Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01

There are 6.o61 inmates in the various
prisons Of New York State. Last year the
total was 5.593
Seven thousand New England farmers
are said to be uniting TO raise the price
of milk to 10 cents per quart.
Mrs. Martha Chamberlain Valentine
forfeits a fortune of s250.oOO left by
her husband. Edward V. Valentine. by
becoming the bride of Walter S. Nc
Neill. dean of Richmond College law
faculty.
The population Of England and Wales
at the last census was 36.O7O.492 Statistics
of relative morality. sobriety. health and
sanity of the sexes show that while wom-
en- are more moral than men, they are
not as sane and as sober.
E. II. Adams. secretary Of the Cleve-
land Hardware company. admits the
| charge of the Cleveland Federation of
Labor that several hundred women are
doing the work Of men. and alongside OF
men in Cleveland foundries. lightly clad.
! Adams sees no objection TO the plan.
The New York Central has awarded the
contract for the erection of the new Hotel
Biltmore to the George A. Fuller COM
pany. The hotel will be an integral pa ri
OF the new Grand Central terminal. II
will be 20 stories high. contain 1000 rooms
ard will cost s5.5oOooo II will be COM
pleted by October !, 1913.
Miss Helen Gould. in a letter taking
exceptions to sermon recently dc.
| livered by a Colorado clergyman. in
which was advocated the exile OF old
maids to barren island as waste
humanity" says III had found a suit
| able helpmate I might have spent my
money in different way, and a way
which might not have done as much
good as 1t does now"
The Southern New England railroad
route OF the Grand Trunk extension
through New Hampshire has not been
determined. Before the road can cross
the State 1t must have the consent Of
New Hampshire. Should such consent
be withheld. the route would be down
| ,
using the present New London North
ern line to Mortified and thence to
Boston.
| A London cable says: Our markets
are considerably perturbed over the
general fall In government securities
throughout Europe. The principal
causes are Of course the Increased
ornaments and the general war ex-
travagance which are steadily increas-
Ing taxation and discomfort Still
efforts of the lingo press to create a
war scare are attracting virtually no
popular response
| A Chicago despatch TO the New Yor1,
American declares that at one time
j. r. Morgan had almost persuaded
Marshall Field In the last years of
his life TO sell that firm TO the Gen
eral Investor" but Fields mariners
finally dissuaded him. Later on Gold
man Sachs opened negotiations with
the Field estate to do what Mr.. Nor.
gan had proposed. but again the part.
ners were stronger than the promoter.
The New York Herald quotes a high au.
thor1ty on naval affairs on Americas ma
val situation as follows: Germany will
have In lsa q all big-gun ships and II big
sun battle cruisers. a total of 30 dread.
| noughts. all completed since 1905 The
United States has built. IL building or au.
thorized only 10 vessels OF age and type
required To meet German ships In the FIRST
line OF battle. In order to meet Germany,
strength we must construct or authorize
p additional battleships by July I, 1917, o,
seven battleships year
Tho study OF social and economic posi-,
ton Of workmen In Germany compared
With that OF workmen In Great Britain
France. Belgium. and the United State.
has just been published by a young eco
nomist. DR.. Carl Won Tyszka. According
to this writer the standard of wages II
Europe Ia much lower than that in Amer
tea, whilst in Europe the highest wagel
are paid by Britain and the lowest by Bel
gium The British workman earns on al
average % per cent more than the Ger
man and 30 per cent. more than the Frencl
workman. Prices Of necessaries Of life 4
II per cent higher on an average in Ger
many than In Britain. and Is per cent
higher In France and 2s per cent highe
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