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Putnam patriot., 1915-10-01
SCHOOL
ENUMERATION
Increase of Number Of Children OF
School Age
This Denotes That Putuam is Growing

Louis f. Bailey has finished enume-
rating the children of school age in
Putnam and IL shows an increase of IS
pupils over Inst year. All of the
schools but one show an increase over
1914. 1t is estimated that the chill
dren of school age comprise one fifth
OF the towns population and if this be
so then Putnam has increased in popu'
lation approximately $50 the past year.
This report is most gratifying. The
factories are running full time and the
more recent additions To these indus.
tries are the Dean Pin Factory, the
Waterman Worsted Company, the
Manhasset Manufacturing Company,
and the Eclipse Manufacturing Com
pany, all giving employment to people
of Putnam and being an inducement
for families to move to this city.
The enumeration OF Inst yeer and
this IL az fotf0Ws.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-01
Putnam Grange

Putnam Grange observed Neighoors
Night at their meeting held Tuesday
evening with visitors present from
Quinnatisset, Senexet, Wolf Den and
Killingly Oranges. The lecturers
hour was open to the public and near
ly 100 grangers land their friends en-
joyed the fine program which was fur
nished by the visiting oranges. After
the business session the meeting was
in charge Of Worthy Lecturer Mrs. W
j. Bartlett. Following Is the program:
Vocal solos, Beauteous Eyes,
Celeste,
Mrs. Fred Rock well, Senexet
Violin solos Il. O. Wood hiiiinglg,
piano accompaniment by Miss
Mary Ross Of Qainnatisset
Poem Miss Annie Page, killingIy
Plano solos, Cathedrai Chimes, Miss
Caroline Kempton, Wolf Den
Vocal solo f. q. Wood, kilIingiy
Comedy sketch, Waterson's Waterloo,
members Of Senexet Grange
Refreshments of Ice cream and cake
were served and dancing was enjoyed
until a late hour.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-01
Bad Fall From Horse

Miss Florence Gilbert, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. d. Gilbert, is al the
home OF. her parents recovering from
injuries received from a fall from a
horse on which she was riding last
Saturday.
The young lady was just learning 10
ride and was out with q younger sis
ter. While returning home on Ne.
ehanies street the horse bolted and TO
save herself from being throwns IS she
felt The saddle slipping Miss Gilbert
jumped. She was rendered uneon-
scious and remained in that condition
nearly two days.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-01
New Voters Made

The registrars Of voters, Hermon @.
Carver aud George Potvin, and the Sc
leetmen have completed their duties
Of registering and making new voters.
The greatest increase was in the num-
Der of women made, due to special IN
terest in a woman candidate for the
school board. There were 50 women
on the old list and 1854 names were
added making a total of 24s women
eligible ito vote. OF the men there
were 20 new names added and Is old
names restored, a total of IS. To offset
this "A names were taken of .leaving q
gain of II.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-01

Miss Mauorie Mann, eldest daugh-
ter Of Judge and Mrs. J. Harry Mann,
is spending the winter with relatives
in New York and attending a school
OF eloeutioa.
Roger Whittemore received a dol.
lar at Arnold's fish market Saturday
for the closest guess rs to the weight OF
the big feb. The fish weighed SO "a
pounds and his guess was within a
quarter pound.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-01
WOMEN'S COLLEGE
Opened at New London Monday. En-.
dOwed by Morton f. Plant
President Sykes Speakes at Danielson
Friday Evening.

The Connecticut College for " omen
at New London opened its doors for
the first time Monday. Thee college
was made possible by the endowment
Of 81 900 600 by Commodore Morton +.
Plant, The faculty is comprised of 70
men and women.
The college estate comprises about
$40 acres on which are six buildings,
two dormitories, Plant and Blackstone
halls, the gift of Commodore Plant in
memorysof his father and mother, a
science building named New London
Hall, Thames Hall, n. refractory and a
temporary general heating plant.
rhe formal opening of the college IN
Guiding academic procession, lunch.
con, public inspection etc, will be held
Saturday, October 9th.
Dr. Frederick H. sykes, the college
president, spoke in the High school
auditorium nj Danielson, Friday even
ing.
The meeting was under the auspices
Of the Windham Hall committee
which has been organized to collect
funds for building u dormitofy at Con.
neelleut College, to be named Wind
ham Hail in honor of this county.
At the opening of the meeting, Mrs.
RienM Robinson, chairman of the
committee, announced gift of $1,000
To build and furnish the reception
room of Windham Hall The donor Is
Hon. David Hall Tanning of Worces
ter, and the gift is in memory OF his
wife,
DIR. Sykes address which was of
special interest in view of the early
opening of the college, deals with the
aims and opportunities of the new in
stitution. There has been a great
change in the popular point of view
in regard to wamenis education since
the early days of Oberlin and Vassar,
fifty years ago, when woman student
was regarded as curiosity, little snort
of monstrosity. In the present day
practically all paths are open To wo-
men and there is constantly inefeas-
ing demand for college trained women
in every field, from. diateties to en-
cheering, Connecticut College pro,
poses TO furnish practical course of
study which will give each graduate IA
thorough trimming in her chosen voca-
ton as well as a broad general educa.
ton.
Dr.. Sykes described the buildings
and equipment and told of the press
ing need of funds for building. The
freshman, class numbering about 100
this year, fills tthe present aecomoda.
tions, making another dormitory es-
sential to the normal growth of the
college in 1916. In view of this urgent
need, the trustees are greatly inter.
ested in the possibility OF building
Windham hall.
AT the close OF the address, short
time was devoted to'informai discuss
ion while an appeal WINS made for con-
tributions TO the Windhnm Hall fund.
This met with a geneioas response
from the audience and considerable
sum was subscribed.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-01

Miss Charlotte Grosvenor and
George Gulski will give concert In
Pc nfret hall, on Tuesday evening,
October 9th at $50 O'Clock. These
two artists are we'll known in this
vicinity and have carefully selected
program that will be sure to please all
those who are fond of Debussy, Al
beniz and John Alden Carpenter, the
latter, one Of our foremost American
composers, has set To music collec-
ton of choice poems by Tagore, three
of which will bessung by Miss Gros-
venor Mr.. Gulski is a young Polish
pianist Of much promise who has
played here before and has large
following of admirers. Tickets viii
be 80 and IS cents and music lovers
should avail themselves OF this OPP
portunity to hear good music at a
small expense.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-01
CITY Hotel Changes its Policy

The City Hotel Is now under the new
management, Albert g. Forni Of
Hartford having taken charge. The
house is an old established one and
has been for many years on the Ameri-
can plan. This has now been changed
to the European plan by Mr.. Forni
and especial attention will be given 10
the couislne.
The new manager, Mr.. Forni, is a
man OF experience having been with
Harry Bond OF Hartford for many
years. His father, A. o. Forni, Is a
chef of many xperience having
been al Bonds in Hartford and also
at the Heublein in the same city. lie
will have charge Of the couisinei
II is the intention OF the new man.
sgement to give the public first class
hostelery second 10 none and everyone
is Invited 10 inspect the new system
and meet the new manager. The adj
vertisement appears IN another col
ufnn.
tion. He spoke Of The growth and ac-
tivity Of the Chamber and requested
everyone present TO become a member
and take purt in its important ac-
tiyities.
There was some discussion as to
how the debt incurred from the appro-
priation should be liz Undated but this
was left for further discussion at the
regular town meeting.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-01

Raymond Durfee,.ls, OF Putnam
Heights, lost three fingers from his
hand in an ensilege cutter Tuesday.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-01

John NJ acdonald ard wife of War.
rem, r. l., were Putnam visitors over
sunday.
Evening star., 1915-02-13
BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATION.
Speaker Urges Stenographers and
Clerical Workers to Co-Operate.

William II. johnson, president of the
International Association of Machin-
lists. told how the trade labor move
ment had improved civic and social
conditions in the United States, at a
meeting held last night under the au-
spices of the Stenographers, Typewrit-
ers. Bookkeepers and Assistants As
sociation of Washington at the Y. W.
c. A. The purpose of the meeting was
to stimulate a desire for cooperation
among the stenographers and clerical
workers in the District of Columbia
who are not already members of the
union. Mr.. Johnson said that sooner or
later the clerical workers must organ
ze if they wish to protect their rights.
Other spea kers were Mrs. William G..
Stuart, formerly connected with the
Women's Trade Union of New York;
Miss Mary Farmer, member of the
Stenographers Association; Miss Con-
stance c. Leupp. president Of the Con-
sumers' Lea que of the District of Co
lumbia, and Mrs. Elsie Cole Phillips,
former secretary of the child's welfare
commission of milwaukee,.
Evening star., 1915-02-13
RAILROAD TO OPERATE
PACIFIC MAIL SHIPS
Decision of the I. C. C. Is Favorable
to Contention of the South
ern Pacific.

Retention of control of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company by the
Southern Pacific railroad was author
lzed today by the interstate CONNIE rec
commission in it's first decision under
the provision of the Panama canal act
requiring railroads to give up compet
ing steamship lines except when joint
ownership and operation was found by
the commission to he OF public advan-
tage.
The petition of the railroad set forth
that it proposed to operate the steam
ship company in traffic between san
Francisco and ports in Mexico. Guate-
mala. Salvador, Honduras. Nicaragua
and Costa Rica. between Mexican and
Central American ports and Europe
and between Mexican and Central
American ports and the Atlantic and
Gulf ports of the United states. This
traffic. the petition says. will be han
died by the steamship company to, or
from Balboa and transshipped in con-
nection with the vessels Of other lines
in n" way connected with the peti-
Evening star., 1915-02-13
CHINESE OF WASHINGTON
OBSERVE NEW YEAR DAY
Business Establishments Closed for
Several Hours for Exchange
of Greetings.

This is New Year day for the Chinese
residents of Washington. Business es-
Establishments conducted by Chinese
were closed for several hours in order
to allow their proprietors opportunity
to visit their fellow -countrymen and
exchange greetings.
New Year eve among the Chinese was
observed at some of the gathering
places in the vicinity of Pennsylvania
avenue and John Marshall place. Red
slips of paper bearing Chinese charac-
ters We're freely circulated as a token
of friendship and greeting.
Chinese in America have two New
Year days. for some have adopted the
Gregorian calendar and celebrate Janu-
AIRY i. while others still stick to the
old Chinese calendar by which Chi
nese New Year day is today. The same
condition of affairs also exists in China
where the new regime follows the
Gregorian calendar of the rest of the
world. while some of the population
still adhere TO the old Chinese calen-
l,ar
Evening star., 1915-02-13
ARGUMENT DISPENSED WITH.
Court to Consider Motions to Quash
Woodruff and Henry Indictments.

No argument was made today on the
motions to quash the indictments for
embezzlement and larceny after trust
returned by the grand jury against
John William Henry and BENJAMIN
Woodruff, members of the bankrupt
firm of Lewis johnson & Co, who are
charged with hypothecating securities
belonging to customers. The motions
to quash were taken under considera-
tion by Chief Justice CovinEton.
Former Justice Wright, representing
Mr.. Henry, and Attorneys Wade II.
Ellis and r. Golden Donaldson, for
Mr.. Woodruff, announced they would
there indicated without taking up time
with arguing the points. Assistant
United States Attorney Archer joined
in the submission of the matter to the
court without argument
Evening star., 1915-02-13
BANQUET BY ALUMNI.
Wesleyan University Association
Hears Addresses and Elects Officers

washington alumni of Wesleyan Uni
versity held their annual banquet at
the University Club last evening. Ad-
dresses were made by Prof Robert H.
Fife OF the university, Col Myron NJ.
Parker. president of the University
Club: Warren F. Sheldon of the alum
nj council of the university; Rev.
George H. McGrew and Daniel c. Ke-
nan. captain of last years foot ball
team.
officers We're elected as follows:
President, Judge Knapp: vice president,
DR.. A. c. True: treasurer, r. n. Patter-
son; secretary. G. w. Vinal
Others present were A P. Reeves,
William Gates, J: A: Marr. John Writ,
+: 3: Littell. S: E. Kent. E. s Forman.
W. F. Dales. N. NJ. Perrins, H r. Ger
aid. Frank S: Smith, odell S. Smith, w
L. Clarke. Howard Hawxhurst, Albert
Mann, w. F. Rowe, E. B. Rosa, A.
Howard Clark, Logan Cunningham, the
Rev. John McMurray. N. p. Scudder the
Rev. James r. Wood, W. r. Wattoon
and George c. Round.
Evening star., 1915-02-13
GOV. WHITMAN PRESENTS
MEDAL TO DR.. E. E. JUST
Honor Conferred by the National
Association for Advancement of
Colored People.

DR.. Ernest Everett Just. professor
and head of the department of physiol-
ogy in Howard University Medical
School, last night was awarded the first
Spingarn medal at the annual meeting
of the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People. in New
York Gov Whitman presented the
medal.
The one-hundred-dolIa trophy is Of
fered annually by DIR. j. L. Spingarn.
chairman of the board of directors of
the National Association, to TIE man or
woman of African descent and Amer
lean citizenship who shall have made
the highest achievements during the
preceding year in any field of elevated
or honorable human endeavor.
Dr.. Just's Record.
Or Just. since 1912, has been profess
sor and head of the department of
physiology in Howard University Med
ical School He was born in Charles
ton, :. G.. thirty-oue years ago. He
was prepared for college at kimball
Union Academy at Meridian, \. H., and
was graduated from Dartmouth in 1907,
ma gna cum laude, being the only one
of his class to receive this special
honor. He was also elected to the Phi
Beta Kappa. From 1909 to 1914 he has
devoted his summers TO research work
at the marine biological laboratory.
Woods Hole. Mass. He has been doing
special research work in physiology
and zoology since 1911. He has been
since l913 a regular contributor to sci
entific periodicals.
The Biological Bulletin. the official
organ of the marine biological labora-
tory. has published a series of his ac
counts of his scientific Investigations.
He has now in press an article which
is to appear i'll the Journal of Nor
phology, which is the organ of the Wis
tar Institute Of Medicine and Biology,
Philadelphia DIR. Just was chosen from
a long list of candidates in many fields.
He was recommended by men of the
highest professional standing of both
CeS
Evening star., 1915-02-13
Will Entertain the Blind,

musical program by Mrs. J. Melvin
Green of Baltimore IS to be the fea-
ture of Tuesday nights entertainment
at the National Library for the Blind.
1923 II street northwest Mrs Charles
W. Fits will entertain this guests of
the institution ak the reading hour from
2 to 3 o'clock. Saturday, by reading
several short stories. 1t ha3 been an
nounced that the reading hours have
been changed from Tuesday to Satur-
day afternoons. and the night enter
tainments from Wednesday to the first
and third Tuesday nights.
Evening star., 1915-02-13
Protecting Public Health" Topic.

Unless oysters intended for consump
ton in the home are thoroughly
cleansed they should not be eaten. ac-
cording to DIR. l.. +. kehlcr of the
United States bureau of chemistry, who
last night delivered an illustrated
talk on Protecting the Public Health
before the Food Reform Society at the
Public Library He described and il
Illustrated the insanitary conditions sur
rounding the handling of oysters at
the local oyster wharf. He also
warned his audience against the use
of a number of patent medicines
Evening star., 1915-02-13
Sues for $1,000 Life Insurance.

Mrs. Sue B. Behrend has filed suit
against the Royal Arcanum to recover
the face value of a policy for $4,000
on the life of her husband, Samuel
h. Behrend. Through Attorney w.
Gwynn Gardiner the plaintiff says she
is the beneficiary named in the certifl-
cate of insurance, and that her hus-
band was a member in good standing
in a local council at the time of his
death
Evening star., 1915-02-13
HOSPITAL AMBULANCES
IN STREET ACCIDENT
W. F. Purcell and Daughter Injured
by One and Driver of Another
Hurt-Joy Riders Escape.

William +. Purcell. 1925 4th street
southeast, and Cora Purcell. his three
year-old-daughter, We're knocked down
by the Casualty Hospital ambulance at
4th and NJ streets southeast last night.
The father received fractures of his
right ankle and left leg, while the
child received less serious injuries.
The ambulance was on it's way to the
hospital with a patient. and the vehicle
sk1dded, 1t is stated. when Clarence
Cooper. chauffeur. diverted the course
of the vehicle to avoid an accident.
Father and daughter were taken to the
hospital
Sick Woman Escapes Injury.
An ambulance belonging to the board
of charities and northbound street
car collided a. 7th and n streets north
west last night. The ambulance was
on its way to Homeopathic Hospital
with a sick woman when the accident
happened
Both vehicles were damas sed. and
samuel Hawkins. driver of the ambu-
iance. was Slightly hurt The patient
IN the ambulance was only slightly
shaken up.
Mrs. Markward Hurt by Joy Riders.
Mrs George H. Marlward and son
and Mrs. Howard Marl1ward, 642 F
street northeast. were occupants of an
automobile that collided with an auto
mobile occupied by colored joy riders
at 18th and T streets northwest last
night about II o'clock. The joy riders
were in an automobile that had been
taken without consent of it's owner. the
police reported.
Both automobiles were badly dem
aged and Mrs. Howard Markward was
signify hurt Colored occupants of the
other car disappeared before the arri-
val of a policeman.
A wagon belonging to the District
water department and an automobile
belonging to Charles Werner. 1928 Eu-
cid street northwest, collided on Flor
ida avenue yesterday afternoon. The
automobile was Slightly damaged.
Evening star., 1915-02-13
May Tranship Cargoes.

The commission is without power to
grant any extension of time as to vessel
or vessels operating or to operate between
San Francisco and Colon, for the reason
that that service by water would be
through the Panama canal If it
shall be made to appear that certain
specified vessel or vessels will oper-
ate no farther than Balboa. the com
mission could as to such vessel or YES
sells grant an extension of time
From the record it appears that the
service proposed other than that through
the Panama canal would be in the in
terest of the public and of advantage to
the convenience and commerce of the
people, and that it's continuance would
neither exclude, prevent nor reduce COM
petition on the route by water under con-
sideraton"
Evening star., 1915-02-13
To Hold "Rejuvenation, Monday.

With John c. Mclaughlin, chief clerk
Of the commercial department of the
Potomac Electric Power Company in
charge as statesman. Thomas ]. Fisher
as first tribune and John r. GALLOWAY
as second tribune. the Jovian order
Will hold its first rejuvenation this
year Monday night In the large hall of
the Elks Club. taking over mystic
ground many novices anxious to delye
deep in the mysteries of this national
organization, allied with the electrical
trade.
Evening star., 1915-02-13
Files Bankruptcy Petition.

petition in voluntary bankruptcy
has been filed by Mrs. Gertrude Whit
tlesy, whose address is given as of this
city, Newport News, Va, and 65 west
50th street, New York city. She sched-
ules her liabilities at S1.022.06, and de-
clares her assets. valued at $500, COM
prise twenty pieces of hand-painted
chiffon. She is represented by Attorney
John S. Blair.
Evening star., 1915-02-13
Partly Paralyzed by Gunshot Wound

Enoch Ferguson, twenty-five years
old. was brought to Washington yester-
day morning from Colton's wharf, St.
Marys county, Nd, and taken to Provi-
dence Hospital for treatment for gun
shot wounds in his left shoulder and
neck Ferguson was wounded during
a row at Coltons wharf Tuesday. At
the hospital it was stated that his en-
tire left side is paralyzed. as result
of the injuries, and that his condition
is serious.
Evening star., 1915-02-13
No Ships Through Canal.

The commission was told during the
oral argument of the ease that the
Southern Pacific proposed to give up
its service from San Francisco to New
York through the canal and from San
Francisco to Europe via the canal, be
cause such service might be considered
to be in competition with the Southern
Pacific's rail and water service via
New orleans.
The commission today held: THE Pa
cific Mail Steamship Company operat-
ing boats between San Francisco and
Balboa or Colon, may compete for
coastwise interstate traffic between
points in the United States: for traffic
between points in the United States
and points in Mexico, and for traffic
between points in the United States
and points in foreign countries, with
the Southern Pacific Company's rail
lines from San Francisco.
Evening star., 1915-02-13

Belgian baby boxes are being filed
by the thousands throughout the
United States, according to q letter re-
ceived from Lindon ". Bates, vice
chairman of the commission for relief
of the Belgians. who is in charge of
the executive Offices in New York
These boxes were the idea of a Wash
lngton woman. Mrs. Joseph r. Darling.
and contain food combinations desig-
mated by DR. Harvey W. Wiley. Mr..
Bates reports the receipt of a MESA pc
from London from Herbert c. Hoover
chairman of the commission. in which
he speaks of the baby boxes as "a
splendid idea
Henry Bush-BroWn, the Washington
sculptor, has placed an order for $50
of these boxes and two hundred dol
lars worth of matted milk. This is to
be paid for out of the artists fund
raised recently by sale of paintings
here.
How welcome these food combina-
tion boxes are in the war-ravaged
areas of Europe is told by Miss Irene
Sumner, who was in this country
while making tour Of the world when
the war broke out and who has many
friends in Washington. She is d cousin
of the Earl of Portland She at once
returned to England. where she had
previously been in charge of 800 Red
Cross nurses, and resumed her services
with the st. Johns ambulance. She
was in Belgium during the German
usee camps in Holland and is now at
the AngloFrench Hospital. No. .. at
the Chateau de Tourlaville, Cherbourg,
France. She writes as follows:
Evening star., 1915-02-13
Thefts Reported to the Police.

George z. Richardson, 1415 c street
southeast, has reported to the police
the theft of articles of wearing apparel
worth $50 from his home several days
ago
Marie Watson, 1880 street north
west, told the police of the loss of a
meshbag containing watch and chain,
$3.50 in cash and four car tickets. The
ment
Evening star., 1915-02-13

The Rhode Island state board of agri-
culture Wednesday ordered the closing
of all slaughter houses in the state for
an indefinite period, after the discov-
cry that 179 hogs brought to Paw
tucket from Pittsburgh. Pa, were in
fected with foot and mouth disease.
Evening star., 1915-02-13
Vermonters to Hear Senator Jones,

Senator Wesley L. Jones of Wash
ington is scheduled to address the Yer
mont State Association at it's meeting
Tuesday night at 1710 l street north
west.
Evening star., 1915-02-13
Court Grants Change of Name.

Justice Mccoy has authorized Will
Liam Hasenfratz to change his name to
William HaZen. The petitioner claimed
that he was embarrassed in the busi-
ness and social affairs by the length
OF his name. which his friends always
insisted on abbreviating- He now
wished to adopt the abbreviated name.
Attorney j. J. Friedman represented
the petitioner