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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-10
RAID ON WAR GARDEN
Balm Street Woman Fined $40 for
Stealing PotatOes-Baggage Smash
err Almost Shot Bartender.

Stealing POtaCOeS"baSSaSc Smash
er Almost Shot Bartender.
At this mornings session of the
court another case Of trespass and
unlawful appropriation of the prod
ucts of war gardens was aired.
Mrs. Amalia Gocht of Balm street
was accused of trespassing and mis-
appropriations of potatoes on the plot
allotted to the employees of Landers,
Frary & Clark on South street. She
was arrested by Officer Hayes. TAX
ing the stand this morning she ad-
mitted that she was on the land but
not stealing potatoes. Walking along
beside the plot she said she espied
several potatoes lying around and
thought it would not be wrong to pick
them up. She also explained that
she was not aware Of the fact that
it was a war garden. She was first
assessed $25 and costs but this was
later reduced to $40 without costs.
Steve Slus Of ia North street and
Andrew Trachan. charged with failure
to pay their personal tax, were not
present this morning when their cases
were brought up.
wallis NudppclI OI 4G4 JuUllc0
street, employed as baggage master
for the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Co. was fined $50
and costs on the charge of breach
of the peace and for carrying con-
cealed weapons. Judgment on the
latter charge was suspended because
it was shown later that he was not
carrying concealed weapons. He was
taken into custody last night by Ser
geant Hart and Officer Joseph Ken
nedy in the cafe Of the Hotel Regal
on Church street. This morning he
admitted that he fired a shot in the
cafe but as he was drunk he did not
realize what he was doing. It is al
legged that he entered the cafe and
asked for liquor and being refused
left and returned with a revolver in
his possession. He struck the gun
against the bar and it exploded, the
bullet smashing against the :. wall,
barely missing the ba;" der,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-10

morning and appointed II. krick
chairman of the efficiency and prog
ress committee. This week, head
master Farnum, Bennett Hubbard and
Howard Krick will appoint the new
members of the committee.
Principal L. P. slade has received
a communication from the mayor
asking that volunteers for work in
harvesting the potato crop on the
municipal farms be called for. The
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-10

pupils are also asked by the mayor
to help in food conservation.
The Amphion club met today at
o'clock in the model apartments.
Tickets have been placed on sale
for the football dance which will be
held Friday evening of this week.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-10

Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Eddy and MISS
Margaret Eddy have returned from
Madison.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

four tons.
 Sec. 19. Absolute limit of width of vehicles is nine feet, six inches, unless special permit is first obtained from Highway Commissioner.
 Sec. 2O .Every vehicle so con- structed that the driver or operator Is prevented from having a constantly free and unobstructed view of the highway immediately 70 the rear and at the sides of the same, shall be equipped with a mirror or reflector attached to and so located and ad- justed on such vehicle as to give the operator thereof a clear reflected view of the highway to the rear of such vehicle.''
 Sec. 21. 'tAny person operating a vehicle described in section 20 shall keep a constant observation for the approach of vehicles from the rear, and when so approached he shall drive to the right of the center line l of the travelled way as promptly as safety will permit, giving the vehicle approaching from the rear opportun-
 ity to pass in safety
 Sec. 22. Provides penalty of not
 less than five nor more than twenty
 five dollars for violation of sections 20 and 21.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

block, sheet asphalt or concrete pave ment no vehicle with iron tires shall have a weight of more than 500 pounds per inch of width on any wheel. Owners of vehicles over these weights are responsible for all dam- ages to the highways.
 Sec. 15. No other vehicle or other object having a gross weight, with it's load, exceeding four tons, shall be operated on any highway or bridge at a greater rate of speed than fifteen miles per hour, no such vehicle or object equipped with tires of hard rubber or other similar substance shall be so operated at a greater rate of speed than twelve miles an hour, and no vehicle or object equipped with iron or steel tires having gross weight exceeding six tons shall be so operated at a greater rate of speed than six miles per hour"
 Sec. 16. States method of obtain ing special permit to transport over weight load.
 Sec. IT. Provides method of re- covery by state or towns for injury to highways.
 Sec. IS. Highway Commissioner may under special conditions, limit weight of vehicles on certain roads te
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moon has to be at the vernal equinox
 and the sun directly opposite it in the sky then the latter is approximately at the autumnal, equinox. This year, therefore, the harvest moon is the full moon of September 30.
 | The next following full moon also has a special designation, being known in many countries as the hunt er's moon. It is further interesting
 to note that the reason stated above
 in explanation of the time of the oc- currence of the harvest moon also ex- plains the we1l-known fact that the
 winter full moons ride so much high | CT in the sky than the summer full moons; if the sun is low the full
 moons must be high, and vice versa in summer.
 The Head of Medusa
 The snakey-headed monster of Greek mythology is commemorated
 by the star A1gol. The reader will recall the story of the hero Perseus, lwho cut off the head of the demon and with it's marvellous power of turn l ing the behoIder to granite saved the maid Andromeda from the sea- mon ster. Up in the sky we have all of the characters of the, story represent ed in the constellations: Perseus and Andromeda; Cepheus, the king, her father; Cassiopeia, her mother whose words brought the curse upon the i land: Cetus. the Whale, which de- lvoured the beautiful maids and was
 about to kill Andromeda and Pegasus, the Flying Horse, which nobly car ried the hero on his journeys. The Medusa is represented by the second brightest star in the group of Perse-
 us. It designation is, therefore, Beta Persei, but it is much better known by its Arabic name Algol, and we have so designated it on our map It will be found in the northeast This star is we'll chosen to repre- sent the head of the Medusa, for it
 has something of a mysterious and demon-like nature. Astronomers call 1 it. changes it's brightness and does not
 refer to any change of position in.
 the heavens. Algol is one of the
 most remarkable of the many vari- able stars. for it's variations are easily observed with the naked eye At it's brightest it is of the magnitude 22. and it falls off very rapidly to the magnitude of 3.4. Just four and one-F half hours are required to make the change and three and one-half hours to recover. the star remaining at it's
 minimum brightness about twenty
 minutes. Since this change in magni-
 tude means loss of about hve-sixths
 of the stars light, it can be observed ! with the naked eye without any diff
 culty.
 The star repeats the performance
 every three days. The explanations (which the astronomers accept as true for the behavior of the variable stars Of this kind is called the eclipse
 theory. The star is supposed to be
 made up really of two bodies, one bright and one dark Every so often in their respective motions about their common center of gravity, the dark body intervenes between us and
 the bright body. and we have a real I eclipse, which accounts for the rapid T loss of light observed from the earth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
ICELANDERS
 IN AMERICA

The first colony of Icelanders to
 establish themselves on the American
 continent arrived at Lake Rousseau forty-five years ago today, Aug. 30.
 1872, and there began the pioneer Canadian settlement of their people.
 This was the beginning of a consid- erab1e immigration of Icelanders to America. The first party consisted Of more than 150 men, women and chill dren, but only about a dozen families settled in the Canadian colony. The remainder scattered over Canada and a few went Wisconsin. Since then thousands of Icelanders-perhaps in- spired by the old Icelanders sagas of
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time. H 88
 Sec 5. Amy person driving or in charge of any vehicle who shall re-. fuse, when requested by police off, cer, sheriff. deputy sheriff, a special officer or constable or any proper of ncer of town, to give his correct name and address, shall be fined not more than ten dollars"
 Sec 6. The owner of a vehicle is responsible for damages incurred if he entrusts it or rents 1t to an incom- petent or inexperienced person.
 a Sec. z. Double or treble the aefuaI damages may in the discretion of the court, be awarded for violations of sections or 3 of the act.
 Sec 8. In case of injury to the person or property of another you must stop, give your name and ad- dress, and render any assistance pos- sible. Failure to do so renders vo,, liable to fine of $500 and imprison- ment for six months
 l, Sec Every driver of a vehicle before slowing up, stopping, turning or backing, shall indicate his iinten- ton by signal, and the direction in which he intends to proceed"
 Sec To- Provides penalty of s10 for any officer who fails to enforce this act. Any person may sue such officer for this amount. With the added costs very few officers will wait to be sued a second time.
 Sec. II. All bridges will be posted to show their limit of strength. If a vehicle over the limit of weight in- Jures the bridge the vehicle owner is responsible.
 Sec. 12. All existing bridges main tained by the state or any sub-diyi- sion thereof must carry a weight of at least eight tons. New bridges must carry.a weight of at least fifteen tons On state roads bridges are subject to the control of the Highway Commis- sioner. If local authorities fail to live up to this law the Highway Com missioner may compel them to act. Sec. 13. No vehicle or other object having driving wheels of metal or having any metal tired wheels rest. ing on a sliding. .shoe shall be opera. ted upon any public highway or
 bridge in such manner as to mater. ia1ly cut or fnjure the surface of such
 highway or bridge, Nothing in this section shall apply to road making
 machinery in use in the repair or con.
 struction of such highways"
 Sec. IA. The absolute limit ot weight for a loaded vehicle used or the highways is twelve and one-tal- tons. The absolute limit of weight or
 any wheel or roller is 700 pounds pel inch of width. Except on a brick
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

(By Dr. C. s. Brainin of the Colum- bia University Observatory Staff.
 The position of Comet B 1916 (Wolfl, which has proven such a dis appointment to us, is given on the map for. the beginning of the month. Its motion for this month Is predict ed as slow southward motion from the imaginary line forming the south ern boundary of the Great Square in Pegasus A tail has been observed to have grown on the comet and we strongly advise our readers to turn their field glasses and telescopes in its direction. On August 21, Comet B 1915 was in perigee,l i. e., in that position in it's orbit which Is nearest the earth, and It's distance at that time was about equal to thef distance of the sun from the earth. about 92.- 100000 miles.
 The Sun
 The sun will be in the. autumnal equinox on September 8, and we can say that that day marks the com mencement of autumn. if we wish to assign this event to 8 specific day. On that day the sun crosses the equator from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere, and the days become shorter than, the nights. The use of the word day with its two meanings of 24thour day and period of daylight leads to a great deal of confusion in the minds of amateur astronemers Of course, in this con nection we mean that the period in any 24-hour day when, the sun is above the horizon is of less duration than the period during which it is below the horizon While the actual full, days of the year are themselves not exactly of the same length of time !, this is of no direct bearing upon the X question of heat and cold, in which only the relative lengths of daylight and darkness and the altitude of the sun in the sky play important roles.
 The Harvest Moon
 The fu1l moon nearest the date of : the autunnal equinox has for cen tiries been known in northern coun- tries as the harvest moon It so hap pens that at this time of the year a full moon will rise at about the same time of the evening for several days in succession, and since it is full or nearly so. gives good light for the farmers to work by. In northern countries this is about the time of < the harvest, hence the name On the average during the year the moon rises 51 minutes later each succeeding night but the actual irange (for New Tork) is from 20 minutes to 77 min utes- This depends entirely upon the moons position in it's orbit around the earth As the moon completes an 2 entire circuit of this orbit in what we call month, 1t follows that dur ing each month we have such a mini mum and maximum retardation o1 moonrfse. The minimum occurs al ways when the moon is at the point of it's orbit nearest the verna1 equinox \ because the inclination of orbit te & horizon is smallest at that time Each month the moon passes through this point, but the only time that it car z be full at that position is when ths sun is opposite it in the sky at ol A close to that instant. Now if tn,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
RULES OF THE ROAD, ACT 1917

The following statement Of the .Acts Concerning the Use of Vehicles Upon Public Highways'' is intended portions of the law which they should know as owners and drivers of any kind of vehicles. Purely technical portions are omitted.
 Section 1. The term vehicle includes f'all vehicles used on the public high ways" except street cars and vehicles propelled by hand A bicycle is ve- hicle- Sec 2- When meeting another ye- lhicle, or person walking on a high fway, speed must be reduced if neces- .sary. and the driver must turn to the 'lright, giving half the road to the oth- Fer driver or person.
 On overriding another you must pass to the left and the one overtaken must turn to the right and yield half the road
 If overtakins another vehicle vol, must pass it subject to the right of way of anyone coming from the op- posite direction. The man on the right hand side of the road has the right of way.
 At tntersecting highways, if turn ing in either direction, you must aI- ways keep to the right of the inter- secting centers of the highways If you can cut the left hand corner the responsibility for any accident is on you.
 At intersecting highways the man your right has the r1ght of way over you. This applies whether you are on the main road or not You have the right of way over anyone ap- preaching from the left. As a matter of safety first" 1t is wise to presume that few will observe this clause. A few seconds delay is much better than a smash, a visit to the hospital. and a damage suit Slow down at cross roads and do not depend on your e1e- gal rights"
 Sec B. Every vehicle on any pub- lie highway or bridge shall have at tached to 1t a light or lights which shall be so displayed as to be visible from the front and the rear from one half hour after sunset until one-haI1 hour before sunrise. Such light shal, De of sufficient illuminating power o be visible at distance of two hun Gred feet. but the provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle designed for and engaged in the transportation of hay. straw or gaso- line"
 Sec. 4. Allows the Commissions, of Motor Vehicles to exempt a ve. hicle from ,seot1on for a limited
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

Eric the Red, whose son Lief is said to have voyaged to America five cen- turtles before Colunnbus-have emi- grated to America, most of them set- ting in Western Canada and the northwestern states. They have made sturdy, intelligent, patriotic citizens. Wihljalmar Stefansson, the distin- guished explorer, comes from Ice llandic stock, his parents having emil grated from Iceland and settled in Manitoba a year or two before VihI- jalmar was born in 1879.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

MT and Mrs. Fred A. Whitehead of 251 Frank street. will leave Satur day for weeks trip, stopping in New York over Sunday. They will also visit at Albany and Buffalo and Niagara Falls, Ont.
 Mr and Mrs. Emile Buecher Of Lordship Manor announce the mar riage of their daughter, Emma, to MT. John Hine of this city, Aug. 25, at Bedding, Pa.
 Rev. William A. o'Rourke. pastor of St. James R. c. church, Belvidere Illinois, son of John O'Rourke, 77f Noble avenue, after spending a months vacation with his parents in this city. has continued his visit, iE the east by a trip to Flatbush. Brook lyn, N. Y, where he will renew ae- quaintance with his many friends he made there during the early part of his career.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

Sec. 23. General penalty of ten dol lars for violation of provisions of act where no special penalty is stated.
 Sec. A. Repeating clause.
 Sec. 25. Act took effect July 1st, 1917.
 This act was approved by the gov ernor May 18th, 1917, and is known as Chapter 3oo, of the Public Acts of 1917.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31
The American schooner Laura ( Anderson was sunk by bombs

Mrs. Sarah Proctor Morris, mother of Clara Morris, the actress, died of paralysis at Tuckahoe, N. Y. She was 94 years old.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

M. Kirkoff, Bulgarian Socialist, in an interview said he believed the Maximalist faction in Russia is at- tempting another revolt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

Major Clement Wilkins took into custody 27 alleged I. w. WIS upon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-31

The French administration gives notice of great delay on all tele- graphic communications owing to continuation of storm.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23

ladega, Admission, Montgomery, Selma,
Jackson, Ala, Mobile, Greenville, MAX
ing a good name everywhere. Then
there were no restrictions placed by
the faculty and only in the latter part
of the year did we begin to hear NUT
terings about conditions and other un-
pleasant things. Athletic teams were
suffering because they could not play
men who We're behind in their classes,
so they could not understand why
singing men should be allowed to
travel The fact that depriving the
Glee club of some of its men did not
in any sense help the athletic teams
did not seem to count and we We're
put under the same rule as to con :.
ditions. This rule has held ever since
and while in some cases it has worked
inconveniently have no complaint to
make. 1t has been my observation that,
the good students never lose anything
by travelling with the Glee club and
the poorer students fall out about as
fast when they stay in college as.
when they Travelled. There was Jelks
Cabaniss, who probably devoted as
much time to the Glee club as any in
dividual lever claimed who never
failed TO make the honor roll and do
his other work as we'll as be a star
member OF the Glee club and handle
its business affairs.
'sThe standard of our programmes
has advanced considerably since those
pioneer days and l think our sing
ing has. too. 1t would have been inn
possible for that first club to have
sung Dudley Bucks annie Laurie
or the arrangement of Deep River"
we are using this year. There is a
Glee club atmosphere Just as there
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23

our state.
| Anniston's Christmas gift to the SOL
| der boys was a new restroom. This
offers a new opportunity for serv-
! ice, a very rare and priceless oppor-
tunity. Mr.. Vase, the chairman of the
| Fosdick commission on training camp
activities, is looking to the women of
Alabama to meet this latest need.
| In a talk before the Council of De-
Tense on Tuesday Mr.. Vase said: ''The
rest room fills long needed want. First
! of all. we catered to the physical wants
| Of the soldiers, and the rooms are warm
and well lighted The soldiers live an
abnormal life at camp, and need a differ
ent atmosphere when away from camp
SO we want to supply the normal rela
Itions for them during their stay in town.
The soldier feels the need of the
aesthetic in contrast to the rough camp
life. so we want the room to look as
attractive as possible. We reed educ;t-
tional features. We have few ma ga
zines, but need at least 100 books for a
Library. The men who leave their duties
behind them need to havs their socia. in
| stincts satisfied In wholesome way,
Entertaining them collectively and indi-
vidually is one of the, finest works of
ALL but few can go to homes every week,
and we want to bring as much home life
as possible to them Let's call it the Sol
diers' Home and make 1t really and truly
home"
The Council of Defense decided to
adopt the Soldiers Home and keep open
house there on every Wednesday and
Saturday. and to give the rooms the
needed feminine touch
| Loving fingers have already made
dainty. white curtains and furnishing
committee is trying to get pictures and
lounges and other home like articles a
lovely musicale was given on Saturday
evening which was in the nature of a
house warming and Christmas celebla-
| ton.
| piano has been borrowed for two
weeks, for in every form Of entertain-
ment music seems absolutely essential
Nothing gives them quite SO much pleas
lure as to gather round a piano 10 blend
their voices IN popular an patriotic
melodies.
Just as ! started my article today a
wlstful voice over the phone said; "oh
4 Patriotic Patricia. don't you suppose that
/ birmingham could help the child of her
adoption secure a piano for her Soldiers
Home? We have tried SO hard to get