New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 9, 1914, Page 3

NEW BRITAIN ~*ILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY o, 1914 ON_ STORE|TWOL. 0.0.F. LODGES (We Close at 12:30 Wednesdays During July and August.) MAXISCE . INDIAN BLANKETS FOR COUCH AND BED THROWS. v Big variety of pleasing colorings, reversible, striped on one side, the bther plain ground, neat designs, wool finish, all bound edges. Thisisan extra fine blanket ana would be good value at $2.00. While they last $1.50 EACH, COUCH COVERS, Fine assortment in the latest col- ‘orings in Tapestry, Rep and Bagdad stripes. $1.38 TO $5.00, 4 HAVE (NSTALLATION Pacnix and Andres Appo:ntments ars Announced. Phenix lodge, I. O. O. F,, and An- dree lodge, of the same order, held their respective meetings last night at which the new officers were in- stalled and appointments madae. Phenix Lodge, 1. O. Q, F. District Deputy Grand Master K. M. Jones installed the new officers of Phenix lodge last night, the follow- ing appointive officers having been named since the regular election: Right Supporter to Noble Grand— S. White. Left Supporter to Noble Grand—C. E. Leibert. ‘Warden—C. A. Bell. Conductor—J. B. Anderson. Chaplain—A. Heisler. Right Scene Supporter—M. J. Chasen. Left L. Keach. Outside Guard—C. Nettleton. Inside Guard—H. A. Guenther. Right Supporter to Vice Grand— Scene Supporter—E, | E. H. Wett. CHILDREN'’S BO]\IPFRS‘ Just the time now, you need them. Our assortment never was better. Big " warjety to choose from in gingham ,and galatea and seersucker. 25¢ AND 50c. CHILDREN’S MIDDY DRESSES. Made in fine quality duck, plamn ‘white, also trimmed in red and navy, gizes 2 to 9 years, a good $1.00 value, > 79¢ EACH. , SHOE TREES FOR LADIES' AND MISSES’ SHOES. A You want a few pairs of thése on your summer vacation to keep your shoes in shape. The price is only 10c A PAIR. AGENTS FOR McOALL PATTERNS. The best pattern at any price, * 10c and 15c. McCall's Magazine for August, 5c.. McCall's Book of Fashions, 15c pattern free, 20c. » AR AR Every one' should do it now. Get a Fly Swat. Free with Naugh- ton's Mother's Bread or fifty cents’ worth - of goods at our: store. This fiy swat means sure Jeath to the fly; no sticky paper, nq polson paper all you have to do is use it. | N trouble. A child can use it. Cut out the name Naughton from our Mother's 3read wrappers. Bring five. of ‘them to your nearest grocer or mail them to us and we will return & Fly Swat. . NAUGHTON'S 361 Main Street. ‘_‘2 Telephones.” Resinol soothes your face When you use Resinol Shaving Stick ‘thege are no tense, smarting after-effects, 8o snnoying shaving rashes to:fear. That is because its creamy latlter is:full of the same soothing, healin antiseptic balsams that make Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap so effective in the treatment of skin affections. Left Supporter to Vice Grand—J. A: Powell. Andree Lodge, I. O. O, F. Officers, both elective and appoin- tive, were installed by District De- puty Grand Master Charles Gullberg at the meeting of Andree lodge, 1. O. O. F.,, last evening. The' appoint- ments made “are as follows: Warden—H. Johnson. Conductor—E. Peterson. Outside Guard—Charles Hullberg. Inside Guard—Gustave Beerhaty. Right Supporter to Noble Grand— G. Ogren. ; Left Supporter to Noble Grand— Charles Lindberg. Right' Séene Supporter—C. son. Left Scene Supporter—Albert Root. Chaplain—S. A. Johnson, Right Supporter to Vice Grand—M. Bengston. Left Supporter to Vice Grand—N. Bengston. Sick Visiting Committee—L. John- son, C. Lindberg, A. Herglung, J. Lar- son, J. A. Anderson, J. Abrahamson.. r——E-’bents Tonight John- Keeney's theater, vaudeville and motion pictures. Fox's theater, motion pictures, Meeting of the municipal ice coms mittee. . Anniversary celebration of lodge, D. of H. : S Installation of officers of Lexington lodge, I. O. O, F. Meeting of the Men'’s club of the Swedish Lutheran church. Entertainment at New Britain Golt club, Maple, Hill. Sir Francis Drake lodge, Sons of St. George, meets in Vega hall. Meeting of Court Friendly, F. of A., at 242 Main street. Modern Woodmen 34 Church Landers' camp, of America, meets at street. Meeting of New Britain Aerie, F. O. E, in Holmes and Hoffman's hall. Star of Good Will lodge, 8. of B, meets in Electric hall. Meeting of the Emmett club, SEVEN SHIPS BUILT FOR ISTHMIAN TRADE American Marine Men Preparing for Opening of Panama Canal—1,291 Vessels Constructed During Year. Washington, July 9.—That Ameri- can marine men actively are prepar- ing for the opening of the Panama canal was indicated today in reports of the department of commerce, show- ing that seven of the principal mer- chant ships puilt in the United States in the fiscal year ending June 30 were for the Isthmian trade. Each steamer average more than 6,000 gross tons. During the year 1,291 vessels were constructed, Of that number 917 are steamers, 319 unrigged and 55 sailing ships. They total 311,678 gross tons. In the year previous 1,648 ships were built. The largest vessel constructed ~—the Matsonia, for the Hawailan trade—was of 9,728 gross tons, It is the biggest ship built in the United States since 1905. The ofl tanker John D. Archbold, of 8,374 gross tons, constructed during the year, is the Jargest ship of its class ever launched from an American yard. More than half of the news ships— 677—were built' for the Atlantic ana Gulf trade, 324 for the Pacific, 144 for the Great Lakes and 139 for west- ern rivers. ' TO SPEAK AUGUST 18. New Haven, July 9.—From progres- sive party men in this city the state- ment is obtained today that Col. Roosevelt has been asked to speak at a progressive conference in this state on August 18: Boston Fish Market, 177 Park St. Come and see the low prices we have on all kinds of sea food. We promise to give you full satisfaction. Don’t forget the place, 177 Park St., next to Holcomb & Frick’s. —advt. Fear Trouble at Funeral of New York Bomb Victims| New York, July 9.—Police officials are prepared for trouble when the public funeral of the three victims of the bomb explosion in the Lexington avenue tenement is held on Saturday, July 11. Alexander Berkman, the anarchist leader and I. W, W. agitator, has arranged for a mass meeting in Union square on that occasion, and' it is feared that heads will be broken again if the meeting becomes violent. Leonard ‘Abbott, president of the Free Speech society of America, is backing Berkman. Mr. Abbott is wealthy and is considered sincere in his ideals for the revolution of society. ! Builders of Sewer Beds Are Fired on By Mayoralty Guns (Continued From Second Page) streams into which the storm sewers inow discharge. ¥ Hertha; ; e Most' Economical and Efficient. “The present problem, as _stated above, ‘is ‘to ‘devise the 'best means of economically treating a sewage flow equal to that resulting trom household wastes of a city of 80,000 people. ““r'he existing intermittent sand beds are so thoroughly clogged with iron that they have practically no value at all. There is very little coarse sand available in the neighborhood of the works, probably less than would be required for building two acres ot new beds. It is impracticable to clean the existing sand beds. ‘‘Sand filters are not desirable means of treating sewage that 'is im- pregnated with pickling liquors. The iron becomes precipitated - in . the pores of the sand and is removed with much difficulty. ~When it is not re- moved, it causes the pores of the sand to remain saturated to a large extent with liquid. This prevents the en- trance of air into the pores of the filter and causes the sewage matters to accumulate more rapidly than is desirable or would result if natural biological agencies in the presence of air were allowed to become estab- lished. ‘‘Coarse grained filters of stone or cinders or other hard durable ma- terial, are found to be far more eco- nomical than sand beds for problems such as those at New Britain. There are two types of coarse grained filters, commonly spoken of as ‘contact beds’ and sprinkling filters, Either of these would be more desirable at New Britain than sand beds. They have each had more than a dozen Vears practical trial on a large scale in Europe and also in this country, although of the large sprinkling fil- ters, the oldest is at Reading, Pa., where satisfactory results have been obtained, beginning in January, 1908. Contact Beds. “These beds are usually four to five feet in depth and contain stone, slag, or cinders, ranging from per- haps one-half inch to two inches in size, depending upon the local ma- terials most readily available. In recent installations the filtering ma- terial rests upon a concrete floor, the surface of which is covered with half round pipe the purpose of which is to facilitate the ready draining of the liquid from the pores of the stone, thus allowing the air to reach prompt- ly to the very bottom of the filter beds. Sewage is allowed to enter these beds at the top, and to fill the pores of the stone, about one third of the cubical con- tents of the material. After the sewage remains in contact with the material for a short period it is slow- ly drained away and the pores of the material are allowed to remain filled ! This | with air for an hour more. operation, depending upon the strength of the sewage, can be re- peated two or three times a day. The resulting effluent wil be non-putres- cible, although not perfectly clear and free of suspended matter. In fact, all of these coarse stone fllters have for their main purpose the se- curing of filtered sewage that will not purify upon standing. roughly equal to; ‘“Contact filters are ordinarily ap- erated with domestic sewage at aver- age rates of 500,000 to 600,000 gal- lons per acre per twenty-four hours. Where the material is fairly fine it is necessary once in five years or #o, judging from Plainfleld, N, JI., ex- periences, to remove this stone, clean it and replace it. Sprinkling Filters. “Sprinkling filters usually contain stone rather coarser than described above for contact beds. The ma- terial is placed on a concrete floor having a false bottom of half round pipe or similar arrangements, to pro- mote prompt and complete draining. The sewage is applied as a spray through a set of sprinkler nozzles, placed about twelve feet apart and more or less resembling lawn sprink- lers. The sewage is applied through these nozzles under a head of per- haps six feet or so. The resulting aeration of .the sewage before it en- ters the top of the filtering material is decidly beneficial, particularly so in the case of sewages containing iron wastes, Springfleld filters six feet in depth will handle fully three and a half to four times as much sewage as will contact beds four feet in depth. They are decidedly cheaper, all things con- sidered, than are contact beds, as is described at length in my book on ‘Sewage Disposal.’ Head Required. “Contact beds could be operated’ at the New Britain disposal site with- out any pumping if they were to be built in the area occupied by a part of the existing sand beds. Sprinkling filters, on the other hand, could not be operated by a gravity sflow, and it ‘would be necessary to Install centrif- ugal pumps, electrically drivem, to lift the sewage about‘ten feet in order to provide head for applying the sew- age through the sprinkler nozzles and to beds of greater depth than that of contact beds. Quality of Effluent. “With sprinkling filters it 'is per- fectly feasible to obtain a sewage ef- fluent after filtration that will not putrefy. The bacterial removal will range from about ninety to ninety- five per cent. If it is desired to ob- tain a more bacterial removal, it would be a relatively cheap matter to apply hypochlorite of lime or liquid chlorine. This is rarely done, how- ever, in practice, nor do I think it would be necessary in the case of the New Britain plant. “If the filtering material were coarse enough the sprinkling filters could be operated indefinitely with- out having to clean the material from top to bottom. Occasionally it 1s necessary to work over the top layer to guard against surface clogging. 1 am in favor of using a material of a hard durable nature having a size roughly between one and two inches. These sprinkling filters have the fac- ulty of causing at intervals a detach- ment of the fillms of organic matter and iron which form around the vari- ous particles of broken stone or cin- der. At these times, when the filters are ‘unloading,’ the effluent contains a good deal of brownish suspended material, It Is not desirable to have this material get into the stream, and hence it is the custom at most plants to install a final settling bu‘.nl | time, in which this ‘humus’ matter is de- posited and removed from time to I advise the use of coarse ma- terial for the sprinkling filters at New Britain with flna] settling tanks. Imhoff Tanks. “Regardless of the type of filter to be adopted it will be important to subject the sewer to sedimentation so as to remove, prior to the application of the sewage to the filters, as much of the coarse suspended matter as practicable. This is best done in sedimentation tanks of the two-story type, famillarly called ‘Imhoff’ tanks. In tanks of this type the upper com- partment with its sloping bottom baf- fles is of a size to allow the sewage on an average to remain for about two hours during its course through this settling compartment. At the bottom of the sloping baffles is a slot through which solid matters deposited from the flowing sewage pass to a digestion chamber below. In the latter the sludge or solid matter is allowed to accumulate for six months or so, dur- ing which time it is bacterially de- composed to a point where it no longer has any odor. Furthermore, the decomposed sludge can be applied readily to thin beds of coarse sand or gravel and have its water removed by this draining operation. After it hag been drained this sludge can be readily spaded and removed to any convenient place of deposit or used for fertilizing purposes if so desired. The material closely resembles garden soil in appearance and texture. & Odor Question. “Imhoft tanks and sprinkling filters are perfectly capable of treating a sewage as fresh as is the sewage re- celved at the New Britaln works, and giving an effluent which will not pu- trefy. Immediately at the nozzles it is probably that odors will be notice- able, but they will rarely, if ever, be noticeable beyond the limits of the plant. This is the experience of more than six years at Reading, Pa., where a fresh sewage has been treat- ed; and the same experience has ob- tained at two plants at Atlanta, Ga., to say nothing of small plants at numerous places elsewhere. “I want to emphasize here the nec- essity of keeping the sewage in a fresh condition as it is thrown as a spray from the sprinkler nozzles, as this is vitally' important to guard against the odors which have been noted at some places where the sew- age has reached a putrefying condi- tion before it has arrived at-the sew- age treatment works. Flies. “Sprinkling filters depend for their efficiency not only upon the oxida- tion which the spray receives as it comes in contact with the air at the top of the filter, and the bacterial agencies acting within it, but they also depend upon the removal of or- ganic matter by various forms of life larger than bacteria. Frequently flies and worms abound in the pores of the broken stone. I mention the fly guestion in particular because they frequently are driven by the wind for 100 or 200 yards from the beds. It is perfectly feasible to control this feature by the use of suitable ger- micide. N Location. “In my opinion the best location for sprinkling filters and Imhoff tanks would be on the north side of the westerly section of the existing plant. Estimates of Cost. “In carrying out ‘the above recom- mendations for a disposal plant to treat six million gallons of sewage substantially as analyzed on June 30, and July 1, 1914, or to take care of the strictly domestic wastes of a city of 80,000 people, construction works would be required as follows: Imhoff tanks . .$ 91,000 Siudge beds ... 11,000 Sprinkling filters 177,000 Final settling tanks 30,000 Pumping station 18,000 ‘Miscellaneous 20,000 $337,000 Engineering and contingen- cies, 15 per cent. 51,000 $398,000 In round numbers . $400,000 Operating Costs, ; : Per Annum One superintendent and chemist veseaed Three attendants @ $900 ... Average labor equal to three men . o v Average sludge removal .... Supplies, repairs, renewals to keep plant up to condition when new . ees . Pumping electric current for average of 6,000,000 gal- lons daily ten feet head, 14,400 kilowatt hours per month .... 1,600 2,700 2,160 1,600 3,000 . $15,010 “To secure an equal capacity with contact beds will require an estimated investment of $180,000 in excess of the cost of a sprinkler filter plant; the saving in pumping charges capital- zed at 5 per cent will amount to $83,- 000, leaving a net capitalized differ- ente of about $100,000 in favor of the type of plant recommended, namely Imhoff tanks and sprinkling filters.” HOPE IS REVIVED, ' Amendment to Sundry Bill Providing $200,000 for Salem Sufferers. ‘Washington, July 9.—The action of the senate in adopting an amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill rroviding an appropriation of $200,- 000 for the relief of the Salem, Mass., fire sufferers, gave Governor Walsh and the Massachusetts delegation in congress renewed hope today that funds would vet be forthcoming from the federal government. The con- gressmen plan to continue their fight for the appropriation when the bill returns to the house from the senate, where it was passed yesterday. Governor .Walsh in his conference with President Wilson yesterday told him the situation at Salem was very serious and that federal aid. was greatly desired for the more than 17,000 people out of employment. As a result the president promised to assist in every way possible. Headquarters For STYLISH PARASOLS All the New Parasols for Women and:Children ALL PRICES, FROM 25¢ and 50c FOR CHILDREN'S PARASOLS UP TO $10 AND $13.50 FOR THE BEST WOMEN'S PARASOLS. You surely must have a nice parasol to complete that Fourth of July costume. A jaunty Parasol in colors to harmonize wi the color scheme of the gown or suit adds wonderfully to the effect and on a hot day is extremely grateful. We never have shown nicer parasols than present and never have had greater variety. beautiful effects have been secured by whole. the those we offer novel at Smart, and makers by different® combinations of color and the handles add to the smartness of the The “La Rale,” the “Palm” and other new shapes are admirable. We alm to give the greatest values at all prices, the best para- sols that can be sold at each price. NOTE—This store closes at 5 p. m. during July and August; Sat~ , urdays at 6 p. m. Hartford, Cenn. FREE DELIVERY DAILY IN NEW BRITAIN AND PDAINVILLE. fillm & Qa. | Rug Prices Take A Big Drop: Whittall’'s Colebrated Rugs af Cut Prices., (Discontinued Patterns.) At this sale we will give you a chance to buy the WHITTALL RUGS in all grades at reduced prices. Also the ford and Bjgelow Rugs. All the discontinued patterns of thess makes will be sold much less than regulation prices. We must make room for fall stock. And now that we have taken our inventory we shall give you the benefit of nearly our entire stock at greatly reduced prices—in some cases less than the actual cost to us, RUGS—Whittall, Best Quality High Grase Wiltons—8ize 9x12, were § were $63.76, $46.75. Size 8-3x10-6, Hardwick and Magee, Bigelow and Hartford. now $46.75. Best Quality Royal Wiltons—Size 9x12, were $46.00, now $37.58," Size 8-3x10-6, were $41.50, now $33.75. Fine Quality Axminster Rugs—=Size 9x12, were $25.00 to $27.00, now $21.00. Size 8-3x10-6, were $25.00, now $18.00. Best Quality Five Frame Body Brussels Rugs—Size $32.75, now $27.50. Size 8-3x10-6, were $29.75, now $23.50. Also three Rugs that were $32.76, for only $19.50 each. s S 894-902 MAI HARTFORD OU PAY FOR THE WASTE of hand-mixed methods—and the uncertainty. A good workman must figure time when he figures on mixing his paint. Spcclly perfost hi ixed B. P. S. PAINT— then his estimate will be based on actual work. Ask your painter—he will tell you B. P. S. Paint | gives satisfaction. RACKLIFFE BROS., INC., 250-256 Park Street. New Britain, Oonn, Protect your health. Starve the fly. —advt, The Ladies’ T. A. and B. society will hold a regular meeting this even- ing and install the officers elected at the last meeting. Hertha lodge, D. of H. will stall officers this evening. Lexington lodge, I. O. O. F., will install officers this evening. Court Friendly, F. of A, will elect officers this evening. Mrs. R. A. Catlin of 127 Lincoln @ 8in Golf Club at Maple Hill tonight. street and son, Winton, are at Short Beach for two weeks. l A large touring car owned by Morris, turning into East Main st | trom Summer street yesterday noon, crowded a car C15801 into gutter and slightly damaged it. Mr. and M |to Block Island today for a lengti vacation. An automobile belonging to . Thomas J. Lymch Minnie Waterman of Newington sk ded on a newly ofled road yest afternoon, breaking an axle and sl ly injuring Mrs. Waterman and’ daughter, who were in the car. A table d'hote supper followed dancing will be held by the New New Britain Councll 0. U, A. will meet this evening. Out lassitude, weakness, heavy breathing, and lack of of Sortq_ baby, but we can’t tell loss of appetite, inclination interest shown by the term by the to sleep, baby. These are the symptoms of sickness. It may be fever, congestion, ' worms, croup, diphtheria, Give the child Castoria. operation, open the pores of matter, and drive away the threatened sickn the skin, carry off the foetid Genuine Castoria always bears the signature of W or scarlatina. Do not lose a minute. ' It will start the digestive organs into i