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Putnam patriot., 1922-08-04
BONNEVILLE SELLS
 CLOTHING BUSINESS
Local Merchant Turns Store Over Today 10 Daniel Colt,
 Winsted
New Owner to Link Up With Foster
 System of Store.

Alfred Bonneville. who has con dueted q mems and boys clothing and furnishings store in Putnam the past eight years, today turned the business over Co Daniel Colt of Winsted. Conn. who has purchased the fixtures and entire stock. The deal involving the sale of one of Putnam's larger stores has been pending for some time. but today papers were signed and ths business formally turned over to the new owner.
 Mir. Colt k owner of a large retail store at Winsted. where he has been in business for years and is a leader city His Winsted store Is linked up with the famous Foster System, which operates e7 stores in New England, and IS similar in plan and scope to the Besse System of stores.
 Mr. Colts new Putnam store will be associated with the Foster System. and will be conducted under the man agement of his son, Stanley Colt.
 Son to Manage Bu,ine.
 The younger Mir. Colt has been asso- ciated in business with his father tn Winsted for years. He is thoroughly experienced in the retail clothing line and is therefore equipped by experi- eneo to conduct a lively. up-to-date es- tablishment in Putnam. making his store valuable addition to the city's business life Mir Colt has closed the store for few days to enable re- arrangement of stock. and introducing new goods and new lines preparatory to opening n week from tomorrow.
 Mir Bonneville started his clothing business eight years ago in the White Front building on Pomfret street. and after year there removed 10 the present location of his store, He will now devote his attention to his gro cery business on Woodstock avenue.
Putnam patriot., 1922-08-04
LOCAL BOYS ATTEND
 UNCLE SAM'S CAMP
Five Enter Upon Month of in- tensive Military Training
 at Devens
Afternoon Athletics and Evening En
 tertainments on Program

In attendance at the Citizens Mill tary Training Camp. which opened of feially Tuesday at Camp Deyens, are five young men from Putnam and vi cinity. They left their homes here Monday and during the day shed their "civies" for the regulation uniforms of United States Army men, thus en- tering upon n month of intensive military training The boys are Al lan Thayer. Samuel Bruuelle, Jerome Andrews of Putnam. Milburn Boys of Pomfret. and a fifth young man named Scott. of Putnam, whose first name Was not learned.
 IL is the second season at the camp for Andrews and Brunelle. indicating that they enjoyed their experiences so keenly last year. that they wanted to enjoy them again. They will be in camp for q month. during which time they will be intensively trained in the art of modern warfare, deriving in- numerable benefits
Putnam patriot., 1922-08-04
Mayor Macdonald Preside.

Mayor Macdonald presided at the meeting and all the aldermen were present except Charles F.. Dean and Honorius Magnan.
 On motion of Alderman Labby. the council unanimously elected Napoleon Benoit a member of the city fire de partment. MT Benoit had previously been named for membership in Motor Company No. 2. succeeding Philip Cournover.
 The monthly report of Captain of Police Remi Delage disclosed that there were II arrests during July. Three of these people taken into GUS tody were charged with drunkenness and one with violating the liquor laws.
 Building permits were granted the following: Leauder Beaudreault to erect a garage at the rear of his home on Smith street; Joseph Vandale to erect two story bungalow style house and garage on the east side of King street; Alex St Jean to erect a dwelling house on Providence street.
Putnam patriot., 1922-08-04
IRON OUT WRINKLE
 OVER SEWER WORK
Common Council Members and John P. Sabin Sign Con-
 tract For Job
Napoleon Benoit Is Elected to Fire
 Department

It was evident by the discussion that took place at the common council meeting Tuesday night, that a wrinkle had developed in the matter of award ing the contract for the recently au- thorized sewer construction. costing S9,700 So t was arranged that a conference be held Wednesday morn ing in the office of Corporation Coun- sel Charles L. Torrey. between the mayor. the common council committee having charge of sewers. and John P. Sabin, the low bidder for the city job. The wrinkle alluded to proved to be a misunderstanding and in short order things were strengthened out, the con tract signed by all parties, and work will be underway soon.
Putnam patriot., 1922-08-04
Program Not s,rsnuou. One

The general program of the aetivi- ty of the camp calls for training dur ing the morning hours with voluntary and mass athletics in the afternoon. Two afternoons will be devoted to mass athletics. while the others will be optional These athletics will include baseball. basketball. swimming, ten his. and various other sports, in all of which teams and competitions are to be organized a little later. Such as desire will be given opportunity to aualify in the Red Cross life-saving course. The evenings will be devoid of active duty. with addresses and pic ture shows on instructive subjects.
 Leaves of absence will not be grant cd during the camp except for urgent reasons. but special provision is made for the reception at any and all times of the friends and relatives of the boys They will be received at the visitors house" in the centre of the C NJ r. C. area where they will find refreshment and toilet convenience and guides and information 90 that there may be no delay in locating the person whom they are seeking
Putnam patriot., 1922-08-04
DRIVER OF MACHINE
 HURT IN ACCIDENT
J. J. McQuade of Providence Cut on Knee When Car
 Overturns
Three Others With Him. However,
 Miraeulously Escape Injury

4 miraculous escape from death or serious injury was the good fortune of j. J MeQuade of t9 Barton street, Providence. R. |. and three compan- ions "Wednesday morning, when the automobile they were riding in turned over on Pomfret Hill. Pomfret- All but one of the occupants of the car seaped unhurt. and this exception was MT. McQuade. who suffered a bad cut in the leg below the knee when a piece of glass from the smashed windshield cut through his apparel and made gash in his leg that Dr Murphy closed with three stitches
 With Mr McQuade were his son Junior, Eugene McAvoy and James Doonan of Providence
 The Providence automobile party was on the way to Rockville to attend a funeral when the accident happen ed. Because of the rain of the early morning. making the highsays slip pery and dangerous, Mr McQuade drove with unusual caution.
 Car Skids and Turns Over
 In driving down Pomfret Hill his car skidded and a front wheel collaps- ed from the strain In a second the car had turned over Mir McQuade told a Patriot reporter that he was not driving more than 10 or l2 miles an hour. and he believes that it was because of the low rate of speed at which he drove his car that he and his companions escaped 50 fortunately.
 The top of the car was badly crush ed. the windshield smashed. and mud guards and running board on one side ruined. besides the front wheel being demollshed
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-30
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ooLoRED MEN"

advertisements
Gently They railway said
dollars
Ell Negro strike breakers The other
Colored
unusual
ce white who slain Negroes particularly ordinary
day Negroes is unusual for
Negro mechanics They
also that these positions permanent.
Now the this they telling
truth For Of these the
strike to
membership breakers let them go
OF to quit work strike But asinine
slider themselves than
upon by the companies and By the There
anyones mind to keep them permanently.
The fact Of these that they aed help up
oeng economic This
journ America role in
the days of slavery same
place in the southern
circumstances labor srug
White employers he Negro refuge
their only support for the maintenance oow
have nnd the flame prejudice the
white workers apart white
sons regardless OF creed color
and undesirable They Workers
America because and around mines
and who seek America They
They know that the organized the strike
would have been want the white
workers to recognize this They under
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-30
SENATOR WATSON HAS PASSED.

The history southern statesmen cannot be complete with
out giving place TO Senator Watson Of Georgia For twenty
years ms voice and influence helped to shape the policies of his
party in his state
On some questions his ideas safe and many his
followers but his general craftsmanship departure from the
old school of Georgia politicians.
His position on the tariff bore the sand all the
the Great Henry w Grady Of Georgia and Morris Shepherd
Texas.
So far ashe question: Senator Watson TO his h
est political desire and pushed aside the governor
won the greatest political victory of life
To that Senator Watson campioned any policies
the advancement Of people would be place upon his bier an
nearned and undeseIyed COMMUNICATION Knowing he must
have the life and ambitious of this Senator Watson could
have lead tn charge upon anyegsadon that did not breath the
spirit Of fair play just the weight Of his Influence the Dyer
Bill would have the good wishes of 100000 million people
and forced them stand with bowed heads and bedmed cheeks
as his distinguished corpse hes in state at this hour Senator
Watson lived to the of Go He born and reared in Ceo
g He educated in the schools of every phase of public
according to the ideals and customs Of his state and he
great champion Of The history and traditions OF the south
He the avowed enemy Of the Negroone who neither
slnmbered nor slept
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-30
NIGHT SCHOOLS.

Among the many advance policies
proposed by the Dallas Board of
Education, the Night School is the
proud trophy, handed 10 the older
people and the younger people
whose school facilities we're hamper
ed by the uncertain laws that con
trolled their early life. This term,
they are located at Booker Washing
ton High School, Ninth Ward and
Wheatly These schools are under
the same efficient force of teachers
as the regular day school and they
are given the same close and help
full supervision. There is no need
for any one TO remain unframed in
the city Of Dallas.
These schools are especially oper-
ated to aid the ambitious working
class of people. Remember that
training prepares any one to do a
better job. TO hold It longer and to
command better living wage.
Age should not embarrass anyone
as the classes are SO arranged that
such hinderances are so far removed
that thy can't be seen
Every man and woman has need
of better training. The opportunity
to obtain 1t is now at hand. No am
bilious person need wait. Enroll
now.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-30
UNTO THE FOURTH
GENERATION"
Blue Ribbon Piece of Fiction Of Negro Life.

last night Remember, too. / haven't
had kiss since you came home yes
terday"
He could hardly keep from taking
her in his arms; he rose. unsteadily
! but resolutely
Come up to the library, Virginia.
/ / have something to show you"
They went slowly up the stairs, and
| Clafewood relt like martyr going to
| the stake. Soon they were seated at
the library table. She moved close to
| him, her eyes full of soft fire, her
kiss. He ground his teeth. II must
not touch her" he Respected to him
self
"oh. John, John, tell mel can't
stay outside your troubles like this.
What am ! good for II l can't share
them with your
Good giri--eood gIrlr' he said.
He rose and went to the portraits,
and she followed him wonderingly
Virginia" he began sthere ia
Thomas Clarewood, he lived and spoke
the truth"
'Yes-yes. she breathed, lust like
you-you couldn't live a lie"
| He returned to the table and again
she followed, more puzzled than ever
Off" "'''' '"' mere 20 scare me
+Well. he was nicely fooled" she
said scornfully
John then repeated word for word
his conversation with Wardell and
she listened like a child
"Oh." she cried when he finished.
IAN ancestral diary? | must see it,
Clarewood speedily reflected that
after all that would be the best way
to convey the dreadful information,
much better than any method he
rOn1d find n har
'The original is in the vault. When
you read this copy you will under
stand all my actions of the last two
days. Regardless of anything in that
diary. l was and am the district at
torney Of Elliston. I've done my duty
now let them get me-
Get you, John? don't under
stand"
Clarewood unlocked a drawer, took
out the sheets and gave them to her.
He lit cigar to conceal his anxiety,
and sat down.. He was certain Of the
outcome, yet he could not suppress
a fluttering hope that IL might be
different from what he expected
Virginia was as bright-eyed as a
school girl opening a book Of fairy
stories.
80 we go back three generations
and see what kind Of men the Clare
ly But I'll wager that however
manly they were, not one of them
compares to my Clarewood."
In moment she was deep in the
diary After few paragraphs she
looked up with a distant expression.
The spell of the past was already
upon her,
"-oh, John" she said tenderly
wasn't he worthy to be your ances-
ter!
He did not reply and she turned
again to the diary. Soon she was alb
sorbed, her race glowing. Now and
then she laughed aloud at the hui
morous Incidents and the queer turns
of speech John gazed hungrily at her;
he would never forget the picture
she made with her face glowing pink
and her hair shining like brown silk
under the lamp.
Mechanically he counted the pages
as she finished each one and put Il
down. At each page his body grew
more and more taut, hardening against
the coming blow. Seventeen-eighteen
--nineteen-he shut his teeth The
dread moment had come.
(To becontinued next weekly
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-30

OVER TWO NEGRO PUPILS IN soUTms SCHOOLS.
Gester A. New York world)
100000 Negro public
southern
Negro normal schools and colleges
Statistics of
Tukegee institute 1867
We're only 9S schools for freemen with 2S7 teachers of whom 500
Negroes There 1442 pupils OF this number 1888
classes 2S7s were learning to write 4O464 were studying arithmetic
and 1861 studying S5 in
dustra schools with 224 taught
sewing, knitting, making
Today there the south SO colleges devoted higher and
OF Negro women 80 theological schools and departments law and
medical schools of Il state agricultural and mechanical col
lege 4SO schools institutions
existed in the south for the Negro
s21.OOOOOO expended
100000 for higher training 1922 few
thousand dollars spent fifty years ago
property secondary
training sSoOoOOOO The value of used in the edua
ton of freedmen fifty was small
Two yearly
groe for the denominations
maintaining colleges and industrial schools From 1866 to 1870
estimated that
teachers upkeep OF
Until the consolidation the
financial
Education corporation
Jeanes foundation Julius Rosenwad fund the african Third
fund
fund Daniel Hand Missionary
The Importance Of educating the Negro in theoub fully realized
mission of universities
ago open college men in the outh
a follows
of population
undeveoped inefficient welfare
disease wherever strengthen
that undeveOpd education
Negro than injustice him. injury the white
At the eighteenth annual meeting of the National
ored Schools prominent white outhern
Negro education his es
much for eucaon that be educated by philanthropy but
public County training schools
ed from 4 in 1912 to 166 in 1922" he said.
The spending $sOOOOOO annually salaries of teachers
Coored public
dohf1d
Colored public schools whole conducted stand
ard than white public schools The curriculum for white children quite
often higher than the curriculum for Coored children of the same
white the
teacher
not much for clothes foodufs are the
white teacher
In Birmingham Ala brick building Negro
children The high school, study
extremely difficult white
facilities would
election to
As direct contrast the most modern equipped
schoohouses the Negroes the south little
vie G. credit both the
of the agencies play important furtherng
Mission which
responsible for the existence Moehou college spelman
university
The Fedmen Aid society of the NJ church.
controls IS Negro institutions the south which have
$2OOOOOO combined enrolment
The American Baptist Home Mission society has been establishing
schools higher
University Atlanta University Tadega college Straight University
Touglaoo college
of twenty
schools appropriates $4,000 annually for
512 church
in Louisiana Alabama Delaware
Mississippi Within
acquired 2OOOOO contributing
for
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-30

by OSDy.
When Mrs. Martin Reece-Rose, lately
of New York, arrived in Jackson
vile, the town sat up, rubbed it's
eyes, and gasped. Jack Phillips voiced
the sentiments of the Colofed popu-
laUon at large. when he told his
mother, Mudsie, ! didn't know that
they were made like that except in q
pamphlet setting forth the merits of
some cosmetic She is a sweetheart"
And Mrs. Phillips, who had long
since ceased to dress before mir
ror, and who prided herself on two
things Jack and her presidency of
the Pastors Aid Society, shifted dis
painfully and said, painted hussyl
She'd better be praying for salvation
instead of Haunting around here with
boys young enough to be her SON.
And she was voicing the sentiment of
the larger portion of her sex and
race around the town. While they
admitted Mrs. Martin Reece-Rose was
a new speciment, they also decided
in the bigotry of their hearts. that
she was an outsider and must stay
one.
II was Jack who volunteered to as
sist her when she rented the little
local sign painter had adorned II
with gilt letters foot high which
set forth that this was henceforth,
now, and forever, Her Majesty's
Snoppe. inside on white velvet
counter cover were displayed a jew
eled hair ornament, a bewitching lit
tie gilt box. which limited at deeper
rose for ones checks, a pair of
slender black ear rings that would
Cleopatra justice, and water color
sketch of a nut brown maid with
rosy cheeks and an deliberately dress
ed mass of dark hair.
When it became known that she
was a real operator. who knew the
last word in every art designed to
make woman more beautiful, the girls
from the College on the hill, set the
fashion Of patronizing her. She met
them with a genuine smile, served
them with deft, swift movements, and
sent them forth finished in appear
ance and very proud. Then the women
of the most elite social circles dropp-
ed In, and then Jacksonville had
shock No. 2. for one morning the
South Bound train from Chicago drop
ped off a trim little brown. Miss, with
a charming smile, who asked to be
directed to Mrs Martin, Reece- Rose,
and whimsically allowing the inter est
ed station loafer TO question her. stat
ed that she was Hazel Rose, and
that she had come to hey Mother in
the shop.
Hazel arrived on Saturday, and on
Sunday Mrs. Rose and she appeared
at the services of New Hope Baptist
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-30
THE ECOTTSTS.

When we we're small and wished
to show that some one OF our fell
lows who was preening himself be-
cause Of pair of new shoes or a
hat. was not quite as -big" as
he thought himself we said "Humph
-thinks he's G big hens chicken"
All too often we were forced to
make use OF this expression and
even now Il comes fittingly into
play as we see our ponpoui, poor,
deluded fellows preening themselves
because Of fancied splendor imagi-
ming themselves the center Of some
universe. II j. is the burden OF
their swan song.
They are to be pitied. The, are
to be censured. They are TO be s. Town
politely but firmly that the wcyld's
greatest are the worlds humilesr.
That service alone distinguishes
favorabIy and good servants have
no mind for mafvelllng at their
own importance. Egotists usually
are nuisancee.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-30

$1,000 by US such knowledge is some day
negroes will understand and white understand also The
Two groups will realize that been rcked The white
no mar VIII see that his losing Coored men ioiu
With him and Negroes will he cannot escp economic
sefdm unless he links other races occvp the
son posiuon 'hat ne ooes. Pittsburgh American
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-30
TME DALLAS EXPRESS.
THE DaLLAS RxPREss

has never heisted The rhirs
feather, neither has u been dis
sraced BY The ytaow sfyeak. II
Is nor afflicted rifh the flannel
mouth. Il Is q plain, every day.
sensible, conservative newsfa-
per, uhict rims 20 sail 70 catch
fbe passing breese; flies no
doabdai flag: u Processes
patriotism as broad as our
country. rs love Of cVeH hand
ed Justice covers all The terri
tory occupied BY hs human
race. This Is pretty high ground,
bnf ice lire on IL and are pros
fering, Boys Of The press come
up and stand rcifh MS. This
grand is h0iy-
". Q. KING,
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-30

And now we II 6w why most uitos
were created to carry dengpo. Some
insect yes and come disease also
ask airy DailasIte 4 you lack au-
tentic Information
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-30
NoTIon To TnE PUnLIo.

Any erroneous reflection upon the
character, Standing or reputation Of
any person, firm or corporation which
may appear In the columns OF The
Dallas Express will be gladly cor
rected upon It's being brought to the
attention Of the publishers
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-12-28
HUMOR IN INDIANA PULPIT
Testimony as to Friends Eioquenco
Probably Thoroughly Understood
by the Congregation.

DIR. Robert J. Alley, president Of But
Ter college, and the Rev. Allan B. Phil
putt, pastor of the Central Christian
church, are friends of long standing.
Each has II keen vein of humOr which
occasionally crops out at the expense
of the other.
Not long ago, when it was necessary
for Doctor Fhilputt to be out of the
city over Sunday. he called on Doctor
Alley 10 preach for him. Doctor Alley
faced large audience when he arose
t" speak and he prefaced his sermon
with the following:
81 have long been Il friend and adj
mirer of your pastor. l have heard
his eloquent sermons many, many
times. | lave heard him in Philadel-
phia and | have heard him in Indian
apolis. As he himself puts it, breth-
rem. ! have slept under his sermons in
three cities. S.'-lnliannpolis News.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-12-28
United States May Decide.

Washington.-A plan under which
an American commission would deter.
mine how much Germany should be
required to pa ythe allies has emerg-
ed from the effort to find a way for
extending American aid toward solu-
tion OF the economic troubles of Eu-
rope.
Although discussions Of the proposal
have been kept thus far outside the
formal channels Of diplomacy, the ex-
change of views has developed a most
thorough understanding in authorita-
tive circles that the United States,
Great Britain and Germany all are
willing to assent to the creation Of
such a commission
The plan now before Premier Poin.
care OF France and he is expected
make a decision after he has conclud-
ed a series Of conferences with indus
trial leaders of his own country and
OF Germany. 1t is assumed that 1t will
be communicated later to all the ma.
tions interested in reparations pay.
ments.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-12-28
important to Mothers
Bears the
Evc-and Adam.

THE trouble begins when man
says he has made up his mind ta stay
ar home. and his wife has made up her
face to go out"
"S"me women spend too much time
making permanent waves to make per
manent wives"
THE proper length of II woman'S
dress is IL little )vcr two feet"
"The only man who wasn't spoiled
by being lioniZed was Daniel"
'Silk stockings are another prescnta-
tion of the ShinS of society"
"fou can lead a rabbit to the fur
rierS. hut YOU cannot make il mink"
There is talk 0f worlds chemical
disarmament. Let's begin with the
bonds aS being the most deadly
From Flashlights, by Thomas JAY.