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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31
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BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Writer

WASHINGTON Congressional
mail is fascinating material tor eX
ploration, but congressional visitors
are almost menace.
The only reason congressman re-
tain such mental faculties as they
have is that there are secretaries to
protect the congressman and some
times even the stenographerS to
protect the secretaries.
But the worst pest or the most
pronounced psychopatnic case at
times has such plausible exterior
that he gets into the inner sane
! tu1n and then it's the devils own
| job getting rid OF him
| These crankS include those VINO
come in TO ask the great man to in
oorse a check. II he isn't there Uc
| put his name on the check himself
why his secretary will do very nicely.
! Often it's not good politics to refuse
and the boys on the hill are noI
| bard hearted when someone from the
! home state badly needs the money,
but it is no rarity for these cheeks
to come back.
The late Senator Ladd cnce lost
S400 that way. The leader of an
American legion band Is SAID to nave
caShed the check after obtaining
Lladd's endorsement. Most members
CT congress. however, will baiK a.
taking a chance on such large
sum
One senatorial secretary recently
cashed check for sos for young
man from out near his nome. BacR
came the check. 1t subsequently, de-
Ieloped that the youth had spent 81
Of the money talking over tne tele-
phone to a girl friend IN the west
that same evening. His mother
finally made good.
Congressman Sol Bloom OF New
York has blossonled out as the gov
ernment'S super salesman.
About March Is, Uncle Sam mod
eStly put On sale one OF the moss
important volumes published by the
government printing office for
long time. That was the code OF
laws Of The United States Of America.
an indeXed, complete compilation
produced by act Of congress after
many years OF labor and research.
One lawyer says that Jnis massixe
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31
CLEVELAND GIVEN 1928
P. T. A. CONVENTION

OALAND, May 80 up. = Cleve
land, o., was selected as the 1923
convention city by the National Con-
gress Of Parents and Teachers at the
final session late today
The delegates also chose a noml-
mating committee for the selection
CT Officers to be elected next year
Those named we're: Mrs. e. D. Kier-
nan, Somerset, Pam; Mrs j. Sher-
man Brown, Denver; Mrs. j. F. Hill,
Portland, Ore; Mrs. F. II. Devere,
Auburn, r. l., and Mrs. A. F. Fanger,
Miami, Fla.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO

The power transmission line be-
tween the Copper Queen smelter
and the Ell Tigre mine, which has
been under construction for about
year. will be tried out Saturday
and if found to be working salts
factorily will be kept on continu-
ously
Mr.. and Mrs. w. O. Heinrichs
and daughter will leave for Los An
geleS the first of June.
NJ. o. Phelan, motorman for the
Douglas street railway, will leave
today for Nebraska for months
vacation.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31
Abe Martin

AT tn first intimatiOn of wife's
love CROWN cold tn safe, sensible
thing t. do is t. pack up few sim
pie belOngin's an beat it. Some
folks would buy dinOseur egg if
tn payments wuz easy enough.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31
B1kAkB3

Lindbergh doesn't smoke, chew or
drink. His only pad habit seems 10
be flying.
A raid on a Kansas home Yielded
10000 bottles OF home brew. They
must have been expecting few
neighbOrs in for friendly game.
An opera singer is a woman. but
a good cigar has to be named after
her.
Are there any in the crowd VINO
remember when business men killed
the bobbed hair movement by re-
fusing to employ girls who had IL
hobbed?
A French dietitian proposes to do
away with home cooking. Prob
ably he argues that in order to have
home cooking people should have
homes.
Copyright, 1927, NEA Service, Inc.)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31
The Wav Of the World

Diognes, after his centuries OF
hopeful trudging about the Elyslan
fields looking for an honest politician,
was suddenly observed to be blow
ing out the light in his lantern.
my search is over" he told the
tirong OF awed ghosts. i've Jusv
read Al Smiths letter to Charles
Marshall"
I'm that caSe," observed one or
the attending spooks, you abandon
cyriciSm after all these centu1es?"
"Hades, no." said Diognes. '"rhis
is the finest document ever written
by presidential candidate, but the
other man will be chosen by ths
people of his country. Chicago Eve
ming Post
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31

tome costs some 5000 as available
in annotated form from private pub
fishers, but the government only
charged the modest sum OF ST.
Nevertheless, sales were sluggish
until Congress Sol grabbed hold or
shc promotion work
Then the government printing Of
lice received more orders for the
book III three days than it had Ill
be preceding Two months.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31
It Sounded Ominous

AT a small station freight train
pulled in and sidetracked tor the
passenger train. The passenger train
arrived and pulled out; then the
freight started to dc its switching.
A well-dressed woman, not used TO
the language of the railroad man,
had just stepped Oft the passenger
train ana was standing c;ose TO the
brakeman when he yelled 10 another
Jump on her when she comes by.
Dill; run ner down by the elevator,
cut her in two and bring the heao
end up by the depot"
She brought suit for mental ang-
uish and came near recovering
Oil Weekly.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31
WHY ARIZONA THE EXCEPTION.
(Tucson Starr


the provision in constitution that
the United States
that
tax the United States
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31
Plucked From the Plains

Why this fuss that couples park
Cars in which to sit and spark?
Old-Style surries IN the dell
Could be hugged in pretty well;
And no doubt the prairie schooners
Often held a pair OF spooners.
Why condemn the modern setting?
It's the same old kind OF pettlng.
EXCHANGE
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31

Farmer: Samantha, do you want
me to bring anything from the city
today?"
His Wife; 'Yes, sir you might
bring me few jars OF that tratnc
jam I see advertised in the papers,"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31
You Can't Be Too Careful

A blind" beggar sat at the en-,
trance OF subway kiosk with a TIL
cup in his hand. A passer- by, Slight
ly under the influence OF alcohol,
took out his pocket flask and starr
ed to pour drink into the mans
cup
The beggar opened his eyes sud-
denly, saw the flask and yelled mix,
nix None OF that stuff. DO you
t'ink I wanta go blind?"-New York
American.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31
FIRE UNDER CONTROL

PUEBLO, Colo, May 80 CE9.-Fire
that has been raging in the San Isabel
forest near Wetmore for four days has
been brought under control.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31
Easy Payments

EdSN EdyKDtNLS
Motorist (short Of ready CASH:
Here's five shillings. Iii give you
some more later.
Victim: What's the idea? DO you
think you can run over me on inc
installment system? = Weekly Tele-
graph (Londom.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31

BLACK boy, how did you all get
that SCOT on youah coat?"
That amt SCOT, Carbona that's
dandrutt"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31

Add Smiles OF 1927: LAS bizarre
as Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.'s ldea
of paying off s3,0000O0 by pounding
a typewriter. New York Graphic.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31

Youth: And when the boat went
down l was swimming about tor two
hours before 1 was picked up!
Maid: Oh, how lovely adore
swimming London).
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31
More Truth Than Poetry
DEPARTED GLORY.
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE

often have read with shudder Of
dread
How the Borgias asked folks in to
dine,
And with never sign of their purpose
malign
Dropped sugar of lead in the wine;
1 often have heard how they never de-
INJURED
At open and hideous crime
And would often make way at a single
soiree
| With half dozen guests at time.
I'm a peaceable man, and never would
plan
To slaughter my deadliest foe,
| Nor with dagger or knife to remove
from this life
| Any troublesome person 1 know,
AS for poisoning wine, it is no game of
mine
So humane, to be frank, are my views
That I haven't the nerve without warm
ing to serve
The stuff that my bootlegger brews.
Yet I thrilled, admit, when at night ]
would sit
! AS a young and eXcitable kid
Reading page after page of that muir
derous age
And the crimes that the Borgia
crowd did.
I knew all along that such doings were
wrong
I harbored horror of crooks.
Yet they pleased me far more than the
kindlier lore
To be found in the Sunday school
books.
And now that I know that to friend
and to foe
The Borgians were gentle and kind
And did not waste their time upon evil
and crime
But were mild and polite and refined,
No evenings I spend with my hair
straight on end
And history book on my knee,
Though the much maligned crew may
at last have their due
They have lost all their interest for
me.
Never Too Late.
The married life of some of the movie
stars is little smudgy, now and then,
but it can always be Renovated.
Progress.
In Barnum'S time fool was born
every minute. Now saXophone players
are born just as often.
What swell section boss was lost to
one of our railroads when Mussolini
neglected to join the migration over
here
Copyright, 1927, Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31

class in a London school was
set to write about Mother When
the teacher came to mark the exer-
cises he noticed that TWO boys,
brothers, had written almost the
same words.
John" he complained to the boy
he knew to be the cuIprit, you've
written just what your brother
wrote"
Eyes sir" came the reply, Its the
same mother. Exchange.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31
No Charge

For several months I have been
troubled with pains in my back. a
friend says I have a vertebrae in
my spine. Please tell me what
kind of a treatment / can take Tor
this" Pittsburgh Chronicle -Tele-
graph.
Our advise is, get a new friend
New Yorker. @t t
Have you heard the new sob sister
song? Mighty Iachrymore. = New
York Sun.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31

Beyond the Alps lies Mussolinl.-
Detroit Free Press.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31

one of our railroads when Mussolini
neglected to join the migration over
here
Copyright, 1927, Bell Syndicate, IncD
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31
Progress.

In Barnums time fool was born
every minute. Now saxophone players
are born just as often.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-31
Never Too Late.

Never Too Late.
The married life of some of the movie
stars is little smudgy, now and then,
but it can always be Renovated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19

The court windows OF the Alice Apartments
while not quite so Ritzy as those in the front
of the building, not lacking in human inter
est. Reading from the left have: The care
less young man apartment 3D.. who hates to
pull down the shades while dressing; the elderly
lady from across the court apartment SCI. who
from the privacy of her curtains takes careful
note OF the young man and is properly shocked
and the large blonde department. 4B). who does
her cleaning and drying and most of her eating
by her window.
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
THE PUTNAM PATRIOT
,Y THE PATRIOT PRESS, INC.
SHORT SKIRTS AND LEGS

IN article in The Independent the question was taken
 up both seriously and humoouy ef the eughening of wom skirts remarked that to the American wom short represent triumph of faith over reality Yet glance back those drawings feminine adornmen as eX hbted popular pictures of the Gay Nnedes s We feel the short skirt Go become and spite of the cries of the textile industry enghenng of the skirt The Independent once sad paper the subject somewhat face tousiy in he following words
 aie.s per cent Leg looking at twice saad tHe following The grand piano ankeles salt sack 20 handy i54 the raeahete kneknee 2's 
 aT a- f4=6.n 4 haa silly they look and how af aef physically win admiration szrE calves For confess ~e are ef taale2Red animal has aemaalad rflaa @ be t whether she A a smart as MA. a tas szeng above h shoetop vas afF fa ff5s e"omaaeeaed era
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
FADING JUNE HoNORS

TT a peculiar faet American life there s strange \ lack of rccomnon of gea8ne accomplishment Natufale we have no degree nghbe8d Order of the Garter and the various be pinned the breasts Of authors seen lists artists who make their mark through creative ability For heroes we have national welcomes and national medals reception But land eeming with ae ton and cerebral activity have few of making man stand apart his fellows who k in the front rank worthy recognition and praise Perhaps th E as shoaa t i tH fot ae of demacracv Yet when June each year swings around and he papers filled with the honofs be slowed g colleges find small selection made here and there among the eminent who the feeens 9i doctors
 masters and other degrees of the academic For moment
 hc man of action The student the artist comes into the fore
 front of public print Then hr sinks back Into a oblivion oai ol which he all frequently retains only the 'esge o local pre4tFr True may bear he doubtful and much
 abused le of Doctor though @ can be but small honor to the man ar woman whom it deztehafes.
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
BECOMES A ROAR

AT began as a naurmur A week has almost " reached the proportions People o tonneettut are demanding o know and seemingly with every rgh "h apparently they being dsermnaed against n ''e % ] 4 ,asoene The matter has brought to the attention 1 the State Chamber and the motor Nehce com
 i,tee of that body to investigation let 1t be hoped ssvith satisfactory results ,....,,
 r ,h aigbborng town of Webster there has, admittedly gasoleue war in progress Dealers have been seeking n rse one another with the price of getting lower ana ". a, condition But throughout the also in Rhode leland and we are told New York State gasoene may De urcbased for seventeen On recent weekend trp
 @ , roadside stands fuctuated according to location The lowest price cents the highest oeng
 Once back into Connecticut the price signs displayed twenty three Allowing e"o cents TOT 'he s'ae s
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
LEGAL NOTICES
ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT

Al q Court of Probate held at Put nam IF and for the District of Put nam. on the 24th day of June, 1927. Present, Henry N Benoit. Judge. Es- tate of Mary A. Dean. late of Putnam. in said District, deceased. William A. Morse and Mary Ann Morse of Holyake. Mass, Executors The Ex- ecutors having exhibited their admin istration account with said estate to this Court for allowance. t is OR DERED-That the Both day of June, 1927. al 10 o'clock in the forenoon. at a Court of Probate to be held at the Probate Office. in the Town and Dis trict of Putnam. be appointed for a hearing on the allowance of said ac- count, and that notice of the time and place of said hearing be given, by pub fishing this order Tn d newspaper hay ing a circulation in said District. and by posting copy of this order on the public sign-post in said Town of Put uam. and that due return be made
 HENRY \. BENOIT, Judge. 25
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
SCHOOL
Graduation Exercises Held In North Grosvenordale Sum
 day Evening

Graduation exercise ef s. Joseph B school were held in Union hall on Sunday evening An entertaining program was given by the pupils be- fore the graduation Both former pastor and eurate, Rev E. NJ. Don nelly. and Rev J. II Quinn of Hart ford and Nauregan. were here. also Rev Fr Bellerose and Rev Fr by keman af Putnam. were guests Di- plomas were given Co seventeen pu- pills The following are their ranks. both n the French and English laf= guages
 French Marion Thewlis. Jeanne B. Besauleis. Theodore Iapalme. Alma Blaurhette. Viola Trudeau. SvIvLa Nantiguy Cecile Houle. l.n- ellie Laufian Norma Eeisy. Dorothy Pciietier. Gilbert Beuoit
 English Sylvia Montigny. Marion fheWlfz. Jeanne D Desautcls. THea= dore Lapaime Alma Rlanchette. Dor 4thY teiieiier Lillian Rasley. Geeiie Houle. NIaia TrudeaH Orion Tra- Jcau Raymond Meuochc Lumina Mareoux. Marie Leclair. Lucille Gau- ror Norma Foisy Fernand nespel- teJu. Gtiherf BeHait.
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
AN INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT

LONG abo,f this time every year when all the world is "A awaiting the coming the vacation period we feel It Tn the editorial bones 10 give b of advice welcome or anweeome all kinds of vacations mere 'he young
 man ho has saved all winter buy buckskn shoes enn rae uet and flannel for outing a some seaside resort Then there is the of the family deep m the mountains again by the But with the War almost deeaae past tue conviction still remains with that the average American would do himself life the good he would save ms pennes for foreign travel Here that brings re taxation and on the Aauhc there are ne" ana peores and sights to be seen Only by travel and observance and sympathetic of other lands ana ma lions can we understand the problems and the difficulties winch boc the path of international understanding and peace tor ; 3a ia moro thap often an the character f the national mind Nothing is ruer than the fact that one may travel rest enjoy and understand al one and the same
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
END JUBILEE
Children of Mary Give Fine Performance Before Large
 Audience

4 the closing act iH the program af their golden jubilee observance. mem bers 8f the Children Of Mary gave a fine rendition of La Berger de Lou dres' lThe Shepherdess of LsHdresj play in hge acts. Tuesday evening. Between the acts the following sDe- cialty nambers were given
 Solo. Sancta Maria" Miss Anna Paulhus; monologue Born Under An Evil Star Mis- Marie Rose PaHlhus: solo, Elegie." Miss Fabi0la Beaud- reault comic dialogue. eThe Two Deaf Ones. Misses Helen Bernier and Glor- ianna Charron.
 The east of characters was as fol- lows. Beruadette. Laura Beausoleil; i; Louise Solutions. Marie Anne Demers Marie, Rita Rivard, Jeanne Abadie Blanche Beauregardi Croisine. Rol- ande Cartier; Bl0isette. Alice Morelle. Marine. Gracia Vegiard; Bathilde, Priscilla Br0deur. Caolette, Therese Lavroixi Suzanne. Alice COuruoyer; La Princess Hereditaire De Wallstein, Agnes Provost, Marie Sophie. Berna- dette Cartier; Gisele. TheHese St. George, Ms Ketty. Edwardna Gar ceau Nina Pauline ZakluskieVicy. Lima. Marie Louise Provost Mother Kaktharina. Marie Rose Paulhus: Farmiere. Arselia LaFlamme. Nanny. Diana Farley HlIda. Glorianua Char rom Frieda. Louise EHssier; Annina. Rose Ghabat Gertrude Emma Rahil- lard; Ahges. Lillian Beaudreault. syl- vIa BursHt. Pauline Dufault. sybelle LaB9z iere Fabi8ia Seveu. PhilsmeHe Caran
 The piano ace0mpauiments were played hY Ena Fredetfe and AeHes Matbise loliu by Aline LaBozsiere.
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
Mrs. John fi LArned

Mrs. Celina M Larned. widow of John H. Larned. died at the Day Kim ball hospital about eight o'clock, Thursday morning She was : < years of age
 Mrs. Larned had been in her usual health and attended church Sunday morning Monday she became iii and was removed to the hospital. where she declined rapidly untiI the end.
 Mrs. I.arned was born In Granby. Canada. June 9th. fsI9 When she was young girl Che family removed 10 Woonsocket. where she was mar ried to Mir Larnea sho was m husl- ness in that city lhe firm of Lake x Larued Abouf -eH years later hf. LarHed bought Hr=e farm in Pom fret. well known # the "Larnei Farm where the Hsed for $ ' years.
 Mrs Larned member of St Mary's church ar member of ai. Narvss Welfare fae5l She was conscientious in hea religion. duties. a woman af high Has3an character and loving wifi d mother. Sine was 8 kind ueigHHzf and friend and her acts If kindur and benev8leHee were often quiet bestowed Sine did not care fot =a5a5g but her life and her euioymeH eeutered n her home. her husbau#HHd children
 The funeral service and mass will be from St. Maj church at nine o'clock Saturday u8Ing followed by burial beside her husband in the Larn- ed family lot in g. Hary's cemetery.
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
AFTER THE SHOUTING

\roW that those whom M Wllem lendrek van Loon has
 W dubbed he alter reflected glory have allowed Colonel Ladberq to rtre momenafN from the pubhe eye fhis American world permitted to t back and pin few afes on addition to those which have been se slesefvedg hung the Coluue youthful bosom Recognition will now Charles D Lawrence inventor ot the WfRh NhirWpa motor which both the Eindbergh and Byrd panes are equipped And with Colonel Lndbegh in retirement for the nonce will have time to look back on the rare Commander Byrd himself and have an o pornnity his splendid 5portsmanshp and support o Colonel Indbergh Most important of all perhaps IS the great stimulus which Colonel Lmdberghs flight and reeeP ton have LaRgng far too long in field which flya
 nations were developing rapidly. Americans now show every m tcaa of coming and definitely to the forefront o the real and final conquest of the air.
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
Mr.. William K Holland

Mrs. Roxanna Holland. widow of William K Holland one of Putnam s oldest citizens. bot IH point Of years and in residence in inc town. died at her home in the Sawyer district last Thursday She WI nInety-two years old
 Mrs. Holland V born in Exeter. K. l. She obtained her education m the seheals ef her eatiYe town. She was daughter of George and Hannah Barber. About sixtvzseven years ago she was married William |. Hol- land After remaining in Rhode ls- land five years following their mar riage they came q Putnam n ls6h. .ua aeeIaicd the asse where Mrs Holland died her Ha band being en- gagged in farming s8 the time of hls death twenty three ears ago. since that Lime Nrs. Holland and her daugh= Ger h8ef occupied zae place.
 Mir Holland N q woman of high christian eharaete loving mother. and fl kind neighbaI and friend. alWays thoughtful of others always ready to lend haluing hand or to give eonso- lation and sympathy in time of be reavement She was highly esteeme by large circle of friends and ac- ouaintauces. For many years she had been n member of the First Baptist church of Putnam.
 The funeral was from the home, Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock. Rev. Henry F Hodge officiating Burial was in the Grove Street cemetery.
 Mrs. Holland leaves two daughters. Mrs. { l. Hall If Danielson and Miss Addie Holland of Putnam also five grandchildren. A son. William Hol- land died eleven years ago.
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
SHOWER FOR MISS HATFIELD

Miss Alice A. Adams gave a shower last night at her home ou South Naiu street. for Miss Ruth Hatfield her co- worker in the office uf the Putnam Light X Power Go. and who is soon fo he married te Othe smith There were about fifteen present and gifts were arranged under @ large bell Chicken patties with green peas. and cake and ice cream were served the dining room and table being tastefully decorated Games. music and dancing followed Guests werr present from Worcester. Wllimantic and Dauieison.
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
ACTIVE IN ACADEMY AFFAIRS
 GRADUATES FROM DEERFIELD

Mrs. C. II Gilpatric and son Rich ard and Mss Ellen Wheelock attend ed the graduation exercises at Deer field academy this week where Mrs. Gilpatric's older son. George Gill patric. was among the graduates Mir Gilpatrlc was awarded a prize as the student whose work m history showed outstanding promise during the year Mir Gilpatric was mem ber of the glce club, had a part in the senior class play, was on the edj. orial stuff of tine Deerfeld Scroll and was news editor of the commencement edition
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
STATES CENTER
 t.. OF POPULATION

Especial to The Putnam PatrioD
 Washington. June 22 The center uf population of Connecticut is located at point & miles south and slightly west of thc Meriden postofiice New Haven County according to figures re- leased hy che Bureau of Census The figures are for 1920
 During the last forty years the cen fer of population of the Nutmeg State has moved south and west 5S miles. In SS0 the center was located at a point t9a miles northeast of the Meri- den postoflice From 1880 Co 1890 it driftcd south and west 10 miles. from 1890 to 1900. mile; from 1900 to 1910 l-3 miles and from 1910 to 1920. 6 miles
 The direction of the movement of the center of population af the state is go matter of interest, showing as 1t does the direction in which the popu- lation has grown and, Co certain eX- tent the direction of the development ot the state
 GRIFFIN