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Putnam patriot., 1924-11-21

According to a report compiled from 900 American cities and towns. the total construction in the first eight months of this year was S3.429,- 100000 This is an increase of To per cent over last year and surpasses all other records. The aggregate for the whole year will probably reach s5,000,- 900 900.
Putnam patriot., 1924-11-21

So terrlne was the exertion of movement at the altitude of 2s,000 feet in the last Mount Everest expe- dition. that the explorers were able to climb only St feet la an hour. Another attempt will be made to scale the mountain.
Putnam patriot., 1924-11-21

Eva St. Marie. Putnam Paul Beausoleil, Putnam Barbara Mansfield. Putnam Corona St. 0nge. Putnam Eveline Desmorais. Putnam Jeanette Dufault. Putnam Dick Brown, Pomfret Center Betty Light. Putnam
 Kenneth Light. Putnam Elizabeth Hughes, Putnam Antonia Dumas, Putnam Ruth Riel, Putnam Philip Wheaton, Putnam Hilda Edwards, Putnam Valerie LaPierre, Putnam Pearl Murray, Putnam
Putnam patriot., 1924-11-21

BeFnice Bousquet, Putnam Wilhclmina Paine, Abingdon Alice M. Ash. Pomfret Charles Cutler. East Putnam Edith Seaver. North Grosyenordale Frances Sharpe, Putnam Elsie P. Hubbard, East Woodstock Rosaire Beausolei. Putnam Ethel Bugbee, Putnam Myrtle Hermanson. Putnam May Law, Thompson Hill Margaret Fronczek. Putnam Marguerite Dumas. Putnam Edward Benoit, Putnam Ruth Harvey, Putnam Arthur Alyord. Putnam Richard Demute. Putnam Jeanette Smith, Putnam Straits Stoumbelis, Putnam Alvin LaChapelle. North Grosve-
 uerdale
 Edmond Carriere. Putnam Clifford Falls. Putnam Solomon Sandlovitz. Putnam Armand LaChanee. Putnam lvonue Dusseault. Putnam Elmer Paquin. Putnam Bernard Bulger. Putnam Lena Morin, North Grosvenordale
Putnam patriot., 1924-11-21

Stella Kubaska, Pomfret Norma Foisy. No. Grosvenordale Mnriel Johnson, Pomfret Center Victor Talabae, No. Gresvenor-
 dale
 Virginia Talabac, No Grosven-
 ordale
 Ruth Gilbert. Pomfret Center Elizabeth Thompson, Putnam Henry Day, Pomfret Priscilla Brodeur, Putnam Ruth Palmer, Pomfret Frances Rust, Putnam Rose Sullivan, Putnam
Putnam patriot., 1924-11-21
Color a Picture and Win a Prize
BY DAVID CORY

Boys and Girls, today's picture of Little Jack Rab with paints Then mail your picture David Cory Jack Rabbit Man. The Putnam Patriot Uncle Davids beautiful Jack Rabbit Books will be given for the best pictures submitted 
  attached to in Office Tuesday nj .of each week get prize award
Putnam patriot., 1924-11-21
HONORABLE MENTION ::

2 MENTION: Mary F. Holbrook. Abingdon Marion Goodell. Attawaugan Raymond LaChance, Putnam Bella St. Onge, Putnam Eleanor Kempf. Pomfret Sarah Zipkin, Woodstock Solange Robillard, West Thompson Walter Moran. East Putnam Malcolm B. Perry. Harrisyille Cecil Brayton, Putnam Minnie Johnson, Attawaugan Thomas Baker. Pomfret Margaret Murray. Pomfret Edna Belair. Putnam Billy Belair, Putnam Pauline Bousquet. Putnam Mary Foster, Montclair, N. J. Helen Henson. Providence, R. l. Gertrude Bonin, Putnam Ruth Amidon, Abingdon Doris Jodoin, Putnam Ruth C. Place, West Woodstock Evelyn Basto, South Woodstock Viola Roberge. North Grosvenor-
 dale
 Louis Coauette, Putnam Viola Denis. North Grosyenordale Priscilla Coderre, Grosvenordale Katherine Banahan. Pomfret Helen Kobat, Putnam James Conan, Woodstock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
MARX GOVERNMENT
MAY RETAIN POWER
Viewed as Alternative if Ef-
forts to Form F0ur-Party
Coalition Fail.
Ely the Associated Press.

by the Associated. Press.
BERLIN, December f6.-Prcsidcnt
Ebert yesterday accepted the resigna-
ton of Chancellor Marks cabinet and
it was announced at the same time
that the new Reichstag would hold its
first session January 3.
The formal retirement of the Marx
cabinet was merely in the nature of
rattfying the ministry's resolution of
election as possible. President Ebert
was to discuss the parliamentary sit
uation with Reichstag leaders today
and then decide which party Is best
qualified to undertake the task of
forming a new coalition government.
In the meantime, at the request of
the executive, the present cabinet will
continue it's duties.
Contrary to precedent, President
Ebert will not ask the strongest party
in the Reichstag to form a new min
istry, as the Socialists, who lead in
number of deputies, are declared to
| be without the slightest prospect of
being able to construct a new govern
ment out of the present chaotic party
lineup.
1t is, therefore, assumed that the
president will commission either the
Clericals or the German Peoples Party
with the burden of surveying the sit
uation. Unless four-party coalition,
extending from the Socialists to
Stresemann's Peoples Party can be
| evolved, IL is believed by many that
| the Marx-Stresemann ministry will
continue in office and trust it's fortunes
to the varying majorities until the
presidential election next May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
PLAN PATRIOTIC
RITES ON FEB. z
Gen. Richards Names Group
to Prepare for Celebration
OF Washingten's Birth.

Brig. Gen. George Richards, U. S,
NJ c., chairman. OF the newly formed
District of Colombia Federation for
Patriotic Observance, today named
the committee of twenty five to ar
range for tho celebration of the
birthday anniversary of George
Washington on Monday, February 23.
Gen. Richards will be chairman of
the committee, with the following
associates: mrs. John NJ. Beavers,
Miss Elizabeth B. Bliss. Maj. George
II Chandler. Miss Lillian A. Che emo
weth, Charles J. Columbus. Capt.
Conway w. Cooke, William r. Corby.
J. Harry Cunningham, DIR. william
L. Darby, Isaac Cans. DR.. Thomas E.
Green, Mrs James Carroll Frazier,
Mrs. G. Wallace w. Hangar, Samuel
Herrick, Maj. Frederick w. Keough,
Col. James A. Moss, Paul H. Peck,
Frank L. Peckham. DR.. William A.
Showalter, Reeves T. Strickland, Mrs.
Charles T. Taylor. Eugene f. Thomp-
son, John 3. Torbert, Justice Josiah
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
BRITAIN TO SEEK
DEBT READJUST|NG
Payments From Paris or AS
Stunning of Part of Total Due
u. S. viii Be Asked.
ny HAL O,FLAHERTN.

BY Cable TO The Star and Chicago Daily News.
LONDON, December 16.-The recent
discussion of war debts hardened the
opinion in Great Britain that little
progress toward industrial expansion
and lower taxation is possible until
this country reduces its enormous
payments to America such as Mon
days deposit of $91,5o0,0 900.
From every quarter appeals are
being made to Winston Churchill to
prepare a determined campaign to
bring some sort of relief when lie
visits Paris for the financial confer
ence next month. His response to
these appeals undoubtedly will take
concrete form in making proposals
regarding the funding of French
debts to Great Britain.
One scheme which is finding favor
with financial circles suggests an in
vitation to France TO take over that
portion Of Great Britains debt to
America which is represented by
money specifically borrowed in her
behalf and to negotiate the settle
ment of this sum. as well as the sum
tor which she is directly responsible
10 the United States.
If the American Government should
complain that France cannot offer the
same capital security as Great Brit
ain, tnen Great Britain could guaran-
tee that portion of the French pay
ments against default. This would
partially relieve Great Britain of the
task Of proving her contention that
she borrowed from America on behalf
Of her allies, and at the same time
would give France the opportunity
of funding both her debts simulta-
neously.
Reports from Washington confirm
the belief here that America will re-
wise the terms granted Great Britain
on a more favorable basis if she de-
cided to grant easier terms to France
This feeling has relieved the tension
originally created by the Franco
American discussions and has also
given Winston Churchill ground for
asking France to show an equal dis
position TO meet her obligations on this
side of the Atlantic.
Copyright, 1924. by Chicago Daily News Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
A. Van orsdel and Maj. Ennalls wag-

A. Van orsdel and Maj Ennalls wag-
gaman.
In a letter to Commissioner Ru-
dolph, who inaugurated the move
ment for a more general observance
Of all National holidays, Gen. Richards
pointed out that 20 patriotic, civic
and fraternal societies sent repre-
sentatives to the meeting last week al
which the new federation was formed
Gen. Richards said the committed
appointed by him today would pro-
coed to make plans for the immediate
task of celebrating Washington s
birthday, but that the object of the
federation will be to bring about
proper observance of all similar &C.
casions.
Confidence wac expressed by Gen.
Richards that the movement to stimu-
late interest in the celebration of the
birthdays of the Nations heroes
would add prestige to the reputation
of the citizens of Washington. A
second meeting OF the federation will
be called soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
ENDS LIFE WITH POISON.

NEW YORK, December 16.-Mrs.
Dorothy Stothart, wife of Herbert
Stothart, composer, ended her life
by drinking poison early today at
their home while her husband was at
his piano. Strothart told the police.
The composer said that last eve
ming they had quarreled, but had been
reconciled. At AIS o'clock this morn
ing Stothart sat down at his piano
and in a few minutes his wife entered
and knelt in front of a chair. When
he went to her, he said, he saw she
was i'll and called an ambulance.
Mrs. Stothart died before she could
be removed to a. hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
TRAFFIC COPS Tub"
IS WRECKED BY AUTO
Charge Of Intoxication Placed
Against Driver, Who Failed to
See Top Light.

General Boykin, 1415 Montague street.
failed to notice a red light cleaning
at hirn from atop the traffic officer 8
tub" at the Washington end of the
Key Bridge early this morning and
he crashed into 1t with his roadster.
The tub" was wrecked and Boy
kin was arrested. Searched at the
station house, a bottle said to con-
tain a small quantity of liquor was
found in his hip pocket and Boykin
was charged with driving an auto
mobile while intoxicated.
A number of other accidents were
reported to the police, some involv-
ing injuries to either motorists or
pedestrians. None was reported Sc
rious, however. Seven persons were
reported hurt during the day. none
serious enough to require hospital
attention.
One of the accidents involved the
automobile of Representative Car
roll l. Beedy Of Maine, which col
iided with a. motor cycle ridden by
Clarence Z. Little of All Maryland
avenue southwest. The collision oc-
CURED at Massachusetts avenue and
Sixth street Earl NJ. Perkins was
driving Representative Beedy's car
at the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
GEORGE ]. WHALEN DEAD.
Past President of Local Steam
Operating Engineers Union.

George Joseph Whalen, SO years
old, a steam engineer, died at George
Washington University Hospital sun
day after an illness OF about three
months
Mr.. Whalen was a past president
of Local, No. z, International Union
of Steam Operating Engineers. He
is survived by his widow. Mrs. Helen
&C. Whalen: five brothers. Thomas
Whalen, Edward Whalen and Jacob
WhaIen, all Of this city: James
Whalen Of Havre de Grace, Md, and
Daniel Whalen of Bell Camp, Nd,
and sister, Mrs. Mary Frick of
Philadelphia
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
SMELL STARTS CHASE
AND CAR is CAPTURED
Police Get Whit of Liquor 0dor
Near Maryland Pike-Seize
Two Men.

After chasing an automobile with
"A suspicious aroma for several blocks
at a speed that once reached so miles
an hour, Capt. Russell Deans dry
enforcement squad late last night
captured two men and q car they say
was full of Maryland corn whisky.
Detective Berry and Privates Bailey
and Dull, members of the squad, were
parked out Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, near the road leading into
Maryland, when the car appeared. It's
speed and aroma sent them flying
after 1t.
When the car was overtaken, at
Potomac avenue and Thirteenth
street southeast, two men were
found in it, the driver having leap
ed out and fed after bringing the
car to a stop. The prisoners gave
their names as William A. Sewen, 20,
1915 X street southeast, and George
w. Parker, Is, of Bradbury
Heights, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Unsettled
probably rain tonight and tomorrow,
rising temperature, moderate south
crly winds
aryland-UnsettIed probably rain
tonight and tomorrow, warmer to-
night and in east portion tomorrow,
moderate to fresh southerly winds.
Tirginta-Unsettl probably rain
tonight and tomorrow, rising tenn
perature, moderate to fresh southerly
winds.
Records for "a Hours.
Thermometers pm, 81: pm,
81; IL midnight 81, am, So; am.
35: noon, 40.
Barometer-4 pm, 1925; S pm.
1923; IL midnight, 5000; am, So.2S
5 am, 1880; noon, 30.15.
Highest temperature, AZ, occurred
ut noon yesterday; lowest tempera-
ture, 81, occurred at 1880 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, So; lowest, 90.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the
water at Great Falls at 8 a.m.-Tem
perature, Sc; condition, muddy.
Weather In Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
FOREIGN,
Become sold Maids" at %.

ANY girl in Hungary who is I'M
married by her 23d birthday auto
matically becomes an "old maid to
her friends and to the community at
large. The marrying age for women
in Hungary for years has been 16.
And "old maids" are not popular
there.
Evening star., 1924-09-10
R|FLEMEN BATTLE
WITH GALE ANDMUD
Team Representing District
in Camp Perry Matches Be-
set by Difficulties.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, September 10.
The Capital rif1emen who will de-
fend the reputation of the state of
Columbia in the small-arms firing
school and later in the national
matches, slogged through a sea of
mud today and bucked a gale to
sight in" their new special match
rifles under direction of Team Capt
H. H. Leizear and Lieut. James Wind
sor, specially assigned instructor.
Scheduled practice was cut short
by another storm in the bad weather
series that has flooded the camp daily
since the District of Columbia boys
arrived. The first shooting pairs up
did we'll and finished early, then pro-
ceeded a mile on foot to the pistol
range for primary lessons in using
the official Army hand gun. The sud-
den downpour, however, drenched
both pistol toters and Springfield
shooters before record scores could
be begun.
Resort to Indoor Sports.
Driven under their canvas shelters,
the Washington guardsmen soon made
all secure and turned resourcefully to
those familiar indoor sports of SOL
diers in camp.
Under present service conditions
men and officers alike wear three
shirts and four pairs of breeches by
day and simply add bathrobe or
bed sack when making ready for bed
Last night Senator Col. Smith W..
Brookhart, director of the small arms
firing school, told the District team
during intervals when he could make
his voice heard above the rain on the
canvas, about the development of a
new automatic rifle for the Army.
This coming gun. he said, may soon
displace the familiar Springfield and
revolutionize not only the present.
day firing practice, but infantry tac-
tics and organizations.
The good within today's i'll wind
lay in the holiday enjoyed this after
noon by the District riflemen, in place
Of doing duty in the pits. They were
scheduled for four hours instruction
through actual performance in hoist
ing and lowering the giant targets
and flashing signals to the firing
lines of the value and location OF
hits. This training the school wisely
exacts of all competitors early in the
course. The result Is an immediate
cut in complaints on slow pit service.
However, much r. o. T. c. and c. M.
T. C. members may need this instruc-
ton at the distant end OF the rifle
range, it is a familiar story to all
District guardsmen, who serve a
thorough apprenticeship in such work
at the Congress Heights range. Hence,
today's rejoicing at escape from the
butts detail.
The first trophy awarded to a
member of the District of Columbi
team is a silver cup purchased by the
members for Staff Sergt. HI. T.
Walker to transmit Immediately to
Washington to Mrs. Walker and a
newly arrived young son at 116 Fif-
teenth street northeast. A telegram
announced the arrival of this 6-pound
mascot Sunday morning.
Evening star., 1924-09-10
SEEK REDUCTION
IN PHONE RATES
Federation of Citizens Asso-
cations Repeats Request
for Hearing by Commission.

Request for a substantial reduction
in the rates Of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company was
made by William NICK. Clayton. repre-
senting the Federation of Citizens AS
sociations, in a petition filed with the
Public Utilities Commission today.
Charging that present telephone
rates are unreasonable, Mr.. Clayton
asks that d formal public hearing be
called look ing to a downward re-
vision. The letter follows:
"The Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations petitioned the commission in
February, 1924, for a reduction in the
rates, tolls and charges of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany. This request of the fedora
ton was refused by the commission.
The federation now renews it's petk.
tion and respectfully asks the honor
able commission for a formal public
hearing looking to a substantial n
duction in the rates, tolls and charges
Of the telephone company -
THE federation ayers that the
monthly reports of the said telephone
company made to the commission
show that the said company is now
and has been for a considerable
period of time anterior to the filing Of
the federation's petition of February,
1924, earning rate of return unrea-
sonable, unjust and unfair to the
private and public users of the tele-
phone and excessive beyond the intent
of the statute controlling
The accountants of the utilities
commission have already begun a
study of the books of the telephone
company to determine whether a rate
hearing should be held at this tim@-
Nearly two years ago the rate for
unlimited service was reduced from
$3.50 to IS a month at the voluntary
suggestion of the telephone company.
Evening star., 1924-09-10
MARINES TO HONOR
U. S. WORLD FLYERS
Every Plane at Antietam Camp to
Take Part in Welcome
Ceremony.
Special Dispa tch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star
ANTIETAM BATTLEFIELD, Sep
tember 10.-The marines here are
planning to give their share of well
come to the world flyers when they
pass here on their way to Moundsville,
Ohio.
A great demonstration has been
arranged. Everything that can fly
will take off as they approach and
escort them for several miles. All
the big guns will be fired, and bombs
will be dropped all around.
Meanwhile, the marines are today
thawing out after the cold night.
Frost was reported in several OF the
encampments, but the marines are
used to all sorts of weather, and
now that the sun is shining bright
ly are feeling pretty clipper and in
readiness for the big show Friday.
Bayonet drills are the program today,
and they are hard at work.
Tomorrow is the last dress fehear-
sal, and the following day the
marines expect to do Lees and
McClellan's armies one better.
Evening star., 1924-09-10
FOUR DIE IN BATTLE
At POLLING PLACE
Louisiana Feud Reaches CIi-
max in Gun Fight at
Primary Election.
By the Associa ted Press.


OPELOUSAS, La, September 10
Four men are dead and two others,
innocent bystanders, are not ex-
pected to live, as the result of gun
battle yesterday at PiaQuemine Point
polling booth, in st. Landry Parish.
The dead are John Childs, his two
sons, Thomas and Getty, and Joseph
Cormier.
The injured are Arvi1le and Bap-
tiste Richard, both Of whom are in a
hospital here, each suffering from
two dangerous wounds.
The shooting resulted from i'll feel
ing of several years standing, ag
gravated by an encounter between
Thomas Childs and Cormier a month
ago, and the heated political cam
paign incident to yesterdays Demo-
cratic primary.
Cormier was officiating at the
booth as an election commissioner,
when the Childs trio appeared. An
and the elder Childs drew a pistol
and began firing. Cormier returned
the fire, killing his asSailant in
stantly, but himself was wounded by
bullets fired by the two sons. The
three shot it out. Cormier, wounded
half-dozen times and lying on the
ground, emptied his pistol, calmly re-
loaded 1t and resumed pouring a
stream of lead at his assailants.
Thomas Childs was killed instantly.
Cormier died 20 minutes after his op-
ponents had been bested, while Getty
Childs fingered an hour.
The Richard boys, brothers, were
in the line of fire with other by
ISLANDERS and were a little slow in
seeking cover. Each was struck by
stray bullets.
The trouble between Cormier and
the Childs family is said to have
originated eight years ago, when
Cormier slapped Thomas Childs, then
a boy of 13 years. Four weeks ago
Thomas Childs and Cormier met at
cotton gin in Lewisburg. They
fought with knives, and while Childs
was slashed several times, he in
jured Cormier so badly he had to be
placed in a hospital, where he re-
mained until a week ago.
Evening star., 1924-09-10
Flyers Try to Rest, Dress for Party
And Read Mail in Short Time
Chief Interest When Flight Ends Is Isolation, Where
They Can Laugh at Early Hours, Alarm
Clocks and Other Nuisances.

After the landing and official re-
ception by President Coolidge and
his cabinet at Boiling Field yester-
day afternoon, Lieuts. Smith and
Wade TAXED their planes down to
a hangar at the south end of the
field. Among the friends of Lieut.
Smith who met him at the field was
Maj. Arnold. commander of Rockwell
Field, Calf, Smiths home station.
Lieut. Smith invited the major into
the back seat of the Chicago and he
was taken for ride" down the field
to the hangar. After the two pilots
had seen their valuable craft were
safe for the night they were con-
veyed in automobiles to the New Will
lard Hotel, and assigned a suite of
rooms on the third floor.
The first step was to "c1ean up"
which task was performed between
reading stacks of kilograms and let
ters. The mail was from all parts of
the world, most of it having been
sent direct to Washington to await
their arrival, although several let
ters had followed them around many
thousand miles. The Duke and
Duchess of Brough led the list Of
congratulatory messages. They are
held in high esteem by the flyers, who
still have memories of many pleas
ant Gays as rnelr guests IN England.
A message, which was placed at the
bottom of the list in very endearing
terms, was signed "Sweetie." The
author of the telegram is unknown
to Smith or the gang" but the flight
leader thinks it may be from the
woman who sent him a letter in
Vienna announcing in unmistakable
terms that she was going to marry
him.
I No Hurry Much.
The minutes dragged by as the
tired flyers slowly continued prepar-
ing for their evenings program Capt
Burdette Wright, social secretary
to the boys, dashed in and out of
the rooms in pursuit of his duties of