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Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19
Caroline Putnam Ream

In the death at Carolyn Hall. last Friday afternoon of Mrs. Caroline (Putnam) Ream. widow of the late Norman B. Ream. Thompson lost one of it's best known and most respected residents. Since the death of her hus- band twelve years ago, and even for some time before that, Mrs. Ream had made her home at her beautiful estate in Thompson.
 Mrs Ream died about l.30 o'clock last Friday afternoon. following two years of Illness. Although it was rec ognized that she could not long sur vive. death came unexpectedly
 She was born at Madison. N r.. March I. 1852. the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Putnam. After her marriage to Mir. Ream, nearly fifty years ago, the couple for many years made their home in Chicago. In that western city Mir. Ream became one of the most prominent of the early busi- ness men. and with Marshall Field had an important part in the development of the city.
 Later he became connected with New York financial interests. and was in business there for some years His summers were spent at Thompson during the latter years of his life. and finally he made that village his all year round home, living there for a short time before his death in 1912. His estate ran into many millions of dollars. The Thompson property Is one of the show places of the county. The house is beautiful Georgian mansion, surrounded by spacious
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19
CITY NEWS NOTES

Mrs. Jud. Lemonvitx of Main street was in Boston Tuesday on busi ness.
 Charle. Richard of Main street spent Sunday with relatives in New Haven.
 Julian Tsttoon of Bridge street spent Saturday in Marlboro with friends
 Mrs. Jacob Rosen~aid of Bridge street was In Worcester on Sunday with friends.
 Mrs Walter Richards and sisters, the Misses Devine. motored to Prori dence on Tuesday.
 Miss Anna Esston of Pleasant street Is working at Bugbee < Wulf's during the Christmas season.
 ThomA. Ra~ley of School stre st entertained six of his men friends at dinner Saturday night at his home.
 Mir. and Mrs. Geo-ge cosseliu, Mir. and Mrs Martin Hogan and daughter, Miss Anne Hogan. nctn-cd ta Pr9sI. denee Saturday
 Mrs George Hammond Of Yandals street. who has been at the Day Kim bal Hospital the past ten days. is lm ] proving
 A unique winter bouquet sent D { Mss L. Aaude Perrin Of West Wood stock 10 the Putnam Sayings Bank Il ! attracting much attention and com , ment. for its beauty, from the pat rous of that institution
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19
CITY NEWS NOTES

Francis Curran of Worcester .pen, the weekend with friends here.
 M. H. Delaney of Main street is entertaining ]. B. Taylor of Hinsdale, N +.
 R. E. Thur,ton of Grove street spent the weekend with relatives in Boston.
 Daniel Cartier of Maynard street IS visiting with friends in Providence this week
 Mrs. John Gahan of North School street spent Tuesday in Providence with relatives.
 Min Mary Pennette of George street spent Monday and Tuesday in Hartford visiting friends.
 Robert R Maelntyre, who has been in Pittsburg. Pa. for some time. Is now at his home on Grove street.
 Mir. and Mrs. David Beau.oleii, sons Euclid and Henry, Mrs Charles Pou- in and Euclid Trahan motored to Providence Wednesday Miss Lucy Mcclure h.. returned from Torrington to make her home with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John 1 Mcclure of pomfret street.
 Leonard Besu,oleil who i, now sta toned at Norfolk, Va. on the $. $. Anters. x spending the holiday vaea- ton at the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. David Beausoleil of Harri- son street.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19
Mrs Ludger LavAllee

Funeral services for Mrs. Semone Lavallee. wife of Ludger Lavallee of Ballou street, were held Wednesday morning at St. Mary's church, follow ed by burial in St. Mary's cemetery The Rev. Fr. Arthur W. Routhier off. ciated.
 Mrs. Lavallee died at the Day Kim ball Hospital on Sunday after failing to rally from an operation performed the day previous. She was native of Danielson. but had lived in Putnam most of her life. She was married about six years ago to Mir Lavallee an operative in local mill
 She leaves, besides her husband. two sisters, Mrs. Alphosine Beaupry and Mrs. Antoinette Lavallee, also one brother. Godgive Hart. and her fa- ther, all of Putnam.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19

lawns and gardens. It has also many beautiful drives.
 Two daughters and four sons as follows survive: Mrs. A. A. Nonsiat- sky of Pomfret. formerly Mrs. Marion Stevens; Mrs. John kemmerer of Short Hills, \. J.; Norman Putnam Ream and Robert Clark Ream of New York City; Edward King Ream of louisville. Ky, and Louis Marshall Ream of Thompson.
 Burial was in Woodlawn cemetery New York City. as told in an account of the funeral. which appears else where in this issue.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19
Miss Jennie Simmons

Miss Jennie Simmons, for many years resident of this city, died Tuesday, Dec. l6, at the Norwich Sanatorium, where she had been a patient for nearly two years Miss Simmons was employed in the Ham, mOnd-knowlton silk mill for a long time. and until her health failed. She had many friends here who have taken an active interest in her during her long illness. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19
Mi. Mabel Jenkin.. ts.sLer in the

Duxbury High school. formerly assist
 ant commercial teacher in Putnam
 High school, is spending the weekend in Putnam the guest of Mir. and Mrs Archibald Macdonald, IT.. stopping on the way to her home in Hoiyoke, Aas%
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19

of which she was a member and regu- lar attendant. this morning at l0.30 o'clock, Rev. N. B. Burton, officiating. Burial was in the Westield cemetery. Danielson.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19
Mir. and Mrs. Paul Arehambesul,

and family of Worcester were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bonneville of Woodstoek avenue Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
MAN HELD SANE
 SENT TO ASYLUM
 BY OHIO JUDGE
Ruling Based On Finding Of Alienist That Defend
 ant Is Dangerous

CINCINNATI. O., Dec. 23.-Probate Court Judge William H. Lueders late today declared Vinton Perrin, 56, former grain mill operator, insane, despite the findings of Hamilton county alienists, who found that Perrin was now sane and always had been sane." Perrin was recently acquitted by jury in crim- inal court of the murder of his mother in-law, "on the sole ground of insanity"
 Judge Lueders ordered Perrin commit ted to the Lima state hospital for the criminal insane. His ruling was con trary to all precedent.
 The two Hamilton county alienists, Drs. Ralph Reed and Clyde Shinkle, however, held that in their opinion, Perrin was dangerous man to be at large in the community, and Judge Lueders based his order upon this find ing.
 Perrin, who won his fight for his life for the killing of his motherin-law, Mrs. Frances D. Rawson, heard the or der of Judge Lueders calmly. He was cool as he had been during the hearing by the alienists when he conducted his own defense.
 Perins contention at the hearing was that he was now sane, but that his memory with regard to the shooting of Mrs. Rawson and her daughter, Nina, was a blank. The .alienists held that this assertion of loss of memory was sham. Perrin said he would institute habeas corpus proceedings at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
MONAGHAN LAYS TYPHOID WAVE
 TO SHELL FISH
New York Has Over 600 Cases, Says Health
 Head

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-From a diagnosis by exclusion" it has been almost definitely determined that the excessive number of typhoid cases in New York. City is due to the consump. tion of shell fish from contaminated waters, Dr. Frank J. Monaghan, health commissioner, said today.
 He said further that the disease thus far was confined largely to the veal thier class of automobile owners. They were ''floaters," he said, who frequent ly motored out of town and therefore frequently ate at places outside the su- pervision of the metropolitan health de pertinent.
 The number of cases under treatment and observation in Greater New York, today approaches 600. Twenty nine new ones were reported as compared with six yesterday and nine Sunday.
 A true picture of the situation is not presented, however, by the daily reports of physicians, said the commis- sioner, for doctors taking no chances on disobeying the regulations, listed as "typhoid' many cases which later showed no trace of the disease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
R adiO Programs
By Associated Press Courtesy Radio Digest
D., ro. nao.,,h.. ox

Program For December 25
 WSB Atlanta Journal t42s) orches- WGEEi Boston CsOs) s Big Brother club; S:So musical; singers; s:3o or CFAC Calgary (4so) s-12 special. Xiv Chicago C58s) reading; s:2O musical; 10 at home.
 WIS Chicago (345) 6:3O-s musical. WQJ Chicago 44S) $ Christmas musi- WHK Cleveland (2sal concert; IL WFAA Dallas News C47s, s:ao Ha. waian music. singing; Il orchestra.
 WBAP Fort Worth Star Telegram (47sl 7:so program; s:8o talking XIX Hollywood (38D SIP Christ mas programs; 12 orchestra.
 WHAA Iowa City (4SD 8 contralto. Christmas music.
 WHB Kansas City N1D s-1o Christ WDAT Kansas City Star (41D s-7 school of the Air; 11;45-1 Nlghthawks KFI Los Angeles C46s) S:46 talk; 9 mas carols; II orchestra l2 vaudeville. WHAs Louisville Times (4OO 7:3O S9Ssst{ %%c Msmphl. comeretar Appeal WCCO Minneapolis-st. Paul (417) 6 WoR Newark l4o5) s:15 sports.
 WIZ New York 455) s3O Christmas program; s;SO orchestra foreign play review; orchestra: ssO WNYC New York (526) Strand thea WEBER New York t27s) ' orchestra 7:2O vocal duet; 7;35 violinist; 7:3o choral singers, quartet; S;1O Bible lecture WTAY Oak Park (2s3) 6:46-7:45 bari tone. soprano, talk.
 KGO Oakland (a12) orchestra; 10 Christmas program; 12 orchestra. soloists. WOAW Omaha (526) story hour 6:2O pianist; oratoral Messiah.
 WEI Philadelphia (3s5) 6 talk; con cert.
 WCAE Pittsburg 4sO s:so. Uncle Kaybee: 7:30 musical; 8 concert.
 KGW Portland Oregonian (4s2) 6:so concert; 8 orchestra,
 WKAo Porto Rico tS6O) 6:3O-S con- cert.
 KPO San Francisco (42S) 6:30 orches- tra; 10 Christmas program; 12 band
 WGY Schenectady (3SO) 6:45 book re- view; ' Christmas cantata. double quar- tet; 10: 80 organ.
 KFOA Seattle (455) concert; s:45 program; 10;SO musical; I2:O5 orchestra WRBC Valparaiso (27S) 7:3O Christ mas cantata, choir.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
TWO OFFICERS ARE
 CITED IN JERSEY
Police Captain And Lieutenant
 Face Charges

JERSEY CITY, N. J., Dec. B. There was all kinds of excitement Tues day in Jersey, the principal inlet of rum row.
 Aroused, perhaps, by the fact that liq- uor is flooding in over the coastline in a greater flood than ever, great many people simultaneously got busy. Fifty New York prohibition agents raided g saloons here for a net haul of a few hundred dollars worth of liquor, Anti Saloon league superintendent and a dozen clergymen went to the city hall to tell city fathers what was what and the grand jury Investigating the rum-run- ming trade indicted another police cap- tain and lieuteant in Weehawken.
 Fourteen Weehawken police officials and mere cops are now under indictment in connection with the alleged $50,000,- 0OO rum plot centering there, and if they hadn't been able to furnish bail, Weehawken would be virtually without police protection. Capt. John Dillon and Lieutenant Kirk are the latest victims.
 The Rev. Harvey Wyatt, Presby- terian. was the first spokesman of the clerical group which invaded city hall to charge Mayors Hague and other of ficials with lack of aggressiveness in cleaning up Jersey City. Declaring 1t was easily possible to close the sa- looms, he urged the commission to en- force the law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
ASSETS TOTAL
 SIX MILLION
(Continued From Page One,)

ceivable, as we'll as a part of the cost of detecting this deplorable situation.
 Smiths report placed the depreciation of city streets and other public improve ments for the last fiscal year at $5S5,- S83.85 and predicted an equally large depreciation during the coming vera.
 Depreciation $845 ,369
 Total depreciation of all city-owned roperty during the 12 month period cov- cred by Smiths audit was placed at $S45, ,369.1S.
 Public improvement assessments of S1 ,559, ,640.29 are listed as receivable, but Smith set forth there was no way of telling whether future discrepancies will develop.
 "It is extremely probable that there will be further errors" he said. Then. in the next paragraph, Smith scored the past 'laxity" in the comptrollers of flee and said if verification notices to property owners had been sent out "the unfortunate condition that has now come to- light probably never would have taken place"
 smith also urged against ensures cn any city hall records.
 Public improvement projects under construction as of September 80 were $7O9, 729.S9. Smith reported. Public im- provement bonds of $1, ,5S9,OO are out standing, he showed.
 Smith, in conclusion, said numerous changes in conducting the city's finances were desirable, but that such changes should be withheld until the new system is installed in the public improvement department. He asked a general re- vision of the schedule of fidelity bonds for employees handling money, charac- terizing some of the present bonds as grossly inadequate"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
SLAYER OF OFFICER
 DIES OF WOUNDS
Mobile Policeman Inflicted Three
 Shots Before Death

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 23.-(Special Leased Wire)-A post mortem on the body of George Ephan, negro murderer and burglar, who stabbed Police Off cer George Shaw to death early Sun day when the latter was trying to ar rest him for burglary showed that the brave policeman inflicted a fatal wound on the negro.
 Ephan had one bullet wound through the lower part of his body and two bull let wounds in his left arm, all of them powder burned. It will be remember ed that Shaw fought the burglar at close range and his dying words were {: '"Tell my wife I died fighting"
 Police deputy sheriffs were endeav- bring today to determine if the negro was given succor after he made his way to his home in remote negro section of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
SHIPPING BOARD NSTALLS PLAN
 OF SEGREGATION
Legislation Authorizing Divorce Of Fleet Cor
 poration Is Expected
(By Associated PreSs.)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-ln line with the desire of President Coolidge, separation of the shipping board and the emergency fleet corporation. operations of which have been in conflict, has been put under way.
 A resolution adopted by the board yes terday produced the immediate result of relieving friction described recently in the testimony of President Palmer of the fleet corporation, and others be- lore the house committee investigating the board and in the opinion of MT. Pal mer, probably will carry out the wishes of the President until legislation can be enacted to separate the two bodies completely by law.
 Adoption of the resolution will bring no let-down in efforts to obtain this legislation. Chairman Jones, of the sen ate commerce commission, having an- nounced his intention of drawing bill to carry out the Presidents ideas.
 While the resolution might act as tempary measure, Mir. Jones said no permanent arrangement can be made without legislation. His bill, it is understood will separate the two or ganizations more broadly than does the resolution.
 Shipping board and fleet corporation officials point out today that since the boards resolution is revokable it cannot be looked upon as permanent divorce ment of the two bodies. The boards action, it was indicated will be con sidered by the Investigating committee at a meeting to be called by Representa- tive Edmonds, Pennsylvania, it's acting chairman, early in January.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
LOUISIANA GAINS
 IN SUGAR OUTPUT
1,192,00O Tons Produced In
 1924, Says Report

WASHINGTON, Dec 23-Produc- ton in the United States of approxi- mately 1,192,000 short tons of sugar from beets and from cane grown in Louisiana this year is indicated in re- ports from sugar factories to the de partment of agriculture. The 1923 sugar output was 1,043,000 tons and that of 1922 was 970,100.
 Beets this year produced about l. 0S7. .000 tons of the total, an increase O: 100000 over last year. This was due, it was said, to higher sugar con tent of the beets, 1882 per cent, com pared with 15.34 last year. Acreage also was increased.
 UnfavorabIe weather and a higher sible for reduction of the cane sugar price for cane syrup were held respon- production, which has declined steadily since 1921.
 Although Louisiana equalled it's 1923 cane syrup production and Florida ex- ceeded its previous years output, other states produced less than usual. Total production was 22,29S,000 gal Ions, compared with 35,373, ,0O0 in 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
NEW COLD WAVE
 FROM ALASKA SWEEPS EAST
Santa To Find Plenty Of Snow In Upper Missis-
 sippi Valley
(By Associated Press.)

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Plenty of snow for Saint Nick's reindeers and weather just cold enough to make him feel at home was today predicted for Christmas Eve throughout the upper Mississippi valley and the far northwest. The weather man said that the snow would not be heavy, but probably would falkan day tomorrow. The temperature would be near the zero mark before Christmas morning. he warned.
 This new cold wave, which probably will not be as severe as that of last week. developed in Alaska and tonight moved northeast across the Canadian rockies and plateau region. It will be attended by winds of increasing veloc ity, which should become strong by to- morrow evening"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
Herriot Is Asked To Help Combat
 Fashion Pirates
lRy AssciafRd PreSSl

btt.
 and manufacturers of other
 French luxury articles have ap- pealed directly 10 Tremier Herriot to save French trace from serious in roads by fashion pirates"
 The business firms have banded themselves into an association for the defense of plastic and applied arts," with an organization charged with running down counterfeiters of designs in dresses, fancy glassware, shoes, hats, embroidery, laces and similar goods.
 In its letter to the premier. the as sociation declares there are 100 clandestine firms in Paris, which make a business of copying new de- signs of shipping articles out of the country or selling them to the trade here at prices which the creators cannot meet because of their heavy expenses.
 One of these fashion pirates. the letter says, is foreign woman, who established regular dressmaking factory in a big apartment, operating secretly, which is contrary to law, as business firms in France must take out license and keep books for ex- animation by the tax collector.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
ATLANTA INDICTS
 l9 MORE BROKERS
Total Cited For Gambling Now Exceeds One
 Hundred

ATLANTA. Dec. 23.-Nineteen more indictments charging violation of the Georgia law prohibiting dealing in flu lures on margin were returned by the Fulton county grand jury Tuesday.
 Those indicted are: Martin Goulko, Israel Goulko. John S. Oliver, R. l. Houghton, Raymond Palmer, Edward l.. Patton. Gerry Watson, Frank Domo, William B. Wilson, Claude H. Watson, Neal Dougherty, A. NJ. Russel, Eugene Clark, Chct Clark, Kathryn Mcdonald, John V. Mcintyre, Carlisle Roundtree, Earl l.. McGugan and Winfield Scott Norris.
 Over hundred indictments have been returned by the grand jury recently.
 A petition to restrain the state from enforcing the Georgia law prohibiting dealing in futures on margin Is sched- uled 10 be heard January 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
IRELAND PROTESTS
 BRITISH LIMITATION
Throws Down Gauntlet In Note
 To League
(By Associated Press)

GENEVA, Dec. 23.-The delicate problem of the relations between the component parts of the British empire has been raised anew by Ireland throw ing down the gauntlet of diplomatic re- volt against the mother country. Ire land today added to the strenuous schedule of Christmas events already before the league, through the Albanian and German problems, by notifying the Geneva peace organization that she en- tirely dissents from the view of Great Britain denying Ireland's right to regis ter the famous Anglo-Irish treaty, which transferred Ireland into state of freedom.
 Ireland, in diplomatic phraseology, told the league she does not desire to pursue the controversy with Great Brit ain; yet makes it clear she cannot be restricted as to the league prerogatives by any limitation imposed by Downing street. Ireland's defiance has created an extraordinary interest in league cir cles because it is believed here hat it may be the precursor of similar moves by other parts of the empime, espe- cially Canad and South Africa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
Record Total Of 28,92O,O7O
 Votes Cast In 1924 Election
Coolidge Draws Record Plurality Of 7,339,827
 Says Official Count -South's Vote Low

total was New York's 1.S20,05S, but his plurality in that state was only S69.262.
 Illinois gave Coolidge his second largest plurality-S76,3 ,346. Coolidge's s smallest plurality was in Nevada, which he carried by 1874. and his smallest total vote in any state was in South Carolina, where he boiled only 1,123 votes.
 Texas gave Davis his largest plural ity-35O.1S5. Three other southern states returned Davis pluralities ranging within a few hundred votes of one another-Georgia 92.900, North Carolina with 92,517 and Mississippi with 92,- 1O5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
DOG BALKS FLIGHT
 OF MAIL ROBBERS

KANSAS CITY, Kan, Dec. 23. - An airedale puppy last night prevented the escape from the Wyandotte county jail of Fred F. Peffenbarger and Keith Collins, principals in the $3,500,OO0 Council Bluffs, Iowa, mail robbery in 1920.
 When antics of the dog caused Sheriff Mather to investigate, he found the prisoners had burrowed almost through the 14-inch thick wall which separated their second-floor cell from the jail yard. Mather said the dog persisted in barking at the wall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
AVIATOR BREAKS
 SPEED RECORD
Frenchman Averages 13S Miles
 An Hour With Load
(By Associated Press )

ETAMPES, France, Dec. 23-The aviator Doret today broke the worlds record for 800 kilometer (310.69 miles) flight in plane carrying a load of 250 kilograms, (3,30G9O lounds). The pounds).
 The fier averaged 223 kilometers (about 13S 2-3 miles) an hour. The former record was made by Aviator Meister, in the United States last June.
 TURIN, Italy, Dec. 23.-The Avia- ton society reports that Pilot Bottala has exceeded the worlds height record in an airplane carrying q load of 1900 kilograms Gs,30690 pounds). The machine rose to an altitude of more than 5,40O metres G7,7161a feet and was in the air no minutes, 52 4-5 sec onds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
SENATE BRIBE CASE NOT SUBSTANTIATED Department Of Justice Finds No
 Law Violation
(By issoc:ated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The de- partment of justices investigation into charges that senate committee em- ploye accepted money for the use of his influence in behalf of legislation, has Resulted in a finding that no law was violated.
 Attorney General Stone declined to divulge the nature of the legislat tion or the name of the man involved. Off cers of postal workers organizations charged that the case was concocted by opponents of the postal pay increase bill to try to defeat that measure and demanded that the attorney general make the facts public, but this never was done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
DEATHS

Mrs. Mary Ann Isassatt-Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ann Bassatt. 50. who died December Is at the residence of her son, Walter Bassatt. in St, Louis. Mo. wlll be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning from Vices Fifth avenue par lors with Rev Father Kelly officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Hill cemetery with Vice in charge.
 F. G. Hendrix-Funeral services for E. c. Hendrix. 32, who died Monday at To- cal infirmary, will be held at o'clock Wednesday afternoon from Vices Wood lawn parlors. Burial will follow in Forest Hill cemetery.
 Leonard II. CraddOCk-Funeral services for Leonard H. Craddock. 17-months-o old son of Mir. and Mrs. l.. A. Craddock. 23j Sixty eighth street, north, who died Monday at local infrmary, will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from Vices Woodlawn parlors. Burial will follow in Forest Hill cemetery.