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Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-04
SAYS STATE HAS
 MADE GOOD START
U. 5. Agent Says It IS Certainly
 Awake to Food Situation.

"Connecticut evidently is very much awake to food supply work in general. '' was the comment of Wallace D. Whelpton, agent of the United States department of agriculture after going over with members of the Connecticut committee of food supply the work which has been undertaken in this state and the plans for increasing crops this summer.
 Mir. Whelpton is one Of 5 agents of the department of agriculture sent out to see what the several states are doing in food production work and to discuss plans of the department particularly in refrence to farm Ia Dor His field is Massachusetts Rhode Island and Conn All of these agents will return to Wash - ington on Saturday to report on con- dittons throughout the country so far as sa.te co-opera ton in food sup problems is. concerned
 The federal agent conferred with and Charles T. Davis of Gov. Marcus George M. LAnders, Robert Scovil1e Fl. Holconnib'sr food supply commit : tee He informed the Connecticut men of the general scope of the de- partment of agriculture tE this mat ter and furnished information con corning federal cooperation with the states.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-04
IN THE SENATE
Sunday Bill Passed Will Not Allow
 Picture Shows.

Hartford. May 3-The senate was by Senator George George w. I<lett in the absence Of the president pro tenn. When the Governor is Absent. reported the following bill concern ing the absence of the governor from the state:
 Section l.: The governor shall cause
 of any intended departure by him l from the state, and the secretary shall forthwith notify the lieutenant
 governor of such intended depar-
 which shall show the date of such departure. and notice to the lfeuten-
 ant governor, and upon his return he
 shall forthwith cause notice of such re-
 and the secretary shalE forthwith cause notice to be given to the lieu ! tenant governor of such return and shall make a. record which shall show the date of such return and notice, and such record and any copy thereof certified by the secretary and under 1 the seal of the state shall be proof | of the absence of the governor from of such return
 l Section ?. This act shall take ef 1 feet from its passage.
 On motion of Senator O'SullivaE, the bill was pa ssed under suspension of rules and transmitted to the house. 1 State Library Committee. 1 On the favorable report of the tcon1nittee on state library Frederick
 L. Perry and William Halners1y were appointed members of the state IT, 1 brary committee.
 Rejected.
 1 The committee on claims reported ! unfavorabiy on the claim of F. E. Conran for s86 Report accepted and the bill making an appropriation for the amount rejected
 ] Mansfield State Hospital. l The comnittee on humane instl- tutions reported favorably on a bill
 to estab blish the Mansfield state hos
 pitai in the town of Mansfeld- The
 Training School for Feeble Minded ! and the Colony for Epileptics under
 the name of the Mansfield State hos pitaI It provides for 9 board of | trustees of eight members to serve
 without compensation but to be al- l Club Licenses. The committee on excise reported
 favorably on a bill concerning club
 licenses. It provides that the county commissioners may license clubs
 whose members pay dues of at least l s6 a. year A club that Is located in a. building in which there is saloon cannot be licensed The act shall
 take effect November 1. 1917 Cal endar.
 For Won4an's Reformatcry. tions reported favorably on 3 sub stitute bill for the establishment of l a state farm or reformatory for wo- men, It provides for the appoint
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-04

provaI with the comptroller of work propriations for the objects specified: For the state farm for inebria.tes, for materials for new buildings to accom- modate fifty inmates. including sew
 craze, plumbing; heating, lighting and furnishings, al $2O0 per bed, $10,000: additional tools for road making and farm use, s1,S0o: live stock, COWS and yoks of cattle. $450; water privilege for furnishing light, power and fire protection, materials for repairs, shop equipment of hydro electric plant, i1y- drants, pipe and fire service SIS. .905.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-04

Portland highway bridge when % Co done to his satisfaction: conoezufrr e control by the board of health orrr owned lands: for the treatment of per. sons addicted to t1e use or uarcoll-r in the Connecticut hospital for tho Ir sane; concerning the taxation of woodland: extending the time when wild harcs and rabbits may be caught by trap from January { to Pc h1-1arg~ r
 AdiourHnent
 The senate adjourned % Friday at II a. m.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-04
coMPENsArIoN AoHEgmEWTs.
Three Moro Have Been ABprsys5 by
 the Con1naisaiousr.

Three compensation s.zreensa a1tr have been approved by Comrni insi1ns- Donalhue as follows
 American Straw Board CO. and Toa DetcaWlch of Mill street. Norwich. br cause of left arm lacerHtiou Anr.f e s6.75 weekly during incaDarfty and expenses.
 American Straw Board Co., arf Leon ISorzenetslf. 25 Cove street re- cause of sprain and confusion or Irff shoulder Feb. {. Compeusa1lon fo be paid for four weeks at the rate rr S7.35 per week amounting Co szo.f9.
 George F. Hodge, NcrWich. and George Parks, 12T Franklin Gtrsgt TT1~ lost about one-haf of Ghe termlua. pTalanx of little finger of right hand April IA. Compensation to be Dat- during disability at the rate of 5s per week for period of c-3 weeks Tor the loss.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-04

Bra ranfcrd.-ThorwaId F. Hammer of Ensign Edward Higgins. U. S. N. R F., as his assistant in Branford, North Branford, Stony Creek and Pine Or chard. for the organization of q vol unteer transport corps of the Naval Coast Defense Reserve.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-04
Broonns, Mops, Brushes

sreon,e aec, soc. 5ee, esc. 75o DustIess Floor Mops, z5e, $1.oo. $1 50 Polish Mops. s...--.-.es esc, 75o, $1.to pustIess Utility Brushes. ....... .25c Black Mop Heads ......-.- 5oo Dustless Radiator Brushes. Soc Twine Mop Heads. s..............25 .25o Dustless Busters ......... 25c, BOG Counter Brushes. 25e, 3eo, 50o, sec t4~inct Floor Brushes, with
 long handle .-............... .75o Scrub Brushes. ...-.. .5c, 1oc, 18o Lorg Handle FIocr Scrubs. ... .2ee Bottle Brushes ...............-.1 1oc Refrigerator Brushes .........12 12c Clothes Brushes --..-..-......15o 15o Bowl Brushes .-..............2 .21c Wall Busters. -.-~s.s.s.. .93c, S1.5o Floor Cloths. s.-.. 15o, 19c Hearth Brushes .............50 50c Silver Cleaning Brushes. ........3 .39c Stove Brushes ...........'...... ..2ee
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-04
IMPORTANT MATTERSIN LEGISLATURE

House Votes for Prohibition Amendment, Operative the First Monday of January, 1922 Which Will Not Reach the Senate Until the 1919 Session-Then, if Accepted by Both Bodies, Will be Submitted Popular Vote Sunday Bill Passed by the Senate That Will Permit Anna
 tea1r Sports All Towns--No Motion Picture Shows.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-04

Derby.-Afore land has been FfVsu tr the committee of ths DerbV-5 leltor board of trade. wi1iei- iB to be afict ted to applicants who intend 10 engage in caring for small Eardeul-
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
AZ aiind as Love.

"A the German army approached
brOssels In August. lnli. Il was re-
ported that the Invaders might shell
ne city. la u high state of alarm the
chinese minister went ia sse our min,
lster Brand WhitlocL. TO see what
WLitlock meant TO do in the event OF
Dombardment
u do not believe there will be any
assault" said Whitlock, My infor,
nation Is that the authorities will sur
render Brussels 10 avoid any possibil-
ity sf damage But IL there should be
IN engagement, aud the Germans
shsnld use their heavy guns, l shall
hoist the dag OF my country over this
building, ana shall call upon my fel,
low cOuntrymen to come here for sa le,
~ and protection. l advise you to do
the same thing with regard TO your
people"
"But, Mr. Whltlock," murmured the
Chinaman Ia his polite but lahorcd
English. the cannOn-he has no eyesw
- Saturday Evening Post
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
A. y. BROWN RANCH NEAR VEN
ATOR IN HARVEY COUNTY
REPORTS FIRST OF VICIOUS
ANIMALS IN TWO YEARS.
DOGS AND STOCK SUFFER
Trappers and Ranchers Unite TO Ex-
terminate Dangerous Animals
Head Examined Shows Developed
Case OF Rabies.

An epidemic of mad coyotes In
AArney county is In full swing. Last
week Ave Of the animals we're shot
following the biting of several head
Of stock and dogs. The head of one
Of the animals shot was brought Ia
Ontario by l.. NJ. Soaweard for exam
ination by Doctors Prinzing a Weose,
The animal was shot after II had bit
ten stock and dogs on the A. Il.
Brown ranch ut Yenator In Harney
county. They sent the specimen to
the state bacteriologist whose re-
port was received this week. Accord
ing to the report the animal had a
highly developed case of rabies.
steps were takon Immediately up
on the appearance Of tho coyote at
tho ranch to oXtcrminato the posts
whether they were mad or not. The
atate trappers and tho ranohcrs have
united In the campaign, The trapper
IN that region has an average killing
OF ~ coyotes per month and with the
aid of tho ranohers Il Is expected that
the trouble will be stopped before an
epidemic of the magnitude OF that
which ragged two years ago, IL
reached.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
OLD KASSAM VILLAGE.
cur,oIs Alaskan Landmark In the Ten.
sass National Forest.


No other locality Is quite like "Old
kassan National Monument" a unique
tract of land held by the United States
government. IL consists Of thirty-eight
acres within the TonRass national for
est, Alaska. and the tract embraces the
well known abandoned Haida Indian
village OF Old Kassan, situated on
Prince OF Wales island, in southeastern
Alaska, about thirty miles west Of
the city OF Ketchikan.
The village was abandoned by the
Indians about ten years ago. Among
the relies which remain there are about
tifty Indian totem poles, flve or six OF
which are classed as exceedingly good
specimens. In the deserted village
there are also eight large square build
lngs which were originally construct
ed according TO the peculiar plan Of the
Halda 1nlians and which, II is stated
by those best qualified to know, repre-.
sent the best specimens OF IIaida ar
chltecture that now exist The largest
OF these buildings Is approximately 40
by 90 feet In size and Is made entirely
OF round and carved tlmbcrs
There also remain a number OF In.
dian graves. with the typical small
grave houses erected by the Alaskan
Indians. "Knssan" Is said TO be the
Indian word which means "a pretty
town." and all reports agree that the
village was well named. The fact
that the village was occupied by the
Indians for many years explains the
local name, old kassan. by which
II is widely known. Since the village
was abandoned by the Indians the
buildings have been rapidly falling
into a state OF dllapldatlon and decay.
-Exchange.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
Genius and Hair

Charles kaSsnl has carefully review
eel the biographies of most or the emf
nent men Of the world aud has tabulat.
eel the results OF his work 81 far as
the color OF the hair is concerned. Dark
brown 20 black Is the prevailing hue on
the heads OF great men. a list OF fifty
names has been complied In which the
color of the hair il given 10y blogra.
pliers, aud 90 per cent are dark brown
or black, The structure of the hair
whether straight or curly-is given on
twenty'siX of Mr., Kassels list Of ge.
muses. and OF these all but four pos
sessed curly or wayy hair. II is ex-
tremely notable that, OF the remaining
four, Napoleon and President Jackson
were the two remarkable for "wlry
hair" and that James Russell Lowell
and Grieg were those having lank.
straight hair.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25

castle Garden was built by the Unit,
ed States Ia 1897 from the plans NJ
lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Williams.
q. e., and was called Fort Clinton. In
1H22 II was ceded 20 New York city;
In 1874 1t became place OF amuse-
mont and about lS2d got It's present
name; IN 1919 there were Ethiopian
minstrels there; in 1870 theatrical
companies played there; in 1850 Jenny
Lind sang There; In 1899 il was closed
as a place OF amusement, aud the cont
nsissioner of emigration took il as an
emigrant depot; In 1870 it suffered
from fire, and on July ., 1876 II was
Iumed Ia the ground. II was rebuilt
at once, In 1892 the depot was moved
10 Ellis island. aud Castle Garden re-
N'Ited 10 the city, which in 1896 open
sJ an aquarium there.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
HOGS CLIMB ORANGE TREES,
Fruit Diet Plsasss the Swine Best. but
Not the Orehardist.

Riverside. Cal.-W. II. Bacchus has
chased his hogs out of his orange grove.
He's tired OF having them climbing In
the orange trees.
After some oranges were blown from
the trees by the wind the hogs passed
up the usual pasturage and. standing
ON their hind feet, ate all the golden
balls they could reach. Then some OF
them began to climb trees.
mix ON this orange fed pork" said
Bacchus as he arranged for new pas
ture.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
FOUND IMAGE IN CAVE.
Crude ston. idol Probably Antsdstss
Indian Mound Builders.


Madlsonville. Ky.-E. l.. Littlepage
OF the Morton Gap country brought to
this place recently a stone image that
is a curiosity aud probably Of historic
value.
Mr.. httlepagc found II at the edge
Of cave on n high elevation In North
Christian county, KY, while lnvestlgat-
Ing some prospective oil land belonging
to him. The cave IL located In wild
and broken section OF land uncultlvat-
ed and but thlnly inhabited.
The image In rudely carved out OF a
tough. ferrous sandstone. IL is about
six inches In height and is well pre-
served. except for a slight injury on
one side of its head and slight wealth
erlng OF one arm. The figure Is in a
sitting position, with Its legs doubled
under It's body and arms extended In
front, with hands resting on its knees.
The image is evidently a relic OF an
idol worshiping people and antedates
any old Indian relic found in various
Indian mounds In western Kentucky.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
WIDOW SAVES TREES.
Turns Commissioners From Those
Planted by Her Husband.

st. Cloud, Mlch.-"Woodman, spare
that tree; touch not single bough."
Thus quoted Mrs. Mary Splcer. Wild
ow. as she pleaded for the preservation
Of trees planted by her husband. long
dead.
IL was three years ago that Mrs. Spl-
Ger started her battle with city officials
over the maintenance OF this arborian
Inheritance. She was called upon TO
enter another sklrmlsh the other day
when sidewalk bids were opened, In
which provision was to have been
made for the removal OF the trees.
Mrs. Spiccr's pets" fringe n lot on
which her modest little home Is built,
wait until am gone and you may
remove them" she told the city com.
mlssloners. who, took her words to
heart. When sidewalk bids were open.
cd there were proposed contracts on
other Jobs. but on the widow Splcer's
property-not n word.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
Photo by American Press Association
JACK LONDON IN THE WOODS.

with Mrs. London. TO Sydney In No.
yember, zoos. by steamer. lie said OF
his Australian sojourn;
IL went 10 Australia 10 go into a hos.
pital, whore spent i've weeks. spent
i've months mlserably sick IN hotels.
The mysterious malady that afflicted
my hands was too much for the Aus.
tralian specialists. IL was unknown In
{ ,e literature OF medicine. No case
like Il had ever been reported. IL ex.
tended from my hands TO my feet so
that at times ! was as helpless ns a
child. on occasion my hands were
twice their natural size. with seven
dead aud dying skins peeling on az the
same time. There were times when
my toenulls In twcuty-four hours grew
as thick ms they were long. After ding
them on inside another twenty-four
hours they were as thick ns before.
The Australian specialists agreed that
the malady was nonparasltic aud there,
fore II must be nervous"
The Allment did not mend. and the
novelist and his wife had 10 abandon
the cruise In the Shark, Yet when
London had returned TO California,
where his health had Invariably been
excellent. his recovery was complete.
and strangely enough the California
climate Is very like that OF Australia.
Later ON London ran across the book
written by Colonel Charles T.. Wood
run, United States army medical corps,
entitled Effects OF Tropical Light on
White Men," and what had batfied the
Australian specialists was no longer
ineIplicable. Lohdon wrote 10 Colonel
Woodruff describing his illness In Aus
tralla, and the latter. whose researches
In tropical medicine. especially In the
Philippines, have given him a high re-
pute In bis profession. replied that he
had been similarly afflicted In the Phil.
ippines, Besides himself, Colonel Wood
run wrote 10 the novelist, no fewer
than sixteen other United States army
surgeons were utterly at loss 20 ac-
count for the colOnel's malady. But In
time the colonel solved the riddle. Lon.
don says:
Il had strong predispOsition toward
issue destructivcness by tropical light.
I had been torn In pieces 10y ultra VIC.
iet rays"
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
MUSKRATS CUT MEAT PRICE.
Serve as Substitute In Many Families
Of Moderate Means In New Jersey.

Aloway. \. J.-Muskrats are cut.
ting the high cost of living IN this re.
glon. With the price OF meats hitting
the high spots there Is an unprece.
dentcd demand for their carcasses.
commonly known as water rabbits"
Trappers, who this season are secur.
Ing on an average OF nearly 81 each for
muskrat pelts, are adding considerable
extra revenue To their usual seasons
profits by selling The meat TO villagers
anl to outside buyers, IL Il estimated
that An average Of 5000 water rab.
bits are disposed OF every week In
Salem alone, where they serve as a
substitute for meat In many families
of moderate means.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
Why n. Co, allokad. .

IL understand you We're punished In
school yesterday, Thomas" said Mr.
Bacon TO his twelye-year-old boy.
"Yes, sir" promptly replied the truth
ful Thomas. ut was for telling the
truth, sir"
Your teacher said it was for some
reflection ON her age"
That's the way she took It, father.
You see, she drew picture OF basket
OF eggs on the blackboard, and while
she was out of the room just wrote
under them, The hen that made these
eggs isn't any chicken Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
PUTS UP EGGS AS GAIL BOND
What's More. Police Accept Them From
Reckless Driver.

Hutchinson, Kan When J. j. Pan
kratz. a farmer arrested ON a charge
OF reckless driving, learned the amount
Of his bond he was unable TO put up
the cash and could think Of no one on
whom to call
tie said he had with him no personal
property Of value, but offered TO put up
case of eggs for his appearance in
police court The bond was accepted.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
LOROON'S MALADy
Writer Suffered From Strange
illness In Australia.
BATTLING TO PHYSICIANS.

NovsIist Brsvsly Fought Mysterious
sickness Which Could Not be pIsa.
nossd by Australian Specialists.
Finally Decided No Hsd Been Torn 20
Pieces BY ultrs vislst Rays. p
Sydney, .Australla.--The recent death
OF Jack London. the California novel
list, recalls the extraordinary physical
reasons for his stay OF about Ave
months in Australia in 190s.9. London
was a blond. and his sojourn, from
what he himself subsequently wrote I'm
THE Cruise OF the Shark" and the nj.
coholIc memoir "John Barleycorn" and
those in the commonwealth who be-
came intimate with him now rcmem.
Der. was one OF torture. lie left the
cocklehoat Snrrk. In which he and his
wife had been cruising about the Pu.
cifc, at one OF the islands and came,
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
Only Way TO Know psas.

The only true and thorough straight
way to know the dog is to own one. A
common residence under the same roof.
tree, be It animals or humans. is the
sure test OF personality, To own the
dog is To comprehend him in his faults
and virtues, to protect his weaknesses.
he anxious at his vagrancies. TO catch
the cOntagiOn OF his love aud TO agonize
II IL so be that he die.-Our Dumb An
imalS.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
AMERICA VESPUCCl.
She Asked Congress For Citizenship
and "a Corner Of Land"

and "a Corner Of Land"
\ decided sensation was created at
Washington during the Van Bhren nd.
mnlstration by the appearance there
of n handsome aud well dressed Italian
woman who called herself America
Ncspucci and claimed descent from the
navigator who gave his name 60 the
continent Ex-Prcsldcnt Adams and
Daniel Webster became her especial
friends aud she soon was welcome
guest IN the best society. In few
weeks after her arrival she presented a
petition to congress asking. hrst 10 be
admitted 10 the rights or citizenship
and. secondly. 10 Dc given "a corner Of
land" out OF the public domain OF the
country which bore the name OF her
ancestor. An adverse report. which
soon was made. Is one OF the curlosI.
ties OF congressional literature. II cu'
loglzed the petitioner as "a young. dig.
nliled and graceful lady. with n mind
OF the highest intellectual culture and
a heart beating with all our own en-.
ihuslasm In the cause OF American and
human liberty" The reasons why the
prayer OF the petitioner could not be
granted were given, but she was com
mcuded 10 the generosity OF the Amer.
lean people,
"1'he name OF America. our country's
name. should be honored, respected aud
cherished In the interesting exile from
whose ancestor We derive the great
aud glorious little"
Later Il was discovered that the wo,
man was mn lmpustor, --"rerley's Rem.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
Gas Kills pons.

st. Paul. - Guillaume and Pietro,
the dog pets of Joseph Demalo, were
found dead from gas fumes in their
masters home They died by their own
paws. The room in which they lay
was filled with gas. Demalo denies
they committed suicide. He says they
heard rats In the stove and in attempt
Ing to open the door OF the oven turned
on the gas.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
Minister Travels BY Submarine.

Parls.-General Hubert Lyautey. the
minister OF war in the new French
cabinet, arrived in Paris after u
voyage full Of incidents from Morocco.
where he was French resident general
The new war minister crossed from
rangier to Gibraltar In a submarine,
and his train was delayed by the snow
In Spain. thus obliglng him to decline
King Alfonso's Invitation to dinner.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
School Started.

The children OF this section are en-
Joying the opportunity OF going "a
rebool. Arthur Holland OF Ontario
who graduated at the Ontario High
school last year was elected as school
master by the board and has the
school organized and down to bust
0os now. All the grades from the
lbiTd 10 the eighth are being taught
ana IN the spring the FIRST and Sc
soDG grades viii be added
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
BELIEF FROM coal
FAMINE IL N SIGHT
,conunued trom First PageD

Boys cnme with hand sleds, men
came with wheel barrows, while aut-
omobiles, hay racks, buggies and all
tiscs of sleds we're pressed into ser
vice. Ranchers came 10 Ontario moi
only from the district To the west ol
the city but far over on the Fruitland
bench TO get even small amount oi
coal and II was an impressive sight
70 see the pleasure manifested at
getting even small pile OF the pre-
cious diamonds,
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-25
Not Beeomina.

"You used to say that girl was an
angel"
Yes. And I'm sorry | said 1t. She
got Interested in dying, and, after see
ing her In her aviation costume, must
say she doesn't look the part, Wash
lngtOn star.