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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
HOUSTON DEGREES LACK
OF LAND CULTIVATION
But Small Per Cent Is Yielding
Maximum Return, Says
Secretary.

MANCHESTER. y. H.. November To-
Less than 40 per cent of the cultivated
land in the United States is reasonably
we'll cultivated and less than l. per cent
is Welding maximum returns. Secretary
Houston of the Department of Agricul-
ture told the National Grange of Patrons
of Husbandry, in fortyseventh annual
conventions here yesterday. that the best
figures he could procure led to such a con
clusion and that only in a very few
localities had conditions been developed
to insure ma ximum. returns
Speaking of what the Agricultural De
partment hopes to do to solve the prob
lem of the increasing cost of living. Sec
rotary Houston expressed the opinion
that the existing chaos and consequent
wastes result from faults the part OF
the farmer in the growing and handing
of his products. from the machinery OF
distribution including physical equip
ment and physical handling; from the
manipulat alton of those middlemen who
perform no useful and necessary service,
and from ignorance on the part OF the
consumer and of the producer of the
character of the product which is placed
upon the market
Secretary Houston urged coordination
of federal and state agricultural agencies
as essential TO success. deplored the
jealousy which, he declared, exists in
many states between state agricultural
commissions and the agricultural col
leges. and decried duplication of work
in many localities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
IN WINTER QUARTERS.
Launches Taken From Water at Co
rinthian Yacht Club House.

In the coming week the launches Nir-
SH,ia, belonging 10 W l. Adams aud the
RUBY. belonging to =. ". P'aSkett viii
b. taken from thc water at the CORN.
fhian Yacht Club HEADQUARTERS on I'll, N:r.
gtnia side ~ tire Georgetown channel be-
tween tue bridges. They will lie the first
of the Corinthiau feet TO go into pintei
quarters. but between now and tile middle
CT December all the smaller vessels o,
me fiCet Will be taken from the water.
IL Is o,ated that the larger boats vil
ne left in the water and their owners vii
take chances in the ice season. Vt Greg.
ory's boathouse, and at Deans repai,
yard 1T Alexandria tho placing o
launches in winter quarters ashore has
been started.
The handsome power yacht SALIVA. he.
longing TO Judge George G. .sukam W bich
las. been out en- the marine railway al
tcsan's boatyard for the past ten DAYS
being fitted with a new engine will i,
ready tor launching in the next dav o,
two. and when launched will lie ready for
service. Tile vessel viii be used FOL
hunting trips O. the Potomac this fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15

District Commissioner to Discuss
Municipality's Responsibility.

Oliver r. Newman. president OF the
board of Commissioners of the District
of Columbia. is to be the principal speak
er at the fifth annual meeting of the Dis
trict of Columbia Association for the Pre-
vention of tuberculosis, to be held the
evening OF November "a at the Public Lii
brary. The subject Of Mr.. Newman's ad-
dress. it is announced, is to be The
municipalities Responsibility and Its OPP
portunity.'
Gen. George NJ. SteTnberg. president Of
the association. IS 10 present a paper on
The Health Program of the Association
for the Prevention of tuberculosis. while
the District of Columbia Medical Society
will be represented by DIR. ". NJ. Barton.
who is to read q paper on The Private
Physician Conservation Of Public
Health" Henry p. Blair president of
the board of education. will discuss THE
Place of the Public School in a City 5
Health Program. The Place of the
Health Office in City's Health Program
will be outlined by DR.. William c. Wood
ward president of the American Public
Health Association. and District health
officer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15

streets has been devoted to business and
residence purposes ever since 1885. Col.
NJ W. Peasants. chief clerk of the office
of ATTORNEY General. lived there for many
years aud died there.
The building was afterWard remodeled
and when f street was reduced in grade
from four feet to five feet during the Shep-
herd improvements this old building was
remodeled and much underpinning and
new foundations added
\ peculiar feature of the monetary his
tory of the District in 1870 was the prac-
tice of cutting paper dollars in such a
way as to make change. in May OF this
year the banks adopted a resolution
which should prevent this inconvenient
and unsightly sort of currency, and to
bring silver into use instead MAY II
this notice appeared. Those who have
cut notes on hand would do well to ex-
change them for silver before tomorrow
evening. as june | was the last das on
which such cut notes were received at
the banks
NASlIINGTON TOPHAM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
AS PRICES SOAR HIGHER
EGG PRODUCTION GROWS
Census Bureau Estimates There
Will Be 1.734. 529, 900 Dozens
This Year.

Despite the fact that the price Of eggs
climbs higher and higher. presumably
boosted by tho Law of supply and demand,
the census bureau now comes along and
tells OF the enormous increase in the egg
production OF the hens in 1ai:. compared
with previous years Comparatively. the
increase IN the egg production has kept
away ahead Of the increase IN population
ana furthermore. says the statement Of
the bureau, the figures produced on this
subject are underestimated because of
tine fact that there are many sources of
egg supply OF which there are no means
OF obtaining a record
me hsures show that in 1899 the total
production of eggs amounted to aas =
b-ub dozens. or an average of IL dozen
per capita. in 1909 the production was
i.a3i, tli.op dozens, or an average of
la' dozens per capita. and for 1877; ,esti-
mated will be 134 80 eso dozens or
Ia dozens Der anita
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
LOOK INTO THE FUTURE.
Consequences Which May Follow
Panama Canal Construction.

The consequences that may grow out
of the opening of the Panama canal stag
ger belief. Today the population of the
world is out of equilibrium. Europe and
Asia. with only four-elevenths of its
landed area, possess thirteen-sixteenths
of its population. Once the tides of i'm
migration begin to flow in such a way as
to lead toward the equalization that ulti-
mately may come. there will be inevitable
changes in the commercial map of the
world and Of the political map as well.
Where Europe accommodates 4 popula-
ton of LOG to the square mile and Asia a
population OF tifty-two, North America
has fifteen and South America only seven.
And vet the Americas are intrinsicaily
capable of supporting Il population as
dense as that of Asia and Africa.
If We assume. however that South
America can support only half as many
people as Asia. and that North America
can furnish dwelling place for only
half as many as Europe, We still find the
new world offering an abiding place for
UD,0o0.OOO people in addition to its pres
ent population. II it ever should come
TO that. and international trade grows
only in proportion to population. ii would
tdNe I'VE aha cdU2lS TO dTcOfIllIlO-
date the business that would offer in
stead of one.
This whole field Of the future POSSIBLE
tiles IS story OF fascinating potential
ties. And there is one place where 1t has
been written in a way that will open
Your eyes to the meaning of the Panama
canai-in The Panama Canal by Fred
eric J. Haslin. The Star has a copy
waiting for YOU whenever you bring in
your six coupons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
JURY MAKES BLUNDER.
Use of Term Involuntary"
Verdict Frees Defendant.

kllIWAl. Pa. November 1.-The
ounder Of the Jury in using the word
involuntary when il should have used
voluntary resulted in tho freeing OF s
: Darvasille. Pennsylvania Railroad
Company detective late THURSDAY in con-
nection with the death of Albert T.,
Andres of Kane. Ia. Judge H. 4. Hall
in his charge. told the Jury to return a
verdict of voluntary manslaughtcr. as
he believed the detective should be pun
ished for the killing OF Aadres. Who WAS
shot while on railroad property Ever
one in the courtroom, the prisoner most
of all. WAS taken by surprise when tho
foreman of the Jury announced parNa-
giile guilty of involuntary manslauyhtcr
The verdict constitutes an acaui,taL The
jurymen expressed chagrin over their
mistake in the choice OF 4 word.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15

Understanding the homo CONSUMPTION
but there is no means OF Judging the cA :
tent of the deficiency due to this cause
Also. there probably are many million
dozens OF eggs in the aggregate produced
In places which strictly are not classed
as farms such as for instance In sueur-
ban districts of large cities, on private
estates. and in small towns and village
So that in fact, the total production OF
eggs for the entire country as reported
for any Year is undoubtedly eonsid-
erably underestimated.
According TO the census figures. tbs
average value per dozen. Al the farm AZ
reported by the farmers. increased from
SOIL in 1879 10 81 1876 in 1909, or "A per
cent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
With Rough Riders.

AT the outbreak of the war with Spain
he assisted in organizing the lst United
States Volunteer Cavalry. 1.-The Rough
Riders. and served as major and lieu
tenant colonel of that regiment for a few
months. In July, 1902. he was made gov
ernor of Arizona. and served in that office
until February 1865. when he was ap-
pointed assistant chief of the record and
pension o1.cs of the War Department
with the rank of major. Since then he
has been attached to the adjutant gen
erals department. reaching the rank OF
colonel in August 1912. For several
months past he has been stationed al
San Francisco
His retirement Will result i'll the pro-
motion of Lieut.. Col. Benjamin Alyord tc
the rank of colonel. and leaves Lieut.
Eugene f. Laid at the War Department
as the only permanent lieutenant colonel
in the adjutant generals department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
Price Increase Unexplained.

bile the bulletin of the census bureau
also notes that there have been increases
in the price of eggs there is no attempt
To explain this.
From 1859 IL 1869 there was an in
crease in the annual production Of eggs
OF IS per cent. while the increase in the
population OF this country for the same
decade was II per cent. in other words
the increase in the production OF eggs for
ten years was greater than the increase
In population Says the bulletin
further:
These statistics of the production of
eggs in the United States, as compiled by
the census, may be somewhat underesti-
mated. even on the farms to which they
relate, since farmers seldom keep accu-
rate records of egg production and are
apt to underestimate it. particularly by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
TO DISCUSS LABOR TROUBLES.
West Virginia Coal Mining Insti
tute to Meet in Charleston.

CHARLESTON w Va. November IL.
arrangements are under way for the
meeting Of the West Virginia Coal Min
ing Institute to be held here within a few
weeks. The recent labor trouble in the
states coal field are to be discussed and
the meeting is considered important Gov
H. D. Hatfield is to deliver an address on
the general mining situation Of West
Virginia. Lee OFT chairman of the pub
lie service commission, will talk on the
Operation Of the Workmans Compen-
sation Law.
The new prohibition Law OF West Vir-
slnia and its probable effect upon coal
miners will be the subject of an address
OF Rev. Thomas {. Johnson of this city
\ large number OF mining men through
out the country have made arrangements
to attend the institute
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
COL. ALEXANDER BROD|E
PLACED ON RETIRED LIST
Fought Against indians and
Helped Organize the
Rough Riders.

Col. Alexander .. Brodie OF the ad-
Jutant generals department has been
placed OF the retired list i'll the army on
account of age. He was born in New
York November Is. 1s49. and has had an
active and varied career. Gradua tins;
from the United States Military Academy
in June. 1870. he served in the 1st Cavalry
in campaigns against Apache Indians in
Arizona for several years. In September,
1877, he resigned his army commission
and engaged in private pursuits until
August 1883 when he enlisted as a
private in the 9Th Cavalry and served
with that regiment until the following
February. He then entered politics in
Arizona
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
MEDAL OF HONOR GIVEN
TO AUGUSTUS THOMAS
Awarded by Academy of Arts
and Letters for ORA
matte Work.

CHICAGO November lo-The Amer
lean Academy OF Arts and Letters today
will present to Augustus Thomas, the
playwright i gold medal for having
achieved more in the dramatic "orio
than any other American, taking into
account the work OF q lifetime. Names
of seven new members also Will De en-
tered upon the rolls of the organization
Awarding of the academy's gold medal
for this year and the selection OF new
members were made at q session of the
academy last night after banquet.
B1ander Matthews professor OF dramatic
literature at Columbia University. was
reelected president. and all of the other
present officers were renamed.
Admitted to Membership.
Following is the list OF those admitted
To membership:
Department of literature-Asllley Hor-
ace Thorndyke of New York. professor of
English at the Columbia University ana
ma gazine editor and contributor.
Francis Barton Gummere, professor or
English at Haverford College, Haverford.
pa author of text books on rhetoric and
grammar.
Frank Jewett Mather. jr.. professar OF
art at Princeton University anu dutioi
of art books
Brand Whitlocl1. former mayor OF
Toledo, Ohio, author and short story
writer
Ernest SchelEna. pianist and composer
| Department OF music-Ernest Schelhns'
/ pianist and composer
/ Department of architecture = Henry
Bacon of New York, designer OF
the Lincoln memorial at Washington
| d. G.
| Arnold William Drummer of New YORK
| selected as designer for the new building
| OF the Department of State at Wash
| inston.
| Awarded i'll Any Specific Branch.
| The gold medal Of the academy is
| awarded in any specific branch of music
! literature or the arts once in every ter
! years for life in one of the severa
branches. This is the fifth year of its
| award.
| The academy will conclude its session
4 today with the presentation of the media
! by President Matthews.
Papers will be given by Meriditf
| Nicholson of indianapolis. DIR. Thomas r.
| I-ounsbury OF Yale University and by
| George ". Chadwick Of New York.
! A paper by John Burroughs on Science
and Literature will be read in his alb
sencc by Robert Underwood Johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
TO PRISON FOR Is YEARS.
Alonzo Stevenson, Colored, Sentenced
for Second Degree Murder.

Alonzo Stevenson coorod, who recently
pleaded guilty to murder in the second de-
gree, was sentenced yesterday by Chief
Justice Elabau"h. to serve twenty five
years in the pcnitentiarE. Stevenson. Il
waiter had quarrel with a white guest
at the Chicago Hotel and, procuring Il
knife. returned and killed the guest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
Memoranda.

Schooner Edwin and Maude has ar
rived light at Baltimore from this city
10 load for a Cfesapeak. point. schooner
Lewis Worrell is or her way to Whining
ton Del. from Brcton's bay with pulp
wood; schooner Ella is due in the East
ern branch with wood for dealers
schooner S;donia Curley IS on her way TO
the Rappahannock river to load lumber
for this city or Baltimore, schooner
Maud 5. IS due at MARYLAND point from
this city to load and return: schooner
Samuel Wood is on her way to Whining
ton. Del, with poplar wood for paper
making plants; schooner ii. l.. James is
at Baltimore from Norfolk with pine
lumber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
Hunters Accidentally Shot.

Two gunners who were accidentallN shot
yesterday while in the country were given
treatment at Casualty Hospital last night
One was Robert Johnson. twenty nine
years old. of -. NJ street northwest. tie
was shot in the right foot while IN Mont
gomery county. Md James Raylcr. col
ored. a resident OF Burrville, was the OH
or. He accidentally shot himself in tn
left hand while gunug near the District
line
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
B. H. Micou Honored at Cornell

ITHACA. \. Y, November lJ-Benla-
min II. Micou of Washington. d. c., has
just been elected to the business STAFF
of the Cornell Widow. the illustrated
humorous publication of Cornell Uni
versity Micou is a member of the class
of 1916 He will fill the position of as
sistant business manager in his Junior
year and business manager in his senior
year. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
Tugs and Tows.

Tug y. NJ. Key arrived with lighter
from Alexandria; tug Captain Toby ar
rived in tho Eastern branch from Deco
guam towing raft of pine pilins: tug 5. ..
Go. No l.. has ~rriyed at Baltimore
with two light tank bargeS from this
city, tug John Miller arrived towing
lighters from Little Hunting creek to the
Eastern branch. tug Edith G. Wtnship
arrived at Georgetown with light coal
boats from Alexandria and elsewhere,
tug Southern has delivered tug Na2so-
mon in the Rappahannock river to laid
railroa dties. tug Rosalie arrived with
sand and gravel laden lighters from dig
;Sing machines down river for the Dis
trict
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
REPORT CONDEMNS
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
Committee on Franchises at
Municipal League Meeting
Submits Reasons.
NINETEENTH ANNUAL
SESSION IN TORONTO
Declares Utilities Should Be Local.
lied as Much as Possible to Eff
feet Cooperation.

TORONTO. ont. November l5.-The
National Municipal League ended It's con
Ncnfiou today after pr II. T. Wilcox al
New York bad delivered a report on state
or municipal control Of public utilities
br. g. i. King of the University oi
Pennsy lvania conducted the discussion
which followed.
kansas city is the probable choice for
next years convention. but this will not
be decided Tor some time. other cities
that have asked for the meeting in 1914
arc Galveston. -. Louis. Minneapolis,
Denver, Chicago and New York.
Regulation of street railways teie-
pnoucs. electric and gas plants exclusive
j. bN the state Was condemned in a re-
port by the committee on franchises.
The conInitte. pointed out that public
utilities are primarily urban III charac-
ter. and that general principles the
contrc. ct public functions should be
localized as much as possible. in order to
secure the interest and effective cooper
ailob OF citizens. Moreover. as a Drac-
teal matter the more powerful the cor
pora,tous become and the more wide
spread their services the more important
u IS that they should be directly an
sVeraDle 10 the local communities which
they serve.
II lGay easily be possible said the
report. SHAT an appointive state com
mission viii fall more or less completely
undef the domination OF the powerful
interests which control the public utili-
ties OF the state. and thus the very ma
chinerN provided for the regulation of
utilities be captured by the interests pre-
summed 10 be regulated by it. 1t may be
necessary To array against the powerful
financial interests Of the companies the
direct mass interest OF the local CON
sliiners in order 10 preserve the vitality
81 the regulatory function. Public utility
corporations exist 10 serve TIL people.
not to control them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
Health Officer Endorses Women S
Crusade and Urges Score Cards.

DR.. William c. Woodward. health Off
Ger of the District, yesterday strongly
indorsed the movement. started by the
Twentieth Century Club. for Il crusade
against distributors of impure milk.
The Twentieth Century Club is TO he
heartily commended for its initiative in
this matter. he said and ii is to be
hoped that other organizations may
take similar attitude. The personal
cooperation of women throughout the
District will he of great help to the
health authorities.
Besides the campaign of inquiry which
the women plan to naugurate among the
dealers who supply their homes DIR.
Woodward suggested that all household
crS should demand that their dairymcn
exhibit score cards showing the rating
they have been given by the health de-
partmeut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
Departures.

Schooner Bessie Ford light. from James
creek for a Virginia landing after cord
wood for this market: schooner Richard
Tall fer Alexandria with grain for deal
ers there: schooner Five Sisters, light
from the Eastern branch for AQUA creek
to load lumber back to this city. schooner
Cora Mcl<enuey. light, from 10th street
wharf for Maryland point after cord
Wool TO return: schooner Maud S. for
Wades bay, Md, to load back to this
city, flattie Rafting sc. from Alexan-
dria for the lower Potomac oyster beds
to load aud return; schooner S. r. Col
bourn light. for a down-river point to
load and return.
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Awarded i'll Any Specific Branch.
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Quicktimc and sloop Nolnn-
teer, oysters from the Ragged point beds
for the Washington market. bugcye
Yacht Wild Duck from the lower Poto-
mac, at anchor in the harbor. schooner
Richard Tall at Alexandria. via this
city. With grain from Upper Machodoc
creek; power boat Daisy. at Alexandria
to load merchandise for Pennington, Md,
and other points in PiscataWay creek
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15

Miss Madeline Hurlocl1 and Miss Ruth
Wright have been chosen debaters for
the Fredericksburg Md High School in a
series Of debates with other high schools
of Caroline county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
Jurisdictional Interests Defined.

However. III most cases. regulation
cannot be either logical or effective with
out the active cooperation Of both state
and local authorities The Jurisdiction
Of state public service commissions
should be general over all public utili-
ties that there will be no twilight
zone within which the utilities can es-
cape regulation altogether. but every
city OF enough Importance to enjoy home
rule IN framing its charter should have
the right 10 establish a separate bureau.
department or commission for the SUI
pcrvision of al utilities operating within
the city limits.
The citys jurisdiction should extend
10 matters affecting the occupation Of the
streets. the quality of service rendered
and the character of the franchise con-
tract entered into for the purpose of
facilitating ultimate municipal owner
ship.
The states jurisdiction should extend
10 matters relating to competition stock
and bond issues. accounts and publicity.
Rates and extensions should be under
municipal control. subject to review by
the state commission. The city should
also have the right TO appear by its local
experts before the state commission in
regard to all matters affecting local in
teTeStS