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Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19
BIG SMOKE AND WATER
 DAMAGE TO STOCK
FIRE IN CELLAR OF BUGBEE CORPORATION THREAT EMS SCONFLAGRATION.-FIREM ACT PROMPT
 LY.-REWARDED FOR EFFICIENT SERVICE
Alarm Rung At lo15 Sunday Nsh-Eectric Sign Under
 picion As Cause.

While a number of young men were loafing on the sidewalk near the shoe department of The Bugbee Corpora tiou store Sunday night. q fire was smaul5s r within. A puff of black smoke I.2 gave warming of the fire and ams Rivers. member af the ire epmtmenH. pulled in au
 fe4m bo q at i0f f5 o'clock.
 TU. ire started in the cellar under the na deuartmeut of the store The Gremru 'ra-a able Co keep it confined 10 near where if originated. 4 dense black smoke. however. permeated through the whole store eau ae great amount Of damaes. T. has bee difficult t0 estimate the damage but f. will doubtless run from sg 00g To SIP .000 The only water dama se was in the shoe department This Was to the stock in the cellar Nc water was turned into the street floor section of the building Byron D. Bngbee highly eampiimented the eff rieHt work of the firemen. He sent cheek of s50 in appreciation of their services and as recognition for the way the fire was handled
 The fire department made a quick response and two cellar nozzles were soon playing water in the vicinity of the fire The flames were in the corner at the junction of Front and Main streets. For few minutes the blaze was threatening and if looked as f Putnam was destined for another calamity The fremen did their work well and the blaze was soon under control f. was 1045 when the all-out sounded
 Box 41 Brings Crowd
 Box 8l being in the heart of the business section always alarms the merchants and those having offices in business blocks A large crowd soon conerepated and watched the firemeu fight the blaze through the cellar
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19
OBITUARY
Edward r. Whitmore

Edward F Nhimore. born ln Put nam sixty-fve years ago, who removed To Willimantie tn 1901, died at his home in that city Monday morning from acute pleuro-pneumonla. aggra= vated by heart trouble.
 Mir. Whitmore was born August -, 1861. son of Edward I and Ellen \, fSheppey) Whitmore. After attend ing the public and high school he en- tered the employ of the Putnam Wool eu Company. where he was employed for twenty=one years.
 Twenty five years ago Mr. Mhltmore removed with his family to Wllhman- tic where he assumed propri isrship of the dry goods store of his brother in-law. the late A. E. Williams. He continued the business in different l8- cations up tu year ago. when he sold out and entered the general insurance field
 Mir. Whitmore's father was a shoe manufacturer in Putnam and was far years in company with W. < Johnson, their shop being on the west side ot the river. His mother was prominent in church and social affairs and was a t'eAtatA AiN kltN AttNN As*sta'N ttt Aft nam for many years.
 Mr Mhitmore married Miss Hawley Stone Of Putnam who. with a son. Howard N Whitmore. survives. Mrs. James B Tatem of Putnam Is a niece of Mir Whitmore.
 A. a CitiEen
 \ Willimantie newspaper has the following to say of Mir. Whitmore a. a citizen If that city
 'ln 1909 Mr Mhitmore was elected aiderman-at-laree and served for one term In the last city election. he was elected an auditor and served m that capacity until he was taken III. He was affiliated with she 2eTss;s.icaH paf- ~ and be was intensely interested m the civic affairs of the city and town. He was a member of the First Con- gregational church. the Chamber of Commerce. and Willimantic Lodge, No. 1911. B. P. O. E.
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19
cHAs. L. WooDlNG PRES.
 STATE LIBRARY ASSN

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 humanity lies. not in the substitution ef liberalism for conservation hHt in the substitution of fact based aH ae= tual scientific research. for eanserva tive doctrines
 Most conservative are .agA Inc result uf social caudiIlauaE-= WtHeh lead t7 satisfaction with 5H eres=Ht order. in theIT 4aeial group EHHlH Ea agleas group oF thetr prafe IsHaI group. some conservative ulrlke I4- ri1uatlE at f4e conclusion tHaf e-H-e4# uace arNs C. Hta tla hfaA su liberalism and ta iahlIse -acfrfr Some iihsrals are alsu tHe reait thrir soci8i conditioning thev W.H E.F1 H4fe amII= where if is thH md ma3 thlue to question the existing eH Har Another group have ui cred from the= existing order and haee tgk su stand Tor social justice Hs thet thHss but really they aHp showing re sHutmuni for their suffering Sti other groups have liberal convictions for various reasons. hut some arrive rationally at their convictions; after reasoning en the existing order and -AAttA aux Hht IiANF AAtfa ANA'A itAht5 iAH tlt fleets and become liberal Mr and Mrs Sidney Webb are good examples
 lnnovators Feared
 Liberals have undoubtedly contrib utcd the most to human progress; they have heeu the dynamic element in his tory tunaYators have always been feared One of the greatest lessons oE history Is that every good progress eite advance has been feared by the Haeaeate. uf the existing order. The reception uf the Copernlean theory aHd af the evolutionary theory proves this Thr conservative claims that sgae would have gone Co pieces without hm. that he Is the balance saheeI tbe cohesive force Thi7 is mol tHue. Secioty contains iH ifseif brakes which rari aeuust tou rapid chang ts. #H ihr f9rersz at custom and Habit H-s-'aHuu. Hfc.n1f amused tr liberal ef al.ral thought Revolutions are aueI sN hong continued repression.
 The Azt ,u8Il has, seen rapid thaa It technology 8ni H seIenees hut Ha FHrre HlHiHE changes lH our
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19
James Smith

The funeral of James Smith was held on Wednesday morning at 9.80 at s. Mary church, with burial fol- lowing in the family lot in St. Mary's cemetery \ solemn high mass was sung by Fr Arthur Routhier. with specla! singing by the choir.
 Mr. Smith had been ill for the past nine months, and three weeks ago was removed 10 the Norwich hospital. where he died at midnight Sunday. The end had been expected and came as relief to severe suffering. Mir. Smith was we'll known contractor and carpenter, working in and around Putnam for the past thirty years. In his line he was one of the best, and his services were always in demand.
 Born in West Woodstock. the son of Michael and Ann Smith. he was educated in the schools of that town. and while quite young took up carpen- ter work, a trade he followed until his health failed
 February 2, 1917. he married Miss Mary Griffin of this city who. with one son. James. Jr.. survives.
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19

windows. one on Main street the other on Front street The fire was not a spectacular one Co watch As soon as T. was seen that the ire de- partment had the blaze under control many who had been called from their homes returned When the recall sounded the crowd was greatly di- minished
 The origin of the fire seems some what in doubt That if was due Co the electric flash sign on the corner of the store was an opinion freely expressed Chief Thurston of the fire department made a careful in- Vestigation Monday morning and is in doubt as to the way the fire started
 Flash Signs Hazards
 The fire chief states that an inter mittent current necessary in the operation of a flash electric sign is always more or less of fire hazard The intermittiug or jumping current causes sparks and is apt to burn q fuse al any time The reason he is in doubt as to this being the cause of tho fire is that he has secured con- Yincing proof that the large electric sign was opcrating when the fire alarm sounded The chief states that this evidences that there was no fuse blown out and that the fire did not originate from the electric wiring of the flash sign He also points out that in all probability the fire had smouldered for at least a half hour. probably more and during this time the sign was in operation He be lieves from his observations. that the heat from the fire melted the wires and caused the sign Co 20 out rather than that the sign was the cause of the fire.
 The chief says that until all other possibilities are eliminated he is not willing to fix tho cause of the fire as the wires in the cellar connected with the sign
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Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19
George ". Thaxer

George W Thayer passed away at hls home in Union. Sunday morning. aged s2 years. He had been in fail Ing health for over a year but was confined to his bed but one day.
 NIT. Ihayer was born in Woodstock. April l4. lslA, the son of William and Laura Thayer In the spring of 1884 he purchased the Benjamin Corbin place, where he has lived ever since He was Civil War veteran. the onlv surviving member of the D. P Corhin Post No. T4. He was a member of tke Eastford Baptist church. of which h. was deacon for a number of wears He was an honored and respected citi zen of the town and loved and esteem ed hy his many friends. He was Grandpa " Thayer Co everyone.
 Funeral services were held at his
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19
William j. HanIer

From his home in Pomfret Monday morning the funeral of William J.. Hanley was held with services at St Joseph church at Dayville al 10 o, clock Rev. lgnatius kost. the pastor. heinz the celebrant. and with Rev. B. N paunelly of North Grosvenordale as deacon and Rev James Mccarthy. NJ S.. of St James church, Danielson. as suhdeacon. The funeral cortege was the longest seen in Dayvile in several years. Burial was in St. Jo- seph s cemetery, Father Kost conduct ing the committal service. The bear CTS were William Hanley. Thomas lianley, Thomas Lyons. Michael Han ley and Thomas Sullivan. all nephews There was profusion of beautiful
 flowers.
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19

political, economic, religious and so- ciai life We are in the position of man with one foot in an aeraplane and the other iH an ox-eart What we need is s1eial invention Without social in vcBtion civilization cannot 20 on for any length of time War is the great est danger If we have techHelapical development without social and moral .ievelarment. the race will be eXtin-
 li he'd
 Thr prevalence If dictatorship and .He tendency ta more dictatorship is Hafl ar Ie- aH acknowledgment of gAe weakness Of democracy Some t#Hr must bg done
 HtHz8Eee K necessary for those 0ra Htzo reV .leas There is mo Wax =#f tHa crescent order except bv ed .zH.##a Ne eHarat denend on iH nir= It informed man without ln=
 HIIasIaH. hefiaH than the uniform
 ! man zg5h Inspiration The schools fll laEa place and fhe libraries fiji
 l#FasH Hlafe. as adHit education de neHds aH tHe lIhrarF Professor Barnls uleed the librarians not to be eaa tiud and sdljeitaHs about Che book they place before their patrons, bat td expose them te ideas He ar eued that public libraries should con tam representation of the best liberal literature as well as of the best con -ervntiNe thought
 Wednesday's Session
 The sdssiou Wednesday morning was devoted re discussion uf the pol icy of the sociatiap and of various matters of business Miss Lcouorc St John Power head of the central chtls dren's room af the New York City public library. spoke Wednesday af. ternoou on Foreign Picture Books She displayed picture beok- lram many countries and described their use with the children aai adults of those natioualities and also with ar lists and students of design and with theatrical producers
 Tho following officers were elected for they year Ia2621 Charles Nooding Bristol president Miss Nl- ice K O'Gonnor Farmueton seers. tary A Ruth B NeEeaH Hartford. treasurer. Miss Caroline Iare- Arl= lnefard first Nicezprsideut other vice presidents Eric II Johnson Put nami Newton B Barney Farming 0H Ees William C II Nee GMi fard tathfon D IiieHHs paHhH5
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19

"Mr Whitmere was of the praeres- zive type of citizen that nc citg Nan 3ell afford Co lose. His kindly disp4- sItion endeared him to the many friends he made here. He Was a man who always had a good word for cg- erybody and his passing is distinct loss Co the community"
 The funeral was held from the First Congregational church house. Thurs day afternoon at o'clock, Rev. Ar thur \. Wheelock officiating Burial was in the new Willimantic cemetery.
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19

haml Tuesday afternoon al 2 o'clock. Rev. J " Higgins of Packerville. a former pastor of Eastford Baptist church ofiiciated. assisted by Rev. +. A. Coolidge of Union church. A quar- tet consisting of Mrs Mildred Buell.. Mrs. Blanche Walker. J. M. Tatem and Carleton Tatem sang Saved By Grace and Abide With Me" Burial was in East cemetery.
 Mr. Thayer is survived by his wife. Louisa tYoung) Thayer; three daugh- ters. Mrs. Leonora Howard of Put nam. Mrs Minnie Horton of Worces- ter Mass, and Mrs. Eva Proulx of Union; eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. and one brother. Charles Il. Thayer of West Woodstock. The floral tributes were many and beautiful.
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19
HISTORY OF WOODSTOCK
Representative of WeeA.i>ck Esuls. lies Given Preference Until Jan. 3i

From now until January 31 1927 representative Of Wood stock families will be given preference in suhscrip. tions to "The History of Woodstock. 2 by Clarence Winthrop Bowen. The new history Is from the Plimpt0H Press, Norwood Mass
 The book. which contains FPS pages will be ready for delivery Saturday The edition Is limited ta f50 copies. Each copy. bound in cloth. will be numbered and signed bg the author
 Two hundred and fifty copies of the history have already been sold Alter January 8tst remaining copies will be advertised for sale ta booksellers and Che general public
 The history dates from l5S6 and following am introduction hy Dr. Oli- yer Wendell Halmes. l. brought down to g23
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19
BH. ASSN DANCE

On Wednesday. December 1 the Bedding HeminWay Association will hold a dance iH Odd Fellow han from $ to 12 Music for the occasion will hs furnished by the Ideal Orchestra af Webster. This Is one of n series of soeiAl events conducted by fhe em- pioyes of the Bedding HemiHway Com spAny.
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19

An ostrich can oatfun an Arabian horse
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-19

Mrs. George D. Clark entertain ed the East and West Bridge Club at her home on Walnut street last Friday afternoon. An enjoyable time was spent and refreshments were served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-24
Total Of 25,602
Voters in Portland

Portland, Nov. 23-There are 25,-
COZ registered voters in the city. a
gain of 420 since the first of Aug
ust, four sessions of the board of
registration having been held in the
meantime.
This is a drop of 2454 from the
largest number ever registered, u.s.
056, December 2, 1924.
Every ward in the city has gained
except Ward Two in the recent reg
istrations and that ward shows O loss
OF six. Ward Six made the largest
gain, IS, but Precinct One of Ward
Eight still holds the largest number
of names. 1910.
Ward Eight in both precincts is
largest as to regulation, having 1900
closely followed by Ward Nine with
1889. the total in the two Deerine
Wards being practically 5000 For
every nine adults registered as vot.
ers living in these two wards, there
are 16 in the other seven.
Ward Four is smallest in registra-
ton, 1,275 and both Wards Two and
Three are correspondinsly small as
to registration. All three contain
total OF 4,1S3, which is less than
either of the Deering wards and
practically the same as Ward Seven
which has 4.132 in both precincts.
In quality in population in the va
r1ous wards has existed for a quar-
ter of a century and has increas ed
as business has crowded dwellings
from the central section of the CITY
and residential construction has ex-
banded in the two wards that for.
merly were the City of Deering,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-24

passing a month at the Clarke home
on the River Road at Iceboro.
Miss Elizabeth Hawthorne and
Miss Frances Blenkhorn were visit
ors in Augusta, Friday.
Mrs. sadie Mcclellan has returned
to the home of Mrs. Wakefield on
Front street after visiting at the
home of Mrs. Buker in Litchfield
for several weeks.
Miss Lille Gibson has closed her
summer home at Cedar Grove and
left for her winter home in Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Given and
daughter, Priscilla were weekend
guests of Mrs. Georgia Wakefield.
Harold Herbert and Redlon Hol-
man got two deer near Thomas Hill,
Saturday, each Weighing about 100
pounds. A third deer Was shot but
got away, badly wounded by another
member of the party.
The first American Legion basket
ball game of this season will be
played Friday evening. Nov. 26, at
the Opera House, with the CeltieJ of
| Waterville. Terrell is manager, and
| the Richmond line up is p. Little,
IF; Melvin, If; Young, c; T. Little,
RIB; Gardiner, lb; Randall and Gill
patrick, substitutes.
| The game will be at eight o'clock,
| followed by an old fashioned dance
with music by Nelson's orchestra.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-24
Ten Death Victims
From Gas After Blast
In Mine, Alberta Prov.

Lethbridge, Alberta, Nov. 23.-(P)-
Ten miners are blieved to have been
killed by deadly gas, following ex-
plosions early today in the McGil-
livrary Creek Mine near here. Fire
was sweeping the workings tonight
preventing rescue work. Recurring
explosions prevented search for
bodies after two had been removed.
Twenty eight men were in the line
when the gas and dust exploded.
Eighteen made their way to safety to
| the surface. Rescue crews later re-
moved two bodies, located third
and announced that little hope was
| entertained that any of the seven
| men unaccounted for would be found
alive.
The theory that the men met death
from the deadly afterdamp was adj
vanced when rescue workers reported
that the three bodies were found in
positions which indicated that the
| men had been making frantic efforts
I to reach the surface when overcome
| by gas.
| Recurring explosions which lasted
( until early tonight prevented an ex-
| tended search by rescue crews.
| Dense clouds of gas permeated the
workings and the mine took fire fol-
lowing a particularly heavy explos-
| ion this afternoon. ....
| Crowds of relatives and friends of
| the missing men remained at the
head of the shaft tonight.
The McGillray Creek Coal Mine Is
one of the largest in the Alberta
fields. The damage to the mine was
not extensive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-24
Believes Doctors
Should Supply All
LIQUOR Prescribed

Portland, Nov. 23--Physicians who
prescribe whiskey for their patients,
should supply this beverage from the
quota allowed each physician under
the law.
This thought comes from Sheriff
King Il. Graham. He said he wished
to clear up situation that he fells
very few people understand. In his
opinion, physicians in this State who
give their patients prescription
calling for whiskey and send them
out to try and get this beverage.
ARE simply passing the buck
Doctors Should Have Supply
'These doctors who prescribe
whiskey know that it cannot be Sc
cured legally in this State" the
sheriff continued. ION the other
hand believe It is the duty of every
physician who believes that whiskey
helps patient, to have a supply Of
shis beverage on hand. | believe that
few of the people who come to
me in time of sickness for whiskey
realize thaVthe doctor who prescribed
it Is the ore man in the community
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-24
Radicals Plague
Speakers at Belfast,
Ireland, Fascist Meet

Belfast, Ireland, Nov. 23.-(P)--At
the initiation Of the British fascist
movement here last night the pro-
ceedings broke up in riot in which
there was considerable fighting. The
meeting was held in a church. Radi-
calls heckled the speaker before the
police quelled the disturbance. The
chairman of the meeting was so bad
ly hurt that he had to be removed to
a hospital.
The British fascist are members
of a citizen organization formed to
combat communism and revolution
airy activities.
The trouble started between the
Fascist and the Reds when the
chairman, referring to the change in
the kings title as agreed upon by the
imperial conference, declared the
| Fascist would permit no more dele
| tions.
The Dominion Of Preniers attend
| ing the special conference recom-
| mended a slight alteration in the
royal title because of the new status
of the Irish Free state. They pro-
posed eliminating the reference to the
United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland adopting instead.
Great Britain, Ireland and the
! British dominions beyond the seas
| The change is subject to ratitica-
| ton by the British parliament
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-24
Rescuers Toll on
In Hope of Finding
EntOmbed Miners

Hazelton, Pa, Nov 23-(P)-With
one electric bulb burning In the
flooded depths Of the Tomhicken mine
without a sign Of life from the six
miners entombed week ago by a
rush of water. Rescue workers to-
day were boring two other holes
through the mountainside to reach
the second and third Of the five
chambers to which the miners might
have taken refuge.
Since diamond drillers pierced the
first of five breasts above water level
the single electric light has burned
below with it's companion bulb above
ground, but the vigilance OF the
watchers has been In vain. for no in
preference with the radiation has
been noted. Experienced miners said
If the entombed men were In that
breast and still conscious they GER
tainly would have seen the light and
signalled to the surface.
The drillers today had penetrated
to depths of so and "a feet, respec-
lively, in the two holes. but they still
had some distance to go. The cleo
trio light signal system will be used
in all the bore holes, for all hard
coal miners are trained to watch for
such signals in case they are ira appel.
The silence wi IN Breast No. l was
pierced has incr ased the fear OF the
rescuers that tie imprisoned men
failed to reach any Of the five Ravens
when the waters Of Black Creek roll
led down on them last Tuesday af-
ternoon. The sinking of the holes
will continue, however, until all five
breasts have been pierced so as to
leave no stone unturned in the rescue
work.
Mine officials estimate that the &C.
cident would cost the company more
than 100000.