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Evening star., 1913-12-09
COST OF PRODUCING EGGS
FACTOR IN HIGH PRICES
Fairfax. Va, Man Says There Are
Two Sides to Present
Agitation.

To the Editor OF The Star:
We are always given to some fad, and
at present the "egg fad" is in vogue.
There always have been and ever will
be two sides to every question that comes
before the people.
How many of the people who are now
crying to boycott the eggs realize what
it costs to produce an egg?
Now let us study for few minut the
cost of production and production itself.
Do you know the cost of scratch food,
corn, oats, wheat, bran. oyster shell and
grit? Did you know that all of these
things should be fed besides numerous
green foods?
There are reasons why eggs are high
at this time of the year and l will give
the two principal reasons.
The country people are saving their
eggs for Christmas uses, and the hens
are just recovering from that trying time
of mounting.
l will venture TO state that every egg
produced in Fairfax county. Va, in the
past four months has cost at least 3
cents apiece. You may say that this Is
oyerdrawn, but such is the fact
There may be few people who have
large ranges and waste stuff to feed, who
arc making a little, but those who are
an enormous expense. All kinds of food
is extremely hiah, and when you consider
that many hens were sold last spring and
that the pulets have to have the best of
care you will see what II means to raise
poultry.
In moulting season hens lay but seldom
and you are feeding them and getting
practically nothing back.
The pullets have just begun to lay after
having been fed about six months for
which nothing has been realized Some
may imagine that chickens lay very soon
after being Matched. but they have an
other guess coming to them Ii the
smaller varieties are Matched in Nav Won
may expect to set some resu is in October
and November and from the larger
varieties In November and December. and
up to this time they will have cost Won
at least 81 per head, but l have not fig
ured the cost of labor In this item OF
81 per head.
The farmers are getting from 80 cents
to 40 cents per dozen for their eggs. and
are not getting more than they should
One usually oisposes of the surplus stool,
of hens retaining the pulIets for the
fall and winter trade. Now l hear Won
say, We'll. he makes money on the hens
he has sold" / do not think he doe,
The average Leghorn hen will bring
about 60 cents. and she will have cost
about $50 when sold. She will have
laid about sixty eggs, for which the
Evening star., 1913-12-09
CHILDREN TO DANCE AT TREE.
Two Hundred Expected to Partici-
nate in Christmas Exercises.

Much of the work on the dance pro-
gram for the community Christmas tree
will be completed when the committee in
charge of that feature meets In the rooms
of the Board of Trade this afternoon. 1t
is estimated that about 300 children viii
be needed for this part of the perform
ance, and quite a large number are yet
to be enrolled Mrs. Clara d. Neigh of
Neighborhood House, who is chairman,
has requested parents having children
they wish to enroll in the entertainment
to see her about it, as she is anxious to
complete the enrolment Immediately.
Six living pictures" supplementing
the musical numbers by the chorus, will
feature the work planned by the dancing
committee. Because it is desired TO keep
the program from becoming too prolonS-
ed, these pictures will be given while
the several hymns are being sung. Dane
ing by the children will take place while
the chorus is resting during an tntermis-
sion
Evening star., 1913-12-09

ly reached Point Barrow and caught fast
in the ice. She got loose for day. but
August q was set fast again by the ice
three miles of shore opposite Cape
Smythe. That was the last reported OF
her by Stefansson himself.
Stefansson's plan was to proceed into
the Arctic ocean during the brief period
OF open water and head east to Beaufort
sea, north of which he expected to find
the unknown continent. On this he and
his main party were to establish base.
the kariuk returning to Herschel Island
for the winter. The ice in Beaufort sea
might grip the Kariuk and carry her
toward Greenland or might crush her
into bits. The explorers We're prepared
for either event If the Karluk, after
making her way north. found no land she
was to go east to Prince Patrick Island
and winter there for the purpose Of max
ing sledge journeys north and east.
With Stefansson on the karluk In this
northern party were to be Capt. Robert
Bartlett. Pearys old sailing master, ana
81 picked crew; James Murray, ocean
ographer: w. T. McK.nlay. magnetician.
of the University of Glasgow and George
Malloch, a Canadian government geolo-
gist.
Most of the scientists of the expedi-
tion were to join the southern or VIC
toria Land party on the Alaska. This
ship was to go westward from Point
Barrow. seeking a base at Simpson pay,
Victoria Land, before winter In THIS
party were to be r. NJ. Anderson. zoolo-
gist; Fritz Johanssen, United States gov
ernment biologist; j. j. O'Neill, mining
geoiogist; Kenneth Chapman and J. X.
Cox. Canadian photographers: Henry
Beauchat anthropo ogist; DR.. D. Jen-
ness, ethnologist: DR. A. Forbes Mckay,
Shackleton antarctic expedition sur
:seon, and photographers and cinematog-
raphers.
> Stefansson's was the largest scientific
staff ever taken on an arctic expedition,
and every on II was specialist In
his part; cular branch OF science.
Stefanssou said last summer that II
his ships were lost In the ice the party
would explore the Canadian mainland
and islands east Of the Mackenzie river.
Evening star., 1913-12-09
TRIBUTE TO COL. GAILLARD.
Coz. Goethals Praises Late Officer s
work on Panama Canal.

PANAMA, December 9.-Col Goethals
has sent out in the form of 4 general
notice to all departments the following
tribute to the late Lieut.. Col. David Du
Bose Gaillard:
Lieut.. Col. Gaillard's period in the
canal service was coincident with that of
the other engineering members of the
present commission, and included the
years of the most active construction
work. He brought to the service trained
ability of the first order, untiring zeal
and answering devotion to duty. His
great task brought to completion under
his guidance and will be held in lasting
honor. His associates mourn him as a
valiant soldier, true man and beloved
companion"
Evening star., 1913-12-09

NEW YORK. December 9-Police
headquarters turned hopefully to Phil
adelphia today for a solution to the
disappearance of Miss Jessie e. Nc
Cam. the young social worker and Ep-
worth League member who has been
missing from her home. in Brook yn,
since last Thursday and for whom search
extraordinary is being conducted by the
central office.
Inspector Faurot. in charge of central
office, said today that he had positive
informa tion that Miss McCann was in
Philadelphia yesterday. This informa-
tion. he added. had been transmitted to
the Philadelphia police Miss McCann.
the inspector said, was seen and recog-
niced in Philadelphia by a close friend
of the family. This friend, according z
TO the inspector. knew nothing of the
young woman's disappearance and
therefore did not grasp the signif-
canoe of her presence in Philadelphia
Inspector Faurot added that the
friend had communicated with him
upon learning of Miss McCann's dis
appearance. The identity of the friend
and the place in Philadelphia where he
said he saw Miss McCann were with
held
Evening star., 1913-12-09
MASTERPIECE OF ART.
Gainsborough Product Bought by
New Yorker for 500, 800.

NEW YORK, December 9.-Another
British masterpiece whose value is set
above 100000 has been brought to
New York. 1t is learned that The
Market Cart" by Gainsborough. which
is said to have been once owned by
George ". was bought by Ebert Fl.
Gary some time ago and has been hung
in his 5th avenue home.
At the sale of the Phillips collection
in London last April the picture sold
for 500. 500, the former record i'll Tn =
land for Gainsborough being $63,525
paid for portrait of the Duchess of
Gloucester in 1904.
Evening star., 1913-12-09
,,,,,o- hos rea,ized about 81 90 profit

owner has realized about $1.40. A profit
YOU may say: well. it looks so. but how
about the hens that have become sich
and had to be killed, the little chicks
that died and the eggs that did not hatcn;;
the roosters that YOU kept over or, II
YOU disr osed of them, the cool 50 or slo
apiece paid for them In the spring? Can
You build poultry house for nothing?
ii ysu can kindly give me the recelpt;
Won will see that 1t costs to produce
eggs outside of labor.
Unfortunately Christmas c2mes IN
bad time of the year for cheap eggs
Put your Christmas off about two montns
and I venture to say you can puS your
eggs for about % cents per dozen.
z. r. HOLBROOk, Fairfax, va
Evening star., 1913-12-09
Will Receive Knox Trophy.

The Navy Department has designated
Capt. w. III. Howard, United States Navy
late commanding officer of the u. s. s.
idaho, and Boatswain's mate tfirst-class)
W.. II. Amburger, attached to the u. s. S.
Idaho, and Boatswain's Mate (first-class)
Department the Knox trophy offered by
the Society of the Sons of the Revolution
in the commonwealth of Massachusetts
Capt Howard and Mate Amburger will
attend the annual meeting of the Society
of the Sons of the Revolution and the
banquet the evening of January II, in
Boston. The trophy will be delivered to
Capt Howard. and later conveyed to the
u. s. $. Idaho. now in service in the
navy yard Philadelphia. by Mate Am
burger.
Evening star., 1913-12-09
Gives Her Knife; She Stabs Him.

BALTIMORE, Md, December 9.-While
seated with a woman in a restaurant
late last night Joe Meyers took knife
from his pocket, barred his chest and.
handing the knife to the woman, dared
her to stab him. The woman drove the
knife to the mans heart. helped him
to the street and then fed. Meyers died
shortly afterward at a hospital.
Evening star., 1913-12-09
CONSIGNMENT of Eggs From China.

SAN FRANCISCO. December "A con-
sisnment of 3OO0 dozen eggs arrived here
Yesterday from China. The shipment
was made from Shanghai soon after news
reached the orient that eggs were selling
ot IL cents dozen in Pacific coast cities
IF the consignment is marketed pront-
ably 1t is expected that other shipments
will be made whenever there IS an egg
famine on the coast
Evening star., 1913-12-09
Ex-Representative Sibley Weds.

FRANKLIN, Pa, December 9.-Joseph
C. sibley of Pennsylvania, former repre-
sentative in Congress, and Miss Ida l..
Rev of this city were married at the
Sibley home, near here. last Saturday
evening. according to a formal announce
ment Miss Rev was favorite niece
of the first Mrs. Sibley. and is aged
thirty-eight Mr.. sibley ie sixty-three
years old.
Evening star., 1913-12-09
Five Escape as Mansion Burns.

PITTSBURGH, December 9.-Five serv-
ants narrowly escaped death and a prop
erty loss of $4,000 attended the de-
struction by fire here today of the resi-
dence Of the late Capt Samuel Brown.
The Brown mansion was one of the show
places Of the Monongahela valley.
Evening star., 1913-12-09
Coming Here for Highways Appeal,

KANSAS CITY, Mo, December 9.-iov.
Major left here today for Washington
where he viii appeal to Congress to pass
one OF the pending measures providing
Tor federal aid for the improvement OF
highways.
Evening star., 1913-12-09
Cambridge Defeats Oxford.

LONDON. December 9.-Cambridge Uni
versity today won it's annual rugby foot
ball match against oxford by 13 points
to s. The match was played at Queens
Club
Evening star., 1913-12-09
SENATOR NELSON ASKS.
SECURITY OF DEPOSITS
Declares Guarantee Necessary
to Avoid Runs in Times
of Panic.

In a speech on the currency bill in the
Senate today. Senator Nelson of Mime
sofa came out strong for the guarantee
of bank deposits.
In times of panic,'' said Senator Mel
panic among depositors and runs on
are well managed. When depositors be-
come alarmed, they viii. rush 10 the bank
to draw out their money. Just the other
day there was such an instance in WASH
lngton. There was a run on one of the
locai trust companies.
Stopped by Treasury.
that the Treasury of the United States
had put up $l.0vU,0OO to pay off the oe-
posilors in tnls trust company the run
stopped. Tne money from the Ireas-
ury was put up In roundabout way,
through a number OF the banks here
whio h are authorized to receive govern
mental funds.
This was one way of stopping a run
on q bank. Another way Is to let the
depositors know tnat their deposiys are
as safe as the bills issued by these pro-
posed reserve banks. Why should not
the deposits be guaranteed?
Lost All His Money.
"When j was a young man, just after
leaving the army, l took up the law.
saved $500. l had cow, u rickety
buggy, an old horse that sometimes
baked a wife and child. / was a
country lad and all banks were alike
TO me- l put my money in so-called
farmers bank. Three months later
iau | had was my wife and child, the
COW. the old horse and the buggy.
Since then ] have always been strong
Ily in favor of protecting the depositors
in banks"
Evening star., 1913-12-09

institutions and private individuals In this
city inclosing stamps for the return or the
list OF recipes of dishes which may ne
prepared without the use OF eggs In TIM
connection Mrs. Logan declared tnat sns
was anxious to hear from anybody VINO
knows of any dish which can be pre-
pared without the use Of eggs. so that sht
would have them at hand for anybody
who asked for them.
One of the petitions received by Mrs.
Logan this morning was from tne
Graduate Nurses Association of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
AS a result of her conference with the
ways and means committee OF the Dis
tr' ct of Columbia Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs yesterday Mrs. Logan declared
that all present were in favor of the
District women cooperating to the ex-
tent of putting eggs for private consump-
ton in storage In April just as the wom-
en- of Philadelphia did. She said. how
ever, that she did not believe the situa-
tion here required such step. but II 4
developed later that such q course would
be helpful in maintaining the low price
of eggs It would be done.
THE women of Washington she said,
"are not conducting this campaign in a
spirit OIL antagonism. but are doing il
for the mutual protection OF the home.
We will thank any one for any sugges-
tions which would help in reducing the
prices Of eggs"
Evening star., 1913-12-09
Will Take Station in January.

Before coming to this city &c rendered
important service in engineering works
in the northwest, in Texas. in Ohio, in
Hawaii, in Oregon and in Cuba.
During the Spanish war he was ma -or
o. the I'd United States Volunteer En-
eireers and commanded the troops at
Honolulu In 1905 he was chief engineer
of the army of Cuban pacifcation and
afterward served as member of the
board charged with the construction of a
dam and reservoir
He reached the grade of colonel of en-
gineers October 12 asst. Under the orders
issued today he will take station at Sa-
vannah in January.
Lieut.. Col. Henry c. Newcomer. division
en- Ineer of the Central Division, who is
permanently stationed in this city as a
member of the board of engineers for
rivers and harbors, has been directed to
take charge temporarily of the duties re-
linquished by Col. Langfitt, pend ng the
selection of an officer for permanent de-
tail.
Evening star., 1913-12-09
Offer Eggs by Post.

Mrs Logan declared this morning tha:
one of the women in attendance at the
committee meeting yesterday Informed
her that she was in receipt Of several
communications from farmers in Virginia
within the first parcel post zone of Wash
ington offering to send by parcel post to
regular customers eggs in eight dozen
lots. Mrs. Logan said that the price
was left absolutely to the women. Com
munlcatlons In the mail this morning
came from women in many states Oh the
Union. one as tar away as Oklahoma
asking for an outline of the campaign
being conducted in this city.
Summing up the sevep-oay campaign,
Mrs. Logan said the sentiment OF All
her communications seemed TO be just
this:
-'If the women of the present adminis-
tration can solve the cost of living prob
lem they will have won the hearts OF
every one within the home" She said
the action of the wives of those prominent
in the present administration in adding
their support to the campaign was the
source of much comment III the letters.
Although the campaign has closed,
Mrs Logan said that she was anxious
to add as many names as possible TO
the petition, and to that end would
gladly accept any names that are sent
Evening star., 1913-12-09

Col. William c. Langfitt, Corps of
Engineers. has been relieved from duty
station in this city and ordered to Sa-
vannah, Ga, for duty division en-
gineer of the southeast division, which
includes supervision over river and
harbor works in Georgia, South Caro-
lima and Florida. He succeeds to the
duties formerly in charge of Gen. ID. {.
Kingman, now chief of engineers.
Col. Langfftt has been on duty in this
vicinity for about seven years, four of
which he served with engineer troops
at Washington barracks. Since July.
1910. he has been in charge of works
for the defense of Washington, ID. c..
of the Improvement of the Potomac
and Anacostia rivers and of waters in
Maryland and Virginia, and also has
been in charge of the District water
supply system.
During his service here he was partic-
ularly active in the reclamation of the
flats of the Potomac and Anacost rivers
and in the development of the area into
parks. and also in the surveys and inves-
legations locking to an increased supply
of water for the District of Columba a and
the utilization Of Great Falls for the
gener ton of power for the electric
lighting of the National Capital. He is
from Virginia, and was graduated at the
Military Academy in 1850.
Evening star., 1913-12-09
Department Explanation.

~~>f~S-eAs~S~S~s
The fact that fresh eggs are now
beginning to reach the market has
necessarily reacted on the prices at
which storage eggs have been held.
said the statement of the Department
of Agriculture. The explanation of the
particular market shortage this fall
dates back to weather conditions dur
ing the spring and summer. Investiga-
tiOn of weather conditions shows that
the spring was unusually wet and cold.
which set back the laying development
of the pullets. and the unusual drought
in July further postponed the laying
period. because both OF these weather
conditions affect the food supply Of the
pullets. AS result the pullets that
normally begin to lay in the fall have
not commenced their laying until about
month later than the usual fall lay
ing season
"Unless unusually cold weather inter-
venes this pullet egg supply should now
continue. The increased cold weather
will naturally affect the laying of pulle-s
allowed to run on the farm without
proper shelter. The effect of cold wealth
sened however. If the chicken owners
provide suitable shelters from the cold.
Real Cause of High Prices.
THE usual advance in the price Of
eggs during the fall of the year. particu-
iarly of fresh eggs, Is largely due to
natural causes. There is a time each
year during the hens life known as the
moulting period, when the hens shed their
old feathers and grow new ones. This
process begins at any time from July
to September 1, and occupies about ninets
days, the age of the hens having cons.d-
cradle influence on the time they start to
moult.
1T follows that practically the only
source of fresh eggs at this tine Is the
pulets Matched during the preceding
spring. Puiiets seldom lay until = fully
matured or grown, therefore, IL the ma
.ority of pullets in community are
Matched late or for any reason have not
been grown and matured properly. a
scarcity of fresh eggs is bound to result
When climatic or other conditions exer-
else widespread influence to retard the
development OF pullets over consider
able area, this shortage of eggs will be
noticed over a wide extent Of territory.
THE only hope of increasing the fresh
handling of pullets. as hens cannot be
expected to lay at this season.
"If proper methods in the growing of
pullets were employed much larger guam
titles of fresh eggs could be produced
during the fall and winter. and this would
assist materially in keeping the price Tor
fresh eggs within reasonable limits al
such times. The lack of a Sufhclent supply
of fresh eggs during the fall and winter
forces the public to depend on eggs stored
during the preceding spring, and storage
eggs advance greatly in price because OF
the scarcity of fresh egg supplies
Evening star., 1913-12-09
Receives Heavy Mail.

This morning Mrs. Logan's dining room
table was loaded down with letters and
postal cards from every part of the
country. Ten of the letters were from
The Washington herald., 1913-03-05
EX-PRESIDENTS
BY GEORGE FITCH,
Author of "At Good Old siwash."

An ex-President 70 a man who has filled
the biggest job In the world, and Is trying
to work down into ordinary life again.
This Is a very difncult thing to do. When
an ex-President tries to squeeze into any
other job. he usually stretches It all out
of shane. Nothing is more disturbing
than to watch an ex-Prcsident trying TO
earn an honest living writing editorials.
while fourteen reporters are interviewing
him on the Balkan war.
A President serves from four to eight
years at $4,000 a year. and accumulates
during that time a thick mantle Of dig
nifty. When he retires from the Presi-
dency, he sheds the $4,000, but retains
the dignity. 1t is as hard to earn living
while wrapped up in residential dignity
as it is to run a foot race with nine over
coats on. Yet, IL an ex-President should
hang his dignity on a hickory limb and
run for justice of the peace. the whole
country would be indignant
Because of all these facts, several of
our finest ex-Presidents have died with
very little but dignity In the house.
An ex-President would make an inval-
liable Senator or Representative, or men,
Der of the Supreme Court, or Cabinet
officer: but most of them are allowed to
go to waste by hostile administration.
This nauon, Whicn sneds tears every
time some woodchopper fails to conserve
n pine tree, now possesses two ex-Presi-
dents, and Is not making as much use
OF them as II would a 1901 automobile.
A commission should be appointed for
the purpose Of extracting all possible
usefulness from ex-Presidents. When
people have spent a million dollars elect
ing a President and half a million more
teaching him statesmanship. it ought not
to turn him over to law colleges, maga-
zines, or publishing houses free Of charge
The Washington herald., 1913-03-05
COMMONER SEES
PARADE THROUGH
Next Secretary Of State Says 1t Wa,
Magnificent and Passed
Successfully.

Col. Bryan. the premier Of the Wilson
Cabinet. was heartily pleased with the
inauguration. Although he occupied an
inconspicuous place in tho reviewing
stand. being seated some distance from
the Presidents box. he remained through
out the entire ceremony. beating time
with his hands to the singing of the
Princeton students.
When asked for his views on the events
OF the day. Col. Bryan said:
1T was magnificent They tell me tbare
has been nothing to equal II. and I sun
pose not. Certainly everything has moved
systematically, and successfully. I think
the crowds and the parade are nucb
larger than at the Cleveland fnauguration
in 1Ss-the only other one I ever WITT
messed
Col Bryan was congratulated by friends
on his selection as Secretary Of State
but for publication he would not admit
that he was in the Cabinet. When ad-
dressed as Mr.. Secretary" he laugh
ingly said:
rs that so? Well. i haven't seen the
afternoon papers, so, don't know how
much is true and not true"