Putnam patriot., 1909-09-03
Latest News Condensed.

The announcement has been made that one of the principal fife Insurance companies Of the country has under taken the work If fighting pteventable diseases by means of a campaign of cd ueaiion. The seetctaryof the Board oi Health declares ihe losses of Maryland from pfeventable diseases amounts t9 xdO. .oon. .1a0 annually-half of which k attributable to tubefenlosis-for The entire country that would mean year ly loss of g ,500. .0oe ,6e0 from pfeventh- bic diseases. The insurance eomph. uies are directly interested in educnts ing the people to diminish that ehofs mous unnecessarily loss.
 On Sept 25 the ffobibitionists of The country will celebrate, in Chicago, the foftieth anniversary ef Inc founding et their party The tive surviving Pfest= .lential candidates will be among lhe speakers. they are: John r. st. John Joshua Leyeflng John C. Hooiley, II. las C Swallow and Eugene N.ehaiin.
 President Taa believes that the Na- ,tonaI Republican Platform was ador. ted to express lhe wishes of the Repne- lienn voters and to he his guide in shg pestlnp Congressional legtSlation, and not A bind to catch votes N hlte there k strong opposition to the estao'lsh- ment of a postal savings bank system, he will ask Congress next December that the platform decia'ation ot the Republican party, in favor oi postal banks. be fulfilled A speedily as pessiz bic.
 Peer Italy has again been visited by heavy earthquake shocks, which occur. red last week throughout the province of Sienn. wreoking many houses but causing no ioss of lives
 The new State prohibition law ot Al ahama K 4efy drastic. II prevents the use or liquors in clubs, makes Il nnia"' ful for foreign corporations to ship li' quur into the State, provides Tor i'm. puachment of shetitis who neglect te obey the laws, e5wrels municipalities ta enforce the prohibition laws, ptohl' bits gambling by forhidding barred doors In any public plaos er the use d electric bells lhefeiu, dumb walters e' other machinery. Aeefs ago Ii ~as thought the entire south was gtNen over to lhe drink habit
 The fearful disasters, iightings, and other causes of destruction oi life and property, continue to till tue pages oi ihe daily papers--the automobiles lead ing in number of dtsastefs, killing and woundiug about one hundred people last week. rhe seeefest loss was neaf Monterey, Mexico, the heavy rains flooded the santa Catarina River, ,caas. ing the drowning ,2u1 people, making l 500 people homeless. and destroying S2o,Oto worth oi property.
 Switzerland has a mote drastic pure food law than any other country, hut none too severe for men who will adul- ierale food that imperiis human health and liie for little money sake For the iifst offence, Il jail sentence of one year aad fine oi Sa,e; tut secons offence, a two,Sears' sentence and S6oo fine.
 The British government purposes building new roads especially for aulo- mobile traffic, on which there will ee no speed limit, and Use free. As analo- gous to roads for steam car traffic Is de- eidedly progressive.
 The importation of toys within the last ten years amounted to so, ,tssl tso We exported Sa.UH,uO. Last year the exports reached si ,e"l, ,tso, and imports about so,@a,oVO. II will oe a surprise Ia many To learn thai Germany sup plies this country with most ef our ilia- minated postal cards.
 Dr William T. Woodley. of Char lotte, x C., where over i,0 eases 0l fsl- lagra provided, after studying this new disease, ascfibes II Ia using corn injured while cured in the shock-lhat K dis eased corn meal,
 A delegation of about forty rfonain- ent memhers of Japanese chambers ef commerce arrived al Seattle this week for the purpose of visiting the kNnosi- ton there and 10 tour the United states to study the commercial organizations Of great cities The national govern menl has appointed two distinguished gentlemen as Ii committee to giNe them welcome. Several ladies are Mith the Japanese visitors.
 The emission of few sparks from q railroad engine threatened costly ho- lei and priceless grove of gigantic trees with destruction. un the satns day the throwing away of lighted ei' gaFetle caused an explosion of dyna mite which killed more than dozen men.
 Over one hundred and fifis eases ei peilagfa have been siiicovered in ths general hospital al Patronage, iii so far as the investigation diselosos the disease has been the result of eating mouidy corn.