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New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
FEDERAL COMMISSION
 HEARS EVIDENCE

Glennie, Testifying, Says Packers
 Were Establishing Big Meat Stores
 in Cities.
 Boston, Dec. 28.-John Glennie,
 witness at the federal trade commits
 sion hearing o1 the packing business
 charged today that packers were es-
 tablish1ng big meat stores in various
 cities for the purpose of driving re.
 tailers out of business. The Mohican
 company, which operates chain of
 stores in New England, was one of these concerns, he said: The pack
 CTS, he stated, set prices at these stores so low that independent stores could
 not compete and many went out of
 business @'s -E'*
 Glennie, who has been in the rem dering business in New England for many years. declared further that
 there were no independent soap man. ufacturers in the country. He had been obliged to sell his waste product to trust concerns. ji ssss}as ssS S..sSS
 1 As competition by the packers bc- came sharper he experienced trouble in getting shipments of waste to his ] plant. It was held so long at various : points that it deteriOrated greatly in 1 value, especially during hot weather After many protests he obtained some improvement but the situation never became so good as it was before he met trust competition. .5' That a fund was maintained by an association of rendering companies here, controlled by the packers, to pay bonuses for the business of new re- tailers, was the testimony of Abram I Gunsenhiser, for many years engaged in tho provision business here The business went to the highest bidder and the owner had nothing to say in the matter, the witness satd -.a
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
FAMINE IN AUSTRIA

Zurich. Switzerland. Dec 2s-V- enna newspapers report Austxias g near approach to famine in eggs. vegetables. sugar. s, bread and milk. As a result of poor and ina1n1c1ent food there is said to be large in crease in skin diseases manifested in bofls abscesses and eczema
 The working capacity of the labor CT in mines and munftion plants and the health of the children is seriously menaced. Any further deterioration of the food supply is bound to have inconceivably grave consequences, say Austrian papers.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
RUNAWAY GIRn HERE.

venue. Hartford, notified the police ast night that her sister. Irma Con- leia, was missing from home and had ,ot been seen since yesterday. The ;irl is fl years old, is 5 feet tall, of lark complexion, and wore brown ,oat and 8 gray velvet hat. The last lime she was seen was when she gent across the street to make a pur- .llase at a store. The runaway was cen in New Britain last night in S,xnpany with a girl friend
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
SOCIETY FOR SAVINGS

Hartford, Dec. 2S.-Announcement was made by the Society for Savings today that after July 1, 1918, inter est on mortgages taken by it would be charged at the rate of 6 per cent. Treasurers of other savings institu- tions in this city, while not making definite statements, admitted there was a general trend toward 6 per cent throughout the state. The So- ciety for Savings has more than $40, 900 in deposits.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
London Opinion.

London. Dec. ,28.-Optnion i1Ee the reply of the Central poWSM the Bolsheviki peace terms, a1 TX can be judged from the ieditori
 the morning newspapers 4olioWa
 main hnes. On one hand 1t Seea
 be felt the Central powers have nj a perfectly sincere offer to end < war Immediately while on the ot hand it h declared they have se cunning trap in which they hope, though vainly, to catch the Allies.
 The former view is not confined papers generally regarded as hay pacifist leanings. It is suppor strongly for instance, by the q servative Daily Express, which sta uncompromisingly for victory over Central powers and Is an ard apostle of anti-Prussianism. In the papers taking this view the sts ment of the Central powers is reGa ed aA 1being addressed less to Ru1 than to the Allies collectively and offer made through Count Czernlr assumed to be an initial prop6 which the Central powers probS| are prepared to modify in the coi; of bargaining, for nowhere are terms of the Central powers regar1 as entirely acceptable in their pres form. The Express says:
 'The terms may be taken as a. many's first aid. The proposals q of course, wholly inadequate. but \ significant that the idea of, conQt' has been abandoned completely. T' is the first indication that Germd ..$ .=
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
New England Roads.

Boston, Dec. 28.-Members of the subcommittee which has been direct ing operation of New England roads expressed themselves today as uncer- tain what their status would be under full royernment control. The first move made by any railroad in this section after the presidents announce ment was an order by the Boston and Maine railroad eliminating all tourist cars on that line.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
f@tF SHORTAGE OF LABOR

Tokio, Dec. 28.-The building of the superdreadnought Nagato has had to be abandoned for the time be- ing on account of a shortage of labor. This seems almost unbelievable in Japan but the rapid rise of wages has been most marked in shipyards, and tho workmen have left the naval docks at the Kure arsenal for em- ployment in private companies which
 paH higher wages .
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
WOMAN OF MYSTERY
 KNOWN TO POLICE
Quarrel Between Alleged German Agent and Neighbor Results in
 Disclosing Identity of "R.''

D1SCkOS1u& 10G0ICy O1 't6."
 Los Angeles, Dec. 28.-John Knox, arrested yesterday in connection with the killing of Hermann Jakopatch, in remote part of San Gabriel can- yon, today identified, according to the sheriffs office the mysterious "R" an alleged German woman agent, said to have directed the activities of Franz Schulenberg, held at San Francisco as a spy. -.-
 This woman. according to state ment attributed to Knox by deputy sheriffs, is a German whose husband lives at a, mountain camp. He gave her name and officers set out in search of her.
 Knox was arrested in wild part of the canyon 50 miles northeast of here, where there are three cabins Knox's, Jakopatch's and one owned by a man known as "Schulenberg' and whom, the deputy sheriffs said. many corroborating details caused them to believe was the alleged Ger man master spy held at San Fran cisco. i-
 In Schulenberg's cabin were found 50 pounds of dynamite, fuses and de- tonating caps, the officers reported.
 '.R," the woman in the case. ac- cording to tha alleged statement to the deputies. freQNantlE yAi patch and Schulenberg, and 1t was over her that Jakopatch and Knox uuarreled Christmas night. Wednes- day Jakopatch was found dead.
 Many visitors, some of them wait CTS in Los Angeles, were said to have co1 T- sons living along the canyon trail. These persons, according to the sher- ifs, corroborated details of the case.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
NOVEMBER COMMERCE

ENpOfUS D6CTC4tSeU %CO,UUU,VUU AINAN
 October-Imports Increased $44,-
 100000 Over November Last Year.
 Washington, Dec. 2S.-Export during November amounted to $488,- 100000, decrease of $55,0Q0,00 from October, 1917, and of $28,0o0,- cording to statement issued today by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce. For the II months ending with Mo- vember, exports were valued at $5,- 639,OO0,O0O, against $4,959, 100000 q year ago.
 Imports during November were valued at Nf21 100000, about the same as in G*ober of this year, but $44,O0O,OO0 h re than in November a year ago. he imports during the II months oN this year were valued at $2,725, 5,OO0,0OO, a considerable in crease over the imports for the II months period of 1916, which were valued at $2,187, 100000.
 The excess of exports over imports amounted to $26s, 100000 in Novem- Der, 1917, against $33S,000,0Oo year ago. The exces of exports during the II months ended with November amounted to 100000 in 1917, against $2, 3,O0O,0OO in 1916, an in- crease of $141, 100000 in the current year.
 Gold imports during the month amounted to only $3,00O,00O, against S47,OOO,00O a year ago; and gold ex- ports amounted to $7,000,00 in No- vember 1917, and $26, 100000 in 1916. During the II months ended with November, gold imports amounted to 535,OO0,00O and exports to $367,- OOO,OOO, leaving an excess of imports of s16S, 100000 in 1917, against $39S,- 0OO.000 in 1916.
 Silver imports during the month amounted to $9,0OO,OOO, a consider able increase over previous months; while silver exports fell to less than s5,OOO,0O0. For the ii months pe- riod the silver imports amounted to $47, 900, 900, against s29,00O,0O0 a year ago, and the exports were valued at s74,OOo,OOO in 1917 and s62, ,0oO,- 900 in 1916.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
CONTROL OF ROADS { NOW ' !. UNDER M'AD0O
:, Officially Takes Command of
 Country's Railroads at Noon
NEW ENGLAND VIEWS
Hearty Co-operation Is Promised by Practically Every Railroad in the sUmes Big Responsibility.

Washington, Dec. 28.-At noon to- day the American railway system si- \ lently merged into one great conti- mental chain for the winning of the war. e-..., -.,.
 Under President Wilson's decision The great event, regarded by many as the opening of a new epoch in gov srnment operation and control of pub- lie utilities, passed by without any for nal ceremony.
 n Director General McAdoo was con- ferring at the time with the members bf the railroads war board and Rob- ert s. fL.ovett, chairman of the pr1- ority shipment committee.
 The members of the war board all railroad executives who have been working, within the limitations of law, to do what the government itself now proposes to accomplish, pledged their support to the government, as has nearly every railroad man in the coun- try.
 Orders for the actual unihcation of the lines, common use of facilities and equipment, which are expected to rfaise the freight jam immediately, will be the first results.
 Complete control and operation Of American railroads for the duration of the war today passes into the hands Of the United States government.
 At noon. the hour fixed by President Wtlson'a proclamation for effecting governmental possession. Secretary McAdoo, the new director of rail- roads, was ready with his first official order designed to pool all traffic, equipment and terminals to relieve the congeation which has gripped the country since the outbreak of the var.
 The immediate result of the order Mtll lbe to wipe out competition and fe-rontS trafac over the shortest lines. shipmeH1 wflf move directly to their destinata6n regardless Of the company with witch. they originate and term ln4ln 1vaA " used in common to effect X, II 1I1 - loAdy move- ment of freight will bo the first aim of tho director general.
 Tn . at4tement Issued last night MT. l&cAdoo aAiA he had given. almost no klauught t0 the personnel or his stan but made it clear that until his plans mature railroad operation twill be conducted through existing railroad orRanixations."
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS.

Paris, Dec. 28-American volunteers serving in any branch of the French army may hereafter apply to any American camp and secure their transfer to the United States army, says the Herald today. A circular to this effect 8 now gong the rounds this effect is now going the rounds
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
CHILD IS INJURED.
Son of Former Bank Clerk Has His
 Skull Fractured.

Waterbury, Dec. 28-George Thom- as, aged 5, while coasting this arr- ernoon, slid out from Cooke street and ran into an automobile owned cy Mrs. Henry s. Chase, of which one of Mrs. Chase's daughters and the chauffeur were the occupants at the time. The sled, with the boy on 1t, went under the fender and the young ster was removed from there and car ried into a nearby house. He is now at the Waterbury hospital and is said to be badly hurt It is believed the boys skull was fractured
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
REV. F. c. THOMPSON
 ASSIGNED TO TEXAS
Assistant Pastor of South Church
 Made Secretary of Y. M. Q. A. at San Antonio Camp.

Rev. Frederick c. Thompson. as- sistant pastor of the South Congre- gational church, left this noon to be- come secretary of the Y. M. c. A. work at the San Antonio ('rexas) avi- ation camp. He received his appoint ment Wednesday.
 It is expected Rev. MT. Thompson will be given a. leave of absence by the authorities of the South church with whom he had no opportunity to arrange his affairs before departing for the Lone Star state.
 News that MT. Thompson will be in charge of the Y. M. c. A. at San Antonio will be received with pleasure by New Britain mothers, many of whose sons have enlisted in the Signal Corps, Aviation Department, which will train there.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
GIVEN. THREE YEARS,

New York, Dec. 2S.-Elmer Dwig- ,ins. arrested some time ago on 8 charge of using the mails to defraud investors in Liberty loan bonds, pleaded guilty when arraigned today md was sentenced to three years in Atlanta penitentiary.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
HIGGINS TALKS.
Chairman of Public Utilities Commis
 sion Gives Out Statement.

Hartford, Dec. 28.-Richard T. Hig- gins, chairman of the public utilities commission. said today that he sup posed the effect of President Wilson's order on the functions of the com mission would be to take from it the power to issue mandatory orders re- ,arding running of railroads.
 The commission has not received ,n official notification or instructions low to act in regard to the order. He, however, thought 1t likely that the commission would continue to have an official interest in the running of rail- .oads but that its orders would be ,nly in the nature of recommenda- dons in the future.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
RELEASES BRIDEGROOM.

Hartford, Dec. 28.-Henry Brielt- gems, the enemy alien who was torn from his brides side here on Dec. 1 and lodged in jail because he vio- lated his permit, was released today on a parole from Washington. His two best men. Karl 0. Beck and Fer dinand Schmiegel are still in jail.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
INVESTIGATORS NAMED.
Quigley Puts Curtis On As Member of
 Council Committee.

Mayor G. A. Quigley today named a committee of five to investigate the construction and cost of the town farm dairy barn, as instructed at the last meeting of the common council.
 The members named by the mayor are Max J. Unklebach, architect and civil engineer; Claude J. Leroux, plumbing contractor; Alderman Orson F. Curtis, builder and instigator of investigation; John D. Downes, build ing contractor, and A. D. Clifford. building contractor.
 Alderman Curtis, at the council meeting, declared he would not serve on the committee unless he was ap- pointed as chairman.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
BOARDED SUGAR.

New York, Dec. 28.-Hyman Bor- rok, a shirtwaistF manufacturer.~ plead ed guilty to sugar hoarding in police court here today, and was remanded for sentenqe later. Borrok's arrest followed an investigation by the dis trict attorney which showed he had purchased and stored away 21,00O pounds of sugar.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
SEVERAL KILLED
IN BIG EXPLOSION

Chicago, Dec. 28.-A number of persons are reported to have been killed in an explosion of a blast furnace in the plant of the Inland Steel company at Indian Harbor, Ind, today. It caught fire and is threatened with destruction. Ambulances from nearby cities were rushed to the scene.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
PATROLS ACTIVE

Rome, Dec. 2S.-Active patroiling and aerial operations occurred yester- day but there was no renewal or 1n- fantrY fighting on large scale
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
Manager of Bank of NI 'I rested and BoIsheviki. SURRENDER
 TO
No Resistance Is ONe
 of the Red Guard E. cials to Stop Working All Keys = DiEec
 Charged With s.6Rlil' il's

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 including the brarGh 6f
 City Bank, of NeW YoriG
 ager, R. R. Stevens, wes
 detained for a short tiInes Many bank directors Wet ed. Several surrende cred t1SHa
 the bank vaults, but StevenoR
 J. B. Wright, counsellor of t
 erican embassy, called on MT
 during the afternoon.
 The National City Bank of
 York was granted ;Aslicense last 4 uary to commence,x xhusiness in H sia, with particulaTSGfeference tos financing of railroAH construct tion.
 The license given 1t was the , granted to d foreign bank to do mess in Russia since 1879. x
 At the time for the opening of banks detachmentss of the Red Gu gathered in the streets and bar the entrance. Later the banks y entered under the leadership of ]. Menshinsky. Orders were given { work cease and that the banks l render their papers and the key tnelr NaultS.| In most lnSLAuC00s resistance was offered.
 MT. Stevens declafed his bank 1 no vaults but only small safes. n; his arrest he was permitted to rot ! to the bank, which was placed uN 1 guard. The bank directors who N 1 arrested were accused Of ..eA hq ! Telephone seEvica tI1pt E. 11 1,; Il Slis f In Explaining the seizurs ot
 banks M. Menshinsky said M We let 1t be known long ago i private banks should send tepi 1 weekly 10 the state bank This
 done, but the reports were incorf ] It was then decided to occupy, !
 banks, revise their, activity and t
 sec that they resumed businesss
 keys. are in the hands of, ConIH ] sioner Obelnsky of the state b4 as are the books and docum< 1 which have been seized.' It is reported that a special eS mittee will investigate the cl1 banks, spending week in the ! cess, and that the institutions ! not be permitted to resume buEir in the meantime. The city Is sagg ; serious financial shortage, espectl in currency of small denpminat1s l which has been unavailable for ! eral days. n 5a5sgs K; The delegates of the Central
 CTS to the peace conference at III Litovsk hay agreed to q ten day
 cess in the peace negotiations VI
 will be resumed January 1 at q pl not yet determined.
 Leon Trotzky, Bolsheviki fore minister, is reported to be driftin new note to the Entente allied {
 basstes again asking them to ? ticipate in the peace conference.
 Trotzky is also said to be prepeg ! a new message to the peoples of world. The Russian delegates tp
 peace conference$w will return here morrow or Saturday.
 An armistice Is reported to h3 been reached between the BolShos forces and troops of Gen. Kaledt' at Rogtov, with 8 neutral zone tween the opposing lines.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
WEATHER.

Hartford, Dec. 28.-Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Unsettled, probably snow to- night: colder. Saturday, fair; colder, with a cold wave.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28
VALUE OF BANK STOCKS
Tax Commissioner Makes Estimates
 for Purpose of Assessment

Tax Commissioner William H. Cor concerning the value of bank stocks in Connecticut. The estimate is made for the purpose of taxation.
 The following values are estimated for this city and vicinity:
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28

Share
 Par Value New Britain National Bank .$1OO $195 Commercial Trust Com pany ............ 100 13O New Britain Real Estate and Title Company .. 25 20 New Britain Trust Com pany .............. 100 24O Plainvflle Trust Company 50 70
New Britain herald., 1917-12-28

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Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31


 were issued for new work, to cost $592, ,715.
 Listed among the new projects of the week are store and tenement block, brick apartment house. brick. and steel garage, and a number of one and two family houses in Bridgeport: six story factory building, three story of fee building and several frame tene- r1ent houses in Waterbury. addition to shipbui1ding plant and frame res idences in New London, frame resi- dences in Stamford, schoolhouse in Norwalk a. number of frame houses in New Haven and two new school houses in East Haven.
 Contracts have been awarded dur ing the week for the first T of so 50 houses to be erected in Fairfield by the Bridgeport Housing Go. Other important work contracted for the week includes 10-room schoolhouse in stratford. power house in Bridgeport. factory additions in Bridgeport and large office building in Wlaterbury, residnce work in Stamford and Hart ford, grain elevator and 2. number of frame houses in New Haven, and many smaller contracts Tn various parts of the state.
 Norwich had eight sales of real es- tate last week to five for the same week last year The mortgage loans for the respective weeks were $13, $50 and S2.50o-
 Tn New London there were eleven sales of realty last week compared with nine for the same week last year. Mortgage loans tota1led $40. o.eso and S11, 200 for the respective weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
THE TRAINING CAMPS :. z FOR coLoREp CITIZENS
Postnn naster7 Murphy Receives Bulletin
 of Information From Headquarters. ;.

Postmaster John P. Murphy has re- ceived bulletin. from the headquart- CTS or the commanding general, North eastern departme1t. relative T to the training camps for colored citizens which will be established at Fort Des Moines. Iowa.. under Section 154,. Ma tionaI Defense ct' and regulations prescribed for present training camps, except as modified herein and after. Camp is under control of Department Commander. Central Department. who will prepare and conduct same. Total attendance;s1 .25o, ~of whom 250 will be Regiments, Regular Army. to be sent on detached service status. and 1000 citize-s either enlisted under Section 54. National Defense Act, for three months beginning June Is, with agree
 nent to accept appointment stendered. or mem bers of National Guard whose status will be in case of National Guardsmen now in training camps.
 Secure necessary publicity in your department and co-operation of color ed citizens of wide acouaintance and high standing. Contin gent from your department is stated below and tn c1udes your part of the 1000 citizens or National .Guardsrnen. As far as consistent with character . of appli- cants. if is desired that men selected shall be not less than 30 years of age. Local distribution as between various states and cities. and between. ciu
 
 to your discretion. From all applicants select your contingent so that definite notice to proceed to training camps may be given selected men not later than June 3. Training camps will be ready -tA receive nom commissioned of dcers. regular army. June 5s and from all others June 15.- Course begins June ls. Contingent from your department is 70 s- .l '.~s-
 Civilian candidates should present three letters. in person, not later than June l. 1917. to- the nearest officer.
 Commanding officers of colored Ma tional Guard organizations will. certify. candidates for this camp under the provisions of Bulletin No. 3. these hea adouarters, May .7.-1e17. except that four men may be certified from each company.
 Based upon the coiored pcpula ton at the last census, the quota, of 4o for New England is apportioned among the several states and National Guard organizations as follows: E.
 Civilian: Maine 1, New Ha npshire 1, Vermont 1. Massac achusetts 18, Rhode Island 4, Connecticut :, National Guard, Go. l.. .6th Mass. Infantry 4, 1st Separate CO. Conn. Infantry 4
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

drawing up, the plant juice or. the blood from within. This method Of feeding has an important bearing upon the proper. spray to use. As in sects- do not feed on the surface but rather from within, they would not take in, any stomach poison which might be sprayed upon the plant and therefore would not be killed. So we cannot expect to control sucking in setcs by spraying with a stomach poieon. We must depend upon an other kind of spray such as will kill by, touching the insect. This is called a, contact spray as it kills by coming in contact with the insect. 'Black Leaf 20. lime sulphur, soaps, oils and pJrethruu are. contact sprays.
 Many of our worst insect pests can be, controlled by spraying with the proper spray. In general conta ct sprays should be used for sucking in- sects, and stomach poisons for chew ing insects. To be effective. the contact sprays must touch the insects while the stomach poisons must be eaten by the insects.-J A Manter. Department of Entomology, Connecti- cut Agricultural College.