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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
ILLINOIS SECTIONS
ORGANIZED
BY PROGRESSIVES
Democratic and Republican
Supporters Delay Start
ing Campaigns,
BY LOWELL MELLETT
Times Staff Correspondent.

ROCK ISLAND. III. Sept. eff
Bloomington. Moline and Rock
Island are fair examples. the pro
gressive. campaign is attaining the
same sweep in other parts Of Illinois
that it is in Chicago.
What politics there is hereabouts
is La Toilette" according TO a local
editor who is not supporting La
Toilette" Il mean" he explained,
that the other folks haven't got
started yet
This seems TO be the situation in
the other TWO cities named. National
campaigners for the Republican and
Democratic tickets have not come
into this territory and the local lead
ers and followers haven't got a cam
paign for those tickets started. This
is strange less than six weeks before
the election. but there is every evil
hence of its truth. There has been
no rallying or parading. No public
speaking except by La TOILETTE work
ers and only a little by the latter.
In each Of these cities the nucleus
Of the Independent movement is or
ganized labor. but the labor men
have drawn in Progressive leaders Of
other kinds.
Heading the work here is a judge
on the Circuit bench, elected on
non-partisan ticket two years ago.
In the Bloomington district one OF
the most active La Toilette workers
IS the Democratic nominee for Con
gTess.
To carry these districts, which il
IL predicted he will do. La Toilette
must obtain mostly Republican
votes. since even organized labor is
largely Republican. but politicians
Of the latter party are free to ad-
NIT that votes are going over to the
Independent candidates IN Shoals
They admit this even as 10 the farm
ers. who compose the bulk Of the
voting population.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24

In the minds Of many folks, a
mop may be something very I'M
pleasant, but for Shortridge High
School students it is a Symbol of
loyalty. Every true Shortridger is
proud Of the blue and white crepe
paper emblem.
The picture shows Miss Maja
Br0wnlee. 547 r. Twentieth St. a
junior. presenting one Of the mops
to Miss Ethel Howe. sos Z. Nine
teenth St. a freshman. The goods
wave the mops az athletic contests.
Mss Brownlee is chairman of the
program committee Of True Blue
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24

This is the sixth of series of ten
articles dealing with the outstanding
events in the life of Senator La Fol-
lette in the last twelve years.
History Of finance and the Gov
eminent in the years since the war
has been one unbroken record of at
tempts on the part Of the large
financial interests to escape their
due share Of the expenses of the
Government. Too often the Govern
ment has exerted itself to assist in
the evasion.
A clear.cut, concrete instance of
this sort of thing had its beginning
in September, 1921. The revenue bill
was under consideration by the Sen
ate Finance Committee, OF which
was a member. A provision inserted
in the bill was represented as de-
signed merely to give American capt.
tai invested in foreign countries a
fair and equal chance with compel
ing foreign countries.
The case OF China was offered as
an example. There. it was declared.
our capitalists in establishing trade
relations were in direct competition
with English capitalists who had the
encouragement and protection Of the
British government in the form of
exemption from the income tax of
profits made in China.
Through our representatives
abroad. it was argued. we were ex-
pending enormous sums in an organ
lied effort to extend our world trade.
A good deal was said, too. about help
ing establish good relations between
our Government and foreign govern
ments. The whole subject was in
vested with a fine spirit Of national
advancement.
What was wanted. in brief, was
that our Government should exempt
from the income tax all profits, or a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24

This lie the sixth of series Of ten
articles dealing with the outstanding
events in the life of Senator La Fol-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24

The seventh article by Senator La
Toilette will appear in The Times to-
morrow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24

Club, a booster organization for
girls.
Miss Dorothy Lambert. booster
chairman, has charge Of making
the mops. and selling candy at
games. to make money to give
banquet for those who have
brought renown To the school.
The club is unique in more ways
than one-it has two presidents
Misses Hnda and Hazel Miller,
twins. Miss Elsie Hancock is big
sister chairman.
Miss Addie Axline. secretary. has
written a boster song which ex-
presses the sentiment Of the
mop
Here it is:
There are nops in every homestead.
There are Tnops all over town,
For the mops We have az Shortridge
Are the mops Of great reuown.
They are mOps we use az bail games.
To show our colors bright.
They are mops TO help rs conquer
Shortrldge c0lOrs blue and white
Chorus
Keep the mops a waving
While our teams playing.
Keep ~ the pep and fight
TIL the boys do score.
Keep our cOlors showing
While the team is scoring,
Showing them our colors true
Till the game IS won.
Mrs. Della Thompson, dean OF
girls. is being assisted this year
by Miss Ruth Ewman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
He Put His Foot Down

The police emergency squad
rushed to 837 Nickel St. when per
sons in the neighborhood heard a
woman scream. Arthur Foltzen-
logeI Of that address said he and his
wife Elva were having a little argu-
ment and that he stepped on her foot
causing her to scream. She said
there was nothing to" the argu-
ment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
FINANCIAL INTERESTS EVADE
SHARE OF GOVERNMENT COST

ing English capital invested abroad
from the payment of the regular in
come tax imposed on English capital
invested at home. [ called on the
Senators favoring the provision to
cite the English law, but this they
did not do. Since then we have as
certained beyond question that Eng
lish capitalists. investing their
money abroad, are not freed from
income tax on the profits obtained
So much for the misrepresentation
of which the exemption advocates
were guilty. Now, why was this
exemption sought? The plain pur-
pose of these big American capital
lists was to escape the income tax by
withdrawing, their Investments here
and placing them abroad
They had been gorging themselves
on war profits and now the returns
in the domestic field ceased to look
attractive. They had visions Of 100
to 1000 per cent profits in China,
Russia, Mexico, and they proposed
to keep every cent Of it If they could
bend the Government to their pur-
pose.
Country Suffering
Our country was suffering under
the heaviest burden Of taxation in
its history, as a consequence Of the
war Legislators were straining
their own ingenuity 10 devise new
subjects Of taxation and new meth
DDS of taking taxes from the people.
Shops and factories were closed
down. They needed capital. The
great agricultural interests were In
distress. They needed capital. Yet
in the face Of this situation it was
planned to aid the project OF the
capitalists to transfer their capital
into foreign Investments. to encour-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
CASH SAYS HE LOST CASH
Police Investigate Story of Robbery
Names Five Men.

Police are investigating a story
told by Sam Cash and James Van
Cleve, sol S. New Jersey st. Cash
said five men gave them a drink and
took the INTO the home of Mrs. Lizzie
De Moss, 1921 Douglass ST., where
they robbed him of 800 and a
watch and took a check for $99.25, a
knife and papers from Van Cleve.
Police arrested Joe Flynn, 20, Of 43S
w. New York St, and William Ford
%, and Thomas Ford, 81, both of TAB
w. New York St. and are searching
for two others.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
inst qvdtch it ride!

form. Chesterfield has come up
fast because smokers have found
that they can depend on it-not
only for the same superior blend,
the same uniform quality, but for
the same untiring good taste, always!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24
Benevolent Mrs

Benevolent Mrs Smithers (who
has discovered youthful burglar in
her dining rooml-Young man, in
stead of sending you to jail, I've
decided to give you another chance.
Burglar-Thank yer, mum, thank
yer. Only when yer do, mum, will
yer see that them chairs amt in the
way2-Life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-24

CLEAR out of the lot! You know
~ just what to expect when the
King of Swat steps into one.
He always packs wallop-thafs
why he always packs the stands.
A cigarette, too, must run true to
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-14

are cited. and the excellent service rendered, the pressure and quality of gas, are also pointed out. In such in stances several communities are serv- ed by one gas-making plant.
 Build New Gas Holder
 Last fall the Putnam Light & Pow CT Company spent thousands of dollars in the construction of new. large, gas holder at the works on Arch street. This has not yet been placed in ser vice, but with the installation of equip ment which has not yet been delivered. and the making of some changes in pipe lines in the vicinity of the gas works. it will be ready for use. This holder and the old one now in use, will be more than sufficient to care for the demands of Putnam for many years to come. With some extensions, the gas plant in Putnam can readily take care for the small needs of consumers now served by the Danielson gas works.
 It is stated that the Danielson plant, being an old one, and q small one, is on the one hand, becoming ob- solete and in need of reconstruction,
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-14
AM. LEGION CHIEF
 COMES TO PUTNAM
State Commander Armstrong Tells Local Post of Plans of
 Department
Strongly in Favor of National Com pensation-Opposes State Bonus

The State Commander of the Amer iean Legion. Captain E. P. Armstrong of Waterbury, was the guest of An selm Mayotte Post, No. l3. on Tuesday evening at meeting held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms and at tended, in spite of the storm of the evening. by number of Legionnaires. Captain Armstrong.s visit was full of interest for the pocal post, and those who made the effort to come and henr him and take part in the round table conference that was held felt well re- paid.
 The most noticeable thing about the State Commanders talk tu the local Legion men was the fact that he re- vealed te the post q campaign of effort for the Connecticut Department which should be widespread in it's effect and do much to make the Legion the grow ing and working and progressive or ganization that 1t should he. 1t was not until the close of the meeting that the State Commander talked of the bonus bill or adjusted compensation. Captain Armstrong stands absolutely and squarely for the present adjusted compensation bill, but he does not be- iieve that obtaining the compensation ia the chief work of tho Legion today. Whatever is Co happen to the bill will happen within the next two months. and 1t is too late for the state depart ment and the individual posts to do anything more in the bills behalf. Far more important t0 the Legion as ii whole, Captain Armstrong feels, are the programs for service which the Connecticut Department is pushing ahead. Aid for ex-servicc men whose cases do not fall within the letter of the law governing the veterans bu- reau, civic service to the communities in which each Legion post is situated, and a harmonious work for the prog ress of all ex-service men in the life of town. city and country are the aims of the present leader of the Legion in this state.
 Situation in Local Post
 In the discussion which followed Captain Armstrong's talk, the affairs of the local post were aired and dis cussed generally. Captain Armstrong was informed how soon after the post
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Putnam patriot., 1924-03-14
PUTNAM SENDS 40 CITIZENS
 TO HEARING ON TROLLEYS
ARRAY OF WELL GRoOMED ATTORNEYS SURPRISED BY SIZE AND EARNESTNESS OF LOCAL
 DELEGATION
Attorney Carpenter Voices Protest of Towns In This Vicinity
 Against Disturbing Car Service

It is just barely possible that some of those bright young men of the legal profession, acting as corporation coun- sels for the various larger cities If the state. may not have known of Put nam, little city of some ten thousand souls, located in the northern section of windham County. That is. they may not have known about Putnam before last Tuesday morning.
 But these bright. eager young gen tlemen know something more of Put nam now. They know several things about it. for when the trolley hearing opened on Tuesday morning the bright, we'll tailored array of young lawyers filled about one half of the room in which the hearing was held but the other half was solidly and de- terminedly Putnam's foremost citi- zenry to the number of we'll over forty.
 Forty Putnamites
 Those who attended the hearing from Putnam included the following
 Mayor Vidtor Chapdalaine
 Postmaster Archibald Macdonald
 Senator Clarence II. Child
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-14

The report that the Eastern Con- necticut Power Company, operating through it's subsidiaries, the Putnam
 Light X Power& Company and the Danielson < Plainfield Gas and Flee tric Company, is planning to deliver Illuminating gas manufactured in Putnam, to Danielson, through high pressure pipe line nine miles long, was confirmed today at an official source. That negotiations are well under way for the construction of this formida- ble plan, is an assured fact, but, it is stated, the scheme has not developed sufficiently as yet to warrant the statement that the work will be done. However, the company is working on the plan, and, it is stated, hopes to carry 1t out, starting the laying of pipe before many months have passed.
 Delivery of Illuminating gas to the hougeholders of Danielson, under even better pressure conditions than exist there today, via the nine mile pipe line that is under contemplation, is an en- tirely practicable thing, it is affirmed. Several instances of such pipe lines
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-14
PLAN NINE MILE GAS PIPE LINE
 FROM PUTNAM TO DANIEL. SON

and on the other hand, is not capable of standing a load" very much heav- fer than that Eow placed upon the fa- cilities This condition at the Dan ielson works. therefore, directs favor able consideration to the laying of the pipe line.
 Want Favorable Action
 If it is decided by engineers and of fieials of the Eastern Connecticut Power Company to put in this pipe line. people in the vicinity of the right of way. not now enjoying the benefits that go with having gas in the house, will be able to do their cooking and light their homes with gas. Take for instance the villages of Dayville and Elmville. If the pipe line is installed. a service for these communities would be available. Other houses in the im- mediate vicinity of the proposed pipe line would also be able to have gas. The proposed undertaking. therefore. would have it's distinct advantages for the people in the districts alluded to and therefore would be welcomed by them.
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-14
FINE THREE Sl,595
 WHO HAD HOOTCH
Joseph Richard Assessed $565, Sentenced to Jail For
 60 Days
Ernest Montpelier Penalized s665-
 Gets 60 Day Jail Term

It was busy morning today for the police department and the city court as shown by the fact that three raids were made starting at about 3 o'clock and four people were ar- raigned in court, the fines anr costs aggregating Sl,595 and jail sentences totalling l20 days.
 The police first raided the home of Joseph Richard on Providence street. The officers seized pan in the sink containing alcohol. a two quart jar with some alcohol in 1t and a quantity of empty bottles. When brought into court charged with two sales and with keeping liquor with intent to sell, Mir. Richard pleaded guilty and was fined $400 and costs of Si65.t4. IL addition he was sentenced to jail for 60 days. His wife, Dorina Richard was also in court, charged with viola tions of the liquor laws. Her ease was continued until Monday. It was Richards second offense. as on Sept. 4, 1928 he was fined S20O and costs for violating the liquor laws.
 Captain JArs is. Sergeant Liard and patrolmen DGraad. Ryan and Sponeey made their second raid at the home of Ernest Montpelier at the rear of Pro vidence street. No liquor was obtain ed, but some empty bottles were seized. Montpelier pleaded guilty in court Go violating the liquor laws, it being the third time he was arraigaed on such charges The first time was on April 2, 1923, when the fine im- posed was $500 and costs; the second was or Dec. 24, 1923, when the pen- alty imposed was a fine of $500 and 10 days in jail. This morning he was fined a total of $500 and costs of SI65.l4 and was sentenced to Jaii for 60 days.
 The third raid by the police was at the home of Albert Menoche on Main street, where the officers seized a quan- tity of alcohol in cans and jug. In court Judge Geissler imposed fine of S200 and costs of Si65.1A.
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-14

honor. Photographs appeared in met ropolitan papers the past week. pictur- ing Breault being presented with the medal by President Coolidge, and sur rounding the party were many high officials of the navy. including Secre- lary Denby, who has since relinquish- ed his portfolio in the Presidents cab met.
 At the time of the naval accident Breauit was abunrd the submarine, which carried the full complement of men. The underseas boat was rammed by the United States Fruit Go. steam ship Abangarez in Limon Bay at the Caribbean entrance Co the Panama Canal.
 The sub sank and remained on the bottom of the bay for nearly thirty six hours before the crew was res cued By his promptness in a mo- ;aent of such danger that all aboard the vessel faced death, and by his will lingness to face death himself. Breault is attributed with having saved the lives of officers and men trapped in the sunken submarine He was cited for his bravery and has now received the highest award Congress can bestow.
 Breault is 24 years old and the son of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Breault, who until few years ago made their home in Putnam. They now reside at Grand Isle, Vt. He served in the British Navy during the World War. After his discharge and following an extend ed visit in Putnam, he joined Uncle Sam's navy forces, eleetlng submarine service.
 
 Relatives resident in Putnam in clude several cousins, Miss Blanche LaGrandeur, Mrs. Thomas r. Ryan, Mrs. Armand Lebeau and Mrs. Airline Norquist. A sister, Miss Diana Breault, is now visiting in Providence.
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-14
STORM PLAYS GREAT HAVOC,
 DOES FULLY $5,OOO DAMAGE
PUTS 500 TELEPHONES OUT OF CoMMIssIoN-BREAKs OFF 30 POLES.-DRIFTS MAKE ROADS I'M
 PASSABLE-TROLLEYS LEAVE RAILS
Pome Thompson and Woodocks Deprived of Electric Lights
 Fire Alarm Made Temporarily Useless

Putnam quickly recovered from the disorganizing effects of the winters worst snowstorm on Tuesday and aradually the towns adjacent to Put nam are poking their heads through a daep blanket of snow and are being heard from, literally, as highways are heinz opened up again to traffic and telephone communication is restored. The severity of the storm and it's de- struetiveness, not to life and limb, but to property of the telephone, telegraph and electric lighting com panies, approached the historic bliz- gard of 1S8S-which incidentally came to menace life and cause the deaths of two local people, thirty-six years ago almost to a day, March 12, 1888.
 Rain and snow, whisked along by a brisk wind, began falling in dead earnest early Tuesday morning. By midforenoon trolley service was dis organized, vehicular traffic was uncer- tain and quite bit of snow had fallen. After the lunch hour there vas no more rain, but the worst snow st orm of the winter had set in and con tinued long into the night. A stiff wind caused great drifts at unshel- tered points. affording what proved insurmountable obstacles to vehieu- lar traffic.
 Trolley Leaves Rails
 Enroute to Danielson, a trolley car left the rails near the corner of Chap man street. The crew remained on board all night and about 9 o'clock Wednesday morning. started to hike 10 Dayville. Another trolley was stalled all night long on Providence street. unable to buck the drifts pil- ed high on the trolley tracks.
 Manager Henry Lyon of the Put nam telephone exchange. states that m all about 175 lines, representing about GOO telephones, were put cut of commission by snapping wires and poles The wires gave way under their load of snow and ice. trouble of this character coming to the telephone company early in the afternoon. The Danielson exchange had about 90 telephone lines and the Moosup divi- sion about TO lines, out of order as a result Of the storm. gang of men, about 60 in number, worked all night Tuesday and all day Wednesday and yesterday. setting up new poles to re- place the twenty or so that broke off and replacing broken telephone wires On Wednesday long distance tele- phoning was impossible except to Worcester. This was the only trunk line that the storm did not attack and put out of ldlter. Communica- ton with distant cities was made pos sible yesterday. however, and had inc proved today
 300 Telephones Out of Order
 Service in the towns adjacent to Putnam Is also receiving attention and today the number of telephones m disuse in this territory, because of the storm was around 300. This total is being rapidly reduced and by
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-14

1 tomorrow night conditions should be almost at their normal efficiency again. Telegraph service was also wreck ed by the storm, greatest damage having been done to wires over Black stone way. Repair men quickly found breaks and service was charac- terized as normal yesterday.
 The storm brought trouble in heap ing measure to the Putnam Light and Power company. It seemed that as fast as it's men traced out and re- paired a break in it's wiring system. another had occurred somewhere else and before that had been found and l fixed up, there were dozen more. A gang of men worked almost all Tues day night, but when done did not 20 home. They were kept at the power station in anticipation of more trouble which came.
 The line carrying juice" for the whole town of Thompson burned out twice Tuesday, once in the afternoon and again in the evening. It took two hours to find and repair the first break and about an hour the second one.
 Pomfret Cut Of
 Pomfret was also cut off from it's electric service, once q about 6.30 Tuesday night for an hour or so and again the next morning around O. clock Workmen of the company found the break in the wire that feeds" Pomfret, at the Manhasset baseball field, where the wire had burned off and dropped to the ground The second break was found a stones throw from the first.
 Another case of an electric wire burning out came during the evening, Tuesday, shutting off current suppli- ed to the Putnam Water Works and householders on the same circuit along i Woodstock avenue. This break was repaired in about half an hour.
 At about 3.30 Tuesday afternoon, right in the severest part of the storm, an electric light wire burned out at the corner of Providence and School street, the wire dropping to the ground. This break. coming right at the time when the Putnam Foun- dry and Machine company was using it's melting furnace, caused great anxiety for it indicated the loss of the melt" However. the lighting com pany made an emergency connection n quick time and saved the Foundry further worry. This break cut off the power supplied the Dean Pin fac tory and shortly afterward the shop was closed down for the day, em- ployees welcoming the opportunity of starting home so early.
 Woodstoek Withou, Ligbst
 Several of the communities in the town of Woodstock were deprived of electric lights by snapping wires. Tuesday night and Wednesday night Workmen of the lighting company found it impossible to negotiate roads SO as to repair damage in East and (Continued on Page Tenl