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Evening star., 1914-07-11

| know now that it Is true. Such a
dinner may be served to guests, and the
guests will smack their lips and declare
1t the very best meal they ever ate
and will mean It,
Years ago a friend told US of having
visited a relative In the country for Sun
day dinner. when nothing was served but
fried chicken and sweet corn. with bread
and butter and coffee. Our friend talked
about it for months, talked about it so
much, in fact. that we began to have our
doubts If such meal was ever served: !:
or. II 1t was. that 1t was as wholly en-
joyable as he pictured it. Not a potato.
not salad. not a pickle even. Just
fried chicken. sweet corn, bread and but
ter and coffee-and so much chicken and
corn that everybody had all he wanted.
with some left over.
Only a plutocrat ould afford to serve
such a meal to guests in town. and even
then the chicken would lack flavor and
the sweet corn wouldn't be sweet. l
don't say 1t was an inexpensive meal we
served, but having raised the chickens
and grown the corn. it didn't bankrupt
US.
VIII Turner and his wife came out
from the city with me Thursday even
ing and were our guests at the dinner.
They made eight at the table. four
VIII Jarvis, who is making his home
with US this summer. Before starting
for the office Thursday morning l killed
seven young cockerels weighing about a
pound and a half each. This made al
most chicken apiece. We figured there
would be more than was needed. but the
idea was that there should be fried
chicken as long as any one cared to eat.
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ing hot within less than half an hour
after 1t had been pulled from the stalks.
Unless you have eaten corn within
about that length of time after 1T is
pulled you have no idea what real sweet
corn tastes like. I have heard country
people who came to town declare there
was no sweet corn sold in the markets
that it was field corn upon which city
people were being fed. l accepted their
statements at their face @alue until L
read the explanation in a Department of
Agriculture bulletin. 1t seems that no
food loses quality SO quickly as sugar
corn loses its sweetness after it has
been pulled from the stalk. and when it
is two or three days old it has little re-
semblance to the real thing.
The Turner'S certainly did light into
that fried chicken, and might have ac-
copied as justified their protests that
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thereon from the time 1t was acquired
by either the railroad company or the
holding company.
When the proposition to acquire this
property was before the House in June,
1910. the gentleman from Alabama CMr.
InderwoodD inquired of Mr.. Walter 1.
Smith. who WAS then one of the most
prominent members of the committee on
appropriations. as to whether or not the
owned any property in the area sought
to be acquired The substance of Mr..
Smiths reply was that this company
did not own any property in that area.
1t develops. however. that out of the
S2.s:3,9I2 which was appropriated by the
act OF June %. 1919, the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company of itself ard
through its holding company, would have
receive Sl.12941I under the awards
made. if those awards had been approved
by the President.
This is true, Notwithstanding the fur
ther fact that Mr.. James A. Tawney,
who had charge Of and advocated the
passage of that section of the appro-
priation bill by which this additional
ground was to he acquired. stated. sub
stantiany but plainly, that there was an
agreement with the railroad company by
which they We're to accept original cost
plus 6 per cent interest thereon for their
holdings in that zone. Mr. Tawney at
that time was chairman of the apprO-
priationS committee. However, the then
commission, whether it consisted of more
than one active member or not. rejected
an offer from the Baltimore and ohio
railroad and urged the payment of an
award amounting to about S6OO.OOo more
than the property could have been pur-
chased at. according to the agreement
stated hy Mr. TaWnev.
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Action of Court fastened.

...,, ,-+ cotton ,rb,c, wac had for
ne court .''-oi,
the purpose of condemning this property
was unreasonahly and illegally hastened.
A. ,,a tive tho netition or declaration
~ '". . 49,, ,,,-,,osa of
was fled III court i"r tHe Pun Po'e
condemnins more than S3,oo,CD worth
NJ nronerty the law was that the
o,,,d ,o. ooo,ir. either nv
commission co"i' ''o' h'40ie -
purchase or condemnation proceeding. eS-
ceeding $4,000 worth in any one year.
NJ, ,,,.i, mandate Of the law was ig-
inns pom I..,:.-io
nored by the coiiiliissioi.
After the awards had been made ana
had been reported to the court the court
'',,o ..,-.,, l,,.. r.i,bi, which oxcen-
allowed thlr'S "ass Ni.i,it VIM. S
tIons thereto coulo DC 'i'u 'io"7He. .He
attorney who represented the commission
:, ,ba+ nroceedine moved the court before
80 - 80 a., .h;r.. d.ys TO cop-
'he eHpira'r'h vi t'.. NM '
firm the awards 1hcfeuHo'i the couro
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Indians Plan Sun Dance.

CLINTON. Okla. July 1.-THE Chey-
eEre and Arapahoe Indians are making
preparations for their annual sun dance,
which the government has attempted to
suppress. The tribal heads today announc-
ed that the Cheyennes will dance near
Cantonement July is. and the Arapahoes
of governmental protests the Indians
have done away with the flesh cutting
that formerly was feature Of the dance.
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To Hold On to Job.

Six of the eight acres at Sunny Knoll
are suitable, or can be made suitable
for market gardening. l think l can see
my way to a good living for my family
and something besides. and eventual inde-
pendence. 1 am not going to plunge
though. and I'll hold on to my govern
ment job until the undertaking has
passed beyond the experimental stage.
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Vienna Votes $4,000 for Fair.

VIENNA, Austria, July 1.-THE city
council today voted an appropriation of
$64 600 to cover the cost of Vienna's sep
arate participation in the Panama-Pacific
exposition at San Francisco.
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How to Have Good Corn.

Melissa. James colored assistant,
dressed the chickens during the day and
had them ready for the frying pan. 1
came in from the garden with bushel
basket nearly full Of sweet corn just
as the fried chicken was being placed on
the table. Melissa husked and silked the
corn and boiled 1t while We were eating
the chicken. 1t came to the table steam
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Plan for Six-Acre Garden,

My idea. though, in planning for a hot
bed is mainly utilitarian. 1 want to grow
my own tomato. cabbage and lettuce
plants. not SO much to save the cost of
buying them, but because better and
sturdier plants may be had by growing
them at home. A neighbor of mine
started tomato plants in a box in the
kitchen, transplanted them into pots and
placed them under glass out of doors in
March. and hardened them off in the
open air when the weather got warmer.
The plants were almost ready to bloom
when he set them out. and as the roots
didn't have to be disturbed they began
to grow almost at once. In consequence
he has been using ripe tomatoes for some
time. while mine are just beginning to
show color. It's about the same with
lettuce. 1t is almost impossible to get
lettuce to head up unless the plants are
started in a hotbed and transplanted.
Seed dealers will get lettuce plants for
you if you place an order. but the plants
are so delicate it is necessary to replant
them almost as soon as they are taken
from the hotbed.
me that gardening Is mighty hard work,
and If I am going to do that hard work
want to get the maximum of pleasure
as we'll as profit out Of 1t The earlier I
can have vegetables and the more per-
fectly l can grow them the greater will
be my pleasure, and certainly my profit
will not be less.
If l had a full sized farm with an ade-
quate working capital l would like to
raise live stock. hogs and cattle. but on
small place market gardening is un-
doubtedly the most profitable and the
safest line. l know that market garden
ers have their bad years and that almost
every year one or more crops are partial
or complete failures. but in diversity
there Is the maximum of safety. 1t
would have to be bad year. lnoeeo;
when intelligent gardening of good land
could not be made to pay. If one crop
fails something else can be grown in ITS
stead. Peas, for example. were almost
a failure this year in our part OF tne
country. But the ground that was sown
to peas can be utilized for any one OF
several crops that have a later planning
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Cooperation Is Urged.

Having read the above advantages of
the low open type fence for rear yards,
If you are In sympathy with the move
ment. show your public spiritedness by
lending your best effort to further the
movement.
IF you are a property owner equip
your premises with this type Of fence.
IF you are real estate agent use your
influence to have this type of fence
erected on prem ses under Your control
IF you are It tenant demand that the
premises YOU occupy be equipped with
TINS tyne of fence.
''-isjtate this matter in your citizens
association or civic organizations.
Join with your neishbors and petition
the Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia, requesting the enactmeE: of a
law or regulation requiring all new
fences and all reconstructed fences to be
of the low. open type. The Commission
ers have already advised the executive
committee of tn clean city committee
that they are in sympathy with the
movement"
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the plants in my hills, and while the
transplanted ones are not growing as
rapidly as those remaining In the hills
from which they were taken, they ought
to make melons almost as soon. So next
year I'm going also to try starting can
taloupes in hotbeds. I read in a farm
paper recently that sweet corn. too. could
be started in this way. giving corn for
the table weeks earlier than it could be
had otherwise. 1 doubt if this would pay
as a business proposition. but there Is al
ways rivalry among gardeners to see
who can have the first mess of corn, and
II a man could start a few dozen stalks
Of corn this way he would have his
neighbors beaten a mile
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Army Scourged in
War With Spain.

even had a chance to get to the front.
Typhoid fever ragged, both here and in
Cuba. OF this one scourge there were
over 2oOno cases. with 5000 deaths Last
year our standing army of 5000 men
had two cases of typhoid among the in
oculated. One-third of these soldiers
were serving in tropical and semi-tropical
countries-Hawaii, the Philippines and
Panama. These two contrasting facts
show nothing else could disclose the
wonderful advance made since 1898 in
the safeguarding of the health of the
United States Army.
In the SpanishAmerican war this coun-
try had enrolled 211.s5O men. mostly VOL
unteers. Battle killed s62 outright and
1'S died of their wounds. Those who
succumhed to disease were 5.43S, or over
five times many When the United
States goes into war again, whether
against Mexico or any other country,
the deaths from disease will be less than
one-haif or even one-quarter of the
American soldiers killed in battle In
fact. Gen. William c. Gorgas. surgeon
general OF the army. and all his officers
hope to see the time when the disease.
death rate of soldiers in war can be re-
duced to the Very insignificant ratio Of
! per cent a year. or 10 per 1000. No
such figure has ever before been reached
or aimed at in the entire history of war
In times agone the care of the wound
ed and sick was a matter of no conse
quence. and even
Origin of System the ushering in
in the Civil War. srs OF th1 1,tf,n sanitary n.a
100 years ago, for a long time did very
little to better matters. Our own civil
war is generally regarded as the in
strument that first developed something
like a systematic care of the sick and
wounded. 1t is true that the Crimean
war of 1S54-1SJ6 saw organized and
comparatively efficient medical depart
ments in operation with the three
armies. especially the French. 1t is
also true that in this respect the
Crimean war marked an advance over
the conflicts that had gone before.
Nevertheless the soldiers fell sick and
gave up their lives by the thousands.
Cholera carried off most of them even
before bullets got a chance to do SO.
The sanitary provisions were entirely
Inadequate.
To Surgeon Jonathan Letterman.
United States Army. medical director of
the Army of the Potomac in the civil
war. belongs most of the credit for in
auguratnS the efficient military sanitary
system llat now prevails in all organ
lied land forces An interesting fact in
this connection. and one that is unpleas-
ant to Americans, is that the other coun-
tries profited by his work, while his own
forgot il until the bitter lessons of the
war with Spain brought a stinging re-
,ninder. OF course. the foreign armies
have medical departments suitable to the
peculiar needs and ideas of each. and the
natural advance OF science has forced
great notifications. but 1t is a fact, ac-
cording TO many authorities, that the
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Argues for Low Fence.

In presenting some of III" conclusions
reached as a result of his investigation of
the problem, DIR. Murray today said:
Probably one of the greatest handi-
caps to the sanitary conduct of every
municipality is that hard and fast prac-
tiCe OF surrounding the rear portions of
residences with high. tight board fences.
This practice. sanctioned only ny Gus
tom was most unfortunately fostered
upon communities at time 1T the
dim past when there existed a decided
lack OF appreciation of the advantages,
and, | may even say. the necessity, oil
the admission of maximum amount
of sunlight and air to all parts of the
premises.
Il was only recently asked. Why
should the practice of building high.
tight board fences be done away with
in view of the fact that Il type of fence
of this nature has served its purpose
for SO nlary years? This question may
we'll he answered by the query. Is there
of a premises should not he made as
attractive and inviting as the front?
Who would think of inclosinS their
'front.' parking with A high, tight fence?
Far too often does the fact that the
fence is high and the boards are tight
thus shutting off from view the yard,
offer a temptation To permit the rear
yard to become untidy and frequently
lnsanitarN. In recent publication dis
tributed by the depar tment of health of
Chicago there appeared a picture of a
very attractive house. The front lawn
showed evidence of and TO all ap-
pearances from the front the home might
have been considered a model. But what
about the rear ward which was inclosed
by high tight fence? In o:re corner
there appeared a barrel filed to over
flowing with ashes. In another section
of the yard miscellaneous refuse con-
sisting of cans. paper. bottles and gen.
eral debris was piled high against the
fence Beneath the picture appeared the
following legend: Many a swell front
hides a swell back yard. Unfortunately
there exist many just such premises
within the confines of this district.
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HIGH back FENCE
AMENACE TOC|TY
Campaign for Its Elimination
Is Launched, and Will
Be Pushed.
SANITATION AND BEAUTY
INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT
Benefits of Modern Construction Are
Shown Wherever It Has
Been Adopted

Convinced that there is no more serious
menace to the health of WashinStonians
than the high. tight fence. members of
the clean city committee of the District
OF Columbia are planning to inaugurate
an active campaign this fall for the elm
ination of this type of inciostire for
premises
Citizens associations are to he asked
TO Join in the fight while the co-opera-
tton Of real estate men will also he
sought. The District Commissioners are
on record as favoring the abolition of the
high. tight fence and probably will he
petihoned to enact regulation requiring
all new or reconstructed fences to be of
the low. open type.
DR.. Arthur l.. Murray. secretary of the
clean city committee, has recently made
an inspection of the city. studying the
relation of the high board fence TO the
home. the ne!ghborhood and the COM
nlunity. He is emphatically of the opin-
ION that this type of fence must go If
Washington is to be made more sanitary
and beautiful
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A Comparison of Yards.

"Recently, for the purpose of conpari-
son. 1 inspected all the back yards in
block IN the newer part of the north
provided with the low, open type of
back fence. and block adjacent where
the rear yards were surrounded by the
high, tight board fence. There were
forty-seven houses In the block with
low. open type rear fences. and in but
o2e instance did l and a yard which
instance. although the yard was not
he: ,"Uld be called iHSsnitary, PIE
..-'.-i Il rather uftidy appearance
'-Wlt:4!9 two s'!udFcs II this section !
visi.ed another BLOCK where tAe neigh
b":hon.. WAS equally refined yet the
Ercs, dad been built before the low
op".i type uf fence became in vogue. l
could 4,aIn access to but twenty-three
OF the rear yards in this block In four
of them existed accommodations of ref
use which really constituted nuisa nces
In three more boxes, barrels and other
less and unsiRhtly Were noted in fence
corners. OF the twenty-three premises
viewed only sinall minority presented
The tidy and inviting appearance found
III nearly every case where the low.
Cren type Cf fence prevailed
Cur present standard Of culture and
refinement does not necessarily need
DC confined to the front part of our
l"'7misss- II SHOULD reach every part
cf .t. and Dur pride should dictate 20
US that our back yard reflects by its
condition rs much of the character of
the homo as is depicted by the front
lawn.
"Washington will never become truly
the city beautiful so long as there per-
sists the high. ugh: fence hiding in
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Result of High Fence.

"As an illustration of the temptation
that the high board fence offers to per-
nit refuse to accumulate. / will cite
case which came under my personal
observation during the past winter. In
a respectable residence neighborhood
In this city ! had occasion to see every
day the back Yards of several premises.
just following the Christmas holidays
in one of the yards | noted a discarded
Christmas tree and Christmas greens.
Several days later containers filled
with ashes ready to be removed by the
collector We're seen. For reasons un-
known TO me these ashes We're not coll
lected. Gndoubtedly. having use for the
containers for the removal of ashes
from the house. their contents We're
dumped into the corner of the fence be-
side the Christmas tree and Christmas
greens. This pile of ashes, although
small al the time. was the beginning
of an accumulation which continued TO
grow in size for four months. When
ever il vas not convenient to place the
ash containers where they We're ac-
ceSsible 10 the collectors. it was much
easier TO dump the ashes this pile
in the corner of the yald-
Besides ashes this pile received con-
tributions i'll the form Of paper, tin
cals, bottles. aud even in some in
stances garbage. The accumulation
continued TO grow in quantity until
about the middle of April, when dur
This time the accumulation covered
about one-third Of the small yard ard
amounted TO a. laast two tons.
''Now let us suppose that this yard
i, had been SURROUNDED with low. open
type of fence. would this condition
have been as liable 70 occur? For sew
eral reasons : do not believe IL would.
First the pride of the occupant % this
premises. knowing that this accumul:s-
tion of refuse vas in full view OF many
of their neishb"rs. would not have per-
mitted il. Secondly. there would not
have existed the opportunity 10 pile
the refuse IN corner 2 against the fence
because the low. o7en type of fence
would have permitted the refuse to
sift through into the alley and into the
next-door neighhor's yard Thirdly, the
low open type Of fence would have
placed the accumulation Of refuse in
plain view of the sanitary inspector
from the alley. and a notice would have
very promptly been served on the ten
a,.t Of the prei"ises TO anate the
nuisance
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Adoption Of Means
to Preserve Health.

morning, the use Of incinerators, trenches,
etc. and the instruction of officers and
men along sanitary lines-these are the
means by which our Army Medical Corps
is preserving the health of our boys at
Vera Cruz. along the border. in Hawaii.
the Philippines and Panama and in our
own continental United States.
Nothing is too good for our soldiers.
in the opinion of the army medical Of
ficers 4 sick soldier is poor soldier.
a well one is a good one. Uncle Sans
soldiers are healthy ones. and if the sit
uation in Mexico remains SO that the
sanitary regulations now in force can
be maintained, they will come back look
ing like boys who have been away on
an outing.
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Removes Inspectors Excuse.

II. This type of fence would make 1t
possible for the garbage and refuse col
lector to see receptacles inside Of the
yard and leave no excuse for the nom
removal of their contents.
-. This type of fence. considering the
high cost Of lumber. when constructed
either of the low picket fence or of the
open wire fencing, is cheaper TO erect
and TO maintain than the high. tight
fence. To real estate dealers and to
others who rent their premises to others
this is one Of the several reasons why
the low, open type of fence should ap-
peal
.G This type of fence removes the temp
tation of careless Or Indifferent house
holders to pile ashes and refuse in fence
corners. This pernicious practice not only
creates a very unsightly and insanitary
condition, but it oftentimes. in case of
small yards. leads to very serious plumb
ing trouble During rains the lighter
portion of the ashes and refuse washes
INTO the yard drain, passes down 70 the
bend or water seal at the end OF the pipe
and accommodating there. soon obstructs
the sewer Many hundred dollars are
spent every year in having sewers opened
up, the obstruction being due to thIs
cause alone. Mr.. Zeal Estate Agent and
Mr. Property Owner, have YOU needlessy
snert money for plumbing work of this
nature?
-. This type of fence permits of easy
inspection of back Yards a sanitary in
spector by merely passing through the
alley may readily make an inspection of
all the Yards in a block without troubling
the householders by passing through the
houses Only too frequently are prop
erty owners and real estate agents called
upon to remove large accumulations of
refuse left on vacated premises by for
mer tenents. With low open type fences
this refuse owing to being in easy view
of the inspector would not have been
la 70
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many instances squalid, dirty con-
ditions and dump heaps.
The advantages of the low open type
of rear fence are numerous and most
logical:
Il This type of fence permits of
access of the maximum amount of sun
light and air. There is no one but who
will admit that from the standpoint of
sanitation these TWO gifts of nature are
most desirable adjuncts to healthy sur
roundin@s.
- This type of fence stimulates and
encourages pride in the maintenance of
back yards In an attractive condition.
Grass. flowers and shrubbery grow better
in Yards which are more open, therefore,
greater inducement is offered for the
culture of yard gardens. No one who is
in the least familiar with the subject
of yard gardens but will agree that such
gardens have an elevating influence on
not only the occupants of the house but
also on every one in the neighborhood
who has the pleasure of viewing the gar
den. The esthetic influence of the beauty
of nature as reflected in flowers and
foliage is well illustrated by the admira-
ton of our public parks, called forth in
every visitor to our city.
.. This type of fence would prevent
alleys from becoming the prowling place
for thieves and other evildoers.
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How different from the Spanish-Amer
lean war. Epidemics broke out in tn,
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REVIEWS
HIS PLAZA FIGHT

CONTINUED from First Pase.)
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The system started by Mai Letter.
man was adopted later by the entire
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Clean food. potable water. bacterially
inspected milk. vaccination. anti-typhoid
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In times agone the care of the wound
ed and sick was a matter of no conse-