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Putnam patriot., 1923-04-06
NAMES MISS SMITH
 AS p. H. 5. TEACHER
Succeeds Mrs. Minnie Macdon. aid as Head of Commer-
 cial Department
School Board Fixes Teachers Salar-
 ies-Nurse Makes Report

At the meeting Of the Putnam school committee Monday evening the resig- nation ef Mrs. Minnie Cannon Mac donald as head of the commercial de- partment. Putnam High school, was received and accepted with regret Mrs Macdonald has been a member of the faculty of the high school for several years She Is a capable teach CT and popular with other faculty members and students. It is regretted that she is giving up her teaching ca- reer.
 As her successor the committee ap- pointed Miss Elizabeth M Smith, a Putnam young woman and a graduate of the high school, class of 1912. Fol lowing her completion of the conner cial course there, she served as super visor of the local telephone exchange for seven years, and afterward work ed in the office of the Observer for a year.
 Attends Springfield College
 She became a student at Bay Path Institute at Springfield, taking the teachers training course. She finish ed her studies in July, 1921, and since that time has been teaching commer- eial subjects at Mt St. Joseph's Sem mary, Hartford. Miss Smith comes to the local high school faculty with highest recommendation of scholar ship and teaching capabilities. She has a winning personality and is sure to be favorite with teachers and pupils alike.
 Fixed Teachers Salaries
 Salaries of teachers for the 1923-24 school year were fixed by the board during the meeting. 4 new teacher will be added to the staff at Israel Putnam school. Some teachers re- ceived increases in salary and Supt Jenkins had his advanced by S200 to S3,400 a year.
 The following are the salaries fixed by vote of the school board:
Putnam patriot., 1923-04-06

The monthly report of the school nurse was submitted as follows:
 Reported by Health Officer: One
The Washington times., 1923-11-28
BOY WHO SHOT
POLICE G. IS
RESPITE
Linwccd ]. Folks Case Post
poned for Attorney to Pre-
pare Defense.

Linwood J. Folk, accused 81 -.
sault with intent to I'm both
Sergeant william ii. McDonain
and Detective Sergeant Bernard w.
Thompson. at 1885 Park road
northwest. was arraigned before
Judge John r. Mcmahon ii, Police
Court yesterday. His case was con-
tinued until Saturday to allow his
attorney, former District Attorney
Henry p. Wilson to prepare d de.
Tense.
Mcdonald ii still III & serious
condition at Emergency Hospital ~
the result Of bullets PASSING
through his Jaw and the back a.
ms neck. Thompson was shot
through his hat.
The shooting occurred when the
pohcemen. accompanied by Deputy
Snerin Parmeter, Of MONTGOMERY
county, Nd, went to arrest FOLK
at his home for an alleged Mary.
land offense. His mother opened
the door. according to police. and
called the son who appeared IN his
night clothes, ana with q revolver
IN his hand. He irnmediately
opened fire, they saw. ana eelIaS
Mcdonald. ~
The boy claimed that he did MOI
Know that the visitors were officers
and charged that the Maryland AZ.
.nor1ties were trying to s.franne'
him, police say.
The Washington times., 1923-11-28
RELEASED FROM CELL
TO CARE FOR BABES

NEW YORK, Nov. %. Because
they believed she should b home
taking care Of her. six children
wealthy residents or New rochelle
petitioned Justice 1forschauser IN
Supreme Court at White Plains to
release on ban FiIOmena LOrnbar9lo
charged with the murder OF Michael
Costa. The court consented fo her
release from jail In $4,000 fnaiiia.
The petition, which was presented
Dy Lee Parsons Davis, counsel for
Mrs. Lombar1o, was signed BY Co
I1Imbus Q. d. Iselin, Mrs. Eleanore
Iselin Kane, Miss Genevieve IseIin.
Mayor Scott, City Judge Swinburne,
bankers, merchants and nearly All
the city officials.
Mrs. Lombardo was charged with
killing Costa during q quarrel over
letters she had received threaten
ing her life. Bail was guaranteed
by six property holders OF New
Rochelle.
AnNERTT0KzagHrNsw
The Washington times., 1923-11-28
# BACK HURTS
FLUSH KIDNEYS
Drink Plenty Water and Take
Jad Salts Before Break
fast Occasionally.

When your kidneys hurt and
your back feels sore, don't ges
| scared and proceed to load your
stomach with lot OF drugs that
excite the kidneys. Keep your kid.
neys clean like you keep your
bowels clean. by flushing them with
mild, harmless salts which helps
to remove the body's waste and
stimulate them to their normal
activity.
The function Of the kidneys il to
filter the blood. In "a hours they
strain from 1t 500 grains Of acid
and waste, so we can readily under
stand the vital Importance Of keep.
Ing the kidneys active.
Drink lots OF good Water-you
can't drink too much; also get from
any pharmacist about four ounces
of Jad Salts. Take a tablespoonful
in glass of water before break
fast each morning for a few days
and your kidneys may then act
fine. This famous salts Is made
from the acid Of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with litlia, and has
been used for years to help clean
and stimulate clogged kidneys: aiso
to neutralfze the acids in the sys,
tenn so they are no longer q, source
OF irritation, thus often relieving
bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot
injure; makes a delightful efferves.
cent Whitewater drink which every
one should take now and then to
help Keep their kidneys clean and
active. Try this; also keep UP the
water drinking. and no doubt you
will wonder what became. OF yotIr
kidney trouble and backacie. Nv
all means have your physician ex.
anime your kidneys at least twice
a year.
The Washington times., 1923-11-28

A DVERTISE1FENT.
The Washington times., 1923-11-28
JAD SALTS.
The Truth About
Glands
Physician Tells why vital Gland.
Properly NOurished are Necessary
to Lite and Health.
GlandOgeD Provides Simple Method
Of Taking Glandular
Treatment.

DR.. Serge voronoff. an international
authority on Organotherapy, has said
"The brain. the nerves. the. muscles. as
well as the liver. the kidneys and All
other organs would be incapable OF play
ing any useful part without the aid OF
the glands. The functioning OF our or
Eans is no more than the activity Of our
glands. and when the bodily functioninx
is disturbed, the cause in most eases
should be sought. not in the condition
Of the organ itself. but in the cond,,
ton of the gland which controls IT."
Men and women who are weak. run
down. and utterly exhausted both raen
tally and physically. should try to In
crease the activity OF their vital glands
Science has prepared = gland treatrnen;
in simple compact tablet forn-GlandoRen
which 10 q highly concentrated, iabora.
tory-tested gland compound combating
the elements Of important glands Of
healthy young animals with other Nffi-
cacious ingredients. Glandogen, the orig
inal gland tonic. can be obtaineAzat PEG
pies Drug stores.
Evening star., 1923-10-14
Crystal City.

A city 400 feet underground,
where real people live, work, go
to church and the theater and en-
tertain in a great ballroom. seems
strange enough, but when we learn
that this city. the Crystal City OF
Wieleczka, Poland, is made entirely
of pure salt that sparkles and gilt
ters in the torchlight like precious
jewels, 1t is hard to believe that it
really exists outside the pages of Il
fairy tale bo1 1k
About 500 years ago this salt de-
posit was di-:overed 200 feet below
the earth's 81 rface. The salt is so
pure that 1t Gun be cut out in large
blocks and sold without refining
Many years ago the miners started
| to cut them out to form streets and
stairways as the mine grew deeper:
| then came balconies and rooms, and
today they have church with col
| umns, statues, shrines, chandeliers,
all carved from pure salt; ballroom
800 feet long and $50 feet high, with
| a carven throne at one end.
| About 400 feet underground they
discovered a littln lake, and they now
have ferry boats-not fairy boats
to carry them back and forth
Evening star., 1923-10-14

H. Locher spoke on the Educational
Value OF the Moving Pictures" This
association Is going to raise funds to
purchase benches for the playground.
The next meeting will be held the
second Tuesday in December.
The Piney Branch Parent-Teachers'
Association Of the West School held
the first meeting of the season on Fri
day night. October 5. in the school.
appointed the assistant superintendent
of schools, was the chief speaker.
The association decided to hold a
school luncheon on October IS to
! raise funds for the Fairgrounds. The
association presented the teachers
room with two very comfortable cush-
ioned chairs and they are going to
purchase evergreen plants for the
front of the building. 1t was also de-
cided TO tender reception. to Mr..
| Haycock on Thursday evening, Oc-
tober IL. The president, Louis Julihn,
was in the chair.
The Bryan Parent-Teachers' Asso-
citation will meet on Friday. October
| 10, at 1880. The officers who were
elected last May will be installed with
due ceremony by the retiring presi-
| dent. Mrs. G. r. Linkens. The speak
| ers will be Mrs. G.. S. Rafter, presi-
dent of the District of Columbia Con-
q L
| er Associations, and Nine. Won Un-
schuld, the music chairman of the
same organization. The new officers
| are: President, Mrs C. L. Dalrymple;
vice president, Mrs. J. c. Hatton: Sec
| retary, Mrs. F. F. Lybrand, and treas
urer. Mrs. NJ. G. Henry.
The Carbery-Parent Teacher Asso-
ciation held Its initial meeting for
| the year at the school, Tuesday Oc-
| tober 9. Mrs. A. K. Wine presided.
The first order of business was the
report of officers. followed by those
of committee chairmen. Mrs Walter
L. Hagen, chairman of the electric
! lights committee. gave a splendid ac-
count of the activities during the
summer, and that electric lights were
now a certainty for Carbery.
Nine, Won Unschuld, chairman OF
music for the Congress Of Mothers,
explained her idea of raising the
standards Of musical education, in
Washington, D. c.. and of centraliz-
ing instruction. Miss NJ. Soule was
appointed to represent Carbery School
on the music committee, on request
of Nine. Won Unschuld.
Mrs. Loretta Woodcock will again
have charge OF the milk luncheons
which will be inauEurated about No
Evening star., 1923-10-14
The Silver Circle
Every year in sprinetinne and In fall,
The Silver Circle Fairies have a ball;
To earth they speed
On moonbeam steed
md never heed the passing hours at all

The Silver Circle Fairies have ball;
To earth they speed
On a moonbeam steed
And never heed the passing hours at all.
IND you ever go to a fairy ball?
IL At midnight when the moon is
full and the breezes play in the
tops OF the trees IL you row out in
the middle of the lake and dip your
finger three times in the middle OF
the spot where the moon shines
brightest on the ripples, the veil will
be lifted from your eyes and you will
be able to see the fairies dancing at
their fairy bail.
Twice a year, every spring and fall
the Fairies of the Silver Circle hold
big ball. All the fairies on the
earth are invited. and it is not until
they are gathered on the lake all
ready for the dance that the Fairies
OF the Silver Circle come down from
their home on the moon. They ride
down on the moonbeams.
1t was purely by accident that
saw my first fairy ball. L had rowed
out into the middle Of the lake. The
night was cool and clear. Little rip
pies chased each other across the
lake playing tag in the moonlight
The moon, a shining silver circle In
the sky, was bathing the whole lake
in a shower Of glistening n1oonbeams
was rowing along slowly when
I accidentally stuck myself on a pin
In my dress. / dipped my finger into
the cool water in order to wash away
the tiny drop of blood that formed
a wonderful thing happened. The
veil was lifted from my eyes and
was able to see as the fairies can see.
1 looked { ad, sure enough, I had been
dipping ~ finger in the very middle
of the spot where the moon shone
brightest on the ripples.
The first thing I saw was the
Fairies OF the Silver Circle gallop-
ing down from the moon. There
were thousands of them dashing
through the air, each one dressed in
silver or gold and astride a glisten-
ing moonbeam.
Then I saw that the whole lake
was covered with tiny fairy dancers
Every Fairy of the Silver Circle was
dancing with a little earth fairy fol-
her partner. All around the banks
Of the lake the elf orchestras were
gathered. / could hear them saving
away on their little grass f1ddles. AL
the earth fairies were dressed in dark
greens and browns and blues, bu,
every little Fairy Of the Silver Circle
was in either gold or silver.
Suddenly, as I watched, the wind
| whistled a strang weird note; the
elf orchestra stopped playing, and all
the little dancers stopped dancing
"Oh, it's a cloud" they cried. make
haste! Make haste!" Quick As flash
all the Fairies of the Silver Circle
jumped on their moonbeams and dash.
ed back to the moon. watched, and
the last one got home just in time
For Immediately after, a big angry
cloud covered the moon. looked
around in surprise. The bright scene
OF the fairies ball was again nothing
but dull. dark and gloomy lake.
Evening star., 1923-10-14

i'll luck to the sleeper when it rained
The woman in the picture made her
skirt by splitting bark Of the red
cedar. 1t is bound at the waist and
is her only garment. She even goes
without moccasins on her feet. AS
she weaves a coiled basket she pauses
occasionally to jiggle the string that
swings the papoose's cradle from a
pole. The cradle Is made of cedar
bark pads. one of which fits over the
baby's head to fiatten 1t. Some of
the Salish tribes thought a fiat fore
head a mark of beauty.
The man is scraping a deerskin
with bone from a horses rib. He
will then soak and stretch it, rubbing
1t until 1T is pliable
Evening star., 1923-10-14

itary formation, Tommy dropped his
book and assumed an imposing atti-
tude by leaning gracefully against
a moss bank. Brother Jack Rabbit
stepped forward to act as spokesman
for the party. and TO arrange terms
and appointments for the diving class.
That same afternoon the diving les
sons began.
Lining up his pupils on the edge Of
the tow path. Master Turtle started
the ball rolling by making a few
graceful, swan-like fiips into the big
pond, the pupils following after. Some
landed on their heads. some on their
feet. some on their stomachs. and
others fiat on their backs. Immedi-
ately after each dive a halt had to
be made to render first aid to the
foolish ones who had landed on their
backs.
Sister Sue Possum, who was rather
Evening star., 1923-10-14

ITO look at these Indians one would
i almost think they lived in Hawaii.
for the woman. as YOU see her in the
picture, is wearing a shredded skirt
like the grass skirts worn by Ha-
waiian women. This, however, is a
family of Salish Indians that lived
near Puget sound, Washington.
Their houses were rude outdoor af-
fairs. consisting of cedar plank
posts with supporting rafters. The
provisions and the mans equipment
for hunting and fishing were stored
on the top. A bench along the side
served the purpose of table where
the meal was eaten. a place to sit
while at work and at night, a bed.
Evening star., 1923-10-14

er Black Bear, what kind of diving
do you call that?"
All of the creatures scrambled out
Of the water to watch Brother Bear
dive. Brother Bear shed his coat and
vest and climbed out on the edge of
big tree that extended over the
water. While he was finding a good
place to dive from Tommy Turtle
and Brother Jack Rabbit slipped
around back of rock and tied
knots in Brother Bears clothes.
Then they soaked the knots in water.
Pretty soon Brother Bear balanced
himself to make a take-off, and all
the creatures stood on tip-toe to see
the grand splash.
Down went Brother Black Bear into
the water-down, down. down, down,
clear out of sight. Rings of water
went rippling off on the surface of
the big pond. and tiny waves came
and dashed against the banks of the
tow path. Then the water all set
| tied down smooth and still, but yet
no sign was seen of Brother Black
Bear.
All the creatures waited and held
their breath. but still no sign of
Brother Black Bear. Brother Possum
took an anious look at his watch, and
everybody stared down into the
water, and then, away down in the
dark depths of the big pond. they
saw Brother Black Bear coming.
Hand over hand. up he came like a
man climbing a ladder. Up in the
air he shot, clear out of the water
blowing a squirt of water out of his
mouth like a Yellowstone geyser
Then he went down again. and when
he rose the second time he lay on the
water as limp as a molasses barrel.
Then the creatures all took hand
and hauled Brother Black Bear out
and rolled him on the cobble stones
until he opened his mouth. rolled his
eyes around and said: 'Whoof"
Brother Black Bear slept a long
time after that, and when he awoke
he said that he never had been much
Of a diver In fresh water. anyway"
Evening star., 1923-10-14

VOU think throwing a bean bag
i through a hoop is about the
easiest thing a person can do. 1t
ought to be easy, for the hoops so
big and the bean bag is so little! But
you know only hAlf of 1t.
When that bean bag goes through
the hoop it must be thrown SO that
it hits little bell suspended from
the top of the hoop. That makes it
a whole lot harder, for the BELLS SO
little and the space all around it is
SO big!
This game is a good one to play
at party. You want your hoop to
be as attractive as possible, so you
wind 1t with crepe paper. If you
use a bright color. it is better. for
then you can see the round space
you must strike more clearly. 1t
Evening star., 1923-10-14
Written and illustrated BY
Edward McCandlish

TWO of the bullfrogs who lived on
i the banks Of the big pond. one
named Hippity 'and one named Hon
pity. had done so much Dragging
about what wonderful diving they
could do that some of the other crea-
| lures in the neighborhood began to
get very jealous. This gave Tommy
Turtle an Idea. Taking a piece Of
white birch bark and some black tar.
Tony made a sign which he posted
at the entrance to the mill dam. The
sign read:
Lessons given in plain and fancy
diving. Address: Thomas T. Turtle
diving master. number "a Stump Root
row. West Marshiands."
Scarcely an hour had passed be-
fore half a dozen or so of the crea-
lures were gathered curiously about
the sign. slowly spelling out the mes
sage on 1t. About an hour was taken
by most of them to spell it out. After
they had got 1t spelled out there was
a great difference Of opinion as to
what 1t meant, old Solomon Crow
holding that 1t meant one thing.
while Silas Bluejay took the stand
that it meant quite another thing.
Another hour was taken up in jaw
ing over this, until little Tommy Tit
mouse happened along and suggested
that they take the matter up with
Thomas Turtle. This sounded like
good logic. and so party OF the
creatures promptly lined up in coll
umn of twos, with Brother 'Possum
and Brother Jack Rabbit in the file
closers. and proceeded forthwith to
the house OF Thomas T. Turtle.
When they arrived there they found
Master Turtle standing in front of
his house in the mud bank, dressed
becomingly in a very handsome div
ing suit OF pale green with yellow
trimmings. In his hand he held a
copy of his latest book on plain and
Fancy Diving, for High and Low"
which he was using as a guide in his
exercises. When he saw the delega-
tion of creatures approaching in mil
Evening star., 1923-10-14

might be good idea to cover the
bell with a color. too; then you would
have a small target at which to aim.
The boys and girls who play the
game must all stand on a line some
distance away. If you overstep you
lose your turn. If you aim correctly
the little bell will tinkIe as the bean
bag strikes it. The one who rings
the bell the most times after a cer-
tain number of turns gets the prize.
If you want to play on a count
system" count one point if the bean
bag goes through the hoop and two
points If it hits the bell. Then add
up the scores at the end and see who
Is the winner.
This game is an especially good
one for little brother or sisters
pirthday party, though older boys
and girls like il, too.
Evening star., 1923-10-14

| fat, was knocked SO silly by her dive
that she didn't talk nationally for sew
eral weeks afterward. Brother Jack
Rabbit got two ribs dislocated, and
Brother Woodchuck swallowed SO
much water that he got water on the
brain.
Nevertheless. in spite OF a few cas-
ualties. it was great fun. and in a
few days, as soon as the news got
around. pretty nearly everybody of
| Importance in the neighborhood was
enrolled In the class.
One bright morning when they
were all lined up ready for the Sec
ond plunge. who should come rolling
along the tow path but old Brother
Black Bear. AS soon as Brother
Black Bear saw what was going
forward. he gave a great, roaring
laugh:
"Hoo-hoo- whoop" laughed Broth
Evening star., 1923-10-14

vembSr /. and which last year
benefited such large percentage of
the children.
A Halloween party will be given
In October. the date being left to
the discretion of the chairman, Mrs.
select her own assistants.
Mrs. C. D. Duvall was appointed
to direct activities at the Christ
mas sale to be given under the
auspices of the Congress of Mothers
in December.
The election of officers taking place
in October, the following new Off
GERS were installed: President, Mrs.
Walter L. Hagen; vice president, Mrs.
John w. Davis; secretary, Mrs. Allen
Mrs. A. X Wine was appointed chair
man of publicity.
The first fall meeting of the Lang
don-John Burroughs Parent-Teacher
Association was held Friday, October
the annual business meeting no pro-
gram was provided, but the kinder
garten children entertained with
songs. Mrs. James w. Byler was
unanimously reelected to head the
organization for the coming year.
Other officers were elected. as fol-
lows: First vice president, Mrs. Will
liam NJ. Collins; second vice president.
Mrs. Ira B. Nutter; third vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Fall; treasurer, Mrs. r. L.
Baxter: recording secretary, Mrs. T
Paul Speake; corresponding secre-
tary. Mrs. E. r. Kalmbach.
The proposed change Of name OF
the organization called forth a lively
debate on the three suggested names
viz. Langdon. Langdon- Woodbridge
and Woodbridge; Langdon being
chosen by q majority vote.
The meeting was largely attended
many new members enrolled and
much enthusiasm shown for the
years work. An appeal for workers
on the milk committee brought forth
a gratifying response. AS usual, the
meeting was followed by a social
hour, during which refreshments were
served.
Evening star., 1923-10-14

Paste on the dotted flaps. With small
sewing scissors, cut out between the
rails on the chair back. Then if
you wish to make rocker, cut up
the four sides Of each chair leg, one
fourth inch. Bend down the little
flaps, 30 you can paste them tight
to the rockers. You may have to
cut the back legs little shorter
than the front ones to give the chair
the proper tilt.
The simplest way to make two
chairs 10 to measure carefully for one.
then trace around your pattern for
the second. The cushions are tiny
squares of cretonne, which are sewed
over a little cotton padding. Turn
the cardboard to fastsn thsm.
Evening star., 1923-10-14
Lesson on
Catching Punts

ther than the other. The hand which
is farthest out guides the ball to the
body and is usually on top of the ball
when it comes up against the player.
The other hand helps to guide the
ball into the pocket which is formed
under side of the ball.
When, however, the ball is very
low or is over the head, it must be
caught like a base ball.
Whenever the catch is not too diff
cult 1t Is best to make it OH the run,
as the catcher has better chance to
get away from the opposing tacklers.
Evening star., 1923-10-14
Grown Up.

Deliberate old l.dy (who has been
taking lot of time in selecting her
purchase e)-But 1 don't think this is
lamb. 1t looks to me like mutton
Exasperated butcher-It was lamb
when l first showed it to you.
na'am
Evening star., 1923-10-14

4 GOOD foot ball player must know
\ how to catch n ball correctly as
well as kick it.
First Of all, the catcher must keep
his eye on the ball until he has it. If
he takes a glance to watch for tack
lers just before he catches, he Is
likely to tumble.
In getting ready for the ball the
hands should be extended we'll up and
out toward the ball, one little far