Putnam patriot., 1909-12-03
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Alabama had an election on Men- day. and one of the questions submit. ted to the voters was whether or not an amendment 10 the State Constitution should be adopted prohibiting the ma, nufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors In the State. The amendment WAS de feated by 2e,0o9 majority.
 The Municipal Council of Paris, by 1 unanimous vote, decided last Monday u0 grant site in the Place de5 Etas vTnis for monument To the memory U Horace Wells, of Hartford, the dis coverer of the use of anesthstics.
 New York city has decided To have a2o story municipal building, to cost f7,500 000, b50 feet high, in which ail ihe city offices are lo be located. The floor space amounts to 650, ,000 feet.
 The American Civic A lianee, head quarters in New York city, has invited "All the Civic and other organizations interested Tn public welfare in every part of the United States, to send re- preseniatiyes to a National Civic Con- grcss 10 be held in that city December 9th to 1fth.
 President Falliefss of the French Re public has come out, fat-footed, for woman suffrage. He hopes to live To sre the perfect equality Of women with n0n.
 A Southern Commercial Congress is and 7--whose business IL will be to ex- pioit the resources and develop the bu. ainess interests of the South. One Of the plans k 10 have permanent expo sitisn hall in Washington. The aim is to attract Northern emigration and capital.
 The price of meat Is soaring and is eotting beyond the mass of work-pco- pie as \ daily food. While in Tacoma, . few years ago we stepped into meat shop and priced the best cuts. They were from to s cents per pound. Al that time % to a6 cents at the East. A statement like the following helps to account for this big differences:
 "For the year ended October 20, Ar mouS & Co. earned over and above tax es, ex xpcnses and interests on the bonds $7,127 ,924, which Is equivalent to about 15 per cent on the $20, 900 900 stock"
 A l4 months old child recently swal- lowed an open safety. pin, and nearly choksd to death, but the pin lodged deep down tn itslthrost. permitting Il to breath. Several surgeons said the only way 1t could be removed was to make an lncision tn the throat but that would be almost certain death. Hear. ing that . surgeon in Pittsburg had performed similar operation without cutting, the parents took the child from New York to that city. The pin was located by means of the N-ray; a .1u9e was Inserted till it wached the ya,ln; through this tube was passed nmail ineAn,ieseent globe, Illuminating the passage, The point of the pin was seen tn such position that 1t had te be manipulated to looscnlit. This was done with especially prepared instra- ment. Finally, he was enabled, by the giobe light, 10 get the point in such n position as to close the pin. Then, with slender hook, he caught the pin by the ringed end and drew Il through the tube. Ii took 70 minutes, and the chiid's life WAS saved.
 The largest and most important con vention of scholars In economics, hiss tory, sociology and allied branches of learning that has ever been held in the United States, k to be held in New York Christmas week. Representatives often learned societies with 5000 mem bers, will be welcomed by President Taft and Governor Hughes Thirty sessions will be held beginning Dec. s7
 John n. Rockefeiler's most needed contribution to religion, says Rev. pr, Haywood. of New York, Is words, mol money. nI.el our most conspicuous man of wealth define his position with reference to evangelical Christianity. J
 'sHe is the founder of . scientific uni versity which proposes to substitute scientific, speculative philosophies and scientific hypotheses for the simple re' ligion of faith, creating an aristocracy of scholars, and accentuaiing the ima ginary gulf between the rich and ths poor. Now let him make the contrt button oi iuu words 10 the worlds reli gioyS literature
 The question whether lack of em ployment exists ln New York city. i, the latest matter to occupy the i.ondau press in discussing the government budget crisis. One paper said thers wem ao0,eu unemployed in New York to prove his point. An opposing pa' per gol statement from the frcsi- dent of the Boaru of Aldermen to re- flute the statement, which said
 aPracticaliy speaking there k no un- employed at the present time m New York
 That was good ammunition 10 fight eoo oppoeefs of the budget. The Lords Aos0 so)oneed the hudxel by an almost x # Es v 7, Sl zz M, s.sss s