Putnam patriot., 1909-01-22
Maekl,as within One Year.
Editorial Scrap,.

 Iielooo population sith wholesome do- mestie water. An expert engineer sug- sfsted Altering the Connecticut fiXef water and using that. but il was re- jected ineontinenlly as not to le con. slolerrd because of It's filthy condition. The engineer replied. ..i regard II only matter of time when your water will Ar filtered. The N atcf from the pres ent sources and the various others pro posed has teen considered in a general way to be good water without IiltTa. ton. Such waters are, nevertheless, subject to tastes and odoIs, and ts die= colofations and tnftidities, which made fhrm less desirable aHd they are worth removing. No decision has yet been made whai is lo be done.
 Earthquake shaeks stili continue oB Tuesday. this week they uefe feit in epaiu and Turkey ia Pheeeaes ia the latter. n nnmiet af persons were killed. and smyrna. aa eid earthquake region z8 milo. distant eas shaken uF.
 Al Ihe annual meeting al the siste Temperance aiop, hrld on Tuesday in Hartford, The follow ing officers we're elected.
 pfesideni-fte C Il Barber ban. lelson
 Secretary and Tfeasutef--ll II. ~papnef
 Auditors-J fl Mansfield.
 Finaneial Asenl-N. \. Gofian.
 Ieetnref-l Rev. J II. James.
 Among the life directors x Rev Ik FtuBi~ft, oE Putnam. and an the iez gtslaliyc Committee is F. NJ. Warner also of this eity Very little other baz siness was done except to discuss ways to strengthen the nion and 1t increase its finances.
 Al the Connecticut Labor Congress. held ln Hartford on Tuesday, in the report ot The delegate from Hartford relative lo the iaif and unfair business places ot that city, lie said that all .a= looms were fair. when much gtalliica- lion Wa- expressed
 Biown to pieces hy exploding pow der. hurned to death ny The resultant lire, or drowned in the ies watefs ef Lake Michigan, was the late on Wed nesday of some a3 wofkmen who wefe employed on submarine tunnel on | crib mile and Il half from the shore
 The Volcano of ealima. in Mexico, wss In active eruption on Wednesday. This seems tn demonstrate that ynlea- noes arc the vents of the internal ~ea of lire as il surgvs from yet unknown causes.
 The new batsleship Maine is 10 en. ter the hafl,ot ei Havana next Monday where the wreck of her namesskc Is siiil visible. some uf the other bat ,leshirs arc with her, and are expected |, hs present a, the inauguration of President Gomez, which takes place on Thursday next. AS the Republic will tAen bc inlly fe-establlshed, Gov etaof Msgeon will then ',ield up his official authority, and will return to thls country on ene of the warships.
 In hts vcvnf addtss~ before aeoloted girls school. President Taft spoke oi Inc opposition ef ~enaior nllman to the education of negroes, which he re- garsicd as being unjust. Next day ifii- man gave out N statement in rcpis, say ing, .i am mol opposed ,o negre eda' cation si all--psosi,iesl 1t k ai the right kind" r,sor fellow.
 Governor Patterson, of Tennessee. vetoed the Legislative state. isie pro hihiiion,hlll, hnlSu MAS passed again over hls veto.
 Governor IAiley has met with anfoF. tunase ,rouhle> siace he started out to be Governor, When elected he under. took to resign his <a. in Congress, but Governor Noodraff refused to aoccpg it for sound prudential Fvssoas, and Congress has declared his seat vacant. lie Tried te clear himself of sns intcn- lion Of drawing double salaries, bat his ftAfA4a@t F%s'Ns &h ttAN &trNt3AfAtSAf
 The tevlinEs aFtasea among the leo- ple oScr Inc county against the eognei. nsssuss ot lesders to manage puhhe aifai> to their o~n liking and profit, has bcgun so beat fruit Represents. tives ~ha have faied things sccading t0 iheir will. afe met ting mefited tiv- feat lastFeas Repahllean ~lateS, ne= saq~rAtit ,soNen0fe. .~. Senasots and I.egaslasefvN hAAe hesn elected. ,ses. egnot Hughes os >e~ York, one ef the abaest statesmen es slae mssian, has hsst to eoaleud against s1soagl iatsneh- q i body es his own pafA \ hlse endea. vat8ng te have measures II felotm. ag- mAasAesi hs the E~NsFle, enacted hy the Legislature N hile he has csfFscd ga vlcEafy Humlxf el nAeasaEss, oserthe opposition If tlss leasieSs. they sFe noN opSass sise affnS thelf inieHssssi ta slv- feat eterA gssegul n5eAseFv he rEupo~e>. They should te warned ps Inc aghs in toagress against fisv fssS!sisnt.