Putnam patriot., 1910-09-23
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 The federal grand Jury which has been Investigating the fhfeage pack CTS, has returned indictments against tea high officials of the Swift, Armour and Morris concerns. fbe fitst inaiet- mrni fD detail charge defendants Hith engaging in combination iH restraint of trade i'll the control of fresh meats. The second charges conspiracy. The third charges monopalizlng the tfade in fresh meats by unlawful means.
 The lotal exeae ati0n on the Panama Canal last month was 7 ,sl le2 cubic yards, against 2, 1us .2s3 cubic yards in Jnly The aVefage dniIy output in August was i03 ,262 cubic yards, against 98 .z5z ia July Tae amount of concrete laid in August ~as l4G i355 cubic yards, against 15l e5a cubic yards in July, and 9a2 ,5l3 cubic yards of fill was placed in dams in August, against 95s ,095 cubic yards in the pre- yions month. Although New York is the second largest city in the world Ii bas dropped to second rank among the cities Of the United states in The total amount of postal receipts. For the firsl time since the establishment of the Post office Department, New York falls to lead American cities in gross postal re- ceipts. Chicago now takes first rank. The gross receipts of the Chicago Post office for August were q ,606.i5, as compared with si ,si0, ,5s5.42 for the New York Postoiiiee. This gives ehi- cage lead Of Sbb,69s.73 over New ycfk.
 cansda's total wheat crop this year is f22. 7s5, ,t0o bushels. This k 4a,s59,' O00 bushels less than the yield in 1908. The next Eueharistic Congress held on this continent will meet at New Orleans, probably in 1914. Next years congress and those of the two succeed ing years will be in Europe.
 Since lo0l e.77i ,5l2 aliens have ar rived in the United States. The races represented have beer classified int forty subdivisions. The Southerr Italians lead ali in numbers, with q total of l, ,76i ,g4s, with the Jews second at 9J6, ,.Jt5. Polish housekeepers wer third in number, with s78,66D. Int Pacific islanders were the feast il number. oaly 66i of them have i'm mig rated in the ten years. The amour of money possessed ny each alien q landing averages x22, but some amaz iag individual differences are evident The Spanish. \ mericans were riches, averaging si04 each, and the cofean were poorest, with only ss each. Pa cific islanders averaged saS and tn Japanese sl4 The Jews were anon Inc poorest. Their average was sla.
 Prince rsai Hsun, Minister of th Chinese navy and uncle ef the younl Emperor ol China k on his way to th l. nled states To make study of nava problems.
 Judge John II. Light of Netwaik wto was nominated for the office . attorney general hy The iepubliea state convention on Wednesday, wi assume the duties of his office iulmedl atcls, for Governor Frank k. Week has appointed him 10 ill the vaeaae caused by the resignation of Attorac General Marcus II. iieleemb, who be came judge ot the superior court o September :, Judge Light wilt thers fore be attorney general by appoint ment until January |, 1911, when, elected, he will continue in office for term of four years.
 Al the annual convention of the Ms ilenal Retail Druggists Association An antt-suicide resolution recon mend ed the restriction of the sale oi eatbeli seid to mixture of one.ihiTd each acid. glyeefiue and water-"a preps ration that may be taken by would.h suicides In large quantities withou causing gdeath"--whiie another, hasin Tor its object the suppression of tn |" iope liend,n demanded that propfis iry medicines containing cocaine choral, morphine, codeine and othe drugs pe sold only upon prescriptions
 The largest cheese in the world Is [ be constructed on lat car in Wiscon ~in for exhibition al the Nstiona Dairy show al Chicago next month The cheese will weigh t,oOo pounds It will take from so,0o 10 5000 pounds of milk b produce the curd Taat will mean all the milk for on, day from 2.ieo of the best dairy COW, sn the country, and IL ~iil take the ca Sirs output from sso daifies In ths county Tor that day. From too to s0 men will be rvauirsd to do the mtlkinl bat the entire cheese wtns ee mads iq css day by x. simon. of Nsensh. As' sasesd by ak of the most expert cheess mahsu in this county and sax hslpen. Js will cnst ovss o6OO t0 producs ths hag ehsess, which wiil hs valusd ~ an~n n 000 an n lnn