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Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02

Longer, lower, more rugged and
powered by an improved valve,
in-head engine-the Bigger and
Better Chevrolet offers type of
overall performance 50 thrilling
that il has created w:ldfre enthr-
siasm throughout America.
And coupled with this amazing
performance is tyre of riding
comfort almost unbelievable in a
low.priced car. A wheeibase OF
lot inches-four inches longer
than before has made possible
new method Of weight distribu'
ton that results in new balance
and reliability. Four serni,eilir-
tic shock absorber springs that
set parallel TO the frame and are
s4g as long as the wheelbase---
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02
PARTY FOR RITA CHAMPAGNE

A surprise birthday party was Civ
en- last Wednesday evening to lit-
tie Rita Champagne, two-year-oid
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred
Champagne Of Ballou street. Her
little friends and cousins brought her
beautiful gold loeket and chain. Re.
freshments of candy, cookies Of al
kinds, popcorn and soda were serv'
ed and there was a beautiful birthday
cake. Music was enjoyed by all.
These present were Mrs. Mary De
mers and daughter Evelyn. Stella
and Leo LaBonte, David, Lillian anc
Mrs. Rose Diotte, Mr.. and Mrs. JOSEPH
Savario and sons Leo and Arthur, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Diotte. daughter
Louise and son Leo, Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Diotte and family. Mrs. Henri,
Diotte and family. Quentin Howard
and Georgianna and Theodore Ere
Mere.
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02
THE PUTNAM BOOK
BY THE ROTARY CLUB
Booklet Contains Excellent
Views of Public Buildings
and Scenes


A work of unusual merit is yer.
attractive booklet bearing the title
1.-THE Putnam Book, arranged ans
published by the Putnam Rotary Club
The arrangement is in excellent taste
the photography exceptionally cleal
cut, and the choice Of views artistic
Inside the artistic cover are found Of
teen views Of public buildings ana
scenes in Putnam and nearby spots o.
interest. The last page in the bool
describes the advantages of Putnam II
the following concise and attractive
way:
PUTNAM
In the heart of healthful hills.
A railroad and bus center between
Hartford and Boston
Worcester and New London
Providence and Springfield
The home of score of busy industries
Served with abundant water and cleo
trio power.
Equipped with ample banking anc
trading facilities.
Favored with efficient government and
public utilities
Rich in happy homes, excellent church
es and modern schools.
An ideal community for contentmeni
and prosperity.
Fifteen Views
The fifteen views include the follow.
ing: Putnam From the West; The
Railroad Station; Down the Railroad
Yard; Main Street; CargiIl Falls,
Above the Falls; Putnam High School;
Conn. State Trade School; st. Mary'I
Parochial School; Putnam Country
Club; Roseland Park; Windham Coun.
ty Temporary Home; Day Kimball
Hospital; Pomfret School; Putnam
Wolf Den.
The booklet is intended as a gift
book. 1t will be presented visitors
from a distance who drop in for lunch.
con. The first page contains a space
for the visitors name, date of visit
and the following: "Visitor at Put
nam Rotary Club, Putnam, Conn"
High Class Medium
The idea of such book was con
ceived by Ray c. Bosworth. He also
carried his idea through, taking tbs
photographs and arranging them In
booklet form. While the excellent
views Of Putnam make the booklet 8
cherished keepsake, yet 1t does serve
also as a high class advertising medi-
UNI, and one quite worthy, for this
city. Through its distribution to men
from many parts Of the country, the
beauties Of the town and its advan-
tages to those seeking homes or new
field in manufacturing or mercantile
business. will be quite generally and
widely broadcast.
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02

No score, rubber game. 2 dealt and bid
one heart, very questionable bid. With
this type OF hand, il is much better 70
pass end find out what the other play
ers bid before taking any chances. The
result OF the heart bid was that z got
himself in a position where he played
the hand at the wrong bid and failed 20
20 game. After z bid one heart, A bid
one no-trump, Y bid two hearts and B
bid two spades. z and A passed and y
then bid three clubs. II b passes, what
should Z bide
After having made the mistake OF
bidding one heart as dealer, y hasn't
much choice except to bid three hearts;
but II he would stop to think, he should
realize that he and his partner hold the
best hands and that their best chance
for game is NOT with weak four-card
heart suit but in no-trump. he has the
opponent sdeclared suit, spades, stopped
twice, so should make a bold try for
game by bidding three no-trump. AT
either hearts or no-trump. w can
make three odd, so that rs bid OF three
no-trump would have been big win
ner. II Z had passed in the first instance.
he would not have got into any trouble.
A also would have passed and Y would
have bid one club. b would have bid
one spade and z could then have made
a sound bid OF one no-trump. All would
have passed and w would have scored
game. This hand is noteworthy - FIRST,
for rs bad original bid: second, fer the
opportunity later offered 10 correct i
mistake, 1t DISTINGUISHING and instrucli
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02
Boy Who Lived Here
In Serious Trouble

Walter Lis who, with Theodore Du.
puts and Theodore Leparde, is held
at Brooklyn jail in default Of bonds
of 81 900 for the next criminal term
of the superior court. lived in Put
nam as a small boy.
The three Danielson youths are
charged with making an assault on q
girl mill operative while she was on
her way 10 her home in Elmville.
1t is alleged that the defendants were
living In wait for the girl and when she
neared them they threw a burlar
bag over her head and started 20
drag her away.
The young woman put up fight
and the young men became frightened
and ran away. The state police work
ed on the case and the arrests fol-
lowed.
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02
Agent Reardon Speaks
To Webster Rotary Club

The Putnam Rotary Club accepted
an invitation of the newly formed
Webster Rotary Club, to furnish the
Webster club program at its Mon
day luncheon. President Phillips and
large representation of the club
personnel went to Webster and pleas
ed the club members there with the
choice of program.
Agent John r. Reardon of the eros
yenordale Company was selected rs
the speaker and talked on the aims
and ideals Of Rotary, what II had
meant to him, and also in its broader
sense. He alluded to some Of the
beneficial things that are accomplish
ed, more that can be accomplished
and the good fellowship that 1t en-
rendered through the weekly meet
ings.
Ralph c. Jenkins, superintendent
OF schools. led the Rotary singing and
liyened up this department of the
program assisted by the entire assem-
bly,.
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02

emit and much interest was shown in
the meeting. The election of officers
for the present year was held and the
rev officers are as follows; Presi-
dent, Patrick L. Peterson; recording
secretary, Gustave Jarl; vice-record-
ing secretary, John Svenning; janitor,
John Bid. The new members Of the
visiting committee are A. j. Swan
son, Raymond +. Johnson, and Gustaf
Stein. Milton johnson. Carl Swanson
and David Nelson are the remaining
members of the committee, and their
term of office does not expire for six
months.
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02
PINE GROVE PASSES

The fine pine grove near Burrflps
our corners, on the road from Putnam
TO Providence, is being cut into !ans-
Der. This is one Of the few remain
ng picnic groves near this city and an
nuaily many people from Putnam have
attended the clam bahes held by the
East Putnam church in this delight
full spot.
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02
COUNTY VICE PRESIDENT

The election of officers Of the Con
necticut Poultry Association was held
at the Hotel Garde, Hartford, last
Friday. This closed the union agri.
cultural meetings held in Hartford
The only officer from this section OF
the state is l.. H. Searles of Pomfret
who was elected Windham county
vice president.
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02

Hearts %, 10, 4
Clubs %, 7
diamonds "A, 10

Clubs --Q,7
Diamonds "A. 10
Spades A, X, @. 10. o.8
No score, rubber game. z dealt, bid one
shade. A bid two diamonds. Y bid two
snades and b passed. z passed, A bid
rhrec diamonds. Y bid three spades and
n bid four diamonds. 2 bid four spades.
A bid FIVE diamonds. Y doubled and b
osssed. What should z dor Should he
allow the double to stay in or should
he bid FIVE spadesr This is very close
hand. The fact that rs partner has
hcIped his bid twice makes it practically
certain that he can make FIVE spades.
On the other hand, il looks as il he can
heat the opponents three or more tricks
AT Ave diamonds doubled. In my opin-
ion. however, z should take the certain
game and rubber. especially as he holds
EIGHT honors. II he defeats his opponents.
they may win game and rubber on the
next hand and so nullify the good re-
suits OF the double. On close hands such
as this, take the certainty. There is
really no other determining factor.
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02
ARTICLE No. Is

based on high cards in the other three
suits, 50 A may make four spades and
50 win game and rubber.
The determining factor, however, IS
the great weakness OF As hand: the
fact that he holds so many spades and
diamonds makes it unlikely that ever
II d has high cards in these suits, he will
take as many tricks as he expected. A
should. therefore, bid four spades. This
is another close hand and should be
carefully noted.
Here is hand Of different type that
offered a chance for a big swing that
was missed:
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02
WELL CHILD CONFERENCE

A. Elizabeth Ingraham, director
OF the bureau of child hygiene Of the
State Department Of Health, has Civ
en- notice that hereafter Well Child
Conferences will be held IN Putnam
regularly on the fourth Tuesday Of
each month beginning February 28th.
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02

No score, rubber game. Z dealt. bid one
heart and A passed. Y bid four hearts
and B doubled. II Y passed what should
A dor Any double OF bid OF four or
more is business double, one made to
defeat the contract, so that A has the
choice al passing, in the hope that d
has sufficient high cards to defeat the
hid, or Of bidding four spades.
II A makes the latter bid, he should
do so for two reasons: First, because he
thinks w will make four hearts doub-
ied;second, because he thinks Us jump
I'D Of four hearts shows a desire to shut
y the spade bid. BIS double must Be
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02
cOOyrIsht i9a7. BY HOsie. Jr.

On. Of the difficult problems Of auc-
ion bridge arises when the opponents
ss.e hid four or FIVE OF their suit and
ssrtper has doubled. Shall you so on
s,;sh YOUR suit or try to defeat the OPP
nouents2 The answer 60 that question
feridcs many game and rubber, 80
nv examples that help to decide it
should be very helpful.
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02
PASTOR RETURNS

Rev. u. o. Bellerose, pastor Of st.
Mary's church, who has been on a
visit with friends on Montreal. Cana
da. returned the latter part of the
week and sang mass in church, Sun
day morning.
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02

An eminent explorer maintains
that cannibals are very proud Of their
table manners.
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02
Problem 10. I6

passed opened ths
the and the trick with the queer
Znowled and the four
ed the clubs which with the his hand How should
lay the hand deensel Solution in the article
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02
Sensational New Performance
Nmazing Wew Low h1ces/

smooth out the toughest stretches
of highway. And a new ball bear
ing worm and gear steering mech.
anisrn, which even includes ball
bearing thrusts at the front axles,
provides DELIGHTFUL steering ease.
Never before hes anynewc arwon
Observation-Disclosures
Here, as all over the country, the
newChevroletis breaking all rec
ords for the number Of cars in
owners hands following public
presentation - because the new
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proved car, built in factories I'M
surpassed for efficient precision
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Come in today for demonstra-
ton!
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02

Hearts - 4 -
Clubs II Y
Diamonds - 10, s.7.6.2 "A d
Spades %. 9. 4. 81 4
Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02

Hearts X, s, 7, ;,
Clubs %. ], 10, 9
Diamonds ], 4
Spades -, s
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-17

NAVY WILL STAGE
AIR MANEUvERS
ON WEST COAST.
Demonstration Part of
War Preparations

WASHINGTON, July 16.-The
navy department has announced that
for more than one month, beginning
July 26, there will be war maneu-
vers of the largest number of naval
planes ever assembled in the United
States. The demonstration, which
will be held at San Diego, Calf,
is intended to show the power of
American Imperialism and to feed
the lingo spirit in this country.
A total of 204 aiTqlanes will take
part in the maneuvers, including 81
pursuit craft, SO light bombing, 80
scouting, 36 torpedo planes, SO OBJ
servation and IL utility machines.
In it's war preparations, the navy
department is speeding up the de-
velopment of the air force. Even
the higher officers have been in
structed to study aviation. Promo
tons are being given to the Off
GERS who are acquainted with air
warfare.
From September ID to Is, the air
force will join the Pacific Coast
fleet for operations against an i'm
aginary enemy"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-17
100000 SEWER
FUND BOX FOUND
Locate Phillips Bank
Deposits in Canada

MONTREAL, CUP July 10
Ernest Bertrand, X. c., Known prose-
cutor, who is acting locally for the
people of the State of New York in
the Queens sewer scandal case, told
the United Press today that the
safety deposit box purporting to con-
tain the missing $3,000,O00 which is
alleged to have been obtained il
legally from the city of New York,
had been located in the Montreal
Safe Deposit Company under the
name of Francis Phillips. Francis
is son of the late indicted con-
tractor. Bertrand said he and his
colleagues would seek writ from
the superior court to compel the bank
in question to divulge the contents
of the box.
The money is alleged to have been
deposited in this city at the instiga-
ton of the late John Phillips.
wealthy Brooklyn sewer pipe con-
tractor, against whose estate the
three million dollar suit is being
pressed by Albert Ottiner in his
capacity as attorney General of
New York State.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-17
900 JOIN STRIKE
AT FISHER BODY
AUTO FACTORY
A. F. of L. Officials Re-
fuse Union Hall

Continued from Page One
present strike, and the attitude Of
the American Federation of Labor
officials, who are apparently deter
mined to ignore the strike in Flint.
That the A. F. of L. officials have
no intention of interfering with the
General Motors Corporation, which
is one of the biggest open-shop con-
Germs in the country, was clearly
shown by the incident of the Flint
Labor Temple.
A. F. L. Refuses Hall
After the Flint Labor Temple had
been promised to the workers, the
American Federation of Labor Off
Gals closed the hall and put up a
notice that the auto workers would
not be permitted to hold their meet
ing in the building.
Only the united pressure of the
rank and file compelled the officials
to turn over the hall to the meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-17
POSSESS BRAINS
OF THEIR SLAVES
Dictaphone Company is
Guarding Invention

Continued from Page One
other facilities placed for it's benefit
at his disposal"
No worker with the right attitude
it seems, can look at this show-win-
dow of benefits and remain unwill-
ing to assign promptly to the said
Dictaphone Sales Corp. upon de-
mand" anything of value he has
thought of, is thinking of, or might
think of. He is also bound at the
eompany's pleasure to apply fol
patents on his inventions in all coun.
tries and to turn such patents over
to the company without further
thought of worldly gain.
Some of the signers, at least
never see the dollar "in hand paid
which they receipted for, the boss
remarking in an off-hand way when
the contract was signed that he
didn't have any change handy. Any
real American, of course, would
blush to bring the matter up again;
the boss might think he was a cheap
skate.
Such thrift and foresight, prac-
tised throughout 1927, enabled the
company to net a profit of S656,000
to pay extra dividends each quarter
since last December, and to declare
a 10 per cent stock dividend in June
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-17
FIVE JAILED IN
WAUKEGANFOR
OPEN AIR TALK
Fl hit Against Mill
tarisn Worries Officer

WAUKEGAN, H., JULY 16.-The
authoritSesahere have announced that
Samuel A. Herman, active anti-mili-
~ II er Of the Young Workers
(Communist) League, probably will
be tried by' federal authorities fol
hls activities against the military
preparations aof the government. At
present, Herman is held under bail
on the charge of "inciting to riot"
He has BEEN active in the textile
strike in Kenosha. Also, 1.-THE au-
thorities say he is guilty" yof lead
ing the anti-niilitarist activities at
the Waukegan high school.
Secret service agents make no
secret Off the fact Nthat every effort
is being made to railroad Herman
to prisonlon any pretext. Their fury
Knows no(limit, following the chal-
lenge by Herman to Howard P.
Savage, past national commander of
the American Legion to a debate on
the R. o. T. c., and the distribution
Of anti-militarist leafletssat the high
school
Herman was arrested for speaking
at street meeting advocating
Communism" Others arrested on
the same charge are Gertrude Gran
holm. Raw AhoIa. Joe fPlotl5iu and
,Sulo Kariala.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-17
Student Worker
Killed i'm Fall

DENVER, Colo, July 16.-Ern-
est Ford, a student at the Univer-
sity of Denver School of Commerce,
plunged four stories to the pave
was killed yesterday when he
ment after safety belt broke while
he was working on his part-time
job as window washer on the Con-
tinental Oil Company building here.
Ford was working his way thru
college, and had~only recently start
ed to work as a window washer.
Ten minutes before his death his
pay had been raised from 9 to 10
cents an hour.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-17
Is Sick In Michigan
From Poisoned Food

IONA, Mich, July 16 (UP).-
Investigation today by city health
authorities indicated that poisoned
food caused ptomaine poisoning
which affected IS members of two
families attending a reunion picnic.
The city health inspector said that
two salads or chicken pie eaten at
the gathering may have been con-
taminated and caused i'll effects. He
sought to locate samples of the food
and send them to the state health
department at Lansing. He already
had sent samples of ice cream, which
first was believed to have caused
the poisoning.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-17
British Dollars VS..
American in Brazil

LONDON, July 16.-The applica-
ton for British loan by Brazil of
100000 pounds is to be granted
tomorrow. Brazil has been borrow
ing heavily from both British and
United States capitalists, and this
latest loan will greatly increase the
British imperialist power in Brazil.
To counterfeit this Wall Street is
granting Brazil a loan of $15,000,-
900, which will also add greatly to
the amount of American capital in
vested in South America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-17
Chorus, Cabaretf Girls
& Organize In Chicago

i; CHICAGO, July 16;~ (FP).-Or-
ganization of chorus sand cabaret
girls is under way in Chicago
Minimum wages to $35, a week in
Chicago and[ $45 on the road are
among the demands of the embryo
union. A 5-hour shift ongthe cabaret
floor is another demand Organizer
Loretta Clevenger says: SIN the
cabarets the girls are,often required
to sit with bald old birds and kid
them along because they are good
spenders This should not be ex-
.pected Of the girls"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-17
Hundreds Fighting
California Fires

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, July
IS (UP).-Hundreds of men strug-
gled today to check menacing for
est and brush fires that already
have swept many thousands of
acres in widely separated sections
of California.
Three fires were reported in the
southern part of the state. A series
of fires burned in the hills border
ing the San Joaquin Valley. Two
others occurred in northern Cali
fornia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-17
Young Lieutenant
Dies in Plane Crash

MT. CLEMENS, Mich, July 16
(UP).-Second Lieutenant Charles
E. Bradshaw, &c, of West Haven,
Conn, who only two weeks ago
completed his flying instructions at
Kelly Field, Texas, and Joined the
first pursuit squadron here, crashed
and was killed in Lake st. Clair.
Bradshaw was practicing diving in
one of the fast P-1 planes alone.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-17
Socialist Defrauds
Polish Immigrants

BERLIN, July 16.-A socialist
customs official at Leipzig defrauded
Polish citizens by the sum of from
fifty to one hundred dollars apiece
by giving them forged passports to
America, it was revealed by the
Leipzig police.
When the socialist learned that
he had been discovered he could not
face the consequence and committed
suicide.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-17
WILL PROBE PROHIBITION

WASHINGTON, July 16 (UP).--
Prohibition Commissioner Doran to-
day appointed a committee of dry
administrators to study the prohibi-
ton situation in territory bordering
inland rivers of the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-17
HEAT HITS WORKERS

PHILADELPHIA, July 16 (UP).
Heat, which sent thousands to re-
sorts and the water side for relief,
claimed nine lives over the week
end. Six of the deaths were from
drowning, two from auto accidents,
and the other from heat prostra-
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-17
Theatre Press Agents
Organize Trade Union

Two hundred theatre press agents
have formed a union affiliated with
the A. F. of L. If stage stars find
it profitable to join Actors Equity
press agents should also organize,
they argued.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-17
1,500 Texas Farmers
Discuss Cooperative

LEVELLAND, Tex, July Is (FP)
Cooperative marketing of cotton
the principal crop of western Texas.
was the subject at conference of
1,500 farmers from 81 counties held
at Levelland.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-17
One Killed in Greek
Train Derailment

ATHENS, July 16 (UP).-One
person was killed and three were in
jured today when landslide de-
rallied train between Athens and
Thessaly and crushed six cars.