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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-14
WOMEN IN PERIL.
IN STORM ON LINKS.
Society KneeIs In Prayer as
Caddy Is Killed at Their
Feet.

NEW YORK. July 1.-The most spec
tscu;ar storm II years resulted In the
kiilins by lightning. OF reiix Jacoprs.
twenty-five Year, old. OF Bioomne,d. ~.
-. on the course OF the Great Neck 9oif
and Country Club. al Great Neck. Il. 4.
Jacobus. who was a caddy. was struck
at the most exciting PERIOD of a comrii-
mentsry women's tournament, given ny
MRS. william Hodge. tor Mrs. oscar
Lewiston. formerly Edpe. May. actress.
and Mrs. Charles II. GODDARD, wife or
the president Of the cluo ana the pres
ident Of the American Druggists Syndi-
cate.
Mrs. Lewisohn and Mrs. Goddard wore
tied for nrst place at the ninth gr-en
when the storm Drokc. twenty-five
women friends. many Of them pro,nin-
ent in society. surrounded them, wn.ie
Mr.. Goddard and eeventy-nve caddies
were negotiating for position. Jacobus
was holding the tin nag in the hole.
wh,n q bolt Of lightning struck MIN On
the head.
CONSERVATION ensued as Jacobus fell
to the ground dead. The bolt had
burned his cap. broken his spine, and
torn out the soles of both his shoes.
Mrs. "wallie' Eddlinger. wife Of a
member of THE Boomerang COM
pany. tainted. Mrs. Lewisohn and Mr..
Goddard hurried to the caddie and tried
to revive him. As his body was lifted
II was noticed that the lightning had
Jeff an imprint similar to that Of a
large cobweb on tho tin flag he held in
his hand.
DR.. Nieseiey, Of Manhasset, a member
Of the club. said Jacobus' death had
been instantaneous.
While efforts were being made to re-
vive the caddy. Mrs. Joshua Goblin and
Mrs. Victor Won Schlegill asked those
not 20 engaged to pray. and at the
height Of the storm all knelt.
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Imprisoned Cats
Attack Five Men
Battle Pour Policemen and Men,
Der Of League Who COL
lects Them.

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE Home De-
fense Leasue of Brooklyn in its cleanup
efforts to prevent the spread OF infan-
tile paralysis. has been collecting stray
cats. and has deposited sixty In tho
shed in the rear of the Bedford avenue
police station. Louis Lefkowitz. nine
teen. a member of the organization. had
Ave to add to the collection yesterday.
them in the shed with the others. AZ
he opened the door the imprisoned AMI
mails sprang At him and bit him badly
on the hands and face.
HE cries for help brought Policemen
Joseph Boehling. John Malley, Patrick
vimans. and John Cummings to his aid.
The four officers were attacked and
scratched before the cats were driven
back into the shed
The Ave men were attended by Ambu-
lance Surgeon Bender. Of williamsburg
Hospital
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-14
School Directors Should
Like Children, He Asserts

OCEAN CITY. N. j.. July N.-This
was boards Of education" dAy at the
intitute Of supervising principals and
principals Of New Jersey. held here this
week in connection with the Ocean City
State summer school. The session was
opened in the First Methodist Episco-
pal Church this I/orninp with an inter-
esting talk by DR.. Calvin N. Kendall.
State commissioners education, on
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-14
House Again Asks Facts
: On New Yorker In Prison

For the second time the House to-
day passed Q resolution calling on
the State Department to report what
efforts have been made to secure the
release of Samuel Schwartz. a resi-
dent Of New York city. who Con-
gresham Bennett says. 10 illegally
Lansing Furnished one report on
Schwartz which Congressman Bennett
today denounced as a tissue Of mis-
information"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-14

The influence OF the Local Board OF
Education In Making Good Schools"
Doctor Kendall declared that a man
not Interested in children should not
be a member of school board Every
member of board of education should
When things were not going right at
home, ne advised principals and super
intendents not to take II out on the
teacher and children"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-14
For All Complexion Ills

II the skin DO ooioriess. saliow. muddy,
ovsr-red, olotchy or freok,ed. nothing will
- surely overcome tho condition ~ orJ.n-
airy mercolized wax. It literally takss OF a
bad OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the dead and mar
dead particles Of surface skin. gently. grad
ualiy causing no .ncon yenience at ALL A
new complexion 10 then IN eviienc,. clear
spotless. delicately soft and beautiful. One
ounce OF this wax. procurable at any drug
store, will rejuvenate even the worst COM
0A Il v used like cold eream.-Advt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-14
Lightning Kills Child
In Refuge Under Tree

ALLENTOWN. July ll.:-Liiiie, FIVE
year-old daughter Of Robert Fenster-
maker, tenant on the farm Of former
MAY Charles O. Hpnscke Of this
sought shelter under an oak tree and
was struck by lighting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-14

seil Baiilnssr. oldaeid, Van Dyke,
sas 2 assssy. sssssn6e sas&ps ssfvis
]: King, Edward II. WATSON, John 3
E!ch. Joseph Walsh, Clarence b.
Miller, and Ladislas Lasara.
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Coll. Grads Exp.

Speaking of preparedness. the av.
coll. grad. gets good training for the
boredom that will be his when he en-
ters the Great Outside. He has to
listen to the av. baccalaureate SER
York Tribune.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-07-14
Value of Wood Ashes.

VNIUC OF VUUU FNSIICSs
Wood ashes are of much value in
the garden and fruit plantation. They
supply potash, which some plants need.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-07-14
PRACTICAL FARMER Can, WITHOUT
BANK ACCOUNT, DO GOOD FARMING
Mississippi Farmer Changing Smpy Rundown Cotton Plantation
Into Profitable Dairy and Diversified Farm-NeW System Put
Into Operation and Modern Implements Have Replaced
Old Ones-S0H Is Sandy Loan.

the North for breeding purposes. 1t
often decreases the weight and al
ways lessons the rate Of putting flesh
on beef cattle and decreases the
amount of milk produced by dairy cat
tie as the result of the irritation and
loss of blood occasioned by great num-
bers of ticks. 1t decreases the price
that southern cattle bring on the mar
ket on account of the quarantine line
This territory needs more and better
live stock and larger and better dairy
industry and these objects will be
greatly promoted by the destruction
Of the tick
The concrete dipping vat filed with
arsenical solution has proven to be the
most effective method Of destroying
the cattle tick. Mr.. Wood built dip
ping vat by the plans and specifica-
tions and under the direction of Doctor
Chambers, inspector Of the United
States bureau of animal husbandry.
Lincoln county furnished the neces.
sary money to purchase all material
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signed with little more than the
typical attention to detail and with a
determination to furnish sufficient
room for the comfort and convenience
of a fairly large-sized family.
BY the use of dense mix of con-
crete in the substructure of the house,
or perhaps the use of some of the
many waterproofing materials on the
market, the basement of this house
may be made very free from damp
ness, and with the generous grade
windows and suitable division into
sections a basement may be formed
which will prove its usefulness in q
great variety of ways. Furnace room,
cold-storage room, laundry and work
shop may all be provided with ample
proportions and plenty Of light for
each.
The first floor contains five rooms
and a hall with attractive staircase
leading to the upper floor. A large
cased opening on one side Of the hall
leads into the living room with its two
large windows. A similar opening OF
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AEM ~ Patent Lawyer, Washington,
d. G.. Advice and books free
Rates reasonable Highest references. Bestservicea.
WHERE WOMEN SELECT MATE
In New Guinea 1t Is Considered Be-
meath the Dignity of Men to
Take Time to Court.

So far as proposals of marriage are
concerned, in New Guinea it is always
leap-year, for in that island the men
consider it beneath their dignity to mo-
tice women, much less to make over
lures of marriage. Consequently, the
proposing is left to the women to do.
When the ebony belle falls in love
with man she sends piece of string
to his sister, or, if he has no sister,
to his mother, or another of his lady
relatives.
Then the lady who receives the
string tells the dusky brave that the
particular damsel is in love with him.
No counting follows, however, for it is
considered beneath a New Guinea gen
tleman's dignity to waste time in suca
a pursuit.
If the man thinks he would like to
wed the lady, he meets her alone, and
they decide straight away whether to
marry or drop the idea.
In the former case the betrothal is
announced. The man is then branded
on the back with charcoal, while &
mark is cut into the woman's skin.
No ch-of-promise actions are
possible in New Guinea, though if the
lady is Tilted her friends may hunt her
lover up and Ego" for him. On the
other hand, If the dark damsel proves
fafthless, she is liable to be eaten by
her betrothed if he catches her.
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(By G. H. AFFORD, State Demonstrated
Agent MarylandA

IBy G. H. AFFORD, State Demonstration
Agent, Maryland1
w. K. Wood, Brookhaven, Miss,
is changing stumpy, rundown gull
lied, cotton farm into profitable dairy
and diversified farm. He is attempt
ing to show how an average farmer
can, without bank account or the
use Of the credit system, do good farm
ing. An entirely new system OF farm
ing has been put into operation; mod
ern implements have taken place of
the old ones; stumps have been re-
moved from all but eight acres Of the
land; better drainage has been estab-
lished; improved seed has been intro
duced; the land has been broken deep.
err; better methods of cultivation have
been practiced; plenty Of feed for man
and beast is now grown; fairly good
pastures have been established; a dip
ping vat built; silo built; a cream
separator purchased and so on.
The farm consists of about 160 acres
Of hill and bottom land. The soil is
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the outside by double door with full
length panels.
The kitchen occupies the center Of
the rear portion of the first floor, with
rear entrance from the porch. Con-
veniently near the swinging-door en-
trance to the dining room is the cup
board, sink and range. This arrange
ment could hardly be improved to
produce greater facilities for serving,
feature which should strongly COM
mend itself to housewives. A very
generous closet is also provided for
the storage of kitchen utensils and
other articles needed in this part of
the house.
Perhaps the most interesting fea-
ture of the entire design is the sun
parlor leading from the kitchen and
front parlor. This room, with it's
seven windows, will no doubt be the
most used room in the house in all
kinds of weather. By replacing the
sash with screens during the summer
months room is provided which will
of doors, without the annoyance of in
sects. Since there is an entrance to
the kitchen, this room provides very
pleasant breakfast porch, a feature
which will be appreciated by all who
have had the opportunity to take their
morning meal in the open air.
The second floor contains three large
bedrooms, a sewing room end bath
room. The hall makes all of these
rooms independent of one another, and
the cased opening off of it into the
sewing room specializes this little room
as the most attractive on this floor. A
feature Of special convenience is the
large closet space allowed to each of
the bedrooms.
Considered in it's entirety this house
design is one which offers a great
many features not ordinarily found in
corporated in one house, and to the
family needing house of this size, es-
pecially if they have located in one Of
our smaller cities, it suggests the pos
sibility of home of rare attraction.
An item OF considerable importance
in the selection of a house is the pos
sibility of its fitting into the general
scheme Of the surrounding landscape.
It is possible materially to spoil the
appearance Of an otherwise beautiful
home by an improper selection of its
surroundings. The house described
here should be placed, preferably, on
a rather wide lot with a moderate ter
race in front. It will look well If set
off against a background of trees and
shrubs carefully placed at the rear
and sides of the premises. The front
porch will be set off to advantage by a
bed of flowers set along the front and
side. Thus surrounded by trees, shrubs,
flowers and well-kept grass this home
should be very attractive.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-07-14
Two-Storied Structure Always a
Favorite With Builders in
Every Locality.
ATTRACTIVE AND 'LIVABLE'
Construction Offers Itself Especially
to Distinctive Architectural De-
sign, and Interior May Be Laid
Out to the Best Possible
Advantage.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account Of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1897 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
The typical construction for houses
In our smaller cities throughout the
country has been, for some time, a
twO-stOried structure with sleeping
rooms on the upper floor. This prac-
tice is not without it's advantages,
since great many people object very
seriously to the inherent lack of
privacy which is associated with homes
of only one floor. There is also feel
ing of safety from intrusion when a
means is provided whereby the valu-
ables of the household may be placed
somewhere other than on the ground
floor. 1t is usually possible to obtain
a better arrangement of the bedrooms
and bath by including these rooms in a
group which will occupy an entire
floor, and this allows the use of the
entire floor for the living rooms, dining
room and kitchen. This feature is of
special Importance during the winter
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months, since it is possible thoroughly
to air out the bedrooms without inter-
fering with the heating of the other
rooms.
Aside from the several advantages
which the house with two floors offers
in the arrangement of the various
rooms it is possible to obtain very at
tractive exterior by a suitable selec-
ton Of building material and color de-
sign. In the entirely wooden struc-
ture there is the possibility of especial
~ attractive woodwork, distinctive
architectural design, and novel paint
ing effects. Modern masonry offers
some pleasing effects, carried out in
the use of a great variety of fancy
stone, brick, terra Gotta and other nat
ural and manufactured building mate
rails, By the use of coloring mate
rial the stuccO house may be made to
assume an extremely desirable appear
ance. Finally, by a combination of
several of these, still more extensive
range of exteriors may be produced. It
would be radical taste which could
not find satisfaction in one of the pos
sibilities Of house-exterior design.
The perspective shown here illus
trates a very attractive design of a
large family house having for it's ex-
terror combination of stucco and col
ored shingles, which blend together
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same time of furnishing the necessary
cash to pay all expenses. In the farm
ing sections of our country which have
enjoyed the greatest and most lasting
prosperity, the grasses and clovers
have always occupied an important
place. He has So acres in a bermuda
and lespedeza pasture. The larger
part of the land now devoted to per-
manent pasture was first planted to
winter oats. Small areas of the pas
ture is now well sodded in bermuda
and lespedeza or Japan clover. He
will thoroughly sod every square foot
of this pasture land in bermuda grass
and lespedeza within the next year or
two. The best pastures in the cotton
belt are perhaps those which in sum-
mer consist of bermuda grass and les
pedeza. With the addition of burr
clover, white clover, crimson clover,
hairy vetch and red top, when the
soil is sufficiently fertile, such pas
lures can be grazed the year round.
Mr.. Wood is not only increasing the
productiveness Of his soil; he is also
improving the yielding power Of the
oat, corn and other seed planted on
this farm. He realizes the fact thar
like produces like and he has pur
chased the very best seed from per
fectly reliable seed breeders and will
use every known scientific method to
further improve the yielding power of
the seed. His part in obtaining the
most prolific seed and in growing, Sc
lecting and caring for such seed will
not be appreciably greater than the
work necessary to handle scrub seed.
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to form an effect which, VIII attract
more than passing attention anywhere.
The number of possible color combina-
tons between the shingles and stucco
is practically unlimited.
Furthermore the easy slope Of the
roof, the exposed beams with their
fancy carving, the lattice work and
heavy brackets and beams above the
upper windows, the massive stucco pill
lars on the porch, and the smaller col
umns in the front windows, all con-
tribute to the general excellence Of
this exterior design. The unusual fea-
lures give a distinction which cannot
be overlooked. The entire structure is
an example Of the typical house de-
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d sandy loan with yellow clay sub
were very poorly drained and as a
consequence the crops on these por-
lions have suffered severely during the
seasons of excessive rainfall. During
the past five years the willows in all
the low places have been cut and
bitches opened and .the bottom
drained.
Land Was Unproductive.
For upward of Is years the crops
have been for the most part cotton,
grown under the negro tenant sys-
tenn. AS result of this practice, the
land was badly washed and reduced to
very unproductive state. 1t had a
local reputation of being both poor and
improbable. It sold for $1,000 in
1898.
A, in good farming, Is clearing land
Of stumps and roots. We have reached
a point where the use of labor-saving
machinery on the farm is absolutely
necessary If we are to supply the grow
ing demands of rapidly increasing
population and reap the highest re-
wards of prevailing prices. The neces-
Btty for labor-saving machinery has be-
come more and more obvious with the
growing scarcity of labor and the con-
sequent high cost Of production.
The water supply for all stock comes
from a deep well. The water is raised
by means of a pump and four-horse.
power engine and is piped to the dwell
Sng and to the troughs and hog pas
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and he built the vat and filed it with
mixture Of Y pounds Of sal-soda,
"a pounds of white arsenic, three gal
Ions Of pine tar and 1900 gallons of
water. His cattle and other farmers
cattle are dipped in this vat regularly.
The value Of silo on farm can
not be overestimated. The dairy farm
er who has been unable to see the
value Of the silo in connection with
his dairy farm is generally looked
upon as an unprogressive farmer. Es-
pecially in the winter does the value
of the silo become apparent as it is
possible at all times to feed green
fodder to the milk cows and thereby
preserve both the quantity and quality
Of the milk product. With the use Of
the silo the farmer is enabled to save
the shucks, the fodder, the corn stalks
and the ears, and to keep up summer
feeding throughout the winter without
a break.
Mr.. Wood built a round stave silo,
Cotton capacity, on concrete founda-
ton at a total cost of $116.35. 1t cost
$2.05 per ton to grow the corn and
put the silage in the siIo. This silo
was built according to the plans and
specifications and under the personal
supervision of Mr.. L. A. Higgins Of the
United States dairy division.
Dairying Is Profitable.
There is no branch of farming that
is more needed in the cotton belt than
dairying. 1t is a most profitable indus
try in itself and is the means of rapid
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the other side of the hall leads into the
parlor, where the first glance discloses
the large fireplace, balanced on each
side by window. This room, lighted
by the glow of a good fire in the CRATE,
cannot be other than one of attraction
on cold winter nights.
Leading from the living room
through double doors is the dining
room, with it's broad curved bay with
the buffet built into the wall beneath
the high center window. Entrance
may be made to the dining room from
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tested each month for butterfat by the
"Babcock test He keeps only cows
that show profitable records at the
pail. These cows are kept in clean
quarters, furnished pure well water to
drink and every precaution is taken
to prevent contamination of the milk.
The COWS Craze in bermuda and
lespedeZa pasture and are fed on les
pedeza hay, silage and cottonseed, mo-
lasses and cornmeal during the winter
months. The velvet beans, soy beans,
corn stalks and grass furnish good
grazing in the fields during the winter
months He sold $12.65 worth of dairy
products in June, 1911. He sold $128.76
in October, 1915.
Mr.. L. A. Higgins, dairyman for the
United States dairy division, deserves
much credit for the success of this
dairy. He planned the work and visits
the dairy every fifteen days and gives
full instructions which are carried out
to the letter. He and the many other
dairymen employed by the United
States dairy division are doing great
work in the South.
Disposition Of Milk.
He sells nearly all of the milk to the
female college, soda fOunts, and pri-
vate families. However, he purchased
separator to separate the surplus
milk. He does not make butter as he
can easily dispose Of the cream OBJ
tanned from the milk that he does not
place on the market. The separator
gets all the cream Of the milk, the
cream obtained is sweet and Of the
highest purity and brings the top price
on the market. The warm, sweet milk
skinned by the use of the separator
is at once fed to calves, pigs and
poultry. Practically all of the fat has
been taken out. but the milk still con-
tains proteids; that is, the material for
the formation of lean flesh, blood,
tendons, nerves, brain and horn.
Barnyard manure is rich in nitrogen,
phosphoric acid and potash, and may be
regarded as just SO much vegetable
matter. When left exposed in thin lay
ers or small piles in the barn lot, the
rains leach out large per cent of the
soluble plant food. He allows the
horse manure to remain in the stables,
using plenty of straw for litter. 1t is
kept dry and keeps with practically
no loss He built common large ma
nure pen for the COW manure. The
rain water is not sufficient to leach
through but is usually sufficient to
keep the pile moist.
Farm Poorly Drained.
A considerable area of the farm was
poorly drained. Fortunately small
creek crosses the farm and affords
an outlet for the water from the whole
farm. Although the fall in the bottoms
is very gradual, the water runs off
slowly after heavy rains. Thing and
other forms Of under drainage were
too expensive to be considered for the
entire farm, SO fat bottom bitches
have been dug to thoroughly drain the
land. Only ten acres have been tiled.
The great problem before Mr.. Wood
is to restore the fertility of his worn
out cotton farm and to make the neces-
sary money to support family and
equip the farm while he is accomplish
ing this much desired result. Grass is
the foundation of successful dairy
farming, and dairy farming is probably
the most practicable means of increas-
ing the fertility of the soil and at the