Putnam patriot., 1913-02-07
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 Anticipating favorable congressional action upon the bill reported from the Senate commerce committee to author iye the construction of a dam across the Connecticut River above Windsor Locks, Secretary Stimson issued statement which in effect claimed that action as a substantial victory for conservation, and a substantial yindi- cation of the Presidents policy of in- sisting upon compensation to the gov ernment for the allowance of valuable water power privileges.
 England is on the brink of another campaign by the sufiraRettes in com parison with which former outbreaks of the militant women will appear in- significant, 1000 policemen were en- gagged in .dispersing the huge crowds around the parliament buildings shop keepers were boarding up show win dows, and excited women were mak- ing incendary speeches in several iiHtfHs iIN NOfiiiti hIAlGN1 AAAuA httN politicians have played carefully studied trick upon them, and the de- cision of the government to drop the franchise bill is likely to lead to sed- ous consequences.
 Word .comes from Egypt that the wonderful Assouan dam is lcompleted. .I la al,taf af fha raGafUniF works intended to prevent the flooding of the Nile valley and to make the valley fertile in the dry season. It's original capacity was one billion sixty five million cubic metres of water but this capacity has been doubled by the work just completed which has raised it's level by six metres. This is the greatest Of the irrigation works in Egypt and irrigation makes continn- ous production possible in parts of az ricuhural Egypt, three crops being raised in one year in the same fields.
 Since the inauguration of the system of appointing district representative es Of the Department of Agriculture in each county in Ontario there has sprung into prominence the farmers clubs. They are fostered by these young agrleulturists in cooperation with some of the more advanced farm CTS. The entire idea k for the spread of general agricultural information i, | s.F t.fn new methods. These clubs, though not very large, give the farmes in any one section the opportunity of getting together and talking over in business like manner anything which appeals to them as being of interest and value io the community.
 Of deep significance because of it's bearing upon the probable fate of the proposed constitutional amendment providing for the direct election of senators by the people Is the fact that the legislature of North Carolina had given it's approval to the proposition. Il had been freely predicted that the southern states unanimously would reject the proposed amendment.
 Chairman Underwood of the House committee on ways and means an nounced emphatically at the tariff hearing that there was no intention of cutting the rates of duty so low along competitive lines as to ruin the busi- ness interests of the country.
 Mayor Gaynor of New York an- nounces that he Is not going to be a candidate for reelection. Gaynor started in as meteoric mayor but didn't hold out. He had great "shine" for while. In fact he had two shines, the first was waning when Gallagheris insane shot gave new iuster and Gsynor was even mention ed for the presidency. No man ever took high office of the municipal sort with more good will from press and people than did Gaynor, but his ad- ministtration draws to an end with the closest, personal intimate and erstwhile official representative con- vieted of embezzlement, with his po- lice force demorali2ed and diseredited, and himself alternately the laughing stock and the object of bitter attack of those who were once his strongest sup. porters. Gaynor has talked too much and written loo much, He Is too er- ratio.
 The tinkle of tin cans which had been hung to barbed wire entsngle- ments around the night camp of a de. tachment of regular troops in the Phil- ippines recently prevented a massacre Of the Americans by the fierce Moro trlbesmen. The scheme was the idea of the American commander. Sentries had been stationed 5O0 yards inside the entanglcmenes, and when the Mo ros attempted night attack, they rattled the lin cans in the undcrbrush arousing the American soldiers in time 10 check the Moros' stealthy assault.