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Evening journal., 1918-10-11
NO SETTLEMENT OF
CHAUFFEUR STATUS
Both Defense and Military
Boards Claim Priority
on Drivers
POLICE CHIEF
KEEPS HANDS OFF

ChRuneurs driving pleasure cars must
ind moro essential work, the Highway
Transport Committee OF the State Coun-
Gil OF Defense insists, in accordance
with authority claimed 70 be vested In
their body. The committee has placed
men on the streets to procure tho num-
OF chauneurs that are driving pleasure
automobiles, and these names Will be
turned over to the district board and
the community board and the chauf-
feurs, through the Compulsory Work
Bureau, may be placed on trucks In pro-
ductive industry.
The committee has received from Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowdor lnfOrma-
tlon that concerns engaged in the trans
pOrtatlon within ~clt!es and along the
public highways OF necessary commodl-
ties may claim deferred classification
for their necessary employees. Claims
for exemption must be made with the
district board.
The committee claims the authority
TO take from pleasure automobiles,
chsuffeurs and place them in essential
work IN driving trucks.
Chief OF Police Black has taken no
action In the proposition OF The com
mlttee, and will take no action. he
asserts, until he knows Just where he
stands" The matter Is still puzzllng
TO the chief. as the draft officials claim
that the committee Is. going beyond its
power In trying TO remove chauffeurs
OF pleasure cars for essential work.
while, Il Is claimed. the draft regula-
lions consider chauffeurs as engaged In
proper employment and do not compel
them 10 find more essential employ
ment.
Evening journal., 1918-10-11
WOMEN REPORT 776
new SUBSCRIPTIONS
Makes Total 3,75l Amount
ing to 81, 900, $50 for
Committee
TO FUT UP MORE
STREET BOOTHS

Reports Of the Women's Liberty Loan
Committee today'were 10 subscriptions
for Si3i,50O, This makes the total for
this committee 10 date, 375i subscrlp-
lions. amounting 10 S2.666to0
The saving value Of the Liberty Bond
Is wha. the WomGn's Committee II go
ing TO emphasize for the remainder OF
s1e drive. They want people to under
stand that they are saving money by
Investing Il In Liberty Bonds. and that
they are not giving II 10 the govern
ment. Every one who buys a bond on
the installment plan. Is saving, too.
Special efforts 20 sell bonds Will go
on from today. There Will be flying
squadrons going about IN automobiles,
singing, For Your Boy and Nine" and
stopping 10 sell bonds. More street
booths will be put up for the convent
ence Of people all over the city.
Mrs. Ohio Rowland called a meeting
OF the ward captains at the Equitable
Trust Company this morning, and every
woman pledged herself TO put forth
extra endeavor TO bring the county not
only up TO its quota but over. They
want every one TO put Liberty Loan
cards In their windows, just as re-
Nmlnder TO those who are passing by,
and In every way advertise the cam
paign.
The reports given in today were as
follows:
First ward-Afiss Feinberg, IS. 1880.
Third-Mrs. Joseph Wales, al, si7,25O
Fifth-Mrs. T. c. dupont, Is, $4,000
Mrs. Richard Reese, 4, $4,000.
Slxth-Nirs. A. H. Berlin. 80. s37,65O;
Mrs. Henry Duncan, 9, 1880.
Seventh-Nirs. John B. Bird, 40, $751;
O5J; Miss Draper, 10, s4,700.
Tenth-Nfrs. J. NJ. Horn, i5 s2,l0O.
Eleventh-Nlrs. G. 4. Browne, Z, $500.
Meadduarters-46, s37 $50.
New Century Club-Mrs. E. P. Moody,
"a, $4,000.
sis7 200.
Christiana hundred-Mrs. W. X. du-
Pont, p, siii,75O
Mrs A. H. Berlln's report included ~
subscriptions from the High School,
amounting 10 s2,250. Headquarters in
cluded: S25,5OO from Equitable Life
Insurance Company, Of New York; $500,
C.. z. Pierson, insurance; 5000, Country
Club. and $3.50, Delaware Avenue 'Bap-
fist Church.
The Louis X. Liggett Company was
authorized by its New York office 70
take a $1,000 bond with the women end
a $4,000 bond authorized by the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company is not
in today's account.
Evening journal., 1918-10-11

Bonds are sinnpOsts Of Democracy.
Buy more than you think you cani
Evening journal., 1918-10-11
c. D. COLEMAN HAS ANNIVERSARY.

Charles Bishop Coleman. clerk Of City
Court. Is today celebrating his forty
fourth birthday anniversary. Before
City Court went into session this morn
Ing he was surrounded by many friends
including court attaches and officers
OF the police department, who wished
him many years more OF happy and
useful life. At noon Mr.. Coleman.
Deputy Attorney-General Perclval w.
Green, Sheriff Francis, John p. Lynn
and several other friends left for ocean
City where they VIII spend the after
noon and tomorrow fishing.
Evening journal., 1918-10-11
N0PS ACCUSED OF
DESERVING HIS WIFE

Jerry Nops, well-known throughout
the East as a former National and
American League baseball player, was
before Judge Churchman in Municipal
Court. today on a non-suppOrt charge.
The case was continued for two weeks,
a doctors certificate having been pro-
duced in court setting forth that Mrs
Nops is IN with influenza.
The defendant was brough from
philadelphia on a requestion yesterday
bv state Detective Mccoy.
Nops is a bartender in a Philadelphia
saloon and IS alleged to have deserted
his wifs for another woman. He is
held in $1,000 bail.
Evening journal., 1918-10-11
Nothing complicated
or difficult about our
Xmas Shopping Club

You simply make your selection early
in accordance with the desires of the
Council of National Defence. Make a
trifling payment down as an evidence Of
good faith and we will keep your selection
in our vaults until any time before Christ
mas. Then you can arrange TO pay in
small weekly or monthly sums after
Christmasl If you want to take the ar
ticle that you select away with you Satur-
day, or in six weeks or eight weeks from
Saturday, it's just the same to us. Our
idea is to have you do your Christmas
shopping early. Join the CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING CLUB-be patrioticl
Evening journal., 1918-10-11
KELLEHERs MARRIED Is YEARS.

Police Captain Daniel Kelleher IS to
day observing the twenty-flfth ami
versary OF his marriage Because OF the
illness Of his daughter, Miss Alice
Kelleher, the event Is being observed
quietly. In Municipal Court today Cap
tain Kelleher received congratulations
from friends, while at his Office the
many police officers under his jurisdic-
ton extended congratulations.
Evening journal., 1918-10-11
ACCUSE 20 OF INTOxICATION.

Twenty men were before Judge
IN Municipal Court today
with drunkenness Most Of
the prisoners gave out-Of-town adj
dresses. Four were fined 50 each. 10
were LET on with 81 each and three
were discharged.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-16
NORFOLK CONCERT
Additional Artists from New York Take
Part in Dream of Mary.

Additional artists who have been
engaged for the rendition of Parker's
Dream of Mary" to be given at the
Litchfield County Choral union festi-
val at Norfolk on June 4, and whose
names were not announced in T. e. pre-
liminary program, are:
Miss Sydney Thompson of New York
and Norfolk, who will read the parts
allotted to the angel: three boy SOLO
lists, Wolcott Kohrs, Charles Wood and
Clemens Bentley, from the choir of All
Angels church, New York, who will
sing the parts of shepherds and kings.
and have been trained by the organist
and choirmaster of the church, Harry
Woodstock. The angel, the kings and
shepherds and John the Baptist will
appear in costumes designed by W. S.
Kendall. director of the School of Fine
Arts at Yale university, and. Miss
Gertrude B. Linnell of New York.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-16
co TO CAMP UPTON


From the list of names published in
the News last week, the following men
have been ordered to report to Chair.
man ]. Clinton Roraback at the Exemp.
ton board on Thursday, May %, be.
cause of recent decision of the dis
trict board: Leon Starr Bunnell and
Edward James Mcmahon, both of
Winsted. James Albert Watts and
Louis G. Sterry, both of Kent have
been voluntarily indicted into service
as part of the quota called for May
2S and will go to Camp Upton.
The men will reporG to Chairman
Roraback the night before leaving and
as in the case Of the draftees who pre-
coded them, they will undoubtedly be
given the opportunity to return to
their homes for the night. Friday
morning they will leave for Camp
Upton on the s: 32 south bound express.
George r. Casterlin left on Wednes-
day morning for Camp DIX, Wrights.
town, n. J. He was indicted into SER
vice under special call No. sos for rail.
road conductors, brakemen, etc.
Of the list published last week,
forty-fve will be called. 1t is expected
that several will be temporarily exemp-
ted because of agricultural claims.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Tweedy have
returned from Southern. Pines, N. O.,
where they spent the winter. -,
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-16
AN EXPLANATION
Nurses Are Needed at Home AS Well
as on the Battle Fields.

The following letter has been re-.
ceived by Miss Euls M. Saygers from
the director of the department. of nurs.
ing and is self explanatory:
Dear Miss Saygers
In these days of unprecedented de-
mand upon the nursing profession de.
cision as to relative usefulness of in
dividual effort is often a matter of
great difficulty. The call for nurses for
military service both here and abroad
must rightly and of necessity, draw
heavily upon the nursing resources of
the country, but we feel that the pub
lie health nurse is also an important
factor IN the preservation of National
health. It is therefore the policy Of the
Red Gross to leave undisturbed as long
as possible The nurses of its Town and
Country Nursing Service.
Should a change of this policy
(Which now seems unlikely ever be.
come necessary you will be personally
notified. Meanwhile I hope you will
continue at your present work with
the assurance that the Red Gross fully
appreciates its importance and value
to the country.
We are planning to supply an insig-
MIA to be worn on the arm by all Red
Cross nurses who at our request are
remaining at their present post of
duty.
Very sincerely yours
Jane A. Delano,
Director, Department of Nursing.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-16
THE RUMMAGE SALE
For the Benefit Of the Red Cross at
Town Hall on Friday.

Nearly everyone has contributed
something to the rummage sale which
is to be held at the town hall on Fri
day of this week from ten O'Clock in
the morning until five in the after.
noon. A committee of ladies has can
vassed the town and great quantity
of articles of value have been received
which have not passed the stage of
being useful. In many c.ses the
articles contributed are fully as good
as new and will be sold for fraction
of the cost.
: AT this rummage sale there will be
every kind of article which has any
value and consists of clothing, furni-
ture, crockery, glassware, victrolas, a
piano, records for talking machines
which are ss good as new and long
list of articles which as the auctioneers
say, "are too numerous to mention.
Everyone who possibly can should
attend the sale, as there will be many
surprises in store for those who think
that they don't want to buy second
hand goods.
This plan of holding a rummage
sale has been tried out in many other
towns for the benefit of different or
CARNATIONS and has proven a most
successful way of raising funds.
The committee who have given
there services for this cause to make
the affair a success are: Mrs.
A. P. Freeman, Mrs. J. L. Parsons,
Miss Catharine Roraback, Mrs. Fred
Brewer, Mrs. Catharine Briggs, Mrs.
Joseph Kegler, Mrs. Mary Corcoran,
Miss Frances Freeman, Miss Belle
Roger, Mrs. E. Roy Laffargue, Mrs.
Chas. Adam, Mrs. Norman W. Moore,
Mrs. Robert Black, Mrs. Elmer Letting
well, Mrs Theron Perkins, Mrs. James
Hanlon, Mrs. T. H. Lee, Miss Louise
Ourtiss. ..sAa = ~ ., - -.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-16

JOSEPH ALLYN WINS SUIT
AGAINST FIRE DISTRICT
Committee Of Three Appointed by
Superior Court Finds in Favor
of Appellant.

In the case Of Joseph Allyn VS.. the
North Canaan Fire District, the COM
mittee appointed by the Superior
Court has found that the benefits Of
the sewer to the Allyn property are
5000. and the damage done in laying
the sewer $500. This means that the
Fire District must pay Mr.. Allyn 500.
damages. - ~, =, - -, 49,. 49,.
The case is the result Of the Fire
District laying the so-called Peaseville
sewer, which crossed Mr.. Allyn's
property and because the Fire District
exercises the rights granted in its
charter OF assessing such benefits or
damages. These did not meet with the
approval of Mr.. Allyn, the district
claiming that the benefits we far in
excess of the damages.
AS was shown at the hearing held at
the Exemption board, in April, county
health officer Bierce of Torrington and
state health officer Black of New Haven
both visited the Allyn property pre-
vious to the laying of the sewer and
ordered the Fire District to construct a
sewer with which to relieve the dan.
gerous conditions which existed be.
cause of the inability to properly
maintain cesspools in that vicinity
What the officers of the Fire District
are trying to determine. is how the
laying of this sewer really damaged
the property.
The decision was quite surprise to
all who heard and followed the evil
dence as no witnesses were introduced
by MIR. Allyn except his relatives and
one who admitted that he had grudge
against the Fire District.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-16

Resident of the Town for Number Of
Years Dies in Dalton, Mass.

Mrs. Sarah Geikie Hammond, for a
number of years a resident of this
town, died suddenly at Dalton, h ass,
Sunday morning, where she had been
visiting during the winter. Mrs. Ham,
mond was 70 years of age and had
been in failing ealth for some time,
death resulting from general debility.
She was the widow of the late Henry
Clay Hammond, an officer in the
Union army during the Civil war, who
died about twenty years ago.
Mrs. Hammond was born in Canada
in 1S48, the daughter OF Rev. aud Mrs.
Archibald Geikle, a brother Of Mrs.
Mary Geikie Adam of this town. For
many years she made her home with
Mrs. Adam and during the winter she
removed to Tracomah Home, Dalton,
Mass, where she died. ~ - - -
The funeral was held from the home
of Mrs. Mary G. Adam on Wednesday
afternoon, Rev. Ralph M. Timberlake
officiating. Burial ook place in the
Lower cemetery, Arthur G. Lord of
Lakeville had charge of the funeral
arrangements. r. IN d.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-16
SMALL ATTENDANCE At
VICTORY CONFERENCE
Program and Exhibits Excellent. Mrs.
Buell., State Regent, d. A. r.
One Of the Speakers.

The Victory conference held az the
town hall Saturday morning and after
noon was attended by small gather
ing from this and surrounding towns.
The reason for the small attendance
was due to the fact that no arrange
ments had been made at headquarters
for O publicity campaign with which
to enlighten' the public as to che
nature of the exhibit. In New London,
where the exhibit was recently held,
only one person from that town was
present and in other towns Throughout
the state the committee has met with
this same discouraging situation.
The morning session was devoted to
viewing the exhibits; one Of different
dishes prepared from milk with
their comparative food values; one OF
dishes in which the potato played an
important part; another showed the
rations of English and French soldiers
another gave the equipment of the
American soldier with the cost of each
article in thrift or war savings stamps.
The local Rcd Cross had on exhibit
ton one piece of each of the many
articles which they make for the com.
fort of the soldier. The exhibit was
most complete and showed the excel.
lent work the auxiliary Is doing.
The afternoon session opened with
the roll call of the various towns in
this district. Twenty nine persons
responded, representing North Canaan,
Salisbury, Lakeville, Falls Village,
West Cornwall and Kent. Mrs. Hay
wood, member Of the woman's com.
mittee of the state council OF defense
gave brief outline of the work followed
by Miss Wilcox, O. nnecticut state field
secretary IF tie Atlantic division OF
the Red Gross. Her TALK wns On Home
Service and she enthusiastically spoke
Of the work this or ,anizat-on was
doing. Oh ldren, esp cially babies
must have better att, nG.Un and cal
tan CIV uuiUIe u Cruso 800, OOO
babies ule auuualI, III the United
States. She ais spoke Uf tie work to
be taken up by tL9 He'd Cross in car.
ing for TN So WHO arr unable IT, care
for themselves because of the male
members of the family being cafled Tor
war sevr &C.
Miss Adams. superintendent of the
Bristol nursing association gave very
interesting talk on the district nurse
at home and abroad, but particularly
at home now because so many doctors
have enlisted in the service. The
need of district nurse is more urgent
now than ever before in every COM
muntiy, sail Miss Adams, and should
receive the loyal support of all.
The last speaker of the afternoon,
Mrs. John l.. Buel, of Litchfield, state
regent of the Connecticut D. A. r.
was particularly interesting. Mrs.
Buel's subject was Women and the
War and manner in which it was
delivered showed not OILY thorough
knowledge of present day needs but
the great part which women must
play as more and more of the men are
called for service.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-16
@ DR.. ADAM! IN, GEORGIA.

A letter has been received from DR..
Adam, in which he wishes to extend
his appreciation of the cordial spirit
of The people of Canaan. He states
that he is getting adjusted mitch easier
than he thought possible and ii any
friends would write, his address is
Lieut.. ]. g. Adam,E Bait. 4, 90. 16,
M. o. T. O., Camp @ reenleaf, Ga.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-16
PRODUCES MILK WITHOUT
BUYING COSTLY GRAINS
Methods Used at Hitchcock Farm Are
Endorsed by the County
Farm Bureau.

The following article regarding the
production of milk, which las beer
steadily soaring in price, should be OF
interest to every farmer. It was taken
entirely from the Farm Bureau News
Of which A. w. Manchester, county
farm agent, is the editor.
1--WE have believed that 1t ought to
be done. We have had faint hope
that sometime, in Litchfeld County
or in Paradise-somebody might dc
it. And suddenly we find that it is
already being done.
What? Why, running q dairy farm,
getting a good milk flow, keeping the
COWS in good condition and not buying
any grain.
Frank Hitchcock and Sons of Canaan
keep about 40 head of stock. They
milk around 30 cows,-22 this winter
to be e1 act. They state that their milk
production this winter was as good as
they ever had. And they haven't
bought any grain for horses. or COWS
or pigs or chickens and they have
enough on hand to last them until an.
other harvest.
To be technically exact this over.
states the case just a trifle. They
traded a yearling fer ton of cotton
seed meal. All the rest of their grain
was home grown or gotten by exchang.
ing home grown grain at the mill for
other feed principally buckwheat for
gluten. They have small mill and do
their own grinding.
They grew rye, buckwheat, oats and
corn. This year their grain acreage
will be larger than last year. They be-
lieve it pays.
They feed hay three times day and
silage twice. This helps out on the
grain expense. The COWS eat more of
the cheaper roughage and less of the
costly grain. They have grain in the
haymows and silos as we'll as in the
granary.
The Hitchcocks have quite large
and easily titled farm. II they followed
the plan of many of us they could
easily keep 40 milch COWS. But what
would be the advantage? ks.>. s S.-,.
Their labor problem would be tire.
mendously complicated. Their labor
expenses would be far greater, a serious
matter in these days of costly labor.
Their grain bill would be appalling.
All their land would have to be used
for the production of hay and silage.
All their grain would have to be
bought.
They would add to the already
serious dairy marketing problem in
the Esst.' Mr.. HitcEc cock says, and his
statement seems beyond dispute, that
if farmers would keep only what COWS
they can feed from their own farm. the
milk marketing question would be
completely answered.
Not all Litchfeld County farmers
can follow the plan that the Hitch
cocks are following. Many have not
enough tillable land. But there are
many of the larger farms upon which
very much tine same thing might be
done, to the general benefit. Even the
smaller farms and the farms where
tillage is costly can do little along
the same line, can grow a few acres of
grain.
At the very least, there seems little
possibility of success fol- farms that
have not enough hay so that the stock
can be fed on bay to the limit. For
such farms the only answer is less
stock
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-16

The Red Gross flag which 10 offered
to the town which receives the largest
number Of contributors, Is given sub
jeot to the following conditions:
1. The flag Is to be awarded subject
to whatever regulations the Red Gross
Division Headquarters may, upon
consultation, impose.
Q. The flag Is to be awarded, through
the local war fund Chairman. to the
Red Cross members in which ever
township of our territory the number
of separate subscribers to the Second
War Fund drive bears the largest ratio
to the total population, based on the
census figures of 1910 in the table
already given.
8. Only those contributors will count
which are actually received by the
local Chairman in Red Gross Week,
ending Monday May 81. Later contri-
buttons will of course be welcome for
the fund and should be encouraged
where local conditions are adapted, but
they will not count in our little inter
town competition.
4. All subscriptions must be bona
fide separate contributors. Each local
chairman Is to decide in the matter for
his own territory. Thus each child in
a family, il he contributes, say five
cents, will count as separate contri-
butor; but head of a family cannot
give particular lump SUM and ask to
have it divided amorg all his house
hold. 4. III ssaasa EaS .l1.s1 = -~-~
Last year North Canaan had 715
contributors out Of 2171 population !;
and Canaan 1913 out of 702. This year
we not only anticipate that both these
towns will do even better. but we hope
that eacn of the four other towns will
rival and even surpass, the same won
derful mark.
Our aim in the drive, indeed, should
be not simply to raise every cent pos
sible, but to line up every man,
woman and child back of the Red
Cross work. The Red Gross with 3d..
900, 900 members is doing more to
unite our whole country to back up
our men in France than any other
single cause. Next week is our oppor.
tunity to interest still greater num-
Der. Let us put our territory in the
very front rank as q united peOplel
This year % per cent of the amount
contributed will be retained for local
work, including relief Of the depend
ents or soldiers, surgical dressings,
materials, etc. Each town will patur.
ally be. entitled to its share, pro rata
of the sum retained 1--...s- 49, 49,,
= Plans have been made by the Ameri.
can Red Cross for the biggest nation
wide series Of parades ever held on one
day. Fifteen hundred cities and towns
are included in the plans which con.
template the participation of more
than five million men and women.
These parades will be held on Satur.
day, May Is, ewo days preceding the
second Red Gloss Campaign to raise
one hundred million dollars for wal
relief.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-16
PAUL CARAVATI WRITES.

A short letter has been received from
Paul Caravati by his sister, which
states that he is still in hospital in
France. His eyes and lungs are still
affected from the poisonous gas but
he seems to be on the gain and will
undoubtedly be able to join his com.
pany in short time.