Putnam patriot., 1922-06-30
BILLY ELK'S DAD
 SENDS APOLOGIES
Sorry His Son Rushed Into Print and Explains the Situation.
 -ls All For Harmony
Elkdom. Amerieani.m and Putnam the
 Family Slogan

NNNAe taNt hENN uNEM iNtHEtetNA ana diverted by the correspondence aroused by the letters of a stripling. calling himself Billy Elk" who aroused no end of comment and ex- eitement by his public correspondence with Putnam's Mayor Macdonald The correspondence went to its limit. be- came an international question, and now. on the eve of the Elks' Fair. the honored paternal parent of said Billy Elk" sends Co us the following com munication;
 To the Editor of The Patriot;
 Dear Sir:-Tha writer extends his sincere apologies to the residents of Putnam, to the editor of The ohserv- CT, and to yourself. COW kicked over bucket. and almost wiped out the fair city of Chicago. A patriotic young Serbian student fired pistol shot. and kindled eonhagration which threatened to wipe out the goth century. And my enthusiastic. but hot-headed young scion. Billy Elk, impetuously rushed into print and | threatened to plunge our promising community into a holocaust of hor- TOTS. But youth must have it's fling. even when youth is Scotch.
 The young man, fired by zeal of l heartfelt desires to further the cause of the great Elks' Fair. unheeding the advice of his elders. with the impetu- ous rashness of youth. allowed his heart to get the better of his head. He meant well He intended to pla- cate and soothe our local eombatants; to spread the oil of good-fellowship over the troubled waters of belliger- eney; to propagate the spirit of civic unity and Elkly fraternity. Least of all. did he think that he was securing unlimited publicity for the Elks' Fair which comes all next week. Bless your heart, my dear man. such a low thought never entered into his bril- liant cerebellum,
 understand that the wife of cer- tain municipal official has had her curiosity aroused as to the where abouts and wherefores of one Flora. This is indeed unfortunate and regret able. have been told that Pierre Le- Boeuf has incurred the wrath of Nel- son Clair. who indignantly denies that his dogs wish to run around nights. He wishes to have it understood that his dogs are we'll behaved animals who are satisfied to stay out in the daytime only. Paddy Putnam has finally met his match in Isaaore Putnam, who thirsts for information as to the man
 ner in whicsh Paddy has acquired his surname. Isadore claims to be lin cal descendant of the illustrious Israel, tracing their paternity back to Adam. Isadore states that nowhere in the old , Testament, or even in the new Testa- ment. is there a Patrick in the same family with either an Israel or an Isa- dore. Tn other words, Paddy has laid himself open to a suit of libel tnot old
 clothesl, and apparently is nothing ' but hypocritical interloper. The finance committee of the Areanum
 Club is after the scalp of Bill, the jan-
 itor. who stated that this institution was the most prosperous club in the , community. Why should Bill rub 1t ! in? In retaliation, they threaten Co make him renovate the club rooms, even though this job was done last
 spring out of the surplus funds in the treasury. All signs pointed to local civil war which would make the fracas , of '6l look like g Democratic caucus
 in December, 1920. By the way, some
 of our ardent non Scotch Republicans
 are still waiting Go hear why certain official permitted his name to appear 7 on the Democratic ticket last Deeom.
 Der
 Out of curiosity, the writer inter
 viewed that notorious combination. Dr. JakedD and Ne Hyde. who have
 been much malienei and abused. These two shrinking, modest violets
 absolutely refused to give an eNpres-
 sion of their opinions, stating that : they abhorred publicity of any kind. particularly when II was free; that ? they did not wish the public to know that they managed the Victory and . Bradley Theatres, respectively, when 7 those institutions did run; that an in nocent man did not have to rush into ] print to defend himself. Honorable men, both of them.
 Mr. Editor. admit that the damage has been done. No one regrets the , fact more than I. the father of foolish young Billy Elk. I have labored with might and main to make amends, and ? I am now hopeful that my efforts may
 be crowned with a modieum of sue g cess. No institution, other than the ? noble order of Elks. could have ae- | cnmplished this tremendous task, for . remember. the Elks recognize no
 creed. no faith. no nation. other than
 the faith of brotherly love and char : ity. and the creed of loyal American
 ism. An exemplifcation of the great . brotherhood will be demonstrated at ? the fair which opens next Monday for solid week
 Y The neighboring towns will all have ? their nights, because Eiks, like the F aforementioned honorable men