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Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
N. B. REAM. ExEcUToR
 BRINGS AMICABLE SUIT

A special session of the Windham county superior court was held in Wiilimantie Saturday afternoon with Judge George E. Hinman on the bench, when the case of the New York Trust Company, executor of the will of the late Norman B. Ream of Thompson was heard The case is an amicabe one. on agreed statements of fact, in which the execqtor asks to be empowered and authorized by the court to recognize the assignment of income coming from that and other estates. to Edward Ream. one of the sons of Norman Ream. The amount of the assignments totals about S250. 900, which sum is to take care of in debtedness claimed to be owing t9 the National Bank of Kentucky, al Louisville. The proceeding IS simi- lar to one heard in Willimantic last June in relation to the same estate. The attorneys were in accord, both as to the facts in the matter and the law governing the facts, each side being desirous that the order be pass ed. William A. King of Willimantic ap- peared for the New York Trust Com pany and Arthur L. Shipman of Hart ford for Edward Ream.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
ATTAWAUCAN

The glare in the sky from the fire in Dayville Saturday evening was plainly seen from here.
 Friday forenoon the mill whistle blew for a chimney fire in the tene- ment occupied by Amedee LaParle. The fire was soon extinguishcd and no damage caused.
 The Woman's Catholic Welfare Council of this place held whist and sale of fancy articles al the club hall Wednesday evening which brought out a fairly large attendance. After the whist the lucky number was drawn for the hope chest which was won by Annette Tatrault, little daughter of Mir and Mrs. Joseph Tatrauit
 The death of Joseph La Roche, 5o, occurred at his home early Thursday morning after a serious illness of a few weeks. though he had been m poor health many years. He had re- sided in this place all his life and was well known through this section. lie is survived by his wife and one daugn. Ter. Mrs. Whfred Aubin. Ills Tuner ii was held Saturday morning from ms home st 9 o'clock with a requiem bizh mass at St. Joseph's church, payville. Burial was in st. Josepn : cemetery. A large number of reis- tiyes and friends were in attendance,
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
GIANT ELECTRIC POWER
 MERGER PUT THROUGH

The Eastern Connecticut Power Company, of which the Putnam Light & Power Company is a sub division is one of the eight light and power companies in this state recently con- solidated under the name of The Con. nectieut Electric Service Company The organization was perfected in Hartford last Saturday
 The territory served by the eonsoli. dating companies includes the Nauga- tuck valley, the cities of Waterbury. New Britain, Meriden, Norwalk. Put nam and Bristol. and includes the fol- lowing eomanies:
 The Connecticut Light and Power Company.
 The Eastern Connecticut Power Company.
 The Meriden Gas Light Company
 The Meriden Electric Light Com psny.
 The Ne~ Milford Electric Ligh, Company.
 The Woodbury Electric Company
 The Westport Electric Company.
 From present appearances this is but the beginning of a plan to orga. nire all of the electric light and power plants in New England. from Maine to New York City. and also including at least A part of New York state under a common head.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
EAST WOODSTOCK

Ray Eddy is spending his vacation with friends in Maine
 Miss Ruth Murray is at her home in Deep River for the Christmas vaca- tion.
 Mrs. Harry Cady and daughter Marion are visiting relatives in Nor wich for week.
 George A. Wetherell accompanied Carl Danielson and George Nicely Go Hartford on Sunday.
 William Knights and friend of Hopedale, Mass. spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs. Charles f. Pike.
 Elliott Clemence and family of Sturbridge. Mass, will spend Christ mas with Charles II. Potter and fam fly.
 Teacher and pupils had a Christmas tree in the school room last Friday afternoon. There were several visit ors.
 The Christmas tree and entertain ment will be al the club house Thurs day evening. The children are re- hearsing a cantata.
 Misses Louise and Doris Lindeman of Newburgh and Potsdam. N. f., are spending the holidays with their parents, Mr and Mrs. L. II. Linde- man.
 The annual meeting of the Theft Detecting Society will be held at the Community house December go. The chairman of the dinner committee Is Mrs. r. A. Jordan. and Mrs. W. K. Witter and others on the committee are arranging an interesting program.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
WOODSTOCK BRIEFS
NORTH WOODSTOCK

Donald Hicks of Southbridge spent the weekend with his parents
 A large flock of wild geese flying southward were noted by Harold Dodge on Sunday.
 Mrs. Nina Smitehel of Oxford was the guest of her nephew, Harry Townsend and family on Sunday.
 Lionel Letaille. who delivers bread in this section, is laid up with a broken left leg. which he acquired while skating on Laurel Ledge pond
 Mir. and Mrs. Clifford Hubbard at tended the funeral of Charles Clemens of Putnam. He was brother 0f Mrs. Hibbard's mother. Mrs. Buell.
 Home corners for the holiday are Misses Eunice Hubbard from Sufiield Winifred Potter. Waterbury; Berniee Leavitt and Dorothy Bundy, West Hartford.
 4 Christmas tree and entertain ment in charge of Mrs. Lester Starr and Miss Selma Anderson was held Wednesday evening in the hall ru- pills from the village and English Neighborhood schools furnished an interesting program.
 Sam Ide has gone to Brooklyn, Y. Y. to try the efficacy of baths for his rheumatism. Several of his friends have received great benefit by the treatment. Mir Ide has been laid up for weeks and as soon as he was able started on his trip.
 Milton Perrin has gone to Florida for the winter After visiting his mother and brother Frank in Orlando. he will proceed to Fort Landersdale, where job at carpentering awaits him. His brother Howard is there and secured employment for him.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
EASTFORD

School closed Friday for two weeks vacation.
 Miss Irene Martin IS with her mos ther for A few weeks.
 Morris Latham is at the home t Mrs. Florence Latham.
 Henry Trowbridge of West Haven is visiting at E. Grant Trowbridge' s for few days.
 Mrs. Sarah Snow has gone to Dan ielson where she will spend the win ter with her brother. Oliver Bartlett.
 The pulpit was supplied Sunday morning by l. s. Tracy of Hartford. He gave a fine talk on the Christmas story.
 George Griggs is building new house and 1t will soon be ready to oc- cupy as he is now putting the win dows in it.
 The mid-week prayer meeting was omitted this week on account of the Christmas tree at Phoenixville Wed nesday night and one at the chapel Thursday night
 When William Warren went to the barn Sunday morning he found one of his horses with broken ieg and had to kill 1t. The horse had broken loose during the night and another horse had kicked 1t.
 The C. F. Societies held unian meeting Sunday evening. Sumner Warren and Eugene French were the leaders. Mir. Tracy. a returned mis- sionary from India, gave a talk on Sunday school work and Christmas there, and sang a song in the native language. The choir also gave a fine selection.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25

munity the attendance at the school and church hes been much less lhsa usual the past few weeks. Only twelve of the twenty-nine pupils attended school regularly the last days of the term.
 The parents who attended the Christmas exercises at the school on Friday afternoon were Frank Libuda and Mrs. Steve Lemanski. The chil- dren sang the Christmas carols ani spoke their pieces. The tree was tastiIy decorated with colored paper lanterns and chains made by the chil- dren. Each child. including those at home, received pretty Christm 3
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
POMFRET LANDING

Arthur Congdon shot his first fox this season.
 Miss Mary Sullivan is spending the Christmas recess in Fall River, Mass.
 Miss Annie Black from Poniret Street was a Sunday caller Si Mrs. Hopkins.
 Miss Margaret Kearney spent the weekend with MT. and Mrs. Lanon and family in Attawaugan.
 Miss Rose Kempton has returned from Vienna, Maine. She IS now Vis- ting her father, Charles kempton.
 The Landing school had it's annual Christmas entertainment "Wednesday evening. December l6. The children s program was very nice. The children received good and useful gifts from Mr Lawrence Perkins. He also gave ice cream and candy. The parents are giving their thanks to Mir. Perkins Tor his generous kindness
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
 WEST WOODSTOCK

Miss Sarah A. Gillian spent last Sat urday in Putnam.
 Capt A. Clinton Winslow has been quite indisposed this past week
 Mir. and Mrs. John Perrin and chil- dren motored to Webster Monday of this week.
 Mrs. John Shepard entertained on Sunday Mir. and Mrs. Charles Davis of Providence.
 Mowry Ross of Camden. N J.. is spending the Christmas holidays with his parents and sister.
 MT. and Mrs Albert Davis and fam fly of Providence were Sunday guests of Mir. Davis parents, Mir. and Mrs. Daniel Davis.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
Christina. Entertainment

The school closed on Friday for the holiday vacation. with a Christmas tree and finely rendered program, which was listened to by number ot the parents. and other friends of the school. The program was as follows
 Welcome, Eva Langlois. song, 70 Little Town Of Bethlehem" school, TO Q Sleepy Shepherd Ira Basto; Poor Santa" Raymond Anderson, Bright Stars al Christmas Shine. Edith Tourtellotte; song, "0ld Santa Claus Lives In the Northland.. school: The Little Christmas Tree. Beulah McWilliams: The Wish of a Little Miss" Eva Pepin; song. "christmas Bells, school; "Old Christmas" Fred Bellerive; "Santas Little Friend. Dorothy Chapman. song, Merry Christmas" school. "A Present For Mamma" Ruth Young; Santa Claus Evelyn Basto; "The Angels Song, Lester Bellerive; The flrst Christ mas Day" two girls. "A Christmas Question, Robert Summers; Christ mas Verses" Bertha Tourtellotte; song, "Hark the Herald Angels Sing, school: "Hilda's Christmas" Elsie Erickson; "A Wireless to Santa, Frank Young: "Baby's Stocking, Lucille Langlois; "A Christmas Carol, school; Christmas Cheer" Agnes Las Fountain: The Christmas Story, Margaret Scranton: Santa Claus song" first three grades; "A Christ mas Eve Adventure" Roxana Belle rieye; "A Christmas Carol" Arthur Belleriye. folk dance. first three grades; aChristmas Silence" Ruby pepin: "If You Want to Be Happy, Give Something Away" Evelyn Nor gan: "Christmas Wishes" Raymond Summers; song, silent Night, Holy Night" school.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
NORTH ASHFORD

Fifteen attended morning worship last Sunday. Several attended a fu- neral in Putnam, SO no session of the Sunday school was held. Regular services will be held next Sunday.
 Wallace 1. Goodhall has remodeled his barn. Doors have been cut in the front and the interior refurnished to accommodate automobiles. The car penter work has been done by George French of Eastford.
 Owing to an epidemic of humps and sore throat trouble in the com
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
UNION

Paul Rizner is visiting relatives in Pennsylvania.
 Miss Della Heck spent Thursday with Mrs. II. K. Howard.
 Mss Evangeline Lawson is home for the Christmas vacation. Mr. and MrS. C. A. Preuix and son Arthur spent Friday in Worcester.
 Our selectman, s. L. Heck, had the misfortune to lose valuable COW re- gently.
 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peck of South Lyme visited at their grandparents one day last week.
 Mrs. H. 4. Coolidge was called to Ann Arbor, Mich, by the illDsss of her daughter. Mrs. Mary Firestone.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
SCHOOL CHILDREN
 PRESENT OWN PLAY

Tuesday morning the pupils of the eighth grade under the direction of Miss Kent and Miss Duffy, teachers, presented a short play, which the pupils in that room had written to present as part of their Christmas exercises. Christmas carols and se- lections were also part of the pro- gram.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
SOUTH WOODSTOCK

@e..s was in Putnam eref tte las w
 The ladies met with Mrs. Harmon French on Thursday afternoon of last week.
 Miss Eleanor Marcy of West Wood stock was at Wayland Marcys over the weekend
 The Bible school will have it's Christmas concert with the usual tree on Thursday evening of this week. Quentin Sanger of Clark University. Worcester; Henry Stafford and Donald Williams of Storrs College; Walter Anderson of Wesleyan University i; Misses Gladys Harrington of Brown University; Evelyn Calhoun of Bry- ant & Stratton's Business College. and Gladys Young, who IS teaching m Un- ion, are spending their vacations at their respective homes here.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25

Shortly before the primaries last October. colunrnist of the Erie Pennsylvania. Times announced in his daily column that he was going to run for sheriff because he needed tho money" He meant the statement as a joke. but his friends took it othsF- wise and would not permit him e withdraw and he was elected sheri4, according to reports.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25

The Island of Culion, the Philip pine site of the largest leper colony in the world was one of the first places under the American flag to give women the right Co vote.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25

Bvron W. Hum. silk hat manufae- tnrer' for most of the Presidents since the time of Grant recently diea ai his Milwaukee home.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25

box filled with candy and pop eess and bright req. apple.
Evening star., 1925-07-25
The Retreating Riffs.

Dispatches from Fez and Paris in
dicate that the power of Add ell -Krim
has about been broken and that his
Rift1an tribesmen either are in flight
or are submitting to the French.
Those in flight are being shelled by
French artillery and further demoral-
lied by bombs dropped from air
planes. Thus again it is demonstrated
that human flesh, however willing.
cannot alone endure the ordeal of
modern engines of destruction That
the Riffs are gallant fighters is con-
ceded. willingly by the French and
sadly by the Spaniards. but when
gallantry comes into conflict with
the devilish ingenuity of scientific
warfare gallantry counts for but little
in determining the result
1t is hard not to sympathize with
Add el-Krim and his tribesmen in
their defeat. They made a good fight,
but the odds against them were too
overwhelming Why it was neces-
sary to defeat them, by what au-
thority the French and Spaniards
claim the right to rule over these
sons of the desert, are questions
which it may not be well to press too
closely for an answer. If might makes
right, the French of course. are right
But one wonders. French civiliza-
tion may be more advanced than that
of the Moors, but certainly it is not
more ancient. Ancestors of the van
quished tribesmen We're highly civil
lied when ancestors of the victors
were barbarian subjects of the
Caesars.
French title to Morocco may be
perfectly good, in the way strong ma
tions have of acquiring title to the
lands of weaker peoples, but not
much account seems to have been
taken of the Moors' right to self
determination. No doubt there is
glory in the achievement, and Mar
shals Petain and Lyautey presumably
have added to their military laurels
But, What price, glory?" What
price will France and the world some
day have to pay if glory of this kind
is to continue to be sought and won?
If the Riffs, because they were weak,
were not safe from the French, what
assurance has any nation of its safe
ty in the face of a strong and cove
tous neighbor?
But what good came of it at last?"
Quoth little Peterkin;
why that l cannot tell. said he,
But twas a famous victory"
Evening star., 1925-07-25

some machine. Many ladies will re-
gret that mere mechanics should in
wade the realm of occultism. Many
persons do not want that the faithful
old deck of cards should be laid aside
or the tea leaves in the bottom of the
cup be thrown out to make way for
reading the future by machinery.
1t is also said that this machine
works out problems in education and
economics and goes into the field Of
agriculture. Machines are already at
work in agriculture-corn planters,
corn cutters, corn shuckers and she'll
ers, potato diggers, reapers, binders
and thrashers. But this new machine
may foretell the weather 1t would be
useful to know six months ahead how
much rain and heat the crops are to
have. and if the machine should show
that the Summer is to be dry and cold
perhaps man could turn crank and
produce a better growing season. AL
together the preliminary accounts OF
this machine are interesting and per-
hans a few of the inventors friends
have faith in it.
Evening star., 1925-07-25
Scientists Here
To Weigh Earth

Experiments are under way at the
Bureau of Standards at Washington
to weigh the earth.
Write down the figure and place
21 ciphers after it. That's the ap-
proximate weight of the earth-six
thousand million million million tons
The Bureau of Standards, however.
hopes to get more accurate figure
Pioneers upon the last frontier
the frontier of science-await the re-
suit of the work with eagerness, since
a knowledge of the weight of the
earth helps in solving many problems
concerning the structure and compo-
sition of the earth's interior
The apparatus to be used at the
bureau is extremely delicate.
What the bureau does is to meas
ure the force of attraction which two
large steel balls exert upon two tiny
gold ones.
We know that the attraction ex-
erted by the earth is the force of
gravity. Therefore, the ratio of the
force of gravity to the force exerted
by the steel balls on the gold balls
must be the same as the ratio of the
weight of the earth to that of the
steel balls.
All that is necessary, then, is to
weigh the steel balls and from that
figure calculate the weight of the
earth.-Greenville Piedmont
Evening star., 1925-07-25
SWatting the Politicians.

President Coolidge is in deadly ear
nest about this matter of dry law en-
forcement He gave evidence of that
fact at Swampscott yesterday, when
he served notice on politicians of high
and low degree to keep hands off the
reorganization of the forces of As
sistant Secretary Andrews. No one is
going to get a job as an enforcement
officer because he has a political puI.,
and Senators and Representatives and
other party leaders might as well save
themselves the trouble of seeking to
interfere
This is the sensible and logical thing
to do, of course, but it must be rather
shocking to the politicians. Federal
patronage is scarce at best, these
days, and the prohibition enforcement
unit has been one of the few remain
ing places where hencbmen might be
easily cared for. 1t is true that politics
has been responsible for a-let of in
efficiency and not a little graft in con-
nection with enforcement of prohibi-
ton, but that is almost inevitable
where large numbers of men are re-
sponsible to outside influences rather
than to their immediate superiors.
The enforcement unit is not the only
public service where the truth of this
has been demonstrated.
Gen. Andrews is to have a free
hand in the selection of his assistants
and is to make his own plans for war
on the bootleggers. without interfer
ence even from the President himself.
If the Volstead act is to be enforced it
will needs be enforced by a man of
the type of Gen. Andrews, and he will
have to be let alone to do it in his own
way. Then, if he fails, there will be
no alibi What the President evidently
intends, and what the country wants,
is a demonstration whether the dry
law is enforceable. SO far there has
been no such demonstration, despite
the sincere efforts of some of those in
charge. The country knows the Vol
stead act has not been enforced, but it
does not know that it cannot be en-
forced.
Gen. Andrews program of cutting
off the supplies of liquor and leaving
it TO State and local police to deal
with the petty bootlegger and pocket
flask toter sounds like a sensible be-
ginning. Necessarily limited as the
Federal enforcement forces are, if
they spend their time hunting down
the small fry the big rumrunners will
have things pretty much their own
way. Whereas, if they cut off the sup
plies there will be nothing for the
little fellows to peddle but homemade
hooch-and traffic in homemade hooch
carries its own cure, drastic though it
may be.
Evening star., 1925-07-25
Fortune Telling by Machine.

A college student has invented a
device called a Correlation machine"
which will correctly answer the ques-
tions, How long will 1 live?" and
"Will I GRADUATED" The machine
reads the future and no doubt writes
it on a dial. Perhaps a young man
can step on the machine, punch
card or ring a bell and the machine,
taking a quick glance into the future,
hands out its forecast. There is no
use going to a fortune teller or cross
ing a gypsy's palm with silver when
a man can borrow one Of these ma
chimes.
The dispatch says, "The machine is
said to have met with the approval of
the American Psychological Associa-
ton" 1t is also said that the machine
sis credited by scientists with super
human powers" That may be true.
Some machines do have superhuman
powers There are derricks which can
lift more than the best college athlete
can hold out at arms length and there
are locomotives that can outrun the
best man on any track team in the
East, and perhaps in the West.
a device that reads the future is
Evening star., 1925-07-25
Men, Women and Manners.

What happens when that considera
ton for woman by man called chivalry
goes by the board? Man gets the
seat and woman stands, If the reports
from New York subways can be be-
lieved. There is that disadvantage OF
physical inferiority under which wom-
an still has to labor, no matter what
claims to equality the feminist sets up.
Conditions in the New York sub
ways during the rush hours-indeed.
conditions in the bustling life of Amer
lean cities today generally-do not
make for better manners on the part
of either men or women. 1t is difficult
to be polite under such conditions, no
matter how strong the desire may be.
But certain callousness is growing
up in the ordinary relations of the
travelling public which makes more for
brutality than anything else. When it
comes to being a plain, ordinary brute,
man still has the edge on woman, as
between the sexes. The ballot has not
changed this, nor yet the later-day
training of women.
An argument offered in extenuation
of the lack of manners today is that
there is no time to be polite. Polite
ness is really a matter of considera-
ton for others, and it is futile to
argue there is no time for such con-
sideration unless the best and most
desirable things in life are to be dis
carded. Good manners, like cleanli-
ness, are in a measure related to god
linesS.
OF what value evolution, if there is
to be a reversion to brutality merely
because the men and women of today
have not time to be considerate? A
thoroughbred dog-not to mention
monkey-would turn up his nose at
some of the antics of the subway
throngs in New York during the rush
hours.
On the other hand, the powers that
be in American cities should take
steps to see that the facilities of the
travelling public are adequate, and
thereby provide conditions under
which good manners may not be sub
ject to such rude attack.