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Evening star., 1915-01-24

Although there is not the same rush
Of ship owners to get under the Amer
ican flag as there was at
American the beginning Of the Eu-
p..;,<,~, ropean war. Commission
heglstry. er E. +. Chamberlain of
the bureau of navigation, reports that,
up to the present time ia vessels have
been admitted to registry under the act
of Congress passed a few weeks after
the beginning Of the war. and which
provides for the admission OF foreign
built ships to American registry. The
ia ships which have been registered
represent more than 100000 gross tons.
Not single week has gone by since
the passage of the ship registry act in
which applications have not come in
for registration of vessels. The larg-
est number registered, naturally. was
in September. the first month after the
passage of the act, when forty-three
built vessels, representing 160.-
500 gross tons. were admitted. october
was the second largest month. when
thirty-four vessels, of 100000 gross
tons. came in under the American flag.
In November thirteen were admitted,
in December fourteen and thus far in
January eight vessels.
The largest vessels entered have been
the Oceana, owned by the Morse Dry
Dock and Repair Company of New
York: the Pastores. the Calamares and
the Tenadores. all belonging to the
United Fruit Company, each of the yes
than 1850 tons. The smallest vessel
which has been admitted to American
registry is the Roseway, owned by AL
fred L. Staples of Mobile. Ala,
S~l.
Most of the vessels which have been
entered are used exclusively for freight
purposes. the most important excep-
tions being the ships owned by the
United Fruit Company.
Whether all of the ships which have
been admitted to American registry
will continue to fly the American flag
after the close of the war Is a matter
of conjecture on which officials con-
nected with the Department of Com
merce are loath to express an opinion.
1t is believed that most of the ships
will remain under the American flag.
providing it can be shown that they
can operate as economically under
American laws as under the laws OF
the nations under whose flags these
ships have been running.
On patriotic principles. many citizens
of the United States. for many years,
have expressed dissatisfaction over
legal conditions which have made 1t
necessary for American owners of ships
to run under foreign flag. AS is gem
orally known, up to the time of the
enactment Of the law passed by Con-
gress last August, only AmeEican-built
ships could be admitted to American
registry. While the new law admits
foreign-built ships which are Amer
ican owned, there are a number of
vessel owners who insist that vessel
has more advantages operated under
foreign flag than under the Stars and
Stripes. Whether Congress will do
anything to correct these conditions or
not will. perhaps, be decided within the
next year. A number Of American own
ers object to some of the provisions
of the seamen's bill as 1t has passed
both houses of Congress. but advocates
of the bill insist that the bill will aid
rather than retard the building up of
an American merchant marine.
Evening star., 1915-01-24
FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

Fort Fisher was captured by the fed
eral forces January 10, 1865, but the news
did not reach Washing
Capture of ton until the 18th. when
r it came in form of dis
1oA' 1AeneA' patches from Maj. Gen.
Terry and Commander Nichols at Fortress
Monroe. repeating information received
from the fleet. The news was first print
ed in The Star of January II. Gen.
Terry's dispatch was as follows:
81 have the honor to report that Fort
Fisher was carried by an assault this aft
ernoon and evening by Gen. Ames' divi-
sion Of the cath Army Corps, gallantly
aided by battalion of marines and sea-
men from the navy. The assault was pre-
ceded by heavy bombardment from the
federal fleet and was made at $50 pm.
when the first brigade (Curtis) of Ames'
division effected a lodgment on the para
pet, though full possession of the work was
not obtained until 10 pm. The behavior
of both officers and men was most admi-
rable. All the works south Of Fort Fisher
are now occupied by our troops. We have
not less than 1900 prisoners, including
Gen. Whiting and Col. Lamb, the COM
mandant of the fort. l regret to say that
our losses are severe. especially in Off
GERS. am not yet able to form any esh-
mate of the number of casualties.
The officer mentioned as commanding
the troops who carried the assault home
was Brig Gen. Newton NJ. Curtis of New
York, well known figure in washington
during the years when he later served as
a member of Congress. He was WOUNDED
no less than five times in the course OF
the assault and was at first thought to
be dead.
Evening star., 1915-01-24

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning
edition is delivered by carriers within the city
Mt IS cents per month: daily only. q certs per
month: Sunday only. 20 cents month. Orfiers
be sent by mail. tclepncne Main 244o
Collection Is made by carrier nt the end OF each
month.
Evening star., 1915-01-24

nsi,x sunaax u, srr,rda2 nn. MONTH "a cents.
Daily. Sunday excepted. month. ~ cents.
Saturday star, 81 year: Sunday Star. 81. 40 year
Evening star., 1915-01-24
The Evening star xswspapsr COMPANY.

Business ONCE. 11th st. and Pennsylvania Avenue.
New York once: Tribune Building.
Chicago Once: First National Bank Building.
European Otbce: 3 Regent St. London. England.
Evening star., 1915-01-24

Entered as second class mall matter at the post
Office at Washington. ID. &.
Evening star., 1915-01-24

disease. Mr.. weiant's survey will last.
1t is expected, from one to one and
direction Of Harry M. Lamon. in charge
Of the poultry Investigations Of the
United States bureau of animal in
dustry.
Evening star., 1915-01-24

and Oklahoma, had an increase in min
eral pr d u C o n
Production amounting to more
,x:1 than $16l,000,000 dur
VI "Ainei"S' ing the year 1913.
according to the statistics for this Pc
riod. which have just been compiled by
the United States geological survey.
Eight other states led by Michigan
and Missouri. suffered a decrease of
$25. .0o0, 900 under their previous years
production, according to the same flg-
ures.
creases are as follows: Pennsylvania.
S60,6S7, JOG; Oklahoma. $z6.554.6s0; West
Virginia, $1s.7s2.000: Minnesota, $19.-
100000; Ohio. $10,461.000; Texas. $8.-
$7.572.00
In the states Of Missouri and Wiscon-
sin. whose mineral production was per-
haps affected by changes in the tariff.
and in Michigan. where a big strike
was a decrease Of $i3.seo,ooo under the
year 1912. The decreases in the indi-
vidual states are as follows: Michigan.
$4,000 Missouri. s4.ss1.ooo: Wiscon-
In the public land states of Montana,
Colorado. Nevada and South Dakota
and in the territory Of Alaska there
was total decrease in mineral pro-
duction Of more than $11.100,000 under
the year 1912. In Colorado the decrease
was $s.s7s.ooo: Alaska. s3.oss.o 900: Mon
tana. $3.a1s.0o0; Nevada, s1,2so, 900;
South Dakota. $34s.00o.
II the American turkey is to play as
important a part in the Thanksgiving
and Christmas feasts of
Turkey the future as it has in the
p.;.; past. people of the, United
States must learn moro
about the methods Of raising this great
domestic bird. according to the ex-
OF Agriculture. At the present time the
turkey is considered one of the hard
est OF any of the members of the poul-
try family to raise. Disease kills of
many every year, and this fact is said
to be the principal cause for frequent
shortage Of supply and the variation in
price which is observed by housewives
when conducting their marketing.
The federal bureau of animal industry
has sent Andrew Weiant. one of its
scientific assistants. on a survey which
will cover the whole country and which
will include thorough study of meth
DDS of management, not only OF tur-
keys, but also of guinea fowl. The
guinea fowl is occupying a more and
more important place as an article OF
food because of the fact that it has
taken the place of game in many parts
Of the country where wild game birds
have become scarce.
Mr.. weiant will travel through all
the sections of the country where tur-
key raising has been developed as an
industry. The governments expert will
study not only methods of IN. managsmsnt nag, 1san
into the cause of the great loss in tur-
keys. Th> principal cause for the loss
Of turkeys. 1t is generally known, is
the peculiar disease known as black
head" and the Agricultural Depart
ment's expert will study the methods
Of management which have been put
into operation to check the spread OF
this disease.
The Department of Agriculture's re-
port will outline what progress has
been made in experiments in breeding
wild and domestic turkeys. and also at
tempt to learn whether the resulting
breed Is more hardy and immune to
Evening star., 1915-01-24
New Car Line
Proposed.


proposed. was inaugurated during
the winter of 1864, encouraged other citi-
zens to apply for charters. In The Star
Of January IT, 1864. is the following news
item:
To-day in the Senate the bill to in
corporate the Baltimore and Washing
ton Depot and Potomac Ferry Railway
Company was under consideration. The
bill creates Columbus Alexander. Rob
ert A. Hooe, George A. Bates. Lucien
Feyton, Sela Squiers and others a body
corporate with authority to construct
a single or double track railway, with
the necessary switches and turn-outs
in the city of Washington. commenc-
ing on New Jersey avenue at the Bal
timore and Washington railroad depot
and through c street to 9Th street;
thence south along 9Th street to Mis-
souri, avenue; thence east along said
avenue to AZ street, and along Az
street south to n street; thence north
along to the Potomac river. or 9Th
street wharf. with the privilege of con-
tinuing such said road along AZ to P
tomac river. with the right to con-
struct wharf into said river the
width of said P street, to be built
under the supervision of the superin-
tendent of the coast survey and so as
not to interfere with the navigation of
the Potomac river with right to run
cars thereon. drawn by horse power,
fare not exceeding 5 cents. The capi-
tai stock is fixed at not less than $780,
900 nor more than 100000. the road to
be completed within one year"
Evening star., 1915-01-24

A unique publication on the healt
of school children has been prepare
Evening star., 1915-01-24
Optimistic
Rumors.

uary 20, 1865, was the following news
paragraph indicative of the prevalent
optimism and its effect upon the price
Of gold:
This has been a feverish day
amongst the bulls and bears of this
city-for Washington. be it known. has
its bulls and bears as well as the great
commercial cities. The assertion that
Mr.. Blair left for Richmond on an
other peace mission and a very conf
IDENTIFY asserted statement that the
government had received information
Of the capture of Wilmington gave
gold a black eye and it fell to 201 at
one time. After inquiry We are salts
fed that the government has up to this
time received no such information as
the capture of Wilmington, though, of
course, it is an event likely enough to
happen"
With respect to Mr.. Blair's second
visit to Richmond. The Star said on the
same day:
Mr. Francis P. Blair left this city
today with the purpose. it is believed,
of paying another visit to Richmond.
He left on the United States steamer
Don, on which vessel he made his last
trip, 1t will be remembered. The Don
had been lying at the navy yard wharf
under special orders during the morn
the yard in a carriage and quietly went
on board the Don, whose lines were i'm
mediately drawn in when she left at
1915. Mr.. Blair was accompanied only
by his servant, we believe
Evening star., 1915-01-24

The successful operation Of the Wash
ington and Georgetown street car line, tn
Evening star., 1915-01-24

Miss Julia C. Lathrop. head of the
United States children's bureau, is an
Evening star., 1915-01-24

Fort Fisher was captured by the fed
eral forces January 10, 1865, but the news
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-13
DETROIT MAN
WINS PRIZE FOR
INSURANCE ESSAY

F. w. Boswell, OF No. 1877 Tire
man-ave., was awarded the Williams
vase for the second best essay in a
national contest on the theme. Life
insurance-the institution for sys-
tematic thrift" The prizes were
awarded In the annual convention OF
the National Association OF Life I'm
derwriters OF America. which Is
now being held In San Francisco.
The national association offered the
prizes and conducted the competi-
ton.
Only members Of the various local
life underwriters associations
throughout the country were eligible
TO compete. Mr.. Boswell Is a mem
Der Of the Detroit Life Underwriters
association, and he retains posses
sion OF the vase for the ensuing
year OH behalf Of the local associa-
ton.
Mr.. Boswell entered the insurance
business last October. identifying
himself with the Equitable Life In
surance Co, of iowa. Prior TO that
time he had been general secretary
OF the Y. NJ. c A. In Saginaw and
Adrian, Mich.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-13
WANTS
GUARDIANSHIP
ACTION DELAYED

Joshua J. Axtell. "the fghting
parson." released recently from the
state asylum In Pontiac. appeared
again In Probate Judge Commands
court. Thursday morning. and asked
the Judge to postpone for two weeks
the hearing on the petition by his
wife. asking that she be appointed
his guardian. Axtell was taken to
the asylum after he had been ar
rested for violation OF the drug
laws. He had posed as 4 spiritual
and medical adviser. After his dis
charge from the asylum. he ex.
planned that a blow on the head
from one OF the guards restored him
TO sanity.
IT sought another adjournment"
said Axtell, so | could have more
time TO consult with my lawyer
about what course We shall take to
recover $4,000. an inheritance
which was due me. but which fell
into the hands OF my cousin during
the years in which my mind was
clouded. | do not care to have any
decisive action taken Oh my wife 8
petition Just now. because II hay
initiate against me In the suit that
10 to follow for the recovery OF the
$4,000"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-13
Rush of Cheap Cattle Has Bad Effect On
Trade; Sheep and Lamb Brine LOftu Prices

pulled on In which the price Was 70
per cwt. As time goes on. the feed
er question becomes more and more
complicated. The problem OF how
to restore soil wastage from persist
emit cropping has always been one
OF the vital questions for the farmer
TO solve. The fact that the barn
yard" as q plant-food producer IL be-
coming more and more popular
every year insures runaway de-
mand for feeders every fall. The
farmers ambition Is to grow more
grain and fodder with which to feed
more cattle. from which TO make
more manure. with which to grow
more grain and so on ad infinitum.
The sheep and lamb trade Of the
country is just what might have
been expected from a market which
has very little to draw from in the
way Of raw material. The founda.
ton stock on the farms Of this coun-
try has become so depleted that the
surplus OF every community IL alb
scrbed by feeders in the immediate
vicinity and very little ever reaches
the public market. Current offerings
Of feeding stock are made up large
ly OF culls that have been discarded
by expert feeders. who had the first
opportunity 10 inspect the stock.
They are OF doubtful value as prop
osition to 60 on. with. Sheep sales
men. in the big markets. have sue
ceeded in spiking the guns Of the
Iacker-crowd who started out to buy
everything at one price, regardless
OF value, and all offerings are selling
on their inertia at lofty prices.
The fall trade In feeding lambs
never before began business on 80
high levels, and scale Of ascending
valves Is being confidently predicted
by the wise ones. Medium westerns
are fully 81 per cwt higher than
they were at the recent low point
and the trade shows very few symp-
toms OF reaction. Heavy mutton II
becoming very scarce. and western
packers are out on the range buying
wethers direct from the producers.
The wool situation Is strong and
prices are looking higher for all
grades.
The hazard Of war has set al
complete defiance all Of the axioms,
truisms and data upon which mar
ket experts have heretofore depend
cd in their efforts TO chart the future
course OF the trade In live hogs and
commodity. II has recently become
Increasingly difficult TO secure data
as TO the number Of hogs on feed
and arrivals have been surprisingly
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-13

The trade In live cattle IL working
along on an easy basis, the decks
being cleared every week OF oil dry
fed offerings and the arrivals Of
grass-fed stock not being suflicient-
ly burdensome to produce glutted
market conditions. The Texas buga-
boo has passed without any very
serious damage to prices. and now
the western contingent begins to
loom up on the horizon.
Tho extremely wet weather. which
has prevailed over a large part of
the United States. while It has had
the effect of making pastures rank.
has contributed to the over-succu-
lepcy. of the grass. and cattle intend
ed for early beef have not matured
a. rapidly as during many other re-
cent years. Killers from all parts
OF the country agree that CRASHED
cattle hardly ever before wasted so
large q proportion In the dressing
The conditions referred to above
have made II hard to sell for slaugh-
tering purposes cattle that had little
or no grain. Conditions are improv-
ing. however, as q result Of q mark.
ed Improvement In the average quail
ity OF the cattle that are reaching
the market at this time. II Is true
that the trade In the commoner
GRADES OF butchers cattle has suf.
fered as a result OF a generous run
OF inferior dairy cows that have
been "milked out" and are placed on
the market by their owners, In the
effort to save feed. Plenty OF the
little knothead kind are still finding
their way into the market and. ulti'
mately. into the canning division.
The recent rush Of these cheap
cattle has had a bad effect on the
trade in the cheaper grades OF beef.
Bulls, cheap cows and heifers have
suffered a sharp decline, simply be
cause the demand for meats has
fallen of as a result OF warm
weather.
The demand for feeding cattle Is
imperative. the trade gathering
force and volume rapidly as the sea
son advances and the anxiety about
the success of the corn crop be
comes less. Kansas City reports a
demand for well-bred dehorns with
size and quality TO recommend them
several deals having recently beef
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-13
ROLLCALL SHOWS
KIDDIE MISSING;
FINALLY FOUND

"Dick" Kettner. who runs the
elevator in the Municipal building,
couldn't accompany his wife and
nine children on the morning boat.
when they left on the Upper Gratiot-
ave. Improvement association picnic
to Tasnmoo. Wednesday. but ne dep
utized Clerk Otto Gersabeck. OF po-
lice court, to act as guardian for the
nine little Kettners, and gave Otto
full instrr ctions.
Pursuant to which Gersabeck care
fully called the roll as the expedi-
ton left the Kettner home at No.
1868 Holcomb-ave.. and all Of the
nine answered.
Before boarding Michigan car.
the roll was called again; and the
process was repeated at the dock:
on the boat, and on the island.
Kettner pere arrived on the after
noon boat. and congratulated Gersa-
beck. after calling the roll once
INVITE anu uhuAh6 ga Va NHS hihc
intact
The homeward trip was another
series of roll calls: on the boat. at
the dock and on the Hamilton line
car. But when the party transferred
to a Michigan car. the rollcall show
ed only eight present Bernie. aged
10, was the one missing.
Repeated rollcalls proved ineffec'
tive, so Kettner sent his wife home
with the remaining eight. while he
set out in the rain In search OF
Bernie.
Meanwhile Bernie was riding
around and around on the Hamilton
loop line, but he finally grew dis
ccuraged. and his tears attracted the
attention Of some other passengers
who gave him some car tickets, and
put him on a car which took him
home.
Bernie arrived home shortly be
fore midnight.
He said he hadn't received any
order TO disembark from the Hamil
ton car, and 50 missed the rollcall.
Kettner called the roll again. and
the family retired.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-13
LIVESTOCK
EAST BUFFALO LIVE STOCK.
Dunnlmg 4 StevenD.

EAST BUFFALO. n. ", Aug. Ia
e &C. prm. slipping ssIs %ar .ssf. ''ss sHSss
fair to good, S. $50: plain, SS.3s q
SIS: choice heavy butcher steers, 81
a.s1s; fair to COED ,s5o017s: hes,
good. sT.5Ses.sS; yeariinss. SsSs.7s;
prime heifers, ,T75Qs.5: best handy
to good. ssso6I.2s; best fat cows.
medium to good. Ss.Soas: cutters, 81
U4.So; Gamers 1895 as 40; best
heavy bulls, S7G7.:s: kood butcher
bulls, S6.5o97; light bulls. S47s $50.
Hogs: 20 cars: market strong;
heavy, 37.2597.5o: mixed. S7s56T.sb:
yorker sand pigs. S7.s06s10.
sheep: : cars: market, steady: top
lambs. 1915: yearlings. $15oaS;
wethers. 1915 rs; ewes. 1876 @s.5V.
Calves: t5a12
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-13
DROVE CAR WHILE
DRUNK, is CHARGE

Trafic Omcer Heating swore to
an ordinance complaint. Thursday.
charging Fred Lansston, Of No. 346
Maple-st.. with driving An auto on
Hastings-st.. while intoxicated.
The officer said that he was home
ward bound on q Fourteenth car,
Wednesday night. and saw an auto
zig-zagging through Hastings.st.
with the driver apparently asleep at
the steering wheel.
Heating aroused the sleeper. who
asked, Where am IL"
"You're on Hastings-st, said
Heating.
That's funny said the somno-
lent one. Thought ] WAS In Mt.
Clemens"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-13
MICHIGAN CENTRAL STOCK YARDS

DETROIT. Aug l2.-cattle. except
bulls, 25c lower. Prices ranged as fol-
lows: Choice steers, averaging from
1000 to LOO pounds. at $3.50 aeI5:
choice handy killers. &s.7s67:7S: light
81 50 $50: common killers and fat
cows, s3d6: Gamers cows. e1.1sN
3.so: common to prime shipping bulls.
S3as; light butchers and heavy sau:
at s5dIi5o per cwt Sheep and
lambs: Lower. especially for lambs;
quality fair: choice lambs. ys1sTs;
light to fair; ts0s: Sommon 70 prime
cwt. HoGs: Fairly active and
steady; quality. fair; prime medium:
and fat workers. SI:1T! ~; light
workers and pigs, s7ss41.7S per cwt.
E iS..1l also; s hos:. s.ssi. ~ ''''
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-13
DIVORCED WOMAN
DENIES SHE WAS
SLEEPING BEAUTY

Mrs. Anna Padgett vigorously de-
MED. Thursday. thai she had slept
her way into the divorce court, and
In that manner had lost het hus-
band. Fred @. Padgett. Padgett tes-
tined that II was not uncommon for
his wife to sleep from IL to Is
hours In q day. He alleged that she
neglected her housework and her
child because of Ter slumbering.
Judge Bosmer granted him a decree
Of divorce last Tuesday.
Il have engaged lawyers to re-
open this care" said Mrs. Padgett.
81 never dreamed my former hus.
band would. make ouch ridiculous
charges against me. The first time
knew I was such fine sleeper was
ehen read about It In the newspa-
pers."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-13
Local

large during the entire summer.
During July. tho grass widow" con-
tingent Was large In all markets,
acting ~ . strcng bear argument as
to the future course Of the lard
trade. The inference IL. that the
run Of heavy sows IL now well for
ward. and there are many who be-
heve that present lard quotations
vii, look cheap before the end OF the
current month. II must be conced-
ed, however. by the bull clique In
the provision trade. that q change
for the better must come In the near
future or the Jig viii be up for this
year. Lower prices are not looked
for until the fall packing season
opens. but the prospect for big
September bulge Is not as favorable
az II was at this time last month,