Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 16, 1916, Page 12

PREDICTIONS OF SHORT CROPS NOT ALARMING (Written Specially for The Bulletin.) The September crop report is out. It is supposed to be “the most im- portant of the year.” According to it the outiook for grain in this country is decidedly poor. The August forecast showed a great fall- ing off from the one of 1915—a year ago. This September forecast predicts a scaling down in a single month of forty-three million bushels of wheat; sixty-seven million bushels of corn; forty-three million bushels of oats, and forty-six million bushels of pota- toes. This is said to the hot and dry weather prevailing over the country August. ave been due to generally during Large as these figures seom they are mere trides beside those wbich show the decrease of estimated 1316 crops compared with the actual yields of 1915 As against last year, the estimated wheat crop is 401,000,000 bushels short; the corn crop is 345,000,000 bushels short; the oats erop is 309,- 900,000 bushels short, and the potato crop is 41,000,000 bushels iess than sven last year's inadequate produc- tion. with the August report the figures showed a decrease of 154,000,000 bush- els in the indicated yield of the four great grain crops. As compared with September, 1914, a total of $61,000,000 Dbushels shortage for the four grains, Nobody could have had a good word to say for the report. In the days be- fore the war it would have been a signal to sell stocks and buy grain. In thcse days the crops played as im- portant a part as money i market calculations. Yesterday the market hesitated a mement after the publica- tion of the rerort, probably on selling by some of the old timers, and then went forward buoyantly again. Hers was the first crop report in financial history that was accompanied by bull- ish demonstrations in both gfain and stocks.” So it seems figures of the government forecas: didn’t scare ever the volatile spirits of the stock exchange. that the I don’'t happen to know of any farmer who has gone woozy ~over them. Nobody anywhere seems to be frightened. Certainly nobody any- where has thus far been burt. The whimpering wili come later, when canny dealers will take advan- The hay crop already secured is the! tage of the situation to make it an largest ever mowed away, and both|cxcu for boosting retail prices to tobacco and rice promisc the largest|the consumer another notch or two. crops ever produced Dut, as I ha repeatedly said, why But we don% eat hay or tobacco for |should this inconvenience any real food, and the rice crop is a small|tarmer? He is primarily producer sherry-bite for the big mouth of the|rather than consumer. ouzht to United States,—only about 32,000,000 | benefit rather than suffer from the ‘ons against 25,000,000 a year g0. In commenting on the figures the Department of Agriculture ‘the reduction of spring wheat condi- tion _brin: he forecast of all wheat down to 611,000,000 bushels, which is not more than the normai domestic requirement”, i. e. no more than we thall want fo eat right here in this sountry, without leaving a pound over io_expor: abroad. The potato condition forecasts an unusually short crop for winter sup- ply,” says the department. nd there you have it for what it is worth. or what you cioose to t at. | am not in the habit of wasting much Wworry over government fore- asts, either of crops or of weather or >f Mexican politics. Probably you are a ither. Long cxperience has made highly suspiclous of their a They are simplr straws which > not always tel! which way the real wind blows,—only ittle eddy the happens to ught in. This eddy al- in| or sower of they have I interest been but Right there is where the surprise in hese last figures comes in For the New York Stock Exchange retually i no more attenttn o hem; bulletined on its boards, han the zreat mass of working far mers usually have done. The New York Times thus coramented on the ation if_any indication were needed of he futility of mating the mar- tet according to the old siandards it pplied at 2:15 o'clock vesterday ternoon when the September crop eport the most important of the rear, was given out. As: compared notes that | all the cor: value | {mer | ng of prices for the products he s to sell. He can, if he wants t> d is willing to take the trouble, raise and potatoes and oats his ar own needs call for. ne times out of ten, he couid raise all the wheat he will consume. Fifty years ago all the farmers in my vicinity gzave up raising wheat. Under the old methads of svil prepa- ration and soil feeding it had come to be urprofitable Yet, right on this old farm of mine, on fields which have been cropped for a hundred and fifty vears I nave, within the last twenty ised first quality soring whea te of ver 22hushels per acre. average acre vicld of spring fo- the Tinited States this year ccording to this amazing September (forzcase, is just .3 bushels. That ie, the grea: w) ficlds of the wonder tern hal?, little more than a third of my wors eastern s yield ar ce yielded. In the light of such facts it is at th The surd that eastern farmers * raise wheat. In some casos it mi not be profitable. In some cases it might be difficult. In many cases it might be hard to get the zrain ground from lack of milling facilities. But the raising is no: bevond us, if we really want to do it and ara convinced that it would be worth while. If, in any cuse, It isn’t worth while, then in that case, of course. the far. has no right to kick about bt wheat he prefers and choose rather than raise. ing 2 buy In any case, this crop-est government count it begins to look as if the ac- ating business of wasn't of very sreat Tts value to actual has long been problemati ism't of any use to the sraf of the stock exchanges, cither, only remaining good it seems to ser s to provide salaries for certain gov- ernment employes engaged in collect— ing and tabulating ard brozdeasting the alleged_statistice. anc, realiy, a lot of these delicate- nded younz gentlemen might be | te as profitably employed callou te palms in rural potato raising enore potatoos, in| hington offics, collating figures | to shcw insuffisient crops. ! Indeed, s whole lot of the govern- ment’s well-mezant efforts to “help the farmer,” are of questionable value to him—or anybody els It has got so that certain branches | of government seems to think they must all the time be doing something At the first sisn of skintroul.fleapp]y Resinol That parch of eroption is not weres- sarilyasedons matter! Eveninsevere, ‘weltestablished cases of ecrema, ring- ‘worm vx‘aiffli:r afections, Resinal Olnroere Resinol Sosp wsmally re- Feve the iching 2t emes ama guickly esch Tmene, &ar.m&\‘q*. - expentive treatmens: be Tehedlam ty (s pel S trombles; i their eaner Mages. il Sy sl Reesiel vttt s sl ol e For smples f end, de, weis Do, $8. osicall. Beltimare, =3 for farmers or thev’l! be in danger of losing the farmer vote. Being politicians and not farmers they know about as much of the real farmer's real problems as they do about San- scrit theology. Whaich is just nota- | ing. But they think th must do something to xeep the farmers good- atured. S> they appropriate and spend monev for a good many things which make a real farmer smile—if he doesn't get mad before the grain develops! There’s the weather service, of which I've spoken several times In my neck-o'-woods it isn't nearly as informative or valuable as a combina- tion of angle-worm, spider and ewal- low. Anyone of those latter threc weather-forecasters car and does tell me things about coming weather earl- ier and more accurately than the Washington forecasters do. For il- lustration, I've already had two frosts on my gardens. Not very hard ones to be sure: not enough to kill any- thing. But severe enough to nip squash leaves and bean-vine tips and peppers, ete. In the first case the Washington forecasts made no refer- ence whatever to the subject. In the last case they specially predicted “no Furniture Store. mings for Fall and Winter. REMOVAL The Norwich Fur Co. are now located at their new store at 45-47 Main Street, next to Shea & Burke’s We are open for business now with a new line of Furs, Coats, Skins, and all kinds of Trim- All Remodeling and Repairing at reasonable prices. - Norwich Fur Co. ‘18 years in Norwich - M. BRUCKNER, Proprietor depressing | ‘wheat cmpire” dom't pro- | marked ‘change in temperature.” Yet twelve hours after that prediction was fyped the mercury stood at 82 and iwenty-four hous afterward at 32— a fall of fifty degrees in a dozen hours. 1f that ien't a “marked” change in temperature, T don’t what would be. Now government agents are touring the ‘rooral deestricks” to try an arouse some enthusiasm for or at least some interest in some sort of a “land bank” which is supposed to offer the farmer a chance to borrow money. Good land! The farmers I chance to krow about aren’t hankering to borrow money. They'd be better sat- isfed to get consumers’ prices for the stuff they raise instead of being com- pelled to “divvy” with _the market toll-takers in the proportion of about one-third to themselves and two- thirds to the tollmen. Most farmers have trouble enough, already, in get- ting money to pay taxes and insur- ance and church rates and Srocery bills, etc., without wanting an inter- est bill on bofrowed money added to their burden. Undoubtedly there are certain® per- sone living on farms in the country who would be glad to borrow money from anybody, any time. But they are not apt. to be real farmers. They may be spendthrifts who have run through their patrimony and are ready for another chase; or they may be people who had rather live on oth- er folks' money than their own, or they may be. speculators who think thev see a chance to rake in certain profits if they .can only have some- bhody else’s money for the preliminary risks; or. they may. be dreamers who have' the vision of some will-o'-the- wisp luring them with dancing lights towards bankruptcy; or they may be just “splurgers” who want to show off and don't care how much it costs somebody else for them to do it. But_the real farmers 1 know about who spend their time raising things and taking care of their farms and stock, are apt to be righty . chary about borrowing. Mortgages ard an- nual interest days are not attractive to such of them as I meet. Perhaps things are different out Hereabouts the farmers don't half so much about new oppor- tunities of _borrowing government money as they would about a govern- ‘ment supervision of markets which would enable them to collect at least two-thirds or. three-quarters of the real selling value of their produce. It isn’t so much the other fellow’s money that we want as the chance to add to our own rolls a fairer propor- tion ' than at present of our ‘own money,—that which we honestly earn but are swindled out of by market manipulators. THE FARMER. An Old Time Democratic Faction Succeeded. (Special to The Bulletin.) New London, Sept. 15.-—Honorable Thomas M. Waller, former mayor of New London, governor of Connecti- Cut, secretary of state, consul gener- al at London, and the recipient of more distinguished hcnor than any living resident of New London, and a democrat of the old school, has re- entered active politics for the first time siace the ward system was adopted. He attended the primary in the Fifth ward and was elected a delegate to the city convention, last Mon night, to help ncminate a city ticket, and also the delegates to the state, congressional, senatorial and probate conventions. He certain- v Jid help some, and then some more. The city convention was held in the bascment of county court house. The zovernor cime into the room with a rush, tripped and pitched headfore- most_down two steps onto the floor and forfunately escaped injury. Will- ing hands were ready to assist, but he was on his feet in quick time and malle for a seat ncar the platform. He at once commenced a study of ex- rules, for he knew well was turned down as a delesate to the state convention that elected dele- gates to the naticnal convention. He was there as the first lieutenant or Deputy Internal Revenue Collector | William H. Fwrreli, for years of the al staff of Honorable Bryan F. to join forces with Mr. Far- and to help diz the political grave Mahan: for it that Farrell inced he han and | was going to break : Farr, s anti-N yeral war had been busy in getting an 1 delegation from the sev- ds to the city -convention, and | e worl he was not opposed. The main object wes to oust Mahan from | the state sentral committee and make {room for “Iarrell thereon. “There is {not_much doubt but Farrell suc- |ceed in getting an ant an_ dele- | gation from this seratorial district. But back to the city convention, Mr. | Waller was sclected chairman without | opposition. on motion of a_delegate ho cvidently had no: much knowl- jedge of the greatness of Mr. Waller | for he aros: “I move that| Thomas M. " aliey chairman of this convexti therefore no wonder that ter cntering the roc ler asked soon nd not te- and what's the use of beirz chairman of a democratic gathering if you can't rule” In this instance, My, Waller was in the chair as representing the Farrcll contingent, and he sew to it that the Farrel program was carried out to the letter, As soon as the convention was or- ganized a motion prevailed that the chairman of the five ward delegations be a nominating committee to present a list of name:.as candidates for the city ticket and also for the delegates to the several conventions. While the committee was preparing tie list, Mr. Waller mad= a speech strongly in favor of the re- election of President Cleveland. e Also made reference to the lack of seating accommodations in the con vention hall and he urged thcse pres ent, regardless of politics, to use their infiuence with the in the ante room court of common council so that proper seating facili- ties would be provided. He eaid with ample seats, and the people seat- ed, tre business could be conducted, properly and as orderly as 1 tne court, and he believed the convention then in session would be of the mcst orderly type. He made reference to some place in Norwich where similar sessions are held where 900 men can be comfortable seated, and inconse- quence the political sessions in that city are as orderly conducted as are the courts. Mr. Waller’s prediction of an order- ly .convention did not materialize, as he did not practice what he preached, for to do so probably would not be digging that grave for the politics ,of Mahan and his followers. and would thwart the work of the Farrell- ‘Waller combination. The committee finally eent in a list of town officers for action by the courcil, and 'two names came in for the office of regis- trar of voters, a Mahan man and a Farrell man. The roll call of ‘the del- egates was asked for to decide which of the two men would be the nomiree. Waller believing that Farrell had corralled a majority of the delegates permitted the roll call and the Ma- han man, so-called, was nominated by a vote of 13 to 1Z. Then the animal broke loose and the fight was on, with Mr. Waller as chairman in the most| rommanding position. There was motlon for a roll call on the delegates to the state conventyn but it was ruled out of order as was. every other motion made by the anti - Waller delegates. There was some uproar, and all the time the chairman was rapping the table with his gavel, and sometimes within a few inches of Senator Miner's head:. The chairman wes not rapping- for order- but to i s it isting caucuw in advance that he was to preside at the city convention. He was there for a purpose, and according to his own statement. he was there to show that he' could be a delegate to the! | coming ‘statc conveation, even if he ing greeted with use, “Do vou think the men 2d here know me”” When Mr. aller took his | place on the platform he was then ap- | plauded, even by those who full knew that the convention was likely | to be what it eventually w a real- old-: hioned V T convention, with Waller in absolute control and to govern in a way best snited to his purpose. It was he who said years ago, “all is fair in w: nd politics, EX-GOV. WALLER REENTERS POLITICS Made Chairman of City Convention Which Developed Into Row—Effort to Defeat Mahan e drown the efforts of the opposition to be heards The chair declared a_ roll call motion out of order, tie. subsci- tution of other names for those brought in hy the committee as out of order. In fact nothing was' in order that came from the oposition. Natu- rally the spectators hooted and howl- ed, first for the one side and fien: for the other, and the mallet pounded the table just tae same. There came a lull in this storm, as there does all others, and it was then that the doves of peace were se- cured. There was hurried conversa- tion with some of the delegates, and the result was whispered to the chair- man. Mr. Waller told the delegates that although the mction for a rofi call, in the manner it was made, was entirely ou: of order, as it was not in weriting, still he would waive the par- liamentary rule and permit a roll call to be taken on the delegates to the state convention. When the roll call was iaken Frank Lawton, the candi- date for alderman from the Fourth ward, and former Tax Collector John Drea. who voted for the Mahan cani- idate for registrar, changed their vote for the Farreil-Waller combination, and the delegates of that faction were declaved elected by a vote of 14 to il. The convantion was a typical, old- time democratic row, simply that and nothing more, though it S prooa- bly a revelation to the majority wno dttended that particular city conven- tion, and who knew little or nothing of the past in local democratic poli- j tics, when Mr. Waller was already for fight, generallv had one, and always won, until Bryan F. Mahan shied his castor into the political ring. Since have had ome friendly and some as they happened to the maiters o be de- then these kings of poiltic several bouts, be lined up oi Lprobably not 2 man among them but | who would doff their cap to the vetar- an democratic politician and _states- man for what he has done for the party in genetal, but Hke all other politicians, there is a method in the madress to be the leaders in order to advance their own personal interests. This is applicable alike to such _ex- | perienced politiclans as Mes: Wal- ard Mahan, and also to aspirants lto succeed to leadership, but who ure jtoo feeble in the game to stand of themselves. The men ars few of Governor Waller's age who could con- trol a city convention as he did, with just as much life and vigor as he did ty and even forty vears or more |ams. Of conrse the’ delezates and [ine spectators, too. fully realize that | Governor Waller iIs not as voung as {he used to be, and all have been | taught to respect people of advanced |ase. Some life-long Waller adherents did not aprove of his ruling in the convention. and no man kunows better than Mr. Waller himself that some of | the rulings wculd not stand in any { deliberative bedy, but in a d~mocratfc city convention' about anything and everything goes. Tolland County COLUMBIA Band Gives Closing Concert of Sea- son—Automobile Outing—Republ can Nominations—Selectmen’s Re- port Indicates Good Business Man: agement, Most of the bungalews abour the lake are occupied at present, quite a numler of summer people are staying later than usual on account of the infantile paralysis epidemic. Closing Band Concert. The Foster band gave the last of lake for the season Sunday | Twe Hundred and Fifty Mile Auto- mobile Trin. Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Lyman, Mrs. May Lyman -Smith, Ciayton E. L man, and Miss Marjorie Fowler, left Columbia by ~automobile Thursday morning. Arriving at Bast Hartford, they “followed the west side of tne Connecticut river through . Windsor and Warehouse Point, to Springfield. At this point they crossed the river visiting Holyoke, Northampton and Whately, where they stopped for din- ner. Affer dinner they drove'to Old Deerfield and viewed the old battle- field where Capt. Thomas Lathrop and seventy men from Essex county, Mas- sachusetts, were caotured and Kkilled by the Indians. while picking grapes. It was called the “Battle of Bloody Brook” They also visited Memorial hall ‘and examined the large collection of Indian relics. They stayed at Ho- tel Lathrop, South Deerfield, Thurs- day night. ‘A. E. Lyman was at home here for he had played the cornet at thiS hotel in past seasons. TFriday morning the party —motored to Mt Sugar Loaf, climbed to the top and sat in “King Philip’s” chair, where the old warrior used to sit and wRtch the early scttlers below. From this chair, A. E. Lyman played several fine solos on his cornet which were echoed down the Connecticut river valley. Friday noon the party started on their return trip from Springfleld, they went to Suffield, Windsor Locks, and Windsor to Harferd, —amiving there about 5 o'clock, They stopped to Mies Fowler's home for supper and staved there - Friday night. Saturday | morning they visited verlous places in Hartford - and’ arrived at Columbia, termined. Altaiuzh the msdority of those present hooted at tae decisions \made by the chairman, still there is the Sunday afternocn concerts at the | ctivity, and the number of cottuge and guests remaining late is very | |large.” Visitors the past week have Saturday afternoon. The covered was about 250 miles. Local Briefs. Herbert: Little of ' Merider spent several days last week with local rel- atives. Miss Lena G. Wolff, bookkeeper and stenogregher for J. C. Worth and Co. of Norwich, is spending her vacation at_her home on Columbia Green. ‘Master Newton Tucker of Newinz- ton has been visiting his grandmoth- er an aunt, in this place. Mrs. Emily Randall and children, who have been spending the summer here expect to leave early next weex. Mrs. Rangail for her home in Colora- distance do, ‘and her son, Harold, for New Hampshire, where he is to enter Phillips Exeter Academy, and her daughter, Miss Marion Randall, [or Milwaukee, Wis.,, where she will enter the Milwaukee Downer College for ‘Women. . Herman Brown and Harold Randall have beém spending a weck camping at Ocean Beach. William C. Rebinson, proprietor of r View Farm”, is showing a peach which measures 10 inches around and weighs ) 1-2 ounces. He expects to haryest sever: hundred baskets of peaches this scason. Republican Caucus. The Republican caucus to nominate town officers was held a: Yeoman's hall, Monday evening. About 25 were present. The nominations follow Assessor for three years, William Wolff; board of relief, three years, B. F. Hutchinson: selectmen, I'. A. Ly- man and Dcloss Willis; auditor, Henry C. Isham; tax collector, Victor Brouseau; registrar of voters, E.. I. Hutchinson; town school committee, Clayton E. Hunt and E. Lyman; grand jurors, D. A. Lyman, Clayton E. Huwt“and Conrad Schrieffer; consta- bles, A. L. Frink. E. F. Hutchinson. Lester J. Hutchinson, with two or three exceptions this is the old . ticket, Markofi—Wezenfeld. At the home of Mcyer Bitten in Pine street, Sunday evening, 175 were present when Miss Annie Wezenfeld of News York, who nas been hoarding at Ritten’s, and Max Markofl of Willimantic were married by Rabbi Lavire of Willimantic. Of those pres- ent nine were from New York, 20 from Norwich and a large number from Wiilimantic and vicinity. The bride received many presents includ- ing fifty dollars ($30) in money. The couple will reside in Willimantic, where Mr. Markoff is in b ness. Recent Accidant: Recently Mrs. Fred Schillinger fell down a flizht of stairs and was badly bruised about the head nd face. Friday of last week, Willard B. Clarke fell from a uffold and was badly injured, Monday, Miss Lena G. Wolff fell from a load of hay and was so badly shaken up as to coniine her to her bed for a time. She wis on the load of hay to have her picture taken and g swept off the load by the overhanging ‘branch of an apple tree. TOWN REPORT. As Completed .by Selectmen ard Town Treasurer, The selectmen arnd town treasurer have completed their report of the| busin for the pa: ear showing that for the first time in a number of vears the income of the town has practically paid its running expenses, | and had it not been for the $1,000 as the town’s portion of the new state highway, the net indchtedness of the town would have been reduced over 3900, llowing is a recapitulation of the expenses of the several departments for the past two yeurs. Town Meet 63.3 57.40 lecting T: 206.35 254.70 State and Taxes ... 634,75 715.53 Miscellaneois L 209.89 State Roal Re- pairs ..., % 29.54 New State Road.. 1,600.00 Assessing and Col- Town Building 76.56 Damage by Do 79.00 Opening Snow Drifts . Borrawed The inc indebtedness was only $: 1915, it was $979.09 | ana in 1914 over $1.200. If the $1,000| paid as the icwn's portion for the| new state road is deducted it leaves! the net expenses for the past year $2,135.21, as represented by the selectmen’s orders. The expense ior schools for the past year has been as against $5,001.65 for the NORWICH VISITORS ALONG NARRAGANSETT BAY. Many from This Sect cations at Summe n Enjoying Va- Colonies. (Special to The Bulletin.) Providence, R. I, Sept. 15.—Notwith standing the cool, hazy weaither of the past week, and the fact that the regu- 1 on at all of the larger resorts along Narragansett bay practically comes to with Labor day, the zeneral delay copening of because of the prevalence of infantile paralysis in so many places has the season ¢f 1916 an extended lea also been numerous many from Norwich a; Mr. and Mrs. Norwich have tal among them being vicinity. d Clarence Will n a cottage at But- Over La- as guests Mr. and isses Frances tonwoods during September. had bor day they Mrs. Edward and Jessie Williams of Norwich, Miss Eleanor Davis of Taftville, who made the trip by automotile. Mr..and Mrs. Charles H. Niles of New London spent the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tanner at Mystic cottage, Arnold’s Neck, Miss Harrlet Jackson of Norwich is spending a few days with relatives in the Elmwood section of Providence. Miss Sadie Donahue, who has heen visiting Mrs. John Gordon of Hope Valley. has returned to her home in Plainfield. Miss May Hammett of Danielson is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Hibbard at Pleasant View cottage, ¥ield's Point. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Horton of Norwich are among the late arrivals at Block Island, where they will remain until the first of October. Mr. and Mrs. Orray E. Potter of Dan- lelson were at the Sunshine coftage at Oakland Beach with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Strong over the last week end. They wmotored home. Miss Emily Sutton of Norwich is spending a couple of weeks with rela- tives at Pawtucket. Miss Nellie Congdon of Putnam was e visitor at Idle Hour cottage, Oakland Beach, the past week. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Graves of Dan- felson have been spending the _past week at Solid Comfort cottage, War- wick cove, at Oakland Beach. r. and Mrs. Richard Hiscox and METRO TRAVELOGUE MONDAY and TUESDAY—The Brilliant Emotiona! Actress EMILY STEVENS Assisted by the CELEBRATED DRAMATIC ACTOR HENRI BERGMAN N “The House of Tears” A SUBLIME STORY IN FIVE WONDERFUL ACTS [ JONES' AUTC SIX—ACTS—SIX ¢ METRO TRAVELOGUE PREPAREDNESS DREW GOMEDY George Hiscox, of Norwich, are Visiting for a few days with Mr. His- cox's brother, Leonard Hiscox, of No. 10_Spruce street, Westerly. Miss Helen Sullivan of Norwich has returned home after two weeks' vaca- tion at Pleasant View. Mrs. Walter H. Leonard of Norwich Next Monday AUDITORIU JESSE L. LASKY PRESENTS in MARIA ROS QUINN & LAFFEY A Corking Team FRANK DANIELS IN A FUNNY V. L. §. E. COMEDY GERALDINE FARRAR WITH WALLACE REID, ANITA KING.and Others of the Carmen Cast "UNUSUAL FEATURES GRAND ERA STAR THE INNOCENT LIE FIVE-REEL PARAMOUNT MYSTERIES. OF MYRA Doris Hilton &S0 vera BOSS BROS......Comedy Acrobats ALICE FARRELL The Dancing Violinist is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Edward O'Neill, and family of Prairie avenue, Providence, for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Porter wich are spending a few days with relatives on Pine street, Providence. Aliss Oiive Parker of Norwich spent the past week with relatives at their summer home at Buttonwool®. Mr. and Mrs. William Young have returned to Danielson after a stay of several weeks at _their - cottage on Brush Neck cove, Oakland Beach. SEPTEMBER CROP REPORT. Peach Forecast Only One Third Last Year's Production. of A summary of the September crop report for the states of Rhode Island. Conrecticut and for the United States. as compiled by the Bureau of Crop Estimates (and_transmitted through the Weather Bureau), U. S. Department of Agriculture, Is ‘as fol- ows: Connecticut. Corn—September 1 forecast, 2,670,- 000 bushels; production last vear, fi- nal estimate 3,250,000 bushels. i Oats—September 1 forecast, 433.000 bushels; production last year, final estimate, 422,000 bushels. Rye—Preliminary estimate, 137,000 bushels; production last year, final estimate, 150,000 bushels. Tobacco—September 1 forecast, 36,- 800,000 pounds; production last year, final estimate, 29,970,000 pound: Potatoes—September 1 forecast, 700,000 bushels; production last year, final estimate, ' 2,280,000 bushels Hay—Preliminary estimate, 594,000 tons; production last year, final esti- mate, 493,000 tons. Apples—September 1 forecast, 609.- 000 barrels; production last year, fi- nal mate, 511,000 barrels Peaches—Estimated production, for 1916. 136,000 bushels; estimated pro- duction, 1915, 335,000 bushels. Prices—The first price given below year, September and 97 cen sthe average on September 1 this and the second, the average om | 1 last year. Corn, 106 | per bushel. Oats, 60 and 89. Potatoes, 105 and 54. Hay, $20 and 70 er ton. Eggs. 40 and 32 cents per dozen Rhode Island. Corn—September 1 forecast, bushels; production last year, estimate, 516,000 bushels. -—September 1 forecast, bushels: production last year, estimate, 66,000 bushels. Potatoes—September 1 495,000 bushels; production imate, 550,000 bushel y—Preliminary estimate, 1,000 production lats year, final esti- 71,000. September 1 forecast, cls; production last yea mate, 59.000 barrels. —The first price given below 348,000 final 54,000 1 forecast, last year, tons: mate, Appie: 000 ba fi- | is the average on September 1 this year and the second, the average on! September 1 last vear. Corn, 113/ and 115 cents per bushel. Oats, 5t} and 32 cents. Potatoes, 112 and 7 fiay, $20.50 and $25.50 per ton. Esss, 43 and 33 cents per dozen. United States. Corn—September 1 forecast, 2.710.- 000,000 bushels: production last year, | final estimate, 3.054,535,000 bushels All Wheat—September 1 forecast 611,000,000 bushels; urodu 1 H vear, final estimate, 1,011,505,000 bush- | els. Oats—September 1 forecast, 000.000 bushels; production last 3 final estimate, 1,540,362,000 bushels Barlev—Sepiember 1 forecast, 184 000,000 bushels: production last year final estimate, 9,000 bushels. Rye-—September 1 forecast, 41,88 000 bushels; production last vear, nal estimate. 49,190,000 bushels. Tobacco—September 1 forecast, 1,- 220,000,000 pounds: production last ye final estimate, 1,060,587,000 | pounds. Potaloes—September 318.000.000 bushels: year, final estimate, els. Hay—Preliminary estimate, 000 tons; nroduction last year, estimate, 85,225,000 tons. Apples—September 1 forecast, 700,000 bar: production last final estimate, 76,670,000 bar Peaches—Estimated production 1916 36,900,000 bushels; - estimated produc tion 1915, 63.460,000 bushels. Prices—The first price given below is the average on September 1 tnis vear, and the second, the average on September 1 this year, and the sec- ond, the average on September 1 last - 1 forecast, production last 59,103,000 bus 86,200,~ final year. Wheat, 131 and 95.0 cents per | bushel. Corn, $3.6 and 77.3 _ cenfs. Oats, 43.1 and 38.5 cents. Potatol 1.09 and 50.5 cents. Hay, $10.40 and $10.80 per ton. Cotton 146 and 8.5 cents per pound. Eggs, 23.3 and 18.7 tents per dozen SPANISH-AMERICAN EGION PROVING LOYAL In Helping the American Army Guard Its Mexican Boundary. Columbus, N. M., Aug. 15.—Military men here express themselves as en- thusiastic over the spirit and loyalty of the Spanish-American “legion” that is helping the American army guard its Mexican boundary. One_ third of the men of the First New Mexico Infantry, on_ station here, as Incorporated into the United States service, are of Mexican origin and some of them are of Mexican borth. Three companies of the regiment, A, E and L, are composed entirely of Latin-Americans. The men, all resi- dents of the New Mexico, are me- chanics, clerks, vaqueros and farmers, a few also being college graduates in in civil life. They speak, read and write the English language, but Span. ish being their mother tongue, they ) usually_speak it when among them- selves. It is not unusual to hear voices engaged in a spirited argument in Spanish arising from the tents of the New Mexican regiment. James Bom, A SHOW THAT BOTH YOUNG AND OLD WILL ENJOV S=Littic Sweethearts~-5 5 Clever Kiddies in a Beautiful Singing and Dancing Novelty THE SCHMETTONS | LUCOTY & COSTELLO In a Marvelous Athletic Novelty | Wizards of the Violin and Accordiom TEANGEE FVE MAY MARSH & ROBERT HARRON PART FEATURE in THE MARRIAGE OF MOLLY O | A Delightful Story of Ireland in the Days When the Landlord System ; Was At lts Greatest Power and Oppression Ruled the Land HIS FEATHERED NEST KEYSTONE Comedy with Cha % G Excruciating Funny 2 Reel Murray Americans in_my company. Give me | thusiastic in praise of 'his Spanish- sixty plugs of chewing tobacco and | American men. 5 - sixty-eighf{ canteens of w leave When President Wilson called the out the ‘grub’ and, together, we'll|state troops to the border our regi- march one hundred miles without a|ment, the first to mabilize, was on its whimper.” way to Columbus “within twenty‘-four o enlin S eotEpaR Y » | hours™ he said. “And, in my opinion, pioractically every company In ihe|the most pleasing factor in the mobili- of Mexican descent and at least sev- | Zation was the way ~ our Spanish- on-tents of the members of the regi- | American members responded. It had ment speak the Spanish language, it becn said that in the event of any im- being pointed out that in the state pending trouble with Mexico, , our e D ommunitics where English | Spanish-Americans would' be slow in is never spoken except before strang- | coming forward. = The reverse was ers. Yet the enlisted men coming from | true They were among the first to Shece districte are just as proud of|fall into the ranks and shoulder théir their American citizenship as are the | rifles.” membe of the Second Massachusetts s infantry, camped at their side. New York receives weekly from 125 Colonel E. C. Abbott commanding | to 175 carloads of chickens, averaging the New Mexicans, is especially en- ! 20,000 pounds to the car. Harold J. Gross, James H. Hurley and E. Tudor Gross, Auctioneers Auction Sale (By order of P. William Geary) To close out 85 unsold lots on Plat of Riverside Grove 89--Building Lots--89 stk Mestly 20 x 100 ft. each (A few larger) To be sold separately, in the order numbered on Plat Saturday, September 16, 1916 AT 3 G’CLOCK'P. M. ON THE PREMISES Riverside Grove on Baltic Road Taftville, Conn. Willimantic, Taftville and Baitic trolley passes the Plat. 5c Fare te Baitic—5c Fare to Norwich 10 minutes walk to school, stores and factories in Taftville 8 minutes walk to Ponemah Mil 20 minutes by trolley from Baltic 20 minutes by trolley from Norwich Riverside Grove is the only available for_sale at a low price The lots will be said to the highest bidder above $15. No lot will be sold for less than $15. The highest bidder for any one lot may buy as many. lots he desires at the same price per lot, previded he takes them in- the order numbered on Plat. v The owner desi 4o turn these lots into money on the day of sale and has named the rinimum price of $15 per lot to show the people of Taftville and vicinity hcw low he is willing to sell. it Information reaarcding the lots may be had from Mr. Philip Bels val, who lives on ths Plat. Apply for Descriptive Circulars and Plat to G. L. & H. J. GROSS Managers cf Estates 170 Westminster Street land near the Poneman ill Providence, Rhede Island of E_company, Sante Fe. himself a Spanish-American savs: “There are — sixty-eight Spanish- No More Back-Breaking Scuttles To Be Carried Up Those Cellar Stairs If you buy coal in large quantitizs you must have room to store it; if in small quantities, it is expensive. When you want to use it you must c; it from its storage place to your range, and of all tasks that is one of the most weary. When you burn wood or coal you have the heat, dirt, and the trouble of attending to the fire. If you use gas you require no room for storage; no back.breaking scut- tles to be carried from the cellar to the kitchen. The fire in the gas range burns steadily and without atten- tion: it is always ready. without dirt or trouble, in large or small quantities. THE CITY OF NORWICH. GAS & ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT Alice Building, 321 Main Street ©