Putnam patriot., 1908-05-08
Editorial Scraps.

The great fleet has arrived ai san Francisco, the Two sgnadfens united again. and once more under the active command of Admiral ,. Bob Evans.
 Representative LiIley k having bis investigation iy the committee apPoin- led 10 investigate his charges hgainst the Electric Boai company They in- slst that he furnish them his corres pon- deuce relating te The charge. he has made again ihe submarine boat e'iii- pany. They might thus find something to injufe his case. toHgressnan idiiey sfiiI retains the confidence Of his rtae
 senator Fofaker learning thai anoth- CT Senator had received private letter from President Roosevelt relating to the Brownsville shooting affair, affirm ing his belief that IL WAS done by the negro soldiers, asked the recipient t0 produce the letter. This wns declined. Senator Fofakef said his object was to show by the letter that the President had moi been in fit frame of mind To act in the matter. "I do noi say thist he said, "in dispafagement of him as man. No one knows beiier than what great intellectual powers he ps,sss'ss.s's. and the many attfibutes of mind that we can admire but this Is matter that affects the rights Of men in respect To crime" This lofty talk from man who has made himself a butt ot Fidi- eule to the country by his blundedng predictions and vain glorious si lie menis. 70 that his own State has fePu. dialed his prctentions because of his unlii frame of mind io aet in any im- portant matter
 The half dozen ,'faeorlle sons' mast feel blue as they watch tle political indicator, and zer thal the name af se= efelafY Taft continues to hold neatly as many pledged candidates as nj fbc fesi Connecticut. it ha4 l'een azzefted, would not favor Taft Bul the onNenlion un Wednesday moi only elected Faft dele gates but to give emphasis to tts wish es. instructed them Tan lacks but Il few more tielegales tp nake his nomi- nation sure on tie fifsl ballot.
 Mrs. Sarah Hawkins, asleep ai I.os Angeles for s7 days, aweke last Hatur- day She says she felt as if Iii Il night mare \ great parl of the time She had no control over her mind CT power of speech, md although she tried nams bvf uf times, Was unable to make il sound
 U Msxwell's faiismau, \ Journal of Construction, whose motto l= sEdnea- ton, ,easoperatioh, Opportunity Homes on the Land, ' k m ably edited month Y, of eight large quafto pages, - eents isef year ltfinl suhscfil ton, months, IT ccnlsl, Chicago, Ii. Il Is doing vas liant service in behalf of the eliorl 10 distribute tie human family, In this country particularly @The slogan of the iinmeefpaerA, '-lhese who fatot ils yiews=-is; tee.4 tldid 1T asiatz den-fAefY Mother in llumecfoit-- and Individual Industrial lniePend- ence tof Every Worker IA Home et His Own or the Land ]" is de@erN- ing of n generous support in ils philan thfopie service. send al least i0 cents tfiai, and no intelligent person "ili fail of being pleased with the investment.
 Secretary Taft k now al Panama eu- gagged in looking over the general con iltion of the canal. But that k mol his mission, The adjoining Republic of Colombia, from which Panama broke away io become independent, has twice demanded sl0.e1, ,ea of the United states for The territory ii acquired from Panama, and twice been refused To settle that k one pat ot his mission another k to help settle settle a heNn daFN question, nnd to aiiay some dis fated matters that afe threatening the peace et that region His viii k wei. .47ned home assured ol his usual sue cess
 Walker, the als.sendias New hatain banker, Is still lighting lis cxtladition from Mexico, harlas lsti delivery from the prison tn En>enada, Mexico, whore Walker k confined, he had an opportunity lo escape with the others, but missed his chance Those in charge ol his case feel snre of his rcturd
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