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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-30

ME LEWDNLE Co. WEST SOMER-
VILE Mass. manufacture q most
wonderful scalp food and skin beau
timer; they offer relia Bile agents,
either sex, splendid opportunity, CO. .
operative plan, and continued pre-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-30

h WANTED FOR u. 8. ARMY, ABLE
bodied, unmarried men. between ayes
= OF Island as; citizens of United States
/ OF good character and temperate hab-
: It's. who can speak. read and write tho
En- glish language. For inforina ti0n APP
Drond ST.. Richmond. Va-;161 Sycamore
s.. Petersburg. Va. or Columbia Rntld.
+ Ing. CRANKY ST.. Norfolk. Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-30

AGENTS. ~ BRANDT AUT o M.ATIC
or safety razor: iretnils So. Write for
W,,Iholcsale price and terms. y. I;
nnr r.' CUTLERY CO., 81 Wcge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25
ELECTROCUTE THE FLY.
Device for Destroying Little Pests
by Electricity.
Electrocute the fly.

Electrocute the fly.
That is the latest idea, born during The
Stars crusade against the house fly. It
seems as II the announcement that a
goodly price was placed on the hy's head
was the key that opened the foodgates
of ingenuity. Since the reading of the
fy's death warrant numberless devices
for trapping and killing the pests have
been brought to light. Many Of the de-
vices are new, many are wholly or partly
original and still more are old ideas re-
touched with q little modern varnish.
Perhaps OF all the devices that have
been invented. however, none 10 more
unique than the electric fly trap. invented
by Hugh Watson OF 30 X street north
West The trap has the appearance Of a
stringed musical instrument such as a
either but the only thing that 1t will pla y
is a funeral march for the unlucky fly
that alights upon 1t.
The machine consists Of number Of
wires mounted on a square frame.
Through the wires an electric current
may be sent. The frame Is placed over
q plate or jar containing molasses or
tracted. Down moves Mr.. Fly and lights
on the cunning little wires. The electric
current does the rest. II the fly does not
receive the full force Of the shock he may
fall through the wires, but he cannot fly
I'D again, because he 10 too weakened by
the shock. There appears to be but one
difficulty with tho trap. and that IL that
not every person has electricity in his
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25
FLY sWATT1NG IN CAMP.
Children at Good Will Taking
Active Part in Campaign.

The boys and girls, and, indeed. the
grown-ups as we'll, atCamp Good VIII, are
conducting an active battle against the
fly. The chief activities of the campaign,
however. are not .swatting the n.y." but
destroying all breeding places. Great
care is being taken by all that no un-
protected food lays about the camp. that
no garbage can top Ats loosely. and that
no other chance is given for the fiy to
breed.
Several youngsters returned to this city
from the camp yesterday and q party OF
fifty returned today. These boys and
girls. IL Is expected. will take an active
part in lighting the ny. although their
playmates have start Of one day in adj
vance Of them.
There are at present ninety-s people
at the camp. About sixty-hve are ex-
pected to go out tomorrow. All the
campers are said to DO enjoying them
selves to their utmost. A trip to the
Zoo Sunday in "A autotruck was taken
by more than nifty Of the children. This
was one OF the most enjoyable outings
Of the eason.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25
BouteII Makes Denial
of Assertion by Hines

NEW YORK. July 25.-Edward Hines
testified In the Lorimer investigation at
washington yesterday that fragment
Of q letter which he produced was in the
handwriting Of H. s. Boutell. former
member OF Congress and at present
United States minister to. Switzerland. 1t
read as follows:
II should like to have the senator
(meaning Lorimer) know who was the
only maH IN washington who went to the
President in his behalf and brought of
the goods"
This statement was communicated by
cable to Minister Bouteli, and the fol-
lowing from him received by the AssO-
oiated Press this morning:
'4Berne, Switzerland, July %.
II never heard President TAFT speak
Of the situation but once. when he AK
pressed no preference or objection to the
numerous candidates mentioned, but hop
ed the repubIoaa caucus would decide on
q candidate and elect at once. This view
was known to cal. and never wrote any
(Signeb III 8. BOCTE1L.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25
FIND 100000 BACTERIA.
Number Discovered in Half Tea
spoonful Of Ice Cream.

BOSTON. July 25.-Announcement that
IS. 600 coo bacteria had been found In a
half teaspDonful of Ice cream by the
Boston health authorities has caused the
declaration by Prof. James o. Jordan OF
the board OF health that he would ask
the legislature to pass an emergency
measure providing that the frozen deli
cacy hereafter must be sold and served
only in original packages.
Fffty-five million germs in q cubic
centimeter Of ice cream constitutes q new
high record fou this city. The sample
was purchased in the north end tene-
ment district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25
TURKS TORTURE GREEKS.
Accused of Purpose to Wipe Them
Out in Macedonia.
correspondence OF The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
ATHENS. July II. 1911.
The situation in Macedonia il dis
quieting everywhere. Advices received
here accuse the Turkish authorities, on
the pretext OF searching for information
as to nonresident Greek hands, of put
ting the peasants to torture with the
object of destroying the Greek element
in Macedonia
The Turkish bands, it is stated. ter
rorize the villagers till the latter no
longer dare visit the neiglTboring villages
nor cultivate their fields. The au-
thorities allow these bands complete
immunity. The Metropolitan Of Drama
has written to the Patriarch. complain
ing of the horrible tortures inflicted on
the Greeks of Series by the Turkish
police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25
OPPOSES SEAL CONFERENCE.
Paper Says Russia Cannot Pay
Tribute to Nations.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 10, 1911.
The Novoe Vremya expresses three
fold disapproval Of the results Of the
Washington seal conference as derog-
atory. inequitable and ineffective. Rus
STA cannot. 1t declares, pay tribute to
other nations.
Compensation to Japanese and Cana
dian poachers will only encourage
poaching under other hags
1t intimates that the Duma will not
ratify the payment OF compensation.
The interested powers ahould have
bought out the Japanese and Canadian
sealers and proclaimed sealing on the
high seas illegal That IL tho sole
method Of saving the remnants OF the
seal herds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25

Edgar ]. Spadey. aged eighty-two years,
died at his home In Eastviile, Va, Sun.
day, of the inflrmities OF age.
Miss Ruth Young. thirteen years old,
daughter of Newton Young OF Haeers-
town. Nd. was severely burned about the
face by the accidental discharge of a PTS
toll that had been loaded with powder for
the Fourth of July, and had not been shot
of.
Mrs. Samuel Davis OF Salisbury. Md,
while a passenger on the steamer Viz
Rinia bound down the Wicomico river
Sunday for Bivslve camp meeting WAS
seriously injured BY falling down the
saloon steps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25

Il am the originator Of the 'Swat-the-
Fly campaigns" said Senator William
E. Chiffon Of West Virginia, who at
tained the unprecedented by being elect
ed secretary OF the democratic caucus
at the very outset of his membership
In the upper house Of Congress, today.
in talking of The Stars campaign for
the determination in Washington Of the
insect that is indicted for all kinds OF
disease and suffering to mankind.
Ever since 1 was a child l have been
waging war on flies. and 1 can kill them
with anything-a newspaper or a blotter
as we'll as with the usual fly-swatters.
won't have q fly in my house, and
1 most positively would not eat in a room
where there were flies. I can't sleep with
a fly In my room, and II 1 discover one
in my bedroom I kill it before attempt
to sleep.
Forerunners Of Sickness.
Even before the doctors were telling
us about the germs that the flies carry
about on their legs and on their bodies
I was convinced and warning people that
flies in a house meant unhealthy condt-
TONS meant sickness. l noticed that
when there were flies about house not
only one but all the members of the
household would get Ill. and it was plain
ly due to the little insects that infested
the home.
"Of course, a swat the fly campaign
will not be effective unless every one In
the city takes an interest in it. And II
all would take up the campaign the bene-
fits would be manifestly wonderful.
1.-The best ways to get at the ny are to
exterminate his breeding places; and
there again the cooperation Of every one
Is needed. Not a single breeding place OF
the insects should be left, for they are q
menace to health.
War on Breeding Places.
IAN anti-ny campaigns should include a
war for the cleaning up of the breeding
places: and in that part OF the warfare
the health department can be especially
effective. But it's the cooperation of the
individuals in a community. after all, that
is going to do the greatest good.
ct am so sincere a believer In the good
that the swat the dy' campaigns can ac-
directing a swat tie fly campaign with
my paper in CharlestOn-the Charleston
Gazette. In fact, I have been running
such a campaign each summer for several
years. / have been clipping suggestions
made by The Star and its readers and the
workers in its campaign for use in my
paper.
.'If any ono viii watch a couple Of flies
torture q little baby for q few minutes
think he or she will join heartily In the
battle cry OF swat the fly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25
News Briefs.

Miss Joanna Heck, aged eighty-one
years, a pioneer settler of Fairmont, w
Va. died suddenly at her home.
Miss Kate Watson. daughter OF the late
Thomas II. Watson and member Of one
of the Oldest families Of West Virginia
was buried Sunday from the family resi-
dence at Smithtown, w. Va.
Mrs NJ A. Gerard, sister OF the late c.
II. Hudg4ns died at her home in Spottsyi-
vania county. Virginia. Sunday. from gen.
eral debility, aged seventy-eight years.
Waiter Scott Peatress OF Woodmont,
Caroline county. Va, died Saturday night
after q lingering illness. aged seventy
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25
Prizes and Conditions.


Twenty prizes Of 800 each. 1000
Total in prizes. .............. $4,000
Contest will open Monday, July
"a. and will close at IL am. Satur-
day. August <.
Entrants must be children under
sixteen years Of age.
Flies must be delivered, after be-
ing killed. between the hours Of 10
and II am. at any one of the fol-
lowing six stations of the Asso-
ciated Charities: Georgetown. Cen
trail, Southwest, Northeast. South
east and Northern. The stations
will not he open Sunday. July 30.
and no flies will be received on
that day.
Specially made boxes in which
the flies must be delivered have
been provided. free OF cost, by the
George 7. Killian Manufacturing
Company of 49, Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest. and can be had
upon application at any of the
above-named stations.
The names. ages and addresses Of
the contestants must be carefully
written on the boxes.
The flies will be collected daily
and taken to the District building,
where they will be counted under
the supervision Of DIR. Arthur l..
Murray of the health department.
A separate card for each contest
ant will be kept on file at the
health department., which will show
the daily progress made In the
campaign.
Flies caught on sticky paper can
not be counted, but they may be
caught in traps, "swatted' or
poisoned and exterminated by
fumes or other means.
Results of the contest and win
ners Of prizes will be announced In
The Sunday Star, August 6.
Employees of The Star and men,
bers Of their families are not eligi-
BILE to contest for the prizes.
Where Flies Must Be Deliv-
cred.
Flies must be delivered at one Of
the following Associated Charities
stations not later than II o'clock
am. every day the campaign Is on
except Sunday, July 80:
Georgetown, 1918 O street.
Central, 923 III street northwest.
Southwest, iii AZ street south
west.
Northeast, 922 H street north
east.
Southeast, $40 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast.
Northern, 7o1 Rhode Ialand ave-
nue. northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25

Washington today is literally a trap
covered city. and the fly that stalks
abroad does so at great peril. No per-
sons are more convinced Of this than the
representatives OF the Associated Char
tiles. They listened today to condolences
reposed by the youthful exterminators
about the various plans they are follow
Charities agents have been '.let in on
hundreds of secrets since the contest be-
gan.
Tomorrows toll Of the campaign lie ex-
peoted to carry the total OF dead flies past
the million mark. II will show, said DR..
Murray and his assistants. what q tire
mendous force 1000 children can direct in
fight for determination such as the
present one The fly will not be able to
survive IT, they say
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25
RUSHING MERRyWAR
Six Hundred New Recruits in
Stars FIyIess City Fight.
ARMY OF NEARLY 1000
Washington Children Redouble
Their Efforts to Win a Prize.
HALF A MILLION DEAD FLIES
Slaughter Begun Yesterday Is Kept
UP by Eager Youngsters in
ALI Sections.
HALF A MILLION DEAD FLIES
Important to Remember.

Do not turn In boxes of flies un-
less they are securely tied. Use
stout Irvine and make the lids fit
tightly on the boxes. This insures
an accurate count Of each con-
testant's catch.
TIE THE LIDS ON TIGHT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25
CAUCUS TO CONSIDER
WOOL TARIFF MEASURES

caucus Of democratic senator's has
been called for tonight to consider the
wool tariff revision bill in the hope of
harmoniz.ng the differences on that leg
lslatiou. Instead of lessening the breach
apparently is widening and there is com
ng to be considerable feeling. The La
Toilette bill is still the bone of CON
Ieution.
The La Toilette measure was the sub
iect OF an animated conference held last
night in the office OF Speaker Clark Of
the House The meeting was attended By
Mr. Clark and Representative Tnderw God,
chairman Of the ways and means com
mittee. author OF the House bill. and by
several senators.
Both NJ. Clark and Mr.. Underwood
held out strenuouSHS for the House bill.
but most or the senators urged the wis
dom OF accepting the Ia Toilette bill, or
a nlodifica ton OF IL when the impossibiIity
OF getting the House bill is demonstrated.
as they claim II win be.
Compromise Is Proposed.
The fact developed that some of the
democrats had made a definite proposal
10 Mr.. La Toilette for a compromise
which would fix the rate on raw wool az
"a per cent instead OF 20 per cent, the
Rouse rate, OF 81 per cent. the La Fol
lette rate, but the supporters of the
House figures did not manifest dispo-
sition to accept any deviation from the
hgures OF that bill Some of the would
be coupromisers left the meeting feeling
much discouraged and disposed TO criti-
else their coWorkerS
The positive statement was made this
afternoon by senators protesting TO know
that al least five insurgent republicans
and one regular republican would take
the House measure IL they could not get
the La Toilette bill.
This would insure q majority for that
measure. The republican leaders also re-
ceived this Information, and several oil
them expressed the opinion that the
House wool bill would pass the Senate
Chairman Underwood has given notice
that the House will not accept the La.
Toilette bill.
Senator Poindexter predicted that the
House bill would in the end be accepted
He said he would vote for the La Fol
lette fnea sure as a substitute, but I'm case
II It's failure he would cast his ballot fol-
ths House 5ll. lie sstd tina. Senator,
CiaPp, BrowA and others felt az he DID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25
Krupp to Cross Border.



PARIS, July IL, 1911.
Messrs. Krupp of Essen, the famous
German manufacturers OF heavy arma-
ments. arc said to be about to establish
locomotive factory on French terri
tory. The Arm has bought q piece of
land in the vicinity of the untrenched
camp at Maubeuge. four miles on the
French side OF the Belgium frontier On
this site the necessary buildings and ma
chinery are to be erected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25
Health ohicers Gratined.

AT the health department the result
OF the first t1ay's fight was received
with particular qualification, both by
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22
New England.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Sept. IL, 1911.
The Connecticut Valley tobacco har-
vest is being pushed to the utmost.
The past week has been one of many
hindrances.
Several thousand acres of tobacco are
still standing in the fields and the situa-
ton is fast becoming critical. Under
the tents printing is being prosecuted
to advantage. The shaded tobacco
harvest should be finished somewhat
earlier than that of late crops grown in
the open. The drought has been so
thoroughly broken that the interests of
tobacco growers would best be served
if not drop of water fell before the
middle of November, at which time
even late tobacco would be past pole
sweat danger and the crop as a whole
would be ready to take down.
The buying movement is well main
tanned. The weight of opinion seems
to be that the American Cigar COM
pany have secured more good tobacco
than any other concern and have paid
as good prices.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22
Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. IL, /

LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. IL, 1911.
A week ago it was believed that the
week following would see the growers
generally engaged in cutting their
crops, but such has not been the case,
not over a fourth of the county's crop
having fallen under the knife. Wealth
err conditions were responsible for this.
From now on, however, cutting will be
rapid, as the growers will hardly take
the risks from frosts that they took
with the 1909 tobacco, which was left
standing until the last horn blew in or
der to give it chance to gain what
ever it could to make up for what it
had missed during the normal growing
season. The middle of September is
the time when frosts may be expected
in this section, so that every day that
the crop stands means risk to it. Sew
eral crops in the northern part of the
country were sold on the field in the
past week, it is understood, at ten
cents, but there is no likelihood of buy
ing on the field becoming very general
any more this season when growers and
dealers alike are opposed to any tran
saction until the tobacco has been strip
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22

A PAPER editorially commented re-
Gently upon the increase in the state
assessment for the year as approx
mately showing the increase of the
states wealth within twelve months.
This is hardly fair measure of Wis
consin's growth in this respect, as a
brief retrospect will suggest. The state
assessment lately announced aggre-
gates So. 941, 412, 842. The state assess
ment of 1901, ten years earlier, was but
81, 5O4. 346, 900, and in 1900, year pre-
vi0us, was but $500, 900, 600. Our in
creased state assessments, it will be
seen from these figures, can hardly be
used to illustrate our increasing wealth
or we should be smothered in our own
fat. Valuations have increased about
500 per cent but values have no means
kept pace. Expenses and taxes natur-
ally are growing faster under this sys-
TEN than wealth. 1t does not seem to
occur to the average man that the ultl-
mate consumer practically pays all the
taxes, no matter against whom they
NAV be assessed. The man who rides
and the man who consumes food ano
fuel ''pays the freight on the railroad
and out of that freight the railroad
paws its taxes. 1t has no ether source
of income. The man who buys life in
surance pays the taxes on life lnsur
ance and so ON. The higher the assess
ment the more money will be raised
and spent upon government. The the
orv that higher assessment will re
suit in a lower rate and fairer distri
button of taxes sounds enticing, but i
never works out in practice.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22

THERE seem to be good many peo
pie who are not entirely satisfied in
their own minds that the real culprit
in the Madison tragedy has yet been
found. That man Johnson, who was
confession as was reported. He simply
pleaded guilty when charged with the
crime in court, which he now. says was
done to escape the mob that the officers
told him were after him. In view of
the insane record of Johnson it almost
seems the Madison officials were too
asXiOus to fix the crime upon some one
and allay public excitement.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22
Sugar Beet Prospects.

The Rock County Sugar Beet com
pany will commence operations within
few weeks cutting up the beet crop
and expect to have completed their
eighth year of successful operation by
the first week in February. AS soon
as the beets become ripe and tit to be
shipped to the factory, operations will
commence.
The outlook for this years crop is
very promising and the sugar beet
plant expects to cut about 35, 900 tons
more beets this year than last. The
beet crop for 1911, according to pres
ent indications, will yield about the
same tonnage per acre as 1910. 1t is
expected there will be so per cent more
beets to cut this year than last, but
slicing will not commence until the full
development of the sugar in the beet.
Big crops and speculation is held re-
sponsible for the extreme high price of
sugar, according to local dealers. They
predict that the present high prices
will prevail for at least another month.
At that time the beet sugar from Wis
consin, Michigan and Colorado factories
will make its appearance and the con-
sequent big supply will reduce the price
to large degree.
The sugar market is made in London
and the American prices are controlled
largely by the prices prevailing in that
market, the reason being that if either
the American or English market were
cheaper than the other it would result
in one buying the others supply, there
fore the equalizing of prices.
Sugar last February lowered around
the 4 cent mark, while today the price
is Z cents, the highest it has been since
the civil war.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22
Mudhens or Ducks.

The old question: SIS mudhen a
duck?'' was settled again when Assist
ant Attorney General Gilman in an
opinion determined the question affirm
atively when the matter came before
him from the district attorney of Dodge
county. The question was, wiz mud
hens count as ducks in the bag of the
hunter within the view of the law
which provides that not more than a
certain number of ducks may be killed
by one hunter in one day. In keeping
the tally the attorney generals depart
ment holds that mudhens must be
counted as ducks.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22

ped. Very little is heard about prices
beyond the expressions from the grow
ers that they expect at least as good
prices as were paid last year. The
growers will do we'll not to attempt to
put the screws on too hard or they will
get their fingers burned, because a
good many of our packers not only
have their entire holding of 1910 tobac-
co yet, but not a few also have con-
siderable 1909 goods on hand