Putnam patriot., 1911-12-08

institute WHO mas flhde 2 PtCiai 7tN'3 of infanfile paralysis, gives warning that prevention is all that science has yet found is way to. The disease, he says, comes from minute germ that is taken in with the breath. Persons likely to have been infected may be isolated and freed from the dangerous secretion, and so epidemics may be checked, but the disease is still an in- sidious enemy which seems to, defy cure.
 Prof. James Ewin of Cornell univer- sity, told the physicians and surgeons at the academy of medicine in New York city last week that the reason the American public does not under stand and appreciate medical science is that "the modern mind is unfitted to grasp the delicacy and infinite variety of biological processes"
 Decidedly encouraging for the Cali fornia judiciary, one would say, is the conclusion of an advocate of the recall, Judge Gourey of Los Angeles, that judges should have life, or good be- havior, tenure. Why elect them for limited terms, he argues, now that the popular recall has been applied to the judiciary? The people could get at a "Dad' judge at any time, with the re- call available, and the fixed elective terms are consequently unnecessary for the safeguarding of the peoples right.
 Since the close of the Spanish Ame- rican war the government has paid out in pensions, on account of that Wal alone, the sum of S34, l4Z, ,976.37, When President Mckinley decided to take up the white mans burden and declare war against Spain, the entire regular army of the United States numbered 26,000 men. The government has al ready granted pensions to 2S, ,490 Cuban and Philippine veterans. During n period of more than 60 years the govern ment has paid total of only S45,2 ,279, 6s9 for the support of the veterans Of the Mexican war. The spanish pen .sions have only begun; there are more than 5000 claims pending
 Ex-Congressman Johnson tells John Lorance that Ohio will be solidly for Taft next year beyond the shadow of doubt. "Ba Toilette, Jimmy Garfield and others who have been talking so loudly about the insHrgeHt movement in Ohio couldn't carry single pre-. cinct, " he says "There has been all effort to stir up insurgency against the President in his home state, but 1t will not amount to anything.
 Thursday the concluding and most impressive ceremony connected with the creation of the new cardinals took place at the great public eonsstory at the Vatican, when eighteen princes of the Church, including the three Amer ican prelates-Cardinals Falconio, Far ley and O'Connell-were vested with the red hat, the insignia of their rank.
 Italy Is a little late in filing it's coun- ter-charges Of barbaritY against the Turk. Such accusations, on almost in- variable accompaniment of the early stages of war should be brought by both sides as nearly as possible at the same time, in order that the world may understand that il Is war itself which is barbarous.
 Chicago's mayor has ordered it's po- lice to end immediately and complete ly the persecution of inotiensive Jew ish citizens by the city's hoodlums.
 Persia has decided that she will not throw w. Morgan Snuster over in or der to please Russia.
 The McNamara brothers, who were on trial for murder in causing the death of 2l persons and using bombs to destroy property owned by persons offensive to labor unions are to escape the extreme penalty of de ath by a con fession of their guilt in open court. Their deed is thus epltomised;
 Shortly after o'clock on the morning of Oct l, 1910, the building and plant of the Los Angeles Times were destroy ed by a terrific explosion Of dynamite which had been placed in the base ment. Flames followed the explosion and before they could be eXtinguished 2i persons had lost their lives.
 The Times Is owned by Gen. Harri- son Gray Otis, who has fought union labor bitterly and consistently. Hard ly had the echoes of the terrific explo. sion died away when Harry Chandler, Gen. Otis secretary, issued a state- ment accusing union labor of dynamit- ing the building. Before twenty-four hours had passed the issue was clearly raised as to whether labor or capital was guilty of this "crime of a century. n The labor unions, through their of ticers, charged that the dYnamiting Was a result of n plot of capital to dis credit labor, Mir. Otis and others charged that his building had been destroyed by labor in revenge for his opposition 10 unions.
 Though l had had some executive experience in the Philippines and as secretary of war, it was no adequate preparation for the multifarious duties Of the presidency.
 This is MT. Taft's conclusion aftei nearly three years in the White House Yet no one can have forgotten that tht argument in favor of his election most emphssIzed by Mr. Roosevelt and tht republican press was Mir. Taft's ineom parable training for the presidency o