Evening star., 1915-07-04
AGRICULTURAL DEPT

Mrs. Celena Walden, seventy-one
years old. an employe of the depart-
ment for thirty-four years, died Wed.
nesday afternoon at her home, 1921 CO.
iumbia road. Funeral services were
held at the chapel at 1887 10th street.
Friday morning. followed by service at
the grave in Rock Creek cemetery. At
the time of her death Mrs Walden
was employed in the bureau of crop
estimates. She leaves one son. who
lives in Kentucky, and two grandsons.
James G. Shibley. executive officer of
took his family to Wildwood, n. j..
Thursday, for the summer. Mr.. Shib-
ley himself viii take a two-week holi-
day there.
William Allen Orton, plant patholo-
gist of the department, was awarded
the honorary degree of doctor of
science at the commencement exercises
of the University of Vermont, In Bur
lington. Wednesday. The only other
dotcor of science degree awarded was
to Theodore Newton Vail, president, OF
the American Telephone and Telegraph
Company.
Charles Sperle. supply clerk OF the
bureau of crop estimates, left the city
yesterday to take his young son to
Esopus. n. Y, for the summer. Mr..
Sperle is to visit Kearney, n. J., before
he returns to his desk.
Leon Estabrook, chief of the bureau
of crop estimates, returned to his desk
Wednesday from an inspection trip in
the New England states.
Capt John J. Boardman of the de-
partment was on the sick list during
the week.
ested in a special student train demon
strating courses of practical farm work
included in the college curriculum of
the College Of Agriculture Of North
Dakota. being sent on tour by the COL
lege.
The train is managed wholly by stu
dents. even the engineer and fireman
being selected from students in the en-
gineering department. There is live
stock department, in which cattle are
butchered. and a culinary department.
managed by young ladies, who cook
the meat thus provided.
Various food and other agricultural
products are included in the exhibit
college experimental farm.
John o. Riley. an assistant in charge
of miscellaneous correspondence in the
document section OF the DIVISION OF
publications. returned to the depart
ment Tuesday from a ten-day leave OF
absence in Atlanta.
w. d. Lynch, chemist In the IN
secticide and fungicide laboratory. left
Thursday for a two-week stay in Bos-
ton and Philadelphia.
Interesting news of food prices In
Lodz, now under German rule. comes
across the ocean from Petrograd.
The high cost of living there Is
characterized as appalling" Meat has
reached SLIPS a pound, while German
butter ("so-called half margarine") Is
bringing 80 cents a pound. German po-
tato war bread is sold for IL cents a
loaf-and a small loaf at that.
The department team in the Depart
mental League is contender Tor
championship honors. Instead Of being
a walkaway for Interior, the race bids
fair to develop into a very strenuous
fight, with Agriculture and Interior
fighting it out.
The acquisition of several new play
ers. 1t is pointed out. undoubtedly has
aided Agriculture to make GOOD
showing in its recent games. Reds
Mccarthy and Cusack. regular MEM
bers of the Georgetown University nine
last spring, have been playing with the
team, as has Nops, regarded as one Oh
the best young pitchers in the city.