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Connecticut western news., 1920-11-18
RED GROSS RELIEF
 SPEED EXPLAINED
Preparedness Helped 0rganiza- tion Make Great Record at
 Wall Street Explosion.

"How on earth did the Red Cross get here so quickly2"
 On all sides among the tremendous crowds which hurried to Wall street, New York City, following the recent explosion in America's financial cen ter which killed thirty-five persons and injured several hundred one heard queries simIiar to the above. Numer- ous requests for enlightenment along the same line have been received at Atlantic Division Headquarters of the Red Cross, all occasioned by the fact that within twenty minutes after the death-dealing blast Red Cross nurses, physicians, surgical dressings, hospi- tai supplies and squad of experienc. ed relief workers were on the scene.
 Red Cross preparedness for just such emergencies is the general answer to these queries. The specific answer Is the smoothness of the organization maintained by the Atlantic Division in New York City to meet emergencies of this characteristic Metropolitan Dis aster Relief Committed This commit tee, composed of representatives of all the Red Cross chapters in the metro politan area, Is in touch with every part of the territory. The member of the committee near est the scene of disaster sets in mo-
 
 More than fifty communities in the Atlantic Division have established Red Cross disaster relief units. aa
Connecticut western news., 1920-11-18

At Court of Probate. holden at Sharon in and for the District of Sharon on the 18th day of November A. D. 1920.
 Present Willard Baker, Judge.
 Estate of Virgil B. Roberts late of Sharon in said District deceased.
 Upon the application of James C.. Roberts, praying that letters of ad- ministration be granted on said es- tate as per application on file. It is
 ORDERED-That the foregoing application be heard and determined at the probate office in Sharon, in said District on the 27th day of Mo- vember, A. D. 1920, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given to all persons interested in said estate on the pendency of said ap- plication and of the times and place of hearing theherin, by publishing a | copy of this ordered once in some newspaper havng a circulation in said district, and by posting copy of this order on the public sign-post in said town of Sharon at least seven days before the day of said hearing to appear if they see cause at said time and place, and be heard rela- tive thereto and make return to this ] Court.
 Attest, Willard Baker, Judge
Connecticut western news., 1920-11-18
RED CROSS TEACHES E THRIFT PRINCIPLES
Women Shown How to Convert Slightly Worn Clothing Into
 Attractive Garments.

Conssruasson Is praying a big part in the wort o$ the Atlantic Division Chapters o< tire Red Cross these days. Thrift inst deals telling blow at the high cost of living and at the same time enables the loyal Red Cross wo- men workers to assist in clothing the needy children of America and Europe is being praeeced. .. r a-
 Present conditions in Europe make it imperative for Red Cross work rooms to Increase their production. There are in the famine and disease swept regions of Central Europe wide areas where rags constitute covering for millions of fatherless children. Winter Is coming to increase their suf- fering unless warm clothing is sent overseas, and the women of the Allan tic Division are working hard to main tain the divisian's record.
 One of the many problems the Red Cross had to face was how to continue production in the face of the necessity for conservation of material A prac- tical solution was found in the remod- cling of worn clothing into warm gar ments, and this is exactly what is be- ing done. Old suits and dresses that have outlived their usefulness are be- ing ripped apart, cleaned and cut over on practical patterns.
 Sometimes only yard or so of good cloth Is left after the worn pieces have been thrown away, but 1t is possible by careful piecing to make an entire new garment for a child out of what seems at the first glance to be merely useless remnant. For instance, a pair of rompers for s two-year-old may be made from the front width of an old skirt. Tiny skirts are evolved from woman's discarded coat. and sometimes a whole costume i Is fashioned from an old-time gar ment which has such voluminous widths of material that the frayed narts may be cut off and still enough he left for one-piece dress. Mem bers of the Red Cross can help in this humane work by renewing thelr membership during the Annual Roll Call November IA to %, and by in- ducing their friends to join the organ ization.
Connecticut western news., 1920-11-18
Whitewash Stables Now

It is a good time before herd goes into winter quarters to give the in- terior of the COW stables a coat of whitewash. Whitewash makes the stable light, gives it a clean appear ance, and above all it cleans the walls and ceiling which so often becomes grimy and dusty, and make it more difficult to produce clean milk.
 Here is good formula for 8 whitewash that will stick well: Stake half a bushel of unslaked lime with boiling water. Cover during the process to keep in the steam. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve and add peck of salt, previously dis solved in warm water. Then add three pounds ground rice, boiled to a thin paste and stirred in while hot. Next add one pound clear glue, dis solved in cold water hung over fire A half pound of whiting will give it a luster. To the above mixture add five gallons hot water and leave standing for a few days, covered to keep out dirt. Applied hot, pint of this wash will cover square yard.
Connecticut western news., 1920-11-18
Good Dairy Ration

An excellent grain combination in line with the feeds you have on hand would be the following: 100 pounds of middlings, 200 pounds of bran, 200 pounds of linseed meal and 200 pounds of cottonseed meal. This assumes that your silage has a good deal of mature grain in it. In case it does not, you could add 100 pounds of hominy or corn meal to the above combination. Feed one pound of this grain mixture to each three or four pounds of milk yield ing, depending on whether the cows are Ayrshires or Guernseys. Feed from 30 to 35 pounds of silage day, give one big feed of clover at night, or what the cows will clean up, and then during the day let them have oats straw in quantities; such they will rtaher carefully pick over. Let them have a rather generous supply of this. a"
 As for salt, when allowed free access, COWS will consume about one one ounce daily. For milk cows, three-quarters of an ounce daily per 1000 pounds live weight, with 0.6 ounce additional for each 20 pounds cows giving around pounds of milk of milk, is generally sufficient. Those daily and weighing 1000 pounds would readily consume about 1 1-2 ounces of salt day. :.i.
Connecticut western news., 1920-11-18
Notice Special Town Meeting

The legal voters of the Town of North Canaan, Conn.,, are hereby notified that special Town meeting will be held in the Town Hall, in the village of Canaan, in said Town of North Canaan, Conn, on Monday, November 22nd, 1920, at P. M., for the purpose of ascertaining what action the Town of North Canaan will take toward appropriating a part, or whole, of the penalty tax paid to the Town of North Canaan from the estate of Ella Brown, to the North Canaan Community Asso- citation and for the purpose of inn provements upon the public park or playground on East Main Street, in the saD village of Canaan, in the said Town of North Canaan, and to transact any other business proper to come before said Town Meeting. i. Dated at North Canaan, Conn.,, this 18th day of November A. D. 1920. ...
 William J. Reel --.
 Burton J. Stratton
 -",~ John W. Morris
 ,%, Selectmen.
Connecticut western news., 1920-11-18
RED CROSS JUNIORS. HELP BLIND CHINE.

Blindness-the most pltlable al ton to which mankind is heir-hs new and formidable enemy In the , for Red Cross. American school dren enrolled in this orgunlzatiC the Atlantic Division alone has 1,i SIS of these active youngsters- uniting in campaign to fight bl ness in China, where conditions ! become so appalling that the cry help is reaching half way around world. - No matter how distant call nor how remote the need, the { iors are as ready with practical { stantial help as they are with syi thy, and the approach of the Flo Red Cross Roll Call November IA [ will show how many other hearts going out to the thousands of unft mates who may be doomed to wal all their lives In darkness.
 The Atlantic Division Juniors proving the sincerity of their slc "I serve p' by helping the childre many other countries besides Cl not excepting needy youngsters at home. Last year they manufact more than e.o00 toys, 5000 tables chairs, which, with 54,000 garmen various kinds, were shipped to houses of children in the devast and disease swept sections of Eu0 The program for the current s' year calls for continuance of splendid work as well as for worthwhile activities.
 Membership in the Junlor Red ( does not involve any financial ol ton. The children do not have |, dues or membership fees. One sclfption for each room in thok to the Junior Red Cross News, " carries Illustrated articles of fh' to children, is all Hlut is neeessgtl enrollmgn;.
Connecticut western news., 1920-11-18
Class by Themselves.

Stanley Is one of a large family. Besides numerous sisters and broth CTS. there are aunts and uncles galore and many cousins. The only young people, however, are those in his i'm mediate neighborhood. At .Thanksgiv- Ing dinner Stanley gazed solemnly around the table for while and then announced oracularly: ''My mother and the cat seem to be the only people In this whole family that have any children" ...
Connecticut western news., 1920-11-18
Suc,inct Information.

Friends of ours have a family of three children. Elizabeth and twins James and Joseph. The twins re- semble each other so much that 1t Is hard to distinguish them. One day while the children were playing in the yard a neighbor asked Elizabeth which of the boys was James, and she very promptly received the reply that James was the one standing next to Joseph.- Exchange.
Connecticut western news., 1920-11-18
Preventing Fall Troublss in the Farm . Poultry Flock

One of the most common diseases of the farm poultry flock during the autumn is roup. This disease is fre- quently found in damp, poorly ven tilated houses and is most often con- tracted by birds that are poorly de- veloped and of low vitality. Fowls of this type frequently get roup and are the means of spreading 1t throughout the flock. Obviously, prevention should consist of elimin- ating the weddings from the flock and providing a house that will be dry and free from drafts, but we'll ventilated. -..
 An additional prevention against this disease is the following: Add as much potassium permanganate as will remain on the surface of dime to each gallon of drinking water and keep before the fowls This acts as an antiseptic and will help to keep the birds in good condition. An at tempt to cure the indvdual of roup s not advisable, for, although in the majority of cases, there may be an apparent cure, the danger of reinfec- ton is great, and frequently such birds cause the disease to spread throughout the flock. The safest policy is immediately to remove such birds from the flock and kill them as soon as they show the first symptoms recognized by a watery discharge
 from the nostrils or eyes. ,
Connecticut western news., 1920-11-18
Climate and Longevity.

The general death-rate Is found te increase with rising temperature and to diminish with falling thermom eter. These conclusions are a resul of study of about 100000 deaths 1T New York in connection with thu weather on the day of the death. Th' peculiarities seem to apply to all sea sons. Variety, as in English or Ga nadian weather, is healthful and stim ulating, and it Is believed that some variability is as essential as propei humidity.
Connecticut western news., 1920-11-18
Why We Prune

Since the purpose of pruning fruit trees must be clearly in mind before beginning operations, it is we'll to re- member that the principal objects of pruning are as follows: To modify the vigor of the tree, to keep the
Connecticut western news., 1920-11-18
Cooperation Brings Farmers Profit Marketing Produce

Cooperative marketing of all kinds of farm produce has been success fully worked out in Prentiss county, Miss. ....
 Buyers formerly went into the county and purchased at their own prices, often 25 per cent below the outside market. The county agent
Connecticut western news., 1920-11-18
Create Power

There is someih'n" great+f on earth than arbitrary power. IL thunder. the lightning and the earthquake are terrific. hut the judgment of the peo- pie is mora.-Daniel Wehstef.
Connecticut western news., 1920-11-18
Some Facts About Cottonseed Feed

Some Facts About Cottonseed Feed
 There are many men who buy feed without knowing what is it's guaranteed analysis, in spite of the fact that state law requires that each commercial feed put on the market, shall have stated the protein, fat and fiber contents. In some places, far mers are buying cottinseed feed for cottonseed meal. Oftentimes cotton seed feed is incorrectly called cotton seed meal. Many farmers are feel ing that they are not getting as much as they used to out of the cottonseed, which they are buying.
 There is distinct difference be- tween cottonseed feed and cotton seed meal. Originally, cottonseed feed will analyze as follows: Protein 20 per cent fat { per cent. Cotton seed meal, on the other hand, con tains much higher per cent of pro tein, and for the cake of distinction, there are four grades of cottonseed meal quoted on the market today. The first analyses 36 per cent pro- tein, the next 38 per cent, the next Al per cent. and the next 43 per cent. 1t is practically impossible, however, to obtain from local dealers anything higher than the 36 per cent grade. 4.. -.. ......
 There are two or three things worth noticing in regard to cotton seed feed. In the first place it is made up of a mixture of high grade cottonseed meal and cottonseed hulls The hulls contain a very small amount of actual feed value. These two, mixed together in proportion of a ton of hulls to ton of high grade meal, will give us cottonseed feed. Tn the second place cottonseed feed runs very high in fiber contents in the case just noted, as high as some of our ordinary roughages. This makes the feed very much less digestible when fed to animals, and we naturally feel that we are not get ting Gas much out of our cottonseed as we used to-" -'-
 In the third place, cottonseed feed usually sells out of all proportion of its actual value. Only recently, cottonseed feed analyzing 20 percent protein was selling at grain store in the southern en dof New London county for $65 a ton ,and at the same time 36 per cent cottonseed meal could be purchased in carload lots at wholesale at $53 per ton. In
Connecticut western news., 1920-11-18
OUR FARMERS CORNER

tree shapely and within bounds, to make the tree more stocky, to admit air and sunshine, to reduce the struggle for existence in the tree top, to remove dead or interfering branches, to aid in stimulating the development of fruit buds, to thin the fruit, to make thorough spraying possible, and to facilitate the har- vesting of the fruit.-Exchange.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-08-06
Chapter XIII
The Local.

A month after the Debs meeting, the
people Of Boulder were finding work.
ing class literature on their deor steps;
and the local news paper announced,
that Pete Collingwood had organized
a local of the .So,ialist Party in their
midst Olive, young as she was, soon
became a moving, if not a leading
spirit, in this new organization.
She was eager to use the political
machinery Of government for the i'm
provement of the social and industrial
condition of which she had heard and
read so much. Collingwood and the
"Appeal" had convinced her, that
by political action, she could help to
usher in the millennium of social right
eousness. But fate did not permit her
to remain long under this delusion, for
in his very next letter Jack told her
what he and Collins thought of the
real value of political action, and what
in their opinion it would ultimately
lead to. Politics is the game of politi.
clans. 1t is the governmental spirit
Of the present order, and is devised
to safe guard the interests of its
benificiaries. A socialist when elected
must therefore take an oath not to
inforce socialism, but to administer
the affairs Of the present capitalistic
state in manner, acceptable to the
class which controls that state" She
read in Jacks letter of comment on
the socialist party as a revolutionary
force
He further told her in his letter, that
the economic relations between worker
and employer were such as to make the
industrial arm of working class power
the main lever, by which to force
from both the political and economic
masters all possible concessions.
When che read this, her mind revert
ed to the speech she had heard in
Denver Debs had spoken of both the
political and industrial forms of organ.
ization, as two hearts with but a
single soul. From this she decided
to urge the industrial form of organiza-
tion upon the newly organized local
with which she was affiliated, and here
she met with her first great obstacle,
in fact, with a rock that was destined
to wreck the ship of political social.
ism in the United States.
The greater part of the membership
of local Boulder was made up Of would
be politicians, farmers, and christian
Scientists. With the exception of Colling.
wood, there was not one who had
even faint conception Of the fact
that there was scientific basis under.
lying all social phenomena. They. were
simply machine breakers. That is to
say, they were eager to break into the
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-08-06
The Black Sheep.


built up by the encumbent political
machine. To get comrade into the
courthouse, was to their mind step of
supreme Importance on the road to the
millennium. But to reach the court
house and higher, they needed votes,
and in order to obtain votes, it was
necessary to curry favor with the
voters. 1t was of Importance to them,
that the voters be instructed in the
underlying principles Of society. Such
instruction might offend them, and
then they would not vote for socialism.
If only they could get the people to
vote for the comrades, then the COM
rades would fix things for the people,
all of which sounded very beautiful,
when it re-echoed in empty heads.
Politician like they were ready to be
all things unto all men, that during
time when jobs were scarce, they
might suck the public teat. These so
called socialists, office hungry, political
shysters feared nothing so much as
socialism. They were forever urging
s series of don It's upon the few men
and women. Don't attack the church,
we need the church peoples vote. Don't
attack the saloon, we need the saloon
mans vote. Urge an eight hour day,
for all but farm laborers because we
need the farmers vote. In short the
wind broken politicians horribly raped
every principle and ideal of the so.
cialist philosophy in order to get into
office. Be it said to the credit Of the
native good sense of the American
Public that very few Of these gentry
ever attained the goal of their ambi
tion. Some did, and their record stands
as proof that politicians are as rule
not revolutionary factors in the So
cialist movement.
In the newly formed local at Bould-
CT, the above named type was in the
majority. Whatever they proposed out
Of the fulness Of their ignorance was
of course effectively seconded by those
who were not better instructed. Col.
lingwood was the only one in the local
who had fair grasp of scientific
socialism, and he was considered a
hirdrance to the cause and Olive was
the only one who desired to learn the
science and she was soon looked upon
with suspicion. And no wonder There
WASH I single wage-earner in the
entire organization. Most of the men,
bers were socialists in name only; in
realty they were simple populists, who
had refused to die when Billy Bryan
killed them in 1896. This type was the
back bone of the Socialist Party in
the middle states. They migt be de.
scribed as simple sons Of discomfort,
with the emphasis on the simple. Their
natural party had deserted them, and
so they were left rudderless upon the
political seas, They fastened themselves
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-08-06
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1920

" INV 'SoSAoiAoo oAtr DOSouoO thOy
realized that neither of the dominant
parties, would either permit them in
office, or consider their hobbies.
Instead of studying the principles.
laid down by Marx and Engles they
brought to the new movement enmass
the ideas of Populism. They fervently
read the Appeal to Reason believing
it to be complete exponent Of So
cialism for no other reason, than that
in general it agreed with them. That
paper however, was more familiar with
the visioning Of Bellamy than with
the reasoning of Marx.
The influence of the Appeal how
ever, must not be underrated. 1t stirred
up a great deal of discomfort, but it
never justified its title. 1t seldom
appealed to reason, but ever to senti-
ment. 1t never unwaveringly defended
socialism. Tt always had a tendancy to
pander to the prejudices of the agra
rian population. Instead Of fearlessly
instructing its readers in the basic
truths of social evolution, it ever
tried to adapt the science of proleta-
rian emancipation to the needs and
views of the modern individualistic
farmer. That is, it tried to fit social
ism to the farmers needs, instead of
trying to teach the farmer that he
would ultimately need socialism.
1t is quite true that it is impossible
to teach a man against his economic
interests. The farmer does not want
socialims. He wants his farm. He will
use the Socialist Party or any other
party to retain that farm. But the
inexorabel law Of industrial evolution
is greater than all men and all parties,
and ultimately will drive the indivi-
dualistic farmer out of existence and
make the agricultural life of the ma.
tion social service.
The Appeal ought to have known
this and directed its efforts toward
the proletarian masses, but the sicken-
ed populism, groggy with its defeat
in 1896 was casting about for new
ship on which to sail, and hence made
ready rude recruits for the Appeal
army, WHICH uOW DcCdhhc bciitiie
moral force in the nation. With their
help the paper waged splendid war in
behalf Of imprisoned and threatened
workers, for the deposition Of corrupt
Judges and the improvement Of present
conditions. It was forever pointing
out tho more hideous practices Of capi'
talism, and in that way preparing the
public mind more for political
agnosticism than for constructive
thought
To Olive who had no working class
experience, but who was powerfully
impressed with the abstract beauty and
moral appeal that she found in social
ism as she understood it, looked upon
the paper as sacred, If not inspired
word. And in this she was not alone.
The appeal did build up an army Of
devoted warriors against encroaching
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-19
DRESS COSTING
IL CENTS WINS
KENTUCKY PRIZE

Murray, Ky.-A dress that cost
IL cents won the thrift prize at the
Galloway school fair here recently
and probably set q record for this
and a number OF other states.
Miss Eunice McLane. young and
pretty, looked very attractive in her
gown costing q dime and 2 cents.
This is how she did 1t.
In her search for available mate.
rial she found a piece OF oilcloth
that had been used on the kitchen
table for seven years. She b0iled
it, making it a thin. soft material.
bought 5 cents worth of dye and
colored it pink.
Then wishing to embroider it, she
had to pay cents for an embroid-
cry pattern.
. She used rawlings of the mate
rial to sew the dress up and the
rawlings OF a silk stocking to en-
broider it with.
Second prize at the school fair
was won by Lille Grogan with a
dress of all new materials costing
Sc cents.