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Evening star., 1915-05-16
In Memoriam

HANIION. In loving remembrance of sweet
little boy. TIMOTHY JOSEPH. who died
year ago today, May l6. 1914.
PAPA AND MAMMA.
MOORE. In sad but loving remembrance OF my
Dear husband NJ W. MOORE, Sr.
departed this life two years ago today. May
10. 1913.
Husband. I am sad and lonely.
Since you have gone from me.
And it seems there is pleasure
In this drearr world for me.
! often Sit alone and wonder
At what you would say
4. you only knew the changes
That have happened since that day.
BY HIS DEVOTED WIFE. MRS. NJ W.
MOORE.
PHILLIPS In sad but loving remembrance of
my dear mother. who departed this life four
years ugo today. May i6. 1911.
BY HER DEVOTED son LAWRENCE.
PHILLIPS. In sad but loving remembrance OF
our dear moiner. NORA MAY PHILLIPS.
who departed this life Two years ago. May
IL. 1913.
You are gone. but not forgotten,
Fresh our love shall be.
For long there is memory
We shall always think of thee.
BY HER DEVOTED CHILDREN.
THOMAS In sad but loving remembrance Of
my dear wife and our mother LEILA
THOMAS. Hlo departed this life two years
ago today, Ma! III, 1918.
Two long :cars. dear wife and mother.
Sine" you called away,
And hearts are Sill aching
Just as they did that day.
BY HER DEVOTED HUSBAND AND Chill
DREN.
Evening star., 1915-05-16
UNITED STATES NAVY
HAS NEW SEARCHuCHT
Rey Forty -Four-Inch Reflector Has
New Mechanical Principle to
Increase Efficiency.

The great 44-inch searchlight &C
quired by the United States Navy De-
partment. designed by ]. A. Rey. in
Franco, and described by Herbert I
Wade, involves a feature of mech
anism for distant control which ADDS
greatly to the effectiveness of the in
stallation
These immense mirrors. similar TO
the rejecting telescope Of the astron-
omer. which have been improved oy
Mr.. Rey in substituting gold for silver
as the rejecting surface, have become
an important weapon OF offense or defense
second only to the guns of a modern
battleship. This searchlight, which is
forty-fou inches in diameter. can oe
controlled automatically from a dis
tant station by an observer at the
telescope.
Mr.. Rey's improvement in the use OF
the gold film electroplated in a para
bolic surface on the mirror obviates TO
a great degree the injury from the
shock and concusson of the discharge
Of the 14-inch guns now being IN
stalled on the great dreadnaughts.
Mr.. Wade says:
obviously the mirror of glass at best
is delicate and is likely to crack from
shock or concussion. while silver sur
face is. in addition liable to corrosion
When. it is considered that searchlights
with mirrors of more than six feet IN
diameter are required for purposes OF
coast defense, it will be seen how Sc
rious such a difficulty is. and when 1t
is further considered that 4 chance hit
by even the smallest projectile is like
ly to put the apparatus out of commls-
sion, the necessity for improvement in
the design and construction of
may be appreciated"
Long range naval warfare and the
night attacks of torpedo boats. which
now seem to he the prevailing meth
cd of sea fighting in the European war
make the searchlight an essential fea-
ture of the modern battleship. The
modern searchlight of great battle
ship is a powerful electric arc lamp
placed at the focus of a parabolic mir
ror which is shaped or figured so that
Evening star., 1915-05-16
THIRTY DAYS IN JAIL
FOR POLITICAL LIBEL
Editor Of Connecticut Journal Con-
victed of Vihfication of
State Senator.

WATERBURY,. Conn, May 15.-Wil-
liam J. Pape. editor of the Waterbury
Republican. was ordered committed to
the New Haven county jail for thirty
days upon conviction of the charge OF
criminal libel in the city court today
by Judge John ]. Walsh of the court
of common pleas.
Judge Walsh of Fairfield county was
called into the case as an unprecedented
judge. Notice Of an appeal was given
by the editors counsel and bonds were
given.
State Senator James A. Peasley oi
this city. the complainant against the
editor. specified two editorials appear
ing in the paper published by the &C
cused as being. in his belief. abusive
indecent and offensive.
The Republican criticised Senator
Peasley before his nomination and
election last fall. Later it editorially
referred to his connection with the
Waterbury city court. in which he is
now a prosecuting attorney, having
been appointed recently.
Evening star., 1915-05-16
GRIDIRON CLUB WARNS.
Swindlers Offering to Sell Associate
Membership.

The Gridiron Club issued statement
last night through its president, Edgar
{. Snyder. warning the public against
d widespread scheme to sell associate
memberships in the organization to
prominent public men in various sec
tions of the country. Mr. Snyder said:
Information reached us during the
past week that gang of professional
swindlers was at work in the middle
west and in certain OF the eastern
states selling associate memberships in
the Gridiron Club, which carried with
1t the right to attend its functions
whenever held. So widespread has this
attempt been that ! deem il my duty to
warn the public against these impos-
ters.
The Gridiron Club has never author
lied any one to collect money for any
purpose or in any form whatsoever for
its benefit. The public Is therefore
warned against these imposters and
wherever possible assistance is asked
in bringing punishment to the Of
fenders.'
Evening star., 1915-05-16
FORT F00TE BEACON LIGHT
Will Be Placed on the Wharf In.
stead of in Stream.

In compliance with the expressed
wishes of Potomac navigators. the
lighthouse authorities have decided to
place the beacon light at Fort Foote
on the end of the wharf instead of on
the flats on the Virginia side of the
river.
The new light. which will be estab-
lished in the middle Of June, will be a
fixed white of forty candlepower. six
teen feet above the water on a white
post. On the establishment of the light
Roziers buoy will be discontinued.
Last fall the lighthouse authorities
announced that three new beacon
lights would be established on the Po-
Evening star., 1915-05-16

tomac. One at Rollers bluff. one at
White Stone and the third at Glymont.
The Rozier's bluff beacon and that at
White Stone were located out in the
river and last winter the ice carried
the Rozier's BLUM one away and bent
out of perpendicular the one at White
Stone. 1t was proposed to re-estab-
lish the lights out in the river, but on
the attention of the lighthouse authori-
ties being called to the availability of
Fort Foote wharf they decided to
use 1t.
Evening star., 1915-05-16
PEACE SUNDAY PROGRAM.

Many of the Sunday schools of the
city will today have special Peace Sun
day programs. in commemoration of the
first peace conference which assembled
at The Hague, May IS. 1899.
This service, 1t is pointed out, is
largely due to the work of those In
charge of the peace and arbitration de-
partment of the W. c. T. u. which has
sent peace literature to the superin-
tendents of the Sunday schools in all
parts of the country. as well as leaf1et
for each child
The programs sent out provide for
the instruction of the pupils from the
platform. as well as il the classes. and
Evening star., 1915-05-16
BORN.

McDoNOUGH. On saturday. MAY Is 1915 10
James II. and Sarah F. McDonongh. a daugh-
ter. i6s
PHILLIPS. On Thursday NAV iS 1919 in
Jacksonville. Fla. Mr.. and Mrs George
Zeiglcr Phillips. n son.
TiREE. On Saturday. May L. 1915. to Mr.
and Mrs Samuel r. Tyree, daughter.
CAROL DORA THEA
Evening star., 1915-05-16

it will project a beam of rays approx
mately parallel and in any desired d.
rection. being capable of movement and
control so as to sweep the horizon and
illuminate any object within Its range
Of visibility
THE best refiectors for searchlights
have been made in Europe. 1t being
only recently that American manufac-
turers have taken up the making OF
such mirrors"
Evening star., 1915-05-16
CARRIERS CHOOSE DELEGATES.
Will Attend National Convention at
Omaha Next September.

Delegates to the annual convention
Of the National Association of Letter
Carriers, to be held at Omaha next Sep
tember, were chosen last night at a
meeting of Branch No 142. National
Association of Letter Carriers, held in
Eagles Hall, 9Th and f streets north
west. Those who will represent the
local letter carriers at the convention
are W. J. Hamacher and E. s. Leman
of the main office and w. S. Crawford
of the Brookland station The al
ternates are ]. A. O'Neil and E. T. Nc
Nerhaney of the main office and H. c.
Butler of the Brookland station.
Evening star., 1915-05-16
Linen Shower for Home for Aged.

The Ladies Auxiliary Of the Hebrew
Home for the Aged has arranged to give
a linen shower and entertainment for the
benefit of the home. AIS NJ street north
west, Wednesday, May 26. at pm. The
committee in charge of arrangements con-
sists of Mrs. B. Danzansky. chairman :;
Mrs. s. Atlas. Mrs b. Yudelewit. Mrs
Luber, Mrs. Orisman, Mrs. Heroes. Mrs
Katzman, Mrs. Mendelson, Mrs. Claptch
and Mrs. Kaminsky.
Evening star., 1915-05-16

IL is suggested that II be brought to the
mind of the child that treaties arbi-
tration. an international police and a
supreme court Of the nations should be
substituted for the horrors of war
Peace day is to be observed in the
public schools Tuesday
Evening star., 1915-05-16
Guards Increased at Powder Works

Fearing that some attempt might be
made to blow up or interfere with work
at the United states naval powder works.
at Lake Denmark, about five miles from
Dover, Del. the force of guards, con-
sisting of regular army troops. has been
increased. Fifty-four men from Fort
Hamilton. N. Y. arrived at the plant
which is known as the Picatinny arsenal
last week
Evening star., 1915-05-16
MARRIED

BROOKE WAGNER On Thursday, May ~.
1913. at the parsonsce Of the VI r. Church.
Fairfax Va. by til" Rev. George T. Tyler.
= OWEN BROOKE and ADELAIDE NJ.
WAGNER both of Washington. d. c.
Evening star., 1915-05-16
Georgetown Citizens to Meet.

A meeting of the Georgetown Citi-
zens' Association has been called at
Potomac Savings Bank Hall for to-
morrow evening.
Evening star., 1915-05-16
AUTO TRADE BOOSTING
TRIPS NOW PLANNED
Retail Merchants Will Continue
Buy-in- Washington"
Campaign.

Encouraged by the success of the out
ing on the lower Potomac river last week,
members of the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation are planning to continue the buy
in and boost for Washington campaign
by making summer and fall trips by
automobile to nearby towns of Mary
land. Virginia and West Virginia
The exigencies of competition are
such that It is necessary to go after
business" declared Charles ]. Column
bus. secretary of the Retail Merchants
Association. yesterday. 'and we are
mapping out routes and details for our
summer and fall trade boosting cam
paign that Will focus lot Of attention
to Washington as retail center and
If we can get the folks out of Wash
ington to come here and buy just once
they will not need any special persua-
sion for the future.
Evening star., 1915-05-16
Plans to Be Presented.

The complete plans for the trade
boosting movement by automobile will
be presented at the next meeting of
the board of governors of the associa-
ton. to be held the latter part of May.
and the other movements will be taken
up in order"
r. p. Andrews, president of The Re-
tail Merchants Association, has been
much gratified over the receipt of nu-
merous letters and verbal expressions
of satisfaction at the outcome of the
outing held last week
The fame of Washington as a buying
point was spread to places that here
tofore had only known one market.
Likewise the trip had a distinct social
as well as practical siie. and proved
a voyage of discovery to the li3 men
that made up the pas of trade
boosters.
President Andrews left Friday night
for Charleston. W. Va following which
he will journey to Chicago, H.. and
thence to the Fox river valley. He
will return to Washington iii about
ten days.
Evening star., 1915-05-16

This exquisite white material
full 40 inches wide and Is univer
sally sought after for cool, daint
frocks. Extra thin. filmy qualit.
with permanent finish.
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DIED.

BANGER on Saturday. y.ay - iai5 at ~.
residence Of II. L.. Reed 1905 Monroe street
northwest. Washington. - G. MARY FRAN
tES HANGER Of Fhilaielphia. ia
interment at Cedar Hill cemetery. Philadelphia.
fhiladelphia papers please rnny1
The Spectator., 1915-05-21

tering plants that can handle carloads are within reach of all sections and if sufficient number of neighbors com bine to have 100 lambs of similar breeding, size and condition to ship jointly the returns are assured. It will also be possible to secure visits and bids from buyeH when such a number is promised. ~The lamb clubs of Tennessee have proved very suc- cessful in this work. The same organ. ization can be used in diCposing of the wool.
 In the countries where economy in farm management has been studied long time the sheep is considered to be necessary in utilizing vegetation on such waste lands as are not wet or marshy. But the sheep can hold ts place on high-priced land as meat producer alone. Compared with larger animals it has some important advantages. First, the lambs mature very rapidly, being marketable at four months of age or later, according to breeding and feeding. This is an economy. because larger proportion of the total feed goes into increase of weight than in slower growing ami mals. Second, the sheep consumes greater variety of plants than do other animals. Many of such plants are detrimental to pastures and would otherwise require hard labor to hold them in check. Third, grain waste in harvesting can be entirely recovered by sheep. These facts prompt some farmers to claim that the summer food of sheep costs nothing, because what they consume would otherwise bring no returns.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21

The consumption of mutton per cap. ita in the United States is increasing every year, though the amount used is much less in proportion to other meat than in Europe. There are good req sons for expecting a continuation of good prices for mutton and lamb, and the demand for wool also may be ex- pected to increase more rapidly than the production. These facts are brought out in recent letter from a scientist of the department of agricul- ture to a southern farmer who in Quired regarding the possibilities of the sheep business.
 The departments specialist called attention to the fact that while farm raised sheep have often not been prof itable, this has usually been because of lack of proper attention and man. agement. Variations in price of wool and mutton have stood in the way of such general interest in sheep as would cause them to be regarded as highly as they should be in the future. Ranges all over the world are now carrying about as many sheep as they can support under a strict range sys- tenn, and an increase in the production of sheep products must come mainly, from farms. Here, then, is the farm CTS opportunity to take advantage of the increased consumption of these products.
 While mutton can be produced at low cost and there is a growing de- mand for it, difficulty in selling may be experienced in sections where the amount of live stock produced has not been sufficient to make it worth while for regular buyers to operate Slaugh-
The Spectator., 1915-05-21
TEETH PROJECTIONS
 CAUSE OF TROUBLE
Many Animals Fail to Make Good Gains Owing to Bad Condi-
 ton of Grinders.

The horse most commonly grown upon the farm and the one which Is so often neglected, when it comes to preparing him for market. is the draft horse.
 Pounds of flesh are an important factor in determining his market value. This being the case, it is very neces- sary to have him make heavy gains. One of the first points to be considered in fattening horse is to attend to his teeth. Many horses fail to make good gains, due to the fact that their teeth are not in proper condition.
 The preparation of the teeth is known as the floating of the teeth. It is best to get veterinarian to do this, as he has the proper instruments. and where there are many to do, it can be done more rapidly. Floating the teeth is point which great many people overlook. and is in many instances the cause of a horse being out of condition.
 When a horse has number of sharp projections on his teeth, the gums be- come sore and raw, so that he does not masticate his food properly; conse- quently indigestion often results and the horse runs down in his condition.
 In examining lot of horses recent ly, it was found that a large number of them had sharp projections on the under edge of the grinders. Their mouths were in such condition that a person would wonder how they could eat at all.
 But after their teeth had been float ed down, quite marked change was noticed.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21
TANKAGE FOR HOGS
 IS QUITE VALUABLE
Results Given of Tests Conducted by Expert at Minnesota
 Agricultural College.

Experiments recently conducted at the Minnesota College of Agriculture tend to show that, as hog feed. tank age is valuable. R. C.. Ashby, assist ant husbandman, in charge of swine. states that in series of tests the lots fed tankage returned profit on the grain fed, while the others did. not
 Five lots of hogs, of as near the same size and age as possible. were selected. Three were fed mixture of shelled corn, shorts and tankage. One was fed shelled corn, shorts and oil meal, and the other a mixture of shelled corn and shorts.
 Figuring corn at 60 cents bushel, shorts at $26 a ton, tankage at S55, and oil meal at $36. the tankage-fed lots returned from five to uine cents profit on a bushel of grain fed.
 An interesting side light of the ex- pertinent was trial of the self-feeder. The three feeds. shelled corn, shorts and tankage, were supplied in a dry form and separately. The hogs se- lected the following ration: Shelled corn, 86.5 per cent; shorts, 5.5, and tankage, 79. The self-fed hogs made greater daily gains than the fastest growing handled pen, LA pounds to 1.3S. but they consumed little moro feed for each hundred pounds of gain, 497.5 to 467.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21
MISS NORMA HUTTON IS HERALD AND MISS LOUISA BOONE
 MAID OF HONOR.
EARLY PREPARATION URGED
Special Train Win Leave Little Rock From Union Station May 30,
 at 8:3o O'clock.
Little Rock.

Maj. Gee J. R. Gibbons. commander ed Confederate Veterans. announced two additions to his staff which will attend the Confederate reunion to be held at Richmond, Va, on June 1 to ,, inclusive. The additions are Miss Norma Hutton of Little Rock, herald. and Miss Louisa Boone of Lonoke, maid of honor who replaces Miss Bes- sic Trimble, resigned.
 The appointments were announced in the following general order: General Order No. 21.
 ''In addition to the ladies previous ly announced, the major general com manding has added the following la dies to his staff in connection with tine reunion at Richmond, Va, June 1, , and 3, 1915.
 Miss Norma Hutton, Little Rock. herald
 Miss Louisa Boone. Lonoke. maid of honor, vice Miss Bessie Trimble, resigned
 IHCSc ldulcS VIII nave every SOuI tesy extended them by the staff and other veterans of this division.
 By order of
 "J R. Gibbons,
 Major General Commanding. Official: J. Kellogg,
 "AdJutant General and Chief of Stan"
 General Gibbons in Order No. 2s. is- sued. urges all who have accepted ap- pointment of his staff to begin at once preparations for the reunion. A spe- cial train from Little Rock to Rich mond will leave the Union station Sunday. May 30, at S:30 o'clock, go- ing over the Iron Mountain to Mem phis and thence to Richmond via Br- mingham and Atlanta.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21

T would like to recover by next Christmas enough back taxes and state lands to pay off the states indebted ness,' said Representative Jo John son of Fort Smith, appointed by Gov arnor Hays as one of the assistants to the attorney general in recovering such property. If could get all that belongs to the state, and I believe in the end l shall, the amount would be more than enough"
 The last legislature passed an act authorizing the governor to appoint as- sistants to the attorney general who should tile suits on a contingent basis to recover property that belongs to the state. Under this act Mr Johnson recently filed suits in the chancery courts of Bradley and Boone counties tC recover taxes and land estimated at S75O,000. Other similar suits will De filed soon. he says
 Mr. Johnson filed suit in the Brad ley County Chancery Court to recover 69,o00 acres of land which he says be- longs to the state. More than 25 de- fendants are named The land involv- ed is estimated to be worth $500 000
 In his suit filed in Boone County MT. Johnson seeks to recover taxes on SS0,e00,000 worth of property of tho Iron Mountain railroad in the state. which @was not assessed in 1883 and lSS4. No definite rate of taxation is named in the suit, but it is left to the court to decide how much the state, county. road, school and other taxes for the period would have amounted.
 The suit filed in Boone County al- 'eges that in 1883 and 1884 the Iron Mountain railroad assessed its Arkan- sas property at S30,000O below what It should have been. It seeks to re- cover the taxes due the state on this amount for the two years.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21
COMPACT SEED BED
 FOR SMALL GRAINS
Soil Will Not Become Too Solid or Firm If Narrowed as Fast
 as It Is Flowed.

For small, spring grain crops com pact seed bed is essential, especially If grass seed is sown with the grain. Soil will not be made too compact if kept narrowed as fast as it is plowed. Every time it is narrowed you will be doubly repaid in the yield of the grain.
 In preparing corn ground, much of the work of cultivation will be avoid ed if the soil is brought to the best possible condition physically before planting.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21
How to Use Old Hay.

The old hay around the stack yards will make good filling for checking the washes about the meadow and pasture lands, but if left where it is 1t will kill out the meadow growth. The fencing surrounding these yards also ought to be cleaned up, else it vii, prove a great nuisance when harvest time comes.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21
Sow Before Farrowina.

Just before farrowing the SOW needs but little corn. A succulent feed is better. The SOW needs lots of exer- else. 90 it is not wise to confine her in . close pen with her brood.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21

The Arkansas History Commission has received the following:
 One volume of poems, donated by the author, Jerry Wallace of Fayette- vile. to be included in the Arkansas authors corner.
 One set complete in nine parts of the Art Work of the State of Arkan- sas, with historical summary and de- scriptive matter by Geo. B. Rose, pre- scented by Mrs. U. M. Rose
 One volume Confederate Veteran for 19l4. donated by J. Montgomery Will son of Springfield, Mo. The commits sion now has a complete file of the Veteran, all the gift of Mir Wilsos who is native Arkansan.
 Several old daguerrotypes the parole of Capt John C. Hill of the Confede- rate army and other historical mem .orials, donated by Mrs. Lill Booyher of Clarksville.
 One old copper coin donated by pr. W. J. Robinson of Portia.
 Two pieces of North Carolina cur rency. 1776 and 177S, by Mrs. c. R. Ledbetter of Little Rock
 Two "shinplaster" pieces of and 10 cents denomination United States currency, 1863, by Mrs k. c. Hinton.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21

Although admittedly the Arkansas Supreme Court decision which knock ed out the bond issue plan to build the wagon road approaches and via across the Mississippi at Memphis all so knocked the breath out of Critter- den County officials and property own. CTS, they do not propose to delay a month in finding a new way to finance te improvement
The Spectator., 1915-05-21

The general revenue fund received S4,500 in cash from Marion County, but the amount was immediately taken up by warrants. The sheriff of the same county paid $4,500 into the com mon school fund and S1000 into the pension fund. From Greene County $24S0 in warrants was received in payment of state taxes.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21

The work of the four crews doing preliminary survey work for new roads being built under the direction of the State Highway Department has been so great that engineers of the department have been unable to keep up the work of drafting and making specifications from the surveyors notes. One of the crews was put to work assisting in drafting