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Putnam patriot., 1925-02-06
Anniversary to Be Observed Feb. 1ith With Dinner to
 Gen. Heminway
One of Largest Mills of Hemin~ay
 Silk Go, h Putnam

All of Connecticut has reason to be proud of it's part in notable dinner m the famous old Manhattan Club in New York City, next Wednesday eve ming, celebrating the seventy-fifth an- niversary of the spooling of silk. For it was a Connecticut man, General Merritt Heminway, who introduced at Watertown in ls49 the innovation of putting silk on spools which made the sewing machine possible, virtually revolutionized the silk industry all over the world, and has saved house wives countless thousands of hours.
 The dinner, given by the Heminway Silk Company, at the same time cele- brating It's own seventy-hfth birth day. ranks with any function of the kind ever held. IL Is not often that the executive officials of two states Connecticut and New York-join with leading figures of an industry and out standing merchants from different parts Of the country in paying reeug- nltion to an event of three-quarters Of a century ago. New York states logical place in the picture Is as the present world centre of the great in- dastry born here.
 Mills In Putnam
 Especial interest in this fortheoni- ing anniversary exists among the peo- pie of Putnam because of the fact that one of the principal parts of the Hem inWay Silk Company Is located in our city. his IS one of the five great plants of the company. the others be- ng located at New London, Water bury, NatertoWn and Moodbury. All Of the plants are running on good time and forecasts ot the year business in- dieate long season Of prosperity lies ahead
 l. is so natural nowadays to think of silks on spools that one can hardly j. .. a. -lstance to the idea Mnen t Was first introduced. let this inno- .vatinn. without which the sewing ma chine and many other developments would have been impossible. met with the st0utest opposition when General heminway originally sponsored 1t.
 An unusual type Of man was re- quired to persist in the face of the initial Encouragement he was obliged 10 listen to, but General Heminway was not only such a type, according to reports, but also had an unusual kind of early training. As a yodth. he eX- hibited his progressive tendencies by leaving his birthplace of East Haven, Conn. and settling in Watertown in 1921, engaging in general mercantile business with one of the picturesque
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Putnam patriot., 1925-02-06
MRS. DAN DURAND
 HAS SURPRISE PARTY

A surprise birthday party was ten dered Mrs. Dan Durand at her home at 10 Vandale street on Tuesday eve ming by twenty-five of her friends. During the evening games were play ed and Clifford Mongeon related an interesting experience which he had. Refreshments were served under the supervision of Mrs. Wallace Smith, d large birthday cake being presented to the guest of honor also gifts from her friends. Another feature was the presentation of wedding anni- yersary gift to Mir and Mrs. Alex ander J. Lepire who were in attend ance.
Putnam patriot., 1925-02-06
SPOOLING SILK THREAD
 BEGAN 75 YEARS AGO
INDEBTEDNESS TO BANK
 MUST BE LIQuIDATED

Receiver Coffin is now actively engaged in urging payment by par ties still indebted to his trust or. if they are unable to pay in full or in part, in procuring security for this indebtedness.
 He has patiently waited, first un- til the new banks were organized and. finally. until the forty per cent dividend was paid.
 As this dividend disbursed at least $500. .000 in ready cash in and around Putnam. 1t should enable those receiving it to apply 1t to any debts they may owe to local mer- chants and others. This in turn will enable the merchants and oth- CTS indebted to his trust to meet their obligations, which now he Is compelled by law to enforce.
 The example of those who have already met their obligations and of the unfortunate stockholders who at great sacrifice paid their assessment should stimulate those still indebted to his trust te make a virtue of necessity. and meet their obligations as far as this Is possible.
Putnam patriot., 1925-02-06
COUNSEL FOR DR. S B. OVERLOOK ALLEGES
 BANK LIABLE FOR BONDS WORTH S72OOO
SOME LEFT FOR SAFE KEEPING, OTHERS FOR SALE AND REINVESTNENT.-HOLDS RECEIPTS SIGNED
 BY CASHIER
Petition Reurnabie Superior May Be Transferred
 United States Court

securities into cash at the then market value and to invest the proceeds in United States Second Liberty Loan bonds and deliver the same to the plaintiff, which the said c. Harold Giipatric, as such cashier, agreed to do.
 b. The market value at the time of his delivery of the securities so deiiv- cred to said First National Bank of Putnam, Conn, by the plaintiff as al- legged in paragraph three was x72,. 5O0.
 6. Early in August. 1924, the said The First National Bank was forced to close it's doors and suspend buAi- ness because of the defalcatlons of ita said cashier. G. Harold oilpatric, and on the 18th day of August, ls2s, the said George M. Coihn was duly ap- pointed Receiver of said Bank by the United States Comptroller of the Currency, and ever since said time has been and now is acting as such Receiver, duly authorized and quali- lied.
 Paragraph seven alleges that the plaintiff has never received the bonds or their value and paragraphs eight and nine aliege that the plaintiffs claim was duly filed and reIeeted by the receiver.
 The plaintiff claims $50, GOO damag- es; Judgment allowing it's claims; and such relief as in justice and equity may appertain.
 The receipts given by the bank are made exhibits A, B and (. The fol. lowing is exhibit A.
 Exhibit 4 |
 Received of S. B. Overlook, Pom fret, Conn. The following securities for safe keeping: Sl0,000 Bonds Re- public of France k external loan for sale at market and proceeds to be invested tn the 2nd U. $. Liberty Loan bonds.
 Name of Bank. The First National Bank of Putnam. By C. Il. Gilpatric. Cashier.
 This receipt must be surrendered when securities are withdrawn. The responsibility of the Bank for securi- ties deposited Is limited to the faith- ful observance of due care and diii- gence.
 Exhibits B and c are similar but are for the balance of the securities not set forth in exhibit A.
Putnam patriot., 1925-02-06

States Attorney Arthur Nj. Brown of New London county, counsel for Dr. s. B. Overlook of Pomfret, house physician of the Day Eimball Hos pital. has brought a petition in equity to the Windham County Superior Court asking that the claim of Dr. Overlook against the First National Bank of Putnam for s72, 2,500, the market value of certain bonds left with the bank for safe keeping and for sale and reinvestment, be allowed
 This claim is one of the largest fil- ed with the receiver and was disai- lowed. It is the second suit for a large amount to be instituted against the bank on a daniaI charge, the first being the suit of the Putnam. Woolen Company. brought by At torney ]. F. Carpenter of Putnam, for the allowance of claim approxi- mating s50,00O.
 May Go to U. s Court
 While both suits have been made returnahle to the Windham County Superior Court they may be removed to the United States District Court. Searls. Russell < Bradford. counsel for the receiver of the bank. have already filed motion for transfer to the United States court with the SUI perior court.
 In the allegations of it's complaint the petitioner alleges in paragraphs three. four. five and six, as follows
 2. On or about said March i. 1924, the plaintiff delivered to said First National Bank the following securi- ties. viz: $10,000 par value of bonds of the French Republic T F C exter- nal loan; Sl0.000 par value of bonds of the Dominion of Canada + e due 1884; s6,0 par value of bonds of New York. New Haven and Hart ford Railroad Company. Harlem River first mortgage a's: and SA6, ,000 par value Of U, $. Liberty Loan bonds of varying issues and amounts and re- ceived from sAid Bank receipts there fore. copies of which are hereunte an- nexed marked Exhibits A, E and C.
 Gave instructions
 4 At the time of the delivery of said securities as alleged in paragraph three the plaintiff instructed the then cashier of said Bank, c. Harold Gill patrie. as such cashier Go convert said
Putnam patriot., 1925-02-06
BAZAAR, DANCING
 AND ENTERTAINMENT

A committee of Holy Trinity church, Pomfret. has plans nearly completed for a grand bazaar and entertainment, including dancing. to be held in Pom fret Hall. Friday evening, February 20 There will be a number of at tractive booths, the hall will be decor ated. and there will be a varied enter tainment and dancing. Sharpe's or chestra of Putnam will furnish mu- sic. The proceeds from the affair are for the benefit of the church.
Putnam patriot., 1925-02-06
MIR. DADY's CONDITION
 SLIGHTLY IMPROVED

John A. Dady. county commits sioner and a pioneer silk msaufactur. CT of Connecticut, was showing some improvement in his condition this morning. Mir. Dady was taken sud denly III last Friday morning and has since remained in a critical condition at his home on Sunnyside.
Putnam patriot., 1925-02-06
FRIENDLY CLUB WHIST

A whist was held at the home of Mrs. David Dupre. 9 Milton street, by the members of the Friendly Club, Wednesday evening. Eight tables were in play. The first prize was awarded to Mrs. Louis Bonin and the consolation prize to Mrs. Joseph Mar cil. There were musical and vocal selections and q good time enjoyed by .n
Putnam patriot., 1925-02-06
Mrs. W. H. Holme. of Mt. Yer

non. N. r., will come Monday to spend a week with her mother, Mrs. A. w Macdonald of Oak Hill.
 Mir. and Mrs. Edgar l.. Prince, Earle Prince and Miss Alice Adams were in Boston Thursday, where they attended the performance of Ziegfeld Follies.
Putnam patriot., 1925-02-06
GRANGE MEETS MONDAY

The next meeting of Putnam Grange, in Odd Fellows Hall Monday evening will take the form of a Valen tine social.
Putnam patriot., 1925-02-06
ANOTHER K. (. WHIST

Members of Cargill Council. K. of C. are now selling tickets to a whist to be given at their clubrooms on Union street next Tuesday evening.
 Mrs. T. Nj. RAwley spent Tuesday in Hartford
Putnam patriot., 1925-02-06

Everett J. Wells and son of Che pachet were in the city on Monday.
Putnam patriot., 1925-02-06

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VISITORS NIGHT

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-22
VISIONS IN SEQUENCE

A century or SO ago certain good
people In this country had a vision
of the slave, that obtained freedom.
returned to his native Africa and
donliciled there. Liberia is what it
now is because in 1916 the American
Colonization Society undertook the
colonization of it, made first set
Element there in 1922 and in 1S47 the
leading powers recognized Liberia as
an independent country. 1t has a
government modelled after the United
States, population of around two
millions of whom some $4,000 are
civilized and Christians. Elementary
schools are maintained by the
government, also college and there
are several mission schools. Citizen
ship is limited to Negroes or persons
of Negro descent. With coast line
$50 miles long and stretching back
200 miles it has no harbors and few
navigable streams. 1t has a fairly
uniform climate, 100 degrees by day
and rs by night: the vegetation is
tropical. The land would be pro-
ductive If effort We're made to cult
vate, but despite favorable climatic
conditions agriculture and stock rails
ing are neglected. The products
exported are rubber, palm oil, fibre,
coffee and cocoa, ivory and ginger.
The vision of the founders has not
been realized to the extent that was
expected. Now another vision re-
places it. Had the former vision
been fulfilled, had industry and de-
velopement thrived, as ives hoped,
labor would not be so plentiful and
cheap as is now the situation, the
new vision might not have come,
for cheap land and labor are essen
tial to successful rubber plantations.
These are the focus Of the new vision,
thousands upon thousands of acres OF
rubber trees producing in Ave years.
worked by plentiful and cheap labor;
seaports on the coast where now
there are and can be none until an
immense breakwater is built; cities
in place of scattered husband a
supply of rubber so essential to the
worlds civilization that 1t may not
be used for profiteering.
The welfare Of the Negroes was
the inspiration of the first vision:
better and bigger business the in
spiration of the latter vision. May
some of the first leaven the last.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-22
FAYETTE

The Farm Bureau Drive Is pro-
crossing finely.
The Ladies Farm Bureau will hold
their next meeting with Mrs. Wood,
November Z. Ladies come with 4
small pasteboard box to be prepared
to make a sewing kit. also cloth to
cover same and pasteboard, scissors
needle, thread. etc, also Christmas
suggestions will be exchanged. The
meeting held October II with Mrs
Geneva Walton was we'll attended
considering the weather. and all
listened to a very interesting lee
.ture by Miss Pennock.
B During the severe wind of last
week the chimney on Russell Chase's
house blew down, as this is the high
est point of land in Fayette it is
very attractive to the wind.
Mrs. Emery Norton is suffering
with lumbago.
Mrs. Grace Gile and Miss Florence
Gile passed Friday in Lewiston.
Miss Shirley Norton is sick with
bronchitis.
Startling Grange will hold their
annual fair Saturday next. Every
one invited.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-22
CLINTON

Mrs. Abbie Pratt Drew, VINO nas
been passing the summer Win ne.
sister. Mary Pratt of Pleasant SUE.
and other relatives in town, ielt .nis
morning for her home in California,
having crossed the Continent three
times coming to her native toWm.
She left here more than % yeal
ago to teach school. After llile t
she was united in marriage to MI
Drew. two sons and daughter nav
ing been born to them. Frlenos an
relatives were glad to welcome nei
home to her native town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reed OF Benton
were present at the seth Birtnoay
Anniversary of Alpheus Brown u
Pleasant street on Tuesday:
C. NJ. Harding was a Tuesday nisii'
visitor at the home of his granq,
father, Eben Lewis and uncle I. IL
Lewis of Morrison, Corner.
Miss Nellie S. Leavitt. who mas
been visiting friends in Lowell anu
vicinity returned home MONDAY
night.
Miss Margaret Rice, Miss Gladys
Blendhorn and Miss Esther Hoil
were Sunday guests of Miss Holt
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur HoIt
P. E. Lewis of Morrisons corner
was a business caller at II. II. Haro-
ings on Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-22
THE BATTLE BEING WON

The war with disease is a never
ending struggle but the way the bat
tie is going up here in Maine is very
encouraging. This may be attributed
to leadership and response to leader
ship, in other words to team -work,"
which never yet has been beaten.
It is very gratifying to learn that
Maine, the past year. has of all the
States made the greatest proportional
decrease in tuberculosis, that deaths
from cancer were fewer. whereas in
most states they were greater; that
fewer victims comprised the death
toll taken by heart disease and pneu-
monia.
Most gratifying. of ali is the splen-
did corpperation that has accom-
plished this. This may be best de-
scribed in the words of Secretary
Thurber of the NJ. P. H. A.. Y4.
MAINE as whole is practicing
team work in health to a greater ex-
tent than probably any other state.
With the physicians of the State
closely In touch with the medical side
Of public health work through their
own organization-the Maine Medical
Association-with the manufacturers.
the women's clubs, the parent-teach-
er associations, and business men
taking part in the health problems of
their communities and the State,
with the dental profession becoming
more and more active in the work,
with an increasing knowledge of
health and how to preserve 1t, with
an increasing support to and interest
in the work of the State Department
OF Health and local health authori-
ties, with the increasing use being
made of our State tuberculosis, sang
toria,, with the State Department fof
Education cooperating SO spiendidly
in teaching health to Maine boys and
girls and with the financial assistance
of public spirited Maine men and
women through contributions and the
annual purchase Of Health Christmas
Seals, Maine is making steady and
notable progress. We find an In
creasing number Of persons in Maine
are having thorough physical ex-
animation each years This is help
ing to. reduce the mortality rate Tor
the reason that in this way many
cases of beginning disease are d1s-
covered in time to check them before
they develop in a malignant form.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-22
LIBERTY

WEST-E. G. Bachelor ANA Z. !.
car, also Miss Hilda shermsr Y
still employed at the Monmousb y
ming factory, where they arr NM.
and packing corn for shipment 80
Clyde Bachelor is working Il !
Liberty garage.
Perley Brown of North Fryshu,,
occupying the B. E. Cunningham ~
for the fall and winter, while n =
a line of fox traps in this yicirIt,
Many families from here stt,,s,
the Goth anniversary celebrates
Sheepscot Lake Grange SATURDAY. !.
ming. All report fine time.
Mrs. Pyam E. Hatch Of DARK n
Dor visited her cousin, Mrs. DIN 4,
riman two days recently. shs /,
accompanied to Belfast BY Mrs q
Elwell. who has been passing h
weeks vacation with her sister
Miss Ruth Leman and Miss \
Bradeen of the u. of NJ, were M
end guests of the formers Md
Mrs. Media w. Hartman.
Mrs. A. B. Sherman left wednaa
for a two weeks visit with her iath
Prince L. Kinds of Liyermore nIh
Miss Doris Stickney has feius
home from New Hampshire. where's
has been employed at the Piney n,
House during the summer and Il
fall.
Edwin Whitaker and william q
returned Tuesday from a i've day i
to Northern Maine. They visited
potato fields and other places Of ill
est.
Leslie Thompson Of Centre n
vile is working for G. G. Thongs
Ernest Stickney, Maynard and
thur Whitaker returned Sunday n
Westfield. where they have been I
ployed by Volney Frost, picking
potatoes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-22
TALK Of lMpEAcHINe aMAn.


Report comes from Texas that the
Governors husband dictated the ap-
pointment Of the highway commits
sion. sits at board meetings, decides
who shall have the contracts, that
these are awarded to the high rather
than to the low bidders; that under
his dictation they have spent $780,
000,000; that while his wife is the
nominal Governor, Ferguson. himself,
is the acting Governor; that he is
the counsel for the. sugar land rail-
way at a salary three times that
paid the Governor: that he used ex-
ecutive Office stationery for writing
business firms asking them to adj
vertise in his paper; that some firms
paid as much as $4,000 for one ad-
vertisement.
Evidently the ways OF State gov
eminent IN Texas differ from those
countenanced in Maine yet 1t does
not seem surprising that there is talk
Of an effort to impeach Ferguson's
wife. the nominal Governor. It will
be recalled that he. few years ago,
was impeached and driven from the
office Of Governor and that the cleo
ton Of his wife was in the nature
Of a vindication. So while politics
doubtless has something to do with
these charges. one may easily con-
clude that when. a woman is chosen
Governor she and not her husband
should assume the helm Of the ship
of state, and hold it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-22
Two Ways

Boston Glpbel
Montreal has had. its crime wave
and has rolled 1t back. The most re-
cent instance Of large .lfoldup' In
that Canadian city OF 500, 900 people,
which is host to more than that
number of strangers during q year,
was In April, 1924. A payroll car of
one OF the large banks was looted.
one of the bank men and one of the
bandits being killed in the encoun-
ter. Is.
What happened then Is told by the
Globe writer sent to Montreal to size
up the situation. Inside a month the
seven surviving bandits We're under
arrest Within six months four had
been hanged and two were serving
life sentences. The survivor who
turned States evidence was released.
n A month after this, holdup an un-
armed mail truck was stopped, but
there was no shooting However, the
penalty of the law was swift and GER:
TAIN Three Of the FIVE men concern
ed are in prison for life and the 9TH
er two are serving from five to seven
years.
And since then there has not been
any organized banditry of the sort
that is reported several times a week
in the typical large city in the United
States.
1t seems clear that the uncertain
action of justice in this. country has
much to do with the degree to which
crime flourishes. OF the FIVE men ac-
cused in the Waltham car barn MUIR
der and robbery. four have recent
court records. One has done time for
assault and also for illegal sale of
liquor. In addition, this man has
been arr st> for larceny, for as
sault with a razor blade, and for
forgery. A second man was arrested
for robbery less than two years ago.
A third Is now under a charge of
carrying loaded revolver and of I'M
lawful possession of an automobile.
The fourth, however. has the amaz-
ing record. He has served time once.
In addition, he has been given a sus-
pended sentence for larceny, and two
cases against him for burglary and
one Tor highway robbery have been
placed on file. There Is also a charge
OF breaking and entering pending.
Montreal Is swift and certain:
Massachusetts tardy and very un-
certain. We have banditry and Mon
real does not.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-22
ABILITY TO SEE BEYOND
ONES SELF

II can conceive Of no adequate
remedy for the evils which beset So
ciety except through the influences
Of religion declares President Cool
idge.
Roger w. Babson, the eminent
statistician, declares that he can
prove by statistical analysis that
sane religion" is the basis of pros
perity, adding: "By sane religion l
mean the ability to see beyond ones
self"
Both these sources Of opinion are
such as to command respect. Neither
Mr.. Coolidge nor Mr.. Babson has
been addicted to vagaries. neither is
a sentimentalist; both are dispas-
sionate and wise observers and pos
sessed Of clarity Of mind. The opin-
ions Of one with regard to affairs of
Government are respected by all and
trusted by the ajority; the opinions
of the other command a premium in
the statistical market.
"Sane religion, ability to see be-
You'd ones SELF. Isn't that an abil-
ity worth @cultivating? Will it not
broaden the vision and tighten the
burden, though it be but a dawning
recognition Of wise purpose directing
creation?
And though the President sees, as
do most Intelligent people. that law
1essness is altogether too prevalent,
how many Of us see as he does. in
the unimpaired foundations of our
institutions. in generous responses to
the. calls Of need. in more attention
to the humanities. ''incontrovertible
evidence that, though 1t may be prac-
ticed in a somewhat different man
ner than formerly. the deep and
abiding faith Of our people in relig-
ion has not diminished. but has in
creased? It is well, especially in
these days Of uncertainty. vague and
otherwise, of unrest, accountable and
unaccountable, to consider these re-
assuring phases Of realities.