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Putnam patriot., 1923-08-03
SOUTH WOODSTOCK

Mr.. Wright led the c. E. meeting
on Sunday evening.
Master Donald French is the happy
possessor Of new bicycle.
Gladys Young is enjoying a visit
from an out-of.town friend.
Miss Evelyn Calhoun is at home af-
ter few days stay in Nhitinsyille.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. p. Warren and
Francis were callers in town Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swan Of Providence
are spending a week with her brother.
II. T. Wells, and family.
Many Of the parents Of the young
people in Camp Utopia were In the
village over the weekend.
Mrs. Belle Young entertained at
dinner on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
c. Place and two children. also Her
man and Eleanor Marcy.
The entertainment given by the
Grange last Tuesday evening on the
lawn of W. II. Young was well at
tended. and the program given BY the
young people Of Camp Utopia was
pronounced excellent.
Rev. and Mrs. Herman W. Watien
of Warren. Il. l., have spent the week
at Lakeside. Mr.. watjen was the
preacher at the Putnam Baptist
church on Sunday. He has been the
pastor at Warren for thirty years. In
these days Of short pastorates II is
pleasant to know those who can so
faithfully carry on their work for so
long period.
Putnam patriot., 1923-08-03
EAST PUTNAM

Donald Gibson and friends called
on relatives in Monson Sunday.
Mrs. W. H. Cady visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Busdick in Putnam reeently
Miss Evelyn Cutler spent few
days with her cousin. Mrs. King. in
Putnam.
Mrs. A. d. Jenner attended the fu
neral of her sister, Mrs. Carrie kies.
in Danielson Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Hail attended
the funeral Of William Humes. 81. a
lifelong resident of East Putnam.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Burrill enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Early and
friends of Worcester, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linus Logee enter
tanned their granddaughter. Rachel
Rawson of Grosvenordale, Saturday.
Miss Minnie A. Gibson and Mrs. Ed
ward Gibson of Worcester, spent sew.
eral days with Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Glib
son.
Byron Larkin, who is staying with
Mr.. and Mrs. K. NJ. Gibson, attended
Douglas camp meeting Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adm Z. Chapman.
with Miss Mamie Shekleton and Ho-
mer Sever of Worcester, visited in
Seituate, r. l., Sunday.
Putnam patriot., 1923-08-03
WOODSTOCK

Mr.. and Mrs. William Nelson are
visiting at Claus Nelson's.
Miss Anna Sampson has been the
guest Of Mrs. John Clark.
Maurice Child and family are at
Camp Woodstock this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt Miller of Hart
ford are visiting their parents.
Mrs. Ralph D. Reed is visiting Mrs.
John Addison Porter in Pomfret.
Miss Nellie Chandler has been
spending few days at Bass Rocks.
Miss Gossman from Brooklyn has
opened her house for few weeks.
Captain Gardner Richardson has
arrived in Woodstock for the month
of August.
A special business meeting Of the
L. b. s. was held at the home of the
president on Tuesday afternoon.
Cedric, Wallace and Donald Child
spent last weekend at Camp Wood
stock and say they had a fine time.
Miss Margaret c. uhl left Thursday
for North Haven. Ne. She expects
to return 70 Woodstock in Septem-
Der.
Mrs. Clarence Williams, daughter
Dorothy, and Mrs. John Williams
spent this week in Bridgeport with
relatives.
Mrs. j. J. Williamson is visiting
frienos in New Haven tbs week. She
will stop for a few days at Pine Or
ehard on her way home
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dutemple
and daughter Barbara have returned
to Providence after spending two
weeks at Camp Woodstock.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Glover of Stat
ford and Mr.. and Mrs. George Ross
and son Kenneth of Fall River visited
at F. W. Shippey's this last week.
The Camp Fire Girls, with Mrs.
Fosdick Harrison, are planning to
camp the first week in August in
Francis L. Johnstone's grove.
The Single Blessedness Company of
Senexet Grange are planning for an
entertainment, Going on an Auto
Trip" on Tuesday evening. August
IA. More details will be given next
week
Frank Barber was the speaker al
the union service Sunday evening
giving his hearers a fine and practical
/ talk on the subject. praise or Blame
Which," The next union service VIII
| be in East Woodstock.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society ha .
meeting Tuesday afternoon at ths
home of Miss Blanche Stoutenburgh
The date for the church fair was SCI
for August 18th. Further details
will be given next week.
At the lawn party given on tbs
lawn of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Aounl
bv Senexet Grange for the benefit Of
the Nurses Home Fund, July %, tw,
units were raised. The proceeds Of
the party amounted to $50, IN,
amount pledged, and the other $5s
was by voluntary donations.
The Woodstock League of Womef
Voters will meet Tuesday afternoon
Putnam patriot., 1923-08-03
EASTFORD

Edwin Thomas was in town on
Wednesday
Dance Friday evening at the Gen
eral Lyon hall.
Frank Bennett is building two piaz.
zas on Eli Weeks house.
Miss Gertrude Leavitt has returned
TO her home in Spencer, Mass.
DR.. J. b. Kent still has office hours
at Clifford Bowen's on Thursday af-
ternoons.
Miss Alice Eindge attended the flu
neral Of A. Moran at North Ashford
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Archa Walker is kept busy
carrying her many friends to town on
shopping tours.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter olney Of Che
paehet were visitors at Clifford Bow
ems on Saturday.
The funeral Of John Young, Sr..
was held at the Methodist church on
Sunday at 2 p. m.
Jerry Hall Is having a much needed
vacation and is visiting Dell Wether-
bee of North Windham.
Mrs. Ida Hall has moved from
Southbridge into the house she recent
ly purchased Of Fred Sphinx.
J. NJ. Tatem invited Mrs. Cora Jos
lin, Mrs. Richard Newton and Mrs.
Lee Lyon to accompany him to Hart
ford on Tuesday.
The Eastford League of Women
Voters will hold meeting Thursday
afternoon, August 8, at 3 o'clock, al
the General Lyon hail. Miss +. +.
Gleason Of Georgia viii be the speak
err. A cordial invitation is extended
to the public.
Putnam patriot., 1923-08-03
NORTH WOODSTOCK

Miss Amy Calendar of Bridgeport
is at Echo Farm for week or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendell Witter spent
the weekend with Uxbridge friends.
Deacon L. J. Leavitt entertained
Rev. Charles Perry at dinner on Sun
day.
Mrs. Julia Clapp of Ponfret Land
ing has been visiting Mrs. Lester
Starr.
Mrs. Selma Stark and children of
Providence are guests of her sister.
Mrs. Harry Johnson.
Mrs. Theodore Johnson had as
weekend guests, her sister. Mrs. Lind
holm. and child, and Mr.. Bergstrom
and family Of Boston.
The union services in the church
were well attended. f. W. Barber Of
Middletown was the speaker and many
old friends were pleased to greet him.
Misses Winifred Potter and Susan
Sumner. accompanied by two other
teachers, started Tuesday morning on
two weeks automobile trip. They
plan TO make about 100 miles a day
and will camp out part of the time
They will visit Quebec. Montreal
Portland. Me-, and other places.
DR.. Robert Hieronymas. wife and
son Robert of Illinois, Or. Mary
Holmes Of Belmont Hospital. Wor.
cester, spent Sunday with Mrs. Ellen
Paine. Dr. Hieronymas is associated
with Prof Ellery Paine nj the univer-
sity of Illinois. He and family were
enroute to Maine, where they viii
spend the summer.
Putnam patriot., 1923-08-03
WEST WOODSTOCK

V. r. Parmelee of Hartford was
the Sunday guest of Mr.. and Mrs. +.
j. Williamson.
Commencing August 9Th, Sunday
services will be held at the lower
church at 1870 p. m.
The Clark house, now in charge of
Mrs. Amelia Mooney, opened Aug.
LIST for transients and boarders, the
interior having been put in fine shape
for their accommodation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Anderson en-
tertained last week Mr. and Mrs.
George Johansson. Miss Emma Beuh-
Ter and Mr.. Anderson's brother, Capt.
II. Anderson, all Of Brooklyn, n. \.
Putnam patriot., 1923-08-03

Mrs 4. r. White is spending the
week with her son Earle In Pawtuck-
ct.
Horace coyell was injured last
week while at work IN the Goodyear
cotton mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Peterson. Mrs.
Hans Anderson, with her children,
motored to Ocean Beach Sunday.
Gary Miles. poultry man at the
..-.-..s F-ss.s. aE1 LIZ. Iil-s, wsse ;.
Putnam patriot., 1923-08-03

Storrs Monday and Tuesday attend
ing meetings Of Farmers Week.
f.. N. Searles and family we're at
Connecticut Agricultural College ON
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday, to
attend the Farmers Week activities.
Mr.. Searles, who Is president Of the
Eastern Connections Poultry Produc-
ers. spoke at the college Monday on
Cooperative Marketing"
Putnam patriot., 1923-08-03
LOCAL CONCERN GETS JOB
OF WIRING SCHOOLHOUSE

Contract for the wiring Of St.
narv's new twelve-room parochiai
srhool has been let to a Putnara con-
factor. the Rayno Electric Company.
THE lob calls for IT'S outlets and is
sireable one. The Rayno concern is a
yen known electrical firm, catering
20 a wide trade in this section and
,oints at a distance from Putnam.
Putnam patriot., 1923-08-03

Aidor Cuertin Of the postoffiee car
rier force is taking his annual vaea-
ton.
The Chilkoot post., 1923-04-06


 
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Evening star., 1923-02-16
Petticoats of White or Pink Silk

To Year With Evening OF Dance Dresses
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pleed
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lined This Still
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Evening star., 1923-02-16

Kind we self regularly at
$3.45. Burrowe's Card
Tables are so we'll known
for their quality and
unch ness that this
chance to buy them under
price is one not to be over
looked. Top is size Dx2
inches, covered with leath-
erette. Legs fold and are
firmly braced when set up.
Kann's-Fourth Floor.
Evening star., 1923-02-16
NEW SPRING SKIRTS
At $500

The materials are wool eponges, in tan, and gra.
and plaids in tailored and knife pleated styles.
and prunella cloth, in box-pleated styles.
Kann's-Second Floor
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
DRY AGENT HELD
ON $4,000 BOND.
IN KILLING
Haynes Will Support "Ken-
lucky Colonel" in Bartender
Death Case.

Held under $4,000 bond for grand
jury action in connection with the
death Of Peter Yonkoski, Philadel.
phia bartender. James Leroy Asher,
Kentucky Colonel of the Federal
prohibition forces, is assured of his
superiors' support.
Federal Prohibition Commissioner
Roy A. Haynes and other officials
today reiterated expressions of con-
fidence in the agent,
Asher is said by dry officials
to nave been acting within his au-
thorlty when he entered Yonkoski's
saloon in a raid several weeks ago,
and was forced to defend himself
against the Poles attacks.
The raid was conducted by Asher
and F. V. Hertzig, both of whom
went to Philadelphia on special
duty from the local office.
An inquest in Philadelphia late
yesterday resulted in holding Asher
for action of the grand jury.
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
FRANCE DENIES
FRANKFORT IS
SEIZED
Removal Of GaTrisons In Near.
by Towns Responsible for
Report, Says Paris.
Continued from First Page,)

In French circles the press re.
ports that England would take in,
dependent action unless a speedy
agreement was reached with
France, were interpreted az threat
ening'' and Premier Poincare il
understood to have sent q note ia
Lord Curzon, stating that France
could not enter negotiations under
menace"
He suggested that the reports be
denied,
The foreign office statement that
the reports were premature" ID
Q resumption of the Franco British
discussions today.
II In considered Improbable, how
ever. that the French reply ID the
British Guestionnaire win be definite
enough to enable the English scabl-
net to outline its policy. The result
OF the conversation, II IN felt, can
accomplish little more than to drag
out the negotiations.
Count De Saint Aulaire was ex.
pected to give only verbal reply
to the British QUESTIONABLE. al.
though he has prepared a written
memorandum on the general French
policy.
Dissatisfaction with a verbal reply
has been expressed In official circles
here.
The Daily Express. commenting
on the situation, said: "The govern.
ment thinks 1t would be folly to
allow matters to drift further"
Situation Tense.
There are no signs that the repara.
tons situation sis easing" 1t was
stated at the foreign office.
Count De Saint Aulaire early in
the day had not informed British Of.
ficials when he would present his
answer to Lord Curzon.
It was indicated that the French
attitude OF apparent indifference
was giving rise to q feeling of Inn
patience and resentment in official
circles.
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
HARDING LAUDS
OREGON TRAIL
BLAZERS
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miners, farmers and townspeople for
miles around came to Meacham to
see the President and enjoy day
of sport.
Governor Pierce headed the recep-
ton committee which welcomed the
President to Oregon early today.
From the train the President and his
party were escorted in concord
coaches to a large reviewing stand
on which were seated many or the
gray-hearded pioneers in whose
honor the celebration was staged.
There they reviewed a colorful
pageant depicting the coming OF the
white man into the great North
west--from 1892 on to the late
eighties.
The rest Of the program was an
unusual one for a President Of the
United States. After lunch, in a
tent on the grounds, a pioneers dance
was scheduled for mid-afternoon and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harding were listed to
lead 1t.
Still later the President was
scheduled to hold a powwow with
the Indian chiefs present and to par
ticipate with them in smoking the
traditional pipe of peace, pledging
anew the peace between the white
man and the red.
After the pipe smoking there was
to be horse shoe pitching contest
billed for the championship of the
world" and after this contest Mr..
Harding was to take on the winner
in a special match.
The program concluded with q
spectacular attack by Indians on a
wagon trail and the rescue OF the
train at the last minute by United
states cavalrymen. Few movie
thr1llers ever had any more action
than the program that was laid out
for President Harding here today.
The presidential special will leave
Meacham late tonight for Portland,
where the President viii spend the
Fourth and make an address at
Mli1tnornAn Stadium,
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
PUBLIC HEARING
ORDERED ON
BUSFARES
Application for Increase to 10
Cents to Be Threshed
Out August 2.

A public hearing to consider the
request OF the Washington Rapid
Transit Company for an increase In
fare from 8 to 10 cents will be held
by the Public Utilities Commission
August 2, In the board room of the
District building, E.. j. Milligaa1.
acting executive secretary of the
commission, announced today.
Indications were today that the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company and Capital Traction
Company would take no part in the
hearing.
8. r. Bowen, acting president of
the Washington Railway and Elec.
trio Company, said today that the
petition OF the transit company did
rot come as surprise to officials
or the company.
Three months ago we knew that
the transit company could not con,
tinue to operate on the scent fare"
he said.
It was also said today that
neither OF the railway companies
planned to ask the commission to
boost the fare on the bus lines
which they operate.
Opposition to the 10.cent rate
may be voiced by representatives of
citizens associations, 1t was said
today.
A meeting Of the public utilities
committee of the Federation of
Citizens Associations probably will
be called shortly to decide on some
plan Of action at the hearing. VIII
liam Nick. Clayton is chairman of
this committee.
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
Child Finds Pistol In
Auto; Shoots Hole
In Ear

LYNCHBURG, Va, July 3.-
The three-year-old son Of Harry
White, oil tank truck driver here,
climbed on the seat of the
truck while his father had the
car before his home and left il.
The child found a small re-
volver under the cushion Of
the seat and, while playing
with the weapon, discharged it,
the bullet passing through his
right ear. The boy was little
the worse for the experience.
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
0USTED BISHOP TO
START NEW CHURCH

LONDON, July 3.-Bishop Anto.
min, removed as head Of the Su.
preme Council Of the Orthodox
Church. is planning to organize
MS own churcn, according to q
Moscow dispatch.
Bishop Parker Yevdokim, for.
merry Russian Archbishop of New
York and lately head of the Odessa
diocese, was chosen to succeed
Bishop Antonin. Antonin's disnis.
sal is believed due to dissension in
the reform party in the Church.
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
GEORGIA NEGRO EXODUS
HITS COLORED CHURCHES

MOULTRIE, Ca, July 3.-Declar-
ing that the exodus of members of
his race has caused his church to
lose 1877 members, since January /,
the pastor of a negro church here
has called upon the white people of
Moultrie to help meet notes now due.
The preacher said that other negro
churches were having a struggle, but
voiced the opinion that "the prodigal
sons and daughters will soon come
Lhomo."
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
PHONE COMP ANY
OPENS RADIO
station
Will Broadcast New York lnde-
pendence Program Of Ora
tory and Music.

Washington'a radio fans will have
the complete broadcasting service
Of the WHAF station In New York
city available beginning tomorrow
morning at $3.50 o'clock when the
huge broadcasting station that the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company begins operation. Burdette
Stryker. Vice.president and general
manager Of the Telephone Company
announced that the finishing
touches on the station were COM
pleted and the station In readiness
to operate by tomorrow.
Through arrangements with the
telephone company in New York
city q line straight from the broad
casting station has been allotted the
local company! This line will go to
the broadcasting station on the
roof OF the building at 723 Thir-
teenth street and from there will
be sent out anew. This is the
first time, so far as officials of the
company know, where the same
program has been broadcast stimuli.
taneously from two stations.
The main advantage Of the station
here is that 1t viii enable the
smaller listening in sets to catch
the New York program. It VIII
have local entertainments and
various other features Of it's own
also. The nearest set, outside the
Governments, that equals the new
station is at Philadelphia. The new
set Will <have a normal radius of
about 500 miles.
Following is tomorrow's program:
$50 A. Nib Noon,
Annual Independence Day celebra-
ton Of the Society OF TarnrnaYiv or
Columbian Order direct from Tam.
many Hall, New York city.
Address OF welcome, Grand skchem
John r. Voorhis. 49,.
rally Round the Flag" Tam.
many Quartet, audience and Ridg.
ley's Sixth-ninth Regiment Band.
Recitation Of an Americans Creed
with salute and pledge of Tammany
Society and audience to our flag.
RED, White and Blue" sung by
Tammany Quartet, audience, accom-.
panied by the Sixty-ninth Regiment
Band.
Reading replies to invitation of
society from distinguished Demo.
Gratis and absent brothers, by Bro.
Willis Holly, secretary.
Patriotic airs, by Sixty.ninth Regi.
ment Band.
Reading of the Declaration of In.
dependence, State Senator Thomas
J. Sheridan, of New York.
America" Tammany Quartet and
accompanied by the Sixtv.
ninth Regiment Band.
Address. Hon. Matthew M. Nee1v
United States Senator from West
Virginia.
Address, Hon. Alfred D. Smith
governor. State Of New York
Music, Sixty-ninth Regiment Band
and songs by the quartet.
Addresses by Congressman Finis
J. Garrett of Tennessee, Henry r
Halves OF Missouri, James A. carr.
van Of Massachusetts,, John w. Pc
rili of New York, and Samuel DicL.
stein of New York.
"StarSpangled Banner" sung hv
Tammany Quartet, audience. accom-
panied by the Sixty-ninth Regiment
Band.
$50 p. M.
Address, Hon. Clarence G.. Case
State senator from New Jersey.
6:45 p. M.
General Pershing.
10 p. Nj.
Special independence Day pro-
gram. Personally arranged and
by s. L. RochafeI and his
corps of assisting art.
lists, broadcast direct from the studio
of the Capitol Theater, New York
city.
80 p. M.
Special program Of dance music
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
COURT DlSMISSES SUIT
FOR CONTROL OF STOCK

Chief Justice Mccoy. Of the DIS
trict Supreme curt. yesterday dis
missed the suit Of Charles Reimer. a
broker, who sought to compel the
trustees Of the Virginia Plate Glass
Corporation to transfer the owner
ship Of ninety-eight shares OF stock
from the name of Maggie lcenhour
to his own.
The defendants, it was shown,
were nonresidents of the District
and could not be sued here. The
court sustained their contention
Reirner claimed that the defendants
refused to transfer the stock to
him, although he was the owner
thereof.
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
UTICA MAN RUN OVER
WHILE CRANKINC auto

UTICA. N. Y, July 3.-W. e.
Hopeton, Syracuse insurance agent.
is In the hospital here as the result
Of injuries received in Utica when
he was run over by his own ma
chine. Mr.. Hopeton, who was on
a business trip, had trouble with
his machine, which stalled In the
street. When the starter failed to
work he endeavored to crank the
car.
The machine was In gear at the
time, ana with the revolution of
the engine the machine started for
ward knocking Mr.. Hopeton down
came to a stop.
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
CUT IN COAL FREIGHT
RATES ORDERED BY I. c. c.

Substantial reductions in freight
rates on bitumious coal moving
from Pennsylvania and Ohio mines
to Michigan were ordered today by
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to go into effect by September
81. The rate will be so cents per
ton lower than the corresponding
rate from mines in the inner
crescent district in Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky
and Tennessee to the same destina-
lions, and which shall be rs cents
per ton lower than the rate from
the mines in the outer crescent dis
trict in Pennsylvania, Maryland,
West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky
and Tennessee to the same destina-
EonA 1870. -. ..-.--
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
4 VAST TRACTS DECLARED
FREE PORTS BY MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, July 3.-Exten.
sive tracts of land adjacent to tho
Pacific ports Of Guaymas and
Salina Cruz and the gulf port Of
Puerto Mexico and the interior
point Rincon Antonio have been de.
clared free ports under a presi-
dental decree.
This decree was issued coinci-
dentally with Treasury Department
regulations governing the free ports
OF the country. The project has
been under consideration for more
than two years.
The Washington times., 1923-07-03
HALF U. S. FRESHMEN HAVE
BAD SPINES, SAYS DOCTOR

NEW YORK, July 3.-Fifty per
cent OF freshmen girls and boys in
the natlon,s colleges have curvature
OF the spine IN some degree, DIR.
hvelyn H. Bush, OF Louisville, KY,
salu To-Day at the annual convention
citation.
Faulty seats, roller skating and
too strenuous basket hail r,n,. "a.
sponsible, she said.