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The Washington times., 1913-06-30
COATS ON OR OFF?

London positively must have its silly season, and
the things that make it silly have be taken seriously
by the Londoners-or else the season is no,
genuinely silly. ...
This summer starts off well in the mtant-ridden
town. The smart golf clubs are in a furry Of
excitement over the matter CT golfng in shir,
sleeves. A rude American brought it on by appear
ing in club house without coat or weskit and then
deaf to the murmurs of horror which waved all about
him, he went out and on the links PLAYED his game
TO the cool, if not bitter, end When he returned
to the club house, still coatless, there was no muir
mur of horror, for the Englishmen were all busy
writing to the papers about the outrage.
The London Daily Mail decides against the
American saying: The shirt sleeve is proper for
lawn tennis or the cricket field but on golf course
1t looks strange and would attract as much attention
as if the players were in rowing shirts"
The fact that the temperature has been particu-
lary high in England recently seems to have nothing
to do with the matter. 1t isn't question Of COM
fort, but of form" Presumably the followers of
James playing their first game at Blackheath, wore
coats and set the English style forever Mr. Hilton.
the English golfer, clung to the fashion during his
American tour, no matter what the weather. All
about him were coatless American golfers, but he
kept the faith-and the coat.
Americans 60 shirt-sleeved more than they used
to, but they have their own bits of form" in doing
So too An American who would remove his coat
in smoking car would keep it on in chair car.
Shirt sleeves are de ugueur on the bleachers, but
not in the theater; at the picnic, but not in the
dining room; in the vegetable garden but not on
the roof garden in the saiboat but not on the
steam yacht.
In business the shirtsleeve style has been regu-
lated by both the mercury and the business. When
The Washington times., 1913-06-30
THE MONSTER MOVIES"

An international exposition of the moving picture
business is being held in New York this week, which
suggests how gigantic this amusement business has
grown 1t is stated that $500, 100000 people at
tended moving picture shows last year; that is, that
everybody in the counry attended over forty times
in the year, on the average, and that the receipts
were S3l9,OOO,0O0 The figures are stupendous; yet
who can doubt, after the most casual glance at the
streets of any town, with picture show establishments
occupying scores and scores of well-ocated buildings
that this business has reached proportions that make
it, along with the automobile craze and the general
disposition toward luxury and amusement, real
social and economic factor?
1t is said that $50 100000 is invested, and 100000
people are employed in the industry. OF course,
there must be economic readjusments to such condi-
tions as these. In behalf of the automobile as a
pleasure vehicle il is pointed out that good many
people spend less money for homes that they don't
stay in so much as they used to before they were
spending their time in the automobile and the fresh
air. that their health is bettered that the tendency
to live in the country is stronger among city people,
and that the pleasures and satsfactions of country
life are vastly increased by the privilege of having
neighbors and social opportunities. In Short the
automobile makes a good showing of economically
and socially paying its way.
Similarly the movies" People by the millions
don't spend for liquor the money that is showed into
the window at the moving picture show The whole
family gets its share in the entertainment that is
bought with money that formerly went in too many
cases to the dramseller.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30
What's on tie Program in
Washington Today

Special communication of Lebanon
| Lodge, No. Z, F. A. A. NJ, followed oy
, refreshments. evening
Beginning Of foux-day convention. Ma
ton Speech Arts Association. Public
Library. morning
Annual excursion to Chesapeake Beach
of Kallipolis Grotto. Mystic Order OF
Yelled Prophets.
Mass meeting to protest against con-
firmation Of o. p Newman as Dis
trict Commissioner, old Masonic Tenn
pie. s p. m.
Weekly meeting of Central labor
Union, Typographical Temple, 42S-i.S
G street northwest. p m.
Concert by United States Marine Band.
United States Marine Barracks. 4:so
Concert by United states Soldiers Home
Band. Bandstand, i-S:zo p: m.
Orphans day. under auspices OF the
Washington Automobile Writer'S As
sociation. at Glen Echo.
Concert by Mrs. NJ R. Waldecker and
pupils, Carroll Institute Han. p. m
Unwilling of statue Of Zacharfah Cham
dler. Statuary Hall. the Capitol. II
a. m.
Meetings-evening:
Golden Eagles-Cyrus Castle. No. !. ss5
Louisiana avenue.
Odd Fellows-Beacon, No. Is; Union. No.
II. and Covenant. No. IA
Red Men-Osage Tribe, No. 8, Fifth and
G streets.
K o. T. M.-National Tent. No. ]. old
Masonic Temple; Mt Vernon Tent,
No. 4, Northeast Temple: Anacostia
Tent, No. Z, Anacostia Masonic Han.
Knights of Pythias-EQual, No. II.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30
BRYAN AND CURRENCY BILL.

No great advantage will be achieved by people
who try to create prejudice against the currency
legislation by pointing to Mr. Bryan's Endorsement
of it. The disposition in various quarters instantly
to decide that the measure is bad because Bryan
thinks it good is decidedly unfair People who make
up their minds such grounds as this, conceiving
that there is chance to create senseless prejudice
in the minds of those who could not possibly judge
such measure its merits, are overpaying their
appeal to ignorance.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30
Nations Need.

What do we need to keep the nation
whole,
To guard the pillars of the state? We
need
The fine audacities of honest deed;
The homely old integrities Of soul:
The swift termerties that take the part
OF outcast right-the wisdom Of The
heart;
Brave hopes that mammon never can
detain.
Nor sulIy with his gainless clutch for
We need the Cromwell fire to make ,,s
The common burden and the public
trust,
To be a thing as sacred and august
As the white vigil where The angels
kneel
We need the faith to 90 path untrod,
The power to be alone and vote with
Edwin Markham c'rhe Need Of the
Hour.c
The Washington times., 1913-06-30
The Man on the Road
BY II. T. Batten.
IN BOSTON,.

to yourself home
CT the utmost refinement on
u the outskirts Of Boston, "
explained the luxe book
salesman. Il mount the long darh
porch and touch the button. A but.
Ter ushers me into the sumptuous
parlor. ! give my card to the menial
VINO bears 1t away on tiny silver
tray. Soon there is rustling of silken
garments and statuesque woman OF
matchless beauty stands in the door
way. She regards me sweetly for a
moment = sS9%a
"'BooksT she inquiries.
No. madam / hasten to assure
her. I have called to interest you In
tour Of the world. You can view the
great and beautiful places of the
earth, can visit the out-of-way places
where the ordinary traveller never
goes all from your easy chair. As an
illustration l will take you on a
three-minute trip through Morocco.
Then l bring out the prospectus and
begin to show the pretty pictures.
This shows the seaport city of
Tangier. Here we have a portion of
the harbor;;-The manner Of loading
cattle on board ship, tying a rope
round their horns and hosting them
up.-Here We stand in the busy public
market.-And now we will Journey to
the edge of the desert
Thus i chatter on after the usual
I show.
do you know. 1 was thinking of
taking a trip over there she replies.
Here you have 1t right in your
easy chair say. "A tour of the
world from your easy chair. Think
what that means in this busy day and
age! Think of the trouble and ia
tigue l can save you! Think of the
money II would cost you to make this
trip-and Of the time 1t would con-
sumo. Here You have II right at your
elbow. Five dollars down and five
dollars a month
I'D dearly love to have them, but
my husband forbade my buying any
more books
But these are not books, madam
/ return handing her the order blank.
These are tours of the world. Sign
your name on the dotted line. You
want them
"'well, as long as they are not
books I'll take them. Can l pay
CASH?
II assure her that while II is un-
usual / will take cash in full.
"She writes me out a check and
the next day the set is delivered! I'll
bet my job against a Mexican ciga-
rette that when they arrived the lady
had not walked up to the fact that
they were books after ALL"
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

a LII OF US remember. from our
~ geography days. that three
~ fourths of the world is made Up
Of water. We realize also thai
| some foods that we eat. the sort that
appear watery. or Juicy to us. must
be largely water. But we do not real
ize that every bit Of food We eat con-
tains great percentage of water-even
the solids. Flour Is. possibly, the food
that contains least water; and yet
twelve parts Of nour out OF one hundred
are water.
A raw egg appears slightly watery.
In reality the egg Is two-thirds water.
When II is hard boiled any one would
be willing to wager that there isn't any
water In II, yet 1t lacks only very
little of the two-thirds II had originally
just the part that was able to evap-
crate through the mildly porous shell
while II was boiling.
The food that contains the most water
il the cucumber. The cucumber 10
ninety-five parts water to i've parts Of
solid matter. Most fish are four-ffths
water. Strawberries are 80 per cent
water. Apples are 81 per cent. And
potatoes are three-quarters water.
No matter whether you drink many
glasses Of water each day or not, you
can't help taking a certain quantity into
your system. as long as You eat
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

coats interfere with business we remove the coats
And in recent years. Americans have begun to adopt
the practice of taking off their coats when playing
politics. It's good habit, and it's spreading.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30
False Evidence.

YOHN E. WILKIE. famous for the
way he has handled mystery cases.
~ has learned the value of real clues
and the encouragement attendant
upon following bad ones. When you fol-
low false evidence. he explains. you are
like the little boy who came down to
breakfast one morning and said:
Mother. think I've got the chicken
poN. ] found feather In my bed this
morning, Los Angeles Herald.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30
AmuSements.

Columbia-"In Mizzoura." Sis D. N.
Poli's-"The Talker." Sis p. m.
Cosmos-vaudeville.
Glen Echo-All amusements.
Chevy Chase Lake-Dancing and music
by Marine Band.
Marshall Hall-Boats leave Seventh
street wharf 10 a. m. 2:30 p. m, and
$50 -, m
River View Park-Boats leave Seventh
street wharf. 10 q. m, and Tn M.
Steamer st. Johns leaves Seventh street
wharf at p. m. every evening excep,
Saturday and Sunday for forty mile
trip on the Potomac.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30
Accommodating.

Guest-Great Scott, man! you be more careful?
You have spilled the sauce all over topcoat
Wafter-Beg pardon sir. am I'll pay Il, sir
Guest-How will pay for Il? "
Watter-I won't charge It the check sr.-Exchsnge
The Washington times., 1913-06-30
YOU NEVER CAN.

You never can judge of fella
Because he's dressed up out of sight I;
The dummy outside of a sella
OF clothing is not very bright.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

Watch what you drink" advises
Doc Rucker. hotweathering. A passably
difficult task. Have you a little X-ray
in your home?
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

Properly cajoled and cajollied. We are
willing to appear before the lobby COM
mfttee and tell all we know about a GER
tain Congressman who owes us $3.50.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

We have it on 10 per cent authority
that Western paper recently ran a
story about James Hamilton Lewis
without referring to him as j. Ham
or mentioning his whiskers.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

Things That Make Life Worth While.
c. M. F.: Getting a collar buttoned
after ten minutes hard work; then find
ing that your tie is inserted wrong side
out"
G. c.: Watching the Climbers playing
double-headers with the Mackmen."
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

THE VOCATIONAL BUREAU AT WORK.
From the North East. Pa. "sun")
Robert Dill. of West Millcreek. has en-
tered the employ Of a Cleveland pickle COM
pany.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30
.THIS& THAT
WfA Somsfsmes . Laf< srfAe osA<,

INTERVIEWED by our special re-
porter. Manager Clark Griffith. before
leaving for New York and the West,
announced that he Is much pleased with
the teams showing. at hope )" he deciar-
ed. that the men will do better in the
future. 1 expect the team to show
considerable Improvement on the road.
am confident that they will soon
strike their gait. I believe that from
now on their work will pick up"
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

Add Hot Weather Hints: Don't read
about the Commerce Court bill.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30
A Matter of Doubt.

A T a motion picture entertainment
~ in local theater one afternoon
n recently man said to his wife:
Does this place seem cold
to your
No." replied the wife. Does It seem
cold to you?"
"Well, to tell the truth" the man ra-
turned. II am not sure whether l am
shivering or whether II Is the film thai
10 hickering. g."-Youngstown Telegram.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30
Atlantic City Correspondence.

q. S. X: Been trying to figure out
why people come to summer resorts
and spend all their time at the movies.
What do you gay?
Atlantic. June 2s
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

On Thirteenth street: This store Will
reopen next door"
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

And Curly's idea Of It: Successful
new-ribboning a typewriter.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

A merry julyfourth and happy n,.
cal year! q. sx
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

Yesterday, a. innumerable persons re-
minded us. was liquorly the last Sunday
under the old law. On next and sue
ceedtng Sundays thirsty gentlemen in
the exclusive. they sdmit they are.
clubs will be unable to obtain drinks. II
we interpret correctly the remarks of
the innumerabies referred to. there ID
cieverly concealed in this fact large
and prominent assortment Of witticisms.
One has but to find them. a task at
which we confess ourself baffled. That's
all. but there's moral to the para
graph.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

The new sugar tariff will not become
effective until March 1. 1914, and It is
estimated that 1t will be March seventh
or eighth before the price Of the product
is materially decreased
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

Dexterity's high mark: Dodging the
brake handle on the front seat Of an
C''the." IL you mountpleasant) open car.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30
Why Prospective Excise Commissioner.
Frequent the Side-Streets.

Frequent the Side-Streets.
BY FRANK B. LORD.
What will you do II the Senate
doesn't confirm you? ?"-- .----
Now that you're going to be an ex-
else commissioner, 1 think I'll start a
saloon right away"
How much salary does 1t pay?"
IF get drunk I'll count on you to
stand up for me" - -
How do you think you're going to
like it," ~
"Will you have to give up your news
paper work."
THE paper said your views on liquor
arc not extreme That's a good one
on you"
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

r. J.'s brochure of the issimus in
impossibiles: The man who likes his
beefsteak well-done
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

WE'D ACCEPT ONE WITH THOSE
INITIALS
From the Chicago Heights, Ill, ..stnr",
Mr. Gus S. Kennedy celebrated his tftieth
onthday Thursday. He was presented by
MS friends with a handsome gold watch en-
graved with his initials.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

LEARN ONE THING EVERY DAY.
From the ''Star")
Just what sort of position the team
will occupy when 1t returns here July
25 depends entirely on It's showing on
the trip.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

The number of stamps ordered for
the coming year, in case you've for
gotten. is 12.o71,4so. .o0o-s.s74 of
which will be put on letters to this
column advising that ]. Makover q
Co. are New York avenue tailors.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

Taking the thing as a whole. however,
it's a different matter. One could con-
trive something. for example. about the
passing Of the old fizzcal year. Even
though one had done It before.
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

THE ANSWER SEEMS TO BE NO
From this trifiing tower the day the Ma
tionals rested in first piace)
Twinkle, twinkle, Washington,
Look at what you went and done.
Up above the rest SO high
VIII you be there in July?
The Washington times., 1913-06-30

to yourself u home
cf the utmost refinement on
the outskirts Of Boston, I"
The Washington times., 1913-06-30
Learn One Thing
Every Day
IN FOOD.

LII of US remember. from our
geography days. that three
\ fourths of the world Ii made Up
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27

cents. The INFESTED corn in 1910
gave stand of 5.05 per cent, and a
yield of 55.5 bushels per acre; the
ears which tested s strong, 0 weak, 0
dead, in 1910 gave stand of 1928
per cent and a yield of 75.1 bushels
gain of 21.s per cent in stand and
1876 bushels in yield.
In 1911, the untested seed gave a
stand of fifty-two per cent and yield
ed 35.6 bushels per acre, while the
ears testing six strong gave a stand
of $50 per cent, and a yield of 45.7
bushels, a gain of ZIG per cent in
stand and 10.1 bushels in yield.
The average stand for the two
years of untested seed was 51.25 per
cent of the tested, 1871 per cent; the
average yield of the INFESTED was ass
bushels per acre, of the tested, GOA
bushels per acre. Therefore testing
gave an average increase of 21.85
per cent in stand and 14.9 bushels in
yield per acre.
From Bulletin 1876, Determination
Tests of Seed Corn,' by Prof. H. D..
Hughes, Iowa State College.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27

sod land He usually seeds ap..
May Goth, the time varying somewhat
with the season. The clover makes
good growth the first year and may
be cut for hay late in the season. The
second year two cuttings for hay
may be made or one for hay and one
for seed.
Mr.. Coverdale has found by expert
ence tina. the best time TO cut sweet
clover is Just before it blooms. The
stubble must be left at least ten
inches high at this stage or there is
danger of killing out. The hay, after
willing, is placed in cocks and cured
in the cock. By this method the least
loss OF leaves occurs and stems and
leaves retain much of their green
color.
The contention has been made that
sweet clover is difficult to eradicate.
1t is, however, biennial and if fol-
lowed by cultivated crop, such as
corn, will be prevented from reseed-
ing itself. The experience of Mr.,
Coverdale, where dying out followed
too close moving, certainly indicates
that the plant is not very hard to
eradicate at will.
One of the most valuable character
istics of sweet clover is its soil i'm
proving qualities. It's roots penetrate
the hardest soils, break up the lower
layers, improve drainage and on de-
cay leaves large quantities of humus
in the soil.
Most plants, especially legumes,
used for soil improvement are hard
to start in poor soils. Sweet clover
is an exception and will thrive and
do we'll where other legumes will not
grow with any reasonable amount Of
success.
AS q green manure, analyses show
that sweet clover ranks between al
falfa and red clover in nitrogen con-
tent, while the amount of green ma
terial available for turning under is
enormous when compared with other
crops used for the purpose.
Sweet clover has been used on the
alkali lands of the west. 1t stands
much NOSE alkali than ordinary crops
and removes much of it IN the stems
and leaves. when cut and taken off
the land.
A biennial, sweet clover fits we'll in
to the ordinary rotation of the corn
belt. Since stand is obtained much
more readily than of red clover, it no
doubt will prove valuable to many
Iowa farmers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27
A NEEDED LESSON

Rastus had BEEN tried for murder
and convicted, and after conviction
had confessed his awful crime. The
day appointed for the exectiom ar
rived and the condemned negro
was led to the scaffold.
"Rastus" said the sheriff "have
you anything to say before the sem
ten sentence Of the law is carried
into execution"
mo, boss" replied the prisoner,
II ain't no speechdfier, but
suttemly believes dis am gwine to bl
= lesson to me-"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27
Indian an Enoineer.

A descendant of Tama's band Of
Musquaukie Indians is now the en-.
gineer of fast passenger train on the
Burlington road. He is here on the
same ground where his ancestors lived
for many generations. He crosses the
same rivers, surveys the same land.
scapes, observes the same phenomena
of wind, temperature, storms, ETC., that
were familiar to his ancestors of cen.
turtles ago. He wears more clothes
than they wore, and he speaks diff.
ferent language, and he is serving
civilization instead Of barbarism. Few
II any of the passengers who ride be.
hind him know that Tama Indian
sits in the cab of the engine as it
speeds over the Observation-Disclosures
Qa.) Post.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27
TAKING 1T TO CHURCH

Three girls and their beaus were
vending their way to church. When
coming out of lane they were
surprised to see a pet calf fol-
lowing it's mistress, after the man
Der of "Everywhe.e that Mary went
that lamb was sue to CO." AT
Last one of the boys called out:
"Rena what are you going to do
NTH that calf
1t was the first that she was
aware of any body being near Look
ing around and taking in the stu
alton AT glance, she replied:
Take it to church. l saw all
the other gir.s had one.''
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27
SWEET CLOVER AS FORAGE
BY PAUL BIRD. Iowa State College.

BY PAUL BIRD. Iowa State College.
AS late as 1910 sweet clover was
classed as noxious weed by GER
tain experiment station, yet an Iowa
farmer, Frank Coverda1e of Delmar,
grows it for both hay and seed and
says he prefers it to red clover. He
says, Sweet clover hay is a super
ior hay. When properly gotten up it
is sweeter and better relished by the
stock than any other hay l have ever
fed"
Mr.. Coverdale obtains the best re-
suits by using twenty pounds of seed
per acre on freshly plowed and disced
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27
Home of the fex.

Fee, where Mulai Hafid is reported
to have been making hay Of electric
light fittings and everything else that
has the faint of Europe, has given it's
name to the familiar Turkish equiva.
lent of hat. At one time all fezzes
came from Fee, it being supposed
that only there could the exact Grim
son dye required be obtained. 1t is
curious that the name of an agricultu-
raj implement has thus been appropri-
ated by headgear; for fez, or fas,
means in Arabic hoe. The favorite
story is that Idrees H., the founder Of
the city, turned the first sod with one,
remarking: Here l plant my fas."
Another version is that an older city
called SAT cnce stood there and ldrees
simply transposed it's name.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27
TESTING SEED CORN PAYS
By H. D. HUGHES, Iowa state College.

The results of three years study at
Iowa State College of seed corn germ
nations tests show that with all the
testers used, the work of testing seed
corn was very profitable. The plant
ing results recorded show that no
one farm practice on corn belt farms
will give so great returns in dollars
and cents as seed corn testing.
The cost per acre of testing all the
seed ears used in this experiment in
1910 was IS cents and in 1911 1863
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27

It pays to grow feed especially for
the hogs, and not to depend on maxi
ing pork out of farm refuse. The le-
gumes furnishes the concentrated ra-
lions that the hogs need. They not
only make good feed for the hogs
but benefit the land as we'll.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27
WAS TOO PERSONAL

Murphy-oi want to get fust
class autymobile for me wolfe.
Auto dealer-Long body.
Murphy None of your busin SIS.
She's built like a barrel, but OF
didn'e come here to discuss her
Ahape wild We.