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Putnam patriot., 1929-04-18
New instrument In East Wood- stock Due to Vision of Yer
 non Wetherell
Donation of $2.5oo. as Memorial,
 Completes Fund

Last Sunday morning from the Congregational church at East Wood stock n0ated the mellow notes of a new pipe organ. Notwithstanding the disagreeable weather the interior of the church was aglow with pleased enthusiasm and delighted eongrega- tion. There were special exercises and special musical program, for it was the dedication day of the new S3.- roo instrument.
 Among the nearly one hundred per sons in the church was a young man in uniform of the United States Army, Vernon T. Wetherell formerly of East Woodstock, now member of the 9th Field Artillery Band stationed at Port Royal, Md. He is a first class private He obtained a furlough to be present at the dedication last Sum day The dedication would not have been complete without his presence.
 It is not the fact that the former village boy appeared in a resplendent uniform; nor that he is now enlisted in the army of his country, that made his presence noteworthy and neces- sary. Young Wetherell was there to see the realization of d dream como true. Had 1t not been for the young musician there would have been no pipe organ Co dedicate The story IS one of those familiar in fiction, less familiar in reality. Of iad with 6 vision. given little encouragement, if not actually discouraged, hut with his heart 50 wrapped up in purpose that he overcame all obstacles and within few years saw his vision re- alized.
 Loves Music
 Vernon Wethereli was horn in Woodstock, the eldest of five children He is a descendant of hardy pioneer stock. Like all natives of the historic town. he was born with love for it's | beautiful hills, and fondness for it's native sons. He early developed an | interest in the community ot his birth. Like all of the children of the | town he was raised in the outdoors on l farm and took pride in the agricui- tural pursuits of the countryside; also in it's wholesome social life, and it's religious activities. Vernon was also ! born with a love for music. It devei- oped as the years passed. 1t would not be denied.
 An instrument was an instrument. yes. but it was meant to create appeal- | ing sound. Whether 1t was the rasp- | ing of fife and drum, the ensemble of a band, or an orchestra, q piano or an organ, all was music to the ears of this Woodstock boy.
 It was a pipe organ and n band that held the greatest appeal for this embryo musician, this boy of the farm. He dreamed of playing the one and of leading the other. There was no op- portunity to Satisfy either of these longngs in the village. That didn't
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Putnam patriot., 1929-04-18

Mir. and Mrs. Eugene Brodeur of Worcester visited Leo Pechie at his home on Battey street last Sunday.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-18
PARENT. TEACHER DEBATE
 POSTPONED ONE WEEK

Because of the stormy night, Tues day, the Parent-Teacher entertain ment, featuring debate, was post poned to next Tuesday night. The affair is public and will be held in the high school hall.
Nogales international., 1929-12-24
Ancient Contracts

Written In Assyrian after 2OOO
B. c., thousands of clay tablets,
that lie wrapped In cotton In
museums throughout the world.
show that the dotted line" was
freely used in Babylonia and that
in those ancient civilizations every
sale of land had to be written TO
be legal. Before people knew how
to write all contracts were neces-
sarily oral and. for protection In
case of dispute, witnesses were al
ways present when contract was
made. After writing was invented,
the written contract supplemented
the word of witnesses. who were
still considered very important
legally; and their signatures al
ways appear. The practice Of hav.
ing witnesses to legal papers pre-.
pared today comes down from this
period. Herald.
Nogales international., 1929-12-24
Strike for the Goal

Whatever your goal may be,
strike out for it! What if you do
fail? What if you die in the at.
tempt? Well. If you put every
shred of yourself into the attempt,
you will have had life's one great
exhiarating and sOul-Satisfying ex.
perience anyhow
And when you start out to pur.
sue your dreams, be prepared for
a great dis 'Overy. It's the effort
itself that Will give you peace. This
peace goes with you as you grow
older, becomes your choicest com
paniOn, never leaves you. Wrest-
ing this peace from a. troubled
world is about All there Is to the
secret Of happiness.-Ralph Waldo
Emerson.
Nogales international., 1929-12-24
Charging It Up

An Aberdeen merchant called his
son into mis- office the other day
and unbosomed himself as follows !:
81 haven't been feeling quite so
well for few days past, Weelum.
and so have just made my will.
leaving everything to you."
"Oh father" said the son, II
don't like to discuss these affairs
with you at all. hope you live for
many years yet. I'm sure"
$50 do | WeeIum: so do 1, but
just called to fell you that the
lawyers fee for making out the
will is 80 shillings, an this sum
will be kept off your next weeks
pay"
Nogales international., 1929-12-24
Shah's Parting Gesture

The shah of Persia, on q visit TO
London, was being driven through
the streets In an open carriage,
bowling to the throngs that lined
along the sidewalks to greet him.
when ne noticed a small hoy who
had climbed lamp post thumbing
his nose ut him. He at once in.
quired into the meaning Of this ges.
ture and a confused aid replied
that II was a signal OF respect, says
Living Age. The shah remembered
this quaint custom. and. upon his
departure, when the flower OF Brit
ish diplomacy gathered on the sta.
tion platform to see him off. he en-.
Enthusiastically thumbed his nose at
the group.
Nogales international., 1929-12-24
A JOYFUL
CHRIST M AS

We take this opportunity Of wishing
our many friends and customers a
very joyful Christmas and A Happy
New Year
We hope that You, whose friendship
has been the cause of our success, will
continue to favor us during the coming
year with this friendship, which we as
sure you, is deeply appreciated.
IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR
FRIENDSHIP AND. FAVORS
We enter the New Year with the
determination to excel our past efforts
to please you, and to cooperate with
you every hour of the coming year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-04
The Little Brother

Let it be hoped that no member of the legislature
elected on the Democratic ticket will be beguled by
the sophstres of the bosses trying to destroy
the state wide primary Little Brothers" of the boss
are needed
The question is not one of party It is fundamental
and the right of the people of the state to
govern themselves.
Under the old convention system the bosses of the
two parties wrote the tickets And they usually under
stood each other both representing the plumber
seekers That is what the bosses want again That is
the reason some Democrats and some Republicans
work together.
The record of the Democratic party in Indiana on
the primary is suggestive. Two years ago the party
leaders put plank demanding the repeal of the
primary into their platform. They lost votes and con-
hdence.
Last year an effort was made to again denounce
the primary. The resolutions committee listened to
arguments The history of defeat remembered,
Instead of demanding repeal, the convention stood
sodly against any tampering with the law
Privately the bosses laughing at the gullible
members who are voting for their own political de-
struction. Privately, they say that the law must
be repealed at this session never that two years
hence those who seek reelection would not dare to
so aront the public conscience and sense Of right
1n6Te Is no ItdSOu C41dScS c1V
The proposals cannot possibly be effective until 1892
Two years hence the same changes could be made
if public sentiment demanded them.
The decent thing the right thing and the poItia
thing to do is to commission to present recon-
mendations, let the proposed changes be discussed
and the people pass the question by electing or
defeating those who would tamper with the primary
The extraordinary efforts to destroy the primary
at this session suggests that the bosses feel that the
growing influence of women will soon loosen their
grip on the state.
strong showing by women, and Republican
women are denouncing the proposed changes, might
save the situation and force some decent regard for
the public will.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-04
Few Convictions

FUDGE SMITH is frank in admit
y ting that the jury system is an
Gent and honorable and yet he
would revise it beyond recognition.
Why? Because he grants that
even in dry California it is extreme
ly difficult to obtain convictions
against liquor law violators.
Judge Smith meets this condition
with a logic which is characteristic
of all performers in the Durant dry
circus. It would seem to me that
the judges report indicated some
thing wrong, not in the jury system
but in the Volstead act.
Again America has long held to
the virtue and necessity of manhood
suffrage. But prohibition could be
more readily enforced if here, too,
certain changes were brought about
to aid the new dispensation. This
suggestion comes from Thomas Tay-
lor, former appellate justice, Chi
cago:
ITO make the eighteenth amend
ment effective, my proposal is that
the states each enact a law which
shall provide that no one may vote
before first taking an oath that he
or she has not within, say the pre-
ceding year, violated the eighteenth
amendment to the federal consti-
tuition or so-called Volstead act"
This might help a good deal bu,
it seems to me that Judge Taylor
has overlooked an even simpler and
more effective scheme. Why not
limit all voting to Pussyfoot Johnson
and Bishop Cannon?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-04

Editor Times--I note in a recent
issue of your newspaper an item
stating that there is opposition
among the old-tine BARRIERS Of the
state to the license law now before
the state legislature. The story
quotes w. H. May, 4416 Carrollton
avenue, as saying that the educa-
tional requirements of the bill, if
passed, would throw hundreds Of
"old-timers" out of work, for the
reason that they would be unable to
furnish the school certificates or
other evidence required.
If Mr.. May Is sincere in the rea-
son he gives for his opposition to the
measure, then he has nothing TO
worry about. Careful reading of the
proposed law will disclose the fact
that it is clearl. and Enthusiastically
stated that the provisions of the
bill are not retroactive to members
of the profession now working, and
that they viii only apply to those
who take up barbering or enter the
state of Indiana after the bill has
become a law.
Ordinary Intelligence should tell
that no such abortive attempt would
be made to deprive any existing
member Of respectable society of his
means Of livelihood. The progress
sive BARRIERS of Indiana. who are be-
hind the measure, would entertain
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-04
THE PRESIDENT
MAY HE LIVE LONG
q . =
AND PROSPECT

this is more than any other citizen
has today.
He will regard the government of
the United States as the greatest
business in this world, not as a party
Christmas tree; he will regard him.
self as the general manager for all
the people, not as partisan Santa
Claus!
He will strive to elect Uncle Sam
to the greatest prosperity and the
greatest constructive achievement,
this venerable aristocrat of the map
of the world ever has known.
He will seek to remedy the over
sights of nature by digging canals;
he will seek to bridge, so far as
craftsmanship can do so, the econ
omic injustice which make agricul-
ture a stranger at the feast which it
creates.
He will strive in sane and solid
fashion to pass prosperity around.
His rise is another epic Of Ameri-
can possibility and in his great sue
cess millions who have fallen by the
wayside in similar endeavors will
find the Justification of their own
ambitions, and we believe the last
ing benefits of his high service will
hand upon the wall of history an
other vindication of free govern
ment. :,
In the words of Rip Van Wrinkle,
President Hoover: Here's to you
and your family-and may you live
long and prospect"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-04
Rewards for SPIES

NATURALLY there are a num-
~ Der Of contributors who would
do away with civil service provisions
to help undercover work. And the
suggestion of high rewards for spies
and informers is general
F. L. Johnston, an Ohio justice OF
the peace, would have a federal de-
partment of education empowered to
furnish constitutional instruction in
all the schools.
such teaching" he writes,
should be started when the child
reaches the age Of understanding.
perhaps about the third or fourth
grade, where the instruction might
be in the form Of interesting stories
and fables showing the rewards OF
faithfulness and obedience to all
| laws.
Have the instruction so thor
ough that by the time of graduation
the student would have a knowledge
of every section and every amend
ment."
Think fast, Mr.. Johnston, do you
really want the observing child
to be taught every amendments
copyright. 1919. Tor The TImeU
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-04
Like the Plain PEOPLE

CALVIN COOLIDGE will be re-
~ membered for another trait
the ability not to get rufhed. That,
more than anything else, explains
his hold on the public confidence.
He simply wouldn't react to the
passing show; wouldn't grin for
the camera; wouldn't swear when
things went wrong wouldn't below
when the oil scandal broke out, or
wax eloquent over the French debt.
He has been called a poor source
of news by reporters and narrow
minded by highbrows. He has been
described as lacking intelligence
one moment and as cleverly ma
licious the next. BY their own tes-
timony, those who have tried to get
close to him can not seem to dis
cover anything but an enigma. The
public, however, thinks it under
stands, which is a deserved tribute,
or tragic mistake.
I prefer to regard it as deserved
tribute. To my mind. Coolidge has
done little and attempted little but
to live up to the simple traditions
of his origin. Those traditions
have woven themselves into the
American character.
That gave him common foot
ing with the plain people.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-04
Silent COOLIDGE

XXTE shall be hearing enough OF
w Herbert Hoover during the
next four years, maybe the next
eight.
Ere the performance gets too well
under way, let us, give a thought
to the man who is making ms exit.
Like other outstanding people,
Presidents are remembered for
some peculiar Washington
for his dignity; Lincoln for his kind
ness; Roosevelt for his energy;
Wilson for his scholarly mind.
Measured by such yardstick,
Calvin Coolidge will go down in his
tory as the most silent individual
who ever occupied the White House.
In bygone days, that would have
meant little. In these days of or
ganized propaganda, of loud
mouthed reform, of Chamber Of
Commerce and noon-day luncheon
club whoopla, it means lot.
There hardly is a more original
role left than that Of listener.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-04
President Hoover

The American people today welcome Herbert Hoo
yer to the Presidency of the United States. 1t is
big job one of the biggest any man anywhere ever
has been called to fill.
He accepts the leadership of united country.
There are sectional party and class interests but in
the minds OF the rank and file of citizens these d-
visions are secondary to that larger community Of in
terest which makes Americans. He was elected by
a large majority, but he is President of all Without
this unity of the ration, President could govern
wisely and well. For the essence of democracy is
the reciprocal relation between government and
people
He is spared the problems of war reconstruction,
debased currency industrial chaos wholesale unem-
ployment general poverty.
But even national unity and prosperity can not
make the problems Of government here simple one.
Our unprecedented wealth and power magnify them.
The mass is unwiedy distance strains direct repre-
sentation and spreads law enforcement thin. Pros
perty itself beges ever larger industrial and financial
units which dwarf the balancing power Of farmers
and Iaborers and which challenge the very govern
nents sway.
To national are added international problems.
Ours is an invisible empire Of loans, of investments
of trade, vaster and powerful than the terri
torial empires Of old. The world works for us. No
major development take place in any country
without affecting some American interests.
For this gigantic task of world leadership, Hoover
seems to be the man. He is trained as an engineer,
an organizer, administrator His experience Is
national and international. Already he has had
enough of wealth and fame. He has no selfish in
terest to gain He has the ability and the freedom
to serve the people.
And he has the peoples faith. They believe in
him. Their trust will be his strength, If he finds
himself with his back to the wall, protecting the ma
tons interests from partisan groups, from selfish
politicians, and from predatory wealth.
The great responsibility of this high Office must
humble Herbert Hoover today. The confidence which
is poured out upon him in such generous measure
must humble him even in conservation to his
task. Just because he comes to the Office SO well
equipped, just because he is so widely trusted, he
must not fail.
We believe he will succeed. And we wish him
health and happiness in the service of our country.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-04
Guard Baby WeIIDuri11g ConUaleScence

ations. If the weather is fine, the
child may have an hour outdoors in
an armchair and receive occasional
doses of sunlight.
The diet must not be such as will
load a special burden on the diges-
tive organs, but should include ce-
reals and other foods which will aid
energy and provide fuel for tissue.
A warm bath should be given daily
and the child permitted to rest after
the bath.
It is particularly important that
the child be kept from possible chill,
On the other hand, the danger Of
overlooking is great since it causes
perspiration and weakening.
The slightest sign Of fatigue, loss
of appetite, or irritability should be
the occasion for more rest and care
full attention.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-04
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ANNIVERSARY
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orr NATION,s sTART

OUR NATIONS START
ATO date in American history was
~ meant to be more momentous
than March 4, 1889. Just 140 years
ago today, the curtain rose on our
national life. The Constitution was
to GO into effect and George Wash
ington was to be inaugurated as first
President.
Actually, however, the curtain
rose on a stage that was almost
bare. And, unfortunately for those
who like their holidays to mark
definite, clear-cut historical events,
the new government did not begin
T. function, as it was supposed to,
on this date. 1t was only the
theoretical beginning.
A few members Of congress were
in New York on the appointed day,
but quorum did not gather until
April 6, more than month after
the date scheduled. It was not until
April Il that congress notified
washington Of his election. And it
was not until April 80 that he was
sworn into Office.
So, this date has been cheated
Of much Of the prominence it was
intended to have. 1t is the ami
versary Of great events which should
have been.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-04
I I
/ SEEMS

By HAYWOOD
BROUN

II AW OBSERVANCE" by c. w.
IL Durant and large group OF
collaborators, is an interesting book
but one of the most depressing
which I have ever read. The collec-
ton includes a careful selection of
the plans submitted in competition
for Durant's prize.
At the time of the contest the
newspapers reported that certain
ardent drys had suggested the death
penalty, torture and other extreme
methods to bolster up Volsteadism;
these people were cranks and the
present list of contributors is limited
to responsible persons.
Judges, state and city executives,
college professors and prohibition
administrators are included in the
distinguished list. Among them
there may be a crank here and
there, but at least every author
holds some responsible position.
Although there is some variation
in the details of the schemes sug-
geSted, Durant's fellow authors are
practically unanimous in their be-
lief that Volsteadism should be the
chief pre-occupation of the Ameri-
can people and that no tradition,
customs or constitutional precedent
should be allowed to stand in its
way.
To Durant and his associates
there is no law save prohibition.
The temper of the leading drys may
be well summed up in a single SEN
tence from the plan of j. o. Brown
Jr., United States commissioner,
Sacramento, Cal.
Mr.. Brown says, 1.-THE law, while
it is on the books, must be enforced
if it takes a war to dc it," No price
is too high to be paid. In the mat
ter of temperance there can be no
such thing as moderation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-04
Few Little Changes

A CCORDING to the various
IA views the Volstead act can
readily be enforced by change in a
few American presidents. Roughly
we must abolish the jury size, stop
all immigration, do away with guar
antees against illegal search and
seizure, alter our educational sys-
tenn, and revise the creed Of the
Christian religion.
With these few changes and the
help of the entire army and navy,
prohibition, according to its friends,
readily may be enforced.
This is not a fantastic distortion
of Durant'S book. The attack upon
the jury system is very real and has
already had its effect. The sugges-
ton of abolishing the jury as we
know it comes from number Of
contributors. Here, for instance, is
the specific suggestion of William B.
Smith, California judge:
ITO enforce the eighteenth amend
ment in our courts the jury system
must be revised to fit the conditions
that the law meets in our social and
political body. This can mean only
one practical thing-the abrogation
of the ancient and honorable re-
quirement of a unanimous verdict
from that jury.
The majority ruled in the matter
of enacting this srunptuary law, and
therefore majority decision in the
jury room is the only fair and ade-
quite fashion of meeting the enforce
ment requirements of the law"
This is an example Of what 1
mean when I say that Volstead sup
porters feel that this particular law
transcends all other traditions and
precedents. The world must be
made safe for prohibition, even ii
we have to fight a war about it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-04

a LBUGUERQUE, N. M, March
n 4.-This town is on the Rio
Grande, but what different Rio
Grande than boils out of the
Colorado mountains, flows at the
bottom of Big Bend canyon, or
empties itself into the Gulf of
Mexico just below Brownsville.
Rivers are much like life, with a
beginning, an end and mid-section
that often have little in common,
and our attitude toward them is much
like our attitude toward life, an i'm
preston based on brief and isolated
contacts which makes small account
Of what may be upstream or down.
stream.
Who that has seen the Colorado
at Needles can picture it as flowing
at the bottom of a mile-deep gorge?
BY the same token, who can think
of George Washington as a romping
boy, much less a babe in arms, or
Coolidge and Hoover as they were
thirty years ago.
Thirty years ago, Coolidge and
Hoover were just two more among
the forgotten millions, now they
stand forth as marked men for all
eternity.