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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-08
HEAVY GALE on COAST.
Two Houses on Outskirts OF SorfoIk

ISpeclai 10 The Times Dispatch1
Norfolk. Va. May IA forty Ave. mile gallo
le sweeping the coast in this section a.. niGGt
The storm began this afternoon. and Tho
Winds velocity has been increasing hourly
NO houses on the outskirts werc blown
down this evening. No casualties have thug
far been reported.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-08
TO TEST FITNESS
OF P0STMASTERS
(Continued from Irir.t p,

was aimed to cover. 1t had the ef-
rect OF placing within tho classified
service larger number of postmas-
ters who have not been required !,
demonstrate their fitness for such an
continents. Fundamentally. a reform
n,oE eiieht mas Tor It's purpose the
riShting OF an existing wrong. There
fore. II tho application of the ,norit
system 10 the postal service was need
cu. IN order to correct an existing
evil then the scope Of tho order ar,
Iecting tho change should have beer
broad enough to have corrected ms
Tar as possible the condition then ex
isuhG AS a result OF the former sys-
tenn. AS well as 10 accomplish tn. do
sired results in the future.
Political considerations Inv. 4,
the past, very largely controlled the
selection OF fourth-c class postmasters
and. under this order. Democrats
must be held responsible for tho wis.
and safe administration of these Of
fees
Under tho circumstances. IN. Tar,
order violated at least tho Fundamental
purpose OF the civil service law. be.
cause II placed permanently in ofT}c.
without examination or other test IA
TO merit or efficiency, II Erea, horde y,
persons. II left In this condition ana
permitted to operate without proper
'i'h INTO us workings. iha
order would make honest civil service
a farce, and prove setback 10 its
prope: administration and future pro-
gross Ny effort IS 10 correct the eyn.
and save tho merit OF tho order and
uuiy safeguard civil service and eff
nciency."
The new order, which substnntially
AMENDS The Tart executive order. rc-
ta!ns in the classified service all fourth
CLASS postmastcrs, but specifically re-
qu,rcs 4 competitive examination nnd
q selection By postoiiice Inspectors from,
among the first three eligible appli
Giants, The order places the age limit
Tor appointccs at siNty-nvc years.
Mr.. Burleson, In his discussion Of thu
situation. Indicates that tho Yilso,,
administration wishes TO take tho
I"urth-class postmasters out OF poT-
Tics, but points out that Democrats as
won as Republicans VIII have an op.
portunity under competitive examina-
tons TO show their fitness
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-08
Antisaloon speech at Bristol.

Bristol. Va May NEARLY 1000 mcu list
ened 10 u pointed antisaloon speech In the
naTmiing Theatre to-nisht 10y Mrs ]. II.
Spinar. Of HerodsburE, Ky Great inter
est aroused. ana the ''drys'' we're en-
copraeed TO fight with energy at the polls
Friday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-08
CH|NDA WILL ASK
WHAT WASHINGTON
PROPOSES TO DO
CONTINUED From First PageN


the opinion OF some OF these lawyers.
the disregard or violation OF right
common 10 all civilized peoples is ms
much discrimination rs wiiful c,is-
regard of treaty provision.
Some surprise was caused here When
Mr. Brymns speechmaking plans were
learned. IN view or the tact that all
action in the California j a paucse sit
uation hac been suspended by presidcnt
Wilson pending Mr. Bryans return.
Likewise. the Japanese nmbas sador.
Niscount Chinda. has been awaitin,y
nor johnson has been withholding his
signature from the anti-JapancSe bill
passed by the California Legislature
pending Mir, Brynns return 10 Wash
inGton. III the expectation that. follow
Ing conferences between the prcs,rer.
aud Mr. Bryan and between .Ir. Bryan
an1 thr Japanese a5,bass:idor. some
communication from tho government
will be addressed TO him
No Vessels for Pacific.
1t was learned to-day that President
Wilson has given orders that no naval
the Pacific under any circumstances
This Is one Indication OF the anxiety
OF 'he administration to avoid even the
appearance % giving affronc 10 Japan.
tlNllian attaches OF the Navy Depart
rIent hold the opinion that Japan would
consider any movement OF ships TO the
Pacific an overt act of war. Naval
officers however. take the contrary
view. holding that Japan would have
no just reason for considering sue h
movements menacing. in view OF lie
fact that the ordinary peaceful means
OF arriving at settlement OF the diff
fcrences between the two nations have
not yet been exhausted.
Morning Posts View.
Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch.
London. May THE Morning Post.
in an editorial to-day on the differences
between the United States and Japan
over the California alien land law, says:
mo doubt the action of the Califor-
MIA Legislature in passing the bill de-
priving the Japanese settlers OF tho
right to own land has placed President
Wilson in n very difficult position.
Japan resents this legislation discrimi-
mating unfairly against her citizens,
which she claims TO be IN violation OF
the treaty regulations between herself
and the United States. SO far as is
known, President Wilson recognizes the
justice OF Japans complaints. but he
has no obvious means to force the peo
pie OF California to accept his view of
the case. IT is certain that
Japan Will protest and Will insist on
taking some action to vindicate her
rights"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
They Play the Fake Game in the Same Old Way

THE old "pocketbook'' trick is being
worked with considerable regular
ity in Washington. The police suspect
that a clever pair Of negro men are
responsible for ruse which was
worked on Emma Davis, a negro wom-
an of 1922 Walter street southeast,
the other afternoon, and on another
negro woman a week before.
Emma reported to the police of the
first precinct that about $3.50 o'clock
in the afternoon two well dressed ne
gro men who were walking just in
front Of her, near the corner Of Tenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west, suddenly stopped down and
picked up a pocketbook from the side
walk
Making sure that Emma was in a
position where she could see what
was going on, they opened the find
and disclosed to Emma's wondering
gaze a quantity of bills of large de-
nominations. Then the men became
confidential, Emma told the police,
and took her into their secret. They
had just found the pocketbook, they
told her, and it contained 500. Now,
as she had seen them find it, she was
entitled to third of it, and they were
not going to cheat her out of her right
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
Representative Bird Mcclure Tells This One

DEPRESENTATIV BIRD INQUIRE
N of Oklahoma has some very in
teresting constituents among the
Osages. These Indians are great
friends Of the representative and he
in turn is a warm admirer Of their
sterling honesty and faithful adher-
ence to the truth.
Mcclure tells a funny thing on a
lawyer out in his state. This man
was the leading counsel for big cor
poration, a great blowhard and about
the most pompous individual on earth.
But he had a peculiar way of Wheel
ing when talking or laughing and the
Indians had noticed this. 1t is one of
the Indian customs to give persons
some name denoting their peculiari-
ties; what we would call in English
a nickname. And they bestowed on
the pompous individual one about as
long as your arm and as sonorous as
q preacher on hot afternoon.
One day the pompous one was walk
ing down the streets of town and
overheard two Indians talking about
him. They pointed at him as he pass
ed and uttered long sentence which,
he understood, they intended for his
name.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
USEFUL HINTS ON
FEEDING THE HOGS
Animals Should Be Separated
According to Size-Some La
bor-Saving Schemes.

AS a general thing, on the average
farm too much time is used in feed
Ing and caring for hogs. Unnecessar-
lily slow and tedious methods are en-
ployed, whereas shorter cuts in feed
ing than those practiced at present
would produce equally good results
either by the use of horse labor, by
the Encouragement of the feeding
yards and troughs, by the more care
full use of pasture and crops that may
be harvested by the hogs, and thus
reduce the number of hours required
to care for the animals and at the
same time save labor, says the Iowa
Homestead.
Where one is feeding many hogs 1T
frequently is labor saver to use
horse in transporting swill, water and
feed directly from he tank and bin to
the pens, yards or field in which the
animals are kept. Wide alley hogs
houses make possible using the one
horse truck not alone for hauling feed
IN, but for hauling out the manure
and thereby keeping the surroundings
clean and sanitary.
|, There are few who have taken the
trouble to separate the shoats accord
Ing to size so that they could be fed
more easily and satisfactorily. Many
prefer to feed hogs of all sizes to-
gether either continuing the feeding
until all are full or else wasting time
chasing the larger ones away until
the smaller ones are fed. Feeding all
the ANIMALS will hold is a wasteful
method, while beating up the big ones
while the smaller ones eat is not
conducive to gains in either the old
Or young. 1t is always well in feed
ing hogs to sort according to size and
limit the number to twenty or thirty
IN feeding place.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
FARM WATER TANK
IS BIG NECESSITY
Force Pump Is Great Help and
Engine or Windmill Will Fur
niSh Needed Power.

Water Is used more often than any
thing else in the home, therefore it
should be of the best quality and
handy.
The old open well was a death trap
for everything that crawls, walks or
flies. and these, decaying, caused dis
ease and big doctors bill. So, writes
B. C. Lane of Michigan in the Epito-
mist. have a good driven we'll and get
the supply from below the surfaU~
water. Put on force pump, and if
you are using any quantity of water
attach a gasoline engine or windmill
to do your pumping.
Lay pipe to your house tbe sure IT,
get it below the frost line) and con-
meet the pipe with tank, The pneu-
matte tank in the basement is the best,
but an open tank with loose cover in
an upper room is all right. The size of
a tank will depend on the quantity of
water you use. Have it large enough
to hold at least a days supply. Or,
if you can't afford anything better,
and it is for house use only, put in a
good barrel. on a stand in one corner
of the kitchen. If you put in a tank
run pipe from it to any place need
ed. and be sure to have a sink. with
waste pipe. -.~ = N$
If you have only hand power for
pumping, you will find, it takes but nit
tie more exertion .toi pump water into
the tank, and it, will save carrying
no small chores ...... sii.t."a|
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
"Surest Thinq You Know, Kid" Said the Office Boy

have the face of a cherub when the
boss arrived. Then he would go out
and shoot a few shots of craps with
friend in the back room. Altogether
he was a regular office boy.
One morning when Adams arrived
the boy nodded gravely at him and
said:
well, If there's anything you want
done wish you'd femme have 1t in a
hurry. ! gotta go to de baseball game
today"
"Is that 500" replied the astounded
boss; don't you think that's rather
an abrupt way to put it. You ought
to be more respectful. Suppose you
were the boss and ! was the boy-let
me show you how l would ask"
So the boy sat down in the boss
chair and Adams went into the hall.
Then he entered the office, and said In
a polite voice:
"Boss, l would like very much to
go to the ball game today. Would 1t
be asking too much if 1 could get
off early?"
And then the boy spoke:
"Surest thing you know, kid. like
you and hope you'll get along. Here's
half dollar. Go ahead now"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30

WIZ SHINGTON.-After having de-
w destroyed something like $780,
100000 in real money since May, 1912,
Miss Louise Lester of the treasury de-
partment still likes her job, although
it Is messy" one, and hopes to keep
at 1t for some time to come.
MISS Lester is a member of the COM
mittee on the destruction of mutilated
money. Her fellow members on the
committee are Messrs. u. l.. Adanas,
chairman; J. N. Fite and William M.
Meredith.
Every day shortly after nine o'clock
In the morning big automobile truck
backs up to the treasury and takes
aboard six or eight trunks. Every one
Of the trunks contain half million or
more of dollars In real money, the
bills being cut in halves.
Accompanying the truck is car
rage from the bureau OF engraving
and printing. Into this climb Mr..
Adams and Miss Lester. At least two
members of the committee must keep
the money in sight at all times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30

TT SEEMS there is business man on
i Pennsylvania avenue named Adams.
He had fine Office boy. He was one
of those boys who comes to work for
the first time, beats up the rival office
boy in the next shop, answers the tele-
phone with the ease and manner of
the senior partner, never smokes ciga-
rettes except when the boss is not
looking and who speaks the fascinat-
ing language of the streets and the
lunchroom, where every male human
being is "guy" or "gink" and every
female is skirt" or g. Chicken"
Adams boy would get to work ten
minutes ahead of time, dust out, read
all the postcards. peep into the mail
in other ways, fill the ink wells and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30

German val and cluny-are very
strong and will wear as long as main
sock or muslin.
Here is a corset cover which will
please every woman who loves dainty
finery And is there one who does
not? This pretty little furbelow is
meant to be worn under sheer waists.
Whether it shows through or not, 1t
is elegant, and will make Christmas
gift that will delight the heart Of its
fortunate recipient.
From one and a quarter to one and
a half yards of all-over lace will make
two of these without any seams. Lace
18 inches wide is cut in two length
wise and the straight strip forms the
little bodice. Beading and lace edging
trim the top and form the straps over
the shoulder. A wider beading OF fine
Swiss embroidery is made to the waist
measure.
Baby ribbon is run in the beading
at the top of the garment and tied In
a full bow at the front. 1t is run In
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
PACKING HONEY IN
PRINTED CARTONS
Neat Little RecepiacIes Are of
Great Convenience to Dealer
and Consumer.

The best grades of comb honey
should be put on the market in neatly
printed cartons. They are a great
convenience for the dealer, they serve
to keep honey free from dust. and
also prevent marring the delicate
comb when handling from the grocery
to the consumers kitchen. II
Cartons are so inexpensive and so
useful that it is surprising that more
of the best comb honey is not put on
the market in them.
OF, course, those using cartons
should be very careful to see that only
the most perfect sections of honey are
put into them. A honey purchaser
will seldom buy cartoned honey the
second time if she has been once de-
eeived-by getting, for instance. a
partly filled comb in carton; or, per-
haps. dirty-looking comb
Cartons should be used more extern
sively than they are now, as they also
furnish an added opportunity to send
printed honey information with each
comb of honey sold.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
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Destruction of Real Money Is MESSY" Job

Upon arriving at the bureau the
trunks full of money are taken to the
macerating machines. The mutilated
money is dumped by Miss Lester and
other members of the committee into
four large iron. tunnels, which convey
it into the macerating machines be-
low The latter are huge revolving
cylinders lined with angle parts which
tear the bills to pieces.
With the completion of the feeding
process bucketfuls Of soda ash and
unslaked lime are poured in. This
takes the color out. Then the ma
chimes are set In motion and grind
away for twenty-four hours. The gray
pulp matter then goes into another ma
chine and Is made into sheets. Most
of the pulp is converted into paste
board, the government receiving $40
ton from a New York contractor for
the pulp.
"There is only one drawback to my
job" said Miss Lester. Il receive ever
so many letters from persons who
seem to think it is my own money
am destroying and that | am doing so
for the fun of the thing. But to me
it is inconceivable that they do not
understand the necessity of destroy
ing mutilated money and that for ev-
cry dollar destroyed a new one Is put
into circulation.
"While my work Is somewhat mes
sy' it Is interesting and does not grow
monotonous. It's really fun!"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30

obtain railroad connection with the
European network, both with Vienna
and with Paris. Several of these pro-
jected lines will give Austrian and
Hungarian export reader and more
varied access to the Aegean, the
Adriatic, the Black and the Indian
seas.
For some time the Austro-Hun-
garian government has been on the
track of INSCRIPTIONS emigration
agents who have facilitated the egress
of persons who for some reason or
other were not legally entitled to
leave the country, such as young men
about to serve in the army. Lately,
many hundreds of arrests were made.
The evidence shows that there has
been all along a whole fiourishing in
dustry, the chief centres being in
Vienna, Trieste, Fiume, Lemberg, Pra-
que, Cracow, Budapest, Grosswardein
and some smaller places. Govern
ment detectives ferreted out the
facts, and they are certainly astound-
ing enough. The Wholesale manufac-
ture of forged documents Of all kinds,
enabling the holders to pass the
scrutiny of the government agents at
the frontiers and in the harbor towns,
seems to have been carried on by
notaries, lawyers, and III not a few
cases by municipal or provincial Off
Gals.
So far the worst cases that came to
the surface were ascertained in
Vienna. and Grosswardein.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30
BEST LOCATION OF
THE POULTRY FARM
Do Not Set Hens Late in Fall Un-
less Buildings Are Well Suit
ed for BroodS. e..

Hens SHOULD not be set late in the
summer or fall unless there are build
ings well suited for housing the young
broods. Chickens will not thrive if
shut UP on barn floor. They are
far better to be cooped up out of
doors upon dry ground. They must
have sunshine, air, exercise and full
supply of green food, In addition to
their regular grain rations and plenty
of clean fresh water given twice
day. 1t requires close attention. TO all
the little points in the feeding and
management Of poultry to make the
business profitable. 1t is net an easy
business. Probably a large proper
ton of sudden deaths amongst young
chickens are due to overlooking
(cramming), badly ventilated coops
and yards infested with germs. Give
free grass range. Poultry cannot be
kept healthy when kept closely con
fined in small yards.
Chickens require feeding three
times a day and only small quantity
at each meal should be the rule. A
very successful poultryman says:
"One-quarter of pint of corn is
ample grain for a hen for one day
without any other food, and One tea
spoonful of corn mush or coarse meal
per day is sufficient for a young
chicken
In locating a poultry business. Sc
lect gravelly or, sandy land that
drains naturally. A hillside. sloping
to the south, protected by grove
of trees on the north and west. with
a stream of running water at the
bottom Of the slope should be chosen.
Heavy limestone and red clay land,
unless we'll drained, is not suitable for
poultry. Such land, even with the
best of, management, is liable to be
cold and wet in the early spring and
during most of the winter months.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30

e VERIFYING is trimmed with fur
IL and already furriers are making
up in what are called millinery furs"
limitations of martin ermine, skunk,
leopard, moleskin, mink and sea}skin.
These furs are used in bands and are
used for trimming muffs, turbans,
neckpieces and dresses. They border
gowns at the hem, and sleeves at the
wrist. Occasionally high-necked
blouse shows a narrow band Of fur
hugging the throat.
But it is in millinery and muffs
(Which are made of velvet or other
fabrics) that fur bands appear as an
indispensable part of the composition.
Round, close-fitting turbans, Oriental
turbans, small hats, few of the larg-
er ones that are beginning to emerge
from their eclipse, are all taking to
themselves the luxury and suggestion
Of warmth and comfort which is lent
them by the fur band.
Millinery furs are called by the
names of the furs they initiate, as
''sealskin," "fox," martin" mole"
leopard" "ermine" 1t is more than
likely that Molly Cottontail provides
many of the skins which are trans
formed by furriers into almost any
thing they wish to initiate. The op-
possum, the skunk, the muskrat, the
coyote and others have and help out
in providing furs for trimming, be-
cause there is a tremendous and in
creasing demand fer them. The skins
of these people of the wild are so dis
guised by the dyeings and markings
and piecings and clippings of fur
riers that their masquerading is ac-
cepted easily. No qualifying "imita-
ton" prefixes their borrowed naraes.
They are used in the handsomest of
millinery and garments, and they
make it possible for "the many" as
we'll as "the few" to indulge in good
looking furs.
The hats on which fur. bands and
collars are used are small and close
fitting as a rule. Mostly velvet tur-
bans, although plush and satin figure
in the making of good number of
models. The combination of fur and
velvet, or fur and satin, is more effec-
tive than that of fur and plush, in
millinery. When lQng-haired furs are
used they are cut in narrow bands,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-30

organs of hog are the nearest like
those of a human being and any dumi
animal" unless it be a man.
Swine are natives of tropical. eli
mate and should have warm and dry
quarters.
In this era of cheap woven wire
fences there is absolutely no excuse
for a nasty ill-smelling hog yard near
the house where disease is bred, and
the best fertilizers of the farm dissi-
pated into air.
Is it any wonder that pigs lose their
thriftness and constitution and be-
come weak in the back with crooked
legs when they are confined in an
6 by 10 pen that is cleaned but once a
year, and then when the owner has
time. Stop and figure the losses that
result from pigs that do not do well
and are restless when all they need
to make them comfortable and con-
tented is the run of a nice clean pas
ture where they can leave their drop
pings to the benefit of the soil.