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Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-01

Waterhury.-Miss Sara N Church, of the children's department of the Bronson library, is to read a paper on Folklore at the meeting of the Ches- hire Literary club Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-01

WANTED-Men who are competent gun barrel rifiers, experienced on ma chimes using hook-cutters; good wages and working conditions for good men expected in confidence; only applica- tions by mail considered. Manufacturer, 210 South Seventh St., Philadelphia.
 oct20d
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-01

OH, DEAR:-what shall I put in Johns dinner pail? I should worry. Let him go to the Columbian House, on Franklin Square, and get a good warm dinner for 25 cents. oct2Sd
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-01

Greenwich-Owing to the illness of Town Treasurer Amos W. Avery, A. W. W. Marshall has been appointed treasurer to act in place of MT. Avery,
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Especial Star svnertB iyJ -"sconH.-rt,~a
SCHOFIET.D BARRACKS, April H..
Next July will see the concrete
pest at Cashier added to by two sets
OF battalion barracks for the list In
fRntry. The erection OF these. build
ings Is being accomplished by the
most modern method OF concrete con-
struction. A great deal or interest IN
this construction work has been
shown not en'y by teurists and visit
crs to Eehoastd Barracks but by the
members of that garrison themselves.
The plans for the lst Infantry bar
rncks contemplate q quadrangle Of
four buildings facing the eentey.
Three cf these buildings arctic. be bat
i1lIbn 6larters and the fourth will
hold the auxiliary offices, halls. etc,
necessary TO the administration Of
regiment In garrison. This quadrangle
is four hundred feet across and the
two sets of barracks now under con-
struction are to. form the east and
west sides of the square, ~ II
Rising as II does zig feet into the
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The various schools for officers
which are being conducted by Lieut..
w. c. Whitener. inspector instructor,
are proving OF much interest New
ground is being covered. ard the work
varied as much as possible with-con.
siderable original effort for the post.
gradu tie class.
- ~
The LIST Infantry. y. G. H.. will prob
ably have a band before long. Capt
G. B. Schader. the adjutant, has
brought together number Of bands.
men. some OF them with former serv,
ice to their credit. who are anxious Ia
enlist A meeting was held last Tues
day night. at which the pl'n was talk.
ed owe.
- -
instruction practise for the 'tinnaI
guard will be fred on both the Kakaa
ko and Shatter ranges tomorrow. Both
ranges will o. en- at o'clock but the
Fort Shafter range will be closed he
tween $50 and ll.SO, by order OF
the post commander. Only those
guardsmen who qualified as marks
men or better last Sc son will use the
SHdlIeF range TINS uOHtu' tHe huhdd'
ko RANGE being used fer the instrur.
tiCn OF recruits ut the short ranges
~ -
Fulletin No. 10, war department, Is
being studied with much interest by
q number of national glardsmen thesa
days. 1t contains 81 pages Of dope"
in connection with the national shoot,
TO be held at Jacksonville, Fla. next
October, and to which the territory
will send team. The course this
yer fer the national team match IL
POO and, 500 yards rapid FIRE, and 800.
600 and 1000 yards slow fire. Hawaii
is rated as Class b In the national
team match.
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WHAT THE NAVY RELIEF
SOCIETY REALLY MEANS

- -, !. - >. -. e,L.s .o...x IL
seii , put tle. service was prolnpt ~
Iscostlise tns oppoitun.s peSsn'eu "
slte ettect 10 tS oNn al ee ~ We"
lOrineo views oh the su1IeSr Ire ple
sent socieS was aceor1tneg meop ol
sss1s SusF .lits laMs - ~ y.
Solulla, On $3.50 e. 80 ~ ts
pol - ss g
the IolioWlns CLAUSE :.
inc parlicuiaI uus aa,u
OF the sald socissy als 70 copsc. fu lIlss
ana pgoylue ~ s ~; !" ~
owss aalu VI !. oiii $50
sailors ana enilsleu men on me J, y 3 o :.
navy sand Marine rps.s g salas " Sc
curing empioyme9ts Ior ln mel aho ,to
furnish euueationaitaeii NJ io ~ SUCH
Iolpnah ealiofeH !, 2 rs S. s,
me Original certilleats uia! hos, ~.
cluoes IAothsIs = alhohs tnose 20 g
Wnom tne peneilts OF tne sooieg Were
10 De EXTENDED. inns aooitlon was
mace as result OF the, society eA.
perlence curing the carrier years VI
It's work. II was louhu tnat the near.
est reiatye, In the case OF enhsted
men, was so otten the mother' anu
the motner was touno 10 De SO often
dependent on mel. sailor son. tnat the
arucies OF incorporation together
with the bylaws, were amendeo IN
May, 1910, 70 lnclude motners, equally
with widows and orphans, among the
society's beneficiaries. over nall the
benefictaries on the current list are
mothers. -. : :.
The society having been Termed
plans were considered for the: crea-
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far the cont ions from the; Service
have ,beeA 36st about sufficient to
meet our annual expenditures, but ow
ing to the rapid increase in our. activ-
tiles, il Is necessary to obtain the cor.
dial support : Of the Service if this
satisfactory ndition, of affairs is to
continue, The work of the Society is
carried out in the following manner:
I Each, week a report Is received by
the corresponding secretary from the
Surgeon General of all deaths that
have occurred in the Navy or Marine
Corps both active and retired list.
The name and, address Of the next of
kin" is then obtained from the Bureau
OF. Navigation, and wheFe the next of
kin" appears as q wife, mother or a
wife, mother or q child, the case is
given "a serial number and steps are
initiated Ia Investigate whether or not
the surviving relative has been left in
destitute condition or lis IN need Of
help Of any kind from the Relief So
Getty. 1t is not necessary that the
deceased shall have been membersof
the society. Assistance Isl given in
proportion to the needs Of each indi-
yidual@ease In whatever form Is deem
ed most suitable by the relief CON-
mittee and board of managers--whieh
meet once a month and considers the
reports submitted. Information is OBJ
tanned by communicating with some
appropriate person living in the vicin-
ity of the relative in question.
II the residence Is within the limits
of an auxiliary, the officers of the
auxiliary are requested to investigate
and report; otherwise the communica-
ton is. addressed to the local repre-
sentative Of organized charity; or, in
the absence of a branch of that or
ganization, to the postmaster or other
responsible person. All such commu-
nications are confidential. Coopera-
ton is usually cordial and discreet.
The Recommendation Of the relief
committee is based on the reports of
investigation and is submitted to the
board of managers for approval. In
cases of particular urgency, imm ediate
action is taken by the executive com.
mittee (of which Admiral Dewey is
CEdIFlI,dnD j., "lluOUI NdltIuS III TUG
monthly meeting of the board; contin.
nance depending. on the Endorsement
Of the relief committee and the board
of managers. 1t is Always the aim
to furnish relief with as little delay
as possible-for the period immediate
~ following death is usually the time
when it is most needed.
Contributions from the society usu,
ally take the form of monthly allot-
ents, covering a period of six
months, They are frequently stopped
in advance of the original limit, by
reason of the receipt Of six months
gratuity, back pay, pension. or of 9th
er circumstances rendering such
action appropriate. Every case is
thoroughly reinyestigated toward the
end of the original allotment, and re,
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What the Navy Relief, Society is-
its objects. aims and organisation is
something in which Honolulu has spe-
cia1 interest Just now on account OF
the IA disaster. The following Is q
brief history Of the society which was
written by Lieut.. p. Med. lie Breton,
q. s. N, corresponding secretary, and
read at meeting Of the District OF
Columbia Auxiliary or the society
held on March 80. ss.
AZ there seems % be so much con.
fusion in the minds o. many navy peo-
PIE as to the objects of the Navy Re
lief Society, II Is hoped that little
Information on this point viii prove
of general interest. IS.
For many years previous 20 the or.
eanixation OF the societys Al was gen.
orally the custom. prompted by the
natural generosity and spirit OF Com
fadeship in the Service, when a death
occurred to pass the hat" taking up
collection for the benefit OF the sur
riving family. This demonstrated the
generosity OF the contributors. but II
put that demonstration in a form that
was generally conceded to be made
Quate and unsatisfactory. Many
deaths occur In hospitals or other pla-
ces where there are no generous ship
mates to come to the assistance of the
destitute family, and the want Of a
systematic method of rendering assist
afce to those nnfortunates, who
through death are deprived OF. their
means OF support had been vaguely
felt In the Service FOR many years.
The idea Of the Nayy Relief Society
"a to fill this want furnishing assist.
ance, where II Is needed. to the fami.
lies of officers and men, In the period
Immediately following the death Of
the wage-earner, until they. are able
fo proyide some other means Of sup
rort. Few officers and practically no
enlisted men are able TO save very
much from their pay OF to carry an
adequate life insurance. so our calls
for assistance occur with monotonous
regularity. & n ..,ss;.-
The organization of the Relief So
eiety occurred in the following man
nef' In 1s04: The safe of the Uniyer
<ifv 81 PENNSYLVANIA share of the
fickets ID the Army and Navy game
n Franklin field, created q fund Of
S1s oo0 This fund by resolution Of
the university committee in charge
wss assigned, in equal parts to the
sRelIef Societies Of the Army and
Nsvv.'' The Army. Relief Society waE
sirsaav In existence at that timei
bsging been Incorporated in 1900. In
the navy there was no organised SO
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air, the wooden gravity tower being
used fer this construction commands
the eye fer miles In all directions AMI
has been one of the, landmarks Of this
isiand for the past four months. So
much curiosity al. to the use of this
imposing tower has been eyinced, that
It Is thought Ven To- offer a brief ex.
plahation of the gravity system of
pouring concrete for those buildings
Placed In the center of the quad.
fangle to be formed by these struc-
lures are the bunkers or bins con-
tanning the materials for the cont
crete mixture. These materials are
never worked by hand from the time
they are unloaded from the cars until
they become a part of the buildings.
BY opening gates these ingredients
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may beAmeasuned ana, slid into the
mixer which rests in "a pit beneath
the tower The mixed concrete then
is poured into a hoist. or skip"
raised to the top of the tower,hy a
steam engine and automatically dis
charged, into >a2hopper located there,
From! this hopper there is line Of
steel pipe Or f'spouting" ten inches in
diameter, leading to each of the
buildings. This "spontipg7. is .sus-
pended. from steel cable which
passes over the top of the tower and
Is anchored beyond each building at
such a distance to give, the right slope
to the conduit, The height of the
tower isl governed by, the fact that in
order for concrete to fow, there must
be a fail of one foot for every four
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considered by. The relief committee at
that time. >. .ft,.,'.
Besides the financial aid, the socie.
ty helps unfortunates in many other
ways. Assistance, and advice are fre.
ing OF pensions, back pay, etc. and
the officers of the auxiliaries are al
ways ready to do what they can for
the unfortunate women and children
in their hour of bereavement, and
through their kindly help and advice
to tighten the burden of tleir sorrow.
Many widows and mothers have
been assisted in the prompt settle
ment of their pension ella ms and, thus
saved the expense and frequently de-
lays. Of <pehsion attorne fss Although
the bylaws of the socie " do not per
init us to give financial aid in cases
of want where the man 10 still living,
the Relief Society helpsi cases Of this
kind in many different ways. In sew.
5erai cases where men have been dis
charged from the Serfice by reason
of physical disabilities Which prevent
them from. supporting their families,
We. have. succeeded; Ia procuring in
valid pensions in very much shorter
time than would be possible in the
course of the ordinary routine. In
general, the Relief Society aims to
give advice and assistance in all de-
serving cases, where it is needed by
the families of officers or men in the
Service.
While our assistance is intended
primarily to tide over the desperate
temporary want so often Immediately
following deaths in che Service, in
many cases, the circumstances of the
.beneficiar have been of such unre'
lieved ant. hopeless restitution that it
has beer necessary to continue our
allotment for. many years. In this
manner the demands on the society
are constantly increasing. The cur
rent list of beneficiaries consists of
IS G. ses to whom monthly allotments
are sent. The total of the last month
payment amounted to over $1400, the
largest since the incorporation of the
sGeiety Last year there were 384
deaths in the Service In 1874 cases
the deceased was survived by a wild
oN. mother or child; and the circum.
stances of the family were according
ly. Investigated In SO cases the sur
yivinS relative was left in dire want.
and was therefore placed on our list
of beneficiaries and aid was rendered.
There were many other cases
where the relief committee would
have been glad to recommend assist
ance had our means justified it; but
in only 80 eases was such assistance
essential to mere existence. The graf
itude with which our help is universal
ly received shows, how sadly it is
needed. Oar total disbursement. to
beneficiaFies has steadily increased
from about 5000 in 1911 to over $14,-
600 in 1914. these figures representing
approximately the total amount of
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revenue collected from the Service.
1.-The expenses Of administering the
affairs of the society are practically
negligible, amounting last year to only
about $500, for printing, postage and
clerical assistance. In other words,
out Of every dollar contributed So
cents goes to beneficiaries and only
four cents for expenses, very differ
ent showing from that made by most
organized charities. The great in!
crease in our revenue comes from the
more general understanding Of the
work accomplished. that is spreading
throughout the Service. No one who
fully conaprehends What Is being done,
can fail to give his support, but It is
a difficult matter to bring these facts
clearly before the men Of the. navy.
OF recent years the system has been
inaugurated sfof collecting subscrip-
tions from, all the ships in commits
sion. About $4,000 was collected in
this manner in 1914, and better results
are hoped for this year. as our work
becomes more generally understood.
Last year through the auxiliary so
.cieties the sum, of about $1,000 was
collected In dues and as proceeds Of
various entertainments. AS our ex.
penditures are greater at the present
time than ever before, 1t is earnestly
hoped that we will l., as we'll this
year. The increase in our expendi-
lures is justified by the hope that we
can bring an increased number of Of
ficers and men in the Service to an
understanding of whas the society ae.
com plishes.
+ The society has rea:hed it's bene-
ficiaries in every state Of the Union;
in China, the Philippines, Honolulu,
Guam, Porto Rico and in other places
equally remote; and where aid has
been given, the circumstances were
uniformly and monotonously those Of
stark poverty. Every one of these un-
fortunates, has been identified with
our Service. 1t is due to the pride OF
the Service that every one in it should
be glad to assist with, their relief.
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FORT RUGER GENEROUS -.
CONTRIBUTOR TO4F-4

Fort Ruger has come to the front
for the ~F-4 fund in way that speaks
volumes for the generosity OF the en-
listed men of the post With only two
companies of coast artillery forming
the garrison, a subscription list cir.
culated among the men totaIed the
sum Of $20S, all of which will go to the
widows and orphans made by the sub
marine disaster.
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Because of the damage done by
white ants the wooden partitions and
floors of Fthe administration building
of the state agricultural college at
Manhattan, Kan, will be torn out and
cement floors and walls substituted
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feet traversed horizontally. Thus by
means of this "spouting" whicht has
lateral branches upon each Of =. the
structures, the coucrete is Conducted
to Whatever part Of the construction
desired te ssSaas-.i :. > = =.
By this method $50 cubic yards OF
eonerste may be poured in one; day!
The first shipment Of cement was re-
ceised sby O. WytGArmitage, the con:
strlGting engineer, ON, January s and
theS concrete pouring on these first
two barracks vas completed on the
25th of this month. In other words.
1000 cubic, yards of concrete have
BEEN transformed from materials to
buildings in three and one-half
months.
These barracks are of reinforced
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Photos by Etz.

l 1st Infantry officers quarters
and Wahiawa reservoir, from top Of
gravity tower. 2. View Of present let
infantry barracks, looking toward
Waianae mountains from top Of gray.
ity tower. 3. Squadron quarters, 4th
Cavalry. 4. View of partially com.
pIeted BARRACKS. showing gravity con-
Quits for concrete. S, View Of par.
TALLY constructed barracks from top
Of gravity tower. 6. View OF gravity
tower from between barracks, show.
ing the runway for dnnpine- material
into bunkers. :.
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concrete throughout. with walls carry
ing IN. thickness of from six. to ten
inches ss4depending upon the, weight
they are to carry. The buildings are
364 feet long by So feet wide and ~
feet high. They have three stories
and when completed will comfortabs
ly, house 600 men-one war strength
battalion-each. :, 9.
AS may be seen from the ilTustra.
tions, the beauty Of these structures
lies not in extensive decoration but
in "a >dignified simplicity consistent
with the training of soldier. -
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-02

Prepared by the United States Depart |
ment of Agriculture.)
The more alfalfa fields there are, the |
greater will be the plague of grasshop-
oers unless measures are adopted to
control the pest. The grasshopper, of
course, was known in America long
before alfalfa, but as the country be-
comes more settled and the waste
lands and uncultivated fields in which
the insect breeds grow fewer, the pest
crowds in greater and greater num-
bers into the places that are left it.
Since an alfalfa field affords almost
IDEAL conditions for breeding, to plant
alfalfa is to invite all the grasshoppers
in the vicinity to come and be merry
at your expense.
In order to breed freely, grasshop-
pers require two conditions; first, an
undisturbed soil to hatch their eggs,
and second, food supply for their
young. The margins of roads and
fences, ditch banks, in fact any waste
land, will do to hatch the eggs, but
with alfalfa or grain at hand for the
eating, the young will not stay long in
their birthplace. Grasshoppers, it is
true, have many natural enemies which
will be attracted by the abundance of
their prey and thus ultimately afford
the farmer some relief. BY that time,
however. the alfalfa crop is likely to
have suffered irreparable damage.
Perhaps the simplest way of fighting
the pest, when this is practical, is to
| destroy the eggs. These are deposited
in masses in the late summer and fall,
inclosed in kidney-shaped pods, in soil
which the grasshopper prefers mod
erately compact and rather damp, but
not actually wet. The young hatch in
spring, reach maturity in the summer
and die when they in their turn have
deposited their eggs. There is only
one generation each year. Throughout
the late fall and winter, therefore, the
farmer has an opportunity to rid him.
self of the pest by destroying the
eggs. Flowing, narrowing, disking or
will do this.
Where the nature of the ground or
other circumstances make this i'm
/ practicable. specialists in the depart.
ment of agriculture recommend the
use of poison bait. Resort must be
had to the bait early, however, and all
waste and uncultivated land gone
over thoroughly before the young in
sects have developed sufficiently to
move about freely and feast on the
growing crops. For, as has already
been said. though the grasshoppers
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and the juice of the fruit squeezed into
It, then the skin and pulp are chopped
up finely and added to the molasses
mixture, which is further diluted by
the addition of two gallons of water.
This is then mixed with the bran and
paris green and enough water added
to make the whole a stiff dough. This
amount of poison is sufficient to treat
from five to ten acres. 1t must be re-
membered, however, that the fruit is
the most important ingredient.
In applying the poison it should be
sown broadcast in strips one rod apart
before sunrise in the morning. Broad
casting does away with the risk of poi
soning stock, poultry or birds and if
care is exercised in this respect there
need be no fear of loss. On Vermont
farm, for example, several hundred
acres of pasture, which were very bad
ly infested with grasshoppers, were
treated in this way and although more
than one hundred valuable pure-bred
Jersey heifers were grazing on the
land throughout the process, no in.
stance Of poisoning occurred. On the
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other hand, where the bait is scattered
in piles or punches, there may be seri-
Gus consequences.
Another method of destroying the in
sects is the use of the hopperdozer.
This consists primarily of a shallow
pan, usually made of sheet iron, with a
back about one foot high and front
about two inches high. tits filed with
water covered with kerosene and
drawn over the field on runners that
can be made of old wagon tires. The
grasshoppers disturbed by its approach
will either jump directly into the kero-
sene and water or against the back
of the hopperdozer. which throws them
into the poisonous mixture.
Where the conditions are such that
the fields can be quickly inundated
and the water promptly run off-as is
frequently done in rice fields-it is
possible to drown all the young grass
hoppers if the right moment is select
ed AS soon as the young begin to run
about flooding does but little good, as
they easily climb to the upper part of
vegetation beyond the reach of the
water. On the whole, the use of some
such poisoned bait as that already de-
scribed, will probably be found the
most satisfactory way to control the
pest. Fuller information in regard to
the matter is contained in the recent
publication of the United States de-
partment of agriculture's farmers
bulletin No. 637, THE Grasshopper
Problem and Alfalfa Culture"