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Putnam patriot., 1926-02-12
MISS LoVAN T. DIXON
 OBSERVES eIST BIRTHDAY

The following article from The Worcester Telegram of Feb. 3, Sur bridge news. will be of interest to Putnam and Woodstock friends, Miss Dixon having spent several summe's with Miss Elizabeth Child at her home on Grove street:
 Miss Lovan Tiffany Dixon. the old est woman in the town of Sturbridge will observe her 9lst birthday tomor- row at the home of her great-niece Mrs. Charles H. Shepard of Main street. Miss Dixon was born in North Woodstock, Conn, Feb. 1, ls3b, daughter of Hosea and Hopi Dixon. There were six children, Miss Dixon is the only one living. She came to Sturbridge to live with her niece seven years ago, and has made her home here since.
 Mrs. Chester Child and Miss Eliza beth Child of this city, and other in yited guests, were present at din- ner ir honor of Miss Dixon's birthday.
Putnam patriot., 1926-02-12
Climax of EHrontery

"The last session of the legislature reached the climax of effrontery and the people are awake to the perils which confront them. Practically no one was allowed to serve on the all powerful judiciary committee, and no one could be appointed to the chair manship of any committee unless he
Putnam patriot., 1926-02-12
MRS. LoWN IN RECITAL

Frederick Very will present his pupil, Mrs. Katherine Seward Lown, in recital of pianoforte music al Froebel Hall, Providence R. l., Wed. nesday evening, February IT, at s.l5 q clock
Putnam patriot., 1926-02-12
W. R. C. ACTIVITIES

The W. R. c. held their regular meeting at Odd Fellows hall, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Sadie Talbot resign ed as guard and Mrs. Ella Wood was installed in her place. Mrs. Clifford was also installed as assistant guard and Mrs. Talbot as assistant eondu 7. tor. The sewing committee will meet with Mrs. Lillie Leach of Seward street. Thursday afternoon, Feb. IS, at o'clock.
Putnam patriot., 1926-02-12
FALL FRACTURES THIGH

Mrs. Charles c. Elliott of Daniel son is at the Day kimball hospital with a broken thigh the result of fall on an icy sidewalk in Danielson She will be confined for several months.
Putnam patriot., 1926-02-12
WELL CHILD CONFERENCE

There will be a We'll Child confer ence at the High school on Tuesday, February l6, from to o'clock in the afternoon.
Putnam patriot., 1926-02-12

Touehette, Joseph A. Vandale, Napo leon Benoit. Joseph Bernier, Delphi Dupre, Alexis Bibeault.
Putnam patriot., 1926-02-12
Born In Woodstoek

Albert Mcclellan Mathewson, iurist. former judge of the New Haven city court from 1905 to 1911. and one of the leaders of the Connecticut bar. was born in Woodstock, Conn, October la. 1860. He is a son of William Will Hams Mathewson, farmer, and Har- riet Augusta Warner.
 Judge Mathewson Is descended from five of the passengers of the May flower, namely William Moliens and wife. John and Priscilla Alden and Governor William Bradford, also from the second Governor Bradford. Gov ernor Jonathan Trumbull, the Colon ial governor. who remained later the governor of the state and was known as Brother Jonathan; William Will Hams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and General Mcclellan. The Mathewson ancestors settled in Rhode Island and were prominent in the early Colonial history of that state.
 Judge Mathewson was educated at Woodstock Academy and the law de- partment of Yale University, from which he received the degree of L.L.B. in 1884 and Master of Laws in 1891. His early life was spent on the farm and he later taught school. He began his professional life in 1884, commenc- ing the practice of law in Putnam, Conn. For four years he remained in Putnam. returning to New Haven in 1888. where he has practiced his pro- fession
Putnam patriot., 1926-02-12
Student of Government

Judge Mathewson has always been interested in state and municipal gov ernment and has drafted many laws and ordinances which have found their place in the state books of Con necticut. During the time he was judge of the city court he became in- terested in the development of proba- ton laws. which were then new. and he has leetured upon the subject and published many articles relating to the treatment of children brought into court.
 He is member of the American and Connecticut Bar Associations Mayfower Descendants; Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and it's first president, 1907-l9l0; Sons of American Revolution; Young Mems Republican Club; County Club; Grad uates Club; New Haven Colony His torical Society. and an honorary mem Der of Corby Court. He married Mrs. Mary E. Foster, June l3, 1sSs, at New Haven.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
ALEXANDRALEFT LITTLE MONEY
 TO SON GEORGE
GAVE MOST OF HER JEWELRY TO ROYAL FAMILY SEVERAL
 YEARS AGO

LONDON, Feb. 10. (P)-If the will of the late Queen Mother Alexandra is published it will be found that she left almost no money. This is the understanding in court circles, where it is said that the Queen Mothers gen. erosity was limited only by her re- sources. She gave away all her sur plus income and for many years she pledged all of her annual allowance of 10000 pounds in advance to needy in- stitutions and individuals.
 However, she had much valuable property, including some fine China and the art collections left by her husband, Edward VII. She also had fine libraries at Sandringham House, where she died, and at her town resi- dence, Marlborough House. Sand ringham House was her own, having been left her by King Edward.
 It is commonly supposed that King George will be heir to all or almost all of his mothers property. Queen gave most of her jewelry to other members of the royal family several years ago.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
BERNHARDT
 GIVES REASONS
 FOR UNEMOTION
WOMEN NO LONGER WEEP AT THEATRES BECAUSE OF EF-
 FECTS ON BEAUTY

PARIS, Feb. 10. (P)-Lysiane Bern hardt, granddaughter of Sarah Bern hardt, says she has discovered that women no longer weep in theatres and has been seeking explanation of this change. She remembers how, when her grandmother played Marguerite Gauthier, the sad fate of the lady with the camelias brought tears streaming from the eyes of almost every woman in the theatre and caused much sniff fling among the male part of the au- dience.
 For the passing of such emotional displays she advances two explana- tions. Late supper and dancing par ties are now the usual sequel to an evening at the theatre and women try to avoid going to them with red eyes and noses. But the fundamental req son, she said, lies in the changed sta tus of women in France since the war. They have achieved a sort of indepen- dence and with it self-control and a dislike to be found indulging in dis plays of weakness that might mark them inferior to men.
 Mile. Bernhardt regrets this change. She says emotion is good for women and prevents their natures being de- stroyed by egotism and selfishness.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
SEVENTEEN MEN DISMISSED FROM
 OLMSTED TRIAL
AMONG THESE ARE FIVE WHO PLEAD GUILTY TO HAVING
 PURCHASED LIQUOR

SEATTLE, Feb. 10. (P)-The total number of defendants who were dis missed yesterday by Judge Neterer total seventeen, including five who plead guilty, The court pointed out that many of these were liquor buyers, the court holding that buying liquor was not proof of conspiracy against the government The defense an- nounced they would move to free the remaining thirty-three The defense said they would call in fifty witnesses and hoped to complete the case by next Tuesday.
 Federals raided the home of E. H. McInnis, one of the defendants, yes- terday, and found fifteen cases of McInnis explained he was storing the liquor to oblige friend.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
ROMANOFF GEMS
 NOW RESTING IN
 AMERICAN HANDS
MRS. DANIEL WHARTON, WASH lNGTON, HAS ONE UNLUcKY
 EMERALDS

LONDON, Feb. 10. (P)-Most of the Romanoff jewels not in the hands of the Soviets are now in America.
 Whenever the jewels of the late Czar's family are offered for sale in London, Americans are always promi- nent among the would-be purchasers. At present there are very few of the Romancff treasures to be found here. where once they could be bought at almost every shop in the West End.
 The last of the jewels offered for sale, a pair of perfectly matched pig con blood ruby ear rings, have been sold to Mrs. Daniel Wharton of Wash ington. Americans evidently have lit tie fear of the misfortune which is said to hang over these jewels, for Mrs. Wharton some time ago purchas- ed one of the Romanoff emeraIds, said to be the most unlucky of all stones.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
RACE GIANTESSES
 IS SPRINGING UP
 UNITED KINGDOM
RESULT OF ATHLETICS SHOWN IN COMBATIVE SPIRIT DE-
 VELOPED IN WOMEN

LIVERPOOL, Feb. (P)-England is raising race of cumulative giantesses. Dr. Leonard Williams, an information ally known medical specialist, assert ed recently. He said it has become the fashion to teach induce and even compel girls to play games which were origionally invented for big boys and young men.
 "In teaching and making girls play these games," he claimed, "you de- velop the cumulative instinct and the cumulative muscles. In this way you are raising race of giantesses, who are going to have the cumulative dis position. Another effect of this ul- traathleticism among girls of today is to produce a creature who has the male rather than the female character istics."
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
BRITISH WOMEN LOST MOST OF
 POLITICAL VIM
LADY ASTOR DECLARES INTER EST OF WOMEN IN PUBLIC
 AFFAIRS HAS WAIVED

LONDON, Feb. 10. (P)-Lady Astor declared recently that British women have lost their political energy since they were enfranchised. Their in- terest in public affairs has waned, she said, and added that the full force of the vote of English women can be made felt only through the adoption of prohibition by one of the parties.
 She is attempting to arouse nation al interest in the liquor problem thru a series of lectures in the country dis tricts and speaks whenever she can get away from her parliamentary du- ties.
 Lady Astor expects to visit her Vir- ginia home during the first vacation of the house next year and to make study of the prohibition situation in the Unted States.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
MILD WEATHER CONTINUES IN
 THE INTERIOR
MINING MEN GATHERING OUT. FITS IN ANTICIPATION OF
 EARLY SPRING

FAIRBANKS, Feb. 10. (P)-Unbrok en mild weather, having no precedent continues in Interior Alaska, baromet CTS forecasting cloudy skies, and gen eral atmospheric conditions presage stormless warmth.
 The snowfall in the hills is scant miners rushing their equipment to- gether in anticipation of the early dis appearance of the snow.
 Teilot Bennett, of the Fairbanks Airplane corporation, brought mining engineers E. B. Brigham and J. Nc Pherson from Eagle to Fairbanks in three hours yesterday. The engin- eers have been to Dawson where they have been Investigating mining meth ods for the Fairbanks Exploration Go. for the past four days.
 The first derby for the newly organ ized Fairbanks Kennel Club will be run on February 22nd, Washington's birthday. The all-Interior- Alaska sweepstakes with a big purse, has been planned, the run to be over the Richardson trail from Fairbanks. This race will take place on Seward Day, March 30, and will be a two day event. Many fast teams are entering for the race.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
Hungarian Football Gains
 Postage Stamp Distinction

BUDAPEST Feb. 10. (P)-Foot- ball has received the honor of illus trating postage stamps.
 The recent issue of stamps by the Hungarian government might be call- ed the athletic series" In addition to football, swimming, diving, hurd- ling, skating, fencing and skiing are portrayed.
 The denominations vary from one hundred crowns to twenty-five hun dred. Physical exercise for adults or bedroom physical culture is rated at 100 crowns while the Thigh jump rather appropriately represents the most expensive stamp of the series, 2,500 crowns.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
POOR COOKING
 LEADS MEN TO
 DRINKING BEER
NOTED EAR AND THROAT SPEC iALIST URGES WIVES STUDY
 ARTS OF KITCHEN

NEW YORK, Feb 10. R)-Wives are being urged to improve their cook ing to bring about less drinking with the men.
 Many workman drinks beer to minimize the bad effects of his wife's cooking, in the opinion of Sir William Milligan an ear and throat specialist of England, addressing a meeting of the ChTrch of England temperance society Sir William declared that if all young women were taught how to cook DO tatoes and roast beef properly, instead Of a lot of fluff about botany, physiol- ogy and kindred subjects, there would be much less drunkenness in the world.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
COCAINE EBROUGHT INTO FRANCE IN
 WOODEN LEGS
FRONTIER GUARDS BECOME AL ARMED AT NUMBER CRIPPLES
 PASSING INTO COUNTRY

PARIS, Feb. 10. (P)-The unusually large number of wooden legged men crossing from Germany into France recently aroused the attention of the French frontier guards. AS result one pegleg was requested by the guard to alight from his automobile at the customs house at the Kehl bridge over the Rhine.
 He fumed and ragged, insisted that he was a veteran of the great war and denounced them for submitting him to such an indignity. The officers search ed him but found no contraband until and Alsatian guard had an inspiration. He suggested that the mans wooden leg be detached and inspected. It was found to contain more than 100 ounces of cocaine.
 Wooden legged men now undergo a more rigid customs inspection on the Rhine frontier
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
SEVERE STORM
 SWEEPS OVER
 EASTERN STATES
SNOW so DEEP AND BLENDING MEN CANNOT KEEP STREETS
 OF NEW YORK CLEAR

NEW YORK, Feb. 10. (P)-A storm it's fury equal to that of last week, swept over the Northeastern United States, disrupting trains and almost paralyzing surface car and motor traf- fife.
 The blinding snow prevented work men from clearing the streets of snow, which has already cost the district millions of dollars.
 Gales swept out to sea, hampering shipping, numerous ships requesting radio compass bearings. A snow sweep CT yesterday killed a track-walker on the elevated. Twelve men on a fer ry have been marooned since yester- day on the St. Lawrence river near Ogdenburg.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
Personality Urged as Keynote Of Modern Scholarship Now

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10. (P)- That the keynote of modern scholar ship is the development of personal ity, is the belief of Dr. John H. Min nick, dean of the School of Educa- tion of the University of Pennsylva- nia
 Modern ducation is rapidly doing away with the so-called greasy grind" he said "In the old days, superintendents of public schools were most impressed by the marks made by future teachers, but nowa- days they are most anxious to hire living personalities for their class rooms than mere fact absorbers."
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
AInerican-Built Movie
 Opens Soon in London

LONDON, Feb. 10. (P)-London's s first American-built moving picture house, The Plaza, on Piccadilly Cir GUS, will throw it's doors open Febru- ary 8, with Mel Gwyn," an English made film starring Dorothy Gish, as its feature offering.
 Miss Gish will be present in person for the opening. The theater was be- gun about two years ago by the Lasky Famous Players Company and is handsome stone building with every modern convenience and mag niicent pipe organ.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
THREE MEN LOST FROM SCHOONER
 OFF EAST COAST

GLOUCESTER, Feb. 10. (P)-Three fishermen, members of the crew of the schooner Ralph Brown of Gloucester, were killed during a blizzard which blew the vessel ashore on Briar Neck
 Captain Quadres of the ship is safe with some of his twenty-one men, and are being sheltered in summer cot. tages here. Fifteen men from the coast guard base near the wreck are on their way overland through deep snows to the schooner, which is pound ing hard on the rocks and is expected to go to pieces.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
HARTLEY DECLINES TO
 MEET WITH TIMBER COM

OLYMPIA, Feb. 10. (P)-Hartley, in a public letter respectfully declined" to meet with the legislative timber investigating committee, which lis we'll selected for an attempt to defend the present system and prevent reme- dal legislation to save the face of the majority of the organization"
 The governor assured the commit tee that his investigators were work ing and that 'any information which may come into my possession will be submitted at the next legislature, even though it is not contained in the re- port"
 The governor said the committee has given it's letter to the press before it reached him, and was taking liber- ties of handing copies of his replies to the newspapers.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
INVENTIVE GENIUS HAS
 HIS NElGHBORS WORRIED

PARIS, Feb. 10. (P)-The neighbors of a Paris journalist were startled the other day to hear a great rumbling in his apartment on the fifth floor of the building, accompanied by the unmis- takable exhaust of a gasoline motor in full action.
 Summoned to the door the journal ist explained with great composure that he was engaged in research work with the idea of incorporating inn prOvements in his automobile.
 He had taken a small two-seater to the house, smuggled the parts up- stairs, assembled them and was now occupied in studying the mechanism by running the car around his room.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
GERMAN BARBER
 IS STRONG MAN

BERLIN, Germany, February 10.-
 A former barber from Essen, weigh. ing only 125 pounds is astonishing au- diences by strong man features which recall Sandow and Breitbart in their palmiest days. He is Karl Gorris, 21 years old.
 Among his stunts are driving nails thru three half-inch blanks with his bare hands; bending iron bars into fantastic shapes;- and biting thru wood. Riding in a truck he pulls trailer containing sixteen men by a chain gripped in his teeth.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
INDIA BECOMING
 SOURCE OF STEEI

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1O.-India has become an essential source of supply for iron and steel products. On nearly every recent steamer from Calcutta to Los Angeles Harbor have been shipments of pig iron con- signed to local manufa acturers. The last lot was 1O1 tons on the Japan csc ship Siberia Maru."
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
SOAP TO BE MADE
 OF COCOANUT OIL

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. [P)-Los Angeles soap manufacturers are run ming full time, as shown by the ar rival of the American ship "Salina" from Manila with 9S3 tons of cocoanut oil-valued at s1SO,OoO, for use in soap factories.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
MUSSOLINI SAYS
 WILL BACK UP
 ALL STATEMENTS

ROME, Feb. 10, P)-Mussolini, in answering the address yesterday of foreign minister Stresemann of Ger many, said:
 'I will confirm by letter and spirit my previous speech, not excluding the emphasis of the possibility of the Ital- ian flag going beyond Brennero, the Italian frontier, which Stressemann can interpret as he chooses"
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
Missionaries Support Plan
 For University for Kansas

TOXIC, Feb. 10. (P)-Despatches from Korea state a movement has been started by American missionar- ies there for establishment of a new university at Seoul. Considerable funds have been raised and it is hop ed construction can be begun this year The new university would be devoted to higher education for Ko- reans.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
NEW SOUTH WALES
 TO ADOPT BUSSES

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. An nouncement has been made that the state government of New South Wales will authorize the railway commits sioner to run motor busses within the city of Sydney, according to ad- vice received here.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
SIXTEEN HORSES
 PERISH IN FIRE

DAWSON, Y. T., Feb. 10. (P)-Six- teen valuable horses perished in barn that burned to the ground at Bear Creek, about eight miles out from here yesterday. Dawsonites rushed in au- tomobiles to the scene of conflagration and helped the residents save other buildings. Defective wiring is given as the cause of the fire.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
STORM DEAD
 NOW TOTALS SIX

NEW YORK, Feb. 10. The to- tai dead from the storm now rag ing over the east coast, has reach ed six. A locomotive killed AL fred w. Oele, of the Marine Corps and one man died of exposure in Philadelphia.
 Nine inches of snow fell this forenoon, with fifty-two mile gale blowing.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10

Sixty days after hog disappeared from the farm of Wilbur Jennings at Brownsville Md, the animal was pulled from a straw stack, thin but lively, having been covered up by threshers.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
VALENTINO HOME
 TO BE BEAUTIFIED

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1O.-Coning the absence of Rudolph Valentino in the east, extensive plans have been made for the Identification of his new Beverly Hills home.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
This Explains Mystery of
 Missing Catsup Bottle

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 10. (P)-Re- moving the catsup bottle from the res taurant table and placing it on the sideboard, to be produced only when 1t is asked for, has reduced the an- nual consumption of the viand ap- proximately 40 per cent. This has been ascertained by the National Restaurant Association for presenta- tion to it's members at regional con- ferences which are held in various parts of the country about every two months.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
WHEAT FAILURES
 NOTED IN MEXICO

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1O.-Success- i've wheat crop failures in the Aguas- calientes district of Mexico have caused local millers to shut down many of their plants, while others have been forced to import wheat to keep running.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
ALASKA TOSTART
 ROLLING HER OWN

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1O.-A local jobber has secured orders from Nan amo, Alaska and Vancouver, B. C., for leaf tobacco to be used in cigar mak- ing.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10

W. C.. Skelly, oil man of Tulsa, Okla, sued for $75,O0O for beating his butler, declared that if he hit him there was probably good and sufficient reason"
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
LATIN ART SHOWN
 IN COAST EXHIBIT

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10.-Valpa- raiso, Chile has contributed to the Latin American Art Exhibit being held here at Exposition Park to the extent of five cases of original paint ing valued at $18,000.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
REDUCED FARES TO ANcH.

Agent Sweek of the Alaska Railroad reports there will be reduced fares to Anchorage, beginning tomorrow morn ing and ending Saturday with the re- turn of the train. Those who wish to go over with the basketball team will be able to take advantage of this re- duction.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10

When L. M Charlton, witness in Chicago count, was asked his oc- cupation he said that he was "a dec- orator; a beauty doctor"
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10
CHARGES DISMISSED ON IS
 OLMSMTED DEFENDANTS

SEATTLE, Feb. 9. (P)-Charges against fifteen defendants in the Roy Olmsted case were dismissed today.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10

Three women teachers of London. discharged for getting married, were denied redress by the court.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10

After being married and childless for 20 years, Mrs. Arthur Cowan of Hampstead, Eng, is the mother of triplet boys.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-10

Mime. Marie Dulans of Brussels sold her husband to another woman for s5.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-18
Horatio Alger of the Screen

until production starts at the First
National studios in Burbank next
week, the primary idea. as disclosed
in a recent interview with Iangdon,
contains an essence of youth which
will give the moon-faced comedian
world of opportunity for an en-
tirely novel portrayal.
There is something Of sentimental
remipiscing connected with. Lang
don's decision to make this story.
Never having enjoyed a real boy
hood because OF the necessity for
going to work at an early age, Harry
has become enthusiastic over this
opportunity to picturize story re-
garding the glorious boyhood which
every boy should have. which most
boys do have and which Harry Lang
don never did have.
The picture, by the way. viii be
made from an original story OF
Langdon's, embellished by gags from
the pens of a quartet Of comedy con-
structors. According to General
Manager William H. Jenner of the
Langdon unit the supporting cast
will be chosen next week.