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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
EMPLOYERS EFFORTS
TO CUT H. C. L. NOTED
Agricultural Branch of Federal
Employees Union Meets at
Wilson Normal.

The agricultural branch of the Fed
eral Employees Union met last night
at Wilson Normal School. DIR. l.. r.
kebler. vice president. presided.
In a discussion of the high cost of
living attention was called to the
fact that many employers are now
placing at the disposal of their en-
ployes their purchasing power for
the purpose of reducing expenses in
connection with the advance in price
of necessities.
One of the western firms. it was
said. has reduced prices by this means
at least II per cent The industries
ii was pointed out. are using every
the employees. thus rendering them
more efficient. This is shown by the
sums expended in recreational and
personal service work.
"One firm" DIR. kebler said. spent
last year more than $500 OOO along
recreational. educational s.nd per-
sonal service lines. Employers have
found that contented and hE.lthy en-
ployes are less prone to :trike. In
a recent issue of a magaZ,se for fed
eral employees the questios of social
centerS was discussed. fhe writer
apparently was not acquainted with
District of Columbia conditions. Con-
SreSs has already provided that the
Ahools may b. used for social. recre-
a. ,ua.. educational and similar lines
VI WIN rus luta SHoiIu ne ulIllZtu
to the fullest.
Each community can build up its
own social center. and if there is de-
sire of further expansion. one of the
larger school buildings, such as Cen
trail High School, may he used"
DIR. kebler has been named by Fed
eral Employees Union. Local No. >. to
head committee TO draft program
whereby the sale of goods under mis-
leading names may be exposed. The
purpose is to obtain protection for
members of the union and others from
misrepresentation of dealers.
The branch discussed the sections
of its constitution which forbid ii
taking part III labor strikes. and IL
was the general opinion that members
must not take part. being federal en-
moves in strikes of any kind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
DUPLICATION SUSPECTED

resolution providing that a Joint
committee OF Congress make sur
NeN and report on the activities of
the various government departments
relating TO the promotion of public
health has been passed by the Senate
The resolution was introduced bv
senator France of Maryland. who is
convinced that vast amount of du-
plication of work is being done by
the government departments along
these lines. The joint committee will
consist of three members of the SEN
81. and three from The House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
CAPT. OYSTER is AGAIN ON
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

Capt. James F. Oyster, president of
the Washington Board of Trade has
been reappointed a member of the
federal reserve board for the Rich
mond district. of which Washington
is part Capt Oyster already has
served two terms the board. his
reappointment for a third term hav-
ing been announced this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

Annual dinner of the Columbia Uni
versity Alumni Club at o'clock at
the Cosmos Club. Madison place ana
IL street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

Lecture on France by Mrs. Charles
Wood at 1880 o'clock, under the aus
pices of the Business Women's Coun-
Gil. at the Church of the Covenant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

Lecture on Korea by DIR. II. o. Beck
at $50 O'Clock at the Elizabeth
Somers School, 1104 NJ street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

Minstrel show by the Navy Yard
Players at the Immaculate Concep-
ton Hall, Sth and y streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

Get-together party and Christmas
shower by the League of American
Pen Women at s o'clock at 1922 IL
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

Meeting of the Columbia Federation
of Baptist Young Peoples Unions at
the Second Baptist Church. 4th street
and Virginia avenue southeast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

Hanging of greens at 1880 o'clock at
the Blue Triangle Recreation Center,
goth and Il streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
ADJUSTMENTS.
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.

Benefit performance for Boiling
Field and Fort Myer at o'clock at
the Knickerbocker Theater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

Dinner of the Mems League of the
streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

Midcity Citizens Association meet
ing at s o'clock at the Thomson
School, 18th and l. streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

Meeting of the Y. w. C. a. Book
lovers at s o'clock at 1888 + street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
TONIGHT.

Christmas party and dance by the
Junior class of Columbian College,
George Washington University. at
1879 street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

Rurrville Community Association
and Northeast Boundary Citizens AS
ISOLATION meeting at o'clock at the
RurrVille public School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
DANCING.
MODERN SCHOOL OF DANCING
BY BUD FISHER.
ADJUSTMENTS.

SchuetZ Bros. announce the opening of its
third successful season. The only school wher,
dancing lessons are strictly private. Absolute
guarantee TO teach you in course
l4ls NJ st. NV. Opposite Thomas Circle
Phone Franklin 564. 20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

Stuart waIcOtt Post. No. I, Ameri-
can Legion. will meet Tuesday night
at 8 o'clock. at the Carroll Institute.
9IS 10th street. \ special membership
campaign will be outlined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

y. BryIliOn Fagin will speak on
periodical Literature Wednesday
night at o'clock. at 1919 II street.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-24

and rumor after rumor went out that
we were to start at fixed daes until
few days ago we received news of
the divisions billed for sailing until
about the latter part of June with
SO left out entirely as far as we
could see. l presume married men
and men with dependents in great
many special cases will return by
permission of Uncle Sam before their
division. You see If | were married
and the patrons wanted me back too
might be able to be where would
much prefer being. AS it is l am
the best of it along with the
other boys awaiting the call Uncle
Sam gives to pack up and immigrate
to that foreign country. Il believe
I've taken up my abode here, six
already. Well We're max
ing the best of it, we're getting every
thing as honey like as one could ex-
pect on another soil, taking vacation
trips, and schooling to some extent.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-24
FROM LEROY J. CROSLEY
Biencourt, France,
March s. 1919.
Mr.. C. E. Stutzman:

Mr.. C. E. Stutzman:
Dear Friend: Hardly know if l
answered your very welcome letter or
not. know intended to some time
ago but have been very busy for the
past two weeks just because I've
wanted to be, to keep from getting
out of patience about coming home
and l do not just remember whether
I wrote or not. We are not drilling
now for the past few weeks. l guess
because we haven't ground to drill
upon. All detail work at present.
Wish / could have taken up the
route work again this spring but came
over to do my bit and am still here
and pretty likely to stay until July
at least as the divisions return in
the order they came over is our latest
news on the subject We thought we
would start for home in December
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-24
HOW ONE FARMER CARRIED
THE BOND ISSUE FOR ROADS

A well-known county engineer tells
this story, and it's the best good
roads story we've ever heard.
He says the county was in terrible
need of better roads. The mud all
thru the district was so deep that it
was impossible to use wagons, all
travelling horseback.
In spite of the need there was lit
tie enthusiasm for good roads when
the Board of County Commissioners
met. Everyone was afraid of the
presumed high cost and increased
taxes.
A farmer in the back of the room
arose.
"Mr. Chairman" he said, 81 amt
fit to address dignifed meeting
like this, but that's because I've had
to travel ten miles over the kind of
roads you give us.
81 couldn't drive, 1 had to ride
horseback.
"My boots are covered with mud;
my trousers are covered with mud;
my coat is covered with mud; my hat
is covered with mud; and if hadn't
stopped to wash it my face would be
covered with mud, too.
81 looked as if l had crawled here
on my hands and knees, and I'm only
half thru because I've still got to go
back, with five dollars worth of gro
ceries that l bought from brother
Fletcher.
"If there had been a good, hard
road that my old horse could climb
up and draw in load of lumber that
I've got ready, | would have bought
twenty-five dollars worth of grocer
les instead of five dollars worth, and
there would have been that much
more money in town tonight"
And the Undiscovered farmer sat
down!
Other speakers took up his case.
They pointed out that good roads
were an asset instead of liability;
an economy instead of an expense;
that they brought money into a town
and greatly increased the markets.
The result was that the Commits
sioners enthusiastically passed reso-
luton to issue bonds enough to give
them several miles of good roads.
Today the country is more pros
porous than ever, school conditions
are better and the amount of traffic
going in and out of town has in
creased several hundred per cent.
The old-time hostility to good roads
is fast passing away. Mud holes may
look cheap, but they are the costliest
things any community can have
around.
We sent the boys to war now let's
give them job where they can help
themselves and at the same time help
make better world to live in.
Thousands of ex-soldiers are walking
the streets looking for work. Put
them to building roads.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-24
BACKING YANKEE DOODLE;
BEST "HOSS" EVER RUN

The following is eubmitted by
William Kennedy, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce at Eldorado,
Kansas, as a 4-minute speech. 1t was
first delivered by friend of his at
an Eastern race track during a Lib
erty Loan drive:
Ladies and Gentlemen: There
are no greater patriots on earth than
the men and women who attend horse
races. This is a-goin' to be great
day; you're a-goin' to see some fine
horses, but want to direct your at
tention, Ladies and Gentlemen, to
the greatest race that was ever pulled
off on the race-track of Time, and
| want especially, Ladies and Gentle
men, to direct your attention to the
greatest horse that ever was led out
to the tan bark. His name is Yankee
Doodle, his colors are the red, white
and blue and he's owned by Uncle
Sam. He's been ridden by General
Washington, General Grant, General
Sherman, General Funston and he
is now bestridden by fighting Black
jack Pershing over in France, and,
Ladies and Gentlemen, this horse
NEVER YET LOST A RACE. Every
man who ever bought a ticket on
Yankee Doodle always cashed in his
money in full. Put all your money
on Yankee Doodle, back him to the
limit, you can't lose. It's the surest
bet you ever made. Go down town
after these races and buy thousand
dollars worth of Victory Bonds, and
four years from now Uncle Sam will
return you one thousand dollars and
interest; just about the time, Ladies |
and Gentlemen, you'll be ready to
take a trip to Berlin and see what
them khaki colored boys have done
to the Potsdam gang and every other
damn gang. I thank you"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-24

Had a triple vaccination yesterday,
but am getting over it first rate. Had
such a hard time with the three l
took a Funston hated the thought
before getting it,
Well, spring has opened up here
with rain just about every day, so
consequently boys have nick-named
the French Frogs" and in turn I've
heard the girls call us toads. We
are so used to water Pm inclined to
believe it's o. X.
Tell everybody "hello" for me.
Write again.
Your friend,
PVT. LEROY ]. CROSLEY,
Co. C, 339 M. G. Bn., A. E. F.
France, A. P. o. 795.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-30
NORTH FRANKLIN

Mrs Jennette Hoffman and daugh- ter Ella were guests of Mrs Charles Perkins of Lebanon Wednesday.
 Relatives and friends made merry at the home of Reuben Manning on MT. AIanniEg's birthday. Games were played and ice cream, cake and lemon ade were served by Mrs Manning.
 Miss Elizabeth Duerr is visiting her aunt Mrs Henry Bristol, at Stamford, Conn
 Mrs. O. Louis Johnson and Miss Lydia Johnson entertained recently Ar- and Mrs William Johnson of Du- luth 2Iinn-
 Mrs LiIlie Browning and daughter Ayrtice have returned home after spending several days at Pleasant View
 Master Arnold Manning has return ed from St. Joseph's hospital. Willi- mantics where he underwent an opera rion-
 Members Of Franklin grange held a social dance in the town hall Wednes- day evening"
 j. J. Mahoney was kicked in the arm by a horse Thursday No bones were broken and he is recovering from his injuries.
 Miss Ruth Armstrong has returned ID her home in Barre, Vt, after spend ing several days with her aunt, Mrs. Frank Date
 Miss Florence Redwood is visiting friends in Worcester and Boston.
 Eugene Clark was a week end visit or at Lords Point.
 Miss Reina Mitchell is spending some time at Crescent Beach
 Mrs Etta Watson of GreeneviIle is spending several weeks with her daughter. Mrs. A. R. Race.
 Mir and Mrs A R. Race and daugh- ter Rena were New London visitors Sunday
 The Ladies' Aid society met with Mrs Emma Cox at her home Thurs day with 25 in attendance.
 Mrs Frank Webber and son and Mir. and Mrs. Ralph Cheney have returned 10 their home in Larchmont N. Y, af- ter spending a week with Mrs A. R. Race
 Miss Ruth Mitchell has returned to her home in Worcester after spending several weeks with her parents. MT. and Mrs Erie Mitchell
 Miss Irene Cruthers of Norwich is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. J. Mahoney-
 Miss Mabel Duerr has returned home after ten days visit at Silver Beach, Milford, Conn.
 Mrs Luther Holton is spending sew eraF weeks with relatives in New York
 Corp Charles Duerrs who has seen eight months service overseas, and his brother. Henry Louis. who has been overseas 19 months, have re- turned to the home of their parents, MT. and Mrs. Fred Duerr.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-30
Auditorium-Maiestie Roof.

Q 4 special course in how to get rid of persistent suitors. by Peggy Fly land. will be shown today and tomor- TOW at the Auditorium. In her new William Fox play. Caught in the Act, the youthful star is an adept at giv- ing an obnoxious suitor the slip. She thinks nothing of leaving him at a irreet corner, sending the police to chase him. and lodging him in auto Dobiles. When she wants a romance she makes it, even if iJ means visit ing the man Of her choice aL his bachelor apartments and being we'd ded in pink pajamas-
 A Keystone comedy and the Ford Weekly will also be shown.
 For "Wednesday night only the management of the Majestic Roof Garden will give the patrons rare treat For r cents. the regular ad- mission patrons can enjoy the pie lures and dancing, there being no charge made for dancing tonight The All Star Jazz orchestra will fuarnish the music for dancing.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-30
EARLY FERTILIZERS AGAIN.

That rai1rOad congestion IS any thing but a natter of history is indicated by the appeal being made to farmers to buy fall fertilizers early. The eXten- sion service of Connecticut Agricul- tural college Is in receipt of letters from the fertilizer companies and cer- tain railroads urging a campaign of early buying of fertilizers. The appeal is being made generally over the coun- try but is, of course, more imperative in sections where fall seeding of small grains is done on 8 big scale.
 According to the railroads. freight cars are greatly in demand for moving the wheat. crop from the western har- vest fields to the eastern nerekts. All aavilable cars are being concentra ted for this purpose, it is claimed, and period of congestion is forecast for the next few months.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-30
KALEIDOSCOPE

An inventor has combined a eiglF cutter with watch for men.
 The Japanese are making an AEla- l tation silk from New Zealand hemp. 1 During the war the British fife boat service saved more than $500 l lives.
 Bellevue hospital is believed to be the oldest hospital in the United l States.
 Richard Shaw and Richard PoEror { of St. Louis. got $1s.S 80 for SS quarts of dead flies. The latest quotations At present. average prices in Fin- land are two or three times great CT than in England or America taE- ing into consideration the value of the mark.
 Car licenses in England. as report ed for the sixth and seventh issues of the Board of Trade Journal. total 411,791, which seems to be a fair estimate of all the cars in use in the country. Declared exports from The Hague. Netherlands, l0 lAe C.t4eeG 1tatesn ln 1918. amounted to only about one tenth of the value in 1917. the tOtals for the two years being $9,235 and $922,527, respectively. .,-"
 John Condon and Jack Clegg. 17 and IS years old. have padded from Chicago to New Orlean. 1.600 miles. Tn a 17-foot canoe in 5S days. They were capsized twice on the way down and both times came near drowning q They sold the canoe at New Orleans
 Czecho Sloval1ia consists of the Dis tricts of Bohemia, Austrian Silesta and Slovakia CNorthern Hungary. The Czecho -Slovaks have taken. over their country from former Austria Hungary in a bad condition. During the war the products of the country were always -requisitioned at mali- mum prices far below the costs of production. and sent away against the will of the people. The country once prosperous, has grown poor.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-30
Davis Theatre.

Betty Compson. screen favorite. and George Larkin. portrayer of strong viriIe roles. are the principals in the stirring drama. The Border Raiders 70 be shown at the Davis theatre to- day and tomorrow. It is play of swift action and gripping climaxes produced by Dfando and distributed as the first of the Pathe Special Features
 The second big attraction on this programme is Eddie Polo in the Sev- enth episode of The Lure of the Cir GUS. the most thrilling and sensational serial picture ever screened. Vod-A- VII the latest innovation in movies presents four big time vaudeville acts doing their regular performance just the same as if they were on the stage. International News with up-to-the- minute timely events of interest, Pathe Colored Revue and Lyons Moran comedy entitled Three in a Closet, completes this big bill of spe- ciaI feature photoplays with all the variety that could be desired
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-30
COLCHESTER

Marshall J. Porter and John N Strong were Norwich visitors Sun day. I9
 Louis Freeman has gone to the Ryan farm for a weeks having
 Mrs. A. H. Chapman, Misses Mary and Magaret White and Walter White motored to Norwich Sunday afternoon.
 Mir. and Mrs. Myron- R. Abell were calling on friends in Hebron Sunday.
 William OBrien of Naugatuck is spending two weeks vacation at Miss Mary Wade's on Hayward avenue.
 The band will give a concert in front of the old Methodist church Thursday evening.
 Edward McKulsky of North Vest chester was caller in town Monday.
 F. H. Bartlett of New Haven was in town Monday.
 Miss Edith Thurber of Lowell, Mass,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-30
TO SOLVE MARKET
 GARDEN PROBLEMS

Market gardeners in all of New En- gland will be interested in the tests which are being conducted in the New Massachusetts Market Garden Station at Lexington. Among other things effort is being made to show how gardeners can produce profitable crops at the least cost by using sta- bie and green manure in conjunction with commercial fertilizers.
 rapid increase in motor -transpor- tation and decrease in use of horses has resulted in shortage of stable manure for use by market gardeners. It has also resulted in an increase in cost of stable manure 70 much so that gardeners are trying to- find a way of getting along with less than was formerly used. fes.
 The tests have not been run long enough as yet to produce conclusive results, but it seems that the proper combination of green manure stable manure, and commercial fertilizer is producing by far the best result
 Market gardeners would do well to visit this, station whenever they have the Obportunity.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-30
SOUTH KILLMGLY

Doris Leclair of DanieIson has been spending 8 week with Mrs. P. c. Bliven. a
 Everett Hall was in voIuntown on Thursday. .re+ ,oss 4s
 P. H. Coffey and son Francis were in Sterling Tuesday, s-. 1:y, s-- --
 Frank Jacques and his niece, Mil dred Jacques. arrived here Tuesday from F'rostproof. Fla. They made the trip of about 2.O00.s miles by automo- bile and have many interesting stories to tell of the journey. n -.sss<-s
 James Sweet and. Sydney Burdici1 were in Putnam on business : Friday and Saturday. xEe .s
 Thomas H. B. Morse entertained MT. and Mrs. John Ames of .S Danielson Sunday. s~s ,s .l,s
 A. A. Jacques entertained Sunday George Slater of Worcester. Merrill Jacques of East Kn1ingly and MT. and Mrs. Willis Hill and daughters of Central Village, ..-=.sss., 4, ..
 Several families in this vicinity en- joyed the sea breezess ats Sandy Point Sunday. f.'
 Leonard Morrison recently returned from overseas and is visiting his par ents in Georgia. :
 Lester Slater of Efnville was cal1- CT at The Oaks Tuesday.
 Next Sunday will be the last of the afternoon services until after vacation. Rev. Walter Williams will spend part of his vacation in New Hampshire1.
 Mrs. Thomas Jacques has returned from a visit with her daughter. Mrs. Everett Salisbury, of Moosup
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-30

Q former, teacher in the academy, was calling on friends in town Monday.
 Robert Meiggs resumed his duties as brakeman on sthe branch railroad Monday after. a weeks vacation.
 John and Jacob Simons and sisters of. New London were in town, Monday. s.s Samuel Gellert .and party. were at Havward's lake Sunday for days outing.
 Clayton D. Barton and brother of East Hampton were callers here Mon- day. '
 John Sullivan of Bozrah was in town Monday. "l
 Charles F. Coughlin of New Britain was calling on friends in town Mon day.
 Henry o. Sorrel1 of North West chester was a visitor here Monday.
 When judge lays down the law he does not necessarily resign.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-30
NOW IS THE TIME
 FOR IMPROVING PASTURES

The high cost of grain and cattle feeds has directed the attention of many farmers toward improvement of pastures. It is commonly known that proper fertilization of pastures may easily increase the livestock carrying capacity two-fold and even more.
 Most of our pastures need fertili- zation more than anything. They have stopped producing because they have been grazed too closely. They need little rest and some feed them selves.
 If along in August the dairyman will move his cattle over into the hay fields and will top dress his pasture with four or five hu~dred pounds of fertilizer analysing 0-10-4 or o-12-2 he