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The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
DUNN WANTS BOUT.
Quaker City Boxer VIII Box Selma n
for Big Purse.

II Manager Phillips, of the Ardmore
Club, can post a big purse. the largest
the club has ever been asked to post.
the fight fans of Washington will see
Jimmy Dunn, PhiladeIphia's classy mid
ole-weight boxer. in action against Tex
Selman, the pride Of the Navy Yard.
Dunn has a good reputation among the
Quaker City boxing fans, anC would
prove to be a good drawing card. Man.
ager Phillips is putting on one good bout
ir the McGraw-ReiniG battle, but he will
make an effort to secure Dunn to box
Selman.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
FRAT CUNTS TO MEET.
Basketball Teams to Clash in G. w,
L. League Tonight.

The basketball Quints of Delta Tau
Delta and Sigma Phi Epsilon and Kappa
Alpha and Phi Sigma Kappa will clash
in the double-header of the George Wash
ington University lnterfraternity League
tonight at o'clock in the Epiphany gym
nasium. The first game will be keenly
fought. as neither Delta Tau Delta nor
Sigma Phi Epsilon has lost a game and
both are tied with Theta Delta Chi and
leading the league.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
EPIPHANY oUINT WINS.
Defeats Catholic University Juniors
by 36 to score

The fast Epiphany basketball team
won a 36 TO game from the Catholic
University Juniors yesterday in the Car
roll Institute gymnasium. in grand
old battle royal
Pony" Steed and Showers played well
for the winners. the former CaSinS a
couple of classy shots from the center
of the floor. The series between the
clubs now stands with each club hold
ing one victory. The deciding game will
be played some time next week.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
Cinbby Hot After Gibbons.

Chicago Feb. 1S.-Jimmy Clabby. one
OF the claimants Of the middle-weight
title. will come to Chicago from Califor-
mia the latter part Of the week to close
match with Mike Gibbons. the s.
Paul boxer. e the match is made it
win be decided before one of the Mil
waukee clubs the second week Of March.
Clabby has offered to make l5s pounds at
J o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
BUSINESS QUINT WINS.
Defeats Army and Navy Preps by
rs to Fl Score.

The Business High School quint yes
terday defeated the Army and Navy
Props team in the BusinesS gymnasium,
D to q.
The game was fast from the start and
neither team was able TO cage the ball
until after five minutes of aggressive
play. when Harris registered a goal from
a difficult angle. This is the third time
that Business has beaten this team.
Business used teamwork to perfection
and to this fact alone goes the credit.
Harris and Culligan, of the victors. put
up a wonderful game, while Moomau
played well for the losers, the crack
center getting fifteen Of his teams points
Iine-un and summary
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
RACING RESULTS, ENTRIES AND SELECTIONS

town, III: Csmarads. III; Dust Pan. I3; sehaIler,
IB; GGTard, 10: SGTpa-s. 10. Glenn Beachey, rs
SECOND RACE-Prss $40: tour-yezr-olds ard
lpEaId; selling: siI furionzs. Regards Il3; Elsis
herndon. III; DiscoIery. II6; Dr. Burch, u3; Ben
Pnor. ll3; Auto Maid. III; Our Nugget, IN;
Maurice Reed. IL; TAiglon. rs: Big ROCK lis:
MONKEY. III: Votes lOs: 'Theo. Cook, III; s<aries
Pmpernell lIs
THIRD RACE-Purse S0S: foIr-y.ar-old, ard
upward; snulnz; six furl0nEs. Right Es-v % I
,Iheo- Cook, no; Chenault. l0s: RYE Straw. Ios;
'Paror Boy. ITO; 'KiVa. s5: Americas. 10; Angie,
lc2: DIR. Jackson. 81
FOURTH RACE-Psrs. so; thr,e-y.ar-oIds and
upward: selling: handicap; mile and Twenty yard.
Coreopsis loS: Nolthorpe I55; E1endi no; Eari cs
SAVOY. fs: Dick D~advood. 20: Ford Mai ~;
Marshon 100: Col. Ashmeadc IO4 Jacob Bum. 10 !:
Golden Treasure lGs
FIFTH RACE-Pu-se. -: fgrr-- -ysar-oEds and IN.
ward; selling: sI furionss 'Tyru rs; Insper-nt
LoSir4de III; PrOTIBoe. 10: Daddy Clip rs.
Amor. ll3; Miss Elsanor lG5: FLYING Footstep.,
los; Kelley. III; Ncllo. Ill: Hsrnrietta W, iii;
Gayeiy Fallen. Is; Hed<e Rose IL: Nimbus, II5 |;
Fifty-hvs. ia: Leopold, rs
slNTH RACE-PurZr Son: three-yesr-oIds snI
upward; selling: handicap: one mile Nyo-nae. 10:
Russeau. l0J: Snow Flakes. Ns: -FTeI %; Cam-I.
n0; Polly H., s; Outlan. I5l
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
LEXINGTON TEAM WINS.
Capture. Hard-fouRht Game from
TwininE Club, ~ to 25.

The fast lexington basketball team
defeated the outfit from the TwininS
Athletic Club yesterday on the Ecking-
ton Fairgrounds in a hardfoUght game
30 to 25. The teamwork of the Eek
ington outfit and the defensive playing
of Carrier for the Twining team were
the features OF the game. The goal
throwing Of Krandle and the speed
shown by Phipps deserves mention.
The line-up:
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
Tom shar,.ey Face. Jail Sentence.

New York, Feb. 16.-Tom Sharkey. for
mer heavyweight pugilist. and Andrew
Osborne. manager Of Sharkey's saloon in
East fourteenth street, who were con-
victed of running disorderly resort
were each sentenced to thirty days i'm the
nenitentiary today. Sharkey was also
fined $500
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17

FIRST RACE-ScIliaE: fou--yeIr-oIds and ".
ward; I've fGTlonEs Tidy Uofarth "a; Litta
Birdie. lO4: 'Visibk. I05: Grzys FIrorife los:
Lnnsmsn. ios; Veno Won IOs: --,s. los: Thistle
belle. lo3: An=rlVS 10: Ben Stona ITO: Bpcs
Thomas. 10: ?id Har. Il5: 'Niorslizht liz; Par
neil Girl. rs; RubicOn II. Il3
SHoND RACE-ScIinS: three ycar-oliS: siI F1-.
longs Francis 10: Bertha V. 10; AEnc. C. No:
Auntie Curi, N5: Kindness lO5: stella Gralr~
Jos: Big Lu1lsN 10: Fsfn~r l05: Bs1ri ro.; 'Trar,-
act: o.: Lambs Tai. 10; Dusty DIVE 10; 81
peri. 10: Sheffield IL: I'd Luc- Is.
THIRD RACE Selling: four year-olds and W
ward: onc and 'Tc-eishth miles DowuIand. ss;
StartlJ. g; .F1orcnc~ Errh. g: Moonlight, 1901
.CreI. 100: -Nino Muchacho lO9: Sir JoAn cS;
LAnhertha, lo5; John Lewis lo5.
FOURTH RACE-Three-year-olds ard up~arIi :
CoahuIa Handicap; six fur,unrs F-or7 -; Ger.
don Russell, 70: CHlquitt. To-: Capt Burns lcl:
R"yal Dolly. ll': Belle Of Brn MaWr. liz
FIFTH RACE-SsIlirs: tbrec-year-o,is and ID
ward: i've and one-nar furIonSs. 'Panharharl s.;
HinSta. q: 'Ro-mary. Io5: JesSIpou-n In6; MipcI
Jimmie. N5; 'ornar Lad. 20: Sidney Peters
lts; Gemmel Os
SMITH RACES Selling: th-ee-year-olds and ur
ward: one mile 'Scs CIif 100: Counausht Ic,t
HARDY lG: HUSKY Lad. los: Voladay. jr nei
Rev. loe; High Street, lCo
.Ar---ntic. aIIovv,r-. c1,;,,-5
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
A. & n. PREPS.

Substitutions-B. Wise for L. Wis., Herman for
Cartwright. Goals from hoor-Culligan 3, r.
Wise, J. Wise. HErris "a. Boemstein C2 h.
Wise e. Geriard:, MoOmau tsJ Cartwright, Her
man. Goals from free toSses-Boerustein Csl
Moomau To-. Goals missed Boernstein. Moonan
IN. Referee-Mr. Clsncy. Timekeeper-Mr Tur1-
burke. scorer-Mr. Wrcnn. Time Of haIres-9 min
utcs- Final scorc-Business. s: Army and Nary
Prcps, q.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
Association Conference Called for
Tonight mt SpaIdinrs.

A meeting of the Amateur Commission
has been called for tonight at Spaldings'
store in Fourteenth street when many
matters of great Importance will be
brought up. President Young requests a
full attendance.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17

Substitution Frost for Yo,mg. Goals from floor
Baer e. Mccain q. FfUst. Lille. Tray. Donneliy
~ I-amtsrr a. Keegan ~ Cartwright Goals
from free tosses-Tracy a. Mills ~. Goals missed
Tracy - Milk CJi. RcfeFee-Mr. HUghes- Tine
kcsTcr Mr. Curnn. UmTiTc-MT kelhher. Time Of
hslreS-p minutes Final Catholic University.
;. Washington and Lee, .
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
CycIi-t Kramer Wins and Loses.

Paris, Feb. 1G.-In the bicycle races yes
fcrday FrinI beat the American champion
Frank L. Kramer. a length in the 1000
metre contest. Kramer, however, won the
100 metre race by half n length.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
Houck and Murphy Matched.

San Francisco. Feb. 16-Leo Houck. a
Philadelphia middle-weisht, and Billy
Murphy, of Sacramento. were matched
here today to box twenty rounds Feb
rUary %.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
Juarez and Charleston
Results and Entries
Catholic u. Defeats
Washington and Lee
HOWARD MAKES HIT.
Ball Tossers strong for New Coach
mt Tech High.

Austin Howard, former Western High
School star. and also a promising young
professional ball tosser made a hit with
the candidates for the Technical ball
club this year. About sixty boys report
ed to Coach Howard yesterday. inciud-
ing many of last years team.
OF the pitchers. Showers, the big
southpaw; Supplee. Boryer and Miller
looked good, while Pony" Steed again
dGnned the big mitt. The battery can
didates will work out every day In The
school basement until warm weather
sets I'm.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
BY NEW YORK TELEGRAPHJ

fnrst r7ce-Dlstpan. SChsIIer Bsrtis
second 7ce-Rig Rock. Our Nugget DiscoEcrv
Third race-RiGht Easy. AmcTicJ- Kiva.
Fourth race-JacOb Bum. Col. Ashmeade, Earl
Of Savoy.
trth race-Daddy Clip Arnor. Leopold
Sixth race-Polly r.. OTIfan. MyCcnae.
JuareZ.
First r1ce-Ben stone. Tidy wolfarth. Thistle
Belle.
Second Tace-Superl. SteIls Graine sheffield
Third Esce-John Louis Florence Birch, start
Ter
Fourth Tace-CApt. Burns Belle Of Bryn Mawr,
FlOrin.
Fifth race-GemmcIl. Orirar Lad. Jessipburn.
sixth race-HuSky Lad. High Street. Rcy.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
RACING CARD FOR TODAY.
Charleston.

FIRST RACE-rurss. $40; four-yeaI-oids and up
ward. selling SIX furIonEs. CurieuX. ll6: Puck. lB;
'Bertis, Ill: Pish Tush. rs: BeTerstein, Us; Rod
and Gun. III; Miss Pumity. lGs Favn, Ill; lrSh-
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
AMATEURS TO MEET.

Final scorC-Eckin=tou. z: TWiniuE 8 Rcfcrc
Miss Z. II. .iickuIs
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
JuareE.

'Ap0rentioe allowance claimed
The Washington herald., 1914-02-17
40 DOWN THE ALLEYS ono
SOUTHWESTERN JUNIOR LEAGUE
Mount Rocky

Totals. "a 45l 40 Totar...... n 50 ijOI
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-01-02
MOST USEFUL. WOOD.

From furnishing material for ca
noe in which to hunt whales some hun
dred odd years ago to supplying New
England factories of today with H.
600 cords of wood annually for shoe
pegs and shanks is, according to the
department of agriculture, only part OF
the services the birch tree has render
ed and is rendering the people of
America.
The range of uses to which birch
wood is put is surprisingly large. Ac-
cording to the department, the articles
into which it goes range from church
pews to kitchen tables, and from or
gan pipes to newell posts. We may
have our first sleep in birch crib and
our last in a, birch coffin. The spools
on which we get our cotton and silk
thread are birch spools, and the lasts
on which our shoes are made are like
" 10 be birch lasts. The largest OF
the spools hold 10000 yards. the small
est 20 yards. The woods beauty
strength, and rigidity make it promi-,
nent as a material for musical instru-
ments. and the same qualities bring il
into extensive use for flooring.
Nine species of birch grow in the
United States, but sweet, yellow pa
per and river birch are those most
used. About 100000 board feet of
the wood finds it's way to the market
yearly. Paper birch is one OF the
few American species with hold on
the forest stronger than it had when
America was discovered Large tracts
are now covered with this birch where
there was little of it century ago, It
comes in after fire, and some tracts 1t
has taken possession Of cover hun.
dreds of square miles.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-01-02
VERY APPREcIATIvE.

Senator John Sharp williams o:
mississippi. with an old-time collar
showing large expanse of throat and
with a grizzled beard of two or three
days of age, was called to the tele-
phone in the Democratic cloakroon
on the senate end of the capitol one
day during the tariff debate:
This is Colonel Martin, senator"
"Howdy, Kunnel''
I'VE want you to come down to the
Cosmos club to dine with us next
Wednesday, senator"
"All right, Kunnel, be glad to be
there"
Whereupon Senator Williams hung
up that telephone, went to another
instrument and instructed his secre-
tary to indite the date for dinner In
the diary.
Half an hour later Colonel Martin
telephoned again to the Democratic
cloakroom:
i forgot to say, senator. that the
dinner Wednesday night would be in
your honor"
"Oh-er-ah-all right" said the
senator
And then he called up his secretary
again:
About that dinner Wednesday
night--put it down that it's in my
honor and I must shave"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-01-02
INCREASED PRODUCTION.

A cablegram from the international
institute of agriculture, Rome, Italy
has been received by the United
States department of agriculture, con
tanning the following information:
The total production this year in
the countries named below (the prln
cipal producing countries of the north
ern hemis phere), of wheat is go per
cent. more, Of barley rs per cent
more. and of oats 0.s per cent more
than produced in the same countries
last year: Prussia, Belgium, Den
mark, Spain, France, Great Britain
and Ireland, Hungary, Italy, Luxem-
burg, Netherlands, Roumania, Russia
in Europe (63 governments), Switzer.
land, Canada, United States, India.
Japan, Russia in Asia (ten govern
ments). Algeria and Tunis.
For European Russia the prelirni
nary figures of production this year
are. all wheat S3S million bushels
barley $50 million, oats, 1,101 million
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-01-02
UNDER NEW NAMES
Hignly Extravagant Claims Made
for Old Plants.
department. of Agriculture Warns
against Certain Class of Advertis-
ers-What the Shahon Pea and
Giant Stock Bean Are.

Washington.-There has recently
oeeh considerable amount of adver-
Using, by the press and otherwise,
OF Two beans for which highly extrava-
giant claims are made, and for the seed
ol winch exorbitant prices are being
asked. One of these is being advertis-
ca under the name of the Shahon pea,
with the absurd claim that On three
and one-half acres this plant produced
40 tones OF hay and $50 bushels of
Sead.
Inc Shahon pea is nothing more
nor less than the plant properly known
as the Asparagus bean, or Yard-long
bean. 1t is a close relative of the
coWpea--in fact, by most botanists
considered mere variety. In expert
mental tests with upwards of 20 va
retles Of Asparagus bean, this de-
partment reached the conclusion that
none OF them could possibly compete
with the better varieties of cowpeas
as a forage crop. The stems, as
rule, are much more slender and vim
Ing, and the long pods, which lie ON
the ground, cannot be harvested by
machinery. None of these 20 varieties
IS as productive, either in heritage or
IN pods, as the better varieties of cow
peas.
The Asparagus bean derives it's
name from the fact that the young
green pods, when used as a vegetable
nave somewhat the flavor of aspara-
gus. As vegetable, the Asparagus
bean may come into somewhat more
general use than 1t has in the past,
but as a forage crop it has but little
merit. Seed of the Shahon pea, which
apparently is the commonest variety
of Asparagus bean-namely, that hav-
ing pinkish-buff seeds-is offered by
the advertisers at S. per pound. The
same variety is offered by seedsmen
in France, where the bean is more or
less commonly grown, for % cents a
pound
Another plant which has been thor
oughly tested, both by the department
and the experiment stations-namely
the Jack BEAMS also being extrava-
gantly advertised under the name Of
the Giant Stock Pod bean, or the Wa
TAXA bean, the seed being quoted at
SIS per bushel. This bean has been
fully treated of in bureau of plant in
dustry circular No. 10, which can be
obtained from the department free up
on request. While the Jack bean pro
duces an enormous amount Of beans
per acre, they are not relished by
stock, and no satisfactory means of
utilizing them has yet been discov-
cred
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-01-02
JUST LIKE THAT!

Representative James r. Mann OF
Illinois, the Republican leader of the
house, is the target for many shots
from the Democratic side He usually
returns as good measure as is sent
Recently Representative Thomas Of
Kentucky asked for opportunity to
make speech.
In order to enlighten the darkened
intellect of the gentleman from Hi
nois, | ask that | may have thirty min
utes in which to address the house,
said Mr.. Thomas.
"Air Speaker" cried Mr.. Mann
jumping up, 81 think the gentleman
from Kentucky ought to have forty.
five minutes, or an hour, at least, If he
is going to try to give US any informa-
ton"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-01-02
IMPROVED VARIETIES OF POTA'
TOES.

American progress in the develop
ment of improved varieties of pota-
toes has not been satisfactory as COM
pared with the progress of leading
European countries, is the statement
of the bureau of plant industry of the
department of agriculture in Depart
ment Bulletin No. AZ, Lessons for
American Potato Growers From Ger
man Experiences"
The best European varieties possess
a better flavor, color and texture, par
ticularly for boiling and frying, but
these do not succeed when introduced
into the United States. If private
growers would engage in this work
as they have in Great Britain. Ger
many and Austria, they would find II
n fascinating industry and would up-
douhtedly make notable achievements.
In America We have much to ac-
complish in breeding a potato with =
greater starch content. Our potatoes
are now lower than the German va
rieties by from four to eight per cent.
Our climatic conditions in America
are so diverse that we need varieties
of potatoes adapted TO special local.
ties Particularly do we need a heat
resistant strain that can more sue
cessfullv withstand the high summer
temueratures. Disease resistance is
another quality that has been bred
into certain foreign sorts. but is so
lacking i'm ours that we have TO quar-
antine absolutely, certain foreign
tvpes that might bring disease with
them.
The breeding of potatoes for diff
serent kinds of cooking might even
he found profitable. A variety spe-
ciallv suited for baking is needed; an
other for frying: close-textured
tpber is in some demand for salads.
The housewife today finds IL neces'
sarv 10 waste much good material in
nrenaring her potatoes for the table,
particularly the irregular, deep-eyed
sorts.
The use of commercial fertilizers
universally in Germany, is unknown
IN our western potato districts. Ger
.a,n ~ our districts in Maine. New
work and the Atlantic trucking belt
have already found IL to their profll
~ nse more fertilizer and potato
Srowing is most prosperous in thess
sections. This should become more
universal
Crop rotation is OF fundamental im
-&aree TO the potato crop in con
trot,ing diseases and maintaining pro
s...,on but in the United States onls
.na beginning Of an ordered system
- been made Germany has rota
49, ~ from thee TO seven years be
.saan uotato crops. Nor has the i'm
~,arra OF green manuring yel beer
sllly appreciated in this eountFy
The problem OF securing disease
free seed has been met in German!
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-01-02

FUNNY TALES

selection
brought about
folks home and the third concerns
But they're good insisted Julia Oppman
have all keeping
the read about it, growed her
father CAVITY get m cheerful sort of book"
them
book"
oppman all pieces
both
areo pol
theyno arc, a
really
It"
"A Oppma
the odo hand n
in
unhappy
and t a we'll"
that stand to
there elm tree that
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-01-02

by an official inspection which results
In certificates being issued only to
owners Of disease-free crops Such a
plan for the United States would be
better If carried out by the co-opera-
ton Of potato growers associations,
the state experiment stations and the
United States department of agricul-
ture, rather than through legal ell.
acrment.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-01-02

people
and is now engaged in completing the
nacular which is to inaugurae the centennial
1t will be remarkable
instances of forcing its
e ACQUIRED by conquest satecraft against the wishes their pop
polling
forth
fascinated his that they the
that had been theirs for hundreds
ar who the small farmer
1896
memorial is about to be erected his tomb
remarkable linguistic change in Norway The first that lndsmaal
will difficulty
school, @ o MoF
the people have so to it and have such
liking for it. that is they who forced its adoption by the state
While this question of language has thus ceased " be subject p
where else the world It has been SO ever since the time when in the
builders Of the Tower of Babel that they might understand
compelled mpous in
h s of which pss oics a the ut ropossls Of
ecclesiastical educational character calculated to interfere with the
ever the problem continues nearly constitute an I'M
with the Others and with its the
which absorption by It's neigh
question language
that his s9 that they cannot fight for
Hungary repeatedly
most to blows about this question of which has created more III
in
the Italians in the southern provinces the Poles
| and so
of
legislative well nigh impossible
this strife the subject of Languages confined within the limits
of
Firms loyalty
population compelling
but the schoc the churches and
empire
everything
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