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Putnam patriot., 1921-07-22
NEARBY FARMER LIGHTENS
 WORK BY USING ELECTRICITY
WALTER HAWKINS OF HAwKINSvLLE HAS PLENTY OF POWER FOR HOME, STORE, MILL AND VILLAGE
 OWNS TEN KnoWATT GENERATOR
His Wife Cocks Food Warns House Washes Clothes, Keeps Cool and Runs Sewing Without Effort On Her Part

for the heat required to COOS he food. and away she drives lH her aa5a.
 Two hours later sine returns 10 ind her husband and the men from the fields ready for dinner She goes te her electric stove and takes the cook cd meal out of the ovens For the ovens had started Co heat at exactly half past len and when they had reached a certain temperature tae heat was automatically turned of while the food was kept warm with no danger of burning.
 What a contrast 10 fhe life ef the farmers wife of 20 years ago A. most every need in the home k met by electricity. In the winter a turn of Che button starts the electric stoves which provide as much heat as large size steam radiator. The steam ra- diators are also in every room of the house 10 be used fl needed
 All the fighting IS by electricity. In the large, FSSmy kitchen there are five lights which illuminate every cor ner of the room. An electric toaster. an electric motor for the sewing ma. chine are but few Of the many elee- trical appliances which make easier the drudgery of housework in the Hawkins home.
 These electrical couvcuiences are only made possible by the private electric generator which Mir. Hawkins owns. Across the road, about a hun dred feet or more iH front of the house. is private power plant. A 10 kilowatt generator furnishes the pow CT for all electrical conveniences about the Hawkins farm Power Is obtained from a small creek flowing out of a dammed-up pond.
 The generator is regulated auto matically. Often Mr Hawkins does not 20 near the power house for three days at time The voltage may be regulated from the housx where q volt meter and rheostat are located The regulator supplies tht farm and farmhouse. the lumber mill. the store. and the small village of flaw. kinsville. where live the lumber mil employees. with power for elctri, lights and electric rouveniences Electric lights are stranF all about th, lawns of the house and about the vii laFs
 At the lumber mill boards are save5 out of chestnut and oak logs and sem Co Putnam where cloth Is wrappel around them in the woelcu mills Tn power for running the machinery iT the lumber mill IS furnished by wa ter whcrl. although steam cquipmen Is ready in case of emerHeuey Ther, is another Hawkins lumber mill Il Woodstock
 Mr Hawkins has fxed in the sam. 2 district all his lft-iust across tn border in Rhode Island His presen home was formerly the property Q the late Alex HoUrhton. well knowl m Putnam. Ills holdings now embrace his home, two garag~s, farm extend fng for miles around and incudini much valuable lumber iand. two mills one in Woodstock the power plant. store. a gasoline station and the tene ments, whirh house his employees an, which make up the viIiHpe of Flaw kinsville. On the farm tractors ani the most modern equIpm nt do tn work. The mill mas aisB up-to-dat machinery.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-22

Azaaiaa Nshts tells of many supposed miracles, said to have hap 1eaea in Che days of long ago. The tissi housewife. weared by her never teasing duties. would receive visit from benevolent fairy. or perehanee a fairy godmother The ephemeral visitor would wave a wand and dishes would be washed, clothes laundered and other work performed. and then the lucky host would be driven away ID fairy coach for a ride
 Noi unlike the transformation nea- formed in those days of SO long ago. are the accomplishments in the home of Walter Hawkins. who lives about siN miles east of Putnam
 Ms. Hawkins cooks her meals. aunders her clothes. heats thc water fer bathing anu warns her home sim ply by pressing d button. Bat the miracle worker ig this ease Is electric is. not fairy; and the miracles are made possible because ef the ineenui- l " and thoughtfulness of Mr Hawkins.
 The Hawkins home Is the last word in modern conveniences. Mrs. flaw klns arises in the morning. just like every other farmers wife. with d big washing. meals to be cooked and the many other duties of farm fife 10 he done. But Mrs Hawkins does not worry; she need not get up early un- less she likes. There Is no fire to be built and no hot stove Co annoy through these summer days
 She places a coffee pot on her cleo trle stove, turns button and in a few minutes the coffee Is ready for break fast. Another turn Of the button and the heat is turned of to just the de- grees necessary to keep the beverage warm and no more. The rest of the breakfast is cooked in the same way.
 Breakfast finished. the housewife throws the dirty clothes into her "laundryette A turn of a button and the clothes are being thoroughly beaten and washed in merry fash. ion.
 After few minutes the clothes are thoroughly cleansed and Mrs. Haw kins presses a foot pedal The clean clothes are automatically raised out of the water, and are whirled about lntil the water is ''whizzed' out of them. An electric ron helps to the completion of the laundry job.
 The dishes are washed in the mean. time in steaming hot water, for a ht tle electric heater in ihe hot water tauE keeps the water continually hot An electric fan cooi> tbe washer oi the dishes and also dries the crockery
 The work Is now practically fin. ished for the morning There only re mains the dinner to be prepared Mrs Hawkins puts the ingredients toeethel for a real old fashioned country din ner. Eggs, cream and milk are nsee lin abundance. for Mrs. Hawkins hal great plenty of all dairy products vegetables and other good thing' raised on the farm land surrounding the house
 The dishes are placed in the over and the stove is prepared for cookinf the dinner Ii IS now 10 o'clock ant as ali the work for the morning Il completed. Mrs. Hawkins feels thai she would enjoy spin 10 Putnam lAnd so she sets an alarm clock hand for I0.30 o'clock. sets another hand
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-22
TRADE SCHOOL NOTES

Francis Canon. of the Federal Board. was a1 the Putnam Trade school Monday
 Themas F Roche, electrical in struetor. is spending his vacation n thr Refkzhires
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-22
THROWN FROM CAR DOWN
 14 FOOT EMBANKMENT

Wse8 Was thrown from his car down a Iffeot erbausmeat near Phoen.xalle Friday night Charlie. Sweet of Hartford, received injuue. to his si1e which Heees.itated his be- .ug taken to .he Bay kimbail hospital for treatment The injuries, although painful. have not proved serious and ln a short time Il ia expected that Sweet vail be able ta return home
 Sweet. who is 4s years cid. was driving with a companion from Hart ford 70 Providence. Near Phoenix ylle be turned 10 one side of the road 10 let another car pass. and his own ear skiddeA, struck fence and threw him down the en hankment.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-22
AUTOS COLLIDE
Chevrolet Touring Car and Ford Roadster Clash Near Bugbeo Corner

A Chevrolet touring car and Ford roadster igured III collision in the center of the city Monday afternoon. The Chevrolet was owned and driven hy Leo Iamuurcan of Baliauyiilc and the Ford was owned and driven by Fred Franklin of this city The dam nge was SIS, which was settled for by Iamoureau.
 Lamauneau was driving out of Liv- cry street about 3.20 in the afternoon
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-22

when traffic WIS rather thick. Frank lin was headed for Bugbee square on Front street The crash of the two ears brought number of people to the scene of the accident The Ford's muaenard, running hoard and wind shield were damaged, while Lamour- eaus car had mudguard crushed.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-22

IT. C. Wells, fo show what he can do when he has something to tell, is writing a history of the human race in two volumes It Is only when Mir. Wells has nothing much to say that he strings out into longer works. -kansas City Star.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-22

An the pent-up derision with which The man who pursues potato bugs looks upon the one who disaeets them and then presefibes for their deeima- ton wili crystalline in appfeciative comments on the candidate who would have q son Of actual toll and not of mere learning iH the Cahinet.--N. |. Evening Post.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-22

Francis Canon. Of the Federal Board. was a the Putnam Trade school Monday
 Themas r. Roche, electrical in strueior. k spending his vacation n thr BerksHires
 Msehinr DepArtmen,
 Leon F. Wilson. Jr., has enrolled in the machine course at the State Trade school He intends continuing his high school wark in the fall
 John navis is making final adjust rnents on ClinaaN sewing machines and working out cam designs in the draft ihg department
 A new style jig is being made by Earle Smithsen for plumbing spindles in the textile department. He is also working oui problems in machine de sign and mathematics m the drafting i department.
 Willis Smith. East killingly, is run ming a planer on a Climax machine base.
 Leon r. Wilson, .Ir.. is running a l2 in Davis lathe and is turning out two to deg. ccnters for machine shop equipment
 Eight small cam roll shafts are be ling made by Lawrence Baldwin on the Stark tool lathe He i= making changes in the design of cards for the intermediate picker in the textile de 1 partmont.
 Theodore Courtemanehe has been leHeaged in drawing up designs for chuck adapter for the Heudy miller No.
 Louis Llcier has completed design 1 ing and is now working on worm gear rack cutter.
 Carpentry Department
 Walter Wilcox is taking his yaca- tiou.
 Jerome Andrews is turning out con neetng rods made from hard pine and is working on estimating strength of materials n lumber and tabulating data on the same.
 Alfred St OnRe. Omer Bruno. Ar sene Houle are working on white pine cases 3-4xl2x7.
 Stanley Rabuski has completed de tail and assembly plans of sevrn= room brick house 3o1i0.
 The sewing department has reeeiv- d two looms from the South Man chester Trade school for the purpose If sewing rIgs.
 The boys of the textile department have been busy getting these looms n shape for tbe benefit of the suumer course students.
 George Iamarche is working on The esiur Of an Ionic column.
 Ernest Adams and Emile Breault are making repairs on window caaings n the drafting department.
 MHburu Boys and Stewart Swanson lre working on problems iu drafting and mathematics.
 Walter $. Hauck of the textile de- partmeat s spending his vacation at ais home Iu Brooklyn \. Y.
 Joseph r Burke has returned from sso wee lgs RacafiOn.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-22

chautauqaa is Putnam'a Joy Week Help if along
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-09-08

should say heaven was no place for
me. No. OF one thing / am sure-you
never killed an undefended man. Way
ward, wanton, reckless, dissipated you
may have been, but you were never
depraved-never
when you are free, lift up your
shoulders to all the threats OF time
then go straight to the old firm where
the money is, draw il, take ship and
come here. If you let me know you
are coming, l will be there to meet
you when you step ashore, TO give you
ii firm hand-clasp; to tell you that in
this land there is good place for you,
If you will win it,
II beg you take ship for the Virginia
coast. Enter upon the new life here
with faith and courage. Have no fear
Heaven that has thus far helped you
will guide you to the end.
IL write without my mothers per
mission, but my uncle knows, and
though he does not approve, he does
not condemn
"Once more good-by, my dear friend,
and God be with you.
"SHEILA LLYN.
up. ST. wonder where you will
read this letter. ! hope it will find
you before your release. Please re-
member that she who writes 1t sum
mons you from the darkness where you
are to light and freedom here"
Slowly Dyck folded up the letter,
when he had read it, and put it in his
pocket. Then he turned with pale
face and gaunt look to Michael Clones
Michael" said he, that letter is
from lady. 1t comes from her new
home in Virginia"
Michael nodded.
AYE, aye, sir, I understand you,
he said. Then she doesn't know the
truth about her father?"
Dyck sighed heavily.
mo, Michael, she doesn't know the
truth"
II don't believe 1t would make any
difference to her If she did know"
1T would make all the difference to
me, Michael. She says she wishes
to help me. She tells me that moneys
been sent to the big firm in Dublin
money to take me across the sea to
Virginia"
Michael's face clouded.
Eyes, sir. To Virginia-and what
them"
Michael, we haven't penny in
the world, you and l, but If / took one
farthing of that money should hope
you would kill me. I'm hungry we've
had nothing to eat since yesterday
but if could put my hands upon that
money here and now l wouldn't touch
1t. Michael, it looks as If we shall
have to take to the trade of the foot.
pad"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-09-08
(CHAPTER Vlll-Continued.)

The two men started TO leave, but
old Christopher turned round and
stretched hand up and out.
"Son OF Ireland, bright and black
and black and bright may be the pic
ture Of your life, but / see for you
brightness and sweet faces, and music
and song. It's not Irish music, and it's
not Irish song, but the soul of the
thing Is Irish Grim things await you,
but you will conquer where the eagle
sways to the shore, where the white
mist fees from the hills, where heroes
meet, where the hand of Moyra stirs
the blue and the witches flee from the
voice of God. There is honor coming
20 you in the world"
Having said his say, with hand out
stretched, having thrilled the air with
the voice of one who had the soul Of
n prophet, the old man turned. With
head bent forward, he shuffled away
with Michael Clones along the stony
street
beating hard, his spirit overwhelmed.
1t was not far he walked, yet every
footstep had a history. Now and
again he met people who knew him.
Some bowed little too profoundly,
some nodded but not one stopped to
speak TO him, though few among
them were people he had known well
in days gone by. Was 1t the clothes
he wore, or was II that his star had
sunk so low that none could keep it
company He laughed to himself in
scorn.
At the door of the inn he shifted
the dinner Michael had ordered.
MAN alive!" he said as he entered
the place and saw the two men with
their hands against the bright fire.
"There's only one way to live, and
that's the way I'm going TO try"
'Well, you'll not try II alone, sir if
you please" said Michael. "rll be
with you. II ] may"
"And III bless you as you co. said
Christopher Dogan.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-09-08
CHAPTER TX.
Whittier NoW7

England was in a state of unrest.
cessful in the war with France. From
the kings castle to the poorest Stun
in Seven Dials there was a temper
bordering on despair. Ministries came
and went; statesmen rose and fell
The army was indifferently recruited
and badly paid. Englands battles
were fought by men Of whom many
were only mercenaries, with no stake
in EnGland's rise or fall.
The admiralty pursued Its course OF
seizing men of the mercantile marine,
taking them aboard ships, keeping
them away for months from the har-
bOrs of the kingdom, and then, when
their ships returned, denying them the
right of visiting their homes. The
press-gangs did not confine their ac-
tivities to the men Of the mercantile
marine. From the streets after dusk
they caught and brought in, often af-
ter ill-treatment, torn from their wives
and sweethearts, knocked on the head
for resisting tradesmen with bust
nesses. young men studying for pro-
fessions, idlers, debtors, out-of-work
men. The marvel is that the British
fleets fought as well as they did.
Poverty and sorrow, loss and be-
reavement, were in every street,
peeped mournfully out Of every win
dow. lurked at street corners. From
all parts of the world adventures
came to renew their fortunes In the
turmoil of London, and every street
was kaleidoscope Of faces and
clothes and colors, not British, not
patriot, not national.
Among these outlanders were Dyck
Calhoun and Michael Clones. They
had left Ireland together in the late
autumn, leaving behind them the stir
rings OF the coming revolution and
plunging into another revolt which
was 70 prove the test and trial Of
English character.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-09-08

got back, though you knew not where
was goin'. When I got back, you
were still broodin'. You were seated
on horseback by the chemists lamp
where you had read the letter It's
not for me 10 say of what you were
thinkln'; but l could guess. You'd
been struck hard, and there had come
to you a letter from one who means
more to you than all the rest Of the
world; and you wouldn't answer IL be-
cause things weren't right. AS stood
lookin' at you, wonderin' what to do,
though had twelve shlllin's in my
pocket from the watch I'd pawned,
there came four men, and / knew from
their looks they were recruitin' officers
of the navy. saw what was in their
eyes. They knew-as why shouldn't
they, when they saw a gentleman like
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-09-08

clared Dyck savagely. "Why. the whole
navy believes in Howe. They haven't
forgotten what he did in "a He's as
near to the seaman as the seaman is
TO his mother He's big enough
friend Of the sailor to waste no time
before doing his turn"
Ferens shook his head mOrosely.
THAT may be-" he said, "but the pc
titiOns were sent weeks ago, and
there's no sign from Lord Howe. He
was at Bath for govt. My idea is he
referred them TO the admiral COM
handing at Portsmouth, and was told
that behind the whole thing is cOnspir-
acy-French socialism and English
politics. l give you my word there's
no French agent in the fleet, and If
there were, it wouldn't have any eff
feet. Our mems grievances are not
new. They're as old as Cromwell"
Suddenly light of suspicion flashed
into Ferens' face.
You're with us, aren't you? You see
the wrongs we've suffered, and no Y
bad II all Isl Yet you haven't been Oh
voyage with us. You've only tasted
the life in harbor. Good God, this
life Is heaven to what we have at sea !!
We don't mind the fightin'. We'd rath-
er fight than eat" An evil grin covered
his face for a minute. Eyes, we'd rath-
er fight than eat, for the stuff we get
to eat is hell's broil, God knows! Did
uot fhinE uyhot tho life nf tho
sailor is, that swings at the top Of a
mast with the frost freeZin' his very
soul, and because he's slow, OWN TO
the cold, gets twenty lashes for not be-
in quicker? Well, I've seen that and
bad sight It is. Did you ever see a
First, the back takes the click of the
whip like id dashboard, and you
see the ridges rise and go purple and
red and the man has his breath
knocked clean out of him with every
blow. Nearly every stroke takes off
the skin and draws the blood, and a
dozen will make the back ditch of
murder. Then the whipper stops, looks
ut the lashes, feels them tender like,
and out and down II comes again.
When all the back Is ridged and
Scared the flesh. that looked clean
and beautiful, becomes bloody mass.
Some men get hundred lashes, and
that's torture and death.
Mind you. there's many a man gets
fifty lashes that don't deserve them.
There's many men In the feet that's
stirred to anger Mt ill-treatment, until
now, in these days, the whole lot is
rexdy to see the thing through-by
hesven and by h--ll!"
The mans face had taken on an al
most CHASTITY fervor, until II looked
like a distorted cartoon-vindlctive
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-09-08

il. Ferens. the former solicitor. first
came to him with a list of proposals,
which only repeated the demands made
by the agitators at Spithead.
you're new among u.s." said Fer
ems to Dyck. you don't quite know
what we've been doing, l suppose.
Some Of us have been in the navy for
two years. and some for ten. There
are men on this ship who could tell
you stories that would make your
blood run cold-take my word for IT,.
There's lot Of things goin' on that
oughtnt to be goin on. The time has
come for reform.
Things are movin', and we've got
to take our stand now when the time
Is ripe for il, or else lose il forever.
Over at Spithead they're gettin' their
own way. The government are goin'
TO send the admiralty board down here,
because our admiral says to them that
it won't be safe gon' unless they do"
'And what are we going TO do here"
asked Dyck. whats the game of the
fleet at the Nore?'
Ferens replied in low voice:
'Our men are goin' to send out pc
titions-to the admiralty and TO the
house of commons"
'Why don't you try Lord Hover"
He's not in command of a fleet
now. Besides, petitions have been sent
him. and he's taken no notice"
ssHn~ar No nntica-tha hact admiral
we ever had! don't believe it," de-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-09-08
THE MUTINY.

Synopsis.-Dyck Calhoun. gifted
young Irish Gentleman of the time
of the French and American revo-
lutions, meets Sheila Llyn. seven
teen-year-old girl visiting in the
neghborhood. They are mutually
attracted. Sheila never knew her
dissipated father. Erris Boyne. her
mother having divorced him. In
Dublin Leonard Mallow and Dyck
fight with swords and Dyck is VIC
tor. Erris Boyne. secretly in French
employ, gets Dyck drunk and tries
to persuade him to join I'm revolt
against England. They quarrel.
While Dyck is overcome with
drugged wine. Boyne's second wife
enters the room and stabs her
faithless husband to the heart.
Dyck is arrested on charge OK
murder. He does not know IL he
killed Boyne or not. Sheila begs
her mother to go to Dublin with
her to help Dyck. Mrs. Llyn OPP
poses the idea. A letter from Mrs.
Llyn's wealthy brother In America
decides them to 60 and live with
him. Dyck refuses to enter any
plea except mo Defense" He
might have escaped by revealing
Boyne's treachery but refuses on
Sheila's account. He is sent TO
prison for eight years. Sheila
writes Dyck. assuring him of her
belief in his innocence. Released
after serving four years, Dyck finds
himself destitute. his father dead.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-09-08
CHAPTER K.
The Hour Before the Mutiny.

How did 1t happen, Michael?'
AS he spoke, Dyck looked round the
forecastle of the Ariadne with rest
less and inquisitive expression.
Michael was seated few feet away,
his head bent forward, his hands
clasped around his knees.
well, it don't matter one way or
mother" he replied; "but it was like
this: The night you got letter from
Virginia we was penniless; so at last
l went with my watch to the pawn
brokers'. You said you'd wait till
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-09-08
The mutineers make Dyck
captain of the Arisdne.

(To BE CONTINUED
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-15
CLARA LANNON'S own STORY Will Be TOLD TODAY
LETTERS WRITTEN BY Defendant
TO SLAIN MILLIONAIRE ARE Read
IN OPEN COURT: WIDOW ON STAND
ny THE ASSOCIATED prEss.

ARDMORE Okla March l4Thc rested its today
in the o Clara Smith amon charged with having murdered
last November lake L. amou republican national committeeman
from Oklahoma and millionaire oil and railroad The defense,
casting aside its right make opening statement tn the Jury
through the greater part OF its witnesses As court adj
ouncd defense informed the Clara lannon's sister and
would pece the defendant the stand tomorrow and with
Cara's testimony. the defense would rest its case
Mrs lake L. amon the widow. clad in full mourning. took
stand today and testified that two occasions she had
visited the in the Amoe Hotel occupied by her husband and
the defendant
Speaking we'll mouated voice and plainly making struggle
To retain her scon,ro Mrs amon told the court that
she had been the when Clara n tossed her
gloves and hat bed and seeing Mrs. Hamon out
another the widow said she took small pistol from
Caras That time she said her husband took her to train
back Chicago within hour and half after she
had been to the suite.
States final effort today attempt through Frank L.
Ketch business for Iamon and administrator
OF his estate rrc Dunlap also business associate to cinch
It's OF alleged dying statements from amon that the
young defendant former wife OF nephew OF amon and with
whom he had lived her years shot him he lay the
bed in his