Putnam patriot., 1909-11-05
Editorial Scraps.

President Taft addressed the Lakes fo-the Gulf Deep Waterways Associa- ton al New Orleans last Sunday. He declared that eventually the W aterways must be used to carry the bulk of hea- " merchandise. Then added "The time for oratory is past, and il was now time to get down 10 business. IL is now up ito you, gentlemen. to decide what you want, what il will cost, how long it will take, and what the result will be. Once that is done, you can eommaBd--not ask
 "The Gouraut. 7 last Friday, attained Its one hundred and forty.fifth birth day. h spirit, usefulness and high toned character. 1t WAS never younger nor abIeT 10 maintain it's high ednca- lional mission than as 1t enters upon its l46 year of service.
 Mrs. Emeline Gould Pankhufst, of Manchester, Eng, arrived in this conn try last week. she Is the leader of the militant suilfagettes Of Great Britain. She has already publicly announced her public creed, which includes "Ni- porous agitation upon lines justified by the position of outlawIy 10 which wo- men are al present condemned. The Town Equal Suffrage Association adop- ted resolution. Friday, as follows:
 nThat women of the Iowa Equal saf- frage Association, wishing to strength en the cause do indofse obstructive methods in the Legislature; and fur thef resolve that arrangements be pef- feeted to carry out such methods,
 That means militant methods. Cause and effect.
 The New York Tribune, founded by Horace Greeley in is4i, made radical change in it's makeu and price, last week, without, however, lowering its intrinsic value or familiar face. II has now seven columns to n page and it's 10 one cent copy. When founded It's price was one cent, but it was small folio. The world will be a great gainer  by the change, as il ranks the highest and ablest educational newspaper in the country.
 The Samuel Courteould Company, now located in Nottingham, England, desires to build factory in the United States for the manufacture of silk and fnV ps,y II tftiT T, ton instead 1pf importing these goods from its large English plant. IL wants twenty acres near n railroad close to n &tream, as IL uses 600 GOO gallons of wa ter for washing purposes. IL employs a,000 hands. Putnam can meet it's dc- mnnds.
 Mn. A. D. Wtnship has Just entered the freshman class at the age of 79 al the Ohio University. For two seasons she has attended the summer school, and now she has planned course of study which should occupy her mind till she is 90. "Its never ioo late to mend.o
 At the National Convention of the W. C. T. U. held al Omaha, Neb., last week, the old officers were reelected Mrs. Lillian NJ. x. Stevens, of Maine, being President. The following resolu. tions on woman ufirnge were adopted
 "We affirm that the ballot may be an incentive to good citizenship.
 oWe believe that the qualifications for suffrage should be based upon intel ligence, not upon sex or any other In. Asurmouniable obstacle"
 The ladies are going to win by theiI persistence.
 The death rale among the general of. ficers oi the army, retired, during the last few weeks far exceeds that of any other period of equal length In the his- t,rv of the country. The first and fore m st Is that of General Oliver otis Howard, the Christian as well as mili. lant soldier, last of the Union Com manders of the civil war, who died al his home in Burlington, Vt, Oct as aged 59. The rest were Lieut.. General Henry Corhin, aged ol; Major General Elwell x. Otis, Il; Major General W Alfred l.. Bates, d1 Major Genera Robert r. Hughes, s0, Rrigadier Gen eral K. |. Drum, 56; Brigadier Alfrec <. kimhall, ea.
 The death of Cadet F. BNrne, iron having hts neck broken in Harvard Army football game at West Point last week, and that of Michael Burke from injuties received at foot.bal game Sunday between the teams of tn Medica.C Chirurgical College and th Philadelphia College ot Pharmacy, a Philadelphia, has east a gloom owe the promoters of that game that vii 70 far to make i. unpopular. It | worse in proportion, in death dealing than autos.
 A census report on marriage an divorce shows that the divorce rate increasing rapidly. From isss To th end of ia0s the number of marriage was ia.ss2,oii. and the number of dl vosces granted was as5,8ao. In the J years from isos to less the number wa only a@s.Il6. The divine law, as d, clared by Christ, is generally ignore in this Christian land when there ar almost one divorce out of every l2 ma