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Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
ORDER oF NOTICE

State of Connecticut, District of Putnam, ss Probate Court, January 23rd, A. D. 1918. Estate of Ellen Johnson of the Town of Putnam, in said District, deceased. The admins trator having exhibited his account with said estate to this Court for all lowance, it is ORDERED: That the 9th day of February, A. D. 1918, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the Probate Office, in Putnam, be, and the same is assigned for hearing on the allowance of said account, and this Court directs the administrator to give notice thereof by publishing this order in some newspaper having a circulation in said district, and by posting a copy of this order on the public sign-post in the town where the deceased last dwelt at least six days before said day of hearing and return make to this Court of the mo- tee ciTcH. Attest: DAVID FLAGG, Judge
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
HOLY NAME SOCIETY ELECTS
 OFFICERS

The Sacred Heart and Holy Name society of St. Mary's church elected the following officers last Sunday af- ternoon:
 President, Joseph Lussier.
 Secretary and Treasurer, Joseph earon.
 The society was organized in May, 413, and there was d big parade the following June, The society numbers about 300 men and young men of the parish, and every three months they receive holy communion in body. The purpose of the society is that the members refrain from the use of pro fanity and hold sacred the Holy Name.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is local disease, greatly in- fiuenced by constitutional conditions. and in order to cure it you must take an internal remedy. Halls Catarrh Medi- cine IS taken internally and acts thru system Halls Catarrh Medicine was prescribed by one of the best physicians In this country for years. It Is com posed of some of the best toncs known, combined with some of the best blood purifiers. The perfect combination of the ingredients in Halls Catarrh Medi- cine IS what produces such wonderful results in catarrhal conditions, Send for testimonials, free.
 F J. CHENEY & co, Props. Toledo. o. All Druggists. 75c.
 Halls Family Pills for constipation.
 Adv.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
Free of Charge

Why suffer with indigestion, dys- pepsia, torpid liver, constipation, sour stomach, coming up-of food-af- ter-eating, etc, when you can get a sample bottle of Greens August Flower free at Henry L. Burt's drug store. This medicine has remarkable curative properties, and has demon strated it's efficiency by fifty years of success. Headaches are often caused by a disordered stomach.
 August Flower is put up in 30 and so cent bottles. For sale in all civil ized countries. adv.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
OFFICERS OF ENGLISH SPEAK
 ING CHILDREN OF MARY

The English speaking members of Ae Children of Mary held their cleo ton of officers Sunday. The new of fcers are:
 President, Bessie O'Brien.
 Vice President, Nellie Gordon. Treasurer, Agnes Mason.
 Librarian, Martha Griffin.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
NOTICE

The creditors of the Hampton T Go. of Putnam, Conn.,, are k notified that said corporation IT. cided by proper legal action to nate it's corporate existence G therefore all said creditors arok{Ao1 fled to present their respective TIT for allowance to Samuel Fl Putnam, Conn, on or before I( 1 1918.
 Illumination must be not leo1 4l1 four months from January 16tk, from date when stockholdeI6 Si6 agreement to dissolve).
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Gentlemen-Wm H. Darling, E j. Mann. Ladies-Mrs. l. Derousseau, Mrs Jean B. Ledoux, Miss Lena Le- Bau, Mrs Nickels, Miss Mary Picard, Miss Clara B. Todd.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

Last Friday evening before an at tendance of about two hundred peo- pie, Putnam High defeated Plainfeld High 12-S. It was Plainfields first defeat The game was decidedly in Putnam's favor the first half, the score of the half ending 12-0. In the second half Plainfeld gained eight points while the local team did not score Plainfield's team was much heavier than Putnam. This victory for Putnam makes three teams tied for the lead of the league, Putnam, Killingly, and Plainfield each having won two and lost one Willimantic has lost it's three games played. In the northern league Southbridge High defeated Bartlett High 20-18 on Southbridge's floor Earlier in the season Putnam defeated Southbridge 23-18 on Southbridges floor Xiii hngly defeated Willimantic Saturday afternoon on Killingly's court 27-13. The lineup of the Plainfield- Putnam field was as follows:
 Plainfield Putnam Potter, If If, Byrnes Smith, If If, Cotter Daggett, c, Gordon Burby, rg rg, Maher Allen, lg lg, Dobson
 Goals from field Cotter 3, Byrnes, Maher, Potter, Smith 2 Fouls. Dob son ?, Smith 2. Referee. MT, Brown of Pomfret Scorer, Plessis.
 The Killingly High School Debat- ing Club has rendered the question to Putnam for the yearly interscholas- tic debate. The question reads; Re solved: That the Government should retain control of the railroads after the war. This debate, which will de- eide the permanent retaining of the cup, will take place at Killingly. Put nam has developed several very good debaters and hopes are high that the Putnam team will return with the cup.
 The third entertainment, January 25, an interpretative reading of Ed ward Sheldon's Romance" will be one of the best offered in the series. Miss Sage as regards her voice, tech nique, and impersonation, comes even more highly recommended than Merle I,orrie, whom it was this year impos- sible to secure.
 The proceeds of the course are to go to the Red Cross and it is hoped that at least 150 more tickets may be sold on this entertainment.
 It will be held in the High school hall at s o'clock Friday evening.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
LOST

A fob chain, black ribbon. na1@ William E. Ryan, npin bar. FIT ice near State Trade Shop nlease return same at PATE flee.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
BOARD OF RELIEF NOTICE

The members of the Board of R1 lief for the town of Putnam will me& Friday, February 1st, at the Towl Hall, Municipal Building, from 10 e3 clock a. m, to 12 m., and every dn1 following except Saturdays at th| same hours until further notice.
 JOSEPH PLESSIS
 F. w. SEWARD
 CHARLES A. WILCOX
 Board of ReIioi Dated Putnam, Conn.,. January 11 1o16.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27
YELLOW GASOLINE IN FAVOR
Supply Might Be Increased II Motor.
lists Realized Their Prejudice
Was Unwarranted.

II motorists realized that their rrs1u'
dice against yellOwish gasoline was un-
warranted the gasoline supply might
be increased considerably.
In the early days of the oil Industry
poor refining methods were RESPONSE
bic for the production Of yellowish
kerosenes and gasollnes. which were
sometimes dangerous.
Another handicap, according to pc
troleum experts. is the necessity for
refiners treating gasoline with sui
phurlc acid and caustic soda to remove
unsaturated hydrocarbons, which have
high fuel value In an explosion en-
CINE.
1t is estimated that there Is los
Of $l0,O00,O00 year in the United
States through these prejudices, rep'r
sented by 100000 gallons of gnso-
line, $4,000 tons of sulphuric acid and
$500 tons of caustic soda.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27
IT4E-
|OpIIlI]etatlCe|
L, Notes g |
,Iondu.teu by the National Woman
Christian Temperance Unieu.)
THE NATIONS CAPITAL A POWER.
Full PROHIBITION ARGUMENT.

'People can say what they please
about prohibition. but If there was ever
IN argument In favor of 1t Washington,
Q. c.. is that argument" says the At.
Ianta (Ga.) Constitution.
"Officlal verification of the wonder
fully improved conditions In Washing
ton under prohibition is furnished by
the superintendent Of police for the
District of Columbia, officers of the As
ISOLATED Charities, business men and
Salvation Army heads. They ought to
know! One of them reported that In
one district during the saloon regime
they had IL nonsupport cases week.
Under the dry regime but one. In spite
of the unusual war conditions, those
who visit the poor testify that the chill
dren are better clothed and better fed
than formerly.
"On every street the stores are
crowded. At the Central market two
weeks after the saloons were abolished
one tradesman said: we are sold,Out.'i
People seem to have more money ana
buy better goods since the saloons were
closed.
"a Salvation Army man, manager OF
the Industrial Home, said, 1T may be
necessary to close this part Of the es-
tablishment because there is such
scarcity of "down and outs" owing to
prohibition He said he had 1t straight
from the Occoquan workhouse that
there are not enough men In the fnsti.
tuition at present to do the work and
tuKe care of the stores. While about
200 men used to be sent to the prison
every Monday morning by the courts
of Washington for drunkenness, and
petty crimes arising out Of drunken
ness. but few are sent there now. He
knows this, because II Is his duty to
either go In person to the prison every
day or send q representative to take
care Of the men who show DISPOSE.
ton to lead better life. But he says
80 few are going in now, that for sew.
eral days he has had no one to meet
coming OUT
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27
REPLACE BEARING ON WHEEL
Best Way 70 Accomplish Task 10 10
Slip Short Length Of Pine Over
the Spindle.

In replacing bearing on a front
wheel spindle for which 1t Is tight
fit, the car owner sometimes slips the
bearing on the taper end of he spindle
and then uses the wheel as a hammer
to force 1t home, wheel and bearing
sliding into position of the spindle a.
the same time. This Is poor business
as the strain on the bearing may break
the hardened shoulder of the inner
race, which is meant to withstand
wear, but not shocks of this kind. The
best way of accomplishing this work
Is to slip a short length Of pipe over
the spindle, the inner end resting
against the inner race of the bearing.
BY hammering the outer end of the
pipe carefully. the bearing will slip
into place without trouble.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27
BRED IN THE BONE.

A party of Eastern bankers was be-
Ing entertained at the Omaha club
during the convention of the Nebras-
ka Bankers association recently.
There were dozen at the table, In
GLIDING N. III. Loomis, general solicit
tor Of the Union Pacific railroad. The
host, as was customary at the time,
ordered cocktails, but noticed that
seven glasses which CHANGED to be In
row remained untouched.
Hoping to have some fun Mt the ex-
pense of the teetotalers, he called at.
tention to the fact and said: "Just to
start conversation, l wish you fellows
would tell us one by one your reasons
for not drinking. all in good faith.
know that Mr.. LOOMS never touches
the stnff, because he Is from Topeka,
KAN, but you others are all Eastern
men. and perhaps we can get story"
Mr.. LOOMS looked up with interest
as one after another of these widely
known bank officers from New York,
Philadelphia, st. Louis. Chicago, Kan.
sas City and st. Joseph stated, In
about the same terms, that they had
been born and bred In Kansas, and
for that reason, never having been
familiar with liquor, had never formed
taste for it.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27
When Rear Axle Breaks.

cap to rest in it. The front end Of this
board is fastened to the running board,
and the rear end Is fastened to the
spring. The wire on the running board
should be fastened through the bolt
hole, and in this way keep from mar.
ring the fender. This device will hold
the wheel firmly in place, although
care should be taken in hauling in the
car,
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27
Use Electric Lights.

Electric lights should be installed In
he garage If possible. Electricity ELI
inmates danger of explosion from gaso-
line fumes and extensions may be car
ried to any part Of the building. A
permanent bulb Is necessary over the
work bench while the trouble lamp
with an extended cord can be used I'M
der the cars and In shaded corners.
An economical device which Is
worthy of consideration is the under
ground gasoline tank. This may be
placed outside the building with pipe
running underground into the garage.
The underground style Of tank stores
the gasoline away from the building
and insures Its safety from ignition.
1t also enables the owner to purchase
his gasoline In large quantities with
the advantage Of wholesale prices.
The work bench Is an indispensable
lxture In a garage and should be con.
tructed to allow plenty of working
space. A good sized bench for the
average garage is six feet long and a
foot wide. The front board of the
bench proper may be made Of by
plank, which will permit the placing
.of a wise and enable 1t to stand the
pounding that Is often necessary.
Cross braces on the legs will support
shelf for the storage of materials and
tools.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27
ADVANCES SCALE or WORKERS
international Harvester Company An
neunces Increase Of 10 Per Cent |
Affecting Thousands.

The International Harvester com
pany made the following announce
ment: Effective April l, 1918, adjust
ments were made in the pay rolls Of
the plants of the International Har-
vester company resulting in an In
crease in pay of approximately 10 per
cent. About $4,000 employees are az
fected. This is the sixth increase In
wages during the last 211 years" This
was signed by George A. Ranney, sec
rotary and treasurer.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27
IN FITTING BALL BEARINGS
Outer Race Should Form Sucking Sit
With Its Housina--Stresses Are
Thus Distributed.

In fitting ball bearings the outer race
should form sucking fit with it's hous-
ing. This means that 1t should just
be free enough so that shaft rotation
will cause the race to slip around in
termittently. A press fit should never
be permitted and 1t Is equally bad to
fly to the other extreme and get too
loose fit. With sucking fit the
outer race can at times slip around and
in this way the stresses are distributed
and do not fall always on the same
point.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27
WELL PUT.

"Down with the liquor traffic, and
Up with the liquor dealer" is the pur~
pose that animates the men and wom-
en- who are working for prohibition,
says the Union Signal. In all their
holy war they keep in mind not only
the salvation of the men who have
been or may be tempted by liquor but
the redemption as well of individuals
engaged In the trade by forcing them
BY law to engage In some business that
will permit tnem to recover their self.
respect. aud carr. clean money. The
atts6toIA gs those nsssinf6rmed people
who waste sympathy on the poor
liquor dealer whose business prohlbi.
ton Is supposed to destroy should be
directed to some of the many enter.
prlses that are taking the place Of the
old breweries and distilleries.
Especially notable Is the success Of
the former Coors Brewery of Colorado.
AS beer factory 1t had capital OF
100000; as a manufacturer Of matted
milk and pottery, 1t enjoys a trade OF
$4,000. 1t formerly had one sales
man where now it keeps twenty-eight
busy. 1t had payroll of eighty, and
now has one of 200, all receiving
rs per cent better pay. 1t would not
be difficult to multiply similar In
stances in other prohibition states.
Be assured that every one who helps
to secure for the state or the nation
the adoption of prohibition, thereby
forcing the liquor dealers to seek q
decent and more lucrative means Of
livelihood, is placing them under q
debt of eternal gratitude.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27
METHOD FOR HOLDING AXLES
Device Outlined for Holding Wheel
Firmly in Position--use Care In
Hauling Car.

Here Is n method for holding brok.
en- rear axle In place. 1t consists Of 6
board about six feet long,. about one
inch thick. and about six inches wide.
A hole should be bored in the center
of sufficient diameter to allow the hub
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27
RULES TO GOVERN
BUILDING GARAGE
Conform to Architectural Lines Of
Surroundings, Structures,
and Materials.
FIGURE FOR TWO MACHINES
Value Of Estate 10 Increased and VIII
Give Owner Less Trouble In Every
May--installation Of Equip
ment Important.

The same fundamental rules govern
the building of garage that apply to
the building Of house. Care must
be taken to see that the style of struc-
ture conforms with the architectural
lines of surrounding buildings and that
the materials used are not in too great
contrast with the house.
1t Is advisable when building a gar
age to figure on accommodations for
at least two machines. The addition
al cost of making q slightly larger
building is but small proportion Of
the cost of one-car garage, and when
one considers that the investment val
tie Is doubled. the added initial expen-
diture Is well worth while. At the pre-
vailing rental rates and the big de-
mand for automobile space in all built
IN sections, the larger garage can be
erected as a good paying investment.
Essentials In Construction.
Good workmanship and materials
are just as essential In the building
Of garage as in the construction of
the house. A good garage increases
the value of an estate and will give the
owner less trouble In every way. A
concrete floor Will be found more serv-
iceable than wooden one and will en-
nance the appearance Of the building.
The installation of the garage equip
nent Is Of the utmost Importance and
should be attended to under the direct
supervision of the owner. II Is good
plan to sheathe the inside of the wallis
and ceiling as means to conserve the
heat, and the economy effected by the
double walls will probably equal the
additional cost In one season.
pit Of sufficient dimensions to al
low a person to crawl into should be
CONSTRUCTED. This device will permit
Inc owner to lie underneath his car and
liable him to make any adjustments
Necessary. The installation Of drain
the bottom of the pit Is very con-
nient.
Water connections are desirable in
1Ihe garage, as water is needed for
many purposes. 1t is convenient for
filing radiators, washing the car and
keeping the floor clean. The connec-
lions with the house system would
post but little more as a rule than di-
fect sohHscsitf~ssstttas system
Ind the advantages of hot and cold
water more than offset the extra out
lay Involved.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

Astrologers say the stars are favor
able tn General Pershing until 1919.
Pershng, however, will probably stick
to his job until he finishes 1t even with
the stars against him.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

Somebody suggests that goats should
be adopted for pets in place Of dogs,
the goat having an economical value
that dogs do not possess. But If II
comes to n question of adopting goats,
why keep pets?
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

A German officer taken in Flanders
= - - ~ 10 y - ~ wpsfspe-z
cursed his captors and said: ITS all
the fault of your cursed country. If
you had only Ind an army like this In
1914 there would have been no war"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

In France the taking of German
money for propaganda purposes means
death to the taker. Isn't 1t time that
we took n leaf out of the French Grim
inal code book?
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

In the present temper of public opin-
ION in the United States every issue OF
petty politics must be suhordinated to
the overwhelmingly important patriotic
necessity of winning the war.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

However. II you are not satisfied
with limit Of five pounds of sugar,
why go to the candy store and get all
the sweetness you want at dollar a
pound.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

The story that IA spies have been
shot in the United States is officially
branded rs ridiculous. Still, consider.
ing the number there must be here.
there is something little queer about
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

There viii be plenty of castor oil
for the nirplnnes II parents will see
that the children do not eat green
fruit, raw potatoes, acorns, melon
rind, uncooked saurkraut, toadstools.
tanbark and unwashed broken glass.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

incidentally. it is noted that nobody
Is talking about the uselessness Of
meatless days as means Of saving food
except the fellows who have meat to
sell, and not even all of them.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

Uncle Sam has so many and various
activities these days that 1t probably
disturbs him not Mt all to find sudden
~ that he has become the worlds
champion insurance agent.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

A brand new baby looks to man MS
something that resembles Il boiled lob
Eter. To woman II appears to be Just
what it is-n little darling of cherub
dropped from heaven itself.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

II is no use for man to say he knows
ducts himself, his family and his bust.
ness according to war conditions and
necessities.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27
Overlook Own Wheels.

Despite the criticism of the average
owner as to the condition of the wheels
of the car ahead, few indeed take the
trouble to make the inspection Of the
wheels of their own cars.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

The most determined objector is the
burro; hut even the burro sometimes
realizes that facts are mightier than
stubbornness.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

An eastern college president says
America must mobilize the intelligence
of the country for war. And with be-
coming modesty doubtless he is ready
to be the first volunteer.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

Learning to milk COW by studying
the theory would be all right If it
were not for the fact that tho average
COW does not care much for theory.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

We nre living in a time when the
goose that lays golden egg Is sure
to he killed. 1t is the hen that lays n
yard egg that men reverence and
adore,
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

One excuse for the non-shipment Of
cornmeal to Europe Is the plea that
1t will not keep. However, we are not
sending foodstuffs across the Atlantic
for storage.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27
Auto Alarm Whistle.

An automobile alarm whistle to be
Connected to the cylinders of car can
be made to utilize the full force Of
their explosions when desired.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

Great Britain Is to have standard
$12 suit Of clothes for men. And yet
we think we know what war suffering
is!
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

The Dutch nre raising vegetables, in
stead Of bulbs. A potato is worth
more than the handsomest tulip ever
grown, under present conditions.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

farming on paper is rare sport"
snys a writer in the Atlantic Monthly
But armies fed on paper crops can't
Gght very hard.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

General Pershlng is to get mules
from Spain. But can they understand
an American cuss word?
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27

The prospect of bumper crop OF
castor beans may not, however, be
such cheering news to small boys.