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Putnam patriot., 1927-10-13
WOODSTOCK VALLEY

Miss Florence Kenyon is in Proyi- denee.
 Mrs Frances Broadway, who has been quite III. is able to be out again.
 Mrs. James Tatem, ST., of Putnam. is visiting friends in the Valley and Eastford.
 It k reported that William Arnold has sold his farm and will locate in Thompson.
 Mrs. Percy Mattocks is spending the week with her parents, NT. and Mrs. Keepe, in Milford. Mass.
 Charles Grunlnnd has had the large old chimney removed from his house and new modern chimney built.
 Mrs. Emily Butler has returned from New Haven, where she has been spending two weeks with friends.
 Work improving and repairing the store property is progressing and it is rumored that there will be a store in the Valley in the near future.
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-13
SOUTH WOODSTOCK

Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Scranton were the guests af Providence friends last week
 Mrs. John G Bailey af lr#aeion, N J hrs bean the guest If her s.s .er. Mrs < R Scranton.
 T#a pleasant October days arc beng used bq those fond If hunting and some game E beug secured.
 Mrs l.e@e. wh1 has been visiting her =H o#TEr and family for -eye- lai weeks. tas returned Ia her hom5 here
 Afy Hauy TnufteIlette and Nis. Nellie Lowe aefe appointed dele gates .o thr Baptist State Convention in Hartford. Qe l7Iq.
 The first meeting ef the Ladies Aid for the fall. will be held with Mrs Tourtellotte Thursday afternoon Oct 20. + is hoped there will be a large attendance.
 The village people were glad to see MT. Perry enjoying the hunting sea son, which is new experience for him. ss this is the first year he had q hunters license, as he has always been too busy at this time of year. Mrs Burleson enjoyed visit with Mrs. Mclean of Pomfret on Wednes. day of last week und also had as callers recently Mr. and Mrs Henry ]. Putnam and daughter of Webster with Mrs Putnam's cousin from Rut land Vermont. whom she had mol seen for many years.
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-13
EAST WOODSTOCK

Mrs Elliott Clemenee was the guest of her parents on Saturday.
 Miss Louise Pike passed the week end with relatives in Lynn.
 Spencer Jordan came home from i Harrisville. R. l.. for the weekend.
 Mrs. Josephine Steete and Mrs. Flora Alton are spending the week with Worcester friends.
 Miss Eva Farrows. who is taking q | business course in Worcester, was at home. for the weekend
 Mrs. L. Ii. Lindeman is entertain were appointed to appraise the prop erty of the late John D. Sanger.
 Mir and Mrs. John Child were among the guests at the Nelson Bart lett wedding in Putnam last week. Mrs. F. U. Johnstone gave a bene- i fit whist party for the League of Wom- en Voters at her home on Wednesday.
 Mrs. William Whittemore and i daughter Jeanette of Sturbridge called ] upon Joseph Spencer and family on Saturday
 l Mrs. L. H. Lindeman is entertain ing her uncle, Melvin Allen of Man chester, who will be her guest for sev eral weeks.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ralph Eddy have closed their house for the present and are helping in the care of Byron Eddy, who IS critically i'll at his home.
 Benjamin Farrows has entered the employ of L. II. Lindeman He and Mrs. Farrows were guests of Bertrand Andrews of Putnam on Sunday.
 Dr. and Mrs. Pike. sons Robert and Kenneth. and daughter Eunice. at tended Christian Eudeavor confer ence recently held in Willimantic.
 Miss Julia May is renewing old ac- quhintances in town and Is making her Headquarters at J $. Mays heme She also plans to visit Mrs. Hattie Ham mond of Eastford.
 Franklin Wetherell is suffering from ulcers of the stomach and tonsilitis. His place as loomfixer in the, local mill is being temporarily filled by John Williams of Harrisville, R. l.
 Stewart Morse, now in his second year at Williston Seminary has quali- fled for the first squad football tehm and has received his uniform. He has also been h9nsrsd lhy, being chosen to be member Of the student council,
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-13
Mrs. E. R. Hall

Mrs Mary Jane (Smithl. widow of the last Professor Ely R. Hall. died suddenly October 2nd from acute in digestion. Al the time Of her death she was with her daughter. Mrs Edith Hall bohan and family at their sum mer home near Philadelphia
 Following funeral services there her bedy was brought to Woodstock Hill cemetery 10 he laid to rest beside that bf her husband The student body of Woodstock Academy as q whole at- tended the burial services. which were at l 1 d. nj. Tuesday Rev F. E Har= rison. q former pastor. ofiieiated.
 Mrs. Hall was eighty years old and was a native of Windsor. \. Y Hes husband. Prof Ely k Hall.twas prin- cipal of Woodstock Academy for twen- ty-six years and was one of the most highly respected and esteemed of it's instructors, his good wife aiding and ahetting him in every effort for the betterment of the community \ mon- ument, in the shape of n handsome gymnasium, is soon to be erected to his memory. It will cost about S35. 900, and the money has been raised by a host of friends and former students who revere his memory.
 Mir. Halls death occurred seven years ago. and like that of his wife, came suddenly. lie was stricken with heart trouble while attending town meeting in South Woodstock. and died shortly after.
 Mrs Hall is survived by her dsugh- ter. Mrs. Edith Dohan of Philadel- phia and Mrs. Anne Gaylord. now in California. and a son., Attorney Clar- ence Hall of Bridgeport. also num- Der of grandchildren.
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-13
DEFENDANT IN TWO
 SEPARATE ACTIONS
Peter Lee, Driver of Death Car. Sued For $2o. .000 Dam
 ages
Mrs Harriet Carpenter and Gordon
 Caffrey Plaintiffs

h addition 70 facing n criminal charge 5f manslaughter Peter Lee ai Putnam. driver of the automobile which crashed into a tree and cause the death of Sheldon Carpenter and serious injury=of Gordon Caffrcv batf of this city. has been made iefrnd. ant in two separate civil actions each plaintiff claiming S10.000 damages
 One sui for S10,00n that of Cor. don Caffrey. Is retnrnable to the first Tuesday of June in the Windhan county superior court The ether suit for S1o,000 is returnable in the superior court of Worcester county Massachusetts, and is brought by Mrs Harriet J. Carpenter as administra. trix of her sons estate. Caffrey is represented by Searls. Russell < Bradford and Mrs Carpenter by Ar. ehibald Macdonald Jr. IL Is under. stood that Lee carried liability in. surauee to the extent of S5.000 or more
 The accident happened in Dudley on Sunday evening, March 9th while Lee the driver. Carpenter. Gaffrey and another young man, were re- turning to Putnam from Webster On a slight curve the car left the high way and crashed into q tree and Gar- pentef was instantly killed. 6affrey was seriously injured and has lost the sight of one eye.
 The complaints allege negligence .on the part of Lee in the operation uf the automobile Lee plead noi guilty to the charge of manslanghter and is being held under bonds for his furthrr appearance
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-13
Supt. Thurston At Gas
 Makers Convention

Ralph E. Thurston. superintendent If che Eastern Connecticut Power Co.,. Putnam division. left ou the Vol. yeriHe express, Monday evening. fes Chicago. where he goes to attend a meeting of the National Gas Associa. tion at the Hotel Stevens Papers on the manufacture if eas vill be read by men of national Importance. The latest deyces for the manufacture and distribution of gas NH be shown. One of the most interesting features uiil be the use If gas for refrix.fa. ton purposes.
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-13
IIA It4fft 3
 POMFRET LANDING

Miss Avery spend the weekend in Webster. Mass.
 James Day who has been i'll with pneupopia is improving. Mf. and Mrs Ernest searles and son Robert visited thef week in Yer. mont.
 Miss Catherine Hanley of Boston is visiting Mir. and Mrs. Thompsou Hanley of Golden Hill Farm.
 Miss Dorothy Kelly of Golden Hill Farm underwent an operation at the St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester last Monday
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-13
D. K. HOSPITAL. ADMITS
 103 PATIENTS IN SEPT

At the regular monthly meeting of the staff of the Day kimban Hos. pital, Drs. BulIard, Overlook. Bur rouehs. Perry, Todd, Tanner. Pike Paine Phillips. Lapalme and Carson were present The hospital report for the month of September showed 103 patients admitted, being seventy one surgical cases, 2l obstetrical ane five medical. There were forty-nine operations. thirteen births and three deaths. There was daily average of thirty-eight patients.
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-13
COMPRESSION.
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 To get these results fill up with the Texaco Cas- one which is designed the piston speeds and the new and higher compressions Power pickup and hill work are at once improved Open road time from point point is down.
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 Give your the benefit today of scientific advance ment in fuels Fill up with Texaco the Gasoline that forms dry gas Buy it at either of filling stations They fully equipped give quick and efficient service 16 hours each and every day I=#ti Ell 4lh I4 EHHfI f
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-13

The modern taxicab is crowding the picturesque jinrikisha out of the Jap panese Islands, there having been forty thousand of them in 1897 while there are only 3.3sS now.
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-13
JURORS DRAWN FOR THE
 OCTOBER TERM OF COURT

Following the short calendar ses- sion of the Superior Court at Wiili- mantle last Friday the following list of jurors was drawn for the October Civil term:
 windham. Ruel NJ. Hyde, Charles l.. Anthony: Putnam, Frank B. Stan ton. C. NJ. Elliott; Ashford. Thomas Bebbington. John Ghism; Brooklyn, Arthur l.. kimball, Oscar F. Atwood Canterbury. George Barstow, Edwin Barrows; Chaplin, Alfred l. Hall. Charles F. Locke; Eastford. W. r. Keith: Hampton. Charles Chester George NJ. Thompson. killingly- John z. LaBelle. Orry $. Cutler Plainfield. Urgele LaFranee. George Depathy; Pomfret, John r. Ash Scotland. Elmer Carter; Thompson John Wisher; Woodstock. Emory Keith; Sterling, John F. Griggs.
The Washington times., 1927-12-13
HUSBAND SUED
AS M|SER"

Alleging that her husband is so
parsimonious that the birth of their
child, because OF the expense, drove
him to drink, Mrs. Lewis w. Means
Of 1920 B st. S. E., today filed a
suit in the District Supreme Court
for a separate maintenance. The
wife is employed at the Mayflower
Hotel.
The husband lives at 923 B st.
N. W., and is employed by a COM
mission merchant, earning $50 per
week, the wife says. The couple
were married in April, 1922.
The wife declares that at the
outset of their married life they
moved to her mothers to save
money. He told her he would make
all the purchases as he had friends
in the market. But" continues
the wife's petition, from the va
riety and the condition Of some of
the supplies received, his circle of
friends must have been very lin1i-
ted"
Five dollars was the limit, but
80 was the usual amount allowed
the wife for running expenses and
to cover the laundry household in
cidentals and clothes for herself,
Mrs. Means declares.
Finally, she says, after IL months
of this skinny living, my husband
evidently tired of the food he was
supplying and informed me that he
would take his meals elsewhere.
When the baby was about to arrive
the thought of the money this .occa-
sion would entail, caused him to
indulge in excessive use of liquor
The Washington times., 1927-12-13

ence in political affairs, II Gov.
ernor Smith is nominated, he should
have the united and whole.hearted
support of his party, and believe
he will have it.
whether his party is strong
enough to elect a President is
another matter.
Demands True Democracy
I do not think any man should be
nominated on the Democratic ticket
who does not believe in Jefferson's
principles Of the greatest good for
the greatest number; who does not
believe in the reasonable rights Of
the States and the personal liberty
OF the individuals; who does not be.
lieve in freedom Of thought. free
dom OF speech and freedom Of action
Tor every citizen; who does not be-
neVe IN the conservation of our
american institutions and of the
prosperity and happiness and peace
which those institutions have devel-
oped; who does not believe that the
government should be conducted
with malice toward none, with
charity for all; with firmness in the
right" and that every junction of
government must be performed with
scrupulous honesty and utter i'm.
partially; who does not believe with
Cleveland that public office Is a
public trust
In other words, believe that II is
essential for the Democratic conven-
ton to nominate a genuine Demo
crat. and believe with Tilden that
the Democratic party can win
whenever It has the courage to be
Democratic"
Any one OF the gentlemen whom
we have been discussing fully quail
lies under these requirements, but
In my purely personal opinion the
man most likely to, be elected If
nominated-because Of the sound.
ness Of his opinions, the length and
importance of his public service and
the national character of his repu-
tation--is Senator James A. Reed, OF
Missouri.
The Washington times., 1927-12-13
FAUST GOOD IN
MODERN GARB

The American Opera Company,
which. opened a three-day stay in
Washington last night by presenting
a beautiful modern" version Of
Faust" before a distinguished audi
ence, headed by the President and
Mrs. Coolidge, tonight will present
Puccini's Madame Butterfly" in
English, as the second Of its pro-
auctions at Polls Theater.
The company, an outgrowth of
the famous Eastern musical center,
is novel in many respects. 1t has
no stars, aiming for complete uni
formity OF production. A strong,
well-balanced opera was the result.
Settings and the dramatic features
or the work, as well as the music,
were stressed.
Two Fausts, one as the aged phil
oSopher. the other as the rejuve-
mated seeker OF life; a male Seibel,
after generations of contraltos mas.
querading as men, complete absence
OF the vision of Marguerite. and
other innovations We're noticed.
Musically, the production was one
of remarkable beauty and power.
The cast, chorus and orchestra
We're all excellent and the proceed.
ings repeatedly were brought to
complete halt by salvos of ap.
plause, in which the Coolidges Joined
vigorously. The principals were
Patrick Killkelly and Clifford New
dali as Faust, aged and young;
Edison Rice as Seibel; George Elem.
ing Houston, Mephistopheles; Nat.
abe Hall. Marguerite; Raymond
Koch, Valentine, and Brownie
Peebles, Matha.
The Washington times., 1927-12-13
Births, Marriages, Deaths
Phone Notices to Main $780, Obituary Desk
ALFRED NJ. RANDOLPH

Rites for Alfred M. Randolph,
who died at his home in Warren.
ton. Va, late yesterday will be held
tomorrow morning at 10:45 O'Clock
in st. James Episcopal Church,
Warrenton. Interment will be in
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.
Mr.. Randolph was the son of the
late Bishop Randolph. Of the Episco.
pal Diocese of Southern Virginia.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth Pace Randolph, and two
children, Ensign Alfred p. Ran.
dolph, U. s. N, and Virginia Ran
dolph.
The Washington times., 1927-12-13
ONNERSRETARD
NINE PEACE

With a full representation of the
United Mine Workers and only a
handful of operators present. Secre-
tary Of Labor Davis coal parley got
under way here today.
The refusal of operators In CEN
trail and western PENNSYLVANIA.
Ohio and northern West Virginia
to participate threw a wet blanket
on the proceedings and little hope
was held out that any real peace
would be obtained.
John L. Lewis. president, and
Phillip Murray, vice president, re-
spectively, of the United Mine
Workers. led the union forces.
Davis refused to give out a list Of
the operators present.
Davis declared that the country
not merely wished, but demanded
better times for the coal mining
industry.
He said he regretted that some
operators had found it necessary to
decline the invitation to discuss
these matters.
He added he did not intend to be
drawn into an argument with either
side. Because I represent the in
terests of the American people as
a whole"
The Washington times., 1927-12-13
Z BADLY HURT
IN. CRASH

skidding on the wet roadway
near Hams Point, in Potomac
Park, an. automobile operated by
Meador G. Grigsby, 20 years old,
4T6 M st. N, W., last might over
turned, seriously injuring both
Grigsby and his companion, Miss
Sally Matthews, 1877 F st. N. w.
Both were placed in the automo:
bile Of Benjamin Conrath, 1919
F. st. N: W., and rushed to
Emergency Hospital, where Miss
Matthews was found to be suf-
fering from a skull fracture, broken
jaw and other injuries.
Grigsby was at first thought to
be the less seriously injured Of the
two. An examination today, how
ever, revealed that he had suffered
such serious internal injuries that
an operation will be undertaken in
an effort to save his life. Although
Miss Matthews skull Is fractured
her condition was reported as
considerably improved.
Thomas Pierson, SIS, 1000 Kansas
Ave. N. W., received a possible
skull fracture when knocked down
at Georgia Avenue and Shepherd
Street Northwest, by an automo-
bile operated by George L. Cor
dova, 4001 Fourteenth st. N. w.
Pierson was taken to Garfield Hos
pital. where his condition is said
to be serious.
Mrs. w. B. Newman, 81, 27O1
Sixteenth st. N. W., suffered
severe injuries to the hip when
knocked down at Spring Road and
Holmead Place Northwest, by an
automobile operated by Julia H.
Renfrew, S400 Holmead P. N. w.
The injured woman was first taken
home and then removed to Emerg-
ency Hospital.
Others hurt in traffic were
Turner Funkhouser, Boiling Field;
William Buchanan, colored, IS, 1916
Linden CT. N. E.; David F. Wilson,
AZ, Brookville, Nd, and Clara
Gordon, colored, s, 4S1 First st.
s. e.
The Washington times., 1927-12-13
Hearst FaUors Reed
As Party Leader

come from a State that is not
pivotal, and therefore his notable
services as a State official may not
secure the recognition they would
otherwise deserve.
Senator Reed of Missouri is a true
statesman of the old school. He Is
a loyal Democrat, but above all a
devoted patriot.
He implicitly believes In the in.
functions OF Washington, the dec
larationS CT Jefferson. He follows
faithfully the precepts and examples
Of Madison and Monroe and jackson
and the other great Democratic
leaders Of CUR history.
Democracy Fundamental
His democracy is based on the
fundamental principles Of the party,
and the established policies of the
party, and he could not be lead
away from those policies or. dra-
gooned into following fantastic
theories that were not in harmony
with those policies.
His service to his party and to
his country has been national and
International
He, moro than any other man in
public life. kept this nation from
making the fatal mistake of subor-
dinating itself and the interest OF
its people to the control of a League
Of Nations whose majority was
wholly out of sympathy with Amer
lean ideals and interests. and
actually and actively antagonistic to
Americas welfare and envious of
Americas success.
How great might have been the
calamity to this country that Sem
ator Reed averted none of US will
ever know, but the utter selfishness
and utter failure Of the League can
give us ct least some conception.
Senator Reed could not save his
party from the mistake which has
almost ruined it, but he did save his
country from a mistake which might
have proved almost as ruinous.
Reviews Smiths Stature
Governor Smith of New York
comes from the most populous and
most important State politically in
the Union.
His enormous popularity in that
0ydI6 mas DeSH repeatedly ueIIlOIl'
strated. His record as governor
has been notable and his record,
plus his popularity, has transformed
the State Of New York from a
State which was formerly almost
surely Republican into State
which can now be considered
Democratic.
There is much in Governor
Smiths record, therefore, and in his
personal popularity to commend
him to the Democratic party Of the
nation; and apart from his more
or less intimate connection with
Tammany Hall-an organization
which is not much admired outside
of New York-there Is little or moth
ing to interfere with the recon-
mendation which his political record
and his personal popularity make
to the nation.
have not dwelt on religious
questions, first, because / do not
think they should have any influ
ence in public affairs. and, second
because as far as my experience
goes, they do not have any influ
The Washington times., 1927-12-13
BrOOkland Citizens.
Planning Agitation

The Brookland Citizens Associa.
ton today is planning to follow
the advice Of Commissioner Sidney
F. Taliaferro and "agitate vigor-
ously" any community improvements
needed.
At celebration last night over
the opening Of Twelfth st. N, E.,
from Rhode Island Ave. to Monroe
ST., participated in by four other
associations. Commissioner Talia.
ferro and Assistant Engineer VIII.
liam p. r. Covelel were the speak
ers.
A parade containing 800 auto.
mobiles and floats was held, in
which the st. Anthony Holy Name
Society took first honors. The best
decorated car in the parade was
owned by A. r. Wyne, and the
best window display, was adjudged
that Of the Michigan Park Market.
The Washington times., 1927-12-13
PIPE BEING LAID.
IN ARLINGTON

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Dec. IS.
Speaking at the monthly meeting
OF the Clarendon Citizens Associa-
ton last night, Asa E. Phillips,
chief engineer in charge of the in
stallation of the county's water sys-
tenn, declared that the lack of street
grades was causing delay in the lay
ing of the lateral lines along the
side streets.
ITO follow the surface grades
along many of the STREETS in Clar-
endon would be at a great risk, as
it is impossible TO determine the
depth Of the ditch for the pipe, ;"
he said. ITO establish these grades
would not take a great amount of
time"
Mr.. Phillips sad that he is using
the best grade Of wrought iron pipe,
and gave assurance that the life
of the pipe in the soil in Arlington
county would be at least rs years.
He urged the cooperation of the
citizens in the securing of signers
for water.
Efforts to have the petition con,
testing the election of Sheriff How
ard b. Fields dismissed on the
grounds that it was not filed with
the county clerk in accordance with
the law, the contention raised by
Attorney John s. Barbour, wa:
overruled by Judge Samuel G. Brent
in the circuit court yesterday.
Automobile license tags for 1925
will be placed on sale Thursday ir
the office Of Sheriff Fields.
Peter Cooper, graduate of Hope
College. Mich, has been appointed
by the Arlington county school
board to fill the vacancy in the
commercial department at the Wash
lngton Lee High School, caused by
the resignation of Miss Ruth Sample
There will be a special meetins
or the board Of directors of the
Arlington County Chamber of Com
merce with the budget committee
and business men of the county
tonight in the board rooms.