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Putnam patriot., 1929-08-15
LOCAL LEGION POST
 TO SEND DELEGATES
Eleventh Annual State Conven- ticn at Hartford August
 2, g, 24
Interesting Features For Thres-Day
 Affair

The eleventh annual convention American Legion and the ninth an ! nual convention of the American Le zion Auxiliary. Department of Con necticut will be held in Hartford August 22, 23, and 24. At the same time, there will meet the 40 and E alsc the and 70. subsidiary organ. izations. al with healthy member. ship. There are IF Legion posts in Connecticut with nearly l1,000 members and ninety-eight Legion Unit Auxiliaries with nearly 5000 members.
 The convention sessions of the le- zion and the 70 and will be held at Foot Guard Armory while the auxiliary and and 40 will meet at the Hotel Bond, the convention head quarters.
 Elaborate plans are being perfect ed for the entertainment of the dele gates and other members, of the le- zion and auxiliary. Thursday eve ming the annual banquet of the aux Hilary will be held in the Hotel Bond ballroom. The legion Is also invited tc this brilliant affair and dance.
 Friday evening is the 40 and also the and 40 celebration, initiations. and banquet.
 Parade Saturday
 The parade, to take place Saturday will be one of the outstanding fea- lures of the convention. At the con- clusion of the parade ceremony in memory of our departed comrades will be held at Colt Park, where me morial trees were dedicated a few years ago.
 Following this ceremony an avia- tion meet will be held at Brainard Field. which will include some un- usual features.
 The fourth district, which com prises of the posts and auxiliary units from Stafford, Rockville, Ellington, Hampton, East Woodstock. North Grosvenordale, Moosup, Danielson, Willimantic, South Coventry, and Putnam. will lead the parade as this district has made the greatest gain in membership this year in the state. The Anseim Mayotte Pest, No. 13, and auxiliary invites it's members to attend any or all sessions of the three day convention and hopes to have q good representation for the parade on Saturday.
 Delegates to the convention from the Putnam post and unit are: G. Stanley Shaw, Martin Robertson, Mrs. j. Dyer Potter, Mrs. Minnie Macdonald.
 Alternates. Charles A. Ryan, Henry Campbell. Mrs. Sarah Clifford and Mrs. William Saretzki.
Putnam patriot., 1929-08-15
GOLF

The Willimantio Putnam golf match at the Putnam Country Club, last Thursday. was won by Putnam 32is to 29is The loss was a dis tinct surprise to the Willimantic players who. by handily winning from Putnam on their own links, thought they certainly could repeat, even fl the margin was smaller, when they came tc this city. During the match the visiting ladies played cards X supper was served early in Che evening.
 Stafford Saturday
 Stafford Springs vii, come to Put nam Saturday, August 17th. The date for this match was originally set for Thursday the 10th but has been changed C Saturday. Club mem bers are asked to remember the date and to participate in the match if possible. Stafford Springs always sends good representation and Put nam desires Co match every player they have.
Putnam patriot., 1929-08-15
Luther J. Leaviu

Luther J. Leavitt, for many years a prosperous farmer, died at his home in North Woodstock, Monday. He was "A years old. While not in good health for some years he was up and about and was seen in Put nam, where he was well known, not long ago.
 Mir Leavitt was born in Crafts bury, Vt, son of Jeremiah and Mary Child Leavitt. He had been resident of Woodstock for half century. He was member of the North Wood stock church and acted as grand juror of the town. He retired from active business about ten years ago. Surviving are his wife, daughter, Miss Bernice Leavitt of Hartford and a brother, Herbert Leayitt, of Wyom- ing.
 The funeral was from the North Woodstock church Wednesday after noon. the pastor, Rev. John Mos.ey officiating Burial was in the North Woodstock cemetery.
Putnam patriot., 1929-08-15
Obituary
Mr.Loui. |. M.shieu

Pauline Horton Perreault, wife oi Louis H. Mathieu. died shortly after noon Wednesday. in her 2sth year She had been Tn poor health for tho past five years.
 Mrs. Mathieu was born in Putnam daughter of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Per reault. 345 Battey street, with whom she and her husband made their home She attended St Mary's school ane graduated from the Putnam higf sehool in The class of 1919. After her graduation she worked as a clerk for the late Attorney ]. F. Carpenter and as bcokkeeper for Boswortn Bros. unti, failing health caused her to give up.
 She is survived by her parents, bus band and by one sister, Mrs. Arthur Renshaw of Putnam.
 The funeral service and mass will be from St. Mary's church at o. clock Saturday morning.
Putnam patriot., 1929-08-15
MEMBER OF OLD . PUTNAM FAMILY

fContinued from Page 0nel bers. Estus Lamb died and George W. Holt of Providence became president. lie died in 1893.
 The business was then conducted by the son and Augustus F. Lamb. Subsequently the concern was taken over by the Holt family, Mir Holt's sister heec ming part owner.
 In 1899 Mir. Holt represented Put nam in the legislature and was chair man of the commit ee on manufac- turers. For approximately a quarter of century he was a trustee of the Putnam Savings Bank. He was chair man O. the town electric light com mittee in lSS6 He was an ineorpor- ator of the Day kimball Hospital and fer years served as q member of the committee of the Congregational church.
 The family was thus prominent in the early affairs of Putnam Mrs. Holt was widely known and active in church circles and in local women's organizations of that time II is te he o der citizens and to members cf the older families of Putnam that Mrs. Holt will be best remembered and most sadly missed. The members O.. these old families of half cen. tury ago are fast disappearing. T. was among them that Mrs Holt mum. ! bered her most intimate friends and acquasntances. It is to their sue cessors. their children and their grandchildren, that she was best ! known. Her advanced age has ct necessity narrowed her circle of new friends and acquaintanees of late years.
 Born In Rhode Island
 Mrs. Holt was born in North Kings l ton, k, l.. February IT. lS49, daugh. ter of Samuel r. and Sally (Austin) Dyer. April 27, 1872, she was mar ried to George w. Holt, Jr., and they | .cok up their residence in Putnam where Mir. Hclt had located the pre-. vious year.
 Mrs. Holt was the mother of tw. children. William Frank in Holt. whC died in 1905. and Mary Florence Holt. wife of Herbert J. Smith of this city, who, with two sisters, Mrs Augustus l. Morse ot Putnam and Mrs Wyman. living in California, survive Mir Holt died Sept. 26th, 1918. Tn, Holt .amily residence. purchased 1T 1881 from Joseph Lippitt. is on Sun nyside street. l. was in this hom' that Mrs. Holt continued to reside after the death of her husband. WheT he was .gken critically n she wa removed Co the home of her daugh ter. where she died.
 The funeral services were held a her late home. 27 Sunnyside street at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon Rev James r English, pastor of ,hi Second Congregational church, o which Mrs. Holt had long been { member, officiating. The bearers wer, ! four nephews, Ernest, William. Chas and Harold Dyer, all of Providence Burial was in the Hclt family plot il Slatersw le, k. l. Cemetery.
Putnam patriot., 1929-08-15
REGISTER FOR cAUcuSEs

According to the registrars of vot- CTS 505 voters registered to vote in caucuses this fall. There were 322 who chose to vote in Republican caueuses and lS3 in Democratic caueuses. Wom- en Republicans outnumbered men l67 to 1855; the Democrats were as near evenly divided as was possible under an odd number with ninety-two men and ninety-one women.
Putnam patriot., 1929-08-15

East-So you're living with your wife's folks now?
 West-Yep. We just had to have new car.-The Pathfinder.
Putnam patriot., 1929-08-15

Mir. and Mrs. Matt kesrney and daughter, Marguerite, of Hartford spent the weekend with Putnam vis- iting relatives and friends.
Putnam patriot., 1929-08-15
BROTHERS-IN-LAW SAY
 BROTHERS GOT ROUGH

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Putnam patriot., 1929-08-15
Didn't Sell It

The Jarvis evidence as to the liqour demand was that Hubbell several times asked for a half pint of liquor and was tcld he couldn't have 1t be- cause they didn't sell it and had none
 During he testimony the prosecu- tor and Attorney Miron were several times at odds over the admission of testimony and Attorney Miron charg- ed Hubbell and Bailey with trying to blackmail the Jarvis brothers by threatening them with arrest unless the liquer was forthcoming.
 In making his decision Judge Mac donald scored the defendants saying that they were grown men and that the court had no sympathy for any one who gambled, lost and then "squealei." He said the evidence as to the fight was SO mixed" that he could not decide that issue in el l. gently and therefore found the broth CTS not guilty. He said tha he did th.ak that the brothers should not have chased the brothers-in-law af- Ter they got outside. That tAii caus- ed a commotion and a technical breach of the peace and that he would find them guilty on that count.
 To Ban Slot Machines
 After the court session Prosecuting Attorney Johnson tcld Sergeant George Lizard. in charge of the DO ice department while Captain Jarvis is on vacation. Go warn all owners and keepers of slot machines to take them ut of their stores or they will be prosecuted. If they claim they are legal we will arrest them and try it out" sad Mir. Johnson to Patriot representative.
Putnam patriot., 1929-08-15

Miss Elsie DeBersrdini. has re- turned home after a two weeks va- cation in Swampscott, Mass.
Putnam patriot., 1929-08-15

smoke of battle had cleared away ne notified the police. He was taken to a doctor and advised to go to the hospital for an X-ray picture. He did this and was told he had no cracked ribs but that he would have to take care of himself.
 The brother-in-law tod a similar story.
 The Defense Story
 The Jarvis brothers and their wit nesses had different point of view. It was admitted that the in-laws had played machine that gives value received when played as intended but which can be used for a gambling machine if so desired. One brother said that Hubbell lost one dollar. to his knowledge, while the other broth CT thought in the four days he had been hanging about the pace Hub bell had lost eight or nine dellars.
 When Hubbell came back Monday afternoon to try to get refund on what he had lost he was told that he couldn't get a cent. Then, according Co the defense witnesses. Hubhell made a 'pass" at Alferie Jarvis, who, by the way. is boxing referee, familiar with the game, and so duck ed or sidestepped the ''pass" made at him and returned an uppercut which landed on Hubbell's jaw. The court, not apparently being a boxing fan, asked for an explanation of a pass and it was demonstrated.
 Just how Hubbell got out of the store no enc seemed to know. The defense witnesses all stoutly denied that he was kicked. All admitted that he was Longboat Jr.. as a sprint. CT. It was said that outside the store he made insulting remarks to Jarvi. and there was more fighting and { chase. When Hubbe,l tried to hurdle a stone wall, according to Jarvis. hs fell and hit his side against a post This was in explanation of how ons of Hubbell's ribs came near being cracked. Alferie Jarvis also admit ted that he gave chase but stumbled and fell at about the i50 foot flag anC ran no further. He was also generous in his praise of Hubbe.Ps sprintins ability.
Putnam patriot., 1929-08-15
It's No
 Trouble

It's easy to make out-of- town telephone calls if you know the number of the dis tant telephone and will speak with anyone who answers.
 Just give the number to your LOCAL operator - she will handle the call for you.
 If you don't know the number, ask Information" for it.
Putnam patriot., 1929-08-15

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Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
Traffic Court
Imposes Fines

Traffic day in justice Of the po-
lice court failed to produce an un-
usual large amount in fines but
Judge Mayfield gave out some good
advice to highway code violators and
assessed them in accordance with
what he thought they should pay.
Paris Windler, 16, had his driv-
er's license suspended for 60 days
when he pleaded guilty to speeding.
Lloyd n. Cox drew $40 fine for a
like offense. D. c. White was fined
So for making excessive noise.
s. S. Kim and j. II. Din each drew
a So fine for failing to make boule-
ward stop. Judge Mayfield has been
levying 50 reminders for the offense
but boosted the price this morning.
He stated to the offenders that
failing to make boulevard stops was
the cause of great many accidents.
Jerry Long was fined $25 of which
SO was suspended on reckless
driving charge. Extenuating circum'
stances was the cause of cutting the
fine. II. C. Fields drew $l2 fine
or six days in Jail for the same Of
Tense,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
GILLETT JURY
IS OBTAINED
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Henry Dougherty, loans, Brawley,
was accepted as an alternate.
The chosing of the jury was not
done peacefully. The defense Mon
day morning Immediately challeng-
ed the entire panel claiming they
had been selected illegally and that
in making the list the county board
of supervisors had been predjudic-
ed.
Judge A. c. Finney after hearing
the witnesses placed on the stand by
the defense in support of their
charges overruled the sheriff's at
torneys and demanded that the Sc
iecting of the jury start.
Private Audit Made
Most of Tuesday was spent on the
original challenge but Yesterday
afternoon and this morning the
work of placing the II in the
box went along fairly smoothly.
The defense has made NOS annpnn-
cement as to the. line of attack they
will parsue in an effort TO prove
the sheriff guiltless Of the charges
against him. 1t is understood how
ever that a complete private audit
of the sheriff IS books has been made
and that the defense is prepared to-
show there was no misapprbpriation
and that all moneys received had
been correctly accounted for.
The state will endeavor to prove
the numerous counts as contained IN
the indictments and District Attor-
ney Elmer Head and his staff are
confident OF obtaining conviction.
While this trial will dispose of the
three indictments, the accusation
made by the grand Jury which con
tains some seven counts, is being
held in abeyance. The district at
torney had not stated his plan of
action should he fail to obtain Il
conviction on the indictments but
it is general public opinion that in
such contingency the state would
probably not attempt to prosecute
on the accusation.
In event the sheriff is convicted
on one or more counts in the indict-
ments il would not be necessary to
try Gillett on the accusation as was
pointed out by Judge Finney sew
eIal weeks ago.
There were fewer spectators in
the court room this morning than
on the previous two days but the
court room filled rapidly this after
noon to hear the opening statement |
by Smith and the testimony of |
MOusseau.
1t is the generally opinion in |
court house circles that the trial |
will probably last at least two weeks J
and perhaps longer. 1t is sunder-
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
CHAMBER BODIES
TO UNITE FOR
SUMMER MEETS

1t was decided at this mornings
breakfast meeting of the Junior
chamber of commerce that. beginning
July 10, the breakfasts would be dis
continued and the junior and senior
bodies would hold joint dinner meet
ings for the remainder of the sum
mer. The dinners will be held We'd
nesday evenings at 6:30 at the Bar
bara Worth hotel. The juniors plan
to furnish the entertainment for
three or four of these meetings and
it is thought that this change during
the summer months will promote a
greatly increased attendance.
Al G.. Smith, president of the jun
ior body gave an interesting talk on
the types of Illuminated signboards
at this mornings meeting, and the
committee in charge of the illuminat.
ed sign to be placed at the east en-
trance of FL Centre was instructed
to order the sign at once.
Exceptionally good music was fur
nished this morning by a colored
trio with string instruments, under
the direction of Roscoe He'll, of the
program committee.
An enthusiastic meeting is promis-
ed for next Wednesday morning, as
this will be the last breakfast and
a large attendance is expected.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26

farm hcras tlaanins and auto;
Dana Weed, civics, woodwork and
woodcarving; Dale Nice, animal
industry, personal health, and leath-
ercraft; ". E. Hancock, textiles,
poultry keeping and reptile study;
George Mann, animal industry,
poultry keeping, farm layout, farm
home planning.
Chester Collins, business, wood
carving and animal industry'
Richard Hubbard, animal industry.
firemanship and farm mechanics
Oscar Daniels, swimming, books
binding and handicraft; w. Il.
Grant, scoutmaster of troop :,
pathfinding, hiking, auto, birt
study, life saving, athletics and
civics; Robert Martin, farm me-
chanics, farm home planning,
pioneering and bird study; Ross
Simms, ieathercraft, reptile study,
poultry keeping, woodcarving, farm
home planning, and animal indus
try; Harold Lyons, swimming;
Tyrus Watson, public health and
animal industry.
Herbert Marsh of Yuma and
Ebert Berry of III Centre were'
awarded their eagle badges.
Charlie Thomas of FL Centre pre-
sented his application for eagle
and it was accepted.
Ross Simms and Chester Collins
were awarded combination bronze
and silver palms.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
LOCAL POLICE
HOLD ALLEGED
WOMEN BANDITS

Three members of the police de.
partment were officially commend.
ed this morning by Chief Oswalt
for the capture of two women negro
bandits who have been holding up
men with the aid of a male com
panion in Westmorland, Calipatria,
Brawley and here.
The credit for he capture ON a
downtown street yesterday morning
goes to Capt. F. p. McCaslin, r. l.
Greer and Everett Weatherbie.
The three Officers, according to
Oswalt, worked many nours overtime
Monday night and Tuesday morning
to arrest the women and are still
working to capture the man.
The women, Toilia Wallace, 27,
and Mary b. Swanson, 81, accord
ing to the police report, have been
operating in this section for a numb
er Of weeks. Their method was to
solicit some man on the street and
get him to accompany them in their
car. The negro, described as being
burly, would be hidden in the back
seat and would thrust either knife
or gun against the person to be
robbed and relieve him of whatever
valuables he had on him.
According TO reports from the
above mentioned towns the trio
had obtained several hundreds of
dollars before coming to FL Centre.
Only a meagre description of the
robbers was given to the local de-
partment Monday midnight. After
checking cars coming into the city
for number of hours a trail was
struck and the Officers arrested the
two women. The man was not in
the ear when the women were cap
tured.
According to Chief Oswalt the
women are believed to be the same
ones who operated in Texas towns
year or so ago. According to police
records they were given county Jail
sentences in west Texas and in all
probability came here after they
were released.
The women have been identified
by several Of their victims, Oswalt
stated this morning. They have
been turned over to the county for
prosecution.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
SCOUTS GRANTED
MANY AWARDS AT
COURT OF HONOR

A Court of Honor was held Sun
day, June %, at the Scout camp in
the Laguna mountains, at which
time the following awards were
made.
Second class awards were Joseph
Brunner, troop z; Lawrence Peters,
troop %. =,
First class awards were to Harold
Stovall, troop %; Richard MadduS,
troop 3, and Walter Talbot, troop
20.
Merit badges were awarded to
the following: Robert Cox, handi
craft; Raymond Grant, leather
craft, public health, athletics; Her
bert Marsh, electricity, farm
records, bookkeeping, plumbing
and farm home planning; John
Kinds, firemanship; Charles Thorn,
as, leathercraft, pathfinding and
civics; Howard Beatty, leather
craft Paul Bradford, leathercraft; /;
Kenneth Gilmore, woodcarving,
Meredith Nice, leathercraft; Rich
ard Maddux, woodcarving, personal
health; Robert Childers, leather
craft; Rodney Hansen. farm layout,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
Director COHfers
On Power Plans
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four tunnels so feet in diameter -
greater than that of the Hudson riv-
er tunnel. The aggregate length
will be 10000 feet. They will carry
a flow of water greater than the
average flow of the Mississippi riv-
er where it passes st. Louis, Mo.
Boulder dam will be much larger
than Roosevelt dam and more than
twice as large as Elephant Butte
dam. 1t will impound water suffi-
cient to cover the state of Kentucky
to depth of one foot. The lake be-
hind it will be 100 miles long and
have a surface area of 100000
acres,' he continued
Boulder dam will be 700 feet
high and will contain 100000 cubic
yards of concrete. Thousands upon
thousands of persons will visit the
extensive camp site at the project
within the next 10 years and it will
become permanent health and
pleasure center when the great enter
prise begins to operate,' he added.
A testing laboratory for the pur-
pose of obtaining the best materials
for its construction will be establish
ed at Las Vegas, New, DIR. Mead
said. and pointed out that the Union
Pacific railroad was ready to pro-
vide transportation facilities for
machinery and men.
'The Boulder dam act has two
conditions which must be fulfilled
before its construction can start,
DIR. Mead said. "The first of these
that six states should ratify the
Colorado river compact-has been
met. The other is that contracts
must be held by the secretary of the
interior which will insure repayment
of its Sl65, 900 construction cost,
plus interest, within 80 years.
Fulfillment of this latter condl-
ton now seems assured, the commits
sioner said, and this greatest of pro-
iects soon will become a reality.
DR.. Elwood Mead, chief of the
L. S. Reclamation Service was due
to arrive here at ) p. m. by airplane
from Los Angeles with party OF
his assistants and Mr.. and Mrs. /.
w. Greer, of the publicity depart
ment of the Imperial Irrigation
District.
The reclamation chief is report
ed not being in good health and has
asked that because of the intensive
schedule mapped out for him the
past two weeks and the rest of thls
week, that he be allowed to retire
early.
Tomorrow morning the party is to
motor to Yuma to inspect the In
perial Irrigation District and the
Yuma district water developments;
returning here Saturday morning.
A mass meeting is planned at the
city park Saturday night where Dr..
Mead will speak, starting at p. IN.
on the subject of the Boulder dam
project.
Before the mass meeting the I'M
perial district and the American
Conservation club will tender Dr..
Mead a banquet at which promin-
ent citizens and newspapermen
from all of the towns in this district
win be invited.
Those accompanying DIR. Mead and
his wife here by plane are R. F.
Walters; chief gineer who will he
in charge of the construction of
the dam; L. G. Hill. consulting en-
gimeeE and assistant to Walters;4 l..
y. Mcclellan; chief electrical Ell
gineer and several others connected
with the project.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
NEW AIR-RAIL ROUTE

Los ANGELES, June 26. IU.HJ-
A new air-rail service between.
New York and Los Angeles cutting
transcontinental travel time to 5o
hours by joint operation of the
Standard Airlines, Inc, the Texas
and Pacific railway, the Southwest
Air Fast Express and the New Yor!:
Central railway WIS announced
here today. - ~ ~~
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
Metal Worker Arrested-C.

Metal Worker Arrested-C. Ed
Leland. an auto sheet metal worker
employed here. was arrested yes
terday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff
Young and placed in the county
Jail under charge of grand theft.
Sheriff officials stated today LIE
land is accused of having taken q
ear from a lot here and driven to
Los Angeles. He later returned the
car where he got it, the sheriff s
department reports.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26

stood the defense intends to call
a multitude of witness including
past and present county supervisors
and county Officers of other depart
ments. The state also has % large
list of witnesses.