New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 3, 1922, Page 25

A Big Buy on Our Part—A Barg i1 for Your Part § Afew ff the Many Goed Values -l | | 523 Pair of LADIES’ BROWN, BLACK AND PATENT KID SHOES $7, $8 and $9 values 1.49 PAIR 611@ Larm‘;l L&(TJF 3 CHILDREN’S SHOES, LADIES’ OXFORDS AND PAIR Here! Men Some Values! ! 200 Pair L f BROWN AND BLACK ¥ CALF HAND SEWED O | SHOES i , $6 and $7 Values ES OUR REGULAR LIN WORK RESUMES AT MUSCLE SHOALS DAY Federal Goverfiifiéfit Begins Con-| struction at Nitrate Plent Mlorence, Ala., Nov, 4.—The roar of construction work on the great Wil- a&n dam at Muscle Shoals is again sounding through the valleys and over tl:e Lills along the Tennessee river The federal government has steppid in o rescue from possible decay the spectacular war-ame nthate and pow- er projects, whizl sprang up almost overnight, invoived in the building of what v.:i be the worid's largest whies- poser dam. Un.ted States ar have ;vst been (‘irnish 00¢, in congressivial tians, are once more procee g ih the| worl ¢ harness 1y tho mighty waers of the "ennessee under a governt nt program which provides for the com- pletion of the Wilson dam, the in- stallation of machinery, and the fu nishing of. eleéctrical ®juice” by the late winter of 1825 or the early gpring of 1026 . Neeil 815,000,000 Move This program is so definite that| the army appropriation bill to be fitroduced in congress December 4, is to contain an item making available 87,600,000, additional for the work for the fiscal year 1923-24, They will require but $7,400,000 more after that, for the following fiscal year, be- for¢ they have a finished job at the dam and power houge, and be ready| y engineers, who 0 with $S.160,. | A S AT S R WS R A TSI B “100°opure” “I have Forecast Food Experiment Station ana- lyzeand ucts, and again it is the same thing— 100 per cent pure and wholesome.” World’s Fair 1915 MUELLER'S The World's Best Spaghetti {len, angry and turbid. | great work, THIS SALE to turn’'the switches that send out the electrical current. The army engineer dam builders do not vex themselves with the question of what i8 to become of the electrical energy to be harnessed from the wat- ers of the Tennessee, sometimes swol- To the army ference whether nitrates are made| here; whether fertil made here; | whether the Tenne e river is to| move the strect cars in distant New | Orleans; whether is drains “the swamps of Florida with cheap power | He does not concern hirmself with the question of whether a woman with an | up-to-date eclectric hair-curling iron in| Mobile is to henefit, nor whether the farmer in Mississippi, Tennessee and ' Alabama is to light his prem!ses, pump his water, or drive his ma-! chinery with the electrical energy | Khich is to come from the harness- | ing of the waters now fo be brought| under the guiding hand of man.! Questions such as whether Chat-} tanooga, Memphis, Pensacola or n(hPr: communities are to use the eleetrical | mergy from.the Tennessee finally for | eap power for manufacturing pur- poses are questions which give the! army engineer dam builder no con-| cern whatever. | Awakening Has Come All these army dam builders have| know or cared is that they ' have been haltéd in their work since April 15, 1921, by lack of money, when the dam was one-third complet- ed, at which time the air began to be| filled with the roar, not of dam build- | ing, but of who should finally us the dam. The armietice had priations had dribbled then completely stopped. Armed sen- | tries faded from the picture of the! The dam builders were | obliged to turn their backs on their | war-time picture of ifurnishing nitrate come, for Appro- a while, had our food chemists in the test the MuellerMacatoniprod- C. HOUSTON GOUDISS Publisher “Forecast” America’s Leading Food Magezine 1 15,000, | gineers, OF W. L. DOUGLAS AND RED C.ROSS SHOES INCLUDED IN for explosiv for the army in France by means of the water power of the Tennessee, which had called into being the plans for the dam. IFor a fime it seemed as if the great dam were asleep. But now an awakening has come in these early days of Octeber, and at | engineer dam builder it makes no dif- | the hands of the same men, the army engineers, Their picture now is one of peace, with about 1,200 men ac- tually at work on the dam today, soon 2,000 to be swarming over the works, and the call going out for a snza!l group of able assistant -civillan engineers, Busy Scene Now The music of the noisy rock- crushers, the toot-toot of the locdmo- tives hauling sand and gravel, and | the pleasant contrel bells of the boats | towing barges in the river, are mak- ing a harmony of peace-time effici- ency, under which the army dam builders expect to carry out their pro- gram of a finished job not later than the spring of 1926 with hardly ever more men at work at one time when 2,000 to do the work which 4,000 at a time were required to do under war-time conditions. Many Pcople Gone. Sheffield, Tuscumbia and Florence | had large populations for cities like| these, during the war. Sheffield alone had 40,000 residents while the nitrate | plants were being built. Men slept in | tents in the ci streets and were glad ny sort af a chance to rest. To- , Shefficld is presumed to have a population of about 8,000, During | the war, Florence housed 25,000 peo-| pie. Today this city houses about Tuscumbia has beenaeduced | accordingly in size. In war days the' government had a payroll of 55,000 men houséd in and around these cities. But, here, today, there is no great influx of people because of the| building of the dam, nor will there| NEW BRITAIN DAILY {.by the dam. I HERALD, period a small nucleous of the civilian engineering foree und I8 now wearch- Ing for a few more high class engin- cers, but is unable to, locate them, probably for the reuson thal the govs ernment does not pay very high s arles to skilled technical men, The work of building the dam, under Col- onel Barden, is divided into two parts, One conslats of control of the dam| proper, whieh is a Ilittle more than| half the distance across the river, and ls known as construetion divigion number one. Lieut, Col. W, €. Weeks, | United States engineers, s in chargn of that, and ‘is also in charge of the engineering staff of the office, The! other, part consists of construetion divislen number two, which includes the work of the power house, and that is In charge of Majer John 8. Butler, United States engineers. Capt, Ralph Millis, United States engineers, | has Just been ndded to the staff, and he 18 in charge of accounting and dlsbursing. The work will go en all threugh the winter, under the program, be. cause there usually Is no fee worth speaking of In the Tennessee, In 1917 and 1918 there was something in the nature of - an lce-jam at Muscle Shoals, but as a rule the winters are open, Aside from weather guestions, however, the dam builders are find- Ing a problem in the supply of con- crete aggregate ,to use a technical term, consisting of sand and gravel. This is obtained by dredging in the river, nine miles below Florence. It must be placed on barges, and towed up to the dock at Florence. - During low water the channel s not deep enough to permit ‘of bringing up filled barges. May Complete by Jan, 1. But this problem, llke all others, {8 being conquered, and the dam build- ers expect to finish the foundation work in the north channel by Janu- ary 1, 1923. They expect to finish the same work in the south channel by January, 1924, Theéy expect to tlose the openings under the dam and create the “pool” Wy Janugry, 1925, or not later than the spring of that year. Thiz “pool," as engineers modestly describe it, will in reality be a beautiful lake eighteen miles long, formed by the water backeéd up Finally, they expect to install the electrical machinery, and have electrical current ready, during the late winter of 1925 or the early spring of 1926, The construction plant, cofferdams and temporary structures were de- preclating at the rate of approxi- mately $400,000 a year, until $8,100,- 000 became available at the hands of Congress in September and on Oc- tober 1. All that deterioration has been stopped, new work has begun, and the army engineer dam buildeérs are singing the song of peace. If they were naval officérs they would probably describe themselves as be- ing “equipped with chart and salling directions and proceeding full” speed ahead.” o RED GROSS 15 10 EXPEND BIG SUM Nine Miltion Dollars. Nesded for Soldier Relief Work New Haven, Nov. 3,—President E. J. Pierson of tle New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford railroad has issued a statement in which he explained cenditions on the road and makes the hopeful prediction that conditions will be normal at an early date. The statement is directed to the attention of “Shippers and Others Concerned.” It follows: With embargoes of varying echar- acter on every connecting system, and their recent application te two routes causing unusual diversions to our gateways, the gradually accumu. lating effect on normal movement and routings has become such that the New Haven finds it necessary to place a partial embargo in order to regu- late traffic and maintain maximum capacity in the interest of its patrons, and to insure contioued compliance with the service orders of the Inter- state Commerce Commission, The New Haven wishes to place the fucts in the present situation before its shippers, to express appreciation of cooperation which has been g0 splendidly afforded, and to ask the continuation necessary undér the cir- cumstances, to sécure the best com- bination of results for all. Volume of Freight Increase The pregent transportation capacity of the system is indicated by the re- cent increase in daily averages of lcads at destination, between 10,500 and 11,000 and which approximate the similar average during the record of heavy movement of traffic dyring the heavier months of 1919, Further there are approximately 15,000 to 18,000 carloads on the read moving fo destination and which will be giv- en delivery as rapidly as practicgble without congestion. Back of this there is a still further volume of freight, indicating a continuation of theé recent increase of cars on the road. The situation {is thereforé reached, in which additional cars will occasion congestion and commence to be on account of that construction work. | $4,000 Per Day, | The men at work teday are being| paid at the base rate of $2.50 per day, ! but, as this is a government pay-roll, | and Congress has granted a bonus to| government workers, they actually receive about $3.20 per man per day average. This means an éxpenditure of ahout $4,000 per day for labor. But cement, lumber, coal, re-inforeing | steel, and other materoals are being purchased, eating into the appropri- ations. All the big machinery for the elec- trical power installations was bought long ago. This big machinery, tech- nically described as four units, each conslsting 6f 80,000 horse-power fur- bines, capable of generating all to- gether 120,000 horsepower, is on the| ground, ready to be installed. 8o far| as construction machinery is concern- ed, there is equipment of that char- acter on the dam works which has been inventoried at $6,000,000, and therefore nothing in that line with the on~ exception of a tow.boat has been necded, and that has just been hought. ' Colonel W, J. Barden, corpg of en- United States army, 1is in charge of the dam builders, He has been able to retain during the idle diminish transportatién capacity. The Local Druggists Guarantee Rheuma For Rheumatism What chance does any sufferer take when Rheuma is guaranteed te ban- ish rheumatism, lumbago, gout and kidney ailments, or money back? Why not investigate this effer? Talk to Clark & Brainerd Co. about it. Rheuma must drive rheumatic poison from the system, bring swollen joints back te normal, and relieve all agony, or it costs nothing. People so crippled with rheumlt(sm‘ that they could not walk Have heen absolutely freed from the iron grasp of the demon, rheumatism, with = the Rhetima treatment. A few hours aft- er the first dose Rheuma begins to dis- solve the uric acid aad drive it from the body through the natural chan- nels. Everybody can afford Rheuma—it's not expensive, and money back if not entirely satisfied, PRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1922. Tomorrow BIG TRIMMED HAT SALE TWO SPECIAL PRICES 2.95 an $5.00 SEE OUR WINDOW FOR VALUES Tomorrow we will put on sale a large variety of beautiful Trimmed nm: in all the latest and-up-to-the-minute styles in Lyons Velvet, Duvetyn, Metallic Cloth, Gold and Silver Hats and a good many other varieties of material Hats, This is the last day of this 3-day sale and tomorrow will give you an opportimlty to purchase a beautiful Trimmed Hat at these low prices. ANGORA HATS All Colors —SPECIAL— $1.95 $ SPORT FELT HATS 1.95 - ~-AND— $2.95 CHILDREN’S HATS VELOUR HATS $3.95 Big Reductions on All Trimmings - Goldenblum Millinery Co. | 188 MAIN ST. necessary vegulation ef traffic by this partial embargo will operate grad- uaily toward a reduetion of cars en route, safeguarding congestion, and reducing delay to equipment which will increase the availability of cars for all general use. The demand for cars in grain territory, at Buffale, at the steel mills, and generally every- whére, compels the best attenion and every possible step, to aveld conges- tionand delay from whatever cause. Expect Normalcy Soon. It is the purpose of the read, in! safeguarding against congestion and the delay to cars by loading more rapidly than can be promptly hand- led, to protect to the utmost its full transportation capacity and the re- quirements of its patrens, a course which Is beinig pursued with full confidence, believing that recourse to outside or unusual provisions for transportagion will be rendered un- necessary, that the more nermal sit- uation will be brought about early, and that the traffic and revenues as well, can be retained to the New Ha- ven Road. ~ Availing of the advantage arising from récent improvements in credit, the road has commenced the con- struction of an additional 30 foot by 1200 foot transfer platform at Cedar Hill, is providing additional tracks at certain necessary points,, is construct- ing several coal docks and making some increase in engine terminal shops with a view of increasing me- chanical department capacity, and has contracted for 12 large passenger electrics which in turn will release a larger number of steam locomo- tives for other service. The shop forces ,now substantially fully recruited, are carrying net enly the current requirements but are aid- ing in the overcoming of work that necessarily commenced to accrue after the complete desertion of the The Stetson Shoe gl ¥ il Black and "lillzai‘dl‘k ¢ Y. M. C. A. Bldg. ghops by former employes and their militant attitude thereafter. To Handle Holiday Crowds. In anticipation: of the football -and Thanksgiving travel, and the heavier demand on power incidental to win- ter weather, the road has distributed many of its engines to a large num- ber of outside shops for repairs, in ordér that the gervide to the public may be assistédilin the still more rapld o\‘ercomln" or delayed main- tenance. Tn addition, in the organization of the new shop forces, two shifts of crews on the heavier repair work on engines at the more {important en- gine terminals, will be used here- after, thus shortening-time of engines out of service and increasing avall- ability. With the effective completion of these various matters, present ca- pacity under existing conditions which approvimates that during past per- iods of heavy traffic, will materially exceéed that of any period heretofore. One of the more serious causes for unsatisfactory servicé recently, Has been due to an occaslonal cargo of in- ferior forelgn coal, on which it was necessary to rely following the reduc- tien in supply from our own mines and later from Nova Scotia. At the present time, however, the increasing supply of higher grades of fuel under our regular contracts, is encouraging. Tt is the purpose of the manage- ment in outlining this situation and in requesting ald and cooperation, to not only exert every endeavor to the interests of its patrons in the pres- ent situation, but to continue its pol- fey of such additional improvements are possible so that capacity and service will constantly tend in the di- rection of betterment. INVENTORY OF ESTATE An inventory of the estate of the Tan $8.00 MOST MEN WANT GOOD SHOES It is not what he pay: It is what he gets and here he gets not only what he pays for but what he wants—STYLE, QUALITY, COMFORT and SERVICE. The W. G. Simmons Corp. 85 West Main Street NEW BRITAIN late John Neary, of Berlin, was fil in the office of Probate Judge B. Gaffney yesterday. 8 invento] as follows: Cash ’or?.")\lnd. ufii Liberty bonds, $198.23; interest dus on Liberty bonds, $11.38; personal ef- fects $10.00. Have You Piles: Dr. Leonhardt’s HEM-ROID wiil relieve any form of Piles—quick ace tion in even old stubborn cases. No cutting—no greasy sglves—a harm. less tablet that removes the cause. Money back if not satisfied. Clark & Brainerd company. with Brick!| A Brick Home Costs No More Than One Built of Less Substan- tial material, and when you build yeur new home specity brick, for you will find that brick is far su- perior to other materials. Ask us for Information and Cir- cular. MFRS. 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