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The Washington times., 1920-09-21

John Golden. producer of Light
nin'." Turn to the Right" and Dear
Ne" all astounding successes, started
on correctiy when he chose his three
wise fools" for he could not have
done better than to have selected
Claude Qiiiingwater. Harry Daven-
port and Howard Gould. They carry
the brunt of the action from begin
ming to end. are amusing In their pet
fofbles' that SAVIOR somewhat OF child
hood. but Are men In the rough places
toward the end Of the play.
Claude Glllingwater. as Theodore
Findley, might well have stepped
from the frame OF one Of those full
length paintings one nnds p In the
homes OF tho wealthy. That's how he
looked. He might well have been one
OF the hated trust magnates" or
coal barons." judging from his words
and actions. But down at the bottom
ho was lovable and human. = tighter
through and through. but fair
lighter.
Harry Davenport as DR.. Gaunt. IL
plausible and warming. He has some
excellent tete-a-tetes with the ''shax-
gy WOLF" Ted Findley.
Completing the ''three musketeers"
Is Howard Gould. as Judge Trumbull
He lends q deep note of judicial calm
ness to the trend OF events: even when
ne Is trapping the bewitching Miss
Fairchild. newly taken into his heart
As q trio. few comedies offer such
excellent characterixations as those
three wise FOOLS" who took in the
child Of their ancient sweetheart. suf-
fered from the sings and arrows Of
untoward fate and emerged trium-
phAnt.
In . nutshell. Three Wise Fools"
tells of the effect upon three old
bachelors, all successful men. Of the
arrival Of a young girl. How she
nulls them out of the ruts and makes
them roll in the buttercups," how she
tears their heart strings. how she
comes back to them as innocent as
they had always believed her. makes
a tender, sentimental little story that
pursues its course without hesitation
or hitch.
Underlying the main theme IL a
dramatic tale bringing in revenge
full escaped convict. a horde OF police
q police whistle, rushing
around in tho dark. charges and coun-
tercharges, broken hearts and all that
ana all that. There IL also q pretty
love story reaching a satisfactory
with the fnal curtain.
Three Wise Fools" offers an even
ing's complete satisfaction
The Washington times., 1920-09-21
Session Sympheay Orchestra

FIHNN" "VENf "HON SVHuuCtuf.
Season of Five Concerts. 1sae-Si
NATIONAL THEATER, <:3o-TUFsDAYs
Nov. Q. Nov. 30. Jan I. Feb. i. March is.
sOLOIsTs.
HELEN STANLEY, S~prsso, JEAN be-
DErTI, 'CelIe, AIPTaED CORTOr, Piaso
hCLDA LAsHANsKA. Soprass; ERNO
DOHNANYL, Plane.
Season Prices:. Orchestra, Sfi.so; Balcony.
$1,000 and $3.50. Gallery. IS 90.
Seats now on sale at Mru. Greens's Ce.-
cert Bureau In Droop's. 18th D o.
The Washington times., 1920-09-21
Claude Gillingwater Feature
Of Delightful Comedy at
National-Harry Holman
Stars ut b. +. Keith's.
Gayety Is Good.
Dy LOUIS ASHLEY.

Three Wise Fools" a comedy by
Austin strong. returnsd TO the Ma
tionAi last night after Metropolitan
successes.
THE CAST.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-02-20
FOUR I'm FAMILY
FALL In FAINT
ceorae French f Eastford
With Wife end Children
Unconscious AT Same Time
Story Rivals New Yor.s Episode Flu
Cause of Epiiemis Well
Now

Some time ago we published a ne.
printed story from The New York
Tribune setting forth the adventures
of family who fainted right and left
until their home was completely clut-
tered up with apparently lifeless bod.
les. We are sorry we printed the
story now, for it takes the sting out
of the following episode which has en-
livened the town of Eastford during
the past week-Esstford famous for
local correspondence. country sausage
and its comfortable Inn. Here's
Eastford's own version of its "Fa-
nous Painting Family;
George French, his wife and five
children, are all among the victims of
the Influenza epidemic. Early in the
week Mr.. French was taken i'll and
within forty EIGHT hours the entire
family were abed with only Mrs.
French's mother. Mrs Sarah Carpen-
ter, to care for them, Mrs. Carpenter
living in another part of the French
homestead.
Monday morning. quite early,
Ralph, Mr.. French's oldest son, not
wishing to disturb his grandmother,
got out of bed and went into the
kitchen to get drink of water. Sud-
! denly, he topped over in a dead
faint. Mr.. French. hearing the boy
fall, got up and vert into the kitchen
and himself promptly dropped to the
floor, unconscious.
Mrs. French followed her husband
to the kitchen but at the sight of the
two PROSTATE bodies, she, too, was
overcome and stretched out beside
her husband and son.
Now three is about the limit and
we don't want to spoil p good yarn,
but the sad fact must be told that with
his parents and brother apparently
ready for the morsue, young Clarence
French, the family's second son,
jumped from his pillows and ran to
the kitchen but at the sight of the
high pile of his close relatives, he
emitted feeble yell and fell down
Loyalty beside his parents.
Meantime the three younger chill
dren set up a wall which brought
their grandmother, Mrs. Carpenter
who, seeing the family predicament,
by a generous t,,dr Illustration of cold
water and 9th sstorwtives, gradu-
ally brought the majority OF the
French family tree back to life, and
within quarter of an hour they were
all once more safely abed and none
the worse for their experience.
Happily Mr.. French and all OF ms
flock are now on the mend and have
passed the serious stage of their Ill
ness.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-02-20
MRS. cILpATsac TO o. A. R.
President of Mount Holyoke Alumnae
Addresses Local Chapter

Mrs. Walter H. Gilpatric of Brook
Ign, n. Y, president of the Mount
Holyoke College Alumnae Associa-
ton, was the speaker at a special
meeting of the Elizabeth Porter Put
nam Chapter, ID. A. R., which was
held on Monday afternoon in the
chapter rooms. Mrs. Gilpatric, who
is a daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs.
George w. Gilpatric, is taking very
active part in the present effort to
raise an endowment fund of $1,000
900 for Mount Holyoke. She is in
entire charge of the fund for New
York City, besides doing great deal
of publicity work among the alumnae.
Mrs. Gilpatric said that while we
usually think of America as an en-
lightened land, yet in the state of
Massachusetts, where there are so
many advanced schools of learning, &c
per cent of the people are illiterate
and only per cent of the children at
tend high schools All the children
must have some education. In or
der to absorb the foreigners as Ameri-
cans they must be educated. To dc
this, teachers must be trained. There
are hundreds of places vacant in high
schools, because of the lack of train
ed teachers. Not ten, out of class of
one hundred and twenty-five, go into
teaching, but into business because of
better salaries. Rather than be ma
chimes, they are turning back to
teaching. There are GAG colleges ask
ing for part of the fifty million that
Rockefeller has given to American ed
ucaticn Two hundred millions are
needed for the colleges. In closing
Mrs. Gilpatric urged all to read what
appears in the papers, on colleges, and
be interested in them.
Miss Margaret Maertens sang two
songs very charmingly.
Refreshments were served by the
hostesses, Mrs. Alice M. Douty, Mrs.
M. G. Leonard, Mrs s. Nikoloff, Mrs.
H. F. Hopkins, Miss Emma Whipple.
During her stay in Putnam, Mrs.
Gilpatric was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. George W Gilpatric.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-02-20

Ia manner to endanger the life and
limbs of any person being a passenger
in either of said automobiles at said
time.
6. Thereupon, by reason of the
carelessness, recklessness and negli-
gence of said defendants in the oper-
alton, management and driving of
their respective automobiles, as here
inbefore alleged; and by reason of
said Ballard negligently turning his
automobile sharply to the left, and
failing to stop his said automobile !;
and by reason of said Kenney failing
to turn seasonably to his right and
giving said Ballard fair and equal
opportunity to pass, and failing to
stop his said automobile; and without
negligence on the part of the plaintiff,
said automobiles of said Ballard and
said Kenney collided with great force
and violence.
z. BY reason of said collision, the
plaintiff was severely injured in that
two bones of her left wrist were brok-
en- and the ligaments were torn from
the bones of said wrist. her right col
lar bone was brokens both of her
shoulders were dislocated, her right
elbow was disloeatea, five of her ribs
were fractured, her right jaw bone
was fractured, her nose was injured
so that breathing was and has ever
since been rendered very difficult, and
she suffered intense pain and a severe
shock to her nervous system and many
of said injuries are of permanent
nature from the effects of which she
will never recover.
8. BY reason of said injuries, sus-
tanned as aforesaid. the plaintiff has
been compelled to pay, up to the date
of this writ, the sum of Eight Hun
dred {SS00) Dollars for medical at
tendance, nursing and medicines.
9. Said collision occurred through
the negligence of the defendants and
without negligence on the part of the
plaintiff.
The plaintiff claims Ten Thousand
(S1O,000) Dollars damages.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-02-20
FUNERAL OF MRS. CARROLL

The funeral of Mrs. John b. Carroll
was held from st. Mary's church ON
Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock. There
was a large attendance of relatives
and friends. A solemn high mass was
sung by Father Beiard, assisted by
the Rev. Adrien Dykeman as deacon
and the Rev. A. w. Routhier as sub
deacon. The bearers were JOSEPH AMI
Peter Carroll, Felix Leclair. Adolpha
Lucier and Oliver Lueier, and the
honorary bearers were Mrs. Clara
Byodeur, Mrs. Josephine Brodeur.
Mrs. Alvine Perreault. Mrs. Della Be-
mott and Mrs. Joseph Roy Mrs. Car
roll died on Friday last after an i'll
ness Of four months. She was born
in Sorel, Canada, and was married to
Mr.. Carroll in 1888. Two daughters
survive, Mrs. Charles Maheu and Mrz.
EUGENE Proulx of Pawtucket. Dels--
cations from the various societies a.
which she was member attended IL
funeral.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-02-20
FIND TWO MORE
SUSPICIOUS AUTOS
Officers Have Traced Owner
shin of One Stolen Car and
Are investigating Another
More Developments In Round-Or
Looked For Soon

State officers are still on the trail
of stolen automobiles in this section
Two cars are now being held by those
in possession at the request of OIL
Gals.
A car in the possession of Henry
Jodoin, Church street, has been found
to have some of its Identification num-
bers altered. This is a Buick car and
the officers are tracing it through the
factory numbers.
A Hudson touring car in the pos
session of Jesse Rich, Grove street
is claimed by the officers to be stol-
en- car. They say that it was owned
by Mrs. Murphy of South Lincoln,
Mass. and was bought in Putnam
from the mysterious Mr.. Wright. The
insurance company has paid the
claim on it.
A state official said Thursday that
it is believed that there are 5000
stolen cars in this state. They are
brought in from New York, Boston
and other large cities near the Dor
der.
Two convictions in New Haven
county recently resulted in sentences
in one instance Of 81 years and the
other of "a years in states prison
This denotes how seriously this crime
is considered by the judges Of the
courts.
1t is anticipated that there will be
further developments in the local sit
uation in the near future.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-02-20
FIREMEN DANCE
AT 18TH ANNUAL,
Concert and Ball Held In Union
Hall Monday Evening
Large Attendance, Pretty Dscors-
tions, Good Music

A large gathering in Union hail.
Monday evening, helped to make IL
nineteenth annual ball of the Putnam
fire department big success.
The hall was prettily decorated
with the national colors, a profusien
Of bunting and American flags trans
forming the hall into tastefully dec
GRATED ball room.
Sullivan Bros orchestra Of NH
ford, Mass. furnished music and IL
organization was paid many complL
ments for its fine playing, both Tor
the musical program from 8 to 9 o.
clock and for the dancing which fol-
lowed
The grand march was led by En-
gene Brodeur and Miss Beatrice Gag
non, with Foreman Frederick Dumas
of Hose Company No, 2 and hin
daughter, Mrs. John Tanning. second
in line.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-02-20

1t was rather late hour when the
common council, at its adjourned
meeting Tuesday night, began to make
up the annual city budget, This was
due to discussion of matters per-
tanning to the city's fire department
The discussion began following the
reading of a copy of the letter sent by
Chief Arnold to Foreman Philias
Clcutier instructing him that certain
members of Motor Company No.
had been transferred to No. 2 Com
pany and that other members of the
company had been placed on the as
sociate membership list, and giving a
list of names of men appointed to fill
the vacancies thus caused in the Ne
Company.
Issuance of Order Caused Trouble
When the letter had been read AL
derman Byrne, chairman of the fire
committee, said that it was known by
the members of the council that the
issuance of the order by the chief had
caused trouble in the department. He
then told the members that it was
known that Mr.. Arnold had consist
emily refused to allow his name to be
placed in nomination for the office of
chief, but that after much urging he
consented and that in giving that con-
sent he was given to understand that
the council would support him.
Has Eesa noos PSspsase % Alarms
Regardless of what the cause may
have BEEN" said Alderman Byrne,
there has been poor response to fire
alarms" He said that a meeting was
held with the captains Of the three
companies and they went over the list
of men regarding their locations and
how quickly they could respond to
fires. The matter OF quicker re-
spouse was considered and the chief
and assistants went over the matter
with Foreman Cloutier, who pointed
out the men who could not or did not
respond. It was after this meeting,
and the information that developed,
/ that the chief issued the order and as
signed sufficient men to man the
truck.
The Row Starts
"Then the row started" said the al
derman. He said that last week
Thursday night he was called on the
phone and was told that the "new"
company was to hold meeting and
also the "old" company, and that the
! "old" company was in the room and
had locked the door. He went down
and with the chief went to fire head
quarters and found 25 to 35 men as
sembled.. He said that some Of the
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-02-20
Chairman Of Fire Committee Deplores Situation
But Says the Matter Might As Well
Be Faced First AS Last.
Health Officer Has Salary RaisedAnnual Budget Made Up
Resolutions Death of Former Alderman
Lapalme Are Passed

I men were not members Of either the
"old' or new" No. company, and
that all men not members were ~
quested to leave-"This is So" said
the alderman, regardless Of the pre-
or anyone else"
Action Follows. Orders Posted
Alderman Byrne said that the fol-
lowing day meeting was called -
the office of Attorneys Torrey .
Geissler, at which, was present Alder
man Dean, the chief, the mayor. and
himself That it was then decided to
post the following order on the door
at fire heaceuarters
To the Members Of Putnam Fire De
partment and to the Public:
As l am personally responsible for
all property belonging to the Putnam
Fire Department, under Section 10
of Putnam City Ordinances; on &C
count of the disturbance which oc-
Union Square, Thursday evening,
Union Square, Thursday eveninf,
Feb ~, 1920; for the purpose of pre-
venting the repetition of such dis
turbance; and Tor the protection Of
the property belonging to the Put
nam Fire Department; it is ordered.
l. That the active members Of
Chemical Hose Company No. 1, from
and after the date hereof. shall con-
sist of the following, and no others:
lP. Clcutier, foreman; II. W. Sharpe,
/ Frank ID. Thayer, Warren 5. Ames,
w. f. Maynard, Franklin Baker, VIII
fred Benoit, Harry Morse, Eugens
Cady, w. IL. Hughes, Leo Delisle, Ed
mond Gilbert, Henry Dubois, Fred n.
Bruce, James E. Barnes, A. Graydon
Sharpe, Irving Cutler, Walter Wheat
on, Henry Burdick, Herbert Owen,
Edward Adams, F. s. Bruce, Charles
Thayer, Eugene Berthiaume, Edward
Benoit.
2. That from and after the date
hereof, no person except the active
members Of Chemical Hose Company
No. 1. officials Of the City of Putnam.
and the janitor, shall enter or ~
main in the Central Fire Station, Or
shall trespass upon or IN any way
handle, touch, or tamper with any q
the fire extinguishing equipment 81
other property located in the CentrsE
| Fire Station of the Putnam Fire Do
partment, without a. special permit
from the Chief Engineer or one o.
his assistants.
3. That if any member Of Putnam
Fire Department disobey this order.
he shall be considered guilty OF In
(Continued ON Page Six)
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-02-20
ESCAPE FROM
BURNING HOTEL
Two Putnam People Guests AZ
The Lorraine, Providence,
When Fire Breaks Out
Three or More Guests Lose Their
Lives AT Early Wednesday Morn
ing Fire

Three or more people lost THEN
lives at fire which destroyed the
three upper floors of the Hotel Lor,
rain, Aborn street, Providence, at an
early hour Wednesday morning.
Two Putnam people were guests st
the hotel and both had to make hur-
ried exit and lost part of their person
al effects in their hurry.
Mrs. Fl. w. Maertens, Tatem street,
was in the city Wednesday and went
to the Crown Hotel, where she is in
the habit of stopping, but the hotel
was full. The clerk, to whom she is
known as being frequent guest at
the hotel, recommended that she go
to the Lorraine.
Mrs. Maertens acted upon the sug-
gestion and when she arrived found
that she was known to the clerk
there, who was formerly clerk at
another hotel in the city where she
had stopped
Mrs. Maertens was assigned a room
with bath on the fourth floor. She
had some valuable papers with her
and was a bit nervous at being in a
strange hotel. After having dinner at
the Rathskeller she attended theatre
and then went back to the hotel and
up to her room.
Mrs. Maertens took the precaution
to pin the valuable papers and most
of her money she had with her inside
of her hat She was awakened by a
commotion in the hall and realizing
that something was wrong she began
to dress. When she was partially
dressed rap came on her door and
she was told that the room next to
hers was on fire and warned to hurry.
The hotel was in darkness and for the
moment she could not recall where
she put the key to her room. How she
found it she does not remember.
When she unlocked the door, after
putting on all of her clothing except
her shoes, she found a man waiting to
help her out. Mrs. Maertens thinks
that he was sent to her room by the
clerk and she feels grateful for the
thoughtfulness. The hallway was full
of smoke and of excited people. She
suggested going out by the fire escape
but the man told her to follow him
and they made their way down the
stairway through binding smoke.
The crackle of the flames on the up
per floors was plainly heard.
When Mrs Maertens reached the
lobby all was excitement. She went
outside and sat on the curbing and
put on her Shoes She then went to
the Crown Hotel and remained in the
lobby until daylight
Mrs Maertens rescued her hat, in
which the valuable documents We're
pinned, but did not get her handbag
which contained forty dollars in mon
ey.
B. E. Green, clerk at the Putnam
Inn, was also a guest at the hotel He
had been visiting relatives in Provi-
dence and vicinity and was unable to
leave the city on account of the con-
dition of travel due to storm. He was
awakened by the commotion and
made his way down a fire escape. He
lost his vest containing sum of mon
ey.
The origin of the fire is being in
vestigated.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-02-20
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS JUNIOR
PROM.
Decorations In Class Colors, Purple
and Cold.-Fine Music

Notwithstanding the poor travelling
kept some at home, there was a large
attendance at the Junior Prom at the
Putnam High school, last Friday
night.
The dancing in the assembly hall
was under canopy of class colors--
royal purple and enthusiastically ar
ranged by the members of the Junior
class. The color scheme was prettily
brought out and was highly compli-
mented by the guests.
The grand march was led by the
class president, Norman Ash, and the
class secretary, Miss Margaret Far
rell. The second couple in line was
the vice president, Alfred Barber, and
Miss Helen Phillips. Miss Phillips
substituted for the class treasurer,
Miss Olive Clapp of Abingdon, who
was unable to be present en- account
of the storm.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-02-20
BRINGS SUIT FOR $4,000
DAMAGES FOR INJURIES
Writ Of Attachment For $4,000 Is Served on
Newton A. Ballard, Putnam, and M. J.
Kenney, Mechanicsvile
Legal Proceedings Are Outgroth of Automobile Accident In
Which the Plaintiff Jennie M Willis Was Injured

Through her attorneys, Torrey 4
Geissler, Jennei NJ. Willis of Putnam
has brought suit against Newton A
Ballard Of Putnam and Michael j
Kenney of Mechanicsville A writ Of
attachment has been served on the
two defendants for $4,000, the
plaintiff claiming $4,000 damages.
The writ is returnable the first Tues
day in March.
In her complaint the plaintiff sets
forth:
1. On August 9Th, 1919, at about
the hour of 4.20 o'clock in the after
noon, the plaintiff was riding upon the
rear seat in the automobile of the de-
PENDANT, Newton A. Ballard, as a
passenger and as a guest, in a north
erly direction along Mechanics street,
so called, in said Putnam.
2. On said day, at said time and
place the defendant, Michael j. Ken
ney, was driving and operating an
automobile in a southerly direction
along said Mechanics street.
8. At said time and place, as said
automobiles, one driven by the de-
PENDANT Ballard ard the other driven
by the defendant Kenney, approached
each other, said Ballard, in attempting
to pass the automobile driven by said
Kenney, negligently turned his auto
mobile sharply to his left, and failed
to stop his said automobile.
4. At said time and place, as said
automobiles approached each other,
said Kenney negligently failed to turn
seasonably to his right and give Il
fair and equal opportunity for sad
Ballard to pass. and failed to STOP his
said automobile.
S. On said day, at said time and
place, both of said defendants aid
then and there recklessly and negli-
gently and with lack of control, OPP
crate and manage their respective au-
tomobiles at dangerous and Excess
sive rate of speed and at rate Of
speed that was greater than was
proper having regard to the width,
traffic and use of said highway, and in
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-02-20
pLAINFIELD HIGH NOT TO PLAY
TONIGHT

The game sche 1nled to be played in
Putnam between the p. III. s. and
Plainfield High this Friday night has
been cancelled. The game is most
important one, for it will practically
decide the championship Of the
league.
Putnam High won from Pomfret
Tuesday evening. The boys from the
neighboring town were outclasse
and Putnam played rings around
them. The final score was: Putnam
20, Pomfret 8.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-02-20
wIcKs.sTEvENs
Thompson Resident Marries Mrs.
Stevens Of Providence, K. l.

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Stevens of
Providence, R. L., daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. G. c. Carpenter of that city, was
married to John Doane Wicks, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. +. S. Wicks of Syracuse,
N. Y, and Thompson, at Grace church
New York City, Tuesday afternoon.
The ceremony was performed at o.
clock by the Rev. DR.. Charles l.. Stat
terry and the Rev. DR.. John Walker OF
Meadowbrook, Penn.
Miss Harriee Carpenter was her Sis
ter's maid of honor, and Stanton
Doane Wicks, best man for his broth
er. r. f. Chandler and David Beebe
were the ushers.
The bride is a graduate of Miss
Wheeler's School at Providence, ana
active there in the Providence ORA
matte League Mr.. Wicks, who grad
uated from Cornell, class of II, was
a member of Squadron A, New York,
and during the war was with the
1O5th Machine Gun Battalion.