Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-13
NEWS TOLD In BRIEF

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The old Tontinc Hotel New Haven. ia
nous for its Yale reunions, has closed.
An immensely rich gold field has been
discovered In India, $50 miles from Cal
cutta
John Larsen. cx-bartender from chi
cago is honor man in a class Of 400 at
Princeton.
Repeal OF the Canadian reciprocity
treaty Is scheduled at tho coming session
of Congress.
New York city is preparing tn have
spring house cleaning, when the Who'll"
town will he swept and sarnishcd
The United States used 20 per cent of
the worlds output OF crude rubber, and
half of this is taken by the city &C Akron,
Ohio
Secretary Of the Nav Daniels has or
dered a test to be made Of Alaska coal TO
determine its fitness Cor u>o in naval VS.
sells.
President Wilson gives as his reason
for declining an honorary membership in
the Chevy Chase club that he desires 10
pay his own way
Henry Sicee has purchased the Rothon-
berg store on 18th street. New York. for
about s5o0.o" and will improve 18th street
as retail shopping center.
DR. Frank Ellsworth Allard. professor
of physical economies at Boston Uni-
vcrsty Medical school announces that
with temperate living every one should
live to be hundred
The city of plattsburch is to send
Samuel Dandrow to Montreal for treat
ment at tho municipal expense. The man
had his eye picked ont ny Il wounded
Gran" shot on the Ausahlc river last
summer
Governor Foss intends to make another
effort to secure Legislation to prevent
tax lodging" He will shortly send to
the LEGISLATURE a special message urging
amendment to the constitution, empower
ing the general court to levy an income
tax at a uniform rate throughout tho
commonwealth.
BY way of proof that the superiority
Of women over men Is being recognized
more and more. Mrs. Julia Way, super
intendent of the Illinois Children's Home
and Aid society, tells meeting of the
woman's party that families seeking to
adont babies from the home nowadays
pass the male infants by and choose tho
girls.
A Washington special states that
President Wilson will not inaugurate
any general policy of ousting rcpubli
cans who hold such offices as collec-
torships, marshalships, misunderstanding
and customs positions They will he
allowed to remain, in most cases, until
their tenure of office expires.
Secretary of Labor Wilson says: II;
would not be accurate to say that | shall
represent organized labor IN performing
my official duties | shall represent tn,
government of course. The policy t.
which I shall adhere during my admins
tration will be to do all | can to bring la
Dor and capital together in mutual con-
ferences, 50 that they may settle their
own differences.
\ WASHINGTON special To the New
Yokk Herald says revision of the
wooden and cotton schedules of the
tariff is causing democratic tarff
makers of the House no end of trouble
Although tentative rates have been
agreed upon in nearly all Of the other
schedules these two have been held
up while members arc trying to com
nose their differences. The new wool
en- schedule will certainly not be any
higher on an average than the Tn
derwood bills of last Congress, which
were based on luty Of 20 per cent
ad valorem on raw wool Indications
are that the ways AMI means commit
| tee will report bill in which the rate
on raw wool will be in the neighbour
hood of 10 per cent