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Putnam patriot., 1927-08-26
EXHIBITS TO FEATURE
 1927 WOODSTOCK FAIR

The exhibits at Woodstock Fair. always notable for their variety, are to be made as attractive and interest ing as ever by the superintendents Of the different departments ef the fair. The premium list this year has been somewhat revised. The oxen and steer classes have been dropped be- cause of lack of entries and standard bred horses for Che same reason. The premiums on certain breeds in the poultry class have been increased.
 Concession locations on the midway are rapidly being filed and every thing will shortly be in readiness for the sixty ninth fair. on September iS. IA. and l5. Tuesday. Wednesday. and Thursday.
 William C. Child of Woodstock is president of the faif this year. and Alexander Maitland of Thompson, vice president. William M. Gallup of Woodstock is recording secretary and John Wetherbee of Abingdon treasur- CT
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-26
MANY LOCAL FIREMEN AT
 WEST HAVEN CONVENTION

Putnam was well represented al the Connecticut fire companies convention held at West Haven last weekend. Besides five delegates from the le- cal company. twenty-seven other mem bers attended either part or all of the activities scheduled for Friday and Saturday of last week. The Put nam men marched in the big parade, in which over sixty companies were on review. many of them with bands.
 The delegates from this city left early Friday morning and stayed through all of the schedule of events. Philas Cloutier and Alphonse Dumas represented the department as q whole. Victor Lapoint No. Co. Aziore Guertiu the hook and ladder company. and Frederick Dumas No. fHAa
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-26

The favorite eat of Susuhunan of gurakarta, a wealthy Jayanese prince, died recently It was buried in costly casket. borne to one grave by warriors. and followed by an escort of lancers on horseback
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-26

The Academy of Diplomats. com posed of well-known diplomats from siNty-four Y. nations, has been esta- olished in Paris to aid in the settle ment of world problems.
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-26

..sveben. pet stork of a circus
 Asr-rnany, disliking the roar of ia bons. attacked fourteen of SEE a the arena and drove them i..-, ....-s,,.strieken to their cages.
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-26

4 London houscmaid made and
 presented to Queen Mary a picture from minute pieces of postage stamps. IL represented a bouquet of flowers and ferns, topped by blue butterfly.
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-26

Ninety-six per cent of the s4s1s rural mail routes have been motor
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-26

The air ministry of Italy has for bIdden officers of the Royal Air For ee to marry until they are thirty.
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-26

|. elephants bath requires l59 r5s a1 of soap and more than sIo0 Pe..S of the purest Indian oil.
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-26
VETERAN OF
 1861 RETURNS FOR VISIT

Charles Paine of New York City. who with his daughter is now visiting in Woodstock. is one of the few suryi- vors of those who in 1861 answer ed the call to arms from Woodstock During the Civil War there was a great outpouring of the youth of the town of Woodstock. many families sending two sens to the conflict. Sfr. Paine was one of three sons. the youngest. to go from his family, and is the only one surviving. He is now well over so years old.
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-26

N. Cotineau. French grocer. awakened from a comfortable sleep to find as a bedfellow a husky lion that had escaped from circus.
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 Elephants are used for blowing in the Belgian Congo.
Evening star., 1927-08-04

Ogallala Sioux Tribe Of Indiaps. Sew
eral hundred members Of this tribe,
among them being some OF the most
noted Indians of this section OF the
country, are on hand to participate
in the adoptional ceremony. which will
be carried out in strict accordance
with the tribal ritual and customs.
Details Of this ceremonial have been
held in deep secrecy by the redsltin
leaders. as has the tribal name which
will be given to President Coolidge on
this occasion. 1t has been reported
that the name Of Leading Eagle" has
been selected. but this has not been
confirmed by the Indian chiefs.
When he Is proclaimed a chief Of
the Sioux a gorgeous Indian war bon
net. with many colored feathers and
beads. will be placed on his head.
Chief Chauncey Yellow Robe. a de-
scendant of Sitting Bull. associated
with the Indian school at Rapid City.
will be one Of the principals in the
Others will be James Red
Cloud and Jack Arapahoe, sons Of
Red Cloud. one-time leader of the
United Sioux, and Standing Bear.
Crazy Horse and Kills-a-Hundred.
The three latter chiefs are particular.
ly conspicuous in this section because
they participated in the battle Of the
Little Big Horn, in which Gen. Custer
and his little cavalry band were
killed.
Following this ceremonial there will
be a rodeo. interspersed with all sorts
of horse races.
The presidential party is expected
to leave Deadwood shortly after 4
o'clock and will arrive back at the
Game Lodge about o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1927-08-04
Wild Persimmons Plentiful.

In number Of States the wild per.
simmon tree still is growing and bear.
ing its welcome store Of fruit each sea-
son.
The tree is hardy. growing where
climatic conditions are right. vigor-
GUS tree that bears a large yield of
fruit, but 1t is not so popular as the
imported fancy Japanese persimmon.
or ka-ki. sometimes known as the Chi
nese fig. fruit that Is large and lu.
cious, immensely popular, with de-
mand that exceeds the supply each
year, although California is producing
larger crops regularly and charging
higher prices just as regularly.
Most ancient civilized nations under
stood the art of making bricks.
Evening star., 1927-08-04
LOWDEN RETURNS
FROM SUM MER HOME
Trip to Chicago Believed for Pur
pose Of Conferring With Sup.
porters Of Boom.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALEXANDRIA BAY, n. Y, August
4.-F'rank Q. Lowden. former Cover
nor of Illinois and prominently men.
toned for the Republican presidential
nomination in 1928, left his Summer
home here for Chicago yesterday. Be-
fore departing by automobile for
Utica. where he took an evening train,
Mr.. Lowden said he would return In a
few days.
Shortly after President Coolidge Is,
sued his statement Tuesday that he
did not choose to run for President in
1928 Mr.: Lowden received a long-dis
tance telephone call from Chicago. 1t
was believed here that his trip might
be for the purpose Of comforting with
the party leaders who have supported
his boom for the presidential nomi.
nation.
Evening star., 1927-08-04

Coolidge could scarcely have used any
other than the word ''choose" in MAX
ing his pronouncement and still
keep the country from thinking him
to be presumptive to the extent of be.
lieving the nomination next year &C.
tually was his. Had he said: II will
not run for President in 1925" he
would have presumed, 1t is held, that
the Republican convention would
nominate him.
Closed Door to Delegates.
1t is argued further at the Summer
White House that il Mr.. Coolidge had
said: II will not be candidate for
the Republican nomination in 1928"
the same controversy would have
arisen with the belief that the Presi-
dent was merely declaring himself not
a candidate, but not that he would de.
cline the nomination If forced upon
him.
Second, it Is declared by those in
regular touch with the President that
by his statement Mr.. Coolidge closed
the door to pledged delegates from
some States which hold their primary
election before the national conven.
ton. In those States. 1t is necessary
Evening star., 1927-08-04

dwindled further in the Summer capi.
tai today and the belief had become
almost positive that he has unequivo.
cally eliminated himself from occu-
pancy of the White House after March
4, 1929.
Unlike Washington, where more
rounded opinion always is obtainable
on any public question of the first i'm
portance. opinions which are reached
in Rapid City must necessarily be
based upon the impressions Of the few
who understand the President more in
timately.
In some quarters closest to Mr.
Coolidge. there is next to nothing be.
ing said. but when the shreds of In
formation are put together it becomes
rather plain that here no double
meaning IS accredited to the Presi.
dent.
Several reasons for this belief come
most prominently to the fore in Rapid
City: First. it is pointed out, Mr..
Evening star., 1927-08-04
PRESIDENT "FED up"
IS OPINION IN LONDON

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 4.-That Presi'
dent Coolidge alone knows the answer
to the enigma he set before the world
is the fairly general conclusion ex'
pressed in the editorials of this morn.
ings newspapers. They indulge In
numerous surmises. however. as to
the inner significance Of the Presi.
dents announcement that he does not
choose to be candidate in next years
elections.
One of the most favored speculations
is that the President likely found the
burden so onerous that he calmly
judged the further strain on his physi.
cal powers was too great.
president Coolidge" says the Daily
News. may be fed up. as Premier
Baldwin, man very like him. Is
notoriously fed up
Evening star., 1927-08-04
PRESIDENT TO SEE
l'IDAYS DEPICTED
Deadwood Reproduction OF
| Gold Rush Town for An
I nuaI Pageant Today.
NJ a STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.


DEADWOOD, S. Oak, August A.
When President and Mrs. Coolidge ar
rive here this afternoon TO attend the
annual celebration Of Days of 20
they will see this thriving Black Hilis
CITY transformed into a practical ana
impressive reproduction OF the town
as II was in those hectic and roaring
DAYS Of half a century ago.
II has been the aim of those VINO
have planned this annual celebration,
which has become so popular In TINS
section of the West, to reproduce as
nearly as possible the Deadwood at
the time the gold rush was at its
height, when II was probably the most
notorious If not famous mining camp
in the world. Outstanding incidents
OF those stirring and dramatic days
are being realistically re-enacted today.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
will not see ell of the colorful episodes
of this interesting festival. 1t actually
commenced yesterday. This morning
a parade and pageant are being held
each depicting the historical past of
this old gold-mining town. Miners.
- bull.whackers, trappers. cowboys. SOL
diers, Indians and gingham-clad from
tier women and many other long for
gotten characters familiar in the early
days of Deadwood Gulch are partici-
pating.
Men Let Whiskers Grow.
To add to the realism Of the occa-
sion pine slabs have been placed over
all the building fronts in the main
part Of the town and signs, which
conform with the advertising vogue
of the frontier pride. have been hung
over the streets and over the doors
Of some of the stores. Practically all
of the male citizens have for weeks
been letting their whiSkerS grow and
today are wearing costumes sugges-
tive Of the early citizenry. Real color
Is added by the presence of Deadwood
Dick. whose name has been made
famous through the dime novel and
motion picture thriller and who still
is a resident of the gulch city; Capt.
Lutte North, Commissioner Russell
and other noted characters, relics of
the past.
It is estimated that more than
10000 persons have come to Dead
wood to see the celebration. From
every section Of the West old timers
and frontiersmen have come, either
to participate or to look on.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge.
WIZ diS COIiliIS ucIe ny train from
Custer. are not expected to arrive be.
fore 1:30 pm. A tremendous recep.
tion has been arranged in their honor
when they step from their train,
after which they will be escorted
through the town by a large commit.
tee Of local citizens. They then will
be taken to the amusement park,
ebout mile and a quarter further up
the gulch, where more pageantry and
frontier sports of various sorts will
be staged in their honor.
It will be at this amusement park
that President Coolidge will be for.
nally adopted as chieftain of the
Evening star., 1927-08-04
Rejected Monument Demolished.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANVILLE, Va, August 4.-The
woman of SORROWS" rejected monu.
ment to the women of the Confed-
eracy. fell to pieces today under the
chisels and mauls of stone masons.
The head and shoulders were prom
ised to a Pittsylvania farmer. who Of.
fered to buy it. The monument elic-
tied public disapproval when unveiled
and was removed from a public space.
Evening star., 1927-08-04

for an aspirant to certify himself in
order to make a primary election re.
suit legal. 1t Is held that IL the Presi-
dent had any desire whatsoever to
continue in the White House, he
would not have gone out of his way
to eliminate himself in these elections.
Evening star., 1927-08-04

Shaw's "Fannys First Play" will
be performed nightly by students in
Prof. Randolph Somerville's dramatic
art courses in the Summer School at
New York University.
Evening star., 1927-08-04
PRESIDENT IS FIRM
IN PLAN TO RETIRE,
FRIENDS DECLARE

Continued from First Page.)
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20 SMALLPOX CASES
UNDER BAN IN D. C.
Cellmate of District Jail Inmate
Who Developed Disease Be-
comes Patient.

Eight new cases of smallpox were
reported today by the District Health
Department, making total of twenty
since the visit in Washington of
travelling exposition which is believed
to have left the trail of the dlsese
All of the victims are Colored. one OF
them is a prisoner at the District
Jail, which has been under quarantine
since June 2. when case was dis
covered there.
John James cellmate Of David
Smith. who developed smallpox while
in the Jail and caused the quarantine,
was found to have the disease today
by Health Department physicians,
who have kept him under close OBJ
servation. He has been quartered IN
the quarantine station at the institu-
ton ever since Smiths case was dis
covered
Five of the victims live at 1874 Provi-
dence street northeast. and according
to Health Department authorities
probably contracted the disease from
another person, of the same house,
who was recently discharged from the
smallpox hospital. They are: Albert,
Mary and Ada Freeman, Fred Coates
and Fred Coates. If. The two others
are Joseph and Ada Freeman. who live
at 1876 kendrick street northeast. As
the outbreak appeared to the Health
Department to be centered in Ivy
City. all of the employees of the Dis
tricts trash plant in that section. %
in number, have been vaccinated. The
Health Department also is continuing
the vaccination of prisoners commit
ted to Jail and will do so until the
quartine is lifted Saturday.
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home nine in par 50.

sixteenth and eighteenth and made the
home nine in par 35.
Other scores for So holes were:
Mike Brady. Mamaroneck. n. \" 20
S1-165.
c. A. Whtcombe Great Britain. S4-SO-
1874.
George Gadd. Great Britain; 79-S3-aI62
Danny Williams. Westfeld N. j.. 81
Charles Manning. Ben Avon Pa. So
George M. Christ Rochester. N. Y. Sd
Fred Baroni Grafton. Pa. sO-72-152..
Walter Loeffier. Pittsburgh. S1-S3-l64
Joe Sylvester. St. Adams. N. Y. 79-S5
Neil Christian. Milwaukee. Greg. s1--s1
Archie Compston. Great Britain. 79--74-
Gene sarazen. Flushing. N Y. 74-74-
Bill Mehlhon. New York. N. Y. 75-77
Al Espinosa. Glencoe. Ill. S3-sO-163.
Bob Shave. Aurora, Ohio. S0-S4-164.
Tom Kerrigan. Mount Vernon. n. Y. 80
walter Hagen. Pasadena. Fla. 77-73-
Al watrogs. Grand Grand Rapids. Mich.
Jimmie Thomson Richmond. Va. Sl-S1
-162.
90 Wilirid Reid, Crosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
Laurie Ayton. Evanston ILL.,. s0-s3-163.
-oP Perry Del Veechio. Greensburg. Pa. 70
j. H. Jones, Glendale. Wis. S0-S2-162.
90 Willie HUNTER. Brentwood Heights. Calf.
Bobby Crtickshank. Purchase. n. Y. ~
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GREETED AT KARLSRUHE.
Dicnitaries Honor Airmen as Wives
Present Bouquets.

KARLSRUHE, Germany. June 10
P).-Lord Mayor Finter, members of
the magistrate and other dignitaries
greeted Chamberlin and Levine on
their arrival at the karlsruhe flying
field this morning from Baden-Baden.
Frau Trunk, wife of the Baden
premier, and Frau Finter presented
the airmen with bouquets as they
boarded Lufthansa plane for Fried
richshafefn. Crowds cheered the
Americans on their arrival and de-
parture.
SLEEP IN BADEN.BADEN.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS;
The annual meeting, OF the stocKnoioeos
D. c.. and the election of nine 90 Trustees
OF the Company for the ensuing year VII
5i1 Seventh street NV. on Thursday. June
is. 1927. at IL am. Polls open from
a am 70 H. VI H. BERGMAN. Secretary.
myl4 81 2S-ie4 IL. 13.14.15
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i. S. FLYERS VISIT
CITIES IN GERMANY
ChamberIin and Levine Reach
Friedrichshafen in Pas
Senger Plane.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany,
June 15.-Motoring from Baden-Baden
to Karlsruhe, the American transat-
lantic aviators, Clarence Chamberlin
and Charles Levine, made the trip to
Friedrichshafen this morning in Ger
man passenger plane, arriving at 9:l5
o'clock. IN
They wound the city gayly decorated
and were cheered by thousands Of en-
thusiastic Swabians as they alighted
at the Loewenthal airdrone.
A reception committee, including DIR.
Hugo Eckener, Zeppelin builder, es-
corted them to the Dornier Airplane
Factory and later to the Zeppelin
works.
At the Dornier factory they were
shown "super.Wal." the latest type
of large passenger plane. After their
inspection the machine was taken up
for an exhibition flight.
At the Zeppelin works they were
especially interested in the LZ-127,
now under construction, which. DIR.
Eckener yesterday announced, would
attempt a flight around the world in
1928.
After inspecting the Zeppelin mu-
scum, the airmen were taken to DR..
Eckener's home for luncheon.
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Soldiers Routed
From Bed to View
Moon i'm Eclipse

War, fire or a similar calamity
was in the minds of members OF
Battery c, 10th Field Artillery,
Fort Myer, Virginia, this morn
ing at 3 o'clock, when First Sergt.
William J. Gleason routed the
soldiers out after sounding several
shrill blasts on his whistle.
Rubbing their sleepy eyes, the
artillerymen snapped to attention,
heels together, spurs clinking and
silence prevailing.
Tensely waiting the ominous
orders of Sergt. Gleason, the men,
with mixed feelings, heard the fol.
lowing blithe instructions after
they had reached the drill field
and "about-faced":
IT want every one Of you men to
take a look at this lunar eclipse
and don't complain in the future
years that you missed a lunar
eclipse because you were in the
Army"
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motor for Karlsruhe shortly after 6
o'clock this morning, terminating their
brief rest here from the round of
Festivities in Berlin in honor of their
record breaking flight from New York
to Germany.
The airmen in brief speeches at a
banquet in their honor last night said
thew had established new record in
Baden. Baden by sleeping hours con-
secutively, while in Berlin they had
never been able to get more than four.
During the banquet they presented
the director of the Kurhaus. who was
their host, with the only $40 bill they
had between them on their Atlantic
flight. on which they carried less than
$50 in currency. The director thanked
them cordially for the souvenir.
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WILBUR COMPLIMENTED
BY MILITARY COLLEGE
Navy Secretary and Three Others
Receive Honorary Degrees From
Pennsylvania Institution.

BY the Associated Press.
CHESTER, Pa, June 15.-Secretary
# the Navy Curtis d. Wilbur and
three other prominent men received
honorary degrees today at the 18th
commencement exercises of the Penn
sylvania Military College.
Mr.. Wilbur was given the degree OF
doctor of laws. Ralph ModJeskl.
noted engineer, received the degree of
doctor of engineering: Maj. Gen.
Charles P. Summerall, chief of staff of
the United States Army. doctor OF
military science, and Clarence l.
Starr Of Pittsburgh master of mining
engineering.
Military exercises. a sham battle
and an airplane demonstration were
given in honor of Secretary Wllbur
and other distinguished guests.
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JOHNSTON SETS
GOLF PACE AGAIN
IN OAKMONT PLAY
sixteenth and eighteenth and made tn

Continued from First Page.)
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MRS. chamberlain ON WAY
Mother of Noted Flyer Sails for
England.

HOBOKEN, n. j., June Is P).-Mrs.
E. C. Chamberlin, mother of the pilot
of the Bellanca plane on its nonstop
flight to Germany, sailed last night for
England on the liner George Washing
ington. She was accompanied by her
6-year-old grandson, Robert Moffett,
and plans to spend three months with
her sister at Wembley.
Mrs. Chamberlin, who arrived Mon
day from her home in Denison, Iowa
was plainly fatigued when she board.
ed the steamer. She said she hoped
to see her son in England, although
no definite arrangements have been
made for a meeting.
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SLEEP IN BADEN.BADEN.

BADEN BADEN, Germany, June Is
R.-Chamberlin and Levine left by
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BRASS BEDS REFTNIsHED. LIKE NEW;
auto parts nickel-plated; all kinds of electro
plating: prices reasonable. THE ELMER H.
1ATTIN Co :;O9-1I 18th st. NV. Main
Enr Ess4 > Nil she'd oS Ynars
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Eddie Murphy. Chicago. SI-SO-161.
Macdonald Smith. Great Neck. n. Y. IS
Bob Mcdonald. Chicago 77-s3-16O
Willie Klein. East Williston. N. Y. 20
Dave Robertson. Dearborn. Mich. "a
S5-150
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A man of SO, thrice sentenced to 10
years imprisonment, was recently ar
rested for burglary in London.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-14
Plainyillc Blues
4G6 4G9 49S--14S3 Smoke Eaters
A5I o2Q 490-1467 <etN-

Tony Zoner of North Washington street. arrested for owning an un- licensed dog, was scheduled 10 be tried in court here at o'clock this afternoon.
 A grand old-fashioned concert" will be given at the Rcdeemer's A. NJ. E. Zion church Thursday eve ming under the direction Of Mrs. BrooX Benford. The general pub lie is invited
 A hearing on the will of the late William Slater will be held before Justice M. 0. Ryder at the town hall at 1 o'clock Saturday morning.