Putnam patriot., 1913-05-23
Latest News Condensed.

ifs 225th anniversary during the week beginning June 22.
 A thirteenth child was born on May 18th. 1913, to Mir. and Mrs. William H. Snow at HackeRssck. N. J.
 The New York. New Haven < Hartford directors cut the quarterly dividend from 2 to IF per cent
 Mrs. Wilson went summing in Washington with party of social workers
 Governor Foss. of Massachusetts signed a bill, prohibiting aeroplane flights by persons not having an aviators license.
 Secretary Daniels announced that examinations viii be held soon after July 1 among enlisted men to hli ten vacancies in the Nary Pay Corps.
 The United States cruiser Maryland viii 20 10 Alaska 10 take on board coal which Is 10 be tested for fitness for naval uses.
 Joseph Creamer, a retired banker aad broker Of Philadelphia, con ndani of Jay Cooke. died in that eity, aged s5 years.
  ard sistsr-in.lsw. George Hampton a miner os Globe. Ariz-. blew his head cr.
 Raymond Ehetts. Of Bayonnei N J, found a one-csrat diamond ring while cleaning s fish. The ring had been dropped overheard al 8 fishing party the day before
 Dr. F. F Friedmann refused 10 com uent on the death in Worcester. Mass. Of boy whom he inoculated and a charge that the turtle vaccine killed the boy.
 The International Harvester Com pany, in It's report for 1912, quoted government report to disproye the statement that 1t sells goods cheaper abroad than here
 Morris Levine was sentenced 10 ten years at hard labor In the Atlanta Fed eral prison after pleading guilty to violating the xhite slave law in New York
 John Oliver. a Chicago real estate man, who disappeared twelve years ago, recovered his memory after meet ing with an accident al Torpedo. Pa. and returned
 The Massachusetts Senate without debate accepted the adverse commit tee report on petition for legislation to terminate the control Of the Boston & Maine Railroad by the New Haven. Governor Hlease Of South Carolina dismissed all State eonstables. Hs declares they cannot tell when liquor is shipped into the State for illegat use, and are therefore useless.
 After pleading guilty to killing her neighbor. who. she says. slandered her, Mrs. Jessie NJ Chapman, t6 years old. of Lynn. Mass, was sentenced to life Imprisonment.
 In order to blow up the dike which was holding back the Pacific Ocean from the Panama Canal. twenty five tons of dynamite were exploded near Nirafores
 Ten thousand Paterson strikers eheered when Adolph Lessig said a strike of Public Service Corporation employees might be called, stopping all cars and plunging all that section Of New Jersey into darkness.
 Plans for the uaveiling of the Ma tional Maine Monument, at the en- trance Of Central Park. New York, were announced and provide for q parade of many thousands of regulars and volunteer troops.
 R R. Simmer < Go, New York City, commission merchants. and Harry C Simmer, head of the firm. were indict. A .h.-~sa ,.-ssa, sa4geffFwv and raraEz ing information from railroads with. out the consent of the shipper or con. xignee,
 Postmaster General nurleson issued an order discontiuoing the back stamping Of all letters. excepting registered and special delivery letters
 The ( Ranch near Midland. Texas has been bought by an English syndt cate for sl.S55 o00. II Will be divided into farms and eoloaized with Ca nadians.
 A Germany military surgeon pro poses e have portable erematories 10 follow the army during a war.
 London taxpayers devoted s430 8o0 to feeding SS.eo0 poor school children during isls.
 The Parliament al Copenhagen passed bill granting s25 to children of indigeni widows.
 The London Trades Council. repre- kenting 50 00o trades unionists. adept ed a resolution protesting against the appointment of Walter H. Page as United States Ambassador to the Court Of St James's on the ground that he Is an opponent Of organized labor.
 Delegates from the Boston Chamber os Commerce visited the public build. ings snd old relics Of Lima. Peru.
 On child was killed and 5000 per sons made homeless in 8 fire which destroyed several residential blocks in Presboy. Hungary,
 An advertisement has been pub lished in Mexican paper stating that free transportation will be given to ali Americans wishing to leave that country.
 Nellie Robinson. a servant, arrested in London. declared she vas waiting for the arrival ot two surrSxestes in order to set nre to the New College Chapel.
 The British Secretary Of Foreign Affairs received the delegates to the second Balkan peace conference to bs held ia London.
 Mexican delegates arrived st Corur- nA. Spain .And asked Porhrio niAx 10 return and govern that country again. The Italian losses in the recent en- gagsment with Arabs at Sici Garhs Tripoli. numbered 7s killed and 2Ss