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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

A genuine Haviland China grease cup is offered to the motOrist who is able, from. a reading of these startling new and original and inspiring advertising extracts, to give, in each instance, the name of the car advertised:
 New and greatest motor car value" "A car of distinctive appearance" 'It stands the test of comparison" Ride in it Drive it p
 Preferred by people of discrimina- tion.' al
 "Sets a new standard of value" s"Gives a new conception of motor car performance.9
 "Distinctively beautiful in appear ance." Usually found only on higher priced cars"
 The difference between young driver, and an old one is that the young driver THINKS he's smart, while the older one is. SURE he is.
 "Obed Thayer bought himself a tire and sum. new bumpers t'day. Yestiddy he had tn misfortune to hit a feller with pint in his hip pocket" DIVING ANT LIKE IT USED
 TO BE" "Wanted-A secondhand two-wheel trailer, not to big for use with a Ford. Call Hooker County MOrgue. "-Adver- tisement.
 A man suffers no loss ofdignity
 by continuing to put the accent on the first syllable.
 / Ao.k~ Eo, Ahs. .n noIIzJ loon" tire will come when owners have to fix their first punctures.
 In the day of the buggy, you will recall that the fifth wheel was NOT called spare"
 Anyone who reads the motor car advertising probably notices that "side- sway" is a quality which eseems to be fully as objectionable noW as in pre- prohibition days.
 ROAD RULES-NO. Don't try to strike light while driv- ing. No telling where you'll strike-or where you'll alight, either.
 Ten dollars reward to the thief who stole my neighbours car from his garage last night if he will come back and show the guy on the other side how to drive away without waking up the whole neighborhood.
 Now for an automobile cleaner for spectacles.
 We still have the Moon" and the 'Star" in all their glOry-but the "Sun" went out year or two ago.  A fools head, like a fools wallet, is easily emptied. ' sS
 A celluloid windshield has been de- signed for the rear seat. It is going to become tremendously popular if mo- torists ever realize how effectually it muffles advice from behind. .. AUTOBITUARY
 He tried to beat
 A railway train.
 He tried to-but
 He tried in vain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

venience on their phone list in Main 62.
 Tom Watts and John Newsome the owners of this concern are both Birm- ingham men.Watts was born in Bir- ingham men. Watts was born in Bir- mingham when he was still in his teens and started work for Moore & Handley Hardware company.
 They both offer broad experience to the automotive public. Newsome has been with the U. s. Tire company for ten years in every capacity from adjustor to southeastern district man. ager. As district manager at Atlanta he had supervision over the branches at Atlanta, Jacksonville, KnoxSille, Charlotte and Columbia. Watts has been in the fabrication and mechanical end of the automotive business for ap- proximately seven years, and will have direct charge of this end of the work.
 'In going after the lubricati tion busi- ness of Birmingham we are going to build on the basis of real helpfulness," says Watts. Tt is our plan to send for the cars and bring them back to the owners whenever they want them. Another part of our service is for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

Superior 4-PassenSer Coupe. SIPS Superior Sedan e.. 79S Superior Commercial Chassis 40 Utility Express Truck Chassis. $50 Flint, Michigan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

operators of commercial ears and trucks. These cars can be brought in- to our plant at night, sometime before II p. m., they will then. be seryiced and delivered when called for by 6 200 a. m., the next morning. This service offers the commercial car and truck operators a chance to keep their equip ment in constant service.
 Every fabrication job that is turned out will be personally inspected by either Newsome. Mason or me and we will sign tag indicating that it is o. K. before turning it over to the custom CT. This will place the responsibility for error in the work with a responsi ble person in our organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

 PLANT IS OPEN
Modern Service Station Features General
 Cord Tire

Birmingham gained another real up- to-the-minute automobile tire and fabrication plant when Watts-New- some company opened its doors at Twenty-first street and Avenue "F," south. This plant is as complete as it is possible to make one. With 4,000 feet of drive-in service space and fla cilities for handling tires. fabrication, washing and polishing the automobile owners and operators of Birmingham will be able to place another real con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

Superior Roadster $4eS Superior Touring 51o Superior Touring Deluxe $40 Superior Utility Coupe ;. GAO
 All Prices f. o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

has demanded a finish that would not look dull In spots, that would not check md that could be washed or rubbed dry without fear of injuring it. The lac- quer finishes now offered give the motorist just what he has been look ing for. A big feature of these finishes is that once a car is so painted, it takes only about two days to have it painted any other color and no burning off is necessary. Some manufacturers are using lacquer finishes now for all their production, others are employing the finish ouly on chassis, painting the body in the usual way. The demand for easier shifting has led to, the introduc- tion of new forms of constant-mesh transmissions and I am told that one manufacturer is going a step further and will introduce an automatic gear shifting mechanism that is operated when the clutch pedal is depressed. We already have had the electric gear shift and also forms of mechanical gear shifts like the one just mentioned as a possibility on a prominent make of car this year.
 Vibration is a subject that engineers always are studying, because it is such big factor in sales. The eights that will come vibrate less than most sizes, but so many makers of sixes are using more crankshaft bearings, to provide a more rigid support for the unit that is the cause of most of the engine vibra- tion.
 USE OF GAS
 Ninety-nine per cent of all the motor vehicles operated in the United States are nronelled by gasoline engines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
HER INTUITION" TELLS HERs

HER INTUITION" TELLS HER?
 Jake Simpsons middle girl, Elsie, the one that's been brought up in the city, came down to Oak Holler the other Sunday to look over her Uncde ED Simpsons farm and it seems that ED got real het up over her visit and bum dled her right off to town agin.; Eb ain't talkin' none, but somehow the story got out anyhow.
 It seems ED was showin' Elsie the farm critters and sech when they come on Eb's yaller cat and her litter of kittens.
 "Oh, Uncle Eb, those kittens are all different colors," says Elsie. ED draws himself up as straight as he can. him havin the rheumatism, and almost chokes on his chaw of tobaccer.
 "Well, young lady," he says. Don't you try to caast no reflections. LII say this much. Ma and me've tried to bring our cats up right. w. F. B., Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
TOURISTS USE ENGINE HEAT

Auto tourists can now use the heat of their engines to cook meals by means of an oven attachment recently invent ed, which fits over the exhaust mani fold. Food may be cooked while the car is in motion. All you have to do is to put the grub on few miles be- fore reaching camp-when you get there. chow is. ready.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
CORNETT CHANGES
Now Selling Good Maxwell Auto-
 mobiles

That good printer is versatile hombre is demonstrated in the case of N. +. Slim Cornett, who for years was a member of The Age-Herald or ganization and considered one of the best in the printers profession. Slim has laid aside the pica rule and grabbed a pencil and order book and is selling the Good Maxwell" Slim bought Maxwell from Dominic Murphy com- pany some months ago and was so thoroughly sold on it's merits that he conceived the idea that everyone else should be told what a good buy the Maxwell was, so he elected himself q committee of one to carry this message to the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
BATTERY REPAIRS
Monks Place offers Saving And
 SAE-vica

M0nkB FIAco UIKorS Saving And
 Service
 In the early days of the motor car She mysterious thing about its equip nient was the battery, according to Monk Bardolph and many discarded batteries that were still capable of much paEvice. All of this mystery has been cleared away and much money is being saved by having batteries rebuilt or re- paired. This service is provided by Monks Place, Avenue B and Twenty first street and he says he can repair any make of battery if its possible. Monks brother, Abe, is now connected with him in business, offering a repair service on cars of all makes. "Business is picking up," said Monk. Were go- ing right along"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
LACKS TIME

A horse soon learns to know its driver, but before an automobile be- comes we'll acquainted with the man at the wheel, a grade crossing appears on the scene.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

THEY ALL BORROW OF HIM
 He that buys by the penny maintains not only himself but other people.-Bs Franklin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

Time savers-the railroads, the tele- graph, the telephone, the wireles v-and Age-Herald Want Ads,
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19

weeks each winter for many years.
 Has Distinguished Record
 As distinguished as has been his record in his chosen profes- sion, equally brilliant has been his service in the political game. He has always been a Republican. He started bis political career as town clerk of Thompson. For
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19
States Attorney Charles E. SearLs
 Dean Of Windhdm County Bar

fifty years he was a justice of the peace until retiring at the age of seventy. His first service m the state house of representatives came tn lS71 when he was elected to represent Thompson ln the house Again in lSSd he served in the state house. In lsS0 Judge Searls was placed on the ticket of ihe Republican party for election Co the office nf secretary of state. The Republicans were successful and he was elected to the office. which he held for two years. He was 8 delegate to the Republican National convention at St. Louis when Mckinley was nominated.
 Though MT. Searls won't say so himself his friends say that if he aa wished he could have heii many political offices, and in fact could have attained the highest honor within the gift q the state, the governorship of Connecticut.
 Is Appointed States Attorney
 In 1908 he received the appoint meHt of states attorney of the Superior court for Windham County. m office which he still holds by reason of successive re appointments His administration of this job has been marked by good sense. Quick to discern good and bad qualities in men, he hns been able to recommend wisely n regard ta imposing sentence of cases. He was virtually leader m the state senate during his term there in 1909, when hc represent ed the 2sth Senatorial district.
 That which Mir. Searls consid- CTS the greatest honor that ever came his way. however. was none If these, ha; that af being presl- dent ef the State Bar Association from t9ls Co 1913. He has also been president of the Windham County Bar Association.
 Attorney Searis K q regular at tendant at the Thompson Com gregational church. and retains membership in kappa Sigma Ep- silon, Psi upsilon and Theta Psi, Greek letter college fraternities. While in college he was also hon ored by membership in the Wolf's Head fraternity. to which he still belongs.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19

Though now seventy-eight years of age. Attorney Charles E. Searls, praetieing attorney in Putnam for ever half a century, is st..l very active iu the practice of law, k serving efieiently as states attorney fH NiuGham County. and enjoys the respect and esteem of people ell over NiHdham County. and many through the rest af the state.
 Charles Edwin sesfls was born ia Pomfret on March g, lsid, the only son af Edwin C. and Caroline lMathewsonl Searls. For the first three years of hts life he lived in that town. over a little general store which his fa- ther and grandfather kept, Then the family moved to Brooklyn. N- Y.. and there Charles r. searls received his elementary school ed ueation. After the deats of his father young Searis became a student at Thompson Academy in Thompson. where his mother mpv- cd. and there prepafed Tor cole lega. In 1884 he entered Yale Universifv from which he was rlaaaat d four years later. Dur ing his college course he was by no means a grind. but as his d.spasitien of today indicates, was often engaged m some joke or prank. He was admitted to the bar of Wiudham County in 1870 after two years of prepara- tian in the office of Gilbert W. Phillips
 Opens Law Office
 He opened an office in Putnam immediately after having passed the required examination and without specializing in any par ticular branch of the law, has be- come one of the foremost attor- neys of the state. He is a strong advocate with the jury, and con- else in his appeals before the court. Much of the success that he has achieved in handling court eases. undoubtedly comes from the fact that before he will take q case he always assures himself that Che cause of the client IS a just one.
 In isg2 Mir. Searls associated himself with Attorney Frank Y.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19

Democratic opponent. Hamilton Holt of Woodstock
 h Putnam there were over thou sand less votes cast than in Che presi- dential election last month. Part Of this was due t0 dissatisfaction at the way the Republican candidate was nominated in the convention, and part .n just a lack Of interest.
 Roth partiea established headquar- tara. had automobiles getting out the vote. and it was not due to q lack of hard work that the vote was only n littlo more than half that of Aeaenl- ber 3rd Putnam, however. gave its asual safe Republican majority
 Fir. Hoit did not carry his cwu town of Wood loek. but did carry Pomif6t hy tgnt Vots. However ns lost the Democratic town oI Ashford hy two votes.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19
Stanley Nowak and Charles Buzurch Bound Over 10
 Superior Court
Police Find Some Goods at Homes la
 This City


 Stolen goods alleged to have been found al the homes of Charles Rn4- arch and Stanley NoWak of Ihis eitX. Sunday, led Co the arrest ef the two men and at their being held for the superior court in bonds of Sano each.
 Arfaigned in the Millimantie police court with the two Putnam men. Monday morning, was Walter Nowak of that city a brother af Stanley Walter was chaeged with breaking and entering and thett from q freight ear at Willimantic l. was some of the goods stolen from the ear that the railroad police allege they found in the homes of the Putnam men when they visited them accompanied ay patrelmen Ryan and Snoncey of the Putnam police force. Sunday.
 Waiter NoWak blend guilty ta the charges against him. The two Put. nam men plead not guilty.
 Saw Walter Break Seal
 Walter was caught in the act by members of the railroad police who were lying in wait for him under 2 freight ear in the Nillimautic yard. The officers saw him break the seal of the ear about 2.30 o'clock Sunday morning and heard him moving about in the car. They waited until he was placing n ease of canned peas near the ear door and then arrested him. They found one can Of peas tn his pocket.
 When questioned Nowak said he was the only one concerned in the break and also in another break he made the night of December 7th. He said the Putnam men knew nothing of the thefts.
 In the break the night of December Ith a number of wrenehes and auto mobile dash lights were stolen. Newak said he gave q part of the loot Co his brother Stanley Of Putnam and part to Charles Buzurch of the same place. When the police searched Buzurch's home some wrenches were found and at Nowak's home they found some dash lights.
 Putnam Men Testify
 Stanley Nowak in his own behalf
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19
TWO PUTNAM MEN HELD FOR
 RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS

testified that he did not know the "sfuh" was stolen until the officers called at hts home n Putnam Sunday. He said that he and Buxurch with two other Putnam young men had been ia Webster. Mass. Saturday evening. December { and about II O. clock after returning to Putnam de- cded to ee right to Millimantic where Busureh had some business to trans act They arrived in the latter's automobile about two o'clock and first made a call on Ives street, On Chap man street he met his brother Walter and they talked for a while. Nowak said that he had a short sleep and ia the forenoon stopped in front of Walters house. The latter came out with n bundle and said This is q Christmas present" The witness said si asked him what 1t was and he said, 'it k some stuf that was given me- l though that Walter did not want his wife ta know that he was giving Christmas presents and though no more about it, Later found out that l did not need so many wrenehes and eaYe half af them to Rnxureh."
 Ruzurch said that he did not know what was in the bundle. He did not see Walter give the stuff to his hro- ther. \ few days ago Stanley gave him Che wrenches He said that he did not know the goods were stolen until he came back from Boston Sunday night.
 Judge foss found probable cause for holding both Stanley Nowak and huzureh on the charge of eoucealing stolen goods. He bound all three over to the ncxtterm of the superior court. Walter Nowak under bends of Si,00o and the others on bonds of $500 each. which were furnished.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19
White and Gold

"The peculiarity of these trains, however. consists in the fact that they are painted white and delicateiy orna- mented and lettered in gold.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19
GHOST TRAIN PASSED PUTNAM
 WITHOUT MAKING A STOP
PEOPLE GATHERED DAILY TO SEE WHITE AND COLE
 CARS GO THROUGH-STILL TALKED ABOUT ALONG THE LINE
Mike" Crowley Conductor, Not Retired"Chumy" Parke
 Brother Captain of Diner

When someone speaks of "The Ghost Train. 1t brings up memories to elder inhabitants af the daily passing through Putnam of the New Ravens "White Train. back in the early nine ties. Conductor Crowley. who still has run through Putnam. and his train crew were dressed in spetless white. and the cars were painted white and gold. The train Is often spoken of tO this day and there IS many a discussion of when the train was put on the run.
 A little sketch of the train which appears in "Along the Line, q Ru5li- cation produced by the employees of the N. r., N H. & Il. railroad, will be of interest to many people. The ar ticle is in part as follows:
 September 3oth. 1882. the Boston and New York Air Line Railroad was consolidated with the New York, New Haven < Hartford. and became the Air Line Division of the New Haven system.
 Ghost Appears
 "On November 10th. lsS4, there was put in service the first through train over the Air Line route. The train was known as the New England Linn ited and was succeeded by the White Train. or as it was better known the Ghost Train. on Monday, March l6. 1891. The following account of the train and the first trip are taken from the Boston Herald of Tuesday, March
 Rolling out of the New York and New England railroad station at c. clock yesterday afternoon, the famous New England Limited took on all the Flories that could be attached m a complete new train of cars fesplendent in white and gold.
 Steam Heat and Gas
 s.The Pullman Palace Car Company has built for the service seven parler cars. four passenger coaches and two royal buffet smokers. These cars are divided into two trains, owned re, spectiyely by the New England and the New York, New Haven and Hart, ford Railroads. The New England road has provided a dining car ot the same general design to run between this city and Hillimantic. he cars are all heated by steam direct from the locomotive. and are lighted by the PintEeh system or gas AAe P1iiVt ears are furnished with velvet car pets. silk draperies and white silk eur tains: the chairs are upholstered in old gold plush. and large plate giass mirrors set off the ear handsomely. Three of them have each stateroom and twenty-six chairs in the main sa- loon, while the other four have thirty chairs each.
 "The royal buffet smokers which will be run in addition to the ordinary smoking cars are decorated in the same manner as the parlor cars and containing twenty handsomely uphol- stered chairs for the accommodation of parior ear passengers. Two card tables with stationary seats and writ ing desks with all needed stationery for letters and telegrams are also pro- vided. The regular passenger coaches seat sixty persons each, and are com fortahle and easy riding.
 White and Gold
 "The peculiarity of these trains, however. consists in the fact that they are painted white and delicateiy orna- mented and lettered in gold.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19

Russell. with the firm name of Searls 6 Russell. In 1917 AL turney Howard C. Bradford join- ed MF. Ssarls and Mir. Russell and the arm stsle. SearIs. Russell X Bradford. attorneys, has since been usgd.
 Alter living bachelor life un- til l902 Mr. Searls finally chang cd his mind. and en che sth of 0zaAeH of that XUar was married to Mss sarah Alice Feil of Bos- ton Since then they have made their ham in Thompson and in pamfret. going south for a few
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19
Wiadham County
Totals

In the last election Putnam gave Bingham. as Republican nominee for governor i.462 votes and his Demo cratic opponent TOT, majority for 8ingham of 755. For senator Put. aam eave Bingham 7S5 votes to his opponents 557. q majority of ITS. This evidences one of two things siiher q greater number Of Democrats voted at the last election or else ke- auhlicans voted for Holt on Tuesday.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19
BINGHAM ELECTED
 U. 5. SENATOR
Putnam, Republican By Safe Margin, Shows Lack Of
 interest
pomfre, Only Windhsm County Town
 to Stand By Hol.

Colonel Hiram Bingham of New Haven. Lieutenant Governor. and Governor-eleet of Connecticut was elected United States seuator at the special election. Tuesday, to fll the vacancy caused by the death of Sen ator Frank B. Brandegee. The Re publican nominee ran in the neigh borhood of 10000 votes ahead of his
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-19

pomfret was. the only Windhan county town the Windham county can didate carried, the result by towns being as follows;