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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-03
Master Mechanic Says.
High Official Ordered.
Unneeded Men Employed

roll dated June 3, 1926. .$13, 3,7O1.00
The number of men employed IN
the said warehouse as shown by said
quarterly report dated June 8, 1925
was &c. This number was increased
which proportionately increased the
payroll for that month
Concerning persons employed in the
state highway warehouse depart
ment, and their usefulness to the
etate of Arizona we quote the fol-
lowing from the testimony of Mr.. J.
M. Peck, witness called before the
committee to testify under oath and
who testified in substance as follows:
my name is J. M. Peck. I live
at 815 West Lincoln street, Phoenix.
My whole Fife has been mechanical.
( did most of the mechanical work
for the state highway jobs for a
while, and at the present time I am
chief engineer of the Five Points
fec and Fuel company at Phoenix
From June until November, 1923, |
was master mechanic of the state
Highway department. / was dis
Charged and the only reason that /
KNOW for such discharge was that
{ refused to allow an outsider to
bring his automobile into the shop
and have it repaired. I had rs men
in my employ. 1t was in the 7O's
anyway.
@. Did you require that number
of men to do the work efficiently?
"A. Absolutely no.
O. Why did you employ them, you
nc40 Il,
A. My dear sir; master mechanic
of the state highway department
is only a figure head to keep the
work moving and he does as his
superiors tell him to do.
@. Who are the superiors of the
maseter mechanic?
A. Well at that time C. M. Zander
was my superior.
O.. How did you come to hire so
many men, for what reason?
A. Well all that + can say is the
men were brought to me, peek, put
this man to work at something"
and few days later, "Pueck, put
this man to work at something"
@. Did you make acquisitions for
men?
A. No.
Q. Or tell them you needed them?
A. No, never.
O. And you had no need for these
men?
A. No need for those men.
Q. What did those men do after
they were put in the employ of the
highway department under your
charge?
A. Well as would term it they
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-03
How Doctors Treat
Colds and Flu

To break up a cold overnight or TO
cut short an attack of grippe, influ'
enza, sore throat or tonsillitis, physl-
clans and druggists are now recon-
mending Calotabs, the purified and
refined calomel compound tablet thu
gives you the effects of calomel and
salts combined. without the unpleas-
ant effects of either.
One or two Calotabs at bedtime
with a swallow of water,-that's all.
No salts, no nausea nor the slightest
interference with your eating, work
cr pleasure. Next morning your cold
has vanished, your system is thor.
oughly purified and you are feeling
fine with a hearty appetite for break
fast. Eat what you please,-no dan
ger.
Get a family package, containing
full directions, only S5 cents. At any
drug store-Adv
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-03

were kept very busy trying to kill
time, the most of them, clustering
up in little rgoups, visiting and
Watching the boss, me, ard keeping
out of my sight and so forth.
@. Did you make any protest to
Mr. Zander about that?
A. Yes sir.
@. What did Mr.. Zander asy?
A. Well on one occasion 1 had
man that was supposed to be tool
maker, named Armstrong, He had
never earned a dollar for the state
highway department and had been
on the job for a long time and r
told Mr. Zander that we would be
better off to pay him his salary and
keep him away from the shop, that
1 wanted to get rid of him and
Zander said he would see what could
be done about it and I would keep
after Zahder and there was nothing
done, and finally he said that he
had place to transfer Mr.. Arm
strong out in road camp some
where. It seemed that Mr.. Arm
strong visited the governors house
quite frequently and was a very
close friend of the governor and
that I could not get rid of him, as
well as a man by the name of Tom
lin, who was a convict that mur-
dered a man in Tempe, as I UNDER
stand and was serving a life sem
tence and was On parole and VINO
Eoasted that no one could fire him
from the state highway department.
=.
@. How many men would have
Gone the work in your department
efficiently?
A. Men Of my own selection ana
men who would have been absolutely
responsible to myself and no other,
I could have done the work with 80
men.
@. And you had over 20?
A. Over 20, yes sir.
@. What would you say as a man
experienced in mechanical lines as
to the efficiency of the shop con-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-03
Rheumatism can't
be rubbed away

Are you one of those unfortunates
who suffer with pains in your muscles
and joints, making you miserable
less efficient, interfering with your
working hours, running your sleep?
You may have tried many things
without relief. Why not try s.s.s !?
For more than 100 years it has been
giving relief in thousands of cases,
as testified to in unsolicited letters
of gratitude.
Il suffered from rheumatism for a
good many years. At times my joints
would swell so 1 couldn't walk.
tried most everything. Went to Hot
Springs and finally / decided to try
S,S.S | took a course. In short
time the rheumatic pains entirely left
me. l also had a breaking out on
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-03

Total monthly salaries of
employees in state highway
warehouse as shown by said
monthly statement of pay
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-03

my hands for years that nothing
would heal, but now this has disap-
peared, and I am sure that it was
S.S.S. which removed the cause I am
now in perfect health, and want to
add that I have tried all kinds of
medicines but 1 think S.SS. is the
best" Carl c. Campbell, 115 West
Main street Johnson City, Tenn.
S.S.S. is purely vegetable. It is ex-
tracted from the fresh roots of medi-
cinal plants and herbs and gives to
Nature what she needs in building
you up so that your system throws
off the cause.
S.S.S. is sold at all good drug stores
in two sizes. The larger size is more
economical.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-03
Internal Revenue Man
Will Assist Citiz ems
In Filing Income Tax

An agent of the internal revenue
service will be at the postoffice be-
tween March 5 and Is to assist tax
payers in preparing their income tax
returns. March Is is the final date
for filing of the returns.
The penalty for wilful failure to
make returns on time is fine of not
more than $4,000 or Imprisonment for
not more than one year, or both, and
in addition, 25 per cent Qf the amount
of the taxes is imposed.
Those who must file income tax re-
turns are:
Single persons whose net income in
1926 was $500 or more; married per-
sons whose net income was $4,000 or
more; everybody whose gross income
was more than $4,000.
Net income, on which the tax is as
sessed, is gross income, less certified
specified deductions, losses, bad debts,
contributions, etc.
"NO Breakfast Complete Without
The DirnatoI1
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-03

The system of employing men IN
the state highway department ware
houses in Phoenix and the salaries
paid them is covered in the follow
ing excerpt from a report Of the
joint committee created by mouse
joint resolution No. 1 of the first
special session of the eighth legis-
lature to inquire into the financial
status of the state highway depart
ment.
]. NJ. peck, former master me-
chanic for the highway departmenr,
testified before the committee tnac
his job had been that of "a figure
head and that he was required to pu;
unneeded men to work at the COM
mand Of higher officials.
The report follows:
state Highway Department
Warehouses
In the state highway department
warehouses, situated adjacent to the
state highway building, in the city
of Phoenix, Sc persons were employ
ed, according to said quarterly pay,
roll report, dated June g. 1926, and
according to said report, the SAID
Sc persons purporting to fill the
IOIIOWlHB HdII6Q pOS1IlOAS dI liz
following named salaries:
Per Month
/ Superintendent $275.0O
/ Storekeeper ....... 225.0G
1 Bookkeeper ...... 10000
/ Assistant Bookkeeper ... 10000
Timekeeper .................. 10000
/ Stenographer ..-.... 10000
Inventory clerks at $4,000
per month each .......... 480.0o
/ Inventory clerk ... 1850
I Warehouse clerk -......... 10000
/ Warehouse Clerk ........ 1850
Shop clerk .......... 10000
Receiving clerk .. 10000
Receiving clerk ............ 5000
Truck driver ..!.. 1880
Tool clerk .. 1850
Mechanical foreman .... $4,000
Blacksmith foreman ........ 220.0G
Carpenter foreman . $4,000
Welder foreman ...... $4,000
Yard foreman ... 5000
3 ,Watchmen at $125.O0 per
month each ..........---.. $500
Carpenters at $500 per day
each .......!. ............. 416.00
! blacksmith at $500 per day 2O8.oO
3 Machinists at $500 per day
each .......... .....--...... 624.00
1 Carpenter at $500 per day. 2S40o
1 Painter at $500 per day
(Thomas stack, further
mention concerning whom
will be hereinafter made) 20S.0
Top trimmer $500 per day. 2O8.OO
Welder helper at $500 per
day ................. 1900
] Plumber at $500 per day.. 1920
/ blacksmith at $500 per day 1920
1 Electrician at $500 per day 1920
20 Mechanics at $500 per day
each .......... $4,000
Blacksmith helpers at $500
per day each ......... 10000
Watchmen at $500 per day
each ............... 2OS 90,
1 Truck driver at $500 per
day Observation-Disclosures. 10000
/ Mechanics helper at $500 per
day .....r.........----.... 10000
Laborer at $500 per day.. 1900
Total monthly salaries of
employees in state highway
warehouse as shown by said
monthly statement of pay
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-03
PRETENDED SHELL SHOCKED WAR
VETERAN is DRAFT DODGER AND
CROOK, CONGRESS is INFORMED

WASHINGTON March P-The
strange case of Jerry Tarbot, who
claims to have been shell shocked out
Of his memory during the world war;
reached a dramatic climax today when
Chairman Johnson suddenly called a
meeting of the house veterans COM.
mittee to prove that the supposed vet
eran is draft d9dger, crook and
a fraud.
In a committee room packed with a
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-03

Quoted by the highway department?
A. | would say that it was very
inefficient.
@. why?
A. Well it seemed to ne a po-
litical position, not a job, but pos
litical position and it seemed to be
the attitude of men getting employ
men in the state department thar
they are to fill place and not to
dc any work.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-03

ing as demented war veteran. After
his dramatic appearance at the Ameri-
can Legion convention in Philadelphia,
with it's attendant publicity, he began
his fight for status under the war
veterans act"
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19
GOVERNMENT TO BUILD NEW PUTNAM
 POST0FFICE WITHIN NEXT THREE YEARS
WILL BE ERECTED ON THE SITE OWNED BY THE GOV PAYMENT ON THE CORNER OF GROVE AND
 SOUTH MAIN STREETS
No Dae Set For Beginning eonstctonContaet Provide
 For Completion Within Next Year.
Special to The Putnam patrioo

ashington D C.. August ls t927.-Putnam is to have sofee which will be completed time within the years according o oral statement issued from the office ef the architect the department of the treasury
 A yet definite arrangements have been concluded abshng definite date for the beginning of the construction of the building The contract however ides office shall be completed and ready for within the next year
 The structure will be erected the site owned by the in Putnam according word from the architects office The dispute the selection of the site has facorly arbated and this led the definite decision that the city should have the office immediately.
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19
Exclusive Announcements

The Patriots above exclusive ans nouncrment regarding the most re- cent development in the postoiiiee sit- uation comes after year 0f iuactivi- ty and absence of discussion. In was n June. 1926 that The Patriot eN- rluIvuly announced that the ge"arn- ment might start building at once Al that time it was stated that much de- pended upon the attitude If the citi- -tHa representative of the post D|Hec department came here from Washington to find out what the sen fimlut was.
 The Patriot made q poll of the busi- ness section Co discover, as well as possible. what the attitude was. To each business man was put this ques. tian Had you rather have | new pest0fiiee of the site the government now owns. or allow conditions to re- main as they are9 On this question the business men were equally divided.
 No Other Available Site
 IL was learned that the government might consider some other site fl one was to De had and provision could be made for taking the site the govern ment owns of its hands. A committee made an investigation and reported that they could find no suitable site. Here the matter was dropped. The last heard from Washington was a dispatch to The Patriot to the effect that the starting of work depended largely upon the situation in Putnam in the next few months, the local
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Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19
PARTY WITH VALUABLE
 JEWELRY IS HELD UP

An automobile party had left a Willi- mantle hotel carrying off the wrong baggage, A the sergeant got it over the wire it was an automobile carrying q New Jersey registration.
 No Harm In Asking
 The sergeant took up his station at Che bank corner. and soon saw a strange Ma achasetts car come up Pomfret street + wasn't New Jef- sey# registration. " But, said Che ser geant. T thought there was no harm in asking
 The sergeant held up his hand for the car tn stop
 Did you come from Wilimantic2a 2a asked the sergeant.
 I've did was fhe reply.
 Did you stay there over night2" We did said the man. appearing to be getting bit nervous.
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Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19
LATE TELEGRAPH NEWS
lPatriot's Special U. P. servieel

Boston. Aug. 19.-Niceela Sacco and Rar.al8meo Fanzetti today lost their ,rr,ai battle in the Massachusetts sFrame Court In decision reach sd after only forty-eight hours delib- erat.an. the full bench oyerruled ex- cert.aas from Justice George A. san 5ersaH denial of a writ of error. and from TrIal Judge Webster Thayer's denial of motions for new trial. revo- cation If sentence and stay Of exeeu- ti5a. Asa result, the two anarchists who have evaded the electric char for seven years. will be put to death early Tuesday unless an eleventh hour appeal to the United States Supreme Court succeeds. The decision was that of Justices Henry k Braiey. William (. Wait, James B Carroll and Edward P. Pierce, who. sitting as a full bench. heard arguments on the exceptions. The decision was that In each of the cases the exceptions are overruled.
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19
 HORACE N. HASSARD BURIED IN PUTNAM
Death In Newport Friday Of Former Resident of This
 City
Was One of Firm Hassard & Kelley
 Contractors

The body of Horace \. Hassard. a former Putnam resident, was brought 10 Putnam. Wednesday. following a funeral service held in Newport. Tuesday, and after a committal serv- ice was buried in Grove street eeme- tery. Mir Hassard. who was sS years old, died last Friday night. He had been in poor health and confined to his home for some time.
 Mir Hassard will be we'll remember ed by the older citizens of Putnam. For number of years he was con tractor in Putnam. being the senior member Of the firm of Hassard < Kelley. His partner. Charles II. KeI- ley died many years ago.
 Mr Hassard was born in Killingle. April 2. ls39. son of Mr. and Nrs= Joseph Stanton Hassard He removed from Putnam to Newport. R. L. m the early eighties and three wears later founded spring and mineral
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Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19

Over hundred people motered to the Mantup farm. Sunday. morning. to see Lieutenant Everett r. Davis hop off. Lieutenant Davis flew to Put nam from Langley Field. Va. ta spend Che weekend with his parents. Mir. and Ars. Everett A Davis. Gary dis triet- He was flying a DeHavelin army plane
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19
No Bank Dividend Is
 Expected At Present
lSneclnl ta The pntrintl

Washington. D. C. Aug. la--. The receiver of Che Putnam Ma tionai Bank is stil working clos ing up the affair of the institu= ton which failed two years ago. but it is unlikely that auy divi- dend 1n the funds will he declared for some time. according tn word from the treasury department. The last dividend of the bank was paid in December
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19
THE PATRIOTS LATE
 NEWS FEATURE COL UMN

lHe Patriot, Co be up Co the min
 ale has formed bushes eon- Hector with tBe United Press As 'acla.iou. a feature that few weekly "sPafers have attempted. Every Friday morning at II o'clock The Patriot wiff receive. bv Western lWon Telegraph, Che late news of .he state eountry and the world. t Will be printed in the days edi- ton and will reach our readers lhead Of any other newspaper. The Patriot takes modest pride in ad- ttng this important news feature ta lts columns
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19
HENRY BELLERIEVE WAS
 NOT INJURED BY FAI.I

A rumor gained currency in the city, Wednesday morning, that Henry Bellerieve of Pomfret. painter for the Wheaton Building < Lumber Co.,, had fallen from staging on Main street and was at the Day Kimball Hospital on the danger list.
 The rumor proved unfounded and was probably due to the fact that Mir. Bellerieve left his work to take Mrs. Belllerieve to the hospital. Mrs. Bell lerieve is not seriously i'll.
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19
CAN ENTER NOW AND WIN
 CAR IN PATRIOTS DRIVE
GOO EXTRA POINT AND S25 EXTRA PRIZE OFFERS END AT 8 P. M, NEXT WEDNESDAY.-TURN IN EVERY SUBSCRIPTION YOU POSSIBLY CAN
 BY THEN
Close Race So Far-Hundreds of Subscriptions Be Had
 Get Them and a New Car For Yourself.

Four daysi Saturday. Monday Tuesday! and Wednesday,
 Just four days in which to win that S25.00 Extra Added Gold Prize, and to the MAXIMUM number Points that 100000 Extra Point offer for every S10 Club of subscriptions.
 Here is what these four days to Club Members in THE PATRIOTS big S3. .000 co Prize Campaign:
 l. The chance to th above S25 Extra Prize. that will be given Club Member who has in the MOST MONEY ON New Subscriptions up P. NJ. Wednesday, Aug. 24h and thousands of Points that will place them right up in the front ranks
 2 The opportunity get 100000 Extra Points for EACH and EVERY S10 WORTH of subscriptions turned the time
 This the BIGGEST Extra Point offer of the entire ragn 10000 Extra Points for SIC Clubs and further decrease from then close of campaign Sept 1h
 3 The opportunity of plng large number of Points NOW that will long in determining WHO will be the Buick and Chevrolet winners and the four Cash prizes the close of lhe campaign.
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19
BACKUs. .HEARLE WEDDING AT STANSTEAD, QUEBEC, SEPT. 6TH

Invitations have been sent out by Mrs. and Mrs Frank W Huarle of Beebc. Quebec, for the wedding of their daughter. Miss Frances Hearle, md Mr. Lawrence Edmund Baekus of Thompson The wedding will tako place Tuesday evening. September 9th, at eight o'clock. from Christ church, Stanstead, Quebec. < reception will follow the ceremony at the home of the brides parents in Bccbe.
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19
How They Count

How They Count
 New subscriptions count THREE way regular Points. Extra Points. and towards Che above S25 "ENua. !. Prize
 old subscriptions count TWO ways regular and Extra Points. But. don overlook getting the snld ones too. as they earn Points and POINTS are WHAT will wiu the big prizes at the finish.
 The above Extra Points are IN AD- OPTION to the regular Schedule of Points shown on your receipt books.
 For every Si ynu have in OVER a complete Si0 Club propoftionate number of Extra Points will be given you. namely; 10000.
 Here are THREE goals for a single effort. And the winning of the above Extra Prize win about show Who's Who. who is working and getting the business and will give the winner of
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19
Garden Tea

Mrs, Herbert J Smith of Sunnyside avenne gave a delightful tea on Wed. nesday afternoon. Tea was served ui-of-doors in Mrs. Smiths garden which Is very lovely at this time of year OA
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19

teaher. and the four ayiat1rs missing with her in two Dole flight planes. had become a determined struggle today between man and She Pacific ocean ships, submarines, airplanes and Che radio were called into play in q spec taeular hunt that meant d thorough search of virtually every mile of the 240O-mile stretch between here and California. Confidence was felt here that the vast fleet would find some trace of che planes. the Golden Eagle and Mss Borau. from which no defiH- ite word has been heard since they passed out of the Golden Gate last Tuesday headed for Hawaii.
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19

it added prestige in tine race. Do your best now and cop this extra S25 for yourself make every hour golden with rcsalts from now on.
 Have in or Mailed
 Subscriptions to apply on this Extra Point offer MUST BE IN OUR 0f- FfCE hN the above time. or IN the mail Club members living OUTSIDE of Putnam may work right up to < P. m. next Wednesday. and then mail their subscriptions. at any post office and they will b. allowed these Extra Points even tho their letter does not reach us until day or two later.
 Special To Club Members
 All 1t will cost to win either ear, or other pri1e. is just what you spend for postage and for getting around to see people, Probably LESS than $20. That is all 1t cost Mir. Jim" Ryan and Mrs. Berniee Delaney to win the cars in our campaign of five years ago, and that is all 1t has cost the car win ners in over a hundred similar cam psigns conducted .t other places by the manager of this campaign.
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Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19
Thousands of Dollars Worth In Bags That Didn't Be-
 long to Them
Bell Hop Makes Mistake.-Putnam
 Cops Act

The theory that "There is no harm in asking. put into practice by Ser gfaHt George Liard Of the Putnam Halee department. last Tuesday morn .ur. straiphtened out a mistake of a BiIlmantie bell hop that, for a short while caused some misgiving and alarm Incidentally a bag containing several thousand dollars worth of IsweifY Was returned to the custody af a worried icweiry salesman
 Tuesday morning the police got call From the police chief in Williman- tic Sergeant Lizard. acting captain 0h.ie Captain Jarvis is having his t&l Reeks vacation took the message.
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19
Entries To-date and Points In The Patriots S3,0OO.OO Prize Campaign

stanley Shaw heads the list this week but several Of the Eleven passed the quarter mil would with leaders 100000 Extra Points allowed subscriptions besides the regular Points
 q SPLENDID chance hyewires enter vh l sne Buick Chevrolet NO ONE and there HUNDREDS of sub- strptions yet o be GET IN, GET BUSY and WIN
 Amy entry total of Sl0 Club by next Wodnes day evening will dropped from th list want the workers 10 have the feld and the priz
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19

Shanghai, Aug 19-Reports from Ranking today said soldiers of the Ma tionalist garrison there had footed the Nationalist headquarters. The disor- der virtually amounted to mutiny, the reports said.
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19

Honolulu, Aug. Ia.-Martin Jensen. second prize winner in the Dole flight, will take af again today in his mono plane Aloha, to search the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands for traces Of the Miss Doran and the Golden Eagle. Dole planes.
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19

Honolulu. Aug l9.-The search for Miss Mildred Doran. Michigan school
Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19

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Putnam patriot., 1927-08-19
SEE IT DAVIS HOP OFF

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-04
With Other Editors
A LADY COMES A-HUNTING
(Chicago Tribune.)


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