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Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09
There Will Be Leaders Train, ing Camps and Three Peri
 ods For Boys
Dates For Black Pond Resort An
 nouneed


 Dates for the 1926 season at Camp Woodstock, the tri-county ' NJ C. A. camp located at Black Pond, Wood stock Valley, have been announced by Frank B. Condon. Holland County Y. M. C. A. secretary. The dates are as follows:
 teaders' Training Camp June 25 to June 30
 Boys Camp-1st Period. June 90 Co
 Boys Camp 2nd Period. July n to July 28.
 Boys Camp-3rd Period. July 2s to August l.
 Camp Woodsioek k the Boys Camp of Hartford, Holland and Wndham County Young Mems Christian Asso- citations.
 The camp is located in Woodstock, Windham county, on Black Pond. & beautiful spring-fed lake. The camp site, one of unusual charm. includes forty acres of farm and woodland and an especially beautiful grove Of virgin pine trees by the shore of the lake.
 Wholesome Vacation
 The purpose is to provide whole some vacation in the great out-of- doors with a program of activities making for A well balanced Christian manhood Is the aim of Camp Wood stock
 The campers sleep in weather tight tent houses or tents. There is a farm house that provides facilities for q limited number of guests, and
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09

George Tourtellotte of Hartfor1 spent Monday with friends here
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-09
Married Tn Detroit

lie married Miss Marjorie Fitch of Detroit ten years ago. She survives him. together with his parents, who reside in Upton, Mass, a son. Henry A. seven years of age. and a sister. Mrs David c. Coleord of HollistoH. Mass
Evening star., 1926-06-05

which the law imposes upon these
three departments have been found
| invaluable in securing better govern.
| ment.
| It's most distinctive, original and
| most American feature is the Supreme
| Court. This was a complete depar-
J ture from any known judicial prac.
| tice, and has proved to be one of the
most successful principles of our Con
| stitution, of which it is the sole in,
| terpreter.
| AS the Supreme Court Is the final
| authority in our political system, the
! Constitution Is the supreme law of
our land. Other nations have been
careful to establish this rule, to guard
| their freedom and insure internal
| peace. And our Constitution, a docu-
| ment of liberty. order and self
| restraint, stands with but one inter-
| prefer, the Supreme Court.
These eight great pillars of our
Government, the theory and practice
of the written Constitution. a combi-
nation of Federal and State govern
| ments, government deriving its
powers from the consent Of the gov
erned, guarantees of personal liberties
TO the common people, separation of
church and State, with religious lib
erty for all, the principle of the sepa-
ration of power, the Supreme Court.
and the Constitution as the supreme
law OF the land, are all American
principles which have been embodied
in governments in both hemisphere in
every continent.
And | close the time-tried book of
government with it's white unfinished
pages, and I think with a fierce pride
and a high heart how glad | am that
| am an American, one of these mil
lions who live under a Constitution
that has impaired so much to the
world; one of those millions who live
in country which shines as q bea-
con light to far-distant lands. And /
bring the challenge of duty to all who
are Americans to carry on as others
before you have so nobly carried on.
to watch that light with ardor and
tend it with devotion, to keep it's fame
pure and it's lamp unsullied. And
Evening star., 1926-06-05

From the beginning of recorded time
the force that has propelled c.viliza-
ton onward has been mans desire for
freedom. When that desire fails the
wheels of progress cease their turn
ing, and when most active civiliza-
ton makes the greatest advancement.
Born beneath the sunny skies of
Greece, nurtured In EnCland's island
empire by those who wrested from
an unwilling royalty the bill of rights
and the Magma Ch2rta, fostered III
America by those lofty spirits thlt
guided our revolution to success, IT'S
most battling problem was faced by
those men who, in May, 1897, in the
city of Philadelphia. took up the work
of consolidating and perpetuatinG the
fruits of victory. For the crown and
consummation of freedoms forward
march was the American Constitution.
Look with me at that group or men
who in four months wrought out OIL
the chaos and confusion OF the con-
federation a Constitution for all time.
Into that Constitution went the WIS
dom of Franklin. the majesty Oh
washington, the vision or hamllton
and the legal learning of James Maon-
son. 1t had as its inheritance the
dash and vigor of the minutemen at
Lexington and Concord, the courase
in the battery smoke of bunker mn
the PRAYERS ut Valley Forge, ana the
patriotic sacrifice in the ice ana snow
along the frozen BrandyWlne.
For the first time since govern.
ments had been instituted among
men that Constitution provided lof
b0 IA
bedrock of the God-given rights Oh
the individual; for the first time a
government had been formed. when
guarded its citizens against encfoach-
ments of class and arbitrary power:
for the first time mans desire ior
freedom found complete fultillrnent IN
the Constitution of the United States.
In its check and balance system sale-
ty is assured. In it's presidential mes
sage and presidential veto. IN us rep,
resentative initiative and senhlor!ai
Qualification. its judicial review lol
constitutional violation, and finally In
IT'S an,endatory prerogative, the Con
stitution furnishes to the United
States Of America the greatest writ
ten guide for law making ana po'eH-
tial progress ever devised by the hu-
man mind. And almost as a part or
the covenant itself incarnate ana for-
ever inshrined---:a bill OF rights guar
anteeing to the individual his life, hb-
erty, and property. undisturbed eA'
cept by due process Of law.
One hundred thiry-nine years have
passed since Washington took the
oath of office to uphold that Constltu-
tion. One hundred thirty-nine years
Of constitutional blessing to America
Is the gift OF the immortal men or ~.
MY fellow countrymen: Only AN
American, one who knows our his
tory, can feel the sacred symbolism
of that Constitution; only one whose
soul is stepped in the spirit Of the
far-off days when the old meeting
house in Philadelphia felt the throb
of the great hearts of the constitu-
tional fathers, can understand.
What solemn obligation is ours, 20
teach those who came among us from
foreign shores. and who often, all too
often, come to scoff because they do
not understand. And here is our duty,
here is our obligation too. for those
who do not know must be enlightened:
and those who do not care must be
Evening star., 1926-06-05
SONS OF AMERICAN
REVOLUTION CONVENE
Many District Delegates Go to
Philadelphia for 37th Annual :
National Congress.

Many delegates from the District OF
Columbia Society Sons of the Ameri
can Revolution are leaving for Phil
adelphia to attend the thirty-seveb h
annual congress of the National so
ciety, Sons Of the American Revolu-
ton. which opens in that city to-
morrow and will continue through
Wednesday. The convention head.
quarters are at the Bellevue -Stratford
Hotel
The local delegates include Dr.
George Tully Vaughan. president;
Rear Admiral George w. Baird. JUS
tice Josiah A. Van Orsdel, Col. Fred
eric G. Bryan. Maj. William :
Parks. John Paul Earnest. Selden NJ.
Ely. Henry White Draper. Samuel
Herrick, Kenneth $. Wales. DR.. Mari
f. Finley, Albert d. Spangfer and
Charles A. Baker.
Every State in the Union is sending
delegates and an attendance of more
than 500 is expected.
Tomorrow afternoon the delegates
will attend services in Christ Church.
Philadelphia, when the pew in which
George Washington once wOrshiped
will be occupied by Judge Harry +.
Remington. president general of the
National Society, Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution, and members of his
party. The opening session Monday
morning will be held in Independ-
ence Square, where the delegates viii
be formally welcomed to the city by
Mayor Kendrick.
Evening star., 1926-06-05
GRAFTON REGARDED THIRD BEST
Lincoln and the Constitution
BY HELEN BYLUND.
Wadleigh High School, New York City.

that it was wiser to sacrifice a part
to save the whole. In justifying
his actions he said. Life and limb
must be protected. A limb may be
amputated to save a life, but life
is never given to save a limb. |
feel that measures otherwise uncon-
stitutional might become absolutely
Indispensable to the preservation of
the Union. I have in every case
thought it proper to keep the in
tegrity of the Union as the primary
object of the contest on our part"
But what Lincoln did to gain his
ends is not the paramount issue.
1t is what he did through his means.
1t Is his victory for the Constitu-
ton that he was forced to wiring out
of the blood and tears of a divided
Nation. 1t is the preservation of
unity which remains today the su
preme ideal of the land
Knowing as we do of Lincoln's
purpose to save the Union. we can
understand his constitutional theory
on slavery. In the midst of Civil
War he wrote to Horace Greedy and
explained brilliantly. II would save
the Union. 1 would save it in the
shortest way under the Constitu
ton. If I could save the Union
without freeing any slaves I would
do it. If could save it by freeing
some and leaving others alone.
would do that. What I do about
slavery and the colored race I do
because it helps to save the United
States. And what l forbear I for
bear because 1 do not believe it
helps to save the Union"
It is not what Lincoln did directly to
the Constitution. 1t is what he did for
the Nation to preserve the Constitu-
ton. His direct passing Of the thir-
teenih amendment and his indirect in
fiuence on the passing of the four
teenth and fifteenth, gave at last "the
blessings of liberty" to all. The Civil
War won through the emancipation Of
slaves, settled finally and forever that
the Federal Government was supreme,
and was SO through the Constitution.
Abraham Lincoln more than any other
man has succeeded in giving to the
Constitution its rightful place, the
place that Washington, Jefferson.
Hamilton, Marshall, strove to secure
for 1t. -.
ITO save the Union" was Ldncoln's
creed-his ideal. Putting all other
things aside. closing his heart to all
voices of criticism, he walked onward
with firm step toward what his heart
and soul told him was right.
He reminds one of the Immortal
lines Of Walt Whitman:
Dearest thou now, o soul, walk out
with me toward the unknown
regions,
Where neither ground is for the feet
nor any path to follow"
Evening star., 1926-06-05
THE WINNING GRAFTON
THE CONSTITUTION
BY HERBERT WENIC,
Hollywood High School, Los Angeles, Calf.

| taught to love our institutions, ant
the Constitution by which they live.
And for those, who come with hat
red in their hearts. ladies and gentle
men. no words of mine could fully ex
press the Indignation that should
rouse every true American heart. t
stand on guard as they did on Con
cord Bridge, who gave to us our flag
our country our Constitution.
For this flag. for this country ant
this Constitution, Wehster's voice still
reyerberates in the old Senate
chamber. For this Union and thi
Constitution Lincoln wept, prayed ant
died.
THE flag" says Justice Holmes
"is but a bit of bunting to one wht
insists on prose-
But it's red is our life blood. it!
stars our world. its blue our heaven
1t owns our land. At will it throw!
away our lives.
Without the Constitution there
would be no flag with its beautiful
symbolism. There would be no united
country: no Supreme Court to safe
guard our liberties; without the Con
stitution there would be noN American
republic founded upon equality: there
would be no justice founded upon law
there would he @ representation
founded upon the ballots of free
people.
Was there ever a document like
this Was there ever such chal
lenge to intelligent citizenship? Was
there ever a martyrdom SO sweet as
death for its perpetu!ty?
The past has given us this Con
stitution, let us guard with halloWed
hand our inheritance and transmit II
to the generation yet to come with
no blot from cur neglect and nc
b!emish from our misdeeds.
The spirit of indifference which eX
lists today toward our governmental
institutions must be replaced with a
spirit of interest upon the part OF an
Intelligent and courageous citiZenry.
We must exercise that eternal vigil
ence" which is the price of liberty.
If our Constitution is to remain
vital living organism of government
if we are to hand down to posterity a
Constitution stronger and better be-
cause we have lived under it, you
and l must stand sentry at the gate
of constitutional promise guarding our
citadel of freedom against the
insidious plans of would-be reformers
For real dangers are appearing on
the horizon. Today disturbing re-
ports reached us of the activities of
organizations seeking to teach the
necessity for Il new national docu-
ment We are asked to destroy our
Constitution and to replace 1t with
another made to satisfy the personal
and selfish desires of class.
Ladies and gentlemen. if ever such
a call comes, may every true citizen
set his face, like flint" against the
change and with universal voice let
us fling back the answer. Remove
not the Ancient Landmark Which
Thy Fathers Have Set"
The pages of this sacred document
are fast crumbling away, but their
meaning and their significance are
carried in your heart and it emine.
baptized by our fathers blood, con-
secrated by our mothers tears, dedi-
Gated to immortality by a free
people, may our Constitution ever
stand as the emblem of Peace on
Earth, Good VIII Toward Men," the
sacred embodiment Of the soul of the
American people.
Evening star., 1926-06-05

Let me open for you a book, the
worlds guidebook, the nations text
book. a musty. age-old book with
well.thumbed leaves. And yet the
ink of the last few pages is sun
fresh, and the book lies unfinlshed,
and people call it the science of gov
ernment.
Through it's pages have sought
the beginnings of constitutional gov
ernment and democracy, and found
them: First, in the city republics of
ancient Greece; second, in the
medieval cantons of Switzerland;
third, in the England of the Middle
ages; and fourth, in the United States
if America. And which one Of these
Was t that finally revolutionized the
governments of the world? Was 1t
those tiny Grecian republics? Was it
They lived and died in a day. Was
it those ancient Swiss cantons? No.
Remote from other countries, and
under conditions peculiar to them
selves, they drew no attention. was
it the island of Great Britain? Yes,
partIy. These three were fOrerunnerS
which prepared the way. for another;
one which caused the greatest poiiti-
cal upheaval of all times, which fired
France to rebel. which stirred the
principles Of liberty and freedom in
the many peoples of the world, SO
that they never forgot, which shook
old forms of government to their
depths so that they were finally dis
lodged "And which was this?" You
ask. None other than our own
America; America, who awakened the
world; America, who through the ex-
perience and guidance of those
others, has laid the foundations OF
modern constitutional government;
America, who today has become the
inspiration and guide to newer and
upstruggling democracies.
And what are those solid principles
and unique features which so startled
the world and make up Americas
contribution to constitutional govern
ment?
Probably the greatest is the theory
and practice of the written Constitu-
ton. When our Constitution. writ
ten contract resting upon the author
ity Of State and people, was brought
forth from that little Philadelphia
meeting house the world laughed.
But scorn turned to admiration and
confidence, and the written Constitu.
ton became an ideal that took Europe
by storm. Paper plans Of government
spread over the continent like the
waters of a flood. When the waters
receded, and the nations dropped their
hasty and Al.considered documents,
here and there was a constitution that
remained fixed. Such constitutions
stand today vgastically as they .were
Evening star., 1926-06-05
CALIFORNIA BOY
FIRST IN NATIONAL
ORATORY CONTEST
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his largest hearing, has destroyed his
power to arouse the emotion of his
audience except through an appeal to
their reason. Instead Of reaching the
mind through the emotions, he must
when speaking over the radio. reach
the emotion through the mind If he is
to reach them at all. This all means
that the orator Of the future to hold
and impress his audience must largely
abandon appeal to emotion and confine
himself to reason, forcibly expressed
and logically arranged"
MIR. Hammond Speaks.
John Hays Hammond, internation-
ally famed mining engineer, who pre-
sided, in brief Introductory predicted
lasting prominence for the Oratorical
Contest in the following words:
''I do not think it fanciful to pre-
dict that as the years go on and this
annual gathering becomes firmly es-
tablished the youth of this country
will come to look forward to 1t much
as the youth of ancient Greece an
ticipated the great games, which, In
their way, also glorified an ideal"
Walter A. Strong, publisher of the
Chicago Daily News. in talk on
'"The Newspaper and Citizenship"
said, 1.-THE first duty of citizenship is
the honest support Of our country's
laws and an unfailing allegiance to
those principles which promote our
country's welfare"
Go to Mount Vernon.
With the battle on the forensical
field over. decisions accepted with
charm and gratiousness, the young
orators in chumny fashion today be-
gan a two-day round Of entertainment
in the Capital, during which they
will be the guests of the Washington
Star, except for tonight when they
will be the dinner guests of John
Hays Hammond at his home.
Through the courtesty of Secretary
Wilbur Of the Navy Department the
Youngsters today set sail down the
Potomac on the secretarial yacht, the
Sylph, for Mount Vernon, where they
will pay their tribute to the father
of their country and the great apostle
Of constitutional government which
they have so ably defended during the
period of the contest. Luncheon was
served aboard the Sylph.
On their return to washington this
Afternoon the party will prepare for
the Hammond dinner tonight. Tomor-
row morning they will be shown the
historical places Of interest about
Washington, a tour only to be inter-
rupted at noon by a special Iuncheon
Evening star., 1926-06-05
NOMINATIONS CONSIDERED
Senate Fails to Take Action on Tax
Appeals Board.

The 16 nominations for appointment
to the Board of Tax Appeals in the
Treasury Department We're consider
ed by the Senate in executive session
yesterday afternoon. but action was
not obtained. and they may be fur
ther considered today.
Objection has been raised to some
of the appointees on the grounds that
their previous service in the Internal
Revenue Bureau would disqualify
them from deciding appeals on cases
which they had handled there.
Evening star., 1926-06-05
RED CROSS PARLEY
PRAISES WOMEN
Rio de Janeiro Chosen for Next
Meeting as Pan-American
Sessions Close.

The second Pan-American Rcd
Cross conference closed its final
plenary session here today with 4
tribute to the achievements of Amer
lean womanhood. Amid applause
that nearly made the speakers voice
inaudible, the conference adopted
unanimously a resolution declaring
the extraordinary and fruitful re-
suits obtained by the American Red
Cross" to be due fundamentally 70
the cooperation, abnegation and
devoted love of the American WON
an"
Rio de Janeiro was selected as the
seat for the third Pan-American Red
Cross conference. The motion to select
this city was made by the delegation
from Chile and, much to the gratifica-
tion of the conference. was promptly
seconded by Peru. Throughout the
conference the delegations of Chile
and Peru have never lost an opportfn-
ity to pay each other the courtesy
of approving each act committed by
one another. and this final demonstra-
ton of friendliness between the only
two American nations that have
ser ious differences was recognized by
the other delegations present.
Before closing, the conference
adopted resolutions of felicitation and
thanks to Judge John Barton Payne.
president of the conference; Miss
Mabel T. Boardman, secretary of the
American Red Cross, and a score of
other persons. places and organiza-
tions, for courtesies shown the visiting
delegations throughout the conference.
This afternoon the delegates will
spend their time visiting places of
interest in Washington, including the
Capitol. where they will be received by
Vice President Dawes and the Speaker
of the House. Tonight they will be
the guests of Judge Payne and the
board of governors of the League OF
Red Cross Societies at farewell din
ner at the Pan-American Union.
Evening star., 1926-06-05
GRAFTON WINNING SECOND PLACE
ntribution to Constitutional Government.
BY MYRTLE POSEY,
Eastern High School, Washington, ID. c.

created. But nations. like individuals,
must learn by experience, and SO 1t Is
that years have spun their reverend
ing cycles and nations have fallen and
risen again. And today "a countries
of the world stand as witnesses and
monuments to this principle, the the
ory and practice of the written con-
stitution.
Another contribution that deserves
very special attention Is that combi-
nation Of Federal and State govern
ments which has been so successful
in practice now for $50 years. These
two authorities, each supreme in its
own sphere, are limited and defined
one by the other. Each modif1es the
other and equalizes the distribution
Of power in both. The nations had
sought for such balance of power for
many years, and they seized upon
Americas idea with eagerness. Cana
da and Australia, though colonies of
England, changed their provinces into
states when they established their
commonwealths, and brought about
the same system of two governments,
merged one with the other.
A third contribution was the idea
that governments derive their power
from the consent Of the governed.
Government Of the people, by the peo'
pie and for the people is phrase
that, when incorporated into the con-
stitutions of nations, has raised their
peoples from slaves and subjects to
free men and citizens.
Closely bound to his principle of
democratic rule are the guarantees
of personal liberties to the common
people; life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness religious freedom. the
writ of habeas corpus, the home in
violable, equal taxation, equality of
all men, safeguards Of property-all
conceived for the common people and
dedicated to oppressed humanity
Turkey and Persia are among the
latest converts to a government by
the people, in which the liberties OF
the people are carefully protected.
Fifth, would enumerate the sepa.
ration Of church and state with reli
gious liberty for all. This was in
deed a new doctrine which America
gave the world. a right for which
our ancestors fought, suffered, and
left their homes, principle which
laid the foundations of a great ma.
ton, our Nation. Many countries
notably France, Poland, Czechoslova,
kia and Jugoslavia, have followed our
example in divorcing the civil and
religious powers in the interest OF
freedom Of conscience.
The separation of powers of gov
ernment into the legislative, execu.
tive and judicial departments is still
another famous principle of our Con.
stitutton. The limits and checks
Evening star., 1926-06-05
HOUSE GIVES HEARTY OVATION
TO VISITING ORATORY F1NALISTS
Suspends Business 10 Cheer National Winners i'm Gal
lery Yesterday-Begg Has Champions
Arise for Honor.

Hearty recognition such as seldom
has been accorded there, was rendered
the seven national finalists in the
National Oratorical Contest when they
visited the House Of Representatives
Yesterday afternoon.
Spying t0A youthful orators in the
gallery i:ssSnlng intentiy TO the de-
hating members, Representative Eeeg
OF Ohio, an educator before he came
to Congress. chtaint.t unanimous con
sent to susren nd tha rrutine of busi-
ness. Pointing to tho corner where
the orators sat, he said:
MFR. Speaker and gentlemen of the
House. We have with us this after
noon in the gallery some young lad es
and gentlemen who have just been