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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14
DISEASE EPIDEMIC FILLS HOSPITALS IN
 PANAMA DISTRICT
Weeks Stopping of Sanitary Work Brings Almost Immediate
 Result
By International Labor News Servic

By International Labor News Service.
 Washington, D. C., July 14-"The Ancon hospital is crowded with ma laria patients"
 William C. Flushing, special repre- sentative of the Canal Zone workers in Washington, received that report through the Panama City Star and Herald and immediately protested against the reduction of sanitation work on the Canal ordered by Sec retary of War Weeks.
 Acting on recommendations of his special commission, which reported secretary of war recently ordered a ease prevention.
 According to the Panama City newspaper, this reduction in money expenditure has been immediately followed by an epidemic of malaria and levers!
 Since the secretary of war cur tailed the expenses of the health department for the sanitation of the Canal Zone," says the Star and Her aid, ''it is not possible for that de- partment to be as efficient as before in preventing mosquito breeding, Breeding places which heretofore were sprayed with oil all the year round are now neglected and with the arrival of the rainy season there are now more mosquitoes on the Isthmus than ever before since sani- tation days. The Ancon hospital is crowded with malaria patients"
 Tt is time that the American pub lie awoke to the fact that the won derful sanitation program which Gen era1 Gorgas installed in the Canal Zone has been destroyed" said Hush ing. "The Special Panama Canal Commission which reported to the secretary of war in October, 1921, said that the Canal Zone was too healthy and that sanitation should be reduced until the death rate was in creased to that of certain cities in the United States. They ignored the statement of the employees that the death rate was low largely because sick people were returned to the United States.
 'In my opinion those responsible for present sanitary conditions on the Zone should be held directly respon- sible for any deaths that occur there above the average for former years Sanitary conditions defeated the French attempt to build the canal General Gorgas made the building of the canal possible by his sanitary program. The Special Commission by discarding his program have jeop- ardized the future of the Canal and the lives of the employees.
 "American skilled workmen are leaving the Canal Zone as fast as they can get away, not even waiting for assurance of employment in the United States"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14
European Labor Turns Against Russian Bolshevists When Treason F acts Come Out

of torture was the burger, Won Efremovitch Leliavin. At Armavir, the apparatus used was the so-called death crown leather strap with a nut and screw at the ends. The strap is fastened round the forehead and then screwed tight, SO that it crushes the head, causing terrible physical suffering. At Ekaterinodar, the Chekists, with Fridmann at their head, practiced the most exquisite torments on a certain Dombrovska, accused of secreting gold articles. They slashed her bare body with knives, and then crushed the extrem- ities of her fingers with flat ended iron pincers. Besides that, before leaving her. * *
 Cheka that there were violations, and that the system of threatening to shoot was practiced in order to com moral purposes Only there this sys- tenn fourished with special luxur- lance, in connection with the names of the Chekists Friedman, Saraeff, Kosolapy, and the chairman of the executive committee of the settle ment, Pashkovska. In the Saratof prison, the Anarchists and Socialists were, in March, 1920, compelled to declare a hunger strike, one of theft demands in connection with which was that the Chekist warden, Drozh nikoff, should be prohibited from wis iting the women's cells.
 "The Ornament and G1ory" of Red
 Party.
 "'The ornament and glory of our party-that is the Red Army and the Cheka' Such were the words of the head of the Third International, 
 The spokesmen for Russia's leading political party conclude with an ap- peal for the Soviets' tens of thousands of MretChed and tortured political
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14
SCHOOL JANIfORS
 SEEKING PENSION

Bridgeport, July I4.-School engin- eers and janitors, who have state organization, this week in convention reelected D. A. Murray of New Ha- ven as president The discussion was on the service pension bill to be offered in the next legislature and the benefits of the merit system.
 Other officers chosen were: Alpha White, Bridgeport, vice-president, in place of Thomas Luddy of Water bury; Albert E. Tibbals of Bridge port, treasurer; William Began of New Haven, secretary; John Ken nedy of Stamford, ergeant-at-arms in place of Thomas Eyars of Derby Delegates to the national conventoin at Lowell, Mass, on July I2 and B, are Thomas Luddy of Waterbury and Albert E. Tibbals.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14
Women Defeat Plan
 to Cut Their Wage
Washington Workers Appeal to Minimum Wage Board and
 Are Upheld.

Washington, D. C., July 14.-Four women, chosen to represent 1000 other women employed in the stores of the District of Columbia, have de- feated the attempt Of the Merchants and Manufacturers Association to reduce the wages of women in the mercantile industry of the District This decision, officials of the Wom- en's Trade Union League say, is the first instance before public tribunal where the tide of wage reductions during recent months has been stop ped.
 The issue came before the Mini mum Wage Board of the District on petition of the organized employers fo ra reduction from the minimum wage rate fixed by the board in July, 1919, at $I65o a week. The board called a conference of employers and employees in the industry, with three members representing the general public, and the conclusion, at the seven to four in favor of the em- the public voted unanimously to sus- cost of living had not diminished since 1919 sufficiently to justify a re- duction in wages.
 The minimum wage rate for wom- en in the District of Columbia, by action of this conference, remains the highest legal rate in the United States. Kansas over the protest of the employees has recently fixed a SIP rate, Massachusetts has reduced one rate to $I3.5o, and California has re- duced her minimum for manufactur- ing and canning industries from SIG to SIS week.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14

prisoners-few of whom have had anything resembling a trial.
 "The foreign delegation of the 5. K. r. has in it's hands considerable material testifying to individual and mass Hogglngs of persons in custody Only the whole of this material, taken together with the picture of the gen. eral regime of torture by hunger and cold," could bring home the night mare character of the regime of the Bolshevik prisons, thanks to. which Veteran Socialists (graduates) of the prisons of the autocracy say that "a month in the Cheka is as bad as a year in a tsarist jail" And only then will the European proletariat and its best representatives thoroughly un- derstand why we so insistently and urgently call to all: "Demand the immediate liberation of all political prisoners in the Soviet jails."
 Trial Serves to Show True Bolshe-
 vist Methods.
 The American pro1etariat and peo- pie, unbiased by pro-Soviet leanings, are more likely to lend it's ear to the call. And here is good cause, too, tor our own organizations agitating for the release of political prisoners if their devotion to the Soviets will allow them to turn aside from our handful of remaining "politicals" to the tens of thousands dying of slow tortures under that "idealist" govern ment.
 The grim facts brought out at the Moscow ''trial' may serve to en- tighten the remaining American friends and admirers of the Soviets European labor, through having rep resentatives present, we may be sure will know the truth and react accord there is no reason to sup pose that the remnant of pro-Bol shevists in this country will be more backward
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14

MATTERS GET CONTRACT.
 Norwalk, Conn, July 14.-All but manufacturers in the Norwalk dis trict have signed the wage contract of the Hatters' union.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14
Employer Loses
 Compensation Case
Supreme Court Awards Meriden Man
 $2oo Extra Damage Award.

By a decision of the Supreme Court this week the appeal of both parties from the decision of the lower courts, in the case of Dominick Bongialatte vs H. Wales Lines Co. ct al over the amounts awarded for injury to the plaintiff under the Workmen's Com pensation Act was decided in favor of Bongialatte, Justice Curtis advis- ing the superior court to dismiss the appeal of the defendants and to sus- tain that of the plaintiff, thus giving the latter $2oo more than was all lowed previously.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14
RAIL PROFITS GO UP.

New York, July I4.-Preliminary reports of railroad earnings for May, filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission, show that I36 class I carriers, with a total mileage of 17o,- o33 miles, had a net operating income of $46,o67,7oo, compared with $2o,- 3o3,ooo for the same number of roads in the corresponding month last year
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14
STATE UNIONS TO MEET.

Wilmington, N. C., July 14.-The annual convention of the State Fed eration of Labor will be held at liar bor Island, near here, beginning Mon day, August IA.
 Advertise in The Labor News, Iabors paper, for results.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-08-17
MOISTURE CAPACITY
OF SOIL INCREASED
Organic Matter in Any Form Is
OF Much Benefit.
Activities Of Bacteria Largely Depend
ent on supply OF Deeaying Ma
terisl-Food and Air Of
Great Importance.

prepared by the United states Department
OF AgrtCultureJ
In addition To adding plant food to
the soil and improving It's texture, or
gGnlc matter, supplied by green.ma.
nure crops, stable manure, or in any
other form, adds greatly to the
moisture-holdlng capacity. 1t has been
shown, says the United States De
partment Of Agriculture, that while
100 pounds Of sand can hold only %
pounds OF water and 100 pounds Of
clay 80 pounds, the same weight OF
bumus or decaying organic matter will
hold 100 pounds
Clay soil containing organic mat
ter is more friable than similar soil
without organic matter When the
organic matter Is entirely removed
the clay remains compact during
freezing and thawing. When the or
gdnlc matter Is returned the soil crum
Dies after freezing, just as the orig
inal soil
Not only do the higher plants grow
better In a soil rich in organic mat
ter, but the activities Of the soil bac
teria are largely dependent on the sup
ply of decaying vegetable matter
These bacteria need food and air.
Their food is the dead vegetable mat.
ter, which they break down and make
available to the higher plants. Mosj
beneficial bacteria use air, and this
they md more abundantly in soil
supplied with organic matter than in
stid clays poor in II. In sandy soils
there is mir enough, but the addition
OF humus helps to hold moisture ana
so benefits the bacteria as well as the
higher plants.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-08-17
GOOD
LlGHT-EDGED ROADS FRlABLE
Some Sections Of Bates Experimental
Road Break Under Traffic Of
Light Trucks.

(Prepa-ed by the United states Department
Of AgrcultureD
Some of the lighter sections of the
Rates experimental road failed under
the traffic of light trucks driven along
the edge of the surfaces on the first
day of the test. The road, which was
especially constructed for the expert
ments now being conducted by the
state highway department of Illinois
in cooperation with the bureau of
public roads. United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, is two miles long
and consists of numerous sections of
different types of construction.
On March 30, the day the road was
opened for the tests, - trucks with
bodies removed to make a load Of
$500 pounds on each rear wheel were
started on trips, which will continue
with increasing loads until the suit
ability Of each type is determined. The
trucks were driven so that the outside
wheels were on the edge of the paw
ing, and almost Immediately come Of
the sections began to fall. This was
expected, as the sections were Of light
design and intended TO demonstrate
the futility of such construction.
The road will be subjected TO a num-
ber OF tests under the destructive
pounding Of the trucks, and u H. ex-
pected that much valuable lniorma-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-08-17
FOREIGN MATERIALS
LOWER WHEAT VALUE
May Become Mixed With Grain
at Different Times.
Amount Of Doekaoe Present at Time
Of Inspection and Grading ls
Factor Of Considerable I'm
portance to Farmer.
prepared by the United state, Depar,m.n,

prepared by the United States Department
OF AgricultureD
The foreign material usually found
In wheat may become mixed with the
wheat while growing, or with the
grain at the time Of thrashing, or In
the elevator or other place Of storage
during the various processes of han
ding or marketing The presence OF
foreign material In wheat at the time
of thrashlng may be the result Of Inn
pure seed, or of certain weather con-
ditions that are unfavorable to the
growth Of wheat plants but favorable
to the growth Of weeds.
The United States Department Of
Agriculture, in its work Of grading
wheat, has found that where the seed
is carefully selected cleaned, and
treated before sowing, and where care
Is exercised In cultivation and crop
rotation, together with careful thrash
Ing and cleaning, there ordinarily is
very little foreign material present
when the crop is marketed The for
elgn material in wheat may seriously
affect its value In that It often In
creases the cost OF milling and Injuries
the baking quality Of flour. This fac
tor is considered in inspecting and
grading wheat. The amount of dock
age present has a bearing upon its
commercial value. When present in
large amounts. It Is factor Of con-
siderable Importance.
Farmers Bulletin 111s, Dockage
Under the Federal Wheat Grades, con-
talns a detailed description Of how
foreign materials affect the grade of
wheat Copies of the bulletin may be
had upon request from the division
Of publications, United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Washington,
d. G.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-08-17
LOOSE HAY HARD TO HANDLE
q Use OF Press Makes II Comparatively
Easy Matter to Store and
Transport.

Loose hay is bulky product and ex-
tremely difficult to handle In large
quantities. Before the practice of
pressing hay into bales became com
mon It was difficult and expensive to
transport this feed except TO the ex-
tent of loading II on wagons and haul
ing 1t to nearby town or city. As a
result, the matter OF supply and de
mnnd was quite largely local, and fire.
Quently there was wide variation In
prices offered in different localities.
With the coming Of the hay press 1t
was possible to put hay into bales
which were easily handled, greatly re-
duclng the space required for a given
amount of hay, and making II possible
to transport hay for long distances at
costs which were not prohibitlve.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-08-17
BOOM IN MATERIAL TESTING
lnerease'in Facilities Has Grown Rap
idly in Past Few Years in
Different States.

The great boom in highway build.
ing which has come since the federal.
aid act of 1916 has led to an increase
in the facilities for testing highway
materials. The bureau Of public roads
Of the United States Department OF
Agriculture keeps in touch with all
laboratories which test material for
federal-ald roads and reports that the
number hrz grown from a scattered
few In 1916 TO at least one In every
state with two exceptions. They are
distributed as follows: State highway
department laboratories 20, university
laboratories 27, and commercial labor
atories 81, total Of 6S.
Conditions have become such that II
Is practically necessity for each
state TO have means of quick testing
in order not to delay work. In pass
ing on materials the laboratories are
governed by the idea that roads must
be constructed with materials close at
hand wherever possible and give as
surance for the use Of such material
where It is suitable.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-08-17
MOTION PICTURE SHOWS BEES
Need for Requeenlng Colony From
Time 70 Time and Proper Man.
aoement Is Shown.

Bee keepers viii be interested In a
new motion picture prepared by the
United States Department OF AEricul.
ture showing the best practice In
handling bees and the control OF bee
diseases. The film, which Is called
keeping Bees at Work" Is Intended
TO supplement picture entitled Bees
How They Live and Work." Issued
some time ago for more popular use.
The new picture shows the need for
requeening the colony from time to
time, the way to prepare the bees for
wintering, the time to unpack the
hives, the control OF the swarm, and
other details OF management. The
fact that the bureau OF entomology
Hlll examine samples OF combs TO
identify diseases and advise on their
control is brought out.
The film Is In one reel, and may be
borrowed by extension workers and
others entitled to the privilege, or
prints may be purchased for approx
mately the cost of making them,
which is about $S7-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-08-17
CkMAS POISONOUS TO STOCK
Flocks-oeadly Species Are
Now Recognized.

Death camas, OF which there are
four principal species In the range
country OF the West, although causing
heaviest losses among sheep, are also
poisonous to horses and cattle. Under
range conditions cattle are seldom
poisoned. Horses are frequently made
sick, but deaths are rare. A few cases
are known where persons have been
fatally poisoned by the weed. Children
have eaten the bulbs out OF curiosity
and adults have gathered the plant,
mistaking 1t for the edible sego. The
United States Department of Agricul-
ture has not found remedy for poi.
soning by death camas, but the dead
ly species are now recognized, and
ranchers may safeguard their aocks.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-08-17
WAY TO CONTROL COCKLEBUR
First Essential Is TO Prevent Weed
From Maturing seed-shadlng
Crops Also Helps.

The first essential in cocklebur con-
troll is to prevent the weed from ma
turing seed, II the infested field Is in
corn, the cultivation must be careful.
killing all the plants possible with the
cultlvator and finishing the others by
hand or with the hoe.
Thlck-growihg, shading crops help 10
control the weed. Such crops as Sudan
grass, sorghum and even soy beans
and clover will reduce the burs. A
badly infested field or part OF field
can be moved and burned. Fence
rows and other waste place should be
watched for stray plants which will
mature seeds unless attended to.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-08-17

cover with four sliced onions, pint
of tomatoes and a sprlg Of parsley and
a bay leaf. Bake slowly two hours.
Make a gravy from the liquor In the
pan and serve with baked potatoes,
which may be cooked with the same
heat.
Orange Layer cake.-Take One-thlrd
of cupful of shortening, add one cup
full of sugar gradually, beating well
one beaten egg, one cupful of milk
alternately with 1A cupfuls of -four
slfted with three teaspoOnfuls of bak-
ing powder; flavor with orange rlnd
or extract and bake in two layers
about twenty minutes In a moderate
oven. Spread whipped cream thickly
between the layers and cover with:
Fruit Salad.-Prepare two cupfuls
OF watermelon and two cupfuls of
muskmelon by cutting into inch cubes;
add one cupful Of sliced peaches and
mix well, chill and arrange on lettuce
and add French dressing; serve AT
once.
Orange Fostlng.-Take one cupful
of cOnfectioners' sugar, mix with one
tablespoonful Of cream, pulp and rind
Of an orange and a little orange ex.
tract with some yellow vegetable color
Ing. Beat until smooth and spread
over the cake.
Sour Cream Pie.-Take one cupful
of sour cream, add one-half cupfu of
sugar. the yolks of two eggs well beat
en-, one-half teaspoonful OF cinnamon.
one-fOurth teaspoOnful Of cloves, a
pinch Of salt and one-half cupful of
raisins chopped fine. Line a pie plate
with pastry, MI and cover. Bake in
hot oven long enough TO set the pastry.
then reduce the heat to bake the Gus
tard. If desired the pie may be made
with one crust, using a meringue with
the egg whites and six tablespoonfuls
Of sugar. Brown in a slow oven.
When puzzled for salad Just take
few diced vegetables and stir them
into lemon Jelly. pour into indlvld.
ual molds and serve on lettuce with
thick mayonnaise. Two cupfuls OF
vegetables viii be needed with a cup
ful of the jelly,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-08-17
HENS NEED ANIMAL PROTEIN
Fowl Must Have Meat Of Some Kind
to Produce Eggs, No Matter How
Much Vegetable Given.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agrtculture.)
Those who have not learned by eX.
perience are apt to conclude, using the
pigs is pigs" reasoning that protein
is protein whether it grows Inside a
hide or upon a plant. But not all
protelus are alike and they do not
produce like results when taken into
the hens body. In n general way,
animal proteins and vegetable proteins
are alike in that both are nitrogen
Gus, but when the hen begins 20 make
them into eggs she finds there are i'm
portant differences that cannot be
overcome. But she must have animal
proteins in some amount, no matter
how much of the other kind is avail
able. High vegetable-proteinf feeds can
replace some of the meat feed TO ad-
vantage, but not more than one-fourth
to one-half of IT,
Tests made by the United States
Department of Agriculture show that
of the high vegetable-proteln feeds
cottonseed meal is the best for egg
production. Peanutmeal comes next,
followed by soy-hean meal and velvet
bean meal. In making up a mash not
more than one-tenth OF II should be cot.
tonseed meal, rs the use OF more cuts
down the egg yield materially and
may affect the quality Of the eggs, pro-
duclng spots and blotches on the yolks
which make them look bad. Other
vegetable-proteln feeds that may be
used TO advantage are gluten and lin
seed meal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-08-17

which has been mixed with chopped
nuts and serve with mayonnalse dress
Ing.
Raislns have natural iron content
which makes them a valuable food.
A handful added to almost any salad
will add to its flavor as well as Its
food value. Raislns added to boiled
rice, bread puddlngs and simple foods
prepared for the children will tempt
them to eGt food otherwise refused.
Raisin Roly Poly.--Slft one cupful
of flour with one teaspoonful each Of
salt and baking powder, add one tea
spoonful of butter and two of lard,
mix well, add one-half crpful Of milk
and two tablespoonfuls Of sugar. Roll
out one-fourth inch in thickness and
cover with one cupful Of raisins seeded
and stewed until thick, adding one
tablespoonful Of sugar. Roll the same
as a jelly roll and brush with butter;
sprinkle with sugar and bake In a
moderate oven. Serve warm with
lemon sauce.
Apricot Tort.-Make a tender white
layer cake, baking In two layers. Take
two pounds of ripe aprlcots, peel and
mash and put through a sieve; one
can drained may be used If the fresh
are not obtainable Add powdered
sugar to sweeten and one tablespoonful
Of butter. Spread on the cake for
filling and cover the cake with frost.
ing. Decorate with halves of the
apricOts.
Boiled Fish With Butter Sauce
Drop the fish tied In a cheese cloth in
to boiling water and simmer until
tender; seasoning such as onion, bay
leaf or parsley mGy be added to the
water when cooking. Drain the fish
and serve with rich white sauce to
which has been added while hot an
other tablespoonful of butter and the
juice of a large lemon, with salt and
pepper to season. Serve cold or hot
with the fish.