Putnam patriot., 1913-02-21
Latest News Condensed.


 The plant Of the Avery Manufaetur- ing Co Of Peoria. IL. was burned, the loss being estimated at S250. 900.
 The woman suffrage bill will be re ported fayorably by the committees or the Missouri Legislature.
 George Nj shippy, former chief Of police of Chicago, was ad3udged tn- sane and committed to an asylum.
 The Newport. K. L. wireless station wpened communication with Guantan- Amo. Cuba, a distance of 2.000 miles. Intensely cold weather Is reigning tn Montana the thermometer register ing from 10 to 22 degrees beio. zero. The Utah House of Representatives passed a bill providing A minimum pension of S1o month for mothers having dependent children.
 C. R. oberholzer, weather foroaster st Erie. Pa. and c. r. Meehan, sn electrician, were killed in an ice boat accident on Presque Isle Bay.
 The school teachers Of Chicago have lost their fight for more pay, the 1915 budget being without provision for In creased salaries.
 The Idaho Legislature passed resolution congratulating Ireland upon the passage of the Home Rule bill through Commons
 The plans for the new home of the women's University Club in New York, show that two smoking rooms have been provided.
 Leading Congressman approved the plan outlined in The World to expand the postal.savings bank system to aid the operation of the parcel post
 The Ohio Senate passed bill pro viding that the State dairy and food commissioners be appointed instead of elected.
 Both houses Of inc Legislature Of Missouri took recess of 80 minutes in order to allow Doctor Anna Shaw 10 deliver a suffrage address
 The Cornell authorities have placed the ban on the turkey trot" bear hug" grape yine.' tango. Boston hop and several other freak dances.
 Teachers Of the New York public schools are planning a union. the prin- cipai object being to secure represen- tatlon on the board of education.
 The West Virginia senate approved resolution asking Coongress to pass the bill prhibiting the shipping of in- toxicating liquor into dry territory.
 A bill introduced in the New York Assembly provides that an official handshaker be appointed for the gov ernor and other public officials.
 W. A. Smith. suffering from an ab- rcess. had part of the brain removed In Ann Harbor. Mich. and the brain Of dog substituted
 A bill was passed bs the Kansas tgislature providing that the state Shall print text books used in the pub lc schools Pupils win get the books at actual cost
 Christopher Henry. a driver was sstantiy killed in Orange. \. j.. hy
 automobile driven by Jesse Met. tf. Playground Commissioner of <fange.
 saTuberculosis will exterminate the native population of Alaska in the course of 60 or 70 years fl not eradi oated at once. says Doctor Emil Kru- fish of the public health service, re- porting to the United States commits sionsr of education.
 A. R. Burgess, an Fl Pase attorney. acting for several claimants Of dam ages growing out Of the Mexican uoa- bles, told the House Committee on Foreign Affairs that American officials al Fl Paso were st ~the beck and call of the Madero Government.
 Hale Frampton, serving life sen tenoe in the penitentiary at Lincoln, Neh., for murdering his stepdaughter committed suicide by drinking the al. eohol from his lamp. He has served F years and feared that his applica. ton for a pardon would be denied.