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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
Every State Needs Industrial
Compensation Provisions,
Miss Hopkins Says.
MISS ELIZA LORD GIVES
SPINSTER'S EXPERIENCES
The Making of a Book" Is Topic
of Mrs. T. P. 0'Connor-Glee
Club Gives Program.

The settlement worker should not re-
gard herself or be regarded as a conse-
Grated soul. She is in the work because
she likes it, and because she is paid for
it. This was the declaration of Miss
Mary Alden Hopkins of New York before
the eighth annual banquet of the College
Womens Club. held last night at Rausch-
er's. attended by nearly 900 members and
their guests and presided over by Mrs.
Frank G. wilkins as toastmistress.
Miss Hopkins told of her experiences as
laundry worker. both in hotel laundries
and public concerns, and said:
II was fired from good many laun-
dries. usually for incompetence, but never
for the reason that l was suspected of
being an inspector. Once over the shock
of not being recognized as different from
the other workers. let me assure you that
it was not bad fun to make good onone' s
own hook" One of the great lessons to
he learned by such an experience, said
Miss Hopkins, is the reality of industrial
problems. especially that in regard to
employers liability laws.
1T seems to me that it is necessary to
have industrial compensation provisions
in every state; also to have shorter work
ing hours. We get the theories about
such things in colleges from text books,
but the reality comes from our fellow
workers in the shop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
JOHN A. JOHNSON DEAD.
Was u. S. Consul General at Beirut
Syria. Twelve Years.

NEWARK. N. j., February 2s.-John
Augustus johnson. for twelve years
United States consul general at Beirut,
Syria, died here tonight from heart
disease. He was seventy eight years
old He left the consular service in
1870 to practice law in New York.
While stationed at Beirut Mr.. John
son Joined a party Of explorers which
discovered the famous Klamath stone,
one of the few Hittite Inscriptions
that have been found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
MRS. BUFFUM BREAKS DOWN.
Weeps Bitterly When Led to Cell
in Auburn Prison.

AUBURN, n. Y, February 2S.-Mrs.
Cynthia Buffum. calm and Indifferent
to her fate until the gate of Auburn
prison closed on her, tonight finally
broke down and wept bitterly as Matron
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
dlee Club Gives Program.

\ slec club of ten under the leadership
of Miss Edna Sheehy of the Boston Con-
servatory gave several musical numbers.
and the guests themselves Joined in sew
cral songs. some old and familiar, and
some new and written for the occasion,
among the latter one written by Miss
Frances Wolfe. one of the members. to
the tune of Bright College Years" The
singing of Aud Lang Syne" with
clasped hands marked the close OF the
evenings festivities.
The large ballroom was decorated with
snilax. and the twenty round tables and
the long guest table with carnations
The committee on decorations was in
structed by. unanimous vote to send the
flowers used to Mrs. Lyman 3. SWORN
s:edt president of the club: Miss Julia
Lathrop. vice president: Miss Alice and
Mrs. J. O. Kern. members. who were pre-
vented by illness or bereavement from
being present at the occasion.
List of the Dinner Guests.
Among those present we're: Mrs. Frank
G. wilkins. Mrs. Harrison Stidham. Miss
NJ. r. Cooke. Miss NJ. Ella Given, Miss
Mary Alden Hopkins Miss Eliza Hardy
Lord. Miss Josephine p. Smrall. Mrs
William D. Searle. Mrs. Marion Allen
Martinden. Mrs. T. |. .O'Connor, Mrs
Louis W. Austin. Miss Elizabeth v.
Brown. Mrs. John Cummings Miss
Hortense Hersom Miss A. Margaret Mer-
rill. Mrs. r. b. Morgan. Mrs. John A.
Morrow. Miss Ruth Fl. Olmsted. Mrs. D.
n. Shute. Miss Isabel l.. Towner. Mrs.
John r. Weyrich. Miss Mia F. Allen.
Miss Sarah Amber. Mrs. +. W. Ashley,
Mrs. George H. Ashley. Mrs. ]. P. Ault.
Miss Aussicker. Mrs. John Barber. Miss
Jane ii. Bartlett. Mrs. l.. A. Bauer, Mrs.
y. T. Reall. Mrs. f. 3. Behrepd. Miss
Hettie u. Bell. Mrs. Isdor hermann,
Mrs. W. j.. Biselow. Miss n. NJ. Blash.
Miss Helen Boggs. Mrs. Bradley. Miss
May p. Bradshaw. Mrs. S. C. Briggs,
Mrs. r. T. Brown. Mrs. Herbert D.
G. Bryan. Mrs. E. F. Burchard, Mrs.
,Dean Caldwell. jr.; Miss Lillian Carpen-
ter Miss Alice Clark, Miss Marion Clark
Mrs. Kate d. Connor. Miss Margaret Con-
nor, Mrs. Earl Crans;on. Mrs. Whitman
Cross. Miss Catherine f. Curtis. Miss
Susan Il. Cults. Miss Carrie NJ. Davis, Miss
Ruth NJ. Denham. Miss Elizabeth DON
nan, Miss ~ NJ. Doyle. Mrs. +. +. Edg-
ingtou. Mrs. w. ]. Ethel. Miss Mary s.
Evans. Mrs. l.. NJ. Evarts. Miss Charlotte
harrington. Miss NJ. +. Ford, Miss Har-
Mrs. Greenhouse. Miss Ruth c. Great
house. Miss Mary Emma Griffith Miss
Sara p. Grogan. Miss Helen Grover Mrs
-. w. Hall, Miss Rebie Hamer, Miss Ju-
Tia e. Harrison, Mrs. d. Roberts HARPER
Miss Grace NJ. Henderson, Mrs w H.
Heron. Miss Bertha G. Hite, Miss Fred
erika Holder. Mrs. +. A. Holton, Mrs
William Hughes. Miss OnD NJ Imhoff,
Miss Lesley Jackson. Miss Sheldon Jack
son, Mrs. F.noch G. Johnson Miss Agnes
y. Jones, DR.. Louise Taylor Jones. Miss
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Are Virtually Slaves"

Another member said she herself often
worked more than eight hours day.
ut is different when You are working
for yourself" said DR.. McNaughton. She
declared that because of the length of
hours under which some of the servants
work they are virtually slaves
Although the federation did not make
any recommendation on the subject, it
was suggested that efforts be made to
give the servants who work late in the
evening time off during the day. The
discussion of the servant eight-hour sub
ject caused much comment and one of
the members offered Il resolution declar-
ing that the discussion of the subject be
not given out for publication.
The federation voted that the music
committee. of which Mrs. Henry Churchill
Cook is chairman. arrange for musical,
half of the proceeds of which are to be
used for the benefit of the. endowment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
Mrs. O'Connor's First Book.

Mrs. T. P. OConnor. who followed
Miss Hopkins. took as her subject The
Making of Book stating her belief
that almost any woman of independence
and perseverance can write successful
book if she writes honestly from her eX-
periencc and from her heart, and fol-
lowing with some of her own literary
"reminiscences.
What I call my first book. the one of
which ! am most proud was not book
but play, and | didn't write it, said
Mrs. O'Connor, apologizing for the Irish
bull But by unwearied efforts / bull
lied a man whose capabilities l appre-
ciated. into writing it"
Strange as it may seem, when / was
a girl the sphere of women was actually
thought to be entirely in the home, said
Miss Eliza Lord. final speaker Of the
evening. in her address entitled "a
Spinsters Experience The spinster
has an unequaled opportunity for obser-
walton: she can see everybody else
husband with an impartial eye. Her
greatest compensation lies in her sense
of perspective. She has the mother s
heart and. what the real mother often
lacks, an appreciation of the children of
other people. And last. but not least.
she very often has the advantage of
economic independence"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
SERVANTS NOW SLAVES,
SAYS DR.. NAUCHT0N
Advocates Eight-Hour Law Before
Federation of Woman's
Clubs.
Many Now Labor Sixteen, She De
clares-Subject Causes
Much Discussion.

An eightlIour law for servants was ad-
vocated by member of the Federation
of Woman's Clubs at meeting of that
body last night at the Raleigh Hotel
DR.. Clara McNaughton, chairman of the
committee on parks, shortly before the
close Of the meeting. in a general discus
sion. introduced the subject of the eight
hour law for servants. The speaker de-
nounced the present conditions under
which servants are forced to work and
said that in most cases the servants are
compelled to work sixteen hours day
She declared it was her opinion that when
dinner is served at o'clock in the even
ing in homes in this city the servant rare
ly got away from her place of employ
ment until 8 o'clock. This statement
brought one member to her feet, who de-
clared that she never kept her servant as
late as o'clock and that she had dinner
at 6 o'clock.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-01-01
Experiment Station to Operate
Model Poultry Farm

unique and are arranged with view
to saving labor as much as possible.
1t is intended that one man shall do
all the work on the farm. The live
stock will probably consist of one
brood mare and one cow. A certain
amount of strawberries, raspberries,
cherries and small fruits and vegeta-
bIes will be grown. The plan is to
eventually have flock of one thou
sand laying hens and enough breed
ing stock used to renew the flock of
layers as often as is necessary. Ii it
is proven that five acres is not sufti-
cient, then acre after acre will be
added until the farm does prove to be
profitable. The buildings and all
plans will be started as il the farm
was being owned and operated by a
man with limited means and gradual
ly added to and developed as the in
come justities.
Careful records of receipts and ex
penses will be kept, as we'll as records
of the methods used, etc., and the
results published from time to time.
This is an innovation in experiment
station work which is bound to meet
with widespread interest, and to be
of great practical value to thousands
of present and prospective poultry
raicorc Rv tho establishing of this
demonstration farm, experiment sta
tion work is made more practical,
and brought one step nearer the peo-
pie for whose benefit it is intended.
When new methods are not only dis
covered, but their use demonstrated
under practical farm conditions, one
more excuse for failure will have
been banished.
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THE PURE BRED AND THE SCRUB.
By Harry I'll. Collier.

1t crossing pure bred poultry was a
success from All egg standpoint, the
average farm hen would be laying two
hundred eggs each per year. II cross
ing pure bred fowls was the father of
stamina. there would never be sick
fowl on a farm in America.
Crossing of fowls by farmers has
gone on ever since the jungle fowl
was turned from It's wild state to that
Of domestic fowl. The most per-
sistent crosser in this world has been
the farmer, and the average farmer
will tell you that he believes in cross
ing some different kind of bird in
his flock each and every year. In
other words, he wants new blood,
and he gets it, What is the result of
all this crossing In America? The
average hen in the United States lays
way below a hundred eggs annually.
If crossing was the secret of egg pro-
duction one would never see a pure
bred bird in the world, but crossing
of pure breds is the big mistake of
breeding poultry unless that crossing
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Three years ago the editor of this
department earnestly advocated a
more practical class of experimental
work by the poultry experts of the
agricultural experiment stations.
One experiment strongly recommend
ed was the operation of one man
poultry farms by the experiment
stations with the object of showing
the net profit to be made on a mod
crate investment. No attention was
given to the suggestion at the time,
but the matter has since been taken
up by the Missouri State Poultry Elk
pertinent Station. Details Of the
project are as follows:
A one man poultry farm is being
established by the Missouri State
Poultry Experiment Station at Noun.
tain Grove. Five acres have been
set aside and a model poultry demon
stration farm has been planned, and
is being established and fully equip
ped just as the station would recon-
mend it. Thousands of people have
asked themselves the question, "Can
l make living from poultry on five
acres, and if SO, howl" 1t is this
question which Mr.. Quiesenberry and
his associates have set out to answer
Only such methods as have already
been tested and proven successful at
the Experiment Station, will be used
Their best methods of feeding,
their best colony house, breeding
house, laying house, and all the
methods Of care and management
which have proven best with them
will be put into actual practice on
this farm for all the dollars and cents
which they can make out of it.
The plans of the farm are very
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report on the poultry industry. The
man that advocates crossing of pure
breds is generally a fake. He is a
man that knows lite about breeding
and has no idea to anything but the
dollar that he sees in the distance,
but in reality never gets. The fact
that one cross bred bird lays we'll is
no proof that the same cross will get
a layer tat will do as we'll. To cross
two pure breds is to only tear down
what it has taken years for some
breeder to build up. If man has
certain defined ideas and wants to ex-
Continued on page 14)
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is done in a systematic way. 1t IS
true that every American breed and
variety of fowls has been made by
crossing two or more birds together,
but this crossing has been for a pur-
pose, and that purpose was to estab-
Iish certain type as we'll as a certain
color. Once that type and that color
has been made, then the breeder has
inbred his fowls until he has fixed
both the type and color.
New blood put into flock Is one
Of the most delicate operations In
breeding. One must be mighty care
full how he introduces new blood or
he will spoil everything that he Is
trying to do. If one has great lay
er, he must be careful what he mates
her to if he expects to hold her lay
ing qualities. If she is good color
ed hen he must be careful that she
hicks with the male or the color Is
lost. If it is type. he must be careful
that he does not lose it in his new
blood. If it be health and vigor, he
must have health and vigor in the
male or he may breed stock that is
prone to all kinds Of poultry diseases.
When a poultryman starts in GER
tain strain of fowls, he should stay by
that strain, unless he has got to that
point where be knows just how to in
troduce foreign blood. Crossing Of
pure breeds is dismal failure. and
the statistics OF the United States
will prove it if any man or woman
will just take time to read the census
Little Falls herald., 1914-03-13
COME AND GONE

Frank Kiewel made a business trip
to Lincoln Wednesday.
w. B. Mulberry Of Royalton was in
the city on business visit Wednes-
day.
Miss Georgina Utsch, who is en-
ployed in Roy alton, visited in the city
a short time Wednesday.
Julien Provencher, Mrs. R. W.
Campbell and son, Robert Campbell,
left Wednesday for the home OF the
former in Thief River Falls.
Miss Faye Schafer went to her home
in Grey Eagle Wednesday to spend the
week end.
Louis Billstein returned to Moor
head Wednesday, after all extended
visit at his home here. -.
Leigh Cary Of st. Paul arrived the
first Of the week for a visit with his
parents.
Joseph Seifert returned Wednesday
from q business trip to st. Cloud. .
L. D. Brown returned Wednesday
from a busines trip to the twin cities
DR.. and Mrs. j. G.. Millspaugh re-
turned last night from an extended
trip through the west.
s. P. Brick returned Wednesday
from st. Cloud where he attended the
funeral Of Prof. Kaiser.
Geo. Dunn Of Minneapolis is in the
city for a visit with friends.
Mrs. A. w. Ide of Brainerd is in the
city for a visit with her parents DR.
and Mrs. J. G.. Millspaugh.
Dana Brown Of Brainerd is in the
city for visit.
Rev. J. P. Altendorf left yesterday
for Clear Lake on business.
Little Falls herald., 1914-03-13
At eABR1EL's HOSPITAL

Nels Olson, an employe Of the paper
mill, was admitted Thursday of last
week for treatment for an infected
hand.
Mrs. J. Rolf of Ft. Ripley was ad-
mitted Thursday Of last week for
medical treatment.
Mrs. Alfred McGregor of this city
was admitted Saturday for medical
treatment.
Mrs. J.. F. seikert ST this city was
admitted Monday for surgical treat
Ment.
Lloyd Becker Of Akeley was admit
tod Monday, suffering with an attack
of pneumonia.
Mrs. Louie Primes Of Lastrup was
operated upon for appendicitis Tues
day. 49,,
Master Lester Becker Of Akeley
was admitted Tuesday for treatment
for pneumonia.
John Mohalski of Royalton was ad-
mitted Wednesday, suffering with all
attack Of pneumonia.
Little Falls herald., 1914-03-13
nanent committee. which has
headquarters in Paris.
DIED

Mrs. Mary Billstein, wife of John
Billstein of this city, passed away at
her home on Second street southeast
Friday morning of a complication of
diseases, from which she has been a
patient sufferer for the past two and
a half years. She was 55 years old.
Deceased was born in Richland
Centre, Wis, Aug. %, 1858. She came
to this country with her parents in
1869 and located at Pierz. On No.
vember 20, 1885, she was married at
Pierz to John Billstein, and together
they made their home there until
March Of 1884, when they moved to
this city, where they have resided
ever since. Seven children We're born
are Leo j., William, Mrs. VIM. Ellen
becker, Benjamin G., Agnes, Eva, Of
this city and Louis Of Moorhead.
Mrs. Bil1stein was an esteemed
member Of the Christian Mothers So
ciety and the St. Catherine s Bene.
vole1t society. She was a woman Of
sterling qualities, loving wife and
mother; and was very devoted to her
home life, working to make happy
those near and dear to her: 49,.
Besides her husband and children,
deceased leaves one sister, Mrs. Ag4a1
Roch, Of Alpha, N. d., and three bro
theirs, Hubert Kingen of Frazee,
Henry Kingen of Lastrup, and Peter
Kingen Of this city. She also leaves
three grandchildren, and a number of
nephews and nieces, including Sister
Charitas, Order Of st. Benedict, Rich.
mond, and Sister Hubertina, Order Of
St. Mary, Fairfax. :::< >..,.:'
! Many beautiful floral offerings were
! received.
| The funeral was held Monday morn
ing, with solemn requiem mass at the
Sacred Heart church. The four sons
Leo, Wm., Benjamin and Louis and
! son-in-law, Frank Ellenbecker and
nephew, John Kingen, were pallbear'
ers. =:
| Saltwater Gazette: Mrs. Mary A.
| wife of Thomas w. Curley, vice-presi
dent of the Saltwater Manufacturing
| company, died at 9:30 O'Clock Friday
night. She was daughter Of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Michael Clifford and was born
! and brought up in this city. Mrs
Curley was held in high esteem by a
large circle Of friends.
She was 40 years Of age and has
been member of the women 8 auxil'
iary to the Ancient Order Of Hiber
mans since it's organization in this
city, and was president Of the organi
zation at the time Of her death. She
was active in affairs for the better
ment of people of this city.
Mrs. Cur1ey submitted to a surgical
Operation for cancer a. year ago last
August. Early in January she visited
, her daughter, Mrs. Louis w. Vasaly
in Little Falls. She has been in poor
health for six months, but has beer
: confined to her bed but a short time
Surviving are the husband, the sons
Roy F., Harold G. and Charles j., with
the daughter, Mrs. Louis W. Vasaly OF
Little Falls.
The funeral was held Monday morn
ing with requiem mass at St. Michael :
church at O'Clock. s..
Little Falls herald., 1914-03-13
HALL. HOSPITAL

Mrs. =. E. Keehr of this city is at
the hospital for surgical treatment. 3
A. Goodmanson Of this city is : re-
ceiving treatment at the hospital.
G. F. johnson and little daughter
Of Gushing are at the hospital, suffer
ing with pneumonia. s...- =, ...sj. -
Harry johnson Of Green Prairie
was operated on Tuesday for a ruptur-
ell appendix. .... ,s...1 -.
!. The little son of Herbert Cook Of
Washington is at the hospital. fer sur
gical treatment.
Little Falls herald., 1914-03-13
FOOD AND DAIRY INSPECTOR ON
&@sS FsfNIfEla 5zss*B

State dairy and food Inspector An
derson and p. N. Rolling of the st:
Cloud health department have raided
that city for the purpose of finding
violators of the cigaret law and the
law requiring fruit for food receptacles
or storage places being kept clean
and sanitary, according to an item III
a St. Cloud paper Of recent date: Sew,
eral hundred packages of cigaret
papers were confscated where the
merchants had no license for their
sale. Little Falls was mentioned as a
place which the state dairy and food
Inspector will visit in his trip, he
having received complaints of numer.
GUS violations Of these laws.
Little Falls herald., 1914-03-13
ETIAw LEASE TERMINATED

The Etiaw Mining company Of Du-
luth on Tuesday filed a release Of the
lease on the Daniel H. Freeman pro-
perty near Randall, with the register
of deeds. All operations will be dis
continued Immediately. The company
has held the lease since August, 1912,
during which time they have done
considerable drilling. The ore which
has been found is not Of merchantablc
grade and the result was that an
agreement was reached recently with
the lessee whereby the company could
terminate the lease within 80 days.
Little Falls herald., 1914-03-13

Bel. Tuchozki of Cass county has
purchased thirteen acres of land in
the LaFond addition, in the northeast
part Of the city, where he will erect a
dwelling house. He expects to bring
his family here in the near future.
His chief reason for moving to this
city is because of the educational Ad-
vantages to be derived by the child
rem. !. -,
Little Falls herald., 1914-03-13
WILL INSTRUCT ASSESSORS ON
WEDNESDAY

A meeting of the assessors OF Nor
rison county will be held at the court
house next Wednesday,, beginning at
10 o'clock a. IN. A new law which
now is in effect will make the system
of assessing much different from
what it has been in the past and for
this reason the meeting has been call
ed. A representative Of the state tax
commission will be present to instruct
Little Falls herald., 1914-03-13
ECLIPSE OF MOON WAS VERY
PLAIN

Wednesday night 4 nearly total
eclipse of the moon occurred, lasting
eclipse was plainly visible here, not a
cloud appearing in the heavens durin:%;
the most of the evening. By watching
the moon, the shadow of the earth
(this the astronomers tell us) couin
be seen to gradually creep over it's
surface, until less than One-tenth OF
it was visible.
Little Falls herald., 1914-03-13
INCORPORATE TO MANUFACTURE
TURNER PATENTS

: \ new corporation, that Of the Tur-
ner, Kohler, Hayes company, will
have its headquarters in this city. The
corporation is organized to manufac
ture and distribute grain dryers, water
heaters and other milling supplies.
The capitalization is $4,000. The in
rorporators are F. F. Turner, of this
city, Henry Turner Of Fargo, N. D.,
and A. R. Kohler, of Frazee, formerly
Of this city.
Little Falls herald., 1914-03-13

Report Of school in district No. q,
Morrison county, for month ending
March 6: No. days taught, 20; No.
pupils enrolled, %; average daily at
tendance, 16. Those receiving perfect
attendance certificates were Paul and
Merle Seawall and Emil Carlson.
Those absent or tardy two days or less
were Harry Anderson, Leigle Bredfeld,
Lillian Carlson, Howard Peters, Lida,
Frances and Alvine Landmeier, Bert
Newman and Estellia Rudolph
Grayce M. Burt, teacher.
Little Falls herald., 1914-03-13
oEMErERY ASSOCIATION ELECTS

The annual meeting Of the Oakland
Cemetery association Of this city was
held Tuesday evening. The old Off
GERS were reelected as follows: Dura
Corbin, president; Carl Bolander, sec;
DR.. J. G. Millspaugh, Mrs. Elizabeth
Steele and Mrs. Jenny Lind Blanchard
trustees. An adjourned annual meet
ing will be held next Wednesday eve
ming, when cemetery superintendent
will be elected and other business
transacted.
Little Falls herald., 1914-03-13

Carl Bo]ander and 7. F. O'Connor
have each purchased full blooded
Ayrshire bull, which they have placed
OH their farms west of TINS city.
These are the first animals of this
breed to be brought into Morrison
county.
Little Falls herald., 1914-03-13
PAID ADVERTISEMENT

(This advertisement, costing 80
cents per issue, is authorized and paid
for by F. Ellenbecker, Little Falls,
Mimi ...''.. 49, ,.}g,<.
announce my candidacy. for the:
office Of assessor Of the city of Little
Falls and if elected guarantee to give
the city q proper and thorough assess:
ment, -: :: Respectfully = q
:::>;5 T: -" -" Frank Ellenbecker.5