Putnam patriot., 1912-07-05
Editorial Scraps

In the case of the Marian Coal eom- pany against the Delaware X Lacka- wanna Railroad the Interstate Com merce Commission has cut the freight rate upon the prepared or domestic, sizes of anthracite by exactly tue amount Of the recent advance in the price of coal to the public, 25 cents ton. From this one place where the compliments plant Is located, at least, the freight rate upon the larger sizes Of anthracite will be S1.33 a ton instead Of sl.5S.
 All the disagreeable experiences through which the country has gone in the course of the campaign for the Republican nomination could have been avoided if Congress had had the forethough to submit and the people to approve an amendment 10 the Con stitution limiting the service Of Pres ident 10 one term and making him in. eligible for reelection.
 Governor Hadley's instant and em- phatic refusal to join him in his bolt from the Republican party did not take the Colonel by surprise-he knew it was coming-but il jared him. It's going to make difference not only in Missouri but all through the Middle West. The governor is a strong man and sincere one. He was by far the ablest of the Roosevelt orators in the recent national convention, making a fine impression upon the delegates who did not share his opinions. His testimony that the Chicago platform of 1912 is the emost progressive" ever submitted y the Republican party to the American people will be weighty for good in the Middle West.
 When those ineonsiderate newspa per men at Chicago pestefed -Rsepfe sentative Nicholas Longworth, he tolG them he had nothing to say. He di' say one thing, however. 'l am Re publican and expect to be one all my life, he said.
 All the seniors in politics have beer reminded by recent occurrences a Chicago of the bandanna of the lat Allan C. Thurman of Ohio. 1t wa one of the sights of the Senate cham Der in it's time. The sturdy old Amer lean twho carried 1t never dreamed that in time to come the bandanui would be adopted as the symbol of DO litical buccaneers The red is appro pTiate, though, and so are the spots
 Ex Senator Foraker does not finC the new baudAana party's prospectus alluring, and is going to stay where ht is. 'I am profoundly thankful thu contest is over, he said to his fellow Ohioans Sunday. "While the renom ination of President Taft may not b, acceptable to all Republicans, yet il has been made, and it is the duty therefore of all Republicans to turn their backs upon the last six months of inter-party wrsngling and strife and to turn their faces 10 the common enemy.p
 This country has many good custo' mers in South America and it's trade in that part of our hemisphere Is con- slAntly increasing. It has jumped from S3s, ,000, 900 in the fiscal year of lg02 to SI09, ,00o, 900 in l9ll. The pres- ent year will close with exports amounting to slS5, 5,O00,00o, according 10 government estimates.
 The report received al Washington by the public health and marine hos pltal service from Connecticut for the week ended June T, showed that there were in the state = cases of small pox located as follows; Litchtield county 1, New Haven county as, New London county l, and Windhsm county 2S.
 Some of the farmeIsf 'are keeping crows from e9LGsfSds by new de. vice, pieesS-6f shiny tin. Sticks are set iD DAne ground at an angle of 45 de sfees, the tin, suspended by a string is fastened to the top of each stick, the swinging tin having the desired etlecl in soaring the feathered robbers.
 Siana Tureott, already the father O seven children, took day oii Tuesday expecting a visit of the stork to hi home, Hudson avenue, Cohoes. Tax ing his pipe he went out into the bacl yard and smoked nenchalantly Pretty soon the doctor poked his hea, out of the back door exclaimed: "It' all right and it's a boy. Ought t' name him Taft "That goes sai, Tureots. In few moments the doc tor reappeared. "Congratulation again. .r he said. "It's another boy and you ought to name him Teddy. "That goes, too,n exclaimed lTureott Later the doctor announced: "Con gratulations again. The third is boy too. Better name him Hughes. nWell, that goes, too, |" said the father throwing his pipe away, "But fol heavens sske get away from here O there will be Bryan, Dix, Gay nor and maybe Murphy"