Putnam patriot., 1913-03-07
Latest News Condensed.

Mir. Taft and his Cabinet purchased the chairs on which they sat in the Republican administration for $50 apiece. their actual cost
 Mrs Louisa L1ndhoff. Of Chicago, was sentenced 10 25 years In the peni- sentiary for killing her son to collect insurance
 July ] next will mark the introduc- Sion of the collect on delivery fsa- ture Of the parcels post. Packages will be sent and the amount due col iected and remitted to the sender. Representative Hilton will try to convince the Illinois Legislature that boxing is clean sport by gparrlng four rounds with @Packey7 McFe rland in the arsenal at Springfield. before both houses.
 Horace 4. Hoffman. .Thag's basi- ness agent, testified before the sulzer Investigators that Alfred Henry Lewis and William r Clark. the latter form e secretary of the Investigating com. mission. each had received money from Tbaw
 Fears that AS a result Of the open winter the wheat crop might suffer from an insufficient covering Of snow are apparently dissipated, since 1t ap- pears that practically the entire win Ger wheat belt in the Mississippi Val ley has benefited from q heavy fall
 s. H. Goodaere. New York's super iniendeut, testified before the Market Commission that fresh farm produce Is often almost given away at the Cansevoort Market He said the city lost money on four of the six muni- xipal markets in Manhattan.
 bill providing for woman suffrage was passed by the New Jersey Senate. Trouble Is threatened in Manila. P. c. because of the order threatening to deport 10000 undesirable Chinese who boyeotted the Japanese.
 The famous "Barhary Coast" Of San Erancisco is to be obliterated
 Mrs. Mareellina Leon. aged 105. who recently married F. Leon after a sourtshlp of 50 years. died in Los An geles.
 William A. Dorr Of Stockton. Cal. was found guilty of murder in the first degree for killing George E. Marsh of Lynn, Mass. on April II. 1912.
 The Mitchell. Watching silk Manu- featuring Co. Of Plainfleld. N J., faied as the result of long strike of the operatives. The assets are $170, 900 and the liabilities Sl20.000. Efforts will be made 10 continue the business.
 It is estimated that more 500 players are under Major League control just now, but at least loo of them must be turned back 10 the minors under the rules of organized baseball
 Now that Princeton has applied for membership iu the National colleg' late Athletic Association. 1t remains for Yale and Cornell Co see the i'm portance of lending their wide in- huenee and help in she good work which Is being done to improve the morale of college sports
 Two fingers uf the pitching hand oi ( D Hale. one uf the mainstays of she Northwestern University team, were cut ofi q few days ago. when his hand was caught in lathe. The dig ifa were recovered. cleaned and sewed on, and the surgeon says that he will be able 10 pitch again.
 Racing on moderate scale will be attempted hy at least three racing as rooiations in the State of New York this year Belmont Park. Aqueduet and Saratoga.
 pr Sun Yat-sen. former president o the Chinese Republic. viii visit Amer lea soon.
 Cardinal Farley. returning from Sar Juan attacked Socialism. saying th' United states has reached critica pass, with crime prevalent
 When General" Rosalie Jones le' her suaragette army into Washington they were greeted by large crowds.
 John Ii. Finley. president ol the Col iege of the City of New York. wa elected head of the Grover Cievelan' Birthplace Association. 10 buy th' former Presidents birthplace
 Great crowds turned out 10 see h suffrage parade hoodlums tried | board tbe floats and United State  cavalry charged the rowdies.
 A report of the Governments it euiFy into the Harvester Trust ooH cemning that combination. was mad public
 The Money Trust Committee sut mitted its report to the House. aecom panied by two bills for the regulation of stock exchanges and clearing hous associations
 Talbert Lanston. the typesettinl machine inventor. left beQuest in hi will in Washington Of Si0,a00 10 b used for the legal defense of his sol Aubrey in case he should ever yiolat sny law.
 idleness Again h Good ocor.
 II Is now declared that the idle ar not necessarily lazy. and that hustlin conversation does not necessaril prove one is making good among th busy bees.