Putnam patriot., 1927-09-16


 Federal government for the fiscal year of 1927 showed an increase of two per cent above the internal feye- nue for the fiscal year of 1926, accord Ing to survey of internal revenue collections just completed by the de partmcut of the treasury. During lg26 the internal revenue of the Nut meg State totalied S35 .536 .825.43, and increased t0 S36, o.443.s6 for lg27
 Of this total revenue, S33, ,799, 750.07 was realized as income tax, and g., i 3l0,697.sl was miscellaneous taxes.
 The income tax from Connecticut for the fiscal year of 1927 showed an in- crease of IT per cent above the ln- come tax for 1926, while mseellane- ous taxes registered considerable de- cline. For 1926 the income taxes re- ported for the state amounted to S29, l 00l ,346.g3. as compared with S33,- 799. 75007 in 1927 The income reve- nue of both these years showed con siderable increase over that for the year of 1925. S25 .565 .630.6s.
 Corporations paid about one-fifth more of the total income tax than did l individuals Income revenue from corporations of the state during l927 ] totalled Sls.06s.7 .704s7 Individuals of ] Connecticut paid St5.73l .045.20
 State And Loans
 Federal Land Banks closed t,433 l loans amounting t8 SauI6.l l50 m Cuu- ueeticut from the date of organization i t9 July Il df the present year. accord i Ing tu the figures of survey by the l Federal Farm Loan Bureau. During i the same period the land banks closed A 44El.g ?. I in the siS New England states. and l42a9tG loans totallng $l393.329.- 9i1 m the entire country
 M5nt ranked first ot the New Eng land states n the number and yalue af loau closed bY The Federal land banks In that state, 3.02s loans amounting t8 Ss.30z.g5 were closed hy the bank from the date if organ Ration ta July 3I Massachusetts came second with the closing If L. 699 loans involving S4.932. .605 Com nectlcut followed third with .is3 loans closed amounting to Sa.016.l l50 2 Vermont fourth with the closing If ] ,45t loans tatalliug S4,356 200; New Hampshire fifth with 62i loans closed amounting e Sl .393.s95 and Rhode Island last with Ills luaus closed in- volving Sts7 lou closed by the Fed oral banks
 The state 9f Texas ranked first in the entire country in the number and value of loans closed F he land bank, closed 55. .992 loaus amounting tr SlG2. .l9s,l91 in that state
 Blasting The Nutmeg
 Connecticut ranked second of tn, NeM England states in the consump tion et high explosives during tn, month of July. according Co the fig ures uf fl survey just released by th, Bureau nf Mines Operators in thu Nutmeg state used 1 .95o pounds Q black blasting powder and i2.90i pounds of high explosives other thai permissibles. during the month NJ high explosives of the permisslbI :, type were used ln the state.
 Massachusetts ranked first in Nev England in the consumption of ex plosi9es during July using 3.22 pouuds of black powder and t32 .O0 pounds of -purmissibles. Connec ticut came second followed by Main using i,a15 pounds of black hlastin powder and s4.l50 pounds of non=per mlssihlcs. Vermont with the con sumption rf 20u pounds of black DOW dtr and 2.I0o pnnHd af explosive eIhei than permissible., Rhode Islam | ttth using 3a.55u pound. of uau Il perml sihles; and Nrw Hampshir \ last @ltb consumption at l.s2 N pound af black powder and 16a25 q q faH r em~~ ihle mEh explosives h the eHtre NeW Enelaad district E hin na0A of black blasting pow asr and l0il4s pounds of high ey plo.lNrs other th4H petmissihles wer 3sed during tHly
 Raising Teaching Standard
 Standard If requisites for eertifi cates 10 teach school are continuing [ he rgised in Connecticut. according | word from the Rarrau of Education here.
 The trained teacher situation in th Nutmeg Stab Is steadily improving and there E every reason to antici patg continued progress. according q the bureau The enrolment m tb normal schools ls large and the stat is now turning eut enough teacher each year to meet the demand NtI this Increase have gone higher stand ards of normal school admission ana graduation
 The percentage of trained teach CTS m Che oue-teaehor schools uf nine ty-tiye small towns increased last veal from B per cent to IT. per cent Graduates af normal schools in grad, schools at the same towns were 70 pei cent the same wear. The turnover oi teachers was less and the number ot beginners fell of from lla to 97.
 Teachers salaries are rising The average in the small town rose about SlQQ last year The minimum in. creased likewise. but the maximum showed uo such gain There is a ten. deney for the salaries in the one. teacher schools to bunch between si.. o00 and Sl.lo0 This is real prob lem, because il means increased turn. over and shorter periods of teaching because of the lack af opportunity for salary increases
 Tilson in the West
 Representative John q Tilson of Connecticut left this week for an in spection trip through Imperial Valley