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SPEDDEN CHILD AUTO VICTIM.
New Workers. SON Dies Of his In
juries In Bar HarbOr.

BAR HARBoR. Me. Aug. S.-Robert
Douglas Spedden, aged 3. only child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic O. Spedden of
New York. died to-day at the family's
Winter Harbor cottage. An automobile.
running fast IN the wrong side of the
road and not sounding its horn. knocked
the boy down last Friday. fracturing his
skull.
The body will he taken tomorrow to
New York. where the funeral services
will be held in the city home Of the
family.
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DRAMATIC FAMINE
RESULT OF THE WAR
American Playwrights Have
Unequalled Opportunity
to Gain Success.
FROH MANS TO GIVE AID

A comprehensive plan 10 develop an
the encouragement OF the American
playwright Is one OF the first steps be-
ing taken by Augustus Thomas. who
lately accepted the art dictatorship OF
the Charles Frohman company. The
paralysis of foreign play writing
brought on by the war has made It nee
essary to increase the home supply. Mr..
Thomas says. and with this end In view
the Frohman company will give every
possible enCoura gemcnt to the American
dramatist.
Since last August play writing has
been e~xtinguished in seven nations
said Mr.. Thomas yesterday. The thea
tres OF six countries are closed. Pre-
vious To last August so per cent. Of the
dramas. comedies and operettas shown
ON the American stage came from Eu-
rope and England. America, which has
always made the greatest demand Of all
countries for theatre entertainment,
must hereafter produce It's own supply.
Play writing II paralyzed throughout Eu-
rope for five or ten years to come. EN-
Cept the plays We now have from
Vaughan. Barrie. pinero. Beslor,
Chambers and Morton no plays will even
come out OF England for years
"A nation Of eighty millions must
hereafter look exclusively to Its own
writer's for its theatre entertainment. 1t
is the American playwright's golden op-
p%ortunity. This. therefore. enforces a
policy of Fastening the development OF
home products"
Mr.. Thomas then outlined what he
considers "A feasible plan TO accomplish
thus result. The potential dramatist,
M. Thomas holds. is first a newspaper
man. The success of Prof. Bakers
classes in playwrlting at Harvard in
the Dramatists Society and the prac-
tlcability of this manner Of work in
dictate, he said. that II In the large cities
OF the country sufficient interest could
be awakened among a group OF writer's
many good results would follow.
81 do not think" continued Mr..
Thomas. that this method would neces-
sarlly turn out a great play or even a
successful one. but l do believe that
after II was produced the men who had
been instructed by It's production would
employ the same methods to make PLAYS
OF their own subjects about which they
nc doubt feel deeply and are thoroughly
informed"
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VAN Worst " ellis.

HACEE%shCK. y. j.. Aug S-Nan
Worst Wells. secretary of the BerScn
County Tax Board and secretary ot
the Union League club OF ilIckeusack,
died last night at his homc on PARK
street. He was - years old and was
u Spanish war veteran. He was active
in il, publican politics.
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Brooklyn Pastor Critically III.

The Rev. Or. a. j, Lyman. for many
years pastor OF South Congregational
Church, Brooklyn, is lying at the point
of death at a private sanitarium at
Greenwich, Conn. where he has been
under treatment for for some months.
He "a past 10 YearS-of aSes
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M~oNrcLAIR, y. j.. Aug. s.-Announce-
m'nt has been made hsre of the engage-
'nent OF Miss Frances Marie Clausen.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. e. A. Ciau-
sen OF B~rookline, Mass, and Joseph q.
Fly OF EOS Walnut street. Montclair.
ar Ely Is a graduate Of Williams. class
Of 1910,
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GRACE GEORGE TO
MANAGE PLAYHOUSE
Actress to Direct Her Own
Company in a Number Of
Productions.
NAY APPEAR HERSELF

Grace George. who of the stage is
Mrs. William A. Brady. wife Of the the
atrlcal producer. u to realize "A long
cherished ambition to become a manager
on her own account. with the consent
OF her husband. Miss George will assume
the artistic direction OF the Playhouse
beginning in September. putting in
force her " policy. selecting her own
plays. choosing the players who will he
associated with her and making all the
productions under her own personal di-
rection.
1t has been nearly three years since
Miss George has been seen on the New
York stage. She has been In practical
retirement for about two years. The
history of American theatriCals shows
very few aCtreSs-managers. In England
several prominent women players have
become their own managers. but Miss
George Is the first woman of the Amer
lean stage Of prominence since Margaret
Anglin took up this form of sctivity. TO
become associated with the directing end
OF the theatre.
Miss George and Mr.. Brady talked
with "A Sun reporter yesterday on the
plans for the new venture. \ number
Of plays have already been selected for
the seasons series. OF these several are
new, while 'he programme Is also To
embrace n number Of REVEALS. No pro-
duction, they said. will receive more than
four weeks consecutive performances and
those most In demand will be repeated
OF single nights during the season.
Plays Ia He Produced.
Tile offerings which I have decided
upon at this time said Miss George, in
clude a Mollrre comedy, "A play BY John
Galsworthy. another by George Bernard
Shaw. "A comedy by PinerO. Sheridan =
The School for Scandal. two recent sue
cesses from the Coincide Francois and
one classical play. IN addition 10 TWO
works by American authors"
When ! built the Playhouse" said Mr..
Brady. 81 lad in mind the formation OF
II permanent acting company upon the
lines adopted by the late Augustin DAILY
AT Days Theatre n subsequently by
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oliver Morosco has set his plans for
the production OF five new plays in
New York before the Christmas holi-
days. The first will probably be Louis
*. Anspacher's three act comedy drama
The tnchastened Woman IL is
scheduled for presentation about the
first OF October. In the cast VIII lie
Emily Stevens. Christine Norman. IL
Reeves-Smith. Hassard Short. Louis
Bennison and Lillian Elliott.
$50 Long Lefty a musical play by Mr..
Morosco and Elmer Harris. with music
by Earl Carroll. is due for a metropoli-
tan premiere during the same month.
sidney Grant and Charlotte Greenwood
are 10 be seen in the principal roles.
Other plays on the Morosco calendar
are sadie Love" "A three act comedy
by Avery Hopwood. with Marjorie Ram
beau as the star. and Up Stairs and
Down" for which Mr.. Morosco has en-
gagged a prominent man star whose name
will be announced later.
Two companies will De sent on tour
in Peg % My Heart" one headed by
Florence Martin and the other by
Dorothy Mackaye. \ new play is being
selected for Peggy O'Neil. who recently
closed a long Engagement in "Peg o. Ny
Heart" and The Bird of Paradise" vii,
90 on tour the end Of this month.
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The Winter Garden is to he enlarged
Structural alterations VIII I've made In
some parts of the house and a new
gallery is Il he added. IL Is
The main orchestra is one of the largest
in the city. but there is little space
in tho upper part nf the house. Plans
have been filed with the building de-
partment for the addition Of another
story, to accommodate more saats OF
TIE so and ~ cent variety.
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II was with some regret that New
York q eatrcgoers learned last spring
tina Granville Barker and Lllah Nc
Carthy would not he actively associated
in America next season. Mr.. Barker.
- was said. would f,tLr7 only FIR a
short lecture o and Mss Mccarthy
might or might not act again here.
IL now appears that hoth ~ fhe-,
have decided TO return TO Amelia in
the fail. Miss Mccarthy will appear IN
her original roles of Iduind In George
Bernard Shaw's "AndroCles and the
Lion and In the Anatolc France piece
THE Man VINO Married a Dumb Wife
Roth these PLAYS will he given in an
extensive fan and w,nt"r tour of the
country under the direction of Percy
Burton. who is also manager for Forbes
Robertson. Almost the original casts for
the las; New York appea rance have been
resncNged for t.'e countrywide tour.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-22
WILL PUNISH :.
SUNDAY HUNTERS
State Fish and Game Superin-
tendent After vioIators.
ARRESTS FOR ROBIN KILLING
43 Caught in Hartford County, and SO
In New Haven-Sabbsth shootins
Dangerous to Women and Chill
eren Walking in the Woods

Hartford.-John NJ. Champion. state
superintendent OF lfsh and game. has
turned over to E. Lynn pease. of
IhompsonFile, game warden of Hart
ford county, complaints that have
been made TO him of Sunday shooting
In this county with a request that he
shall make every effort to suppress
the practice of Sunday shooting dur
ing the season. Mr. Champion has
been informed by George Wudman, a
protector for New Haven county. that
he arrested six men in Branford on
Sunday for shooting The men were
caught with the goods so to speak.
They had nineteen robbins which they
had shot.
The offense of the Branford men is
particularly inexcusable, in that they
shot song birds. robins at that. which
are so valuable to the farmers be-
cause they destroy insects and bugs
which do so much damage to crops.
Superintendent Champion is pleased
with the work done in New Haven
for the enforcement of the game laws.
Since the first of the year there have
been sixty-nine arrests made in that
county, while in Hartford county there
have been only forty-three 1t is the
determination of the superintendent to
put stop to Sunday shooting at all
hazards
During the fine autumn weather
women and children frequent the
woods and when there is shooting
they are exposed to danger from the
hunters fire. Mr.. Champion said that
never before in the history of the
state had ducks been so numerous
along the shore as they are this sea.
son. He says that to the protection
which is given the birds by the dis.
continuance of shooting the spring is
to be attributed the present abun.
dance of them.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-22
Seek Trolley NoId-Up Man.

The West Hartford authorities are
working to apprehend the highway.
man who attempted to hold up the
trolley car leaving the end of the
Elizabeth park line at 1906 in the
morning, but have little to aid them.
The car had no passengers. The
crew were Conductor E. II. Dale and
Motorman Charles Ward.
On the trip in, near Steele Road
and st. Mary's home, a man stepped
out of the bushes and signaled the
car to stop. Motorman Ward began
to turn off power and then saw that
a white handkerchief enveloped the
mans face. Conductor Hale observ.
ed the same thing and gave the go.
ahead signal. and the car shot up to
full speed After an unsuccessful at.
tempt TO board it the man fired a sin.
gle shot, which broke a glass in the
rear vestibule, but went wide of the
conductor.
Constable LiyingtOn is investigating
and making an endeavor to locate the
man from the partial description fur.
nished by the ears crew, 1t is be.
lieyed that the highwayman thought
the conductor was loaded down with
the evenings receipts and picked a
time when the car was empty of pas.
sengers. but the nerve of the crew
prevented him from carrying out a
carefully planned hold-up.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-22
ITALY To FLOAT
WAR LOAN HERE
Money viii Be Used TO Buy
Clothing, Food and Coal in U. S.
YEAR NOTES TO BEAR go
s25'ooo'ooe Bond issue Announced by
Lee, Hiaeinson & Co, Who Prom
Use Valuable Conversion Privi-
Ieses-To Be Spent Here.

New York.-Lee. Higginson & co.
have arranged with the italian Gov
eminent for a loan OF $4,000. GOO in
one-year notes bearing 8 per cent. in
teFeSt, the proceeds to be used in the
purchase Of supplies ana to stabilize
Italian exchange. The banking firm
is forming a syndicate TO distribute
the notes. A public offering will be
made soon. A statement issued by
the bankers said that valuable con
version privileges would accompany
the notes.
The transaction grew out of the ap-
pointment OF Lee, Higginson & Co.
as fiscal agents in this country for
Italy. Dispatches from Rome three
weeks ago told of the appointment.
and it was reported shortly afterward
that financing in behalf of the Italian
Government would be undertaken as
soon as terms could be arranged. II
is understood that the amount origin
ally contemplated was 100000, but
that after this was tentatively agreed
upon the bankers found that condi-
tons were good in this country for
the flotation of a larger amount. The
notes will be issued in $500, $500, and
81 900 denominations, with the great
er part in the small sizes.
As in the case of the great Anglo
French loan. especial effort will be
made by the syndicate to bring about
as wide a participation as possible.
This is the reason for the division OF
the issue into many small denomina-
tions, as it is believed that citizens
of Italian descent will welcome the
opportunity to help the Government
meet its war expenses through the
purchases of the notes. The issue
will be payable. principal and interest,
in gold in the United States.
The proceeds of the note sale will
by no means be limited to the pay
ment for war munitions, 1t is said.
Foodstuffs, coal and clothing are need
ed in Italy on large scale, and the
markets of the United States are
about the only ones where supplies
may be bought.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-22

To the Roafd u Couuty Commissioners tor
Mindham County.
hsiehg ahPl, for a license 10 sell splr ltuous
aad intoxicating liquors, ale, lager beer, Rhine
wluc aud elder. At ~ Providence street, iowa Of
punam. Conn, Ny place OF business is NOT 10.
Gated Within sea feet Ia direct Hne from any
church etinee pnhlie or pafoehia, school, or
the premises pertaining thereto,or any post Office.
public library or cemetery.
Dated at Putnam, Conn, this 18Th day Of oct.
A. D., 1913.
JULIUS IAFLAMME, Applicant.
We, the Undersigned, are electors aud tax pay-
ers, owning real estate, OF the town Of Putnam,
Conn, aud hereby sign and endorse the foregoing
application az Julius Iaaamme, for q license,
and hereby certify that said applicant is a suita.
bic pcrsoa 10 De licensed pursuant to said appli.
cation.
Dated at Putnam, Cann this 18Th day OF Oct.
A. D., 1918,
Joseph feloquin
Goadiaee Riyard
Joseph carroll
Danid LabosSlero
Ulre D. Reausoleil
hereby certify that the above named signers
aud eudoisers are electors and tax payers, own
ing real estate, In the town Q, Putnam, Conn
Dated at Putnam, aoan., n s isth day Of Oct
A. D., igia.
DAVID FLAGG,
Town CLERK.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-22
IHATlHatN NO. 70
TO the County Commissioners ior Windhan
(,otiutx

IHAfthacN NO. 20
TO the County Commissioners ior Windham
County
hereby apply for druggists license 10 sell
sprituous and intoxicating liquors, ale, lager
beer, rhine wine and cider. at III Nam
street. town Of Putnam. | agree not 10 sell
spirituous and intoxicating liquors 10 be drunk
on the premises; | agree not 10 sell spritaous
and intoxicating liquors IN quantities exceeding
one gallon, except ether than distilled liquors
and those ID quantities not exceeding five gall
Ions; | agree to pay fifty dollars only for such
license, aud that Il shall be revocabie for mis-
representation II 10 not fulfil the foregoing
agreements.
Aud !, on oath. do state that the business
there 10 be carried On is ole 10 which am en-
gagged as proprietor or employee Of the pro
prletor, and that / an : licensed pharmacist.
Dated at Putnam, Conn, This 9Th day Of
October, A. y. 1918.
GEO. i. DRESS En-, Applicant.
We, the undersigned, are eleeior. aLd TAX
payers, owning real estate, Of the town of Put
nan, and hereby sign anu endorse he foregoing
application Of Geo y. Dresser fof license,
aud hereby certify that said applicant il 4 suit
able person 70 be feei sed pursuant 10 said ~.
plieaiiou.
Daiea al Putnam, this 18th day Of Oct. A. d.
1915.
Frederick A. Morren
Jehu J. Russell
j. b. Kent
g. II. Gilpatric
jerome Ioufteistic
hereby certify that ii,e above named signers
and endorsera are elected. and tax payers, own
ing real estate, ia the town Of Putnam, Conn.
Dated At Putnam, Conn, this 18th day Of Oct.
A. u. 1915.
DAVID FLAGG,
Town Clerk.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-22
WILL TRY ADMIRAL LITTLE.
Naval Officer to Face Charges Crow
Inu From Submarine Troubles.

ing from submarine lfObbiCSs
Secretary Daniels or.
dered the trial by eourt-martial of
Rear-Admiral William N. Little. re-
tired, who was inspector for the navy
at the Fore River Works. Quincy,
Mass, until December 81, 1914.
The general charges against Admir-
al Little are neglect and careless
methods in the conduct of his duties
while inspector"
One of the specific and gravest
charges against Admiral Little relates
to the passing of submarine K-2. II
is stated by officials that Admiral Lit
tie knew that the construction of the
vessel was defective. It is alleged
that he entered into an agreement
with officials of the company to pass
the vessel on condition that defects in
the storage batteries, which persisted
in grounding, would be remedied later
by the company.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-22
e5 Per Cent for Pope Creditors.

Creditors of the Pope Manufactur.
ing company will receive a total diyi.
dend of about 95 per cent, Judge
futile was informed in the superior
court bv Arthur L. Shipman, counsel
for Receiver George Pope. Mr.. Ship
man was presenting an application for
an order that Colonel Pope, the Con.
necticut receiver of the company, pay
from the receiyership funds, $500 to
the United States Trust company OF
Boston for services as registrar and
transfer agent of Pope Manufacturing
company stock for the past year. Mr.
Shipman said the trust company mad
been the transfer agent of the Pope
concern before the receiyership, and
as during the early part of the re
ownership it was thought there
would be some dividend for stock
holders the trust company was con
tinued as agent and paid under the
contract $3.50 for the first year, the
payment being made by Receiver
Pope.
Mr.. Shipman said the Massachusetts
receivers refused to pay the company
for. services as transfer agent, but as
it had been retained Mr.. Shipman said
Colonel Pope thought it should be
paid. and it would have to be paid.
Judge futile made some inquiry
into the matter, and asked if there
had been any transfers of Pope stock
in the past year.
"Oh. yes, few" answered Mr..
Shipman.
why do you say the company must
be paid?" asked the judge.
1T must be paid unless the court
saws no." replied Mr.. Shipman.
The court is pretty likely to say
no, unless some better reason thap
has been shown here appears" said
Judge futile.
Walter S. Schultz, representing
Boston creditors committee, SAID ne
knew nothing about the matter
kone Applies for Reinstatement.
Samuel C. Kones application for re-
instatement as an attorney at law VIII
be heard in the superior court Dy
Judge Lucien F. Burpee as Judge
futile is disqualified. A e. BIZ
former law partner of Judge Tuttle
is Mr.. Kone's attorney. Mr.. Kone was
suspended from the practice OF law I'D
Connecticut about seven years ago, al
ter a hearing by Judge Milton A
Shumway. Charges had been prefer
red TO the grievance committee ana
the case presented to court by state
attorney Hugh NJ. Alcorn. The prin'
scipal charge. as shown at the hearing.
Fwas that Lawyer Kene padded a bih
sfor services to his uncle j. NJ. conn
5in an immigration case at New YORK
mud Washington, including imaginar}
auto rides and dinners TO Herbert
Knox Smith, then commissioner OF
Transportation in President Roose
ISelt's cabinet
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-22
License Applications

TO the NOard of Caaufy Commissioners for
y Windnam County
hereby apply Tor license TO sell spirltaous
and iuloNieatiag liquors, ste, lager beer, rhine
wine aue cider az tEiekeri0g Ito s.. between
FrpHt sud Union streets. rWn Of Put
nam, CoHn. Ny place 81 business Is not located
within 30 teeg Ia q aifeet line from any church
edihoe or pub,,c or patochiai hoo. or the
premises pertaining thereto, or any post office,
pubic library eF cemetery
Dated al Putnam, this 18th day Of October, A,
ID 1918.
IN \, HART, Applicant
we,the undersigned. are rleeiols and Tax PAYERS
owning real estate. 81 tha Town Il utnam.
Coun. aud hereby sign sud endorse the Io,s-
going epp Iva ion Of DORM 4. ua.t Tor ucease
and hereby reuitY thdt said applicant is
suitable person 70 De usepad pursuant 90 said
application
Dated at eatHaan, eean., this lStl day ef
October, A. b, lala.
ElNs5d Nullau
a, h Brady
e. q eya3ley
T. e ketta
=. $ efecue
Thereby eertify that & G above named sigucrs
aud endorse saue electors and TAX layefs. own
It's gral estate. ia gAe ToWae3 uoam, Conn
pret at Putnam. thls lHa day oil october, A.
ID. 1915.
DAVID FtAGG.
Town clerk.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-22

pllarnlaeN No. l0n
DAVID FLAGG,
Town Clerk,

Pharmacy No. lJp
r The County Commissioners for Windham
0uuty
| hereby aepe og a Druggists license to
sell spiiituous and intoxicating liquors, ate
lager beer RHINE wife and eide r, ct l9s rfoYi-
deuce Street, Town 81 Putnam Conn. / agree
mol o. sell SpHilHJas and Intoxicating liquor
TO be drank oa the premises, agree not TO sell
spfitupus aud iut9NiettnE liquors m quantities
exceeding one gallon, except other ihaa distilled
liquors aud those in quantities no exceeding
five gallons. | ageee TO pay iity dollars only
for such heense. aad that /, shall be reyocable
foF misrepresentation il DO not fulfil the fore
goiue a4eeH eHta.
Aud l. on oath. do state that the business
there TO be carried on Is one ia which am en-
gagged as proprietor, aud thai ! ain licensed
pharmacist.
Dated al Putnam. Conn, this llh day of
October, A, D., 1915.
JOSEPH J. DGpRE, Applicant.
We the undersigned are electors aud tax
payers, owning real estate, of the iowa OF Pat
nam, Conn, q II hereby sign nd endorse the
foregoing Application Of Joseph j. Duprc for
license, and hereby certify that said applicant
Is a suitable person 20 be licensed pursuant 70
said application.
Dated at Putnam, this nth day Of October,
A. D., 1915.
Joseph Gobln
Joseph Carroll
A. d. Beausoleil
JOhu Carroll,
Joseph Lapame
hereby certify that the above named
sgners and endorsers are electors and tax
payers, owning real estete, in the town OF
Putnam.
Dated at Putnam, Conn, this llth day Of
October, A. ID. 1915.
DAVID FLAGG,
Town Clerk
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-22
DAVID FLAGG,
Town CLERK.

TO the board Of County Commissioners for
Nndham County
thereby apply Tor a license 20 sell spifituous
and Intoxicating liquors, ale lager beer, rhine
wine and cider at i2eElm stuiotelUargill, town Of
OF Putnam, Conn. Ny place OF business is locate
within po feet IN a direct line from any church
edidce or public or paroohial school, or the pre-
misses pertaining thereto. or any post oflee, public
library or cemetery.
Dated at Putnam, this 9TH day cf October A..
u. 1915.
L. BEAURFSARD, Applicant
Wethe Undersigned. are electors and tax payers.
owning real estate, OF the town efPutnam, Ctana
herebysigu aud endorse the foregoing application
of l.. Beaaregard for a leense, aud hereby eerti.
fy that sad applicant IS a suitable person to be
licensed pursuant 10 said application.
Dated at PutEsm tbs a6h day of October, A..
D., 1913.
Michael Counpr
David H. Beausolcil
Uric u. tieausolrl
Louis FhYreau
John Gahan
hereby certify that the above named signers
and endofsers are electors and tax payers, own
ing real estate, In the town Of Putnam. Conn
Dated at Putnam, this 9TH Jay Of October, A.
D.. 1915.
DAVID FLAGG,
Town Clerk.