Evening star., 1914-08-15
DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE.
A. A. ormsby. assistant chief clerk
was out Of the CITY Thursday.

was out Of the city Thursday.
OF crop records, is on leave this week.
Secretary David r. Houston took
lunch, with Secretary Redfield at the
cussing the high price Of food situa-
ton.
DR.. 7. n Carver will address the
Rural Economics Club Monday after
noon at o'clock at a meeting to be
held in the New National Museum to
discuss tho effect Of war on agricul-
ture. Others will speak on, the same
consists Of Nat c. Murray, c. NJ. Ben
nett and B. H. Rawl.
In San Diego. Cal. II is said two cot
TON crops are grown q year. The first
bale to be Einned this year was on q
ranch near Calexico. and the seed from
this bale was planted at once. and by
the nrst OF November will be picked
again
o. n Fanslsr, chief clerk Of the bu-
reau OF crop estimates, was i'll this
week.
The following employees Of the bureau
Of animal industry are on leave:
George Le Flohie Of the quarantine
ONCE. Mrs. Hattie e B. q MeFarland ds sa.Gf'af Of
the appointment section and william
Mansfield Clark OF the dairy division.
Thomas Lear Of the bureau Is on leave
at Round Hill, Va.
A. I. Mudd, chief clerk Of the division
Of publications. leaves for Atlantic City
Monday. afterward to go to New York for
research work upon book which he Is
writing upon the history OF the old
Ford's Theater. Mr.. Mudd is going to
fho mir ~
who played at the old theater. and es-
pecially wants to get three or four pic
lures to complete the cast OF Our
American Cousin" playing the night Lin
coin was shot. Mr.. Mudd says he es-
pecially wants the pictures Of Harry
Hawk and John Dyott.
Leaves of absence In the division OF
publications are as follows: Miss Isabelle
r. Taylor is at Blue Ridge Summit, Pa
Miss Katherine OShea left Friday on her
leave. Thomas l. Cullinan is at Atlantic
City. having left Wednesday. Mrs. Nell
lie Rice Is at Braddock Heights. Mrs.
Emily Eberhardt Is on her annual leave.
Miss Catharine Plant is in Stratford.
Conn. Miss Katharine Calnan 10 at At
lantic City. Miss Lucie Carraway will
leave Monday on her vacation. Miss
Viola e. Reece leaves Monday for her va
cation. which she will spend in the south.
country by England for sugar are re-
sponsibIe for the increase in the price Of
that staple, according to the belief OF
officials in the bureau of plant Industry.
Other factors enter into the question. OF
course, but this is thought to be one of
the most vital considerations. Since the
beginning OF hostiiities England has pur-
chased In our market between 10000
and 10000 bags of refined sugar, each
containing 100 pounds.
Miss Mary O'Brien of the office Of the
executive oficer Of the insecticide and
fungicide board Il on leave this week.
James G. shibley, executive officer Of
the insecticide and fungicide board. re-
turned to his office Monday after a three
week stay at Wildwood, N. j., where his
family is spending the summer.
Chemist william d. Lynch and Mrs.
Lynch are in Atlantic City spending sew
eral weeks.
Chemist Clarence Walker. who sailed
for Europe the latter part of July, re-
turned to this country the first part Of
August according to the way one Of his
friends in thedepartments put It
THE reason he returned" his friend
states, was his ship was recalled to
this country by wireless. The reason the
ship was recalled to this country was
there is war IN Europe"
Chemist o. D. Knight returned this
week from Virginia. Beach. where he had
been with the National Guard. Mr..
knight later In the month expects to go
to Seagirt to attend the annual rifle
matches.
J. B. Kingsbury. property clerk Of the
insecticide and fungicide board. sailed for
Bremen July p, and landed in Germany
July 2S Since his landing even his
closest friends in this country have not
heard from him.