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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02
TYPoTHETAE DEFEATED.
Loses Case With Pressmen's Union
Over 8-Hour Workday.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, February Eff
forts of the United Typothetae of Ameri-
ca to force the international Printing
Pressrnen's and Assistants Union Of
North America to live up to an alleged
agreement whereby the eight-hour work
day would not be instituted until after
January I. 1909. met with defeat tSday.
United States Judge Thompson handed
down a decision in which he says the
union committee did not have the power
to bind the union by the agreement it en-
tered into with the committee from the
typothetae.
The typothetae was granted a temporary
Injunction some time ago TO prevent the
officers of the pressmen's union from call
ing strike. They asked for permanent
Injunction, asserting that the officers of
the union had signed an agreement with
the typothetae for a nine-hour day and
that all eight-hour workday would not be
instituted until after January !, 1903. The
officers of the union admitted that the
agreement had been signed by some of
them. but that it was not bind ng rs the
members of the union had not ratified. the
agreement.
Judge Thompson. in his decision today.
held that the agreement made by the Of
ficers OF the union providing Cor nine
hour day does not bind the rank and file
Of the union TO work nine hours. but only
to work nine hours II they work at all,
and he denied the petition for perma-
nent injunction.
The contract entered into between the
typothetae and the pressmen's union six
years ago provided that arbitration should
be resorted to before national officers Or
dered or financially aided in strikes. When
the contract came up for a renewal a year
ago the pressmen's committee allowed a
nine-hour clause to be inserted as a sup
elemental condition. without submitting
this proposition to the members.
The mass of pressmea protested on the
plea that they had been fighting for an
eight-hour law for five years and the con-
tract did not express their sentiments.
Judge Thompson ruled that no valid con-
tract now exists, thus knocking out the
nine hour clause. He further ruled that
no court of equity could, without exceed
ing authority. epjoin men from striking
nor could it enjoin advisory officers of
unions from advising or loaning financial
aid In cases of individual strikes of the
union members.
The typothetae. which is under $4,000
bond to the pressmen's union for dam
ages must also make good any claims
arising because OF the temporary injunc-
ton.
1t is said the pressmen will now press
their fight for an eight-hour day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02
BUSINESS MEN AS GUESTS.
Former Senator Henry g. Davis En-
tertains at Dinner.

Former Senator Henry G.. Davis of West
Virginia was the host at dinner party
last evening at the residence of his SON
in-law. Senator Elkins, 1926 X street
northwest. Mr.. Oscar G. Murray, presi-
dent Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. was the guest of honor. Covers
were laid for Mr.. NJ. A. Knapp. chairman
of the interstate commerce commission;
Mr. Francis Marion Cockrell. member of
the interstate commerce commission; Mr.
T. D. Underwood. president of the Erie
Railroad Company; Mr.. w. A. Garrett,
president of the Seaboard Railway Com
pany: Mr.. w. N. Page of the Virginia
Railway Company. Mr. J. NJ. Schoon-
maker. vice president of the Pittsburg and
Lake Erie Railway Company; Mr.. c. E.
Pugh. vice president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company: Mr. G. F. Randolph
and Mr.. G. L. Potter. vice presidents o.
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany; Mr.. f. r. Bacon. vice president of
the. Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Railroad Company; Mr.. H. B. Spencer,
vice president of the Southern Railway
Company; Mr.. Alexander Robertson, gen
eral manager of the Western Maryland
Railroad Company: Mr.. Daniel Willard.
vice president OF the Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy Railway Company; Mr.. Davis
Elkins, president of the Morgantown and
Lee, treasurer of the Coal and Coke Rail-
way Company Of West Virginia. Mr.
Douglass II. Thomas. president OF the
Merchants National Bank of Baltimore;
MIR. John T. Davis. Mr.. James Speyer Of
New York and Senator Stephen B. Elkins
of West Virginia.
It has been Mr. Davis annual custom
for years to entertain prominent railroad
presidents. Mr.. George F. Baer, presi-
dent of the Reading. was the guest OF
honor last year, and the year before the
dinner was given to Mr.. Alexander Cas-
satt, president of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company. who has since died. SEN
ator Davis and Mr. Murray, who was
principal guest last night. have been close
personal friends for years
The dinner last night was one OF the i'm
portant social functions OF the winter.
The home OF Senator Elkins was beau
tifully decorated and brilliantly illumi-
mated. Mrs. Elkins assisted her father in
receiving Mr.. Z. III. Hartman Of New
York Mr. James McCrea. president Of
the Pennsylvania: Mr.. George F. Baer,
president OF the Reading; Mr. L. NJ. john
son, president Of the Norfolk and West
ern and Mr. W. W. Finley, president Of
the Southern, We're among those invited
who sent expressions of their regret at
not being able to be present because of
business or care of health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02

property to the river channel the NOS
pital could have docking facilities on the
river. This would enable the hospitai 10
secure the advantage Of competition In
the purchase of coal to a much greater
extent Than at present This would IN
volve an approximate annual saving Oh
SO 900 at a minimum.
For the above reasons. all OF whlch
are aside from the very patent desire 10
beauty the city by improving the ap-
pearance along this river channel. am IN
favor of the passage of the bill. and trust
that the Improvement contemplated there
in may be carried through.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02
FLATS PROJECT
ASSISTANT SECRETARY PIERCE
AND DIR. WHITE ON RECORD.
Say Anacostia Improvement Scheme
Is All to the Good, and Urge
Speedy Action.

Emphatic Endorsement of the McGavin
bill for the reclamation of the Anacostia
flats is contained in communications re-
ceived by the House District committee
from Acting Secretary of the Inte-
rior Pierce and DIR. William A. White,
superintendent of the Government Hos
pital for the Insane. Both these gentle
men were requested by Chairman Smith
of the District committee to give their
opinion on the merits of the measure.
Mr.. Pierce in forwarding to the COM
mittee a detailed report from DR.. White
has this to say:
Il concur in the conclusions of DIR.
White as to the advisability of reclaim
ing and improving the Anacostia river
Hospital for the Insane and have to sug-
gest the advisabiity of making adequate
appropriation for the work.
DR.. Whites Views.
DR.. Whites report says:
Il have no doubt that the low-lying flats
contribute a large quantity of decaying
and disintegrating organic matter to the
river and pollute it's waters in that way.
This must necessarily be SO, as consider
able quantities of vegetation are exposed
at each low tide. and presumably also
dead animals and the like are washed up
along the flats. This would be serious
source of pollution, 10 any community
drawing water from the Anacostia river
Previous to 1908 the hospital derived the
main portion of it's water supply from this
source but in 1909 changed over and de-
rived this supply from artesian wells
Just previous to this change typhoid fever
had been epidemic in the hospital and. as
this was the only change made, it is fair
to presume that the infection gained en-
trance through the water supply. How
much the immediate community along the
river banks may be affected, however, l
cannot say.
aside from such reasons as may be
embodied in the conditions described above
for the Improvement of the Anacostia
flats, there are two reasons which pertain
Immediately to the hospital. In the first
place if the flats in front of the hospital
were filled in. the land made by this
process. and which would undoubtedly be
highly fertile. would. without doubt, be-
long to the hospital, as the hospital prop
erty extends to the river
Would Help Hospital.
Secondly by extending the hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02
Case Of Charles E. Wilson.

Charles E. Wilson, a seaman. who en-
listed in the navy at New Orleans in No
vember. 1903, and subsequently, deserted
July 4. 1905. from the battleship New
Jersey at Eastport. Me-. was at Secre-
tary Metcalf's office yesterday afternoon.
accompanied by his father. He wanted
to give himself up. and Secretary Met
calf advised him to go to the Washing
ton navy yard for that purpose. Since
he left the navy the young man has
been working as locomotive fireman in
Canada. but did not feel satisfied and
concluded to surrender. Under ordinary
conditions desarters are severely pun
ished. but in the case of Wilson it is
likely that Secretary Metcalf will exer-
else clemency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02
Japanese W omen.

From the Japan Times. .
We do not deny that ID the days of ca
Japan woman were taught and trained to
hold and did occupy q .position inferior
to that of man. although as mothers they
were regarded with tie highest respect
and devotion. But those days are gone
and today our daughters are given full
freedom to live and act with perfect
equality their sisters of the west while
our mothers retain their old position of
honor and esteem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02
The Earliest Crosiers.

From WOodcraft
The earliest mention that Is SO far dis
closed of the use of a cros.er is of one
carried by Ataldus. Archbishop of Reims.
who died A. d. 933. An ancient Saxon
or Norman font in Winchester cathedral
has very old representation of a bishop
with a crosier. probably the earliest ex-
ample to be found in England. croser
of rude shape is cut on the tomb of Bar
thoiomew, Bishop of Exeter from 1851
to 1884
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02

Miss Mamie Anderson. Respondent from
i'll health, attempted to commit suicide
Friday night by swallowing half an ounce
Of carbolic acid and then turning on the
gas In bedroom at her home in Waynes-
boro, Md. Her condition Is critical.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02

Propositions Into how many pieces Of various sizes is
possible divide loaf of Weinberg bread with six straight
cuts of knife any side?
You may the top bottom side ends, but
only six strokes altogether.
tina epze
end be n urd
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-26

opening II up for air and drainage.
Exact experiments as to the value of
this mechanical effect have not been
made however, although it is probable
that not q little benefit to future crops
is due to this action.
A word should be said regarding the
limitations OF this crop since it has
several disadvantages. In the first
place it is not we'll adapted to a short
rotation. 1t takes two or three years
for alfalfa to reach its greatest eff
ficicncy, and should usually be allowed
TO run not less than five or six years
for best results. 1t may of course run
much longer than this under favorable
conditions. 1t is a crop which should
be seeded on land that can be thrown
out of a short rotation, or that can
be used for a rotation covering sew
eral years. Another disadvantage is
in the difficulty with which an alfalfa
field is plowed after the plants are
once well seeded, as it usually re-
quires four horses to an ordinary II
or IA inch plow. There is no diff
Guilty in eradicating the plant when
plowing is done thoroughly and the
land is put into a cultivated crop like
corn, but poor plowing may result in
many plants persisting to come up for
a series of years. Another important
disadvantage in handling the crop in
some states Is in curing the first cut
ting. This comes along in May when
the weather is inclined to be showery
and very often great difficulty is ex.
perienced in handling this cutting.
Later cuttings are not so apt to be in
jured by rain and can usually be har-
vested without difficulty. This diff.
Guilty can, however, be mimimized by
the use of canvas hay caps.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-26
THE LIVESTOCK.

Good feeding requires some bulky
food
Poor shelter costs more than good
shelter.
In butchering a hog simply sever
the jugular veins.
As bulky food for hogs nothing
beats clover or alfalfa hay
Every hog feeder should have some
alfalfa hay for winter use.
Warm, dry quarters are what we all
want, hogs, humans, or both.
In beginning to feed new corn mix
II with old corn or some other feed
When mans horse Is suspicious
and distrustful-be little wary your
self.
Give the brood SOW good bed and
feed her literally until after she 10
bred.
Do not hold the hogs that you in
tend selling this winter so long that
Il means that the brood sow and her
litter will have to go hungry me-
summer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-26
AN ADVERTISING TRICK FOR
WESTERN FARMERS.
Real Estate Agents" Go After
Men with Land for Sale and
Reap Rich Harvest.

A smooth scheme for separating
farmers from their money has been
worked with much success in South
Dakota. An oily CRATER calls on a
farmer and makes a bid for his land.
The figures are absurdly low at first,
but by degrees are raised es high as
$50 an acre, and the farmer consents.
Then the visitor explains that he Is
only all agent, but that he can sell the
land at the price named IL the owner
Sill agree to pay for advertising at
the rate Of fifty cents an acre. The
agent promises orally that the ad-
vertising money will not be payable
until the land is sold but this stipula-
ton is not contained in a contract
that the farmer signs.
In few days he receives a copy OF
an ad and not over.courteous demand
for money. II is said that twenty
two agriculturists were caught with
this bait in Brown County and that
one of them gave up 1920. Others de-
clare hotly that they will not pay but
they will make a fight in the courts
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-26
Collecting in New Hampshire.

A New Hampshire man tells of a
tight-fsted man Of affairs in a town
of that state, who until recently had
never been observed to take an inter
est in church matters. Suddenly, how
ever, he became regular attendant
at divine service, greatly to the
establishment of his fellow towns
men.
What do you think Of the case of
old Ketchum?" said one of the bust.
ness men of the place to friend. rs
it true chat he has got religion"
We'll, hardly" replied the other.
The fact is, it's entirely a matter of
business with him. / am in a posi-
ton to know that about year ago he
loaned the pastor $50, which the lat
ter was unable to pay. SO there re-
mained nothing for Ketchum but to
take it out in pew rent.'-Sunday
Magazine
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-26
Provide a Lamb Creep.

At eight to ten days OF age lambs
will begin TO eat At this time n creep
should be built which will give them
access to the feed box containing grain
and a trough with hay. Box, trough
and feed should always be kept sweet
and clean A good grain ration for
lambs might be made as follows:
Mix one-third part of oilmeal with one
part each of bran, oats and fine corn
meal Red clover hay OF the second
cutting OF alfalfa hay are the most de-
sirable form of roughage or the two,
alfalfa is to be much preferred. II Is
a good idea TO keep up the grain feed
right along until the lambs are sent
10 market BY so doing the lambs are
kept fat all the time and are ready
TO be turned into cash on short no
tice should the market take sudden
rise. Furthermore, II has been found
by trial at the Wisconsin station that
lambs fed grain continuously have re.
turned "A net profit twice as great as In
the case of lambs Of the former class
to make a weekly gain OF 3h pounds
as against 2h pounds In the case OF
lambs receiving no grain up TO the
time they are turned into the feed
yard
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-26
cUTIcURA CURED FOUR
Southern Woman Suffered with Itch
ing, Burning Rash-Three Little
Babies Had Skin Troubles.

"My baby had a running sore on his
neck and nothing that did for it took
effect until l used Cuticura. My face
was nearly full of letter or some sim
liar skin disease. 1t would itch and
burn so that l could hardly stand it.
Two cakes of Cuticura Soap and box
Of Cuticura Ointment cured me. Two
years after it broke out on my hands
and wrist. Sometimes I would go
nearly crazy for it itched so badly.
went back to my old standby, that
had never failed me-one set of Cuti-
cura Remedies did the work. One
set also cured my uncles baby whose
head was a cake of sores, and another
baby who was in the same fix. Mrs.
Lille Wilcher, no Eleventh ST., Chat
tanooga, Tenn, Feb. 16, 1907"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-26
Plo-FInlsHINe COMBINATIONS.
Statements Based on II Weeks
Test at Colorado Station.

Corn and tankage makes very
cheap and satisfactory ration, pro
ducing largest gains.
Barley and tankage makes a
cheaper ration than barley and wheat,
or barley and peas, but not quite so
cheap as barley and shorts. although
producing second largest gains.
Barley, corn and alfalfa hay proved
very satisfactory ration, being sec
ond only to corn and tankage in cheap
ness. and producing the third largest
gains OF any ration.
Corn and alfalfa hay did not prove
satisfactory, being the costliest ration
used. with the exception OF beet ra-
tions
The three rations which included al.
falfa hay make somewhat better
showing than the allgrain rations.
Nine parts corn and one part tank
age produced best gains (133 pounds)
It took 394 pounds OF corn and 43
pounds OF tankage for 100 pounds
gain.
The next best gains were made by
nine parts barley and one part tank
age. This ration produced 120 pounds
gain. S17 pounds barley and AZ pounds
tankage being required for 100 pounds
gain.
Alfalfa hay produced smaller gains
than tankage fed with these grains
and more grain was required for the
production of 100 pounds gain.
The barley and hay fed pigs gained
109 pounds, 400 pounds of barley anC
60 pounds OF alfalfa being required
for 100 pounds gain.
The corn and alfalfa pen gained only
80 pounds per head; while $50 pounds
of grain and "A pounds OF hay wer,
required in producing 100 pounds gain
Using barley as one ingredient IL
each of three rations, the test shows
that 60 pounds OF alfalfa hay saved
seven pounds GO shorts. 80 pounds o
peas and "A pounds OF wheat, respec
lively, in the production of 100 pounds
gain, the hay being fed in such guam
titles as the pigs would eat; Will,
the shorts, peas and wheat each con
stituted half of the ration for the pen
In which they were used.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-26

Thousands of American women
in our homes are daily sacrificing
their lives to duty.
In order to keep the home neat
and pretty, the children well dressed
and tidy, women overdo. A female
weakness or displacement is often
brought on and they suffer in silence,
drifting along from bad to worse,
knowing well that they ought to
have help to overcome the pains and
aches which daily make life burden.
It is to these faithful women that
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-26

Diagrammatic H. soil under ordinary
lustration Of sol! conditions is pore
particles, sur space" The soil
rounded by capil- water is gathered
larry water films, in films round the
air spaces, p, p, p, soil granules, thus
p, after Chester. leaving air spaces
Of greater or less size according to the
amount of moisture in the soil. This
may be represented by diagram such
as is shown in Fig, /. The soil gran
ules are represented by the ruled
spheres, the water films by the dotted
areas surrounding them, and the air
spaces by the clear areas, p, p, p, p,
connected with each other, forming
an intricate and complex system. 1t
is through these openings and chan.
nels that the bacteria get the neces-
sary supply of air for their growth.
Here Is further demonstrated the
value OF tillage in keeping the soil
well aerated as well as to conserve the
moisture present.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-26
A Good Plan,

The plan of neighbors clubbing to.
gether on hog delivery days is all
right. When pen of pigs is sold it
is much better to take them all one
trip than to keep them stirred up for
two or three days loading. where one
has to make several trips. II also
makes neighbors more friendly. The
farmer also takes better care OF his
hogs when he expects his neighbors to
see them at hauling time.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-26

How One Dairyman Fesls.--I want
COW with capacity for a compare
lively large quantity of food and an
ability to utilize It in way so can
best market the resultant product.
Then | endeavor to get the food supply
to the COW in the most economical
manner and in the best condition. AS
this COW is not easily got, make en-.
vironments favorable, so as to keep
her in the best condition the longest
possible time. This good COW. good
feed and good surroundings will natu.
rally make good product, and then |
find buyer who is willing to pay a
good price for 1t and the whole secret
Of profitable dairying is reveal ed
Lightly. In National Stockman.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-26

Lateral Roots Bearing the Iuber-
eles-These Plants Were Grown in
Tall Pots and the Soil Carefully Re-
moved from the Roots by Washing.
reporting from Pemlscot county, the
same state, the average Is ap.
proXimately five tons per acre. These
farmers are growing alfalfa on the
bottom lands to which the crop is well
adapted. On the uplands of Cass
county ten farmers out Of 10 re-
porting, give yield above three tons,
while seven of these report yields OF
Az tons or over. One report gives six
tons. The five farmers whose yields
are not given we're not successful in
growing the crop.
AS a dry feed alfalfa cannot be sur.
passed for dairy COWS or fattening ami
mails, and for horses 1t Is as good as
timothy. Its special value lies in the
large amount OF digestible protein 1t
contains and in its palatability. The
usual difficulty in feeding on the av.
erage farm is to secure a feed at a
moderate price which will contain suf
ficient protein. A carbonaceous food
like corn must be fed with a hay
containing considerable protein, as
clover. or a n!trogenous feed must be
purchased II a balanced ration is to
be obtained. Alfalfa hay is much su-
perior to clover for this purpose.
The effect of alfalfa growing on the
soil is much the same as that of red
clover. 1t has the same power of
gathering the free nitrogen from the
air and fixing It in its roots, thus In
creasing the supply Of this element in
the soil, but as several crops are re-
moved each year the crop is exhaus
tive on certain mineral elements such
as line. phosphorus and potassium
As It feeds so deeply, however, this
exhaustion is not so strongly felt as
II would be otherwise and the effect
on crops following is much like thai
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-26
ALFALFA GROWING IS
COMMANDING MORE NOTICE
Conditions Which Must BE Observed a
BY NJ. F. Miller, Professor of Agronomy.

The value Of alfalfa as a farm crop
IS not generally recognized by the
'armer. II will give from three to five
cuttings annually. yielding from one.
half to one and one-half tons per acre
for eacn cutting depending upon the
richness Of the soil, thickness OF the
stand and character Of the season. An
average yield when the plants are well
set on soils TO which the crop is well
adapted Is one ton for each cutting.