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New Britain herald., 1915-05-05

rather than oil-canned fish Under
the new methods the boats are
equipped with better tanks and care
is being taken to get the fish quick
~ to the packers and into the steam
cooker or fryer in good condition.
In preparing fish for the cans, es-
pecially in the case of small fish,
there was a tendency, because OF
the haste, to pull their heads off
with the fingers instead of cutting
them properly with shears. This pull
ing or shipping as it is called, fire.
quently left portions of the hard
gills of the fish in the can and these
gills frequently separated from the
fish, leaving inedible portions in the
oil and giving it an undesirable look.
Under the new competition in quail
ity, fish are being brought to the
packing houses in much better con-
ditions and are being handled there
much more carefully SO as to get
them into the cans in as nearly per-
feet condition as possible.
Factories Clean Now.
The most marked Improvement
however, has been the interest the
packers have taken in cleaning up
their factories especially in seeing
that the flakes on which the fish
are dried, the steam, cookers, and
the other machinery for handling
and canning, are kept in good con-
dition. Under the old system not
only the condition Of the floors but
Of the tables as well, was frequent
~ disregarded. This year practical
~ every factory in Maine has cleaned
Its floors and put it's tables and
other working equipment in, =, such
shape that a clean product can be
produced. The factories are also pro-
hibiting the throwing around of re-
fuse and requiring the cleaning UP of
of floors and other parts of the fac
tory as rapidly as they are soiled
In the case of the flakes or wire
mesh frames on which the fish are
dried and then sent into the steam
room, the greater attention to clean
Illness has had a marked effect on
the appearance Of the canned pro-
duct. Under the old system when
these flakes were not always cleaned
after each run, parts of the cooked
fish chung to the meshes. 1t was
found that thtse fragments of fish
and the condition Of the flakes made
it practically impossible to produce
a can of sardines in clear, clean
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05
AMERICAN SARDINE
PACK IS IMPROVED
Factories Ire Much Cleaner Than
They Used to Be.

washington, D. CT, May 5.The
pack of American sardines during the
past season was improved thirty-
three per cent? in quality according
! to the food specialists OF the United
States Department. Of Agriculture who
have been conducting an experimental
laboratory at PASSPORT Maine, during
the past two packing seasons. This,
has been brought about by the fact
that the demonstrations in the labor
atory have shown the Maine Gamers
the advantage Of improved methods
and of striving tosmake quality sar-
dine to meet the demand for better
class of goods which the wars in
tterference with imports has largely
Increased. Before the laboratory was
established the Maine packers were
competing bitterly amongst themselves
In an effort to produce can of
goods that could be sold at SOME pro-
] fit for the low prices then offered by
the jobbers and the wholesalers.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05
WEST WOULD WELCOME JEWS.
Jacob H. Schifr Proposes Two Million
of Them Enigrate to This Country.

New York. May 5.-Jacob H.
Schiff's suggestion that at least two
million Jews from abroad should emf
CRATE to the country beyond the Mis-
sissippi river created enthusiasm yes
terday among those interested in the
movement to aid Jewish sufferers
from the war. He declared that the
west was ready to welcome them and
that land OF plenty awaited them
there.
Mr.. Schiffs proposal was made in
an address to the Educational AL
lance on his return from trip to
San Antonio, Sam Francisco, kansas
City and Chicago, undertaken in part
to discover the sentiment toward the
Jews in the west.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05
BELGIAN PRISONERS
CHEERED BY PEOPLE
Bruges Inhabitants Despite Order of
Germans Gave Fellow Country
men Resembling Welcome.

SCAnAAahAS Nsetso ASAo" SounbEy-
men Resembling Welcome.
Amsterdam, April 30.-Seventy Bel
gan prisoners who recently passed
through Bruges in charge of a guard
Of German cavalry received a resound-
ing welcome from the Belgian in-
llGbitants of the town, notwithstand-
ing the orders of the German munich
pal authorities that no demonstrations
were to take place.
The prisoners, who inciuded in
fantrymen and engineers, were cap
tured near Driegrachten. AS they
passed down the streets of Bruges, the
people of the town gathered along the
sidewalks. Hats and handkerchiefs
were waved in the air and there were
shouts Of "Vive la Belgigue," "Leve
Belgie" and "Leve de Koning." The
prisoners smiled and answered back:
Courage, comrades" Meanwhile
the crowd showered them with gifts
of fruit, chocolate, sandwiches and
cheese. . ~
While the enthusiasm was at It's
height, some of the German horse
men charged the crowd 1t is said
that the municipal authorities will
assess a fine against the populace for
the unauthorized demonstration.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05
REFUSES WAR BONUS
OF DOLLAR A WEEK
British Postmaster General Declines
to Grant Request of Postal
Employees.

Correspondence of the Associated Press)
London, April 20.-The British
postmaster general has definitely re-
fused to grant the request of the
postal employees for war bonus Of a
dollar week to meet the increased
cost of living caused by the war. The
bonus asked for was to be paid only
to workers receiving less than $50 a
week.
The postmaster general stated that
the rise in the cost OF living is not BY
itself sufficient reason at the present
time, for increasing wages. He re-
Lards this rise as q burden which
must be shared in common by all
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05

Under such conditions the packing
Establishments naturally had ten
dency to work for speed rather than
quality in packing.
Character of Fish Important.
Under the old form Of competi-
ton some of the packers paid very
little attention to the character or size
of fish and some at times packed ale
WIVES silver hake and snelt as we'll
as the small herring which Is the
American sardine. They also fire.
quently packed what were known as
'feedy fish,. These were fish that had
fed plentifully on a microscopic crus-
tacean and small shrimp. When the
fish were packed with their bodies
full of this feed. changes in the
food had tendency to soften the
flesh Of the fish with the result that
they broke before placing them in
the cans. After the packers began
to compete on a quality rather than
cost basis a simple way of doing
away with "feedy" fish was en-
ployed.. All that is necessary is to
leave the sardines for a, short time in
the weirs in which they are caught,
until they can digest the shrimp and
small crustaceans
Another tendency under the former
hurried methods of packing the
fish was to 3over-salt them or to
leave them too long in brine in the
boats which bring them from the
weirs. In other cases the fish were
mntilated by bad handling or kept
SO long before cooking that they lost
much of their flavor. Excessive salt
ing also destroyed the delicate flavor
Of the fish and made them salt fish"
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05

classes in the country. Moreover, he
explains, compliance with this request
from the post Office workers would
necessitate corresponding grants to
all government employees of a similar
status and would therefore impose a
very heavy burden on the treasury.
The postal employees are arranging
for protest meetings with the object
Of urging the cabinet to reconsider it's
decision.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05

Miss Ryan has so many han
afternoon gowns at her shop, 79|
street, Hartford. and OF such q u
Of materials all the way fron1
lovely black taffetas to the
white voiles touched with coll
one seen with yellow corn spo1
trimmed with gold silk, that yor1
tail to find at least one lovely
TO add TO your wardrobe for I'M
ate wear or IN the warm days I'd
10 come.--advt.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05

oil, as the fragments on the flakes
would stick to the new fish and
color the oil in the can. During the
last season practically all Of the
pa ckers paid marked attention to
these matters with the result that
this years product in quality of fish
and oil is held by experts and by
the trade to be far superior to the
previous runs. ~.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05
woMEN's CLUBS TO MEET.

Enfield, May 5.-The nineteenth an
nual meeting of the Connecticut Fed
Grafton of Womens clubs will be held
here May 2 OTTO %, 1t was announced
yesterday. The opening session will
be in the Presbyterian church. The
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05

Willimantic, May 5.--Je|
O'Sullivan, a former member
democratic state central Cora
died at his home here yesterda3
q long illness He was SIXTY flvd
old. Mr.. O'Sullivan was
building contractor. He const
many churches and schools Ia q
Connecticut.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-05

speakers at the convention \
clude Miss Mary l.. Read "a
York, Miss Dotha Stone Pin
Norwaik, Miss Jesse Ack6rrnl
Pittsburgh. Pa. and 8. &. Mcc|
New York.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
ELMER PETERSON DEAD.
Weii-known Contractor Of City Sue
cumhs to Tuberculosis at Tucson.

Death at o'clock Sunday afternoon
at Tucson. Arz.. claimed Elmer Peter
son. a well-known building contractor
of this city, who went to Tucson two
weeks ago in the hope that a change
| in climate would benefit him. Mr..
Peterson had been failing in health for
two years. due to pulmonary tuber-
; culosis. His death, however. was due
TO acute dilation of the heart induced
by the pulmonary trouble. Mr.. Peter
son had many friends in the city who
will regret deeply to hear of his
death.
Mr.. Peterson was native of this
city, where he was born Dec. II, 1878.
He had lived here during his entire
life. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mat,
Peterson, aive at 20s North Third ave-
nue.. and in addition TO them he is sur
vived by five sisters. They are Mrs
J. w. Peckham, of Ideal. S. D.; and
Misses Anna, Minnie. Bessie and Heller
| Peterson, ar of this city.
| Mr.. Peterson's body vii be brought
here for burial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
STATE CENTER FARMER DEAD.
Samuel e. Riems nschneider Dies Of
Peritonitis Following Operation.

SefiSoHiSfS Following operation.
Samuel f. Riemenschneider, aged 40,
of State Center. died Sunday evening
at o'clock of peritonitis following an
operation for appendicial abscess. He
had lived all his life on the Riemen-
schneider homestead. two miles south
west of State Center Two years ago
he overworked while lighting d fire in
meadow near his home, and soon
afterwards complained Of a pain in his
side. This pain was recurrent for
some time afterwards. and on Dec. %
he was operated for an appendicial
abscess. Peritonitis set in soon after.
wards, and death came Sunday.
He leaves his mother, Mrs. Catherine
Riemenschneider. four brothers. and
three sisters. The brothers are Alfred
and Wilbert, a home: Henry c.. four
miles southwest of State Center; and
George B., four miles west of State
Center. The sisters are Emma and
Anna, at home. and Mrs. Charles Hart
three miles east of State Center.
The funeral viii be held Wednesday
afternoon at ! o'clock. from the home.
with services following at the Metho-
dist church. in charge of Rev. j. J..
Yost Interment will be in Hillside.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
: ASSESSORS MEET.
All Receive instructions and Get Sup.
plies to Begin Work.

All of the twenty eight, township,
Town and city ASSESSORS Of the county
met with County Auditor "A. w. Dob
son Saturday afternoon to receive in
structions regarding the making of as
easements OF property for taxation and
FOR taking the census. There have been
no changes in the law since the assess
ment was made last year.
It was decided by the assessors s
best not to make public the values Of
livestock, etc, as a basis for making
an equitable assessment in different
townships Of the county. The asses
sors complained that when the aver
ages agreed upon were published, and
then a higher value was used In as
sessing livestock, because Of the live
stocks higher value than the average,
it caused trouble for the assessors and
hard feelings. The farmers whose live
stock was assessed at a value higher
than the average complained that they
had been unduly assessed cause the
average value was not used in their
case.
The assessors were instructed to for
ward TO the county auditor every two
weeks all the census cards they had
flied out. so that these cards can be
forwarded al once to the auditor OF
state where the census statistics will
Z be compiled.
Unless County Auditor A. W. Dobson
changes the plan he has determined
to follow there will be 10 crop Stats
tics of the country for 1914 available
until they are compiled in the office
Z of the auditor of state. These crop
statistics are ordinarily gathered by
the assessors and returned with their
assessment rolls. They are then COM
piled in the county auditors office an6
a copy is kept for q permanent record
This year all these statistics will be or
the census cards. These the county
& auditor is planning to forward at once
to Des Moines, which taking from
them the figures for record for the
county.
It has been suggested to the auditor
that for the purpose of having thes,
! statistics available here the figure.
might be drawn from the cards as the.
are turned in, and before the cards ar,
sent to Des Moines. This task is re
garded too burdensome, as tn
statistics are never referred to, tn
county auditor says. except once yea
for . newspaper story.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
"The Red Widow"

THE Red Widow" as presented at
the Odeon Sunday evening, is what re-
mains Of Raymond Hitchcocks show
with Raymond left out, anc it isn't
much Altho Cliff" Heckinger tried
hard TO initiate the nonse:sical Ray
nond, ne could not drag laugh from
the audience while the rest Of the
performance lacked the vim and visor
which q star instills into his company.
Clever dancing is one of the re-
deeming features, put on by Lillian
Ludlow and William Pruette, Jr, but
the chorus is short on looks and
dances only fairly. Beatrice Doanc, as
the rid widow sings the hit of the
production, Il Love You Dear" with a
very pretty voice. Some Of the other
songs that We're well received We're,
we Will Go TO Gogo,' and Il Shall
Never Look at a Pretty Girl Again"
The costumes We're elaborate, and the
scenery complete. The audience was
only fair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
Az the Ornhe,1n

The Dream Girl the musical COM
edy tabloid on the bill at the Orpheum
for the first half Of the week, gives the
patrons little variety in the tabloid
line, for the first scene shows the
show in rehearsal, instead of beginning
with the performance proper. In this
way slight change is secured at the
beginning, and at the end. when the
members of the company are shown
after the show. getting their pay. The
main performance is about the usual
run Of songs and dances, with John
P. Reed doing the honors as black
face comedian.
Vivian Gladstone, as the Dream
Girl" does some very good dancing,
while a song novelty is introduced in
the shape Of a ''songograph.' A nov
| ing picture entitled The call Of the
dance is thrown on the screen and
Miss Lillian Lorrimer sings the story
of the picture as it is run off. The
audiences Sunday evening were large
at both performances.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11

to be conducted by not less than three
Coy nor moro than ave co directors.
who shall hold their Office for one (1)
year and until their successors ara
elected and qualified. Said directors
shall elect president. vice president.
secretary and treasurer, who shall
hold Office for ono a. year, or until
their successors arc elected and quail
flied. The election OF the directors
of this corporation shall be held at
the office Of the company in MARSHALL
town, Iowa, at the regular annual
meeting Of the stockholders. on the
third Tuesday in December OF each
year. At all elections and meetings Of
the stockholders Of this corporation.
each person or corporation shall DO
entitled to one ~ vote for each share
OF stock owned by such person or cor
poration, which vote may be cast IN
person or by proxy in writing. The
directors OF this corporation until the
election in December. 1915. shall be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
AMUSEM ENTs.
Mcintyre & Heath Presents Old Time
Condemnation Of Nonsense at Odeon

Mcintyre and Heath, surrounded. as
sisted and embellished by company
OF nearly fifty singers and dancers,
cavorted for the third time in two
years at the Odeon Saturday evening,
and were received with all the enthus-
itsm and hilarity that greeted them on
their first appearance in that classical
congiomeration OF nonsense. The ham
free" With the exception of few
new war gags some good. and some
not so good. the show IS ,iie same as
il has been for two years, but the
audience didn't care. and la ughed as
heartily at the old jokes as ever, even
giving the performers n hearty hand
on the ancient FUR 10 the end, riddle.
Aside from the two main perform
ers. who are funny at all times and
places, the principal merit OF the per
Torrance lies in the dances. The
chorus is by no means remarkable for
its beauty. while the male members
possess some of the thinnest >hanhs
imaginable, but they certainly can
dance, and they do dance Il! the way
thru the show and back again AS far
as individual dancing Went, Jack ana
Winnie Crisp easily carried off the
palm. This couple. who might iittinglY
be described as quaint" presented a
series of dances which We're Just ut
tie different from the ordinary terpsi-
corean performances. and which made
a decided hit" Their first dances
were more of the Old fashioned style,
nothing violent or cyclonic, out pretty
steps and graceful poses. Later the
reached the most approved stage of
modern contortions in their so-called
Peruvian Pom Pom" ana twisted and
twirled enough 10 satisfy any modern
dance artist. The chorus dances We're
well arranged and tastefuily presented.
Mabel Elaine and John Lorenz also
contributed TO the dancing part OF the
program with clever but conventional
steps
MIR. Mcintyre still convulses his
audiences by his woebegone facial eX-
pressions, while his partner. Mr..
Heath. grandiloquently rantomines
and pomponusly struts about. shovel
ing doughnuts.' and otherwise put
ting the starving Alexander on pins
and needles Considering actual act
ing among the other rCeinoers of the
company, one CT the premier places
goes without question 10 Arthur Barry,
who as Lord Spotcash, still plays thai
silly ass we'll nigh to perfection. His
lines are excellent. and because he
says them with the proper intiec-
ton the audience did not get them
all. hence he was not given as much
credit as he deserved. The other
members of the cast filed their minor
parts acceptably. Ebenezer, the Ham
Tree" mule, still possesses the same
satanic Tanner and creates consider
able excitement and some amusement
at the close of the first act by his
violent efforts 10 dislodge his rider.
The audience was excellent for Sat
urday night
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11

r. W. McCreery. Marshalltown, Iowa;
r ]. Booth. Narshalltown. Iowa;
George r. Smith. Dubuque. Iowa. The
officers OF this corporation until the
election OF q new board Of directors
in December, 1915. shall be az fol-
lows: President, r. J. Booth. Mar
shaltown. Iowa; vice president. George
p. Smith. Dubuque. Iowa: secretary.
r. w. McCreery. tMarshallt0wn, Iowa;
treasurer. r, w. McCreery, MARSHALL
town. Iowa.
vi.
Tho indebtedness of this corpora
ton shall not At any time exceed two
thirds <2-3) OF Ats capital stock.
VII,
Tho private property Of the MEM
bers Of this corporation shall be ex-
empt from stability for the debts q
this corporation.
ROBERT J. BOOTH,
r. w. McCREERY,
GEO. p. SMITH.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
Indian Runner Ducks.
Mrs. Bert Everist-Best display.
RahhstR

Harry Mann-Belgian hares. frs,
display and best doe; Rufus Reds, f1rs'
display.
1: K: Huber & Son-Belgian hares
second display and largest buck.
F.. F.. Swope-Belgian hares, third
display.
Angora Cats.
Joseph Rambousek-Best display.
Barred Plymouth Rocks Exhibition.
j. T. Hastings, Grinnell-Fourtn
cock. fourth cockerel, fourth pen, spec
ial for birds coming greatest distance
Hauser G. Curless, Union-First and
third cockerel second and fifth hen
third pen, specials for birds coming
second greatest distance, and best col
ored cockerel.
Mrs. r. G. Goodale-First cock, first
second. third pullet; first pen, special
for four highest scoring exhibition pull
lets and first cock bird.
F. H. Houghton-Third cock. frs,
third and fourth hen: second pen.
A. E. Judge-Second and fifth cock
second and fifth cockerel special sec.
ond cock
Barred Rocks, PulIet Mating.
y. L. hastings, Grlnneii-r ISL SoeN-
erel. first, fourth. fifth pullet: third
pen.
Mrs. r. G. Goodale-Second cock
second cockerel second pen.
r. H. Houghton-F'irst cock, thlrt
cockerel. first and best pen.
Barred Rocks, coekereI Mating.
J H. Hastings. Grinnell-First.. third
fourth, fifth pullet: second pen. bes
four pullets.
A. E. ,Judge-Second pullet. first
second. third hen; first and best pen
F. H Houghton-Fourth and fiftl
hen. third pen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
RETAILERS SETTLE CASE.
Levinlnsledue Case, Growing Out OF
Sale NEGOTIATIONS, Dismissed.

The suit brought by J. Levin against
Nettie Ingledue & CO., has been settled
and dismissed. The action grew out OF
negotiations, which failed to be closed
for the purchase of the Nettie Ingledue
&, Co. stock OF dry goods. Levin sued
for alleged failure of the defendant tc
perform under the contract. The de-
fendant interposed a counter claim fol
action under promissory note. alleged
to have been given by Levin.
Dismissal was effected on the basis
that the defendant company admitted
and caused the admission to be made
part of the records OF the case. that
it had no such note as alleged, and tina,
no such note was ever signed or de-
Iivered by Levin 70 it. Upon such dis
claimer Levin's petition was dismissed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
JAMES oae INDICTED.
Farmer Of Near Monieer's Charged
With Statutory Crime.

James Ogg, young tenant farmer
who has been on the Mundy & Scott
farm near Moninger Station, sur
rendered himself to Sheriff j. G. Edgar
late Saturday afternoon. after Ogg
learned that the grand jury had re-
turned an indictment against him Fri
day afternoon. Sheriff Edgar had just
returned from Clemens and Moninger
where he had been looking for Ogg,
when Ogg walked into the office
Ogg is charged with statuatory Of
Tense. Soon after Ogg was arrested
he was released on bond for $1,000
signed by NJ. L. Mundy and Ralph w.
Scott, his former employers, who hold
Ogg in high esteem.
Ogg is the farmer who gave skin
from his thigh for a skin grating OPP
GRAFTON performed on the leg of Mrs.
Herman Tensmeyer who is in the
Deaconess hospital.