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The Washington times., 1920-12-11
SYNDICATE PROFITS
BY Jumping CLAIMS"

During the recent extreme shortage
OF business space in lower Manhattan
a certain syndicate lie said TO have
made = fortune by jumping claims
OF lessees. An outline OF the scheme
is interesting, II only TO show to what
lenghths the less scrupulous traders
would go In order to make money.
The "skindicAte." as one broker called
II, would check up expiring leases on
buildings occupied exclusively by one
firu, and. when the lease had ex-
pired or was about To expire, would
offer the owner a high price for his
property and obtain u sixty day OPP
tion, which would cost probably
81, 900.
The next step would be a visit TO
the occupant with the information
that the syndicate had bought the
building and desired permission TO
have a carpenter take measurements
for certain alterations. The occupant
alarmed, would look around tho
neighborhood for a building, usually
in vain. When the holder OF the
option visited the building again the
old lessee had completed his vain
search and was ready to buy the OPP
ton at almost any price. The option
holders minimum PROFIT in these
transactions was 5000. One group
Of schemers. 1t Is said. made 100000
il six months.
The Washington times., 1920-12-11

Ing. 1909, Hsmmlin street northeast;
cost. $500.
w. \. Hoge. jrs for repairs. sos
zii Seventh street southwest; cost.
$4,000.
Il. NJ Zimmerman. TO build metal
garage. rear iTi1 willard street
northwest cost. $3.50.
Marie Kloczewski. 10 build metal
garage, rear 10l7 Rhode Island ave-
nue. northeastI cost, $500.
J. y. Martyr. 20 build metal
The Washington times., 1920-12-11

garage, rear 7i2 Fifteenth street
northeAst; cost, $3.50.
Z. NJ. Floor. 10 build metal ga
rage. rear l213 Staples street north
east; cost. $3.50.
c. @. Cohen. 10 build brick ss-
rage. rear OF Ninth street and h'"S
lgan avenue; cost. $500.
Edward Mclean. for repairs. Ben
nings race track; cost. 5000.
J. r. Martyr. for repairs, ITO FIJI
tsenth street northeast; cost. $500.
The Washington times., 1920-12-11
SCHEMING LANDLORDS.

Scheming isn't confined alone to the
business section OF New York city.
One Harlem landlord was brought
into court by his tenants and accused
OF charging ) cents a day for the
storage Of baby carriages in the halls
and basement. Another landlord, il
is alleged. shut Off all hot water above
the first floor. He then rented the
first floor apartment to his brother.
who charged 25 cents for fifteen min
utes' use of his bathtub.
The Washington times., 1920-12-11
future VALUESIN
real ESTATE seen
Air Transportation Will Add Nil.
lion TO Wealth, Is
- Prediction.

A. 49,, l. -,,t, .n ho,r ana Tiara
aoN'
are stiii only twenty-tour 70 the dsy'
but nevertheless tho hour has expand
al trsmsndou.Iv IN the ast century. In
,sao a. -. :, s,.,.s.
80 no,s ,n a. a." go, Ta,n,,
M 100 ,so -. .canrs,ng
To r. psdssn' nresident OF the
,Aeromarine Engineering and Sales
Company.
mo fieId of business has been more
profoundly affected by this change
than the zeal estate businessD saws
The Washington times., 1920-12-11

A ROW of homes in fourteenth Street Highlands an
81 other d. J. DUNCAN operation In effort to meet
the continued demand for homes, Mr. DUNCAN has
hastened tho completion Of these dwellings, located
from 5501 to 5613 Thirteenth street
Putnam patriot., 1920-03-19
ARLINGTON

Mrs Barney Kelley is visiting out
of town.
TIE Abingdon Whist Club met last
Friday evening with Mrs. Phoebe
Sharpe. Mrs. Govell and Mr.. Laport
were the high scorers.
On Wednesday night free enter
tainment and dance was given in
GRANGE hall BY local talent under the
direction of Mrs. Kenyon. A very
pleasing time for all was the verdict
of those who attended,
Willis Covell has Just unloaded his
last two carloads of grain. After
these cars are gone the business will
be conducted by j. N. Plat. who has
bon hit the Goodwill of Mr.. Covell's
trade. II will be conducted on the
same principle and terms as formerly
The past week the snow has disap-
pearea so fast that sleis have now
had to be put aside for wheels, The
heavy trucks are churning up mud on
the back roads and again imposing on
the good nature of the people travel
ing these roads, besides costing the
tawn many dollars to repair what
they damage. 1t would almost seem
IS if the men owning these heavy
trucks should help to pay for the
town roads they destroy. more than
they do.
Putnam patriot., 1920-03-19
Eastford Community Church

Program for meeting Friday eve
ming. March 18th, at Methodist
church:
Community singing led by G. B.
Brownell of Hartford; business, re
ports Of committees and discussion of
community problems; town speaking
contest, the contestants were winners
in contest held in their respective
schools; Center school, Ida Bartlett
Buell. school. Herbert Buell.; North
Ashford, Stewart Collins; East Hill
Revmond Jackson; Fhoenixville. Johy
Sloick; Victrola concert; address
Ms. Anderson. school nurse, "ThC
School Nurse and Eastford"; address
A. w. Greer, school supervisor, bet
ter Schools for Eastford"; adjourn
ment,
Putnam patriot., 1920-03-19
Eastford Church

Sunday, March 2lst: Sermon
"GrowinC a Soul" II Peter S:1S. c
f. meeting. Leader. Mrs. Charles d
Tatem.
Wednesday, Mid-week FELLOWSHIP
meeting.
Friday, Pastors class. Subject
"The Church Place for Worship ans
Work"
Splendid interest is being shown il
the Lenten services of the church
Especially is this shown in the attend
ance and spirit Of the Mid-week Fel
lowship meeting On Easter Sunda,
we will expect to receive several int
the church who have been wol
through the interest aroused in thes
services
F. T. Meacham, Minister.
Putnam patriot., 1920-03-19
JOIN THE NAVY NOW

Come on, young fellows, don't sit
around waiting for rainy day. Get
out of the ruti Here is chance for
you. We can give you good job, a
real job.
No experience necessary. If you
have no trade we will teach you one.
any one, and you'll be worth over $50
week while learning.
And you'll travel while developing
your muscles, and you'll see the world
while developing your brain.
And you'll knew what it means to
enjoy life and to feel like man.
White or call Do it now. 683 Main
street, Willimantic.
Putnam patriot., 1920-03-19
ELECTS DELEGATES AT LARGE

The 18th senatorial district caucus
was held in Putnam Saturday. G.
Harold Gilpatric, state treasurer, and
Archibald Macdonald, state senator,
were elected delegates at large to the
Republican state convention to be
held in New Haven next week.
The district members of the com
mittee of the convention are: N. L.
Greig of Killingly, Archibald Mac
donald of Putnam, and Judge c. Fl.
Child of Woodstock.
Putnam patriot., 1920-03-19

Each knows the illness of some part;
One knows the nose, one treats the
heart.
One, using an ophthalmoscope,
With naught but optics tries to cope.
Jones feels the arms, Briggs pulls the
legs,
While Brown taps chests that sound
like kegs.
The patient anxiously must bleat,
Doctor, which nostril do you treatT'
Putnam patriot., 1920-03-19
ADDITIONAL EAsTFoRD NEWS

Foot Of frost still in the ground.
Town speaking contest at the Meth
odist church tonight.
Union meeting at the Castle next
Wednesday evening.
Field mice and rabbits have done
much damage to apple trees.
N. w. Kennedy was confined TO the
house for few days this week.
Boston's big show draws several
auto cranks from this vicinity today.
The public library was moved on
Tuesday to the Center school build
ing.
Quite a number are planning to
take in the automobile show at Bos-
Mr. and Mrs. William Colburn are
recovering from an attack Of the in
fiuenza.
Fully 200 students and half as many
Boy Scouts will camp at the lake the
coming season.
A teachers meeting was held at
the Center school building Wednes-
day afternoon.
Charles HARRINGTON and wife re-
turned to Union Sunday after visit
at the Colburn home.
Operations on the Lewis woodlot
will be resumed Monday.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with
Mrs. George Bowen last week and
Mrs Darwin Lewis.this week.
Collector Clifford Bowen inserts the
town tax notice in The Patriot. Good
Judgment Everybody reads the
Pat
George Darling is No. l to "get a
move on" Part of his household
goods have already been taken to
Kenyonville.
Several bluebirds, pussy willows
and the capture Of woodchuck on
the Wheaton farm, indicate that
spring is on its way.
John A. Dady of Putnam is expect
ed this way early next month. P. S
The trout law will be off April $50
will John. Watch fish quotations.
Szymanski's auto truck got stalled
IN the ditch near South Windham on
Tuesday, remaining beside the road all
night. No wonder. The name was
too much
A pen picture of the Congregation
n and Methodist societies of Eastford
BY Rev. f. r. Meacham, will be pub
lished in the new History of Wind
ham County"
0lin Badger ran into the railing by
the state road below Roy Clemens
Saturday night w. Hayward acte
he Good Samaritan and took the
front wheel from his Ford down Sun
lay so that DIN could get home.
Darwin Lewis has secured employ
meut with the A. Brazos & Sons Cor
poration at Phoenixville, succeeding
harles Darlington, who returned on
Monday to his former position as saw
CT for Turner Brothers at Union.
The mid-week union fellowship
EHEfkiIR ltHb WtGh 10 SetitA " Ot biit
irst service eff the kind ever held at
the historic Gen. Lyon Inn. Thirty
7ne were present Light refreshments
we're served. Topic, "'Fhe Peace of
Great Price" Rev. F. r. Meacham
had charge.
Albert Kaletehitz saw a wood
chuck Tuesday. While George Gurley
killed one. A pear tree at William
Farmland is budded out Pussy will
ows galore alone roadsides. Several
.obins arrived Wednesday lust as a
drove Of drummers reached town
Why should Eastford worry?
George Bowen. who does know how
to raise good field corn, sends the
scribe generous quantity of home
ground meal-the kind mother useI
in baking old-fashionel Johnny
cakes. Verify. it maketh our stom-
ach laugh with the happiness of nee
tar.
Putnam patriot., 1920-03-19
NORTH ASHFORD
John Dodge Dies Of Pneumonia Eel
lowing the Burning of His House

The event Of the week, and Of many
weeks, was the burning of the home
and the subsequent death of John
Dodge. Mr.. Dodge lived alone in the
John Clark house. Early in the eve
ming Of the 18th inst. the people who
live in the house of Austin Stevens
were startled by series Of shouts
from the direction of the Clark house.
Fred Upham wnet in haste to the
place. On opening the door he found
the house full Of smoke, and the kitch-
en- where Mr.. Dodge slept on couch
ablaze from floor to ceiling, but no
signs Of an occupant, but in response
to his calling Mr.. Upham heard q
stifed sound in the north room, where
he found Mr.. Dodge and got him out
of range of the fire, and hurried away
for help. Mr.. Dodge had been suffer
ing from hard cold and loss Of APP
petite for several days and when he
was helped from the burning house he
was unable to stand.
Mrs. Mary Curtis came from the
Stevens home and remained with him
till Mr.. Upham returned with Rev. p.
s. Collins. In the meantime the house
had burned to the ground. With Mr..
Ire in the = ei n thew drove TO the
home Of Nicholas Dechand nearby,
where the sick man was cared for by
Mrs. Dechand who gave him every at
terti9n possible
In the morning a physician was
summoned, who found bad case Of
7neumoria, from which the patient
led the next day The body was TAX
IN to Woodstock for burial.
Putnam patriot., 1920-03-19

Our sick people are on the gain
with no new cases reported.
Stuart Collins has made a light
tart in the maple sugar business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morse were
visitors in Southbridge last Tuesday
Archa Walker is making several
trips each week to Southbridge with
lumber
Mrs. Harvey NJ. Lawson has been on
he sick list for the past week, but is
better now.
Mrs George f. Morse of South
sri Ire is visiting her brother, George
o. Upham, and family.
Urban Carpenter is so far recovered
from his recent illness rs to be able te
rive cut once more.
Mrs. Archa Walker of the Axe fac
or district spent the day with Mrs
Collins at the parsonage.
Nicholas Dechand walked from
mi ebauy last Frilav to spend the
weekend at home He reported the
galki1g rather below Al.
Heary B. Buell. IS gradually resum-
ing his duties about the farm and lum-
ser lot. Go slow, neighbor. Relapse.
.fe unpleasant.
Mrs. Arthur Knowles is in S5aiforl
for the present. called there by tbs
illness of her son, Edward, who is ii
he hospital with pneumonia.
Mrs. Emerson Lyon left today fol
Middletown, where she will live witt
her daughter, Mrs. Hull, lately widow
ed Mr. Lyon purposes to join her il
April.
Miss Esther Mcknight has a pull
ct which laida an egg measuring sew
an end one-half inches around it il
le agth and six and one-fourth inches
around it in breadth.
Rev. Harvey M. Lawson lately lost
/ young COW. She was so badly dis
abled by the falling of heavy stone
m the barnsyard we'll that it was
necessary to butcher her.
A letter from Miss Julia Dechand
was received this week She speaks
in glowing terms of the Post Business
Collere, where she has beea a student
for the past few months.
Rolfe n Myon, who is teacher i
the grade school at Barton, VT, viii
eturn to his duties next week after
m enforced vacation of fortnight
Rolfe had severe case of the mump'
and came hece to recuperate.
The cellar of the house of George
Thayer recently filled with water tC
the depth of two feet. A pump was
installed and worked by relays, in ad
dition to a bucket brigade that wa'
badly TAGGED from long continued eff
fort Many hours of hard labor were
at last rewarded by a ccmparativel,
dry cellar.
Our Buell. District girls, Grace Buel
and Gladys Farnham, who are attend
ing the Putnam High school, succee l
ed in getting home for the last week
er,9 after an absence of four weeks
Ruth Morse and Arthur Proulx, wh'
are also students in the Putnam High
have been absent eight and sever
weeks respectively.
Putnam patriot., 1920-03-19
VERSE FOR SPECIALISTS

La Journal of the American Med
- Association, bringing a touch of
nor into things scientific and seri-
- rimes rs follows:
Usicians of these modern days
- trained and skilled in dif'rent
wayA
Putnam patriot., 1920-03-19

The Patriot has an excellent show
ing of local advertisements. Read
them al
Putnam patriot., 1920-03-19

The Patriots corresponds are up
so-the-mirnte. Real news. Read il.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-04-17
CHINESE EDUCATORS PRESENT
FLAGS TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE

Tuskegee, Ala, April S.-Dr. Plato
Durham, dean of the theological de
partment of Emery University, Attain
ia, Ga, speaking in the institute
chapel last week, opened the campaign
for the student life work conference
of the Interchurch World Movement,
which was held here March %. In in
Producing DIR. Durham, Principal Nor
ton told of his connections with the
inter-racial committee in Atlanta, and
of DIR. Durham's fearless and cour-
uueous stand for justice and the square
deal for the Negro. n feature of the
program was the address of DIR. y. G.
Change, secretary of the Chinese Edu-
catlonal Commission, which is visiting
the institute; also an address by Dr.
L. G. Chen, president of the Peking
Teachers College, Peking, China, and
chairman of the educational commits
sion, both of whom paid most beauti-
full tributes to Tuskegee, Booker T.
Washington and Principal Motion. At
the conclusion of the exercises, Dr.
Chang presented to Tuskegee Institute
ii silk Chinese flag upon which was Il
sentiment and the signatures of the
members written in Chinese The flag
will be hung in the museum.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-04-17
RACE NEWS S.';sss' S.s;ss, s..'s.. ress

must starve and die, all of the colon
lists in the valley in q meeting held
more than ten days ago unanimously
plan that all marketing of products
will be done on the cooperative unit
plan If any man gets sick he is car
ried by the rest of the group until he
RECEIVERS his health. If any man gets
short of food-stuffs he is credited and
supplied by the rest of the group up
on the understanding that he Will
make this credit good as soon as he
is able. Under no circumstances is
any honest, hard-working man allowed
to fail because of temporary financial
disability or sickness
The new economic plan is proving
great success. Work of clearing.
ploughing and planting is proceeding
in the valley at rate never before
equalled.
And everybody here is happy.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-04-17
VIRGINIA COUNTY AGENTS.

The Negro county agents, who are
at work in Virginia under the direc-
tion of the Virginia Polytechnic lnstl-
tute Extension Division, which is CO.
operating effectively with the States
Relations Service of the United States
Department of Agriculture, are carry
ing TO thousands of men, women ana
children, scattered through twenty
three Virginia counties, the message
of better living and racial good Will
They are bringing into sympathetic
relation the literally minded members
of the white and colored races. They
are co-operating with other commune
ity leaders.
These county agents are directing
their own energies toward getting
neople to work effectively through
community organizations. They are
reaching old and young alike. IheH
are setting up and working out pro-
grams of community Improvement
work. They are saying little and do
ing great of valuable pioneer work
in the field of economic organization
which will ultimately enrich all classes
throughout Virginia, the South, ana
the nation. Their recent conference
Mt Hampton Institute, presided over
very ably by John b. Pierce, Tuske-
gee-Hampton graduate, who is now
special agent of the States Relations
Service, United States Department OF
Agriculture, for Virginia and five
neighboring states, and in charge OF
four district agents and fifty-rwo
county agents (twelve of whom are
Hampton graduates), was called t)
TO give the agents an opportunity TO
discuss some of the problems of feld
work which they had discovered; ana
(o) to help them find solutions Tor
their problems through the inter
change of personal experiences ana
the absorption of ideas from the con-
ference speakers.-Southern Work
man.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-04-17
CROSSING THE RUBICON
BY DR. D. E. JOHNSON ASSOCIATE EDITOR MESSENGER,
HOT SPRINGS, ARK

Derience: have been i'll some of the
most disreputable places in the world.
Only day before yesterday was stolen
out of IL pot in IA poker game. The
thief stuffed me in his nasty pocket
with things which nearly stifled me
by foul odors. And he kept scratching
that side on which he had put me un-
til | thought he would tear me to
pieces. He was trying to dislodge
coolies.
Well. yesterday. after suffering hor-
rors, he exchanged me for Pullman
ticket and supper in the dining ear.
The agent has just deposited Inc here.
Have you been here longE
The gold piece answered, No, l
have not long come from the mint.
Have had only one master. i must
say. he was Il nice, clean fellow
clean of speech and person. He had
bag full of gold coin, eagles and
double eagles. I felt sorry for him
though: he had sick wife and one
of the sweetest little girls ] have ever
seen. Well, he offered me in exchange
for II meal in the diner and they re-
fused, although ! heard him say he
had not been able to give his SICK
wife and baby any warm food all day
only pop and peanuts. Ana last
night they refused to take me in ex-
change for IL berth in the sleeper. The
best he could do for his sick, tired
wife and sleepy baby was to rent some
pillows from the train porter. | was
much embarrassed to be turned down
like that. / wonder what is the mat
fer of me. | was pronounced good AT
the mint.
Query.
Does the worth of II dollar depend
upon who owns it? Does color-caste
modify the purchasing power OF L. >.
money according to our constitution
The Colorado statesman., 1920-04-17
12-YEAR-oLD GIRL WINS PER-
SHlNG PRIZE.

Portchester, \. Y.-Fannie Horring-
ton. IL years old, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira F. Horrington, a member OF
the Clef Club, is the proud possessor
of an honor won in competition with
public school pupils from all sections
of the country. In competition for
prizes offered by General Pershing for
the writing of essays on 1.-The Advan-
tages of Enlisting in the United States
Army" little Fannie was awarded
third prize, which entities her
round trip to Washington with two
chaperones furnished, and handsome
woolen army blanket.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-04-17
DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY. 1920

returned from their four weeks visit
to Sacramento. Oakland and San Fran
cisco, Cal They report lovely trip
and their very looks verify their
statement. Mrs. Longers says that she
gained ten pounds, and Mr.. Longers
gained several pounds. Mr.. Longers is
the city mail carrier
Deacon J. C. Corbett, Mrs. o. III.
Earl, Miss Anna Widener, Mrs. NJ. F..
Gather, Elwood Miller, Rev. and Mrs.
]. #. Muse We're delegates from the
Second Baptist Church 10 attend the
quarterly convention of the Sacramen-
to Valley District, which convened at
Sacramento, Cal, Wednesday-Thurs-
day of last week.
Upon their return they reported a
splendid session. Rev J. T. Muse was
elected moderator of the Sacramento
Valley District Convention, to fill the
unexpired term of Rev. f. ID. Dram
bridge, who has been on the sick list
for the past six months and unable to
fill his office.
The Baptist Young Peoples Progress
sTgsslub had quite a large attendance
at lis regular meeting Friday evening
of last week ]. C. Corbett, chairman
of the minute men and women speak
ers of the interchurch world move
ment. addressed the club on the sub
ject. "'The Worlds New Day" The
subject was beautifully illustrated and
interesting to both young and old.
Master Harold Keith. after being
confined at home for n week on ac-
count of the measles, is now out again.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-04-17
LABoR's DEMANDS.

Industry is interpreting peace in
terms of wages. 1t is true that wages
must be adjusted to the range of
prices. Man cannot live on promises.
and falling prices are still mt best only
promises. But let us not forget that
wages are always Il burden on So
ciety--a burden that must be cheer
fully borne when justly imposed. An
honest days work must be paid for
by an honest, that is to say, Il just
wage. But the demands now made by
labor for increased wages are unjust.
they cover too much. The unskilled
worker and the skilled as well should
be protected by insurance against ac-
cident. sickness. old age, and unem-
ployment. These are the principal
items in the program of welfare leg
islation. They should be provided by
the state through taxation, for they
lie outside the field of profit-yieldinS
enterprise.
But l would not have you suppose
that l favor paternal government. To
avoid this and mt the same time to
secure to labor the needed protection.
the government should call to its aid
the chosen representatives of all the
parties in interest, seeking their adj
vice, but reservirg to itself the power
to act. Lincoln said, NO man is good
enough to govern another man with
out his consent" and we may add. in
dealing with the industrial problems
of today, no group of men is wise
enough TO determine the rights of an
other group without its advice and the
advice of all hern
Wnrkunon
The Colorado statesman., 1920-04-17
SANTA CLARA coLoNISTS START
NEW SOCIAL SCHEME.
Pioneer Colored Men Brave All Ira
ditions in New Economic
Movement

Santa Clara, Lower California, Mex
leo. April I, 1920.-The Santa Clara
valley is today boasting of the great
est economic and social move ever
made by the American Negro. In n
nutshell II is this:
"Instead of bringing with them from
the United States and planting in
Mexico the old Anglo-SaXon economic
theory that the strong and the rich