Putnam patriot., 1914-04-17
Editorial Scraps

withdrawing all troops from the Colo rado coal strike region.
 One person was killed when fire de- stroyed the business section Of Gull peper, Va, al a loss Of &65000.
 Lieut.. Thomas W Benham, a re- fired officer of the revenue cutter ser vice. died in Baltimore, aged TO-
 A History hotel will be erected on Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, by Tracey NJ. Drake al cost of $2000000.
 Joseph Ryan. son Of Thomas F. Ryan the capitalist, was appointed deputy sheriff at safern. Rockland Co, N. Y.
 Lloyd Thompson, an aviator, ere ated new American record when he iooped the loop eight times at Los Angeles.
 John D. Rockefeller's gift Of s1 ,oo0, 900 for the study Of diseases of ami mals was made ineffective for time, when Gov Fielder vetoed the bill to permit animal yiviseetion in New ter sey.
 The temporary wooden building that will serve as the main building at Wellesley College until new ones are erected was formally opened and ehristened the "Henhouse." [ John D'Angelo, 23 years old, and his brother Joseph, IS, were shot to death in their home near Boswell, Pa. by two gunmen, who escaped in an automobile.
 A bill to abolish the fee system of
  compensating United States Commfs- sioners and 10 substitute salaries was introduced by Senator Shaffroth of Colorado.
 Battleships of the Atlantic fleet will pass through the Panama Canal in July. go up to San Diego, Cal, and return to Hampton Roads the same way.
 The Central Passenger Association of Chicago announced a tWo-cent per mile rate 10 all conventions this sum mer
 The first trolley car on the streets Ht Hazleton. Pa, since January 1. when the trolleymens strike started, was operated.
 Richard Honghton, Socialist Mayor of Glrard. Kan was defeated for re- election by Henry Sauer. on the lnde pendent ticket.
 general meeting Of Ohio coal mine operators 10 consider fhe situation in tho mining districts will be held at Columbus
 Alfred Moves, the English poet. was elected by the board of trustees as visiting professor Of English to Prince ton University.
 Edward Mendel. of Newark a re- speetable business man by day and a New York thief at night, was sen fenced to IS years in Sing Sing prison.
 A conference called by Secretary Lane to decide upon new policies for K development of western lands by IT, rfgatIon was opened at Denyer. Col E. T Meredith. farm. magazine publisher. of Dec Moines la, an. nouneed his candidacy for the United States Senate on tho Democratic tie ket.
 Fearing gunDers might shoot their pet deer, who chews tobacco. citizens of Coolin, Idaho. have equipped the animal with large cowbell and blanket
 Fire, supposed to have been started sshy strikers, destroyed the fan house of the Cherry Valley mine of the Pittsburgh & Eastern Coal Co.,. near Burgettstown. Pa.
 The Kansas Supreme Court upheld the Webb law giving the State control over liquor shipments
 The Baltimore Steel Co was award ed contract to construct two naval colliers at S9ST. 500 each.
 Rear.Admirai Andrew Dunlap, U. $. N. retired. died in the Naval Hospital at Washington, aged 70 years. . John Eecles. cotton mill owner of Norwalk. Conn. died leaving Sl66,000 of his s2b0. 900 estate to charities,
 Captain Louis S, Van Duxer. Of the batteship Utah. was placed on the re- tired list after 80 years of service
 Frederick c, Bourne has given SSo0.- Oo0 for endowment of the choir school Of the Cathedral of St. John the Di vine. New York
 The four gunmen accused Of the smurder of Herman Rosenthal in New York. were put death at Sing Sing prison.
 An old hose-cart was used to carry the body of Charles F Seyferlieh. Chief of the Chicago Fire Department to the cemetery.
 nr. Fredericw l.. II. Willis, taken as the model of Laurie" in Little Women" by Louisa Alcott. died in Rochester. N. r.. aged S5.
 Senator Gore in poll Of the dele gates to the Baltimore Convention dis. closes that they are opposed 10 Tree tolls" by vote of to ].
 The complete skeleton ef what Is believed to be prehistoric elephant was discovered in the Ia Bres fossil fields near Los Angeles
 George Rose. g years old. was mar. ried 10 Mrs, Amanda Nagle, 75. by the Rev. George Stover. an So.yearold minister, at Vancouver, Wash.
 Miss Edith Graseth, II years old. of Minneapolis. was awarded $ls.oo0 for the loss of her hand in her suit against the Northwestern Knitting Go
 The anti.vaeelnation bin was passed in the Massachusetts Senate.
 The Uaioa League Club of New York. went on record as strongly op- posed to woman suffrage.
 Striking conductors burned the bridge of the Savannah & Northwes- tern Railroad near St. Clear, Ga
 The House voted to abolish the Car son. Rev. mist and the Boise, Idaho.