Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-09


Ing fleet, including two ladder dredges,
have been prepared to go through the
Gatun locks on October Q for the purpose
OF removing the remainder of the Cam
boa dixie after the explosion.
Mirahores lake on the Pacific side is
rising rapidly and it ia considered prob
able that in case of urgency a boat could
be passed through the entire canal some
time this month
NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF
1t costs nearly s645. 900 a year to feed
the inhabitants of New York city.
Spain's debt was increased 100000 in
1912 owing to the Moroccan campaign.
Orange growers of southern Cali
fornia will put 100000 heaters be-
meath trees to safeguard the crop from
frost in December and January.
Applications for patents In the United
States last year totaled 1885, the largest
on record with the exception of 1912. when
patents granted.
Holding the State has no power to regu-
late interstate commerce the supreme
court of Minnesota hands down an opn-
ion which may affect the establishment
of State rates under the eastman law.
The Providence board of trade has re-
quested Governor Pothier to call, If nee
essary. a special session of the Legis'a-
ture for the purpose of enactng laws
which shall prohibit New Haven railroad
employees from striking.
petition that November ~, the ami
versary of Lincolns Gettysburg address
he named Thanksgiving day will he sent
to President Wilson by the State of Hi
nois.
Rome. situated Is miles up the Tiher
from the Mediterranean, is ambitious
to become a seaport, and is consider
ing the project of dredging the river
to accommodate ocean liners.
The Canadian department Of immi-
United States in five months to Sep
TENDER l of g. 72l. decrease of over ~
per cent from the same period last
year
About $4,000 900 Of the new United
States income tax will be levied on
American expatriates and American
women who have married foreigners
and are living abroad William wal
dorf Aston will make the largest con
tribution $4,000 on sS7,OOO,OOO OF
property.
The first move to collect the income ia,
at source has been made in instruction.
| of commissioner of internal revenue e
assistants, stating that all payment o
taxes on salaries over $1,000 are to b,
withheld, PAYERS to work out their owl
scheme of collection but be held Liable
| In any case for the tax.
The deficit of the federal treasury
for the current fiscal year to date is
SO, 343.0o0, compared with s4,S50, 900 a
year ago The net balance in the gen.
eral fund is s123,417, 900, while the to-
900. National banks were increase
during the month to 1913. and the to-
tai outstanding national bank note cir
culation is s750,O3l 900.
| That the steel corporation controls
| barely 30 per cent. OF deposits in north
ern iron ore districts, leaving enough no
under their control to furnish ore for an
other large competing corporation, an'
that there are vast deposits in Brazil
which could be marketed in this coun
try at competing prices, is the testimon,
Of an iron expert, C. l.. Leth, on tn
resumption of the government sui
against the steel corporation
! John d. Rockefeller supplants Andrew
| Carnegie as the payer of the largest per
sonal tax in New York city, He Is Sc
rown as possessing 100000 in per
sonalty. Mrs. Russell Sage. who wa
formerly assessed at s2.500,000. pays onl!
! on $46i, 900 this year Most of her none!
has been put into mortgages Mr. Car
negie's name does not appear on the 1911
list owing to tho fact that he now pay
tax on registered bonds.
| Massachusetts, Maine, vermont ant
Connecticut will gain altogether 10 dele
gates and OF er New England states re
main in statu quo as result of the plal
of reapportionment In the national con
ventlon outlined by the republican con
gressonal committee. BY this plan dis
tricts showing proportion of 40 ne
cent republican votes will have one dele
gate those having from 40 per cent to
II tun al
co per cent, three delegates, each Stat
also having four delegates large.