New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 12, 1917, Page 10

NEW. BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1917. THER WAN AID T0 BERLIN' FAR ‘State Police Make It Warm for Crooked Gambler (Special to the Herald). Fair Grounds, Berlin, Conn., Pt 12.—Tomorrow Governor Mar- @ H. Holcomb will be the official at the state fair at Berlin, and i has ordered out the entire com- ‘ny of the, Berlin Home Guard to act his military escort and guard of ynor. The rising temperature of last 24 hours has also caused the rits of those in charge of the fair rise proportionately and today the bwds that thronged the midway |d various exhibits was the largest t. With continued mild weather _ each succeeding afternoon and lening some record-breaking attend- lces are expected. Today was cat- )-judging day and many excellent of stock were on exhibition. lthough awards have been made in le cattle exhibits and also in the mey tent and several other depart- ts, all exhibits will remain at the r until it closes on Saturday night, those who plan to attend later in [la week will see the same sights as [fose who attend earlier. State Police on Job. Members of the state police, head- 3 by State Policemen Bridgeman and Jynn, have visited the fair grounds close up any flagrant violators of % law and to clamp down the lid 2 gambling and other improper ncesslonists. Yesterday these state blicemen ralded one concessionist maintaining a crooked gambling Pvlce and arrested the proprietor. was arraigned in court this morn- ig and compelled to forfeit his bond $76 and $12 on the table. The 1 authorities as well as those in ge of the fair are co-operating the state officlals in every way e protection of the patrons. thfu'pthere has been no rowdyism wlessness as, due to the fore- of Prosecutor Gibney and his officers, a number of notorious and undesirables were chased town two days ago. Foster of Bridgeport, a well 1 11 | { public speaker and a man we m along the lines of health and on, delivered 2 speech from y judge’s stand this afternoon un- ‘the auspices of the State Council X " Judge Foster spoke i ::.‘;s:nd 3 o'clock and chose as tople. “Medicine and Sanitation. . samorrow will undoubtedly be the cat day of the fair and will see e largest crowd, due to the antici- Ged wislit of Governor Holcomb. Bhe governor, who will be the guest [ Col. Charles M. Jarvis during his [feey 1n Berlin, is scheduled to arrive o in the forenoon or early in the on and, after lunc l‘c‘:‘eol Jarvig' residence, the Maples, o tn Worthington Ridge, he Will be Jscorted to the fair grounds. Captain orge Beckett has been ordered to ave the local company of Home Guards assemble early tomorrow af- ernoon, in full uniform and fully fmed, to act as the military escort fina guard of honor to the state’s chief lmagistrate. The Home Guard com- {pany will escort the governor from Qolonel Jarvis'® home to the fair {grounds and will also assist in pre- serving order after arrival there. In- ssmuch as Governor Holcomb is re- ed throughout the country as the most war governor of the United Btates, his visit to the fair this year i il be an unusually interesting ent. Intensely patriotic and most iMar with the existing conditions jn this wartime crisis, the address which Governor Holcomb will deliver morrow afternoon should be one ught with significance and pregs t with meaning for all true-bloods s. flfl%c{ul if another such col- fection of games, side' shows, booths, ists and other midway attrac- Hions was ever before gathered to- at a falr of sL:nnar DIoPOs; before. The midway excite- ‘::.t inoreases each day. The bark- &re are doing a better business as \‘.l’}e fafr progresses and the happy crowd hat jostles to and fro along the street {ncreases in numbers every afternoon and evening. The trolley cars each afternoon and evening have been pringing large crowds and scores of eutomobile parties are also attending ‘the fair, leaving their machine in the ample parking space provided at the southwestern end of the trotting Gourse. At night the entire fair grounds are brilliantly illuminated with thou- samds of incandescent electric lights and electric signs are located on the bufldings contoining the more impor- tant exhibits. The afternoon vaudeville show pleases all and the evening fire- works display is an added attrac- tlon. Ome of the concessionists along the midway has had a little streak of bad luck for in addltion to having a wild man and a few other wired attractions In his show he had a couple of real rattlesnakes. Unfortu- nately for him, these two snakes de- veloped & mean disposition a few days ago and declded to die just be- fore he placed them on exhibition at the fair. Inasmuch as each snake set J the proprietor back just twenty dol- lars he has declded that he will stick to swild men hereafter and leave the snakes alone. Another concessionist who was unable to locate a sufficient samount of lumber with which to build his little booth made a mid- night visit to the race track bleach- ers Monday night and made away with a section of the seats. Prosecu- tor Gibney discovered the theft yes- terday morning and restitution was immediately ordered, much to the annoyance of the glib fakir. Two ambitious darkies, with no money but an inclination to obtain some, begged, borrowed or stole a square yard of cotton cloth and a bottle of fak, whereupon they painted a sign and sssayed to open an automobile park- Ing grounds In a vacant lot opposite the fair grounds. As an_added in- ducement one of the disky gents armed himself with a whisk broom with which he intended to dust imag- | inary specks of dust from his patrons, At last accounts, howevér, the gold dust twins had not had any Datrons and, they complained, its a long, long way to Virginny. Thus far there is a pleasing lack of the obscene at the fair and, the midway officials seem to have succeeded in keeping out the objectionable ribald, risque shows that once predominated. Dive Stock Exhibit. The live stock exhibit is varied and complete. The Connecticut Agricul- tural college has a collection of Hol- stein and Jersey cows, Berkshire pigs, Stropshire sheep and Percheron horses that will be hard to beat any- where. Individuals and professional experts have a great collection of poultry. There are chickens of every known breed, and ducks and other water fowl in large numbers. The oxen, numbering 150 head, is another big attraction among the live- stock and the other cattle exhibits, the greatest number ever assembled here, show that competition is keen among the cattle men. There is also an exhibit of pigs, notably among the latter being that sent in by Col. Charles M. Jarvis, president of the fair assoclation. Col. Jarvis is ex- hibiting fifteen hogs and two large litters of young porkers. In this ex- hibit is one of particular interest, the hogs, which are only 108 days old, averaging 109 pounds each, thus showing that the animals have gained more than a pounds‘'a day since birth. Col. Jarvis exhibit is made up entire- ly of Poland China hogs, a specie that is raised chiefly in the West and is said to give more pork on the same food than any other breed. These animals in question are never given any grain and live entirely on water and alfalfa. “Jumbo, Col. Jarvis’ prize boar, is the largest hog in New England. It is 27 months old, stands 37 inches in height and weighs 634 pounds. He is also showing another Poland China boar, “Big Ben,” 19 months old and weighing 436 pounds. “Charter Oak,” which is likewise a prize winner, is 18 months old and weighs 360 pounds. These hogs, exhib- ited by Col. Jarvis, and some other excellent stock exhibited by Harry Hazelhurst of Farmington, notably Branford Lee’s Rival, a two-year-old registered boar, are the best hog ex- hibits at the fair. Today being cattle day, the owners and herders had their animals look- ing in the best of condition and, as the judges passed by they had a dif- ficult time determining who the prize winners should be. There are over 200 head of cattle at the fair, and the show 1is the biggest ever. Among the larger exhibitors are the following: Spring Valley Stock Farm, Yantic, 20 Ayrshires ,20 head of sheep. This farm has been exhibiting at the Berlin fair for the past ten years and has been awarded many prizes here. Bev- er and Purple, East Haddam, 16 yoke of oxen; Pleasant View farm, St. Johnsbury, Vt, C B. Stevens, prop., Ayrshires; T. B. Terrill, Woodbury, Conn., Devens; Spring Brook farm, Newington, K. F. Stoddard, prop.; Round Hill stock farm, Norwich, J. B. Palmer, prop.; the Ophir farm; Lake- view farm, Tolland, Dutch Belted herd; C. H. and A. W. Savage, Hill- crest farm, Storrs, 10 Jerseys; W. W. Sherman of Sherman Acres, West Hartford, registered Guernseys and Holsteins, including King Walker, the world’s record first calf bull, with 53 A. R. O. daughters; Gardner Hall, Jr., & Co., South Willington, showing King Sweden’s future relations with the United States and the allied powers are now matters of keenest interest in view of the action of her representa- tive in Buenos Aires, Argentina, who acted as intermediary for the German | charge there in the sending of un- | UNNEUTRAL MESSAGES TANGLE UP EVERY AMERICAN SOLDIER 'IN FRANCE SWEDEN WITH AMERICA AND ALLIES| WILL HAVE COPY OF NEW TESTAMENT neutral messages to Berlin vie Stock- holm. These me ges informed Ber- lin of the sailing of Argentinian ships and in at least one instance advised that they be “spurlos versenkt”, sunk without leaving trace, i. e., wWith the killing of all on board. The pictures show: 1, King Gustavus of Sweden; | President TIrigoyen of Argentins W. A. F. Ekengren, minister of Swe- den to the United States; 4, Queen Victoria >f Sweden, who was a prin- cess of Baden and is intensely pro- German; 5, Swedish cruiser Fylgia. field, Devons; F. A. Williams, West- chester, Ayrshires, Devons, Holsteins and Durhams; and several other smaller exhibitors. Horse Racing Attracts. The harse racing, which began ve: terday afternoon, is attracting con- | siderable attention and today when | the races were called the grandstand, | erected opposite the judges’ stand, was comfortably filled with horse race en- thusiasts. Yesterday’s races included the 2:11 pace. Between the heats the vaudeville performers, Burns and Burns, dancers; the Weber ters, acrobats; the Hurls Korndyke, the $12,000 prize bull; the Homestead farm, Durham, W. P. Camap, prop., registered Jerseys; G. H. Gilson, East Haddam, Durhams; George W. Harris & Son, Wethersfield; L. U. Barnes, Collinsville, Brown Swiss; N. P. Beardsley ,Litchfleld, 16 pairs oxen and 43 head of Devons; Willam Galvin, Westchester, Devons and Jerseys; A. H. Purple, East Had- dam, Devons; Arthur Reed, Covenfry, Holsteins; William Perkins, Wethers- SWAGGER COATS ARE A SIGN OF FALL NOT A POSTILION, Gray wool velours in heavy weight fashion this topcoat of plaited back and gray suede belt. The shawl collar is held down by four gun metal buttons, which also close the front. a Falls company, comedy acrobats and the Rudi-Bellong company, balancers, interested the crowd as they do every afternoon and evening. The cattle races also took place yesterday after- noon and furnished lots of amuse- ment for the crowd. The cheering in the grandstand annoyed the cattle and they turned from their course, while their drivers shouted themselves hoarse in their attempts to keep their teams together. Percy Beardsley of Roxbury, Litchfield county, finally won in 1:37. Nate Beardsley was second and the oxen owned by Colonel Jarvis finished last In addition to the other automobiles previously mentioned as exhibited is a Ford converted truck. In this build- ing, located at the end of the midway automobile owners and prospective owners wend their way and already several sales have been Tecorded. Robert Furgeson, agent for the Buick machine, has sold a touring car to Bernard Nihil and a truck to Patsey Buckley of Kensington. The women's exhibit of fancy work includes some rare piéces and the display of cooking is also tempting. In this building, in addition to others previously noted, is an exhibit sent down from the famous Shaker Colony at Enfleld. This exhibit consists of articles of fancy work and is pres colony, garbed in their Puritanical at- tire, with little poke bonnets on their heads. The Red Cross humanitarian booth, demonstrates forcibly the need of more women to work on soldiers® and sailors’ comforts, such as sweaters, wristlets, sacks, etc. Bandages are also rolled here and every inducement is offered to stimulate interest among the women that they will do their bit at home while their husbands, brothers | and field. The Connecticut Sheep Breeders as- sociation, which has representatives at the fair, is conducting a campaign in sons are doing their bit in the dcfense of sheep, regarded as the most | harmless and wmost gentle of all animals and on account of their great value to the land and to mankind, long known as “the animal of the golden hoof.” The Sheep Breeders’ associa- tion, in impressing upon the public the especial importance of sheep ralsing now for food and clothing, show by comparative figures that sheep in the United States have decreased 52 per cent. per capita largely on account of the-unrestricted dog. Button, lamb and wool are at present very high and sheep raising is well worth the careful consideration of any farmer, especially in New England, where the land is well suited to this enterprise. In con- ed over by members of the | nection with their attempt to stimulate interest in sheep growing, this associa- tion, through its exhibit and literature, urges owners and keepers of dogs to do their bit hy restricting or disposing of their dogs. In connection with the excellent ex- hibit of the Connecticut Agricultural college there is much for both farmer and city dweller to learn. That Con- necticut needs more and better live stock is the slogan of the state col- lege which has data on hand to prove that approximately 800,000 acres of land that was formerly pastured or tilled has been abandoned to brush that is in many cases of no real eco- nomic value. Sheep, cattle, swine or horses could be grown to the better- ment of the community and the profit of the farmer on much of this land. Red Cross Nurse Has Job. The women in charge of the Red Cross booth, all dressed to resemble the Red Cross nur: in the field, were called upon for active duty this morning for the first time when one of the women spectators fell in a sud- den fainting spell. People rushed to her assistance, but it w the Red Cross nurse who administered effectivel gerously ill and after a short time was most ! The woman was not dan- able to leave the grounds, a: friends. for her home. Again today the farm exhibit, ar- ranged by the city of New Britain, came in for much favorable criticism. Here is seen the products if the Mu- nicipal Farm, the various factory gar- dens, the Boys' club and Boy Scout gardens and other agricultural en- deavors. The Town Home exhibit this year is better than ever before and an exhibit, new this vear, is the samples presented by the canning classes conducted under the direction of the city garden movement. In addition to the automobile men who are demonstrating their wares are a number of representatives of the leading automobile associations and periodicals, all working in an en- deavor to co-operate with the motor- ist for better roads and improved leg- islation. A couple of itinerant darkey minstrels made their appearance on the midway today, singing . popular ballads and old time plantation melo- sted by CAVALRYMAN TRAINS HIS HORSE IN LEAPING OVER THE TRENCHES e OVER THE JUMPS “Over the jum: at an American army camp. This trooper, watched by some of his comrades, is leaping a trench in preparation for the time when he may have to spur his mount over the skhell torn country of France. 447 AN ARMY TRAINING CAMP. Cavalrymen hope that when they get to France the American artillerymen | will have shelled the enemy out of his trenches and compelled him to fight in the open, since mounted soldiers are of little use in trench warfare. v P PACHING SOME OF THE 4000,000 TESTAMENTS FOR THE SOLDIERS GOING TO FRANCE The American Bible society has is- sued since May 750,000 Bibles single books in various editions for American forms soldiers sailors, it was announced. not keep up with the has now agreed to furnish national war work council ¥ oM G e demand. of and and and Its presses running sixteen hours a day still can- to the the 1,000,000 eighteen-cent | Testaments and has just signed con- tracts with responsible firms to pro- ducg these books. By this agreement the Bible society becomes responsible for furnlflh|nr‘.u million Testaments, the Y. M. C. A. for distributing them wisely. 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