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Putnam patriot., 1929-10-31
North Woodstock

Mir. and Mrs. Henry Hill of Boston spent Sunday at Irving Paine's home.
 Mrs. Cyril Paine is entertaining her cousins Alonzo Decker and wife of New York for several days.
 Mrs. Lucy Barrett attended the whits party arranged by the D. A. k. society which was held in Putnam.
 Frank E. Barrett and niece Miss Helen Frink went to Westfield, Mass. on Monday to visit Louis Barrett and wife.
 LApres Midi club was entertain ed by the Woodstock division at the home of Mrs. Sarah Potter last Sat- urday.A large representation of the class was present and report a de- lightful time.
 Mrs. Arthur Potter accompanied her son Walter and Arthur on trip to New York where she will spend a week with her brother, Burton Pierce. The boys will visit Philadei- phia and other cities and plan to be gone some time.
 On Saturday evening November 9th biblical pageant Rose of the Mountain" is to be presented in the churcr under the direction of Rev. Mir. Arnold of Webster by the Ep- worth League. Mrs. McCardy, organ ist and Miss Robi of Worcester. solo ist. Preceding the meeting a thanks giving supper will be served in So- ciety hall.
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-31
HORSE AND CALF
 BURNED IN BARN
Shed and Stable on Old Fair Grounds Destroyed Mon
 day Afternoon

A horse. a six-months' old calf barn, quantity of hay and lumber pile, were destroyed by fire that or iginated in shed owned by John Gucwa. who lives near the river bank on the old fair grounds Monday af- tern0on. The shed where the fire was first discovered. was also burned. No insurance was carried.
 The Gucwa family, father, mother and nine children. occupy a small three-room house. Mrs. Gucwa and one child were at home when the fire was first seen by neighbors. Mrs Gucwa was in a garden near the house digging up some bulbs for the winter and the child was near her. There was no one else about the premises, according to the woman, who sat crying and holding her head in her hands as the fire destroyed property that had been accumulated by thrift and self denial.
 To add to the loss Mr. Gucwa had purchased quantity of lumber from the ruins of Central block with which he intended to enlarge his home. I His fuHaHffs HAAfb HthfHu Ait obabitf was also a total loss.
 When the flames were discovered nothing could be done and before the fire department arrived the blaze in the shed had set the barn on fire Everything being so dry the fire spread rapidly. Mrs. Gucwa and neighbors had no chance to save the animals in the barn. A telephone call was sent in for the fire depart ment.
 The fremen used the bumper and drew water from the river near at hand. Soon the muddy water clog ged the machine and it lest it's effect iveness. Sparks set the grass on fire in several places and to prevent its spreading the tiremen put | out with brooms and shovels.
 Mir. Gucwa is a laborer and was working in Pomfret at the time his property was destroyed. All but one of the children were in school. No one is able to account for the origin of the fire.
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-31
East Woodstock

Miss Fanny Upham is visiting friends in Webster
 c. L. Upham is slowly recovering from his recent illness.
 Miss Bertha Dodge has position Tn q Jewelry store in Putnam.
 Mrs. George Neely and daughter Myrtle are visiting their cousin, Miles Sharpe, in New York.
 MT. and Mrs. Curtis of Worcester, Mass. spent the weekend with Rich ard Yates and family.
 Mir. and Mrs. Wendell Bosworth en- tertained over the weekend Harry Bosworth and family of Wethersfeld
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Howes of New Bedford, Mass. visited MT. and Mrs. Carl Swenson a few days last week.
 Mrs. Charles c. Gildersleeve of Nor wich and Miss Mary A. Potter of Hartford were guests of Mir. and Mrs. l.. II. Linderman over the weekend.
 The name of Miss Louise Pike was unintentionally omitted from the list of members admitted to membership in the Community Club at their last meeting.
 Mr and Mrs. Stuart May are enter taining the latter's aunt, Mrs. Mary Derby, of Springfield Mass. Miss Carrie Bosworth of Southhridge was d guest over the weekend.
 Miss Madge Thomas who has been spending several months with her brother, A. J. Thomas, and wife, left last week for Mt. Vernon, N. Y., where she will spend the winter.
 J. S. May and family and Everett May and wife were in Providence Sunday calling on Miss Irene May, who is confined to her home with a broken leg. This is the second time she has broken it within year and in the same place.
 Miss Annette May and Mrs. Myrtle Miller attended the Teachers Conven- ton in Norwich last Friday. Mrs. J. $. May accompanied them, going to New London for the day, and Mrs. Clayton Peckham, who visited Leroy peckham in Norwich.
 The Masquerade dance last Satur- day evening was we'll attended. Prizes for the best costumes were awarded Harold Cox and sister, Miss Carolyn Cox. It was held in the community house under the auspices of the auxi- liary of the Raymond Benson Post, Mrs. Cyril Paine, chairman. An or ehestra played for dancing, and re- treatments were served.
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-31
Misiaszek Case And
 Coroner's Inquest

Martin Misiaszek, charged with opc. rating motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor. and of evading responsibility after an accident. had lis case continued in the town court of killingly. Monday. The Putnam man. it Is alleged bs officers who checked up the accident. was the driver of the ear that hit Thomas Moran, Sr.. of Dayville a week ago Saturday night. Moran died soon after reaching the Day Kimball Hospital. In addition tC bonds for appearance in the Danielson court Misiaszek is being held under honds of $ 1000 on order of the coro- ner.
 Coroner Bill, who expected to hold an inquest last week. did not start talk ing testimony until Wednesday. Among the witnesses was Sergeant George Liard of the Putnam police, who arrested Misiaszek as he drove his car into Putnam.
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-31
West Woodstock

Mrs. A. W. Spencer entertained out of-town relatives with a chicken din ner Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. F. l.. Morse and son Francis of Newington Ct. were week end guests of Wayland F. Harris.
 Mrs. Jane Nj. Brett. Mir. and Mrs. E. B. Stevens and Miss Elizabeth Morse made brief sojourn at the Brick House Sunday.
 A business meeting of the West parish social club was held last Sat urday evening and plans were made for an oyster supper the 18th of No- vember. Miss Mary Williams was made chairman of the refreshment committee. Messrs Wayland P. Har- ris and Luther Place, and Miss Maude Perrin have been chosen as commit tee to superintend repairs of the church.
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-31
GETS MEDICAL DISCHARGE
 FROM REGULAR ARM i

Fred McCulloch returned to the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. James McCollnch. Monday morning, from San Antonio. Texas MT. MeCul- louch enlisted in the regular army at Springfield early in the summer. Within a few weeks he was assigned to duty in Texas. He was discharged because of disability after a medical examination as he has slightly de- formed foot.
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-31
PRIVATE HENRY BUGBEE
 RETURNS FROM HAITI

Private Henry F. Bugbee, for 5wo and a half years a member of the U. s. Marines, arrived home Monday af- ter service in Haiti. Before return ing to Putnam. Private Bugbee re- ceived his honorable discharge from the service. He Is the son of Mir and Mrs. Burt Bugbee.
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-31
WOODSTOCK BRIEFS

present. All seemed to enjoy the sup per and entertainment by the visiting societies, and a nice little sum was added to our treasury.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. April s 0.N.S1.-Hogs
Receipts. 10000; market. 16-2Oc
higher; top. $119O: bulk, $11611.85
heavyweight, $11.15@11. 80; medium.
weight. $11.250I1s0: lightweight
'$11 Q11.9O; light lights. $10@11.S0.
packing sows, $10.15010.75; pigs
$1O.25@1125; holdovers. 5000.
Cattle-Receipts, $4,000: market
steady. Calves-Receipts, 5000; mar.
ket steady. Beef steers, good and
choice. $19.75@14.75; common and
medium, s11@1S.50; yearlings. 500
14.75. Butcher cattle; heifers, $500
II: cows, S7.50@11: bulls. SS@11
calves. $12116; feeder steers, 500
10; stocker steers. $10@12; stocker
cows and heifers, $7.50611.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000: market
st lady. Medium and choice lambs,
$16.50@17.75; culls and common,
$13.5O@15.5O: yesrlings, $14615: COM
mon and choice ewes, S5G11.50;
feeder lambs. $16@16.75,
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
RAIL ST OCKS
LEAD DULL
MARKET
By w. 3. COUSINS

NEW YORK. April 8 Q.N.s.l:--
The railroad stocks in the so.called
Nickel Plate or Van swerlngen
group started the new week about
points higher as the result Of
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion's decision granting authority
to the Chesapeake and Ohio 10
acquire the Pere Marquette, and to
finance the purchase by offering
stock at 800 share. This is an
important step in the consumma-
ton of the Nickel Plate merger
of the roads under the control of
the Van Sweringen Brothers Of
Cleveland.
The opening demonstration"
carried Pere Marquette up to 1865,
compared with last weeks close at
1853. Chesapeake and Ohio gained
3 at 229: Chesapeake Corporation,
the holding corporation for the
majority stot Nholders, gained 81
at go; Erie advanced about a point
to 70 and Nickel Plate gained 3. at
1888. A few of the high grade rail.
road dividend-paying stocks gained
point or SO in the early trading
today. but on the whole the market
lacked the snap and buoyancy Of a
bull move Of any proportions.
The renewal money rate was Z
per cent, against Fridays close at
s per cent, but demand was light.
For the first time in more than a
month the stocks of the big mer.
camille organizations forged to the
mont and the top, with Sears Roe
buck, Woolworth and Montgomery
Ward leading the procession. Wool!
worth jumped about points to 21l,
American Can moved up points to
I2el5.
The market was dull and inactive
In the first hour. Tabulated sales
in the opening half hour were under
100000 shares, or about one-third
as many as in some OF the active
sessions of last wek. Outside trad.
ers, with their accounts strongly
margined, are not being enticed into
the market, while the Reserve Bank
heads, the politicians and the big
bankers are squabbling over money
market and credit conditions. and
consequently the stock market.
churned around by the profession.
ais. cannot make much headway in
either direction.
The bears sold Anaconda Copper,
Radio and other speculative favor
ties in the second hour. The cop.
pers lost ground on rumors Of
possible cut in the price Of the red
metal, Anaconda losing 21s at 144.
Andes and Nevada points each.
Anaconda is down % points from
the high of the year. mostly as the
result of uncertainty about the
maintenance of the present high
price schedule. Radio sold off about
3 points from the peak of the move,
and United States Steel lost a point.
Cotton dropped to IA points ON
scattered. liquidation: wheat lost
about &c a busheI in, the early
trading. and corn was up fraction
ally.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08

Births, EngagementS. Marriages.
Deaths and In MemOriam appear daily
ON the last inside page. last two columns.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
UNCERTAINTY IS
WORST ENEMY
OF MARKET
By B. Q. FORBES

within week Wall Street VIII
have to share public attention
with Washington. Wall Street In,
evitably. will receive attention
from Washington. Excesses always
bring punishment and politicians
are eager to chastise those chiefly
responsible for the stock specula-
ton orgy which long thrilled, but
which Iatterly has distracted the
country.
Can Congress do much damage
to the stock market?
Uncertainty Danger
The worst enemy of finance Is
uncertainty. 1t was called the
Coolidge boom" because Coolidge
had pacifying effect upon ma.
tional sentiment. For years not
only Wall Street but big business
and high finance have been little
disturbed by Washington. But in
the longer past Washington pre-
cipitated as many disturbances In
Wall Street as even the money
market.
Those of US whose experiences
antedate the war have vivid rec
objections of spasms Of extreme
financial nervousness over actual
or threatened political action.
Therefore, it is not possible to
view the coming session Of Con-
greSs with entire equanimity in
view of recent stock speculation
and its effect upon the money
market and upon various politi-
clans. Although the session was
called for two specific purposes,
everything indicates that wall
Street" will be viciously attacked
and. more serious, that bellicose
attempts will be made to interfere
with our existing Federal Reserve
statutes.
No Drastic Change
The writers does not believe
that a majority of the Senate
and the House will indorse any
drastic changes in our banking
laws. The possibility, even the
probability, is that no amendments
whatsoever will be passed. But it
would be assuming too much to
conclude that looming threaten.
ings at Washington will not have
any adverse influence upon con.
fidence. upon stock speculation. 4
Under these circumstances, and
taking into consideration the
wholly abnormal condition of
Americas money market, it would
be rash to conclude that unsettle-
ment in the stock market is, over.
II past history counts for any-
thing-many claim that it doesn't
Ia per cent rate for money bor-
rowed for so days to six months
Is extremely ominous. That
charge Is OF more serious import
than the violent fluctuations In
call rates. Ardent speculatcrs
don't worry great deal about
having to pay stiff rates for day.
to-day loans over heavy settle
ment dates, provided they know
that an adequate supply will be
forthcoming. But a per cent
charge for time money, combined
with a stiff call rate. becomes dis
heartening.
On top of this is the constant
shaking OF the big stick by the
Federal Reserve Board and also
the eerie expansion in bootleg
loans in Wall Street.
Copyright, 1899, by B. c. Forbesl
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
SALES ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
RHbb.A
ouotation. Fprnishsd by ". .. Hibbs 4 &c.

1880 Prev.
High Low p. NJ Close
Del Lack & " l27Jl l27 M l1
Denv Rio CIR pf, 7oh 7OA 7oh 70
Dupont Pow ne i771q 76 i76 Hs
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
NEW D. c STOCK
TO Be LISTED
FRIDAY
BY HARRY GUSACK
Financial Editor

Preferred stock Of the Real Es-
tate Mortgage and Guaranty Cor.
poration. amounting to 177,s1S
shares. will be listed on the Wash.
angton Stock Exchange Friday.
April II, It was announced today.
The Real Estate Mortgage and
Guaranty Corporation was organ
lied in July, 1928, and maintains
offices on jackson Place. The Of
Ulcers are L. E. Breuninger. presi-
dent; r. N. Neuhauser, vice presi.
dent; Thomas somerville, vice presi.
dent; Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan,
treasurer. and w. F. Sickle, secre.
tary.
The stock was originally offered
N units OF 100 shares preferred and
~ shares of common at $1,25O per
unit. The common stock pays no
dividend, but the preferred has par
value of $40 per share and carries
dividend of per cent. The first
sale on the local board will be of
particular interest. as it will indi.
cate present trading levels in a
local stock that is widely held.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08

LOCAL STOCKS
@~gH@ @WNV

SALES
Anacostia Potomac r. II. IS. $1,000
095.
Chesapeake and Potomac Nole-
phone 5s. $1,0OO@101.
Washington Gas IS, $1,000 1O0A
Washington Gas SIS "B," $4,000
1041z.
Capital Traction Company. 100
99A; 5@99R.
Potomac Electric IS pfd.. 50111lb.
Potomac Electric 5tks pfd.. so
107A.
Washington Railway and Electric
pfd.. 10@97as.
District National Security pfd.,
1O@101.
National Mortgage and Invest.
ment pfd,, 5005A.
Woodward and Lothrop pfd., 10
Clio,
AFTER CALL
Capital Traction Company, 4699.
Capital Traction Company, 100
99%.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 100107K.
Chestnut Farms Dairy 6hs, 81, 900
@107.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08

AAtC OOdAQ UA BONGTHOTS OIL tne
washington Stock Exchange will
hold meeting tomorrow. The board
VIII vote on the admission of Myles
II. Quail, of the Y. e. Booker Com
pany, as member of the exchange
indications are that Mr.. Quail viii
Dc given a seat on the exchange
Lamont Chairman
Secretary Of Commerce Robert p
Lamont has accepted the chairman
snip OF the national conference on
street and highway safety, the
organization formed by ten national
associations to promote uniform
traffic regulations and other meas
ures looking towards improving
traffic conditions and reducing street
ana highway hazards.
Inc conference was created in
19z4 under the Craftsmanship of
Herbert Hoover, then Secretary of
commerce, who continued to serve
! as head of the organization until
his election to the Presidency.
In accepting the chairmanship OF
the conference, Secretary Lamont
said:
Il have followed with interest the
work of this group since it was
first brought together five years
ago. The increasing use of the au,
tomobile has confronted States anC
municipalities with traffic control
problems for which this conference
1s attempting to find solution. AL
ready beneficial results have come
from the work of the conference
as shown in the fact that 20 States
and scores of cities have accepted
uniform models for traffic codes
and municipal ordinances"
Plans for future work as out.
lined by the committee to Secretary
Lamont include studies of the prob
lens Of grade crossings and major
highway intersections, maintenance
of the motor vehicle and measures
for reducing accidents and conges.
tlon due to the lack of proper traf
fic facilities.
The invitation to head the confer
ence was extended to Secretary La
mont by the conferences executive
committee. headed by its chairman n
William Z. Metzger, of Detroit
Others besides Mr.. Metzger .-tici
pating in the invitation were:
William Butterworth, president
United States Chamber of Com
merce; Howard M. Startling, Ameri
can Automobile Association; Lucius
s. Storrs, American Electric Rail
way Association: DR. Julius H. Par
melee, American Railway Associa.
ton; John c. long, National uto.
mobile Chamber of Commerce; Sid.
ney j. williams. National Safety
Council; Pyke johnson, National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Col. A. B. Barber, United State
Chamber of Commerce, dire otot of
the conference, and A. X. Kohler,
secretary of the conference.
Other members of the executive
committee are: Y. w. Cloud, presi.
dent. National Taxicab Owners AS
sociation: A. w. Whitney, National
Bureau of Casualty and Surety I'm.
derwrite .. and j. NJ. .rEaton, Ameri.
can Mutual Alliance.
Births, Engagements. Marriages.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
DUNLAP IS RETAINED

r., w. Dunlap. of Ohio, holdover
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture,
is to be retained in that position,
1t was announced at the White
House today.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
"Ex-Dividend
OIL STOCKS

Furnished by W. 3. Htbss & co.l
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
Exchange Governors Meet

The board of governors of the
washington Stock Exchange will
hold a meeting tomorrow. The board
VIII vote on the admission of Myles
II. Quail, of the Y. e. Booker Com.
pany. as member of the exchange.
indications are that Mr.. Quail viii
Dc given seat on the exchange.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08

Dawson Chem. 5sH 54X ssX s4X
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1929-05-01
GOOD HOSPITAL WORK.

Greenwood. Miss.-Dear Editor We, the members and
friends the Harper Lodge 435 thankful to have
S. back post duty and looking like the
picture of health after spending nearly three weeks at va
City in "Our Hospital" She underwent operation
there thank the doctors and nurses for their kind
treatment to her and Others
We are glad to say that lodge moving along
nicely applications coming and old renewing We
consider it blessing basS the CuSto-
dian and all the Afro members.
BRO. PERCY GRAY Pres.
SIS LILLE FRAZIER, Acting r. S.
Sis. CELEsTINE S. HARPER, F. s. :,
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1929-05-01
CORRESPONDENCE.
OGDEN CHAPEL AND ST. PAUL.

Dentonia, Miss.-Dear Editor: Please allow space
in your paper few words to Brothers and Sis
the time. We want them to know what Ogden
Chapel doing; also ST. Paul Lodge NO 112 Yes we are
alive found the road to and take in
member while. We convincing the people
of their mistake for staying of the Afro organization
In installation held in April added two to our
band program looked for the Custodian to
be with but for he failed to come, and
you bet that chicken We want you to read Of
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1929-05-01
PAGE SEVEN
AFRO-AMERICAN COURIER.
the papers that we had that night:


Mr.. President, Members of the Afro American Sons 81
Daughters and Friends: peases to write upon the
subject, what the Daughters Doing If
would but the Afro Courier study the rapid growth
and that stands first among its kind and yet the Sons
Daughters satisfied with its growth and present
status in the fraterna world will not be until every
man. boy, and girl under the shelter of its
wings In accomplish this, people must be able
to realize of the things that doing. Time
could not be limited if should attempt to tell you the
good things that Afros doing, saving homes pay
ing for every weeks Sickness death at the of
member, helping educate the young people Have
built modern hospital for its members Now, let the
Afros be force that the world would recognize
that will be found the right SIDE
Let the cries distress never heard Let the
call to noble endeavor fall deaf hear
the songs Daughters singing praise to God
Honorable Custodian
SISTER GENEVA DEER
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1929-05-01
PORTLAND, ARK.

Portland Ark.-Dear Editor: We few in number at
Portland Lodge but big mind We have Sister Blanche
Anderson with She has opened about the Afros
She called to the bedside of her brother the LIST OF
May He of Arkansas wealhest colored Sister
Anderson charge her brothers place business and
recently she encountered two robbers who tried to make
hod-up, but Sister Anderson being quick with her gun,
captured the men. One white and colored We ap-
precate such women God grant that may have more
brave women.
SISTER SARAH JONES, Pres.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1929-05-01
SUPREME AGENTS ITINERARY.
Isaiah E. EdUards.

June 1, Delta Star, Merigold, Miss, James
Rufus, F. S.
June 5, Sherard, Mrs. White, F. S.
June 6, Farrell, Farrell Miss. Corene Col
man. F. S.
June 7, Clipper, Lyons, Miss, Mary E. AL
len F. S.
June 10, Rome, Rome, Miss, j. C. Taylor,
F.S.
June IL, St. John, Lombardy, Miss, L. P.
Pittman, F. S.
June IL, Wander's Home Md Bayou, Miss,
Henry Shegog F. S.
June H. Echo, Alligator, Miss, P M. Cat
tieroy, F. S.
June IT, Lodge of Greenville in joint meet
ing with No. 3, D. D. Dorsey, F. S.
June IS, Hushpuckena Hushpuckena, Miss,
E. W. Powell, F. S.
June a. True Light, Dockery, Miss, N C.
Mccall F. S..
June 25, Mt. Laten, Rulevlle, Miss, Allie
Heron T. S.
June %, New Jerusalem, Drew, MISS Essie
Gipson, F. S.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1929-05-01

SISTER GENEVA DEER.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-30
KLEIN in
HOME RUN RACE
PhiIs Battle Brooklyn for
Top Rung i'm Second
Division

The final seven days Of the sea-
SON will hold interest chiefly for
individual exploits and for the bat
tie between Brooklyn and Phila-
delphia for the top Of the National
leagues second division After
winning seven straight games which
carried them into fifth place ahead
of the Robins. the Phillies fell back
into a tie for the position by losing
to the Giants A to q yesterday as
the flatbush flock shaded Boston
3 to 2.
The Giant victory made IL seven
straight for Bill Walker. young
southpaw who came to the club
two years ago from Denver. OFT
and Klein took their home run race
into the New York Polo Grounds
for the last time this season. but
both failed to scale the right field
wall. They are tied with Az apiece
by getting two hits In four times
at bat. Frank O'Doul strengthened
his claim to the National league
batting title.
Rogers Hornsby's thirty-ninth
home run not only placed him In a
tie with his team-mate. Hack VIII
SON. for third place In the National
league derby, but also enabled the