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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-22

AFFAIRS OF COMMITTEE ON sPE-
CIAL WAR ACTIVITIES TO BE
CLOSED UP CATHOLIC VEL
FARE COMMITTEE WILL TAKE
OVER WoRK-BOY SCOUT MOVE
MENT APPROVED BY POPE.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03
AGRICULTURAL CENSUS
COMES JANUARY 1, 1875
Many Important Questions t @
be Asked by EnuE2-
: err &o-"1

! Uncle Sam ka9 decided to take the
fourteenth cens-3 en- farms January
1, 1920, instead CT collecting this
data as of April is, Is was done in
1910. The da+a was changed be-
cause farmers ordinarily are ve-y
busy with the rush CT spring work
about the middle. Of April, also be-
cause the April Is date comes during
the midst of the breeding season
when the number Of young stock IS
not comparable between northern
and southern regions, and finally
because the returns on the crops OBJ
tanned during the winter are more
accurate than those obtained later
and comparable with the December
estimates CT the Bureau of Crop
Estimates.
1 The United States Department of
Agriculture is assisting the census
bureau in making this coming agri-
cultural census as acurate and val
liable as possible. To a limited de-
gree the character of the information
to be scored will differ from pre-
vious enumerat:ons, because Of
slight changes in the questions which
the enumerators will ask farmers.
These changes in the schedule of
questions have been made by com
mittee composed of L. NJ. Estabrook,
G. w. Thompson o. E. Baker, L. c..
Corbett and F. w. Farley, represent
ing the United States Department of
Agriculture; H. c. Taylor of the
University CT Wisconsin, recently
appointed chief of the office of farm
management of the Department of
Agriculture, and c. F. Warren of
Cornell, in conference with officials
of The ccns1s bureau.
The questions include information
on the acreage and production of the
crops, amount sold or to be sold,
livestock classification both by sex
and age, acreage of woodland, and
the amount of land on farms drained
and needing drainage. Special con-
sideration will also be given to mat
tiers of land tenure. farm mortgages,
land utilization, the amount of land
and acreage of crops irrigated, num-
bers of young live stock sold, pur-
chased, slaughtered and died on the
farms, and quantity of dairy pro-
ducts and wool produced. Owing to
the fundamental Importance of these
statistics, which provide basic infor-
nation relative to farms and farm
ing in the United States, it is hoped
that farmers throughout the country
will assist the census enumerators
in every way possible in securing ac-
curate, reliable and complete infor-
nation.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03
ANNUAL. MEETING
f North Canaan Agricultural Fair
Association

The annual meeting of the North
canaan Agricultural Fair Associa-
on was -held in the parlors of Pill
rim church on Monday evening and
as attended by a representative
lumber of people. After discussing
hat the association had done in the
asst year, Mr.. Undertake, retiring
resident of the association appoint
\ a committee to nominate officers
n the ensuing year, who were duly
ected as follows:
N. Watson Hardenbergh, president
Jarvis Stevens, vice-president.
Robert Fuller, treasurer.
A. w. Holsapple, secretary.
i Directors-Rev. r. M. Undertake,
w. Garvin, Mrs. N. L. Jackson,
Biss Jessie Donalds, II. E. Lyles,
rs. Walter Place, Mrs. F. F. Stevens
After general discussion of
ans for the coming year, it was de-
He'd to leave the matter of the du-
ton of the fair, etc., to the board
directors, with the understanding
at it should be held for at least two
VS.. After adjourning, ice cream
ID cake was served by the president
d the treasurer.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03
MRS. KATHERINE STEVENSON


Mrs. Katherine Lent Stevenson,
known the world over as a temper
ance and suffrage worker by speech
and pen, and for more than 20 years
president of the Massachusetts, w. C.
T. u, died suddenly Thursday in Des
Moines, Iowa, in her seth year.
Mrs. Stevenson was well known to
a number of Canaan people and has
spoken here on several occasions.
Mrs. Stevenson retired from the
presidency of the Massachusetts or
ganization last year, since which
time she has been prominent in
Americanization work She went
to Iowa about two weeks ago to or
ganize a campaign to raise $4,000
for the w. c. T. u. in that state.
Mrs. Stevenson was born in Co
pake, Columbia county, N. Y, in
1853, the daughter and granddaugh-
ter of Methodist ministers. She was
graduated from Armenia seminary
in New York in 1875
She went to Boston in 1877, en-
tered Boston University School of
Theology and was graduated in 1881
She was the only woman in her class.
Being thoroughly fitted for the min
istry she was settled as associate pas
tor of the Methodist church in Ais
ton, where she proved an eloquent
pulpit speaker.
Mrs. Stevenson had written and
spoken in favor of suffrage, and
among the books she wrote was q
brief history of the w. G.. T. u. She
was member of Woman's Home
and Foreign Missionary societies,
Chautauqua Woman's club and Mass
achusetts Equal Suffrage league
was a delegate to the Ecumenical
conference of Methodism in Toronto
in 1911, also to the Methodist Epis-
copal general conference in Minnea-
polls in 1912.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03
EFFICIENCY SURVEYS
To Be Made in 800 of Connecticut
Homes

Efficiency surveys will be taken
this summer in about 800 Connect
cut homes through the agency of the
county farm bureaus, with view to
determining just how modern are the
methods and equipment employed.
Homes scoring highesG in point OF
efficiency will be used as demonstra-
ton centers for the benefits of
housewives less fortunate or less
progressive.
The survey will include various
forms of labor saving devices, from
vacuum cleaners to bread mixers,
and in rural homes will involve a
study of the possibilities of electric
lights, running water, ETC., where
these are not used. AS a result Of
the survey the women will be assis-
ted in working out an efficiency plan,
covering a fve-year schedule, in
which the object will be to insure, to
the home as modern and efficient
equipment, comparatively, as the
office or factory.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03
USED CLOTHING DRIVE
is VERY SUCCESSFUL.
North Canaan Has Now Given
3240 Pounds of
Clothing
When the third Drive for refugee

When the third Drive for refugee
clothing was announced, many
feared it would be impossible to
make it a success. However, Ca
naan has once more responded gen.
Icrously to this appeal.
795 pounds of clothing and shoes
iwere shipped to the Red Cross re-
ceiving station on Saturday. AS
bags were used this time, instead of
wooden cases, this was practically
net weight. 1t is interesting to
know that in the three Red Cross
drives since March 20, 1913, Ca
naan has sent 3,240 pounds of
clothing to the refugees, aside from
the many cases sent in other ways.
Once more the use of the Metho-
dist church parlors for collecting and
Ipacking the clothing is much appre-
ciated. Also, as on former occa-
sions, the services of Mr.. J. w. Mor-
ris and his truck are acknowledged
with gratitude.
The bags for packing were do
mated by G. L. Parsons & Sons, Ives
& PIERCE and the Canaan Mercan-
tile Co.
The Conn. Power Co.'s trucks
collected the East Canaan contribu-
tions for which Miss Alling had
given the use of her house.
In addition to those mentioned
last week who assisted in the work
were Mrs. Samuel Briggs, Mrs. L. <.
Hester and Mrs. Theodore Adam,
also John Fuller, Everett Iyles,
Scouts and Camp Fire girls helped
in collecting parcels. ."...
The Red Cross rooms will be
open on Tuesday and Wednesday of
each week until further notice.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03
MRS. THOMAS BUTLER
Dies Suddenly of Pneumonia at Home
of Her Neice

Mrs. Julia Butler of Canaan, widow
of Thomas Butler, died at the home
IF her neice, Mrs. William III. Adams
No. 27 Center street, Hartford, early
Sunday morning after short illness
of pneumonia. She was IS years old
She was in Hartford on visit when
taken ill, the Both inst. She leaves
besides Mrs. Adams, a brother, Ed
ward Murphy; three nieces, Mrs. c..
A. Tinkham and Mrs. Albert HUT of
Hartford, and Mrs. E. J. McAvoy Of
New York, and four grandchildren.
The body was taken to Canaan for
bl1ial. The following day Solemn
High Mass was celebrated for the re-
pose of her soul at St. Joseph's
church, where she had worshiped for
many years Rev. Father Donohue
was celebrant of the Mass, Rev. FIR.
Mcdonald of Norfolk deacon, and
Rev. Father Quinn sub-deacon. The
bearers were Daniel Sweeney, Mi
'chael O'NeiI John Devine, Dennis
O'Neil, Fred Parmelee and BARLEY
Killawee.
Mrs. Butler came to Canaan dur
ing the year 1866 and has lived here
ever since. She lost two
daughters about 80 years ago, l
daughter who survived them died 20
years ago, the mother of William,
Mary, Clinton and George Mallory
of Bennington and hereabouts.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03
NORFOLK SOLDIER HOME
War Department Wants 10 Ship Body
to United States -

Mrs. jeremiah Leahy has received
"a letter from the war department
asking if she would like to have the
body of her SON, Corporal Thomas
Leahy, brought back to the Unite
States. Private Thomas Leahy, who
never rose to the rank of corporal,
retained = to this country before
christmas and spent the holiday at
his home has now been discharged
from the service. He was wounded
in the knee and badly gassed.
Corporal Jeremiah Leahy, also a
member of Company M, 102d In
fantry, and a brother of Thomas
'Leahy, died from wounds June 20,
1918, and it is evident the war de-
partment has not yet been able to
see the mistakes which it has made
several times in messages to his
mother in the past several months
although efforts have been made to
rectify them by the family.
Mrs. John Roberts has also re-
ceived a letter from the war de-
partment regarding her wishes as to
whether she wants the body of her
son, Sergeant Joseph Roberts, who
was killed in action in March 1918,
returned to this country.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03
fires OF FATE"
Movies to Help Salvation Army Sc
cure. $1O,oOo,ooo

How the Salvation ARM C Amer
lea won an everlasting place in the
hearts of the Allied soldiers on the
shell-torn battlefelds &C France and
how these same blue bcaaetted las
sizes and men with red land caps
have brought joy and h&pp.a egs into
the darkest of slums is aoen TO be
shown on the moving r:1tlre screen
in a great film and true-to-life pro-
daction, ''The Fires Of Faith" In
the picture Commando Eva Booth,
without one bit of acting, shines as
the star. -s.
The wonderful pict:ro story has
already been filmed &ni it will be
released in New England cities, and
a hundred other Communities, on
May 18th. The rict~rcs will be
shown one week before the start of
the nation wide dive Cor $4,000
900 for the Hon. Service Fund
New England will tc asked Co con-
tribute $2,258,00G TO III, Fand.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03
PILGRIM CHURCH

The members of the Go-to-Church
Band of Pilgrim Church were award
ed pins in recognition of their regu-
lar attendance at church at the SER
vice last Sunday morning. These
pins are given for perfect attendance
at the Service of Worship, excepting
cases of sickness, during terms that
the owner has been at church with
out missing a service.
The awards were as follows: For
one term, Catherine Barratt, Eliza
beth Barratt, Stuart Barratt, TORY
Fuller. For two terms, Francis
Place, James Place, Winslow Place.
For three terms, Edna Place, and
Dorothy Dodge. Four four terms,
Magda Johnson. For nine terms,
Joseph Mansir. For ten terms, Mil
dred Peirce and Henry Dodge.
At the session last Sunday the
Brotherhood Class made an interest
ing beginning in the series of dis
lcussions of The League of Nations.
Next Sunday noon Mr.. Eugene Rowe
takes the lead in the consideration
of the Second Theme, "The Frame
work of the League" All men in
terested are invited to attend.
At the Young Peoples Meeting
Sunday at 6:45 the topic will be
"Our Relation to God,-Praying."
The Young Woman's Guild will
meet on Monday evening.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03
NORTH ADAMS EXTENDS
CALL TO MR.. TIMBERLAKE
Unanimous Choice of Congre-
gational Investigating
Committee

The following article appeared
in the North Adams Transcript of
April 1st and will be of interest to
our readers:
"At a joint meeting of the Con-
gregational church and society held
last evening in the congregational
chapel, it was unanimously voted to
extend a call to Rev. Ralph M. Tim
berlake of Canaan, Conn, to become
pastor of the local Congregational
church. He will succeed Rev. Theo-
dore E. Busfield, who resigned from
the pastorate several months ago
after a service of Ia years. Since
DR.. Busield's departure the work of
the church and parish has been con-
Quoted by Rev. Charles L. Goodrich,
who has served as temporary pastor.
R. A. Thompson was chairman of
the investigating committee and as
sisting him on the committee were
James d. Hunter, Archer H. Barber,
c. @. Richmond, and E. A. McMillin.
In giving their report at the meeting
last evening they spoke enthusiast
cally of the ability of Rev. Mr.. Tim
berlake and told of the fine impress
sion he made upon the members of
the congregation when he addressed
them on Sunday, March 18th"
The article then gives a brief his
tory of Mr.. Undertakes experience,
etc. and continues as follows:
Gust when the new pastor will
begin his duties here could not be
determined, but it is confidently ex-
pected that he will be able to assume
charge of the local pastorate by the
early part of May.
until such time as Rev. Mr.. Tim
berlake can come to this passionate
the work will be conducted, as it has
for the last few months, by the pres
ent acting pastor, Rev. Mr.. Good
rich"
While the North Adams church
seems to be confident that Mr.. Tim
berlake will accept the call, Mr.. Tim
berlake stated to a News representa-
tive that he had as yet made no de-
cision in the matter.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03
May Close C. N. E. Office

Two men from the Central New
England Railway Company were in
Collinsville recently obtaining fig
ures on the receipts from this Office
of the road. The railway company
is trying to device a plan of closing
the office, possibly by using High
street as regular depot and elm
mating the custom of backing into
Collinsville. The plan that was first
considered of using Canal road to
Pennington met the objection of the
Collins Company, which has con-
tracts from the time the railroad was
first built. This plan would mean an
abandonment of several miles of
tracks and closing several stations,
if adopted.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03
LEAGUE MILK SOLD
Fer SEVERAL MONTHS
Producers and Distributors
Reach Agreement for Com
ing Six Months

The Dairymen's League has reach
ed an agreement with the dealers
whereby the milk produced by its
members is sold for at least eight
months. This will be welcome news
to thousands of dairymen who were
expecting trouble with the dealers
again April 1st. According to this
agreement the price for April for
three per cent milk is $3.50. The
League has been able to secure the
extension of the base zone at which
the price is established, from $50
miles to 200 miles from New York.
This will mean &c more per hundred
to every dairyman, not only for
April but for all months to come.
The dairymen have for long time
contended that the base zone should
be near the center of production.
| Another important dispute be-
tween the dairymen and the dealers
was settled by the dealers agreeing
to make no further freight deduc-
tions on League milk beyond 400
miles from New York. This will af-
feet dairymen in the northern and
western parts of the district.
By this new agreement all league
milk is sold, including the milk at
Borden's Richmond, vt. plant about
which there has been considerable
trouble in the past. The agreement
by the dealers to keep their stations
open and to receive all League milk
means a great deal to farmers es-
.,I
The new plan by which prices are
to be established is accepted by both
parties for six months, after which
either party may withdraw by giving
two months notice. This plan takes
both market conditions and the
costs of production into. considera-
ton. The prices for each month are
to be determined by averaging the
highest market value of butter and
SKINNED milk with the highest mar
ket value of cheese and whey, and
adding to this average price, certain
arbitrary differentials to allow for
the cost of producing market milk
in the New York territory.
Association to Organise
Following the large meeting CT
delegates from all the Dairymen's
League branchesat Utica on March
I22nd, the Board Of Directors for the
new cooperative association held T.
preliminary meeting on Wednesday,
March 26th and took steps to incor-
porate the new association.
After the preliminary meeting, the
Directors waited few days to as
certain the general sentiment among
the members of the Dairymen's Lea
que toward the cooperative plan.
Hundreds of local branches have
held meetings Immediately following
the Utica meeting and given thei.'
endorsement to the new plan. Judg-
ing from the spirit shown at Utica
and from the reports received fcm
Ia large number of branches, farmers
are almost unanimous in thei' deter
mination to own and control the
country end Of the milk business.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03
WINS $50 PRIZE
j. A. Bianchi Only Clothier in State
So Honored 81.

The many friends OF j. A, BiGnch
will be interested to learn that he iw
the only agent of the Royal Tailors
in this state who won q Special Hon.
or prize of $50. Following is part
of the letter which accompanied tho
check:
Congratulations: The Auditory
Report of the Royal States Sales
manship Contest, which terminateA
December 31st, 1918, shows that You
are entitled to one OF the "SpeciaH
Honor" awards of $50. We accord
ingly take great pleasure in encEos-
ing our check, payable to your order
for this amount" "
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03

The general conference committee
of the county Y. M. C. A. met Thurs
day at Lakeville. This committee
consists of Howard L. Landon of
Salisbury, chairman; Rev. George H.
Johnson of New Milford, vice chair
man; w. F. Tyler of Torrington,
secretary; and H. L. Barnett of
Lakeville, Sidney Moore of Winsted,
G. w. Parsons of Canaan, W. W.
Norton of Lakeville, F. North Clark,
of Litchfeld and E. T. Bierce of
Winchester.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03
NEW MEMBERS WANTED
IN FARRs BUREAU
Reasons Why Everyone Should
Aid This Organi-
cation

Every county in Connecticut wiz
join in q drive April 2 to IL TO in
crease the membership of the county
farm bureaus. The total goal OF
members sought is something over
sixteen thousand for the state, one
fourth of which number Litchfield
County seeks to enroll The farm
bureaus have adopted n slogan "Ev-
cry Farm Family a Member of tho
Farm Bureau in 1919"
The Farm Bureau is a bitter foe
to Anarchy. The Farm Bureau
means more dollars in the farmerar
pockets, and that means a modest,
widespread prosperity, and a nodes
widespread prosperity is the very
foundation of mighty nation.
The Farm Bureau is entitled to
the support of the famrer who gst4
direct benefit from it, and also al
the entire community, because pros
porous, happy farms make for
sound social system. Incidentally.
they mean better roads, better
schools, more money in the mer-
chants till, and wider distribution
of the burdens of taxation. That
isn't ALL Roughly speaking, Itch
field County is divided betweeM
farming and manufacturing.
A purely agricultural County in
not typical of complete nation.
Our County is, because, rs the war
has demonstrated, strong natSoM
must have both farms and factories
We have them. They are inter-de-
pendent. They ought to work hand
in hand. The manufacturers of the
Naugatuck Valley never had better
friends than the farmers of Liteh-
field County. For the red blood and
bright brains which the farms give
to the factories, they ask no pay, Cor
you can't measure blood and brains
in terms of dollars. But the manu.
facturer wins success through
crowds of men who tend to Z mass
thinking unrestrained by cool indi-
vidual judgment. None deplores tbs
more than the manufacturer; nope
| is more eager to correct this eva
What better way can be found than
to back up an organized energy
whose aim ia high-spirited, sturdy.
rural communities that will do thek
own thinking? n.
Cities are not the last word ~
population. What good is IL Cor Won
to lay by money for your children,
if at the same time, by your negh-
gence, you encourage false stand
ards which will later deny your chs
dren the just use of the heritage
which you are toiling TO get I'D
them? Is that practical?
The Farm Bureau is social in,
surance. Last of all--and first Oh
all-and all the time-the FARM
Bureau is out for America. You
can conquer nation that Is all fac
tories, because you can starve its
you can trample on a nation that ia
all farms, because it cannot make it'd
own cannon; but look out for the
land on whose hillsides pasture ten
thousand cattle, and whose valleys
hum with the merry music of the
factory wheels.-T.
The membership drive to assist
the Litchield County Farm Buresu
begins on April 7th. Rev. R. NJ
Timberlake, local director of the
Bureau is in charge and will appoint
assistants to help MIN III this work.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03

Contracts in the town of Salisbury
have been awarded by the state, high
way department as follows: Osborne
& Barnes Company OF Danbury.
2O,31O feet of gravel road for
$4,000. F. r. Arigoni of Middle
town and L. Suzio Company Of Msxs-
den, $4,000 for 1880 feet OF gra-
vel road. When the work is com
pleted it will finish the stretch al
state road between Sharon ana
Canaan. -.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03
LOAN CtIAi2MEN
List of Those VIA Have Accepted
in Th.s D;a.rict

The following lisa list of thu
names of the men who accepted thu
Craftsmanship for the Liberty Loa1
Committees in their towns for thu
Victory Drive which opens on Apri
21st:
D. L. Vail, Winchester.
Charles H. Colt, Litchield.
W. R. Habbell, Canaan.
Bruce B. Randall, Bridgewater.
N. P. Beardsley, Roxbury.
w. w. Cooper, Colebrook.
w. W. Norton, Salisbury. q.
George H. Atkins, Torrington.
John e. Calhoun, Cornwall.
NJ. NJ. CLARK, Norfolk.
r. I'll. Perkins, Warren.
S. Ford Seeley, Washington.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03
Mrs. Cornelia L. Van Zelm

Mrs. Cornelia L. Van Zelm, widow
of the late Henri Van Zelm died at
her home in New Rochelle, N. Y.
last Thursday. She was a native of
Holland and had resided in New Ro-
chelle forty-three years. Mrs. Van
Zelm was an annual summer visitor
at the camp of her son, J. Louis
VanZelm at Twin Lakes. She leaves
surviving her four sons, several
grandchildren and great grand
children. =
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03
Fined for Conducsisu ..ottery

Ralph L. Farnum, ,rdggist %
Canaan, was arrested by Apt. Rob
ert w. Bridgeman, Of the state pc
lice Thursday, charged with con-
Quoting a lottery by selling chances
on punch board. 1aJtice Of thu
Peace George w. FssA 5efore whom
the accused was arraiFne''. impossA
q fine of $40 and co.tA
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-04-03

Canaan Hose Co. No. 1, are plan
ming to hold dance on Friday even
ing, April 25th.