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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-11-14

Pastor J. Dennis Wright, of New
York, viii speak at K. Of P. Hall,
School Street. Sunday, 3 p. NJ. You
cannot afford to miss it. 2t.nl4
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-11-14
ca FOR SALE q

E'0N 81 LN-s ~ ACRNS. hsif mile from
city. with waterfront rnuuinE stroarn
beautiful cniidirg site aud about Sc large
trees, Price $50. naries H. lee Real
ksteta. Sol church Gre &. Telephone 6lS-fp,
ssNR LN-Tweaty- 1--WE BuildtnE LOTS al
$50 ~ each. Charles p. Lee. ReaI estate
4 Insurance sO-21 Church Circle. Telephone
e,N-tIi. ns-tf
ENOt ) q Lh->tE- Room Bu&6s Low, with
acre OF land. hair clear and half wooded
Price N.s1Qs reasonable terms. Charles D.
Lee. Real Eslate and Insurance. Telephone
6o3-m. u6u
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EH SCISSORS GROUND, zoe. per
pair at GERAcI's, POI Main st Salts
faction guaranteed. nlg st
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-11-14

Messiah and His Coming Kingdom.
Don't fail to hear this interesting sub
ject treated at K. of p. Hall, School
Street, Sunday. Nov. is, 3 p. m.
2tnl4
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wYou are Welcome at the Lyric.
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l23, Us, IN MAIN STREET, ANNAPOLIS ND.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-16
FOREST FIRE LOSS
LOWEST IN YEARS
GOOD RECORDS ATTRIBUTED TO
GOVERNMENTS FIRE FIGHT
ING ORGANIZATION.

WASHINGTON, y. c., March i5.--
The department of agriculture has
been figuring up the losses by fires
on the national forests for the calen-
dar year 1912, and finds that they
were the lowest of recent years. Less
than one acre to every thousand of
timbered lands was burned over, and
the total damage is estimated at s75,-
290. or less than one dollar to every
1000 acres of area
The good record is attributed to,
first. favorable weather conditions in
most localities, and second, the in
creased efficiency OF the fire fighting
organization. AS congress makes
available the means for extending
the system of communications on the
national forests. the equipment of
trails, roads, telephones, and lookout
stations is yearly enlarged and the
fires. IL is said, are discovered more
quickly and fought more rapidly.
An especially good showing was
made by the forest officers last year
in extinguishing fires outside the ma
tional forests before they reached the
LNFESL bD0tL&IicS- SuCIE llkGS t0liSAf-
ruted more than one-sfxth of all
fought by the forest rangers and
guards. About nine-tenths were ex-
tinguished before they touched the
forests. OF the fires within the for
est boundaries more than Is per cent
were on lands in private ownership.
Nearly one fourth of the extra ex-
penditures due 10 fiEnting f1res--that
is expenditures outside the time of
the regular forest force--was in
CURED in fighting these fires.
Lightning caused more fiss than
any other agency. followed by rail-
roads, campers and incendiaries in
the order given. The greatest losses
occurred in Arizona, Arkansas and
California, in which States there was
also the largest proportion of fires
caused by lightning and by incendiar-
ism. About 81 per cen of all the fires
were started by lightning, and about
SO per cent were dut to carelessness.
The proportion in each cast was prac-
tically the same as in the previous
year.
The total number of fires was o.
472, as compared with 1859 in 1911.
They burned over in the aggregate,
230, coo acres as against 100000 in
1911. California led all States In to-
tai number OF fires. and in the numb r
caused by lightning. Arizona stood
second in both of these classifcations.
Arkansas stood fourth in total num-
Der of fires, and first in those Of in
cendiary origin. with California sec
ond. The one national forest In Kan
sas had only one fire, which burned
over less than ten acres and cost Sill
to extinguish. North Dakota had no
fires on it's one small forest.
OF the 2,4T3 fires. over rs cent were
put out before 10 acres were burned
over, and nearly so per cent before
one-quarter of an acre was covered.
Only 2 fires caused damage of more
than $1,000 each.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-16
VIRGINIA BEACH
GREATLY IMPROVED
NEW AND MODERN HOTEL AND
MANY NEW HOMES BUILT
THIS YEAR.
RIFLE RANGE READY
STATE TRnPS WILL ENCAMP AT
THE FAMOUS RESORT THIS
sUMMER-NEw SERVICE TO
THE CAMP.

People not in close touch with the
daily life at Virginia Beach viii find
surprise awaiting them when they
visit the popular resort again this
season.
During the quiet winter months a
vast change has come about at the
pleasure center. and the visitor will
scarce believe his own eyes when the
enlarged and improved Virginia Beach
greets the returning summer guest
and pleasure seeker.
Since the close of last season. with
It's record for popularity and attend
ance. nearly a half million dollars has
been spent in new building construc-
ton at the Beach Nearly forty new
huildings-hotels handsome dwellings
and bungalows~-have been completed.
or are in course of %ection. The
most notable among these is the new
and modern hotel. the "Spottswood
Arms" fitted for the mfortable &C
commodation of one hundred guests.
This building alone. with its construc-
ton and furnishings, will mean an
expenditure of nearly fifty thousand
dollars
Several large apartment houses are
in course of construction. and still
others contracted for. Private houses
at an individual cost of over ten
thousand dollars, still others at a
slightly smaller figure, and 10 these
may he AIDED many tasty cottages and
bungalows, all placed at the Beach
by people who appreciate life by the
sea, and who are so situated flnan-
cfally that they can enjoy ii at a
point where summer is one continu-
Gus, gay round Of pleasure. and
where the word people gives place to
multitudeS.
In addition to the s250,0oo spent
for recent building improvements at
the Beach. the casual visitor must not
lose sight of the fact that soniy year
ago the Norfolk Southern railroad
spent over $50. 600 in building their
mammoth new Casino and picnic pa
vilion. the location and construction
of which opened up a choice building
and improvement possibility north
ward and convenient to the car line
TO Cape Henry.
The location of the State rife range
at the Beach and the expenditure of
$4,000 for its Improvement by the
State still further adds to the total
value of permanent building con-
struction in the Virginia Reach vi
cinity. The Virginia troops will camp
there this summer.
To reach this camp site with good
CstE seFNICe the Taltrpau company IL
spending fully $4,000 more for track
and terminal construction, all of
which serves TO make broader the
interest that lis so rapidly centeriug
at this. the most favored and most
popular resort point on the coast
south OF Atlantic City.
Summarizing the various expendi-
lures al the different interests at the
Beach. all planned and spent within
little over year, and we have the
startling figure of over 100000, near
iy half a million, used IN evidence of
faith and fact that the favored resort
Us forging to the front at a pace graft
kytpg to the most optimistic.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-16
VIRGINIA OYSTER
SEASON CLOSING
CROP HAS BEEN THE LARGEST
ON RECORD, But FINANCIAL
RETURNS POOR.

IRvINGToN. VA. March 1.-THE
oyster longing season is drawing to a
close-April 1st-though there will be
spasmodIc shipments through that
month
Virginia has turned out more oysters
than ever before, the unfinished stats
tics putting il at about T5,00o;080 bush
els Prices. however have been low.
and margins small resulting in only
a moderate season SO far as finan-
cial returns show.
The latest oysters we have ever
had are with US this season. They
have been in fair condition around
here all this year. Prices have been
fairly good. and had IL not been for
the open winter keeping all OF the
rivers and bays open. IT would have
been one Of the most profitable that
we have had for several years.
Most of the oyster shucking houses
on the upper bay and tributaries have
closed for the season.
Nearly all OF the fish nets are In
place and catching some shad and
herring.
Preparatory TO the opening Of the
mephaden season most of the half a
hundred steamers engaged in this in
dustry are being overhauled at marine
railways.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-16
WANT VIRGINIA
FRUIT IN SOUTH
SECRETARY WHATELY OFFERS
THE GROWERS CHANCE AT
A NEW MARKET.

CROZET. VA, March 15.-Secre-
tary Walter Whately, of the Virginia
Horticultural society, said recently:
Il have tho names Of some deal
ers In the Southern States who want
to buy Virginia apples. Amy men,
Der of the Virginia Horticultural so
ciety who has apples in cold stor-
age that he wants to sell can get the
names of these firms. whose reliability
we do not guarantee, on application
to me.
Prices offered range about as fol-
lows, as quoted about the end Of Feb
ruary: Works, s360 Bens, So; Black
Twigs and Winesaps around 81 all
for clean. fancy fruit in first-class
condition and not over-ripe."
There were fourteen different points
in Virginia from which more than
20, 900 barrels of applies were ship
ped during the year 1912. Winches-
ter is far in the lead, with 100. sos
barrels, it's closest competitor being
Front Royal with slightly more than
half that number. The various points
and the shipments from each are as
follows:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-16
WEATHER HANDICAP
To REALTY MARKET
WHAT is SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE
Is NOT ALWAYS SAUCE FOR
GANDER.
7EW GOOD
NATURALLY A DULL PERIOD NOW,
WITH MONEY TIGHT. REAL
ESTATE MEN sAY--sALEs
CALLED OFF.

YES" chuckled James BelIwood the
we'll known planter of Chesterfield
yesterday" this rainy spell is great
Just what the farmer has been need
ing"
No" observed Leroy r. Brown. one
Of Richmond's leading real estate men,
you won't find much doing this week.
Rainy weather isn't the sort that helps
the real estate men. However. busi-
ness has been so good of late that we
are willing to sacrifice something for
the benefit Of the farmer"
There you are. What Is sauce for
the goose Is not always paiatable to
the gentleman bird. proverbs to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Dull Period.
Men in close touch with the situation
saw IL is Just naturally q dull period
and that tight money has much TO DO
with it, When you see nation like
Germany negotiating a loan at Per
cent" remarked one Of them, its
time to sit up and take notice"
Several important sales set for the
week were called of on account OF tht
a number Of real good transfers were
reported.
One OF these was $50 feet on the
Roseneath road for $4,000. Bowles q
Jones company engineered the deal.
This firm was also instrumental IN
selling Jackson ward property amount
ing TO $1,000 to " Z, puRsi a. 6 ff 5So
and a Meadow street home to r. \.
Another interesting deal by. the
same firm was the sale ground front
ing the Boulevard at 1921 foot, the
aggregate amount involved IN the zeal
being SlS,5e0.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-16
WAGES Of FARM
LABOR INCREASED
SINCE 1902 THE INCREASE Is
SHOWN TO HAVE BEEN
ABOUT "a PER CENT.
FACTS AND FIGURES
WAGES VARY WIDELY IN DIFFER
ENT SECTIONS OF THE CoUN~
TRY, BEING LOWEST IN
SOUTH.

Reports received from correspond.
ents of the bureau of statistics of the
department of agriculture Indicate
that the money wages of farm labor
of the United States increased about
80 per cent during the vast year. and
Z per cent during the past two years.
Since 1902 the increase has been about
"a per cent.
The wages of farm labor had an
upward tendency during the decade
of the seventies considered on gold
basis): they were almost stationary
during the eighties, and declined from
1892 TO 1894, since which year they
have been steadily tending upward.
Wages now, compared with the aver
age of wages during the eighties, are
about SO per cent higher: compared
with the low year of 1894 wages now
are about SIS per cent higher.
The Average Rate.
The current average rate of farm
wages in the United States, when
board is included is, by the month,
s20.S1; by the day, other than har-
vest, s1.14; at harvest, 1854. When
| board is not included the rate is. by
the month, s29.58: by the day. other
than harvest. s1.47; by the day, at
harvest. S187.
Wages vary widely in different Sec
tons OF the United States: for In
stance, the monthly rate without
board is $3.50 in Nevada, $50 so in
Montana. and $3.50 in Idaho, S17.10
in South Carolina, $40 in Mississippi,
and $3.50 in Alabama. Details by
States will be given in the March Crop
Reporter,
Following are the averages for the
United States for the past year. with
~ ri
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-16
FRUIT GROWERS
DOUBLE BUSINESS
Twu-FoIsD INCREASE rs SHOWN
AND THAT DESPITE POOR
SEASON.
A NM AL NJ f E I'll n G
VALLEY FRUIT MEN MAKE FINE
sHowISG-BIG FOREIGN TRADE
ENJOYED by THE
GROWERS.
ANNUAL NEE I'll C

STANTON, March 15-After
listening to "a report which showed
a twofold increase in business this
year over last the Virginia Fruit
Growers, incorporated, at the regular
annual stockholders meeting held
yesterday morning ST 0 O'Clock, elect
ga officers for the new year as fol-
lows; NJ r. Gikerson, president:
William Med. McANister. vice. presi-
dent; J. L. Phillips. secretary: A. Lee
Knowles. treasurer. Directors-M. r.
Gilkersen. Of stanton; w. NJ. Nc
AlIister. of Covington, ], l. Philips,
Of stanton: J, Lucian Moomaw, oi
ClaVerdaie: ]. q. tSreaver. Of Lexing-
ton. II. +. Watson. of 'Waynesboro;
Lucien MeClung. of Salem; c. Il. Blue,
of charlottesville. ], II. c. Grasty
Of stanton. and W. NJ. Smith, of
Markham.
The general manager is Lawrence
W. Moomaw. with offices in this
city.
Immense Business.
The regular reports on the years
business showed that the corporation
had handled approximately $1,000
barrels of apples and 1000 carriers
of peaches. total doubling that of
li911 and 1912. So impressed were
the members with the possibilities
OF future business that plans were
made for widening the scope OF
operations With agents through the
South and n supervising agent ir New
York to look after the fruit when II
arrived there for foreign shipment,
one OF this New York, agents duties
TO be the diverting to- local markets
OF shipments which would not bear
passage across for the reason of too
rapid ripening. or from bad condi-
tons in packing, sorting and shipping
from the orchards.
The firm did total cash business
Of approximately $3.50, 600 for the
year. Possibly the greater portion
of this came from foreign markets.
Especially was the buying at the
Hamburg distributing point an en-
couraging factor in the years sue
cess.
Export Business.
Addressing the meeting on the sub
iect of foreign markets for Ameri-
can fruit. was the conipany's repre-
sentative, S, M, Moomaw, a broker
of London. who supervised the dis
tribution of the shipments among the
brokers of Hamburg. Glasgow. Liver
pool and London. Mr., Moomaw Is
a natiye Eirginian but has had bust
ness interests in London for the past
seven years. and, while thoroughly
conversant with fruit growing condi-
lions in Virginia. has given the
European market close study. His
suggestions, coming with first hand
knowledge of selling conditions on the
other side, We're particularly valuable
at this time when the company pro-
poses to enlarge its field. He frank
ly told the growers that the price of
Virginia apples would always be good
in Europe. as fruit from the West
Il.
of the Virginia apple. but so much
depended on careful picking. packing
land keeping the fruit after gathering
from lying in the sun, even after
harreilfng, that he found 1t difficult
to describe its importance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-16
SUES FOR 5000;
IS AWARDED 800

In the suit of Julien Y. Williams,
of Alexandria. against A. l.. Straus
and A. l.. Straus, Jr., for $4,000 dam
ages as the result of alleged personal
injuries. a verdict of $500 was re-
turned yesterday by the jury in the
Law and Equity court. motion to
set aside the verdict was made by
counsel for the defendants. and will
be considered by the court.
Mr.. williams was struck by the
Stratus automobile at Jefferson and
Franklin streets more than year
ago. He ALLEGED that he was seriously
injured.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-16
SLUMP IN LEAF
TOBACCO SALES

Bad weather and the poor season
of the preceding week caused de-
cided slump in the Richmond leaf to-
bacco market the past week, hardly
35o.0 pounds being offered ON the
floors Of local warehouses.
The prices held up remarkably we'll.
as did the quality of the weed that
was offered.
The wagon trade ia now about over
for this season. and soon the ware
houses will be handling nothing bat
package leaf. The season closes In
June.
Warehousemen expect heavy re-
ceipts the coming week because ak
the fine seasoning weather which haa
prevailed for the past several dayA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-16
HUNTING FOES Of
THE CITRUS FLY
UNITED STATES SENDS SCIENTIST
TO ORIENT FOR THAT
"a
PURPOSE.

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 15.--
Bulletin I20, bureau of entomology,
United States department of agricul-
ture, tells of an interesting trip of one
of the departments scientists to In
dia and the Orient in search Of ma
tural enemies of the citrus white fly.
This insect causes widespread dam
age to the citrus fruit industry of the
country. The trip resulted in the dis
covery in several places of insects
which are destructive to the white fly.
but further investigation will be neces-
sary before their practical worth in
destroying the orange and lemon en-
envy is demonstrated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-16
SOME BIC TuRN|PS
GROW At SK|PW|TH
HERE'S ONE THAT TIPS THE
SCALES AT POUNDS, AND
THAT'S 4 MTSGET.
Industrial Editor.
tiNt Att5 y 4tNA KfkEAN VT
The Richmond Virginian.

Industrial Editor.
The Richmond Virginian.
Dear Sir,-Please allow me space
In your paper to let the people know
how large turnips grow near Skip
with.
Mr.. George Frayear, who lives four
miles east of this place. brought me u
turnip that weighed Z pounds exactly.
He tells me that he has larger ones
at home than this one. The turnfp is
now on exhibition in my Store. MIR.
Frayear says it is nothing unusual to
raise them this size.
H J. H. JEFFRISS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-16
Winchester
Council Committees.

Three council committees are scae-
duled to meet this week-the fina nce
and public utilities committees on
Tuesday night. and the oral1Ba,G.s
charter and reform on Thurs iny Ljs'h&.
Several special meetings may pa held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-11
OPPOSED TOU.S. CONTROL
Senator Bankhead Leads
Fight Against Connecticut
River Dam Bill.

Under an agreement to vote before the
close of this legislative day. the Senate
today began final debate of the Connects
cut river dam bill, which would establish
the policy of federal control and taxa
ton of water power. 1t was expected thai
the legislative day would be continued
over into tomorrow or Thursday before a
vote is reached.
Senator Bankhead of Alabama. IN
charge of the opposition, 20 the federal
control plan in the Senate, made the
opening speech against the measure to-
day AS II came from the committee
the bill would give the Secretary or war
power TO regulate rates and levy tax
on the local company constructing the
Connecticut river dam.
Senator .,ankhead proposed an amend
ment to the bill which would eliminate
this general control. but authorize the
Secretary of War TO levy a reasonable
charge for the protection of naviga-
ton.
1.-The right to regulate. supervise and
tontrol water powers properly belongs to
the states" said Senator Bankhead.
He declared the federal government had
no right or interest in the waters of the
Connecticut river except for navigation
purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-11
lutions. and appointed sergeant-at-arms.
He then delivered his annual address,
Reports Are Submitted.

At the afternoon session the credential
committee gave a report which was fol-
lowed by the reports of the secretary
treasurer and industrial associations.
The final session is to be held tomorrow
morning. at which officers will be elected
and reports are to be given from locals
and industrials. A banquet is to be given
tomorrow night at the hotel.
The officers of the association are:
President, John r. Galloway of Washing
ton: first vice president, Frank s. Scav-
anoes of Baltimore; second vice president
w. J. Gilman of Richmond. Va; treas
urer. S. Frank Bennett of Baltimore, and
secretary, /. VI. Scates of Baltimore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-11
FOLLY AND SERIOUSNESS
COMBINED AT CARNIVAL
Saengerbund Hears References in
Caustic Vein to "The Other
Fool Congress"

While folly reigned supreme at the an
nual FOOLS carnival Of the Washington
Saengerbund, which was held at It's club
house last evening, 1t was evident that
there was method in some of the mad
ness and there was a suspicion that
some Of the speakers really meant some
thing when they referred to .'the other
fool Congress
When Representative Richard Bartholdt
of Missouri took the rostrum he made it
clear that what he said was real earn
est and he referred 10 the suffragette
agitation, the immigration bill recently
passed by Congress. which excludes illit-
crate foreigners. and especially to the
measure passed by the House last Sat-
urday, which Mr.. Bartholdt said, practi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-11
MUST PAY OWN TELEGRAMS.
Captors of Army and Navy Deserters
Are So Notified.

The controller of the Treasury has rem
dered a decision to the Secretary of War
that kilograms from persons who have
captured deserters from the army and
navy must be paid for by the senders,
and directing that the telegraph COM
panies be SO notified.
The controller says that the large re-
ward paid by the government for desert
ers is amply sufficient to cover all OK
penses incurred BY their captors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-11
TURKS LOSE 5000 MEN
IN BATTLE At bULA|R

SOFIA. Bulgaria. February II. - The
Turkish army in the peninsula of Gallipoli
lost 5000 men and fifty officers during
the fighting at Bulair, according to an
official report issued here today. Several
thousand Turkish soldiers are declared to
have fallen in a battle before the Tcha-
talja lines February 3. and thousands
more at Charkeui. Today's report says:
The Bulgarian army. having repulse
several Turkish attacks along the Tcha-
talja lines, except on the extreme right
flank where they were exposed to the
convergent fire from the Turkish war
ships in the Sea of Marmora and the
Gulf of Buyuk Chekmedje. retired to
fresh positions FIVE or six miles to the
rear. The losses Of the Bulgarians were
insignificant. while those of the Turks
amounted to several thousand men, main
ly due to the eXcellently directed Bulga-
rian shell fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-11
Bulgarians Entrenching.

The Bulgarians are entrenching their
positions in front of Bulair Large bodies
of men have been sent out to clear the
field of battle of the dead bodies of Turk
ish soldiers which number from 5000 to
5000 1t is believed that the number of
wounded Turks must be more than 1900.
THE Turkish warships shelled the Bul-
gar.an left flank all day, but killed only
one and slightly wounded another Bull
garian soldier.
1.-The Turkish troops wSich descended
upon Charkeui near the port of Redosto
Saturday and Sunday We're almost sur
rounded by the bulgarian army, ana
were compelled to retire hastily to their
transports under the protection of the
Turkish WarShipS