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Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19

fp an address last evening in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, Thom- a Aznden, an Englishman, declared that it was only by stroke of good fsrtune that he escaped from Russia with his life. after having been con 3emned to death and prevented from leaving the country for more than two ysars. Mir. Aspden was the guest yesterday (Thursday) of Agent Rob srt ". Boys, and on the latter's inyi- tstioa Mr. Aspden addressed the over ssers If the mill and few other local nill men, all of whom immensely en- ioved his intimate word picture of the operations of Bolsheviki in Russia, fbs conditions under which they live and work. and of his own exciting and trying experiences.
 Nr. Aspden, at the time of the out break of the World War, was manag- Ine a mill near Moscow that was own d by French interests. There were about .000 employees on the pay roll. Then Russia threw in her lot with the
 ie4 and made earnest preparations for the struggle. Mir. Aspden deelar- ed that immediately Russians in the fay of Germans, deliberately disor- FarIzed the whole country, including the afmy. railroads, etc. People were made to suffer terrible horrors and tbev becams greatly dissatisfied and anresfful. The terrors of the situa- ton were enhanced by the cunning in- Huenees set at work by those with rad fral ideas, and soon-cries of separate neacep were heard. The people were in Iust the frame of mind to welcome any such proposal, and what resulted E a matter of history.
 Forced 10 Help Run Mill
 So f was in 1917 that committees af the people were formed. Mr. Asp den stated. and then 1t was that he Has forced to serve as a member of enc of these to direct the operation of hi= mil. Should he have refused 10 heln the Bolsheviki, he would prob abiv have had the fate of several of hs mil friends. who were tied into barlap bag and thrown into mill eends
 Not desiring any such fate, so early in life. and being the victim of eireum- stances. he worked on the committee. Its members, iliiterate and iRe%peri-
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19
TEACHER TENDERS
 HER RESIGNATION

h letter to the Putnam scboo committee, printed below. Niss Cor ella l. Barnes. assistant instrueto, 9f English and teacher of biology n Putnam High school for the past two years, tenders her resignation givipg as the reason a desire to be near her nome which is in Newburgh, N Y auflng the next school year.
 Bliss Barnes has been hard and conscientious worker while member 'f the faculty of the local school and 'as proven very competent in teach. hg biology, and as assistant to Miss Abbie Keith. in the English depart nent. She has also been coach in ramaties the past two years and has rdently supported all school activi. les and athletics. il The resignation of Miss Barnes ame as a surprise Co the student ! ody, and her many friends. both nong the pupils Of the school and ( Ie townspeople, wish her the best of 1 ceess m her new position. $ 94 South Main Street. Q The letter follows. n
 Putnam. Conn. Ii
 May 2, 1899 p
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19
COUNTY Y. AGAIN
 HON0RS LOCAL MAN
Committee Re-elects G. Harold eiipatric as Chairman at
 Annual Meeting

C. Harold Gilpatric of pn,na
 reelected chairman of the Windban,
 county '. M. C. A. committee a, ,ha
 annual convention held Tuesday night
 at the Danielson Baptist cbnr.h
 ihere was an attendance of ea "
 leaders from all over this eouptv F.
 .nus'asn was the keynote of the eve
 hihg' Great satisfaction was exnress
 ea over the progress that the organ l1a''oh has made in the county. eveyy- one oeing impressed with the good .. complishments to date 'U as-
 The annual report of Mir cu...-s aa q, .1"u oi the county committee sho,y- 's ed that there are 13 Y committaas ,a .'e county, which supervised oa ,oo fo'ps or ooys with membersbin af 'Vo, including the men leaders r. - ,naAls was laid on the importsn.a ns ne father and son ba,o,,s.. ., so '.s'y .l.. bean feeds held througbout 'e '. county, The advantages of br;ns V .'e college deputations into th. ih.y il.a.. was also spoken of. and Mr :, .ipaefic pointed out the varied ehas sei ., the work done by County e. .ats John II. Corbett. and ,yar, s. ,i in their groups. 'ne boys onn. reports on the work of the
 pa p.,,. were given by stanIe. sbaw imam kimball Hargravas ~ '0Aiyn' and Carl Berggren of u.. ''a'e Secretary Speak. Itb g.v. : secretary Harry HedIev '.a ra.l sase 4 brief talk. but the chief . ss s.s. oi the evening was given sv 7 oAA'on' County r. NJ. c. A. sec,
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19
English Mill Man Escapes
 Russian Sentence Of Death

THOMAS AsPDEN RELATES THRILLING EXPERIENCES IN ADDRESS BEFORE MANHASSET MILL OVER
 sEERs IN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOMS
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19
S'ase Secretary Spe.l.

s,aIss 5sa'e Secretary Harry Hsd,.. adaa ',a.''n gave q brief talk, but ,he sy ss''s sss . or the evening was giv.. a '-' i oaxton, County r. NJ c'
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19
VETERANS NEEl lBoard of Fdpoatio

sI'f1IIIf |WTIi7 lear Sirs:
 Because l want to be near home ext year, ] herewith tender my resig- ation as teacher of biology and Eng 'h in the Putnam High school. shall always have the best inter s of the school at heart. Very truly yours,
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22

'Chink" Mills, 'Ctoyle" (alias Nat typ Blaylock, ''Rosiland" Martin (otherwise Fred) and the writer. These few are especially mentioned because they have been hanging around for about four years, without having passed their first class; poor ignorant things 40 will De five years old the end of this year, so by then we will have about eight vet eran scouts, and hope to have at least two eagles, namely. 'I Bite" MeDon- aid and "Gena" Franklin, otherwise Leon. Then besides all these would be- first class we've got stack of new ones that have to be lined up, and a whole box cal load of tender feet. So you see we've got our hands full without entering she ef- ficiency contest, and anyhow we would like to give some of the other troops chance just to show that our hearts in the right place.
 To you that like to eat. the fol- lowing might prove interesting: Forty mine is going to have a chicken supper the night of February 8, the proceeds of which are to go to buy footballs for the members of the balls in turn which are to go to adorn the necks of certain Fairview girls. Well, that's about all that enters my "ca-bean," and unless some of you have something 10 say, I'll say amen and sit down.
 HAROLD ALLEN, Reporter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
POWELL SCHOOL TO
 HAVE GIRL SCOUTS

A new troop of Girl Scouts was or- ganized last week by Captain Jim Mrs. l.. S. Tucker. who is leader of Troop 4, which meets at the Fifty seventh Christian church at Wood lawn each Saturday afternoon
 The new troop was organized at the Powell school, and the work will be supervised by Miss Rosa Strickland, who will make more than excellent leader.
 The girls of Troop did a great deal of Christmas work for the poor. They distributed baskets at Lake Winnatasks. They have recently in- stalled new officers. and their mem bership numbers 22 girls. The stand ard of girls permitted in ther anks is kept very high. Captain Jim" be- lieves in going slow so that the work will grow with integrity, as well as in membership of the right sort. The Boy Scouts are very much interested in the girls work, and always lend them a hearty cooperation and sign of comradeship in their task of grow ing up to be women. who are depend able and high and fine of principle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
TROOP DOESN'T
 ALLOW DANCING

Troop 57 met at it's regular place and had business meeting.
 We have the patrons mapped out: Patrol 1, Anderson Wilson: patrol g., Fred Anderson; patrol 3. Sam Wade; patrol 1, Smith Belsfnger. Each patrol takes up subject in scout ing Patrol takes up signaling, patrol ?, wireless; patrol 8. first aid l; patrol. campcraft
 We have accepted challenge from troop 52 to a contest in which the winner gets a wiener roast. We hope to give them a close race.
 On Friday night of the goth, we invite al the fathers and mothers and troop 4 of the Girl Scouts and troop 52 to come to our meeting.
 Two boys of troop 29 went to our camp and started a cabin. We arc slad to have some neighbors
 We have 25 boys standing by our scout master. Two boys put dancing in the way of scouting. so they quit. We don't want any ''parlor scouts"
 All troops have an invitation to visit our troop meeting any Friday night. We meet at the Fifty-sev- enth Street Christian church.
 Herbert Carter. president of Troop 57
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
BIRD WORK

Boy Scouts of Birmingham are
 hese days very much interested in Plrd saving, and the following cIin- ping is turned in by Curtis McIn- osh with the following remark: .A~
 scout l am trying to get wild birds Proeec.ed. Here is the clipping:
 WHAT BIRDS DO FOR YOU
 The wild birds work from daylight III dark in their warfare against garden enemies and yet small boys TOD their nests and thoughtless fduits hunt and worry these tireless riends of humanity without giving
 moments thought to the conse-
 uences If birds should decide to
 oandon a neighborhood by reason of persecution.
 The tremendous annual damage 'nfIicted on garden and farm crops Py insect pests has been shown bv official reports to have reached in Pne recent year the startling total IT over one billion dollars!
 The most effective remedy against Insect depradations is the protection Ind encouragement of bird life. Bird Ianetuary campaign, founded by the Peoples Home Journal. has been en-
 orsed and commended by Herbert |1oover, Former United States food |ommissioner. and the governors of |imost every state in the union, as |vsll as by many other international Eutteritiea. such as George H. Rob- ! |rts5 British feed controller, and Dr. |Pilfm T. Hornaday. the famous kfnefican naturalist"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22

sapling and came down safely but nevertheless he was very pale and white in the face. There Is tall hickory tree about SO feet in height, five feet in front>of the cabin. That makes fine flag pole. Jack Lowery climbed it to the top where it is only about two inches in diameter and tasked the pulley on. and trimmed the limbs off as he came down. He also was very pale in the face. as the wind was blowing very hard while he was in the top of the tree and shook him a good bit.
 Lots Done
 We have our cabin about half fin ished and haven't worked on 1t but two Saturdays. We had four working on 1t last Saturday and seven yes terday. It takes about 10 good men to wrestle with those big logs and get them from the mountain to the cabin. We will have the cabin fin- ished in about three weeks. We are not going to use single nall in build ing it.
 We are getting going good now and, fellow Scouts. watch out: we are going to win the efficiency contest next quarter.
 MALCOLM MPHAIL. Reporter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22

This takes place five months out of each year. This would represent an enormous amount, if the whole United States was taken into con sideration.
 We cannot afford to kill birds when our national prosperity and happiness depend on them, but each year there are thousands of birds Killed for the meat and plumage. God gave us birds to help us and he meant for us to protect them as we do our crops and live stock.
 few more years of killing our birds will have our country so over ridden with insects that there will be no crops and the forests will be denuded of foliage Scouts, it Is up to us to protect and Increase the remaining bird popula- ton of our country. The law and all sane and thinking people are back ing us. I will propose that every scout should get to work at once, building birdhouses and getting rid of stray cats and other enemies. The way is clear for us to make the world better place to live in by preserv- ing our birds and wild life.
 SMITH BELLSNYDER.
 Scribe Troop 57.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
Big "Prize Fight" Is
 Attracting Attention

Troop 5s of woodlawn Is promot- ling a championship boxing bout. Here lit is: Battling Kilrane. a Jasped |bantamweight will meet Battling Saunders, bantamweight champion of |Fhe R. o. T. c. of Birmingham, in a |10-round bout on Monday night, Feb- ruary 20, at the Woodlawp city hall" Kilrane is quite a scrapper and he holds good record as fighter. He comes to Birmingham with the inten- |tion of knocking Saunders out and walking away with the R. o. T. c. little.
 On the other hand, Saunders is a Lighter, too, and all of you that have |seenahim fight know 1t. Saunders has
 gotten quite rep" here In Birming-
 ham and indeed he is going to give |kilrane the worst fight that he has
 ever had Saunders has not been beaten but twice and he Is quite hard
 to whip. He Is quick and knows how
 Ito get around on his feet He has a mean left jab and a wicked right land oh, If you ever feel it you will think that ton of iron hit you. He carries the fight to his opponent and he fights from the start to the finish. l<ilrane comes from Jasper, challeng- ing Saunders to a 10-round bout in an effort to win the R. o. T. c. title.
 Both fighters are in hard trainfna Rnd Their managers and trainers are kutting them into some real training
 From the way they are training they |are going for knockout. Results | TO mtheir training are beginning to show. Their muscles arc beginning to get hard and they are getting Into First class shape.
 Several boys of Troop 52 who are good fighters are hot on Saunder' rlal Tor his title and to show that they are good enough fighters and Feailly want a crack at Saunders in m effort to reap the title, they are snow exactly what they have and hat they want to meet Saunders eolng 10 Tight in the preliminaries
 Tickets are on sale now and won |nay get them from any Scout of Troop 52 or from William l.. White. Main b2s6. All Boy Scouts will ge, n for greatly reduced price-15c-I [anu grown people will get in for 25c. iickets are selling past and if you want To see this championship fight Pet"een saunders and Kilrane you ad better get your tickets at once. gong to be a real fight and you gre going to miss something if vou ron see this fight. Get your tickets pow! Come and@ back Saunders in Foot Tor him because he is a Scout Fnd it is your duty to give bir, sii
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22

The main attraction will be q flight between Warrick Saunders, R. 10. T. c. bantamweight champ and assistant Scout Master Of Troop 52, land Battling Kilrane. of Jasper. & tough egg. Saunders is no bad scrap |per himself He can make 1t in- |tereSting for anyone near his weight. He trains hard for every fight, and Us "as Timber as a rag when ha fcrawls through the ropes. Also Kill |rane can keep an audience from go- ling to sleep. He puts his best into the scrap. and hopes to put Warrick |away before the 10t rounds are up. Commissioner Harrison has let us have the City Hall for February 20, and we appreciate it. All indications point to a heavy ticket sale, so al,
 who desire them be sure to get in touch with a member of Troop 52, or
 MT. White at Main 5296. The fighters
 will draw very little, the Troop get ting the healthy end, so 1t will not
 be clean up for the battlers after they have paid expenses.
 It has been arranged to let all
 Scouts in for 15c. It is expected that hundreds will take advantage of the reduced price. Don't look for a comp
 limentary ticket, as very few indeed
 are to be given away, the exact mum
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
Troop 49 Getting Busy
 For Golden Football

Hello! Gla1 to see so many of you out this bright and sunshiny morn. Sorry you missed us in the efficiency contest last Sunday, but guess you just as we'll get used to not seeing us there. cause we won't be in it for a while, and here's the reason. For the past year we've just been almost breaking our necks, winning cups. etc, that we've plum forgot that there ever was such a thing as scout test" So MT. Mac is on the war path now and says that he's going to have some first. class scouts, if he has to hold some of the boys up by the neck and shake the tests out of them, so the follow ing had better watch out: "Jaboo" McDuffie, Sparrow Legs" Jackson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
SCOUT HAS FINE
 GERMAN WAR CROSS

The Scout Page Editor was very much interested in a German war cross which Horace Mcknight Of Troop 52 brought to the office. Un- like the plain iron cross, and the thousands of limitations, it is en- cased in silver and has a metal pin with black and white ribbon.
 It was obtained from Uffenheim. Bavaria. Horace bought it from the widow of the man who won 1t. for bravery, for 50 marks, normally SIP. but now about 35c. The man was killed in 1914. before the war had good start. His wife sold it only be- cause she was in need, as there Is more than 35c worth of work on 1t. not counting the silver and other metal.
 According to letter with the cross, written in German. the prices are very high. Butter is 30 marks per pound, meat IS 2A marks per pound, and on down the line. All the peo- pie are struggling to make living and harvest crop before the fool gives out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
SERVICE BADGES

The Albany council reports that public health and firemanship are two of the most popular merit badges among scouts. Nearly 50 boys have qualified in public health since October l. 1920. and 40 have quali- lied in firemanship. The local au- thorities report that the intelligent interest taken by the boys in these important branches of public service has had a marked effect upon the life of the city Boys living in the more congested regions have helped mate riaily in making their homes and neighborhood cleaner and more sani- tary and have brought the matter of sanitation to the attention of their parents. In the course of their pub lie health work. the scouts have fn- spected the city sewage disposal and filtration plants and visited the state laboratory, examining the methods of water testing and other sanitation processes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
Troop Scribe Asks
 Scout Help for Birds

Spring will soon be here, and with it will come millions of birds. It is one of the blessings of Mother Ma ture's program that when pest ap- pears there Is always a cure. Early in the spring, when the gardens and fields are just beginning to sprout, the insects ravage the growing plants But this is also the time that the young birds hatch. Their appetite is enormous and to relieve their hun ger the mother and father birds are at work catching insects from morn ing till night.
 Nor do the birds limit their activi- ties to the gardens alone. While the wrens, chickadees and orioles are busy in the garden, the woodpecker and flickers are ,at work destroying borers and other insects that kill our trees, and the mocking bird and thrushes are lighting many weary hours with their songs
 The following facts may help to convince you of the tremendous value of birds agriculturally and commer- cially:
 In Massachusetts there are five in- sectioerous birds per acre, They de- stroy daily 21.Ooo bushels of cater pillars and insects of all varieties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22

| ber being most likely less than 10. The admission for adults has been placed at 25c, and will be well worth 1t. The hall only seats between 300 and 300, so be sure to get your ticket early and get at the place early. Only 500 tickets will be sold
 The preliminaries have not been neglected. There are some boys in the Troop after Warricks tile, and are hot on his trail. They will have chance to let the public look them over on February 20. We will have at least three or four intensely in- teresting ones.
 Quite a boost will be given the treasury. We need 1t for a number of things, the cabin coming first. If every person who has the least de- sire to see a good match at a small price will turn out and come, we win profit and so will they.
 Be saving up the kale If you are broke now. We are keeping faith with our friends and admirers, also the lovers of clean amusement. You will be perfectly safe without a cop or guard, or even chaperon. Any way there are police and a fire de- partment in the building, so all will be safe.
 HORACE MacKNIGHT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
By MignOn Hall
THE COMING TOWER

New York Tribune. May 22. 1919. Gines written while covering tht speeches at a Boy Scout banquet) To the national scout master. Ban Beard. I am afeared You are the funniest speaker thai
 ever. ever Heard. To formere Secretary of the Treas.
 ury: Do your good deed in dark world, I pray Cut 1t short, McAdoo, just for to-
 day To one at the next table: Lovely lady, do not scorn us; We be scribes, yet human, too, With one glorious glance adorn
 us
 Stranger lady, smtle-please do. O. lookit--her husbands taking her
 home To certain rich man: Mortimer Schlff, as the chairman,
 you might Have spared us. this once, We have
 with us tonight
 SUMMARY I never was a Boy scout, I never, now can be ono: But I can tell you, anyhow. I'd rather be than see one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
QUICK WORK

Troop 40 of Dayton, O., has. under the leadership of it's scout master, Ray Diddle. established brand new messenger service in connection with the church, under whose auspices they are organized. Whenever a new church bulletin or announcement comes from the press. scouts are in- stantly on hand to deliver the litera ture to the different members of the congregation, so that written, 35 minutes after leaving the press. the press, the matter is in the hands of the congreg ation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
Co., Ordination Keynote
 OF Liue ConcIaue

A deputy scout commissioner meeting was an event of the week at'the Southern club.
 At this meeting. which was att tended by Roland L. Shine, new ex- ecutive, and E. H. Andrews. scout commissioner, affairs were entered into that will make for co-ordina- tion of scout work and the better functioDing which will start with headquarters, through the deputy commissioners, from the latter to the troop committee, thence to scout mas ters and finally to the scouts.
 Among others at the meeting were G. I. Mcdonald, W. C. Mcdonald, MT. shillito, William Spencer. Dr. Elwyn Ballard, John w. Gibson, Mir. Chappell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22


 found interesting to Age-Herald sc,
 "The scout masters were called to order by President c. I. Mcdonald. The meeting was opened with scout oath and sign. and after reading of minutes and adoption of them. the roll was called.
 Next. the committee on aviation field reported that nothing had been done and thought it advisable not to take any steps and the committee was discharged for the present with thanks.
 "Mr Josselyn reported for the com mittee on police athletic equipment. and he stated that he was assured by the police authorities that if the equipment was turned loose. that the scouts would get it. The committee was continuedI
 Committee Report
 MT. Wilson reported for the com mittee which was to formulate plans to be presented to the last executive committee meeting, and gave the fol- lowing report with some discussion: The committee of the Scout Masters association. appointed for the purpose of drawing up suggestions tending to bring greater harmony within the Birmingham scout organize tion, begs leave to submit the following sug- gestions, with the request that they be read at the meeting of the local council. January 5. 1922:
 "1 That the local council be or ganized in accordance with national headquarters regulations.
 "2 That district commi ssioners be elected by the local council at it's an- nual meetings, also that the bylaws of the local council be amended as to include the. district commissioners as members of the local council.
 '3. That a roll of the local council be established and placed on file in the central office to be examined at