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Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06

Judge Arthur Els of Waterbury was the speaker at the mass meeting in the Bradley Theatre on Sunday afternoon. held under the auspices of the Putnam Citizens Alliance Judge Els spoke as a substitute al the request of Governor Templeton, who was scheduled to give the ad- dress. but who on Saturday discovered that he could not come to Putnam ow. ing to another engagement.
 Judge Els proved himself a fasci- hating speaker and he delighted his audience with his address, which all agreed. was too short, for they would liked to have heard him speak for a longer time.
 The public meeting was made more enjoyable through selections of the Putnam Band, which also had given a brief concert on Union Square, prior to the meeting at the theatre. Prayer was offered by Rev. Simeon E. Cozad, and Rev. John C. stoddard explained what the Citizens Alliance stood for and what it was working to attain. Rev. N. B. Burton pro nounced benediction.
 Lewis F. Battey acted as chairman of the meeting. Besides Mr. Battey and Judge Els, the following ac. eupied seats on the platform: Mrs Walter J. Bartlett. Alderman at large Charles A. Richard. Senator John Ash. Rev. Mir. Stoddard, Rev Mir. Liv- ingston, and Rev. MT. Cozad.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
STORE TO ENTERTAIN
Moss Electrical Co, to Observe Open
 House" Next Wednesday

The Moss Electrical Company will observe 'open house night" in it's new store in the Seder Block on Main street, opposite the Congregational church. next Wednesday evening. Mir Moss announces that he will hold a reception to the public between o. clock and 10 o'clock and that during that time entertainment will be af- forded by an expert who will give practical demonstrations of modern electrical devices. Refreshments will also be served. The Moss Electrical Co.,, has beautiful new store, fully stocked with electrical and gas sup plies and fixtures and plumbing sup plies. MT. Moss aims to make his store the best appointed and equipped establishment in Windham county, handling electrical. heating and plumbing fixtures and supplies.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
CORBETT-HOsLEY

The engagement of John II. Cor bett of this city to Doris H0sley of East Haven. Conn, was announced at luncheon given by Miss Hosley's s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Hos ley on Saturday afternoon. The we'd ding will take place in the late sum mer. Mir. Corbett is Y. NJ. c. A. secretary for Windham County and makes his home in this city. He has lived in Putnam for over three years and acquired a large number of friends. Miss Hosley was Mir. Cor bett's guest at the recent local Ma sonic ball.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
Card of Th~nks

With full hearts and deep appre- citation, we wish to express our grate- full thanks to everyone who. in even the slightest way, had part in the exercises conducted in connection with the dedication of the bridge in memory of Harry Clinton Hopkins to Mrs John Addison Porter for the beautiful wreaths placed at the bridge tablet and for the dinner served ky the Woman's Relief Corps.
 Mr. and Mrs. Edwin 0. Hopkins.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
WANT ELECTRIC LIGHTS

Electric lights for West Woodstock and the residents along the highway from there to Safford's corner at South Woodstock It is soon to be 3 reality, thank to the united effort of Selectman Albert H. Williams and nine others who petitioned for the service.
 The petition, asking the Putnam Light and Power Company to install the service, was given a hearing on Tuesday afternoon by the Public Utili- ties Commission at the State capitol, Hartford At that hearing the mat ter was discussed and approved and the work will go forward with alacrity Ralph F. Thurston, manager of the lighting company. attended the hear ing.
 Under the agreement reached by the ten petitioners and the lighting company, poles will be set and wires strung for a mile and half, starting at Safford's corner and extending to West Woodstock. This will re- quire 99 poles. which will be installed in place of the present telephone poles. Each pole will be about five feet longer than the present ones to accommodate the wires Of both the lighting and telephone companies.
 it viii cost the lighting company about S1 400 and the telephone com pany about s1. 200 to put in the new poles and extend the electric service. Those who will have opportunity to enjoy the electric service have guar anteed to use a stipulated amount of current per month.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
MARRIED
'sANDsTRoM-TAYLOR-TnI

SANDSTRoM- -TAYLoR-In Putnam June 1, by Rev. N. B. Burton, Ed mond Sandstrom of Riverhead, l. l., and Miss Helen Taylor. McNEICE e O'BRIEN - In West Thompson. June 2. by Rev. George J. Donahue, John McNeice of Bos. ton and Miss Margaret O'Brien of Mechaniesville.
 STEVENS-SMITH--In West Wood stock, June 6, by Rev. John Wriston, Ernest Stevens of Southbridge and Miss Margaret May Smith. BARRETT -SMITH-In West Wood stock, June 5. by Rev. John Wris- ton, Harold Barrett of Hartford and Miss Bertha Irene Smith.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
GOLF MATCH TOMORROW
Local Club to Meet Woonsoehet Play
 CTS on Putnam Course

The Putnam country club opens its golf season tomorrow, when the Woonsocket team comes to Putnam to meet the local club golf team. Other team matches have been ar ranged with Southbridge at Putnam on June 26; Stafford at Putnam on July l2; Putnam at Stafford on July 26; Putnam at Woonsocket on Aug ust Q; Putnam at Southbridge on August 23. J. F.. Rich is chairman of this seasons tournament committee and captain of the club team.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
PLAN MEMORIAL SERVICE
Odd Fellows to Conduct Special Exer.
 eises al Cemetery on Sunday

The annual Memorial Sunday of Is- rael Putnam Lodge of Odd Fellows will be observed this week Sunday, with appropriate exercises at the Grove Street cemetery. The graves of members of the lodge who died during the past year will be decorated with flowers. Special services will be held at the grave of the last member of the lodge to die. The Odd Fellows flag gil! De placed on the graves of Hs-in- bers of the order who died previous to 1923.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
SEA GRILL OPENS

Arnold's Sea Grill, brand new from one end to the other, opened on Wed nesday with a special turkey dinner. All tables were occupied long before the scheduled hour when dinner was to be served and such a crowd gather ed that there were three servings. Many people, arriving to find a crowd waiting to be served, went away. The large number who gathered to help the Sea Grill celebrate it's opening in its new home with it's handsome new equipment is looked upon as a dis tinct tribute to Mir. and Mrs. c. D. Arnold and the high public estimation of themselves and their popular resta- rant.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
ANNUAL MEETING TUESDAY

Election of officers for next year will take place at the meeting of the Parent Teacher Association to be held in the high school auditorium next Tuesday evening. This IS the last meeting of the present school year and large attendance is hoped for Miss Rosemary Anderson of New Lon
 don will speak on child welfare legls
 lation. Light refreshments will b,
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
DIED

VON FLATERN--In Boston, at the Peter Bent Brigham Memorial Hos. pital, May 20, Alphonse Won Flat. ern.
 SAL0-~In Worcester, May %. VII. liam Salo, formerly of Eastford. LATHAM--In Eastford, June 2. Ol. iver H. Latham, aged 4l years. DIKE--ln Thompson, June 5, Josiah W. Dike. aged 72 years. FISHER-ln Putnam Heights, June $, Mrs Caroline Brayton Fisher, widow of Joseph Fisher, aged S2 years.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
PUPILS TO GIVE PLAY

Grammar school children of North Grosvenordale are planning for an entertainment to be given in the Tourtellotte Memorial High school auditorium on the evening of Friday. June l3, week from tonight. The principal item on the program is a play, "The Magic 0st Field," in which students from all grades will take part. There are also many musical numbers.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
= BORN

CUTLER-In West Glocester, May 2e, son to Mir. and Mrs. Everett Cut Ter.
 MILLER-In Putnam, at the Day kimball Hospital, June 3, a son to Mir. and Mrs. Max Miller of Thomp- son.
 JOHNSON--In East Orange, N. J., May 3i, son, Kent Bowen Johnson to Mir. and Mrs. Kenneth E. John
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
Card of Tranks

To all those who have sympathlzed with us in thoughts, words or deeds, we extend our sincere thanks. E. c. Franklin,
 Mir. and Mrs. Raymond K. Franklin, Myrtice kingsbury.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06

Mir. and Mrs. M. II. Delaney of M Mas lain street entertained over Sunday Miss Alice Hammond and brother Joseph Hammond of Rockville.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06

Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Pepin and My and Mrs. Armand Bibeault spent Tuesday in Webster.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
JUDGE ELLIS SPEAKS
 AT PUBLIC MEETING
Says That Liquor Should Taste Like Piracy and Mur-
 der

Waterbury Jurist Substitutes For
 Governor at Theatre Gathering
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-11

army of $4,000 on bit of the United States set
down in a foreign land This army, of which
third are Americans, handles ten-mie strip
across the Isthmus and has it's own courts schools,
Jalls, hospitals health, police and fire departments,
hotels clubs and even a prohibition enforcement
unit.
Now, the four great achievements of the Ameri-
cans in digging the Panama canal were these:
Sanitation-Under the French human life was.
literally thrown away; even the Chinese coolies
died like flies Gen. William c. Gorgas exterminat-
ed the maarial and yellow fever mosquito and
made the Canal Zone safe for the white man the
death rate is now just about that of the United
States.
Excavation-The French would never have dug
the. canal with their puny machinery Specially
designed machinery of power that the world had
never seen enabled the Americans to make
records
Tanning and Harvesting of the Chagres-The
canal crosses the bed of the Chagres a score of
times The rains of the Isthmus are torrential;
in the old days the Chagres would rise 40 or so
feet in an hour and sweep everything before it.
The French had never solved this problem. The
Americans solved it by building Gatun dam. The
Chagres thereupon backed up and made lake of
i64 square miles, with surface So feet above sea
level A rain over the 1920 square miles of the
Chagres basin can raise the waters of Gatun lake
only few inches. In rains, the excess runs off
through the spillway in dry seasons there is al
ways plenty to operate the locks The level of
Gatun lake is maintained from Gatun dam clear
through the Culebra Cut to the Pedro Miguel locks
-32 miles And finally the water of Gatun lake
in its drop to level furnishes the hydroelectric
power for the operation of the locks
Keeping open the Culebra Cut-This is cut of
nine miles through the backbone of the Isthmus.
This backbone in places is weak. 1t is even
squashy at water level. So the top slides into the
canal the soft material. And the soft ma
teria is squeezed up into the canal by the weight
top Probably there have been SO slides and
100000 extra cubic yards have been dredged out
because of them. The worst is over now; soon the
slope will be so gradual that the slides will stop.
Do you remember the sensational race against
time in the Spanish-American war of the famous
old Oregon around South America from the Pacific
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-11

to about 400 per cent in number of transits anG
500 per cent in tolls and tons of cargo The totals
of the tenth (U. S. fscal) year. which ended June
30, were: Transits, $3.50; tolls $24,291 1872; tons
Of cargo, 27,21S928. The receipts were $17OO0,OoO
more than the expenditures.
An analysis of the statistics for the ten years
shows these interesting facts: 25,032 commercial
vessels in addition to $500 United States govern
ment ships without charge, have paid Uncle Sam
$97, S02S18 in tolls 107,910991 tons of cargo
an average of nearly $4,000 a vessel and 90 cents
a ton.
What of the future of the Panama canal? How
great will be the increase in traffic? How soon will
the limit be reached? What will then be neces-
sary? Interesting questions these
Col. Jay J. Morrow governor of the Canal Zone
believes that enlargement may not be necessary
for 80 or 40 years, and that the profits of opera
ton will take care of the costs of enlargement
Capt. A. w. Kinds, marine superintendent, thinks
that the existing equipment may serve till 1850
Lieut.. Col. Philippe Buneau-Varilla, French en-
gineer has for IS years advocated a sea-evel
canal and thinks it will be necessary by 1914 to
make the change. Already the question of a new
canal over the Nicaragua route is receiving atten
ton at Washington
AS to the photographs herewith reproduced:
Theodore Roosevelt probably had more to do with
getting the Panama canal started than any other
man. Col George w. Goethals of the Engineer
corps, q. S. A., was engineer in chief of the canal
and was made d major general upon it's compile
ton, with the thanks of congress. One photograph
shows steamer dredge and barges in the Culebra
Cut, which is named the Gaillard Cut, in mem
DRY Of Col D. D. Gaard q. S. A, who cut it.
Another shows the New Zealand steamer Remenra
in Pedro Miguel lock. Letting in the Pacific"
shows the blowing up of the dixie at Gamboa
October 10, 1913 by President Wilson who touched
a key in the White House and set off 40 tons of
dynamite.
The "Whte Indian is the latest marvel which
has come out of the vast unexplored jungles of
Panama.
This writer inspected the canal in the days of
it's construction just before the water was let in
1t was an object lesson in activity and efficiency
that prompted a good American to thank God that
the Stars and Stripes was his Flag
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-11
A FEELING OF SECURITY
WHEN YOU USE
SWAMP-ROOT

You naturally feel secure when yos
know that the medicine you are about t.
take is absolutely pure and contains nc
harmful or habit-producing drugs.
Such medicine is. DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder medicine.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every
bottle of Swamp-Root.
1t is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
1t is not stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for everything.
1t is natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and bladder
troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
If you need medicine, you should have
the best. On sale at all drug stores in
bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation, send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing, be sure
and mention this paper.-Advertiseme
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-11

to Cuba. ana her arrival in time to
play the leading part in the destruc-
ton of Cervera's fleet in Santiago bay?
Well. Americas Atlantic and Pacific
naval fleets no longer have to race that
10000 miles around Cape Horn. So
perhaps the Panama canal is worth
while from that viewpoint alone in
these parlous times, with their accom-
panying tendency toward reduction of
naval armament.
The Panama canal, however, was
built in part as a commercial propo-
sition. So there is national satisfac-
ton in the fact that the canal is also
a success financially And its ten
years of operation are ten proud
years. In those ten years the Panama
canal has outstripped the Suez canal.
In it's first year the various totals
of the canals business were these:
Transits, 1,O75; tolls, $4,36 800;
tons of cargo, 1855, 454. Except dur
ing 1916, when the waterway was
closed to traffic for approximately
seven months by slides, there has been
a steady and rapid increase in traffic,
amounting for the decade of operation
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-11
Power at Mine Mouth

Mine-mouth power plants, about
which much has recently been written
are only practicable where coal and
condenser water occur side by side
says an article in Power, devoted to q
description of one of the latest OF
these plants, that of the Penn Central
Light and Power company, at Saxton
Pa. Coal is supplied from nearby semi
bituminous mines, while water is car.
riel into the boilers from the Rays
town branch Of the Juniata river
which flows within few hundred
yards of the plant. The present devel
opment is 10000 kilowatts, but condi
tons are favorable for expansion tc
four or five times that capacity.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-11

There are six double locks three pairs in flight
at Gatun (Atlantic side), with a combined iii Oh
SIS feet: on the Pacific side pair at Pedro
Miguel 80 feet two pair at Mirafores 90 feet
(combined). Each is 1000 feet long and llO feet
wide.
Time of passage is: through canal to hours
through locks, 8 hours.
The entire excavation nearly 235,OOO,o0O
cubic yards Forty thousand men were employed.
Cement used to the amount Of 4,5oo,ooU par
rels The total cost was about $375,0000OO.
1t is 2O23 miles from New York to the Panama
canal, and 3,277 miles from San Francisco to the
Panama canal Distance saved in miles: New
York to San Francisco $50. San Francisco TO
Liverpool, 1898
So, in generation, newcomer among the ma
lions has done what the rest of the world dreamed
of for four centuries.
If YOU have imagined the Panama canal to be
1ust big ditch connecting the two oceans, get rid
of the idea It isn't even canal in the ordinary
acceptance of the term. 1T consists principally OF
the biggest artificial freshwater lake in the world
perched up top of the Isthmus.
Let's take voyage through from Cristobal to
Balboa Our ship is big passenger vessel, Wen
say of 1S,481 gross tons and 5000 net tons, with
$50 passengers and crew of 500, including off-
GERS. Well, we enter the approach channel IN
Limon bay protected by S5,OO0,000 breakwater
At Cristobal (Coon) purser pays 70 Uncle
Sam $4,000 $4,000 tons at $150). After about
Z miles of saltwater canal ship arrives at the
Gatun locks. Here the ship is lifted by three locks
So feet to Gatun lake in an hour Little electric
mules do the towing in the locks.
Then for % miles steam along at full speed
through Gatun lake, course marked by buoys
and lights Scores of islands, large and small, dot
the lake. Then we enter Culebra Cut at Bas ODDS
co and steam nine miles to Pedro Miguel, where
the lock drops us 30 feet Mirafiores lake, less
than two miles wide At Mira1ores two locks drop
us 55 feet to salt water Then after nine miles OF
canal we pass Balboa and Panama and emerge
upon the Pacific, past four fortified islands. The
whole trip through has taken just seven and
a half hours And much of the so miles has been
beautiful and every foot has been interesting. we
have seen many things worth while, including ships
from all the Seven In short, we have had
glmpses of the mapifod activities of a peaceful
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-11
A Slip UD

Gentle little four-year-old Jane 10
model child as rule, but now and
then she "slips up" She has been
forbidden to take a spoonful of sugar
out Of the sugar bowl and eat it as
children are apt to do. One day the
temptation was too strong, and While
her mothers back was turned she
helped herself to some sugar. Her
mother turned around, shocked and
indignant
why, Jane, whatever made you do
that?"
But, honey, didn't know you were
going to turn round" was the gentle
answer.-Indianapo News.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-11
FEELS IT HIS DUTY
TO TELL THE FACTS

s'Tanlac has meant so much to me
in the way of improved health that
feel it a duty, as well as a pleasure,
to recommend it" is the appreciative
statement Of J. M. Freeman, we'll
known resident of 307 Camden ST..
San Antonio, Texas.
about year ago my stomach and
digestion got all out of fix and soon
became badly rundown. My appetite
went back on me and the little did
eat failed to nourish me. Constipa-
ton troubled me nearly all the time
and I also had bilious spells and at
tacks of dizziness.
''My sleep was unsound and / got
up mornings with a mean, sickening
taste in my mouth and dull headache
that lasted me almost through the day.
i lost considerable weight and that
tired, draggy feeling was on me all
the time.
"After a few days. use of Tanlac ]
noticed marked Improvement in my
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-11

An air pocket is not dangerous
condition in the air in these days. You
often read in the newspapers that
plane was caught in an air pocket and
the pilot was killed because he could
not get out of it. That is not true, as
serts Lieut.. Col. w. g. Shauffler, Jr.,
in Adventure Magazine. Air pockets
are merely up-anddown air currents
which are very much like ocean waves.
You will find in flying that you have
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-11
Air Pockets Are Not Cause of Disaster

smooth" days and trough" days. The
modern high-powered, high-speed plane
goes through these air waves very
much as a fast ocean liner cuts
through the water.
The thing that happens when pilot
is thrown into spin" or "stall" is
that he loses flying speed, and in so
doing does not have the driving force
behind him to carry him to safety. If
he is high enough he will be safe, for
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-11

ing result of the anti-rat work was
the construction of the finest rat-proof
market in the city, by a man who
"had to be shown" in the first place the
value of such a campaign. Biological;
survey operatives who treated two
slaughter houses and hog-feeding es-
tablishment in the city with calcium
cyanide, reported to the United States
Department. of Agriculture that they
had picked up 60 dead rats after one
treatment City officials have COOP
Grated to the fullest e5 tent in the
work.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-11
Growing Jute in Africa

Attempts have recently been made
to introduce jute culture into South
Africa, and tests made on farm
located near Hekorspruit, Transvaal,
on the railroad between johannesburg
and the Portuguese East African bor-
der, have shown that it is practicable
to raise this crop. 1t is capable of
cultivation in almost any soil, but is
most profitable in loamy or rich clay
soil mixed with sand
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-11
Portland Fights Rats

Money was appropriated by officials
of the city of Portland, Ore, to pay
half the salary of a biological survey
representative stationed there to d
rect the rat-control work ia 1923, and
to buy poison supplies. An outstand-