Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-12

Cnief BO0tSWH1n y Mdte Niite -. HuShoI
a new diving record for the
navy by going down Ss feet In the water
of Provincetown In search Of torpedo
lost by the destroyer Pau1ding. He be-
came unconscious as soon as his diving
suit was removed.
There has been started at Savannah,
Ca, a movement to have the next session
Of the Legislature memorialize Congress
for constitutional amendment creating
new state to be known as South Geor-
gia and making at the same time the State
Of North Georgia.
Tho Bethlehem Steel company has
placed an order with the United States
Smelling company for 100000 tons Of
iron ore. Delivery Is to be made at the
rate of 10000 tons a year. Some OF tho
ore will come from the mines controlled
by Charles NJ. Schwab In Cuba.
J. Bruce Tsmay. president, and II. A.
sandcrson, first vice-president Of the In
ternational Mercantile Marine, are short
" to resign. Mr. Ismay will be succeeded
by p. A. s. Franklin, vicepresident and
bead Of the business in the United States.
Or. William T. Hornaday OF the New
York Geological Park estimates that bugs
and insects destroyed $500 100000 In agri-
cultural values last year II the United
States had a normal supply OF migra-
tory and other birds. s25O.oOO,0oO would
have been saved.
A. rxn .ptv In h, In In.
in Pittsburg" train, left Pittsburg on 9
trip Of 5000 miles into IS States and 81
cities of the Central States and South
west, carrying exhibits of local manu-
features under the auspices Of the Pitts
burg Chamber of Commerce.
Charles ". Morse has been ordered b,
the supreme court Of New York 4
testify concerning his property. Tn
order was obtained by Montrose W
Houck. who got a Judgment agains
Morse on December 2s. 1908, for s2s624 ant
has been unable to collect or find any o
Mr.. Morse's property that he could at
tach
The treasury department has issued
new regulation, which requires an auto
mobile owner who desires to take hi
automobile abroad for a temporary sta
TO make known his intention to the col
Hector Of the port from which he departs
and sign a certificate to that effect. O
returning from abroad the automobil
will be entered free Of duty
The Boston Post says that the trial G
President Wood of the American Woole
company and two other men indicted I
connection with the alleged Lawrenc
! dynamite plant, will probably not be hel
J until we'll into the winter. District Al
torncy Pellctier Is said to he anxious I
tie UP new ends of evidence and to cor
} tinuc investigation In hopes of involvin
other textile leaders.
: The institute for girls in Spain has hi
! come quite an attracto for America
+, visitors TO Madrid and recently numb'
! Of Americans were present when MI:
) HUNTINGTON the director. gave tea II
) the students in the holiday course Of II
: University Of Madrid Eight woman ST.
4 dents taking this course made their hon
! at the institute.
. Secretary MncVearh has under cot
: sideration suggestions that the trcasul
3 distribute some of its surplus fun'
. among national banks to he available f.
6 the movement of crops during the ne
8 few weeks The working balance is 81
i 10000 Half this. it Is said. could east
\ be deposited In national banks II nccc
I sary.
z George NJ REYNOLDS. head Of the Co
g tinental Il Commercial National ban
8 Chicago. says: mot In the 30 years
'6 have been in the banking business h
% prosperity had so little chance OF bell
3 shaken az It has at present. Why.
3 years ago an election like this Won
= have brought about n money panic Nc
e there Is no danger of such an eventual
Prosperity Is too we'll founded TO
. shaken by politics"
London special to the Sun sa
a Italian and Turkish delegates who ha
been comforting in Switzerland on t
i. question of peace have successfully co
cluded negotia lions for treaty and doc
- ment will be signed shortly. The Turk
:, government will recognize italian occur
ton of Tripoli and Cyrenaica and. VIII
not recognizing sovereignty. will not {
pose Italian expansion In interior. 1tf
will recognize Caliph's religious jurisd
ton in Lybian provinces and will gra
Turkey an unredeemable loan Of $1,000
I" 600. AS safeguard for payment of inter
" on the loan. italy will hold 10 Aege
! islands.
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Against the opening Of college
" September IS. the Lamb In Iota fratt
nifty is pushing the erection Of Its NJ