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The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-12
TO DRY UP
IOWA u HOLES

A determined campaign to "pull
Iowa out of the mud by giving the
state control of the road system, Inn
posing a 2-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax
and raising SS5,OO0,O00 for roads by a
bond issue, is being waged throughout
Iowa by the Iowa Good Roads associa-
ton.
Iowa today has more than 100000
motor vehicles. 1t stands to lose ST.
100000 a year, federal aid road money,
unless it places its primary road sys-
TEN under state control for construc-
ton and maintenance. Driving over
u%nimproved roads is estimated to cost
the people of Iowa $25.OO0,000 a year
in increased gasoline and oil consump-
ton and wear and tear on cars and
tires. On a 'p~ay-as-we-go" basis 1t
will take 16 or more years to complete
the states primary and secondary
roads.
Under the program advocated by the
association it will be possible to COM
plete improvement of 5000 miles OF
primary road in six years after funds
are made available and to drain and
bring to grade 1000 miles of coun-
ty roads within eight years. The pro-
gram provides for paving $500 miles
Of primary road, so as to connect all
the 90 county seats, and to surface
the remaining 300 miles of primary
road with gravel or sand-clay.
1t is figured that the 2-cent gasoline
tax will provide four and a half mil
lion dollars a year, Of which one and
a half million dollars would go to the
primary road fund and three million
dollars to the counties for county road
work.
The state legislature is being asked
to submit to the general election in
November, 1925. a bill authorizing the
$S5,0OO,O00 bond issue.
At present, property abutting paved
roads is subject to a disproportionate-
ly heavy paving assessment OF 121s
per cent on assessed valuation. 1t Is
proposed, as part of the roads pro-
gram, that this special assessment be
abolished and that 100000 already
paid under it be refunded to property
owners.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-12
Clean Cloth Upholstery

Cloth upholstery may best be
cleaned by beating curtains and backs
lightly with a stick or carpet beaten,
after which the accumulated dust Is
whisked off with a brush. Grease or
oil may be removed by an application
of lukewarm water and good soap, APP
piled with a wooden cloth. There are
a number of new wooden cleaners
which will work very well IN cloth up
holstery, but gasoline and benzine
have a tendency to spread instead of
to remove dirt.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-12
Examination of Casing

A very handy weapon to make easy
the examination Of the inside of a
casing when looking for punctures.
fabric breaks, or weak spots is a
wedge made of a substantial stick of
wood three-quarters of an inch thick
and three TO five inches long, depend
ing on the size of the tire. This wedge
may be slipped between the beads and
pulled around the entire circumfer-
ence of the casing with one hand.
leaving the other free to hold the tira.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-12
mo True American Is Selfish in Responding to
Any Human Appeal
By GEORGE W. wICKERsHAM, in New York World.

No true American is selfish in responding to any human appeal The
material things are the obvious things. The spiritual things are not on
the surface. But here we see all New York joining heartily In a COM
munity enterprise which is purely a spiritual enterprise. Regardless of
race and creed, we are joining to rear here a great cathedral which shall
be to us a visible sign and reminder of our common faith in the divinity
of mans mortality.
Another such spiritual demonstration-one of the most marked and
notable in my memory-came when President Harding died. One throb
of gentle and simple emotion ran from the Pacific to the Atlantic, over
the vast expanse of our country. The silent throngs which waited the
passage Of his funeral train were the material manifestation of our inn
material wealth in loving kindness.
And again, when the Coolidges lost their boy, the hearts of our
whole people we're gathered up in a single wave of sympathy. Our hearts
were drawn to our President and his wife in a way no achievement Of
wisdom or skill in craftsmanship could have brought to pass Such in
cdents as these, / think, betray the real heart of America.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-12
Tire Hints Given

Don't neglect small cuts. These
will often extend farther than yon
think. Dirt and wet get in, the fabric
rots and a blowout follows. Look
over your tires from time to time.
Don't keep a spare tire out of use too
long. Change over occasionally. A
tire lasts better in use than exposed
to the sun and rain on the running
board.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-12
Painting Spare Tires

Where it is desired to paint your
old spare tires merely to make them
look better, and not to preserve them
against deterioration from the action
of the elements, a good plan is to
paint but one side and the tread of
each tire, leaving the inner side just
as it was, SO that when a spare is to
be used the implanted side can be dis
PLAYED.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-12
Front Wheel Drive vii.
RevoIutionize Industry

A car that Is built for racing, the
highest part of the car being "a inches
from the track, but the main feature
being a front wheel drive. The
front axle contains all the driving
gears that the ordinary car has in the
rear axle while the rear axle of this
car is merely an axle, the transmits
sion, d%ifferential and the steering APP
pafatus being in the front axle. The
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-12
Cleaning MufFaer Box

In cleaning the muller, after the
part has been disasseinbled and the
parts cleaned with kerosene, 1t is well
to go over all the holes designed to
break up the gas with a sharp punch
OF fine taper reamer to make sure that
these holes have not heen reduced in
stze.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-12

car was designed by Harry Miller for
the use of Jimmy Murphy. world ia
nous driver, killed at Syracuse, N. Y.
The invention was bought by Cliff
Durant, manufacturer of the Durant
cars, and it. is said that the front
wheel drive will revolutionize the au-
tomobile industry. Photo shows Cliff
Durant at the wheel while Harlem
FengIer, race driver, looks On as Lew
Cody, movie star, christens the car.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-12
State Legislatures Must Help to Save Americas
Feathered Game
By DIR. WILLIAM 7. HoRNADAY, American Naturalist.

State legislatures over the country must help save Americas feath-
cred game, if it is to be saved at ALL Several state legislatures are about
to reduce the daily bag limits and others have a most obvious duty before
them. 1t is up to the sportsmen of the country to save their own shoot
ing. Unless the number of birds which may now be legally killed during
the open season is radically cut down at once, we shall pass on to posterity
q land denuded of its feathered game.
Under the Weeks-McLean law regulating migratory bird shooting
the United States biological survey may make regulations covering mgra-
tory birds. Chief T. W. Nelson writes me that bag limits and open sea
sons q ducks, snipe, geese, brant and SO on are to be curtaied to meet
the growing scarcity Of these birds. But it will take local legislation in
the different states to save the local and non-migratory game.
The automobile and the pumpgun give the sportsman a tremendous
advantage over the birds. Where can the game fly that it cannot be
reached il a few hours by gunners from hundreds of miles away?
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
Mill Team Deeisively Beats Armory
 Score 34-I4

Headquarters Companyis basket ball team was beaten Saturday even ing by the Mechanicsville A. A., five, very decisively. After the first few minutes Of playing the armory five never had chance to take the de- eision Johnson and Chase were the high scorers for Mechanicsville, while Eouley made nine points for the armory team. The final score was 34-l4.
 < the opening of the game the teams sparred on even terms for a fea minutes. with Carriers field goal giving the headquarters company team the advantage Before the close of the period, however, Chase drop ped three field goals and Johnson two, leaving the count ten to four iu favor 6f MechaniesviIle. During the second period the guards failed to score, while Mechaniesville tallied four points more The third quarter also was marked hy low scoring. Early in the final period the guards started rally. Bouley dropping four goals from the surface within a few minutes. The visiting five came back strong. however. and themselves made eight double counters.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
MILL BOWLING LEAGUE
Assawaga Drops One Point, But Stiil
 Has Big Lead

Assawaga bowlers dropped a little from the high scores which have marked their sheets since the opening of the mill league schedule and lost one of the three strings to II. K. If in the match Tuesday evening The other three points went to the Day vile five. Monday evening Putnam Woolen had taken all four points from Beachmont and thus gained a point on the league leaders, Assn waga. Wednesday evening, National Rhea, cellar champions, made an- other attempt to start up the ladder, but were turned back on three of the four points by Pin Shop. Frank Clifford of National Rhea and John Cody of the Pin Shop had the high scores for the week. Mill league matches are rolled on Monday. Tues day and Wednesday evening at Van dale's alleys.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
HEAR INSURANCE TALK
Fxo.rt Talks 10 Rotary Club on
 Workmen's Compensation

Alden E. Cole of Boston, insurance expert. was the speaker at the lunch con of the Putnam Rotary club Wed nesdav noon. Mr. Cole confined his talk to a discussion of workmcn' compensation insurance. This form started he said in Germany, and was introduced into this country in 1911, New York states legislature passing the first compensation insurance law.
 Since that time as other states have enacted similar laws, the trend has been to liberalize. and in many states several industrial diseases are reckon ed as compensatory. Stone cutters. tuberculosis, common m the quarry cities of Massachusetts, lead poison ing. and anthrax are examples ot the diseases which have been ruled thus.
 The Connecticut law was made in 1914. The speaker said that the fact that workmen's compensation companies and rates are not superFis- ed by state committee, is not to the credit of the state. Since there is no state supervision. manipulation of rates is frequent
 Ralph C. Jenkins, delegate of the club to the Boys Work conference at New Haven two weeks ago, gave q short report If the activities there and outlined to Che club what he be- lieved should be done during Roy's week in Putnam. sometime in May
 The selection of a chairman who would be willing to put time and energy into the work. and of an active committee would be the first essential. Boys day in the churches, in school, at home, in citizenship. in industry in athletics and in the out-of-doofs would be on the program.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
FILING RETURNS
Change Tn Law This Year Benefit
 Tax Payers

Your income tax for the year 1924 Is less, in proportion Go your income, than was the tax for 1923. A rate reduction. however. is not the only benefit afforded by the revenue act of 1924. Increase in the exemption for married persons, a 20 per cent reduction on learned income" and other changes in revenue legislation are of immediate interest to every taxpayer.
 The revenue act of 1924 requires that returns be filed by every single person whose net income for 1924 was 1000 or more, or whose gross income was g. .000 or more, and by every married couple whose aggre- gate net income was S2, 800 or more, or whose aggregate gross income was $5 1000 or more. Last year returns were required of married couples V hose aggregate net income was S2,- 900 or more. Husband and wife, living together, may include the in- come of each in q single joint return, or each may file separate return showing the income of each. Net in- come Is gross income less certain specified reductions for business ex- penses, losses, bad debt. contributions, etc.
 The period for filing returns IS from January to March l5, 1925. The return, accompanied by al least one fourth of the amount of tax due, must be filed with the collector of internal revnue for the district in which the taxpayer has his legal resi-. denee or has his principal place of business. t.s 8 fa
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
 CITY NEWS NOTES

George Baker of Fremont street spent the weekend in Lowell, Maa@ ,, with his daughter. Mrs. Richard West. Mrs Baker, who has been visiting her daughter for two weeks, returned to Putnam with Mr Baker.
 Mir. and Mrs. Lowell D. Ross of Main street have been entertaining their son, Charles F.. Ross of St. Louis. Mo. a few days. Mir. Ross came East to attend boot and shoe convention in Boston last week
 The regular meeting of the Putnam Grange will be held January 26 at Odd Fellows Hall. There will be in stallation of officers, Frank K. Haines of Pomfret, being installing officer. assisted by Mrs. Haines and Miss Katherine Bvrne. The meeting will open promptly at 8 D. m. and large attendance Is desired.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
MARRIED

GRINsELLE-B -BEAUDREAULT In Chicago, H.. Jan. l5. by Rev. Fr. Kelley. Miss Ruth l. Beaudreault of Putnam and Harvey J. Grinseiie of Chicago.
 ASH-FRASiER In Putnam, Jan. 20, by Rev. Charles f. Bedard. Miss Margaret Loretta Frasier and Nor man Ash of Pomfret. MEAGHER- BARRETTE-i North Grosyenordaie. Jan. l9. by Rev. j.. H. Quinn. Miss Loretta Barrette and Thomas Meaghcr of Webster.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
SPORTS BOWLING = BASKET BALL
HIGH SCHOOL AGAIN
 WINS FROM GUARDS
Victory Wednesday Evening. 23-14, Makes School Team
 Putnam Champs
Rival Captains Play Well.-Gusrd
 Seconds Win In Preliminary

By it's victory over Headquarters Company "Wednesday evening, g to II. the High School basket ball estah- hshed an almost indisputable claim as champions of Putnam. Only the trade school team remains in the way of complete and general recognition of the title. and the r. II. S. team expects to easily eliminate the trade quintet Co be played soon.
 Despite the fact that Captain Whites five was playing on it's home floor. it was unable to stop the school boys in the first half. and allowed them 10 get a lead that could not be made up after the long intermissiou
 The two captains. Sid kiug for the high school. and Owen White for the guards. contributed the best playing of the evening Not only did king prevent many certain scores by tha guards and break up their passwerk very often, but he also scored two field goals and two one point baskets from the complimentary line. h spite of the fact that Captain White played in hard luck. his shots many times rolling around the edge of the basket and out again, he managed to cage three field goals and Go act Us the pivot for the play of his team.
 The first half was fast and well played, the high school working up to n lead of sixteen to eight After the rest period the playing was not so good. both team missing many shots and playing more slowly.
 The guards missed Bennett. whe was unable to play because of illness. He has been their high scorer in near ly every game to date. keyren Cot ter did a good job as referee.
 In the preliminary the guards sec ond team surprised itself by beating the high school seconds, eleven to eight. Valade for the guards and Nu2ie and Lynch for the high school played well.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
PUTNAM WINS OVER
 PLAINFIELD FIVE
Home Team Gets Victory Over Rivals By l5-13 Score.-
 Great Game
Visitors Last Period Rally Almost
 Beats Putnam.-GirlsA Also Win

The Putnam High school basket ball team won one of its most important games of the season when Piainfieid was sent home on the short end of a I | Co l3 score following the game here Friday evening. Putnam outclassed the visitors during the first three per iods. but was itself outplayed and nearly beaten in the last quarter.
 The home team exhibited defense which throughout the first half was almost perfect. Plaiafeld was unable @ score a single field goal its hoet- ing was poor. while the Putnam guards broke up the visitors passwork time and time again. In the first half Plainfleld made but one point. tels au a free throw hy Gallup. Numerous other chances from the free throw line were missed. Putnam scored eight points during the half.
 h the third period the home team made SIX points and Plainheld three. leaving the count l4 to i. The last period was moro than exciting The other four plaafield men undertook to follow the example of their captain. 0vila Al.ard. and put up a much bet ter game than earlier in the contest. Allard himself made three baskets during this period. and Mereier, the other forward. one. All of Ailard' s shots were long distance throws. Put nam fans were decidedly relieved when the whistle saved the game. with Put nam holding only two point margin.
 Tom Cody made three of the Put nam baskets. Barber did some good guard work while he was in the game. The whole Putnam team worked to- gether well, keeping possession of the ball most of the time. Its five man defense was not often pierced by Plainfield until the last quarter. The largest crowd of the season watch ed the game.
 In the preliminary the girls of the school had a wide margin over the Plainfield girls. Miss Morse played well for the winners. Her passes to Miss Fisher and Miss Allard, who scored practically all of the Putnam points. were accurate and we'll timed. Both of these made some pretty bas- kets.
 Summary of the boys game:
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
BORN

HOLLISTER-In Hartford, al St, Francis Hospital. Jan. |, a son Donald Stuart. to Mir. and Mrs. Ray. mond Hollister (nee Edith Baker of Pomfret. Center) of Glastonbury, Conn.
 TOUCHETTE-In In Putnam. at the Day Kimball Hospital, Jan. 2l, q daughter to Mir. and Mrs. 0dias Touchette. I.AZ0R-ln Putnam, Jan l9, daugh- ter to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lazor of Powhattan street. LlGHT-In Putnam. Jan. 20. a daugh- ter to Mir and Mrs. William C. Light of the River Road.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23

DURAND-ln Putnam. Jan, IS, Emilien Durand, aged a4 years. HUfCHlNS-in Worcester. at the Memorial Hospital. Jan. IS, Fred eriek L. iiutchins of Thompson, aged 60 years. MeGORTY-in Worcester. at St. Vim cents Hospital, James McGorty of killingly. aged 5S years. Formerly of Putnam.
 LaCROIX-In Norwich. Jan. 1s. Archie LaCroix of Putnam, aged 59 years.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
DIED

WESTERSULT-In East Thompson, Jan. r. Albert Westersult, aged 55 years. MeADAMS-l Putnam, at the Day Kimbal Hospital. Jan. iS, George McAdams. aged 62 years. CHAMPEAU-In Norwich. Jan 2l Miss Celina Champeau, aged 6t years.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
Card of Tbanks

The undersigned wish to express their heartfelt thanks and apprecia- ton to their many friends who were SO kind during our recent bereave- ment in the tragic death of Emelien Durnnd; also those who sent flowers for the funeral
 Mrs, Emelien Durand
 and Family.
 Mir. and Mrs Fred Lapointe.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
Card of Thanks

Our deepest thanks to everyone for kindness and sympathy shown during the illness of Alfred Westersult and for the beautiful floral offerings to our beloved dead.
 Mir. and Mrs. r. J. McMullen
 Miss Mae B. MeMullen
 Mir. and Mrs. J. F. McMullen
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
SOLDIERS BASKET BALL
Woodstoek Academy Tonigh. and Me ehaniesxille Thursday, Both Away

This evening the Headquarters Com many basket ball team Is playing Woodstock Academy at Woodstock The military team has lost five games in a row, and at Woodstock tonight will be trying to start winning streak. Next Thursday evening the guards will play the Meehaniesyiilf A. A. a return game al the IoaFteiitete Mtmorial High gymnasium.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
Card of Thanks

For the many beautiful flowers and kindly words which have helped us SO much to bring US hope, we are deeply grateful.
 Mrs. Winifred l.. Hutchins
 and Family.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23

High average. Rivers. l22. High three strings, St. Onge. 4l9 High single string, Belisle, ITO. The weeks matches:
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
HEAnQTARTERS CO
PoMFRET WINS
Hockey Team Has One Point Margin
 Over Providence Tech

Providence Technical High school lost Co Pomfret Sehool at hockey in a game at Pomfret Wednesday after noon by the score ef l te Q. The teams were very evenly matched and there was no score until the last period when Ripley pushed the puck past Mllis af- ter taking a pass from F. Ihayer. Both teams played fast hockey m spite eff the soft ice. Anthony and Capt, Berry. Mills and Johnson starred for fha pravidanea team
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23

Referee. Cotter. Time, four eight minute periods.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23

The summary and hneup
 P0MFRET TECHNICAL R. Thaver. lw rw. Anthony Carr rw lw. Berry pinlev. C. Clifford Tasell i'd I'd. Johnson F. Thaver. I'd Id. Kelleher Morrison. z. Mills
 Substitutes. Martin for Ripley Lib- hy for Lasell. Barrows for Clifford. Referee. Unger. Timers. Bradley and Langdon. Field judges, osterbury and es0atie Time, three l6Aminate. pert bdsg ff sH f..aff
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
Summary of the boys game:
 FRIFrrNE Al
PLAINFIEI.
MEcHANIcsVILLE WINNER

Refree. Ryan of Southbridge.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
PERMISSION FOR
 INTERSTATE BUS LINE

Continued from page one)
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23
Favors Putnam-Quinebaug Route

"There Is pending before us no application for eertiica e e suHHIt local iituev service between Putnam and Qunebaus, eNceptu as inei- dent to the through service between Massachusetts and Rhode Island a- if masses through Connecticut
 "As stated before taking into con sideration existing transportation fac ciffties. we find no public convenience and necessity for interstate or through travel between Connecticut and the adjoining states along and over said route as applied Tor in Con- nectieut.
 ..Therefore, said application is de nied. but without prejudice to an ap- plieation or issuance of certificate to operate iitney between Putnam and Quinebaug.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23

t aasa .i fis 2.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23

tween Providence and Springfield, is entirely ample.
 Although the commission denies tho application of the Farnum lines. i, finds that public convenience and necessity exist for the establishment of a iitney service between Putnam and Quinebaug, whereby. the people of Quincbaug. Woodstock and the points along the route would receive more convenient public trausporta- ton accessible to Putnam. There is no such application pending before the commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-18
WOMEN VOTERS
HEAR ak ON
PRIMARIES
Scientific Social aReseatch
Also Topic at Richmond
Convention
~ International News service.


RICHMOND, Va. April 1.-THE
second days session Of the national
convention OF the League Of Women
voters was turned today into q
current events. class, in which q
number Of speakers delivered adj
dresses on national topics.
The chief address was BY Doctor
Louise oyeracker, Of Wilson Col
lege. Chambersburg. Pa. who ad,
vocated adoption OF q Presidential
primary, but doubted whether the
reform could be accomplished ct an
eeyly date.
John NJ. Gaus. Of the University
Of Minnesota, urged ! more tolerant
attitude in public controversies. OBJ
tainable by wider use Of scientific
social research.
Other speakers today were mrs.
r. W. Wittish. Minnesota; Mrs.
Mary b. cowper, North Carolina;
Mrs. W. H. Jeffrey. Vermont; Miss
Charlotte Conover, Ohio. ana nArs.
.Tohn o. Miller, of Pittsburgh, "a.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-18
WINDOW SHADE.
DEVELOPMENT
planned
w. Stokes Summons Writes
Shade History, Interesting
to Housewives

Before the advent of the spring
roller, paper was used as the ma
terial for shading the window. The
paper manufactured at that time
had not sufficient tensile strength
to withstand the snap and jerk
which accompanied the operation Of
the roller, partly because the roller
was new to everyone and was not
properly used.
with the increased popularity of
the spring roller a material tougher
than paper became essential and q
certain Philadelphia finally con-
ceived a material with cloth for a
base-glue for a sizing in order to
give a suitable body and ordinary
linseed oil paint to supply the de-