Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-02
Latest News Condensed.

Latest News Condensed.
Next Monday. December alha Ton
gress viii meet for three months n
which 10 wind PIP whatever may he
The demands Of n Republican Admin
istfatIon. After that, beginning next
December, tie fate Of the Taft Itgisla.
tive program vii depend upon the
will Of n Democratic House and Re.
publican -enBte-a condition 81 Things
which will continue until the end Of
President Taft present tenn Of Office.
Brszii built two monster battIeships
and the. dfsi use made Of them was 10
appear before Rie JaHeif0 under mn.
tinous crew, making certain demands.
The people Of the city lied into the
county, fearing Il bombHrdinent from
revolutionary party When every
Thing was explained, there was 80 lit
tie 10 Tie threatened manifestation
that Congress passed ah acl Of amnes-
~, freeing Tie matineefs from punish
ment for their folly. The wafships
were put into the hands Of new officers
and men, and the hoffid nightmare
was ended.
: Des Moines, which hns, by It's gov
eminent by administration, won ma
tional repute, Is moi perfectly satisfied
with The system. This Is one side and
the first complaint OF the.new muniei.
pal system, which has been In opera
ton for many years and In divers ei-
ties. An explanation may place the
matter In different light.
ST. Paul has taken up In earnest and
u preparing To act upon the idea OF
making The public school buildings
civic centers, where It's people can find
both recreation aud profit.
The Pennsy lvania railroads new sta
ton In New York city-the largest OF
Its kind In the world-with It's tube
connection with Jersey city, was put
In successful operation last sunday
= midnight.
The fifth annual convention Of the
Lakes-to-the Gulf Deep Waterways
Association was held IN 1t. Louis, be-
ginning Nov "a, and was the largest
In the history OF the organization. 4
large number of Governors and Con
gressmen were In attendance.
Within few days past Andrew Car
,...t. haa .,t..... slta nA "a tha Ear
negie Teehnical schools of Pittsburg
His gifts 10 these schools now amount
10 more than $40 300 600 exclusive Of |
81 coz, 600 endowment fund.
Mrs. Russell Sage has bought itac
OF it2 acres of land, on Long Island
nine miles from New York city, ol
which she proposes to build a mode
town for people of moderate means, a
memorial 10 her late husband.
PORTUGAL has disposed of its Kin,
and all the kingly outfit, but has no
yet adopted any constitution OF take
any steps 10 have an election TO fofn
one, consequently ii has no form of "
Nenment That can be recognized. 10
thai reason cur government cannot r,
cognite il, neither has any Europea
government recognized tt, All are vi
ling 70 do 50, however II soon a. POI
tneal organizes sume form of govern
lAeat.
According To l.yell, the mean hnieh
a. II 1 tJ..
whereas the mean depth Of the ocea
Is fa.0od feet. There ate monatai
peaks which rise rs high above sea |,
Aei as the depreSsious of The ocean sin
below Il, bat the average height of III
land Is slight compared With The ave
age depth of the sea. II all the land {
the globe We're serapet oil down Ia tn
lex s. Of the sea and thrown into tn
oceans il wonid fill only one.ihiriiel
part OF the enormous abyss which
occupied by the waters.
The United States has passed th
one hundred million mark In popul'
tiou. Including The Philippine island
and Porto Rico, the American fis
floats over population Of los ,a9a, "a
Exclusive Of all outside possessions e.
eept Alaska, the population of III
United States is as. AL ,oss. Ten year
ago The population Of the same territS
~ Was 20, Sos. ss7.
A step la the direction OF the educs
tional advancement Of the Russian pss
Pile, and OF vital aud fsrsreaehing in
portance. has been undertaken by tn
Russian Douma.
The formal announcement has beef
sent ous that the Nations! Civic FEEDER
alton will hold lis next meeting In New
York January IL, IL aud IA. TIE tegu
lation Of corporations and eomo,na
lions, the regulation Of railroads ant
municipal utilities, compensation 70
industrial accidents, and arbitration
and cancellation, will Be considered.
Governor Clark, Of Alaska, says thai
delay In opening the coal fields Is tbs
strongest factor 70 the hindrance Of tbs
progress 81 that territory-vhich /.
xteasly in,nssd Of cheap fuel.