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Putnam patriot., 1909-01-08
Lottery Cases and Others.

Three hundred thousand dollars in anss were collected by the govern Heat in tAe lottery eases. Again. the Iak contract fraud Ii tie bureau ef engraving aud printing ta bureau dI 'he treasury departmeut Was lnve~ti- gaIed by fne secret seFYiee and the -nay parties brought to IaSfice Mr TaWncy stated b lhe seaase iAat fais 0as l9 investigated bs tae 9ses gst sarS .es. but sY clerk down there eon- eE fa= iHI ressiaH that he efsHk eas aes la tle seare1 ~eEEiee ss #atter # saet. He aas in 9ae se#E Eat se5sirc. Ills naae Was Moran. and hg MS E5ranfefpd To assistant e.zEsE fer the es eellemee ef his weFA ia fais caSe inc tu,al expense for inc efHse aad Geid fanee - the secret service iast year Was SIa5W0, and by this eae .uTes .5-atioa fhey styel 10 the govern men1 over Slca90 year Thaul1s to the restriction imposed 5y congress. it k now very diiiculi for the secretary =of tae tressaFs te Use tbe secret service freely even iB his own deIarfment-fer instance. to Use them 10 repeat what they did so ad- mlrabiy ln the case of this ink con tract. The government k further erip- pied by the law forhidding il ,o em. pley deteetIve agencies. Of course the government can defect the most dan seraus crimes and punish the worst criminals aaiy by the use either of the secret Serxsee UT of private detectives Te hamper il in using the one and fer bid t to resort to the other can Iuure to tbe beue6t of hone save she crlmi- nals.
Putnam patriot., 1909-01-08
Secretary cortelyou sastasaed.


 The facts above gwen show beyond possibility el deula ihat }. lsaf tl.e see- refag4 If inc treasury and had both WrI5tem prior to tiae enactment of tl4e obnoxious provision and mlat l have since written in Hly neSsa zs te the they are. The obnoxious provision is os benefit euiy to the criminal class and can Ise ef tcHeag only to the crim- laal class If il had been embodied tn the law al the time when l became president. all the prosecutions above mentioned and mAny others of the same general type would either not have been undertaken 1T would have been undertaken with the government At 6 great disadvantage. and many and probably most ef the chief offend CTS would have gone scot free instead of being punished for their crimes
 Such body as the seerel service. such q body of trained investigating agents. occupying a permanent posi- ton In the government service and separate from local investigating forces in different departments. is an absolute necessity if the best work Is 70 be done against criminals II Is by far the most efficient instrument possible 10 use against crime Of course the more efficient an instrument Ls the more dangerous If Is If nlsuse5- To the argument that force like this can he alIsassl ig is oalv necessary to answer thar rhe coadifioa af Irs gse falaess if handled properly is that | shall l.e efficient as se g.e d2aSxru if handled iEsg.ral lseTsy Any instance If abuse hy fae sscrvE service oT vseer Investigating X re fa the deparr rRenSs should te u1SteFsasiy paalShea. . sss1 coszASreSs SllFasd hsad itself ready zf any and all ilzlas g guvesf4-ase fsas e1eenllve dsfaartlassrLs N heaexer tAere k rszssssn te lS ses~ that any S1eA in- ssaaes af ahuse has occvrrs-3- wish se eaphasgz nay Aaere than cordial se- Qsls=asreRcs la the xaAw thai this ls Bot ozslg the rs-Ag ef eo1zTeSS. Iat ca. paastieassy Is duty. To use slae serreE serst~A sn The lnve>ts sya slea cf purely pvaxate or lssllgieai matters xaald he -svssS abuse Bat there has been 10 sisss-se EsHssauz-e ef sach abuse during asy tevaa 4 president
Putnam patriot., 1909-01-08
HemlOck Lumber For Sale

We are cutting a hemlock lot in Anington, Conn, and would be pleased to quote on schedules for timber. laasts, ssadding, or boards either rough or planed. If you are going to onii ln the Spring. We think It viii pay you 10 buy now.
 THE CHILD LUMBER CORP,
 Putnam. Conn, C E. Child, lei. so-4.
 s-ti J. " whinple, Tel. a5i-4
Putnam patriot., 1909-01-08

Time given tor cars leaving Front and
 Main Street
 Leave Putnam for Worcester and iEtermedt .te stop. al s5I7, s6.00 - .55 a. n., and honriy uo,iI FS5 D. ID. Leave Worcester fCstv HsID at sl5 m., and tonriy until 9.l5 p.E Time 2 hours and 20 minutes fare 45 cents.
 Leave Putnam for Webster and intermediate s.ous at s- r. s6 O a. m.. ' 55 a. m., and fhen hsugiy until s.55 p-rn- Returning, leave Webster at los a.. m, 1.45 a. m.. and hourly uutil Is45p. n. Fare 20 cents
 Leave Putnam for Dsyville and intermediate s,ops st xs. s.35 a. ID. and hourly thereafter until u.B D. m. Returning, leave Dsyville ss .5.a. 5.45 6. n. s.l0 a. m., Dayville lear heo-e,; 7.2s n., and hourly nntl .lo.2s ?. m Fare 10 cents.
 Leave Putnam for Danielson st x6.35 |. rn, then hourly until l0-35 p. n. Returning leave DanjeIson at - .i0 s. n. and then hourly until putil 10. 10 D. m. Fare l5 cents.
 Leave Putnam for Central Village and inter. mediate stops st x6.55 a. hourly uBsi e35p.m ID. Returning, leave Central Village rss l5 a. n. :. 7.i5 8. n,, hourly thereaffei until 9.45 D. n. Fare B cents. All cars connect at Central Village for Moosup. Fare cents.
 Leave Norwich for Putnam at 6.45 a. m.. and hoariv untl S.45 D. n. Fare 55 cents.
Putnam patriot., 1909-01-08
nI>rRICr OF VI Wood.tock ss frIbate 1'oar

gersaf3ed fram Record, EDWARD G WEIGHT. Judge. is
Putnam patriot., 1909-01-08
Rssl'.s ss assssss Far Esss.re~

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Putnam patriot., 1909-01-08

What appears tn the rsvorSi k tiled eat and explained by an article whksA &pp~Arvd Ia the chkeaxe Inter ts-esn of Jan ,. 1894. under a Washington headline and whieh marked the begin nlns ef thts agitation against the se crvs ssryiee, il was spsSctai article af at~aat 3sa ~erSls. ~Fst9eEs. as l wss then informed and no~ understand. by Mir l. N Rastey. at that time private sssrctary to tt,s speaker of the house 1 iDs.lo>e eeay of certain extracts from ths srfk.se. marked ApF~nalx R IAqpeEssiix k consists of an arfieie from the Ch4cago later ,ssean If Jan < ia.a la his John E Nakss. ehlef es the ~s-eret S~rvtce ef the trsasnTy aspays ueag. Ls aesrrsss~i aS ambitious 0s tssee0lnS the IsoUehe ef the TAiEsd Slates. ta tsasssssea ef tauehe chief 0f sae sssrvg FsaEsSe If Napols~as | TAe &rgselt. siaeiAr.> fhAE the ssS Tt seFS tce haneae exists WEsfseut warrant ef een- gFvsSkanal aete1a ard teat esaSuesS has always s~eya aalasapulssEs fa ths lu raHl II ronfalssd aa asserls aawar rnted attack en the sssret Ssrxs F agelssou ef tAs trsasary sieeasf ss.s ard lfs eAies Tae cses1As learasFs4 4sa laassAe-~. fer aaSsAasas. SsAseaaeass like sae following
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-18

THE STATE or AI4ABAAEA,
 Montgomery County. Before me came ]. M WiHohester. CAshieE. Linton Bank & Trust Co, who being dufy sworn. says that the above and foreg0ing statement is a true condition of said bank. as shown by thO books on 6ls in aald Bank
 J. M WTNCHEGTBR. Sworn to and subscribed before me. thia 17th day of February, 1908.
 CLIFFORD ". STEWART, Notary Public. Montgomery Co. Ala. MICHAEL CODY, FRED &. BALL
 2. L. GAsrON.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-18

(COntimued on Page Elsvsn.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-18


 The Mortgage System.
 A delegate from Notasulga said:
 '"The mortgage system was one of the greatest dangers. Another dan ger is the agents that go among the farmers selling them worthless things that they are to pay for in the fall. The lightning rod is another danger. Another danger is in buying every body's prolific cotton" that is no bet ter than seed he might save for him. self Our farmers jump on every thing somebody else says is good. They go to court to see how some fell low is coming out. The societies keep men out late at night making men," They say your widow will get $500 and there will be no expense to bury you Boy you ought to get into that thing" tell them don't need a cof- fin. The patent medicine men are an- other great danger. They say buy this and you won't have to go to the doc tor. I know some who have spent SIS in a year for this patent medicine. The clock agents are dangerous, also"
 One delegate said he entered into an agreement with all the members of his family to have nothing to do with agents.
 "A man wanted to sell me a horse and said. uncle you ought to take up every good thing you see" told him that was the ruin of the negro race" One man said our greatest danger | is we don't prepare the land properly. We don't get ready to plant. "One trouble is." said a delegate, "our peo- pie have stopped work"
 l Another said we do not stick close enough to our farming. One danger is in buying corn from some other man and not raising our own meat
 J. M. Sanifer said. lone of our great est dangers is in buying so much com. mercial fertilizer. We must make more use of barn yard manure"
 Question 5-How have we succeeded in Iengthening our school term? cam' next. One man said we rent a farm and work 1t for the school. In tha way we have increased our term iron three to seven months. One safi WI supplement by paying so much pc pupil. We have eight months gradually increased from three months One man said we have raised none! for our school by paying so much pc pupils into the treasury. We hay heightened our school from two an one-half months to eight months Sweet Gum settlement has a schoc farm. All the parents and childre work 1t. We run our school eIgh months. We had four months schoo eight years ago.
 One man presented a rutabaga tha weighed fourteen pounds. He raised on land enriched by barn yard manure He pioughed the land three times wit two-horse blow If people do nc wor kon the school farm they pay thei share in money. One man said we hel out our school so that it runs now mir months. A few years ago we only ha two months. Six of our men becaE responsible to the teacher for bis sa ary, If we do not get the money fro S the people we pay it. eS7 a month. or man said we tax all our patrons ez.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
cUBA AND THE SPANISH DEBT.

The definite refusal Of the Cuban govern
ment 10 assume or 10 recognize responsibility
for the Spanish colonial debt which was
charged against that island is precisely what
was to be expected We have already made it
plain by citations that in the making of the
Treaty of Paris in 1895. under which Spain re-
linquiShed her sovereignty over Cuba. no pro
vision was made for the assumption Of any
part Of that Indebtedness by any other power
than Spain herself From beginning to end of
the negotiations the resolute contention of the
American commissioners was that Cuba should
he relinquished free and clear of all obliga-
dons and 10 that contention the Spanish COM
missioners finally yielded.
In a memorandum Of November % to the
Spanish commissioners the American commits
sioners quoted the proposed articles Of cession
as they had already drafted them and as they
were finally adopted. and observed that these
articles contain provision for the assump-
-'tiOn Of debt by the United States That cir
cumstance was recognized by the Spanish com
nlissioners. Their repeated efforts to secure the
adoption of some clause specifically providing
for such assumption of debt showed that they
realized such clause in the treaty TO be neces-
sary if there was 20 be any such assumption.
There was no such clause adopted. and there
lore there was no such assumption Of debt by
the United States. and If there was none by
the United States there could certainly have
been none by Cuba. since thst island was not a
party fo the treaty.
OF course. ii might be argued that even in the
absence Of any such provision in the treaty
Cuba might voluntarily assume the in
6ebtedness in question. Unfortunately for that
argument. the Cuban constitution expressly
declares that the Cuban government "shall not
assume or contract any public debt 70 pay the
s-fnferesf upon which and 10 make reasona HE
sinking fund provision for the ultimate dis
'charge Of which. the ordinary revenues of the
"island. after defraying the current expenses of
Government, shall be inadequate" Beyond
question The debt would be far greater than
would be permissible under that clause of The
Cuban constitution.
For these reasons the announced Cuban decii-
nation TO assume the debts which spcm charged
against that island for her own and not for
Culea's advantaee. and which Spain contracted
II the task Of suppressing Cuban instructions
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
CANAL ZONE MORALS.

The complaints or accusations which some
time ago were either ignorantly or Indignantly
made against the American administration Of
the Canal Zone that it was demoralizng the
inhabitants and the working force by the null
tiplicatfon Of drinking places and in other even
worse WAYS have lately fallen into becoming
silence and probably will he heard no more
If anything were needed to mark their utter
groundIessness and injustice. it could readily
be found in the authentic record Of the civil
government of the Canal Zone for the last five
years the period Of American occupation.
When the government of the zone was as
sumed by this country. in the spring of 1904.
there were in that little strip Of territory no
fewer than 321 drinking places paving license
fees of from SO 10 $50 year each. One OF
the early acts of our administrators was TO in
crease the fee in all cases tenfold, and in
some cases fftyfold-to Wit. 10 $500 year
The result was a prompt reduction of the num-
ber Of drinking places 10 60 or less than
one-fifth Of what ii had formerly been. Again,
in 1907, the license fee was increased 10 Nl2p,
or a hundred times the lowest and twenty times
the highest fees which had been charged under
Colombian rule The result was n further re
duction OF the number to &c Moreover
there has been a still greater reduction Of the
number Of saloons relatively 10 the population.
for while the actual number of such places has
0pcreaSPQ from 10 ltlf pJililid II ''
Canal Zone has been increased by tens of thou
sands Supervision Of the saloons has also been
made much more strict and effective so that
purer liquors are served better order is main
tained and actual drunkenness is being re
duced to minimum.
While this positive and important work for
temperance and morality has been performed,
comparabIy great work for education. and,
therefore also for morals. has been done by The
school department. It was not until the be
ginning of 1905 that an American superinten
dent of schools got to work and opened the first
school of the present zone system There are
now twenty nine common schools and two high
schools and the enrolment of pupils has risen
from S11 in the spring of 1906 10 1869 at the
present time. As free transportation is p
vided for all children in towns where no scho :
have yet been provided. educational facilities
now within the reach of all and are being
generally improved. When To such achievements
these add the suppression of lotteries the
prohibition Of gambling, the legalizing Of civil
marriage and other acts. the moral benetcence
Of American rule on the isthmus appears to be
as well marked as the efficiency of American
engineering operations the canal itself
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
WORTH TRYING.

THE Philadelphia Record" takes, we think,
a too pessimistic view when it argues that a
tariff commission. if created would be able to
exercise no influence in the framing of future
tariff laws The Record" says:
If there were any reason for supposing that
The Tribunes party would use acCurate lnIoI-
nation if it could get it. we should heartily con
cur in the proposal of tariff commission. But
the greater part of the manufacturers are GONG
TO demand all the protection they can get anu
the protectionist Senators are going 10 take
their word for it. and no amount Of Information
will defeat policy of trading tariff duties LOT
political support
The chief support for such an assumption is
the assertion that Congress has now some seat
tered and partial information bearing on the
cost Of production here and abroad and does
not act on it. Yet the material available is SO
incomplete that Congressman may easily excuse
themselves for neglecting it. The debates in the
House of Representatives and the Senate have
shown that nobody possesses data authoritative
enough TO compel respect from legislators who are
ready TO apply in good faith the rule Laid down
nv the Republican national platform of 13OS-
that the protection given the domestic producer
oucht 10 cover the differential in cost of pro-
duction here and abroad and allow, in addl-
ton. a reasonable margin of profit. Why should
legislators liable TO criticism from manufact-
urers and producers for not making the tarlh
rates high enough and subject 10 popular con-
domination for making them too high. not wei
come official information which would enable
them 10 show that they were doing justice 10
all interests and intelIiCently applying n rule
laid down for their guidance by the voters OF
the country?
WHY not wait and see what a perma'tent farlh
commission with ample powers can do before
condemning il as useless? The same predlc-
tions of failure were made when it was pro
nosed 10 establish the Interstate Commerce
Commission But that commission has done
good work eauallinC If not exceeding the eX-
rpctations of its promoters. New York Pun
lie Service commissions pronounced a
utopian folly by some prophets. Yet They have
already demonstrated their enormous value To
the state as an agency 10 curb abuses IN trans
portation II will probably he the same story
with tariff commission. Such q body can col
Iect information now lacking or. if already
available not digested and understood. II can
coordinate the facts as 10 cost Of production
and profit in every protected industry and com
pare them with foreign costs and profits. il
Congress in the light of ample information votes
over-protection or under protection case VIII
he presented which the public will understand
Duties can he Judged on their merits. Al pres
emf there are no established standards Of judG
ment a tariff commission is what is most
needed TO reform methods of tariff legislation
and develop our tariff system along lines Of
rational protection.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

Tnc Tribune Bureau
Washington. June 1a-Among the social affairs
scheduled for tomorrow. besides the large break
fast az Friendship the country home OF Mr.. and
Mrs John 4 Mclean dinner party 20 be
given by Representative Ciillett. and luncheons at
the Chevy Chase Club. with Mrs. FRANCHISE Berger
Moran and Mrs Dwight hostesses- One Of the
most notable entertainments later in the week Will
be the buffet luncheon az Fort Myer. given by
Major General and Mrs. Bell in honor OF the
Wright brothers.
Brigadler General Horatio @. Gibson Getiredl
and his daughter Mrs White. have as their guest
Mrs BENJAMIN W. Atkinson. wife of Major Atkin-
son stationed al Philadelphia Mrs. Swift. wife
Of Major Swift gave a bridge party for Mrs At
kinson this afternoon.
Mrs z n Warder has closed her Washington
home and gone TO her cottage at Swampscott,
Mass for the summer Mrs Ralph n Ellis, or
New York viii spend July and August as the guest
OF her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Ward Thoron. SON
in law and daughter Of Mrs. Warder. have also
gone to their Swampscott cottage for the season
The marriage OF Miss Isabelle Gautier Gregory
and John SpaIding Flannery will take place az the
home OF the brides mother az o'clock on June .
Charles Frederick Wilson will he the best man and
Miss Edith Totten will be bridesmaid. Among the
ont town guests will be George d. Gregory, Of
New York and Charles n. Gregory. OF Schenec-
tadv y Y brothers Of the bride and Mrs. Gregory
and Miss Frances Gregory. of New York
Major General and Mrs. Adophus ". Greely
have taken A cottage al Centre Conway \. H,
for the summer. Mrs. Greedy win leave here on
Monday and will meet a number OF the members
of her family at Andover. where Adolphus w
C;reelv ir will be graduated.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
From The Tribune Bureau.l

From The Tribune Bureaul
Washington June 19-The President was eelayeu
an hour in starting for the golf links thls al'ei
noon because of a conference with the Postmaetei
General and Judge Adams, of Greensboro 3 Z In
company with Senator Bourne. General Clarence II
Edwards Captain Archibald ". Butt and his son
Charles President Taft left the Whlte HOUSE aO0N'
3 :45 for the Chevy Chase golf links
F G. Belsito of New York. called at the Whlte
House to-day urge the appointment OF James E'
March, Republican leader Of the 90 New iorA Ds
trict as United States marshal for the southern
District of New York, to succeed William HenkeL
The President is not ready to take up this case OUT
when he does he will have another talk WIN MY
Belsito.
C. w Anderson, collector of internal revenue al
New York who delivered an address last e'enins
at the graduating exercises the negro high schoois
of Washington, which were attended by Fresioeh'
Taft was a caller at the White House
Commander D. S. Vasslef. the new naVaI at
tachA of the Russian Embassy. was introduced 10
the President by Mr. Kroupensky counsellor Of the
embassy. -
At the close of the exercises in connection with
the unveiling here of the Stephenson Grand Army
of the Republic memorial July 3. President Iait
accorpanied by Mrs Taft and their Charles
will leave this city for his summer home near
Beverly. Mass. The family will remain at Beverly
and the President will return to washington 10 seI
the tariff bill but not until after he has ATTENDED
the Lake Champlain tercentenary and the celebra-
ton of the 25Oth anniversary Of the founding Of
Norwich, Conn.
Representative Lowering discussed the drawback
provisions of the tariff bill and Representative Nye
also talked tariff Representatives Smith and KIN
kaid called with .. II. Griswod. banker, OF Cor
don. Kan, and Representatives Madison, Murdock
and Austin introduced some friends. The otner
members Of the House who called to pay their re-
/ spects were Messrs. Tawney, Driscoll Reeder'
Hanna. Lowering. Chapman. Kahn. Spight' AelIer'
Ocott. Hamilton. Young and Hawley-
Nun Tue Washington Chinamau, was a caller
the White House I'm the morning. He SAID ne
wished TO see the President, with whom ne hao
some business. He put out Of the grounds oul
/ returned third and even fourth time He was
/ finally sent 70 ST EIizabetn's Insane Asylum
Among those who called on the President ~ero
the Secretary Of War the OF the Interior
and Senator Owen. who introduced Colonel NhIlain
R. Cravens of Fort Smith. Ark. father OF Repre-
sentative Cravens of Oklahoma Senator Owen
arranged 10 have a conference with the President
next week when he will discuss the land cases and
oil situation in Oklahoma