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Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
MRS. VIM. B. STONE IS 92
 HAS LIVED HERE s2 YEARS

Mrs. William E Stone for eighty two years a resident of Putnam. pass cd her ninety-seeond birthday Tues day Mrs. Stone and her daughter, Miss Nellie Stone. make their home together on SuuByside.
 Mrs Stone is doubtless the oldest resident of Putnam. and remembers when the north end of Main ste uzas part of Thompson. and only one mill. the old Morse mill. was located there She is iu god health for one Of her years. and her mind and mem urv are wonderfully good.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
DAUGHTER ARRIVES ON
 FATHERS 2eth BIRTHDAY

Marion Jarvis, daughter of Captain of Police William Jarvis and Mrs. Jar. wis, will observe her first birthday April 5. 1928. There will be one can. dle on the birthday cake. There will be another birthday cake with thirty candles This will be for Marion father.
 The daughter was born to Captain and Mrs. Jarvis in the early morning, Tuesday the 29th birthday of Captain Jarvis. at the Day Kimhall Hospital.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
FR. BEDARD SLIGHTLY
 IMPROVED. THURSDAY

Rex. Charles r. Bedard. pastor ot Sf Mary's church. who has been seri. ously i'll in St. Nsaeent's Hospital, Wor. rester. for nearly two weeks, showed a decided improvement, Thursday Nothing has been heard from the hos nital this morning Fr Routhier ha. gone to Worcester to call on Fr. Be dard today
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
LETTER TO PUTNAM ACROSS
 CONTINENT IN 4z HOUR 5

X Putnam citizen received q letter geles GalifaFa at 7s3a D. m. Mon day evening The letter was sent by air mali and crossed the continent in ~ hours. arriving in Now York Wed nesdav evening at 65a1 o'clock II came te Putnam iu the early morn ing mail from New York.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
K. OF C. BALL
Post-Lenten Season Opener At
 Wildwood Park April Is

Arrangements are practically com pleted for the 43rd annual concert and ball of Cargill Council. Knights of Columbus. The ball will be held af the Dance Palace. Alexander's Lake. Monday evening, April 18th. and Ii. kets are now selling. The music will be furnished by Earl Shean's Mi. ami Ball Room ochestra.
 As the Fmemans Ball has closed the pre=Lenten season for years SO has the k of C. Ball opened the post Lenten season and 1t IS always sn enjoyable affair. seeming all the mort attractive following the quiet Lenten season.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
TRAIN CHANGE

The Legislative Special. the train running from Putnam to Hartford while the legislature is in session is now running but three days week. Tuesdays. Wednesdays and ThursdaGs Friday being omitted The train leaves this city at 9:l5 a. m, and re- turning leaves Hartford at i:15, D. m.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
CHIMNEY BLAZE

4 telephone call was received this morning for the fire truck to extin- guish chimney fire in the three decker house on Smith street owned by Leandpr Beaudreault The truck responded at sos o'clock and soon hnd the fire ont
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
cAFFREY LEAVES HOSPITAL

Gordon caGrey, who was seriously injured and lost the sight of one eye in the automobile accident. Sunday evening. March 9th ip which Sheldon Carpenter was killed, has so far re. covered that he was discharged from the DaE kimhall Hosnital. Monday.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
IMPORTANT MEETING OF
 PUTNAM COUNTRY CLUE

There will be an important meeting of fhs Putnam Country Club at the club house next Tuesday evening at eight o'clock. Proposal have been wgde 10 change the bylaws of the club those laws affected the annual dues The matter is of vital import ance ta every member of the 0rgani- zation
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
AGRICULTURAL TEACHERS

Teachers of agriculture in eennec ucut high schools are to meet Satur- day of this week at Hartford for a conference of methods of instruction, II. ]. Dunleavy of North Grosvenor. dale is among those to be present.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
COLORADO AUTOMOBILE
 SKIDS AND HITS STONE

i Chryster automobile driven by Charles ] Shapiro of Colorado. in which were two other passengers. skidded near che Gary school house. Tuesday evening and Wa hadlv da gad when II hi stone by the side of the road The wrecked machine was toed to Deiisie's garage None of the passengers were injured
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
H II. ELLIS SPEAKS

The closing exercises of the Putnam Evening school were held at the high school, Thursday evening The pub. lie was invited and there was good sized audience present. H. H. Ellis supervisor of the State Trade school was the principal speaker of the even Ing.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
TEARING DOWN BLOCK

Demas Boulais and J. Amedee Bou- lais. Danielson contractors, began tearing down the Rich block. Thurs day morning. The property is now owned by Charles Seder. and a new brick building will replace the Dle wooden structure.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE

Mrs Albert Marion was pleasantly surprised Wednesday evening on tle occasion of her thirty eighth birth day. 4 birthday cake was presented bv Mrs. Joseph Lapalme Whist was played. the first prize going to Mrs. Eugene Marion second. Mrs. Henry Gagne; consolation Mrs. Alphonse Benoit Refreshments were Servt hv tba hostess Mrs Marion received many beautiful gifts. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Dery and MT. and Mrs. Nsieric Sney of Grosvenordalo, Mrs. Joseph Lapalme, Mrs Alphonso Roure5er. Mrs. Brousseau. Mrs. C1uI= asver. Mrs. Henry Gagne Mrs. Flu vere Marion. Mrs. Alphonso Beuoit, and Mrs William Jnlie.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08

ouinebaug Lodge of Masons will hold q special communication this ev- ening at the Masonic Temple, Grove street The Master Mason's degree will be exemplihed. The usual meet ing night of the lodge is Thursday evening
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
SCHOOLS CLOSED

All of the schools in the city have been closed this week for the Easter vacation. The schools will open Mon daV of next week for the spring term.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08

Russell Sherman of Grove street kas been visiting his father, Walter J. sherman who is patient in q hos pital n Norwich
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08

Miss Edith Pease of oberlin Col lcro Oberlin. Ohio is spending the spring recess with her parents. Dr. and Mrs \. l.. Pease.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08

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Evening star., 1927-04-27
IMMUNITY CENTER
ANNOUNCES PROGRAM
Two Weeks of Entertainment Be
gins Tonight at Central
High School.

a program of entertainment under
the direction of the Community Center
Department this week and next, be-
ginning with dance in Central High
School tonight, was announced by the
department today.
The dance tonight will be in honor
Of the w. H. West Co. basket ball
team, winner in the unlimited division
of the Community Center Basket Ball
League. The committee in charge of
arrangements includes Mrs. Edith
Hunter, chairman; Mrs. Bruce R.
Campbell, Mrs. Howard S. Smith,
Mrs. Horace +. Troth, Miss Margaret
Reed and Miss Crawford Music will
be furnished by the East Washington
Community Orchestra The mem
bers of the winning basket ball team
include Charles l.. Taylor, jr.; Thomas
Connor, Robert l.. Flynn, John Nc
Gowan, w. Scruggs, Edward Shana-
burger, John F. Maroney, Henry ID.
Nicholson and Hall d. Williams.
Saturday night DR.. William Mann
will give an illustrated address on the
animals in the Washington Zoo, in
the auditorium of Eastern High
School. A dance will be held in the
center's armory that night as usual
Announcement also is made that a
children's recital will be held in the
Central High School Auditorium, Sat
urday afternoon, May 7, at 2:15
o'clock, with groups of children from
all parts of the city represented.
The committee in charge is an
nounced as follows: Mrs. A. c. Dris-
coll, chairman; Mrs. l.. w. Hardy,
Mrs. M. w. Davis, Mrs. Ida e. Keb-
Ter, Mrs. Virginia p. Lane, Mrs. Edith
NJ. Tincher, Mrs. Mary Burr, Miss
Maud p. Burklin Mrs. Marie Moore
Forrest and Harold Snyder. Dance
and play groups will be directed by
Miss Judy Lyeth of the East Wash
ington Center, Mrs. Evelyn Walters
and Miss Marjorie Schuster of Chevy
Chase Center, Miss Dorothy Collins of
Mid-Cfty Center, Miss Mary Schultz of
Park View Center, Miss Mary Vir-
ginia Leekie of Petworth and Miss
Evelyn Davis of Curtis Hyde, Column
bia Heights, Southeast and Thomson
Centers.
Saturday night, May Z. at s o'clock,
the East Washington Center will pre-
sent Alice in Wonderland" with the
East Washington Community Play
ers, under the direction of Bess Davis
Schreiner. Judy Lyeth and Arthur
assisted by well known musi-
clans of Washington, and with the
cooperation of the Junior League of
which has loaned the
settings for the production. No adj
mission charge will be asked for the
and the general public
Is invited.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
EARLY MUMMIES FOUND.
Bodies of Cliff Dwellers 1000 Years
Old Taken From Mesa Verde.

Explorations made by archeolo-
gists in Mesa Verde National Park,
Colo, have brought to light mummies
of the early cliff dwellers, the Interior
Department announced today. The
most important find was the wrapped
mummy of a child a very early
burial also was discovered.
The finds were made in a small, un-
named ruin on Moccasin Mesa, on the
east side of the park, and indicate
that this cliff dwelling was occupied a
long period of time, it's inhabitants
probably ranging through the early
pre-pueblo and cliff dweller types to
the late pueblo. There is even a pos
sibility that it dates back to the early
basket maker culture, which scientists
believe was at about the beginning Of
the Christian era.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
PRESENTS TWO PLAYS.
Arts Club Draws Capacity Audi
ence Last Night.

Two short plays, "When the Whirl-
wind Blows" by Essex Dane, and
THE Common Denomination" by
Marta Leonard, We're presented be-
fore capacity audience at the Arts
Club last night. They viii be repeat
ed tonight at O'Clock.
The first play was directed by
Yvonne Levy, who recently returned
to Washington after tour with Da-
vid Belasco's "The Dove" In the
casts were Nadine Lane Gallagher,
Edith Oriani, Edith Sears, James Otis
Porter, Frances Clarke and Edna Ellis
Hilton. Mr.. Porter directed the Sec
ond play.
Next months plays will be the
three winners in the recent Arts Club
play-Writing contest, won by Mrs.
Edith ogden Heidel with Cattle;
Mrs. Henry Hayes. with Princess of
Dreams" and Miss Anna G. Laws,
with Overcoming Static" Mrs. Maud
Howell Smith, chairman of the dra-
matte committee of the club, is in
charge of the casting and production
Of the prize plays for May.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
ADVISORY COUNCIL
PROGRAM ENDORSED
Randle Highlands Citizens Asso-
citation Complains of L'Enfant
Circles Present Status.

Protest against the use of L'Enfant
Circle, at the intersection Of Pennsyl-
vania and Minnesota avenues south
east, as a dumping ground for the
District of Columbia, was registered
at a meeting of the Randle High
lands Citizens Association, Monday
night at the Fountain Memorial
Church.
The past actions and general policy
of the CitiZens' Advisory Council We're
indorsed in a resolution instructing
the delegates from the association to
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions to vote against any curtailment
of the councils powers.
The committee on sewers. was au-
tNorized by the president S. +. Sny-
der, to make a thorough survey of
the neighborhood and to report on the
needs Of new and larger sewers in
that locality.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
BALLST0N ADOPTS PLAN
OF NUMBERING HOUSES
tInlfbrnlity of Size, Style and Sys-
ts,a With Car Line as Division,
Is Agreed Upon.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALLSTON, Va, April 27.-The
Ballston Citizens Association last
night, meeting at t..o offices of Mrs.
Catherine NJ. Rogers, unanimously
adopted a uniform numbering pro-
gram, offered by Frank u. Sanderson,
to begin with the next succeeding
numbering of Clarendon houses and
continue westward, and with the
Westinghouse Virginia Railway line to
be the division, from which houses
would be numbered north and south.
The numbers, of a uniform style
and size, are recon 1ended to be
placed on the houses on or over the
front entrances.
Instructions were given to the postal
service committee to investigate postal
conditions and arrange for hearing
with the Post Office Department to
have house to house delivery service
and post office be established as an
Independent office.
Signal lights are being urged at
Clarenford station on the Washington
& Old Dominion Railroad, at Wilson
boulevard and Clements avenue, and
Wilson boulevard and Ballston avenue.
Charles Ahalt, e. G. Barnett, Samuel
Brady. c. *. Corder, NJ. A Mateer
and Mrs. Anna Malloch were elected
to membership.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
DRY CHIEF THREATENS
TO FIGHT WITH GAS
Mustard" Variety to Be Used in
Extremes if Rum Runners At
tack With Machine Guns.
By the Asgoclated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, April 27.-Use of
tear gas bombs as a reprisal against
liquor smugglers, who have purchased
machine guns to combat Federal Off
GERS and "hi-jackers," has been threat
ened by Frank r. McReynolds, pro-
hibition administrator for Southern
California and Arizona
''ro smugglers of contraband who
have passed the word through the
underworld channels of a deliberate
plot TO wreak vengeance against Fed
eral officers by the use of major artil-
lery, / reply that we will retaliate by
inaugurating a warfare of tear gas
bombs" said McReynolds in an ad-
dress yesterday at the University of
Southern CALIFORNIA; S Metropolitan
College.
This is not an idle threat, for we
already have supply of these bombs.
If this method OF combat proves inef-
.fective against the machine gunners,
/ the department viii go TO the extreme,
if necessary, of using mustard gas"
Evening star., 1927-04-27
FREE PUBLICITY HELD
ADVERTISING OBSTACLE
Activities of Press Agents Hit in
Report to Newspaper Publish q
ers' Association.
Bv the Assoclated Press.

NEW YORK, April 27.-F'ree pub
licity is an obstacle in the way of de-
veloping certain types of advertising,
says the annual report of the Bureau
of Advertising of the American News
paper Publishers Association, which
today formally opened it's annual con-
vention.
1.-THE continued willingness of edi-
tors to give free space to advertisers
who employ press agents" said the
report, has paved the way for actual
competition between the press agent
and advertising solicitor. Advertisers,
particularly associations advertising
certain industries, are constantly ap-
preached by press agents, who tell
them they are unwise to spend money
on legitimate newspaper advertising
when they can obtain at the cost of a
press agents fee news column publi-
cation of promotional material, FIRE.
quently these Representatives lead the
advertiser to buy advertising in
mediums other than newspapers and
to employ a press agent to raid the
columns of the dailies."
Evening star., 1927-04-27
BRANCHES FORMED
t TO AID MEMORIAL
Four New "WheeIS" Created
I. to Promote Objects of
Anthony Foundation.

Four new wheels" or branches, of
khe Susan B. Anthony Foundation,
have been formed in the District, it
was announced at a meeting of the
foundation in the Arlington Hotel last
hight.
The new wheels are as follows
The DIR. Harriet L. McCollum
wheel, named after DIR. McCollum,
Psychologist; headed by Mrs. Regina
de Ton Drown; the Anna z. Hendley
wheel, named after Mrs. Hendley,
honorary president of the foundation,
headed by Mrs. Warner Gifts; the
HcFadden-Stevens wheel, headed by
Mrs. Lily McFadden, and the Clara
b'Brien McCrone wheel. named after
Mrs. McCrone, president of the foun-
hation, headed by Mrs. George G. Sci.
bold.
Mrs. Edgar B. Snyder, Mrs. Lucy
n. Cash, Mrs. Corbin Thompson and
Mrs. Mary Allen Adams, We're elected
heieEates to the District Federation of
kVonten's Clubs. Mrs ,e,n Arnold
kas ,IcC.ed chairman oy u team to
t.nr.aAllt the foundati,n IA it's sup
h,,t nc Che campaign for the memorial
X, la ,fected here to the District serv-
lce r,sn who gave their lives in the
Wo,ia War.
,,,o Nanette B. Paul and Mrs,
am Il. Hendley We're elected to
represent the foundation at memorial
kervices to be held for Mrs. Emma NJ
6rlette, one of the founders of the
Washington College of Law, in the
Capitol Sunday afternoon, May IS, at
B o'clock Mrs. Lucy =. Cash and
Mrs. Marie III. Heath will be flag bear
ers at the ceremony.
Announcement was made that the
foundation viii hold meeting May 10
when special program of music will be
rendered under the direction Of Mrs
Warner II. Gibbs.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
VIRGINIA OFFICIAL DIES.
Col. Ben o. James Had Been Com
monwealth Secretary 16 Years.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, April 27.--Col.
Ben o. james, for 16 years secretary
of the commonwealth, died suddenly
yesterday about the time for closing
his office for the day. He was about
70 years old, had served in the Senate
of Virginia one term, and for many
years was engaged in the practice of
the law here. Sixteen years ago he
was named by the State Democratic
committee as a candidate for his Of
flee, following the death Of ID. O..
Eggleston who had been nominated
in the primary and died before the
election.
Col. James was a native of the
State. Ills widow survives.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
FUND PLAN ADOPTED.
Lyon Village Committees for Do
nations by Home Owners.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYON VILLAGE, Va, April 26.-A
definite plan for raising funds for con-
struction of a community house was
adopted by the executive, publicity
and entertainment committees of the
Lyon Village Citizens Association at
joint meeting last night in the Office
of Lyon & Fitch. 1t will be sub
mitted to the association for approval
May II.
The plan contemplates having each
home owner make a cash donation.
A drive to raise the money will be
started just as soon as the association
indorses the scheme. A goal of $3,500
was set in order to provide q good
nucleus for the fund. A building cost
ing between $4,000 and $4,000 is pro-
posed. 1t will be erected on a site
overlooking the village public park.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
COL. BELL RETURNS HOME
Engineer Commissioner Had Been
in Panama for Month.

Engineer Commissioner ]. Frank
lin Bell returned TO Washington to-
day from Panama and expects to be
back at his desk in the District Build
ing tomorrow morning for the final
stretch of lis detail Of duty in the
District which ends June u.
Commissioner Bell left for Panama
about April / on a combined business
and pleasure junket During his alb
sence, Col William B. Ladue, engi.
neer officer stationed at Governors
island. n. Y, was appointed TO sue.
ceed him as Engineer Commissioner
OF the District
Evening star., 1927-04-27
B'NAI BIRTH EXERCISES.
Prominent Speakers to Address
Meeting of Brotherhood Tonight.

DR.. Elias Morgolies of Mount Ver-
non, N. Y, one of Americas most fa-
nous rabbis, and Joseph A. Wilmer,
president of the District B'nai Birth,
will be the principal speakers at a
joint meeting of the B'nai Birth and
the Eighth Street Temple Brother
hood tonight at the temple.
DIR. Margoiies recently returned
from Palestine, where his brother,
Max l.. Margolies, is professor of He
brew literature at the Hebrew Uni
versity
He spoke yesterday afternoon at
the Jewish Community Center before
a meeting of the Hadassah, the Zion
ist women's organization. He praised
the work that the Hadassah are ac-
complishing in the Holyland in build
ing hospitals and clinics and wiping
out trachoma.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
PRISON GETS MONOPOLY.
Government Concentrates Shoe
Manufacture at Leavenworth.

Manufacture of shoes by Federal
prisoners will be concentrated at the
penitentiary at Leavenworth, with
discontinuance of everything but re-
pairs at Atlanta, it was announced at
the Department of Justice. The shift
was made for economy reasons, and
most of the machinery will be moved
from the Georgia prison to the
Leayenworth plant, which is being
greatly enlarged.
improvements costing 100000 at
the penitentiary at Mcneil Island,
Wash, viii start soon after July
!. They include construction of an
administration building, dining hall
and powerhouse.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
WARNING TO CHILDREN.

Mai. Edwin B. Hesse, superin-
tendent of police, today obtained the
cooperation Of DIR. Frank w. Ballou.
superintendent Of schools, in a cam
paign TO safeguard school children
from taking unnecessary traffic risks
THE practice of children on roller
skates catching hold of moving We
hicles is a very dangerous one and
must be stopped" Maj. Hesse advised
Dr BaGlou. Maj. Hesse also cautioned
against children Jumping moving We
hicles' and standing in the streets
Soliciting motorists for a free ride.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
Clock Gift to Club.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


FREDERICKSBURG, Va, April 27.
The Mansfield Hall Country Club
last night was presented a clock as a
token of New England's esteem and
goodwill. Lewis z. Thayer, president
of the Vermont Chamber of Com
merce, acting in behalf of the dele
gates to the last New England Vir-
ginia conference, held last Fall, made
the presentation at dinner of club
officials presided over by r. A. Kish-
paugh, president. The clock is hand
some timepiece of the 'grandfather"
type. N
Evening star., 1927-04-27
Bv the Associaied press.

FORT ANGELES, Wash, April 27.
The thunderbird, good luck symbol
that accompanies Indian sealing ca
noes far out in the Pacific, apparently
has failed them.
Rought weather and the Govern
ment order against outboard motors
on sealing canoes have handicapped
the Quillayute and Makah Indians,
who have been sealers from the birth
of their civilization.
With q leg.o'-mutton sail bearing
the figure of the thunderbird and a
Evening star., 1927-04-27
LUCKY SYMBOL,
FAILS WEST COAST INDIANS

Puget Sound salmon the Indians put
to sea in light canoes, going as far as
so miles off the coast.
First the port commission closed
gap in James Island through which
the Indians could ride in their canoes
in the lee Of the great rock during a
storm to enter the mouth of the Quill
ayute. Then the Government orders
them to take the motors off the canoes,
as hunting seals with motors is pro-
hibited. Now the seals are venturing
further north, away from the usual
sealing grounds