Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-28
BURNETT WILL Be
LORD MAYOR Of
| 0 n D 0 n
To Succeed Crosby in Novem.
Der; Peppermint Industry
Threatened; Jury Reform
Stirs Up Complaint in Eng
land.

special Correspondence a. the Herald I
London. sept $780, Alderman sir
David burnett viii probably boz the
next Lord Mavor coz London In sue
cossiun to sir Thomas B crosby. who
rotirov In Nutpmbpr He has cN-
pressed "a Willingness tu assume the
office. ana ss he b. in Zine for the
honor hr will probably Doe chosen
Sir David was sheriff In ig01-i90S,
ana in IA" latter year was kuiEhtcd.
AZ present he BE- ono uf the kings
lieut"nants for the city
The growing Of peppermint, laven-
der oumomio and other medicinal
plants. little known. but valuable
English industry has been hard bit
by the recent storms aud floods which
have dpvustcd the low wing countries
OF England The English oils OF pep
pormiut and lavender are exported to
all parts OF the world where they
bring larger prices than other yarit-
ties because OF the peculiar dolicacy
Of their tlayprs and aromas
Tho dry weather in tho lo;c spring
was uufuvorahlc TOR planting. and tho
cold summer with its heavy rainfall
ruined the harvest As result Y.iy
little cii viii Doe distilled and dealers
have been warned to beware OF tho
adultoration which INSCRIPTIONS cx-
porters may resort 10 IN an attempt
to supply 5hc demand for the English
oils.
The resolution adopted al e."
Trades Unio9 congress calling upou
parliament 10 reform the Jury system
has again revived complaint hat b.
shared equally by tho labor and libc-
raj parties Recently liberal news
paper compared the libel damages as
sessed during the past year against
various publications aud politicians
and the comparisons showed that al
most invariably labotites and liberals
We're mulcted for heavy damages
while conservatives were either re-
lioved from damages or compelled TO
pay small penalties.
IL s claimed that this inequality il
due To the fact tha judges and court
officials are mainly members ot the
consci yatiyo party and that they se-
lect iurios from puhlicans who ro lit.
ter against the liberal party on uc-
count Of the Lloyd George Budget
which put heavy tax on the liquor
t.ade. AZ any rate there will be a
determined fight made during tho
coming session or Parliament for tho
reform OF the present system OF
choosing jurors.
The resolution adopted by the labor
congress not only asks for the nboli-
ton OF the distinction between com.
mon and special jurors but demands
adequate payment for an jury service
Women ia England appear to be
exercising their recently acquired
rights of bankruptcy. for during the
past fiscal year there were 3gg fail
urcs. among the members Of the fair
sex The married women failed
more often than the widow and tho
widow ufuner than the single woman.
The report records the failure OF l6l
married women, l51 widows and 81
spnstrrs
The prcpOnderanCe Of married woe
men may be- due Ia the fn", that her
speculative trading ~ due sometimes
To a dishonest husband. II appears
from the records that the women are
much more successful than men la
coming 20 an understanding with
their creditors The report does not
state whether this fact Is due 10 the
more adroit dealing of the women
debtors or because the creditors are
more iurhcaring to debtors of the
HeutlgT spN