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Putnam patriot., 1923-05-04
American Legion Notes

aThe Man Without a Country" A l film classic, was shown at Union hall i last Monday to two large audiences. 1 Announcement has been made by l the Legion's committee on Activities | here that Rap's famous dance orches- tra would play a special engagement at North Grosvenordale in the near future. Local dancers already know | the meaning of Rap's, as they have | furnished dance music here on two previous occasions, and are without l any doubt the best that ever visited these parts. This orchestra is direct ed by John Cavallaro, formerly of Lannin's famous players.
 The Posts regular meeting will be held next Thursday and all members are requested by Commander Morin to attend as important business will be transacted, and final plans for Me- morial Day made.
 The Legion Auxiliary unit conduct cd social and dance in the Grosven- ordale Compsny's hall last week, with many in attendance. An elaborate cedar hope chest, the work of the Auxiliary members, went to A. F.. Morin of Grosvenordale, as a prize award.
 Among those who attended the
 concert by the Philharmonic Club of Worcester in Mechanics hall last Sun
 day were Frank Pelletier, Adonat F..
 Morin, Patrick Ao!loy. Andrew Lam oureux, Philip L. Duhamel, Ernest
 Barrette, Edward McKeon, and John
 E. 0'Clare.
 The second dance of the season un-
 der the auspices of the Legion here
 was conducted in the Grosvenordale
 Company's hall last Saturday. More than 150 couples were on hand to
 greet the Fidelity orchestra on it's first appearance here this season.
Putnam patriot., 1923-05-04
To Sell Topples

The proceeds derived from the sale of poppies on Memorial Day will be contributed to the Overseas Graves Endowment Fund. This fund will be invested in perpetuity and the income used annually to provide decorations for graves of 32,000 American sol- diers and sailors whose bodies lie overseas. As Memorial Day approach es the sum of sf00,000 sought is be- ing realized. and everywhere eontribu- tions are reaching new heights daily. The fact that this appeal is the last that will ever be made to Americans for this purpose has impressed all whose wish is to have a share in full filling a national duty. The poppy sale will be conducted by the Auxil- iary unit on Memorial Day, and 1t is expected that the sum derived from this sale will meet the quota for which the local Legion Post is assessed. In dividual contributions should be ad- dressed 10 the Commander, the Amer iean Legion, at Grosvenordale, Conn.
Putnam patriot., 1923-05-04
NORTH ASHFORD

The special meetings being held in the Eastford Baptist church, North Ashford, are in full swing, and great interest is being evineed.
 The meetings opened at 10.L5 Sun day morning. A duet was rendered by Miss Myrtle Davidson and Arthur Proulx. The speaker was Rev. E. F.. Gates, pastor large of the Connec- ticut Baptist Convention, Hartford. In the afternoon Mir. Gates occupied the pulpit. A solo was rendered by Mrs. Bloore. Mrs. Eva Proulx, or ganist of the Eastford Baptist church, presided in the evening. In the eve ming. the members of the Eastford Congregational Endeavor Society ad- 1 iourned their Endeavor meeting and came up to help the Baptists at North Ashford The pastor, Rev. Norman NJ. Bloore, presided. The song ser vice was conducted by Rev. F. K. Ab- bolt. pastor of the Eastford Congre- gational church. Prayer was offered by Revs. Harvey NJ. Lawson and F. K. Abbott. Rev. F. E. Gates spoke on "The Helping Hand" Anthems and musical selections were rendered by the Esstford Congregational choir.
 Owing to weather and road condi- tions no service was held on Monday evening, but Tuesday night an appre- ciative audience attended and listen en to Rev. J. c. Stoddard, pastor of the First Baptist church, Putnam Duets were rendered by Miss Myrtle Davidson and Arthur Proulx; Rev. J. c. Stoddard and Arthur Proulx, and Mrs. Rosina Bloore and Miss Eva Bloore. The pastor, Rev. Norman M. Bloore. presided. The meetings will be continued as follows: Friday, Rev. J. C. Stoddard of Putnam; Sunday, Rev. F.. F. Gates of Hartford.
Putnam patriot., 1923-05-04

A. E. Morin was the lucky winner of the hope chest offered by the A. L, Auxiliary of Oscar W. Swanson Post.
 Oyila Courtemanehe is busy nov. ing his family to Putnam. where he intends to aake his home in the flu. sure.
 Mrs. C. Laurion is slowly improv- ing from her recent illness and her many friends wish her a prompt and complete recovery.
 A party consisting of Mir. and Mrs. 4. Therrien, Mir. and Mrs. A. Ploufre. Mir. and Mrs. ]. Matthews, motored to Providence last Saturday, where they attended reception to Mr. and Mrs. W Girard, former resident of this town.
 Miss Muriel c. II. Stone, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Fred O. Stone of Buckley's Hill, spent Tuesday in Hart ford visiting the capitol and different points of interest as the guest of her grandfather, Rep. Andrew T. ]. Clarke of Canterbury.
Putnam patriot., 1923-05-04
BALLOUVILLE

Mir. and Mrs. A. B. Simmons enter tained friends from Hopedale. Mass, Sunday,
 MT. and Mrs. William Smith enter tained relatives iron. North Scituate, K. l., Sunday.
 Mrs. Nettie iaques is spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. George H. Pray.
 Mir. and Mrs. Peter Morse, Sr., have returned to their home in Canada af- ter spending the winter here with their son, Delor Morse.
 Mir. and Mrs. Benoni Cole and daughter Vera, Mir. and Mrs. William Armstrong and daughter Doris, Sid ney Capwell and Malcolm Gould of Providence were callers at Mir. and Mrs. George II. Pray's Sunday.
 Members of the Ladies Foreign Missionary Society conducted a meas uring social in Blackstone hall, We'd nesday evening, which was largely at tended. and everyone had 6 pleasant evening. Games were played and re- treatments were served.
Putnam patriot., 1923-05-04
LADIES! DARKEN YOUR GRAY HAIR be Grandms's Sage Tea and
 Sulphur Recipe and Nobody VIII Know

The use of Sage and Sulphur for re. storing faded, gray hair to its natural color dates back to grandmother's time. She used ii 10 keep her hair beautifully dark, glossy and attractive. Whenever her hair took on that dull, faded or strezked appearance, this simple mix ture was applied with wonderful ef- fcri.
 But brewing at home is mussy and out-of-date. Nowadays, by asking at any drug store fer bottle of "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound,' you will get this famous old preparation. im- proved by the addition of other ingre- dien,s, which can be depended upon to restore natural color and beauty to the hair.
 Well-known druggists say it darkens the hair SO naturally and evenly that nobody can tell it has been applied. You simply dampen sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one strand at a time. By morning the gray hair disappears. and after another application or two if becomes beautifully dark and glossy.
Putnam patriot., 1923-05-04
POMFRET

Miss Hannah Peterson of Boston was a weekend visitor in town.
 Miss Margaret Cotter, who is train ing at the Rhode Island Hospital, spent last weekend at home.
 There will be a meeting of St. Mon ica's Guild Tuesday evening, May 8, at 7.45 standard time, in the A. o. H. hall, Pomfret.
 There will be a dance In the A. O.. IT. hall, Pomfret, on Friday evening, May II. This dance is to help defray the expenses of eighth grade pupils who made the trip to Hartford last week.
 A new home that is being added to pomfret is the pretty bungalow which Mir. and Mrs. Albert Day are building on the lot between Holy Trinity church and the residence of II. H. Davenport.
 An effort is being made by the officers of the Pomfret Golf Club to enlarge the membership of the club this year in an effort to make the course more especially community club. Membership is being offered at SEQ per season and the officers have issued a letter to residents urging their membership that the funds os the club may be increased in order to maintain the course at high stan dard. It is believed that many who do not play golf will become members of the club in order that this very valuable feature of pomfre. life may not remain, as it has been. dependent upon the generosity of few. Hither- 10 a small group of residents have maintained the entire burden of ex- pense above the regular costs. A larg- CT membership and greater use of the course and clubhouse will add s pleasant very contributive feature to sumner life in the town and it is fo Dc hoped that tha e4QZfx of the
Putnam patriot., 1923-05-04
Y.M. C. A. Notes

The Pioneers" held their regular meeting last Friday evening with a full membership present.. One new member, Raymond Potter, joined the group and is to be initiated soon. There were three visitors present, in- cludng two members of the Senior group. The group voted to appoint a committee to work with committee appointed by the Comrades" in ar ranging the first annual Father and Son banquet. The committee ap- pointed consists of Leader Knute Johnson, President Roy Johnson, My ron Dane and Curt Seastrand.
 The regular meeting of the Com rades" was held Monday evening with ten members present. On account of a number being absent the discussion of the Father and Son banquet was held over until the next meeting. The baseball practice last Saturday was postponed on account of rain, but 1t is hoped to get in a good session the coming Saturday.
Putnam patriot., 1923-05-04
Social Event Tomorrow

What is looked upon as one of the biggest social functions of the season is the joint affair by the American Legion and Band Canadienne to be conducted in the Grosvenordale Com pany's hall Saturday. The two or ganizations are working jointly to make the affair the biggest of it's kind held here. The program as announc- ed will include concert music by Band Canadiennc from 8 to 9.30, during which time the playing of whist is scheduled. Suitable prizes are to be awarded to the high and low scorers. Immediately following the concert and whist, dancing will be in order for the remainder Of the evening, with the Elite orchestra of North Crosvenor- dale furnishing music. To conclude the program there will be a prize waltz, for which suitable prizes are offered to the couple adjudged the
Putnam patriot., 1923-05-04
Plan For Memorial Day

The Sons of Veterans conducted a public meeting in their rooms last Thursday light to make final plans for the proper observance of Memor- ial Day, in the districts of the town of Thompson. The meeting was presid- cd over by Clarence A. Seaver, com mander of the local camp. The off, eers and committees were chosen as follows: President of the day. liar old E. Linderson; marshal, C. A. Sea yer: commander, Lionel J ssorin. George Whitney was chosen treas urer. The executive committee chos- en includes Frank L. Richmond. Har- " Manning. John F. Reardon. IT,. Philip L. Duhamel. and Adonat E. Morin for the Grosvenordales dis tricts. Few changes have been made in the executives of the Thompsons, Fabyan, and Wilsonville districts.
Putnam patriot., 1923-05-04
officers will meet with supporting success.

Very soon it will be Mothers Day, May 13, an anniversary that no son or daughter will fail to remember. The George Y. Shaw Store is mak- ing a very beautiful display of cards for the occasion. Also white earna- tions for Mothers Day. Adv.
Putnam patriot., 1923-05-04

Married men employed by the city of New Orleans hereafter will have their pay cheeks mailed to their home address. Every man from the mayor down to the street cleaner is affected.
Putnam patriot., 1923-05-04

best dancers. All persons are eligible to take part in this contest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-15
ADAMS MARS HIS PERFECT CONTROL
 PITCHING RECORD

Babe Adams, the old Pirate pitch er marred his record for perfect control when he issued base on balls in the third inning of Mondays game with the Giants. But he beat the champions to 1, thanks to some hitting on his own side. Adams had out passing a batsman. Grover Alex better than Adams. He has worked 51 innings and has yet to hit batter or give a base on balls.
 Earl Smith, the Giants catcher, got a homer in the second inning, one of the six hits Adams allowed. Ten thousand saw the game.
 The Dodgers won free hitting game from the Cubs in Brooklyn. to B. The Reds nonchalantly tumbled the Phis in Philadelphia. ' to 3, and the Cardinals beat the Braves in Boston, to l.
 Connie Mack's Athletics. beaten in Sundays game by the White SoA. turned about aud shut them out Monday, 9 to 0. with two big innings.
 Again the Indians beat the Sem ators in Cleveland. including the aged Walter Johnson. now taken to slow balling the boys, because his speed has vanished. The score was 6 to 3.
 The Red SoX and Browns were rained out in St. Louis.
 The Yankees won a Thinning setto with the Tigers at Detroit by run ming in s scores in the final period while the Tigers were getting :. The score was 16 to 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-15
SHORT PEGS

Adversity has it's compensations. too. Likely Babe Ruth didn't enjoy being sued for $50.000 Yet a lot of us would feel the thrill of flattery.
 Quite lot O traffic in gold bricks hereabout lately. One man bought the New York state ship canal for S400; another bought the traffic rights to Brooklyn bridge for a thou sand; a Jerseyman bought a slightly used harem for s10O and another picked up the Pennsylvania railroad shops for the same price.
 But the most important transa ction in bricks of skindeep luster was closed between Mir. Henry Berg of Plttsburg and certain unknown schemers.
 MT. Berg is an athlete better known perhaps as Harry Greb, late holder of the American light-heavy- weight championship. He is a young steel puddler who had thousands sud- denly thrust upon him and lost track of the value of dcllars. MT. Berg was accosted by slick city fellow who demanded s3.00O for the "sport writ CTS" of New York. Mir. Berg. think ing his publicity might stop and his drawing powers dwindle. gave up the three thousand.
 We don't think the ball players union will call any strike at all, but if they call hunger strike, the United States census wouldn't hold the number of willing strike break CTS. However, there's going to be hunger lockout against a lot of capa- bic young appetites when the train ing tables are folded away for an- other year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-15
CRIOUI TRAINING FOR DUNDEE BOUT
 ON LONG ISLAND
French Boxer Using Old Car pentier Camp Location For
 Headquarters

NEW YORK, May 14.-1n the same brilliant surroundings, amid the hollyhocks, the pansies and the cauli- flowers in which Georges Carpenter prepared for Jack Dempsey's million dollar poke, little Eugene Criqu, also some strictly European titles, is now training to fight another American world champion, Johnny Kilbane.
 Their quarrel, in which Kilbane for the first time in more than four years. will fairly defend his title, is the next important bout on the rich summer program In New York. The men are to meet at the Polo Grounds on Saturday, June 2. As that is less than three weeks away, Kilbane will come to New York in a few days now and probably will finish his training at the old health resort at Summit N J., formerly owned by Freddie Welsh, at which Dempsey began his ballyhoo exhibitions. preparatory to the Carpenter match.
 Cottage At Manhnsset.
 Criqui has rented a cottage at Manhasset, Long Island, close by the old Mathews place, which Carpenter surrounded with barbed wire and uniformed, to keep the visitors out.
 Mime. Criqui is there.
 The inevitable French cook, spar ring partner and handy man Is there performing for Criqui the same varied duties which the picturesque Henri Marcot performed for Carpen- tier and wearing pair of ears like those of Marcot. which resembled a pair of fevered Brussels sprouts.
 Robert Eudeline is there as Criqui's manager, figure generally corre- spending to Francois Descamps, fus- silly busy with trifles of training camp executive duties. And, further reminiscent touch, there are some three or four lean and hungry pugs. wearing tan caps and sighting their glances over their mashed noses, lounging about the place in old trousers and tattered sweaters-the sparring partners.
 Criqui has not thrown up any barbed wire entanglements. He will have more trouble Kidnapping gal lery to watch him at his training than Carpenter had to keep the gall lery off the premises. Carpenters world hospitality appeared to have cooled the ardor of the rabble to watch French champion of Europe at his exercises. Only the grocery man goes to Criquis camp. If peace and solitude assist a man in prepar- ing for a scrap. Criqui will be the perfect gladiator when he enters the ring against Johnny Kilbane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-15
ELBERFIELD BUYS TOMMY M'MILLAN

MEMPHIS, Tenn. May 14.-tSpe- ial)-Tommy McMillan. veteran shortstop of the Memphis team, has passed from the fold of the tribe. Tom Watkins, president of the Mem phis club. announced tonight that Me Milan had practically been sold to the Little Rock club. "Kid' Eberfield, manager of the Travellers, wants Me- Milan. he has agreed on the price and Bob Allen, president of the Little Rock club. has confirmed the deal, Watkins said.
 McMillan came to the Chicks in 1921 from Mobile and was instrumental in Memphis winning the pennant that season. He batted 1922 and his field ing was sensational. He started off great last season but slumped near the end in fielding and batting, fin ishing with a batting mark of .2SS McMillan got off slowly this season and has been the target of consider able razzing by the fans. McMillan is about 34 years old and has been playing ball about Is years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-15
Shake Elm Up, And Take The One That Rolls Your Way, Is Experts Advice

NEW YORK. May 1.-The ciga- rette clerks and lunchroom buss boys who hustle the two-bit business for the big handbooks have reached the puzzled conclusion that Satur- days Kentucky Derby at Louisville will be another "Kellypool horse race" like last Saturdays Preakness at Pimlico, Md. You put the pills in the bottle and the one that falls to you is just as good as the one that the other fellow furtively looks at and slips into his vest pocket
 There is no favorite as there was last year when Norwich. that thick built colt of Ben Blocks. with a champions record as a 2-year-old behind him and the field against him, scuttled along in front and paid off. only to go to smash and retire colt, Vigil. of Walter J. Salmon's, lat took the Preakness last week ahead of General Thatcher and Mrs. Payne Whitney's Rialto, will be the most prominent eastern horse simply because of that winning at Pimiico, put nothing seems to. mean anything any more in the study of form, and Vigil wouldn't surprise soul by running his race in a sack.
 From Preakness to Derby.
 The hest Preakness horses are now boxed uD III tnclT Well-W duueu uli- mans and bound for Kentucky, at tended in all their whims and wishes by horsemen who flutter out of their cat-naps at the faintest whicker. Vigil. Better Luck and General Thatcher-the General was second to Vigil in the Preakness-are all in one travelling party. The Rancocas. Wilson. Cosden. Whitney and Green tree stables also are shipping from Baltimore, and other horses which have been schooling quietly at Ja- maica, Long Island. should step down the inclines by Wednesday and whinny: "So this is Churchill Downs? Where is that bluegrass?"
 The question about most of the Derby horses is not how fast they can run, but how long they can run that fast. The majority of those which fail are rated as being either plugs or sprinters without the cour- age to run on their legs alone when their wind is gone.
 Bo McMillan would be good for d few Kentucky wagers for sentimen- tai reasons alone. having been named after Kentucky's greatest modern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-15
s. l. (. TRACK MEET AT STATE CAPITAL

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May It, Thousands of track and field fans from all over this section of the state are expected to witness the first annual southern intercollegiate conference track and field meet here May IS and 19.
 Seventeen of the south's institu- tions of higher learning are sending teams to compete Tn the meet and with the cream of DiXie's athletes present. many records of southern standing are in danger of being sma shed, critics agree.
 Mississippi A. and M. college of Starkville. Miss, is being doped by many sport writers as top-heavy fa- vortes to cop the meet. the Maroons having a galaxy of stars on their team who have brought them through many dual meets during the past few years with colors flying.
 Many of the colleges from the At .lantic states and of Kentucky and Tennessee have failed to get their fling at the Maroons and looked on as the unknown of the event.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-15
No Fauorite In Sight For The Kentucky

hero. the Centre college football player. But Bo will carry some prac tical money in addition to the senti mental she-notes or two-dollar bills because he has shown before this that he can go the Derby distance. No Enthusiasm Up East.
 Around New York there is none of the sentimental enthusiasm for the Derby which quickens the pulse and Kentuckians, be they amateurs from Hoss Cave or semi-pro southerners from the twilight towns of Coving- ton, Newport and Paducah, New York's interest in the Derby. as in most other things. is a matter of money. This year. for once. there seems to be no disadvantage in try ing to pick the Derby winner at a long, long distance. Even those on the ground don't even know which horses will start Nobody knows where the starters will finish. And it isn't even certain, in the case of some. that they ever will finish at all
 The Derby is one mile and a quar- ter, furlong longer than the Freak ness and therefore just furlong harder for the star eastern horses which sprinted flashily at the start of the Preakness and ran like wait CTS when they passed their distance. Sally's Alley was last but two, al though she won many races and many thousands as a 2-year-old last season. The costly Goshawk whose price and repute sold many tickets through the iron Mikes or mutuel machines ran a terrible, tragic last, 40 lengths behind Vigil.
 O O O
 viRIrs Crazy Career.
 Vigil is little horse and he seemed expensive by the pound when Salmon bought him for s2.200 at a ycarling sale in Saratoga. Last year he ran third in a selling race. at s350O Altogether he ran a crazy career in 1922. winning four races in 20 starts. sometimes nosing out naes of better repute, at other times lag ging behind horses even more ob- scure than himself. Last year Zev nibbled grass through the infield fence and beat Vigil in a siX-furlonS sprint. General Thatcher beat him twice at mile. Martingale beat him at the same distance.
 Then Vigil found his distance at a mile and furlong and cancelled all those humiliations. winning the sec ond greatest 3-year-old event on the American turf and leaving Zev to fight it out with Goshawk as to which would finish last, humli- alton which zev only barely averted.