National Crop Improvement Service.)
1' IS entirely possible for a cow
to produce double her own weight
in milk in thirty days. This may
it like a fairy story to those who
, s smell pail full at a mllhlee
-- , The second highest record cow in
. world is Begin Henurveld line
a, who produces on tut u”.-
pouads of milk in thirty-days. She
produce, more, than forty-seven
of butter in a week. She is
please Icow m naza one
these are seven factors which
‘ ; *1.- Mil”.
. i I. Propenmportion of digestible
protein. carbohydrates and let.
m d. Volt”.- ; ,
P" I. Solubility of feed to shuns. and
. r”;- .-_,
- O. Mm."
1. Cost.-
is.-
v p , I M.flb to follow.“ to include
'22,. .wmnmhtnpup
”intruder-feed your cow. The
awhich will eat the most, gen-
Live stock, My Hey use...
should be toe seems neon the hr-
the human food has been largel.
utilised. supplemented b home-grow
rough. silage end tare. ,
a e» dare: rte-this te deehle or.
milh'hwotaeeedeol. Net-d is;
cheap which done not produce re.
suite. it is exceedingly difficult for
feeders to obtain separately. the races
very teed etelh from the lore! feed
use. There are really excellent heed.
ed leek wllsh are mainland use
by the manufacturers. who
can obtain ingredients which will pro-
vide the necessary nutrients in the
of bran. barley feed. Ielt
end-dietitian grains.» which are not
often easily obtainable ‘
in order to avoid the (lustrous
feed shortage of last year. fermers’
Motion should make errangev‘
meets through their local feed reen'
to ahiyie their supply while care and
transportation may be had. There is
no help for you when the Mn“
tie up the railroads. Genet! ll"?
cultural agents should immediately
get busy and locate feed for the com-
l
snakeedre mull.
:IED ROOKIACTS.
,. flees Upon Official mmm lnfoo
“,1 ‘Inatlon—The Sooner: his Situation
" ie Realized, the Sooner the We!
Will End—and End Successfully.
9-? 7 Connecticut has been called the "Ar-
lelel of the Nation."
This name is appropriate, and Con-
necticut lllces it. for it indicates that
Connecticut is contributing largely of
materials needed for winning the war.
But what good is an arsenal with-
out workers—wltvut an adequate
supply of men to keep the wheels turn-
9
Wit
’5‘?
It is Just about as useless as a can-
. Inn on the firing line without a gun
crew. or an abandoned mchine gun
_ fn‘a dicch "somewhere in France." ..
All the machineein the world will
or.” produce war material without men
he" runthem and to perform all the
operations necessary in the process of
. .4
'1‘.
’ mnetacture.
k,
Tdday there exists in the United-
;states a shortage. according to tabu-
h‘ione made by the Government. of
"e million unsldlled laborers in war in-
Austrian.
The shortage of skilled laborers is
equally acute.
What is the answer?
The, answer is this:
fish must be transferred from non-
mentlal industries into war work
plants—and transferred there quickly
——-lf our war work plants are to turn
out the products which they must pro-
duce in order to supply our fighters
it:
(i
51d
m: adequately.
Among the most pitiful stories of
i, in war are thoee'told by the few sur-
a: , Vinnie! of Tsar and Canadian regi-
.. nents‘whlc ere cut to pieces in the
”‘5 early days of the war. as they stood
bravely facing the Hun, unable to stop
his advance because oi lack of ammu—
nition autumn
«The American Army must never
face a calamity such as this.
If it is necessary every non-essential
Indust ,in the country must give up
. its me" unaform its plant. if need
bee-end every ounce of labor force in
the whole United States must be con-
m
3M tw-
ig; AUTOMOBILE
g" l _ CARBON o
,3 ~ REMOVED
g
’\
FvR E.E
because we ivou sataiItewlth cerbou'
land moronic knewwh we‘hesvwabeet
HYSIGN CARBON RE OVER.
barn what those who are using HY-
SIGN. already know to their lasting and
consists motor ssrisiscrlon. Here is oee
of hundreds of letters we are receiving
4’ Ir. Geo. B Glover. N. City. writes:-
"I are enthusiastic about Mien.
it does all and more than is claimed for
- it a- acsrbon remover‘eud restroom
er. Anything that could cut the carbon
outoi my historic going sense“ l
are glad tode you of the big hit
'les-Ilgumadewltb-e. Wh- L
cut the carbon euiei ray loser sndi-s
' proved uy"lee"§.tot€9e. Shall be
pleased to recommend lily-Sill to II
ante friends and to any others. who
. rear belnierested."
‘ w
mm ‘ ~ Absolutely barrels-so all
‘Get try-start from our dealer re
seed as your name and drens with this
'mfizfior >E”E“icri°s'l'boa .. iii‘.
N A moves. Rentals
_ euredeathtocevb‘t.
III! rev-eras MN
a.“
. “*Wr‘t‘s’ffi?
\
' ifor war industries must be met.
' cause you are in a position to aid the
wand her allies shall achieve victory
. E industries that. do
MI,_l'ali'--
leg winter.
varied into essential war industry.
need These Iteration Phases.
]_ Roughly. there are “MONO labor-
ing peoplein the United States. Eight
to ten million of these are needed for,
production on the farms. Four to five
million are needed to run the trans-
portation and public utilities compan-
ies of the country. Speaking broadly.
this would leave from thirty to thirty-
flve million available for other work.
We have now approximately one and
a half million men under arms. We
are informed by the best authorities,
that for each man under arms from;
six to eight men are necessary in in
dustry to, produce the food supplies.
transportation. etc. Setting aside food
and transportation flares. it takes
from four to live men to produce for
these men and our allies the equip
ment. etc, which is necessary
We are to have from five (3 seven
million men under arms. Subtract this
number from the thirty-five million
men. Subtract from that the five oer
cessary men for the support and up
keep of each one of them. which
means a contributing civilian army of
twenty-five million more. This leaves.
from the total available working force
in the United States, only five
lion persons. male and female, for all
other work except agriculture. trans-
portation and the war.
The his labor jam throughout the
country has come and tremendous
shortages will be increased when the
new army draft extension increases
the need for supplies. »
Skilled and unskilled labor situa-
tions are equally serious.
One example will show the altitude
of the Government: Georgia has been
notified that unless the state can fur-
nlsh 5.000 laborers at once to the
eight million dollar picric acid plant.
the entire construction force will be
laid off and the plant moved out of
Georgia. ‘
You know what is being done in the
way of Government work at the great
“.idvale steel plant at Coatesvllle. Pa.
Does it mean anything to you that
this plant has been forced to shut
down part of its works because of lack
of labor? ‘
The attitude of the Department of
Labor can he set forth in a few
words.
it is: No matter what‘lmppens to
,privatc business the demand for men
mll‘
These men cannot be taken from
farms. railroads or mines They must
come from non-essential industries.
Unless America realizes this situa-
tion our new army will be faced by
lack of equipment such as was threat-
ened last winter.
This information is sent to you be-
Governmcnt labor problem by giving
currency to the facts contained here
tin—because the force or your opinion
§iswanted behind the methods which
:must he adopted by the Government
3 to meet the labor situation.
We are determined that America
'over the forces of. Prussianlsm and
.Kelserlsm.
i Oursoldiers in France are not fight-
ing for a "declslon"—they are fighting
1for a "knock-out.”
1 America's war production must keep
,pace with America's military-program
tin order that the war may be won and
' won quickly. ‘ .
I Get behind your Government in its
ggreet task of transferring men from
' aunt in the
. winning of the war to industries which
'srevitslto oureuceess. .
| Fourteen community labor boards
have been established ia.Connecticet
to decide what industries must give
for waxwork. Their gs: is
.» :- . ,t , ‘
ed States has recognised the Ceecho
Slovak peeple as a embelligerent na-
il. in the I: W fie—see and
Amid-earn
Pref. ti}. laseryk, president of the
Wren national Council all
MW of the Cue-ho-
Ievek armies, Ightin in Russia.
France and ltsiy, met Secretary Lan-
Bing .t the State Department at noon
today and was formally notified of
Preddsat Wilson’s action
Great Britain. France and italy al.
ready luve recogniad the M
vaks, and Japan has given implied re-
cognition by participation in the inter-
national Siberian expedition. which in
aiding the Csecbostevaka ea loyal
Russe- in realism the eaten
front. The beam of the eesiee
are at resent Peale. but its
boundaries include Bohemia, lforavla
and a portion of Gellcla. all now under
Austrian domination.
m
IMLIOAD MIN
0”” 1‘0 KEEP
OUT OF POLITICS
e
Director General MeMae Tells Them
There Are No Longer Any Private
Interests to hares Must Not Run
fee Political om.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Director
General McAdoo has ordered all rall-
roeil men. odioiale and employees
alike. to keep out of politics.
Corning state and federal elections
as well as the primary contests. the di-
rector genersl announced in e formal
statement to all rallreed men mehe it
imperative that the conduct of all
should be so scrupulously guarded that
thereunheeochamdtrectorle-
direct, of I‘dlflld indium
Pointing out that; while railroads
were under private management it was
common report that their participation
in politics was widupreed. Ir. Mc-
Adoo declares that under government
control there are no longer private in-
terests to serve and that the incentive
to political activity no longer exists.
"Under government control" says
the announcement. ‘ihere is no induce-
ment to cutters and employees to en-
gage in politics. 0n the contrary they
lously to abstain therefrom.“
As a definite policy of the railroad ad-
ministration. Mr. Mcdoo announced
that no railroad ofllcer. attorney, or
employee may do any of the following
things: ‘
Be It cilicer or member of any politic
cal committee or organisation that
solicits funds for political purposes.
Be a delegate. a chairman or an offl-
ccr in any political convention.
Solicit or receive funds for any po-
litical purpose or contribute to any po-
litical fund collected by an official or
employee of any railroad or any oin-
clsl or employee of the United states.
or any state.
Assume the conduct of any political
campaign.
Attempt to coerce or'lntlmidate an-
s
WASHINGTON. Sept. 8.——The Unlt- ‘
owe ahlgtipduty to the public scrape- I
l
!
l
Loss seven selects or rare?
JOB IVEIV DAY. I
“at m.“ the Tees eth-
tetlee Are Killed immature;
Foreverydeywhcnthetoplofpo-i
tetoee could grow but do not. the WW- l
er leeee seven ”do or potatoes per i
ace.
Whenever the growing season is lose
efl b use two weehe through at-
tacks of potato basil-sand Ive heathen
theacreleesisveryneerlyonehun-'
“Mathew—potatoes which the grow
c Wit heve hailed he protested m
ferment is the “a at m
In every wed M is led the
the growing anon. because the tops l
are killed by early blight. or by up i
burn. or by the late blight. which is o
wowed It! rot. the loss to the grow-
. ll heel! Elude per acre. This '
isreeeerely more rather than less, for ;
often the entire mp rots. Then the
lgrower loeoe not only what he might
have had, but some of the potatoes
which he actually did have.
The figures are taken from results
secured at two widely separated agrl~
.oellurel experiment stations. At one
'uf these Action; in Weeeeeie. thee
wrnrnenced digging the crop the very
last of July. and tease-u the ease-
lyield, by weeks. math thalaucd Ae-
,gust. The last her-vent I'm”
els greater than the am harvest. The
crop gained at the rate of slightly over
pcvcn hue n acre the den an in-
crease wich is aheolntdy led when
‘tho vineedle euly.
At the Rhode Island experiment sta-
tion a similar experiment was tried.
withmievery chrssagreernenal
mflmwululyll. when
theyieldwesettheretedloz hush.
eleperscre.- 'l'helsst of the potatoes
, were dug nstye later. when the tops
were satiety deed. and the yield at
‘pereere-e
l Spraying Invade themes
. Spraying the potato vines against
base. beetles and bushes prevents this
great lose. it kills the beetles and
keeps the flights freer even getting
interned. It makes larger yields by pro-
loml the growing season.
i Micro have reach the same ef-
fect. A poorly nourished plant can no
intore resist disease than can a poorly
nourished III. Spray“! mm the
potato growere‘ invoetlnent in fertili-
eer, and thus gives what is really dou-
ble protection- I
l endear” opiate vines stay we
the two continues to increeu, even it
most of the leaves are dead. It is im-
iportsst to know micro: in spraying
i
.flll
_ ._ , __... .. ”n...“ —w..-‘Mmm rm..-......... .. .._.. ,
* . ' ” ‘ We" Wm.w.._—m-
.a. ”w-..
.... ‘ or - ..
{for f 7 I ea“ (0 for ’—
one I ‘fsredlidoduanr two} 7
Fr
é . {The store closes daily at six o’clock 3;
Furniture to live with
N0 better time than now to sclcct chairs, couches or davcnpqr'ts for the
family living room. The overstuffed pieces in Turkish style are the per- 1'
certification of case. They are ideal for library use for flit-y :m' :u comfort, "
ing to the body as a good book is to the mind. .
Many of than chairs have coverings of picture taprstry or other art
material which adds to the comfort as well as the appcarnnrc. In furni-
ture as well as other things it pays to buy the ~
best. One never regrets hsvmg Spent the money . “When a beautiful object in
for 8 piece of furniture Whit}! 15 meant to laSt- necessary and useful 0b-
jcct it is thrice valuable and
takes its place in the eter-
The present stock represents the largest as-
nal order of things."
eortment of fine upholstered furniture ever
shown by the House of Read.
All three piece sets, attractive prices.
Mulberry Velour, choice design,
with Large wing chair, low back
chair and large davcnport. $219.“
My Bot, cane paneled
backs and arms, upholstered in fine
silk striped damask. There are re-
movable pillows on backs and full
spring scais. A design which is
equally good for living room or
drawing room. $195.00
ungodly frame, upholstered
hacks and aims, soft spring chalk
toned seats, covering of silk fig“
tired damask. $215.“ '
Queen Anne Set, cane paneled
backs and arms, removable pillows . I
on backs, upholstered in figured ve‘ .'
lour. A very attractive and rich '.
‘ looking set. $314.00 ‘
Overstuflod Bets, Turkish style,
large wing chair: and wing rocker
to match, davenport seven feet
long. These have upholstered ' .
‘ backs and spring cushioned seats,
' fine figured tapestry coverings.
$232.00 ;
Displayed on fourth door.
\
Table Lamps 3
Metal lamps, gas or electricity, Electric Desk Lamps, metal 3
in green bronze, antique brass and bases in a number of styles and
brushed brass. Most of these have finishes. These ”9:423:32; 00
art glass shades, a few have silk , ' '
m
finish of the base. 37.60111! to $50.00 * ‘ ‘ "
Lamp and shade will turn to any,
Lamps for table use with wood angle- They are very-handy to
other officer or employee ln~his vote. ; potatoes “‘9 temptation 1' “"3“ to
(Violation of this rule Mr. McAdoo omitthelnstsrnylas. Thence-m
said will result in immediate clams-'otten lodsed between the rows. will
set.) {seems as though more damage would
Become a candidate for any political be done by the sprayer in passing
office. Those who desire to run for of- through the rows than would he done
doc or engage in volition must lmnwiby neglecting to spray. Yet if the last
diatcly sever their connections withl 39",," gimp], ward! of! w. bung
the United States railroad service.
Membership on a local school or
park board will not be construed as a
political office.
Calling on all the railroad men to
carry out the spirit of the policy so
announced the director general says:
“Let us demonstrate to the Ameri-
can peoplo that under federal control
railroad officers. attorneys and our
players cannot be made part of any
political machine nor be used for any
organized partisan or selfish purpose.
Let us not such it high standard of pub-
lic duty and service that it will be
worthy of general emulation."
PERU REVOLUTIONISTS SURREN-
D
e
W
LIMA. Peru, Sept. i.—-Tlte revolu-
tionary movement which broke out
last week at Ancon. thirty miles from
surgcuts have surrendered.
—8eutinsl Went ids Burs to Pay.
[Iris horses. Inseam,
CHAIR". Com. Ls Barres. Ere.
Connemara Preventive—tier A
Farm learner.
There are few diseases menswear than
Lathes- i
and few Idol's. more flwmumm"
terms are known is medical
cater-r-
scleaeeae
hel
' as (lotto! more
mated attacks result in a chronic
which are :dilaticn ofthetlh. "WWW d
"if. c ' "w“ m.
”4 ‘ ‘..
Lima. has been suppressed. The in- '
run!" ....§..-i.”‘umekW'm
, dilew'York edaeee’ed 94” shearer-acre
‘ PM"; segmeeeg'ee ”
I mater
and keeps the vines healthy until corn-
) plete maturity, a few days at best. it
5 pays enormous returnlm “1&me
' investment.
i
i
new eon aaux mxwan was
ease.
. r. .. ,-“ .'~‘ ‘ .
lords-aux! lmlature. the standard
fungicide for potato hltghts. was
discovered ck in 1887. by a French-
man named-Millard”.
Professor Millardet had a vineyard
at Bordeaux. France. He also had
neighbors; and these neighbors bad
boys. The is but one sequel to con-
dltione such these and theaorrotvful
fact must b’p admitted that the boys
raided-the vineyard. and that the pro-
foasorwasiobhcdofthefruitsofllln
inborn ‘ 3 ‘ ’ '
To _ t the robbery, Professor
hilllerdet- a cd his grapes with a
mixture of pper sulphate ’ (hlucstone
or blue vim and time. the latter mu.
tel-lei heinmucd to make the copper
stick. and the copper sulphate put in to
make the unwary boy who trio of the
sprayed grapes repent of his sine
History does not tell us how success-
ful this thief preventing and thief de~
tccting dcvlce may have been. but it
does relate how the professor noticed
rial. very soon became .thrlftiec than
the others, and werernuch lensiniured
by team diseases, Later! on behind-
mommy. (m: potnbOI.‘ nudjfounrl it
WTMH minimise
All great potato sections it has honoree
customiry 2m with either-com-
MW‘., ax or acetone th‘esaoo
at home atrium manner-ups: the
early pilgrims insists blight: error.
New no nos «meme:
_ . writ were:
The hen-fies average acre yield of!
potatoes. ad reported by. the United:
States department of agriculture. for
some of“ our- larger potatoarowlng
states is asiflollowst‘ , .
Minnesota ........ wouehelsperncre
Moccasin .......t9'f:busheleperacre
Virginia ...'...'..sil0 per-am
WMu-‘Hv ”Written
meddle-afflicting
that the vines sprayed with this mate; .
‘ the
bases. These have silk shades,
plain or Shirred. with fringes or
other artistic finish in varied col-
orings.
Bases from $6.50 to $16.00
Shades. , memo to Moo ,,
I
stand at one’s chair or at the bed-
side when reading. $8.00 each.
Electric lamps for boudoirs, '
hand painted, bases finished in
ivory, mahogany, bronze and an—
tique brass, silk or art- glass shades.
“eat-r...» ,3; $3.50 to $1225
. ‘* " , Wis '
"Av—“v _
Rapporteur sun. I
FRAGE NEWS .
Within the past week inquiries have i
been received at the slate hesdquart-i
on of the Connecticut Suffrage new;
clarion concerning authenticity of the;
statement that in eight. of the United.
Sieteaah'ens haven the right to vote out
their first papers. That this is an:
questionahly true is evidenced by the;
statistics published in the lillli edition!
of the ‘8World Alumnae" and by the!
highest press authority of the country.‘
The New York Tribune recently pub-,
lished n fullpego article entitled "Thai
Kaiser‘s Hand in the American Ballot,
Box" in whiohlt was pointed out that:
by the “Delbrueck st‘ Germany ‘
smugglcs twice perlucd subjects into'
cltiscnry of United States to work for _
secret ends. The author, Richard D.‘
Harlan. formerly president of Lake
Forest College. says: “Article XXV at
that law ought to be bleached in black.
letters in every newspaper in the lands
in order to open the eyes of the An;
erlcan people to its sinister purpose. it.
reads as follows
"if any person. before acquiring na-
tionality in-a foreign state, shall have ;
received the written permission of a
competent authority of his native state
to retain his nationality in that state.
he shall not lose his nationality in the!
said native plate. The German consul
shall be consulted before this permlsg
Sin“ is granted." > '
The author of the article further
says. "In that-law thelrnperial German.
government iipllbllcly served notloe'
uponlhe entiremoi‘ld- that. as a part of’
its paanet-‘manpropagaads. it deliber-
slely planed to missic German. sub-
lects into the citiaeury of other coun-
tries—4n. es whorldlesoc v to
bouncing their Gem nationality and
so cmniy swearing.tbelr undivided al-
legiance to > another country were
sscrctlv to:. remain subjects of the
kaiser!” . ' '
.' . v. i
The W’ m.-n.mum'
gives space; to communication stat-J.
in: that committees sutraglst found.
lathe accumulated press sum of
rials on women
ultrasounds-lit
Merci: 7 ~ .
l journal for her capable conduct of its
threeweekenever. oleht amass-l,
it now has man authorities dictating thewlicy on
June the Finnish government having made
hat no objection to the arrangement.
Special trains will be provided for
"Curiosity Corner." Of course June is? the refuse”. who include 50-. DI!
a suffragist. i hundred Americans. to carry their!
, through Finland to the nearest Swede
local and rm ish port to embark for their homes.
lng pace with the times.
at its "City Desk" a woman.
Pride, long known to readers of t
Labor organizations.
tlonal, recognise that the entranchlsc-
merit of women as a war objective. AUGUST BAD FOR COTTON CROP.
Since the strong resolution passed by \YASllthlTON, Sept. :i.-—August:
the American Federation of Labor en~ was the moat disastrous month to the»
dancing the Federal Suffrage Amend- cotton crop that ever has been record-
mcnt, many local unions throughout ed, a loss in prospective production
the country have gone on record.‘ amounting to 3.482.000 bales. resulting
Among the Connecticut Locals that from the severe drouili. The new“.
have passed resolutions are the Car- ment of agriculture todayforecnst tha
peniers, Printers. Machinists, strect‘ crop at il.l37.000 equivalent .500 bales,
railway employees, nrolders, pattern 5 basing its estimate on a canvass made
makers, electric workers, railway trainj August 25. I '
men. drop forge workers, horse sliutu‘s,‘
plumbers, sheet metal workers. brick 3
layers. typogra lcal harbors, bakers;
tailors, and led garmentworkers. |
_._...._....————
u..-
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Rheumatism.
No matter how long you
may have been echoing.
nor how severe the pain
is your joints or muscles in! It”
on miter how my unionists r“
0th! preplretiorio you may he :
tried without benefit. you will be .
_ astonished at the qukrlmese with
g which comfort is restored“
RIDGEFIELD SCHOOLS OPEN
' WITH NEW PRINCIPAL!
RIDGEFIELD, Sept. 3.—The public,
schools reopened today with many
new teachers, Caleb H; Nlles. who.
resigned as principal of the Ridge-\
field High School to accept a moret‘
lucrative oler, will be succeeded byl
Profesam Charles D. Bogart of Brook-
lyn, N. Y.
Former Principal a Visitor
Caleb H. Niles, late principal of
Ridgetield High School, spent Sat-
urday in Ridgetield, the guest of Bor-
ough Clerk George E. Benedict. Mr.
Niles is now located in Kingston, near
WilkesJBarre. Pa. I
Death of Former Resident
Robert Potter Cushman, [on of the
late Dr. William F. Cushman. former-
" The Penetr ~.; "to
AnodyneC 7. an
afterthe vc. .m:
> n 4‘. I‘v.- ‘ '
. ‘ dolirnbccaue- ~ : |':=
renarknble .w ni—
ty in action ...-..r
ly a prominent physician of Ridzc‘ powefjneflnd 7.; 1
field and New York city. and a long . doesnathlim- p .n‘
time resident of this town. died at ~ , zmvuxgm. '.‘..§
Stevensville, N. Y.. August 29. aged ’° .' '~
38 years. The funeral was held at St. ”'60“ h“ ‘5 "‘ .
Peter's Church. New York city Satur
day, after which the remains were Noting m
brought to Ridgeueld. for interment. , “mug... ‘
Robert P. “Bushman was formerly en- , “MM _;
‘2» I‘- . m1“.
aged. in the chicken raising business
god a large farm in North more. “a. .3,
field. . notes at hey
:1pleeed‘itilmre i
. .Dietreser-‘u-rs } '
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