Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05


$ q daughter Of the late WHY'S Lyrna
If Hartford and wife of George
Edmunds, formerly Of Burlington and
Vermont senator for many years. The
now reside In Pasadena, Cal
NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF.
More than 2l,ooO persons will arrive
New York from Europe this week. whid
will be a record for one week.
Caroline White. authoress, who hs
oeen the friend of Tom Hood, Chariot
Bronte and Dickens, Is dead at Londo
aged 1Oi
The Boston SUBJ treasury is to have
shing machine similar to tn
n use in Washington. capable of was
ng. drying and dsinfecting 5000 ba,
bills a day.
No traces of poison were found
The viscera Of Louis Potter. the Nd
York sculptor who died In Seatt1
Wash, while undergoing treatment
a Chinese physician.
Three hundred Of the 1,10O Alaska cd
claims have been cancelled by tho gel
eral land office because tho application
had not been Made within the time 4
quired ny law
A Paris special says the 1912 Freny
vintage is likely to be the poorest
years. owing to continuous rains, but |
crop will be a bumper one. Other Gro
are also seriously threatened by prese
weather conditions
London special says report has be
received that an Anglo-French synd!ca
Is being formed 70 construct a car
through Central America to countera
the Panama canal difficulty over tolls '
The New York Sunday Times says tn
many a big public service corporation
threatened with ruin by the wide use
the Tungsten lamp, which produces
much light as a carbon filament light b
consumes only third to one-half as mu
current.
The commerce commission has suspen
cd from September to December 80 pd
posed rate increase OF one to six cents d
100 pounds on lumber from the South
Canada. an advance of 1-S cents to
cents per 100 on lumber from Ohio riy
points to Canada.
Discussing United States Express co
rany before its employees at Jersey CT |
General Superintendent G. d Martin sa
Last year our greatest loss was in 4
handling of Just such small packages
the federal government proposes to han
for little or nothing"
Nine-tenths Of the Goodyear Tire
Rubber company Akron. Ohio, is own
by men employed in the business In
the company working against seven co
petitors did about ! l-2 per cent. Of the
business in the United States. To-day
is doing % per cent OF the tire husin
of the country.
The total registration Of automohi
In the United States from January
July 81 was S59.SS, an increase of ISIS
cent. over 1911. During that period Am
lean manufacturers produced $500 ci
OF all sorts Massachusetts, has dropIu
to eighth place in the number of cars n
istered
I.loyd's of London has received mum
Gus orders from the United States in Cd
nectlon with the presidential election.
pay total loss should Wilson be elect
- per cent is quoted compared with
per cent a week ago. Taft is quoted AT
per cent. against 20 per cent. a week a
and Roosevelt remains at 70 per cent,
A Berlin special says plans for Great
great national conservatory Of Cpd
in United States, endowed by wealthy n
and perhaps subsidized by government
about perfected Some form OF COVE
ment supervision distinctly separate fir
political control is wanted. together W
an annual subsidy not exceeding so, an
Mine Director Holmes declares IN
the waste in mining 500. 100000 tons
coal a year in the United states
cludes ESQ 900, 600 tons wasted by
consumed more natural gas than
now saved. 100000, 900 by antiauat
coking methods, and 100000 tons
sulphuric aci from smelter chime
hesi lie an inconceivable loss Of niti
gen.
President Gu lahy of the Cuda
Packing company, says: Lower pre-
are coming soon, especially in beef 50
son of grass-fcd cattle has arrived
heavy run of medium sized cattle
bring prices down with "A rush. Pc
too, will fail, hut probably not un
January, when there Will be redi
ton of 10 per cent BY next sunni
pork prices will have declined pre-
ably one-third The West is harve
ing the biggest crop in Its histo
and prices of livestock are bound
40 down.