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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-24
DON'T CUT POTATO TOPS.
Even II They Seem Too Larls, 0stsss
Let Them Ds.

Even IL They Seem Too Large, Better
Let Them 0s.
Many potato vines over the state are
growing too large. reports the exten-
sion truck crops man at Iowa state
College. Such patches present an m
regular appearance. due to these scat.
tered tall vines.
He answers the inquiry ~ to
whether 1t would be q good thing to
cut off part OF these tops, that It
would not. 1t would greatly injure the
plant.
The reason for these large vines lies
in the fact that the stems have been
birdled below the ground. This means
that the transfer Of food from vines to
tuber will be difficult. The potatoes
are therefore likely TO be small. while
that same condition makes the tops
grow large. Removing the leaves, how
ever, or any part Of them would only
make matters worse and would help
in no way.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-24

Dump Drass ut Railroad Crossings.
Don't drag dirt upon railroad CROSSE
Ames Road dragmcn should dump
their drags or unlock one end OF the
drag chain and pull the drag endwtse
when a railroad crossing must b
crossed. Otherwise the spaces bstweea
the rails and planking on each side
fills with dirt and may cause derail.
ment. In fact. derailments. tho mono
serious. have already been reported In
Iowa from this cause.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
TEN MILLION OF AGE FOR DRAFT
(Continued from First Page.)

unjustly burdened or even ruined by the proposed assessments.
 To Stop Rush of Imports.
 The new tariff commissions first act has been to recommend legisla- ton expected to save to the govern 'ment millions of dollars in revenue.
 The commission proposes that all the customs increases proposed in the war tax bill shall become effective from the date of the report of the bill to the house. Thus the commission pro- tigations into the chemical schedule, date of the report of the bill to the house. Thus, the commission pro- poses to stop the usual practice by importers of rushing in quantities of products on which they know duties are to be raised. Consumers, the. commission says, always have bought the products at the increased rate.
 The commission has ordered inves- ttgations into the chtmical schedule, the sugar situation, both cane and beet, the wool situation and other phases of the sheep industry and made tentative plans for investigat- ing the silk situation.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
DEDICATION OF NEW
 HOME OF RED GROSS
Marble Ediiice at Washington
 Opened Today, Cost $80o,000

Washington. May 12.-Elaborate dedication ceremonies were held here today for the new American Red Cross headquarters, . big marble structure, with President Wilson, Sec retary Baker and former President Taft on tho program.
 Representatives of Red Cross chap ters all over the country, many high officials. diplomats and others attend ed. As 6 feature of the ceremonies the Washington chapter arranged a parade of 1000 women in uniform. with motor Ambulances, trucks and field kitchens, for review by the pres- ident. The marshal was Mrs. Hugh l.. Scott, wife of the army chief oe staff.
 The new edifice. which cost $so0,- 900 faces the Mall about which many of the capitol's newest and most bea,l- tiful buildings are grouped. and stands between the Corcoran art gallery and Continental Memorial hall, home of the Daughters of the American Revo- lution. Exercises were held in the latter hall.
 The building is dedicated as a memorial built by the government of the United States and patriotic cit- ixens to the women of the North and the women of the South. held in lov- ing memory by now united country, that their labors to mitigate the suf- ferings of the sick and wounded In war may be perpetuated.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
JARAM AND AMERICA
They Can Develop Paciar Ooe
 Baron GOto aays.

Tokto. May 12.--The iuanot1 dinner Of the new Amertcan-Japanel society. was attended today 7 by 4l| members. among whom were m4ny tho most prominent mon in Japaia public life. sviscount Kaneko, 1c6l minister of justice. presided and
 principal speech was delivered TT Baron 3oto. former minister Of c0i municattpns. In the course, oe hiG| remark2 Baron Goto said:
 There are few instances of snclk vital welfare of nankind as tho Fl tions of Japan and the United Stak6 The era of the Pacific Dromiees to 1lsJ9' pass that of the Mediterranean.o or ths13 Atlantic. All the forces of tho ea1 and west will meet. win t1ASHNaatS or clash3 I believe 1t Nes iu th0 p6S CT of the United States and Japan t& answer that question. on which th1S future happiness and proGrsas pf thGs world will depend" ]"
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
Cay Ae,,1s

Beginning Sat. eve., high clasa singers from N. Y., will entertain in grill room at Hotel Nelson. every eve ming from 6 to 12.-advt.
 The degree team of the Ladies' Auxiliary. A. o. H.. will meet at St. St. Marys church tomorrow morning at the close of tho o'clock mas.
 Chief of Police William J. Rawlings connected with his department,
 Norden lodge, I. o. e. T., will have a musical concert at their Bungalow this evening. Among the artists to appear is Miss Elsa c. Lindell of Boston, a prominent soprano singer.
 MT. and Mrs. Guy Curtis of Brook lyn, N. Y.. are visiting MT. Curtis' parents, MT. and Mrs. N. G. Curtis of Hart street.
 The engagement of Miss Wilhel- nina Recknagle. daughter of Mfr. and Mrs. c. F. RecAnagel of 110 Camp announced.
 MT. and Mrs. Brayton A. Porter of 10 Lake Court are receiving congratu- lations on the birth of son.
 John Larson Is confined to his homo on Stanley street with a broken leg which he received Thursday when heavy machine fell on him at the New Britain Machine company
 An automobile owned and operated by Jacob Wrinkle. manager of the New Britain Window Cleaning Company. was hit and considerably damaged by . trolley car ct Main 'and Church streets last night. Miscalculationsa sas to the intention of the operator is blamed for the accident. The Wrinkle was on tho trolley tracks. the operator attempting to back the The trolley car crew stopped that vehicle and restarted 1t. in the belief that the automobile was out of the danger zone. U
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
ADVICE ON AUTO BATTERIES.

ADVICE ON AUTO BATTERIES. 8.
 A. J. Simmons, local agent for the Fuller Storage Battery company Is the authority for the statement that no part of an automobile is subject to hardship and shows it's effect more than the battery. Numerous com plaints are heard concerning guaran- tees being abused. but the battery men are not bothered with this. be- cause If a battery is abused 1t clear ly shows 1t. Close examination of a battery shows in numerous cases that the upper half of the plates are cov- cred with white sulphate and there is sharp line of demarcation be- tween the upper and lower halves. Still another man will enter . storage battery station and although his bat tery has gone f'dead" he will claim that 1t has received the best of atten- ton and the guarantee has not been lived up to.-advt,
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
l WOMEN'S MISSION CIIOSING. Large Attendance Fnstures First
 Week of services.

E.r- e F
 The first wee1's mission at the church of St. John the Evangelist, which was for the women parishion- CTS, will be brought to a close tomor- row afternoon at 3 o'clock with spe- cial services, consisting of the recita-~ tion of the rosary. promulgation. of the law. a special service of the or der conducting the mission. renewal Of the baptismal VOWS. papal blessing and benediction. There will be special music by the choir.
 Tn the evening at o'clock the mis- sion for the men will open. During. the services there will be congrega- tional singing with the attendants joining in with the choir. Masses will be conducted every morning dur ing the week at 6:30 o'clock and 7:45 o'clock and the evening services will open at 7:30 o'clock. The hearing of confessions will commence tomor- row evening. Rev. F. w. Stanton, O M R., who is conducting the mission, Is we'll pleased with the excellent att tendance during the opening week. The mission for the children will close at the 8:30 o'clock mass tomor- row.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
ICE CREAM CONES FOR HOGS.

Chicago, May 12.-.-A new food for hogs has been found in the shape of ice cream cones. Recently Edward and Nelson Norris. packers.I pur- chased several tons of broken lots of cones from manufacturers at s26 a ton and fed them to hogs as an exper- iment. Corn costs from $1.50 to s1.70 Q bushel, and the ice cream cone diet but produced a superior class of hogs. but produced superior class of hogs.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12

their fate will be g common fate and their glory . common glory
 Representatives of various military organisations of the state met Mar shal Joffre and the other members of his party at the reception in tho Hall of Flags after which the visitors were escorted to FAneuil Hall for luncheon rendered by the city.
 Late in the day the envoys will visit Harvard university where honor ary degrees are to be awarded and to- night they will be rendered . dinner by the state.
 M. viviani, head of the mission. will arrive tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
HExD FOR STEALING 1IIiSIii TT i.lI' B

Despite his attempts to escapGs n5e3 timately scantily clad and finally lc-I cated hiding behind several cAsTiaEe4 in Whites stables. William '. Mo- Cam of Springfield. Mass. charged. with the theft of automohals tires. was arrested for the authorities of that city last night by Detective A. J. Richardson and Traffic Supervisor Clarence Lamphere. Minus hat, coat and shoes, he left his boarding place; in the Reynolds block on Commarcial street as he noted the officers apr proachlng. He was trailed to his hid-S ing place. In feet covered only by stocktnes, he made one iurnr over es;; Springfield by a representative of thSs police department of that city.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
j, ONE CRULIlER FOR A NICKEL.

Bridgeport, May 12.-One cruller for nickel instead of two will be the rule in Bridgeport restaurants and lunch rooms beginning next week. One of the largest bakeries in this section will issue cruller, just little larger than the present standard size, one of the new size to take the place of two now served for five cents. In Hartford the ham sandwich, 1t Is said, has gone to ten cents with no increase in nutriment.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
FIRST COMMUNION GLASS.

Tomorrow morning at the o'clock mass in St. Joseph's church. a class of sixty boys and girls of the parish will receive their first holy communion. Rev. Patrick Daly, pastor of the church, will celebrate the mass and will administer the sacrament. In the afternoon at 3.3O o'clock there will be a reception of the girls of the class into the Holy. Angels society, and the boys will be admitted to the St. Alloy sius society.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
THEY'RE OFF! IN KENTUCKY.
Churchill Downs Scene of Famous
 Stake Races.

Louisville, May 1e.-The forty third renewal of the historic Ken lucky Derby, the richest classic in America and, now that racing has been suspended in England, the oldest stake in the world. will bring to the barrier at Churchill Downs this after noon one of the greatest fields in the history of the event. The race Is worth approximately $2O,0Oo. Of that amount about $15,000 will go to the owner of the winner, $2,50o to the second horse, $1,00O to the third and the fourth will save entrance and starting fees. It is for three year olds at a mile and quarter.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
CHOIR TO RENDER CONCERT.

CHOIR TO RENDER CONCERT.
 Arrangements arc being made by Harold A. Sjolander, organist at the Swedish Lutheran church, for a con- cert by the choir in the church on May P. Besides the mixed chorus of fifty voices. a male chorus os thir- ty voices will take part, assisted by Mrs. E. L.. Anderson, contralto; Au- gust Klein, baritone; Herbert Ander- son, violin1st; Miss Alfrida Hellstrom. pianist. The Arpi Sextet and the Milo Octet will also assist.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
AWAKENED BY BURGLAR.

Meriden, May 12.-Mr. and Mrs Harry Smart awoke early today to find a. man in their room who threatened them with a revolver. He backed out with a suit of clothes and opera glasses. MT. Smart quickly got an automobi and with the police began riding about. They picked up Edward O'Brien, 38, of Hartford, and charged him with burglary. MT. Smart found the revolver which was iunloaded and his own.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
COAL SHIPMENTS GROW.

Philadelphia. May. 12.-shipments of anthracite coal by all the operat- ing companies in April exceeded those of the same month last year by more than 100000 tons according to sta- tfstics made public today. Compara- tive figures show that the shipments for the first four months were greater than those of the corresponding pe- riods of 1914. 1915 and 1916, but lower than in 1913.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
Z NEW MINISTER ARRIVES.

Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe of San Juan, Porto Rico, the recently engaged as- sistant rector at St. Marks church, arrived in this city yesterday and im- mediately. began his duties. MT. Sut- cliffe will take part in the services at the church tomorrow evening. Rev. Carlos E. Jones' who resigned as as- sistant rector, was expected to leave this city for Providence on May but he remained until the arrival of his successor.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
Enelish E,nvoys Fatigued.

New York, May l2.-The brief stay of the, British war commission in New York and the urgent plea of Ar
 thur James Balfour. head of the mis- sion, that he and his associates be permitted to rest resulted in only two events being arranged for them today. MT. Balfour and other member of
 the party were to be guests at ]
 luncheon of the chamber of con-
 merce. and ct night the commission. has been invited to attend m enter tainment at Carnegie hall under the auspices of the American committee of the British Rcd Cross, tho league of Allies, and the St. Georges. St Andrews and St. Dawid's societies.
 Proceeds of this entertainment, ex- pected to total $10O,00O, will be turned over to the British Red Cross. In addition, to an elaborate musical program, the first public view of nov ing pictures of the bhttle of the Ancre and of tanks in action will be shown.
 For the luncheon and reception of the Chamber of Commerce at noon the demand for tickets has been 60 great that the of1lcials of the chamber have been forced to limit the attend arice to 300. After the British guests have heen welcomed by President E. H. Outerbrddge. Mayor Mitchell will speak. He will be followed by MT. Balfour. and perhaps one other mem- Der of the party. The commission probably will leave for Washington some time tomorrow.
 The climax of the city's welcome to the ohicial representatives of the nations principal allies came last night when more than 1000 leaders in the public life of the metropolis at tended the dinner given by the may or's committee to the French and British commissions. Among the diners were Gov. Whitman. Col. Roosevelt, William Howard Taft. Charles E. Hughes, Alton S. Parker and leading financiers and business men.
 M. viviani. head of the French mis- sion, and a number of his associates left New York at midnight for Can- ada for a brief visit and Marshal loire and his stan started . few minutes fater-for Boston.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
BRINGS REFUGEES HOME.

New York. May 12.-A French steamship arriving today from Eu- rope brought officers and crews of two American vessels, the Missourian, destroyed in the Mediterranean early in April, and the Percy Birdsall, sunk off the French coast in April by GerS man submarines.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
NORMAL GIRLS REUNION

NORMAL GIRLS REUNION.
 The State Normal school class of 1914 will hold 2 reunion in the Hotel Bond, Hartford, on Saturday May 20, at 6:SO o'clock. All who intend to be present are requested to notify Miss Marguerite l.. Gallagher of 321 Inlay street, Hartford, before Mon day, May 21, as the arrangements must be completed soon after that date. Miss Mary Donahue, president of the class, is in charge of the plans.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
COUSINS ENLIST TOGETHER.

Joseph and John keltervic, two Southington boys who explained to Recruiting Officer Dunning that they are cousins and wish to keep together enlisted in the navy this afternoon. Another local recruit was also added this afternoon when George 10. Kin-' kade of IS Greenwood street enlisted.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
SOCIALISTS SPLIT.
Member of Reichstag Not Wanted at
 Conference.

Conference.
 Stockholm. Via London, May 12.- The Politiken prints letter from the historian Franz Mehring of Berlin to President Tcheidse, of the council of workmen's and soldiers delegates, saying that the German international group of socialists declines to share in any conference at which the German socialist majority is represented.
 He urges the Russian socialists to exclude Dr. Albert Suedekuum, the socialist reichstag deputy ,and his as- sociates. Herr Mehring adds that he speaks also in the name of Rosa Luxemburg and Dr. Karl Lebknecht, both of whom are in prison.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
HOME GUARD INSPECTOR.

Hartford, May 12.-Edgar J. Tay- Tor of westbrook, was appointed chief inspector of small arms practice, with rank of major, in the Connecticut Home Guard, in general order is sued by the military emergency board, today.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
SURRENDER IN TRUST CASE.

New York. May 12.-R. R. Moore, president of the Commercial Trust company and his clerk, J. e. Watson, surrendered themselves today at the district attorneys office to answer to indictments found in Pittsburgh charging conspiracy in connection with the alleged wrecking of tho, Pittsburgh Life and Trust company.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
FAVOR FOOD AND FUEL CONTROL

Chicago, May 12.-The state coun- ell of defense composed of sixteen of the most prominent business and professional men of Illinois, today adopted resolutions urging congress to enact at once as measure of the utmost necessity. a law creating . commission for the absolute control of foodstuffs, fuel, and other baac commodities.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
COMMANDS FIRST SQUADRON
Major Howard Transferred from
 .. State National Guard.

:. State National Guard.
 Hartford, May 12.-Following ac- ceptance of Troop B of Hartford and Troop c of New Haven by Secretary of War Baker, Major James L. How ard was. transferred from the Connec- ticut National Guard reserve today. to become commanding officer of the First Separate Squadron, Connecticut cavalry.
 Major Howard saw service in the artillery branch in the Spanish-Amer- ican war, and served on special staff duty at the Mexican border from August to November. 1916.. He was formerly captain of troop B..
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
GO TO PnATTeBUFtG,

Regimental Sergeant Ma1or Har11 fIargreaves. Sergeant Cedric PoatesS of Company and Meas EerEeaAt 5S F. Connors of the same commAnA; have been formally appointed by 0o3.s Goodman as among the First Con. necticut Regiment dslesation itoS Plattsburg. sys
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
SYRACUSE TO GIVE 1so

Syracuse, May 12.-Syracuse uni- versity will lose 150 students by the war preparations. They will all leave hersS tofnoTrow to snter the training camp at Madison barracks.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12

, When is Boy not . Boy?
 When he becomes too big for Boys oaits..
 Then he needs ono of our Young 4en's Sults-Suits especially designed a1d mAdo for these big lads.
 Suits cut along slim, trim, lines, youthful yet manly.
 Belted back Coats, and snug fitting t1Ousers-patterns in harmony with youth $16 to $22.
 shirts .Underwear, Socks, Belts, fellows.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
viviani Reaches Ottawa

Ottawa, May 12.-Rene viviani. head of the French war mission to the United States arrived hero short ly after noon today.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
LOCAL STOCK MARKET
Furnished by Richter & Col

The local market this morning was quiet without particular change, with the exception of American Brass Of which there were sales at 301 and s02. Scovill Manufacturing company was scarce, with very little stock in the market under 602. Below are the closing Quctations:
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12

Golden brown ranlie linen cut one piece. a plaited base on 8 short front yoke. makes this practical gown. White ramie, slightly picked out with brown hand embroidery. gives the cuffs. collar and loose belt.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
Financial
.ST. PAUL ALMOST
 AT LOWEST RECORD
Rails, Utilities and Spscialdes
 Backward on Market

Rails. utilities and specialties were again the backward features of to- oays. extremely dull market, pressure peang most pronounced upon St. Paul, which made a further decline of al- most points to 70. the lowest price m almost ten years. The preferred stock fell 3-4 to 115 1-4. Other neavy rails included the coal group.
 Industrials. munitions. equipments and. shippings recorded gross reces- slons of l to 2 1-2 points. Many of these losses were wholly retrieved in the covering movement of the last half hour. The closing was irregular. Sales were about 250.000 shares.
 Bonds were heavy.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12

{ New York Stock Exchange quota tions furnished by Richter 6 Co.,. members of the New. York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Eddy.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-10
Accurate TimelSeeper..

Wall Street Journal: The most per.
feet clocks are used in astronomical oh.
servatories. One OF these in Berlin has
run for months, with an average error
Of only one-fifteen thousandth OF a sec.
ond a day In order to run so per.
fectly. clock must not only be cor.
structed and adjusted with the greatest
OF care. but must be installed In a spec.
ial room. such as an underground vault
where the temperature is perfectly uni
form. II must also be free from Jar
or vibration, and must, therefore. be
mounted on "A heavy masonry pier
Lastly, II should always be kept under
the same barometric pressure, and this
may be effected by inclosing II In a
glass or metal case. from which the air
is partially exhausted. In order that
the case may not be opened or disturb.
ed, the winding is done automatically by
electricity. the frequency OF the winding
In some cases being as often as every
minute. Only pendulum clocks can
attain the highest degree OF accuracy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-10
PROVENCE ITEMS

Provence, Okla, July 9.-The con-
tinued dry hot weather is damaging
crops. The light shower the first of
last week did the corn some good. but
were not enough to last very long.
The Baptist protracted meeting, con.
Quoted by the Rev. Mr.. Delishaw, of Ma.
dill, win codiue this week. Mrs. Deli
shaw arrived Saturday. Several Ard
more people from the South Baptist
church were here Saturday night.
Miss Eunice Scott left Sunday even
ing for Simpson to take charge Of her
school which began Monday.
Mrs. DIR. Ford has returned home
from a visit with relatives at Hickory
and Sulphur.
Miss Williams, of New Durwood,
spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. w.
T. Williams.
Mrs. Elmer Mayfield and Miss May
Brown, of Ardmore, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Mayheld last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Harris are off
visiting at Sulphur.
Mrs. Felker and daughter, Florine. Of
Ardmore, were the guests of Mrs. Scott
part Of last week.
Mr.. Davis Of Dexter, Texas was here
Sunday visiting his uncle and sister.
Mr.. Burns and Mrs. Wilcox.
Several Provence Odd Fellows from
here with their families attended the
ice cream supper at Media Saturday
night.
Willis Bridges. Of Ardmore, spent
Sunday with, Mr. and Mrs b. 3. Bridges.
Mrs. kimbrell and Mrs. Gordon. Of
Fox and Mrs. Luna Kimbrell and Mrs.
Fox Of Ardmore, visited Mrs. Loggans
last week.
Mr.. Daube of Ardmore was in our
town one day last week. While here he
purchased some cattle from r. r. Jones'
Mrs. Millie Ellege and children are
visiting friends at Wynnewood.