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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-07
WORLD POLITICS OUTwEIGIiED
ny STEEL SUIT DECISION

NEW YORK, June 5-Thc decree In
favor of the United States steel Cor
poiation IN the governments dissolu-
'lon SUIT. last week. evidently out :
weighed considerations OF world poli
'lcS ana wars in stock market cstima
ton. Dealings broke through the re-
straint imposed by the DISPUTE with
Germany into an ntimation Of buoy
ahcy. although prices reacted later.
and the market again became dull.
Ground work for recovery had been
la lid before this decision by the tone Of
confidence. due partly to greater hone
or agreement with Germany, but more
To the conviction that the extraordi :
nary strength of this country's nnan
cial position would not be impaired in
any event.
War orders in great volume remain
to be paid for. The cry for fresh mum
ton supplies by Britain's leaders and
the Russians lack emphasize the force
OF this factor. Release to New York OF
great sums of gold by debtor nations
with manifold increase of credit facili.
tates the permanent plans for f1otation
in this market of foreign government
securities. Home demands on the
money market continue light and time
loans this week fell to lowest rates
since 1911.
steel trade sentiment frightened dis
tinctly. CopDcrs were strengthened by
the large export demand Lcssened
business IN the failure record and
larger bank clearinGs were proof of the
upward trend. April's increase in rail
road net earnings was another favor
able factor. Survey of crop prospects
engages increasing attention.
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ing by its vigor and growth some very
rampant ancestor, was introduced. For
cign introductions followed rapidly. and
the rambler Increased in our rose gar
dcnS
The reintroduciiou OF the Japanese
3 Rosa WiChurana was most opportuEc.
and an American by a stroke of genius
using this almost evergreen species to
bring in striking new features with
dense foliage and late lowering. An
other American by happy though,
combined these results with the qiali-
tics obtained from MultihorHs. produce
ing such varieties as Lady Gay and
Hiawatha. which. if not perpetual at
least extended the season and led to
the revival of weeping standards. which
had previously been almost confined to
whites.
The cross of the Wichuriana with the
teas produced an earlier lowering race.
with distinct and charming color COM
binations. one of the most beautiful
examples being Jersey Reauty. with
large. delicate. single flowers and ever
green foliage. Rccollcctinp that Jersey
Beauty had already tea blood. il was
not surprising that seedlings from a
cross with n yellow hybrid tea lost some
Of their climbing habit. while re-
tanning the beautiful foliage of the
Wichurianas.
Inc ultimate end III view was to
cure a race of perpetual lowering ram
hlers. The perpetual blooming ten
dency. though at present dormant.
must he there. Mir. lambert Of Tricr.
GERMANY. working with the musks, has
obtained the best perpetual rambler
M TO date. The uoiscttc in its initial
stage was n hybrid OF tho musk and
gave perpetual hloomcrs. but the early
raiscrs had to large extent DESTROYED
tn" habit of the tru" rambler
Trier, on the authority of M Lam
bert. its raiser. was Il Seeding from
Revc dor. the most rambling of all
the noiScttes. and in essence true
musk. Trier had harkcd back to a
common ancestry. the musk proper
The stage Of perpetual towering has
been eliminated.
Here is an opportuni,y for amateurs
for original work and rcsonrch and
they should make tentative crosses
which would probably Weld new race
of garden hyhridS. Curiously, the best
ranhl"rs arc derived .from one group
out Of about twenty, into which the
whole roS" family is botanically di-
vid"d. and interesting results may be
obtained from extending the crosses
into other groups
For d"licat" beauty. whore dense
foliage l. not desirable. as in front Of
windows and in archways and uron
!ht NC screens. tho climbing rose excolls
all other climbing plants The GRIM
son rambler is great favorito
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Milk is certainly the most important
article of food in the human dietary,
and 1t is also the most communicable
1t is. therefore up to the farmer to
see that the milk from his dairy gets
to city babies in as r.a sonabel A state
of clea nlinesS as possible Not that
this is an exclusively baby problem.
for all sorts of diseases are carried
through milk. tuberculosis is an en-
ample OF this class. and a number of
epidemics Of diphthcria and scarlet
fever have been traced to the milk
supply, but when we pause to consider
that e-ffth OF all of the babies horn
in the United States die in their in
fancy from preventable diseases, and
that 60 per cent Of these are due to
castro intestinal diseases, due to in,
proper feeding or impure milk. we
naturally begin to look into the cause
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Weekly Bureau of In
formation for All Who
Till the Soil or Are In
tcrested in Making Homes
THE HEAD OF THE HERD

sEyr The selecting OF the head al a herd
is question which deserves much
more thought and consideration than
the average farmer thinks when the
subject first presents itself; and Yet il
Is one OF the most important questions
with which the breeder has To deal
Why?
Because the sire is the foundation
upon which the herd Is built. just as nc
good structUr" can be erected without
firm foundation, neither can Il good
herd be established withou; a good
sire al its head.
In selecting head for Your herd. the
record must he closely examined. not
only of this particular animal. but also
the record of his sire and dam for gem
erations. Ii he is an animal Of good
type. possessing the characteristics
peculiar TO his breed ana has we'll
established blood lines YOU can feel
pretty we'll assured that he will trans
init these characteristics to his OF
spring
Since III NAL. represents exactly
one-half OF the foundation Of the herd
tits much cheaper. from a business
standpoint 10 purchase and maintain
one good animal that represents 80
much blood OF the herd and mas such
marked power or influence anon such
large humber Of animals
In raising animals or any kini ore
object should he 70 produce rs many
as possible of tho sam" general wcll-
fixed characteristics. uniformity of size
StNl". conformation, general qualities
and color markings. The nearer lot
Of animals conform L. III. same ideal
the higher price they will command.
Just 10 give an example OF a poor Sc
lection OF n sire, will cite case
saw recently. II was n herd Of swine
numbering over goo. There were ten
brood sows-no TWO alike in any re-
spect. color not excepted. as black rcd.
white and black spotted. as we'll AZ
some red and white spotted. Let us
look AZ the sire He was Of the non
descript class-neithcr bacon nor a
lard hog, with long nose. long legs
rainbow back and large ears What
would you be willing 10 pay for such
riGs' can give YOU the sizes as
saw several sin -months- pigs
Weighed by the butcher who had pur-
chased them They averaged fifty. three
pounds. Just think OF il, ono weighed
s:Sty-one pounds, and II was not from
lack of feed, for they We're well fed
twice a day
This shows tho influence the sire has
on the herd. Had this breeder kept a
good sire, he would have raised an on
tirely diffcren, lot Of pigs and some i'm
which pront could bc anticipated over
and above the expense Of raising
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Landed In Lynchbnrp Jn,,.

Especial TO rne Times Dispatch
LYNCHBURG, VA. June 6.-Sherman
Stanfeld. colored. was brought her.
to day for safekccping for fear of
Pittsylvania County mob vengeance.
Stantield is charged with assaulting a
-year-old white child, near Ecntuct.
on Thursday evening. II" WAS cap
tured early to-day by farmer. g. s.
CLANCY. Deputy Sheriff Tarpley. who
brought Stanfeld here. managed Ia get
out Of Danvillc without the fact bein-
known. and he is confident an attempt
would have been made to lynch tho
negro by farmers from the vicinity Of
the child's home. The negro had been
hunted by countrymcn since Thurs
day evening. He was too badly fright
cned upon arrival here to talk.
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EXERCISES At CUIP:pER.
Held I'm Memory Of Confederate SOL
dlcrs Saturday.

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch1
CCLPEpER. VA, June 6-Conf.d
crat" Memorial Day exercises were held
here yesterday on the return OF tho
veterans and Culpeper Minutemen
from tho reunion in Richmond. and
were attended By a large crowd. A.
1913" o'clock in the morning the crowd
assembled on the courthouse green.
and from there went to Fairview. C.m
the exercises took place at the monu
mcnt to tho Unknown Dead" A fea.
turc OF the program was the singing
OF old-tinc songs by the young girls
OF the Junior Chapter. Daughters OF
the tonfedcracy, and tho wartime IA
Ho'itc. "l.orcna," vas sung as a solo
by Miss Cornelia Petty Common
w"hlth's Attorney +. H. Gibson made
- short address to the veterans and
'her" were several appropriate recita.
tons.
Tho graves OF all the Confederate
soldiers both in Fairvicw and Masonic,
cemeteries were strcwn with flowers
and each had Confederate flag placed
upon II by tho Daughters Of the Con-
'cd"r1cN The cGIpapcr Minutemen
under Captain Thomas Hooper. Jr.. AZ
tended in body ANA fred tho salute
Of honor over tho graves The CuI.
p"p"r troop OF Boy Scouts also attend.
cd In BODY ON tho return TO Gull
n.p"r. the veterans. Minutcmcn and
visitors were entertained at a bounti.
WI luncheon by The Daughters OF the
'"nicd"racS. in tho diuing-hall OF the
Masonic Temple, which had been loaned
bE tn" Masons for this occasion
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NEGRO is CAPTURED
AND LANDED IN JAIL
Alleged AssniInnt of Little Elizabeth
Collie Taken to EynchburT for
SnfekccpInE.
Especial to The Times Dlspa,chl

lSpecial to The Times Dispatch.
DANNlLbE. VA. June fisherman
Stanfcld. the negro charged with Il
brutal attack made on Thursday on
Elizabeth Collie. n six year old girl OF
kentuck, was captured this mornn.
by q. s. CLANCY, farmer living at
Mountain Hill. who drove him ten miles
into the city and delivered him to the
city authorities. This afternoon stan
field was quietly taken To the railway
station and. in custody OF four officers.
was FASTENED to Lynchburg. where the
county authorities believe it advisable
TO hold him until he is tried ut Chat
ham.
Stantield was captured while on the
Mountain Hill Road. where he became
lost Yesterday evening he called al
Chaneys home while the farmer was
away and asked the nearest way to the
Norfolk and Western Railway. When
Chaney. on returning, heard about the
negro. he started To trail him. and was
up all night securing the countryside.
After breakfast this morning he con-
inued his search, aud found Stanheld
walking towards his home. Hebrourht
him to this city in a buggy and cx-
pericnced no trouble with him on the
way. evading posses who were out look
ing for Stanfcld.
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Don't ToIcrnte ucL ,,,,..

nave known cases where setting
hciS dlcd while sitting upon the nest.
l'h'e""ic L" no other cause than red
'iii,"s' assisted in their propagation by
hlth. which had been allowed IN ,c
rh'nuIate III the nesting boxes and the
'"or OF the hcnhouscs Dark, dirtv
ana damp houses are especially ada n. cd
'or Inc breeding Of these insects and
o"'r favorable conditions for their
rapid multiplication.
Ky paving a visit 10 the hcubousc
at night and being equipped with q
@"oH Ii"ht. these pests may he detected.
~ any are found get busy. clean ont
S'Ncry part of ;hc house. overhaul the
nesting boxes. burn up the nesting IN,
'"r'ai' take down tn" roosts and paint
'htm WIN ice paint or wash them
OF with q strong solution OF disin
fcC:ant.
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FARMER IN STRONG POSITION

The farmers Of this country should
~" ."ur rage no matter how general
The effect Of the great war Tho nosi
t"h OF the American farmer is the
ni"S' SeoHr" OF all the classes. lie is
AZ least sure Of a living. with shelter
and plenty 10 eat saws American on.
tlNator No other large class can ~.
sure OF that much. but there is moro
IMAM merely security for the farmers
w nile the rest Of the worlds pro
! hhccrs are fighting and consuming
i"od products. somebody must raise
more f"od. and nowhere else in the
world is there such great area Of
the best OF food producing lana undnr
ihtciiGcht management and work ed
WIN modern machinery Under ;be
spur OF high prices the soil of mr.
farms could he made 10 produce far
more than at present The crop of
most farms could he doubled if Tho
price OF the product looked attractive
IL seems quite certain thai tho
necessities Of life will 20 higher in
price, not only FOR this year but for
the next. The farmers of r.uropn who
are now in the armies will hardly he
able TO do much with this years crop
nor probably with the crop for ncxt
year. There viii surely he a great
dl!hcu!ty in maintaining the food sun
ply OF the populous nations Of Europe
''"H w "ilhcuiiN IN securing
means OF shipment, and IL may he
hard for the buyers to find tho each
hut these needs will have to he moi
. by the people of Europe Both those
at war and those at peace must ne
icd our exporters arc not very likely
TO sell anything unless paid for in adj :
vance. several of the nations that
are hSnaliN me chief consumers In food
products will be likely to control Tho
I ~
Tree shipment of food. at least TO tbair
own ports. II will he ~ time when
the demand will bc for the necessities
rather than the Injuries. There will
he. perhaps, less money, both at home
ana abroad. to spend for fruit and
GaFsch truck, but the demand will he
"hor nous FOR such staples grain,
hour meats and potatoes. and even
Tor the less nccdful food articles Iik n
butter, cheese and eggs
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FARM HOME CONVENlENCES

Careful planning and economy OF
effort are essentials ii the work OF the
farmers Wife Ill husN home is 10 he
dispatched With ease The excessive
fatigue mt the close OF a long DAY dc
voted L. houscwork is very often due
To unnecessary steps. unnecessary rN
pcnditurc of energy which could easily
he ohviatcd by Il little foresight. To
simplify the household work as much
aS possible is woman's first duty.
We all know that there are thousands
OF women doing every day many, many
Unnecessary things. Of,cntimcs the
unncCeSSaries are to he found in The
superfuous decoration and ornamental
tiCn in tn" home. which could he dis
penSod with "a advantage; the care Of
drarcrics. heavy carpets. useless hric-
II -hrac--frcuucntlv unbeautiful objects
require an endless amount OF labor
and they are the finest dust and germ
housewife. should rid her home OF ali
noness'ntials in the household equip.
mcnt. both for the sake Of health and
beauty.
In a we'll planned home the Kitchen
where the housewife spends the greater
part of the day, should have first con.
sheraton. The Kitchen should not
tie too large. but should t." well
lighted, We'll ventilated. and have an
air shaft over the stove 10 carry off
surplus heat and orders. . By placing
the table. shelves ana cuphoards com
ractiy and with reference 10 the NUM-
h"r OF steps TO and from the stove.
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few mornings ago one Of my
neiChbors found a big flock Of his
hrooder raised chicks cold and stin in
death. ON inquiry he learned thai
the good woman next door to him had
emptied can Of salmon which, after
being opened and partially used had
been Kept in the house for some time
and. Of course. had then begun to de-
cay. The flock of chicks had found
this salmon and .rcedily dcvoured it,
For this indiscretion they paid with
their lives This incident reminds us
once more OF the dangers lurking in
tin cans. and that spoiled meat and
ish is UNIT even to feed animal Is.
Better bury or burn it.-B. T.
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lIn1l-rhrift.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
l.YNCHBURG. VA. June 6.-Mlss
Anna Thrift and John Il. Hail. both OF
Madison County. were married on Sat .
urday at the Hotel Carroll here, DR.. w
w. Hamilton. of the First Baptis,
Church. officiating. They were attend
ed by J. II. Thrift. of Madison. broth .
or of TING bride. and Mrs. l.. l.. Baker
of Orange. Miss Thrift had been teach .
ing school AT Rome. Ga, and she was
met here by the groom for the mar.
:iaee. After a bridal trip they will re.
side at Madison, where Mr.. Hall is en-.
gagged in the hotel business.
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Personally Conducted
Tours to the
California Expositions

The Norfolk and Western Railway
is now prepared to offer the choice
of two methods of making the trip to
California and the EXpositions this
summer.
They will sell tickets for indcpen-
dent travel via any one OF about fifty
different routes, or will arrange for
you to join a high-class, personally
conducted and chaperoned party.
The cost for joining these attractive
tours will be very reasonable, and
will include all necessary expenses of
the entire trip, such as railroad fare.
Pullman berth, meals, hotel accom-
modations, side-trips, transfers OF
passengers and baggage, etc, etc.
These tours cover all the most at
tractive routes, going one way and
returning another, including the
Grand Canyon Of Arizona, the Royal
Gorge, the Yellowstone National
Park, the Canadian Rocky Noun
tains, etc. All arrangements will be
made and carried out with view to
relieving you Of the trouble and
worry ordinarily met with in travel
ing. For full particulars. call on or
write to G. Fl. BOSLEY, District Pas
senger Agent. Richmond, Va.
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HAtCNLEAURATE SERMON
PREACHED BN REV H. H. MELTON

Ia NtHBGRG, VA, June s.-The ba C.
'"Iaurcntc sermon TO the students of
The Virginia Christian College was
preached this morning at the First
Christian Church by Rev. p. H. Melton,
OF Richmond The music was rendered
ny the combined church and college
choirs. tomorrow night the SUDDEN,
ofatoflch! and dcclamatory contests
VIII he held at the college chapel The
annual meeting OF tho board of trus.
tees OF the college will be held in the
afternoon on Tuesday the address 10
the graduating class will be by Rev.
T.. Is. kcnncr, OF Martinsville
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NOT SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
10 HOLD DURRErT' FOR trial,

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, June g.
The three magistrates who sat yester
day in the preliminary hearing OF Will.
shooting Guy Adams. young Able.
marie farmer. on Tuesday. decided that
there was not sufficient evidence to JUS
tify sending the accused on to the
grand jury. MIR. Durrett declared tina,
in the scufnc with Adams for the pos.
session OF the hoe. with which the
latter attempted 10 strike him. his pis.
tOl was discharged. His evidence was
largely corroborated by other wit :
ncSSes.
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Don't feed spoiled grain. fruit or
vegetables to poultry. II will not
pay. Spoiled or nusty grain has lit
tie or no feeding value. IT may keep
fowl alive. but that is all IT will
do.
oyster shell is cheap. and i, beats
pounding old dishes. There are sew
eral different grades Of shell. some Of
II is ground or crushed too small to
be of much value. The hes, she'll for
hens is about the size OF small grains
OF corn.
Don't mix grit with the feed Place
it in boxes or some particular pla ce
where the fowls Will have easy access
if
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Glenn MILK.

In order To produce clean. safe milk
we must have clean. healthy COWS.
kept in clean. light. well-vcntilated
stables: stables so constructed AS to
he easily cleaned: a clean. we'll
drained barnyard, clean utensils,
thoroughly ster'ized: clean. heaithy
mixers that milk with dry hands: "a
Small-top milkin@ pail. immediate
cooling OF the milk at 20 degrees
Fahrenheit or lower: storage of milk
AT low temperature until delivered {:
a separate house for handling the milk :
an abundant supply of pure water
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SOIL CONSERVATION

low 10 restore ana maintain the
" pductivity of tn" soil is the most
important phase OF the conservation
problem. We arc no Longer a new
nation We have deluded ourselves
with the idea that We have unlimited
resources In land. In forests, in mineral
wealth. We have been prodiual in the
utilization OF these resources We
must now pay the penalty of this
prodiEality. In many Of orr older
communities soil fertility has aceu re-
dUced below the point Of profitable
production. Nation wide effort at tho
present time, through Federal and
State agency, is directed toward the
restoration OF fertility IN these local.
ties. II is now necessary that intclli-
farm CORRECTLY w must cease ahus-
Ing the soil. The domestic animal
With Well-managed pastures and "a
tonal systems ~ crop rotations. is
pre-em!nently adapted To the Develop
Mcnt OF permanent systems Of profit
al farming. Landowners must
re 4llze this and must take steps 10
improve renting methods 10y stocking
Il: ms with full complement o; do
mestic animals, where the renter IL
NOT able TO do This for himself and
BY giving longer leases whereby the
renter may reap tho reward Of intolU-
gent mana cement
Land owned originally b. the gov
eminent has in the main. been wisely
given into the hands OF millions Of
small owners each OF whom manages
rs own holdings a. an independent
proprietor This method If disposins
OF the national domain has led 10 tn.
lapil creation of ll-distrihutcd
wealth !, has A.r.ant;. conservation
~ utilization u&- ~, part OF a mani
mum number pf private owners Ru,
The very ma enitude and richness OF
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Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
LYNCHBURG. VA. June G.-Mr. and
Mrs. William Daniel Staples of Rust
burg. have issued invitations to the
marriage Of their daughter, Miss Bcr-
tina Lillian Staples. to Howard Rawl-
inEs Weigand. of this city, the mar
riaEe to be celebrated at the RustburE
PRESBYTERIAN Church the evening of
,Iune is.
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cral branches OF athletics The bride,
an exceedingly pretty brunette, is the
daughter of James l.. Jarman. q we'll.
known merchant.
Walter G. Hammer and Miss Lottie
Belle Scareell. OF North Garden. Va.
were married yesterday at the home Of
Rev. y. l.. Grouse. pastor OF the Iu
theran Church.
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1he ShnIlc Irec

The beauty Of shade tree dcpends
on ITS even natural growth II must
ne pruned 10 prevent the growing 81
too many branches, TO give shape. and
10 get out dead wobd. but the pruning
should not nutilate the tree.
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just the "(:onf."

The middleman is being made tha
goat In the cost-of living situation
ne IL necessary evil. standing as he
does. between producer and consumer
lie has Ia make a living and the margin
OF proht that he tacks on to the cost
has very little effect on the net price.
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Leg weakness in chicks IS often duo
10 the food being Of 4 fattoninc ma.
ture. and bodies In consequence hc .
come 100 heavy FOR tho muscular
strength OF the chicks legs
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I'Hync-.IArn, an.

Especial TO The Times Dispatchl
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. June e.
Laurie H. Payne and Miss Mary Jar
man. two popular members OF the
younger set, left yesterday for Rich
mond, where they were married. After
the ceremony they left Immediately FOR
an extended wedding trip 10 New York
and BOSTON. They Will return TO their
OF the month. The groom is one OF the
best-known young business men OF
Charlottesville, and one OF Albemarle's
hes; horscmen, and prominent in SOW