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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-09-26
ALFALFA SEED IS
FOUND INFERIOR
The Commercial Turkestan Variety
Higher In Price and Poorer
In Quality.

In Quality.
A warning to alfalfa growers tC
aovid the use Of commercial Turkes
tan seed is contained in Department
Bulletin No. 1873, Of the U. S.. De
partment Of Agriculture, which is
shortly to be issued under the title
Commercial Tunkestan Alfalfa
Seed"
Specialists Of the department have
been investigating the comparative
merits Of different kinds of alfalfa
seeds and have reached the conclu-
sion that there is nothing to recon-
mend the Turkestan variety for en-
eral use n this country. 1t is they
say particularly Mnsuited to, the
humid climate os the East which,
as matter Of fact, uses most Of the
Turkestan seed imported into this
country. This seed is also not sufIi-
GENTLY hardy to warr>ut it's general
use in the upper Mississippi Valley,
where hardness is an important fac
tor. The investigators, however, are
careful to distinguish between com
mercial Turkestan alfalfa and spe-
cial strains Of hardy alfalfas that
have been developed from certain in
production Of seed from Turestan.
Valuable varieties of alfalfas unuues-
tot
these are at present only fitted for
use In experimental work in breed.
ing.
At the present time, approximate
ly one-flfth OF the alfalfa seed used
In the United States is imported.
OF this quantity, practically all-95
per cent in the last twelve months
comes from Russian Turkestan. In
the European market, commercial
Turkestan is the cheapest seed anvil
able; in this country it's wholesale
price Is less than that Of domestic
seed. In spite Of this fact, however,
a mistaken belief in it's superior
qualities has resulted in raising its
retail price to point frequently
above that Of domestic seed Nc
such preference is shown in the al
falfa growing regions of Europe
There French seed is commonly con
s1dered the best, with Italian ranking
next, and Turkestan last. Under
these circumstances, very little
French and Italian seed finds it's way
to the United States. the bulk Of The
importations being, as already stated
the cheap commercial Turkestan.
Fortunately, growers who wish tt
avoid this variety can readily iden
tify it by the presence of Russian
knapweed seeds. These seeds hav,
not been found anywhere except il
commercial Turkestan seed, and here
they arep ractically always present
Russian knapweed Is in some way.
similar to quack grass, Johnson gras:
and Canada thistle, spreading boil
W oCSuS elhu uuuSI SlOuuu IOOl
stocks. The seeds are slightly larg
er than those Of alfalfa and canno
all be removed by any practicabl;
method Of machine cleaning. The;
chalky white color makes them es
peciaEy conspicuous, and their sym
metrical form-slightly wedge shap
ed-distinguishes them from thu
notched seed Of other species Otter
found in varieties of alfalfa from
other sections. The knapweed seads
hcweevr, are notu sually found i
large quantities and any lot Of al
falfa should, therefore, be examin
cd in bulk. The examination o
small samples is not sufficient tt
show whether the alfalfa comes from
Turkestan or not.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-09-26

The season Of apple picking has
called for many laborers, and in some
instances help has is not as plentiful
as the orchardists had hoped. How
ever, those who want work can quick
ly be accommodated. -, va
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

~ EAR Annie Laurie:
1 have been keeping COM
IL pany with a certain young
man for some time. We fire.
ouent public dance halls. Is it i'm
proper for me to dance with other
fellows with whom l have 4 speak
ing acquaintance, ami who have no
girl friend with them, who by
chance happen to beat the hall. In
most instances they are in the
habit of asking me for the next num-
Der, while on the floor. by putting
up their index finger. If I dance
With them, should / allow them to
have more than one or two numbers
and make 1t necessary for my friend
to have to look around <or a partner
in order to avail himself of the op-
portunity of dancing? Also please
advise ne, if 1 do dance with them
at all. if I should give them the
dance that they ask for by shaking
the head, or inform them in some
way that they can have the follow
ing number. When / do dance with
the other fellows my friend thinks
that he Is affronted and treated with
marked incivility. and says If 1 want
to dance with other fellows so much
that they ought to have brought me
to the hall and not he.
INQUIsITIvE.
Ny Dear '"InGuisitive":
II you go any place with a young
man II isn't very courteous to go
running of with some one else all
the time. leaving him by himself or
forced to seek the company of 9TH
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
DISASTER IN
SHAFT 49,"
Warner Features.)
PROSPEROUS owner

A PROSPEROUS owner Of
n coal mine engages n promis-
Using young engineer as his
superintendent Shortly aft
er starting his new Job the mine is
wrecked by a terrible explosion. A
scheming banker, who Is in love
with the owners daughter, agrees
to help him over hard times. If he
will consent to mis- wedding his
daughter. The old mine owner is
stricken with paralysis. 1t looks
as II he would have to accept aid.
when the young engineer volunteers
to 60 down into the depths of the
mine and make an investigation.
Before the elevator reaches the low
er level there Is another terrible eX-
plosion, and he Is dropped to the
base of the shaft. After lying un-
conscious for hours. he crawls along
the narrow passageway to find he
is hemued in by caVe-ins on all
sides. After severe suffering he finds
a stick of dynamite and as a last re-
source he wedges II in the rocks
and lights the fuse. trusting II will
open the passage to the sra cliff,
which he knows is near. And to his
great Joy it Is successful. and he
hastens out and seeks the owner and
his daughter. who have given him
up as dead. Ite exposes the tricky
banker and wins the hand Of the
daughter of his employer, who is re-
stored to health when he learns OF
his hopes to again operate the mine.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
"OUR MUTUAL GIRL,
No. Is.
(Reliance,)

TARTING out bright and early
in the limousine, Margaret
Norma Phillips) and her aunt
Mrs. Knickerbocker (Maym
Kelso) pay a visit to a new depart
ment store on Fifth avenue, where
they view the latest Paris gowns
worn by the mannequins. From
Fifth avenue Margaret and. Auntie
drive down on the East Side. where
Margaret hears a girl musician play
ing In the street Upon Margarets
suggestion. Auntie invites the shah
billy dressed girl to enter their ma
chine. 4 visit is made to Walter
Damrosch, the famous composer and
symphony orchestra director. When
the girl Is introduced, she pulls from
her waist one OF her own compost
tions.
Mr.. Damrosch tries OUT the
script on his piano and finds 1t not
without merit. He Is SO much i'm
pressed with the young woman's tall
ent that he gives her a letter to
the head Of the Institute Of Musical
Art
Margaret meanwhile takes her pro-
tegee home and gives her some new
clothes A visit Is then made to the
institute, where arrangements are
completed to give her a musical edu-
cation. Pleased with having made
the most Of the day, Margaret and
her aunt return home to dress for
dinner,
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
"THE DEATH WAR
RANT. /"
(Lubir.)

Joseph BAXTER and Franklin
Cross were business partners
until a dispute arose over a
deal made by Baxter. which
separated the once friends and made
them enemies. Cross had a son
George. who was brought up from
childhood with Baxter's daughter
Helen. and from playmates they be-
came sweethearts. The dispute be-
tween the two fathers did not sepa-
rate the lovers and they were wont
to meet clandestinely. One night
old Baxter caught young Cross in
his grounds wooing his daughter
and ordered him out George stated
the circumstance 10 his father who
correspondingly opened tirados
about the Baxter girl George re-
sented the language and in tue
quarrel seized a war-club from the
wall to protect himself. Temper
overcomes the old man and drop
ping with heart failure he struck
his head upon the table. Baxter
who had come over to the house
next door saw the event through
the window and when young Cross
was accused of killing his father.
refused to exonerate the boy George
was found guilty ana sentenced to
be electrocuted In ninety days.
Shortly before the execution day
Baxter is attacked with n mortal
disease which means death within
a week. His conscience begins to
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

out even the necessity of your de-
nying them
If he cannot see the impossibility
of any real friendship without trust.
his friendship isn't worth keeping,
and you might as well let him go.
My Dear Miss Laurie:
1 am just past seventeen and am
considered very attractive. I have
been keeping company with young
man for seven months. and last
night he asked me to kiss and en-
brace him. which / refused, but al
lowed him to kiss me. When L
called him up he said / had in
suited him. but would not tell me
how. He now refuses to call me up
any more. but friends have told
me that he thinks Il great deal OF
Shall call him up or write to
him, demanding an explanation, or
shall ! try to vanish him from my
mind, which ] believe would be I'M
possible. as I care for him more
and more every day. MARCEL.
Poor little Marcel, just seventeen
and with a reluctant lover she can
not "ba nish from her mind" Wounds
are easily healed at seventeen. my
dear, and before you know It you
would forget all about that Young
man. IL you'd stop seeing him FOR
a little. Nevertheless, there is no
need to quarrel with a person you
are fond of over a trivial thing
SO by all means. try to make up
with him.
Write and ask his reasons for
acting SO, make the first advances
and II he responds well and good,
If he does not there is nothing you
can do but proceed with the ban
ishing" process as fast as possible.
But whatever happens don't begin
playing with love and kissing until
you are old enough to take 1t
seriously. which won't be for some
years yet
Miss Laurie will welcome letters of in.
JURY on subjects of feminine interest
rom young women readers OF this pa
per and will reply to them IN these col.
INNS. They should be addressed to her.
are this office.
CSpyt, 1914, Newspaper Feature Service Inc
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
Nine. Homer and
NJ. w. Whitney in
A Joint Recital |

Nine Homer and Myron w. Whitney
appeared in concert at the National
heater last night under the auspices
.,r the Playhouse. Both were liberal
With encores. and the choice of pro-
ram numbers was particularly happy.
In accordance with a prevailing GUS
tom. which includes airs by Brahms,
Schubert or Straus in the first group.
Mime. Homer gave Dem CnendlIchen,"
schubert: Won Ewiger Liebe," Meme
Liebe !st Grun." Grahms; Nit Deinen
Blauen Augen," Strauss, and Der FL
ientanz." Wolf.
The Brahms numbers are especially
suited to the deep. velvety tones of
Nine. Homer's voice. AS an encore
10 the aria. che Faro" from Orfeo
and Euridice, Gluck, another Brahms
lumber. "Sapphistice Ode" was given.
The group Of English songs included
Sidney Homer's Song of the Shirt"
Ferry Me Across the Water" and
Sing to Me. Sing; "A Ballad Of Trees
anu the Master" Chadwick: "Ballynure
Ballad and "FestaI Song" Bantock.
Two duets. "Auf Flugeln des Ge-
sanges." Mendelssohn. and I'm Ange
est Venu." Bemberg. wore given. Mrs.
Lapham was at the piano for Nine.
Homer. and Mrs. George Eustis for
-. Whitney.
The inevitable box party which came
in late was on hand at last nights
concert But the fault did not seem
so much TO be theirs as that Of the
remainder OF the audience. II every
eye. instead Of being focused on the
f.f.r haI
proper and courteous manner upon the
singer, the disturbance would have been
very slight.
As 1t was Mr.. Whitney would have
been justified in stopping in the mid
die Of his song. and waiting until the
audience had ceased to add their un-
-ncessary part to the disturbance.
+. <. Y.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
"A LITTLE MADONNA" I"
(Vitagraph.)
By GARDNER MACK.

-ERRORIZED by Guido, her
drunken and brutal father,
Marie receives assurance from
her dying mother that the
Madonna will always protect her.
The father reels in just after the
mother has expired, too drunk to
realize the woman Is dead, and, find-
ing the whisky bottle empty. abuses
the child. Marie appeals to the i'm
age Of the Madonna, and Guido. in
frenzy Of rage. smashes 1t on the
floor. Horrified at the sacrilege.
Marie screams. bringing in the
neighbors, among them Paul Lam
Paurs sympathy u aroused and he
adopts tho child. Later. Marie'S
father, who IL ignorant of her
whereabouts, sees Paul purchase an
expensive silver image Of the Ma
donna He determines to return that
night and get 1t.
Tho little statue Is put In q promf-
nent place by the worshipful Marie.
Paul concefves the idea of painting
q picture Of the Madonna He sends
for a professional model and she is
just donning her costume when Paul
is called away on urgent business.
He tells her to wait as he win be
back shortly. He Is delayed until
dark. however, and the model falls
asleep in the dressing room. While
Marie Is performing her usual de-
votions before the Madonna, Guido
prizes open the window and stealthily
enters. Marie hears him and as he
is about to take the silver Madonna,
she screams. The door Is flung wide
and tho model. awakened by the
screams, stands in her Madonna
robes, In a blaze Of light Filled
with superstitious terror, the awe
struck man rushes from the place.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
"THE TATTOO MARX
(vitagraph.)

ALLY AND DAN BROGAN
live with their father in a
L poor quarter of the city. Mr..
Brogan is a man Of quick
temper and the children are often
ill-treated when he is in these ugly
moods. Dan sees the tattoo mark
on the shoemaker's arm. and wants
to have his arm tattooed also. To
gratifv his wish. he breaks open
his fathers tin savings bank and
steals the money from ii. Dan
shows his sister Sally. the tattooed
design on his arm, with their two
names, in the shape Of cross.
When his father discovers the loss
Of money, and finds Dan has stolen
II. he thaashes him. Dan runs away
from home and falls in with two
crooks. who take him in hand and
make him as crooked as themselves.
Fifteen years pass and Dan, now an
accomplished thief, is still with his
two companions. They plan to steal
a famous diamond which Is on ex-
hibftion in a jewelers. shop window.
This is successfully accomplished
and they hide 1t in the cellar of the
house In which they live. The
tracking Of the thieves and recovery
Of the diamond lead to some sur
prfsing situations.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

~ AME FASHION Is threatening
us with hips again. but despite
the warning Paris says we
must still preserve our slim
hess to successfully wear the most pop
ular styles. Personally l doubt If fig
ures' will be conspicuous on Fifth
avenue for many months to come.
therefore We must stiIl strive for long,
thin lines If We care as much for our
personal appearance as we should.
If you are so lucky as TO already
possess n twenty-six-inch waist and
thirty-inch hips, 10 keep them is simply
a matter of care. To gain a willowy
figure. when there are a dozen or two
unwelcome pounds to be discarded. is
quite possible, but / must prepare you
in the beginning for self-sacrifce
If there are many pounds to be lost,
first Of all consult a physician to be
sure your heart is all right Weak
hearts and excessive flesh frequently
go together.
Where there is an undue amount o.
fat outside there generally is a similar
overdevelopment Of the tissues that sur
round the organs. especially the heart
and lungs. An overdevelopment weak
ems the muscles Violent physical
exercise. Turkish baths. the heroic
treatment that produces excessive per-
spiration 10 reduce flesh, all affect the
heart. A far safer method is TO live
normally, do your stunts in modera-
ton, and use intelligence about letting
the change come gradually.
p,- aP
provement should be noticeable. Flesh
cannot with safety be decreased at
higher rate than six pounds a month,
and not at this rate unless there is
excessive fat to lose.
A popular Broadway star tells of a
narrow escape she had in attempting
TO melt Off twenty-five pounds in five
weeks. The play she was opening in
demanded conspicuouly clender
woman. To satisfy her manager. in
midsummer she endured the agony OF
swathings of medicated rubber and
menu Of dry toast and SKINNED milk.
OF course. she got rid of the unde-
sired pounds. But" she adds. 81
gained them all back in the month j
had to spend in the hospital to get my
strength again"
This Is why the change should come
about gradually. Rapid reducing can
only be done, as a rule, at the expense
OF physical strength.
The hrst requisite to reducing flesh
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
"Make' Your Figure
Fat Women Should Be Careful in "Reducing," But
1t May Be Done Safely by Common Sense Methods

is patience, then perseverance. To
practice any form of treatment spas-
medically will not accomplish much
While / do not advocate heroic meas
ures for any trouble, whatever course
of treatment is undertaken must be
done with sufficient earnestness to jus-
tfy fair decision as to it's worth. A
physician once made the assertion that
a two weeks trial was sufficient test
to give any treatment, and falling per-
eeptible benefits. to change to some
other form. In the case Of reducing
flesh, four weeks trial is a fair one
The chief fact to bear in mind, and
10 be given first place on the campaign
program. is diet.
AL foods containing fats and sweets
must be given up; only the lean of
meats. eggs, and fish. except those con-
tanning oil. may be eaten: tea and cof-
Zee. with cream, must be cut out;
gravies and sauces of all sorts. except
tomatoes, must be avoided; thick SOUP
desserts, and all vegetables containing
starch must not be touched.
You should cut down the supply of
''fHiN Sou h-No Oc'i III HlhlItI al HiediS
and add to the amount of water re-
quired TO keep the system In condition.
Rread must be eaten sparIngly, except
that made from -four which has no
starch in IT. What. then. you may say.
can poor. unstylish fat folk eat?
For breakfast, tea or coffee with skim
milk and no sugar or else sweetened
with saccharln; fruits. except bananas:
boiled eggs or salt fish and toast For
lunch this menu may be repeated with
the edition Of a salad and possibly
cooked fruit in place of the fresh. For
dinner You may have a thin soup, q bit
of lean meat or chicken or game, veSe-
tables such as spinach caulifowcr. as
pGragus or any of the non-starchy ones
that may be cooked without butter or
cream dressing a salad with just
enough dressing to make II palatab!e
and a fruit dessert unSweetened or
swcetened with saccharin. This is not
severe cutting down oil diet: II Is
merely eating with diGcretion. There is
no occasion for s0inl hunsry. To de-
prive yourself of sufficient food weak
ems the constitution and may in the end
defeat the very object which y,u are
striving for.
But dieting alone will not secure tie
desired thinnes.' il physical exercise Is
not taken In the same course OF treat
ment and in the proper manner. In my
neAI article L viii. give you practical
outline Of few reducing exercises.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
Tennis Ball Elusive.

A producer of the Selig Company last
week was working on an out-of-door
comedy. which involved a game OF
tennis. The pith Of one situation was
to send the ball in such q direction II
woulr come directly to the heroins
on the other side of the net in unusual
fashion. The ball proved so erratic In
its disposition that 1t took fifteen grind
fngs Of the camera box to get the ball
exactly as the text demanded. This in
dicates the extreme care for absolute
accuracy in telling picture-taking.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
AdUice to Girls
e. hr,ie I.-~

ers. But there is no possible reason
why YOU shouldn't dance occasion
ally with other boys. surely your
friend wouldn't mind. if you didn't
run it into the ground.
Why don't You try going to the
dance halls and kindred places with
crowd-seSeral boys and girls to-
eether? 1t looks better, and is
really more fun. Then you could
dance with the other boys without
leaving your escort entirely alone.
As for how you Shall accept a mans
invitation to dance, / cannot see
that it makes any possible differ
ence. 1t isn't considered very polite
for a man to ask the favor of a
dance from across the room, but in
a large dance hall 1t sometimes Is
difficult to find the person you are
hunting. and, perhaps, that excuses
it. If you do not mind that, 1
can't see that it is a matter of
head or wave your hand, Just SO you
make yourself understood.
Dear Margaret D.:
If a man you have known and
been friends with for seven years
believes the things "he is always
hearing" about you either he has
slight respect for you as a result
of his long acquaintance or he has a
suspicious nature. Talk frankly to
him, tell him you feel he should
know you well enough and trust you
enough to take your word against
rumor, and that he should deny and
disbelieve disagreeable rumors with
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
THE ONLY
Department Representing
THE PUBLIC
WHAT THEY'RE SHOW.
ING IN WASHINGTON.
TODAY.

TODAY.
~zinse,, Crandaips, Ninth and
3 streets.
~The Dfsaster ut Shaft 1s.o tAe
vlrginia. Ninth between + ana q
streets.
shotgun Jones,S the Piekwit0
S11 Pennsyivania avenue.
~Causht In . Cabaret the o.
lenial, e25 rennsyivasia avesue.
"NuFse and the C0unterfeiteR,S
the Palace, Ninth near Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
"The Secret Formula the Favor
lite. First and II streets northwest.
"The Secret yault.1 the Apollo,
"a HI street northeast.
"A Man for A. That,o the Olympic,
1881 You street.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

prick him over the lax testimony at
Georges trial. He rushes Helen to
the executioner while he hurries to
the governor. and Is successful in
obtaining an appeal. Two days later
George Is pardoned and goes with
they find that Joseph Baxter has
passd away.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

Due to the numerous gifts presented
to her by the people of her race, the
home Of Mona Darkfeather. the Kalem
leading lady. resembles the interior OF
an Indian curio shop. Miss Darkfeather
is a daughter of a famous chief.
The latest motion picture actor to
join the ranks of the directors is Dom
aid Crisp of the Reliance forces, for
merly with the Biograph. He has just
completed The Newer Woman"
comedy OIL the new woman question, the
scenario of which was written by Rus
sell L. Smith. Dorothy Gish. Robert
Harron and Mr.. Crisp himself play the
leading roles.
The Moorestown. N. j., Church Fed
Grafton, Improvement Association and
Current Events Society are giving al
educational motion picture show in the
town hall every Friday and Saturday
night
and an automobile Is one of the fea-
lures of the coming Majestic. His
Punishment" a play dealing with labor
conditions. The principal parts are
played by Howard Davies, Eugene Pal
lete and Jessalyn Van Trump
Siegmund Luhin. president of the Lu-
bin Manufacturing Company, sailed for
Europe on Tuesday for a stay of at
least six weeks. His daughter accom-
panied him.
Cleo Madison, who was attacked and
badly beaten by burglar. Is rapidly
recovering. Fortunately there are no
disfigurirG cuts on her face or shout
ders although her face was terribly
swollen and both her eyes blackened..
1t is an experience she will never for
get.
Arthur Maude. who Is producing pic
lures OF the coast for the Kennedy
Features in which Constance CrawIey
and himself are featured, has Just COM
pleted ''The Massacre of Saint Barthol-
omew." In four reels. and is working
in ''Thais,'' also in four reels.
JohE Stepping. the comedian. is 60
ing to the American studios at Santa
Barbara. Cal. He was recently with
the Universal and before that with the
Famous Players and Essanay.
Edwin August has a capable COM
ranv with him which includes Edna
Maison. Hal. August and Eugene Or
monde. Miss Naison has been asso-
ciated with the Universal for n long
time now and Mr.. Ormopda has acted
opposite Blanche Bates in "The Dar-
ling Of the Gods" Mrs Fiske and
others.