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Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09
Belieue Dead Insane Man
 Attempted To Wreck Train

The frst clue to the dead mans identity came with the inspection of the torn and bloody clothing of the man. on which was inscribed in ink, eC. Jencks." From one stage to an other the chain of evidence led to Providence and finally to the late home of the deceased. Mrs. Jenek> and other relatives had been search ing for Mr. Jencks for several days and had even inserted advertisements in papers. She went to Danielson yes terday and there identified the body as that of her husband.
 Mir. Jencks had formerly been an
 inmate of an institution for the in sane, being discharged two or three years ago as no longer in need oi treatment Recently. however, hi, health had been impaired, and durinl the past few days his old trouble ma! have returned. Feeble in body ans unbalanced in mind. he may have wa ! dered as far away from home as Dan ielson and may have planned and car ried out his own death,
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09

school. But when the increasing number of grade pupils demanded the use of all available space in the building, the Kindergarten room had to be appropriated, with the result that the littles tots class--a boon to busy mothers-had to be dispensed with. If the present structure was enlarged, in all probability the kin dergarten would again be conducted. EnroIIment Figures For Eight fesrs
 That Putnam's school children have increased in numbers steadily in re- cent years. is shown by the following figures; School registration, Septem- Der. 1914. no; 1915. TIP; 1916, 75i; I9I7, 759; 1918, 800; 1919, 76o; 1920, s35; 1921, s7O; anticipated next fall. 900
 Face to face with present over crowded conditions at the towns iarg- est school. and appreeiating that with the natural increase that will come with the opening of the schools in September. the school board is at the end Of its rope to know how to cope with the situation in any other way than to urge upon the people of Put nam the appropriation of sum of money sufficient to build an addition on the present structure, that will take fare of immediate needs and at the same time be large enough to take care of the natural increase that can be expected In the next 10 years or so.
 That a special town meeting will be called at an early date. when taxpay- CTS will be asked to consider this prop osition and appropriate S20,00o to erect the school addition so greatly needed, seemed an assured fact to. day.
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09
.SUB-MASTER ALLEN
 RESIGNS POSITION

Roy R. Allen, sub-master of Tour. tellotte Memorial High school at No. Grosvenordale. the past three years has rendered his resignation. Mir Al. len has been appointed supervising principal of the schools of William son. \. Y.. where he will be in charge of the town schools With his new position goes greater responsibility than Mir. Allen has yet held. and also much larger salary. His friends while sorry that he will leave them soon, are happy in his opportunity te take such a decisive step up the lad. der of success.
 Mir. Allen came to Tourtellott,' Me. morial High school from Meliden High school. where he was viee-prin. cipal At the town of Thompson high school he has been sub-master. teach. CT of science and mathematics an business manager of school athletics He has made himself very popular with students, faculty and townspeo pie.
 His home is iH Landisburg. Pa. and he received his education at Harvard, graduating with the degree of A.B., and last year he received his AM. de gree from Columbia.
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09
HINDERED IN WORK
 MRS. BARTLETT SAYS
Because of Lack of Coopera- ton She Resigns As Proba-
 ton Officer
Mis-, Larned, Republican Club Officer,
 |. Appointed to Court Post

Lack of cooperation, not to say decided opposition, has handicapped my work, and there is no use eontin- uing under the circumstances, said Mrs. Walter J. Bartlett to Patriot reporter, in commenting on her resig- nation as city probation officer.
 Mrs. Bartlett rendered her resigna- ton on Tuesday to NJ. II. Geissler, judge of the city court, who appointed Miss Clara Larned of Providence street to succeed Mrs. Bartlett.
 Miss Larned, who is vice president of the Putnam Women's Republican Club, is a graduate of Notre Danie Academy. that was formerly conduct ed in Putnam. and is quite widely known. She is spoken of as having exactly the qualities that will ft her for the position of-probation officer. Her home is on Providence street, Putnam. Her father, the late John H.. Larned, was for years the trial jus tice in the town of Pomfret.
 In rendering her resignation Mrs. Bartlett said:
 T have done my best, and hope the new probation officer will be able to do much more. Lack of cooperation, not to say decided opposition, has handicapped my work, and there is no use continuing under the circum- stances.
 eMy heart has been in the unpopu- lar work. and have been able to help a great many whose gratitude is my reward.
 Putnam needs an efficient proba- ton system, especially that phase Of the work that deals with the morals of the city which. is a delicate prob Len. trnnar anx eirsnmstanees.
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09
PpnnilesS Wdr Veteran Falls
 Unconscious After Long Hike
DANIEL BELLEFOND, GASSED AT DIXMUDE, COL LAPSEs ON HICKEY HILL, WHILE WALKING
 TO NEW YORK
Sick and Footsore ex-Soer Refused Ask Help-On Way
 O See Belgian Consul
TO NEW YORK

to another. and finally was discharged from service, winding up at q eonsal- eseent camp at Le Mans He quit the service five days before the ar mistice was signed.
 Only a shadow of the strappiug ls year old boy who lied about his age in order to get into the army and fight mans fight for his country Belle fond finally decided to come to this country, not only allured here by the stories of good living conditions, good pay easily earned, but because of q woman. No. it wasn't love affair. IL seems that in Red Cross package of sweets passed out to the soldiers, was a slip of paper with the name of the American woman sending the package. written thereon. She asked the person securing the package to write to her and speak of his experi- ences. Bellefond did this and a cor respondence ensued. So 1t was that when he landed in New York City in January. 1919. he looked up and found the woman he had been writ ing to for so long. He was royalty treated by both the woman. her hns- band and her daughters.
 In quest for work Bellefond drift ed to Manchester, N. H., where he was employed in a cotton mill until the strike. Though he visited many places. he failed to get a job, and finally decided to go to New York and secure the aid of the Belgian consul. Leaving Boston. he headed for Hart ford. via Putnam. He bought food along the way until his money gave out. and then tried to get work Again he failed. He refused to asl. for food and plodded on, hoping all the time to land some work.
 He had hardly passed over the Putnam town line. when he collapsed from sheer exhaustion.
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09

Exhausted from being twice gasssd wbiie fighting with the Belgian army st puxmude, in 1917, footsore he- ,ause of miles of tramping over the road from Boston, and weakened be- eause he has eaten no sustaining food in ss hours. Daniel Bellefond, 23. col tapsed Sunday night at the foot of Hickey hill Gust over the Putnam line on the highway to Pomfretl and shortly after midnight Sunday was picked up almos. senseless and taken tg the Day Kimball Hospital = Belle fond is still a patient at the hospital where he is being treated and cared fer. On Tuesday he will be examined by Dr. Campbell of Norwich, director of the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, t1 determine if Bellefond's lungs have been affected by his two doses of Ger man mustard gas, the most ruinous that the Huns turned loose on their enemies.
 Bellefond. who was born in Mons, Belgium, enlisted in 1915 as an ln- fantrymar in the Belgian army. and Was assigned to Company l. Fourth Regiment. One year and half later he was fighting ct Dixmude when he was first gassed. But the attack was apparently not a vicious one, for he was not made very sick.
 He went back into the firing lines, and judging by the story he tells, he went through a hell on earth. It was at Dixmude again that he was gassed. this time in 1917. when the Germans made their second drive for Calais.
 Bellefond remembers only the agony of the first few minutes of the eas attack, in which he did all in his power to ward off the deadly effects. Then he collapsed. The next thing he knew he was in a hospital at Panne. From there he went from one hospital
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09

tied hand and foot and ordered t1 lay down. his companion displaying a re- yolver all the time. The man laid down on the ground beside him, with his gun still In his hand. Thus the two spent the night, the man sleeping apparently soundly, while young Par ent didn't get a wink.
 Posses Parent Over Stone Wall
 In the morning the two walked on again, still tn the woods skirting the roadway Finally the man. disgaste1, he said, because his pals did not shew up in their car. tossed Parent over a stone wall into a field and went along about his business.
 Working feverishly at the rope that held his hands and feet fast, Parent finally succeeded in getting his hands free and then his feet. Then he rec moved the handkerchief that was bound about his mouth.
 Parent finally reached hts home. un- nerved by his experience and greatly overcome by what he said had occur. red Co him He told his story at home and few days later the police were informed. Parent said that his ul. known companion of the night stole his watch and about sixty cents he had in change in his pocket. i,
 The strange letter that Captain Delage received on Wednesday was postmarked Norwich. June 6. It men, tions the Parent boy and also the Roi boy, whose body was taken from the Quinebaug river near Danielson some weeks ago. after the lad had been missing for more than a month.
 IL Is this letter that has set every
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Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09
NEW SUMMER TRAINS BEGINNING SUNDAY
Connections For New London Boat on Sundays and Week
 Days
Several Important Re-arrangement' In Schedule Effective Next Week

Summer visitors interested in max inc weekend connections via the New London boats and trains running on the summer schedule are advised 10 cut out the following schedule ot changes which will become effective this Sunday night, June llth. The time quoted in the schedule Is Eastern Standard time. The trains whose schedule has been changed are as fol lows:
 To New York
 Tram No. 45-Leave Boston 7.l5 a. m.. Putnam 9.06. Hartford lO.o3' arrive New York 2.3l p. m-
 Train No. 55-Leave Boston l2 70 D. m., Putnam 2O4, Hartford 8.5l' arrive New York TIPS p. m.
 Train No. i15-Leaye Boston 4.oV D. m., Putnam 6.27, Hartford s.27' Waterbury 9.35. arrive New fork 12.55.
 There are no changes in the sched- ule of Sunday trains. Boston to New York via Putnam.
 New York to Boston, via Putnam
 Train No. 112-Leave Willimantie 500 a. m, arrive Putnam 6.2O, leave Putnam 6.3O arrive Boston s.45.
 Train No. I16-Leave Waterbury 6.lO A. m. arrive Putnam 9.ls, leave Putnam 9.22, arrive Boston ll.0S. Train No. 46-Leave New fork 7.2l am, leave Hartford 10. 55 a.ri.' willimantic l1.5s, Putnam l2.39' ar rive Boston 2.20 p. m.
 Train No. 122-Leave New York 1000 a. m., Hartford i.2l p. m. ~ii- limantie 2.37 p. m., arrive Putnam 3.26. leave Putnam 3.36, arrive Bos- ton 5.4S p. m. ~ |, Train No. 56-Leave New York ! D. m., Hartford 4.35. willimantie 5.4o' Putnam 6.2l. arrive Boston p- m.
 Worcester to New London
 Onlv one train has been changed on the line from Worcester to New Lon don
 Train No. 7i9-Leave Worcester l2.55 D. m.. arrive Putnam Los. leave Putnam 2.03, arrive New Lonaoh BAT p. m.
 New London Boat and Federal ES-
 press
 To connect with the New London New York boat and the Federa- .-----... =,
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09
TO ATTEND CIRCUS AS PATRIOT GUESTS
About 75 Youngsters at Chil- dren's Home to Be Given
 Outing
Riddles Will Have Opportunity of Seeing Elephants an Everythin'

Next Tuesday will be circus day in Putnam and among the thousands who doubtless will visit Tatem's lot. of Grove street. to "take in" everything and witness the circus performances. will be 75 of the kiddies at the Wind ham County Children's Home, Put nam. who will be given few hours of unalloyed bliss as special guests of The Putnam Patriot. To make the ar engagements for the youngsters to wit ness the afternoon entertainment un- der the big top of Sparks Circus. has afforded The Patriot much pleasure and enjoyment. But judging by the keen anticipation Of the boys and girls at the home. foreshadowing the joy and happiness they will have at the circus, The Patriot editor isn't having and isn't going to have one iota of the enjoyment of those young people. And this is exactly what the editor is after, and nothing could please him more.
 This is about what is going to har- pen:
 Seventy-fve of the children at the Home are to leave in ample time to reaqh the circus grounds before the hour of the commencement of the af- ternoon performance. What fun they are going to have enroute, crying cx- citedly one to the other about the wonderful sights that are in store for them at the end of their iaunt. They are bound for the circusl Nothing else matters!
 Arriving at the grounds, they will be introduced to the many wonders of Sparks big aggregation of per formers, clowns, trained animals and other attractions. And the menag- eriel And feeding the elephantsl This feast of good things to see will not be all. for the circus would not be complete without the popcorn and peanutsl These the youngsters will have aplenty. that their cup of joy may be flied to overhowing while they are on an afternoons outing as guests of The Patriot
 Because the children will need some supervisory care at the circus. The Patriot has arranged to nave them accompanied by Mrs. Parks. matron of the Home, and several other assist ants.
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09

press to Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washington. the following is the daily schedule:
 Leave Putnam 6.35. arrive New London s.25, leave, via Federal Ex- press. 9.36 p. m. arrive New York i.20 a. m.. arrive Washington 7.l5 a m.
 This train connects with the New London-New York boat sailing from New London at 1000 ?. m, and land ing in New York at TOO a, m.
 To connect with the New London boat on Sunday evenings, passengers will leave Putnam at TAO p. m. ar irving at New London at 9.20 ?. m., and connecting with the boat at l0.O0 o'clock. The boat service begins July 2nd and runs until September 24th.
 State of Maine Express
 New Y ork to Putuam-Leave New York 7.35 D. m, Hartford l0.50, VII limantic ll.55, Putnam I2.54.
 Putnam to New York-LeaYe Put nam 2.50 a. m.. Wilhmantic 3.44 Hartford Al, arrive New York s.l5 a. m.
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09
STORES BEGIN HALF
 HOLIDAY CLOSING HOURS

Patriot readers are herewith re- minded that from now untii Sept. 2s. Putnam stores close at noon on Thursdays. that clerks may enjoy n balf holiday. The first of the annual summer half holidays was held yesterday. when all merehand- ising places of business closed at noon for the rest of the day.
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09
Gas company's Supply Vanishes

The Putnam Light X Power Com pany used tons and tons 6f anthracite coal in the process of making tllum- mating gas. And when it's supplY was exhausted and being unable to obtain shipments, the concern shifted to coke According to present plans. the eonl- pany is through with anthracite for good, and will coufine themselves Co coke entirely.
 But this situation Is q concrete IL lustfatiop of how acute the shortage is at this time.
 Putnam coal dealers are a unit in the opinion that before many more weeks have slipped by, drastic meas ures will be taken to end the strike or to arrange for the regular working of the mines to their maximum capae- ity. Holding this opinion, they pre- dict that though the situation is gloomy now. by the time the weather arrives that makes a coal fire neees- sary to keep the house and business block warm. there will be sufficient hard coal, of the quality everyone wants. to fill the needs of all.
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09

Identification is complete af she ter. iibly mangled body of the man found beside the railroad tracks south of Danielson Wednesday night. not far distant from a pile of ties fastened Co the rails by wire. indicating an at tempt to wreck the Worcester bound freight that left Central Village al f0.Ie D. m. Mrs. Charles Jencks Of Potter avenue, Providence. yesterday reviewed the remains and identified them as those of her husband. who had been missing from home since Monday. The man formerly lived in panielson. and his mother, Mrs Mary Jeneks. resides at B Sehosield street, Webster.
 State police, who immediately start ed an investigation upon the discovery of the apparent attempt at train wreck and the finding of the body, are ef the official opinion that Mir JeneAs committed suicide There are these. however. who believe that the man was murdered and his body plae. ed on the rails. These people point Co the dead mans neck. on which there are cruel wire marks, indicating that he was strangled. However there appears to be no supporting ev idence for this theory and for thi: reason the authorities look with favor on the suicide theory.
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09
Place Ties on Rails

There is the contention that Mir. Jeaeks, after placing the ties on the rails and wiring some of them secure ly. may have placed piece of the wire about his neck. to hold his body fast and make his death certain when the first train along ran into the ob- struction he had built up However strong this line of argument may be. investigators say. what is the answer to the finding of two hats with some of the other clothing of the man. IL might be that Jenks carried an extra hat with him on his travels. but 1t may De also that the other hat belonged to eompaniou It Is pointed out also that because Jeneks was in feeble health and because he was nearly so years of age, he did not have the strength to put the ties on the tracks after carrying them from the spot, some distance away, where they had been piled up beside the rails.
 The case most certainly has it's mysterious aspects and in the hope of clearing the whole matter up, the state police are esatinuing their in- vestigati0ns
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09

overcrowded conditions at the Is- rael Putnam school, which year after year have become more acute and vex- ing to teachers and authorities alike because of their inability to cope with the situation owing to the lack of room, have finally driven the Putnam town school committee to look the matter square in the face and do something This something" must necessarily consist of telling the peo- pie of Putnam about the problem the committee is confronted with. and then leaving 1t with them for the only practical solution-the erection of an addition to the school
 1t was in 1902 that the present school was built and immediately each of the nine rooms were put to use. It wi.l be remembered that the structure replaced two small school buildings one of six rooms and one of two rooms. as we'll as special room made use of in the Whittemore house, close by So it was that the new building simply replaced, tn rooms, what was already in use. Of course all the ehil- dren were under one roof with the opening of the school, and this in it. self was a great improvement.
 Attendance Inereases Steadily
 Since then there has been a steady and decided increase in the number of children entering the public schools of the city. and as the greatest number Qf them attended the Israel Putnam school. this building has gradually been filled up; then became crowded, and now is taxed 10 capacity. School authorities can see no way of sand wiching" in any more pupils.
 And with this gradual forced over
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09
lMoURNs DEATH OF PARROT
 COMPANION FOR 3s YEARS

Mrs. Ella Carlton of West Thompson is mourning the death of Teddy" Roosevelt. her pet parrot which had been her conl- panion for go years. He was ufa- usually intelligent and q great talker. and very fond of his mis- tress. About two hours before he died he said Teddy Loves Moth er."
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09

crowding, the efficiency of the teach CTS has necessarily decreased. It is a recognized fact in educational circles that 35 is the maximum number of pupils any one teacher should have in her class. This is the largest number she can handle with ease and give each individual pupil the personal atten- tion he ought to receive and Is entitled to. Yet several of the teachers at the Israel Putnam school have as many as 4s children in their classes. An addi- tion to the building would remedy this condition and permit a more equal distribution Of pupils, to the advan- tage of the children.
 Attic Room Pressed Into Use
 Driven by want of room, when classes continued to grow, the school board had the attic of the building fixed up so that it could be used as a class room. l. is SO used today. But in this sort of weather it is exceeding ly hot under the roof and in winter the room ls hard 10 neat, n Tact some days the room was SO cold the pupils could not Use it part of the session in the morning. This makeshift has q further and decided disadvantage and this is that because the room is under the roof, Che natural lighting arrange ments are wretehed. As a result the pupils have to study two-thirds of the time by artificial light No parent or taxpayer will admit that this is desir- able. An addition to the building will provide an ideal room for the pupils who must now study in the attic
 Every town that is proud of it's school system points to it's kindergar- ten with pride. Putnam used to have Kindergarten. at the Israel Putnam
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09

Ralph X. Bugbee and Alpherie Bi- beault were in Boston Tuesday.
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09
HARD COAL SCARCE
 BECAUSE OF STRIKE
Putnam Dealers, Unable to Buy, Are Optimistic on Future
 Outlook
Putnam Gas Company Changes From
 Anthracite Coal to Coke

Anthracite coal Is as scarce in Put nam as those proverbial hens teeth. In fact the coal dealers cant get any. However direful this present situation may seem. everybody Is optimistic concerning the future supply of the so-called hard coal for domestic con sumption, chiefly next fall and win. ter. However, Putnam isn't alone in this draught. for the situation appar. ently covers the country.
 The strike by the anthracite coal miners is the reason for the shortage thousands of men having quit wofs last April with demands of a 20 pel cent increase in pay over the wartime wage. The men are still on strike and in the meantime no coal has been oi is being mined.
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09

To connect with the New Lo',"o'l' New York boat and the Federal =.