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The New York herald., 1921-02-06
By DONALD M'CRECOR.
New York Herald Bureau,1
Washington, ID. g., Feb. S.
%R. WILBUR r. CRAFTSsof blue law
vi renown, is not a total abstainer in
one thing, at least-clothes

In 1920, he revealed in his autobiography,
just issued, he bought one pair Of cuffs, one
suit of underwear, two pairs of socks, one
necktie and dozen and half collars.
DIR. Crafts following the lead of President
elect Harding. has coined word TO describe
those who pooh-pooh the efforts of his Inter
national Reform Bureau, Inc. They are 'in-
puritans."
w. p. G.. Harding is a distant relative OF
w. G.. Harding. wv. p. c." is Governor of
the Federal Reserve Board: wv c." is the
President-elect. w. p. G.. Harding is frorn
Birmingham and Democrat.
Governor Harding consoled Franklin d.
Roosevelt erstwhile running mate of Gov
ernor Cox, that his new bonding company
job is better than II would have been if he
had been elected Vice President. Thomas
Riley Marshall agreed. After eight years
experience Mr.. Marshall thinks the Vice
President is Americas most neglected mar.
Almost everybody admits the Government
ought to provide house for the Vice-Presi-
dent. but nobody ever does anything about
1t. Vice-President Marshall has lived in a
hotel all the time he has been in Wash
ington.
Mr.. Marshall is telling how the Vostead
act affected the communion services Of
negro congregation down South. The par
son was unable to find any communion wine
so he got one of the sisters to make some.
She did, out of persimmons. 1t tasted we'll
and the ceremonies were a success until at
the close the worshippers found their mouths
so puckered they had to whistle the Dox-
ology.
You can buy Boise Penrose" sandwich
at the Senate restaurant. This is it:
Two slices Of graham bread, between which
are placed cold sliced tongue a piece of
tomato and leaf of lettuce.
Penrose sandwiches cost quarter apiece
One of Senator Arthur Capper's treasured
possessions is q faded letter dated June 26.
1889, complmenting him for his work when
he resigned as the Topeka correspondent of
the Kansas City star. He went into the
publishing business for himself.
President-elect Hardings decision to call
off an elaborate Inauguration angered the
Washington profteers such as the Dress
makers, florists, hotel keepers and specula-
tors. He has dropped 100 per cent in their
estimation. Some of them wish Gov Cox
had been elected.
There Will be an inaugural parade on
March A. just the same, composed Of Demo-
Gratis leaving Washington But all the
Democrats who are quitting office will not
be in line. A good many will remain behind
to practise law.
The law business in Washington has
doomed quite a LOT in the last few years
Having written the income, excess profits
and other tax laws, the retiring Democrats
believe they should be employed to interpret
them.
Something like s9O0,000,000 worth of war
claims remain to be settled The lawyers
also have their eyes on commissions from
that heavy stake.
The New York herald., 1921-02-06
Finds Most of Those Disappear and
Identifies the Vast Majority Of Dead - Fewer Runaway Girls
1920 Than in l9l9S Statistics From One Hundred Cities
Indicate Large Increase in Suicides

M the port 'sas sf missing sssr : men,
news sometimes comes out, and at
the suburb OF suicide, from which nobody
issues forth. The statistics of the bureau
of missing persons at Police Headquarters
show that the figures for 1919. which were
$500, jumped little more than 100 in the
year just closed. This increase is easily ac-
counted for by the additional population ac-
crued to the city in the twelvemonth.
Capt-aJohn H. Ayers, who is in charge OF
the bureau of missing persons. is justly
proud of the result of it's work in discover
ing their Whereabouts and in identifcations
of the unknown dead as it is shown by the
averages for the two years. In 1919 the per-
centage was 9s.99. showing that nearly
everybody who disappeared and almost every
unidentified corpse was traced. In 1920 the
bureau did not do quite so WELL the average
for that year being 9S.4S.
The New York herald., 1921-02-06
Capt. John H. Ayers, in charge of
the Bureau of Missing Persons, New
York City Police Department.

in 27 middle Atlantic cities of same poputa-
tion the rate was 1872; in IA Southern cities
it was 11.6 and in 10 central cities It was
1914.
Twenty thousand Americans killed them
selves In 1919, according to the statistics
published by DR.. Frederick L. Hoffman in
The Spectator, a life insurance burnal pub
lished in this city. He states that there was
noticeable increase in suicides by women
and an alarming increase in child suicide, IS
boys and 1877 girls being included in the
massed figures. This was an increase of 80
over the report of 1918 Of child suicides. The
average age of the boys was 16 and of the
girls Is.
No adequate reason has been found for the
self-destruction OF these children, but the
opinion is advanced that the noticeable in
crease of suicide among women is due to
the fact that women are to-day entering
upon public life never before and find it,
or some do. too strenuous.
President of League Interviews
Hundreds Thinking of Suicide
Since last July the president of the Save
a Life League. which has headquarters at
10S West Seventy-seventh street. has been
interviewed by 1900 persons weary of life,
respondent and ready to release themselves
from 1t. In many cases the mere talking
who was. said DR.. Warren, i'll physically or
mentally.
I'VE do our work by means of agents
throughout the country, and welcome COM
munications from anybody we help.
When we are able to see the intending sui
eide IL is sometimes possible to diagnose the
case as one needing sanitarium attention,
and then we send wherever possible these
persons to such aids. In some instances we
are able to place the patients in sanitariums,
where they do not have to pay and in others
we do all we can for them.
Suicide is on the increase and in our an
nual report it is shown without exaggeration
to be a national menace. The spread of the
idea of sef-destruction among children is
particularly distressing. Often failures in
school work turn their thoughts to suicide,
but more often the children have fallen into
a morbid state OF mind, where they believe
that they are not cared for or needed in the
home"
DIR. Warren said that more than 5000 sui
cdes in the United States were brought to
the attention of the Save a Life League dur
ing 1920, an increase Of more than 1000 re-
ported in 1912
The division to was 1867 men and
1904 women. Included in the totals were
500 homicides, who afterward destroyed
with the interment of the total given i'm
the statistical figures given above (12,00O)
would be not less than s2000,0O0. The
economic loss to the country was more than
s1ooo0,ooo.
The New York herald., 1921-02-06
Runaway Boys and Girls Often
Think Themselves a Burden

The question is often put to the persons
who have disappeared and been hunted
down why they subjected their families to
such grief and invariably they reply, if
they answer at all, that they didn't appre-
ciatc how much these relatives cared. Boys,
especially, who are given to running away,
seem to think they w@re rather an encum-
brance on their mothers and fathers and
that the latter would be glad to be rid of
them. If people were more ready to give
expression to their genuine affection there
would be fewer missing persons.
"I was talking on this subject before one
of our humane societies recently and tho
question was asked in regard to runaway
girls and my answer was the same. =. Parents
too often show their captious and not their
loving side to these young persons and the
children get TO think nobody in the family
cares much about them.
There were 100 runaway girls under the
age of twenty one I'm 1919 and 200 less in
1870. account for this by the gradual
disappearance from our streets of the khaki
uniform. That has a powerful effect on
many young women. In 1919 our city was
still full of soldiers who had been demobil-
lied but still wore the uniform. and many OF
the young girls took IL into their heads to
follow 10 their homes the young soldiers
they had fallen i'm love with. | think the
number Of girl runaways is likely to de-
crease still further in the present year"
Persons reported missing at Police Head
quarters are subdivided as follows:
1. Those who are temporarily missing;
that is who have temporarily dropped
away from their usual haunts and
friends. In many cases these persons
would probably return Of thelr' own ac-
cord after a period.
2. Persons who have been missing for
a period of three or four years. These
are called In the bureau language in
vestigations."
3. Persons who have died from acci-
dent on the streets drowned I'm the
rivers, died from natural causes I'm lodg-
ing houses or elsewhere all OF whom
have left no mark Of Identification.
The New York herald., 1921-02-06
No Case Is Given Up
Until Last Doubt Is Settled

Capt. Ayers's assistants, men and women,
force and the bureau is suffering from lack
of help, like most bureaus these days
Heavy reports of missing persons come in
daily and cases lap over from day to day
and from month to month; yes, and from
year to year, for, said the Captain: I'VE
never give up a case until it is finally dis
posed of by the discovery OF the missing
person, alive or dead And all our cases are
considered alive until we know beyond dis
pute that they are dead and buried
This branch of the police duty is con-
cretely humane. We have to be. and we
strive to be, patient sometimes under pretty
difficult conditions. Often we are misunder-
stood and faults of omission and commits
sion attributed to us of which we are guilt
less. But we seek always to keep in mind
that we dealing with gref-stricken per-
sons in the relatives who seeking their
lost ones and they are not normal | inn
press on the members of my staff that they
can accomplish more by sympathy for the
relatives than by permitting themselves to
grow used, and thereby callous. to suffering.
1T is misfortune to be robbed of money
or a valuable jewel, but what comparison
do such material losses bear to the loss of
n son by a mother or husband by a wife,
and when these are unaccounted for miss
ings' the agonies of uncertainty far surpass
those caused by the death of dear ones.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01
WOODSTOCK

Miss Hazel Wood spent several days with Mir. and Mrs Riddiek.
 Alfred T. Child spent the weekend with his parents at Valleyside.
 Mr and Mrs William Mill were guests of Miss Leslie Sumner last week
 A recital was given by the pupils of Miss Marguerite C. Burns last week Thursday.
 Miss Marguerite C. Burns left on Saturday for Cliftondale for the summer vacation.
 Miss Elizabeth Ross returned to her home on Sunday Miss Ross has accepted position to teach in West Hartford the coming year.
 The annual meeting of the Ladies Society was held with Mrs Henry Child on Wednesday afternoon. The ! following officers were elected Pres. ideut. Miss Blanche Stoutenburrh vice president. Mrs w. A. Howard secretary, Mrs Eiddick; treasurer. Mrs. George Spalding; junior look out. Miss Rilla Child flower commit. tee Mrs. B. R Ritch; division lead. CTS. Mrs. Louise Child and Mrs Windsor Clark.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01

little Bif was having q time. Sud denly there was war Old Eat Cook by this time was getting all het up. what with dandehou wine and sweet spirits of nitre to furnish the heat and he and Ell Ward were having some sort cf a jar over Carpenters weight. In order to pound it in a little better, Fat had loosened his grip on the sacred bottle and it stood tcmptingly in the path of young Bif, now ca- reening southwafd from one finger bowl to another Suddenly he spied the bottle, eooed with delight and went to il. A second later and over the cranmm of Fat Cook poured q gurglng hhation of the best imitation gn in the state of Connecticut Oh the pity of il. Maudella Dearie, words fail me and can't bring my vocabulary to tell you the rest of it
 Blows, howls, screams, yells, and all the other things that usually rent tho ar without lease did SO. Finally Maudella. l fled the sight and the town and brought my middle age and the remnants of a scattered waist line home. Maudella l hate reunions Maudella. they get on my nerves.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01
WEST WOODSTOCK

Mrs Clarence Myers and son John are visiting Mrs. John Sheppard.
 Paul Williamson arrived Sunday to spend the summer months in town
 Mir. and Mrs. Lewis Wiswall of Providence are spending few days at KeneIm.
 \ pleasant party of relatives and friends gathered al Irving ferrin's house on Sunday afternoon
 Burdette White. a former resident Of this place. motered here from Springfield recently to call on friends in town.
 John Perrin and Raymond Young are driving new ears. the former d passenger Hudson and the lat ter a Ford.
 Edmond Bensamon and ] \ Euv. rard of Putnam motored to New York Monday night 10 spend a few days in the Metropolis.
 Mr and Mrs. r \. Harris and Way. land P Harris motored to Woon socket. R |. on Sunday to visit rela tives in that city.
 \ donkey that escaped from tn, boys camp in Eastford caused a bit of excitement here Sunday as h, passed along the Main street of thu town.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01

and the Albanians l. resulted In a 2ietory for the St. Jean Society tt seemed as f che AlhaniaHs dii not sel the Idea at first. but what they lacked m practice they made up in strength and SO gave the members of the St. Jeans a hard earned victory
 1 100 yard dash was arranged and six persons took part in this. purand of Putnam came in first with Clifford. a former teacher of Tourtcllotte. a close second. In the bag race. La- flamme came in first and Ccurte- manehe second
 Last of all was potato race and this was also won by Lafiamme. lee cream and soda. cigarettes and candy were sold for the benefit of the St. Jean Society.
 Saturday evening an installation of officers was held in the St. Jeans hall. and all those who had taken part in the parade of the afternoon were in yited. Refreshments were served
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01

Miss Lucy Reed has come Co spend July at Echo Farm
 Mr and Mrs John Healey and child have been recent eucsts ef his par ents
 Phyllis Taylor of Sos,h5ridre has been spending several days with Nlr- Einis Corttis.
 Mrs Arthur Niles Potter Is enter tanning her sister. Mrs Baraham. and several other friends from Boston
 The Quimby family are with Mrs. Leudal Houghton for vacation. Mir Quimby coming for The weekend.
 Mrs Carrie Frink of Willimantic was here fer a day or two. Her sis ter Mrs. Grace Bugbcc. wen, home with her
 Miss Maudc Healey is at home for the summer vacation Her friend, Miss rowle. came with her for the weekend
 Miss Olive Paine has come home from Rochester for .he summer One of her pupils accompanied her and will be employed on Wendell Witter's farm
 Mrs. David Hicks and daughter Els ther have been visiting Mrs Arm strong of Southhridge and attended the graduation of Ruth Armstrong's class in high school
 The Ladies Aid Society held an apron sale. supper and entertainment on Tuesday afternoon and evening which was well patronized There was a three act play entitled Deacon nohhs. and the East Woodstock or chestra furnished music between the acts.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01
Monday. July | ourih

Oscar W. Swanson Post. American Legion. will observe July lth as fol lows: Parade of "Horribles' al a. m. All are invited to take part. Parade will form al headquarters of the American Legion, North Gros- venordale. at GAS a. m. Prizes will be awarded to the most attractive "horribles" Music will be furnished by the American Legion drum corps. It is also planned to have a newly or ganized brass band in the ranks
 The baseball grounds at North Gfos- venordale will be the scene of a hard baseball tussle when the American Legion lines up against Thompson. The boys from the hill have fast team and expect a win from the Le- zion men The game is called for 10 a. m. daylight savingl.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01
PATRICK PUTNAM, ALUMNUS

looked like most of the crew had spent the last ten years in collecting pounds and sticking them around their fig gers" in places where they hadn't ought to have stuck 'em, Maudeila And as for hair Maudellal Well. I'd hate to tarn ans self respecting bar bor loose among 'cm, and tell him 10 cam his living. Maudella.
 That rieht. Maudella, they had the class dinner and # was awful. Maud ella, not that blame that on the crowd for don't. tt being entirely the fault of that crepe hanging Volstead chap who has done more 10 make thirst au expensive luxury than any one else We'll Maudella, at this din- ner. old Biff Palmer sat up al the head If the table and with him was his kid. the class baby. all done up in a sailor suit and 8 bad temper Along side of me sal Jack Finch looking like prosperous bartender whatever that may be and showing no loss of modesty about fhc kale he had col iected in the decade that has separat. eti he and me 70 successfully Then on the other side was Fatty Cook, talking of this and that and indicating with every word that prohibition meant nothing his young life. Well, Maudclla. We ate and drank. but mostly ate for all there was to drink was some home brew stuff that would have sci fire 70 an asbestos curtain. But some of them took chance and acted accordingly Then came the speeehes and every once iH a while somebody would pipe up with one of the old sougs and everybody would earrY on for couple Of lines and then draw blank and move their lips along in silent jabber while one or two guys whose memories hadn't been paralyzed would keep il up To the end. Meanwhile Biff's kid had cheer cd up and having been lifted up Co the table he'd race up and down the line of alet mignons like the bright little imp of Satan he was. Some thing told me that there child was go- ing to get into trouble, Maudella, and I'm here to state that he did
 When old Bif was telling about the rest of his family up at his end of the table. little BifF was playing with the lettuce salad He'd coo and cackle in front of some poor dub and then he'd playfuliy reach down and dump the salad on said dub's new spring suit And then how everybody would laugh, Maudella. This continued until theer vas hardly lap at the table that had n't held some course or another and
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01
Field Day Held

\ field day was given under the auspices of the St. Jean Society in the Grosvenordale Athletic grounds Sat urday afternoon It was opened by a parade. The marchers assembled in front of the fire department and from there marched to Grosyenordale and back to the ballgroand. The marchers in the order in which they took their ranks The Band Canadien. the Guard Martial. the Swedish Society. the Albanian Society. the St. Jean Society. and last the Knights of Co., lumbus.
 \ baseball game was played be- tween the North and Grosvenordale teams. t resulted Tn victory for the Grosvenordale team. with a final score of 3 to ? Armand Blanchette pitched for the North and ANel Swan son for the winning team. Paul Mar tefs hitting was great feature of the game. while the fielding of Hebcrt for the Grosyeaordales received much applause.
 After the ball game q tug-o-war was held between the St. Jean Society
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01
ALL AROUND THE WOODSTOCKS

Mrs Belle Withey.
 Charles II. May and wife and Geo Frost and wife of Worcester called on relatives here Sunday
 The Woodstucks defeated the Put nam Manufacturing Company at the Hill Last Saturday afternoon. 70 to IL
 The library committee Is arranging for a social to be given Friday eve ming at the club house Entertain ment by the Misses Ruth and Doreas Bartlett Of Putnam.
 V T. Wetherell, George Wetherell. Mr Walkiey and Everett May at. tended the Congregational church in Putnam Sunday morning with other members of Putnam Lodge. A F. & \ NJ.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01
GOODYEAR COTTON MILL
 TO REOPEN TUESDAY

The Goodyear Cotton Mn wifi com. mence operations on the basis of 4f hours a week next Tuesday There Will be one shift only.
 The curding and spianing depart ments of the Manhasset Company will disc7Hlinue night wsfk for the time being This WilI affect about 40 men supcrigtendent Boys denies. however that Uni cutting down will become ai an general for the other departments m the miil. stating that the Manhas- set Company is fully as busy as any other plant of its kind in New Eng. land He attributes the action to the natural laxity of business which usn. ally comes in midsummer
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01

Patriot ads. pay
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01
THE GROSvENORDALES NEWS SECTION

Elwel F Kimbsn and family are out of town on fishing trip iu Maine.
 Mrs. Peter Welcome Is home from two weeks vacation in Central Falls.
 The senior class of Tourtellotte High school has returned from the Washington trip.
 Warren Clifford. a former teacher of T. M II. $. visited at the home of Mrs. Elliott Of Grosvenordale over the weekend.
 A baseball game was played Sun day afternoon between the K. Of C. and the Roehdales l. resulted in a victory Of 5 to in the favor of the home team.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01
Engagement Announced

On Sunday, Joseph Kenyon ana daughter, Mabel, of New York city who are now at thcir summer home in West Woodstock. motored to the home of Miss Dora Lamoureux ai Webster. They were accompanied by Milton Hammond. the famous straw berry grower of West Woodstock. and Mir and Mrs William ProulX of Put. nam. Al dinner Mr Kenyon an. nounecd the engagement of MT Ham. mond and Miss Lameureux. the date of wedding to be announced later.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01

Well. Maudella. it's over and I'm not at all sorry It's Commencement Pm telling you about. dearie, You see all this spring old Bin Tucker, he be ing the class secretary, has been send ing out a lot of this propaganda stuff about getting back to the dear old campus along about the last of June, Maudella. in order to celebrate the tenth reunion of the dear old class of IglI We'll. Maudclla, l fell for il this time. but never again Honest, Maudella there's whole lot of guys in the First Company, l06th c NJ, late of St Nazaire. France, that I'd rather see than any of that bunch that collected to celebrate the dear dead days of the rah-rah Of course, Maudella, the truth is that mans a simp that tries to celebrate anything on earth after he passes the age of thirty.
 Well. Maudella there we were on the campus and all the boys racing around elapping each other on the back. showing all their teeth -includ- ing bridges-at once and saying The same thing over again. It sort of went this way. Hey, Bill Smith, you alarmed old pill, how the heck are vou2'' "Great. you old hatface you. whatchudoia 2'' "0h, me2 Oh. not much, but gosh. you're lookin' .featr "Thasso2 Come on over an
 meet the missus" There you arc. Aauaella Take that for q pattern and thcre won't be any conversation al drought at your class reunion which you never have since you dii- nit TO to college and ought to be alarmed glad you didn't, dearie Well. Maudella. e proceed. Bill marches over and you are introduced to tired looking young woman who looks as though she's had to hurry pretty hard fo clean up the dishes and get the children washed before the exercises began. poor gel, And Bill stands there with the sun burning his bald spot and you say something foolish and pat the kids on the head and say what fine boys they are and then you beat it. Maudella. Well. Maudella, in the course of the hour and a half that the graduates were having their exer- cises, 1 met about fifty just like Bill. They all had Friend Wife along and usually there was a kid or SO. IL was an awful strain for bachelor, Maud ella. and l WAS scared but game And as for the guys, well, Maudella. you know I'm not too boastful about my looks, Maudella, but certainly have got it on some of that bunch. It
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-01
Rev. Henry Baker To Resign

Rev Henry Baker, at the close af his sermon Sunday, tendercd his res ignation to take effect not later than August l.
 A letter was granted Mrs Helen Carr Fisher at the Congregational church Sunday Mrs. Grace Edwards Green sang "The Lord l. My Shcp herd "