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through these columns information
as to shredders last fall. I got nc
answers to that request, though some
friends advised me not to invest In
a shredder, saying they were a fail
ure. But I knew | had been cutting
dried feed for stock all my life, and
did not see how it could be a fail
ure because it was cut by a large
machine.
A Personal Experience.
We made up our company and
bought one anyway, and l want to
tell you about it now so you can
plant the stuff to be cut by one next
fall.
Nv old fodder was nearly dried up
before | cut it, and of course did not
get the full value of the fodder. Our
machine was late getting In and we
were late cutting, and only got
through just as the rainy season
began.
/ put everything / had housed for
long feed through this machine. The
corn was cut near the ground and
shocked in the field until time for
cutting. / had some pea vine hay,
new crop, and some old of the pre-
vious year, which last was very
dusty. All was put through the
shredder.
Now I have been feeding this cut
feed all winter and up to this hour,
and my horses are in better fix than
for years at this season. Fed all
stock with this feed, and do know
that it has given me more satisfac-
tion than any feed | have ever used.
Where Mistakes Have Been Made.
/ know friends who would not have
their corn or pea vine hay shredded
if you would do it for nothing. And
why? One farmer had his shredded
a few weeks after he cut it and
threw it into a tobacco barn while
it was green. This man told me [
could have all would haul away, and
/ would not have it. He cut his corn
too early and then shredded it while
the sap would run out of the stalk.
This spoiled all his feed. He also
put it into a bad place to keep.
One of my neighbors cut just af-
ter a rain had fallen on his shocks,
and his is only half as good as it
should be.
A friend told me yesterday he could
buy a shredder in his section at his
own price, because the people did not
like the feed, and said they all cut
while the shocks were too wet.
The Best Thing on the Farm for Feeders.
Now, my friends, the shredder is
the best thing / ever saw on a farm
to help you in feeding for your stock.
This is only a cutting knife On a
larger scale, and everybody knows the
cutting knife is a very useful instru-
ment.
There are two or three things you
have to do to succeed. Cut your
corn a week or ten days later than
you would pull the fodder. Cut it
two feet above the ground or two
feet below the ear of corn. Shock
up now green or wet into small
shocks about three feet in diameter.
When these shocks have dried out
about two or three weeks go and put
about three of these together and
let them stand until they are perfect
ly dry-all winter, if need be. Now
cut and put away in dry barn. Throw
In salt every ten to twenty minutes
while the machine is running. Now
dry corn fodder, shucks and corn
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-23
APPLE scAB AND CEDAR RUST.

Cedar Trees Near Orchards Spread thu
Disease The Best Methods of Treat
ing It.
Messrs. Editors The Nebraska
Experiment Station has just ISSUED
Bulletin No. 88, "Apple Scab ano
Cedar Rust" The bulletin gives the
results of experiments which show
that these diseases of the apple car
be controlled readily by spraying
Directions are given for the prepa
ration and application of the neces
sary spraying mixtures. The bulle'
tin will be sent free of cost to resi-
dents of Nebraska upon request ad-
dressed to the Agricultural Expert
ment Station, Lincoln, Nebr. The
following is a summary of the bulie-
tin:
Apple scab and cedar rust have
been especially destructive during
the past three years. Although ex-
periments in other States have shown
that apple scab can be controlled by
spraying, Nebraska fruit growers
have not always been successful in
their attempts to control it. Cedar
rust is so injurious to certain kinds
of apples that fruit growers are rec
ommending the destruction of cedar
trees, on which one stage of the fun
gus causing the disease is found.
Some varieties of the apple are
very susceptible to the scab, as, for
instance, Winesap, Mammoth Black
Twig, Sheriff, Rails Genet, Virginia
Beauty, Red June, and Northern
Spy, while Red Astrachan, Windsor,
Jonathan, Ingram, York Imperial,
Ben Davis, Gano, Northwestern,
Missouri Pippin, Iowa Blush and
Grimes Golden are fairly resistant
to the disease, and Oldenburg, Whit
ney, Wealthy, Salome and Patton
Greening are practically free from
it. Cedar rust Injuries seriously such
varieties as Red June, Wealthy, Whit
ney, Iowa Blush, Jonathan, Missou-
ri Pippin, and the Prairie Crab and
it's relatives. while it does not ap-
preciably harm Cooper Early, Old
enburg, Early Harvest, Sweet Jure,
Yellow Transparent, Red Astrachan,
Maiden Blush, Ben Davis, Gano,
Winesap, Mammoth Black Twig,
Rails Genet, Northwestern, York
Imperial and Grimes Golden.
Removing cedar trees from the vi
cinity Of the orchard or destroying
the brown knots, or "cedar apples"
on the twigs, is an excellent way to
control cedar rust on apples, but in
many cases this method cannot be
employed and spraying must be re-
sorted to. In spraying tests con-
Quoted at the Experiment Station,
the average number of rust spots on
100 leaves of Wealthy and Jonathan
apples was 1873 for unsprayed trees
as against only 10 for trees at the
proper times. The time to spray
was found to be when the brown
knots on the cedar trees begin to ell
large, and become gelatinous and
orange-colored. The application
should be repeated in a couple of
weeks. The first of these sprayings.
which last year came early in MAY.
was the more important of the two.
Spraying at other times did no good.
In the spraying tests against scab
with Winesap, Maiden Blush, Sweet
June, Jonathan and Rails Gent trees.
the average per cent of scabby fruit
was 70 for unsprayed trees and ONLY
6 for trees sprayed at the proper
times. The right times To srrav oro
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I. II. Singleton Under Charges.

man giving his name as L. II. Singleton
OF 119 Maryland avenue northeast was ar
rested by Detectives Horne. Fathers and
Pratt at that place this afternoon. For the
present a charge OF unlicensed agent has
been placed against him. pending further
Investigations.
William X. Hakes who complained to the
police, saw an advertisement In a news
paper for a man. and he answered the adj
vertisement. finding that 1t was put In by
Singleton. Singleton explained. It is said
that he was hiring agents to sell a patent
OF a publishing house In Chicago Ill. and
that he would hire Hakes at a salary of
160 to have charge of seven men. But IL
he accepted. Hakes must leave $40 as COL
lateral. That he did. Singleton also prom
ised. IL Is said by the police, that the seven
men would be around tonight, and that
they. would each leave 81. and then SIS OF
the $40 would be returned.
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TO BUY IN LARGE QUANTITIES.
New Method Of Purchasing Sewing
School Supplies

In the future all Bingham and other ma
terials used in the sewing department of the
District manual training schools-and
probably all other supplies incident to
educational work In the city-will be pur-
chased by wholesale quantities and rates.
This was the plan outlined by Commits
sioner West this morning. after he had
spent some time In studying the various
phases of the subject. The proposed change
In conditions was inspired by Commissioner
West. who observed the numerous small
acquisitions and vouchers coming through
his office for signature, one Of them In par
ticular being a request for two and one-haif
yards of Bingham to cost IL cents.
'As matter of fact" the Commissions
declared "the schools use hundreds OF
yards of this material each year, and there
is no reason why 1t should not all be pur-
chased at once and stored away against
future needs, that one reQuisttion and one
set OF vouchers will cover the whole trans
action instead of twenty or thirty reQui-
sitions. and three times as many vouchers,
az At present"
District supplies has been progressing for
several months. District stationery. which
was formerly purchased In small quantities.
Ia now bought In bulk and kept In q store
room which has been provided for the
purpose.
II Is Commissioner Vests hope that
eventually, all of the material used Ia the
public schools and II, the District Offices
shall be obtained in wholesale quantities
which will considerably relieve the ofiices
of the property clerk and the auditor.
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KoMURA'S OPINION.
Rioting Not Of Any Great Impor-
tauca

NEW YORK. September Baron Ko-
mura, chief of the Japanese peace ENJOYS.
who Is in this city today. said he did not
consider the rioting in Tokyo more than a
LEGAL disturbance. When he was shown the
Associated Press dispatches today In his
apartments at the Waidorf-Astoria telling
OF the burning OF the official residence of
the minister OF home affairs and Of the
threatening demonstration which occurred
before his own Official residence. he said:
I'm the absence Of fuller details am not
In position to form any definite opinion
as to the occurrences in Tokyo, but believe
that 1t was merely local disturbance.
growing out of a collision between the DO
lice and the people,"
Mr.. Sato, the official spokesman OF the
japanese peace party. gave 1t as his belief
that the disturbances arose more out Of ir-
ritation on the part OF the people toward the
minister Of homo affairs because he closed
the Hibaya Park to them than from anger
at the government on account OF the recent
peace negotiation.
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WoMEN's RELIEF CORPS.
Meeting Held In Denver, Col, This
Morning.


DENVER. Colo. September THE ma
tionai convention of the Women's Relief
Corps began its sessions today The most
interesting political fight of any Of the con-
yentions connected with the Grand Army
encampment is on in this body. There are
five candidates for the office of president
and three for that Of treasurer. The latter
office has a f1ve-year term and the incum-
bent, besides controlling the finances Of
the organization, Is a power in the politics
of the body. AS one prominent leader in
the woman's relief corps expressed 1T, any
one aspiring to either Office must line up
openly in choosing their favortte for the
other office and consequently some very Pc
cuiiar combinations are the result
For the office OF president Mrs. Kate
Jones of New York; Mrs. Carrie E. Sparklin
of st. Louis; Mrs. Belle c. Harris OF EN-
poria, Kans.: Mrs. Abbie E. Adams of Su-
perior, Neb and Mrs. Geraldine E. Frisbie
of San Francisco are entered in the race.
Each has her following and even the men
Of the Grand Army have been pressed into
the campaign and are working hard for
their favorites. Mrs. Charlotte e. Wight
of Hartford, Conn. Mrs. Emily E. White of
Indiana and Mrs. Emily Mlham aspire to
the office Of treasurer.
The first business transacted by the wo-
mems relief corps today was the formal
welcome to the city and state and respons-
es. Then fraternal greetings were received
from the auxiliary bodies and the Grand
Army encampment.
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Found Floating in Canal.

The body of Daniel D. Cole a colored
barber. who resided at 1 Chester court
northwest. was found about o'clock this
morning floating in the canal at Wisconsin
avenue and Grace street northwest James
B. Davis OF 1920 N street northwest dis
covered the body in the water, and lie
notified the police authorities at once The
morgue wagon went to the scene and took
the body to the morgue.
Cole had been missing since last Monday
evening about IL o'clock. At that time
he was seen 20 be somewhat under he
influence of liquor. and it Is supposed he
stumbled into the canal while in this dazed
condition The search for him was I'M
awaiting until the body was discovered to-
day.
The remains were identified by his broth
er. who will take charge of them. Coroner
hewitt gave certificate of death by drown
ing after he had Investigated the case.
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ACCIDENTAL DEATH
CORoNER'S VERDICT IN CASE OF
JOHN T. PARKER.

An Inquest was held this morning at the
morgue over the remains OF John I. Parker,
colored, the carpenter who was killed while
he was at work on the New York avenue
bridge at New York avenue and LIST street.
yesterday afternoon. There were several
workmen called as witnesses. who gave
the details before the coroner's jury. John
Ward, the engineer. and Charles Williams,
the signaiman, who were arrested by Ser
geant Falvey of the ninth precinct sta
ton, but who were later released by the
action of the coroner. were also among the
witnesses. At the conclusion Of the evt-
dence and Of their deliberations, the jury
rendered q verdict Of accidental death, as
follows:
THAT John T. Parker came to his death
September 9, 1905, at or near Florida avenue
and New York avenue northeast, from frac-
ture Of ribs and pulmonary hemorrhages as
q result of being struck by an iron bucket
attached to a stationary engine. We are OF
the opinion that the death of the said John
T. Parker was due to an accident.
The First Witness.
James G.. Obera. the engineer In charge OF
the work, was the first witness, and as he
was not present at the accident he told OF
the working Of the engine. He said there
are four pits, over each of which a derrick
worked. 1t was one of the buckets operated
In connection with one OF these derricks
which caused the death of Parker. He SAID
nothing on the engine broke, but the bucket
fell on account of the slipping OF the boom
friction gear on the engine.
Gould the engineer have controlled the
boom that slipped?' was asked.
Il don't know" was the answer, made
after deliberation.
Gave Necessary Signals.
John Ward the engineer in charge OF
the engine at the time of the accident, was
the next witness He stated that the Sig
mailman gave the signal to raise the bucket,
and later to swing the boom from over
the hole preparatory to emptying 1t. AS
II swung around, the engineer stated, he
lost control of the boom and the bucket
fell.
Did any part of the engine break, caus-
ing the bucket to fall?"
No, sir.
What caused the bucket to fall?''
Some grease got into the boom friction.
causing 1t to slip
This had never happened befo.e accord
Ing to the engineer. No recent acc dents
had necessitated repairs to engine.
Charles Williams, the Signalman, was
the third witness. He said that the bucket
fell after he had given the signal to swing
the boom around He said he gave no sig
nal for the bucket to be lowered.
Other workmen told OF the bucket strik-
ing the carpenter and of carrying him from
the place where he fell
DR.. GlaZebrooke, deputy coroner. stated
that he examined the body anu round that
Parker had died from pulmonary hemor-
rhages.
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Army and Navy Union Meeting.

The delegates and alternates of the Ad-
miral David D. Porter and Col Theodore
Roosevelt Garrisons Of the Army and
Navy Union at a meeting last night de-
cided to indorse Rev. Father ]. p. Child
wick OF the Gen. George A. Custer CARR
son. No. 2. of Brooklyn, N. Y, for the post
of chaplain general of the order. Chap
lain Chadwick IS a chaplain In the regu-
lar navy and was stationed on board the
Maine when that battleship was destroyed
In Havana harbor. February IA. 1893. Fa-
Their Chidwick's name will be presented
at the national convention of the union,
to be held in Newburg. N. Y. September
2O-22. by the adjutant Of the Custer Gar
rison. The candidate Is one OF the most
popular members of the union. For sew
eral years he has been chaplain OF the
Spanish War Veterans and many other
organizations OF soldiers and veterans.
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MOROCCO YIELDS.
French Demands Said to Have Been
Granted,

PARIS September IA dispatch to the
foreign Office from M. st. Rene Taillandier,
minister to Morocco. announces that the
Moroccan government has yielded to the
French demands and given complete salts
faction.
The foreign office was highly gratified
this morning to receive the dispatch from
the French minister at Fec announcing
that the sultan had yielded all points de-
manded in the French ultimatum. The
dispatch says that september 4. the day
preceding the expiration of the uitimatun,
the grand vizier, 81 Feedoul Qarnit. ao-
companied by q rettnue, went to the
French legation, where he was receivsd by
the minister and his stan and the leading
European officials. Tho grand vixier then
publicly presented q formal apology for the
arrest Of the French-Algerian citizen,
Bouzian, and handed the minister the
amount Of the indemnity demanded for the
imprisoned man. and also presented letters
from the Moroccan ministry of foreign Of
Ace announcing that the caid responsible
for Bouzians arrest had been removed.
The French minister answered. accepting
the excuses and reparation given, and
thereupon the preparations for the de-
parture Of the legation, preliminary to the
enforcement of Frances demands. were
suspended.
The foreign office here says the repara-
ton Is complete on all points and that the
incident Is closed, thus terminating the an
ticipated resort to coercion through the
military and naval branches Of the service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-07
ALEXANDER EXAMINED
Secretary of Equitable Gives
Evidence.
NOT FORMER PRESIDENT
BROTHER GIVES TESTIMONY IN
INSURANCE INQUIRY.
Question of Policyholders Having Vote
Share of Surplus in
Society.
NOT FORMER PRESIDENT

NEW YORK. September 7.-William Alex
Ander secretary of the Equitable Life AS
surance Society. was the first witness ex-
smlned at the hearing before the legislative
committee which is investigating life insur-
ance today. Mr.. Alexander Is brother OF
the former president. James w. Alexander.
Before the hearing was opened counsel for
the committee stated that James III. Hyde
would be summoned as a witness later
Lawyer Charles f. Hughes read from the
charter OF the Equitable society extracts
showing that holders OF policies having a
face value of not less than 5000 have one
vote for directors personally, but not by
proxy, and that each policy holder Is to
have share OF the surplus of the society,
the directors to decide what the share
shall be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-07

nooga. Gettysburg and Antietam the posi-
ttons occupied by the veterans were taken
from under the civil service rules. after
which the veterans were discharged. one
after another. until ell were gone that any
excuse could be found for suspendinG. a
United States deputy marshal occasionally
other property u len at the marcy OF the
Dlunder.
Adiutaat General ). b. Gilman stated In
1895. was za2. ass. The deaths during the
year were e.162. The net loss for the year
vas 4: 6s0. The number under suspension
June 30. was 1858. The total expenditures
era! Blackmsr. the adjutant general said:
were few. He was the noblest type Of .
fre0-born American"
reported tbs receipts {inciudinG balance.
&1O.00O OF $16,261. and expenditures OF
$lb:S leaving the balance to August 2.
Inspector General Lee 9. Estslle reported
that there are 2S654 members In the ma
tional home and 1S.7xf In the state home.
State laws. he said. giving ex-soldiers pref
erence In Appointments. seem to be more
forced. He hoped the laws making It .
criminal offense to play games. have horse
races. ETC., on Memorial day would not
Allen c. Bakeweii, chief aid In charge
Of military instruction and patriotic in
struction In schools, reported that the
teaching OF patriotism to the pupils OF the
through the cooperation Of posts. the as
distance OF department commanders, the
support of superintendents Of public In
struction than hitherto; and, with these
growing influences now substantially or
dained. the results must multiply until the
grand object shall be attained OF placing
the statue Of patriotism on a lofty pedestal.
to rank highest among the exhibits Of the
virtues Of self-governed people
Military instruction in public schools is
growing to be considered an important fea-
ture Of the curriculum.
Flag day has been recognized in many To-
calities.
THE supplies for common education be-
Ing furnished by the state, why not the
flag, which is the text book of patriotism ?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-07
Charged With Larceny.

William ]. Brown. colored. was arrested
by Detective Baur of tine detective bureau
this morning on several charges Of lar
ceny from his employer. Morris Shapiro,
OF 0o5 ID street northwest. He was locked
up In the first precinct station and will be
given hearing in the Police Court tomor-
row morning.
The store proprietor had been missing ar
ticles at various occasions. and asked De-
teotive Baur to Investigate. The detective
watched for more goods to disappear. and
then he arrested Brown, on whom a marked
bd1l Is alleged to have been found. II is
expected that several charges will be
placed against him.
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TALKS TO STUDENTS.
Rushing for Fraternities at Stanford
University,

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal. septem-
Der 7.-Dr. John Casper Branner. acting
president OF Stanford University. in his an
nual address to the incoming freshmen
class. gave the new students a most 80
rious talk in regard to their future conduct
in the university. He spoke at some length
on the extravaganza which some college
men and women indulge in. and in this con-
nection he handled the college fraternity
and sorority situation without gloves. He
denounced tho practice Of rushing men from
the train to the club house. and there pledg-
ing them before they knew what they were
getting into.
At Stanford the competition has become
so keen that the only way by which tho
weaker and less desirable fraternities can
maintain themselves Is by carrying the
freshmen of their feet and forcing them to
join before they have had an opportunity
to look over the field and find which crew
is best suited to them.
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Row at Gas Works.

AS the result of an alteration which oc-
CURED at the gas works at 18th and N
streets southeast. about noon today. Elmer
Gardiner. thirty nine years old, is at Prov
idence Hospital with badly battered head
and James Jenifer. colored, Is imprisoned
at the fifth precinct station, charged with
assault. According to the police, Gardiner
ordered the colored man to take a wheel
barrow to certain place In the works and
perform some special work. Jenifer did not
take liking to the task and, it Is alleged
picked up piece Of lead pipe and struck
Gardiner over the head.
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Suddenly Expires.

Just he stepped from the BARRIERS
chair. after being shaved in the shop OF J.
F. Young at 500 H street northeast about
o'clock last night. Edward Lynch, sixty
five years old. of I20 5th street northeast,
dropped in a faint and expired few mo-
ments later. DR.. Fredericks was called in
to attend the man. but he could do nothing.
He gave a certificate of death from natural
causes and the coroner was not called in.
The deceased was employed as a watch
man at the bureau Of engraving and print
ing, where he has served for a long period.
His wife survives him.
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Fire in Forests.

ALBANY, Ore. September t. Fire has
again broken out In the forests east Of Mil
City. A logging camp In the Cascade noun
tains has just burned. The men barely
escaped from the camp with their lives.
Last weeks fire was thought to be under
control. but high winds yesterday famed
the embers into flames. It is now travelling
Into the Cascade mountains, destroying the
fine body Of timber and doing damage 9TH
erWiso,