eliot of Harvard says "Th
= Manchu empire left nothing to the reput
n lie, no army, no courts. no revenue n
= system of taxation. Everything must /
rcorganizcd. Chinese are honest and II
y dustrious. japanese are sensitive abo'
II our treatment OF their immigrants an
e there Is urgent need Of a better reguls
t ton of immigrants which will affect a
nations alike"