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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02
" Gllis'n 0a'
u The Searchli6ht
HOSPITALS on Floating Fighters.


1t has long been superstition among
the rank and file of the medical pro1es-
sion that the life of naval surgeons ana
physicians was one long, sweet song
The general public has shared this rosy
belief. They reason that there must De
very little sickness in the navy III uhe
of peace inasmuch as no unhealthy man
;s enlisted. statement of a prominent
medical officer in the navy tells quite a
different story.
Tho record for six months on a certain
American superdreadnought. from Octo-
h.r I 1912 10 April l. 1914, showed that
the twenty medical men that ministered
TO a complement of officers and crew OF
157 were very busy. The daily sick re-
mort varied from fifteen to forty every
morning. The cases ranged from tooth
ache to major operations which had to
he performed while the ship was weather
ing storms.
In tho six months the medical force per-
formed 30 operations not to mention IN
numera BILE boilS, Assesses, etc; treated
II fractures. cared for 1l9 blood diseases,
made a6I vaccinations and 3aS laboratory
examinations They also cared for sun
! burns stings of jeliytish. dengue. Their
mic fever and other tropical ills. Epi-
lensv. insanity and other arrangements
add to the total. In addition there is
weekly inspection of the entire snip, IN
spection of all fresh meats. fruits ana
vegetables taken aboard, examination OF
divers and rigid daily Inspection OF
certain parts of the ship.
| Medical officers and men in the uniteo
| States Navy are on the JOB.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02
Penn Splinter to Go Abroad.

PHILADELPHIA, June 2-althoush
his showing in the intercoilegiates at
Cambridge Saturday was dlsappoiht-
ment. Patterson, Penn's pest sprlnter' is
not discouraged by his failure He is
determined to prove that he can regain
his form, and has announced that he in
tends 10 spend the summer abroad and
will compete in races on the other side
of the Atlantic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02
Jack Miller Signs for Three Years.

ST. LOUIS. June Jack Miller will
stay with the St. Louis Nationals. The
big first baseman. who has been threaten
ing to jump to the Pittsburgh Federals
for the last week, has signed three
year contract to play for the locals. The
ten-day clause was eliminated and Presi-
dent Britton said Miller received a sub
stantial increase in salary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02
Indiana Plays Purdue.

BLOOMINGTON. Ind, June I'm
diana University closes. the 1914 base
ball season here this afternoon, with
its old rival Purdue University. as its
opponent. Indiana hopes to wipe out
the defeat administered by Purdue at
Lafayette earlier in the season by a
ninth-inning rally, while the visitors
expect to place above Indiana in the
conference standing by second victory
over the Crimson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02
MINT MARKED DIMES
IN DEMAND OVER U. S.
But Many Who Hope to Get Auto
Are Sure to Be Dis
appointed.

Hope to obtain an automobile without
cost animates a sudden public interest
in mint marks on silver dimes. Let
tiers making inquiry as to mint MARKS
have been received from north. east and
west by Director Roberts of the United
States mint. Some of these correspond
ents disclose anxiety TO obtain silver
dimes with mint marks that will spell
the name of prominent automobile
manufa cturer.
Sad to relate. no one Will OBTAIN
free automobile by fGlfillment of the
terms of this supposed offer. For. curt
ously under the circumstances. two of the
letters spelling the name o! the maker
OF this automobile have never appeared
as mint marks on any United States
coin.
Mint marks" are tiny letters appear
ing on United States coins of various ue-
nomination to indicate the mint at Whicn
it was made. Coins struck at the Phlia-
delphia mint have no mint mark Inc
mint mark appears at the bottom oi
coins struck at other mints.
&C. is the mint mark on coins mint
ed at the mint once maintained at Char-
lotte. n. C. Coinage at this mint was
discontinued in 1861, at the outbreak Oh
the civil war. and has never been re-
sumed Rarely are coins found in cir
culation with the mint mark &c"
The mint mark of the mint former
ly maintained at Carson City. Nav, Is
&C. This mint was discontinued In
1893. A considerable volume of coin OF
this mintage is still out.
ID" Once Used at Two MINIS.
"D'' is the mint mark" of two
mints both out of existence. The
mint at Dahlonega. Ga. was also dls-
continued when the civil war made II
part of Confederate territory. The
mintage of coins at Denver has been
discontinued since 1906
The coinage of the New Orleans mint
bears the letter 20" as mint mark.
No coins have been made there since
July 1, 1911. So is the mint mark
of coins made at San Francisco: the
only mint except the Philadelphia
mint where coins are now made
Director Roberts correspondents appear
to have experienced little difficulty in OBJ
tanning possession of coins with the exist,
ing mint mark letters forming part OF
the name desired to spell But they com
plained of inability to discover dimes
marked with r. and e. essential to
complete the letters forming the name
and which have never been mint marks.
Details of the scheme have not oeen
disclosed to Director Roberts There is
not the slightest suspicion that the manu-
facturer whose name is to be Speiled Is
party to the matter, as his standing Is
most reputable. AS there appears TO De
no avenue for illicit gains by means OF
the proposition, it is supposed that II
was devised by some one ignorant OF the
limitation Of mint mark letters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02
Niles and Washburn Win Title.

BOSTON, June IN. W. Niles and W.
NJ Washburn wrested the state tennis
doubles title from II. c. Johnson and +.
II. Whitney in the final match of the
tournament at the Brae Burn Country
Club yesterday afternoon. 1t was
..uellne encounter and five sets were
necessary 10 decide II. The scor.s were
81, "a. 20, @ -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02

The old chateau at Les EyZies
Dordgne) has been purchased D! M
French government and VIII De CONVEX .su
into a museum of prehistoric archaeology,
The general result of Prof W IL. fich.
eriug's series of articles on the planet
Mars increases our estimate OF inc Pre- =
aIence of cloud on the planet. and 10
make it probable that consloerapie
amount of moisture is precipitated as
rain or snow. and that wen known oul-
lines of the planet are shown TO De SUP
iect to large fluctuations partly arising
from observation by cloud, but parity CT
a real objective character
The Liverpool School of Tropical Med'-
cine plans to establish a permanent lad
oratorv in Sierra Leone for the purpose
of carrying on research work
A. y. Hall has been appointed govern
ment curator of the ancient monuments
of Rhodesia His headquarters Will be
at Great Zimbabive. but he VIII spena
some months of each year in examining
or search for other remains,
The sixtieth general meeting of the In
stitution of Mining Engineers Will be
held IN London Thursday. June l.
The memorial gold medal of the Acad-
envy of Natural Sciences OF Philadelphia
has been awarded to DR.. Henry Fairfield
Osborn. in recognition of his distinguish
ed work i'll vertebrate paleontolosE.
The very latest scientific conclusions
on the question of the earth drying up,
of which, contradictory opinions have
been expressed by high authorities foi
some years is that from the range OF the
date plans and the vine and fern facts
recorded by the Old Testament writers
the climate of Palestine is the same to-
day as in the time of Moses.
c. G. Darwin, the eldest son of the
late Sir George Darwin. has been ap-
pointed mathematical lecturer at Christ
College, Cambridge.
Asst Profs. O. Fl. Johnson and NJ. r
Barr1s have been promoted to full pro
fessorships in the department of entomol
ogy and the extension department o.
plant pathology, respectively.
The great one hundred-inch rejecting
| telescope at the Mount Wilson Solar OBJ
| servatory is soon to be completed. In thu
| meantime astronomers. both in this coun
| try and Europe. await with patience thu
| final result of a practical test of observ
| ing the stars through the one-hundred
| inch mirror.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02
SCIENCE NOTES.

The American Academy OF Aus anu
Sciences has voted to award the fehiio'o
premium to William David Cooiiose ioi
his invention of ductite tungsten anu us
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02
Travels Millions of Miles.

This is, however. not the only move
ment from the earth; the sun is moving
and the astronomer partakes of that
motion also. 1t Is not a circlins or os-
cillating motion, but is in the same di-
rection year after year. so far as can be
ascertained. the distance traverSed each
year being about 40Oc0O,O00 miles: there
fore, one years journey is scarcely more
perceptible from the distant stars All
the stars are moving in this way per-
sistently year by year. hence. though
the movement be imperceptible. by wait
ing ten or twenty years or 4 century
astronomers ultimately perceive the
movements of many Of them. Those
far away in infinite space require even
longer time, how much longer astronom-
ers cannot tell. and this is one of the
questions on which they hope to get
some light by the work on the great
star map and its successors
What May Be Determined.
1t is thought that this feature OF the
WORK will probably disclose that after
ten Years a certain percentage of the
stars have moved; after twenty years
new movements previously uncertain will
be added: after thirty years more still.
and so on. And by watching the run of
the sequence astronomers may be able
to predict what will happen in longer
periods.
This Photographic map of the heavens,
embracing not less than 100.O0oOOO stars.
is. perhaps. the most expensive piece or
astronomical work of modern times.
There will be 10000 plates so if each
complete copy were sold for 5000 it is
said that there would be a loss on the
transactions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02

The old chateau at Les EyAes
Dordsnel has been purchased by the
French government and will be converted
into a museum of prehistoric Archaeology.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02

II ulrs I" read the want columns of
Tile Sta. t'V-d-sGs of situations are
oiled through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02
80. 3. Jnoses 3 Sons.
+ ono lltb St.
The Linen Shops
Sale of Utica Sheets & Cases
Ends Tomorrow.
Special Money-Saving Prices.

Tomorrow Special Sale
Fine Bleached Turkish Towels
Soft. absorbent. double loops marked as
follows:
MERCERIZED YARN TOWELS with
colored band borders; size 2ex4s. Each, 75c.
FINE TURKISH TOWELS, with col
ored jacquard borders; size 24x47 inches.
Each, soc.
IMPORTED AUSTRIAN TOWELS;
colored jacquard towels size 23x43 Each. soc.
WHITE TURKISH TOWELS; plain
hem; heavy weight; size 23x45. Each, 3ec.
TURKISH TOWELS; white towels with
soft, even, double loops; 22x45. Each, 25c.
Just Imported
French Linen Suiting, $1.25 I'd.
A recent Importation OF oyster white
French Linen Suiting, in the most ap-
proved weights; thoroughly shrunk: 90
inches wide.
Other weights. $I.35 and SI.5o yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02

The Liverpool School of Tropical Medi-
cine plans to establish a permanent Iab-
oratory in Sierra Leone for the purpose
of carving on research work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02

A. y. Hall has been APPOINTED govern
ment curator of the ancient monuments
of Rhodesia His headquarters Will re
at Great Zimbabive. but he Will spend
some months of each year in examining
or search for other remains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02

The Satisfactory Sunfast Warp
Waite Grass Rug
The Rug with well merited popularity
The warp cords give the color. The grass
is the same in all good rugs-hence the i'm
portance of sunfast warp cords that do not
fade.
Cost No More Than Ordinary Kinds
Sizes ...I8x3o 2Ix45 e4x4S 27x54
Soc 4OC SOC Csc
Sizes ,oNoo s6N72 54xoo oxo
75c S1.lO $40 $3.50
Sizes .oxIe IT. SxIo it. SKI #. oxIe
$4.7S $500 S6.25 $500
Sizes .9NI5 Io.oXI3o I2XI5o I2XI5
5000 SIO.50 $500 $500
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-01-01

ers in the original bottle or package.
The resolution was suggested by j.
H. Perkins, state commissioner of
agriculture, in his speech yesterday.
Chehalis, WASH, and Lewiston,
Idaho. invited the 1914 convention.
The place will be decided by the ex-
ecutive committee FL. 9. Davis of
Granger, Wash, was elected presi-
dent unanimously; Professor A. B.
Nystrom of Washington State College,
secretary, and w. V. S. Robb, of
Kent, Wash, vice president.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-01-01
DAVIS TO HEAD STATE MILKMEN.

NORTH YAKIMA, WASH, Dec. Ii.
That the penalty for misbranding
or disappearing dairy products
offered for sale should be increased
to $500 fine or six months imprison-
ment was recommended in a resolu-
ton adopted this afternoon at the
end of the three-day convention OF
the Washington Dairymen's Associa-
ton in this city, Another resolution
urges a statute requiring restaurants
and dealers to serve milk to consum-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-01-01

166, 600, 900 pounds OF beef and its
products were exported, but this
quantity included only somewhat
more than 1000, 600 pounds of fresh
beef. The quantity of exports OF
beef and its products has rapidly de-
clined from 1888, OOO,O 900 pounds in
1906. The exports of pork and its
products in 1913 amounted to 964, OOO,-
600 pounds, quantity that is exceed
ed by the average for the preceding
% years and with three exceptions
by the exports of each of these years.
"The census reports indicate that
in 1909 the total amount of farm
wages paid to farm laborers Was S65l,-
GIL, 287. This is almost double the
cost in 1899, which was 1857, 391, 93O. y
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-01-01

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. o.
Ten billion dollars worth of products,
five billion dollars of cash income-a
bumper year In spite of droughts and
other setbacks-is the 1913 record of
5000, 900 American farms. The most
successful year of husbandry in the
United States brought forth Sc, 100.
600, 600 worth of crops, of which ~
1876, 600, 600 we're represented by cere-
ais alone, aud So, $50, 00O, 600 worth of
animals sold and slaughtered and ami
NAL products. The value of the 1913
crop is twice as great as that of 1899;
more than a billion dollars over 1909
and substantially greater than 1912.
OF all the crops, however, it is es
timated that 81 per cent will remain
on. farms where they were produced
and that 20 per cent of the animal
production will remain. On that
basis the cash income is estl mated by
the department of agriculture at S.,
847, 900, 600.
But despite record year OF crop
value although the record of produc-
ton has fallen-and the fact that the
number of farms has increased II per
cent since 1910 until there are esti-
mated to be $500, 600 farms in the
country, the department in discus
sion of the subject made public today
does not take the view that a lower
cost of living will follow as a conse-
quence.
CONSUMERS CASE HOPELESS.
"However desirable increased pro-
duction on farms may appear to be
from the consumers standpoint, it
does not follow that such increased
production would result in any in
crease Of the cash income per farm or
per capita of farm population, or that
prices paid by consumers would be
any lower says the report. clad
the total production in 1913 equalled
or exceeded the 1912 production, it
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-01-01
New Feed Law

At the last meeting Of the Legi stature
at Olympia they saw 1t to make law com,
Polling the manufa turers Of concentrated
feeds and mixed feeds to put tag
every sack or package, Whic tags were to
be purcha sed from the State at the price
Of one cent each.
This burden is put on industries so
badly needed in this state, namely the
Dairying and Poultry industries. The feed
ers Of this state will consume over mi /
lion and half packages of concentrated
and mixed feeds, viii Oh would mean direct
tax on these indus trles of SIS 900 90 per
year We do not bject to printing on the
bag or on tag attached to the bag, show
ing the nalysls of the feed contained,
but we do object to this tax the indus
tries above toned, for after all, 1t
wi l not come out of the manuf &C turers and
dealers, but must be borne by the con-
sumner.
There will be a suit brought very
soon against several dealers and
selves we have protested against
this law and we trust every dairyman
and poul yman will Wri tie a letter to
the Attorney General protesting
against this special tax as being
reasonable.
Soliciting your hearty co-opera
tion in this ma ter and wishing you
the comp1 iments Of the season, we re-
main
Yours respectfully,
ALBERS BROS. MILLING co.
LARGEST CEREAL MILLERS ON THE COAST.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-01-01
Farm Products in 1913

seems probable that the cash income
per farm would not have been greater
and might have been less than in
1912; but it is extremely doubtful
whether the cost to the consumer
would have been any less, because
retail prices are promptly raised on
a prospect of under production, but
are very slow to decline if there is
over production.
"The high prices paid by the con-
sumers, ranging from 5 to 500 per
cent in some cases more than the
farmers receives, indicates that there
is plenty of room for lowering the
cost of farm products to consumers
and at the same time largely increas-
ing the cash income per farm without
inc reasiDg farm production.
PROBLEM OF MARKETING.
"This condition is undoubtedly a
marketing problem which will have
to be solved by better organizations
OF farmers and improved methods of
marketing.
Corn, with a value Of 81, 692, 600, 900,
comprised % per cent of the value OF
all crops, although the volume was
under the record. The other princi
pal crops, with values, are given in
the order in which they come: Cot
ton, S798, 100000; hay, S797, 900, 600;
wheat 1.-THE largest crop ever raised
in this country, s610, 900, 900; oats,
$40. 600, 600; potatoes, 1928, 600, 900;
tobacco, S122, 900, 600; barley, S96, 900, :
600; sweet potatoes, S43. 600, 900; sug-
ar beets, $34, 600, 600; Louisiana cane
sugar. S26, 600, 600; rye, $26, 600, 600;
rice, $50, 900, 600; fiaxseed, 81, 600, 900;
hops, SIS, 900; buckwheat, &c.
900, 900.
"In quantity of estimated produc-
ton, the record has been broken by
wheat, rye, rice, sugar beets, beet
sugar and the total of beet and cane
sugar. says the report. "Of the re-
naming crops, oats, barley, cotton
and hops have been exceeded twice in
production. The estimated produc-
ton of the other crops, of which sep
arate account was made, was relative
ly low.
SOME CROPS SET RECORD FOR
VALUES.
"The value of the crops of 1913 is
high. A new high record in esti-
mated values is made by the total of
cereals and separately by cotton,
corn, cotton seed, tobacco and sugar
beets.
"Dairy products of 1913 are esti-
mated at more than S814, 600, OOO
Eggs and fowls have an estimated
value of more than $578, 00O,OO
"The wool production of 1913, esti-
mated at 3O4, 600. 600 pounds, was over
SOL, 600, 600.
"The prices of IA principal crops
average about 2O.2 per cent higher
than year ago and 40 per cent high
er than two years ago. Their total
values average about 3.8 per cent
higher than year ago and TO per
cent higher than two years ago.
"The value OF the agricultural ex-
ports of domestic production in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-17
Fletcher to Return

Nashington, June 16.--Rear Ad mirai Fletcher before be succeeds Rear Aomiral Badger In command of the At ianto fleet will return to Washington ne mas had no leave since he was first ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-17
POLICE CHIEFS
 DISCUSS TRAFFIC

Grand Rapids, Mich, June 16.-Uniform automobile traffic regulations for all the cities of the United States and Can ada, and the consideration of moving pie lures in their relation to crime. were con sidered in the annual convention of the International Association of Chiefs of Po- lice at it's sessions here today.
 The policemen, patrolling beat in the air. will be an addition to the forces of metropolitan cities before many years, according to Charles Sebastian, chief of police of Los Angeles. Chief Sebastian declared air craft will become as useful to the police of the future as they are to the army today. He cited several incidents which occurred in Cal ifornia concerning bandits who had es- capped from posses and were fleeing to safety across deserts. Had aeroplanes been used to trail them the robbers would have been located in short time. MT. Sebastian said.
 A plan to merge the association with other police organizations was not acted on today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-17
DEPUTIES FAVOR
 VIVIAN CABINET

Paris June 1s-The first appearance in the chamber of deputies today of the new premier, Rene yiviani, was auspi- cious and a vote of confidence in the min istry was adopted.
 M. Jaures. the socialist leaders, alone attempted hostile criticism. This was di- rected mainly at the military policy of the ministry.
 The premiers declarations have greatly strengthened his position. It was evident from the premier's attitude that he had not the slightest intention of tamperine with the measure providing for three years military service.
 At the close of the debate on the min isterial declaration. the finance minister, M. Noulens. placed on the table a bill authorizing the issue of loan of 1900. ooo,oO0 francs (s3so, ,00O). at 3k per cent, redeemable in 25 years. The conditions of the loan are to be fixed later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-17
WATER POWER BILL
 REPORTED TO HOUSE
Would Curb Giant Combination of
 Electric Interest and Preserve Private Ownership

Washington. June 16.-Urged for im- mediate passage to curb giant com bination of electric interest. the bill for the development of water in con nection with the use of the public do- main, one of the measures on the dem- ocratic programme for conservation legislation, was reported to the House today from the public lands commit tee
 The measure. the report explains, would preserve to the people owner ship of all public lands available for hydro-electric purposes and provide for their leasing and would inaugurate an era of activity and progress in the de- velopment of water power possibilities.
 More than three-fourths of the 6,0OO,- poo horse power already developed, ac- cording to the report. has been on land which passed from government to private ownership and thence into the hands of hydro electric companies In perpetuity, "a virtual private monopoly Of these great natural opportunities. 1"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-17
Negro Is Killed by
 Planter in Lawrence

Town Creek, June 1s.-(special) )
 Albert Davenport, white, killed Lucien Phelps. colored, six miles north of here
 Monday morning. It is reported that
 Phelps had been employed by Daven- port to work on the farm and quit the job one day last week. They had some
 words, 1t is alleged, whom the negro told Davenport that he would see him
 later and would kill him. Monday
 morning the negro went to the field
 where Davenport was at work and plac-
 ing his hand on his hip pocket, said: T have come for a settlement" Day- enport was too quick for him, firing five shots, all of which took effect. k.li- ing the negro instantly.
 Davenport came to town and ravs himself up to the officers. He win have a preliminary trial at Tuscumbia Thurs day. It seems to have been a clear case of self-defense.