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Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
ANOTHER COUNTERFEIT
Joseph Lombsrdo Finds Worthless
 Bill, But Sustains No Loss

Another counterfeit Si0 bill made its appearance in Putnam Wednesday when Joseph Lombardo discovered one among the bills be- ing deposited to his account at the First National Bank. Mir. Lombar- do remembered from whom he re- ceived the bill and went directly to that individual. He made good to Mir. Lombardo. but the counter felt was retained by the bank. The person rendering the bill to Mr. Lombardo was totally unaware of it's worthlessness and cannot re- member from whom he obtained 1t.
 Last week The Patriot described the counterfeit and told how it can be readily detected. As further aid, look at the serial numbers. If 1t has this number it is counter felt A43703126A.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
POLICE FIND SILK
 WORTH ABOUT $500
Five Burlap Bags, Stolen From Pawtueket Mill, Are Re
 covered
Thieves Bound and Gagged Nighe Watehman.--Materiai Not Damaged


 Five hurlap bags. containing thou sands of spools of sewing silk, the whole worth about $500. were re- covered yesterday afternoon by Cap tain of Police Jarvis with the aid of two men who told him that they had stumbled upon them while they were out walking. The bags were stolen from a pawtucket mill last month and were found, almost entirely covered up with leaves and brush. just back of the roadside on the state highway to Providence. just this side of the state line.
 Chief of Police Hill of the Paw tucket police department, whose men had been searching for the stolen property, came to Putnam yesterday afternoon, identified the bundles and their contents and took them back to Pawtueket.
 Chief Hill stated that many bags similar to those found yesterday. were stolen from a Pawtucket silk mill last month by thieves whose identity has not yet been established. They bound and gagged the night watehman of the mill and thus had a free hand to take what they were after and get away.
 All of the stolen bags have now been recovered, those found just over the line in Putnam, yesterday, being the last of the stolen property that was still missing. The bags found yesterday did not appear to have been resting where they were located. since they were stolen. The oniuion iz hold that they had heen placed there quite recently.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
SEARCH CITY HOTEL
 SEIZE SOME LIQUOR
Police Place the Proprietor, Thomas Gully, Under
 Arrest

Two quarts of whiskey and a partly filled bottle, said to have contained gin, were seized by the Putnam police when they raided the City Hotel at about o'clock Saturday night Captain of Police Jarvis, Sergeant of Police Lizard and Patrolman John Ryan comprised the raiding party.
 The liquor was seized and Thomas Gully, proprietor of the hotel, was arrested under a warrant charging him with keeping intoxicating liquors with intent to sell.
 Mir. Cully's case was scheduled to be heard by Judge Geisgler at Mon day forenoon's session of the city court. But Judge Geissler granted a weeks continuance upon request of Attorney Irving H Miron, who rep resented Mir. Gully. Samuel Smith, owner of the hotel building and for merly it's proprietor, went bonds for Mir. Gully.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
BOYS DAMAGE BATHHouSEs
Police Catch Three Youths Doing
 Acts of Vandalism

Three boys, old enough, certainly to know better for they were fifteen to sixteen years old, were caught 'sred handed' yesterday afternoon by the police in doing damage to the bathhouses that have been erected on the banks of Tourtellotte's Pond. The houses have been tempered with a lot of late, one of them having been wrecked entirely. Complaint was lodged with the police, who on yesterday succeeded in observing three boys busily engaged in their wanda lism. Just what will be done in the way of punishment has not been de- cided upon. But the boys are sched- uled to report to Captain of Police Jarvis this afternoon.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
DEMOCRATS ELECT
 THEIR DELEGATES
Party Workers Are Chosen to Attend New Haven Con-
 vention
Putnam. woodstock and Esstford
 Name Town Committees

Delegates elected at Dernocrati, csaruses. held on Wednesday in Put raa. Thompson, Woodstock. Pomfret saJ Fastford, will % uninstructed tC tse state party convention to be helc = New Haven on May and s. Al cf he eaucuses were tranquil affairs nat even a ripple of contest develop ing anywhere.
 Former Postmaster Alexander Gil man presided at the Putnam caucus hela at the municipal building. Del egates to the convention were eiected as follows: Adhemsr Benoit. Frec fHmas. Alderman Edmond Dubois and CIV Clerk Thomas P. Ryan. Tho Democratic town committee was nam. s3 as follows: Alexander Gilman John J. McGarry, Fred Dumas, J otis Fox, Jr., George Potvin, Thomas P Ryan, Selectman Alfred Bonne- vile tchairman), Mrs. Fred J. Wells and Mrs. Walter J. Bartlett.
 The caucus at Thompson was pre- zided over by Judge Fred Munyan and Mrs Dorothy keegan acted as clerk. Delegates elected were Asa Ross, Judge Munyan, Mrs. Isabelle Teift and Mrs. Dorothy Reagan.
 Edwin T. White. chairman of the Pomfret town committee, presided over the caucus held Wednesday fore noon at the town house, and Howard White was clerk. The following were chosen to attend the state convention Prank Davis. Joseph Stoddard, Joseph Rates and Edwin T White.
 The caucas at Eastford was presid- ed over by the town committee chair nan. A. NJ. Bowen. Two delegates to inc party convention were named, Olo Carpenter and Walter Hewlett. The members of the Democratic town com mittee. to serve during the coming wear. were elected as follows: \. Nj. power. John Ethridge, and William Colburn.
 Citizens of Democratic persuasion i, the town of Woodstock gathered at inc home of the committee chairman Wallace L. Brink, for their caucus on Wednesday night. They elected the following convention delegates: Wal. Iaee |. Frink, George A. Wetherell Asa R. Scranton and Mrs. Christina Serantsn George Wetnerell presided over tfe taucds es chairman, and Mrs Scranton foved as clerk. The mect- ing elected the following town commit
 tee for the coming year. Wallace L
 FTink. George A Wetherell. John NJ
 Perrin Mrs. Avis | frink. Mrs. Lulu Barrett and Mrs Christina Serantotn
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
MRS. MERRITT SPEAKS
Hartford Woman Addresses Repabli- can Gathering In l. O. O. r. Hall

"Why I am Republican" was the
 subject of the address given fast eve ming in Odd Fellows Hall by Mrs. Joseph Merritt of Hartford. The occasion was public meeting held under the auspices of the Putnam Re publican club. It's president, Miss Katherine Byrne, who is also mem Der of the State Central Committed from the gath Congressional District presided and introduced the speaker.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
LEASES ABINGToN HALL
New Music Hall Goes to Local Mems
 Club

The handsome new music hall in Abingdon has been leased by Joseph Elliott to the Mems Club of Arlington for number of years. One of the provisions of the lease is that no pub lie dances will be held in the hall, only dances given under the auspices of the Mems Club of invitation affairs being permitted. The Mems Club has raised a substantial amount of money with which to furnish the hall which they propose to make center of the social life of the Abingdon section of Pom fret.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
COURT RECEIPTS s1, 1,sss.ss
Fines Assessed During March Az
 gregste Record Total

Although there were only IT ar rests by the Putnam police during the month of March, the receipts of the city court totalled s1,s95.39. This is one of the highest months of record for court, as far as cash receipts go. According to the re- port of Captain of Police Jarvis, violations of the liquor laws figur- ed heavily in the causes of arrest, prosecution and therefore the cash that goes into the court exehequer.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
BANKS TO OPEN NIGHTS
Wednesday Evening Service to Be
 Inaugurated Next Week

An announcement of interest is that by the Putnam Savings Bank and the First National Bank, that starting next week, both institu- tions will be open Wednesday nights from to 8.30 o'clock for transaction of business in the saw ings departments.
 For those who find it inconveni- ent to reach the banks during the hours they are open during the day, this weekly evening opening, should be welcomed. Out of town people, coming to shop for the eve ming when the stores are open, will also appreciate this extra service .hat is to be accorded by both bank ing institutions.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
P. H. s. HONOR STUDENTS
Principal Stinson Announces Names of Seniors Making Four Year Record

Principal Stinson of Putnam High school announced this morning the names of the senior honor students who are the three students who have made the greatest academic record in the respective courses they have persued during the four years at F. H. s. These pupils and the courses in which they excell all other pupils, are; Miss Ruth Fallon, classical course, SS per cent; Miss Helen Bo- tham, general course, 93 per cent; i; Miss Geneyieve Letters, commercial course, 94 per cent. By attaining the highest rank in their respective cOurs- es, these three hener students will be privileged to take active parts in the graduation exercises.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
STORES CLOSE FRIDAY To Observe Half Holiday Good Fri- dsy.-Remsin Open Thursday

According to annual custom, Putnam stores will close at noon, for the day, next week Friday, which will be Good Friday.
 Because of this half-holiday. all business being suspended for the afternoon, stores will not observe the usual Thursday afternoon clos ing, but will be open all day.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
PLEASE HELPl

The Patriot will be published next week on Thursday instead of Friday. Shop and office will close all day Good Friday and Saturday. Adver- tisers and correspondents are asked 10 help us by getting their copy up one day earlier than usual.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
LEAVES PoMFRET SCHOOL

At the close of the academic year in June, John D. Campbell, who has been master in the Pomfret School for twenty-three years, will sever his connection with the School. A long line of Pomfret boys and the Faculty with whom Mir. Campbell has been so long associated, will keenly regret this departure. In the future Mir. Campbell will share in the manage ment of the Ben -Grosvenor Inn.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
COMMANDER RESIGNS
]. J. Whitehead Forwards Resignation
 From Legion Post

J. J. Whitehead, Jr., commander of Anselm Mayotte Post, No. 13, Ameri- can Legion, has forwarded his resig- nation to the adjutant of the post to take effect at once. Michael J. White. as vice-commander of the post, succeeds to the leadership of the local branch of the legion.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
CHARLES RAwLEY IMPROVES
Bears Weight on Leg.--fz3 Pieces of
 Skin Grsfted

Charles Rawley of Grove street. who in January suffered the sealding of Gne of his legs while at work on the new Stoumbelis block, bore his full weight on the foot of his injured leg. for the first time on "Wednesday since the accident which caused him such pain. For sometime he has been able to get about with the aid of erutches and 1t is hoped that he will be able 10 abandon these soon. As indicat- ing the seriousness of his accident and the pain and suffering he has had to bear. 1t is stated that he submitted to a total of t23 skin grating opera tions. Dr. Phillips is his attending physician.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11

Joseph H. Elliott of Abingdon de- nied today that the Meadows now the Pomfret Manor Inn on Pomfret Street, has been sold to wealthy New Yorker. The lease of the prop erty, one of the best known in Pom fret. Is held by the Pomfret Manor Inn, and has another year to run.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
RUM-RUNNING ACT
 COSTS PROULX S752
Southbridge Mar Caught With $500 Load By State
 Police
Is Apprehended Only After Miles
 Wild Dash in Night

Rum-running is an exciting adven- ture and when caught at it, Is ex. pensive.
 Honorious Proulx of Southbridge doubtless feels this way about it after his experience of last Saturday night when he was aeeosted by State Police officers, arrested and arraigned in the city court on Monday morning before Judge Geissler. Pronlx plead ed guilty to three charges having to do with transporting liquors and with owning and keeping liquor with in= tent to sell He was fined a total of s700 with costs of s52.5s added He paid fines and costs and went his way
 Police Get Zip
 Quite early Saturday night the po- lice were tipped" off t0 the fact that sedan model car had left Providence and was enroute to Southbridge through Putnam and that the car was laden with intoxicating liquor Sev- eral state police officers and members of the Putnam department went out after the car. All roads were "cov- cred. l"
 After a time the Proulx car came rolling along and not far from the Children's Home was given the signal to stop. Instead, the driver stepped on the gas. The police gave chase and after having covered about a mile. during which speedometers threatened to start around the dial a second time, overlook and stopped the speeding rum-running sedan. State police officers Leonard Com stock and George Gardner are given credit for overtaking the liquor laden ear, which they accomplished only after a daring drive and by the intro duction of measures that asserted their determination to stop the fleet ing machine even at the risk of their necks.
 Find Much Alcohol
 Having succeeded in stopping the Proulx car, the officers examined the interior of the machine and found therein fifty gallons of alcohol. Rid ing with Proulx was Rudolph jalbert of Southbridge. Both men and the car were taken in charge by the off, cers and brought to Putnam, where the men were admitted to bail for their appearance in court.
 In court Monday morning Proulx was dealt with as already stated. Jalbert was released from custody when the charge against him of being m aecessorv. was noilei He satisfied Prosecuting Attorney Carpenter that he was not aware of the character of the cargo in the machine when he ae- eepted the invitation to ride from Pro vidence to Southbridge.
 Proulx signed paper in which he relinquished all title and right Go the liquor taken from his ear. The al cohol. the police say, was worth around $500. IL will be destroyed.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
THE WEATHER

Oh joy, oh bliss. oh rapturel Spring is herel But there may be another April Fools blizzard just around the corner SO don't pack your furs and wraps in mothballs yet. For the weekend the predic- ton Is for unsettled weather and not much change in temperature.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11

Miss Hattie Edson visited friends in Worcester and Winchendon Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-25
SLUR AT STATE
GETS HOT REPLY
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cannot get the facts. / have it from
man of .unquestioned integrity that
it is impossible to get any statement
bearing on the case in the papers of
Mobile. refer to the mayor of Mobile,
Mr.. Taylor
Senator Helm made no comment
But Representative e. B. Almon of the
Eighth district, who sat near the. COM
mittee, laughed audibly.
H. w. Semon of Iowa was the next
witness permitted to criticise the Ford
offer. He gave vent to two. thoughts,
indicative of the purpose animating him.
The first was contained in his bold ex-
preston, "The west regards the south
with envious eyes" He explained by
declaring that nitrogen would be pro-
duced in excessive quantities at Muscle
Shoals, and that PHOSPHORUS rock re-
posed nearby; and that in Texas were
the finest potash fields in the United
States. AS if this was not sufficient
to explain his opposition to Ford's bid,
he declared that an acceptance of the
offer of the Detroit manufacturer would
give him an opportunity ito beat out
the brains of the industrial United
States"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-25
FOILED IN LOVE,
GIRL WOULD KILL
Man And WIFE
Stays Caretaker, Fires At
Woman And Flees In
Motor Car

CHICAGO, April 24.-Miss Wanda
Stopa, formerly of Detroit, accompanied
by man. invaded the country home of
Y. Henley Smith. an advertising man,
today. shot and killed Henry Manning,
caretaker, and fired two shots at Smith 5
wife.
I'm going to shoot and kill him.
too Miss Stopa was alleged to have
screa med as she and her companion fled
in an. automobile.
Smith Guarded
The police were notified and rushed
a detail to the office II John IL
Durham and company, where Smith is
employed, and took him to the state's
attorneys office and left guard at the
office. Smith. explained that Miss
Stopa. with whom he said he formerly
had been friendly. according to the
states attorney. had demanded that he
divorce his wife and marry her.
Smith said he had met Miss Stopa
when she was employed in the office of
the u. s. district attorney here. He
expressed the belief that she intend
ed to kill both him and his wife.
Miss Stopa and her companion, whose
name was said by county highway POI
lice to be Ted GLASGOW, failed to appear
at the Durham office and they are be-
ing sought.
According to Smiths assistants, Mis-
Stopa had been connected with Bo-
hemian circles in the North Side artists
colony, where she has lived.
1t was first believed that Manning,
the caretaker. had been killed because
of mistaken identity, but highway police
later believed that his presence merely
was responsible.
Miss Stopa and her companion, &C.
cording to police, forced themselves into
the Smith home but Smith already had
departed for his Chicago office. Rush
ing into the living room, the young wom-
an began firing, according to the police,
one shot killing Manning and two 9TH
ers narrowly missing Mrs, Smith.
Miss Stopa had the title of assistant
district attorney for time. She was
a stenographer, was graduated from a
local law college, and was admitted to
practice at the Illinois bar in 1921. She
was sworn in as an assistant district
attorney to give her admittance to the
grand jury room for the purpose Of TAX
ing stenographic notes and for time
acted as an assistant district attor-
ney. She previously had been employed
in law Offices.
.'She had bounded me for months try
ing to get me to divorce my wife and
marry her," Smith said.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-25
HUERTA rs LOCATED
AT SAN CRISTOBAL
At Least Mr.. Gomez Says He Is
There Now

Ell PASO, Texas, April 24.--Adolfo
de la Huerta. supreme chief of the late
revolutionary movement in Mexico, had
been definitely located at San Cristo-
bal in the state Of Chiapas, Mexico, ac-
cording to an announcement made in
Ell Paso today by Alfonso Gomez, ad-
herent Of the former secretary of the
treasury.
De la Huerta has been variously re-
ported in different parts of the United
Stats and also Havana. He is said
to have entered the United States at
Tampa, Fla, and to be living at Phoe-
nix. Ariz,, under the name of Antonio
Oriol.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-25

ITO KILL TAX CUT,
SMOOT WARNS
Utah Senator Opens Drive
In Senate For Mel
lon Plan

WASHINGTON, April z4.-opening
a drive for the Mellon tax plan, which
was killed in the House. Senator Smoot
Of Utah took occasion Thursday to
warn the Senate that tax reduction
would be practically impossible if Con-
gress spends the treasury surplus by
enacting various bills now before it.
His strong advocacy of the Mellon
rates as being the best plan for reduc-
ing tho tex burden while at the same
time maintaining business prosperity
was angy cred by Senator Jones, demo
erat, Of New Mexico, who declared that
ssecrsta4y of the. Treasury Mellon, by
urging aduction of surfaces. is at
teninting % play into the hands of big
corporations and discriminate against
RTE aveta ye citizen.
Discuss ing the financial situation in
Congress. Smoot said bills are now
bending FOR the appropriation of more
fban thee billion dollars exclusive of
the soldier bonus, which he said would
enst ahouc $135,O0OO00 next year.
VI Guild Wipe Out Surplus
THE authorization by Congress of
shy GpGsAtkeEdUle poTtluh VI thiS dniouh
may wine out the surplus and make
tax red zion impossible" he said.
,Nhile he bill with the Mellon rates
fAd'cstas a deficit of 80 million dol
lsrslf2r 925, Smoot said the commit
teeR teia es that a revision of sur
takes AID the placing of income upon
a eco1o 1ically sound basis will wipe
out the ieficit.
I
The igh surtax rates contained in
the present law are diverting the free
flow oil )aital from production enter
prise aDr forcing it into tax-exempt
securities > Smoot declared THE indus
tfial gri 9TH and business prosperity
of the country must suffer under such
4 system.
Jones sharply challenged Shoots
statement that high surtaSes are froc-
ing capital into tax-exempt securities:
He declared that since 1921, when Sore
tary Mellon first took office. he has
sought to have the taxes of large
corporations cut in half.
Each time, Jones said, MELONS rec
concentrations have been repudiated by
Congress. He predicted that the low
surtax provisions of the Mellon plan
would never survive in the Senate.
1.-THE Mellon plan has been repudiated
by the House, and even the republicans
of the House with the exception of 40
or So" Jones declared His program of
1921 was repudiated and so it will be
again"
The Senate will begin detailed con-
alteration of the bill Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-25
HUNDREDS TO
HEAR SPEAKERS
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Is showing unbounded enthusiasm in the
meet.
The speakers, who will deliver their
orations in the numerical order of their
districts, are:
First district: Joseph Mullarky
Spring Hill high school, Mobile.
Second Gus Harris, Barnes high
school, Montgomery.
Third: Lynn Conner, Coffee county
high school, Enterprise.
Fourth Eli fash. Selma High school.
Fifth: P. S. Burke, Coosa county
linh school, Rockford.
sixth; John Detlie, Tuscaloosa high
school.
Seventh Lemley Garrard, Snead
Seminary Boaz.
Eighth Miss Marjorie Pointer, De-
cstUr higa school.
Ninth: Jack Turner, Phillips high
school, F rmingham.
Tent Paul Barker, Northwest Ala.
snma bsh school, Haleyville.