Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 21, 1917, Page 10

NEW BUILDING AT INEBRIATE FARM, Foundation for Two Story Quarters Has Been Started— Work Will be Done Mostly by Inmates—Local Notes. The foundation wall for a new build- ing that will be erected at the ine- briate farm at the State Hospital has been started. The buflding when fin- ished will have all modern improve- ments, including steam heat, electric lights and other conveniences. The building will be two stories in beight and will be constructed of field stene up to the second story. The re- mainder of the building will be wood with shingles on the exterior. The downstairs will be used as a living room with toilets and bathing facili- ties and the upstairs will be devoted to sleeping quarters. The work will be Gone mostly by the inmate: Addition for Rock Street House. A three-room addition to the house owned by John Rogler, located on Rock street, is being built by tractor Maples. The addition Con- s a single story in height and is 12x23 feet. Burleson Mills Addition. Work has been started on the erec- tion of a wooden ‘building for the Burleson Mills in Jewett City. The addition will be used for toilet pur- poses and will be one story in height and will_be 24 feet by 30 feet. Con- tractors Peck McWilliams Co., of this city are doing the work. Foundation Work Completed. The foundation work is all com- plete and the brick work commenced on the building that the Peck McWil- fams Co., of this city are erecting for the Standard Brass & Copper Tube company of New London. Briggs Manufacturing Co. Addition. The stone addition for the Briges Manufacturing Co. of Voluntown has been completed by Contractors Peck McWiliiams Co. BUILDING AND BUSINESS, Many Contracts Awarded and New Projects Under Way. The clearings of the Hartford banks for the past week in comparison with the week of fast year show a de- crease of 13 per cent. and those of New en for the same period show increase of 9.7 per cent. of real estate for the week in as citles of the state report- hesé columns, as shown deeds number of warran record numbered 455, as agai the Kke week of 1916. Mortgage loans for the week totaled 17213, paring with $1,255,833 a year ago, the first time a decrease has been shown for a number of weeks. Petitions in bankruptcy for the past week numbered tw assets o $4,410 and labilities of $6.865, a bet- ter record shown for some weeks. A year azo in the correfponding week but one petition was filed, having as- and lia s 'of $1,818. new co d in cap- tal stock of $2 with 1 companies wi al stock of $395,000 formed Connecticut in the like week of 191 e week in the cities of New dgeport, Hartford, Water- a ew Britain been issued to Stamford buiiding permits sthe number of 146 for new tion work costing $1629,595, permits for comstruction work amounting to $1,27 2 been issued in Hart- | ford during the week. A year ago in the same cities, 123 permits were 1s- new buildings costing $271,- Contracts awarded last week include brick warehouse, frame and brick ten- emen imber of emall- er houses in Hartford, three-story fac- tory building Bristol, frame resl dences ew Britain, schoolhouse in Darien, residences in Stamford, a tions io restdence aition fleld, residence wor a number of Bridgeport, gas plant, residence work, block of two-fami houses and a number of smaller pro- Jects in Waterbr an addition to @airy, four-family apartment houses &nd smaller houses in New Haven. ted among new projects of the past week lding for the Christian _ Union, fessional buflding, block of six stores, new tory office b CALL UP 734 With or Without ments but Always and ECONOMICAL— Gas Attach- EFFICIENT MODEL RANGES We furnish Repairs for all of Ranges makes A. J. Wholey & Co. 12 FERRY STREET Robert J. Cochran: GAS FITTING, PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING Washington Sq., Washington Building Norwich, Conn. Agent for N. B. O. Sheet Packing Phone 531 MODERN PLUMBING is as essentia! in modern house as tlectricty is to lighting. We guaran- lee the very best PLUMBING WORK by expert workmen at the fairest srices. Ask us for plans and prices. J. F. TOMPKINS 67 West Main Street T. F. BURNS Heating and Plumbing 92 Franklin Street IRON CASTINGS FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY €O %o 25 Ferry Street No. 11 THERE *s nc zaverus:ng medium im tastern Connecticut egual to The Bul etin for business resuits. story business block, parish house to cost $125,000,” and brick comfort sta- tion in iaterbury, commercial high school building in New Haven, addi- tion to bank building in Ansonia, schoolhouse in Westport, addition to dve works, block of stores, public gar- age and residence of smalier projects in _various parts of the state. Norwich had eleven real estate sales Quring the past week to six for the corresponding week last year. The mortgage loans for' the respective the two weeks were $474100 and $19,155 respectively. NEW LONDON. Dormitory at College. The trustees of Connecticut college have authorized the construction of a three-story frame house, to be used this year as a dormitory and in later years as a residence for the president. Plans have been accepted and bids for the construction will be received at the architect's office until noon on Monday, June 25. and will be opened as soon as possible after that time by the executive committee. The house will provide quarters for 15 students, a house fellow and a maid and will be so constructed that it may be readfly adapted as a single family residence or faculty house. The lower floor will contain five large rooms and a bath with showers, which during the coming year wiil be used as two double rooms for etudents, a living room and bedroom for the house-fellow, a recption room and study, and necessary pantries. All piping necessary for the change will be installed when the house is con- structed, obviating any later difficul- ty. Viour large double rooms and a bath will be provided on the secodl floor and there will be three singie rooms on the third floor. The basement will be equipped with a heating apparatus and laundry. The students residing there will take their meals at the college refectory in Thames hall, where the entire student body is served. The building will be of wooden construction, shingled and of colonial type with a columned en- trance, similar to that of the Winthrop house, the most recently constructed dormitory. The site has not vet Dbeen_definitely selected but according to present plans the building will be erected on Mohegan avenue. north of the residence of Prof. Raymond Os- burn. weeks were $7,330 and $21,250. In New London there were twelve sales of realty last week to ten for the same week last year. The loans for New Wharf at Fort Machie. The following bids were received for the construction of the proposed new whart at Fort Machie, Plum Is- land: H. H. Tutehill, Greenport ..... T. A. Scott Co. Riverside R R Robbins-Rij $1 1 pley Co.. N. Y. STORRS. Architects are invited to plans in competition for several buildings to be erected at Storrs Agri- cultural College. They will include a building for 'a dining hall, to cost not over $50,000, infirmary to cost $5,000, two singie and two double faculty cot- tages to cost §20,000. The pians must conform in style ‘of‘ architecture to those already erected. PAWCATUCK. Samuel Nardone has work under- way on the foundations for a store- house and grain_elevator at Paw- catuck for C. W. Campbell. The storehouse will be 48x155 feet, five stories high, and the grain elevator, 36x48 feet, seven stories high, of frame construction, with exterior of asbes- tos. BUILDING OPERATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND Statistics of building and engineer- ing operations in_New England com- piled by The F. W. Dodge Company, follow: Contracts to June 13, 1917..$87,034,000 | Contracts to June 13, 98,249,000 Contracts to June 13, 1936,000 Contracts to June 13, (553,000 Contracts to June 13, 74,072,000 Contracts to June 13, 88,503,000 Contracts to June 13, 73.844,000 Contracts to June 13, ,917,000 Contracts to June 13, 12,051,000 Contracts to June 13, 38,746,000 Contracts to June 13, 61,521,000 Contracts to June 13, 50,022,000 Contracts to June 13, 45,269,000 Contracts to June 13, 39,626,000 Contracts to June 13, 42,694,000 Contracts to June 13, 56,664,000 Contracts to June 13, 56,384,000 PIG CLUBS IN CONNECTICUT. New Haven County Has Made an Ex- cellent Start With 167—Others Com- ing In. or girl who is familiar with < fundamentals and who is also nt to care for live stock suc- v, is on the road toward a t and profitable life on the The pig club is one of the means for so preparing the young folks of the state. The business instinct is trained through the fact that all the pig club members are required to keep accu- rate records and render complete re- ports on the work. There is an ex- cellent chance for profit in the club work and a few doliars reward for the time spent in a good incentive toward further productive labor. Last year the average profit in the state of Mas- sachusetts, after paying for feed and was $6.56 and should be higher car, for although the cost of feed ncheased markedly, the price of has more than doubled. There doubt that the boys and girls at this time will on_ their investment. The piz club work is directly under the supervision of a man trained in the handling of swine and he will teach the boys and girls all that he knows concerning the best methods of raisinz pigs. Beside the money made from the venture, the members of the receive a free course in meat no purchasing a plg make money bandry which should be of value to every one of them. The feeding of a pig in most cases is an economical proposition, because of the possibility it gives for the util- ization of garbage. According to J. A. Simms, pig club agent of the Ex- tension Service, it is possible at the present prices of pork to produce $40 50 worth of meat at very little except for the time spent by the or gzirl, and the garbage fed. arbage utilization is especially im- ant this year because of the neces- for turning every possible bit off. waste into some form available for human_consumption. The importance of the pig club work to the state is made apparent through study of the facts presented by Mr. Simms. According to flsures given out by him, the increase of swine in the United States in the period from | 1910 to 1917 has been 15 per cent. In portions of the United States boy wher e pig club work has been insti- DANGERS OF A COLD | i Norwich People Will Do Well to Heed | Them. Many bad cases of kidney trouble re- ult from a cold or chill. Congested idneys fall behind in filtering the poi- son-laden blood and backache, head- ache, dizziness and disordered kidney action follow. Don't neglect a cdld. Use Doan's Kidney Pills at the first sisn of kidney trouble. Follow this Norwich resident’s example: James L. Austin, carpenter, 30 Penobscot St, says: “When: a cold has settled on my kidneys T have had a dull pain across my back. When I have bent over for any length of time it has been just like having a knife thrust into my back to straighten up. My kidneys have acted Irregularly. Doan'’s Kidney Pills, bought at Nickol- son’s Drug Store, have always cured those attacks. I have tried other med- icines but have always found it nec- essary to use Doan’s Kidney Pills to get help.” Price 50c, at all dealers. ply ask for a kidney Doan’s Kidney Mr. Austin uses. X Don’t sim- remedy—get Pills—the same that Foster-Milburn Co., Mtgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. YOU DEMAND GOOD CEMENT 1tuted, the increase in swine has beam {are applying nitrate of soda at the over ‘50 per cent. A county in a southern state, which was importing pork when the pig club campaign be gan there a few years ago, shipped 557 cans of swine to outside markets in 1916. These facts tend to show that one of the most effective ways of in- creasing the numbers of swine in the state, and thereby the food supply, is by means of pig_clubs. Although Mr. Simans has been in the state only a few weeks, the work is progressing at a rapid rate. Arrange- ment has been made with a number of banks in the state to loan to the pros- pective club members, funds for the purchase of a pig, the boy or girl to sign an unsecured note for the amount this note to be paid when the pig is sold. In New Haven county the sup- port has been very active and 167 clubs have been formed. The other counties are coming into line rapidly. A number of prizes will be given out at the close of the season. The State Editorial Association has given: $30 to | be used as prize money to be award- ed in the “fat pig” class. This money is divided into four prizes. The Reg- istered DuRoc Jersey Association of- fers $75 to be awarded as the pig club agents see fit. The Yale National Bank offers $100 for New Haven county to be divided into prizes of $15, $10, $5, $3 and sixty-seven $1 savings accounts. Any boy or girl between the age of 10 and 18 is eligible to full member- ship and may compete for prizes if they get their pig and begin keeping records before July first. Associate memberships may be taken out by persons over 18 years of aze but they will not be allowed to compete for prizes. PEACH LEAF CURL. Dus to Neglect of Fall Spra Nothing Can Be Done Now. Peach leaf curl is quite prevalent in some orchards this vear. Many {lack humus and fertility, Connecticut growers have become dis. couraged on account of the appear- ance of their trees at this time. Many questions come to the county league | from individuals who have a few trees in the backyard regarding what can | be done for leaf curl. Nothing can be’ done at present to check the advance ; of the disease. If damp, war weather | continues there is a Iiikelihood that it will grow worse. If hot, dry weather sets in it is likely to run its course and the diseased leaves will dry up and drop off within the next four ov six weeks. New leaves should then grow out and the peach crop may or may not be injured. Many growers 1 i rate of from 1 to 1 1-2 pounds per tree in order that growth may be stimulat- ed and piant food made easily availa- ble. It is hoped that by so doing the period when the leaves drop will be tided over by the increased vitality of the tree and that the emall peach sets will not fall off. Now is a good time %0 go out into the orchard and look around for this trouble. Its effect upon the tree will be the best means of convincing one of the need of fall and winter spray- ing with lime sulphur. The same agl- tation and advertising was carried on last season as in pervious vears, vet only a few men were convinced that such a spray would be profitable. If the peach crop which looks so promis- ing “materializes those trees which have been sprayed and that fruit which is nearest perfection will bring the best price. BROILERS SHOULD BE SOLD. Good Market Now Makes It Wise Not to Hold Them. There is a g0od demand at this sea- son of the year for two-pound broilers. At the present prices of 32 to 33 cents per pound, live weight, they can be sold at a profit. From the stand- point of economy it is very important that broflers be on the market as early as possible, particularly Leghorns, which do not improve in quality or value after the two-pound limit. Male birds should be separated from the pullets as early & they can be de- tected, and kept in a limited area, where there is plenty of green food,and fattened with a ration consisting largely of dry mash. Cracked corn should be fed twice daily with a dry mash_consisting of one part of meat GOOD SAND AND GRAVEL ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT. All Our Products Are Graded and Washed and Cost no More. Deliveries by C. V. R. R. and by Water. THE NEW LONDON SAND & STONE COMPANY 35 STATE STREET, NEW LONDON, CONN. i scraps, one part of gluten, one part of corn meal and three parts of wheat mixed feed, to be kept before them all the time. In order to prevent crowding, low broad roosts should be provided for the birds after they are eight- weeks old. This makes it possible to keep a large number in one house, thus economizing space .and giving more room for pullets, which should never be crowded. It does not pay to crate fatten Leg- horns broilers because they are nat- urally active and put on flesh better when given a limited range. If kept in confinement and given a soft fat- tening ration, they are uncomfortable and dissatisfied and, therefore, lose flesh rather than gain it. This is not true-of the general purpose fow s and it is frequently wise to confine them a week or 10 days bafore mar- keting to put on a little fat and im- prove the quality of the flesh. WINTER-KILLED ALFALFA. If Badly Gone Plow It Up and Start Again. What shall be done with winter- killed alfalfa? Many farmers have this question to answer, for the severe weather last winter damaged many falfa fields. For the dairyman ilere is but one answer—Try it again. Al- falfa is the most vaiuable roughase | the farm can produce: it will reduce the necessary grain bill more than any other home-grown forage; it can be grown in Connecticut with very good Success. If the field has an open sub- soil and good surface drainage and is reasonably fertile do not abandon it. Try alfalfa once more. When flelds are partialiy killed out it is often best to leave them until after the first cutting. What looks like a very poorstand In the spring dften thickens #p surprisingly and may yield quite a satisfactory crop of alfalfa and grass. We need all the al- falfa hay possible this year, so leave the fie.d alone for one or two cuttings before making another.start. If the alfalfa field is badly killed out | —largely gone and full of weeds—plow it at once and try again, because the field has been limed and is inoculated. An investment has already been made for alfaifa on that field—and a little more to the enterprise and make It} succeed. i Now is the time to remedy any de- | fects in previous preparation. Apply some more lime if sorrel, moss and ! daisies come in. Get some manure | worked Into the soil—the field may Often an | application of acid phosphate or bone should be made. If any wood ashes are available use them for alfalfa — t needs potash. Be sure to inoculate if the plants do not show abundant noduies. It is impossible to over-do the inoculation. O}d alfalfa fieldls when plowed may be cropped this year and reseeded next vear. A year of cultivation will kill out many weeds and give & chance for applying manure, lime and fertilizer. Moreover, crops do wonderfully well on alfalfa sods—even where it has winter-killed. The roots and stubdle remain to feed the next crop. It is also possible to grow a crop and reseed this year. Oats, barley, or Hun- garian millet may possibly be grown for hay before reseeding. However, it is usually best not to try for another crop if the field is to be reseeded the same year. Plow as soon as possible or immed- iately after cutting the first crop. Disk thoroughly and often. Work in the lime and manure. By rolling, then disking and harrowing get the soil as mellow and fine as possible. Reseed before the middle of August. Appdy all fertilizer just before seedins. Two hundred pounds per acre of a 3 per cent. or 4 per cent. ammonia (nitro- gen) fertilizer mixed with 600 to S€0 Pounds of caid phosphate will start the Young seedlings and furnish the need: ed phosphate material. Be sure to inoculate if necessary. Grimm alfalfa is undoubtedly more hardy than common, but if you pay Grimm seed prices be sure it is true to name. Buy only from reliable par- ties. If common alfalfa is used get northern-grown seed of the best pos- sible quality. Your county agent or the extension department of the Connecticut Agri- cultural College will be glad to give sugestions about getting seed, fitting the fields and making a successful start. If you have any questions write for help—Benjamin G. Southwick, Ex- tension Agronomist, Connecticut Agri- cultural College. BUCKWHEAT. A Crop For Land Still Unplanted. The farmers having land which is not yet planted stiil have an oppor- tunity to make it _productive by plant- ing buckwheat. The crop gives oppor- tunity to grow a fair ameunt of grain on land where early sown crops have failed, or it has been impossible for some reason to put in a crop as vet. Land not fertile enough for aorn will grow buckwheat nicely—yields rang- ing from 15 to 25 bushels per acre may be expected. On run out land 600 pounds of (3-10-0) fertilizer per acre should be applied—on good land a fair crop may be expected without fer- tilizer. It does not fit into dairy farm operations well because seeding con- flicts with early haying and cuitivat- ing, while harvesting conflicts with silo’ filling. Many farmers, especially 'or “ten months and poul in a few acres, however. - mer with tillab'e land. not yet planted may -well sow it to buckwheat. < il ‘Buckwheat should be sown at the rate of three to four pecks per acre. It should be put in similar to oats or rye, and planting should not be de- layed later than the first week in July. The crop is damaged by frost and Where early frost may be expected it is unwise to delay sceding later than June 20. The crop may be expected to_develop in about 85 days. X In many cases a, sufficient supply of seed may be obtained locally. In case of a shortage among dealers, a supply of Japanese variety may be obtained from the committee of tood supply, Connecticut State Council of Defence, 36 Pearl Street, Hartford, at a cost of $2.00 a bushel. There are_three common varieties— Japanese, Silver Hull, and Common Grey. The Japanese is claimed to vield best but any of the three should be_satisfactory. Buckwheat may be used in the grain ration of hens, may be ground whole and fed to hogs, or made into flour and used for gridie cakes. Buckwheat, as a food Ner poultry, apears usually in grain mixtures. On account of its size and angular fibrous hulls, hens do not as a rule relish it in large quantities, although it may readily make up 15 per cent. to 20 per cent. of the winter ration where the price is not prohibitive. On this basis each hen in the state could use six pounds of buckwheat during the win- ter, which would mean a consumption of about 175,000 bushels.—W. L. Slate, Jr., Connecticut Agriculturai College. PROTECT POTATO AND TOMATO PLANTS Spraying Is Important to Keep Down the Flea Beetle. Many requests are being made con- cerning the treatment for the elimina- tion of the flea beetle which is found so commonly on the potato and toma- to plant. This is one of the harawst insects to control, and the best remedy seems to be the spraying of vines with bordeaux. The potato plant should be sprayed from now on for the blight and due to the fact that in addition to the flea beetle there are other in- sects, such as the Colorado potato beetle, it seems that the best prep- aration that can be made is bordeaux lead. This material contains both the bordeaux for the biight and the arsenate of lead which is_the poison for the insect. Bight pounds should be used to 50 gallons of water. Where the area to be sprayed is one acre or less, a hand eprayer such as the knapsack or compressed air sprayer is good, the former requiring continual pumping, and the latter only at intervals. Those with brass tanks are much more durable than those of galvanized iron or similar material. Good agitation is neceseary in any sprayer. The man with one to five acres has a more difficult prob- lem. He may rent a horse drawn spraver, and this is recommend where possible. Barrel spravers wXh one or two leads of hose, such as are used in orchard work are good where available. A reliable man is needed at the pump to maintain a uniform pressure. . For areas of five acres or mare it is worth while to own a horse sprayer. To do successful work. any sprayer must break up the liquid into a_fine mist which settles over the entire. plant, covering the underside of the leaves, as well as the top. With horse drawn sprayers, one nozzle per row is eufficient early in the season, but at least two should be used latdr. Fifty gallons of spray per acre will be required early In the ceason and 75 or more later. RECRUIT STATE GUARD TO WAR STRENGTH. Task Calls For Enlistment of About 1300 Men. Plans for recruiting the Connecticut National Guard to full war. strength, task calling for the enlistment of about 1,300 men, were discussed in the old senate chamber at the state capi- tol when a meeting called by the Connecticut State Council of Denfense was held and was attended by about 1ifty prominent men from all parts of the state. Those present included Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, mem- bers of the military and naval affairs and publicity committees of the state council of defense, chairmen and mem- bers of the county auxiliary commit- tees, military officers, members of the military emergency hoard and others. T. A. Scott, chairman of the New London County committee, presided. Secretary Thomas Hewes of the coun- cil outlined the purpose of the meet- ng.” reading letters urging work for enlistments in_the regular army and a letter from Adjutant General M. Cole pointing out the need of recruiting 1 300 men for the Connecticut Nation: Guard. Governor Holcomb told of the needs of the regiments, and said the present condition was “not a very credible one for Connecticut to be in.” Such a con- dition did not exist in the Revolution, he said, when with a population _ of 200000 ‘the state furnished 25.000 troops. “If we furnished men in_ that proportion now, we would send 175,000 men,” he said. Connectlcut's youns men must realize that they must fill up the ranks, the governor pointed out. “I can only say I wish I was voung enough to get into the first rank.” said the governor. “Somebody must fill the first rank and carry a musket. If we can only get the Young men to fil the first rank and carry muskets, we won't have any trouble to fill the plac- es in the munitions factories. The thing to do is to get the young men to_enlist and do_their part.” Major W. A. Merceh, U. S. A.. re- tired, regular army recruiting officer for Connecticut told of the mehtods of publicity used to get regular army re- reuits, “billboards, posters, circulars, slides’ in moving picture theatres, and other methods. He said the postmast- ers had aided In recrulting and that stationing uniformed soldiers in pub- lic places had brought good results. He believed that the town clerks could assist. The enlisted reserve organiza- tions, he said, prove attractive to the Young men. When the reserve corps is filled up, in his opinton, it will be easfer to get men for the regular army. He said that the regular army now needs 65000 men, and that Connecti- cut’s quota of this is about 1.232. Adjutant General George M. Cole said that the question which presents itself to him as the Important one for Connecticut is that one regiment is over 500 men short and unless some- thing is done it will have to be drafted into federal service much depleted or else there will be a draft to fill the ranks. The Second Regtment is mak- ing splendid rogress and is only about 250 short of its full complement of 2,- 002 men. “We must get those $00 men for the First Regiment before July 25. We cannot send the selected army for nine those " natfonal guard troops and the regular army must must go over and hold the fort until the new army get over,” said General Cole. He maid he had come to the council to assist in building up the national guard. “It wonld be to. our everlasting dis- credit if this First Regiment went into the federal service S00 short” he said. Colonel Richard J. Goodman, com- Regiment, ulaha Rroppe belng was - partly due to the - spread in small det ”flk‘l’" great area doing guard dutys It has en difficult to get sufficiently large recruiting details without taking men off the guard duty. Colone! Goodman said that the reg- | iment. had .800 ‘men when called into service. The discharge of about 300 had been required. The regiment now bas 1,150 men. Company E of New Britain is now forty-four men short, Company L of Wiilimantic is nine- ty-five men short, other companies are short varying numbers between these two fAgures. Colonel Goodman said he has called upon mayors of cities and first select- men of towns where First Regiment units are located to name clvilian committees to aid in recruiting work. A similar plan, he felt, might be used throughout the state for both the na- tional guard and the regular army. For Period of War Only. Adjutant General Cole pointed out that there is a large field for recruit- ing in war time not open in peace time. All_enlistments now made are for the period of the war oniy, be said, and not for a period of years. The chairman then made a call for suggesticns. John H. Goss of Water- bury said he felt that the reason young men don’'t come forward in the tpye of duty_they are called upon to perform at trls time. The reason the Sec- ond Regiment had filled up more rapid- 1y, he thought, was because the feel- ing had gone out that it would be ne of the first to go to the front. “These are red-blooded young me: he said, “and they are looking for ac- tion, not inaction.” George B. Chandler, chatrman of the defense council's publicity committee, said that “here and now the civilians of Connecticut ought to relieve the of- ficers of the regiment of the task of getting recruits. Mr. Chandler sug- gested a programme which included assigning to each county a quota-and “puting it up to" the county commit- tee of the council of defense to produce that_quota. “Shall it be said that we have failed the last of our three great war governors—Trumbull, Buck- ingham and Holcomb—in this most im- portant part of our war work?" asked Mr. Chandler. e suggested that re- cruiting might be made a part of the Fourth of July celebration, which this vear must be in the nature of a re- ligious ceremonial. Whatever is done, he said, should be done by the coun- cil's county auxiliary committees and the military officers thus be relieved of the detail work. “Intil we make every one realize that_this countrs is at war and that we have got to take the man burden as’ well as the money burden. we can't met very far” said Judge E. K. Nichol- son of Bridgeport. William V.Dee of Bridgeport told of what 1s being done in his city to interest men In the ser- vice. L G Kibbe of Torrington said that Connecticut is essentially a manufac- turing state and the manufacturers must be called upon to help. Mr. Kibbe said he heartily approved of Mr. Chandler’s programme. “Get your regiments off this guard duty as soon as possible,” he advised. “Let vour ornate posters alone. Get rid of this secrecy. Tell when the National Guard is going to do some- thing. Parade yvour soldler bovs. Let every one see what a fine crowd of fel- lows they are. Get your manufactur- ers with you. .Do these things and I'll guarantee that in ten days you'll have the men you need.”” Mr. Kibbe said that he is a manufacturer. that his factory is making essenttals, but that he “would take a chance” on letting a few men go for military service and breaking in others. Rear ~Admiral William Sheffield Cowles, U. X., retired, approved of the pan advanced by Mr. Chandler, “We must go out and get these men, he said. ‘“We need about 100 auto- mobils to go out after them with. General Cole has asked for the mon he needs, and he ought to get them. I hope he will. ‘I belleve we can get the men needed. It seems to me that Mr. Kibbe, the manufacturer who just spoke, hit the nail on the head. Bridgeport, Litchfield and Windham county representatives offered to pro- vide any and all automobiles Major Mercer might need for his recruiting work. o In answer to a _question, Colonel Goodman said that the federal govern- ment notified him, when he asked for a,ruling, that the state law providing bénefits for dependents of soldiers did not affect the ruiing that men with dependent relatives should be dis- charged. “County Meetings Held. Judge T. F. Noone of Rockville moved that a 15-minute recess be tak- en in order that county meetings might be held for discussion of plans ad- vanced. It was voted that the recess be taken, and the meeting broke up into county groups. J. C. Brinsmade reported for Litch- field county. Dudley L. Vaill, who was secretary of the county meeting, read solutions calling for the council of defense to urge federal authorities that the militiamen be withdrawn from guard duty and put into training, and that the governor iesue a proc’ama- tion calling upon citizens to take up arms. For New Haven county, Wilson H. Lee seconded the resolutions. Judge BE. K. Nicholson for Fairfleld county approved the resolution and suggested, beyond these, that mass meetings be held in every town. For Tolland county, C. ‘D. Taicott assured transportation’ throughout the country. ““We're all prepared to do what we can in Tolland county,” he said. He approved Mr. Chandlers plan. G. E. Meech, for Middiesex county, told of Middletown's plans for a Fourth of July celebration. For Windham county, G. H. Kilpat- rick approved of the plans outlined. He said that his committee would work to fill the county’s quota. A. L. Shipman sald, for Hartford county, that it had been voted to ask General Cole for the number wanted and declared that the committee would first consult employers of abor and TENDER TOES OF AMERICANWOMEN TORTURED WITH CORNS BE- CAUSE OF HIGH HEELS, BUT SAYS CORNS LIFT OUT. decrees that women wear high-heel footwear, which buckles up the toes, producing painful corns; then many women cut at these pests which is a most dangerous proceeding, because one is simply inviting infec- tion or an awful death from lockjaw. For little cost there can be obtained. from any pharmacy a harmless drug called Freezome. A quarter ounce of this {s sufficient to remove every soft Style or hard corn or callus from one's feet. A few drops applied directly upon a tender, aching corn relieves the sore- ness at once and soon the entire corn, rogt and all, can be lfted right out without pain. It is a sticky substance which dries in a moment and shrivels up the corn without inflaming or even irritating the surrounding tissue or skin. Here is a ghod thing ladies, so pas: it along to your sisters in distress. - BAD SHOCKING CAUSES LOSS By P. G. HOLDEN. RAIN that iIs annually lost In the Unitcd States by shocking aggregates an enormous figure. A task, poorly d ways a source of trouble and 10ss, and during the preser the world needs food more than ever before in its hisiory, carels handling of crops is serious. The growing of a crop is but one portion of the process of ¢ elements from the sofl and air Into the necessities of Iife. Afie must come the harvest, and a slovenly method of harvesting a often the means of reducing the grower's profit, often as much as on | o crop that had been well grown. And I refer to the shocking an of small grain in all portions of the Urited States that are bl rains. It Tequires mo more labor to set up a shock of way that it will stand against ordinary wind and storm the stack mow or thresher sound and dry, than it req together in a so-called shock that will twist and fall d first rain and stay soaked, sprout and lose value from wheat ¢ shed wat Good Shocking Saves the Grain. sheaves should be set with a slant toward each other firmly, being careful that neither gheaf has all 1} So far as possible make one setting down of the sheaves center of the shock in mind, we should hold the h ¥ In bundles down in the stubble with force and not | 2 tapping or jabbing the butts of the sheaves on t} 1 a the straws and breaks down the stubble, whi « a 'k, har stubble up into the sheaves and fits the butt of the to a way as to help support it in an upright position and to b wind. In shocking grain on a hillside jt s best fc long side of the butts will be downhill. This 1 that it requires no particular atteniion on our in mind when shocking time comes and sce how hette if the sheaves fit the ground. When Using Caps. | When caps are used we should always put the h the wind. We should put the heads over far ¢ that the wind will blow the cap on tighter, rather tha i A shock of bundles well bound and well shoc 175-pound man and not wabble. Try one or two of tf year. In building a long shock it is the custom of m r center sheaves and then to lean the next two sheaves ! them, the next two against these, and so on, until the Iying fiat on the ground. This is not good practice. set each pair of sheaves absolutely indepen set the sheaves close together, but we shou palr, if a good shock is desired. The man at the binder has n great deal to headeg man with no mechanical ab oy ! ain binder. would then proceed to get the mer needed. |ana T. A. Scott, New London cou said | that,” with soldiers all over | and’ submarines entering and leaving | the harbor, every one seems to reaiize | the nation is at war. Judge Nicholson moved that mittee be named to take up ter of recruiting plans. Res Keefe of Plainfleld made a ringing epeech urging that this committee be made representative of the boys who are to be asked to enlist. He said he belleved that if military men would tell how many recruits they need th counties and towns would deii them. It was voted after an explanation the organization of the council of do- fense by Thomas Hewes, th etary that it be the sense of the meeting th. the chairmen of the county commi tees and the chairmen of the counc committees on military and naval falns and publicity constitute the com- mittee to devise recruiting plans, t members of the county auxiliary com- mittees to aid in carryinz out the The correct wa com mat W. A i the | y///7//4 for campalgn. nfants ead Invalids It was voted to be the sense of the I . 2 meeting that the council of defense y take steps to get militiamen off guar duty and into training camp. THE ORICINAL 'MALTED ™I Will Graduate Naval Officers: LK school at the navy yard on = da OF Suantss IMVALES: Hgrowing e - The officers, who have hec in ain- P'lr’enutrllwn,upbu g e wiobe bo ing here for the past three months Invigorates nurcing mothers asd the securing special instruction in the' | More nutritious than tea, coffes, et handling of submarines, will compiete | Instantly prepared. Requires no cooking __| Substitutes_Cost YOU Same Prica_ MenWanted FOR ARMY MEDICAL SECTION--- ENLISTED RESERVE CORPS Men with knowledge of Pharmacy or with educational qualificaticns will be eligible for nor-commissioned officers GOOD PAY, $30 TO $81 A MONTH WITH EVERYTHING FURNISHED Application Blanks can be obtained at the U. 5. Army Recruiting Station, 956 Chapel St., New Haven, Conn.