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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28
FAvoRs COMING CONVENTION.
Secretary Redfeld Enthusiastic Over
National Foreign Trade Meet.

Secretary Redfeld Of the Department of
Commerce has. It is stated. expressed en-
thusiastic approval OF the first national
foreign trade convention to be held in
this city at the Raleigh May p and %.
The general committee headed by Lloyd
c. Griscom of New York. former ambas-
sador to Japan. has received encouraging
response TO the invitations sent to manu-
facturers. transportation interests and
commercial bodies indicating a realiza-
ton that growing American foreign trade
is now more vital than even to the well
fare OF American industrial enterprise
and labor.
Elaborate preparations are under way
to make the convention a success, and
President Wilson will be invited. it is
announced, to address the delegates.
The union for the purpose of holding
this convention of the American Man
ufacturers' Export Association. the
Asiatic Society and the Pan-American
Society brings to its support practically
all branches of American foreign trade.
Special attention is to be given to the
relationship of the tariff and the federal
reserve acts to foreign trade A ban
quet Is to end the gathering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28
Feed for Egg Production.

good feed for egg production is one
composed of corn. wheat and oats, equal
parts by measure. 1t is advisable to use
home grown grains whenever possible. In
sections where corn and oats do not
thrive. other grains can be used to good
advantage: for example a mixture of
equal parts by measure of kaffir corn oats
and barley will produce good results.
Scatter a small handful of this mixture
for every three hens in the litter morning
and noon. and give them all they will eat
of II in "a V-shaped trough at night. In
the winter time some green feed should
be fed at noon. Cabbage or mangel-wur
zels, either chopped or whole. are good.
Every few days look in the litter care
fully and see if the fowls are eating all
the gram being given them: If not reduce
the quantity Fowls that have to work
for what feed they get seldom become
overfat Grit and oyster shells in hop
per should always be kept before them.
The grit is used to grind their feed. and
the oyster shell furnishes the lime for
the eggshells. Be sure to keep water
before them at all times. Birds that are
LAYING drink rnucn more water than those
that are not laying. The water should
be kept out OF the direct rays OF the sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28
POULTRY KEEPING HELPS
FOR THE SUBURBAN|TES
Extensive Federal Bulletin Recites
Some Economies Of the
Business. ...

Poultry keeping as an occupation Tor
the suhurbanites is being doomed by the
Department OF Agriculture An extern
sive bulletin on the subject has just
been issued in which some of the small
economies of the business are set forth
and the best methods recommended.
The bulletin says that the essentials
for healthy poultry colony are room
and light as well as dryness and cleanli-
ness. Out of all the breeds of fowls
the ones recommended for general pur-
poses are Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes.
Rhode Island Reds and orpingtons. These
it is said. are fair layers and make good
table fowls If they are wanted for eat
ing.
If laying hens alone are wanted. the
best are the single-combed white Leg
horns These lay a white egg which is
sometimes an advantage. because some
markets pay a premium for uniformly
white eggs. But the Leghorns are no
more good for eating than canaries and
they do not set or make good mothers.
They are chiefly useful for a big poultry
farm. where a business is made of
marketing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28
Peter Rabbit Finds Bundle Bee.
II YOU look for Bundle Rec
Never never needless be.
Or. like Peter Rabbit, YOU
Nav have cause YOUR search to rue.


It seemed to Peter Rabbit that never
had he known Bundle Bee to keep out
of sight SO long when there were plenty
of bright faced flowers. In fact, 1t seemed
to Peter as he thought it over that Bum
BILE always had been one of those peo-
pie who are forever poking in where
they are not wanted. Now when he was
wanted he couldn't be found Peter had
run his legs almost off among the bright
est flowers on the Green Meadows with
out once seeing Bundle or even hearing
his everlasting hum. though two or three
times Bundle had but just left group
of flowers when Peter arrived.
Quite discouraged he sat down to rest
and get his breath By and by along
came the Merry Little Breezes of Old
Mother West Wind They were dancing
always theirs. and when they saw Peter
they rushed over to him and rumpled his
haid and pulled his whiskers.
What's the matter with our happy-go-
lucky Peter?' they cried.
Nothing very much. only I want to
find Bundle Bee and can't replied
Peter. smiling in spite Of himself.
Cant find Bumble!" cried the Merry
Little Breezes. Where have you looked
for him, Peter?'
We looheu iHioiE al iiio ~ i6iise
flowers on. the Green Meadows replied
Peter. "and although he has visited many
of them he hasn't stayed long enough for
me to catch up with him
The Merry Little Breezes laughed. "Oh.
Peter Rabbit! they cried, haven't you
been neighbor to Bundle Bee long enough
to know that you should look for him
among the sweetest flowers? He loves
to visit the brightest flowers. but it is
the sweetest flowers he loves most and
W " longest
would catch up with him go hunt for the
sweetest flowers, Peter
So once more Peter started on to hunt
for Bundle Bee, and this time instead of
going by his eyes as before he went by
his nose, for you know he was looking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28
Leghorns Mark for Hawks.

One small feature that is against them
for household keeping in the suburbs or
country is that their white color makes
them a shining mark for hawks. They
suffer much more from the attacks Of
hawks than the darker and heavier
breeds.
The department recommends dividing
the chicken lot if the space is small and
planting half of it at a time in a mix
ture OF oats and wheat on which the
chickens can be turned when 1t is a few
inches high.
As to feeding. the bulletin says:
1t takes healthy. well fed flock to
produce eggs. Fowls must not be allowed
to become too fat as but few eggs will
be laid by hens in such condition. To
prevent their getting overfat it is best
to make them work for most of their feed
by scratching in the litter. of which there
should be about four inches on the floor.
This litter can be of straw. leaves or
chaff. and should always be kept dry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28

members of this class of applicants
in places where there is every chance
for them to serve and live.
One case on record is that of man
who was injured while crossing the
railroad r a C
Made Good Use shortly after OBJ
of Timely Help. work in big
city When he recovered from this &C
cident he found himself with one leg
and one arm amputated, and all op-
portunity for following the trade IN
which he had been trained at an emo,
Upon his dismissal from the hospital
with his money exhausted and all ms
possessions sold to pay room rent ne
turned in despair to local charity or
eanization for advice The workers
there aided him in getting an artihcial
leg. cared for him until his health was
fully restored. and finally arranged io'
his transportation to a smaiier cry
Accommodating himself to his mlslor-
tune in the spirit that refuses 10 as
knowledge utter defeat and need LOT
surrender of independence, this hanol-
CAPPED young man began Ire anew.
proved his power to serve repalo me-
friends that which they had expended
i'm his rescue. and through the inter
vening ten years has been entirely
self supporting. The misfortune Is
that many who find themselves SO m
caparitated through sickness or through
accident do not find friends In time,
are not helped to readjust themselves
and become permanent beggars and de-
pendents
Despite all which has been SAID upon
the problems of unemployment. now
ever the worker in possession OF
health and strength, the honest and
willing workman. is a rare applicant
at the charity organization for as
sistance. Among those who seek help
with clear records and honest purpose
arr. the old men, the crippled and the
sick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28

DOESN T BELONG
for the sweetest instead of the bright
est flowers. but just as before he had to
keep his eyes wide open for danger and
make sure that Reddy Fox and Old Man
Coyote were nowhere about, and that
Redtail the Hawk was not in sight. 1t
was very exciting, but after a little it
grew tiresome and Peter was almost
tempted to give up hunting for Bundle
Bee. But he didn't
At last as he drew near little group
of flowers he heard something that made
him sit up and listen. 1t was a humming
sound. Peter kicked up his heels for
Joy, for he knew that only one could hum
like that, and that one was Bundle Bee.
Pellmell he scampered right in among
the flowers. Bundle wasn't to be seen.
Peter knew that he was deep in the heart
of one OF the flowers and eagerly he be-
gan to look into them, and / am afraid
he was a little rough with them. Now,
of course what Peter should have done
was to sit and wait for Bundle to
come out That would have been the
polite thing to do. and it always pays to
be polite. But Peter was in too much
of a hurry. and so he rushed from flower
to flower and at last-well, at last Peter
found Bundle. Yes, sir, he found him,
and then he wished he hadn't.
You see Bundle is very quick tenn
pered. and when Peter suddenly thrust
his wobbly little nose into the flower
where Bundle was hard at work extract
ing honey, Bundle felt that no one else
thrust a little lance into Peters nose.
NV how Peter squealed and danced!
"Buz-z-z! Serves you right for poking
YOUR nose in where 1t doesn't belong,
grumbled Bundle as he prepared to fly
| away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28
UNEMPLOYMENT.
W.-Charity Work.
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

The records Of charity are filed with
the personal aspects of unemployment
Organized in gigantic business in this
country. with disbursements for the relief
of the destitute amounting to many mil
lions of dollars annually. charity is. and
long has been, the greatest factor in
dealing with the distress of enforced idle
ness 1t has struggled bravely to niti-
gate the misery Of those unable 10 main
tain their places in the world of work
ers, and, while it undoubtedly has ac-
romplished much toward temporary. and
even permanent relief, Of number of IN
fortunates, 1t has just as certainly mag
nified the problem which II has sought TO
solve.
The records ~ charity work, ueverthe-
less are invaluable. In tlIem appear
Tnasterfu drawings Of the various types
Of the unemployed ready for the use OF
The student and the statesman. ihey
also teach how urgent II Is 10 40 away
with conditions making necessary ire
rnendous business of almssiViuS- hey
tell tens or thousands of tales OF eco
nomtcally wasted wealth. ineffective gen
crosby and fruitless energy,
No city Is without its pubic ana private
charities. In the larger cities these or
CARNATIONS are numbered by the score.
ReueY work has come TO he as necessary
a part of each communtys business as
are public improvements. wdterworhs.
courts ana police administrations Inc
whole class Of unemployed IS continually
altering through these offices of or
canized charity. In fact. charity Is the
institution Of the unemployed. With the
solution OF the problem Of enforced idle
ness. need for a national business Of
charity would disappear. -
Every opportunity is given TO the char
fly worker to make intimate studies OF
the havoc wrought ny insufficient en-
rloyment and many social workers have
accumulated almost inexhaustible stores
OF valuable information. They have kept
careful records of all cases of applica-
ton for help. showing the previous his
tory OF the applicant. his occupation. his
work record; whether married. single.
divorced or separated; age, education,
habits: whether drirler or drug user.
and the cause of neediness. This data
makes a good commentary upon the
whole problem of Unemployment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28
Pointed Paragraphs.

It's up to the man who would live
long to live slowly.
The history OF humanity is an i'm
mense volume of mistakes.
Even the changeable woman. never
seems to have sufficient change
Perhaps women talk more than men,
but they don't always say the most.
Occasionally time waits for man
II he has the ticket for his watch In
hook.
The hardest task many a man has is
trying to keep his dead past buried.
Men are hard to satisfy. yet what Is
more unsatisfactory than q satisfied
mar?
Some women one can't datter-after
the undertaken is summoned.
The trouble with some people is they
have their work in one place and their
thoughts in another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28
Scattered Energies
Of Working Years

tered energy This man had been farm
hand in his youth. AS young man he
became convinced by a revivalist that his
vocation was the ministry. lie served
six years as a country pastor Then ne
moved to the city and studied law. He
turned TO politics and held several public
ofices Losing his political 'uture with
tho failure of the party, he entered
mercantile house as a clerk. Finally,
losing this place through the incapacity
OF advancing age. he fell to the plane
OF the unskilled laborer. maintaining his
weary existence by working irregularly
at the rougest kinds OF tasks. This old
man nearly starved 10 death in his tiny
room before consenting 10 let the charity
organization place him in the poorhouse
In the description of his case there Is
an interesting account of his room, his
last fort OF independence. II was Hlled
with books and pamp hlets. where, re-
turned from the mental drudgery of the
day, the old man would MUNICH his bread
and oleomarEarine and study. his Httie
library filled every corner. the cndlr, th'
window sill and even his narrow cot
The runaway boy, also. largely nsures
IN the social service records. IN ms case
however, there Is a buoyancy ana nope
which is absent In the old mans case.
perienced in the ways Of the world. these
bows when not taken In hand in tune are
generally spoiled by their life on the roau
and develop into permanent Nagrahts q
nre reduced to the class of the chronically
unemployed.
According TO the records OF the char
ity organizations. the physical condi-
tons Of men play large part in the
problem of unemployment. sickness Is
one of the most common causes Tor the
beginning of chronic unemployment.
The sick man has lost his place in the
working world. his savings have been
swallowed in his care, debt has piled
up, while still in early convaleseence
lie is forced TO go out and seek work
for the protection of his family, and
with his condition. appearance and
necessity against him, he is forced
permanently into the class of irreg-
ularly employed. unskilled laborer.
The diseased. the crippled, manned
epileptic, feeble minded. the deaf. the
blind and the insane are part OF the
homeless, friendless, voorhees, and
cheerless record. OF course the insane
and the hopelessly defective form nc
part OF the problem of unemploy.
ment However most of the physical
sufferers do. There is work for the
legless man. for the deaf, the blind
the iniirm, for the bodily feeble. an6
for the man whore health is under
mined by sickness. And the work fol
these should not be of the casual
heavy type. In many instances tht
charity workers are able to piaes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28

Perhaps women talk more than men,
but they don't always say the most.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28

The hardest task many man has is
trying to keep his dead past buried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28

apply to the charltd Die organizations LOT
assistance none is
Cases of Old Men more pathetic than
that of the unem-
moSt fdtHetic. ployed old man. who,
without friends or family. is forced to
battle for subsistence through his short
remaining years. Most of these old men
have far greater dread of the poor
house. it has been found. than of slow
starvation. With the ways and the peo-
pie of their generation gone. with hope
and promise swallowed in the past. and
nothing but lonesome, bare independence
10 struggle for they go from job to job,
just existing by stretching their scanty
earnings over their periods Of unemploy-
rnent. These men are the most difficult
to help.
Today when a man reaches the age of
fifty. II he has not succeeded in storing
away enough to provide for age from
the labors Of his youth and prime or has
no sturdy children to care for him, his
case is, indeed. an unhappy one. Such
is the strain of modern business life
that the employer looks with disfavor
upon age and the old man has an ar
duous task to convince any one that he
IS worthy to be hired.
So the thousands of old men who apply
at the offices of charity organizations
for assistance, fifty, sixty and even sew
euty years Of age, are a sad, sad prob
lem. Few of them will accept the verdict
that they are "too old to work They
refuse to believe that they are old enough
TO be thrown out, and they are filled with
dread of the poorhouSe- In spite of re-
peated failure and hardship the old man
generally assures the charity worker that
aid will only be needed temporarily
and expresses faith that he will be
located soon"
These unemployed old men are drawn
from every class. There are doctors,
lawyers, writer's and business men among
their number. as well as unskilled and
partly skilled laborers, mechanics, cler-
ical workers and statesmen. A greater
part OF these applicants are not men who
have been idle or profigate, but have
been good, Industrious citizens, who
either have earned incomes incompatible
with saving or have lacked in foresight.
Some. too. have been impoverished by
failures late in life. There are, also. of
course, among them the vagrant, the
licentiate, the criminal and other types
of the unit.
Loss of savings through bank failures.
business reverses, Ill health, accidents.
the receipt of insuffici Mt or irregular
wages through their working years. fam
lily misfortunes, lack of business sense
and sudden loss Of place after years of
faithful service in one business are
among the causes enumerated in the
records Of the social service worker
for the destitute old man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28

Occasionally time waits for a man
II he has the ticket for his watch in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28

Even the changeable woman. nevel
seems to have sufficient change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28

Some women one can't datter-after
the undertaken is summoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28

members of this class of applicants
in places where there is every chance
for them to serve and live.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28

The history OF humanity is an i'm
nense volume of mistakes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28

It's up to the man who would live
long to live slowly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28

A typical story of one old man of
eighty years who applied TO a charity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28

Among the great variety of types thai
apply to the charitable organizations fol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28

One case on record is that of man
who was injured while crossing the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28

Men are hard to satisfy. yet what Is
more unsatisfactory than a satisfied
Arizona republican., 1914-06-15

ture of d vessel in want of assist = ance Half an hour later a message was picked up from the H. M $. Yarmouth, which was now in the immediate vicinity, on the lookout for the steamer in distress, request ing any inforamtion.
 Captain Hill replied that he had seen the Siberia the previous day and added: T expect she is now in Manila. Think there must be d mis- take somewhere"
 About the time of the Persia's arrival, an important point was cleared up when the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, as the result of an investi- gation, announced that the Siberian distress signal given out by the com pany's steame.r "Bingo Maru," and transmitted to the Formosan govern ment, and thence to the Japanese navy, had not been received directly from the Siberia, but from the Oze- saki land station. The company ex- plains that the mistake was made by the Fukikaku wireless station at Formosa, which handed the message along as a "Bingo Maru' report when, in fact, it was an Ozesah report. This, so far as is known, leaves the Ozesaki station the only one hearing the Siberia distress sig nal.
 What the department of communi cations of Japan thinks about the question at issue may be seen from the following official letter which was sent to the agents of the Pacific Mail company:
 sos WWU" Distress Siberia) call was received suddenly and repeated ly at the Ozesah wireless telegraph offices. However, as the telegraphic effect was weak, the receiving in strument was set in order so that reply might be given after getting the said call positively confirmed In a short time the call same as above was repeated Immediately reply was given. repeating "WWU DE Jos OK YR sos Give Posn' (Siberia here Ozesaki all right your distress give position). It being as certained that the said ships posi- ton was 22.40 north latitude and PHO east longitude, a message was saying, What kind and cause of distress" but as sunrise was approaching the communications became difficult Although a clea, reply could not be received in the approaching dawn, it was considered by the office to be beyond doubt that there was the distress anyhow and necessary measures were i'm taken"
 Inability to raise" the Siberia led to the report that
Arizona republican., 1914-06-15
WHY, ALSO HOW s|BER|A's

take, for the Siberia had already been sighted far south of that position, which was still north of the Persia's position.
 At ten minutes past four another wireless call was received, this time from the Korea, then laying in port at Hongkong. The Korea said: "Si beria in great danger in latitude 2240 north and longitude 12110 east. h. forma ton received in regard the same from Nagasaki and Yokohama Mir Morton agent in Hongkong, de- sf'es you to hurry up to Siberia in order to render assistance Nelson"
 Captain Hill of the Persia, replied: '1 met the Siberia at ? D. m. yes terday-looks like d mistake Left Manila on April 30. I am now off message was received from the Siberia herself, saying that she was 125 miles north of Manila, all OK"
 By this time the Siberia had en- tered what is known as a static storm an atmospheric condition fre- quently met with in tropical coun- tries, which renders wireless com munications difficult and sometimes impossible The Persia was therefore unable to inform the Siberia of the unaccounta ble messages she had been receiving from different guar ters. The Persia, however, at once transmitted the message she had re- ceived from the Siberia to Hongkong. but got mo reply. and therefore could not tell whether it had been picked up or not
 The Persia continued to receive messages from different sources, one from the wireless station in For mosa, urging her to go to the rescue, while others told he.' that the Sibe- ria was safe.
 At half past seven the same morn ing the Persia reached the position where the Siberia was described to eb indistress, and here sighted a Japanese cable ship. which signalled that she had seen nothing in the na-