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New Britain herald., 1925-12-15
STR TO MAKE TEST

Washington, Dec. 15 P)-The sub marine S-19, recently returned to commission after repairs made neceS sary fom running aground off Chat ham, Mass, last January, will make q two hundred foot test dive ott New London, Conn.,, on December 1E
New Britain herald., 1925-12-15
PROMINENT JESUIT DIES

New York, Dec, 1b P,-The Rev Thomas J, Campbell, 72. for many years q leading member of the Jesuit order in America and well known as an educator and historian is dead at the Jesuit sanitarium Monroe, N. |.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-15
REPORTS HOLD-UP TO POLICE
Man Said To Have Been Robbed of S32 By Band of Youths On La salle Street.

Saying that Joseph zbcicik, 2g4 High street, claims he was held up and robbed last night at 8 o'clock of $l7 in cash and q $l5 check by q handof young men on Lasals street, Joseph Mcyricnsky. reported the matter to police this morning at 9 o'clock. He was told 10 have Hbciclk report the robbery in person, but at 2;30 o'clock this afternoon he had failed to appear.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-15
Tacken2io Is Elected
 Clerical Society Head

Dec. 15.--Rev. Kenneth nl;rnzlc Of Wcstport, was re- tod president of the Fairfield nty clerical association at q ting here last night, which mark .,Io tooth anniversary of the re- ,ui3ation of the association com ,I of Episcopal clcrgymen, Rev .rI,s A. Marks of Norwalk was t,J secretary and treasurer, Rev
 i,rnzie and Rev. T. c. Schroder .oothport, comprise the legislative ,lofttco. The next meeting of the .goiation will be in Bridgeport on nuary ,.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-15
ppoymENCE POSTMASTER

Washington, Dec, IS Pl-Presi- dent Coolidge today nominated war ter A. Kilton to be postmaster al Providence,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-15
>,,w rvuDIxG WRECKED

NAV EN iLITT'N" Los Angeles, Dec. T. H)-Depar'' n, of justice agents todny were aiting report from experts on ,Dosivcs before taking further IDS to determine the cause or ..iant blast which wrecked q nc" crete and tile building at the
 .1 States Veterans hospital T, miles north of San Fernando Angeles county
New Britain herald., 1925-12-15

sh Eggs 69c. Russell Bros,-AdV'
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22

Results now In hand warrant the
expectation that all Of these materials
can with some further research be
made to yield their quota to the ma
TONS potash supplies.
FINALLY, the observations recorded
In the Texas Panhandle showing I'M
mistakable evidences of subterranean
potash deposits convince us that In
some one OF these three groups Of raw
materials, IL not in all Of them, ade-
quate quantities. Of potash will be pro-
duced, certainly to render the Amerl-
can farmer freer from danger of un-
restricted exploitation by foreign mo-
nopoly, II not TO supply the nation with
its entire requirements In respect to
that essential commodity"
Potash manufacture in this country,
the report says, has developed SO rap
idly since the war that 1t is now able
to meet successfully the competition Of
the European product placed on our
seab0ard under the severest competi-
tive conditions ever experienced In this
industry.
Surveys have just been completed
of the alcohol, cement, borax and blast
furnace industry Showing a total ton
mage of potash there producible Of
225,O00 TONS"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22
The Backbone Plant

Spinach is often referred to as the
backbone plant of the garden from
the fact that it contains such guam
titles of mineral salts and iron that
are needed in the diet Throughout
the territory south of the Mason and
Dixon line and in some sections north
of this line spinach can be grown as
a fall, winter and spring crop. Two
sowings in the fall, one about the 10th
Of September and another during Oc-
tober will provide fall supply and
also a planting that may be carried
over the winter and used very early
In the spring. An early spring plant
Ing or two will come in just after the
bed carried over winter is ready for
use and a continuous supply can be
had until warm weather
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22

sons In at least fifty different ways
Correlation of facts has made 1t nee
essary for the bureau to invent and
construct special electrically driven
tabulating machines. The last census
gave employment to some 100000 per-
sons, most of them for only few
months, but many Of them for several
years.
In the last census. there were $685.
100000 cards put through the tabulat-
ing machines, which would have re-
CURED the services OF hundreds OF
thousands OF clerks by the old hand
method of tabulation In vogue during
the early years OF Mr.. Steuart's serv-
Ice.
Preliminary to gathering this census.
the bureau has sent bundle Of blanks
TO each OF the 449l5 rural free deliv-
cry mail carriers and the 10,S46 star
route carriers to be handed to the
farmers.
The bureau OF the census Is employ
ing farmers themselves to take the ag-
ricultural census
ut is a farmers Job and for the
farmers benefit" MIR. Steuart ex-
plains.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22
Proper Winter Ration
and Comfort for Bull

Plenty of legume hay. limited
amount of silage and small amount
of grain mixture made up OF 400
pounds of ground corn, 200 pounds of
ground oats and 100 pounds of oil
meal are recommended for the dairy
herd sire by r. d. Canaan of Indiana.
Dark. dirty stalls are responsible, he
finds. for preventing the young bull
from developing properly and often
weakens the breeding powers Of ma
ture sires. Plenty of exercise, protec-
ton during bad weather and moder-
ate ration are essential in preserving
q bulls usefulness.
Canaan finds an outside paddock
connected directly with the bulls
stall in the barn saves handling and in
sures exercise and protection. Make
the sides of 1t open enough so the bull
can see the rest Of the herd. If pad
dock cannot be built, cable from the
stall out through the door to a post
80 feet from the barn will serve. At
tach the bull to 1t by a short chain run
from ring in his nose, but do not tie
his head up SO high he will be uncom-
Portable.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22
Recent and Serious
Disease of Poultry
Respiratory Ailment dag:
nosed as Fowl Diphtheria..

serious respiratory disease of
poultry which has swept over the
United States during the last three
months has been tentatively diagnosed
as fowl diphtheria by scientists at the
Kansas Agricultural college. Post
morton examination showed, that most
poultry 50 afflicted was badly infested
with worms
Treatment with tobacco dust for
round worms and turpentine and olive
oil for tape worms is recommended.
Strict sanitation and blowing up all
poultry yards help in preventing the
spread OF this pest.
The tobacco dust treatment for
round worms when infestation. Is Sc
we're, Is made by boiling one pound of
tobacco dust In water for two hours
and then mixing with three quarts of
mash. This is sufficient for 100 birds
Follow In few hours with EPSON
salts at the rate OF one pound mixed
in three quarts OF mash for each 100
fowls. p. J. Taylor, poultry special
list at the Kansas Agricultural college,
states that any flock will be benefited
at this time Of year by feeding ? per
cent of tobacco dust in the mash for
four weeks.
For tapeworms the I've treatment Is
recommended Cook one gallon OF
whole grain for each Is birds. Cover
1t with water to which has been added
a small tablespoonful OF concentrated
I've. After 15-hour fast. feed this
mixture to.the fowls and provide pfen-
ty OF water The treatment may be
repeated in "a hours If thought neces-
sary.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22
Federal Surveys Reveal Much Potash

u NORMOUS potash reserves, GER
X tain. 1t is declared, to free the
L. American farmer from danger Of
foreign exploitation, are re-
vealed in progress report Of federal
surveys to the American Chemical So
ciety by DR.. ]. w. Turrentine of the
bureau of soils, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
"The greensands of New Jersey, the
potash shales of Georgia, the leucltes
of Wyoming and the alunites of Utah
contain in the aggregate the report
asserts, .inexhaustible quantities of
potash, and methods of recovering 1t
therefrom are now much nearer solu-
tlon than Is generally recognized.
1.-THE problem again Is one of by
products. In most Of these raw mate
rails aluminium Is an important con-
stituent. Great progress Is being
made in the development Of methods
Of Its recovery as alumina as a raw
material for the aluminium industry
From such a mineral as alunite the
solution of this problem will mean
also the solution Of the problem Of the
economical recovery of potash there
from and the same, 1t nov appears,
will prove to be the case with the pot
ash shales. feldspars. leucites and
greensands.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22
Have Good Root System
for Small Fruit Plants

Dig plum trees so as to get as many
roots as Is possible. then turn the
tree over and cut ali ends OF roots
off at a slope from the under side.
The top parts should be cut or, too,
so that they correspond with the
amount Of roots that are left. In cut
ting back the top, If the tree is a very
upright grower. leave the last bud at
point where you cut, on the outside,
so that the new growth will come out
more spreading. The last good bud
left on stubs is the one that will
make the leading new growth, so leave
ii on the side that you wish occupied.
When setting out the plum and small
fruit plants. be sure to firm the soil
well about the roots. In digging and
preparing the raspberry and black
berry plants, there Is not much for
you to observe except getting fairly
good root system. The old top may
be dead to the ground, or it may not
be; but in any case you should only
leave one single cane and cut this
back to stub from to II inches
long. You should not expect to get
fruit from these reset small fruits this
season so do not be afraid to cut out
nearly all of the old wood The new
wood which should grow this coming
summer is that which bears the crop
next year.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22
Value of Pumpkins in
the Fattening of Pigs

Results from three experiment sta
lions show that 376 pounds of pump
kins fed with 273 pounds Of grain,
gave 100 pounds of gain with fatten-
ing pigs. Authorities state that 2h
tons of pumpkins are equal to one ton
of corn silage About the only way
of getting at the value of corn silage
Is by figuring Its actual cost and this
varies great deal. Data kept in
Illinois indicated that ton of siIage
costs about $780, With concentrates
at 500 per ton and legume hay at s14
per ton, good silage is worth about
$3.50 per ton. Therefore, IL 1t takes
21a tons of pumpkins to equal one ton
of corn silage and 1t is worth $3.50,
pumpkins would be worth less than
half that amount. However, we be-
lieve they would be worth more than
that for feeding hogs hut we doubt
IL they are worth So per ton. The
seeds of pumpkins contain much nutri-
ment and they should not be removed
when feeding.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22
Slush Fund Inquiry Quickly Dropped

"HE senate campaign fund com.
mittee made short work of Its
u inquiry into "mlllion-dollar Re
publican slush fund.- purported
to have been handled through four
western reserve banks. Finding no evil
dence to support the story, the com
mittee gave up the trail after brief
hearing.
Counsel for Senator LaFollette, who
originally suggested that line of in
quiry, informed the committee through
Chairman Borah that they themselves
believed that kilograms supposed to
deal with the "slush fund.- were
forgeries.
officials Of the Franklin National
bank in Washington, supposed to have
sent the kilograms. disclaimed any
previous knowledge OF them. and tele-
graph company officials said they had
no record that such messages were
sent. Senator Borah then advised the
committee that Frank p. Walsh Of the
LaFollette counsel had told him he did
not believe the messages genuine.
With that the committee adjourned,
although Mr.. Borah requested that,
''for the committees record search
should be made also at the Chicago
telegraph offices for record OF the
messages
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22
Gardens VS.. Automobiles

Joy riding and tinkering with an
automobile during spare moments has
taken the life out Of many home
vegetable garden during the past two
or three years. In many cases the gar
den has had to give way entirely to
the garage and the care of the auto
mobile In other cases 1t has been a
fifty-fifty proposition and part of the
garden plot has been taken as site
for the garage and the auto gets fully
half of the time formerly spent on
the garden. Garden vegetables are
great American necessity and are
needed at all times Of the year to
balance up the diet.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22

The committee chairman said the
purported kilograms had been supplied
by l.. NJ. Lewis and j. Moses Ball, op-
orators In the Chicago office Of the
Postal Telegraph company.
John Il. Cochran, president Of the
Franklin bank, said he had not sent
the kilograms. They appeared to have
been sent by the Franklin bank to the
Reserve banks In San Francisco, Kan
sas City, ST. Louis and Minneapolis on
October 81. One of them, addressed TO
the Minneapolis Federal Reserve bank,
read:
THE Treasury department desires
issuance by your bank of reserve notes
up to, but not exceeding, $4,000
against General Motors company draft
now in possession Of Treasury depart
ment. You may deduct from the prin-
cipal sam any amount necessary to
bring state quota deficit, If any, up to
original figure.
Expedite remainder to National
Treasurer William v. Hodges to aug
ment victory. Unprecedented contribu-
lions creating surplus In eastern divi-
sion which makes 1t necessary to dis
tribute over western division regard
less Of oversubscriptions, although
state quota should not exceed 500, 900
oyersubscriDtion-"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22
Rabbits Damage
Various Trees
Abundance of Rodents This
Year Evident by Exten-
sive Injury Done.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.
Reports of damage by different spe-
cies of rabbits are received constantly
by the biological survey of the United
States Department OF Agriculture.
Frequently campaigns for wholesale
destruction of the rabbits are neces-
sary, and cooperative drives and poi
soning operations are organized by the
representatives of the bureau. Effec-
tive control work was done during
1924 in Colorado. Kansas, North Da-
kota, Texas, and Utah.
Snowshoe Big Factor.
The forest service of the department
describes the damage done by the
snowshoe rabbit in Minnesota as fol-
lows:
"The snowshoe rabbit is the one
principal factor in the loss of con-
siderable number of planted trees in
the forest plantations of northern
Minnesota. The abundance Of rabbits
this year (1924) and the damage they
are doing are evident to the most cas-
ual observer who visits the cut-over
areas of the region where both state
and federal authorities are endeavor-
ing to make denuded forest land again
productive through extensive planting
Of young trees. Not only are the tips
and needles of planted trees eaten by
the rodents, but much OF the natural
young growth Of pine, spruce, aspen,
and maple Is cut back and defollated,
or II the trees are over 3 feet high,
barked near the base. OF the three
principal species planted-white pine,
Norway pine, and white spruce-the
damage is heaviest in the white pine
and least in the spruce. All three.
however. are so heavily damaged as
to cause death in the case of amy Of
the trees whose tips can be reached
above the surface of the snow by the
rabbits. 1t is reported that 70 per
cent OF the trees in one plantation
were eaten Off by the rabbits, 43 per
cent fatally"
Cooperative Work Needed.
Reports OF this kind emphasize the
necessity of work against these ro-
dents by cooperative effort on the
part of all affected by their destrnc-
tive habits. Campaigns and drives or
ganized by the biological survey serve
to reduce the number of the pests by
many thousands.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22
Uncle Sam Taking Census of Farmers

TOR the first time In its history the
X United States is taking q census
j. of agriculture midway between
the decennial census years This
census, provided for by act of con-
gress, Involves the enumeration of be-
tween 6,500000 and 100000 farms,
the employment Of 212 supervisors and
about $4,000 enumerators, and an ex-
penditure of $3,500,0OO 1t began De-
cember / and will be finished In Janu-
ary.
Bossng this job is just one extra
chore which congress has put on VIII
liam NJ. Steuart, administrative officer
of the biggest statistical Office In the
world, the bureau OF the census, who
has served Uncle Sam for A years,
taking part Of growing Importance In
every census since 1885,
When you mention the census" not
one-half of l per cent Of the people
have any idea of the work involved.
There are upward of 115,0O0,000 per-
sons In this country, and the census
counts each one, makes out card for
each on which II puts 81 facts about
each, and then analyses and tabulates
these q facts about 115,000,000 per-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22
DOES YOUR
TONGUE TELL?
Is Your Tongue Sweet and
Clean, or Is 1t Coated
and Fuzzy?

Take your hand mirror, look at your
tongue, for your tongue is the barom-
eter of your health.
The common cause Of coated tongue
and offensive breath is bad digestion,
biliousness and constipation. Take
Beecham's Pills at once. They will
clear off the tongue by toning the
stomach stimulating digestion, acti-
waiting the liver and restoring COM
plete and regular evacuation Of the
poisonous wastes.
Beecham's Pills are harmless, grippe
less and notwithstanding. Being
purely vegetable, they act with Nature
in setting right the organs of diges-
ton and elimination Good for man,
woman and child. Small, easy to take.
Buy from your druggist-25c and
6Oc box.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22
WASH ]D[(]|!5 / |[7|AIZ|EA
S0[1)|Z|L0[5.!]I,I|,lIE!SS,!Ii ~ -
j. S. Crop Values Increase $500, 100000

In continuation. the report says
Though the crop story of 1924
spells Improvement to agriculture as
a whole, the Improvement will not be
shared equally by all sections of the
farm population"
Wheat growers stand to gain the
greater share OF this years prosperity.
the report indicates. ForecastIng the
probable division OF the increased ag-
ricultural income, Secretary Wallace
reported as follows:
Grain producers, who had cash
income from sales in 1923 OF about
$500 100000, may earn this year ap-
proximately $l,210,000000 Wheat
growers In hard winter and spring
wheat areas will gain more than other
wheat growers.
Corn In October was bringing 81 to
35 cents bushel more than in Octo-,
Der. 1928, but corn growers will have
less corn to sell this year. owing to a
reduction both in the yield and the
quality of the crop.
AT the present price level. the cash
Income OF hog producers during the
1924-1925 hog marketing season should
be equal TO that Of last year. notwith-
standing prospective reduction In
marketing of not less than 20 per cent.
Although current cotton prices are
below those Of last year, the large cot
ton crop should enable the South to,
hold Its relatively satisfactory position,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22

Allays irritation, soothes aud heals
throat and lung inflammation. The
constant irritation of cough keeps
the delicate mucus membrane of the
throat and lungs in congested con-
ditIon, which B0SCHEES SYRUP
gently and quickly heals. For this
reason it has been favorite house,
hold remedy for colds, coughs, bron-
chitis and especially for lung troubles
In millions of homes all over the
world for the last fifty-eight years,
enabling the patient to obtain good
nights rest, free from coughing with
easy expectoration in the morning.
You can buy BOSCHEE'S SYRUP
wherever medicines are sold---Adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22

Beets are one OF the most healthful
Of vegetables, containing more ele-
ments which the human system needs
than almost any other.
Every home garden should have q
little patch Of plants for salads. Once
planted most varieties produce for
several years thereafter.
place for everything and every
thing in its place should be the motto
OF every home gardener, especially
when 1t comes to the care Of his tools.
From other tests that have been
made with dried buttermilk 1t appears
that 1t can be used to best advantage
in the mash when supplemented with
meat and scrap or tankage.
Where there is room for two or three
extra rows, try growing some popcorn
for the children. 1t requires very lit
tie attention, and late In the summer
you will be surprised to find nice,
plump ears, two or three to the stalk.
Hardy chrysanthemums give the last
fall flowers. The white and pink
blossoms are hurt by freezing, but
most Of the yellow, bronze and dark
shades are not. In the colder states
they need to be watered In cold
frame.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22
fAT0Nlc


Forest fires threatening the red
woods and sequolas In northern Cali
fornia are menace that may destroy
the Oldest and largest growths In the
world II IL claimed by scientists that
the General Sherman tree, In Sequoia
park, Is the largest living thing, tow
ering 279.9 feet above the earth and
boasting diameter OF 1865 feet. Two
other trees are taller, but none SO
broad. In the 5000 acres comprising
Sequoia National park. there are 5000
trees that have diameter in excess OF
ten feet
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22

n" y ASHlNtION.--Th gross in
x come from agricultural prod
Wv ucts In the United States for
the crop year 1924-1925 will
exceed by half billion dollars the to-
tai for the preceding year, according
70 the annual report Of the late secre-
tary OF agriculture. Henry G. Wallace.
The report was transmitted to the
President by Secretary Gore, who ex-
planned that, although Mr.. Wallace Ind
not seen the FINAL draft, II was pre-
pared under his direction.
American agriculture Is In the best
position 1t has held since 1920 accord
Ing TO the report. Prices Of many
crops are at the highest point in four
years, and costs of production have de-
clined from the high point OF the de-
preston period. This years harvest
was, In many respects. the finest in
five years.
The showing in 1924, says the report,
brings agricultural prosperity nearer,
although the improvement 1t repre-
sents has not yet lasted long enough
to produce any marked betterment in
the finances Of the farmer.
The total acreage In all crops in
1924 Is estimated to have been about
370000,O00 acres. This was a decline
Of about 100000 acres from the area
planted in 1923 and decline OF 6,000,-
600 acres from the area planted In
1919, when the last census was taken.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-22
Keep the Soil Loose

After hard rain the garden and
posy bed packs and after the sun
makes it's appearance the ground
usually bakes. If the soil is of clay 1t
becomes so hard that the young
plants have hard time making any
progress. Thus. It Is necessary that
the soil be loosened about the plants
to give them all advantage They will
respond most satisfactorily to such
consideration