Putnam patriot., 1911-05-05
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 President Taft declared that recipro- city with Canada must be adopted now or never, and must stand or fall by it's own terms. All talk of annexa- ton he characterized as "bosh 'Isaying that the United States has all i1 can attend to with the territory it is now governing.
 A Kansas representative contends that the flight of migratory birds Tn the spring and Gall comes under the classification of interstate commerce and can therefore be regulated by the federal government under the eonstitu- tion. He has introduced q bill to pro- hibit the killing of birds flying across state lines between January 10 and August l5 each year.
 A citizen Of Porto Pico says that in the last three years the value of land comprising the big sugar plantations there has more than doubled owing to free sugar that comes to the states, where practically all of il is sent.
 At Wednesdays session Of the Canadian House of Commons, R. l.. Borden, mionrity leader, gave notice that reciprocity would be resisted Ito the bitter end, !" and Sir Wilfhd bau- rier gave MT. Borden notice that the majority were going to put the trade agreement through If 1t took all sum- mer.
 Friday at the Guildhall, Premier Herbert Henry Asquith offered and ex-Pfemier Arthur James Balfour seconded resolution declaring that the citizens of London there assembled cordially welcomed President Taft s proposal of general treaty of arbitra tlon between the United States and the British Empire, pledged their support to the principal Of IL "as sefv- ing the highest interests of the two nations and as tending to promote the peace of the world"
 John l.. Sake of Waterbury, named for factory inspector, is native of Germany, where he was born May I, Is45. He is Civil War veteran, hav- ing served three years. He has lived in Waterbury the greater part of his life.
 The island Of St. Vincent West In- dies) produces about Sl50.0O0 worth of arrowroot yearly for export, and ships nearly all of it to the United Kingdom.
 A William II. Taft club has been or ganized in New Jersey 10 boom Presi- dent Tsft's renominstion in 1912. The early activity of The progressives, who assert that Senator Lafollette is the only choice for President next year, Is the reason for the organization.
 MT. Mellen can say emphatically' according to an ip.erview, that the New Haven com. Any by June 80 next will have earns,d or nearly its s pei cent. dividend, and that the same will be paid. Then he adds: All rumors that any feduction in the New Haver dividend rate is even possibility ar' bat the vaporings of q disordered mind
 A Boston teacher of cooking closer yes that children do not like cerea foods, preferring fruits, ginger cookie and graham crackers, and that soup and ehowdefs are passed by in favor c sandwiches made of pear ut butter am chopped Faisins,
 The Society of St. Vincent de-Pau body of charity workers drawn frot the ranks of Catholic laymen, will hol it's national conference at Boston, Jun AT, and delegates from all sections the country will make the city the rendezvous at that lime.
 The performance of the battleshi Delaware, which came to anchor Boston harbor on Tuesday after l 000.mile cruise to Valparaiso, Chil and back, and which is now at $, again undergoing tests under flu power, is one to which the America navy may point with pride.
 Through the efforts of CaSiinsl Gil bons and James A. Rooney, past con mander Of the MacPherson- Doane DO Grand Army of Brooklyn, orders ha, just been issued from the vatican pc mitting the use of the United Stat, flag In draplng the collins of Civil VI veterans al funeral services in Gaihol churches.
 The governments finances for Apr make better showing than the C, perls have expected. Although Il month alone shows deficit Of abol q ,500, 900 and at one time promised do much worse, sudden rally in | closing days put the accounts for th fiscal year over the line from deficit 1 surplus, and the whole showing to dsl Is Si ,55l, 1925, above disbursements. A this lime last year the government hs spent Sl7, ,0o0, 900 more than IL had T, ceis ed.