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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
ADDRESSES JERSEY CLUB.
Senator Hollis Talks to Montclail
Democrats ON Preparedness.

Senator Hollis of New Hampshire, a
strong supporter of the administra-
tons preparedness program. delivered
an address on Preparedness" Friday
night in Montclair. n. j., under the
auspices of the Montclair Democratic
Club Senator Hollis laid great stress
upon the need of backing up the Pres
ident in his efforts to obtain legisla-
ton which will put the United States
in a position to defend itself against
attack by foreign foe.
The committee in charge of the ar
engagements for the meeting, which was
held in Metropolitan Hall. was headed
by Dallas Flanagan, son of w. W.
Flanagan, secretary of the joint com
mittee of Congress on rural credits.
Senator Hollis is chairman of the sub
committee of this joint committee, in
charge Of framing land mortgage
bill, and is the author of the bill, which
was approved by the committee and
has been introduced in the Senate and
House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
WRITERS FORM RIFLE CLUB.
National Press Members Will Be
Trained by U. S. Experts.

The National Press Club Rifle Cluh
was organized yesterday afternoon.
when. at a meeting presided over by
Capt. William c. Harllee of the United
States Marine Corps. officers were
elected and plans were made for hold
ing monthly practice shoots at the
government range at Winthrop. Md.
More than twenty correspondents
joined the club at yesterdays meeting,
and it is expected the membership
will be further enlarged during the
coming week.
The officers elected yesterday were:
President. Jefferson Jones: vice presi-
dent. Edwin C. Reed: secretary, Rob-
ert l.. Marcley. and treasurer, Earl II.
Smith. Lynn M. Lamm was appointed
eX officio.
The gun practice at the Winthrop
range will include the use of both the
Springfield and Krag-Jorgensen rifles
and machine guns. Maj. c. T. Philips,
secretary of the National Rifle Assoc,
citation of America, who was instru-i
mental in the formation of the news.
paper mems rifle organization yester.
day, has made arrangements whereby
the correspondents will be given their
tutelage under the hands OF govern
ment experts. The National Press
Club rifle club will hold its first prac-
tice shoot the latter part OF the month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

manure decays and SO the good effects
from 1t become available more slowly.
When plowed under for corn the soil
is well packed onto the manure, which
Pasture land that is to be plowed
up soon is a good place to spread the
manure. 1t stimulates the grass, and
good condition for being worked into
the soil and for Improving 1t when
plowed under. The pasture also has
the advantage that the manure can be
is tobe plowed up is also splendid
place for applying the manure.
1t has been found that better re-
turns are secured from the manure
when light applications are made. Six
to eight loads per acre is a good
amount to apply.
The application of manure is the
cheapest means of returning organic
or vegetable matter to the soil. and
the maintenance of a good supply OF
decaying organic matter Is the nrst
and most important step In the main.
tenance of the productive capacity OF
the soil. 1t gives the soil better filth.
increases the availability of the min
eral elements of/plant food and I'M
| proves the water-holding capacity OF
the soil, in addition to being source
OIL nitrogen as a plant food.
The use Of arsenical sprays and the
removal of the bags or cases by hand
picking are recommended by special
lists in the Department of Agriculture
as means Of controlling the bag-worm.
much harm to shade trees. shrubs.
hedges, and in particular to evergreens.
This insect has curious habit OF con-
STRUGGLING for itself baglike case. in
VI n Nr1r lie hN,V hA fnf FOR
trees. These cases are conspicuous
objects on trees from which the leaves
have fallen, and 1t is therefore. COM
paratively easy to remove them by
hand from deciduouS trees in tho win
ter time.
They are much less easily detected,
of WHICH, Tor ras
therefore often used. A spray made
of one pound of the prepared paste Of
arsenate of lead and from Twenty-Five
to fifty gallons of water will be found
strength of this mixture may be In
creased to two or three pounds of ar
senate of lead for fifty gallons of
water in the case of great number
strong as ten pounds of arsenate In
fifty gallons of water is unnecessarily
expensive and may injure some forms
of tender foliage.
The amount of damage that the bag
worm does varies greatly at different
times. serious complaints having been
received in recent years from New
Jersey, Maryland. Virginia, West Vir
ginia, Ohio. Indiana. Illinois. Oklahoma
and Kansas. The pest is not frequent
north of southern New York and the
central portions of Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania. It's greatest damage is prob
ably done to trees and shrubs along
the streets and in the parks and pri-
vate grounds in cities and towns. 1t
is general feeder. but displays par
ticular fondness for evergreens, es-
pecially for arboryitae.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

average daily gain per pig Of 2.02 pounds:
In making the gains the pigs consumed
sixty-four and one-half bushels of corn
and 300 pounds of tankage.
Charging the corn at So cents bushel.
the price paid for it during the time the
feeding test was in progress. and pricing
the tankage at $3.50 per hundredweight.
s4s.14 For this cost 1.1s1 pounds of gain
were made. making the gains cost 81. GA
for 100 pounds. Computing the gains
made on the pigs as worth s cents per
received for the corn fed.
1t is interesting to note that the pigs
ate an average Of GA pounds of corn
shows that they consumed the corn
and tankage in the proportion of
twelve parts corn to one part figures
According to generally accepted figures
for the digestibiblity Of corn and high
grade tankage, this giving a nutritive
ratio of about 1858: This indicates
that the old hand method of feeding, in
which it was assumed that one part
of protein to every six or seven parts
Of carbohydrates was about correct for
economical gains, was directly in line
with the desires Of the pigs appetites.
1t is true. as pointed out by Mr.. Lee.
that hogs. when allowed to balance
their own ration. consume grain and
same proportion as is recommended in
the recognized feeding standards.
There is this difference, however. that
the fattening hog does not require the
same relative proportion of concen-
trates from day to day. In the begin
ming he will consume a larger proper
ton of the protein feeds. while toward
ton is more largely made up of the
heat forming and fat-forming foods
This is the keynote of the whole free
choice system, apart from the fact
that this plan of feeding involves less
labobr than the old fashioned system OF
feeding grain two or three times a
day and experimenting 1t with a con-
siderable supply of slop.
A Vermont creamery has established
a parcel post trade of 400 pounds of
butter a week as the result Of an in
quiry for good butter made to the
county agent and referred to the
creamery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
For D. C. Voters in Iowa.

DIES MONIES. Iowa, February 10
c. A. Robbins. assistant attorney gen.
eral, gave an opinion today holding
that Iowa residents of Washington,
D. c., may use the absent voters law
to cast ballots in Iowa elections, pro-
viding they comply with the registra-
ton requirements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
Trading Largely Confined to
Professionals, Swayed by
Daily News.
COPPER ISSUES LEADERS :
IN QUOTATIONS OF WEEK
Steel and Iron Mills Continue 70
Take Orders to Limit Of
Their Capacities.

NEW YORK, February 12.-Profes-
sional traders were in control Of the
market for the greater part OF the
week, governing their attitude or COM
mitments largely by the course OF
events. Public interest or support was
almost a negligible factor. except in
isolated instances and in the fresh I'M
derwritings offered by banking inter.
ests. which embraced new notes ana
bonds.
Prices made general advances At the
outset on what was accepted A. .
practical closing Of the Lusitania con-
troversy, but eased here and there
later on profit taking and renewal Of
bearish aggressions. In the main. how
ever. the level Of quoted values was
well maintained.
Coppers Marked Features.
Coppers were the outstanding fea-
lures. those issues soaring to new rec
ords for the most part, while Ana
conda came within hailing distance of
its recent maximum. Inquiry for copper
metal is more genuine and widespread
than at any time in the country's his
tory. and such quotations as % and "a
cents per pound for March and April
delivery no longer seem to be regarded
as eXtravagant.
The steel and iron industry is proceed
ing at full measure of productivity, as
was evidenced by the small increase in
untitled orders reported by the United
States Steel Corporation for January 1t
is an indubitable fact that the mills.
with few unimportant exceptions and
for certain specialties, are practically
unable to accept new business, and this
condition is likely to prevail until the
latter part of the year.
Heavy Railroad Earnings.
Extraordinary earnings were reported
by leading railway lines for December.
notably the New York Central system,
and, although tonnage is decreasing in
the west and middle west. where crops
have been largely moved to market. it is
losing none of its recent tremendous
gains in the east and south.
New foreign elements were injected
into the situation later in the week as q
result of the new policy of submarine
warfare announced by Germany and
Austria, and renewed attention was
called to domestic politics through the
resignation Of the Secretary OF War.
New foreign loans. or commercial ored-
its, are said to be in process Of consun-
nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

| Just now is the time to urge upon
every man or woman who contemplates
starting in the poultry business the
necessity for providing the proper type
OF houses and for SO arranging the
plant as to eliminate as far as pos
sible all unnecessary work. If the
| separate colony plan is adopted, in
winch the fowls are housed in small
buildings accommodating twenty-fiv
to nifty layers. the colonies should be
located sufficiently close together te
make 1t possible to take care of all OF
them with the minimum of walking
and labor. If the larger type of house
is to be used, in which 100 to SOC
fowls are to be cared for in a single
f1ock,, have it so located that it is
readily accessible. In any case, bear
IN mind that in this locality too much
| ventilation, in reason. cannot be pro-
vided If the entire front of the house
| be il a colony house or a single large
building. is open-the openings to be
closed IN bad weather by means OF
muslin curtains-so much the better
Just so the fowls are protected from
drafts when on the roosts at night
and from cold winds, driving rains
| or possible SHOWS during the day
/ Light and ventilation are the principa
secrets of proper construction of poul.
TRY houses: after these come hardness
arrangement and advantageous loca
ton in relation to the other building.
on the place.
! A correspondent asks that a relia biz
remedy for blackhead in turkeys b,
published in this column. Writing
from Virginia. he says that his tur.
keys each year develop the disease
which kills them by the score, unit
the business of raising turkeys is un
profitable. The correspondent says hi.
turkeys have practically unlimited
range. including a wood lot of more
than fifty acres. The fact is. no rem.
edy has as yet been discovered fol
blackhead. bulletin by Prof. Milf
gan c. Fitzpatrick of the poultry de.
partment of Ohio State University, re.
| Gently issued by the university, give.
a number of suggestions for preventive
measures. These are:
| Protect the yards and flocks which
may have the goods fortune to be un.
| infected with the blackhead organism
by thorough examination of all new
| stock, whether turkeys, fowls, geese OF
other domstic birds.
! Keep the turkeys on grounds which
! are as fresh as can be obtained and
above all, keep them isolated from
| fowls and other domestic birds.
| Keep every turkey in the flock under
close observation, in order to separate
! and at once isolate any bird which
| gives evidence of the disease TIC
| facilitate such observations it is help
! full to leg-ban each Individual and tc
/ record its weight from time to time.
| If it is known that blackhead is pres
! ent in any of. the poultry, that yard
| and house should be kept free from
| sparrows. rats and mice, which are
carriers of the organism which causes
| the disease.
In fattening turkeys for the marke,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
Consumers of Steel Are
Urgent in Their Demands

NEW YORK. February l3.-Many
large consumers. anxious to obtain a.
surances of steel shipments to cover
manufacturing contracts, made trips
this week to Pittsburgh and Chicago.
resulting in heavy future commitments
by the mills. The steel companies, al
though sold to full capacity for six
to nine months. are taking care of the
requirements of needy consumers. but
large merchant distributors are unable
to replenish stocks, although offering
2 cents a pound for bars and shapes
and 2.10 cents for plates.
Car shops placed contracts for 5000
tons of steel and 10000 tons additional
are about to be bought to cover the
construction of 1000 cars. contracts for
which were recently placed. The rail-
roads have other inquiries in the mar
ket for 5000 cars, which will require
10000 tons of steel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

Poultry Yard Notes.

A correspondent of The Sunday Star
refers to a suggestion that appeared in
this column some weeks ago to the eff
feet that a few drops of formalin added
to the water in which oats were soaked
for sprouting would prevent mold, and
asks how much formalin should be
used. If half a bushel of oats are being
soaked preparatory to sprouting, about
Il gallon of lukewarm water will be re-
quired to soak the oats properly. 10
a gallon of water, therefore, add about
ten drops of formalin. Soak the oats
in this for twentyfour hours-some
soak only over night. but the longer
time is better-and then place the oats.
still wet, in the sprouting trays. Inc
use of formalin in this proportion Will
prevent mold. and at the same time the
quantity of formalin will not he SUI
ticient to injure the oats as feed
At this time of the year. when scores
of men are planning to make start
in the poultry business and other
scores. dissatisfied with the success
they have attained, desire to change
breeds, the poultry editor is in receipt
OF many letters asking advice as TO
pose poultry plant. large or small
Often in the past the statement mas
been made in this column that the edl-
tor would not recommend any breed
dDoNe any OIhPr. ana InlS
must be reiterated. Poultrymen, anna
teurS. as we'll those who have been
in the business for several years. Will
succeed best with the breed they like
best, no matter what that breed may
be. Some men will fail with the large.
relatively slow moving breeds. like
the Plymouth Rocks. Wyandottes, Or
pfngtons and the like. will succeed at
once with such breeds as the Leghorns,
Campines, AndaluSians, etc, and vice
r.
haps. offers greater opportunity for the
exercise of Individual preference than
the poultry business. The only
safe plan is to read up on the various
breeds. learn from reading just what
the characteristics of the breeds are,
and then make a selection. If the
first choice is not the best one the fact
will soon be learned. when a change
can be made. However. the fact re-
mains that nine-tenths-or perhaps
larger percentage even than this-of
the big commercial poultry farms of
the country use single-comb white
Leghorns, usually combined with
white Plymouth Rocks, the first for egg
production and the latter for table
poultry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
Reall's s. C.. White Leghorns-

Eggs from exhibition mating consisting OF
birds that won LIST pen. LIST and End pullet at
Laurel; LIST and srd pullet. Baltimore; End pen.
variety. Hyattsyille 1915: mated to 2nd cock
erei at Mt. Rainier. 1914: price. $3.50 for Is.
Utility eggs from freerang stock. 81 so for
Is: 81 for lOO guaranteed Chicks. SIS a 100.
Electric car station premises.
r T. REALI Three 0a1sS." Berwyn. Nd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

Are you keeping up the fertility of
your land? This is especially important
your fertilizer problem this winter and
get ready to act next spring. 1t will Fay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

A big spoon comes handy for many
purposes. With it you can stir up
mashes for the hens, mix the feed for
the hogs, fix the horses ration and
measure out tonics for the stock And
1t costs but a trific
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
Railroads Buying Cars.

These inquiries include 5000 for the
Chicago and Northwestern. 1900 for
the Illinois Central. 2.40O for the Bes-
semer and Lake Erie, 1900 for the Bal
timore and Ohio and 1000 cars each
for the New York Central and for the
Lehigh Valley. The New York Cen
trail is expected to put out inquiries
for 1000 more cars and export specif-
cations call for 10000 cars.
The demand for motive power is
urgent. Contracts for fourteen engines
were placed this week and orders for $50
ninety for the Chicago and Northwest
ern, fifty for the New Haven, $50 for
the New York Central, twenty for the
Bessemer and Lake Erie and fifteen for
the Erie. The building of these locomo-
tives will require 14O, 900 tons of iron and
steel.
Rail Contracts Light.
Rail contracts amounted to only IL, 900
tons and made up OF number of small
supplementary lots, the largest being
$500 tons for the. New York municipal
railways. while additional contracts for.
100000 tons are under negotiations,
mainly for export, but including 5000
tons each for the Long Island and Texas
Pacific, while the New York municipal
is still in the market for 5000 contract
rails.
Orders for thirteen more boats were
placed with shipyards on the Atlantic
coast and the great lakes calling for
Ii, 900 tons of steel Building and bridge
work were relatively quiet, requiring only
$1,000 tons of steel shapes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

If you are not busy now is a good time
to go through the orchard and pick up
and burn all fallen twigs and branches,
since these may be harboring injurious
insects,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

Wheat is one of the best of rations
ings are not exactly a green food, but
are heterogeneous food and about as
near a green food as we can get late
or siftings or run some of the hay
through feed cutter and then steam
it, A good way to feed the clover
leaves ETC.. is to place them in a buck
ct. add some boiling water and cover
snugly to keep the steam in. After
it has stood for half an hour thicken
with wheat bran and feed warm Use
for the mash, mixed stiff and dry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

Truck crops suffer least from fungi in
seasons that open with a cool spring and
end with a very hot summer. with a
rainfall below the average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

A warm mash once a day, made by
cooking any of the above mentioned
vegetables until soft, with a little meat
scrap and salt and pepper added and
stiffening the whole with bran until
not bit wet or sloppy. is great in
oats may be cooked with the vegeta-
bles, and they make a fine feed. Feed
the mash in clean troughs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

1t has been found that better re-
turns are secured from the manure
when light applications are made. Six
to eight loads per acre is a good
amount to apply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

The time of weaving will vary with
conditions. but the best rule is to al
low It five to seven months, as the
work of the mare varies from heavy to
light. but, if possible, don't wean the
foal before four months
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-26
NOT MUCH DOING-APPARENTLY.

The Cliff Avenue is still in the making. Ap- parently it is not the small job that many claim ed it would be. Of course, if it was intended for an all-summer iob 1t is another story, but We were under the impression that the work was to be rushed through However, there are some who have the faculty of confusing the word rush with "go ahead slow"
 The necessity for that street is so giaring that it would seem as though the council would have rushed the work so as to have it ready for the tourist season. The way it looks now, if 1t is ready by Christmas, we can be thankful. As one of the business men of the town said, if the lack of men prevents the pushing of the work, we don't know but what it would be wise to con- fine the general work of the city to one part in stead of trying to cover the whole city with a handful of men, If we have too many irons in the fire, why not pull some out and go ahead with the rest.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-26
THE NATION WONDERS.

If the reports of the clash between American and Mexican troops are correct and Tn which two American troops were annihilated. through the treaehery of the Mexicans. we wonder if the administration will think the act sufficiently of fensive to take action
 For 8 nation to be patient, conservative and considerate is to be encouraged, but it would seem that limit must be reached sometimes. and when limit has been reached hesitancy should have no place When the administration found it necessary to invade Mexico with puni- tive expedition, it should have been prepared for every emergency, such for instance the clash at Carrizal
 From the time the American troops invaded Mexico to the time of the clash, the period that elapsed was sufficient to prepare for the support of the handful of men sent in there.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-26
THE FAuLTFlNDER-
fIeslie's Weekly.l

The worlds greatest nuisance is the autfnder. for he is conspicuous everywhere He does not hide his light under bushei speak in whisper His mis- sion is be and heard
 The Creator in six days made the universe and when il was finished declared that the work good Yet, creation the world has been full of faulthneds who do think it is good enough for them
 The peculiarly of the habtual faulthnder is that he has find fault He dsturhs the serenity of those who happy and who would enjoy peace and contentment but for him.
 Nothing satisfies the fanthnder and has been ;ree tantalizing presence The faultnders ,sperated the until he dashed pieces the stone tables inscribed with written laws of God. But the Ten Commandments remain the law of God and man
 The fauthnder is the bane of the family circle. He He is the fly in the ointment, the unwelcome in difficult
 tutes with unnecessary unavoidable laws. He die them before his vitrioc tongue his poisonous and pestiferous persistence
 No church has without its fauthnder, social organization: shop, factory office and move for the public good is exempt from his intrusion
 The faulthnder is found everywhere scattering the of dstrust poisoning the minds who will listen marshallng the forces Of casting shad the dimming the light of the mocking the hopes Of humanity and challenging the goodness a benehcent and challenging the nttSme a beneheent Provid
 Out with the faulthnder, We have for him
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-26

General Funston has repeatedly asked for more men. He saw what was coming and wanted to be ready, but the administration "knew it ail,' and besides its patience was not exhausted therefore. his demands were unheeded. But now who paid for that seeming negligence, that ssknew it all?s Surely none of those who were in power to prevent the clash.
 For years Mexico has been under mob rule and has continually harrassed and butchered hundreds of our citizens with an increased eff frontery: yet the administrations patience still continues to sleep. And, the nation wonders.