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Putnam patriot., 1930-05-01
Community House Opened

The Community House, as described in last weeks Patriot, was formally opened last Thursday evening, the oe- casion being the annual firemen's ban quet Those who gathered for the af- fair were greatly pleased with the arr engagement of the new institution and impressed with its decorations.
 The supper was an excellent one. At the head table were Agent John F. Reardon; Superintendent John F. Reardon, IT,; E. II. Kristek. presi- dent of Company A fire department; {; Dr. Joseph Lapalme; Miss Alma For cier, the company nurse; Rev. Fr. John C. Mathieu and Rev. Fr. Leo Lavallee; Rev. Fritz Soderberg, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church; Rev. W. A. Geissler, pastor of the Methodist church; Misses Diana and Lena Para dis and Mrs. John Menoche. The fire men who were seated at the other tables were. Frederic Seney, chief of Companies 4 and B; Dan Cunning ham. president of Company B Ernest Johnson, Herbert Sward, Otto Sward, Alfred Labonte. Homer Prince, Joseph Iarose. Fred Foisey, George Whitney, George Carlson, Gunnar Olson, Med erie Seney, Sr., Fernando Peloquin, Russell Blid, David Swanson, John Swanson. Clarence Seaver. Michael Conlon, Fred Stone, Edward Stone, Alvin Dilaber, Adslard BsHoit. CisiFisn Benoit. Verne Rawson, Wilfred Tru- deau, Patrick Hogan, Norbert Blaine, Arsene Blaine, Charles Ducesne, Alex Swanson, Charles Lindbergh, A. Lind bergh, Joseph Miller, Antonio Lafiam- me. Wilfred Duquette, James Boutin, Fred Barrette, Wilfred Poirier, Hub Delaber, Charles Coderre and Philip Coderre.
 Other guests included: Superintend- ent of Schools. W. C. Colby; select men, Narcisse Ravenelle. Frank kies and Frank Pelletier; Joseph Lafon- taine, Fred Bonin, Esdras Blanchette, Peter Talabac, T. Douville, Charles
Putnam patriot., 1930-05-01

The Hydrstor ma moist air compare
 ment for keeping vege- tables fresh and crisps
Putnam patriot., 1930-05-01
WOODSTOCK BRIEFS

Mrs. Fred Howard of West Hart lord recently visited her mother, Mrs. Charles Tabor.
 Very recently, Mrs. Leonard Healey visited her daughter, Mrs. Randolph Whaples in Norwich.
 Miss Mary Flynn, who has been away for the winter, has returned to occupy Century Old Cottage.
 Miss Maud Healey of Bridgeport is spending this week with her parents. MT. and Mrs. Leonard Healey.
 Last Tuesday evening an excellent supper was served in the dining room of the Hill church by the committee, Albert Williams, Wally Chandler. Fred Williams and William Lindeman. The tables were decorated with pot ted ferns and the young men of the church acted as walters. There was no entertainment after the supper as most of the people wished to attend the road meeting at Palmer Memorial Hall.
 On Saturday evening Mir. and Mrs. Samuel Cross were given a pleasant surprise in honor of their silver we'd NsHb "hhNh eatAit VII ApIii 1Otfl. lHt party was at the home of MT. and Mrs. Harry Wells. About thirty friends gathered there, including their daugh- ter, Mrs. Willard Hemenway of Con- cord. Mass. Miss Laura of Simsbury, and Miss Vera of Hartford. During the evening games were played and there was a concert around the piano. There was a mock wedding just before the bride and groom of twenty five years were presented with their gifts of money and bouquets. Refreshments were served later in the evening and the bride was gwen Q beautifully decorated wedding cake The celebration continued on Easter Sunday when Willard Hemenway of Concord and John Allen of Framing ham came. People of Woodstock came in to offer their congratulations. Miss Laura and Miss Vera returned to Sim bury and Hartford on Tuesday eve ming.
Putnam patriot., 1930-05-01

..a, this week Mrs Louise Child s pIanning to be at her nome Tn Elm vais, vaicss.,lss Hyde of Moosup visited ,.snJs in Sprucedale last Saturday s urs Prank Shippey, Miss Blanche
 uerbert visited relatives in Staff sa-d sss last Sunday.
 i0,s Mes Rilla Child returned from the
 a.tsl ma last Wednesday very much .a~snrsroyed asrs in health. ihTs Sunday morning service of
 s;n Ins at the Hill church begins now ,, ,sn thirty o'clock, daylight saving p',s n.s Elizabeth Bingham of Spring All is spending this week at Century SaiT nlS Cottage with her sister, Miss aa urs Ravmond Young returned to = home in New London last Satur- I 2. after spending week with her 9y,her ssy Mrs. John Williams.
 Recently. Henry Joy had quite a N, of damage done to part of young sn,,e orchard, when q lire which was sra,ted nearby swept through it..
 The forscythias scattered about on woodstock street are looking very ,..ssome now. especially the two ,.rge s, shrubs on the lawn of Mir. and prs Benjamin Ritch.
 Ais, Several of the Hill church ladies ..s, with Mrs. Leonard Healey on Wednesday afternoon for a social ,',se and to finish some of the articles Icing [ made for the annual church sale
 .orsd from Bayonne, New Jersey, last uandav 10 attend the wedding ami se,sary Ms.. of Mir. and Mrs. Henry La mothe. Mrs. Gilbertson was formerly Miss Rose Lowdon.
Putnam patriot., 1930-05-01
West Woodsock

Elmer Davis spent the weekend with relatives in Providence.
 Miss Miriam Ware has been spend ing few days with her mother at the Bates homestead.
 Mrs. Robert Fisk and Miss Mary Bowen of Stafford Springs were guests Monday of Miss Sarah 4. Gii- Ian.
 Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Warner Bingham in the recent loss of her only remaining sister, Mrs. Clara Gavin whose funeral Mrs. Bing ham attended last week.
 The body of Henry Lyon was brought to Barlow cemetery for buri- al at z o'clock Monday afternoon. Mr. Lyon was seventy-nine years old and formerly a resident of this place. He had spent this past year with his son near Canterbury.
 Randall Davis passed his eighty fourth birthday Sunday at the home of his son, Arthur Davis. in Central Village with whom he now resides. Mir Davis is enjoying good health and we hope to have the pleasure of con graduating him a year from now.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Phillips of East Woodstock were Sunday callers at the Shepard homestead.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Thayer who have been spending the winter in Southbridge have returned to their house here. Mrs. Raymond Young and daughter are with them for few weeks.
Putnam patriot., 1930-05-01
East Woodstock

Mrs. Josephine Steere has been visiting Mrs. Pamela Meek in East Douglas the past week.
 Mrs. Harold Butson and daughter Priscilla of Westerly are visiting Mrs. Margaret Cady and family.
 Mrs. Lucy Hubbard Of English Neighborhood spent last week with her son Ernest Hubbard and family.
 Mrs. Mabel Morse, Ermond and Muriel Morse. and Alden Adams of Mystic are visiting relatives at Valley Farm.
 The little son of Robert Perry born March 26th to MT. and Mrs. Robert c. Jordan in Worcester died Wed nesday.
 Miss Halen Shead has resigned her position in the office of the Saltwater Worsted Company. Miss Ellen Carl son has taken her place.
 Miss Mary Fitts is convalescing at the home of Mrs. William Gallup on Woodstock Hill since her discharge from the Day Kimball hospital.
 A dance for the benefit of the Boy Scouts was held in the Community house last Saturday evening. Music by an orchestra from Southbridge.
 Arthur G. Morse who has been in the weaving department of the Still water Worsted Company has resigned and will devote his time of farming.
 Mrs. Charles E. Bunce, Mir. and Mrs. Louis C. Bunce, daughter Bar bara and son Wesley of South Man chester spent Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. Everett K. May.
 The monthly missionary meeting was held last week Wednesday with Mrs. John E. Child. The vice-president Mrs. A. T. Hubbard conducted the de- yotional exercises. The treasurer re- ported an Easter gift of $25.00 from Mrs. Mary P Bixby of Pasadena, Cal, former resident. who passed her 91st | birthday February l6th and who still retains a deep interest in the church and Ladies society. A rising vote Of thanks was given Mrs. Bixby for her generous gift. The program was in charge of Mrs. Everett E. May, the topic being Prom Jerusalem to Jer- usalem" the closing chapter in the text book. She was assisted by Mrs. Stuart May. A pleasant social fol- 1 lowed with refreshments of fruit sal al. wafers, cookies and coffee served by the hostess and daughter Mrs. Mary Williams.
 A Union Social was held at the Community house last Friday eve ming under the auspices of the Ladies i Aid Society. The attendance was much smaller than usual The hostesses, Mrs. Christine Bosworth, Mrs. Nina Eddy, Mrs. Marguerite May and Mrs i Mary Williams. served delicious supper of cold roast pork. mashed l potato, boiled onions, rolls, pie cheese and coffee. A pleasing program i followed by members of the visiting parishes. Piano solo, Eleanor Multi gan. Violin solos. Ruth Gurwitz, ac- companied by Nelson Frink. Reading, Lois Johnson. The Randy Kids" from Sugar Loaf Town then gave vaude- vile act which was quite amusing. I'm personators, Misses Gevena Foskett' i Dorothy Adams, Evelyn Butts. Mary Conan. Vira Shenning. Howard Eos kett. Roxanna Child. Clarence Conan, Carl Anderson. Announcer, Miss An nette May.
Putnam patriot., 1930-05-01

Johnson. Philip Faueher, A. J. Dery, Alec Rivers, John Delage, Joseph La roche, Henry Chagnon, Arsene Frap- fer. Arthur Plouffe and Ernest Prince, Henry Carrigan and Adren Grenier. The waitresses were Fai- cinne Coderre, Juliet Coderre, Flo renee Blid, Esther Forsberg, Yvonne Dion. Martha Mckeon, Theresa Rob- illard. Pauline Kristek, Viola Swan son. Bernice Lada. Bridget Fitzgib- bons, Stella Mishavitch, Helen Lada and Pearl Boutin.
Putnam patriot., 1930-05-01

Mrs. John Robinson. who is con- valescing from serious illness of nine weeks. was pleasantly surprised Sunday to receive calls from many Of her friends who took her flowers and best wishes for n speedy recov- cry. Among those that visited her were Mir. and Mrs James Robinson of Quinebaug and Mrs. Ida Robbins
Putnam patriot., 1930-05-01
Pomfret Landing

Miss Brotkin spent the weekend at her home in Fall River. Mass
 Miss Evelyn Avery of Webster visited Mrs. Jennie F. White last Fri day.
 E. Newton Searles attended a poultry meeting in Hartford last Fri day.
 Mir. and Mrs William Dick of New Haven visited Mir. and Mrs Thomas Wittemore over the weekend.
 Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Grimes of Florida and Raymond Dubuc O. Dan ielson visited Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grimes and family last Wednesday.
Putnam patriot., 1930-05-01
Steal Parior. Tire

A new tire purchased Thursday af- ternoon by Rev. Fritz Soderberg and used as a spare on his new ear was stolen Thursday evening while he par ticipated in the opening function of the Community house. The theft was reported to the police.
Putnam patriot., 1930-05-01

of East Douglas; Mir. and Mrs. K. Bienvenie and son Harold and Mrs. John Shanghnessy from Worcester; !; Alfred. John, and Mrs. Staekpole of Woodstock.
Putnam patriot., 1930-05-01
Ladies Aid Entertainment

On the evening of May 9th, the La- dies Aid of the NJ. E. church will give an entertainment. The church school orchestra of the Putnam Baptist church, Wallace Smith, soloist and Mrs. NJ. Earl Covell and Mrs. Leolyn Mosher, readers, will provide an eve ning's program of variety.
Putnam patriot., 1930-05-01

urday evening. Bernie Korn's orches- tra. "The Ambassadors, of Wor- cester furnished music. The gather ing filled the floor. The committee in charge was headed by Miss Anna Bar rette, chairman.
Putnam patriot., 1930-05-01

We suppose In time the electrical man will be humanlzed. at least to the extent of blowing q fuse when sn- gered-Detroit News.
Putnam patriot., 1930-05-01
Community Ball

IommunftY baII
 Over three hundred attended the Community ball under the auspices of the American Legion Auxiliary, Sat
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ACCEPTING BIG SUM
. CHARGED TO JUDGE
U. S. Attorney Alleges I'M
proper Acts in Hudson River
Pier transactions.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 10.-Charges OF
accepting between $4,000 and
$250,0o0 in legal fees while on the
bench, and of using articles to con-
ceal the purposes for which they were
Judge w. Bernard Vause of Brooklyn
by United States Attorney futile.
The money was paid to Judge
futile said, by the United American
Lines, "for professional service" rem
dered in securing for the shipping
piers owned by the city
Evidence of the payments was found
by the Federal grand jury. which re-
Gently indicted Judge Valse and other
officers of the Columbia Finance Co. or
charges of mail fraud.
In letter to District Attorney Grain
reciting the facts as the grand jury
had found them, Mr.. futile said Judge
Vause gave insufficient and uncleai
answers to questions put to him before
the grand jury concerning the pay
mentS, their purpose and the DISPOSE
ton of the money.
Mr.. futile said Joseph F. Boyle, one
of Judge Vause's partners, told the
grand jury that most of the money
went to the judge. The latter, Mr.
futile wrote. said he paid the money
to Frank Baxter" whom he described
in turn as an engineer, real estate OPP
orator and a stock broker, whose adj
dress he did not know. Judge Vaust
is free in $4,000 bail on his plea of not
guilty to the mail fraud indictment ir
the Columbia Finance CASE
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PRISONER QUIZZED
IN BAKER CASE
AFTER CHASING WOMAN
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overlook him. He jumped out of his
machine and started to run as Riley
drew his pistol and shouted that he
would shoot unless he stopped, Sur
! rendering, he was taken to the first pre-
cinct.
Denies He Knew Victim.
Subjected to questioning by members
of the homicide squad, Federal agents
and Commemorative Attorney William
G. Cloth of Arlington County. who has
been conducting the Baker investigation,
Janney insisted that he did not know
Mary Baker.
While the questioning was under way
police searched Janney's room, at his
home in the 900 block of New York
avenue, and seized .32-caliber pistol.
Later Capt Ray C. Montgomery of the
park police announced that the pistol
was an automatic and could not have
fired the lead bullets which killed Mary
Baker. Capt. Montgomery said that
Janney had served two terms in the
District Reformatory on charges Of auto
mobile stealing.
The police quizzed him particularly
as to his movements on April IL, when
Miss Baker was killed He insisted that
he spent the night at home, and cor
roboration of the statement was being
sought of his mother and friends.
A pawn ticket for a watch. dated
April IL. was being investigated, Mr.
Cloth announced.
Park Policeman Hammond, who is
said to have observed a man who met
Mary Baker frequently near the Navy
Building, has been summoned to see
Janney.
Mrs. Mccarthy. the wife Of an Al
exandria pharmacist. said that Janney
first attempted to stop her with his
automobile at Twentieth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue She said she drove on
without paying any attention to him
but that he continued to follow her
out Twentieth street to Virginia ave-
nue.. From there the chase led to
Twenty-flrst and F streets. where Mrs
Mccarthy says Janney crowded her
machine to the curb. She backed
out and got away and the chase con-
tinued to Twenty-second street and to
Twenty-third and Virginia avenue.
Here she managed to elude her pursuer
and speeded to Seventeenth and B
streets, where she knew policeman
| would be on duty.
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posing monument. Opposite the mill is
a marker concentrating the building
of the canal erected by the D. A. r. of
Fairfax County, Va.
Prom the entrance to the mill there
is still some water in the canal. Below
the mill the definition or the trace of
the canal is very faint, at times there
being practically nothing to indicate its
existence.
Structure Disfigured.
1.-THE really interesting part of the
canal lies below this set of gates. From
this point to the place where the canal
enters the river, the canal is easily
disinguishable. There were five masonry
locks, the upper lock being 100 feet by
IA feet, with a lift of 10 feet. This lock
is covered with trees and underbrush
whose roots have pushed out some of
the masonry and disigured the struc-
lures. Below this lock is another lock
100 feet by IL feet, with lift of Is feet,
similar in character to the one just
described. Being of greater lift 1t is
somewhat more impressive and, If any
thing, the masonry is in better state
of preservation.
Adjacent to this lock and on the
river side of it is fiat area inclosed by
a rubble and earth wall in which are
the remains of gates probably used as
waste weir This wall inclosed basin
for the supply of water to the lower set
of locks. Below the basin and second
lock is a third lock which is in very
bad state of repair This was evidently
wider lock and capable of holding two
OF the boats in use at that time.
Below this structure is deep rock cut
in which there was double lock 100 feet
by IL feet, with 12-foot and 2l-fool
lifts, leading down to the river. The GU,
; is largely filled with debris which VII
| have to be removed. This was evidently
wider lock and capable of holding two
of the boats in use at that time"
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the standpoint of political Washing
ton. Many members of the Lower
House, by reason of their long expert
ence In that body. have been promoted
to the Senate This is, usually. because
they get the lay of the land here and
make influential acquaintanceship which
helps them in getting legislation through
of interest or benefit especially TO their
respective States. Gov. Hamnil, while
not so well known here as Repre-
sentative Dickinson, has been in WASH
ington at agricultural conferences. Both
are drys, so that issue Is not likely to
come UP.
tCopyrisht, 1907
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WARBURG GETS MEDAL

NEW YORK, May 10 (P.-Felix M
Warburg, banker and philanthropist
tonight received the Gottheil Medal fol
his accomplishments on behalf Of
Judaism The award is made by Vets
Beta Tau Fraternity.
Mr.. Warburg received the medal from
Harold Riegelman, president of the In
terfraternity Conference.
A letter from President Hoover con-
graduating Mr.. Warburg was read.
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This Is the tenth of series Of orti-
Giles on the plans noD being formulated
nnder the auspices Of the Federal Cor
eminent for the yedr-lon0. Ndtton-Dtde
George Washington bicentennidl cclebrd-
tion. Which its sponsors declare tpiH be
The greatest celebration thus far knonn
ia history" IT is not TO be held in one
place. but IL mill center in the National
Capital. Eherc the principal sDentS OF
the 1852 series Of programs irH occur.
The merit article TiH appear tomorrow.
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$4,000 MASSACRED
BY CHINA BANDITS
Notorious Woman Outlaw
Leads 200 Brigands on
Ravages.
BY the Associated Press.

SHANGHAI, May 10-Following pre-
vious dispatches reporting the mas
sacre of $4,000 inhabitants of Yung-
yang, in Honan province, April %, other
Chinese press dispatches today stated
that bandit armies had destroyed 500
villages in central Honan. the in
habitants being murdered, kidnapped
and outraged to unknown numbers,
while the countryside was reduced to
desolation"
Flames Of the burning villages, it was
said, lasted for four days and could
be seen for many miles. Many of those
kidnapped were murdered and their
mutilated bodies flung into creeks or
left in roadways.
The notorious widow Chang" was
believed to be the leader of a party of
200 brigands.
The widow Chang" believed to be
operating north of Wuhu with a band
of 200 brigands, is one of two women
bandits notorious In China. Both are
about 80 years old and both have been
unsuccessfully pursued by military
forces especially sent out to end their
activities
The Widow Chang" is the better
known OF the pair. She is said to be
the widow of wealthy merchant who
was robbed and killed by bandits. The
Chinese press says she became par
italy insane and then turned bandit
with the idea of revenging herself.
Inc second woman bandit Is chief
OF pirate gang operating along the
South China coast.
nEnrE - 1~v,,~ -~,-
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DR.. CHARLES MACK DEAD
Pastor of Swedenborgian Church
Widely Known in Indiana.

LAPoRTE, Ind, May 10 R).-Dr.
Charles S. Mack, 10, pastor of the
Church of the New Jerusalem, and
widely known in medical and religious
circles, died here today, after a years
Illness.
Dr. Mack was graduate of Harvard
and Columbia Universities, and from
1899 to 1895 he was professor in the
University of Michigan Medical School.
Later he practiced in Chicago and La
porte He was ordained in the Sweden
borgian ministry in 1908.
Among the survivors are two sons. DR..
Julian Mack of the University of Wis
consin faculty and Edward Mack Of
Chicago
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Close Fight Expected.

:, The opinion here is that with the
number Of times Gov Hammil has been
elected in Iowa, and with the popularity
OF Representative Dickinson there ought
to be close fight. Indeed, the like
lihood Is that nomination will be euuiva-
lent to election. So in effect, what hap
pens on June will be important from
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REBELS DRIVE TOWARD YANGTsE
Nationalist Forces Battle on Widely
Separated Fronts.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, May 10.-Nationalist
government armies battled today on
two widely separated fronts in an effort
to turn back the Northern Alliance
rebels in their drives toward the
Yan9tse River. With heavy casualties
on both sides after two days Of fighting,
the result was in doubt.
Foreigners in Chengchow were re-
ported in grave danger as Nationalist
airplanes bombed the city, destroying
the railway station and Northern head
quarters, said Japanese dispatches.
Contending for supremacy in China,
the opposing forces battled on both the
Eastern and Western frontiers of Ho-
nan Province. The major engagement
was along the Lunghai railway between
Chengchow and Suchow. In this sec
tor, Chang Kai-Shek, president of the
Nationalist government and generals
sino of its armies. was in personal
command against the Northern thrust
against his capital, Marking.
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AIR ATTACK FEARED

Causes Guardsmen Apprehension.
COLUMBUS, Ohio May 10 P).--An
airplane which roared over Ohio peni-
Tertiary tonight, caused National
Guardsmen some apprehension, for 1t
has been threatened from several
sources that gangland cronies of the in
generated men might try to destroy
the prison from the sky
Hoots and cat calls, jeers and banter,
followed by comparative quiet, filled the
air. The steel bird zoomed low, circled
the penitentiary and then disappeared.
The shouting was replaced by excited
chattering-and then quiet.