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The Washington times., 1915-03-12

A Sunday school institute is being
held under the auspices of the Prince
George County Sunday School Associa-
tion at the Berwyn Presbyterian
Church to perfect the Organization of
District No. 3. composed of Riverdae.
Berwyn. College Park, Branchville, and
Beltsville.
The Washington times., 1915-03-12
Chamber Committee.

The Chamber of Commerce committee
as announced by President Moran in
cludcs Mr.. Macfarland, d. J. Callahan
Chaplin Brown. II. II. Classic, T.; e.
Graham. Theodore w. Noyes, Capt.
James l.. oyster, A. Leftwich Sinclair
and Albert Schulties.
tThc Federation OF Citizens Associa-
tions has as its representatives Edward
T. Colladay, william Il. Fowler, ID. A;
Edwards, William NICK. Clayton and
J. G. MCGrath.
The committee on municipal finance
Of the Board Of Trade includes: John
JOY Edison. chairman: II. l.. Rust
William NJ. Shuster, Ralph ?. Barnard
a. A. Birney, Arthur G. Bishop, W. W
Bride, Thomas A. Bright. Ashton O.
Clapham. J. W. Clarke, Frederick -
EicheIberger. Joshua Evans, jr.; VII
liam J. Eynon, Albert r. Fox, 6. j.
Gockeler. W. r. Ham, Robert n. harp
er J. Fred Kelley. Loverett NJ Kelley
Alexander Mex enzie, Henry b. F. Mac
farland, william =. Mattingly. Clar-
ence r. Norment, Theodore w. Noyes
Myron NJ. Parker. Ben l.. Prince. Percy
II. Russell. Tucker *. Sands, william
II. Saunders, w. w. Spaid. Corcoran
Thorn, l.. l.. Thompson. William Tin
dali, John l.. Weaver, Joseph I. Well.
er, George w. White, and Louis g
Wilson.
The Washington times., 1915-03-12

Mt Rainier Lodge, No. 1856, I. o. o. F..
will give it's first musicale in Potts
Hall at S o'clock tonight. Miss Mildred
Kolb, Earl Wagner, Miss Alma Thomas,
Miss Isabel Gladding, and Frank Norris
Jones will take part, under the direction
OF James II. Babrock, jr., V. }. Lohr,
and Edward +. Hartlovc.
The Washington times., 1915-03-12
EVANSVILLE.

Tegchers and pupils of the Hyatts.
vile high school will give supper al
Masonic Tempt" March 10. for the benc.
flt of tho school athletic association.
The Washington times., 1915-03-12

The annual meeting of the First Pres
byterian Church will be held Wednes-
day evening
The Washington times., 1915-03-12

The Bible class of the Riverdale Pres
byterian Sunday school will give So
cial to the home department tonight.
The Washington times., 1915-03-12

The Rev. George w. Atkinson will
preach tonight at the Pinkney Memorial
Episcopal Church
The Washington times., 1915-03-12
CITY BEGINS TAX
FIGHT At MEETING
Citizens Gather at University
Club to Discuss Problem Of
D. c. Finances.
Continued from First Page

nish are facts lintelligentIy presented
and served up in concise, anaiyucai
form The conference this afternoon Is
to determine, II this be possible at a
first meeting, just how the District shall
go about presenting its side of the con-
troversy and refuting the arguments OF
those who claim that the half-an-ha
plan is a burden upon the Federal Gov
ernment, and should be abolished.
The great majority of those scheduled
TO assemble at the University Clup.
however, are recognized as advocates OF
the present fiscal arrangement, and y
is not expected that the meeting VIII
depart from discussion Of fiscal al
fairs to take up suffrage.
Representatives of the Chamber OF
Commerce, the Board of Trade: the
Committee of One Hundred and the
Federation of Citizens Associations
were named. at the invitation OF Mr.
Macfarland, to attend today's confer
cnce. MIR. Macfarland. DR.. Harvey W.
Wiley. George Truesdell. Richard B.
Watrous and Charles s. Bundy are the
representatives of the Committee OF one
Hundred.
The Washington times., 1915-03-12
ROCKVILLE.

The committee appointed by the recent
convention of the farmers of this coun-
tyr. Bentley Thomas, Calvin Bready,
Charles j. HartShornc, Robert II. Mil
Ter. Charles +. Brooke, Columbus Bra
shears, William l.. MCCency. Douglas
y. Blandford. f. j. Thomas and Harry
G. W1lliams-appeared before the coun- =
tY commissioners and presented resolu-
tions adopted by the farmers convcn-
ton asking the commissioners to ap-
propriate 900 to add to a like amount
to be contributed bv the Department of
Agriculture under the Levy agricultural
extension law. for the employment of
an agent in this county for farm demon
stration work.
Prof. 6. H. Alv"rd. OF the MARYLAND
Agricultural College. accompanied the
committee, and addressed tho commits
sioners in favor OF the project. The
commissioners took no action. but it is
understood they are favorably inclined
toward the proposition.
George A. NJ. Kechner. of this place.
and Miss Ethel Douglas Graves. Of Long
Island. were married recentlv in Long
EranCh. They will live in Washington.
A license to marry has been issued by
the clerk of the circuit court here to
John l.. Iteidy, twenty three years old.
and Miss Adeline Blassey. .uged twen-
tN-fOuf both of WHShingtDn
The Washington times., 1915-03-12
ANACOSTIA.

BY order of the war Department. the
period during which the draw of the
Anscostia bridge will be permitted to
be raised for commerce in the future
has been reduced from thirteen to
eight hours per day. The Commits
sioners recommended this change for
ecenomy's sake, as one mans wages
will be saved. The new hours will be
from a. m. to p. m.
The Potomac Baseball League Of
hcials met last night at the home of
thine treasurer. Karl Scherer, when the
schedule for tho 1915 season was pre-
sented and adopted. The first game is
calls for six games each week on the
Anacostia diamond, holidays excluded.
and two games weekly on the grounds
OF the Government Hospital for the
Insane.
The Child Welfare Association of
Anacost!a will hold its second evening
meeting of the season tonight In the
Masonic Hall. Allan Davis. principal of
the Business High School. and Miss
Anne Beers, supervising principal Of
the eighth division. will speak. The
pupils Of the kctCham School will con-
tribute several tableaux
dredge was placed in operation
yesterday in the fats reclamation work
Anacostia bridge aud north of it. in
project No. . The work is progress
ing rapidly.
The improved streets m Anacostia
are swept three times each week by
the street cleaning department now in
place of the former cleaning of only
once each week. All other streets are
also cleaned now once week, while
before no attention was given them.
The Washington times., 1915-03-12
TEMPERATURES
AFFLECk'S.

The temperature today as registered
at the United states Weather Bureau
"a A
The Washington times., 1915-03-12
TIDE TABLE.

TIDE TABLE.
High tide, $50 a. m. and 6:0l y. m
Low tide. 1853 a. m. and 1902 .. m.
Sun TABLE.
aain riSce co Sun sets Sn4
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21
Hen az Trained Nurse.

Johnny Hillyard, six-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Hillyard, who live
near ellis, on the Mount Hood rail-
way, owns black Minorca hen, which
he would not trade for the best hen on
earth nor for her weight in silver
Recently Johnny was taken sick and
confined to his bed in tent for sew
eral days. The Minorca hen, discon'
solate over the loss of her playmate,
refused to eat until she discovered
where the boy was, and then she
"camped" in front of the tent. Moth
ing could drive her away. While the
mother was away and the boy was
asleep, the hen flew on the bed and
laid an egg on the pillow by the side
of the sleeping boy.-Portland (Ore)
Dispatch to Seattle Times.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21

room. The woodwork of the buffet
corresponds with the other woodwork
in the dining room and the parlor.
The same general design is used in
the front hail. The idea is to select
a style of finish that is suitable to the
house and to have all the living rooms
finished in the same pattern.
There is one bedroom downstairs
which may be used for den or an
office, If so desired. One of these
houses was built for a doctor, and he
used this little room for Office pur-
poses, although he found it necessary
to make one or two slight changes.
The arrangement of the kitchen,
pantry and back porch is very salts
factory and it makes a perfect work
shop. The porch is an adjunct to the
kitchen in the summer time, and the
pantry makes a storage room the year
round Also the stairway leading down
to the cellar is conveniently placed.
The windows lighting the kitchen are
so arranged as to provide light where
it is most needed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21

lime, cement, etc., are heavy COM
modities, SO that freight rates mount
up. For that reason each community
has figured out the cheapest and most
satisfactory way of building up to the
surface of the ground. If celIar-wall
material is locally convenient, the
walls are carried up to the bottom
of the first floor joists. If cellar-wall
material is scarce or expensive, then
cellar walls usually extend only to the
surface of the ground.
A sill is laid on top Of this low wall
and the studding started from the sill
In the usual way, but there is turing
strip gained into the studding two or
three feet above the top Of the wall.
This Turing strip supports the floor
joists, so that the cellar is given the usu-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21
Second Floor Plan.

as a relief to the long sloping roof.
as well as for admitting light to the
center of the upper story.
The two bedrooms are lighted by
double windows in the gables. The
fashion of using double windows is
a good one for looks as we'll as for
light. Large gables require some
kind of an interruption to the general
smooth, straight siding as relief.
For that reason the wide projection of
roof shuts away some of the light, so
that when single windows are used in
this capacity the bedrooms are likely
to be somewhat dark. The bedrooms
are IA by II feet 6 inches in size, with
four extra large clothes closets or
store rooms. This is way of util.
izing every square foot of floor space
down to point where the roof comes
within a few feet of the floor.
The downstairs rooms are very nice.
ly arranged for comfort and for conve-
nience in doing the house work. The
parlor and the dining room, being con-
nected by wide archway, are almost
like one room. The parlor is made
very attractive by the large chimney
and fireplace, with bookcases in the
corners. These bookcases are about
five feet in height, which necessitates
the placing of the windows over these
bookcases at considerable height; but
there is an advantage in this, because
the light comes from different angle,
and these small high windows, in con-
nection with the triple window in
front, light the parlor in very salts
factory manner. Likewise the dining
room is lighted by the wide windows
in the rear wall and by two narrower
windows in the box seat.
A built-in buffet is constructed
against the blank wall in the dining
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21

ant IN desert his cat leaving it dependent upop
hunting for living.
Optimists who still believe that cat nature map
be educated or restrained, suggest that bells ana
bright ribbon be placed on pussy so that warn
ing will precede her fatal spring. Others advo-
cate that the poles or trees on which bird houses
are placed should be sheathed in tin or wrapped
in barb wire to prevent the cat from climbing
UP and destroying the half-grown nestlngs before
they can fly to safety. A thorny rose bush IS
advised by another humane person; but the ever
present cynic thinks it much better to plant the
cat at the roots of the rose bush, where he Is
sure in time to evolve into harmless fertilizer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21

plans and put the living rooms on the
sunny side of the house. It makes
a great difference in the comfort of a
house to have the living rooms face
in the most desirable direction.
The general appearance of this
house from the street is exceptionally
interesting and pleasing. There is
something light and airy and clean
looking about the design and finish.
The house is constructed in the usu-
al way of building a wooden house
over a solid cellar or basement wall
of stone, brick or concrete. The ma
terials for the wall must be selected
according to the locality. Stone, sand,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21

al height of 71s feet of headroom. and
$50 or 500 is saved in the cost of
construction. These details are worked
out locally regardless of the general
plan of the superstructure, because it
makes no alteration in the manner of
building except that the studdings are
two or three feet longer, more or less.
The plan of this house provides for
four rooms and a bathroom on the
first floor, and there are two bedrooms
and a sewing room on the second
floor. The sewing room is lighted by
the front dormer. The back dormer
window lights the stairway These
dormers are very artistically designed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21
Structure Most Suitable for Erec-
ton in Small Town or
Village.
LAID OUT FOR SIX ROOMS
Proper Arrangement of Light is One
Of the Features That Make the
Building EminentIy Desirable
Buffet In Dining Room
a Feature.
sv WIttIAM A. RADFoRD.

Mr.. William A. Radford with answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers OF this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer. he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue Chicago. ILL.,, and only enclose
two-ce%t stamp tor reply.
The fashion of building a house with
considerable width Of frontage is prev
alent in great many towns and vii
lagos of the middle West. Ordinarily,
such houses require wide lots, which
probably is the principal reason why
they are not so much built in cities,
where land values are very much
greater.
In most towns and villages the res
idence streets are lined with shade
trees, so that after the noon hour
there is considerable shade, which is
a great RELIEF from the hot morning
sun. 1t is noticeable that shady
lawn usually is cool. Large shade
trees, with the branches trimmed up a
distance of twelve or fifteen feet above
the ground, are said to possess sue
ton which draws the air under the
branches and creates a breeze even on
comparatively still day. The real rea-
son is that there always is breath OF
air moving across the landscape. When
the advancing current of air meets an
obstruction like a tree, it parts and
passes around the object in every di-
rection Part of the moving air is COM
pressed between the tree branches
and the ground. Because of the re-
stricted area the air moves faster,
which accounts for the pleasant sensa-
ton of a light breeze that is so often
noticed under shade trees in the sum-
mertime.
This house should be built on lot
at least fifty feet in width-sixty feet
would be better. The frontage may
be either north or west. If it is ne
cessary to front towards the east it
would be better to reverse the floor
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21

they display a speed and endurance entirely out
of their ordinary wont. A little sandpiper which
summers in northern Siberia near the Arctic mas
to fly over the Himalaya mountains in order to
reach India where it passes the winter. In doing
this it must rise to heights of four miles and up
wards to clear the towering ranges. wilson
petrol is known to range from the Soutn AM
arctic ocean to the northern limits OF BRUSH
America AS ducks and geese are almost tue
only birds whose migrations have been seen IN
the daytime many telescope observations ana
instantaneous photographs have been taken OF
them during flight These observations 1ndlcate
that the flight Of ducks, particularly TEAL must
frequently reach speed of 100 miles an nour
and over. Even with the slower flying pros IL
is possible to cover long stretches IN one nlgnt'
as the fight seems to be pursued without rest
"al throught the night" The probable choice
of night for flight is that the day may be de-
voted to feeding. Besides, the dangers OF the
birds of prey other than owls, are thus avoloeo.
The ducks that reach this latitude in the spring
are frequently very thin and poor, evidently o"-
ing to the strenuousness of their voyage.
One of the remarkable characteristics OF MI
grafton is the regularity Of its annual movement
among the different species, often the same day
each fall and spring marking the departure and
arrival The flights seem Invariably TO De IN
f1ocks whether the species be gregarlous OF
otherwise No sooner is the destination reached
than the nongregarious species separate either
sinolv or in pairs One exception to this are
rollins which are homogeneous in the North,
but invariably go in focks in the South Just
why some birds of the same species stop In one
latitude while others go farther on is not known
though probably the question of food supply Is
the determining factor. The whole subject OF
migration is one of the interesting phenomena
a. nature which has been a matter of common
observation for some thousand years and yet OF
whose essential nature have only the scantest
information.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21
The Bird Or the Cat?

''The Bird or the Cat?" has become scratch
ing subject which is making the feathers fly IN
many a heretofore peaceful neighborhood. BRO
lovers who have attempted to establish sanctu
aries for their feathered friends have been COM
PEELED to revise their visiting lists according to
where her royal highness Tabbykins holds sway
The bird man who has found to his sorrow that
any bird and cat combination means catastrophe,
even while he is taking the mangled body OF the
little feathered tenant, that he has worked TOT
months to attract, from the clutches OF the 1nno
cent-looking, fluffy, four-footed murderer, Will De
assaulted by the catowner who Indignantly de-
clares that while other low-bred creatures may
catch birds, she knows her own blue-blooded
darling Fluffykins is too well bred and too well
fed to do such deed!
NaturaIists statistically rank the fes domes-
ticus third in the understanding agents, hold
ing every roaming cat responsible for the lives OF
at least fifty birds year. game warden who
reports 200 quail killed by mother cat in less
than year the game preserve advocates the
wholesale determination of cats under the super
vision of game warden.
The value of the cat to catch mice or rats Is
disputed by bird enthusiast who maintains that
this Nero Of the animal world will hush forever
the joyous song of any little feathered chorster
simply for his own amusement when not in need
of food. When he dimes he goes after cold bird
in preference to any other delicacy, and will
catch mice or rats only last resort to keep
from starving.
The most serious arrangement against both the
domestic and stray cat is made by the boards
of health, who have found these animals to be
carriers of scarlet fever, diphtheria and other
diseases most fatal to their human associates.
A successful business says that if a cat
kills little chicken in the yard of the average
farmer, the cat is made away with. If the four
footed hunter comes home with a quail, he is
petted; yet the quail is of greater economic value
to the farmer than is either the cat or the
chicken. He thinks for humane reasons the wild
or stray cat left on abandoned farms should be
put out of the way.
A cata-comb where feline providers may be laid
permanently to rest, is considered necessary
adjunct to every bird sanctuary by bird
servationist, who has tried without success, vari
GUS methods to prevent cats from killing helpless
song and insectivorous birds valuable to man.
Another long sufferer from cat depredations con-
siders nearby deeper bath, in which to i'm
merse and leave the savage depredators, is the
only way in which bird bath may be maintained.
Some friends of the birds think to license the
cat and hold the owner responsible for his pets
destructiveness will solve not only the vexng cat
but also the kitten. question. They conclude that
II person pays for license he will not be SO
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21

tion-concerning whose physical basis and nature
we entirely in the dark. 1t seems to be
sense common to most animals. It is extremely
well developed in horses and dogs, and likewise
in fishes who year after year come back to the
same stream to spawn. 1t is possessed to lesser
degree by man, being pronounced in the
savage than in the civilized man. probably be-
cause in the latter disuse has dulled its percep-
ton.
The speed at which birds fly during migration
probably varies according to the natural capacity
of the species Nevertheless, in such fights
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21
MYSTERIOUS JAes.

"Boffels says he makes it rule never to take
a drink before six o'clock in the evening"
"Ahem!"
"Well?"
Il frequently see him full during the day and
was just wondering If he had hit upon some
way to take his liquor hypodermically.'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21
ThorouchIy Soaked.

did old Skinson let you in on the
ground floor of his new stock promo
ton scheme?"
That's what he did"
what happened then"
"The ground floor was flooded win
water"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21
PUZZLED.

Il never can tell what you men are talking
about" said the debutante, with pout.
What's the matter now, Celestine?"
Il met Mr. Brokerly just now, and he said he'd
been up to his neck in wheat all morning, yet
never saw him look more immaculate"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21
IN THE EUeENIc HOUSEHOLD.

These eggs are exactly as like them. Hor-
tense.
yes, Archimedes, submerged them in water
at 212 degrees Fahrenheit for exactly two and
one-half minutes
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21
HIeHBRoWs.

She-Didn't you think the people at Mrs Gan
ders reception were all extremely dull?
Yes, but you know it was authors day
Life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21
NOT THE RIGHT KIND.

II don't see how you can stand these bowling
students with their class yells for everything"
We'll, you see. they're such CHEEKY sort"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21
NATURAL DEDUCTION.

81 wonder how those spirit messages are writ
temp remarked the dense party
with medium pencil imagine" replied the
wise guy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-05-21
TOO BULKY.

Stout Wife-How do you like my masquerade
costume? I'm page
Husband-Page? You look more like vol.
ume-Prnceton Tiger.
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