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Putnam patriot., 1928-03-29

! Samuel Diamond and son Robert
were IN Boston Tuesday.
Mrs. Lorenda RavsnciIs Of the Dia-
mond store was in Boston Tuesday.
Misses Adeline Chsbos and Claire
Bonneville were in Boston Tuesday.
Mrs. John w. cah4n Of Main street
spent Tuesday in Boston on a buying
"trip.
Mrs. Clarenee James Of May street
spent Friday with friends in Wor-
cester
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis chAffee Of
School street we're Providence visit
ors Friday.
Miss Ethel Jackson Of Park street
spent Wednesday with friends IN
Jewctt City
Mrs. Margaret Gshan Of Main street
entertained relatives from Woonsock
ct on Sunday.
Mrs. Jacob Rosenwald Of Main
street spent Wednesday with friends
in Woonsoeket
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Wentworth
spent Friday in Providence also at
tending the theatre.
Miss Gladys ShayIor of Grove
street with a party Of friends spent
Friday IN Providence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Genneno Of
Main street spent Sunday with Nr.
and Mrs. John Rooney Of Pomfret.
Walter Lacroix Of Hartford spent
Sunday with his sister, Mrs, w. r..
Maynard and family Of Church street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Tetreauls and
daughter Loretta Of Main street motor
ed to visit relatives in Worcester
Sunday.
Romeo Lsvignae, Of Montreal, Cana
da. was in town Wednesday attending
the funeral Of his uncle Octave
Breault
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Gyngcl of
Sunnyside avenue entertained over
Sunday party Of relatives from
Rockville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Lsbby Of Wood
stock avenue with party of friends
spent Wednesday with relatives in
Providence.
Mrs. Robert Diamond and little
daughter Of Grove street are visit
ing with relatives in Boston until
after Easter.
Mrs. EIdon S. Johnson of Whitman
Gle spent the day Wednesday with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Adams,
South Main street.
Mrs. benjamin Edwards of New
London is visiting with her daugh-
ter and husband. Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart
/ fitchtield Of Park street.
MIR and Mrs. Thomas Duffy of
South Main street entertained over
Sunday Mrs Duify's mother and two
sisters from Holliston, Mass.
franklin Rsard;rk who has been via
ting with his daughter and husband,
Mayor and Mrs. Charles Richard. re-
turned to his home IN Providence
Friday.
Jerome Pcehie, employed at the
local Gulf Refining Co, service sta
ton. has been transferred to the Will
mantle Service Station Of the same
company
Mrs. Anna Delisic aud family of
Woodstock avenue spent the week
end the guest Of her daughter and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Nc
Donnell Of Newport.
Misses Helen and Dorothy Woods
Of Walnut street entertained az whist
Saturday evening. Two tables were
in play. Refreshments Of fancy crack
ers. cake and coffee were served by
the hostesses.
Agent John Reardon of the Gros-
venordale Company addressed the
Putnam Rotary Club at their weekly
luncheon Wednesday at the Putnam
Inn on the subject "What Rotary
Stands for, Service Above Self"
Putnam patriot., 1928-03-29
WELL BABY CLINIC

A well baby clinic was held at the
high school Tuesday afternoon with
DR.. N. J. Billiard in charge. assisted
by Mrs. Harry Torrey, Mrs. Arthur
s. Macdonald, Miss Esther Welles and
Miss Vincent, nurses. Twenty-six
babies were weighed and examined.
Putnam patriot., 1928-03-29
PutnAm shrinsr. vino attended lhs

shriners' Army and Navy spring
ceremonial at the Palestine Temple
in Providence Monday evening were
Leon T. Wilson. George Miner.
George Brousseau and Otis Morrarty.
Dr.. II. J. Hutchins, John Whipple,
George Farquhar and l.. Allen Aver
III went from pomfret.
Putnam patriot., 1928-03-29
Mr.. and Mrs. Bartholomew Havi.

land and children are leaving FRI
day to live in Mamaroneck, n Y,
where Mr.. Haviland will be an in
spector Of oil stations. Mr.. Haviland
is brother Of Mrs. ]. S. Greene
of Center street, and the family came
here from Labrador.
Putnam patriot., 1928-03-29
o. E. s. WHIST

Nineteen tables were In play at a
whist held by the Eastern Star at
the Masonic Club last Friday evening.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Letters, Grand View,
and Mrs. Mervln Kent, Brooklyn. were
the prize winners.
Putnam patriot., 1928-03-29

different committees: Vice-president
ar. Mathewson permanent organiza.
ton, Mr.. Walker; credentials. Mr..
Hunter; rules, Mr. Kristek: state cen
trial committee, Miss Katherine Byrne
and John +. Reardon.
Putnam patriot., 1928-03-29

H. B. BUDDING

AZ Weybossot ST.. Providence
Write. call or phone. Tel. Gaspee
1913 and my Agent win call upon you
and explain the terms.
The Washington times., 1928-03-16
MD. j. States 8
NET MATCHES

Nine tennis matches have been
arranged for the University Of
Maryland netmen, with the opening
one listed for April II against West
ern Maryland on the Old Liners
courts at College Park, Nd.
The feature net engagements are
with Johns Hopkins, Navy. Virginia
and Virginia. Poly. Hopkins visits
on May 5 to figure in Maryland's
annual field day.
Remnants from last years
squad are Charlie Shelton, Ed
TrOth, Benjamin Dyer and Nell
son SpOttsWOOd.
Coming up from the 1927 Fresh.
men are John Howard, Raymond
Gable, William Lucas, John Robert
son, Charles Bishop and Thomas
Lee. The schedule follows:
April 21. Western Maryland; ~. Vir-
ginia; May s. Johns Hopkins; Z, Virginia
Poly; 9, Navy. at Annapolis; IL. Ran
doIph- Macon; IL. Swarthmore ~
Swarthmore. Pa: Is, Delaware. at New
ark, Del; Is, VfllanoVa.
The Washington times., 1928-03-16

run for Tate In the seventh
and should have gone to bat In
place in the ninth. Instead he
stood and Let McMullen 60 10
bat. Then he stood and watched
Lisenbee hit. He thought be.
cause he had replaced Harris I'm
the field. he should hit In Har-
ris' place.,
He was frank enough TO admit
sheer ignorance and. with the
Robins saying nothing. the young
ster was forgiven. But II was
dumb work. He should have hit in
Tate's place.
Ed Wells. the long leftnander.
turned in another good exhibition.
In his three rounds one walk and
one hit came off his stuff, with
Benny Tate coming through with
two fine pegs to second base to
help him out.
''Stubby' Griffin had one bad In.
ming and Lisenbee lacked his
customary control. though he was
effective when he could find the
plate.
The Washington times., 1928-03-16
Rudolph and Greenleaf
In Feature Cue Match

CHICAGO, March 16.--E Erwin
Rudolph of Chicago and Ralph
Greenleaf OF New York play the
feature match of today's card In
the National Pocket Billiards Cham
pionship Tournament. Each has
won six games and lost one.
N. Y, defending champion, added
his seventh game to his unbrcken
victory string by defeating Pas
quaIie Natalia of Baltimore, yester.
day. 125 to lit in 30 innings. Taber-
ski remains idle today. He is the
only indicated player in the meet.
The Washington times., 1928-03-16
Heeney Going To Europe
While RickGrd Makes
I'm His Mind

NEW YORK, March 16.--While
Tex Richards matchmaker was
endeavoring to sign Tom Heeney
today for final elimination
bout with Johnny Risko here
around May /, Heeney was pre-
pairing to sail for England to-
night for a six-week vacation.
Heeney has earned nearly $780,
900 in a little more than year
of fighting here, and intends to
enjoy life for while.
Heeney, named by Gene Tun-
ney as the leading contender, in.
sist on a shot at the title or
withdrawal from Richards. pro-
gram. Meanwhile, Richard is
enroute to Florida for a confer
ence with Tunney.
The Washington times., 1928-03-16

pose it is probably because boxing
is still considered wicked by some
people and the holding Of bout is
locked upon as q special privilege.
This seems to have been the case
in the recent resurrection of the
anti-fight pictures law, which came
to grief, at least In New York, when
courts applied the test Of common
sense to the ancient ruling against
boxing pictures and approved their
exhibition in the Eastern metropolis.
So there is one reform that seems
The Washington times., 1928-03-16

to have been already Instituted IN
advance of the 1928 wave.
State commission suspensions and
recognitfons Of titles seem to be the
principal points of conflict in the
boxing world left to be settled. It
would seem to be q comparatively
easy matter to standardize State
rules, but that Is far from being
true so long as State commissions
operate under laws passed by State
legislatures OF widely varied corn
plexions. whereas the officials Of
The Washington times., 1928-03-16
GR|FFS TRY SOUTHPAWS.
AGAINST CINCINNATI
By Louis A. Dougher

TAMPA F March The Griffs and Cincinnati Reds hook
first be played successive days
clan because their victory yesterday the
Brooklyn Robins to at Clearwater believe the worst they can
Of the combas the Reds Three outhpaws
Bobby Tom Zachary, viii divide the nine
for the Gr Brown will be getting his first test OF the
spring.
good victory Clearwater.
Goose Gosn contributed couple of fine running catches going
the wall for Henne attempt circuit clou The Goose also
had brain explosion and tried steal third though Ssr
already there and refused utterly and absolutely to step
$780, H. h;r
The Washington times., 1928-03-16
District Kennel Club
To Discuss Bench Show

The Washington Kennel Club will
meet tonight at s o'clock at the
Wardman Park Hotel to discuss
plans for a bench show in May:
The club has been inactive for the
past two years. Frank p. Leach,
president, will preside at tonight's
meeting.
The Washington times., 1928-03-16

Grant ellis fell while knocking
down Bancroft's grass-cutter in the
eighth inning, but Tipped the ball to
Reeves at second for a force out.
though lying PROSTATE on the sod.
That was the best single fielding Of
the day.
George Sisler came through with
three two-baggers and scored two
of his teams three runs. 1t was the
first time this season that the for
mer star of the ST. Louis Browns
showed his real skill at bat or on
the bases.
Lovely" Barnes scored one
run and drove over another for
his bit enIivening the day. His
brainy running is the talk of
the squad today. The young
Ster had walked and was ON first
base with two down when ellis
p0led a single to right. Barnes
fooled Tyson into believing he
would pull up at second and
then spurted to third.
Tyson, a veteran. was so surprised
to see Barnes digging into the dis
tant bag that he made a hurried
throw that sailed beyond Riconda's
reach and it was easy for the speedy
Barnes to come all the way around.
That was smart stuff by the young
ster and is another nail in Sammy
Vests coffin.
1t was Barnes who drove in the
third and deciding run in the eighth
inning. Sisler had led off with a
double down the right field line,
moving over to third on Goslin's in
field out. Barnes cuffed a hot liner
through the box over second base
into center field and Sisler could
have walked over the pan.
In the ninth BObby Reeves
| pulled a dumb play. He had
The Washington times., 1928-03-16

QuTluB the QlSCu6SlOu. uOWGNGEs
the New York State boxing laws
were brought out and 1t was shown
that the Pennsylvania and New
York laws are exactly the same In
giving the referee the final right
Of decision. Likewise, at the same
meeting Eddie Long, manager for
Bud Taylor, was suspended for loud
talking in his principals corner.
but he would be in perfectly good
standing in other States where he
hasn't yet raised his voice above
the forbidden tone.
Joe Dundee cannot accept the
recent challenge of Hilario Mar
, tinez, in New York, but he was
free TO meet and knock out Clyde
Hull in Cleveland. 1t all works
both ways and is admittedly awk-
ward, but the officials themselves
are not at fault.
Leaving the boxing situation to
itself, the list Of reforms goes on
much farther.
Golf, which next to boxing, Is my
chief interest, is scheduled for new
ways. It isn't enough that rules re.
gardtng amateurs and professionals
be clarified, but along comes an
enthusiastic reformer and proposes
that all caddies be put into uni
forms and drilled like the ushers at
the big New York motion picture
theaters. The gentleman who pro-
poses the great reform reports that
the innovation has already been
tried in England and France with
good results, but I still think that
our American caddies will continue
to remain civilian and just as
efficient as though they saluted
and clicked their heels and pre-
tended not to notice the embarrass-
ment Of the dubs they are attend
ing.
Ice hockey, which is off to such
tremendous start in America, is
not to escape if the proponents of
reform have their way. They would
eliminate bones and passes and al
low the players to charge n1adfy
back and forth across the Ice ac-
cording to something like old-fash'
Toned Skinny rules. / would hate
to see the present highly scientific
game, which is one OF the most
exciting I know. spoiled by any
changes and they might at least, l
think, let the game get a firm foot
hold before giving 1t a new disguise.
Football has already under
gone its annual housekeeping
and three or four minor changes
have been made in the rules
just enough to keep the fans
guessing at the first games
next fall, which is what has
been happening each winter,
off and on, since the forward
pass first made its appearance.
Tennis magnates recently were
| forced to listen to the revolutionary
proposal of young members OF the
United States Association that open
tournaments should be held, thus
giving recognition to those players
who turned professional at the
time Of the tour of this country
by Suzanne Lenglen. That Is what
| would call a real step forward
in that great national sport. There
Is no reason in my mind, why
tennis should not be on the same
plane as golf and II open tourna-
ments are arranged there 10 no
doubt but that the national interest
in the game will be increased with
the result that more young stars
will be induced to emulate the
great figures Of the game whose
careers might otherwise be cut
short by the stigma of profession
alism.
Copyright. 1929 King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1928-03-16
SEAL LIPS
Of RANDOM,
he SAYS
By Gene Tunney
Worlds Heavyweight Champion


MIAMI, Fla, March 16.-If all
the reforms proposed for sports since
the beginning OF 1928 are carried
out, fans OF all description will have
nothing in the whole world to talk
about. The world OF sports will be
perfect at last.
Boxing fans will all see big
match in exactly the same light and
whatever the referee says will be
law. There viii be no indignant let
ters to the papers after title match
y decided and sporting writer's from
coast to coast viii all be In harmony
Tor the first time. Rabid baseball
1aIls, when q man is called out as
ne slides home wiz turn to each
other and remark. Now isn't that
Just too bad And It will be the
unpires instead of the Babe Rutns,
who VIII Be triumphantly carried off
the field on the shoulders of admir-
ing fans.
At least this is how it appears to-
me after glancing through the. list
Of reforms that have been suggested
from day to day all through the
winter nsbetWeen' season. There
most azsurcdly Is room for reform in
almost every line of sport but hope
fuI fans should remember that it
isn't violent reform that any sport
needs. 1T IS merely changes to suit
conditions as they arise.
Standardization might better
be applied 20 any changes that
are recommended for boxing,
but so long as conditions remain
30 widely different In almost
every city Of the United States
there Is not much hope that this
WI come about, at least this
year.
Conditions in New York are
always under fire and they may be
far from perfect, but the fact re-
mains that there is less interference
with the commission than in many
other cities where State and local
officials are continually clashing.
Il has always been beyond me why
boxing should continue to cause
nnLltical a nllarrpls alfhnIIgh slrIl.
The Washington times., 1928-03-16

other sports are free to act as they
like in cooperation with other sec
tons of the country. AS it is, the
commission of one state can hardly
be expected to know what all other
States are doing nor can they
always avoid stepping on the toes
of another commission.
Just recently members of the
New York commission were
discussing the ruling OF the
Pennsylvania boxing authorities
in which Pete NebO was given
decision over Benny Bass. It
was considered that an injus-
tice had been done. In that one
Judge voted for Bass and the.
other for NebO, while the ref.
cree, casting the deciding vote,
gave the decision to NebO In
stead 81 letting the match 90
as q draw.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-15
Stalling Along

The War Department still is stalling along in its
disposition of the request Of Muscle Shoals City,
Ala that Federal power generated at the Government
dam adjacent to that community be sold to the mu-
nicpality at twice what the Alabama Power Company
pays for the same power.
More than year ago, the original application was
filed and after many months of delay the department
decided that the application was "too general"
Another more specific" one has been submitted
and Secretary of War Davis notifies an Alabama
Congressman that it is being turned to the dis
trict engineer for analysis and report.
If the War Department wanted to play the Ala
barna Power Companys own game, it couldn't do it
any better than by using such dilatory methods in
dealing with an application of such Importance.
Not only is the right Of Muscle Shoals City to buy
power involved, but the right of every other Amer
lean community. The Federal water power act gives
municipalities priority over private concerns in de-
velopment of Government power sites.
If the Alabama Power Company is permitted to
purchase Muscle Shoals power, then any community
in that territory is even entitled to the same
privilege
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N. E.
TRACY
SAYS:
"WGr Is Passing From q
Mechanical to q Chemical
Art, Just as 1t once
Passed From a Physical
to q Mechanical Art"
SAYS:

CTYLE runs to money. But for
~ that simple fact, we would not
have so much of it. The style car
however, views himself as an artist.
Not that he is above accepting
money in recognition of his merit,
but that he likes to have other
people believe that money is only
an incident.
Just now, the style cars Ci Paris
want longer skirts. 1t is for arts
sake, you understand. The skirts
have grown so short already that
they could not possibly be shortened
more, to let Jean Patou tell it, and
his soul signs for an extension.
Sordid souls will suspect that the
ledger has something to do with the
style cars change of heart, but that
is too vulgar for comment.
When 200,000,000 civilized women
shortened their skirts a foot or two,
abar doned petticoats and did other
things for the sake of style, it also
decreased by half the use of cotton
and silk.
Whether modern dress means
anything by way of morality, it
means lot by way of trade. 1t
offers part Of the explanation as to
why New England mills are in such
bad shape. Southern competition
offers another part,
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With Other Editors

ter and his life, then that is desc
cration
Now how on earth could such a
man, for example, be persuaded,
even by the happy warrior, that
he was a decent citizen, had made
a capable and competent Gov
ernor, and was a qualified candi-
date for the presidency of the
United States? Manifestly, the
task would be impossible.
We are afraid the debators will
argue a question that will forever
remain moot. How is one to deter
mine whether a man is or is not
vicious leader in politics or in
anything else?
Whether he is so depends en-
tirely upon the point Of view Of
the observer. From one stand
point-the standpoint Of F. Scott
Mcbride, of E. S. Shumaker, Of
j. r. Straton-it is a vicious thing
to suggest a change in the Consti-
tuition which would repeal the
Eighteenth amendment. 1t is vi
cious even to hint at such
change. 1t is reasonable to think
OF such a change.
From another standpoint, as
expressed by Mr.. Hoover, it is not
only not reasonable, not un-
American to desire or work for an
amendment or a repeal, but those
who favor such action shall not
be subject to criticism for it,"
Thus, though Mr.. Smith prove,
over and over again, to his friends,
that he is not vicious, he will
never prove the case satisfactorily
to DR.. Straton.
The debate, Of course, will be
interesting. 1t will arouse keen
speculation and some emotion. 1t
will be one of the spectacular fea-
lures Of the campaign, even
though it may not affect the final
vote by one single ballot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-15
Hoover's Humility

certain degree of humility goes along with toler-
ance. Both traits of real greatness, wher> S
braggadocio and the know-it-al attitude are the
attributes of only small minds
We have emphasized tolerance the outstanding
characteristic of Hoovers acceptance speech with
especial reference to his expression the prohibition
issue.
The accompanying humility of the man is ex-
pressed in a fine way in the following paragraph
from his address:
mo man who stands before the mighty forces
which ranlify American life has the right to promise
solutions at his hand alone. All that honest man
can say is that within the extent of his abilities and
his authority and in cooperation with the Congress
and with leaders of every element in people, these
problems shall be met courageousy and solution will
be attempted courageously." .
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-15
Auto Theft: Petty Larceny

Just how common automobiles, anyway?
Well in New York the other day man stole one.
He was arrested and brought to court-on charge
of petty larceny! The car, 1921 model, not
worth more than $25; consequently its theft could
not be counted as a felony
This is rather startling, when you stop to think
about it. An automobiles chief function is to take
people from one place to another; and the car the
New Yorker stole would do that for all its wheeling
and rafting. 1t undoubtedly travel several thou
sand miles yet.
Thirty years ago that car in its present condition
would have cost thousands of dollars. Today it is
small change-ready for the junk heap. despite the
fact that it can still render good service.
Better than anything else that little Incident illus
trates the amazing cheapness and commonness Of the
automobile.
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Follow STYLE Cars

Cotton mills are springing up in
Bombay, Oasaka, Hong Kong and
other Oriental cities, where fifty
cent labor can be hired to run good
English and American looms. That
may have even more pronounced
effect on our textile trade than the
movement Of our cotton mills from
New England to the South.
When we have repealed the tariff
so that Indian, Chinese and Japan
csc cloth can be imported free of
duty in order that our people may
take advantage of the open market,
we shall probably draw about the
same kind of a hand that the
Partisan style cars did when they
boosted the short skirt.
Impatient ideaism and impetuous
art are much alive. Both need a
bookkeeper to keep them from going
bankrupt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-15
"Dementia Americana

There are, in this great land various ways of
attaining fame, kind of fame; but few men ever
left a fame gained in stranger manner than did
Dolphin M. Denas, San Francisco lawyer who died
the other day.
Rack your brain for minute, unless you happen
to belong to the younger generation and you'll recall
the name. Sure-he the lawyer who defended
Harry Thaw when Thaw was tried for the murder
of Stanford White. 1t was he who invented the
phrase "Dementia Americana" for Thaws mental
condition
That when you stop to think of it, is a peculiar
sort Of fame the fame that comes to a man who
defended Americas most notorious murderer and
found way to cheat the electric chair.