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The Washington times., 1930-01-24
WASHINGTON birthday
1882 FETE ARRANGED
HOOVER SPEECH
Be RAD|OED
TOCOUNTRY

Plans for the celebration here
OF the 2OOth anniversary of the
birth of George Was'-'rgton in
1882 took definite shape today
Wnen the executive committee of
ACne Blcentennial Commission met
at the Capitol.
Inc meeting was devoted to a
discussion of preliminary propos.
ais for the program on February
a. the commission already having
well In hand the proposed per-
manent memorials to be dedicated
curing the bicentennial year.
One of the principal items to
receive the approval of the com
mlttee today was the al ointment
OF general director, who will
take executive charge of forma-
"Cion of arrangements for what is
proposed to be a gigantic birth
Gay fete. A subcommittee was
appointed to study the qualifica.
ClonS necessary for the position
ana to make choice of the man
for the job
Celebration General
1t was decided to link up the
birthday meeting here, at which
PRESIDENT Hoover will speak. with
Cne meetings to be held in towns
Aand counties throughout the ma
tlon. BY means of radio the
Presidents speech will be made
part of the community meet
lngS, the local observances taking
place either before or after the
address is broadcast.
T.'e committee plans to have
general nationwide holiday
probably of two or three days
duration at the birthdate period.
Elaborate illumination of the
public buildings in WASHINGTON,
probably extending over a week,
"ls also proposed by the committee.
The committee also proposed to
utilize to the fullest extent DOS
Slole the moving pictures, por-
! traylng through them the life of
Washington and the general prog
resS @ me nation. It is probable
that a contract will be entered
INTO with one Of the big moving
picture companies.
Senator Simeon D. Fess. of
Ohio, chairman of the committee
Is urging all national organiza-
tions to hold their 1882 annual
conventions in Washington and
to devote part of their meeting
to observance of the b.centennial
year.
" The committee declined today
to accept the resignation of Tyler
Page as executive secretary of
the commission. Page had felt
. that with the appointment of a
general director his services
would no longer be required, but
the committee did not agree with
him.
The Washington times., 1930-01-24
FINED
ON 3 CHARGES

William Hawkins. 1900 block
Twelfth ST. N. w, did his best to
give Traffic Sergeant o r.
Sanders and Policeman K. B.
Greenlow the slip early today.
He was fined a total of $25 by
Judge Isaac r. Hit in Traffic
Court on three charges-speeding
at 40 miles an hour. defective
muffler and failure to halt at a
boulevard stop sign.
Sanders and Greenloy. patroll
ing Seventh Street at 2 a. m on
their motorcycles, caught HaW-
kinS after a chase of ten blocks.
during which traffic signals were
altogether ignored, when the de,
fendant made sharp right turn
on T Street.
The intersection was icy and
Hawkins car spun completely
around in its own length, The
officers caught up and arrested
Hawkins before he could gather
speed again.
The Community Chest needs
more than it did last year. Give
more than you did last year.
The Washington times., 1930-01-24
MUSICIANS B A R
NAVY BAND
! Times SILL Pholos

Washington Girl Scouts today
are disappointed at the turn Of
events which will prevent them
from having the Navy Band play
at their midwinter concert of
awards at the National Theater
tomorrow morning.
Miss Dorothy Greene. scout
master. had secured the consent
of Navy officials to have the band
play for the girl scouts tomorrow.
However. it developed that there
is law which prohibits any en-
listed man Of the Army, Navy or
Marine Corps from working" al
any trade in competition with
civilians for any sort of an emolu,
ment, without first securing a
written waiver from the civilians
most likely to suffer from com
petition"
A request was made by the
Girl Scouts on Musicians Union
No. 161 for the necessary waiver
After due consideration officials
Of the local declined to issue the
waiver.
The position of the Union was
explained by A. C. Hayden, preSi-
dent, who said that if the Gov
ernment attempted to furnish
music for every non-profit max
ing organization which requested
it free, its field would be limit
less.
Miss Greene is solving the prob
lem by having the Girl Scout
Drum and Bugle Corps of the Dis
trict furnish the music.
The Washington times., 1930-01-24

In diving down to the Senate
Office Building l see quite a
number of cars that have evi-
IDENTIFY been parked since before
the snow storm and still remain
parked in the street and have
not been moved since. These
cars ought to be towed by the
police to a garage, as the park
ing of them absolutely prevents
the street being cleaned and mar,
rows the street to an unreason-
able width and this prevents the
free passage of vehicles.
The excuse that you have not
sufficient police force to enforce
such a rule seems to be a little
unreasonable when the cars have
been parked before the storm
and have renamed for such a
long time"
The Washington times., 1930-01-24

II. s. BARGER story, and has
acquired a reputation for his at
tackS on grand juries. Each day
that a Grand Jury is being Sc
lected, Barger, who takes good
shorthand notes. sits at the trial
table and. closely notes the pro-
cedure. If the court fails to ask
a single question usually pro-
pounded to prospective grand
juror, Barger does not fail to
make note of the fact and makes
good use of it in cases when he
is called to defend a person in
dlcted by that Grand Jury.
Big game hunting is no new
experience for L. C. SMITH
SON, now living in Washing
ton, but formerly a resident of
the Land of the Sky" as the
western part of North Caro-.
lima is called.
In this section. around Ashe-
vile, N, c., which has been
termed the Land of the Sky
on account of its high altitude,
the various forms of wild life
native to the mountains of the
East abound.
Animals that have been rem
dered extinct in other sections
such as the mountain lion. the
puma and other wild beasts
exist as plentifully as in the
days of the Indian.
Smithson has been on manv
hunts for the animals in his
native mountains, and conse.
quently the hunt for the ami
NAL which has been striking
terror to the hearts of the col
ored population of the north
east section of Washington is
Just like going back home for
him.
The Washington times., 1930-01-24
S0DALITY BREAKFASTS

Inc Gonzaga Alumni Sodality
Will hold its second communion
and breakfast at a Mass Sun,
day morning at 9 o'clock in the
Gonzaga College chapel.
The Washington times., 1930-01-24
BILL To EXTEND.
USE Of LIGHTS

If Congress acts on the sugges-
ton contained in bill being
drawn up by the electrical depart
ment of the District government.
Washington's street lights will stay
on half an hour longer each morn
ing.
AS things now stand, the lights
are turned off As minutes before
sunrise. This is done by a special
clock in the power plant of the
Potomac Electric Power Company,
the organization that sells current
to the District. The lights are
turned on by the same clock IS
minutes before sunset each day.
This system has been in effect
since 1912, when Congress passed
law providing for this particular
brand Of street light control. The
electrical department would have
the lights stay on half an hour
longer, thus giving more light to
those who are abroad before sun
up.
First year of Community Chest
great success. Your gift will
help make it a success in 1890.
The Washington times., 1930-01-24

Do your charitable giving once
and have it over for year
help the Community Chest.
The Washington times., 1930-01-24
Sen. Glenn, of Illinois,
To Talk at Negro Fete

Senator Otis G. Glenn, of Hi,
nois, will be the principal speaker
at a special celebration during
the observance of Negro History
Week on February 10, at the
Washington Auditorium.
The meeting will be the closing
event of the history week celebra-
ton which opens nationally on
February 3. Over 400 prominent
people of this city and the sur
rounding States have been invited
to attend.
The Washington times., 1930-01-24
LAWYERS ATTACK PLAN
TO eliminate JURIES
DRY PROPOSAL
IS ILLEGAL,
THEY SAY

The first formal attack on
President Hoover's proposal to
confer police magistrate powers
on U. S commissioners was voiced
today by a delegation of local at
tQrneys who told House in.
dietary subcommittee the plan
was unnecessary, dangerous and
unconstitutional"
Jesse C Duke, heading the
delegation, charged the plan to
eliminate jury trials in petty pro.
hibltion cases was "unconstitu.
tional." He cited a U. S. Supreme
Court decision that any convic.
ton, carrying even a single dav,s
jan sentence, was not a petty
offenSe." Ne'''
Gives Courts View
Duke denied there was anv
court congestion due to iurv trials
He pointed out that State courts
were far behind Federal courts
IN many States and that the Fed.
eral courts were averaging bIt
90 jury trials a year.
Duke said he believed "hoth
vets and drys should obev the
constitution" and that neither
SIDE has the right to attempt
to break down the fundan entails"
OF the constitution.
MY position is that this Iegis-
latlon is unnecessary. dangerous
and unconstitutional" he added,
1T has been so held by the
courts"
Duke rediculed the suggestion
that the bill would reduce con.
geStlon in the courts. The At
torney Generals report. he added.
showed there were only 7.l59 Jury
trials in all the Federal courts
Of the country last year while
85,328 cases OF all kinds were
handled.
There were but fifty trials
during the year for each Federal
JNSAcN' '2cAAA DdhC. INV YOU are
trying to take away even this
small measure of jury trials. Ger
tainly the records reveal that jury
trials have nothing to do with
the congestion"
The witness stressed the fact
that the senior council of Federal
circuit judges did not recommend
any change in the jury trial sys-
tenn. He said all the recommen-
dations Of the council had been
enacted by Congress.
He also asserted that the Attor-
ney Generals records did not bear
out statements there is congestion
IN Federal courts. In New York,
he said, the Federal courts we're
a year behind before additional
judges were created. and the New
York State courts were four years
behind.
The Washington times., 1930-01-24
S. Anu gOnl
& 2 20 a..
D. d rDn~E

In all walks Of life may be
found men who once followed
the newspaper game and who
have made good in other lines
of endeavor. HARRY S.
BARGER, Well-knoWn local at
The Washington times., 1930-01-24

First year of Community Chest
a great success. Your gift will
help make it a success in 1880.
The Washington times., 1930-01-24
E. COckrill Obtains
AutO-Taxicab Permit

The first certificate. allowing
operation of the automobile as a
taXicab. was issued today by the
Public Utilities Commission to E.
Cockrill. of the 400 block Of N
st. N. w, an Independent hacker.
The Washington times., 1930-01-24

tOrney, is a
former news
p a p er man
a n d covered
nearly the en-
t ire country
a S a t e.
graph editor.
Barger still
makes use of
[ n e a q a E e
among news
paper people
that behind
every incident
lies a good
Putnam patriot., 1930-09-25
YOU'RE NO GOOD"
 COURT TELLS DRUNK

Joseph Bantine came to Putnam from down Norwich way last Satur- day afternoon. According to his story he stepped from the bus into the Ten Cent" store, purchased two bottles of bay rum and drank the contents He was found badly in- toxicated sitting on the curb in front of the Putnam Inn.
 You're no good" said Judge Geis- sler, You get drunk, the city takes care of you at an expense of S2.40, you have no money to pay and you expect us to let you go. You say you worked in North GrOsyenordale for thirty-three years and yet you have no money nor have you friend who will loan you five dollars. You're no good" A fine of S10 and costs was imposed
 The deieeted looking person in the prisoners pen admitted by shakes of the head that he is mo good" He told how he worked during war tim es for fifty and sixty dollars a week. He spent the money playing cards thinking that he was always going to make good wages. Now he can't get job and is broke.
Putnam patriot., 1930-09-25
PARKING ON KILLINCLY
 AVE. TO BE STOPPED
Drivers Disregard Safety and Rights
 of Passing Automobiles

The selectmen are to put ban on parking automobiles on the east side of Killingly avenue near the sharp turn from Grove street, the scene of number of accidents. Tine present situation is regarded as dangerous. As soon as they can be made "No Parking" signs will be put up and the rule strictly enforced.
 Since the establishment of min- iature golf course near this danger our corner the drivers of automobiles have been accustomed to stop their cars and watch what is going on on the course below. Some cars drive up beside the highway, notwithstand- ing it is always dangerous spot, and remain parked for a considerable length of time. Passing cars from ooth directions have to slow down and go into second gear because the parked cars leave the travelled por- tion of the highway so narrow.
 There is plenty of parking space on the grounds of the golf course. Even on the Putnam Heights road the condition is not SO bad, but 1t seems that many drivers disregard the safe v and rights of others and continue to park near the dangerous curve to suit their own convenience.
Putnam patriot., 1930-09-25
Gives Hospital
 Infra-Red Light
Miss Morrison Accepts New Posi- tion.--Sueeeeded by Miss Tender son.--miss BIoxh@m on Two
 Week. Vacation

Wholly unexpectedly the Day Kim ball hospital has been presented with a valuable infra-red lamp. The donor of the welcome gift, useful in many branches of hospital work, wishes to remain anonymous
 Miss Nellie Bloxham. matron, has gone to Jersey City to visit her sis ter. She will also visit her brother in Sidney. N. Y.
 Miss Mona Morrison has resigned from the hospital staff to accept the position of superintendent of the Newington Home for Crippled Child ren at Newington. She has been at the hospital for the past two years While the officials are loath to lose her services it is realized that the position to which she goes Is oi greater responsibility.
 Miss Lula Nj. Henderson comes |, succeed Miss Morrison and will hav' charge of X-ray work and the labori tory. She comes from Harrison Ohio. She received her training 1T the University Hospital. Cincinnati.
Putnam patriot., 1930-09-25
DRIVER HELD AFTER
 FATAL AUTO CRASH
Bart Constantine Brought to Hos pitat-ComPanion Died on the Way.
 Has Motor Vehicle Record

Bart Constantine of Moosup be- came patient at the Day Kimball Hospital, Sunday night, and was soon thereafter placed under bonds by or der of Coroner Arthur c. Bill of Dan ielson. II is understood that charges of manslaughter and driving while under the influence of liquor will be placed against the man.
 Just before ten o'clock Sunday. Constantine was driving his ear in which William Lambert. 35, also of Aoosup was 4 passenger. The mach inc crashed into a tree on the Moo sup-Sterling road
 Lambert was taken in an automo- bile. 4 start was made for the hos pital in Putnam bat Lambert died on the way from injuries about the head. Constantine. although n0t zrriousfv injured. was brought to the hospital for treatment.
 When the accident was checked up offered the explanation that Lambert. who is said to have been intoxicated, grabbed him about the neck causing him to lose control
 Constantine has been in trouble before. He figured in a fatal accident in 1923 when his car was in eolli- sion with motorcycle. The man on the motorcycle was killed. He was in Rhode Island for driving drunk. His Connecticut license was in 1928 but vas restored in 1929. Both men are woolen weav- .rs, married and the fathers of chil- iren
Putnam patriot., 1930-09-25
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Steamers Win In
 Close Sunday Game
Battle Through to g to Victory over Jungliers. Fsrquhar in Lime

The Brick Steamers defeated the Jungliers by a close score of 2 to o last Sunday on the home field. The Jungliers had five men which repre- sented the Town Team during their last season but it didn't make bit of difference to the hoys of the other end of the town. The Steamers were on par with the Jungliers getting 9 to their 9 hits.
 At the beginning of the game the Jungliers forged ahead but in the fourth the Steamers shot ahead with a one run lead. In the ninth they got ahead with . one run lead when they got three runs to make the score S to 2 in their favor. h the Steamers last half of the ninth, Noon doubled and went home on Farquhar's scream ing double He went 10 third when Nelson dropped the third strike on l.. Anderson. French came up and the ball rolled to pitcher Bellerive who throw home with two men out on which Farquhar scored resulting in victory with the score standing at 9 to 8.
 Farauhar was the high light of the day, getting a homer, a double and two singles on four times at bat, also scoring four runs.
 French pitched the whole route for the winners. allowing nine scattered hits and striking out nine men. kel- ley was good at the first of the game, by also getting nine strikeouss but weakened and was relieved by Belle rive in the seventh.
Putnam patriot., 1930-09-25
OLD VETS EVIDENCE
 TIME. TAXES ITS TOLL
Not as Young as They Used to
 Be But Spirits There
C. C. C. of the SOS Win From
 (. A. C.

Twenty-nine of Putnam's greatest baseball veterans. picked from teams performing here for the last forty two years. joined hands on Adams field last Sunday to effect Connecti- cuts first "Old Timers" field reunion. Many eyes grew misty as Doc "Giily. Murphy, Mark" Lewis, Monty kilbourn, Tatro, and Tom Light, mem bers of the 40-year old "C. c. C." Team organized their infeld once again. Then "Cozey" Bonin, Chic Brodeur, Chabot, and Speaker St. 0nge, members of the later Canadian Club, drew back memories to the days of their great performances.
 The game itself worked out in ia vor of the c. C. C. nine as the gran dads batted the offerings of Bonin and St. 0nge for q total of twenty seven safeties. The C. A. C. touched Faucier, Tatro and Lewis for twenty one hits, two of them doubles.
 Pop Tourtellotte opened the day in ceremonial fashion, calling on seve- ral of the Originals" who were either absent or too bashful to respond. Ump Lebeau then proceeded to intro duce the various players in their positions.
 Many sparkling fielding bits were effected during the fray. Arm Lizotte started the issue with sen sational dive for Murphys fly in the first, repeating again on Fauciers liner.
 "Chic' Brodeur and "Slim" Far ley furnished some red hot receiving. l "Chic" demonstrated a marvellous ability to nail runners at the plate, 1 (Thanks to Dick Whalen, described as the ever dependable), while Farley topped a good day behind the bat with some wholesome comedy, la i Nick Aitrock. His reversal of the bases drew big hand in the eighth. Albert Marion was unable to play after the first as he pulled liga- ment in running out hit.
 Little Monty" kilbourn drew the distinction of clubbing out the first ] hit of the day, clean hit to center, his favorite position.
 Mark Lewis had great day at short and in the box His old Round i house" accounted for several strike I outs after the seventh. l Fred "Hornsby" Robitaille proved himself to be yound-old-man by turn- ing in some pretty ball at second and catching.
 Old bowsPegged Chahots crack C. A. C. basketball star, was as lively as ever and just as awkward.
 Iris Speaker" St. Onge hurled a lively ealiber of ball and drew a hand for his real speed on bases. j. The younger set, namely: L'Heu. reux, Latoar, Benoit, Light, Ryan |, WaiIen, Benoit. and Faucier have not gone back to any extent and should ] be able to comeback" with short notice.
 Doe" Murphy, while good deal slower than in the old 90as proved that the "0ld Eye" remains in lead ing all stickers with five safe blows from seven trips in. His insistanc, in playing the entire nine innings ana running the bases drew quite a hand as he trieked and slid in old tim' form.
 All in all. it was q great gathering that will be remembered as banner sport accomplishment. Should it bs { repeated another year it should at. tract the largest group in the history of local sport.
 The summary:
Putnam patriot., 1930-09-25
RIP" NELSON ON
 N. Y. AGGIES TEAM

The New York Aggies are shaping up to meet Trinity College, October 4th There is local interest in this game. A Pomfret boy we'll known throughout this section as an athlete, Rip Nelson. is to line up as q half back with the Farmingdale. Long ls- land. eleven. Rip, who is credited to Putnam by some of the news writer. won his berth by booting consistent ly over fifty yards. Gerald Allard of Putnam is the team coach. Per- haps he has a lot of personal know ledge of what Rip has done and can do when in action. Anyhow he will make a strong acquisition to the Az gies outfit
Putnam patriot., 1930-09-25
PUTNAM AND WOODSTOCK
 IN BASKET BALL LEAGUE

Putnam and Woodstock were rep resented at a meeting at Plainfeld Tuesday evening by Francis Murphy of Putnam when preliminary steps were taken to form a Southern New England basket ball league Lester Salisbury of Plainfield was elected president and Leroy A. Dissenger secretary and treasurer. 1t was vot- ed to use amateur rules exclusively. Another meeting will be held Oc- tober s. Teams were represented as follows: Moosup. Senator Fournier; Taftville. Patrick Sullivan; Putnam and Woodstock. Francis Murphy; Danielson. Albert Nash; Willimantic, George Despathy; Plainheld, Leroy Dissinger.
Putnam patriot., 1930-09-25
PROF. BRINK STARTS
 NEW YEAR OF MUSIC
Expects to Have Fifty Pupils Under Instruction.-New
 Music Room Ideal
Band Will Play fer Football Games
 This Fsil

Professor Nelson L. Brink. director of music in the public schools, Is en- tbusiastie over the year just begun. He has breadth of available talent and the young mu sicians are intense ly interested in the study of their instruments.
 4 recent demonstration of the "fid diette" by pupils from the 4th grade m. was interesting. This instrument Is like a violin but not as expensive an instrument. It Is suitable for be- ginners.
 New classes began last Thursday evening and ensemble rehearsais will be held each Thursday evening from now on. New applicants were receiv- ed at the first gathering
 The classes are divided into groups A. B. and C. A and E are the old CT classes and the C class is the be- ginners division.
 Band on Sidelines
 It is proposed to have the band out for the opening football game. It Is anticipated that the organization will be on the sidelines for most of the games this year. The band has been playing with the Woodstock band all summer. under Mir Frink's direction, and has thereby gained some valu- able experience and training.
 Mir. Brink estimates that there are about fifty pupils under instruction, or will be soon. One of the outStand ing features this year will be the pro- vision of a music room at the Israel Putnam school The opportunity room has been discarded. This will be devoted to music. A piano will be placed there and a suitable number of chairs. Tt will be an ideal music room", Professor Brink said.
Putnam patriot., 1930-09-25
Nationwide Hookup
 Features Legion Party
Member. of Ansiem Mayotte Post Ho.t to Nearby Posts and Friends
 at Masonic Club

American Legion members of Put nam held open house at the Masonic Club last Thursday evening. There were guests from several of the surrounding posts and friends of members. The occasion was na- tionwidc radio hookup in the inter- ests of the American Legion conven- ton in Boston in October. The pro- gram lasted for half an hour. While Boston was the center of activity there were cut-ins from stations throughout the country where dis tiuguished speakers gave brief ad- dresses and Legion posts or soloists sang. 4 part of the Boston program was from the Old North church wherein were hung the lanterns that started Paul Revere on his famous ride
Putnam patriot., 1930-09-25
STATE MEETING D. A. R.
 NEW LONDON OCT. 1ST

The 37th State Meeting D. A. R. will be held in the 2nd Congregation al church, corner Broad and Hemp stead streets, New London, at II o. clock, Wednesday. October 1st 1880.
 Luncheon tiekeSs $1.35. It is hop cd that a large delegation from the Elizabeth Porter Putnam Chapter will be present.
 Those desiring luncheon tickets. please notify Regent Mrs. Charles r Hopkins. phone 355-2, not later than September 25th.