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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-20

With one week of actual playing in,
the future of the Federal League
looks even brighter than the paper
representations the hackers of the
venture made previous to the open
ing.
Hot combats have been feature,
and the eight teams appear evenly
balanced If this competition contin-
ues the gate receipts will be large
enough to insure the success of the
newcomers. Whether their class is up
to that of the big leagues is of small
moment. The average fan would
rather see holly contested game be-
tween two teams of average ability
than a one-sided massacre of medi-
OGRE bunch by a string of stars.
The 15-inning game yesterday be-
tween the Chifeds and Kay See is the
longest battle played in any of the
leagues to date, and the two teams
also have one 13-inning fight in the
records That is a fair Indication of
the closeness of the battling
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-20
BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL BOXING
YESTERDAYS SCORES
National League.

NdtIondi, League.
Chicago, 8; st, Louis, Z.
Pittsburgh, g; Cincinnati, 8.
American League.
st. Louis, 5; Chicago, /.
Detroit, Z; Cleveland, 6:
Federal League.
Kansas. City, Z; Chicago, 6 Us in
st. Louis, 8; Indianapolis, 2.
American Association.
Indianapolis, IS; Columbus, 4.
Milwaukee, Minneapolis, rain.
Louisville, 4; Cleveland, 2.
Kansas City, 1873; ST.. Paul. SIP.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-01
AND
TOWN OF CHESTER
Schoolboy's Idea OF Greatness as
II Is Within Rather
Small Compass.
VIEWS OF FIRST PRIZE ARTIST
Ancien, County With Great Mod
crn Possibilities and
Town in Centre.

Chester. VA, February 2S.---The fol-
lowing essa.. written 10y Harold T
Cioyne, a pur,l ot the Chester Asricul-
tural Nigh school has been awarded
the nrsr prize. consisting of So. offered
by the business Mems League OF chcs-
ter for the best essay on the subject
Of the Advantages OF Chester and
Chesterfield County" Great interest
has been taken Ill this competition. and
ma:y well written essays were sub
mitted by the pupils Of the school the
committee, which unanimously award
81 the fIrst lie 10 young Goyne. cor
sisted III Professor Arthur Kyle Davis.
presidem; Of the Southe- Female Col
lege: Professor r. Randolph Jones.
superintendent of Pttersbure's public
schools. and William NJ. Martin score
iarr OF the Chamber OF Commerce.
The essayist wrote as follows:
Chesteriield County, one Of the oldes.
OF the STATE, was established in I7.S
The county. with its many advantages
is q long and marrow peninsula be-
tween the James ana .ippoma ttox Riv-
eEs. 1t is twontyeiEht miles Iong ;iad
eighteen miles wid., having an area
% ~ square miles.
The county is one having many aJ-
vAnt2ees and opportunities, and can
lie made into tho banner county 81 the
most al its possibilities.
First. It's agricultural advantage are
without q doubt or the drst order. Tho
SOIL veins" one that varies greatly and
mostly ti!iable. enables one to grow
:; numerous assortment Of crops: thi.;
having been proved III the exhibit at
the State Fai" from the Eellwood farm.
Which, took sweepstakes over all other
competitors.
nuts and hay in iu're quantities are
grown HAY. cSp"ciallv alfalfa, il
grown in larger quantities with each
ensuing year with great success, cS
rccia!ly on the lowirnds. Oh the up
lands tobacco is raised with great sue
cess. our farming interests are rap
idis undergoing Il chan'. for the best
with the advent OF No~thern and West
crn settlers. who are turning their at
tcntion 10 the productions of hutt.l, and
mix h""ries Of various kinds. grapes.
small fruits and Vegetables for the
nea"hy markets 1T Richmond and I't-
t"rsburs, aud also for other markets.
shinuin" bcinc Facilitated by James
River and manV railroads
This county is well ahanted To- lie
growth of fruits. beautiful VINEYARDS
and orchards bein~ established: wrli
known and successful nurseries arc To
lie found near Midlothian Oh Buriimg-
har, RIDGE.
Mineral Advantages Of the County.
KS PRINCIPAL raiperals a"c conl, ocnrc.
firchriclS clay venetian red, mari and
granite Its coal mines arc said ia
he incNhaustihlc. although they have
not been mined for a number of years
Mast import"nt mncrnls arc found -
Nfidln'han. Glover Iil,. BLACK Heath
and Winterpock the last named being
Mt present In full operation.
The COIL fields run entirely across tho
county with an average width OF six
to eight miles. There are thought to
be several thousands Of acres Of unde-
veloped coal lands still In the county
Continued On Fifth Page)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-01
DEMONSTRATORS:
THEIR GOOD WORK
HOW IT HAS WORKED IN STATE
Review OF Some Things That
Have Been Done. and
Things to Do.
ny i. &. HtNTEIt.

Men nom different parts OF this
state and from other States have asked
:heae questions:
What does tire farm demonstration
do? And Of what advantage is the
work 10 the farmer ana t. the state?
Ii l. impossible. Without going into
some detail. 20 answer these questions
III = way to make tile work al all clear
10 those not familiar with its work
!ngs. The work of the demonstration
- very farreaching. embracing the
whole principle OF farm mana 9 ement
and tile solution OF all problems relat-
Ing To rural life.
comparison may help to an under
standing of the work oil the demon
stration agent.
In the Northern Misunderstanding sec
lions there are being largely intro
duced efficiency experts. 10 tell the
manufacturers how they can work To
attain larger Profits III Virginia and
the South geuerallvt the efficiency ~
pert is the demonstration agent. His
work is to show the farmer how to
make more money from his farm.
Although the demonstration work
now extends through every Southern.
state, ana is being introduced into
states North and west. We must re
strict ourselves ut this time 10 Virginia
In this brief article / shall try To give
III least some idea of the scope and
character Of the york rs 1t is to-day.
I will not attempt anything like a
history OF the work or its wonderful
progress since it began about five wears
ago.
FiftY-onc counties throughout Wiz
rinia have ai:ents. and il is hoped bv
Il. O. Sandy. who Is head OF the work
in til. state. and by those In authority
al the Department OF Agriculture
WASHINGTON, and by all who are inter
ested and know what has been done
III the few years OF its existence. that
within year OF two every county In
the State will have an agent.
Duties of Agents.
The agents duties are So many and so
diverse, end conditions in tie different
counties vary so much that one cannot
do more than touch or few OF the
more important features Of their work.
One "f the most valuable crop ro-
tation phases of the arents' work Is
the restoration or uphuldine OF worn
out soil. especially those OF the farme'
Of limited means. This is accomplis ed
mainly by the adoption OF rotat
of crops best suited Tor the soil con
ditions OF each farm, to replace the
depleted supply Of humus and plant
food: tie introduction OF lime and le-
pumc crops us well as thu iudicious and
economical use of the proper fertilizer
mixtures. BY these means and others
n gradual process of soil Improvement
mainlr by restoration cf the elements
nf which 1t has beon robbed NAV ba
inaueurated without too heavily tax
ing the owner.
Fertilizer Economics.
I shall mention in this connection
the buving of fertilizer ingredients
separately. and mixing them ut home
In the right proportion for different
Continued On Third Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-01
FISH AND OYSTERS
|NN0RTH CAROLINA
Town That Banks Largely on
the Product OF the Wide
Waters.
COASTWISE TOWN IN THE SAND
Atlantic Is Its Namc-It Lives
Mainly on Fish and Some
Oysters.
ny &. IL. WINTERS.

Atlantic, y c.. February 9S.-As a
wealth producing agent the oyster and
OF Eastern Carolina Is joint sharehold
or with the forestry resources Of West
crn cproiina or tho tobacco and cot
ton Industries 81 the Piedmont sect ion
In the Industrial development OF the
old North state. Hundreds Of small
sized towns have sprung up in the
G!nG camps. and the tobacco industry
oi The Piedmont section are support
ing populous towns; likewise the oys-
tors and fisheries OF u ramlico. a.
BoGue on "A Core sound have set up
thrifty towns from the size Of few
hundred population u towns upwards
OF many thousands.
Atlantic. a town III tarteret County.
ranging upwards OF thousand In
habitants. is striking example Gf the
lima that is ilourisiting from the revc-
nucs of the oyster and fishery pro-
ducts. Located thirty miles northeast
point for fishery markets in Virginia
and North Caroiina). abreast the
Raleigh Ea? on core Sound, Atlantic
neiShhors on the principal sounds Of
the coastal section, where vast schools
81 big fish migrat" from farther south
- these inviting iulets. TN. shad. null
spots and blucfsh are round in ibund-
a,cc. To say nothing 81 Tive superior
quality ol oyster tliat can be had FOR
tho dredging
n -, :; 49,. .sn..s LOW ~, A."thtiS
.ie ""tc o'ich 10 thc
tla'nplnG ground, ana :" tavorablN inn
dressed Was thr red man with the
nouhdiih't 81 WIZ game and iish t"und
there that he gave the village the name
81 liuntlhg Quarters ana the township
in winch Atiamtic ~ SituatGd stiil bears
,ii' utine. me present GAY cltiZcns
however alSpcnsct win tine Indian
nam. ~ favor 81 ths 'tamesaSr 81 the
- tsAi.tic ocean; In ia"t I'M town is in
thc nanil oi dtsrcns'ns; with any un-
i, a''. ci t.i.,n, th, s may Sr"p i"rin
eith pubic opinion as i'm ali-nowerfmi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-01
VIRGINIA LEADS
BUTTER PRODUCTS
Cow Owned and Bred by Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute
Wears the Belt.
BUCKEYE DE KOL PAULINE H..
She Leads the Procession Among
College Cows Up to
Present Writing.
ny w. Il. nnAINERD.

Blacksbure. Va, February 2S.-The
Virginia Polytechnic Institute an
nounces a worlds record among col
icee and experiment station herds.
buckeye he Kol Pauline H., No. 94345.
COW, between February Q. 1913 and Feb
rlary o l3il. produced 2o,7s4.3 POUNDS
o. milk containing Li59.ol pounds or
butter. The average per cent or fat in
her milk FOR the year was t4i This
would be equivalent 10 9.IG2.4 quarts,
which. At 10 cents per quart would
sell for s976.24. At the price paid for
milk in many cities in the state. this
COW has produced s2.6S worth of milk
every day in the year. Based upon
the average consumption OF milk per
capita in the cities Of the United states,
this COW has furnished for the past
year the milk supply for more than l0o
persons.
A state In.titution.
This COW is essentially "a product Of
ti'c breeding and management Of cat
tie Taught ana produced 70 the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. He, sire and
dam We. purchased III ohio b. the
college more than ten years ago. No
atcester either ON her sire's or DAMS
side has approached her record. al
-
RIGS some OF the best blood OF ia.
breed. She mas been cared Tor and
milkcd almost entirely by students.
fci!rtecH students have had an active
part in her care Tor the year, and over
800 have observed her To Il greater or
less extent. During this time she has
been tested four times 10y the State
tester, once by the State Dairy and
food Commissioner personally. once by
ftx~.. ~.
III Washington. twice by reproscnta-
tircs of Kentucky Experiment station.
ARA four times by representations of
tho Virginia Agricultural Experimcnt
Station.
old Virginia acver Tire.
The value OF this COW 10 the State
Of Virginia and to the Virginia Poly
tcchiic Institute Is hard 10 estimate.
Her record proves couclusively that
Inc most favored portions Of the great
dairy sections Of the North possess no
advantages over Virginia In securing
maximum dairy production.
Three oil her sons ana one full
brother are In service In this State at
the present time. one daughter is IN
This herd. but is not yet in milk She
shonld atill he in service herself for
i've Years more.
From an educational standpoint she
is OF incstimablc value To the college
md the dairy hushtndry department..
She excmpliiies the best IIolstcln-
;'ricsian form and breeding. Her man
lG.mcnt and feeding, as shown by tho
rciuits obtained. forms the greatcat Of
object lessons along these lines IL Is
often charged that instruction In agri-
cultural branches is made too tcchni-
cal for practical applications a dem
onstration Of this nature gives the stu
dent confidence In his work such as Is
hard 10 impart In any other way. 1t
furnishes him inspiration which must
result I'm successful cndeavors when
Continued on Fifth Page)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-01
COST OF GROWING
VIRGINIA APPLES
Can 1t Be Reduced to the Better
ment OF the Apple
Growers?
DR.. S. w. FLETCHER'S IDEA
Talk Before horticultural Society
Reproduced in Chesterfield Be
fore Clover Hill Club.

The Glover Hi Farmers Club has
a way o. getting the very bess of all
the informing discussions on bette,
ter anything else. whether these ,.is-
cGssions are before state bodies OF
county convention. or club meetings
To illustrate: Ihe Glover Hill club sent
a representatives, George l.. Wray to-
the recent annual meetin;, I'll Inc State
Horticultural Society. held in this cit
in January last, and lie went bacl.
nome with his notebook nllcd with
shorthand reports 81 things he heard
Al the next n""ting Of the CLUB Mr.
Wray read AS follows:
There aye two ways to reduce the
cost OF producing apples ia Virginia.
said Dr. :. ". FLETCHER director Of the
Virginia Agricultural Experimental
station. before the Virginia state lior-
ticultural :;ocietr at Hicnmond We
want Il larger number OF barrels and
Il higher per cent Of firstlclass fruit.
One WAY is to give the orchard better
care AMI secure high grade fruit. til.
other way is to ucgiec! the orchard
somewhat, spend less upon spraying.
tiilaEe. etc. and 80 produce fruit that
costs less 10 grow. and which is worth
less. II is no credit To any man that
f.i 81 IL they are III such ind!f. e:.:nt
quality that they v i'll only bring Sl.15.
Ills neighbour who ends that Ii costs
Si5O to produce II barrel, but who
sells them tor ;%.?5. makes more money.
The pront III apple growing. IS IN
every Other Industry. is the difference
between the cost whether hc:t:.. or
lirht, and the selling price whether
hiGh or low. Reducing the cost does
not necessarily mean the cutting down
# expenses: ii may mean more in;Gn-
sivc culture, heavier expenses and
arger returns. But higher cost is of
set by Increased returns only Up to =
certain point, and that point is different
In every orchard. The business fruit
grower must work out orchard man
apemcnt to make the difference be
tween cost and selling price as large
rs possible.
The Frost Problem.
The advantage OF in elevated site
AZ Il protection against fros;s has been
manifested this past season. Immunity
from froSts gives the orchardist an
immense advantage IN cost of produc-
tion. which. may more than offset the
higher cost Of maintaining steep noun
tain orchards. as compared with foot
hill and lowland orchards more likely
10 b. injured by frost.
The use of smudsc pots may remedy
Or modify the evils Of frost. but IL adds
heavily To the c"st--nore heavily in
Virginia than III the Pacific states. he
cause We have more frosty nights dur
ing the blossomng season. Good air
drainage. is cheaper than smudSing
and pcrhars more effective. The steep
er the hillside the higher the cost
some OF the most profitable orchards
OF the state are on extremely steep
lands, often set nj an angle OF 45 de-
Grces. Possibly we have carried this
practice TO extremes: the cost of spray
ing Ia heavy, and the margin between
cost and selling price becomes small
Good fruit can he grown OH gentle
Continued On Fifth Pagc.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-01
Sure-Enough Colonel in
the Ring With a George
Washington Hatchet.
MANY SMALL DEEDS
WENT TO RECORD
Business Of Short Month Showed
Up Well, When the Real Show
down Came-Many Small
Transactions Made Spleen
did Aggregate-New
Hands at Bellows.

T1anuS at Bellows.
II am afraid To hrag too soon or too
much, but am Of the opinioo INA, tho
rc,, os,,,o ,..a, ,
"
,o''ipia!,', - - tiu" eha' business mas
oui' ~ one "'s anu thother since
-, ~ ,..',, 49,. - - ~" .'u.
n1,tcb of 80 ,nnnp ~, ,-otr,'. W
lad \ bod ,p.c, ~, ,be roai $50, ~, 80
ness ana MANY neonia ,vi., ,.rro al
po,ca to invest nav. ho.,, hol,1i,r 90
Tor on. or more reasons. but to me the
outlook IS mighty bright and ;n, back;
look has not icen dark ] am looking
for treat things - tic spring da,..
shnii oi"n dr.
20 sr"k" ono "f ihs best Informed
ffal estate agents IN Tie clty 10 the
man Oh new Ee.t.Fth-, re vent on 10
gay 'hat ne eo4ia ne" no reason why
,n.,, - N' .""h 1"i
,,.,,,a, w. ~ NC t"'
III. M. mi ~ 500, ,iPy, o'' ~
p,on., i.udnr. -, ,,,,., 49,, ~, -,
inps m IN. i,f,r.s, ~ 49,. i,,,.,.s,',.
;hc sure enough, investor.
In., Month. D,inr.
'And 50 YOU know" he continued.
CUISINES has not been 90 very bal for
the past Month In fact IL has teen
very good. True X II that the very
large individual sales that YOU news
naper men are go anxious to bring 10
me front have not been a au'nercus
rs You might wash. but TIE small sales
haNe heSn ith the n"t" nu"cF"us. ana
~; h'tN" l"oien up III IN" aGErcSat.
81 ~ th'heS
~ "o",i NY" lu.aa seen! 10 % cor
80 nN '"s records In me courts.
I. .'tn oh'..h "N'F these REC
" ~, CIV nor" ''hhith"iiS ths
,,,,,is,,inr ''," ~ 'n t,''s
'o,nt y,..,i.r i,o,S - ~.
t.,Nv> l.tn,i 49, -r-i - -
Cerl cour, nhcv. -, nons,i,ra.ia
business was 5o,tc Ia .n. r..,i -
Inc
Deeds ma ta 10 o,cloc,, .ce,erd...
which had becn adr,i,,ea :, r,cor,i -,
die Chnnce,> ro,,r, ,..r. 1t5 3,,j 49,
mi, ina az. an1 ,,,o, h.a - -.
nlittcd I'm tho ni,ica of ma cicrls az -,
Cnunt, cton,, ,,, .l, =, .t ,,.,.
there ,vo,c , 49,. 49,. 49,,
-. ~, - '.''''' i''' -
o,d nm in.Jtc3.i, ,t'a1 49, -,
Lusin..ee 49,, - 80 "
,,,,,,i,. ,,r,;, ~ W. "o' '.'",'
,a,,,tt..S ''~N"""e
.ri,
49,. NILS ~ 40 20
49, ,,,t ,,''., '''' ,'c com
ne -" ~! Niitd oi ce'"Ns
".,.,' ~ IL, i'"Hs'"'S double 'nc
f aai+r % BUSINESS Vc"''lP'Shea IN
49, "c i"' week.
inc SUES f"st week were conhhec
Wy etiE !" nome property, nj
,housh mere are som" reports that
thu!ea'e 'h"t th"fc are hhNerH lookiHS
LOT business si'cs IN various parts of
VIC Guy
Morton - Thalh.mer the Young n1an
VINO mas opened ~ real estate Offices
IN the flrsi National E"hk Building.
on the second floor tells IL au Indirect
way OF the sales OF Two pieces Of good
business property la 'itc n"ighb"rhood
OF Nineteenth aUd Main Streets that
rooted UP about $4,000. and ia addi-
ton he tells al hone properties lac
sold amounting To nearly ~ much. but
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-06-16
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
Plans Of Some Of Those Who Were
Graduated Last Week

Five of the high school graduating
class OF 1914 expect to enter other
schools next fall. or these, two will
enter Williams college, Robert Long
and Reuben Levin. Sanford Lyons
will enter the Massachusetts inst.
tute OF technology and take a course
in chemical engineering. Miss Mar
garet Pilling expects to go to the
New Haven school in preparation for
playground and recreation work. Ed
ward Woodman will go to the uni
versity of Michigan and take up fores
try
Six girls of the teachers trainink
course will take up teaching Isvxt fall.
Helen Beecher will attend summer
school this summer at Castleton and
will teach in one of the districts
around Bennington in the fall. Katn.
ryn Durham has obtained the posi-
ton as teacher in the Bushnell dis
trict and Ruth Harris Will teach in
SALISBURY valley. Carolyn Clark
Hazel Hufnagel and Minnie Levin
will also teach in the districts around
Bennington, but have not secured pc
sitions as yet.
Two of the graduates. Helen Cut
ting and Mary Ryan, will return t.
the high school next year and take
post graduate courses.
Dorothy Field will take up library
work here this summer in the Ben
nington library and expects to con
tinue this work next fan.
Marjorie Smith will return some
time this week to her. home in Man
tic, Conn. While in Bennington Miss
Smith has been staying with her I'M
Gle, c. M. Lambert of School street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-06-16
MEDIATDRS TELL
CARRANzA WAR
MUST CEASE
Won't Treat With Him Without
an Armistrice
HIS DELEGATES SELECTED
Won't Be Allowed at Conference Un-
iii Rebel Leader Agrees
TO Proposals

Niagara Falls, y. Y. June l6.-The
three South American mediatOrs for
mally advised Gen. Carranza by tele-
graph last night that they would not
admit his representatives TO the con
ference here unless an armistice were
declared and internal as well as In
terna.lonal phases OF the Mexican
problem we're accepted as the scope
OF mediation. This action followed
the receipt Of n note from Rafael Zu-
barren. special representative OF Car
rama in Washington. announcing the
appointment OF Fernando lglesias as
constitutionalist delegates to the me
diation conference. at when, accord
ing TO the view of the constitutions
list chief. "it is sought to settle the
international conflict which has arls.
en- between the United States and the
Mexican republic" The mediators
told Gen. Carranza that they feared
he had not duly considered their
communications requesting an arms
tice and a willingness on his part 10
have his representatives discuss the
entire Mexican problem.
The notification was sent to Gen.
Carranza at Saltillo soon after the
American and Huerta delegates had
been in conference for two hours, dis
cussing personnel for the new provi
sional government without reaching
any agreement. The American dele
gates were shown the Zubaran note,
but received no intimation Of the re-
ply until the correspondence was made
public last night
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-06-16
VERMONT HAS REAcTioNARIEs
Says Governor Fletcher, Who Block
the Wheels Of Progress

Manchester. n. H., June 15.-Goyer
nor A. NJ. Fletcher of Vermont came
to this city yesterday 10 participate
today in the flag day observance. Gov
Fletcher i'm the course of an inter
view said:
THE trouble in Vermont, as It Is in
many other states, is the presence of
a small reactionary group. who are
thoroughly and blindly conservative,
and who oppose in an infringing and
reckless fashion every proposal
which contemplates progress in legis-
lation. The majority of the people OF
Vermont are. am convinced. thor
oughly progressive. Unless this
progressive sentiment is given ex-
preston in laws, serious conditions
viii be created. Personally, think
may properly be described as a liber
al Republican want to see. and
hope to see the progressive elements
IN the country coalesce into one for
midable and predominant organiza-
ton.
The work as executive Of even so
small a state as Vermont has opened
my eyes to many things which did
not believe could possibly exist.
When the trouble occurred at Chica-
90 in 1912. did not understand some
of the positions assumed by Colonel
Roosevelt because had not at that
time the experience l since have I'M
dergone. Today his position is much
more clear to me and in many Of the
views which he has assumed am in
thorough accord. And do not ex-
clude his strong views as TO the need
Of court reform in making that state
ment.
THE sole hope of the Republican
party is in becoming definitely and
frankly progressive and liberal I'm
less it does become progressive it
will die, and will deserve to die. since
its usefulness will have been ended"