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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-06-20
PERTINENT To PUTNAM
PEOPLE

Mrs. Josephine Bartlett is visiting
friends in Woodstock Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Carpenter have
returned to their home in Worcester
Misses Minnie and Elsie Diamond
spent Sunday with friends in Provi-
dence.
Otto Wulf is moving into the home
he recently purchased of Edward
Murfey.
John 0sier was in Woonsocket, r.
l., to attend the horse races on Tues
day of this week.
Mrs. George Young, Grove street,
visited friends in Southbridge and
Sturbridge last week.
Charles Donahue, recently return
ed from overseas, spent Sunday with
his mother in Putnam.
Putnam Grange will have a special
meeting Monday evening for the
working of the third and fourth de-
grees.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Prentice. Mrs.
E. A. Prentice, Mrs. Howard Prem
tice and Mrs. Mary Farrar motored to
Providence the first of the week.
Mrs. G. H. Letters, Grand View,
entertained house party of ten over
the weekend. There were guests
from Providence and New London.
Albert Day of the 315th Ammuni-
ton Train, Doth Division, is back
from France where he saw l / months
service He arrived in Putnam Mon
day.
Irving H. Miron went to Hartford
Monday afternoon. He spent the
night with his brother, Charles Miron,
and Tuesday went to New Haven,
where he was admitted as member
of the Connecticut bar.
Mrs. John Fallon and two daugh-
tiers of bingham, Mass, are to come
to Putnam the first of next week to
spend the summer or the place owned
by Mrs. Fallon's mother, Mrs. D. c.
Park, en- the River Road.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Wheelock open
their cottage at Pleasant View, r. l.,
next week for the season. Part of
next week Mrs Wheeiock has house
party there for her daughters, Misses
Sylvia and Elizabeth Wheelock.
Mrs. Curtis, who for a number of
years has been milliner at the Bug
bee & Wulf department store, has
| finished her season and leaves for
Falmouth on the Cape for the sum-
| mer Mrs. Curtis has given her resig-
| nation and will not return another
season.
Mrs. Harold Robinson (Mae Ander-
| SOM of Ashmont, Mass, came Tues
| day to be the guest of Miss Marion
Warren and attend the Putnam High
School Association banquet on Wed,
nesday night. Her sister, Miss Hattie
Anderson of New York, was a guest
of Miss Emma Barrett for the same
occasion.
Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Wheel.
ock and daughter Elizabeth, Miss Ell
len and Miss Mary Wheeiock, and Mr.
| and Mrs. G. Harold Gilpatric and
daughter Rhoda, are to motor to Ash
burnham, Mass, where they are to at
tend the graduation exercises of Miss
| Sylvia Wheelock, who has been at
tending Gushing Academy
Mrs. James NJ. Kent of New York
| three children and maid, are at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. j. B. Kent
| Church street On Wednesday Mrs
Kent senior, with Mrs. Kent, hel
daughter, Dorothy and young sor
motored to Providence, where they
met Dr. James NJ. Kent, who was il
Providence attending his class re
! union at Brown. He returned t
Putnam with his family and spoke a
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-06-20
Arab Consideration.

There Is story told Of an Arab
who possessed a beautiful and vaiua-
TO start their journey and wanted TO
know why he had not saddled his
horse. Because am angry" was his
reply.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-06-20

Miss Madeline Davis Of Philadel-
phia. who is representative OF
Swathmore Chautauqua, was IN town
this week to meet the Putnam guar
antors. While here she was the guest
of Mrs. Nelson Lown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

Women's Lisle and Cot
ton Stockings, seamless
and mock fashioned. in
black, white, champagne,
gray, navy and cordovan.
Elastic and perfect fitting
qualities. Sale price, sec
pair.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25
Many Realty Deals
Made By Salem Firm

. A business merger of interest, par
ticularly to those concerned with real
estate, is that Of Mr.. E. M. Croisan,
who for many years has been doing
business in Salem as the Croisan Realty
Company. He was the first tenant of
the Masonic building in 1912. Several
of the largest subdivisions in the vicin-
ity of Salem have been placed on the
Z market and sold by him. Mr.. Croisan
has now transferred the whole of his
real estate business interests to c. W..
Niemeyer, who for the past two and
one-half years had offices at 544 State
street. Mr.. Niemeyer will now have
full control of the business, which hav-
ing increased considerably has neees-
STATED better accommodation. In con-
sequence he has taken over rooms 2l5-
PIG in the Masonic building. The tele-
phone number, 1000, will remain the
same.
That real estate is looking up in the
Salem district is evidenced by the large
number of transactions this firm has
made during the winter so far. The ag,
grcgate value exceeds $l50,O00 and they
include:
ia acres of the MeNary farm, Eola,
to A. |, Eoff
20 acres in Homestead acres to VIM.
Brown.
l20 acres Dooney farm at Foster to
A. Walberg.
As acres jackson farm at Monmouth
to Mahalia Pirtle.
so acres Zeulsdorf farm at Eugene to
n, B. Satterlec.
25 acres Smith prune orchard at Lib
erty to j. Wirth.
26 acres Germonde prune orchard at
Liberty to c. Kreft.
40 acres Friesen prune orchard ct
Dallas to w. Foster.
100 acres Wirth farm at Eugene to
II. Smith.
1910 acres Leslie stock ranch S. W.
Pork county to A. Monroe.
So acres Harrison farm at Maeleay
to NJ. Bath.
10 acres Tract No. Eagelcrost to A.
Wglberg.
Wright home on Turner road to o.
l.. Watt.
Keene home, Salem, to II. Harrison.
Kreft home, Salem, to Q. Germond
Creole Academic Dormitory, lots IL
20, Dallas, TO M. j. Pirtle.
Also land in Canada to L. H. Ekin,
A. Walberg, Estclle Howard, Jalland
jackson. c. zeulsdorf, Oregon Confer
enee Evangelical Church.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25
More Rain Today And The
River Is Falling Fast

The flood stage of the river during
the present wet spell was CLOCK
Friday evening when the water reach
ed p feet. Since then it has been fall
ing rapidly. The reading at s o'clock
this morning was 1919 feet above and
at 2 o clock this afternoon, 1877 feet,
showing a fall almost as rapid as the
sudden rise.
The present rainy spell began Jan.
IL and there has been rainfall every
day with the exception of Jan. IA. Up
to this morning the total precipitation
for the month is S.39 inches, quite un-
usual for January as the official rec
ord for the past Is years shows an av-
erage of about four inches of rain for
the month.
The river broke its record for a sud
den rise when the water began coming
up all day Friday Jan. II and during
the night, as the river reading on the
morning of Saturday Jan. is showed
that in the "a hours past, the water had
come up 7.6 feet.
The month so far has been very un-
usual in the way of minimum tempera-
lures. The cold weather began on the
tlrst day of the month when the mini
mum temperature was 20 above For
the first ten days of the month the min
imum hovered between 20 and 25 with
a much lower day temperature than.
usual for the first week in January.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25
ELECTRIC SERVICE FOR AUTo1sTs

r. D. Barton, who formerly owned
and operated the Auto Electric Service
Company for the maintenance and re-
pair of automobile electrical equip
ment, has returned from Camp Lewis.
While in the service Mr.. Barton had
the care of the storage batteries used
by the signal corps. Immediately up
ON taking up his duties with the signal
corps he was appointed non-commis-
stoned officer because of his superior
knowledge and experience with storage
batteries. Mr.. Barton is remodeling the
building at III South Commercial
street and will reopen his shop about
the lst Of February. He will carry
large stock of self-starter and ignition
parts which will enable him to repair
all makes of starter and ignition sys-
tens. He viii continue to handle the
famous Exide storage battery, which
is recognized as the best battery on the
market. He is also installing the latest
apparatus and tools for repairing stor-
age batteries and making complete
tests of self-starter systems, and his
shop will be one of the best equipped
to be found. Mr.. Barton needs no in
PRODUCTION to the public as he has al
ready established record for square
deal and satisfactory work.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25
No Prospect Of Early
Settlement OF Strike

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 25.-A. E.. Mil
Ter, chairman Of the conference of Che
Metal Trades Council, said this after.
noon:
There have been no conferences. to
day between our committee and the
bosses; neither have we met today with
Commissioner of Cancellation White
No prospect of an carly settlement of
the strike is in sight, nor has there
been a date set for the opening Of de-
gotiatons.
Strikers need have no worry over
the food problem should the yards con
tinue idle, according to Fred Nelson,
vice president of the Metal Trades
Council, who has announced plans for
a cooperative market where all strik-
ers with families may obtain grocer
les on credit.
Cooperative market plans follow the
announcement by the Retail Grocers
association that shipyard workers
would be refused credit as long as they
continue out of employment.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25
Oscar BsaCingrich Opens !
New Maxwell Agency

A recent addition to the business in
stitutions of the city is the Oscar B.
Gingrieh Motor & Tire Co., ms. Mr.
Gingrich was formerly general secre-
tary of the Salem Y. M. G. A. and was
in the Y. M. G. A. work approximate,
ly fourteen years. Before entering the
association work was travelling sales
man for he Western Electric Co. and
has rec n,ly decided to take the man
agement of the new automobile firm
which bears his name and which is
now located in the building formerly
occupied by the W. w. Moore furni-
ture store, 81 Court street. Mr.. Cling
rich has taken the agency for the Max
well automobiles and trucks and the
Mitchell cars. Both are popular lines
and have not been represented in Ma
rion county for some time. Mr.. Cling
rich plans an automobile show in the
near future as soon as the influenza
ban is lifted and weather conditions
permit An extensive line of Maxwell
and Mitchell automobiles will be shown
as well as a complete line of tires and
accessories.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25
OBITUARY

Francis L. George was t9rn in Clear
springs, Idaho, November 6, 1858, and
came to Oregon in the year 1888, set
Ting in Marion county where he vas
married to Flora Cornelius. Twenty
years ago he came to Salem where for
ten years he was engaged with the
Capital Improvement company Later
he entered the employ of tn Falls
City Lumber company, remaining with
them up to Saturday, January Is. He
was subject to acute attacks of indi-
sestion, and on Sunday be complained
of stomach trouble. On Tuesday he
seemed little better. but became
worse again in the evening and at
] $50 passed away. He is survived by
his wife, two sons and daughter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25

for the Institutions, and in addition
buy supplies for the institutions OF
higher education. He will also inspect
the state aided institutions and soci-
eties, which work is now performed by
the secretary of the board of control.
He will also have charge of the state
capitol and supreme court buildings,
and the Mclaughlin home and the
ehampoeg memorial building
This commissioner, and those which
viii head the other departments, will
be appointed by the governor.
The department of agriculture will
have commissioner and four bureaus.
each bureau having a chief. These will
De the bureaus of horticulture, of dairy
and food, livestock and the secretary
of the state fair.
The bureau of horticulture viii alb
sorb the duties of the state board of
horticulture.
Dairy and Food Commissioner ]. D.
Mlehle will head the bureau of dairy
and food until the expiration of his
election term, when the office will be
fllied by appointment. In addition to
the duties of his present office, he will
nave the duties of the pure seed board,
the standing committee on agricultural
lime, and the department of weights
and measures.
The bureau of livestock will be
headed by the state veterinarian, who
VIII perform the duties of the state
livestock sanitary board, which will
be abolished. The duties of the stallion
registration board and the advisory
livestock brand adjusting board will
also be absorbed and the boards abol-
ishe.
A. H. Lea as Head
A. H. Lea will be named as the head
of the state fair and the state fair
board will be abolished.
The department of labor, which will
be headed by Labor Commissioner
Gramm until his selective term ex-
pires, will have two bureaus. One will
be the bureau of industrial accidents
and the other the bureau of industrial
welfare. Each will have one chief, thus
reducing the industrial accident com
mission from three members to one.
The bureau of industrial welfare will
take in the present industrial welfare
commission. which will be abolished,
and the board of child labor inspectors. /
The department of health will be
headed by commissioner to CORE
spond to the present state health off |
Ger. The state board of health will Be !
abolished and also the state bacteriolos
gist. The health commissioner wilrl
serve as a member of the state board /
Of eugenics. As the social hygiene So
'iety is not created by law it cannot /
be abolished as society, but the plan
Is to require its duties to be consoli-
dated with the health department by
refusing to give it separate appro-
priation.
Under the department of health will
% a bureau of examination and regis
ration, headed by an examiner who
will direct the examinations which are
row being handled by dozen or more
different boards. He is to appoint mem
oers Of the various professions to grade
he papers and recommend certificates
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25
Only 81 Influenza Cases
Reported In Portland

Portland. Or, Jan. 25.-The most en-
eouraging influenza mark attained in
three weekswas recorded here yesterday
when only 81 new eases and nine deaths
We're reported.
Health officials are much clated and
believe they have turned the epidclaie
onto tie downgrade.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25
Senate Bills
Introduced Today
= = y 4 X = 4 X \ y x X

= B. 76, by Multnomah delegation
Relating to the disposition of ferries
within the city of Portland.
8. B. n, by Dimiek-Making it a
crime to teach the German language
IN any school or state aided institu-
tion.
,. B. 78, By Jones-Prohibiting fish
ing at outlet of Tsiltcoos lake.
s. B. 10, By Bell-Making the coun-
ty treasurer, instead of the school dis
trict clerk, the disbursing officer for
school funds.
5. B. 80, BY Bell and Jones-I -Increas
ing the salary of the county treasurer
OF Lane county from $1,000 to $500
year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-25

bought from each of the 12 land
Federal farm loan bonds may now be
banks. The bonds bear Az per cent
interest.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01

Lovers of real comedy excellentIy
staged and played. have treat IN
store for their amusement on Wednes-
day next, when the well known and
popular comedienne. May Robson. in
Mary Roberts Rinehart's famous Sat
urday Evening Post stories of "Tish."
which come direct from a three
months successful run at Powers
theater in Chicago. and will be given
here with the original cast and pro
duction. "Tish" as portrayed by Miss
Robson is a character that is irresisti-
bly, funny and when she gets into full
swing with the other two old maids
around whom the action of the play
centers, she is simply a laughter pro-
voking marvel. 1t is a new type of
spinster character. and Miss Robson is
Of the opinion, the best she has ever
essayed. The sale of seats opens Tues
day noon.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01

ferent actors who entered the service.
and have recently completed a huge
theater at the Base Hospital in New
York. This all took money and as
their bankrolI was nearing the end,
Mr. BelascO stepped into the breach
and suggested a series of pictures
each in two reels, twelve in number
featuring Americas best known art
lists. This was set upon and the out
come is remarkable series to be
shown. here shortly. Mr.. Hooper of
the Orpheum, seeing the value of these
pictures contracted for them at a big
price They are to be shown in addi-
tion to the regular performance and
no advance in price will be added So
it is really Hooper that is helping the
relief committee.
A partial list of the stars appearing
are:
Otis Skinner Conrad Nagel
Henry Miller CALI Curcf
Blanche Bates tiail Kane
Flo Zlegfeld Tom Wise
Daniel Frohmnn Robert Edison
Maclyn Arbuckle David Warf:eId
David Bisphnm Cyril Maud
julia Arthur Nance O'NeiI
and others.
Doesn't such a list as this interest
you? They appear in many pictures
together and some appear singly with
a very good supporting cast.
Topeka Concert Series.
Contrary to popular belief, Lambert
Murphy is not quite so Irish as his
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01
Coming to the Grand.

Next Wednesday, Robson.
Next Friday and Saturday.-Julian
Eltinge.
November 10-11-Mercede&
December 10.-Sometime
December 11.-Guy Bates Post.
December IL and 13.-David Belas-
SOS Boomerang"
December 2O.-BirC of Paradise.
January Friendly Enemies.
January 20.-Marlowe and Sothern.
January 24-Maytime
February 17.-Flo-Flo.
February 21.-Fritzi Scheff.
February "a and 25.-Belasco's
Tiger Rose
February 2S.-Up in MabeI's Room.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01

portion of a splendid bill will open
with Dainty Little Florette," in
Just Me-" combination of hand
balancing an d cortortion. %The
Darktown Steppers," Harrington and
Mills come next, and here is where
you are going to see some dancing. 1t
is right here when something mysteri-
Gus is going to happen. Miss Anna
Eva Fay will occupy this place on the
program, as she is popularity
known as the most wonderful woman
in the world. Hugh Skelley and
Emma Heit. fourth, real Cheer up
stuff is the keynote of the efforts of
this Incompatible duo. The bill will
close with Perrons & Oliver in Re
cital Ala Vaudeville" very high
class sin ging act. Miss Anna Eva Fay
will remain at the Novelty all next
week, but the Vaudeville will change
as usual on Monday and Thursday.
At the Isis.
''Evangeline" is a play that is really
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01

donna, last season with Harry Lauder.
in new selection of popular and oper-
attic songs; Leo Beers, Marionne. Wi
mona Winters, the Littlejohns. Mar
jorie Carville, Ferd and Price, and
many others of equal note.
Mr.. Eltinge's new vehicle was sug-
gested in the main outlines by him
self, and staged under the direction of
Fred Niblo. 1t has in the cast Mabel
Rogers, Phyllis Gordon. Earl Dewey,
and selected company, with a spe
cial set from the Design of Erte, of
Paris, France.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01
Coming to the Orphcum.

presented at the Orpneum under the
management of the Stage Women's
War Relief carries such a huge
amount of big names in the show
world. that one cannot realize how this
wonderful aggregation can be gath
cred together. But when you look
back into the history of the organiza-
ton, you can readily see the meaning
of such a program as outlined by the
Orpheum management. The Stage
Women's War Relief has been doing
great bit of work over a period of
three years, caring for the wounded.
entertaining the boys at the front and
in the hospitals. looking after the diff
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01

worth while. Here is story for every
family in the world. 1t is an educa-
tional motion picture. Every school
child has read Longfellow's marvellous
poem, "Evangeline'' Every school
child and grown-up can see the Won
derful story living on the screen at the
Isis all next week. Miriam Cooper
plays the part of "Evangeline."
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01

"Evangeline" is a play that is really
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01
AT the Orphcum.

Maj. Robert Warwick, who is the
star in the latest Paramount-Artcraft
picture, In Mizzoura." to the shown
at the Orpheum Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, believes that his expert
ence in France with the A. L. F. has
helped him considerably as an actor
\ Tho 1 never thought of my screen
career from the moment 1 enlisted
until I was again on American soil" !"
said Major Warwick recently. while
overseas l saw life from every possible
angle. I learned how men act and
feel under all sorts of experiences.
met more different kinds of men in
a week there than 1 could in a life
time of peace. The greater the actor,
the more true to life his interpreta-
tions. By showing me life. the war
has helped me considerably in my
chosen profession"
Major Warwick plays the role of
red blooded Jim Radburn in 'In Miz-
zoura," which is a screen version of
Augustus Thomas's famous play.
Pathe News will also be shown.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01
JuIian EItingc.

Under his own management, Julian
Eltinge comes to the Grand. next Fri
day and Saturday. with a matinee
Saturday, with new Revue of Nineteen
Nineteen, which Will be surrounded by
all the elegance that has always at
tended the stage appearance of the
star.
Eltinge's new songs have been writ
ten by Cora McGeachy, who also de-
signed his new gowns. Miss McGeachy
is well known in the East as the de-
signer of the wardrobe of Ziegfeld's s
''f'ollies' and the Winter Garden
shows.
Among the members of the COM
pany are such well known artists as
Cleo GascoiEne. the diminutive prima
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01
Lambert Murphy. Here Soon Under
the Management cf the Topeka Con-
cert Series.

name sounds. Tenors from the lovely
emerald isle seem to win wide public
favor. and justly, too; so with a good
old Irish name like Murphy and a fine
tenor voice to go with it, many people
are surprised to learn that this singer
is really a Yankee from New England.
He went thru Harvard. captured the
highest salaried church position in
New York, received a contract from
the Metropolitan Opera, and now he
IS considered quite generally to be one
of the American stars. Lambert
Murphy will appear in Topeka this
winter under the direction of H. j.
Dotterweich. manager of the Topeka
Concert Series.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01

A favorite of the muses. is Josef
Lhevinne. Russian to the core, born
and bred in that vast northern land
of melancholy and passion. his work
has the fascination and peculiar
charm found only with Russian artists
at their best.
''Lhevinne, has mastered every
shade of cantilena on the piano."
writes Max Smith, in the New York
Press. He draws more song from
the brittle keyboard than many a
singer of note gives out in his voice
He can whisper and thunder with
equal facility. With all his tone is
full, resonant. expressive. 1t voices
the soul and of poet"
Lhevinne opened his American tour
in New York last Sunday, being SOLO
list with the New Symphony Orchestra.
He played an al1-Russian program. He
comes directly to Topeka. and will ap-
pear here Nov. II. under the direction
of H. J. Dotterweich of the Topeka
Concert series.
At the Novelty.
Following the Twelfth episode of
''The Tigers Trail" the vaudeville
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-07
SH AND CLOTH COATS

In cloth coats and plush coats the makers
seemed to have out-rvaled any previous seasons
efforts and have produced the most unusually
attractive effects imaginable. II are
presented at Wrights.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-07
We Quote No Comparative Prices in Our Advertising

The illustration to the left shows
our temporary location. The space
will be remodeIed and when we oc-
cupy it will be one of the coziest
shops in this city, You will have
no steps to climb. Use the elevator,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-07

Every dresshas been re-priced in this grea
REMOVAL SALE. The offerings are such 6
will appeal in price as well as in variety an
quality Of garments shown. Your every wis
will be realized in this very comprehensive d
play