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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14

Methods Of road maintenance will be
an important part of the displays of
the bureau of public roads. United
States department of agriculture. in
the combined government exhibits at
the State fair from october to IL.
Wars demands placed big. new
burden upon the highways of the
United States. Not only are great
fleets of army trucks still laundering
over the roads near military posts and
environments, but increasing numbers
or comm ercial trucks and horse drawn
vehicles are carrying farm products to
markets and are transporting mer-
chaudise of every description from the
city TO the country and from one city
TO another.
MI this means that to prevent the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
TIRE ROTATION
INCREASES MILEAGE

Few motorists realize the impor-
lance of always mounting new tires
on rear wheels, moving up the partly
worn tires to the front wheels.
This principle Of tire rotation, II
strictly followed, will increase tire
mileage as much az SO per cent. 1t
may sound like exaggeration. but
careful tests have proved that this
increase often results.
The service which tires are caliea
upon TO give on front wheels is much
less service than that required on the
rear wheels. Tires nearly worn
out in service on the rear
wheels will run for hundreds and
often thousands of miles under less
service conditions Il put on the front
wheels,
The chief objection to practising
this principle OF tire rotation comes
from motorists who use non skids on
rear wheels only. finding that non
skid tires on front wheels cause
difficulty in steering. much the same
as driving over rough or stony roads.
This objection to the use of non -skids
on front is confined to tires with small
sharp projections. The non-skid
with a broad, fiat traction surface
can be used on the front wheels just
as comfortably and satisfactorily as
on rear.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
FRENCH DEMANDS FOR
oR|SCOE { STARL CARS

When Robert Bellanger. Of Bel
iarger Brothers. the Partisan manu-
1acturers departed for France August
6, with l.. l., ifaure his engineer ana
y de 10 Moussaye, the buying for Bel
hanger FgereS of the materials for the
car designed by Briscoe and Stahl.
Book building Detroit. was placed
in the hands of the Detroiters, Bris-
coe and Stahl al once started ne
sotiations with the manufacturers oi
materials entering into the making
Of thc car.
For the FIRST four months purchas-
aa will be comparatively light for this
account, as compared to what they
vii he in The future. Instructions Of
i3cllanger Freres were to buy At the
rate Of 900 cars per month Tor four
mont hs. in lots of ESQ a. Il Shipment,
and to continue this until later orders
"a Increase Such orders will be re-
ceiVed. In the opinion of Benjamin
t}riscoe and Rodolphe Stahl before
many weeks have passed. They base
; fTiy uUlTTt0n GU demands WHICH tAIEt
at France for ears.
These demands are fer production
aqualing American quantity outputs
aud the intention Of Ballanger Free
goa < rs met tho demand az rapidly
MS possible. Many PEClmlnartes must
be taken care of as some OF the mat
sarial entering into the make up OF
tNe car will he manufactured in the
1scz' French factory which covers an
area equal 10 three square blocks in
America. Tools will be designed. for
instance. in America. bat viii be man
1fae1useG in France.
Fhe bodies will also be made there.
Machinery designed and purchased in
America viii i3e shipped TO France.
Axles made in America. batteries of
American manufacture, steering geo s
also, ard motors. viii be purchased on
this side Of the pond and shipped to
the great warehouse in New York,
the4ss 10 hJ4 feshlrnel in the steel yes
sells purchased nv Bellanger Freres for
their own use In this great undertake
ms Malfeabies will he purchased III
America. II is peculiar fact that
ualfeahies can he made cheaper in
America and placed in France at a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
WITNESS SENT TO TUB e..
BEFORE. HI. TESTIF1E>S

Chicago. Sept, i3.--SteVe karninskt,
thirteen. witness IN case involving
the theft of lot Of clothing, took
his time about coming TO court IN
fact, he did not appear until ballifi
was sent out To bring him.
United States Commissioner Lewis
Mason took one look at the boy, then:
You're q pretty dirty hoy-Get into
that tub off the marshars Office and
c,ean up"
steven lost no time in following in
structions and shortly afterward re-
appeared all slieked up, testified and
tCfr the court room looking Ike a
rev dollar
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14

Insult to Injury.
Doubling the price OF raisins follow
ing so closely upon the heels OF pro-
hibition. Is like adding insult to in
jury.--Paducas Sun.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14

lower figure than Is possible there
All electrical equipment. including gem
orators will also be American. me
chassis of Belianger Freres, with minor
exception, will be American through
out in design and materials, but VIII
take on French appearance through the
bodies of French design and manutac-
ture. The work viii be done-ali the
work which has to be carried out IN
France--on American machines with
American designed tools. Tires Will be
of American manufacture. Messrs.
Belianeer. Faure and de la Noussaye
spent several days in Akron with Ben
jamin Briscoe going through the tire
plants after an inspection Of the great
plants in Detroit and elsewhere IN
America. in which inspection they Sc
cured many ideas to incorporate in
their own huge plant IN France.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
OF BLIND
SCORNING CHARITY
LIVE ON 81 A WEEK

London, Sept, 13.--Said Mr.. Alfred
Short, Laborite in the house OF COM
mons: Seven hundred blind persons
live in London on less than ten shil-
lirgs ts2.50) week"
With all of these unfortunates the
fear of workhouse Is stronger than
pangs of hunger, and they will con-
tent themselves with one meal day,
consisting of tea bread and marga-
rine. rather than report themselves
as judgments needing state aid. Near
ly all of them are half starved, ac-
cording to the report of the secretary
of the institues's after care committee
to universal service. Most of these
Judgment blind are too old to be
trained In the crafts Of the sightless
Poor helpless chips OF this after-the-
war tide of restlessness which catches
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
ID UP AND ROBBED
|OF AUTO AND MONEY

kngton, Va, Sept. il.~~joseph II.
|daus. of 1fyFneton. who was
M and robbed Of his car and
|an amount OF money. 5y band
|flaws on the road between WISH
n and Alexandr!a and who was
|en arrested and charged with
krv. has been exoneratod by the
hington police Rroaddus was
|up at the point Of a pistol, he&aa
Ragged .At. tuiaf5gh%. thes safnl.s
bsndiss II, ths ffasitsrlfs'' ee'i
Ernaddus held NJ and robbed a
Iinent real estate man who was
he his own machine
Il of the men bearded this ma
from the running board on
daus' ear After this tho car
ABANDONED. On the morning fol-
= Rrnaddus' ear WAS sound at
Irene Of the robbery and his ar
Eollowed. Rsoaddus had little or
ronblc IN establishing the fact
Inc was a victim OF the bandits
has promptly cxonerated.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
GOOD ROAD CONSTRUCTION EMPHASIZED
Government III

ocrnmen ShovI
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
zee TRUCK ORDER
..t,tO' Use OF A|RP[AHE

,i.. ,,l
fonhp' attention 70 ou .,l'3 da
In landing an ofaer prousle
Y III world fecoip 'ii''S A'i ~
|ateWaft Mot"t Io''' s'4lS, -
ms organ I@,itAoh i"HHies
FIN motor trucks ana ,li '','"'i,@ -
f. headed OH com i,.''''ion ~ r0'' -
[airpiahe 70 pltcf ''s s'1i>',i'i1'''' 80
IN Fremont, W., en- - Ia
fplns. and before cohiPelisots .ouau
Pa the bearers ~ an ~
|iha The coh'ael, s's,'eI r,,@,,,ant
n Motor COMPANY, VI > i. 80
back in Omaha pe,o1e eo'i.i i.,,as,st
nNd al opportunity " app VA
dealer. -.
Iatlqents OF the eouI
hs J 7, stewart Al. ~ $50
nc j. 7. stewart Molor t"h'P"l.$'
t*ed tip at ciock u. wv 80
sIt{lAG th2t the tatat NIL - ,3.1.
%as ready 10 coItr''c' ioF 1t i..lc
trucks ana also passenger e's1 81
ne train !eaVinS D1'ti ii'oi 't'li+
stewart realized thnt others h'lAi'S
h2i tip II" 'ti dla' the t''o, =
sA4n would carry otileT represent
bi"oantF ~ I4l ~ hu 'I'".'
7GEi. To Feac6 there llfs' VS.
4oas Of tie order t"@t Were ~,
thought OF ANA every boNstn'p
sssteneS came 10 In}nd ne an
a es+fFaie @ee "a bright thought ''''A'
naements for thus most t}out5 -
bod Of transportation were 41ieNiS
o with The Omaha lying conn
IGr salesman, '4@ ~ 'ia' VIE ~, =.
cfea to nc READY fe' tl'e }uii'p ~
80 the foIioWio% tiNF hli'&
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14

roads from becoming rutted. crumbled
and shattered and at length impass-
able under their burdens, the greatest
attention must be paid to their main =
tenance.
The bureau of public roads is the
agency that. with its other duties, ad-
ministers the federal aid road act, be-
leved to he the greatest stimulus to
road building in American history.
great program Of highway construc-
ton. in which the federal government
oo-operates with the states, is now
under way.
Its displays will not only demon
strate maintenance. but the tested
methods OF providing drainage ana
foundations and how to build earth.
gravel, sand-clay, macadam, brick ana
concrete roads.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14

less chips.
Here is a story which lis typical OF
the thing called life these sightless
ones lead. 1t was told by a kind
hearted charity worker who confines
her activities to the helpless blind
There were two old people We
knew about--the husband, ninety
three. and the wife, eighty mine. One
day we brought them a dozen new laid
egg. We had TO struggle with them
to prevent their sharing an egg be-
tween them, SO precious did they re-
gard eggs The man is helpless in
valid. bedridden: the wife is a street
singer before theater queues. They
live on about eigh. shiilings Sc) q
week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14

A party in = MaysXille paper adver-
ffses ceiling way for sale Floor wax
has long been a we!l-known COM
modify. but ceiling wax IL something
new. Perhaps II is jolted from the
ears of fellow when the high cost
Of living makes him hit the ceiling
Cynthiana Democrat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14

J house chaplain, who was rep
kded for praying for a league %
IN should pray for thr Republic
Eerstors who need change of
[-~Eijxa bethtown News.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-01
NORWICH TOWN

Rev. Gurdon Francis Bailey of Col linsville will supply the. pulpit at the First Congregational church Sunday morning.
 Mrs. Harold Winchester. and son, John Winchester. of West Town street and Miss Florence Sterry of Lee avenue left Thursday to pass three weeks in Maiden, Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Vail and family moved Thursday from Elm avenue to the apartment at 12 Town street re- gently vacated by MT. and Mrs. R. A. Kinney, at present residing in. Provf- dence, R. I.
 Miss Edith Benjamin of West Town street will leave Saturday for a va cation of two weeks. most Of which time she will pass at the home of her parents MT. and Mrs. Charles 1T. Ben- jalmin, of Preston City.
 After passing several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Frank Watrous, of East Hampton. Mrs. John Tracy has returned to her home, 3S5 Washin on street.
 At Scotland Road hall this (FridaN
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-01

Eleventh hour intervention onk the part of the United States Shipping Board prevents the sale of the Gro Fton Iron Works property which had flee of the superior couftz gin thisF city on Thursday there was@hIed with the court clerk a stipulation Nn all at tachments. in the suits against the s75s and ss754 of the reyised stafutes of the Urited States. Jnless such support had been received from the shipping board in which tifle1to or in seems doubtful if the sale could have been prevented as ordered by James F. Webb.
 In the stipulation tsleA, following facts are given:
 The United States Shipping Hoard into four contracts with the Groton Iron Works. The Groton Iron Works executed and delivered to the Fleet Corp. two mortgages.s one dated April 4, 1918. and the othereSept. 5. 1918. Several shlps were completed under thA contracts and others are now nm derNprocess of construction. The title to or interest in the Groton Iron Works property is now vested in the Certain alleged creditors of the Groten Iron Works Instituted and commenced actions against the Gro ton Iron Works The names of the. suits are listed as follows;
 Superior Court. 1-
 Henry Gardner ys. Grotcn. Iron Works. ss
 Foran & Son Co., vs. ,Groton Iron Works. f
 National Fire Trooang co. vs- Gro: ton Iron Works. '
 Niles -Bemant-Pond Go. vs. Groton Iron Works. .. = Works.
 Missouri Betting Co. xs.., GPton Iron Works. NsF
 The F,airbanks Co. @ vs. Crotch Iron Works.
 Manitowoc. Spring Water Go. va- GroIon Iron Works.
 : Gilbert & Parker Mfg. Co. vs. .Gro- ton Iron Works.
 The Post & Lester Co. vs. Grotop Iron Works.
 schwarner Bros. Co. vs. Groton Iron Works.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-01
NAVAL RESERVES MAY
 TRANSFER TO REGULARS

In order that the desires of the bureau of navigation may be carried out, and full publicity given to u,e opportunity for naval -reservists to transfer to the regular navy.for fEe unexpired portion of their enlistment. reau's instructions has been sent broadcast hy the district detail ofiic. r, First Naval District
 The following instructions based on the provisions of the naval appro- priations bill of eleven July, nine- teen nineteen. will be brought to the attention of all concerned: Command ing officers are authorized to transfer to the regular navy to serve unexpired the naval reserve force. whether now on active or inactive duty, who is not more than forty five years of age makes request for such transfer. has performed active duty during the war, and will have not less than one year to serve in the regular navy after such transfer. Reserves so transfer red shall receive the same pay. rights privileges and allowances in all re- law for man regularly discharged and re-enlisted within four months upon expiration of full four year enlist ment- This includes one months leave, extra pay for reenlistment, ex- tra pay for citizenship. and four months gratuity pay if mans service has been such as to entitle him to honorable discharge under provisions of bureaus annual circular of one January, nineteen eighteen, and circu- lar number 40-19. It does not include allowance of five cents per mile to mans home"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-01
HUMoR OF THE DAY

He (boasting)-I put all my braln1 into that last poem of mine.
 She (scathing)-Four-lin liner, wasn't it?-London it Answers.
 Aren't you afraid to wear a cath ing suit like that?"
 Afraid of what?" asked the girl.
 'Sunburn." n."-Washtngto Star
 Why do you wear such loud socks?"
 .Economy. Nobody ever notices that need a shine. Pur- pie Cow.
 Exhibitor - Look how disgracefully they've sl1ied my picture.
 Friend-Well. what do you expect if you will paint flying machineaf-- London Opinion.
 Alice-And so I refused him on the ground that am too young to marry.
 Marie-Oh, you clever grill Who else would have thought of that cz- cuse from you?--Boston Transcript
 Redd - They say the government will soon begin sending money by air plane.
 Greene-That looks then, as if a dollar soon will not only go as far aH it used to, but faster" Honkers Statesman.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-01
DANEURY CHURCH HAS
 AVERnE MEMORIAL BELL

In connection with ths fact that the First Congregationai church of Dan bury sent beautiful wreath to Nor wich at the time of the funeral of Mrs. John Chester Averill. of Broad way, it is recalled that. before her 4Inarriage, Mrs. AveriH taught a class in Sunday school in that church. bell was melted;s and after the edi- fee was rebuilt. there was hung in the tower the fine-toned bell which now summons the church people to worship and which bears, the inscrip- tfon, 'eThe < First Congregational Church, Danbury; From John c. and Hattie Clark AyeriH. Ir memory of their. children
 Messages of sympathy and condo fence continue to be received from people in many cities beside Norwich who had come to know the sweetness and charm of Mrs. Averilps nature. or who Ehad had practical experience of her wide-reaching charities.
 Among others who came to Norwich to do honor to her memory and to express sympathy for her husband in his sudden and great bereavement was Judge Waiter c. Moves. one of the busiest and most prominent of New Yorl1's noted lawyers.
 Touching tributes have come from the little children at Rock Nook Home to whom Mrs. AverfIl had stood asNa gracious and generous foster-mother. and who have aaovfngly brought their simple, but heartfelt offering of wild flowers, gathered by themselves
 Especially is Mrs. Averilrs loss felt in the United Congregational church, the object of her interest. so- icitude and liberality.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-01

evening at 7,30 there is to be special exercises and planting of two blue spruce trees in memory of Frank Will cox and Albert Dexter of Scotland road.
 There was a large attendance Wed nesday evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. Walter G. Hitchon. sS West Town street. when the Woman's guild of Grace Episcopal church. Yantic, held very successful sale of ice cream, cake and candy. all of which was disposed of. Several dozen en- velopes were sold by Miss Lois Man ming and these netted s3. In all the guild cleared $33, which is to be used towards the payment of Liberty bonds. The grounds were attracttvely dec orated with Japanese lanterns illun1i- mated by electric lights. The tables were adorned with crepe paper. and flowers. The cake table was of yellow and white. Through the courtesy of MT. and Mrs. Hitchon the guild was presented the ice crema During the evening recitations were given by the following children: Betty Hitchon. Marion and Ralph Gibbs. Celia and George Broming, Mariory Harvey Morris, with Miss Jessie Hitchon at the piano. The plea sa1ft affair was in charge of Mrs. William K. Manning of Yantic, president of the guild. Those who assisted included Mrs. c. P. Van derwaart, Mrs. George Fraser, Mrs. Howard Bishop. Mrs. Hiram Earn ham. Mrs-sJolln Kilroy. Mrs. Charles $. Brown of Franklin extended an in- vitation to the guild to meet at her home some time this month, when a porch party will be held.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-01
TAFTvILLE

In a. game unmarked by any real brilliant playing the Taftvflle clerks
 sent the woFld wonder Jew ett City clerk team back to their homes with f the small end Of to 5 score. The clerks, somewhat stiff from their daily work of pushing pens or wait ing on counters made several errors
 and were not there when hit was
 needed ito score a needed run, but
 then they never did claim to be real ball players So' we must overlook
 these few mistakes. Popcorn Dugas
 was the shining star at the bat clout-
 ing the pill for two circuit cloutS. The
 clerks of Taftville are playing a great
 brand of ball and the regular-sVillag5
 team will soon find themselves forced sto hustle if they want to hold the vil-
 1age cham pionship.
 !. Miss Anna Kroedelf is enjoying a two weeks vacation at the. home of her parents on South A street.
 William Miller, employed by New London sconcefn is. spending a two weeks vacation at his home in the village st~T
 Edward Sigrfsts has purchased new Harley-Davidson motorcycle
 Three local young men, Edward Murphy, Martin D. Mullen and Bred Dugas journeyed to the Drawbridge a few days ago and returned to the vil- lage with a large catch of crabs. They reported that many crabs were run ming this year but as yet had not at tained size large enough to be really enjoyed.
 Several of the local lovers of the jazz have stated their intention of making the trip by auto to Jewett City this evening to attend dance that is being run in that place Idle moments in the yiIlare-Cor- ner tatesmen-Persons passing by the post office have often noticed the group of young men gathered under the shade of the trees or stretched out along the benches near the corner. These are the village statesmen and their talks have done much to con- vince the passersby- that they are fully competent to run the universe. Now take for instance this league of nations stuff- one of tl-em will say, all present win come to attention and listen to the speaker while he endeav- ors to explain his theory of this mat ter, which by the way is about as ac- curate as the description of sub n1rine by tea months old baby Other live subjects such as the tax on luxuries. the prohibition subject or the labor situation are argued in turn. and a. listener discovers that he 1 or she knows less about these things l than he or she did before. But now let us listen to the talk of the fellow 1 with the biggest crowd around him. 1 wonder what his subject can be. He l must be some smart fellow if eFery- Whats that he just said2 Something ! about a girl, An, Sherlock. The l my ystery is solved. But then he sure | is good to listen to and can talk on { the subjects of paint and powder gfgzt gles and tears, and that eternal thing l the delay in getting ready, for any place-T'hich has always helped a.gfei- | low in becoming proficient in the | mysteries of profnity. Gee. he sure 1 Is rubbing it in. Poor girls haven't | they any good points! We'll twas l ever thus but wait untiE they get trre | vote I'm leaving for Russia then where I can feel safe.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-01
JEWETT CITY KNIGHTS
 AT NEW LONDON

TrumbuIl lodge. No. 4s. K. of P, conferred the rank of knight on 10 esquires at its meeting in Union tenn Eight of the Candidates were from Mistuxet lodge, No. 42. of Mystic, one from Undaunted lodge: No. 34, of Jew ett City. and one from Trumbu11 lodge Of New London.
 About 100 knights from New Lon don. Mystic. Jewett City and Norwich and grand lodge officers witnessed the degree, which was conferred in the long form. The guests of honor were Grand Chancellor Manilus H. Norton of New Britain, Past Chancellor Nehe- :miah Candee of South Norwa1k, Grand Keeper of Records and Seal George F. Wright of Hartford and Grand Inner Guard Thomas H. TroIand of New London. There were four grand do- mains represented in the gathering.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-01
KALEIDOSCOPE

In New York there is one automobile for every 20 Inhabitants.
 First class singers rarely die of consumption or any lung disease. !: Women have been granted the full rights of citizenship in Bombay.
 Some Italian canneries are press in gtomato seeds into cake for feeding stock.
 Deposits of tungsten ore have been discovered in Korea and mines are being opened. Twelve hour, 24-hour and snip time can be told simultaneously by q new clock dial.
 Per;S ps the oldest clergyman in the United Stataes is Rev. Albert H'ogel, of Jeannette. Pa, who has just celG- brated his one hundred and second birthday. He has never smoked or chewed tobacco or drunk intoxicating liquor.
 The American Embassy at Ma drid, Spain, has been informed that the government has abandoned the project of constructing direct railway from Algeciras to the French frontier. This railway was intend ed to form q link in the proposed Paris -Dakar line.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-01
VILE BOMB STATE
 LIN RECRUITING CAMPAIGN

A fleet of seap1anes and dirigibies will bomb Connecticut during August. However, the ~bombs" to be cas- from .'blimps'' and planes will do nothing more serious than fire the spirit of young men throughout the state with desire to enlist in the United States navy.
 The commanding officer of the air station of Chatham, Mass. has under taken an extensive publicity and re- cruiting campaign. One of tho i'm portant features of this will be the seaplanes and dirigibles.. The aircraft are to fly over as much of New Eng land as possible, distributing Htera-. ture and stopping at coast cities and towns up the Connecticut river, since waterways are necessary where sea planes are concerned. Through this means, an attempt will be made to get Q large number of recruits.