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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-08-06

In Equity In The Circuit Court For
DORCHESTER County, No. 3639 Chan
Gerry
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-08-06

The New York State Republican
convention in its platform, adopted
last week. inserted a plank that it
favored the adoption of the Peace
Treaty as brought home by Presi-
dent without multiplying reservations.
The Republican candidate for Presi-
dent does not seem to be running on
that platform.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-08-06

Ex-President Taft says that Sena-
tor Harding's position on the Peace
Treaty is wrong. Of course it is a
serious situation. but there are anus
ing features to it; the principal
parts of the League of Nations to
which the Republican Senators OBJ
ject, namely Article X, were drawn
by Judge Taft, Elihu Root and other
prominent Republican lawyers. The
family does not seem to be in accord.
The whole trouble is that there is
too much partisan politics in the
situation, playing for position, ETC.,
but the people will not be. fooled.
The Washington times., 1920-06-27

In meancnona, mandcal OutDursts ana Otner signs OF
mental arrangement.
question which most likely will present itself to the
reader this point is If infected tooth is very often
Of the underlying of insanity, why is 1t that
thousands of men and women whose teeth have been
frightully neglected well balanced and useful mem
bers of society," Why they not mentally unbaanceds
Seemingly to the average reader this is staggering
question But it is open to most logical explanation.
The fact that everyone who has infected teeth does
not become insane argument against considering
that these forms of insanity due to infected teeth
tonsils and gasrointesna tract Many factors enter
into the problem for instance, the patients consitu
tona reaction to specific poisoning, plus the vruence
and specifcty of the bacteria, will determine whether
not mental diseases will result. Any factor either
mental (such worry grief overwork, ETC. physical
lesion, which will lower the patients vitality and i'm
muny to the infection, will help to precipitae mental
attack.
Let cite the other similar fact well recalled as
that of neglect Of teeththe effects Of alcohol Millions
of people alcohol in~some FORM but only very
small percentage became insane the result of alcohol
Alcohol acts toxic poisoning of the brain and nervous
system-and bacterial poisoning acts in the same way
There s whatever for doubt that there is
infection lying dormant in all those whose teeth are
partly decayed and greatly neglected and very likely the
why they have not had mental attack because
their resistance immunity to the infection is greater
than the Infection But let any OF the psychogenic fsc
tors heretofore mentioned certain physical injuries
enter into their lives then either OF these factors will
decrease their resistance and in proportion to the de-
crease resistance the heretofore dormant infection will
increase until II is in the ascendsncy. at which time you
The Washington times., 1920-06-27

will have, probably, a well defined mental trouble.
Out of 400 patients admitted to the New Jersey
State Hospital during the years of 1ssl91S classified
the functional group H. e., Manic Oppressive, Hyper
manic, Dementa Praecox, etc., now, after period of
nine months only sixty of these patients remain in the
hospital
Previous to the work Of removing infection from
these patients the recovery rate 40 per cent which
would mean that 16O of these 400 would have been
discharged instead Of that s4o IS per cent havebeen
discharged
These cases. of course, include certain number of
cases which would spontaneously but the fact
that IS per cent have been discharged (Which is
than twice the rate Of former years) shows concusVey
the relation Of infection to mental trouble.
It quite plain to be then that by removing this
organism through the process of surgery and specific anti
toxin treatment the system will, aided also by
rest proper food psychica and agreeable environ
ment, respond slowly quickly-according to the in
divdual constitution-apd regain its normal tone and
the patient fully This especially true in those
of the acute type which observed and treated
In the beginning of their trouble When the case has
progressed for two years only partial arrest OF
brain cell deterioration is all that be expected and
very often this cannot be accomplished owing to the
long standing virulent infection which has lowered the
resistance and affected the vital organs beyond hope
When the patient has not responded to the treatment
Of teeth tonss and stomach within reasonable time,
further X-ray investigation has shown involvement Of
the lower intestinal tracts the infection causing impaired
perstalss The intestinal wall is invaded by bacteria,
which found in the enlarged mesenterc glands which,
when analysed show strepococcus and pathological colon
baclh.
The Washington times., 1920-06-27
BY II. K. WurdelL

New Jersey State Hospital at Trenton
bTHE attitude of mankind toward hafwitted people,
imbecles and the demented has been a curious
- mixture of cruelty and intolerance down through
the ages Sometimes the gatherings of the insane have
been listened to with profound Only within
recent years has the spirit Of kindly sympathy been
aroused for the unfortunate sufferers from mental dis
sssesL
Tho tsper to be sure, outcast, but other all.
@sots were nursed and sometimes cured The enlghten
snt Of scientific research has at last recognized the
balanced mind physical action, illness, which
should be diagnosed and remedy sought any other
sess Of tho body should be studied and when possible
'ea.vd
Among the Greeks we have the story of Ulysses who
psspded to be insane to escape going the Trojan
expedition. Ulysses found plowing up the seashore
end sowing salt in the furrows. When Nestor placed his
tsnt in front Of the plow Ulysses moved the boy
sxds and thus betrayed his humbug.
Ajax is said to have killed flock Of sheep which by
Illusion he thought crowd of his enemies. The
stories Of Orestes of the Fures and the Bacchae all show
familiarity with insanity.
But insanity was much more than disease among
s Greeks; was regarded as form of inspiration from
As gods and the priests very careful to listen to
The ravngs Of the insane to gather the will OF the
gods from their lips At many the ancient oracles the
insane were encouraged to speak and the priestess OF
Delphi rendered temporarily insane by the gases
escaping from the EARTH her rawlings being interpreted
BY the priests.
There were hospitals for the insane from earliest
times but chains and shackles and the sraacket made
them institutions of ptiess cruelty The greatest insane
asylum in England, the Bethlehem Hospital, commonly
known "Bedlam,' notorious that the word
"Bedam has come to signify fury, confusion and mis-
cry be, md words.
fact the stigma Of insanity such that even IL
o patient by any chance overcsme his mental dis
turbsnce it with the greatest difficulty that he was
able to obtain his release No matter what the facts
his claim for freedom and sanity given little atten-
ton He had been declared insane, and that ended it.
Even the present day in many institutions it is possible
to pass through the wards and see men and women
strapped to chairs, handcufed to beds, lashed with
camsole jackets their limbs strophed from nonuse and
watched by attendants and who regard them
wild beasts.
Here and there throughout the civilized world men
like Dr. Henry A. Cotton of the State Hospital for the
Insane at Trenton j. have completely revolutonzed
the point of view with which the insane ere treated
In respects the Trenton State Hospital pioneer
In Ito thorough going and advanced methods of seeking
the cause Of the mental mady in each and endeavor
ing to effect cure,
The Washington times., 1920-06-27

In this institution, ss in q few others, IN.
stead Of the dark halls with rude benches, un-
carpeted floors, ll-ventlsted and foul-smelling
rooms, unadorned, dreary sick dormitories,
dining rooms resembling pig sites, screaming
men and women in chains, handouts, straps
and straitjackets-instead of this old familiar
picture the visitor finds scrupuously clean, cur.
peted halls, furnished with mission rockers,
settees and chairs. The walls are adorned with
pictures, there are white covers on the tables,
and ferns and various colored plants are pic.
The Washington times., 1920-06-27

mprvvsa sup "A rod for
IVV back"
1VX
troubled
popular belief In His time and b. Matthew
cords this (chaptr viii, verse 2s):
2s And when other country
possessed exceeding
n 10
40 cried saying What we do with thee Jesus
Son Of art before the time?
. an herd Of swine feeding
And he Andwh
herd of
into the prishd n
Following
devastating the
Il
Is workn modern
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-01-02
NAVY RECRUITING OFFICER WIS.,
ITS PUTNAM

Albert Shay, from the U. S. navy
recruiting station, Willimantic, was
in Putnam Wednesday. Mr.. Shay
travels about on a motorcycle doing
missionary work wherever the field
seems ripe for getting new recruits.
Mr.. Shay speaks in the highest
terms of the present possibilities of
the navy for clean young men. He
points to the vocational training pos
sible or to the aviation school which
enlisted men may attend and after
graduation rank as petty officers
with a choice of stations.
Mr.. Shay says that the present navy
as prospect for ambitious youns
men is FAR ahead of the old days and
that If q boy entes the service and
applies himself he may not only make
good money but will have opportuni-
ty to see the world.
Enlistments are for two, three and
four year periods. In order to have
the vocational training a three year
enlistment is required.
Any young men in this section de-
string to enlist or to receive more de-
tails Of what opportunity the navy
affords may do so at the recruiting
station, 683 Main street, Whitman
tic.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-01-02
GRAND MASTER OFFIClATES
WHEN SON BECOMES A MASON

District Deputy Grand Master OF
the Ninth Masonic District, Judge
Lucius ii. Fuller OF Putnam, was at
New Haven last Friday afternoon to
visit Hiram Lodge, No. l, 169 years
old, and the first Masonic Lodge IN
stituted in the state
The special occasion was the fact
that William Moyle, Grand Master Of
the state of Connecticut, worked the
third degree, and his son, William 3.
Moyle, was the candidate. The COM
munication was held in the afternoon,
followed by a banquet at the Hotel
Garoe
District Deputy Fuller returned as
far as Hartford Friday night and ar
rived home Saturday.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-01-02
MAN FOUND DEAD
In ASHFORD SHACK
Charles Clark. IL, Had Been
Dead Two Days When Body
Was Discovered
Lived Alone and Worked on Farms
Death Due to Natural Causes

Charles Clark, 72, was found dead
in the shack in which he made his
home in the southwestern part of
the town of West Ashford Sunday
evening by neighbor, Robert
Knowlton. Mr.. Clark lived alone
and eked out an existence by hiring
out to different farmers in the neigh
borhood. He was believed to have
been dead about forty-eight hours
when the body was discovered, hav-
ing last been seen alive on Christmas
night. DR.. F. B. Converse Of West
Wellington, who examined the re-
mains in the capacity Of medical ex-
aminer, pronounced apoplexy as the
probable cause of death.
The deceased was born in Eastport,
Me-, the son of William Clark. One
sister survives him, Mrs. Eugene
Dimmock Of Morrow, and q number
of nieces and nephews.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-01-02
WEEK OF PRAYER JANUARY All

In accordance with an established
custom, the week of January Ali,
1920, has been set aside by the
churches of America as a week of
prayer. At the annual meeting of
the Council of the Connecticut FEEDER
alton of Churches, of which DIR. Will
liam North Rice of Middletown is
president, held in Hartford Nov. II,
1919, the Federation voted to COOP
crate with the Inter-church World
Movement in urging upon the pastors
and CHURCHES Of Connecticut the need
existing at this time for united call
to prayer of the Christian forces of
America.
The topics suggested by the Inter
Church World Movement and the
Federal Council of the Churches of
Christ in America are:
General Topic. IAN Awakened
Church." Sunday, Jan. 4, The
Church, Awakened By Her Opportun-
tiles; Monday, Jan. 5, The Church,
Awakened by National Self-Examin-
alton; Tuesday, Jan. 6, The Church,
Awakened by Vision of the Worlds
Need; Wednesday, Jan. Z, The Church
Awakened by the New Call for Co.
operation; Thursday. Jan. 8. The
Church, Awakened by Revival Of
Family Religion; Friday, Jan. 3. The
Church, Awakened by the Call for
Workers; Sunday. Jan. II, The
Church, Awakened by a Rediscovery
of the Reality and Power of Prayer.
The great denominations plan a
concerted effort in evangelism cul-
minating at the Easter season. This
plan is to take the form Of personal
efforts on the part of lay members in
the churches to win to the Christian
forces and to membership in the
churches large numbers of people
who owe allegiance to these churches,
but. for some reason or other, are not
counted within their membership.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-01-02
BUILDING AND LOAN /
ASSOCIATION DRIVE
More Applications For Money
Than Can Be Met At
Present
A Five Per Cent Investment Paying
Compound Interest

There was an enthusiastic meeting
of tho d;rartors of the Putnam Build
inc + Loan Association Tuesday
n;oht Of which t;mz n committee was
anno;ntea 70 narfacs MANS to boom
tho association and To report at the
msat;no to be held next week. At
the animal meeting To be held Tues
dag January 9th. there viii be we'll
tnowr sneakers ard the plan is to
.L. tb;s as barge and enthusiastic a
n,.s+;ng 90 that u<hep the association
,.as orgon;,sd
The directors hone to sell one
,housand sharesz Of the ninth issue
no,y raaav for distr;bution. and al
raadv subscr;ntions are coming in.
Tho assoc;at;on ha. been a sue
cess from the start and has been
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-01-02
CO.
WANTS PERMIT
Petitions Public Utilities Com
mission to Extend Electric
Wires to State Line
Putnam Light & Power Co. Appears
In Opposition

The public utilities commission
held hearing at Hartford Tuesday
on the petition of the Grosvenor-D Dale
Company of North Dale
for permission to extend its electric
wires from the village of Grosvenor-
Dale to the Massachusetts state line
and obtain electricity from a COM
pany in that state. The company was
represented by Judge Harry E. Back
Of Killingly and the Putnam Light q
Power Company. which opposed the
petition, was represented by Arthur
L. Shipman of Hartford.
The latter, for the Putnam COM
pany, raised the point that the char.
ter Of the Grosvenor-Dale Company
did not give it the right to go over
the territory referred to in its petit
ton, and that the Putnam company
was prepared to furnish it all the
electricity which it needed.
Mr. Shipman also claimed that hi.
clients had charter rights to the ter
ritory through which the Grosvenor
Dale Company wished to extene
wires.
1t was decided to continue thu
hearing to January Is for further
discussion of the point raised by Mr.
Shipman that the petitioner had n,
charter rights in the territory. Thu
A eriean Telegraph and Tele
phone Company, the Southern New
England Telephone Company, tn,
Western Union, and the New York
New Haven and Hartford railroad
company, which were also interested
in the hearing, claimed through thei
representatives, that they had no
been furnished with blue prints O.
| with specifications of the proposed ex
tension of the wires of the Grosven
or-Dale Company.
The commission afterwards tool
up for hearing the petitions of thu
Eastern Power Company for the cree
ton of electric wires in the towns o.
Stonngton and Thompson sAttorne,
/ Edward NJ. Day of Hartford appearet
for the petitioner.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-01-02
LADIES' AUXILIARY
ORGANIZED SUNDAY
Jeanne Aurore No. IS, Franco
American Foresters Starts
With So Members
Grad Officers Prsssnt.--Refrssh.
msnts Served.-Masie. Addresses

Between four and FIVE hundred
people assembled at st. Jean Bap-
tiste hall on Providence street Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock when ladies'
auxiliary of the Foresters Franco
American was formed. The new or
ganization was brought about through
the efforts of Origine Touchette, who
was also instrumental in organizing
Court Joffre, of which the new or
ganization is an auxiliary, two years
ago, with present membership of
over 200. The new auxiliary Is called
Jeanne Aurore, No. 95, Foresters
Franco-American, ana starts with q
membership of SO. with prospects Of
rapid growth. ~
Among the visiting supreme officers
were Supreme Chief of the Order,
Philip Erard of Springfield; Supreme
,, Sub Chief, Mr.. Raymond of Worces-
ter; Supreme Financial Secretary,
Wilfred J. Matthew of Woonsocketi
Supreme Treasurer, DR.. J. Cariere Of
Fitchburg, and Supreme Second
Guard, Mr.. Morgan of Webster.
The degree was conferred on thirty
six charter members by the Supreme
Chief and staff, Miss Dion and Mr.
! Morgan of Webster assisting as con
ductors with the Guard of Honor
Liquipe Josephine of Woonsocket, at
! tending. The exercises were impress
sively carried out.
The election of officers which fol
| lowed resulted as follows:
Chief Forester, Eva Gregoire.
Sub Chief Forester, Serarhine La
force.
Treasurer, Angelina Bousquette.
Financial Secretary. Rose Aides
Labcssiere
Recording Secretary, Alerinda Par
ent.
| First Guard, Antoinette Richer.
| Second Guard, Blanche Leroux.
First Sentinel, Sadonia Lamothe.
Second Sentinel, Aurora Parent
Doyen, Celina Chabot.
Spiritual Director, Rev FRI Routh
Ter.
Speeches were made by the su
| preme officers and others. All haC
something to say about the bright
| outlook of the new auxiliary and ex
| planned some of the benefits to be de
rived from membership in the order
There was a piano duet by Estellt
veigard and Miss Durand, and songs
by Mr.. Levesque of Woonsocket.
Delegates were present from Wor'
cester, Webster, Southbridge, Woon.
socket and other places. Refresh
! ments of sandwiches, cake and coffee
were served.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-01-02
OFFERED SUGAR AT IS CENTS
TO SELL AT IA CENTS

A local store keeper has problem
that he is putting an.sp his friends.
One day last sss.eR gesenmen,
official came into the store and warn
ed the storekeeper not to sell sugar
for more than IA cents pound. A
little later in came the representative
of a wholesale house and offered to
sell some sugar. OF course the bust
ness man wanted sugar. "How
much??"
Eighteen cents per pound,' said
the salesman.
There was no business transacted,
but the retailer wants to know how he
can sell sugar at Ia cents II the
wholesaler is allowed to sell it for IL
cents
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-01-02
BARRIERS UNION ELECTS Off.
GERS

The Putnam BARRIERS Union held
it's annual meeting in the shop Of
Delor Viens, Monday night, and
elected officers as follows:
President, Eugene Benoit-
Vice-President, Albert Mouir.
Secretary and Treasurer, Prosper
Veigard.
Recording Secretary, Augustus
Warren.
Trustees, Joseph Landry, Alcide
st. Onge, Alferie Viens.
There has been no change in prices
in Putnam, although advances have
been made in some of the nearby cit
les and towns.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-01-02
NEW YEARS EVE OBSERVANC.
ES

At number of places in Putnam
there We're New Years eve Observance
es and people remained to watch the
old year out and the new year in.
At the Congregational, Methodist,
and some of the other churches, there
were watch night services.
The Elks held open house and
served a buffet lunch. Other lodges
observed the occasion. There was a
dance in Red Mems hall, the only
public affair in the city.
A dinner was served at Salvation
Army headquarters to about IS, in
GLIDING Sunday school children and
Others A feature was a Christmas
tree.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-01-02
E|0TTS STORE
EAK CLEARED UP
T Boys Bound Over to SUI
rior Court From Justice
Hearing
WArrested Early Saturday Morn
ing In Willimantic

h the arrest in Willimantic of
Ces Dean and Robert Montey,
eslS years old. the police claim
tnhave cleared up the burglary at
1htare of 7. s, Clapp, Elliott.
VI occurred on the night of De-
cser Gath. The lads were arrested
DYE Wlllimantie police early Satur-
Charming on a technical charge of
Vancy and were taken to Hampton
DEPUTY Sheriff John Fits, where
y we're arraigned before Justice
"ef Dryden. They pleaded guilty
so'eakng and entering and were
p@ over to the superior court in
''@ Of $500 each, which they were
Una to furnish. sc were taken TO
5aa await trial.
~nce say that the boys ad-
~ taking two pairs of shoes, two
sa stockings, two pairs of
~ sweatsrs, a pipe and a ouanti-
eyiiood.
ssoys told the officers that they
- nom Kentucky and had been
ssenon but two or three weeks.
''a due to the good work of Pa
~ I. v. Enander Of the Will
- police that the burglary was
~ up SO quickly. He saw the
~ fellows on the street in Wilt
At an early hour last Saturday
and took them into custody
@eious characters.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-01-02
N MENTS IN RAILROAD
YARD STALL TRAINS
: Cars Leave Track-0ne Topples Over
~ Baggage Car Is Off Iron While
Rounding First Wreck
!, Men Blame Cat For Second !rou6ie.-lnter0ehns
N s,,ching System Out of Commission Nearly
Twenty-Four Hours.

The crew that has charge of the
interlocking switching systems on
this division came here and worked all
night and up to $50 o'clock Sunday
afternoon before the system was
again in working order. What
switching was done was done by
throwing the levers in the yard by
hand.
1t was the middle of the morning
on Sunday before the wreeking crews
completed their work and returned to
their stations. While the wreck was
not serious from the point of the de-
struction of rolling stock, it was one
of the worst in some years for tieing
up traffic.
How the first derailment occurred
is not exactly known. In the ties for
some yards from where the cars left
the rails could be seen deep groove
as if some part of the car had been
dragging along between the rails. 1t
may have been this that caused the
first trouble.
Railroad men who saw the cars
leave the iron also saw a cat pass by
the wreck shortly afterward. This,
in the eyes of railroad men, is sure
sign of bad luck and one old timer
told a Patriot reporter that when he
saw the cat he knew that something
was going to happen. Another rail
road man nearby told the first man
that he ought to lose his job for not
killing that cat. He felt that the first
man was responsible for the second
trouble for letting kitty escape with
all her nine lives.
1t is thought that the second de-
railment was caused by the long bag
gage car failing to take the curve at
the place where the derailment oc-
Cured.
The cars thai first caused trouble
were part OF train from Hartford to
Worcester, and it was just pulling out
when the accident happened.