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Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
FIELD SEEDS
 FREE TO FARMERS
Congressman Glynn Names Men to Make Trials of
 New Varieties

An usuual opportunity to secure really good seed of new varieties for trial purposes is now offered by the U. s. Department of Agriculture under recent act of Congress. The seeds to be tested in Litchfield County are to be four-pound pack ages of Grimm Alfalfa, the new, hardy variety of alfalfa that is suc- ceeding in many places where other varieties of alfalfa have failed, four pound packages of field peas, and two-pound packages of soy beans.
 Congressman James P. Glynn has been asked to suggest to the depart ment the names of farmers who will test out these seeds. Those in charge of the distribution are very that they shall have fair tests in the field and not in the mak- ing of pea soup and similar delica- cies as used sometimes to happen under old seed supplying plans. These are worth while seeds of the newer and not we'll known varieties and crops.
 Farmers who desire these seeds are asked to write to the Litchield County Farm Bureau, which is CO., operating with Congressman Glynn, stating which varieties they would like. Applications should be made as soon as possible, particularly by those who desire the alfalfa, as there is only a limited amount of this available. The four-pound package of seed will plant practically one fourth acre. The seed might also be used for trial in a mix ture with clover and grass seeds, us- ing one or two pounds to the acre.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
COUNTY CORN SHOW
Chance to Buy Seed Corn Directly
 From the Grower

The Litchfeld County Corn Show will be held in New Milford, Tues day, February 4, in connection with the Farm Bureau district meeting scheduled for that place and time.
 The big purpose of this show is to bring seed corn growers and buyers together. This year, an especial at tempt is to be made to have the fifty ear exhibits in by men who have seed to sell These exhibits will be tested for germination and shown together with the gernlination test. The growers will be asked to attend so far as possible and a room will be provided in which they can meet prospective buyers. Already enough exhibits of very desirable corn for both silage and grain are in sight to make sure that anyone who goes there to buy seed will have an op- portunity to secure what he wants.
 There is no seed so sure to be sat- isfactory as locally grown corn that has been carefully tested. It is adapted to this section and is much more certain to produce we'll here than is imported seed and it will grow yhere.
 The 50-ear exhibits should be de- livered at the High School in New Milford on or before January 20. In addition, there will be ten-ear ex- hibits, the purpose of which will be simply to show type in corn. These exhibits can be brought in on the day of the show or sent in previous ly. :.
 The show will be arranged and handled by the New Milford Agri- cultural High School under the per sonal supervision of MT. c. E. Lee, who is in charge of the agricultural work there.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
JOBS FOR SOLDIERS
Local Representative Will Assist
 Men in Getting Positions

At the request of the government every community has organized a labor bureau or appointed a repre- sentative of the U. s. Employment Service to assist returning soldiers and sailors to find employment in their own community. The men as they are discharged from the ser vice are advised to immediately re- turn to their homes and get in touch with this representative or bureau.
 A. w. Holsapple has been appoint ed representative of the employment department for this town and sol diers and sailors whose homes are here should apply to him if they cannot secure employment. To assist in placing these men, all per sons employing men should get in touch with Mir. Holsapple and make known their wants regarding labor. The cities are crowded with unem- ployed and every effort should be made to give employment to every man who has been in the service.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
EDUCATIONAL MEETING
 ON NEXT WEDNESDAY
To Be Held at Town Hall and Public Urged to
 - Attend

A public meeting in the interest of education will he held in the North Canaan, town hall, January 29, 1919 at 2 p. m. This meeting was scheduled to take place on De- cember IS, but due to the influenza epidemic it was postponed indefinite ly.
 The address by MT. A. N. Potter of the Conn. State Educational Dept. on Evening Schools as an Agency in Americanization is of special interest at this time. It is hoped that large number will be present to avail themselves of an opportun- ity of gaining first hand knowledge of this important subject. There will also be given demonstrations by the children. These exhibitions will present, in general, the kind of work that is being done in the schools and should be of interest to parents.
 The program is as follows: Singing School children Speaking contest
 Winners of school contest Demonstration lesson, Civics ...+f Miss Waters Demonstration lesson, History . Miss Lindell Address, Evening schools as an ag-
 ency in Americanization
 MT. A. N. Potter Singing All
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
MILK STRIKE ENDS; FAR
 MFRS, ARE VICTORIOUS
Every Demand of Dairymen's League Granted by Dis
 tributors

Milk producers and distributing agencies settled their differences Saturday, and the strike which cur tailed New York city's supply of the product since January 1 was de- clared ended. The farmers, cham pioned by the Dairymen's League of 62,000 members, won every conces- sion, their price of $4.01 a hundred pounds, about eight cents quart for January milk, being granted by the delivery companies.
 With the announcement that the situation had been relieved Robert E. Bowling, chairman of sthe Milk Commission appointed by Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York to re- view questions of the warning fac tions, stated that distributors had fixed the price of milk for this month at sixteen cents a quart.
 Governor Smith was notified inn mediately after the terms of the settlement had been agreed upon. They were the same as announced on Friday to Governor Smith by MT. Bowling, who in later message to
 
 strike had been fruitless. Disagree ments over several minor details, it is said, prevented amicable settle ment On Friday. These difficulties were adjusted Saturday.
 It was agreed at the conference that the price to be paid to farmers for February milk would be S3.54 q hundred pounds and $3.31 the fol- lowing month. No intimation was given as to the price the consumer will be asked to pay for a quart of milk in those months. With milk coming to the city Saturday from fifteen States, 1,587 ,413 quarts, ac- cording to the Department of Health were received, the quantity being approximately 212,587 quarts less tha nthe normal daily supply.
 Members of the Dairymen's Lea que were jubilant over the settle ment and sent hundreds of telegrams Saturday evening to members of the association in this and other States. Because milk cans are scattered about in fifteen States, E. R. East man, general manager of the Dairy mems League, stated that slight delay, not more than two days, would be experienced before the local supply of milk from upstate sources could be resumed.
 Settlement of the strike, contin- ued Mr. Eastman, would have det- errent effect on farmers who since inc first of the wear have been sell ing dairy COWS for slaughter.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
BOYS WORKING RESERVE
Effort Being Made to Enroll 2,Oo0
 Boys This Week Enrolment for the Boys Work

ing Reserve will be conducted dur ing this week all over the country, and in this state every high school will have it's enrolling officer. The latter will be the principal or some one delegated by him. The enroll ment officer will have supply of en- rollment cards to be made out by the boys in duplicate. One set will be sent to MT. Hood and the other to the county enrolling officer.
 ''In Connecticut every supervisor of schools and every librarian of a public library is also an enrolling officer" MT. Hood said. "The Y. M. .C. A. has promised it's cooperation through F. A. Stanley of New Ha- ven, State Boys Work Secretary"
 All boys between the ages of 15 F and 20 years are eligible to enroll. In every case the consent of parent or guardian is necessary, and no boy can be sent away from his home without the consent of parent or guardian. Every boy will make his own bargain as to wages and hours, the minimum being $1 a day and board.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
FORMER RESIDENT DIES
Mrs. Nellie Lefingwell Dwelle Died
 on January 1st

Mrs. Nellie Leffingwell, wife of Horton Dwelle, of Northwood, Iowa, died at her home in that place on Wednesday, January 1st. Mrs. Dwelle was the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Jerome Leffingwell of this place and is well known to the older residents. She was born in New Marlborough on June IA, 1875.
 When about three years of age, Jerome Leffingwell, Mrs. Dwelle's father, was killed in an accident and when thirteen years of age the fam fly moved to this town. After re- siding here a few years the family moved to Clifton Park, N. Y., where she lived until her marriage. Mrs. Dwelle was a graduate of Canaan High School and Round Lake Acade- my.
 On Dec. IS, 1894 she married Horton Dwelle of Northwood, Iowa, where she resided at the time of her death. She is survived by her husband, her mother, her daughter, Helen Jessamine, aged nine. She also leaves one sister, Mrs. Mary Baldwen of Northwood, three brothers, Willis of Prospect Park, Va, Porter of Auroea, Mo-, and Webster of Ballston Lake, N. Y.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
BENEFITS OF WAR SAW
 ING STAMPS IN 1918
About 5,OOO,OOO Worth Sold in State in Past
 Year

Bank deposits in the savings in- stitution of the state have increased more than s7,00O,OO0 since October l last, due in my opinion to a con- siderable extent at least to the eff forts of those in charge of the War Savings movement in Connecticut and throughout the country" said Everett J. Sturges, state bank com- missioner, in discussing plans of the State War Savings Committee to widen the scope of its work in Con- necticut during 1919.
 I Commissioner Sturges has been greatly impressed because of the un- precedented increase in savings de- posits, which he traces to three causes, first to the war savings pro- paganda, second to the release of boarded savings since the signing of the armistice, and third to the de- posting of their savings by large numbers of foreigners who are afraid to send their earnings abroad because of uncertain conditions in foreign countries.
 ''I am of the opinion", said MT. Sturges, "that inestimable benefit will result to the country at large from the spreading of the doctrines of systematic savings and sensible buying as advocated by the war sav- ings leaders. Even if war savings sales this year are no larger than in 1918, I consider that the war sav- ;ng3 propaganda will have been of inestimable benefit if the savings bank deposits continue to increase and the number of those holding in surance policies is larger. Until the starting of the ". s. s. move ment in December 1917 only a small proportion of Americans had learn ed to save systematically. Since then more than 50,000,000 people, young and old, have been buying war savings stamps regularly. Many of these have already learned the value of thrift, and the result is that they will be confirmed savers for the rest of their lives.
 "In Connecticut nearly S15,000,- 600 in w, s. S. were sold. last year, More. than 750,000 people became regular buyers of war savings stamps. From these the savings banks will reap the benefit, am sure. Thousands of our citizens who never before had saved penny have accumulated hundreds of dol lars worth of w. S. S. during the year"
 MT. Sturges concluded by express ing the opinion that the depositing of hoarded money in our savings banks would continue, and that these insti- tutions were now entering upon the greatest period of prosperity in their existence.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
PILGRIM CHURCH
Church Program of Interest to Mem
 bers and Attendants

"A New Loyalty to our Leader" will be the subject of the service at Pilgrim church on Sunday morning. This is suggested by the outlines for daily Bible reading which many people in this community are using. Our soldiers and sailors with loyalty to their leaders have won a great victory. With equal loyalty to our Leader we can win as great a victory for the New World.
 Copies of the booklet for daily readings "A New Year For A New World", can be had at several of the stores of the town.
 MT. E. B. Stone leads the Brother hood Class in the d..sc Ission of "Pres. Wilson at the Peace Confer erce" following ti? 2 7a&2y morning service. Men are invited.
 Parents of young children be- invited to bring them to the Be- ocinner's Class which meets during .hc hour Of worship In a simple and natural way this class begins no morGl and religious training of the little ones.
 We read many b2cl.s. Some we know help us more than eth ars,- we feel and think differently after hav- ing read them. Of these books the young people will tell at the meet ing Sunday evening, under the top ic Books That Have Helped Me" James Lyles leads the meeting.
 On Monday evening at G:3O the Teachers and Officers of the Church School will hold their monthly supper and conference. Officers will be elected and plans cf vorl. out lined for the coming year.
 The several women's organizations hold their weekly meetings as fol- lows,- s,-The Woman's Missionary So- ciety on Friday with Mrs. G. R. Wilcox, the Mission Circle on We'd nesday at the Red Cross Rooms, and the Young Woman's Guild on Mon day evening at the home of Mrs. Allyn Fuller.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
Red Cross Notes

All knitted articles must be re- turned by the first of next week, as all such work is to be shipped from here before the first of the month.
 If any find it impossible to finish what they have, they may return it at once, and the committee will en- deavor to see that such work is finished.
 There is still a good number of pa jamas to be made and request has come from Litchfeld that we begin refugee garments.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
PVT. HARRY WALLER
 NOW IN LUXENBURG
Says Leading Question Now is "When Do We Go
 Home?"

The following is an extract from a letter written by Harry Waller under date of Dec. IT, 1918. Dear Friend:
 We are now in the colony of Lux 'enburg and staying in a German school building and it seems quite like school days to be sitting at a desk writing.
 Luxenburg is inhabited by the French and German people who were neutral during the war and they all treat us well.
 The country is beautiful. l have seen some farmers blowing, although he weather is damp and cold, as we are dressed warmly we do not mind that, we also have plenty to eat, but the leading question now is When are we going home?" I do not know, but do not think it will be many weeks if everything is satisfactorily settled. On one of our hikes we went into little Belgian territory, so now have been in four countries, Eng land, France, Belgium and Luxen- burg, and it has been a treat for me. The town we are now in is about the size of Pittsfield, the name of it is Esch.
 I read in the News about John Graves and Henry Cudney. Glad they have been so lucky.
 Sincerely yours,
 Harry J. Waller,
 Go. F, 60th Infantry,
 A. E. F. via New York
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
Birthday Party

Little Miss Louise Brewer enter tained eight of her friends at her home on Bragg Street, Tuesday afternoon, January 21, from until G, the event being in honor of her eighth birthday anniversary. The decorations were pink and white. In the center of the dining table stood a large birthday cake, with white frosting, with pink rosebuds in which sat eight white candles.
 Each guest was given a favor, in the shape of a basket, these were pink and white filled with candies. Refreshments consisting of sand wichas, fancy cakes, ice cream and cocoa were served.
 It goes without saying that the little ones enjoyed most pleasant afternoon and wished Louise many happy returns of the day.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
Best Snake Story Yet

J. K. Campbell, of Vandalia, Ind, vouches for this December snake story:-
 "On December 22 my daughter and I started across a piece of tim Der land to a neighbor's home. Our dog went into hole where a tree had blown over, and was routed by a fve-foot black snake, which was hanging on some berry briars. I killed the snake with a club. The snake had the appearance of having swallowed a rabbit, but investigation disclosed that the snake had robbed a hens nest, and had swallowed a china nest egg. We missed the china egg last July."- "-Indianapolis News.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
Harold F. Klebes

Harold F. Klebes, age IS, died last week at the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. William E. Klebes, in Sharon. Death was due to pneu- monia following influenza. He for merly lived in Torrington, residing with his sister, Mrs. Henry V. Rebil- lard, and worked in the casting de- partment of the Coe Brass plant Harold's brother Herbert of the U. s. Marine corps, was reported killed in action in France on June 15.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
Killing Hens Not Prohibited

In response to numerous inquiries concerning the operation of the rule, which prohibited the sale of laying hens or bullets during the Spring of 1918, Federal Food Administrator Robert Scoville announces that this rule will not be operative during the egg laying season of 1919. This rule was designed to prevent the exces- sive slaughter of poultry at a time when fiocks were being dangerously reduced on account of the high cost of food and labor and at time when the country needed all the eggs that could possibly be produced.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
Hun Stole Masonic Ring

Last September, when Lieutenant Louis Abel of Lebanon was killed in action he was wearing a Masonic ring, an heirloom in the family. In- side the ring his fathers name was inscribed. A few weeks later a Mason saw a ring on the hand of a dead German, asked for it, and proved to be Lieutenant Abeps ring. He came home, advertised it in a Masonic paper, and the ring is now in the possession of Lieutenant Abe's family.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
A TWO-YEAR MYSTERY
No Trace has Ever Been Found of Missing Norfolk Town Treasurer

Tuesday marked the second an- niversary of the mysterious disap- pearance of Philemon W. Johnson of Norfolk, former town treasurc~, president and traas,rer of the Nor fol: Manrfact> ring Company, libra rian at the E1Isidyo Memorial litra- ry, president Of the Norfolk Chemi- cal Company, secretary of the Nor folk Agricultural Association, and one Of the rAcst highly favored young men in the pretty sammering town of the Litchfeld hills. Since the time of his disarpearance not the slightest, trace of him has been found. Whether Johnson is alive or dead is question that has been freely discussed, despite the lapse of two years.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
ANNUAL MEETING B. M. A.
Business Men Elect Association Off,
 cers for Ensuing Year

The annual meeting of the Canaan Business Mems Association was held at Odd Fellows hall last Thursday evening. The following officers were elected:
 President, J. L. Parsons. .~
 Vice-President, Charles Laffargue.
 Treasurer, W. 4. Wright.
 Directors, A. W. Holsapple, Frank Johnson, W. A. Wright, J. L. Par sons, J. c. Roraback.
 R. D. Peirce was elected a dele gate to the State Business Mems Association. Two new members were voted in and an effort will be made to enroll every business man in the town.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
Allyndale Go. Hearing

A meeting of the creditors of the Allyndale White Marble and Lime Co.,, of East Canaan will be held at the office of the referee in bankrupt cy in Hartford on Jan. 30 at 2 p. m. The trustee reports a balance for distribution and a final dividend will be paid on claims which have been proved and allowed.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
Boy Scout Notes

The Scouts are very grateful to MT. s. A. Eddy for giving them per mission to use the old shoemaker's shop on Railroad street fora meet ing place for one year from Feb. 1, 1919. They are planning to repaint and fix up the old building very soon.
 The plans for the Scout Entertain ment are progressing very favorably.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23

John Nelson has recently re- turned from overseas. John en- listed and entered the navy ard has been overseas for some tune. He is spending awhile with his father, Peter Nelson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-16
(By Associated Press.)

Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 15.-The indus
trial future of Canada may be infiu-
enced to a marked degree by the
meeting of the National Industrial
Conference to be held here Sept. ii
to discuss labor problems il the
Dominion.
Building contracts said to amount
to millions of dollars have been held
up pending some action by the red
eral government or an agreement
between capital and labor which
would tend to restore industrial
tranquility.
The conference will be attended by
representatives of the Dominion anc
rorvincial governments employers
and labor leaders from all branches
of industry.
Subjects to be considered will in
c,ude the right of employees to orga'
n;ze, recognition of labor unions
collective bargaining, and the sug
pestion by the Royal Commission OF
Industrial Relations that a bureau d.
established to promote the organiza
t,on Of Joint industrlia councils La
hor features of the peace treaty alst
will, he brought up for discussion
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-16
WAGES OF PROFESSOR
AND MoToRMAN

One Of the Harvard graduates who
are now in Cambridge planning it's
campaign for an endowment fund of
100000 for the university asked
President Lowell why Harvard facul-
ties Of former days had more eminent
members than now, and was thus en-
lightened: There are lots of good
fish in the sea still and plenty of good
fish here, but they don't get enough to
eat" And with regard to this ques-
tion of sustenance, posters displayed
in the college yard showing figures of
a professor and motorman bears the
inscription:
"a motorman gets 60 cents an hour,
a professor IS. Which is worth more,
gentlemen, minding the train or train
ing the mind?"
That is question which is bother
ing other people besides college pres
idents. In its broad application it is
the present problem of all "intellec.
tuals" in its bearing on their future
place in the economic scheme. The
relation Of the motormans wages to
the professors causes good deal of
serious thinking on the part Of the
young men just leaving college to
make their way in the world.
At one time professorship was
magnet which drew the best minds Of
the country to the college. But does
the honor Of the post compensate
nowadays for the financial sacrifice?
Is the great lawyer willing to limit his
activities to the classroom for an an.
nual salary no larger than single
fee? That civil engineer or chemist
or banker of the first rank should for
sake the munificent rewards Of his
talent for a professors income Is not
to be expected Industry offers the
great prizes and high thinking alone
with plain living has generally gone
out of fashion. The trouble is that
even the most generous college en-
dowment conceivable cannot provide
the "big fishes" with as much to eat
as they can find in the open sea-
New York World.