Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 30, 1915, Page 8

NORWICH BULLETIN, THURSD DECEMBER 30, 1915 —_—————— LDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN COHNECTICUT LBul BUILDING AND BUSINESS. Activity In Real Estate Increased About the State—Not Many New Projects. The record of real estate sales last week. as shown by the warranty deeds fileq in the various Connecti- cut towns reported by The Commer- cial Record is somewhat larger than in the like week of last year, which is also the case in the amount of mort- gage loans. The figures for the cur- rent week show 245 sales, with mort- gage loans of $775,271, comparing with 192 sales and mortgage loans of $615,421 a year ago. New companies formed in this for the -week numbered 13, with capital stock of $1,222,525, while ing the same week of last year were eight new incorporations, ing ageregate capital stock of $247,000. Petitions in bankruptey for the week numbered 3, with assets of $2,211 and liabilities of $14,641, a considerably better showing than that of a year ago, when there were 12 petitions with total assets of $35,674 and lia- bilities of $63,867. The volume of building. as is us- ual during the holiday period, is lower than for some weeks past and also lower than a year ago at this time. Last week 46 permits were issued in the cities of New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Waterbury and Stamford, comparing with 52 last year and 51 in 1913. The cost of buildings last week totaled $259,915, comparing with $234,- 625 last year and $147,765 in 1913. state total there hav- he largest contracts awarded last week were for factory work in New Haven and Bridgeport, where large additions are to be made to the am- munition plants in those cities. Other contracts included ad to armory in Stamford, schoolhouse in New Hav residence work in New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford, and theatre in Westport. A number of smaller houses for one and two fami- lies are reported throughout the state. Not many new projects were re- ported last week due probalv. to the holiday season. Plans are being pre- pared for two apartment buildings in Bridgeport, also a large fireproof facto: in Hartford bids will be call- ed for soon for two large apartment houses and contractors are now sub- mitting estimates for a store and apartment block: two-family houses are reported in all the larger cities of the state and there is much other Wworl contempiated which will be ready for figures later, making the outlook for the early part of the com- ing vear better than for several years. Norwich had 16 sales of real estate last week compared with seven for the same week last year. The mortgage loans were $2,700 and $8,000 for the respective weeks. In New London there were eleven sales of realty last week to five a vear ago, the loans for the two weeks being $5! and $9,130 for the re- spective week: INROADS OF PNEUMONIA ON STRATFIELD FAMILY. Three Succumb Within Short Period— Malady Prevalent in Bridgeport. Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 29.—Charle: B. Grantham of Stratfield died today from pneumonia, making the rd death in the family from the same dis- ease within a short time, the others being his wife and grandchild. Five deaths have occurred in this city within a brief period and accord- ing to Health Officer E. A. McLellan, who today issued a warning to Bridge- pert residents, the city may soon be | facing a nepidemic. which is now raging in the w CCos g to in- formation he has received from heaith departments in that section. Doctors | report hundreds of cases of grip, that they are confronted with many of them bordering on pneumonia. hospitals are filled and facto: jally have been struck by one concern having ut 40 per of its employes suffering from C. Page f ok for eight y night. following a stroke that afternoon. dga master of Sandy Ho d Monda of apoplexy STETSON & YOUNG, Carpenters and Builders, Best work and materials at prices by skilled labor, Telephone. 50 WEST MAIN ST. rigot | PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING Cal! Up 734 With or Without Gas Attach- ments but Always EFFICIENT and ECONOMICAL— MODEL RANGES We furnish Repairs for all makes of Ranges A. J. Wholey & Co 12 Ferry Street Phoness! MODERN PLUMBING is as essential in modern house as electricity is to lighting. We guaran- teo the very best PLUMBING WORK by expert workmen at the fariest prices. Ask us for plans and prices. J F. TOMPKINS 67 West Main Street Robert d. Cochran: GAS FITTING, SLUMBING, STEAM FITTING. 10 West Main Street, Norwich, Conu, Agent for N. B. O. Sheet Packing. 1. F. BURANS Heating and Flumbing 92 Franklin Street IRON GASTINGS dur-y FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY CO No. 11 to 25 Ferry Street COMPLETED Several Taftville Buildings Completed Former Pratte Block, New Moving Picture Theatre and Graham Block on Merchants Avenue Among Those Now Finished—Other Bu tion—Hopkins & Allen Arms Company to Have New Office Location—Two Story Residence for Golden Street —Sub Contracts Let for Norwich Housing Company. During the past month several of < or eight new business blocks | floors are four large flats of eight g erected on Hunter's avenue and | rooms each, all finished In natural Merchants avenue, Taftville, have been | wood. There are large balconies run- completed. The completed building the whole length of the build- include the block located at the c ner of the two avenues, Dr. Thomp- son’s new moving picture theatre and the new Graham block on Merchants avenue. < recently purchased by the Hopkins & | The corner block, which p i o s : Allen Arms company and located on Thompson soon after the big fire that :’lf"d’;;" A l;‘:"cfr‘r'"tqh)lfmm: =. "mh: swept through this section of Taft- | ot DY EOC ‘k_‘l' Pt it ville on the night of May 30. This| e e | building was badly damaged, although | not totally destroyed. and” it was|Ccate. Some changes will have to be found necessary to practically rebuild. | ade in the bullding to provide suit-| In size it is 90x30 feet and threei ... Gl e . 0T %% steel b f‘ & stories high. On the first floor are six | PATY'S e stores and on the second and third | Vil connect the main building with floors are four flats ht rooms each. | the new office. The bridge will con- The old French roof was removed another full story was built ent roof is of modern and has heavy cornices. and The pres- construction ach flat has Bath, ot and cold water and elcctric | °°cupied by the present office. ‘th’:‘;i,m;“"‘h““" €. H. Preston drew |;,ve completed the construction of the | ot w dry kiln for Hopki & Allen The New Theatre. El ik - company and it Nnow re: H While the reconstruction of this cor- | ceive the stocks, The kiln | ner block wa son had plan: under way Dr. Thomp- drawn for a moving pic- ture theat hich he has had erect-|has a capacity of 35,000 gun stocks, | ed on a lot just west of the corneriand is capabie of drying green lumber | block on Merchants avenue. The the-|in 23 davs tim i now completed and was thrown | peck & Mcwilllams expect for poroval last week.|ghe preliminary constr build feet in size, | bridge to co and h The main | with the Go g th floor is pitched and there is a larze |The bridge material has. not ce at the rear. The ventilation i ¢ refully provided for ‘am heat, electric wir B hd the hooth is of fireproo: ticn, to comply with th Grakam Block Rebuilt. James Grzham. another of the losers the big I are also the in cet in size 3 he first floor there | wide h X : depth and there stores 18 feet wide present_occupants of the building va- nect the second floors and will be con- structed just as scon as poss contract story | fourth BUSINESS BLOCKS AT ildings Approaching Comple- Residences Being Zuilt by a whole building depth. On the upper Architect Preston drew the plans this building. | New Office for H. & A. Co. A section of the Underwood property sle. The has not yet been let. Machinery is to be set up in the space | the site of the old Pequo is of the most modern con on. rived the con rdon the floor of PCULTRY DISEASES. Much Trouble Due to Neglicence of Owners In Case of Birds. | There are no pou s of! greater economic than C s and roup. Roup off ds of birds e 1y negiisence on in the hand its early stages. a_discase that s the old monihs only, unfavor- i ns which are apt to exist at thi n of the year make d more prevalent than during early winter. Some of the condit colds ns favorable to and roup br 2 of poor dr ions, tender stock. of temperature without otection, and The ter ca portant of all, as nea are pro- in tryman keeps within his ! fall of pullets that are | ferior in size and low in vitalit These are the birds which invariably contract colds and roup because their condition is such that they easily be- come carriers of the disease germs. Colds are not as dangerous as roup, but they frequently develop into something more serious and should be checked as soon as they are discov- ered. Every poultryman should make a _practice two or three times a week of zoing over his birds after they have gome to roost, listening for sneezing and coughing in order to isolate the birds who show the slightest symptoms of colds. When- ever birds are fed the poultryman should glance over his flock carefully to observe individuals that show signs of col If these colds are not too severe the birds may be isolated in warm, airy ccops and fed stimulating foods, and their recovery will soon follow. Treat these individuals with a 2 per cent solution of crude carbolic acid by spraying nostrils and throat or swabbing them out with a feather dipped in the solution. Where fowls exhibit signs of colds the cause should be ascertained and remedied at once. Drinking fountains should be thor- oughly disinfected, also roosts and nests so that germs which may be prevalent may be destroyed at once. Potassium permanganate should be used in the drinking water, enough to give it a distinctive wine color. An even teaspoonful of the solution with a quart of water will provide enough for 10 gallons of water. Roup may or may not develop from colds. This is of much great eco- nomic importance because of the many | catar be and cannot when m more mon virul 1c ro develo; not m T S that ause of the fa have cured of roup m arbor germs in large quan ind be tinued source of infe tloc cure have < in the ttempt to ds that us se of ses the c! will be easily infected-wi rea all poultry- should mark indlviduals infected with be so absolutel ne of them r are ever included i breeding floc ALFALFA. During First Year They are Delicate | .y But Respond Liberally to Feeding. The first requirement for alfalfa says Prof. Arthur D. Cromwell is good soil. Alfalfa must have liberal feed- ing at the start. It is true that al- falfa, when once well established, will come nearer making its own way while growing paying crops, than wi any other farm crop: yet must be faced, nameély, during the first year alfalfa plants’ are delicate littie plants which respond readily to liberal feeding. Alfalfa wants well drained soil. It will do well on on loose sandy or stony soil. It will not live with its head in water. The alfalfa seed is small and can- not hold its own against many of the weeds. Kill the weeds beforehand b disking and plowing, by cultivating and hoeing a season before the alfaifa is eown. The bottom of the seed bed should be hard. I should hardly ex- pect to =ucceed with alfalfa if 1 plowed the ground just before sowing the seed. Whenever alfalfa is sown in August following oats or wheat, disking the soll gives the best results. But we do not disk to save time, for it will take fully as much time. How- ever, the disking a hard seed bed un- derneath and gives us a garden mulch of fine soil on top and it leaves the stubble on the surface to act as a partial shade and to keep the soil from washing. Plowing, especially if a coat of man- ure or heavy coat of stubble is plow- | the architect | Gus heating. this fact | TAFTVILLE Sub-Contracts Awarded. Sub-contracts for the 20 houses to be erected by the Norwich Housing company have been awarded as fol- low xterfor and interior trim, H. B. Porter & Son company; plumbing, tin- ning and heating, J. P. Barstow & company; plastering, A. E. Cruthers: electric wiring, Eaton Chase & com- pany: painting, Henry Beausoleil. C. Morgan Williams is the general con- tractor. The houses are being com- structed for the accommodation of the employes of the Hopkins & Allen Arms cempany. MIDDLETOWN. been awarded the mbing, heating and iter A. Blau the elec- rank M. McCarthy the painting in connection with the re- modeling of the residence at 376 Wi ington street for Mrs. E. C. Ach- eson. August Ahlberg has the contract for the carpenter work for the house to be remodeled on Prospect street for August Johnson. t ern convenienc Bacon Bros. h contract for the metal work, W; tric work and The house will con- in six rooms, provided with all mod- s, George Griswold is FISHERS ISLAND. rled proposal January struction of a new from plans drawn son Potter, 2 Un York. Bids will be eral contract, including lso for the entire « of the heating is reserved to reject an George D. lark is hanklin, secretary he received for the con- choothouse here, exception right bids. PORTLAND. Th new residence being erected on Main street, Portland, for C. E. Da- vis, is now being plastered. Donald McKenzie has carpenter work, av L. Pete the mason work, H. Wetherby plumbing and n the W. BUILDING OPERATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND. rations v The w n lime is poiso; Omly | unburned, ground i= to be| recommended for immedi- | re sowing Burned lieved to b us to al- Mo cut at rea- | | ARSENATE GROWING MORE COSTLY. All who contemplate purchasing any of lead should con- ty of purchasing it sle before the price deal more. This ma- the most effective insect we have and is used in es by fruit growers, po- and all who have vege- soon as po nees a 1 is to growers bles, shrubs and outdoor plants nts which are subject to the urge of leaf-eating insects. This | material has been advancing in price and all indications point to the fact { that it will continue to advance for some time. Therefore it would be | advisable for those who are going to need this material during the com- | ing year to figure up their needs and get together with their neighbors tc buy where it can be bought to the | best advantage considering the guar- anteed aly 3 | FOR BUTCHERING. | Clear Cool Weather Desirable—Curing of Hams and Shoulders. For butchering, choose clear cold weather. Let the meat get cold all through, and firm, but not frozen, be- fore curing Strip out the leaf lard and hang It where there is a circula- tion of cool dry air. Cure it as soon as the animal heat is out, usually in from twenty-four to thirty-six hours after slaughtering. There are two methods of curing pork—the brine and | RED CROSS PHYSICIAN | despatches good shape (the trimmings can be used for sausage and scrapple); rub them with a mixture in this propor- tion: For every 100 pounds of meat use four pounds of salt, a pound of brown sugar and two ounces of salt- peter. Mix, and thoroughly run the meat, skin and all, and push sene into the hock around the bone. It is wel! to push some extra salt around the bone and through the hole made for the hang-string. Lay the hams on a board, skin side down; any of the mixture that you can not rub into them pile on top; at the end of a ‘week, rub the rest of it in. After ly- ing for another week hang them in a cool dark smokehouse| Keep up & faint smoke every day from hickory and apple chips, smothered with saw- dust. While the weather is cool It will not hurt them to hang a week or two, as slow smoking gives a delicate filavor. Before flles come in the spring, dust cayenne pepper around the bone, wrap each ham closely in paper and sew muslin around it before hanging up. The muslin may be covered with thick whitewash or dipped in melted paraffine; but we have never found such extra precautions nec it the meat is covered before it is at- tacked by files. FEEDING THE HENS, It Pays Well to Pay Attention to Ra- tions That Produce the Eggs. If one pen of your hens cared for by Eon Joe laid only one dozen eggs per week and another pen tended by Son George lald six dozen per week, and continued this same rate of laying throughout the year, you would in- vestigate the matter, wouldn't you? writes F. W. Orr in Farm and Fire- side. And if you found each pen con- tained just thirty hens of same age and hatched from eggs laid by the same parent stock, the problem would become right Interesting, wouldn't it? Mr. Prentice Mopre, poultryman at the Idaho BExperiment Station, cared for two pens of White Leghorns, 30 pullets to the pen, from November 1, 1914, to November 31, 1915. These hens, In both pens, were progeny of the same parent stock, and looked equally promising at the beginning of the test. One pen averaged 24.6 eggs per hen during the year, the other 1285 eggs per hen. Both lots were confined in yards 50 feet square, throughout the year. The poor-laying hens were fed a mixture of fifteen parts wheat, two parts oats, and two parts barley, also grit and green food, but no mash. TMe hens in the better laying pen were fed a grain mixture composed of twelve parts wheat, two parts corn, three parts oats, two parts barley, one part kafir corn, one part millet, one- half part sunflower seed, and one part buckwheat. They were also fed a dry mash made up of one part wheat meal, two parts bran, two parts white shorts, one part corn-meal, two parts fish-tneat meal, and one per cent charcoal. This pen was also fed oys- ter ghell, grit, green feed, and dry granulated bone. Both pens were fed the scratch feed in_deep Ilitter. The hens in the poor-laying pen not only averaged less than one fifth as many eggs, but produced a much larger proportion of small, unmarket- ‘w.ln a limited ration could not main- to able eggs than 4aid the better laying pen. The hens were weighed on the last day of each month, throughout the year, and it was found that the hens KIDNEY TROUBLE LEADS TO TERRIBLE TORTURE tain their btody weight when laying, (pHiundreds of sufferers from in but the well-fed pen maintained quite |the back and sides, bladder uri- 2 uniform weight while laying over | 38r¥ dlwrdwflx’ lunlhu-cu. rheu: five times as many eszs. “yes or In the fest and ankics nesr Had the pen fed the Mmited, un- |Sisncss fred or worn-out or Hed- balanced ratiol froe range, achy feellng, don’t seem to reallze that showing, of course, would have been | the ater part of all sickness today less riking. Nevertheless, during |can be avoided by keeping the kidneys the winter months, when egg prices | Working properly. If you suffer from iny of the many agonles that accom pany weak, clogged-up or diseaseed idneys you should not neglect your- seif another day and run the risk of serious complications. Secure a paci age of Bolvax, the wonderful new kid ney remedy, which is very inexpensive, yet acts quickly and surely on the seat were highest, they would have been under the same disadvantage as the hens confined in the emali yard. The pen that made the better rec- ord made only a fair average produc- tion, for havinz such excellent care and favorable feeding. The origin and of the trouble. You'll be surprised how entirely different you'll feel in a very short time. It doesn’t matter how long you have suffered, how old you are, or what you have uséd. The very principle of Solvax is such that it is practically impossible o take it into the human system with- ut some beneficial resuits. Solvax is pleasant to take gives quick relief and has been so uniformly former breeding of these hens was not_known, but they were of a good quality of White Leghorn stock. HORSES. Some Good Points Advanced for Their Care During Winter. successful that Lee & Osgood and other ieading dealers in this vielnity will in future sell it under a positive guaras- tee of relief or refund the money. No other kidney remedy we belleve ever had a large enough percentage of cures S0 that it could be sold in this manner. A guarantee like this speaks volumes for the merit of Solvax. There is no time like the present to do a thing that ought to be dome. Ir anyone has kldn.r trouble today is the best time to begin curing it _— The extra farm i{eams that are to be wintered as cheaply as possible without work, should have their shoes removed at once. Do not stuf these horses with hay or straw: such feeding induces indi- gestion. A moderate amount of hay and a small grain ration are more econom- ical, and much better for the horses. These horses, as weil as those at work, should have a bran mash at least once each week. There is no do that crushing the oats fed to all norses is far the most economical way of feeding them. Any thrifty farmer can well afford to own his own crusher Clover hay is good for horses but it is best cut and moistened and the grain fad mixed with it Never feed musty or dusty hay to horses; it is not safe. Put a lump of rock salt stall in a convenient place. Ground floor box stalls are the best for the colts. If you must have the bedding deep so sli) Never leave home without a blanket for your horse. Cover the horse if you stop only a short time. A heated horse will chill quickly if stopped in a cold wind. In a few minutes of the chill the mischief is done, and you have an unsound or a dead horee. It is costly in either case. FARM PROPERTY INVENTORY. that woolen as well as cotton mills would be affected. No statement was made regarding the probable action of the print cloth mills. It was pointed out in this con- nection that the shortage of dyes and the consequent increase in cost of production might delay any wage ad- vance in those industries. BRITISH GRAND FLEET HAS NOT SEEN ACTION But H Been the Foundation Which Everything Has Rested. London, Dec. 29, 532 p. m.—"The British grand fleet has never yet had the opportunity of being in action, has nevertheless from hour to hour, day by day, through all the months of the year, been the foundation upon which everything else has rested” was the summary by A. J. Balfour, firs' lord of the admiralty of the lessons to be derived from a moving picture record of the activities of the fleet, over the first production of which he presided this afternoon. Mr. Balfour declared that the film shown was “packed with lessons of in each on board floors, keep the animals won't Before one is able to close up his farm account book for the year it will be necessary to obtain an inven- tory of all investments on the farm in the form of machinery, tock, feed and suppiies, buildings and land, | the deepest import to Britons und to etc. This is also necessary to have |the world to begin the mnew years accoun! The success of all the land opera- During the next week or 10 days on should plan to get an inventory of all property and start year properly The league in de 'S to emphasize tions of the allies from Archange! on he north to the Persian gulf, ulti- jmately depended, he belleved. on the British fleeet, because, were it re- the importance of this part of theimoved, the allied nations, “now band- farm records and is willing to aid|ed together against the tyranny of any ome in any systems of farm ac- |the central powers” would be cut off count books which are available. The farm account book w! has been published by the league may be ob- tained at the league office. from the outer world and from each other. He doubted whether the mag- nitude of the task thrown upon the British navy and “so far triumphant- Iy _accomplished” was yet realized. [ tained Troops 5 and § at the Y. M. A present and aii Troop 3. On Wednesday last Troop 3 enter-|% C 12 from Troop § went down on the gym floor and played games, after which Mr. Case gave a talk on the third statement of toe scout oath, corresponding the | symbol of the Y. M. C. A, body, mind Then all scouts went up- d had cocoa and cookies. outs volunteered Members of Troo the visiting troops d Troop 6. Nearly every member of - New Certi been and John ceived as fc Robert Wc ows: I aw Troop WAS ON ANCONA Cecile L. Greil to Make Deposi- tion to State Department. New York, Dec. 29.—Dr. Ceclle L. Greil, the Red Cross physician who was on the steamship Ancona when it was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean arrived here today on the steamship Rochambeau on her way to Washington to make a deposi- tion for the state department regard- ing the Ancona's sinking Dr. Greil repeated her story of the incident, as previously told in cable and described in detail how she entered her stateroom just as a shell from the submarine burst through a port hole and killed a mad. Mrs. Greil declined to state specificaily that any of the lifeboa had been shelled, but she did say that a con- siderable number of the survivors were wounded before being taken off the Ancona. No_ warning was given the Ancona, Dr. Grefl added, the presence of the submarine first being known when a shot crashed into the forward part of the ship. “Naturally there was much confu- sion,” Dr. Grell said, “but of the ac- tion of the crew I do not desire to say anything. Fifteen lifeboats were launched but only eight got away safely. I had to jump from the deck of the ship, about twenty-five feet, to the boat In which I took refuge. “Fully fifty people, most of thcm wounded by shells from the subma- rine or by fly! debris, were on thne decks of the down. to the boats after the ship began to settle. “It was eleven hours before eight boats were picked up by French mine the nearest port. ferings were intense. the dry cure. Both are good, but for the richer flavor the dry cure is the better, for brine destroys some of the it flavor. Meat that has been soaked, before. Trim the hams and shoulders in in war.” Bridgeport—Bridgeport banks are soluble protein in meat, which gives beneflcllrlel'r:: the bllllnfllll t'wm h: or even wet, is not so good as it was | $1,000,000 a week ..:‘3‘ a nrvmon of this city. it goes into the trust companies. WHAT THE BOY SCOUTS ARE DOING There was one member of Troop 5 | First i xcom when she went They had not been able to get the a planter and taken into Many of those in the boats were wounded and their suf- % I lmmwdul for my escape, but I would rather have gone down with the ship than be a factor in involving my country Though silent.” sald the first lord, “it is performing at this moment not alone for the allies, but for the whole world, the greatest, the most impor- tant part in the drama now being played out for the freedom of the world. The world has yet to know how much it owes to the British fleet and how the assured victory which is coming to us in the future is coming least as much as the gift of the British navy as of the splendid valor of the allied troops, whether British or foreign Young Be Cou rtecus. In law v out impo; cema |HAD DESTROYED EVERY PICTURE OF HER CHILDREN. | Mother Who Drowned Two Sons in Milford Reservoir. Milford, Conn., Dec. 29.—Coroner El Mix today heild an inquest into the aths of Edward and Sidney Krause and ars old, respectively, who ere by their mother, Mrs. Krause, yesterday afternoon Milford reservoir, the time e attempted suicide there. he hearing was held in the parish house of Peter's church. The wit- included the medical examiner, Another rish for the Dr. W. J. H. Fischer, Edward Krause. fether of the boys, and relatives of the | Krauses. it developed today that Mrs. Krause leaving the house with the boys oyed every picture of the the naturalization papers d Krause was not present at the g confined at the county |CHECKS FOR HOLDERS OF CONNECTICUT BONDS €ent Out by Treasurer Chamberlain— Amount to $116,860. Hartford, Conn., Dec. 29—State | Treasurer F. S. Chamberlain sent out ay checks to holders of Con- state 4 per cent. registered to pay the half yearly interest falls due Jan. 1, 1916. The amount to $115,560. The semi- nnual interest on the coupon bonds amounts to $83,140 and i s paid on presentation of coupons. Ford Will Arrive Saturday. New York, Dec. 29.—Henry Ford, returning on the steamship Bergens- T WAGE INCREASES FOR | bor COTTCN MILL EMPLOYES | w! In Various Cit England es of Northern Now | 75,000 Affect Boston wage incre: sand emplec | cotton mills ir forG from his peace expedition, will ern New F h arrive in New York Saturday, ac- a conference tr cerding to 1 wireless message received this city at wh today by the Norwegian-America line from the steamer. Why Piles ? A Free Trial of Pile Treat~ ment Will Answer the Question Emphatically. If you suffer from pfies, you are doing Jou o vesting the famous Pyramid e provement warranted an adva operatives. Cities in which the wage increase notices were posted include Nash: Dover, Somersworth and Salmon Fa N. H., and Lowell and Lawrence, Mass While no specific amount was named. it is understood here that the advance will avera; five per cent. for all em- ployes receivi $10 a week or under. The number of operatives by the increase is said to be The mills announcing e increase have been quite prosperous during the past year, it is said, and their treas- urers look for a still further business activity in 1916. Whether this ad- vance will be followed by a general readjustment of wages in_the entire textile industry in New England is uncertain, but other mill interests are said to have had the maatter under consideration for some weeks. The first announcement of the pro- posed advance was made at Nashua, where the operatives, who have just returned to work after a three months’ strike, were informed that there woudd be a readjustment of their wages be- ginning next Monday. This was fol- lowed by announcements of increased wage schedules at Lowell and Law- rence and later in the day a confer- ence of mill treasurers was held in this city, at the conclusion of which it was said that other mills in north- ern New England, including those at Manchester, Dover, Somersworth and Salmon Falls, N. H, would join in the raise. Textile labor leaders in southern New England cities expressed the opinion that operatives in those cen- ters would refuse to accept a five per cent. increase in case one was made, but would demand a larger amount. Mill men here said that it was not unlikely that the textile interests in that part of New England as well as those in Maine would follow the action taken today. It was also suggested ess conditions t off the famous PYRAMID DRUG COMPANY 534 Pyramid Bldg., Marshall, Mich.