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The Dolores star., 1915-06-18
CONSISTENCY.

The Great Northern railroad has an.
nounced Its intention of enforcing to-
tai abstinence among it's employees,
Even to take a glass Of beer, II detect
ed. means dismissal. Because of the
protest of the liquor interests against
the employees Of the road taking any
part in local prohibition campaigns,
or in urging temperance measures, ,Su.
perintendent McKennon has issued q
bulletin stating this fact and forbid.
ding the men to take any part in such
movements. The employees are for.
hidden to drink, yet they are not per.
mitted to make any effort to have the
temptation to drink removed from
their home towns.
The Dolores star., 1915-06-18

Prssldsnt's Letter 70 Secretary 0ryan.
The Presidents letter to Mr.. Bryan
was ~ follows:
My Dear Mr.. Bryan: accept your
resignation only because you insist
upon its acceptance; and regret It
with much more deep regret, with Q
feeling OF personal sorrow. Our two
years Of close association have been
very delightful to me. Our judgments
have accorded In practically every
matter Of official duty and Of public
policy until now; your support OF the
work and purposes of the administra-
ton have been generous and loyal be-
yond praise, your devotion to the du-
ties of your great office and your
eagerness to take advantage of every
great opportunity for service It OF.
fered has been an example to the rest
OF NJ; you have earned our affection
ate admiration and friendship. Even
ject We seek, but only In the method
by which we seek It.
It Is for these reasons my feeling
about your retirement from the secre.
taryship Of state goes so much deeper
than regret. sincerely deplore It.
Our objects are the same and we ought
to pursue them together. I yield to
your desire only because must and
wish to bid you God speed in the part.
ing. We shall continue to work for
the same causes even when we do not
work In the same way. With affec-
Tomato regard. sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
The Dolores star., 1915-06-18
SWANS LETTER TO paEs,osn7
Rss,snlns cablnst Position and Reply
Made BY Wilson.

Rssisnlns Cabinet Position and Reply
Made BY Wilson.
Washington. June a. Secretary
Bryan's letter Of resignation to Pres
ident Wilson was - follows:
Ny Dear Mr.. President: It Il with
sincere regret that have reached the
conclusion that should return to you
the commission Of secretary OF state.
with which you honored me at the be-
ginning OF your administration.
Obedience to your sense OF duty and
actuated by the highest motives, you
have prepared for transmission to the
German government note in which
cannot join without violating what !
deem to be an obligation to my coun-
try and the issue involved IL OF such
moment that to remain q member OF
the cabinet would be as unfair to you
as 1t would be to the cause which il
nearest my heart, namely, the proven
ton of war.
resignation, to take effect when the
note is sent. unless you prefer an
earlier hour. Alike DESTROYS of reach
arising out OF the use Of submarines
against merchantmen. we find our
selves differing irreconcilably a. to
the methods which should be en-.
ployed.
It falls to your lot to speak officially
for the nation; consider 1t to be
none the less my duty to endeavor a.
. private citizen to promote the end
which you have In view by means
which you do not feel at liberty to
use.
In severing the intimate and pleas
ant relations which have existed be-
tween US during the past two years.
permit me to acknowledge the pro-
found satisfaction which It has given
me to be associated with you in the
important work which has come be-
fore the State Department, and to
thank you for the courtesies extended.
With the heartiest good wishes for
your personal welfare and for the sue
cess Of your administration, am, my
dear Mr.. President, very truly yours,
w. J. BRYAN.
Washington. June .. 1915.
The Dolores star., 1915-06-18
FEARS OF LIQUOR DEALERS.

Quite recently the New York State
Wholesale Liquor Dealers association
nut. their fears into concrete form I'm
the declaration that ''the events Of
the last II months have created q
situation moro grave than has ever
before confronted our trade. For
merly We we're called upon to oppose
town and county option. Today We
must combat state and nationwide
prohibition. Originally our opponents
were few and scattered. Today thsy
are many and united"
The Dolores star., 1915-06-18

United States, and author Of nearly
thirty peace treaties with the princi.
ral nations Of the world. resigned ~
secretary Of state ~ . dramatic 30
quel to his disagreement with Presi-
dent Wilson over the government's
policy toward Germany.
The resignation was accepted by
the President. The Cabinet then ap-
Dsoved the response which had been
Drspared 70 the German reply to the
The Dolores star., 1915-06-18

Bryan flrst wen national attsn-
s tea wsth Fs,,R.sst 70 he tariff IN
HIS eros Of gold and crown OF
thorne," speech at Chicago. 1855.
grained him the Demoeratic nomina-
ton for the presidency.
He was his party.s candidate In
1909 and again in 1908.
Although instructed for Champ
clark. he switched to Wilson At
Baltimore convention and occurred
He has written thirty peace
treaties while holding state port
He 10 Ieading advocate OF prohi-
sal peace: 10 lecturer. author and
Newspaper publisher.
The Dolores star., 1915-06-18
How II Happened.


1T was this way" said the tattooed
man to his circle Of interested lis
teners. Il was marooned on an island
in the South Pacific and captured by
q band Of savages. They demanded
a thousand dollars for my release.
YVES in terrible predicament-all my
money was in a New York bank, and
I hadn't a cent with me-"
What did you do?" asked one of
the listeners as the tattooed man
paused for breath.
T.. 81 told them to draw on me. and
they did"
Red Cross Bag Blue. much better, goes
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
grocer. Adv. ...
Eph Wiley says the most inharmo-
NOUS combination is a street car con-
ductor and his necktie.
The Dolores star., 1915-06-18

Lusitania note. Acting Secretary
Robert Lansing will sign the docu-
ment and It will be cabled to Berlin
Secretary Bryan's resignation takes
effect today. Mr.. Lansing. counselor
OF the State Department automatic
ally becomes acting secretary of state.
Secretary Bryan will return to pri-
vate life. 1t was learned that he In
tends to continue his political support
OF the President.
Rather than sign the document
which. he believed, might possibly
draw the United States into war. Mr..
Bryan submitted his resignation In a
letter declaring that "the issue. In
volved is OF such moment that to re-
main member OF the Cabinet would
be as unfair to you as 1t would be to
the cause which is nearest my. heart
namely. the prevention Of war;"
The President accepted the resignA-
ton in letter Of regret tinged with
deep personal affection. The letters
constituting the official announce
ment of Mr.. Bryans departure from
the Cabinet to private life were made
public at the White House.
In AustrolG German quarters. where
there has been some confidence that
Secretary Bryan's influence for peace
would make impossible rupture
the resignation Of the secretary caused
much uneasiness.
The Dolores star., 1915-06-18

AGssoNATloN or HEAD or STATE
DGPARTMGNr AccEPTGp ~
PRgslpGMr AT ONCE.
SPLIT ON GERMAN NOTE
INABILITY TO AGREE WITH PREs-
i0ENT ON sUsMARIME POLICY
CAUSES BRYAN TO QUIT.

Warrington. June s.-william Jen-
nings Bryan. three times Democratic
candidate for the Presidency Of the
The Dolores star., 1915-06-18
wyomlna Man plies In Auto Accident

Wyoming Man Dies In Auto Accident
S Beioit. Kan.-Frank Thompson OF
Carpenter. Wyo.. was killed instantly
and Theodore Poelman. local law
yer, was badly injured. when an eu-
tomobile driven by Thompson sktdded
over an embankment into creek
near here.
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MANY ENTER FOWLS
FOR SHOW ATPALACE
Kansas POultryman Is First to
Put His Name on List;
Uses an Old Blank.
RABBIT CAT A FEATURE

f.. ID. Hartzell OF Rossvllle. Kan. sent
in the first entry for the Palace Poul-
try show of 1915. HIS entry was re-
ceiyed on October II. He was so anx-
ious to lead that his entry came In on a
last years blank, for the entry blanks
for the 1915 show were not issued until
october 20. Mr.. Iiartzell had some
close rivals. The second entrant vas
l.. G. Vanner of Belmont, Cal. and the
third, fourth. fifth. sixth, seventh II
eighth S. l.. Trueblood of Baton Rouge,
La. T. s. Hewlke of Middletown, n.
y; Ward and Chilever of Pennington,
y. j.; Frank Clement of Hampstead.
l.. l.; Ondawa Farms of Shushan, n.
Y. and the Crossroad Farm OF Litch-
field. Conn.
The Palace show OF the Empire Poul-
try Association at the Grand Central
Palace. New York, beginning Tuesday.
December I. and continuing through the
week. is the first of the great poultry
meets of the winter. 1t will have a fine
display of Cornish and an equally good
lot of Bun Wyandottes. Seventy-eight
Expert breeders of Rhode Island Reds
are pledged to show.
In addition as parts OF the Palace
show will be the only cat show in New
York, the only pet stock show. includ-
ing a novel exhibit of rats and mice
and the only sonFbirds show.
There are TO be hft seven judges. IN
Guiding some of the foremost experts
in the country. and a feature of the
show will he the meetings of the big
poultry special clubs OF America.
The rat show seems certain to be one
of the biggest ever In this country, with
NJ least go cats in competition. There
are to be special Inducements for school
children and special medals and s. and
SO gold pieces for their entries. Mrs.
Harriet F'urness is TO judge all the silver
cats and Mrs. Walter McCammon OF
Boston all the tlbbics and solid colors.
In addition to the medals school chill
dren competing with their cats for an
entry fee OF 81 will receive prizes Of
jackknives for boys and silk bags for
girls.
\ feature Of this is 10 he n new va
riety " cat. IA rabbi; cat, which looks like
a cat. Is high on it, hind legs and jumps
like a rabbit. Mrs. Frank :. Rollins of
JI2 StuNNesant avenue, Brooklyn. is
entering his new and unusual class.
Mss Carroll Macy Is again TO be an
exhibitor. as are Mrs. Clifford Il. Hdr-
nor OF Greenwich. Conn. Mrs. Frank
T. clark Of New Rochelle. Mrs. Jcnping
kreogh Of Orange. y. j.. Miss Ava
Pollard OF Elizabeth, Mrs. Frank g.
Connolly of Roosevelt, l.. l., and Miss
Alice Judge OF Brooklyn.
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In my observations of squirrels my
principal object is to state the result
for the benefit of the birds, ! am
satisfied that squirrels cGuse birds
great annoyance and must either de-
your the young or the eggs in the
mother birds nest.
About daybrcak always, in pleasant
weather, the beautiful, happy note of
the robin is the first to be heard, and
this about the same time the SQUIRRELS
begin to call. Soon the robins call Is
changed to one Of alarm. by this
time the squirrels are very active,
crossing from tree to tree and some
times over to houses OF the insulated
electric light wires. The squirrels
pursued By the angry robins, assisted
by English sparrows, darling savage.y
at the squirrels, Keeping up the con-
slant cry of alarm until bright day
light, when the squirrels would return
TO their nests.
! nm satisfied that the squirrels
annoy and interfere with breeding
birds. ! do know how valuable
the birds are to mankind and l do not
know of any particular service SPUR
rels perform. Therefore | wish to
caution those who encourage the
squirrels that possibly they do so at
the expense of the birds.
! believe II viii BIZ a good idea to
ask your readers for their opinions,
based upon observation, 50 1t may be
learned positively whether the squir-
rel Ii the rogue ! believe him to he
or not. and II so certainly he Is not
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
TRADE NOTES.
Electric Lights for Suburban
Ome

The Bruton Electrical Company, la6
Liberty street, New York, are the
United States agents for the most
complete and the only automatic cleo
trio plant for suburban and country
homes.
These plants furnish light and power
at considerably less than the rate city
users of electricity are obliged to pay.
Outfits can he had for any number
of lights from 80 to 5000.
The power is always ready, night
or day. AS soon as a light Is turned
on the gasolcne engine starts auto
matically and operates very slowly,
producing just enough power for n
single light. AS more Nights are turned
N, the engine operates faster, sup
plying always only what power is
needed. AS the lights are turned out
the engine slackens its speed ac-
cordingly. until when the last light Is
turned off the engine stops, When
the lights are turned on again the
operation is repeated. No experienced
attendant Is required and an occa-
sional oili 4 and keeping the tank
filled with gasolene is all that il re-
CURED.
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VALUABLE LECTURES
AT SHOW IN GARDEN
Educational Opportunities
viii Be Feature of BIC
Poultry Exhibition.


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.dlcatinu,1 lectures urrs.r,.,I ui.h a.,
,,rn slides uoti,r ri,,,,,.s ,,,i y-,b a.
limits and demonstrations p,ul,r, az
perts from agricultural ,nl',s..s ,r1 ~
tioual and state government dcn.r,.
uouts will %. there to tell both nov GO
and expert how TO breed poul-ry Tor
pleasure and profit. \ k~a'ride,opIc MO
turc with all the colors of the spc,tru.u
will he seen in "A remarkable collection
Of rare Wild birds. including pa~~ticu'ar,v
am birds. both terrestrial and aquatic.
and especially "A fine representation Of
he worlds pheasants.
pr. c. William Bcchc. curator OF
~Oruithology of the New York Geological
Park, viii lecture on pheasauts and
show lantern slides OF specimens OF the
genus phasiauus from all around the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
VARIETIES OF PRIvET.
Ligustruma is the old Latin nan

LiCustruma is the old Latin name
used by pliny supposed to he from
ligare, to tie. referring to the use
made of the flexible shoots,
The California privet has the most
beautiful foliage OF any of the varie-
ties, but in the North it is likely TO
kill back to the ground during severe
winters. In the northern Middle
States and around Boston, Mass, Cali
fornia privet cannot he depended upon
to stand severe weather.
Nurserymen now offer regel and
ibota privet, both harder than the
California, and also Amur River north
rivet. which is the hardest of all.
There are several other varieties
that nurserymen should test-luci-
dun, and compactum, n variety from
the Himalayas. that may stan North
ern winters better than any OF the
other varieties.
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spread out their legs and bushy tails.
presenting a broad surface to the air.
striking the earth gently, and quickly
scamper off.
During the hotter hours of the day
squirrels sleep in their nests. coming
forth in the early morning and in
the cool Of the afternoon.
Not one nest is sufficient for a eau
tlous squirrel family. 1t is made large
enough for the parents and two or
three little ones. At the upper part Is
a narrow opening just sufficient for en-
trance and exit, above which a shelf
is placed to exclude the rain.
Squirrels live in couples and they
mate for life. The mother tenderly
cares for her young and resorts to
various strategems to shield them from
harm. The several nests of the family
are constructed at distances from each
other, and frequently, without any APP
pearance of danger, the mother takes
her young In her mouth and goes to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
HENS KEEP GAINING
IN LAYING CONTEST

SToRRs, Conn, oct. 30-TMe hens
In the laying contest at Storrs continue
TO gain on the production for last year.
In the fifty-flrst week they laid l,525
eggs or relatively 3i3 more than for
the corresponding week "A year ago. 1t
now seems certain that the average an
nual yield per hen will be eight Nyg bet
ter than last year,
The best four pens for the week were
separated each from the other by a
small margin of one egg, Barron's
White Wyandottes from England were
first with a score of A. Il. ! Reds of
Charles o, Polhemus laid AZ. Neale
Bros White Wyandottos yielded AZ,
and the Stations experimental pen of
White Wyandottes laid Al eggs.
Seven individuals, namely, Barred Rock
No, A.. White Rock No, 70, White
Wyandotte No, 134. Rhode Island Reds
No. e5S and No, 2Ss, and White Or
pington No. 9G6 succeeded In making
perfect scores for the week by laying
seven eggs each,
Even at this late date there were
two changes among the ten leaders. A
pen of English W~yandottes passed a
Connecticut pen Of Leghorns. thus NOV
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
BREEDING STATION OPENED.
Cornell Devises New Plan for I'M
prOvcmcnt Of Poultry.

A breed testing station Is being ron
Quoted AT the state College of Arricul-
ture at Cornell for the purpose Of inn
proving the quality OF poultry in New
York. BY this plan ten carefully Sc
lected hens from approved farms may
be sent to the station to be trapnested
for one year. The hest hens that the
college discovers in these fiocks will be
mated to strong vitality, high pedigreed
Cornell male birds. During the breeding
season chicks from these matings will
be leg banded and shipped to the owners,
For many years the Cornell poultry
department has been conducting extern
sive experiments in breeding for egg
production. As a result the college
flock, it is understood. contains some
high record, long period laying hens.
The cost to the poultryman. 1t is stated
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
MAMMOTH GOLD PLUM.

Mammoth Gold plum is said to be
steadily growing in demand. This
plum was originated by the late
George w. Endicott OF the Illinois
Experiment station and twenty years
ago he said of 1t:
at excels any plum on my place
and have twenty varieties. 1t has
produced from three to five bushels
Of plums each year for the last -four
or five years when others were almost
a total failure.
at is about double the size of the
common gold; yellow, almost covered
with dark purple. Ripe here by July
4, An upright grower and very
thrifty, resembling Abundance, but a
better tree. Very hardy"
This plum Is a cross between Album
dance (Japanese) and Spaulding (do-
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by the poultry authorities, is within the
reach Of all progrcsSjN e poultrymen and
the amount expended should prove to
be "A profitable Investment.
The plan to mate choice males srora
the college flock to high vitality. egg
type females, which are entered in the
breed testing station, enables New York
noultrymen to secure the results of
many years of expensive. careful record
keeping, selecting and mating for in
creased egg production and improved
egg quality, only a limited number OF
breeding tiocks, 1t is understood. can be
accommodated this year. Hence 1t In
important that persons who desire to
cooperate with the college should make
application at an early date. Further
Information may be obtained by writing
to the poultry department, state Cd
lege of Agriculture, Ithaca. n. Y.
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another nest. At the break of dawn
she descends with her young to take
exercise. The habitual cry. heard in
the early morning. is a low call, easily
mistaken for the call of a bird.
The young are born in the middle Of
the summer and remain under the care
of their parents until the following
spring. Squirrels are said not To breed
in captivity, but ! have had reports
from reliable people. residing in differ
ent parts OF the country, to the effect
that squirrels they have kept captive
have reared litters OF young.
The food Of the squire. is usually of n
vegetable nature, consisting of acorns.
Those about my place help themselves
literally to raspberrles, and a neighhor
who formerly raised fine seckel pears
has his crop almost entirely destroyed
every year by the squirrels. which
climb the trees, pick the fruit and let
It fall until the ground is covered,
and then descend and dig out the seeds.
wasting the fruit.
In the autumn squirrels store up all
kinds of nuts and hide them in holes
neal tho trees in which they live. and
some are buried in the ground. They
are credited with remembering
where all the food Is stored. hut those
near me must either have poor memo
ries or overstoCk the market. for every
spring little oak trees and naples crop
up all over my garden from seeds
buried by the squirrels, and in max
ing flower beds peanuts are frequently
uncovered as late as June. In eXamiu-
ing vasious natural histories | find
that one naturalist says that the food
of squirrels is not limited TO vegetable
substances, as the animal possesses
something Of the c~arnivurous nature
and has often been found guilty II
killing and eating animated beings,
young birds, eggs and various in
seCts. Another says hat squirrels.
have been detected in the act Of plum
dcring a nest ana carrying off one Of
the young birds. Another reports
that gray squirrels at one time were
dreaded 10y the farmers of the West,
when squirrels were plentiful, and that
everything suited To their taste van
.shed before them. SIN another
charges squirrels with nibbling the
green and tender shoots Of Young
trees as they spruut upon the tOpmost
houghs, often stunning a most promis-
ing specimen. | seriously doubt this
charge, as the squirrels have had every
opportunity to cause damage TO trees
IN my yard and in the park near
me, but no complaint has been heard
the other charges | agree with,
In "Squlrrcls ard other Fur Bear
erS,' hy John burroughs. he
says he believes squirrels TO he par
TALLY nocturnal in their habits. My
observations do not support this be-
lief.
! have had the opportunity of
watching the .quirrcls very closely.
They live in the trees only a few feet
from my bedroom windows. Last
spring and early summer I was
troubled with insomnia. Lying awake
night after night, remembering John
Burroughs's opinion, ! have watched
the trees all night long and not once,
even on bright moonlight nights, have
| heard or seer the squirrels, but at
the very first break of dawn. long be-
fore it was daylight, the call of the
squirrels would be- heard and | could
see them dart from tree to tree as It
grew brighter.
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Recent bulletins of L. =. Agricul-
turaI department

No. 23S-produCtion of sulphuriC
acid and a proposed new method of
manufacture, 10 cents.
No. 27f Pea aphis with relation to
forage Crops. ~ cents.
Al! of the following are to be had
free.
No. 6SO-Narieties of Hard Spring
Wheat.
No. 6SJ-Native Persiminon.
No, GSG-l'ses Of Sorghum Grain.
No. G90-Field Pea AS a Forage
Crop.
No. t93-Bur Glover.
No. 694-Cultivation Of Peppermint
and Spearmint.
No. 695-Outdoor WinterinE of Bees.