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Evening star., 1915-02-07
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

Rear Admiral George c. Reiter. q. g.
". retired. is on a visit to this city.
He Is at the Army and Navy Club.
Commander n. L. Jones, naval aid to
the Secretary of tho Navy, has gone
to Aiken, 8. c.. to recover from q
nervous breakdown due to overwork.
William ]. Manning. formerly en-
ployed in the office of the general store
keeper at the Philadelphia navy yard,
has been appointed chief clerk of the
navy pay office at Philadelphia, vice
Mr.. Guise. deceased.
Daniel v. Phillips of Wisconsin. for
merly attached to the naval station at
Guantanamo, Cuba, has been appoint
bureau of files and records, Navy De-
partment.
A naval launch. forty feet long. re-
Gently constructed at the Portsmouth.
n. H, navy yard, will be used by
President Wilson when he formerly
opens the Panama canal and later
goes around to San Francisco. for the
exposition.
This launch, which is built largely
Of teak, is of the usual navy style.
having a well screened after compart-
ment. The engine is placed forward
and the helmsman's cockpit is just aft
of the motor space. The boat is driven
by a one misunderstanding horsepower.
eight cylinder. 1915 model Van Blerk
engine and in several trials 1t has
averaged 1888 knots. That is equal to
21.079 statute miles an hour.
Changes in the Navy Department are
announced as follows:
Appointments-Burea of navigation
Clarence w. Butler. copyist at $84(
per Annum; Herbert C. Schmidt. copy
ist at $40 per annum: James R. Dur
nell. copyist at $40 per annum: James
L. Landreth, laborer at $3.50 per annum
Bureau of construction and repair
Luther H. Heist, copyist at $500 per
annum. Bureau of supplies and ac-
counts-Arthur Holland. copyist at $S40
per annum. Secretary's office-Thomas
Boddie. laborer at $3.50 per annum.
Promotfons-Bureau of navigation
Russell s. Henry. from copyist at $s4o
to copyfst at $500 per annum.
accounts. L. Spiegelblatt, clerk at
1000 per annum.
Transfers-Arlington B. Cost, from
copyist at $500. bureau of navigation.
to stenographer and typewriter at $3.50
per diem, navy yard. Philadelphia, Pa.
John L. Schram, from copyist at $40
per annum. bureau Of supplies and ac-
counts. to bookkeeper at $3.50 per
diem. navy yard. Mare Island, Cal. Will
liam r. c. Windsor, from clerk at
81 900, Secretary's office, to chief clerl.
at $500, navy yard. New Orleans. La.
Lieut.. D. c. Bingham. attached to the
Nevada of the Atlantic fleet, has re-
ported at the Navy Department for
examination for promotion
Evening star., 1915-02-07

complete his article which he intends
publishing on the old Ford's Theater
as soon as he can get his Illustrations
ready. Mr.. Mudd has had quite time
last summer he thought he had them
in his grip. sure, but It turned out that
the gentleman in New York who owns
them seemed unwilling to part from
hunt all over again. Only recently he
discovered the pictures in another
eastern city. whose name shall not be
mentioned, and this time he thought
they were his at last. But Mr.. Mudd
finds that this last owner of the trea-
sured pictures seems as reticent about
his photographs as did the other, so
Mr.. Mudd must still search on and on,
hoping with unQuestionable hope that
some day. somewhere. he will come
across the two pictures he desires.
Two thousands miles of trail and
5000 miles of telephone line were
built on the national forest lands dur
ficials of the forest service.
Isadore Sander and William r.
Weldon. both Of the District. have been
appointed messengers in the bureau of
animal industry.
Miss Alice Chapman of New Mexico
has been transferred from the forest
Jack pines. planted by agents of
the department on the sandhills Of Ne
braska ten years ago. now have reach
diameter of four inches. announces the
forest service.
Plans for an interbureau bowling
league are progressing. During the
week a match was played between
teams representing the bureau Of chem
istry and the disbursing office. The
disbursing Office team won. This makes
a game each for the teams. as the
week before the chemistry team won a
game from a picked team from the in
sectide and fungicide board and the
board of entomology. Those in the de-
partment who are interested in bowl
fng-and there are many such-hope
that these first tentative games may be
the forerunners OF a regular series that
will draw into the contests all those
interested in "duckpins" in the de-
partment.
Ten thousand deer are declared to be
game refuge in Arizona, according to
the forest service report.
The flying squadron" of the insecti-
eide and fungicide board recently left
the city for its all-year inspection trip.
The squadron consists of Inspectors
Virgins. Bestwick and OToole. Mr..
Bestwick went to Philadelphia. from
which starting point he will cover ter
ritory in the west until next Christ
mas. Mr.. OToole is in St. Louis where
he makes his headquarters. Mr.. Wig
gins started from Baltimore and his
territory will embrace the southern
states.
Small timber sales on the national
forest to farmers and settlers gained
during the year over 1913. declares the
forest service. During 1914 timber sales
numbered 1928. while like sales for
1913 totaled only 6,1S2.
Miss Frances H. Downing of Pennsyl-
vania was recently appointed a stenog-
rapher in the division of publications.
Field men of the bureau of chemistry
were guests of honor Wednesday night
at dinner at the University Club. C.
NJ. Campbell was toastmaster, and DR..
Carl Alsberg, chief of the bureau, and
DR.. r. L. Hart of San Francisco. chief
of the western division, made ad-
dresses.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

The office of the sixth auditor, which
has Jurisdiction over the expenditures
of the Post Office Department. is con-
tributing clerks to other activities of
the government. The internal revenue
bureau has accepted six clerks on
transfer, and assigned them to duty
They are:
Thomas F. Colvin. assigned to the
corporation tax subdivision of the in
come tax division, February 1.
Miss Susan e. Hammond. assigned %
the income tax division. February 1.
Stanley N. Recher, assigned to the
stamp division February 1.
julius O. Burnham, assigned to the
corporation tax subdivision Feb
ruary 1.
James E. wilkins. assigned to the
corporation tax subdivision Feb
Thomas D. McCaw. assigned to the
income tax division February 1.
BERNARD C. Stevens of Seattle. Wash.
has received appointment as a clerk
in the internal revenue bureau, Feb
ruary /, and has been assigned to lie
assessment division.
Miss Mary C. Noel has received a
temnorary appointment in the inter-
nal revenue bureau, and took up her
duties February 3 in the law division
of the bureau and Is to be paid from
the income tax division pay roll
Another temporary appointment is
that Of Miss Nettie E. Holmes on the
income tax division rolls, with duty
in the law division of the internal rev.
enue bureau.
Charles A. McAllister, chief engineer
of the coast guard, ts invalided with
had cold Chief McAllister was not at
his desk Thursday and Friday. but is
now on the Job.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

late home Thursday. Several of his
former shopmates attended the funeral.
Columbia Lodge. No. 174, International
Association of Machinists.
Henry Owens of the foundry is alb
| sent on account of illness.
| Peter Mccarthy, machinist, of the
| west gun carriage shop. has been alb
sent during the past week. enjoying
several days leave.
E. S. Hoffman, machinist of the
breech mechanism shop. is on busl-
| ness trip to Harrisburg, Pa
Thomas E. Carroll, former machnist
of the east gun carriage shop, organizer
for the International Association OF Ma
chinists, was seen in the city Sunday.
Edward Kaiser, craftsman of the
drafting room, has been absent TOT sew
eral days on account of illness.
H, H. Hunter, cartridge case maker
while operating a press Wednesday mac
his hand caught. severing portions OF
some of his fingers
c. L. Brumbaugh, a former employe OF
the buffing shop, has been transferred TO
the secondard mount shop.
C. M. Woods, machinist of the tool shop
has been absent for several days on ac-
count of the death Of his brother, L. e.
Woods.
The workmen of the west gun carriage
shop extend their sympathy to Master
Mechanic Samuel Bates on account OF the
death of his wife Saturday, January 30.
The board of labor has sent out calls
for several additional machinists who are
registered, and thus far several have re-
sponded.
Owing to the increased amount of work
in the tool shop a third shift has been
put on to do special work for the gun
shop.
List of injuries from January q to
]. J. Bourne. slight incised wound. left
middle finger.
r. j. Caltrider, confusion. left little
finger.
right temporal region
w. Thornburn, struck in left eye by
chip Of flying brass
j. D. Branson, slight abrasion, back OF
right hand.
]. May. superficial burn. right ankle.
v, G. Young, incised wound, right in
dex finger.
H. Bevan, confusion, center OF chest.
E. c. Ford, incised wound, right thumb
and lacerated wounds back Of left hand.
S. J. Giovannetti, contusions, fingers,
right hand and wrist.
j. NJ. Maginnis. slight abrasion left
shin.
R. R. Riley, slight lacerated wound,
right hand.
L. w. Stevens. slight abrasion, left in
dex finger.
L. A. Callahan, slight injury to right
eye.
Luther Coleman. slight laceration. tip
right index finger.
T. B. Downey, incised wound. palm left
Rand. ~
c. s. Evans, slight confusion, left
thumb.
w. H. Fowler. slight abrasion, left
thumb.
r. F. Grimes. slight abrasion, outer side
right index finger.
H. r. Hammerdinger, fracture, right
great toe.
T. Hardy, fracture, lower end left
radius.
I. A. Nolan, slight injury to right eye.
J. B. Byers. slight punctured wound,
palmar surface. right thumb.
]. w. Hartman, confusion right great
toe.
C. p Rabbit. slight injury to right eye.
W. E. Moody. slight laceration. right
index finger and confusion left knee.
Edward Wall, laceration and confusion,
right wrist.
J. E Wells, slight incised wound, left
index finger.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

Assistant Secretary Louis F. Post has
been away for the past week travelling
in the middle west
The appointments Of Mary A. E. Dono-
Platt. temporary employees OF the bureau
Of labor statistics, have been extended.
Charles E. Baldwin, bureau Of labor
statistics. is in New York city on official
business.
Newton c. Adams. John G. Herndon,
ir,. and Bushrod G. Washington, tr.. have
zone to Philadelphia to take up field
work in the iron and steel industry.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Joseph F. West, Mrs. Johanna Curtin.
Mrs. Martha E. Mangum, Albert Davis,
G. LarkinS and Mrs. Fannie Dimes, all
of the sanitary section, have been on
the sick list during the week.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Rear Admiral George C. Reiter. q. g.
". retired. is on a visit to this city.
He is at the Army and Navy Club.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Miss j. Grace Johnson, reader on
specifications. has been absent from
duty for a week on account of illness.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

w. ]. Weiss of the document (hano)
section. who has been absent from
duty on account of illness, returned to
work Thursday.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

L. C. t"Dick") Richards, i'll charge of
the supply division of the document
(hand) section. was called home Wednes-
day on account of the illness of Mrs.
Richards.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

The following members of the watch
force have been on the sick report
during the week: R. NJ. Calhoun. Alex
ander Spinks. Valentine Mendel,
Thomas Conway, Daniel J. Marsh, r. H.
White. William F. Ullrich and D. B.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-04-22
Discing Land Before Flowing
Yours truly,
H. |. Phillips.

The discing Of stalk or s,ubble land
before blowing is one Of the most i'm,
portant practices in the handling Of
soils. The recent drouths have en-
phasized its importance. Each year
larger numbers OF farmers are following
this practice which has been recon-
mended and used by the Missouri
Agricultural Experiment Station. The
discing Of Hand before plowing is one
Of the things which all farmers, but
particularly those located on high
priced corn belt land should practice.
Some men have found it profitable to
disc blue grass sod, but the practice
has its greatest advantage when ap-
piled to stalk and stubble land.
The coli will sbsosb more wsses
when it is disced before plowing
This has been a very important point
recent years when the soil has been
rarely soaked with water. The more
water stored in the soil, when the
crops are put in, the larger wsll be
the return il the season is dry. The
h,ro mixing Of the stalks, stub5le and
and other surface organic matter with
the soil, which results from the disc
ing, is very advantageous. On stalk
land particularly the weighed disc
takes the place OF the stalk cutter
and this at the same time thoroly
mixes the organic matter with the soil.
A disc may also be used to rut up
green manure crops before turning
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-04-22
What Corn to Plant for Silage

In recent letter TO the College Of
Agriculture Missouri farmer had
this to say:
Last summer | built two concrete
silos. ! will fill them for the first
time this fall. Are there any other
crops besides corn that can be used
successfully as silage2 II I use corn
what kind should I plant and how
should it be planted?"
In answering this question w. M.
Regan Of the Dairy Department says:
Many crops are used as silage with
varying success in different localities.
For Missouri conditions, however, corn
is the only crop that can be generally
recomm ended. Corn grows aell in all
parts Of the state and yields more food
material per acre than any other crop.
1t is more easily harvested and put
into silo than any Of the hay crops.
With the harvesting machinery that
we have at the present time the hay
crops are more difficult to han i L.
after being cut. Furthermore corn
makes an excellent quality Of silage.
The legumes such as clover, alfalfa
aud cowpeas are liable to rot unless
great care is taken to pack the silage
firmly and force the air out. Cowpeas
are often planted with the corn. A
mixture Of the two makes excellent
silage but the difficulty oil harvesting
makes the system impractical.
The bes, corn for the silo in any
locality is the same corn that produces
the largest yield Of ears in that local
ity. The corn that produces the i'm
mense yields Of fodder are the late
maturing southern varieties. These
in Missouri must necessarily be harv
ested at an immature state. On most
Missouri farms such corn as Reid s
Yellow Den! or Boone County White,
make excellent silage corn. This
corn should be planted in exactly the
same manner as it would be planted
u get the largest yield Of grain"
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-04-22
Southwest Missouri Crop Experiments

In the spring Of 1906 the Missour
Agricultural Experiment Station estab
lished a crop experiment field nea
Carthage in Jasper county for the pur
pose Of determining the adaptations o
various varieties Of corn, oats, wheat
barley, cowpeas and soYbeans to south
western Missouri canditions. Tht
field was located on a phase Of the rec
limestone soil which covers a wide
range Of country in this section Of the
state and the results are applicable tc
several counties in this region.
The results may be briefly summar
lied as follows:
The leading varieties Of white corr
for southwest Missouri as indicated by
these experiments are Commercial
White, Boone County White and St,
Charles County White, and the leading
varieties Of yellow corn. Reid's Yellow
Dent and Leaning.
In three years out Of four the early
maturing varieties Of oats have pro
duced higher yields than the large late
maturing varieties. Kherson and Texas
Red Rust Proof are the varieties to be
generally recommended.
The leading beardless wheat varieties
are Red Prolific and Early Ripe. OF
the bearded varieties Fulcaster, Rudy
and Lebanon are best. Soft winter
wheats have given better yields than
hard winter wheats.
Among the best varieties Of cowpeas
are Whippoorwill and Black; Of soy
beans, Medium Early Yellow, Peking,
Austin and Morse are best.
Alfalfa can be proftably grown on
much Of the red limestone land OF
southwestern Missouri wherever drain
age is good and the proper soil treat
ments are given. The essential soil
treatments are manure and inoculation
and in many cases lime.
This field was conducted in cooper
alton with the Jasper county court,
which appropriated funds for carrying
on the rk. The experiments were
planned and directed by the Agricul-
cultural Experiment Station. The re-
suits Of these experiments, which are a
part Of a series that eventually will
cover every soil type in the state, have
been published in Bulletin No. 123 OF
the Experiment Station, copies Of which
may be had by writing to the College
OF Agriculture, Columbia, Mo.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-04-22

them under and brings about more
thoro mixing Of this organic matter
with the soil. One OF the fundamen
tai principles in plowing any land is to
thoroly mix the organic matter with the
surface soil, and this is greatly favored
by discing in advance Of the plow.
Land with a pulverized surface can
be turned with plow in such way
as to give much better seed bed
than where the discing is not done.
The land plows more easily and the
pulverization is at the same time more
thoro. The disc harrow is one OF the
most valuable Of farm implements and
its use in advance Of the plow IS just
as important as It's use following the
plow.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-04-22
A Chick Saving Ratching Coop

A combined Matching, brooding and
housing coop which is large enough
to accommodate four hens and is as good
as 90 egg incubator has been de-
signed by the Poultry Department ol
the u University Of Missouri.
Farmers who have used this coop
b We pronounced it a su cs S.
This coop does away with the little
"A" shaped coops which are so COM
monty given to hens after they have
hatched their broods and which are
soon outgrown by what chicks remain
after the Spring rains and rats have
taken their toll.
The coop is three feet wide, six
feet long, two feet high in the rear
and three feet high in front. A door
eight inches high runs the entire
length Of the back so as to permi,
easy access to the hen, The front
consists OF lour little doors covered
with rat proof wire netting. These
slide up and down. Just beneath the
caves is door a foot wide running
along the front. The opening made
by this door is coveted with wire screen
also BY opening this door sufficient
light is afforded and also protection
from rains. In front OF this coop is
placed four runways corresponding to
the four openings. These are foo,
high and three feet long. They are
covered with wire screen also.
The coop can be used for Matching
and brooding. 1t is divided by bur
lap frames into four compartments.
The aim is to set four hens in the
back part Of the coop and keep food
and water in the runways in front.
After Matching the chicks from two
hens are given to one for brooding.
Later when the hen weans her chicks
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-04-22
More AhoIt FeteIita
Rill, Mo-, April II, 1915.

Editor Republican,: I read with
considerable interest the letter from
Mr.. Slusher in last weeks issue. and
while | cannot agree with him that
one acre Of ieterita Is equal to five
acres Of corn in feeding value and will
make crop rain or shine" l will say
that l believe it is one Of the best
plants that ever struck the hills"
tried out ieterita last year on about
an acre Of land after the wheat was
harvested planting it on the 10th day
Of July. Every one knows the rainfall
during the early fall was deficient.
We had some rain, however, and the
teterita came right along and was ready
to harvest by the first Of October.
In recent communication from the
Station they informed me that in feed,
ing experiments with ieterita and corn
the feterita showed feeding value in
the ratio Of go to 100. That is, 100
pounds of ieterita e4ualed 90 pounds
OF corn. Now am sure that with the
rainfall that we have been having for
the past three years we can readily
raise that extra 10 pounds, and then
some. As to the feeding value OF the
fodder will say that it is very much
superior to kaffir in every way. 1t,
makes a somewhat taller growth than
the katfirs, with smaller stalk, which
is not any harder than cane and is as
readily eaten as cane fodder. II got
ten in by the first Of May it will readily
make two crops OF seed here with the |
one planting. By muzzling the team
one can drive through the field without
material damage and top the ieterita,
leaving it stand to form new seed |
heads which will ripen in about 40 |
days, making plenty of grain to feed
with the fodder.
l have been looking Tor some plant
that would prove superior 10 corn Gin
every Way, suitable to our soil and
climate, and I have tried The kaffirs,
dhouras, teosinte, etc., and have found
some fault with all OF them. II there
is any fault to find with feterita I have
it yet to discover. In fact, I believe
it is 1T"
It is very slow TO start, as are all Of
the sorghums, so the ground should
be put in extra good shape before
planting, and as it is strictly hot
climate" plant it should not be planted
before the ground is thoroughly warmed
up--not much before the first Of May.
As seed is still quite high in price it
will be better to drill than to broadcast
but l believe as the seed becomes
cheaper it will be used in the place OF
cane for broadcasting with peas for a
hay crop. thoroughly agree with Mr..
Slusher that no one who plants feterita
will be disappointed in it and would
advise everyone 10 try at least few
acres Of it this season II the season
proves to be another dry one and
your corn burns up and is past all
hopes OF making crop the Feterita
will just stand still and mark time"
until the rain comes and then make
more than hall a crop. Hurrah for
Feterita!
Yours truly,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-04-22
Always Arrayed Against Business

The Republican party having con
troll Of the reins Of government during
the War Of Rebellion, the great task
Of reconstruction naturally fell upon
its shoulders, and the performance oil
this task drew into its ranks some Of
the abelest statesmen that any nation
has ever produced. The abilitG oil
the Republican party TO manage the
affairs Of the country was made ap-
parent by the rapidity with which the
work Of reconstruction progressed and
by the vast strides that the country
has made in development along all
lines.
Being in favor OF a protective tariff
the Republican party has long been a
protector Of the big business interests
oil the country, and the bulk OF the
countrY's wealth and business being
in the North, the G. o. P. party's
S Strength located itself there. On the
other hand, the Democratic party has
depended upon the South for the
major portion Of its strength, and
whenever, it has been in control
Sol t lern ideas and principles haye
prevailed, much to the detriment Of
the country.
Three different times the Demo
cratic party has been in power since
the Civil War, and each Of the three
Democratic administrations has been
marked by the same Tariff tinkering
and other anti business legislation and
each one has resulted disastrously for
both party aud nation.
The present administration created