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Connecticut western news., 1919-10-02
Philip Wells Dies in New Milford

Philip Wells, for fourteen years editor of the "New Milford Gazette" died Sunday at his home in New Mil ford of pneumonia. He was 60 years old and before coming to New Mil ford he was engaged in newspaper work in Milwaukee. He was born in Litchfield and was well-known authority on wild flowers of Connec- ticut. He was a brother of Mrs. Donald T. Warner of Salisbury.
Connecticut western news., 1919-10-02
Daylight Savings Ends Oct. 26

The daylight savings plan ends at 2 o'clock on the morning of Sunday. October 26. The clocks are to be set back an hour at that time. Many people have gained the impression that the new schedule was effective October l. .l
Connecticut western news., 1919-10-02

Misses Nellie Finn and Helen Cannon have returned from their vacations spent in New York city and Cleveland, Ohio.
Connecticut western news., 1919-10-02
NEW BOOKS
Recently Added to Collection at
 Douglas Library

The following is list of new books added to Douglas Library Oct. 1st. FICTION
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27
aljOY YUd -
,MORRIS.BLAkELY

sAaoO1 Il .A-eHM y Pe1 Il
Willipetaa>NAy 25.-kr/ane aars
Robert Foster Aor1s-sh WNagtof'
announce .4hA .eneagsnfrt IT their
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27

daughter, Mary, > to Hunter Bryson
Blakely, Jr. No date for the wedding
has yet been set >sbut it will take
place in July. -.
Miss Morris Is an attractive young
woman whose charming personality
has won for her a host Of friends.
Mr.. Blakely, who was recently
gaduated from Princeton Theologi-
cal Seminary, was awarded a fellow:
ship emitting him to a years study
in Europe. It will be Of interest to
a wide circle of friends that after a
year spentan the University of Edin-
burgss,: Scotland, hthe' ySang couple
will make their home, in India. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27
THE COTTON RED SPIDER
Close Observation and Quick Action
Will Control.

Clemson College.-The cotton plants
of the 1918 crop were perhaps more
generally infested with red spider
than ever before. Almost every mp
who planted cotton last year had some
trouble with the red spider. 1t is a
pest that every cotton farmer should
know at this time.
Shall the 1919 cotton crop be infest.
ed with this pest! This depends
principally on the individual farmer.
The fields should be closely watched.
from the time the cotton Is thinned
until the picking begins. With the
first appearance Of the red spider,
work should begin and be done thor
oughly-as long as is necessary to get
the red spider under control.
The following are some Of the meas
ures to adopt in controlling red spi-
DER
lst:j Keep the poke weed down. II
possible dig or grub up and burn. All
poke weed along terraces, bitches,
around stumps or on the border Of
fields should be cut down and kept
down all summer. .,.> ,
End: Cut down blackberry vines
and keep them cut at the same time
the poke weed is cut.
3rd: Carefully watch the cotton.
The red spider usually starts in a
corner or spots. Do not allow these
spots to enlarge. Pull up all infested
plants that are noticeably infested
spots-pile and burn these stalks on
the ground from which they have been
pulled.
4th: Should these ~spits" be too
large to pull up and burn, spray thor
oughly when first. noticed with lime
sulf,r wash (use the concentrated So
lution) one gallon of the wash to 100
Of water. The under side Of the
leaves Is the principal part OF the
plant to spray. Use q pump that will
make a fine spray and will give 100 to
11b pounds pressure, such as barrel
spray pump.
9Th: The control Of the red spider
depends on this factor: That it must
be stopped as soon as It begins II pos
sfble. This requires close observation
and quick acting.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27
FRUITS OF SETBACK.

1t is reported by the Abbeville
Press and Banner that ~. L. McMil.
Ian is making some improvements
on his house on Magazine street.
He is putting a commodious porch
in front and to the side of the house
and will paint up when the building
is finished" Nothing is said about
where he got the money to pay fol
all this, but it is easy tc imagine that
he made it, or a part Of It at least,
playing setback with the Hon. Pat
rick Roche, who is the softest thing
with the pasteboards to be found in
the Western Hemisphere.-Spartan-
burg Journal. ... -,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27
government trucks for State road

government trucks for State road
work:
Announcement of the intention OF
the Government to distribute S45,-
100000 worth of motor trucks to the
various States for good-roads work
will doubtless be received by the diff
ferent State highway departments
with the enthusiasm which the i'm
portance of the offer deserves.
If the States had been asked to
purchase these trucks it is reason
ably certain that difficulties would
have arisen, and in many cases
they would not have been secured at
all. That they can be employed with
the utmost advantage to road and
street improvement is entirely obvl-
Gus. Some of them have been used,
but more than half of the 10000
available are new. They are from
two-ton to fve-ton capacity, and all
of the trucks are considered to be
in serviceable condition.
None can be distributed to indi-
viduals nor to counties, although it
is assumed that each separate State
Highway Department will make an
arrangement whereby every county
in it's State will have available one or
more of these Government trucks for
some form of Federal good-roads
construction to which work they will
beJimited.
The only expense to which the
States are put in securing the trucks
is the payment of loading charges
and the cost Of transportation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27

gates at Versailles are one in the
intention to request notifications !
various clauses Of the treaty, the pr1
visions Of which it is declared Ga
many will be unable toSnee5 witho5
enslaving herself fora life time. .
Tuesday is spoken Of in q Berl|
dispatch as the day on which &c
many's answer will be ready. tt
latest note Of the Germans-the
13h-digss up again the question !,
responsibilities. Germany asserI
that the only thing for which she
responsible Il. g tie violation ,of sd
gian neutrality, For this she is read
to make issparstian M ii,s Il IT, is ASSERT
that all the powers; were Fssponsib,|
foff IN. waf snd fhst TIE m,teri
damage was done, by ths allied "a
mics as well as the Germans,
The concession with regard u Il
Saare Valley agreed to Iby the slii|
provides that Germany, msy create
prior charge on her assets or reven|
for the payment Of the mines init
saare region Of. the plebiscite to |
held in the region L. years benz
should be against the Germans. II
allies refused to discuss this oral
with the Germans. -: r. -. 2
A new commercial treaty vii
Switzerland under which. Gernia1
will give Switzerland. coal in retnI
for cattle and produce is being &
ranged. .- ...
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27

The preparation Of the seed bed
Is the same as the preparation
of the, seed bed for cotton. how
ever, a thorough preparation must be
emphasized, for By giving the plants
a good start a long step has been
made toward the successful produc,
ton of tae crop. The plant reacts
readily to fertilizers, especially to the
application Of phosphate fertilizers.
ssme potassium can be applied profit
ably in the Coastal Plain, but nitro
gen need not be applied either in the
Piedmont Plateau or the Coastal
Plain. -, ; .
soybeans should always be planted
In rows, whether they are: grown Tor
seed or for hsy !. Thel Tpys should be
80 to 80 inches apart, depending upon
the fertility of the land and the var
.ietye grewn: The heed should Ebe
planted Just ~ cotton or corr; ;vyn
ordinary corn planter. CAP, BE-, used
very successfully for this purpose.
About Is to IS pounds Of medium size
seed should BE- planted per ace. In
planting, however. the seed should not
bepianted deeper than two inches and
under normal conditions not deeper
than one and one.half inches.
soybsans may be planted any time
from early spring until midsummer.
For a grain crop they should be
planted early. but for = hay, pasture
green-manure. or 'soilins crop they
may be planted as late as August 1st
Cultivation should begin as soon g
the young seed are above the ground.
One deep cultivation is advised. but
after that the civilizations should be
Shallow. Level cultivation Is recon.
mended, because harvesting Is thus
greatly aided.
About 10 to 80 bushels Of grain and
+ to 6 tons Of hay will be produced
per acre, depending upon the variety
Of bean, the climatic conditions, tho
fertility Of the. soil, and the cultiva-
ton received. The vines are cut with
q mower or reaper. and shocked in the
field to dry. The curing is similar to
the curing Of cowpea hay. The beans
may be thrashed out with an ordin.
ary thrashiny machine. or they may
be thrashsd from the stalk BY special.
" prepared harvesters.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27
FULLER.HocAN.

Mccormick, May 25.-C. c. Full
Ter of Mccormick, announces the
engagement of his daughter, Lila
Sheppard. to Luther r. Hogan, OF
Ottawa, Kans., formerly of Lincoln
ton, Ca, the marriage to take place
at home, June 25.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27
TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1919.
GERMANY WILL SIGN.
Germany will sign.

Germany will sign.
Ebert and Won Brockdorff-Rant-
Eau are indulging in a lot OF bluff
and buster at present, but wnen
the final moment comes the Hun
delegates will afix their signatures !yre
10 the Peace Treaty and the German
nation will begin TO- adjust herself
TO- the conditions imposed upon, her.
The German delegates have said
that the terms were Unacceptable
and "decline to sign" the treaty and
have otherwise shown defiant atti-
tude, which might indicate that there
was in contemplation a rejection Oh
the treaty. But there are other ac-
tions on the part Of the delegates
that give the lie to their loud talk.
There is still the interchange OF
notes and we are told that the Ger
man people demand that the treaty
be signed.
The. German delegates are at
tempting to make an impasse OF the
word Indemnity" They do not OBJ
ject to the word PREPARATION" They
say that the acceptance of the for
mer word would be equivalent to
acknowledging responsibility for the
war, which they still assert they will
not do. AS far as we can see it is
a case of splitting hairs. The two
words as used in the treaty are al
most synonymous. In fact we would
saw that Preparation" is the more
damning word as it implies wrong
doing for which a fine has been i'm
posed, while Indemnity" is a word
that could be used for kind Of in
surance levied for damage sustained
by the Allies. M
Germany knows she was in the
wrong, that she was licked, but like
the poor sport that she showed her
self during the. war she is unwilling
to admit any of these things. Ger
many is strong for prideful honor
and weak on honesty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27
HAVE YOU PLANTED
SOY BEANS WITH
YOUR CORN?
= = -,
# Not, Be Sure to Plant q Crop
of Them Before Mid
o. J.

Clemson College-The farmers Of
the southeastern states have not yet
come to appreciate the value Of soy
beans, as a soil improver, as a food
for man, OF. as feed for animals, says
Prof. Gilbeart H. Ceilings, Of the
Agronomy Division. The soybean Is
one of the most promising legumes Of
the South, and surely the South needs
to grow legumes more than any other
group Of plants. In order that the
southern farmer may secure larger
and more profitable yields, the nitro
gen and the organic matter Of the
soil 1nust be built up. This can be
done profitably only through tho use
Of legumes in our rotations
g The sSybean, sometimes. called the
Sofa bean, soya bean, or: stock pea,
Ka3eMtFddhced into this country from
Japan. during the latter part Of the
,YFeHdeth lcentury. Altho4 It il not a
native, the soil and climatic conditions
Of. the southeastern states are ideal
for its development. It is An annual
plant of upright growth. producing
large yields Of both hay and grain.
At the present time soybeans are
more profitable to the average farmer
than peanuts. and when used to turn
under are equal pound per pound of
organic matter and nitrogen. to cow
peas, vetch, and other lesumes. They
are better y.elders than cowpeas
when planted in rows and cultivated.
They grow earlier In the spring and
iater in the fall and are more resist
ant to drought, heat, and frost than
cowpeas. 49,. .. :,... !
AS a grazing crop for hogs soybeans
are among the best, As q hay crop,
'altho somewhat coarse, they are much
reNshed by livestock. The feeding
value Of the hay compares very fav'
orably with alfalfa hay. AZ . green
manuring crop they add both organic
matter and nitrogen TO the. soil. A
test conducted BY the Connecticut
Agricultural Experiment Station
found that from 100 to 135 pounds of
nitrogen was returned to the soil each
year when the crop was used for this
purpoe.' 49,
There is an ever increasing demand
for the seed, which are now being
used for q large variety Of, purposes.
One Of the principal demaaas Genes
from thAvnhehills. The sQ6e3n seed
are very rich IN oil, ono - eR yield
Ing on an average one s6Bh<of oil
when pressed. For those lssps tas
acreage planted to soySs each
sABA should
se6ataGe sSsancr rSsses SSass <odsse-
efshle tiua to come.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27
GOVERNMENT TRUCKS.

The news that the United States
government is distributing s45,000,-
600 worth of motor trucks in the
various states for road work is a
matter of general interest. The fact
that some South Carolina counties
have already seeeiYed fppsptife ,sajft otj jfhe
shipment Of trucks to them and the
furtteh fact; tAst Ahbs4Ald county
was one of the counties that did not
receitSaJtrasH B+snssl, the matter
home to us.
It is unfortunate that this county
did not make paovision for meeting
government aid and receive. a truck.
Just getting a truck is a matter Of
no great consequence, but If we had
gotten the truck it would have meant
that we would also get the good
roads.
And there is no question but that
this county is in dire need! of better
roads. Even in good weather there
are stretches Of roads in the county
that are almost impassable and the
loss of time and the wear and tear
on vehicles in q years time would
not only pay the. interest on the
money invested but would 60 long
way toward providing sinking fund
80 liquidate the bond issue necessary
for good roads.
We are not familiar with the situ-
alton in this county and there may
be good reasons why a bond issue
election for roads has not been held,
bat We do know that the need for
better roads is patent and'we believe
that the sooner they are obtained the
more prosperous the county will be-
csne. Then will come the day when
farm land values will double.
The Manufacturers Record has the
2 Eaa1S,aEx&{t2l4ssAA
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27
THURSDAY MARKS Z.
TIME LIMIT FOR
. ~ GERMAN DELEGATES

y Thurday of the present week is
tho time limit set for the Germans to
make known to the representatives
Of tho allied and associated peyers, At
sressaiHss observation-disclosures ia
dy;~fthr 7eesavoaaetstsHY or re-
Iessaas tHs 4esA4B efpe8etTo onrahto
ssd usds hst.1sq ssadt sea tliv saw b
sBerliAsYstoHs salfBszsHt shs& att
German cabinet -std sth< spsaoxadsaea
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27
BIG TOTAL REPORTED.

Nashville, May 25.-With no
formation as to the results Of ) I
days drive for the centenary "a,
paign Of the Southern Method
Church, approximately $s1,o00,0'
was reported by campaign hsa
quarters at noon today.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27
MApsaSpcE"ADvocATEsH.

Lieut.. william W. Harris has been
made Judge advocate Of specisl court
martial at Camp Gordon. Lieut.
Harris is the SON Of Mrs. J. "A. Harri,
Of Abbevil1e, and his friends here
will be interested to learn Of the i'm.
portant assignment which has been
given him. '"''
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27

eases in this state and this, should
encourage every beekeeper to use any
precaution in ordering queens and
nuclei from reputable sources. 1t. is
for this reason that the purchasing OF
local bees is encouraged.
The Extension Service maintains
SPECIALISTS on beekeeping and any in
ouiries will always receive careful at
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27
BEEKEEP1NG.
Timely Suggestions About This Grow.
Ing Industry.

Clemson College.-The spring honey
flow has started over the entire state.
The bees in the southern part of the
state are about three weeks ahead of
those in the Piedmont section. In the
upper part of the state the flow ts
good from tulip, poplar, holly, honey
locust, blackberry, raspberry, plan
tain. mustard. In the southern part
Of the state the flow is fine in poplar,
holly, gums, ;tupelo, white clover, gall
berry, etc. The bees must be, closely
watched. Supers are filed rapidly in
strong colonies and ample room
should be provided by adding supers
before the hives become congested.
Supers should be examined at this
time twice week, for strong colony
will often I'LL d super in one week.
Requeening Of strong and healthy
colonies is not recommended at this
time. The beekeepers should look
forward with a view to doing this,
where necessary, in July. A good
queen introduced at that time will
build a strong colony for wintering
and the hive will start work next
spring with a strong and active
queen. .~r.- ...,.
!; TRANSFERRING from ppeisam To Atahd2
ard 1o-frsme, hives should be contin.
ued. into thsE summer resardlsss PIT
honey flow, because the bee-yard is
e.: Sot ss.!s e Rsa4'tf.sls ''f1 as H. 9q95s eseA'
SO many Of our citizens are asking
how >and where to get bees. Bees
may be obtained in one or more Of the
following ways:
1st: Transfer from the old bee
tree in the woods or swamp to mod
eru 10-frame hive. -; :.
End: Purchase a swarm in q box
gum at a. reasonable price and trans
fer It to q standard 1o-frame hive.
3rd:. Purchase one or more nuclei
from reputable beekeepers' supply
houses.
In transferring from a tree or box
it is quite immaterial II the bees are
black. After they have settled in the
new hive they are then requeened
with q good italian queen, which will
convert the, colony from black to Ital-
ian in short time.
There is shortage Of comb and
the rendering of extracted honey Is
urged. It requires time and work for
bees to build comb and 1t is unfortu-
nate when this work Is necessary
when a heavy honey fow is on.
In taking of honey. nothing should
be allowed to 60, to waste. Small
pieces Of comb honey may be put IN
the sun or solar extracted. Cappings
honey are treated in the same man.
ner. Pieces of comb or comb contain!
ing honey should not be left In the
bee yard or at any place. near whore
the bees can get to II. This disorgan-
ixss the workers and causes robbins.
Be clean and exaeting when taking on
the honey. Even washinss after clss"-
ing up the utensils may be saved for
sfsiessssssIsssssassssaF!szzzzasaaisf 4
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27

We need to think more about IN
creasinx food and feed crops and then
Va won't need 10 talk 50 much about
reducing the cotton crop.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-27

o;sEEXAS ELECTIONcfi< DOUBT.
Dallas, Tex, Nay 25.-Retur
q4sm ass towns in Texif tonight 1
zaieassA that prohibitsn sasa ,ufra,
hrnkSmen had carried 1t1sthe re
Israawlsetion yesterdssJ::* hs :
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-22
TIME FOR A SHOW DOWN.

EWO statements Of fact were made in the chamber OF
lie senate Of TIE United States yesterday which the
national officers Of the United Mine Workers will have
fey 10 If they do not want the country to come TO the
conclusion that they went way ahead of the desires of the
wage Gamers they are leading when they made the extreme
demands which their proposed wage scale contained
FIRST Of these statements was made by Senator re-
Inshuysen Of New Jersey, who since the present extra
session Of congress began has been conducting trSt pr
va.e and finally senatorial inquiry into coal industry con-
ons. and therefore may be assumed to know lot about
Wat has been going on Senator Frelmghuysen made his
statement quite general but it was evident that he had IN
mind only those unions in the steel and coal industries
e said trade unonism under its present Leadership is
lev Fautocracy tending toward boshevism.
heseeond of the statements was made by Senator Fom-
rene Of Ohio and therefore the representative the upper
ose Of one Of the most important coal producing states
omerene also has been keeping close touch with
he developments in the coal industry 1t was upon MS mo
ion that the recent inquiry regarding the way the Fuel
administration was handling the coal traffic OF the country
Mas undertaken and in variety of other ways ne knows
much about actual conditions Senator Pomerene SAID that
Heretofore strikes have been decided by vote of the
workers but IN this case the Cleveland convention Of min
representatives decided it, and the convention was dom
mated by alien radicals.
The departure from the customary method OF calling
ke was noted at once in the coal industry by both mine
sorkers and mine operators. The West Virginian has
good reason believing that among the real miners the
change gave rse to no little uneasness Yesterday was the
rs time attention was called in public place to the
change itsdf and the way il which it robs the mine
81 their right of self determination. The officials
ought al least 10 give some explanation Of why the change
IL policy was decided upon.
Itsy be merely coincidence but it is fact neycrthe
M hat the way this mine wage scale fight was set up
bears striking resemblance to the soviet system which is
oS ottsrng to the ground in Russia system, by the
which one Of its best American friends has admitted
+ IA which removes the head of the government
urher from the people than the Gar was removed. In
people are kept tremendously busy going through
he motions Of governing, but the man who actually has
and dposes Of the desdnies of the nation is five
d IS removes from the people and practically unameanabc
% lie public will That is'precisely the situation in the
Nine Workers union There is reason to suspect that
coa at this time would be quite unpopular with
miners Of the coal mining states the steel strike was