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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-21
MACDONALD TOTALK
/, ON 1928 PROGRAM
Highway Commissioner Is To
Speak to Representatives
of Chambers of Commerce
Eastern Connecticut Group TO Meet
at Wiliimantie

Chambers Of Commerce Of Eastern
Connecticut viii be represented at a
meeting called by The Connecticut
Chamber Of Commerce, AZ Whitman.
tic, Monday evening, June 25th. This
Is the second conference Of its kind
The first conference was held In Nor.
wich when an Eastern Connecticut
Chamber Of Commerce was tentative.
ly formed. This organization, which
has been assured u the support OF
tho Putnam Chamber Of Commerce
has not as yet been perfected. IL
purpose Il 70 work for the interests OF
Eastern Connecticut.
The meeting called for the 25tt
will be held al the Nathan Hale hotel
John A. Macdonald, state highway
commissioner, will talk TO the gather.
ing. He will outline the 1928 pro
gram Of highway construction IN
Eastern Connecticut. General Wad-
hams Of the State Water Commission
will talk on eliminating of stream Pc.
luton as required by an act passed
by the last session of the General As.
sembly.
At $50 o'clock the directors of the
Willimantic Chamber of Commerce
will hold a reception for the visitors.
The dinner at the Nathan Hale hotel
will be at ESQ o'clock. II is expected
that approximately seventy-five will
attend.
Other matters Of interest which
viii be discussed are forestry, state
parks, scenic beauty, publicity etc.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-21
Bishop Milan Makes
New Appointments

Bishop John j. Milan Of the Hart
ford diocese has announced a number
Of new appointments throughout the
state. Those in Eastern Connecticut
include the appointment Of Rev.
Henry l.. Chabot, Wauregan. recently
ordained, to st. Anne's church IN
Hartford; Rev. Oscar Norman Of All
fIaIlows church, Moosup, is transfer
red 10 Bristol, this state; and Rev.
Harry Chagnon, whose home Is ~
wauregan, is TO transfer from Taft
Vile 20 Moosup. Rev. Fr. Chicione.
whose home i in Willimantic, Is 70 be
transferred from st. Anne's church,
Hartford, 10 Taftville.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-21
SELFISH VIEWPOINTS

A representative body of teachers
met in Washington not long ago and
adopted a resolution deploring the
tendency of state and municipal
units of government to reduce appro-
priations for education.
An honest and, no doubt, an un-
selfish expression of belief
And tomorrow the Association of
Police Chiefs may meet and protest
that states and cities are going to ex-
cess in cutting down the moneys spent
for the protection of life and property.
The day after tomorrow the High
way Commissioners may go on record
as regretting that counties seem less
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-21
JAMES E. MURRAY Is
MADE ASST. CASHIER
Elected to New Office By Board
of Directors Last Thurs
day
Is Native Of Putnam and Graduate Of
High School


Az q meeting Of the directors Of
the Citizens National Bank, last
Thursday afternoon James +. Muir
ray. note teller, was elected assistant
cashier. a newly created Office OF
the institution.
Mr.. Murray was born in Putnam.
He Is son Of John Murray, form
er captain Of police Of Putnam, and
Mrs. Murray. and lives with his par
ents on South Main street.
After attending the schools Of Put
nam and graduating from the Put
nam high school in the class Of 1913,
Mr.. Murray entered the employ Of the
n. Y. NJ II. & II. Railroad and was as
signed 70 the Office Of Superintend-
ent Blythe in this city. After year
he was transferred to the Office Of the
divisional engineer in Hartford where
he remained for three years. In 1917,
after John b. Byrne left the First
National Bank TO accept position
with the state banking commission
err. Mr.. Murray came 70 Putnam and
entered the banks employ.
During the World War, Mr.. Muir
ray was in an infantry company and
for a year was stationed at Camp
Upton, l.. |. Upon his return he re-
entered the bank and was there at the
time Il closed its doors. When the
newly organized Citizens National
Bank began business Mr.. Murray was
made note teller, position he has
since held.
Fraternally Mr.. Murray Is a MEM
Der Of Putnam Lodge Of Elks and a
past exalted ruler Of that order. He
was for years member Of the old
Arcanum club and is a member Of
the Putnam Country club.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-21

One OF the laws OF Auction Bridge
that causes many arguments y the one
covering insufficient bids = Law No,
20, which states that any bid or double
is an insufficient bid, unless it be higher
than the last previous bid. Such an in
sufficient bid may be corrected before
attention is called to the error. II atten-
ton is called to the insufficient bid,
however. the penalty is very severe IL
is as follows:
"If any player. other than the IN
sufficient bidder. call attention to the
insuficiency before the insufficient bid
der has corrected his bid and before the
next player has declared. the bidder
must make his bid sufficient and his
partner is barred from further partici-
patton In the auction. In such case, the
bid may be made sufficient by substi-
tuting any higher bid in any suit OF
no-trump."
The tremendous loss that may result
from the application OF this law was
well excmplificd the other night in a
duplicate game at one OF the New York
Clubs:
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-21
THE BEE CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE

Inspired by a statement that the
bee travels 10000 miles in 10000
trips collecting material for a pound
of honey and then throws half Of it
away as unfit, we ehided the bee as
inefficient.
E. r. Root, of Medina, Ohio, who
is one of the worlds great authorities
on bees, corrects our facts. The fig
ures of bee energy are too low. he
says. II takes nearly 100000 miles
of Decline travel to gather a pound
of honey. Think of that the next time
you add honey TO your hot biscuit
There is one way in which the bee
sets an example. Mr.. Root says:
'In the height Of the season bees
are very efficient, They do not work
under a boss or under manager, and
all of them act together as one indi-
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-21
Chas. j. Harris Senior
Delegate No. Carolina

Charles J. Harris. a native Of Put
nam, was the senior member of the
North Carolina delegation to the Re
publican National Convention at Kan
sas City. Mr. Harris is known as
Governor Harris 30 his fellow dele
gates because he was once nominated
for that Office. He still owns his an
cestral home on Putnam Heights
which IL Is his custom to visit several
times a year.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-21
ARTICLE No. %

clubs, whcrcupon Y burst into a joyous
smile. and quickly shouted, You have
made an insufficient bid. Your partner
cannot bid any more,
II was stunned. but rules are rules.
and ! kept silent, although ] was in
wardly boiling with all kinds OF emo
tons. The result was tragic. Y played
the hand in hearts, making four odd,
and scoring 1877 points. The terrible
word If filled my. thoughts and J
counted up what we would have scored.
IF that awful penalty had not chat
tered my beautiful hand. We would
have made little slam in either spades
or clubs, scoring 800 in spades or al
in clubs. So il made maximum lcs5 ca
| 478 points, all on account OF a tiny BIT
of carelessncss and an accidental slip
Of the tongue"
Be on the lookout for such slips anp
guard against them. On the other ham,,
Il your opponents slip. know the perai
~ and apply IL.
The bluff bidder is with US again. =
correspondent has just sent in the fol-
lowing fine example OF the bluff bid:
Hearts - 10 --
Clubs-A. K.Q. J. io.5.4 y
| Diamonds IS, 2 81 =
Spades 30. 4
No score, rubber game. z dealt and bid
one no.trump. The usual player VITA
1 AS hand would have passed and hope ]
that Is no-trump bid would not be
disturbed. A, however, was one OF those
players who love 20 take chances, so he
bid two hearts. This bid was made In
the hope of fooling w. his opponents,
into believing that hearts was his suit
and so beguile them into a two no.
trump bid II they had the hearts stopped.
Or, II his two heart bid we're doubled,
he could shift his bid to three clubs and
have a good chance to make IL eeen II
his partner had nothing at ALL
i Fortunately for A, however, Y had
only one stopper in the hearts but a
good outside hand, 80 he bid two no
trump, instead A do.4hling two hearts.
Il, however, also was fooled, and, with
strong help for As bid. proceeded TO
bid three hearts, much TO As regret. IL
was As lucky day. however. for 2. with
big outside hand and also a stopper
IN hearts, dcClucd 10 Diu three no-tIusnp
rather than double three hearts IL was
the rubber game and he preferred the
rubber to a more or less doubtful penal
". A now had w where he wanted
them so he doubled three no-trump.
Y and passed but Z, who was still
fooled by As bluff bid, thought the
latter was doubling ON heart strength.
so he redoubled. A then proceeded to
lay down his seven set up club tricks.
Z lest three tricks redoubled or 600
points. After the hand was over, z, who
was much upset. said; IL thought | was
playing Auction Bridge but ! sec my
mistake. We are playing poker and as !
don't like poker, will not play after
this rubber"
i AS poker bid worked - but don't
emulate his example. He was lucky IN
this hand but il his opponents had been
more alert they could have doubled
three hearts and beaten ABB &C least
J 800 points. Bluff bids. therefore. are
great when they work. but nine tine3
} out Of ten they 20 wrong.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-21

inclined to spend the money to build
new roads and repair old ones.
II is hard to see taxes as a whole.
Nothing is easier than to arouse pub
lie to denounce high taxes; nothing Is
harder than TO get the same public
to take an unselfish view of the whole
problem.-"The Nations Business
Magazine"
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-21

No score. Z dealt and passed. A bad one
club, Y bid one heart and b bid one
spade 4 bid two hearts and A bid two
clubs. an insufficient bid Y immedi-
atclv called attention 20 the error and
B VAS tkcreupon barred from further
bidding Mr.. A. !. Alexander. Of New
York City. held B's hand and was SO
affected by the incident that he wrote
the following description OF the dis
aster:
In every game there are many PEN
alties for not playing exactly according
10 rule, but in no sport are the penalties
asscvcre as in theancient and honorable
game OF bridge. There's many slip
twixt the bid and the lip and all such
slips give great profit TO ones oppo-
aeats. Bidding out OF turn Is more cost
ly than driving golf ball out OF bounds,
and rcvoklng Is much worse Tor de-
ciarer than ofside play is for tackle.
"A bridge player must guard almost
every word he says with his very life.
or an alert opponent will proudly open
the book Of rules, and impose penalty
which may net him several hundred
points. In a recent hand Of duplicate at
the knickcrbockcr Whist Club, a slip
Of the tongue caused a. penalty that
made me think that life was no longer
worth living.
''It was at the last table and our OPP
ponents were determined 20 fight furi-
ously to make a gain against US. As
picked up my hand. was overjoycd,
because il was sure game, almost fool
proof and offering opportunities for q
small slam. Vas d and held. Spades,
ace, king, ten and four others; diamonds,
ace, king and another; two small clubs
and the lone king Of hearts. z dealt and
passed with little enthusiasm. A bid one
club. which gave me beautiful visions
Of slam. Y bid a heart. and bid a
spade. expecting TO get the contract
very quickly.
Y said two hearts. and then came
the crushing disaster. My partner A,
for some unknown reason, bid two
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-21

The tingerprint system, used by the
United States War Department for
more than 20 years, has thoroughly
demonstrated its value as a means Of
identification; 5.023,SS1 prints on file
in the Office constitute the largest
collection of its kind in the world.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-21

Miracle plays, brought to the south.
west by Spanish priests hundreds OF
years ago, are still given by Next
can or Indian residents Of Texas and
Mexico practically in their original
form.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-21

Rats parked in a fire hose Of the
Sehaumberg, Illinois, fire department,
checked the water TO such an extent
that fire destroyed $4,000 worth Of
property.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-21

An entire herd of antlered elk is
said to be dying in the Olympic For
est Reserve Of Washington because
Of attacks by the tiny but deadly
wood ticks.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-21
WELL CHILD CONFERENCE

The Well Child Conference will be
held IN the High School auditorium,
Tuesday afternoon, June goth, from
two to four o'clock.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-21

A survey of vocational preferences
taken among women students Of the
University Of Kansas showed that only
seven Of the 1913 questioned wanted
TO be housewives.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-06-21

vidual. seemingly, for the good Of the
community"
What an ideal member of a cham
Der of commerce a bee would make -
"The Nations Business Magazine"
New Britain herald., 1928-06-02

the road again and stalls beside a No Dumping Allowed" sign. Hang ing my coat on the sign I prepares to fix the flat tire (which looked like it had picked up everything but the stock on a 5 and 10 cent coun- ter) when my old pal Noah Count rattles along in his 1923 ice-box on wheels (through some have nick named his ous the pedestrian chaser.")
 Are you fixing a flat tire:" he asks innocently. No" I answers sarcastic. handing him a cold look that woulda froze any intelligent guy solid but has no effect on hin, except to make him grin. "Im looking for hammer and nails sos I can sew up the patches in this inner tube and when I gets that done I'm gonna trade this runaway bone shaker for brand new Pack ard limousine. providing the dealer gives ne IS berries to boot" Zeh.' he comes back, snappier InaW gob at dress parade. "the only thing you could trade that rheumatic pud- dle jumper for without handing the other bimbo an awful gyping would be baby carriage, minus the body and wheels"
 tells him was offered S5 smackers only last week. He wise cracks, "Yeh, but the guy must of changed his mind when he sobered up." The tire repaired tries to
New Britain herald., 1928-06-02

o. When does the calendar year begin and when does a fiscal year begin?
 A. 4 calendar year begins with January l and ends after midnight of December Sl of any year. A fiscal year may begin with any month of the year and continue for 1e months. The fiscal year of the government of the United States begins July 1 and ends June 30.
 c. What is the distance between Liverpool. England and New York City? A. 3.51s miles. o. How many normal school graduates were there in 1925-26? A. 47.310.
 Q. Is "unnecessitate" legitimate word? X. IL is found in Funk and Wag- nails New Standard Dictionary but not in the Century dictionary. Its meaning is to make unnecessary or uncertain. o. Are American citizens re- quired to have passport for direct travel to Panama? A No
New Britain herald., 1928-06-02

States what time is it at Singapore, Straits Settlements"
 A. It is midnight I2 hours Singapore. That is, when it is noon at Washington and New York and 800 a. m at San Francisco, it is the following midnight at Singa- pore.
 c. What is the address of the the United States?
 \. 112S Woolworth Building New York City.
 Q. What is the nationality and meaning of the name Howard: A. It is Anglo Saxon and means "in the right direction. Q. Has the Russian Soviet gov ernment an official representative in the United States? What is his name and address? A. The Russian Soviet govern ment has a commissioner in the United States. Although he is no, accorded diplomatic status he i: nevertheless the official represents tive of the Soviet government. He is Mir. Boris E. Skvirsky. 2S19 Con- necticut avenue. Washington. D. C.
 Q. What is the correct meaning of the word Semitic?
 A. It means Of or pertaining to the race or reputed descendants o! Shem; specifically denoting the southwestern Asiatic stock and race of the Caucasic or Mediterranean type of mankind. including. Arme- nians, Hebraeo-P -Phenicians, Arabs and Abyssinians.
 Q. Does Mary Pickford play the part Of the Virgin in "The Gaucho" A. Eve Sothern plays the part. c. If an alien woman married ar American citizen in 1921 did she automatically become a citizen o1 the United States? i A. Yes.
 Q. What Is "quit claim deed". A. X deed of conveyance opera i ting by way of release: that is, in tended to pass any title, interest, ol claim which the grantor may have in the premises, but not protesting that such title is valid, nor contain ing any warranty or covenants fol title.
 Q. Has Governor Smith of New York ever stated definitely hi opinion of the wet and dry issue?
 A. He has committed himsel
 many times, stating that he per sonally does not believe in prohibi ton. but that he is necessarily bound to uphold the Constitution and tn laws of the land.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-02

start the flivver but all I succeeds in doing is runninb the battery rag ged until its weaker than married mans excuse for getting out with the boys. I gets out and manipulates the crank for mean daily dozen. often and how, but all I got was wheezes. coughs and lame shoul- der. Noah also tries but don't have any more luck than a horse radish has beauty. It seems the flivver had everything the matter with it except intentions of starting.
 We does everything to get action from the engine but throw rocks at it. (We woulda done that too if they was any handy.) So that's how come, Mary. I got lowed home and failed to call upon you.
 ANDY DALE.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-02
ANDY SEES STARS
 WHEN TIRE BLOWS
Writes to Mary Ann Explaining
 Why He Was Absent
(Contributed)

Dear Mary Ann:
 No doubt you was disappointed the other night when I failed to call and I'll explain sos you wN't get peeved anad grab yourself i.n- other Romeo on account of think ing l was out cheating with some other jane. The flivver and me was coming back from a visit to New ington and rolling down the steep Elm Hill as happy and carefree as couple of park bench hoboes on account of thinking of you and nothing in particular when all of a sudden they's loud report like somebody was celebrating the Fourth of July too previous. A rear tire had blown out" and l don't mean half heartedly.
 The flivver lurches sideways like its got the galloping heeby- jeebies in all its joints and swerves towards ditch. l jams on the foot brake but it didn't hold any more than a flapper's pocketbook after a days outing and as for the emergency brake it may as well have been placed on the spare tire rack for all the good it was doing me. The fliv- yer sideswipes fence and the next thing l knows I leaves the seat without bothering to open any doors. Luckily I landed on the top of my bean and no damage was done. The flivver continues it's wild plunges and bounces over the rail- road crossing travelling faster than ball player trying to stretch a two-bagger.
 No express was passing or the flivver woulda probably endangered hundreds of lives by pushing it off the track. I yells "Whoa. Lizzie" but she fails to hear her masters voice and I had as much chance of stop
 ping her as bicycle has of lead- ing an automobile parade. Lizzie leaves the road, splashes through swamp, hurdles a ditch and by 1 some freak of nature gets back on
New Britain herald., 1928-06-02
Coolidge Will Visit
 GrandparentS' Graves

Milwaukee. Wis. June tPs-When President Coolidge comes to Wis consin this summer, he will be wis ting a state where his great grand parents lived and now are buried.
 4 tiny cluster of houses at Hamp- den, near Rio. Wis. marks the spot where the great grandparents, ls- rael and Sally Brewer, are buried. Up to two years ago, the graves were unnoticed in the deserted Hampden graveyard.
 On one marker partly illegible. was chiseled "lsrael C. Brewer, 1797- 1S15." Mir. Coolidge, discover ing the burial spot, had granite markers placed.
 Not 30 miles from Rio is Ripon which played prominent part in the founding of the republican party
New Britain herald., 1928-06-02

Of New Britain to the thrills of the company ran as follows; 'Ferris wheel. Illustrated songs, moving pic lures, vaudeville show, Libbey prls on scene and electric theater. couB try store and rattlcsnake den. Some thing doing all the time from early morn to late 1t night. A perfect avalanche of pleasing and startling features. consisting of all clean, moral shows, strange sights, and wonderful people"
 Conrad Wahrenberser opened Rentschler's park with music, pie nics, and d baseball game between Charles H. Barrctt's New Britains and the Bristol Tabs. Bristol won by .-3. The newly organized Sham rock tGaeiic) football team went to Hartford but had to content it. self with scorelesS tie in its soc cer game Chamberlain council. O. l.. A. M.. turned its baseball team loose on Buckingham council ot Hartford and. after an orgy ot scoring. was found to have won by 26-29. Foster and Jones were the Chamberlain battery,
 aolfing at Maple Hill
 The New Britain Gun club held it's first shooting of the season a, the driving park, and the nine hole golf course at Maple Hill was the scene of much activity as Captain Maxwell & Hart started the sum- mcr's solfing with a team tourna- ment
 Tho High school track team com peted at Wesleyan and finished fourth. Springfield, Hartford, and Westfiold. Mass, placing ahead oi it and Meridrn, New Haven, and Holyoke trailing. William Coholar scored the Red and Colds only firsI place when he captured the quarte, mile in 53 3-o seconds He also fin. ished third Tn the 100-yard dash kooyumj jan was second in the l2. pound shotput and third in tn, discus throw.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-02
36 Members of Gypsy
 Tribes Are in Court

Methuen Mass. June P-Thir- ty-siN members of rival gypsy tribes appeared in police court yesterday
 as a result of battle Tuesday night
 when four mon were wounded. Peter Bimbo, IS, of Chicago. alleged leader of one of the bands, was held in s5,o0e bail on q charge of as sault with a dangerous weapon. The 1 other 35 were all charged with dis of 26 of the defendants from $50 10 $500 and continued the cases until Friday or trial.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-02
Taylor Files Motion for
 New Trial for Murder

Salem, Mass. June (UP)-A motion for a new trial for George Albert Taylor, convicted of the mur- der of Stella Kale at Salisbury Beach last June, was filed in supreior court here yesterday.
 John H. O'Neil of Amesbury. at torney for Taylor. who is now serv- ing a life sentence for the murder. appealed the case to the Massa chu- setts supreme court on exceptions. The supreme court upheld the de-
New Britain herald., 1928-06-02
How to Reduce
 .Varicose Veins
Rub Gently and Upward Toward the Heart As Blood in Velns
 Flows That Way

Many people have become dercndent because they have been led to believe that there Is no remedy that will reduce swollen veins and punches
 If you will get a two-ounce original bottle of Moone's Emerald oil (fuli strength) at any fret-class drug stors and apply it night and morning as di. rected you will quickly notice an inl- provement which will continue until the veins and punches are reduced to normal.
 Moone's Emerald Oil is a harmless yet most powerful germcide and two ounces last a very long time. Indeed % pow- erful is Emerald Oil that old chronic sores and ulcers are often entirely healed and anyone who is disappointed with its use can have their money refunded. The Fair Drug Dept. sells lots of it.