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Putnam patriot., 1922-09-15
EASTFORD NEWS

Misses Janet and Moilie Trowbridge TO south for the winter Nov. B.
 Edward Keith of Putnam has added a new piazza Co his house here.
 Woodstock talent is planning to present a drama in Eastford soon.
 A bee.stinc in the right ankle has caused Mrs Joseph Gurley much pain the past week
 People from Providence are arrang- ing for a bean and salad supper and social iu Gen. Lyon hall
 Highway Commissioner Bennett has issued an order that all signs on the state trunk lue be removed
 Judge and Mrs. A F. Hewitt and q Q Miner and wife of Gfoton visit ed friends here early ln the week
 The local League of Women Voters contributed its quota of candies 10 the Woodstock ladies booth $. the Wood stock Ear
 William Maine X Son of Wndham have finished saving l.a50. .00o feet af lumber ou the Reed lots and meves to fine Mevry and Burr'A lots in Ash ford
 Arthur E Davis and family. who haze spent several weeks at the home af hie mother. Mrs Maria Davis. will return to New York state the coming week
 l. R Brewer and D Judson and NIfe If Hartford accompanied by Mr and Nr- W E Stocking of Glas- tonbury. metored c. th, village beau tful Sunday
 The Congregational pulpit was sup plied Sunday by ReN Mir BahceeA of Hartford, who gave his hearers ser. mon full cf wit and wisdom He breaches here#ueNt Sunday
 The hop gwen at Gen. Lyon hall Friday evening was well attended and a good time had Next Friday eve ming another dance will take place Music by the we'll known 0sterhoudt orchestra of Willimanue
 The hard rain of Tuesday did not prevent lAfkH uAuiNffN HUH AtktfttlAtth the big benefit bazaar for Father Dunn at Gen Lyon hall The program was repeated Wednesday evening, when the distribution of gifts created merri- ment galore A similar affair was held at Warrenville Wednesday and last evenings.
 The Republican town caucus at the chapel Saturday evening was largely attended. the attendance representing almost equally men and women. Hen Try R. Buell. served as moderator and Miss Janet TroWbridge as clerk Tell. CTS Charles Buell. Daniel Hines. Ar cha Walker. first selectman the past year. declined to run and the nomina- tion went to Mir Cram as first candi- date and William Farnum for second place The balance of the ticket was the same as last year.
Putnam patriot., 1922-09-15

Boxing bouts hold the boards just now.
 Clifford Bowen now occupies the Converse residence.
 Mr and Mrs N W Kennedy mo tored to Providence Monday
 Ralph Tracy of Putnam was in Eastfori last week Co call on Albert Darling
 \ truck load of beef cattle was last week sold hg Clifford Bowen to Proei- dcnce parties.
 W 6 FyIer and bride of Hartford have been snending their honeymoon at Gen Iyoa Inn.
 q. j. Atwood. after a two weeks va- cation. returned Sunday afternoon to lis duae, 8 fire chief at Manchester
 Key r k Abbott. who Is enjoying three weeks vacation way down east, sends i shower of postcards to par,hIorers and friends
 Euey Badger has moved ht porta bic house from Davviile to North Gro osvenoriale. where he i= employed on The new state highway.
 J M Chaffec and wife and Nf ana Mrs L J RraVue of Sratford called on John Young. ST. the latter part of The Veek Mir ChafTee was surprised at the many changes for the better.
 The auction at the Paul Filos place Monday drew biz crowd Henry (. Barlow vas auetioneer and Caro r. Latham clerk. Bidding was lively and prices fair. Mr Flos win return Co Bridgeport.
 Mrs Edear Cutting. an invalid for several years, suffered a shock Friday night De Spalding of Woodstoca was immediately summoned and th= patient fingered until early Sunday morning, when death came Co her re- hef The funeral was held Monday afternoon. Rev. N M Bloore of North Ashford officiating \ quartet fur nisbej appropriate music. Burial at eiroee= cemetery. Deceased had lived in town many years and had been an accommodating, hard working woman.
 Judge George E. Hinman gave a special chicken dinner to a party of his Wnlmantic friends at Gen Lyon Inn Sunday afternoon. Their names follow Mr. and Mrs T. D. Jordan. Myrtle Y Jordan. Walter Jordan, Mir. and Mrs. A. W Gates. Mir. and Mrs II. Y Beck. Arnold Storrs, Mir. and Mrs ( r. Simonds, Harold Simonds, Mir and Mrs. D. E. Abel, Mrs. F. l. Williams. Mrs. Helen M Avery, Mir and Mrs. c. s. Elliott, Mir. and Mrs [ W Alpaugh. Nettie W Hinman Virginia C Hinman, Russell W Hin man. Judge George E. Hiuman. Lat CT in the day motor trip was made Co the Y. M. C. 4 camp al Black Pond It Is the intention to enjoy a private hop and supper al Gen. Lyon hall In the near future
Putnam patriot., 1922-09-15
JOHNSON MAKING RECORD
North GrosvenordaIe Boy Continues
 to Bat High In Season

Reports from Milwaukee show that Paul Johnson, our local boy, is hitting for the grand average of 320. Tp date he has to hls credit l4 home runs. F three baggers, 5 two baggers. He has participated in every game this season with the exception of one. due to sickness. He has been picked as one of the players that will form T team that is scheduled 10 70 barn storming through Mexico for three months. after the regular season ends.
Putnam patriot., 1922-09-15
Idea Approved By All

When the plan 10 erect such me morial was broached. it met with immediate endorsement by all stu dents and graduates and also from friends interested in the Academy and who were personally acquainted with the late director of the school AL though no large sums have been given 10 date, the fund already amounts to sl6oo, being represented by cash and
Putnam patriot., 1922-09-15
O Sell Fruit at Fair

The Use of electricity is increasing everywhere. according to the United States Geological Survey report for May Forty-tgo and eight-tenths of all power generated was by water as compared with 35.2 per cent in Jan uary. 1929. The consumption increase for the month was per cent
Putnam patriot., 1922-09-15

pledges.
 l. has been decided 10 make a vigorous campaign in behalf of che fund, and committee to engineer the undertaking has been organized. A a starter q concert was held early last month in Academy hall. when splen- did program was presented, mostly by home talent and visitors in town. About $50 were added to the fund.
 To Sell Fruit al Fair
 Tbe campaign committee sold canned and fresh fruit in varying quantities in the exhibition hall at Woodstock Fair on Wednesday and yesterday. The general public bought generously of the stock that was of fered for sale
 4 booth, known as the Hall Memor- ial booth. was created at the fair and there academy representatives re ceived donations to the fund they arc trying to raise. Interested friends also left contributions of fruit to be sold during the fair
Putnam patriot., 1922-09-15
ACADEMY TO BUILD
 NEW MEMORIAL HALL
Woodstock School Is Raising Fund For Library-Gymna-
 sium Structure
Building Will Be Erected In Memory
 of Eli R Hall

Members of the Alumni Association of Woodstock Academy. are busy raising fund that will be used in erecting a library and gymnasium building as memorial to l.. R. Hail, the reyered and honored principal of the academy for long period of years. The building will be known as the Eli K. Hall Memorial.
Putnam patriot., 1922-09-15
TWOCOUPLE GIVEN
 DIVORCES BY COURT
Sterling and West Thompson Wives Given Decrees By
 Judge Hinman
Re.erves Deeision In Uneontested Ae-
 ton of Mrs Ethel Ne~eomb

Two divorces were granted and de- cision on third was reserved by Judge George E. Hinman. who pre- sided at Fridays short calendar ses- sion of the Superior court held al | Putnam
 Mrs. Blanche Catlow of Sterling, who now helps her mother run a boarding house, was granted di- yorce from John CatloW, on the grounds of desertion. The divorce action was uneontested.
 Court Withhoids Decision
 Judge Hinman reserved decision in the action of divorce instituted by Ethel M. Neweomb of Pomfret against Nelson F. Newcomb Mrs Newcomb. formerly of Putnam, a nurse. charged her husband with intoierable cruelty. She said they were married Jan. H.. 1917. at New York. and hat she vent Co Worcester with bim Later they lived in Putnam and some time after ward in Pomfret Tn all her au band Jeff her 15 times. she told the court, and that each time he went away he struck her or choked her Twice, she said. when he left, she was II and in wretehed health
 Testihes For Wife
 Richard c. Newton testified that be saw Mir. Neweomb strike his wife and heard him threaten to kill her. The witness was questioned by Judge Hinman concerning letter he wrote to Mrs Newcomb. He acknowledged that he had taken Mrs. NeWcomb to dances and places against the wishes of the husband. who had remonstrat- ed with him for SO doing
 The court read letter that the husband had written to the judge. The letter. the court sad, seemed to indi- cate that the husband was jealous of her The wife replied that he had no cause Co be. as she never went any where except to the store.
 Judge Hinman took the papers m the ease and will render decision lat ef
 Mrs. Narcotic Given Decree
 MIs. Alice Narcotic of West Thomp- an was granted a divorce from her husband. Ernest Narcotic. on thc grounds of habitaal iHtemperance- The V fs told thc court that she was mar riea at Manchester < H. in 1912, ] and that she and her husband had ] lived together for seven years, board ing at various places. She declared he Was lazy and wouldn't work and that he got drunk al least once or twice a week. Mrs. Narcotic did not complain of his treatment Of her dur ling these times, but she sad he did not support her and that she worked all the time in the mill Three wit nesses gave testimony substantiatlng I what the wife tol dthe court This di- vorce action also was uncontested.
Putnam patriot., 1922-09-15
ENGINEER VICTIM
 OF QUEER MISHAP
John Russian, Husband of Put nam Woman, Has Jaw Brok-
 en Mysteriously
Engineer on State of Maine" Meets
 With Painful Injury

John Russian Of Worcester, whose wife is the daughter of William J. Decatur of Putnam, met with a mys- terious accident last week while he was at the throttle of the State of Maine" express. On the run to Man chester from Willimantic, while lean ing out of the engine cab window, he had his lower right jaw broken and is now at a Manchester hospital. His condition is not regarded as serious
 One correspondent tells the story as follows:
 Fireman O'Malley Mystified
 The only information in the ease al present comes from Fireman O'Aal- Icy. He stated that the train left Willimantic behind schedule and that f was speeding along at a fast rate in an effort Co make up time About 900 passengers were on the train, most of them sleeping The mist was rather dense. 4 Hop River the fire man noticed a string of empty freight gHIA on q siGiHE ana ttt 1AaV hhAANNA that his engineer failed to blow the whistle for the crossing. Glaneing to the driving side of the cab, O'Malley saw Engineer Russian hanging half out of the cab window, and uncon= scious. Just how far. or how long the train had been running without pilot o'Malley was unable to state.
 kusisn Rushed 10 Hospital
 Lifting the body of the engineer Co the cab seat. G'Malley then brought the train to a stop, and gave first aid treatment, aided by the trainmen. Passengers gathered around, unaware up until that time that while they were sleeping the fast express was practically running free of control.
 Showing remarkable self control, o'Malley brought the train to Ando- yer and was ordered to bring the train to Manchester, where an ambulance was waiting to convey the injured man to the Memorial Hospital. Dr. Joseph \. Higpns. @ho Is in attend aBee. stated thai Russian had sustained q fracture of the Jeff lower jaw
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
A MOST DAMNABLE CONSPIRACY

Rockford, Ill. - Illinois proposed
new constitution was characterized as
the most damnabIe conspiracy ever
planned in the state" by John H. Wal
ker, president Of the Illinois States
Federation of Labor, at the 10th an
nual convention here.
1T has given everything to the in
junction judge except royal crown.
and even gives more authority than a
royal crown does" declared Walker.
I believe the adoption of this consti-
tuition would mean bigger blow to
Americanism and liberty than had our
forefathers failed in the revolutionary
war" Walker urged the delegates, re-
presenting nearly every local union of
organized labor in the state, to work
for the defeat of the proposed consti-
tuition when it is submitted to the vot-
ers, Dec. II. A committee composed
of one representative from every local
union IN the state was created by the
convention to work against the new
constitution.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
MEXICAN WORKERS PROTEST
RUTHLESS POLICE MURDER

Mexico City. = The death of Felic-
iano Ramos, weaver, "a years of age,
was commemorated by a 24-hour gen
eral strike of $4,000 organized work.
ers of this city and the federal dis
trict. Ramos was killed and seven 9TH
err textile workers severely wounded
last week when a squad of mounted
police without provocation fired into
an unarmed crowd of textile workers
omen. women, and children) of the
suburb of San Angel, when they en-
tered the public square of that town
in peaceful demonstration to protest
against the secret Imprisonment of one
of their number, the secretary of the
Federation of Textile Workers.
The 24-hour strike called by the
General Federation of Workers (red
unions), with which the textile federal
ton is affiliated. left the city and sub
urbs deprived Of half its telephone SER
vice. without street cars, and for part
of the day without jitneys. Many fac
tories and workshops were closed.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
A FRIEND In NEED
is A FRIEND INDEED

Stockholm, Sweden. = In 1909,
when the Swedish workers were en-
gagged in general strike and an appeal
was issued to the workers Of other
countries to come to their aid, the or
gained workers of Germany made
them a present Of 100000 crowns
and loaned them 100000 crowns.
To-day, in 1922. the General FEEDER
alton of Free Trade Unions of Ger
many finds itself unable to repay a
loan of 100000 crowns which they OBJ
tanned from Swedish banks by virtue
of the fact that the Swedish fedora
ton went security.
The Swedish workers, remembering
how their brothers and sisters in Ger
many came to their aid ID years ago,
have paid the 100000 to the banks
and have sent their German fellow
workers the receipted bill as an act Of
gratitude and solidarity.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
HARDBOILED RAILWAY HEAD
PASSES IN HIS CHECKS
(By The Federated Press)

Philadelphia. = The hardest hard
boiled of all the railway executives
was found dead here in the private car
of President Samuel Rea. of the Penn
sylvania. Nov. 2. The dead man was
T. De Witt Cuyler, a director of the
Pennsylvania, and chairman of the
Assn. of Railway Executives. He had
never been a railroad man but was a
corporation lawyer during most of the
time since his admission to the bar in
1876. Cuvler and W. W. Atterbury,
vice-president of the Pennsylvania. are
believed the men chiefly responsible
with L. F. Loree of the Delaware and
Hudson, for the rundown by the ex-
ecutives of President Hardings peace
proposals in the shipments strike that
began July and is still being waged
against over half the nations railway
mileage. Cuyler's death was due to
apoplexy from oyework, it is said.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
ONE BIG UNION IN AUSTRALIA
(BY The Federated Pressl

Sydney. N. S. W. = Many industri-
al organizations in Australia are Cast
ing their old craft-unionjsm constitu-
tons aside, and are preparing to link
up with the One Big Union. officially
known as the Australasian Workers
union. In all cases ballots are being
taken in order to secure the consent of
a majority of the members to the ANAL
gamation. Directors of the One Big
Union scheme are launching a nation
wide propaganda campaign to educate
the craft union members to the One
Big Union idea. and break down the
opposition Of craft union officials who
are trying to head off the One Big
Union. The building trades and cold
storage workers have decided to link
up with the One Big Union.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
SUCCESSFUL COOPERATIVE
SOAP PRODUCTION
by The Federated Pressl

Seattle. = Soap 1919 better than
competing brands and at 1879 lower
price is the achievement of the Coop
erative Grange Warehouse Co., of
Washington within the past year. The
grange started manufacturing its own
Cleaner brands when the soap firm
it formerly dealt with suddenly refused
to renew a contract because Of dislike
of the co-operative's success. The
grange then boosted its own product
and has increased production from 100
cases weekly to nearly 500. As re-
suit the firm formerly enjoying grange
patronage has put on an advertising
campaign costing about one cent bay
to regain its business, but without sue
cess, despite the offer of its soap at
ridiculous prices to individual grange
store managers.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
BRITISH LABOR'S MISSION

New York. - The position of tn,
British Labor party in the new align
ment caused by the downfall of Prem
Ter Lloyd George has assumed an i'm
Iportance hardly equalled in the history
| of the labor movement in England
Added significance is given labor's po
litical possibilities in Great Britain by
news just reaching here that the La
Dor party has issued cIear-cut pro-
gram.
A number Of elements contribute to
place in the hands of the British Labor
party at this time power which even
its opponents admit is likely to in
crease. One of these is the extreme
reactionary pronounciamentos of the
conservatives, who are attempting to
create the belief that the laborites are
torch-waving reds seeking to plunge
the country into anarchy and ruin.
Observers say the British Labor par
ty to-day is a stronger fighting force,
despite the depletion of its funds, than
it was five years ago. In 1918, the
only real issue was the war. Now the
one big issue is unemployment
of every seven wage earners in Britain
to-day has no work. This fact is held
to be the real explanation of the steady
succession ct defeats the Lloyd George
government has sustained at the bye
elections.
Of the approximate. 20 million vot-
ers now in the British celebrates, Is
million are wage earners. From 1879
to 20%o of these have been out of
work the best part of the last year.
'Labor's program is the best bull
wark against violent upheavaI and
class war, says the Labor party man
ifesto.
A democratic government can be
made effective in this country without
bIoodshed and violence. The policy
of the Labor party is to bring about a
more equitable distribution of the ma
tons wealth by constitutional means.
This is neither bolshevism nor com
but common sense JUSTICE
Revision of the peace treaties, that
caused greater international wrongs
than they removed, is the first step to
peace"
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
WORKERS SOLIDARITY
in EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
by The Federated Press)

Vienna. = An International Fedora
ton of Building Guilds has been call
ed into life here at a meeting of re-
representatives. of building guilds from
Italy, Hungary, Austria, Czechoslovak-
la. Germany, Luxembourg, and Holland.
Inasmuch as the social building guilds
of the various countries enumerated
have all been founded by the trade I'M
ions and are controlled by them, it is
expected that this formation of an in
ternational association will further
strengthen the solidarity between the
workers of all countries of Europe.
The International body will act as a
clearing house of information concern
ing new ideas in inexpensive home
building, labor-saving devices, means
and methods of providing homes for
the worker of limited means, and the
like.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
AN EQUAL COMPANION

Mashlngton.-The separate citizen
snip OF woman, as contained in an act
OF congress approved Sept. y last. is
termed the natural corolIary to the
18th amendment in radio talk that
was broadcasted on November & bv The
naturalization bureau, U. S. depart
ment of labor.
Prior to the passage Of the law
granting separate citizenship to wo-
men, says the radio statement, "tbe
citizenship status of the wife was all
ways governed by that of her husband.
and in the event that he was an alien
and did not care to Become a citizen
OF this country, there was no wav bv
which his wife might be naturalized
during the continuance of the marital
status. e.. Now the women of our
country possess the same privilege of
volcing their opinions in every phase
OF our government as the men, and
the days of the subiugation of the wo-
man to the will of the man are over"
The bureau concludes its education
al talk this wise: The Lord and Mas
ter theory has long since been super
seeded by the modern doctrine of
Equality of the Sexes, and women have
at last assumed the place which was
undoubtedly intended for them at the
inception of the human race; that of
human thinking entities, born into the
world to be the equal and the compan-
ion of man and not as his servant
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
CLASS PERSECUTION
(By The Federated Press

Marion, I'll. A. w. Kerr, chiei
counsel for the Illinois Mine Worker;
declares that in his opinion the 48 new
indictments handed down by the spe-
ciaI grand jury in the case of the Her
rim mine war were void. 1t is Kerr's
contention that the grand jury had no
legal life at the time.
This whole conflict" said Kerr,
is running true to the form of the pro-
secut;on financed by the Illinois Cham
Der of Commerce. Its purpose is to
harrass and hound members of the
miners union. This reign Of terrorism
by the illegitimate and irregular use Of
the avenue of justice is not. from now
on, to escape denunciation and expos
ure."
The lines Of this important legal
conflict are clearly drawn. On the one
side is Atty. Gen. Brundage with the
funds of the Illinois Chamber of Com
merce and of open shop" organiza-
lions throughout the country at his dis
oosaI. On the other are Kerr and A.
c. Lewis and George R. Stone of the
illinois Mine Workers legal staff while
v. P. Seeber of Benton. ILL.,. Rufus
Nelly and George B. White of Marion
and Robert Cook of Herrin are asso-
ciated with Kerr.
Propaganda has been sent up and
down the entire country by the Ma
ional Coal Assn, the Illinois Chamber
IF Commerce, Kiwanis and Rotary
,'ubs and other anti-Iabor organiza-
lions using Herrin as text for nom
The drive against labor
pms its hopes on the Herrin trials,
which begin Nov. s.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
GROSS IMPROPERLY OF
PRESIDENT HARDING
(By The Federated Press)

New York. = The demand of the
Committee of 48 for the suspension
of Atty. Gen. Daugherty. sent recently
to President Harding, has been refer
red by Harding to the attorney him
self. The information is conveyed in
a letter from Warren F. Martin, spe-
Icial assistant to Daugherty. 1t has
elected a further protest from the
Commute of 48, addressed to the pres
ident, in which ]. A. H. Hopkins, chair
man, writes:
Much. to my astonishment, | have
received a letter from the attorney
generals office stating that our de-
mand for Mr.. Daugherty's suspension
has been referred by you to Mr.
Daugherty- respectfully submit that
we are entitled to a reply not from the
attorney general but from you as the
executive head Of our government.
I'm calling your attention TO the
gross improprietv of referring a de-
mand for Mr. Daugherty's suspension
to Mr.. Daugherty himself, we simply
wish to point out that the seriousness
of the situation which led to this de-
mand and the necessity for drastic &C.
ton relative thereto has merely been
enhanced BY the action which you
have TAKEN