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pated. J.. c. Wheat won a pair of
SQUADS and w. r. Keneippe won duck
The scores for the three matches
were: First match. Messrs. Landers. os:
keneippe. 81. and Wheat. %. Second
match. Messrs. Weeder %; Mikesell,
49, and Parnin, ~. Third match. Messrs.
Wheat. IS: Wilson. %. and Parnin. %.
NJ. B. Landers was in charge of the
affair.
Good scores made last week the
Poll Theater range We're; W. w. Bal
lard. Bureau of Plant Industry. ~; w.
c: Harrison. Central High School, "a.
SO. 81. SO and 81; r. b. Dayton, Army
and Navy Union. As; NJ H Willcher.
Mckinley Manual Training High
School. 1874; r. c. Stokes, Central High
School. 80; E. G. speakman. Crop Esti-
mates. so. so and so; J. II. Davis, Dis
trict of Columbia Rifle Club. As; n. G..
Short. Farm Management. as; NJ. r.
Cooper, Farm Management, 40; J. NJ.
Stewart. War Department, 90: j. E.
Parnin. Home Club. IS. 100 and IS: J. c.
Wheat. Home Club. 90 and IS; S. II.
Weeder. 9S and eS; ]. G.. Byler. McKin-
ley Manual Training High School. 90
and So: Sam Houston, Central High
School. 50. 96 and IS; r. G. Hunt. Dis
trict Of Columbia Rifle Club IS. 50 and
50. Where score of so points or un-
der is shown. so points would have
were made out of possible 100 points
High pistol scores for the week were:
R, G. stedman. Army and Navy Union.
70. 70 and ~: =. w. Nusba I'M. Marine
Four. 81 and 81: H. G.. Strait Farm
Management, So: p. H. Waldroff. Big
Four. "A; NJ. r. Cooper, Farm Manage
ment. IS. and r. G. Hunt. District OF
Columbia Rife Club, IS and 81 All
scores were made out of a possible 100
points.
Leo Parnin. thirteen years old, made
a score Of So out of 100 points stand
ing at fifty feet.
Two interesting statements contained
in the report of Col. NJ. A. Winter. who
was captain of the District Civilian
Club team at the late national rife
matches in Florida. are to the effect
that the District team made a higher
score on the 1.000-yard course than did
the United States Marine Corps team,
which won the matches. The District
club team made 949 points and the
marines ran up score of 947. The
other statement was to the effect that
only one other civilian club team, the
team. finished ahead of the
District team.
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ACTIVITIES OF THE BOY SCOUTS.

The Washington Council Boy Scout
Band now has forty-four members, all
equipped with up-to-date instruments.
and is to give its first performance
Thanksgiving morning, when it will
head the 400 scouts who are to carry
baskets of food to needy families Fur
Their contributions to the band have
been received from W. S. Fowler. $25:
H. Jennings, $40; Daniel Fraser, $40;
Martin Knapp. $40; Saks & Co. So;
Frederick Rogerson. 81; H. E. Bebans.
II, and Ralph Campbell, 81.
The Boy Scout Drum and Bugle
Corps is to meet at the Naval Battalion
Members of the band are not eligible
to membership in the drum and bugle
corps
The efficiency badges offered by the
Chamber of Commerce to scouts Of
Washington are open for competition.
and boys who wish to win them are
urged to communicate with the local
scout headquarters There are twenty
of these badges to be awarded, to hrst
class scouts who have passed merit
badge tests in civics. business and per-
sonal health. In addition. a competitor
must have passed in architecture, cleo
tricity. interpreting. machinery and
printing. or any two of the following
pathfinding, public health. first aid and
scholarship.
In order to win one Of the badges. a
scout must show the examining board
that he is thoroughly grounded in any
of the above subjects. and show that
he understands the purposes and gen.
eral aims of the local civic organiza-
lions, as well as the work of the city's
trade bodies. A list of the boys win
ming the medals is kept at the chamber
headquarters for the purpose of al
lowing members to select competent
boys for positions they may have open.
The next intertroop contest Is to be
held at Waugh NJ E. Church, Sd and
A streets northwest, Friday evening
at 1880 o'clock. Troops 55 and 81 are
to participate. The affair is chal-
Ienge match. Troop 55 having invited
Troop 81 to meet it after having suf-
fered defeat at the latter's hands sew
eral weeks ago
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FIELD, FARM AND FLOCK.
for Pourymen Gardeners Stock Rasers Orchard
Cleaned Researches of Experts
FARM, GARDEN AND HOME.

OF late great deal of interest in soy
beans has been manifested throughout
Maryland. Soybeans are well adapted
to practically all sections OF Maryland,
and, Of course. the District Of Columbia.
as far as climate is concerned, but
thrive best on rich loan and clay
soils. They will not grow as well as
cowpeas on poor, sandy soils, but are
far better than cowpeas on stiff clay
soils. They will also stand poor drain
age better than eowpeas will. In other
words. in those sections where cowpeas
do not grow we'll, soybeans will be far
more satisfactory. They are also bet
ter adapted to the stiff clay soils in the
sections now producing cowpeas well
than the cowpeas are.
The two important factors to be
taken into consideration in the pro-
duction of soybeans are incubation
and the selection of the proper varie-
ties.
Practically all soils in Maryland must
be inoculated for soybeans il they have
not previously grown soybeans sue
cessfully.
The best varieties for Maryland are
ton. medium yellow. Haberlandt, Hoi-
lybrook. Peking and Taba. The mann
moth yellow variety is commonly
found on the market, but it is one of
the poorest varieties for Maryland ex-
cept where it is simply used for a green
manure crop.-Nicholas Schmitz, Mary
land Agricultural College extension
service.
All dairymen should weigh the milk
of each COW at each milking and test
for butter fat at certain set intervals
1t is the total amount of fat produced
during a year, not the average per cent
fat the milk tests. that the dairyman
gets paid for.
Rose gardeners should take advan-
tage Of the fall season. say specialists
Of the Department of Agriculture, TO
make their plants as free as possible
from disease by methods that cannot
we'll be followed during the growing
season. Whatever the disease. the af-
fected portions of the plants should be
cut out in the fall and the shortened
bushes sprayed. 1t is assumed. how
ever. that spraying will not have been
DELAYED until fall, but carried on as
control measurs at frequent intervals
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since spring. The diseased wood re-
moved in the fall, together with the
old leaves and debris under bushes,
should be burned. In case of attacks
by rusts. canker and leaf spots, the
diseased wood or leaves should be re-
moved and burned even during the
growing season.
Leaf blotch, also known as black
spot. is common and very injurious
disease. The first symptoms are the
appearance of irregularly shaped
blacklist spots on the upper surface of
nearly full-grown leaves. In this
stage the trouble may be controlled by
several sprayings with ammoniacal
copper carbonate or Bordeaux mixture,
but If these precautions are not taken
another stage of the fungus develops
in the same spots. The fungus in this
later stage lives over the winter on
fallen leaves and sets up q new infec-
ton in the spring which can be pre-
vented only by raking up and burning
the fallen leaves and spraying the DOR
mant bushes with strong Bordeaux
mixture.
Another disease to which roses are
subject is canker. which starts with the
appearance of small reddish patches on
the green parts. generally of one-year-
Old growth. Such infected areas may
increase until the entire stem is sur
rounded and may extend for several
inches along the branch. The only ad-
vice to be given is to cut away rigor-
ously all diseased branches, and it may
be necessary to cut back entire bushe
if badly infected. Cover the exposed
surfaces made by this cutting with
paint or tar This diseased material
must be burned and the dormant bush
es sprayed with strong Bordeaux mix
ture in both the autumn and early
spring.
Miss Ruth Clendaniel. daughter of
George Clendaniel. farmer at Still
Pond. on the eastern shore OF Mary
land. proved at the recent Devon horse
SHOW to be the best judge of horse
flesh among the veterinary students
from number of Pennsylvania. Della
ware and New Jersey colleges. She
is taking course in agriculture in the
woman's college affiliated with the
Delaware College; Newark. Del. Her
decisions as to conformation, quality.
substance and condition OF model sad
die horses were corroborated without
hesitancy by the judges. who were VIII
liam Dupont du Pont of Wilmington
and ]. Garner West Of Garnersyille. n.
y. All know about horses 7 picked
up on fathers farm she modestly stated
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Heard From the Troops.

Troop scribes are notified that in the
future no communications will be print
ed unless they are legibly written upon
one side Of the paper only and received
by the scout editor by Friday morning
Important special notes for this column
will be received. however, up to noon
on Saturdays. All communications. in
order to insure publication, must bear
the full name of the scout masters and
scribes of the troops from which they
come Full names of persons men
toned in the communications. also must
be given. Unless these requirements
are strictly adhered to, communications
failing in this regard will not be pub
liShed.
Scribes also are urged to be on the
lookout for news of special interest.
Detailed accounts of hikes or other spe-
cial events are preferred over uninter-
esting accounts OF routine meetings.
or II the troop is undertaking some
thing new in the line Of scout work 1t
should let the others know by means
of communications to this column. In
teresting communications containing
real news will be given precedence
over all others.
A number of boys in Troop 30. of
which Vernon Bailey is scout master.
have passed their first-class swimming
tests at the Y. NJ. &. A. poor. Inc
members of the troop practice there
every Wednesday evening. Hugh Dun
bar has been H.; Re a member of the
troop. Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey attended
an archaeological meeting in Philadel-
phia recently.
Troop l of the Y. M. C. A. of which
F. E. Matthes is scout master. has in
vited Troop Al, Walter E. Marsh. scout
master. to participate in an unoff1cial
troop contest about December Is. 1t is
planned to have running. jumping.
swimming and life-saving contests:
Election Of officers to take the places OF
Patrol Leaders Wilson. Taliaferro and
Swingle is to take place at an early
meeting Of Troop At.
Troop 80. John F. Robb, scout mas
ter. is preparing for ''cozy' winter
in it's clubhouse. Members of the troop
are decorating the inside of the build
ing with pennants, pictures and various
articles Of furniture. This clubhouse
is rated the best in the city. Special
examinations incident to the reorgani-
zation of the troop are being held.
Troop 10 has been reorganized, with
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VALLEY OF VIRGINIA

WINCHESTER, Va, November IS
The board of supervisors OF FREDERICK
county has adopted resolution IN
dorsing an effort to secure Z overn-
ment and state aid in the building of a
modern highway through the counties
of Fairfax. Alexandria, Loudoun. Fau-
ouier, Clarke and Frederick. 1t is un-
derstood that these counties have in
dicated their Willingness to make nee
essary substantial contributions. The
road would connect at Winchester with
the Shenandoah valley pike. which is
the main stem of the Virginia road
system. Representative T. w. Harri-
son of Winchester told the Frederick
county supervisors recently that he
would press the matter at the forth
coming sessions OF Congress ana coop,
crate with Representative Carlin and
others in having the Virginia appro-
priation applied to the building of this
road. number of counties in south
west Virginia have already constructed
modern highways. and steps have been
taken to build a number of short links
In Rockbridee. Botetourt and other
counties to effect connection with the
Shenandoah valley pike at Staunton.
When these roads are finished there
will be a continuous stretch of new
highways from Washington through
the northern and western portions of
Virginia to the Tennessee line. The
route outlined is practically the same
as that used by the big wagon trains
that operated before the civil war be-
tween Tennessee and the Potomac river
al Alexandria.
The first arrests to be made in Win
chester for violation of the new pro-
hibition law were made a day or two
ago, when Moke Ailstock and Peter
James. both colored. Were taken into
custody on a charge of bringing two
quarts of liquor into the state. James
was first arrested for attempting to rob
the office of the Adams Express Com
pany, and informed on Ailstock. Both
men admitted they brought two quarts
of liquor apiece from Williamsport,
Md. to this city.
Mrs j. 8 Bowles of Mount Sidney.
Augusta county, who was recently Sc
verely burned by flaming gasoline. died
a day or two ago at her home. She was
ffty-one years of age and is survived
by her husband and five children. She
leaves also one sister. Mrs. Charles
Diehl OF Annex. Va, and one brother.
William Ritter of North Carolina.
Dr. Ralph B. Snapp of Winchester has
been commissioned a lieutenant in the
United States Navy and appointed acting
dental surgeon. He was one of the four
successful candidates from applicants
all over the country at an examination
held recently in Washington: is a son
Of c. O. Snapp and an alumnus of
Georgetown University.
Zebulon F. Anderson. the last of three
brothers who fought in the same COM
pany during the civil war. died yester-
day at the home OF his sister. Mrs Alice
MARBLE. near Winchester. aged seventy
seven years. He served in the 18th Vir-
ginia Cavalry. A brother. Bruce Ander-
son, was killed at Fishers Hill, and an
other brother, Snowden Anderson, was
imprisoned for eighteen months at Fort
Delaware.
The foot ball team of the Shenandoah
Valley Academy of Winchester has a
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sood chance to win the Virginia valley
championship. The last game will be
on Thanksgiving day with Randolpb
Macon Academy of Front ROYAL. Va
Last Saturday the Army and Navy
Prep team of Washington lost to the
local team here by q to 0.
Frank B. Whiting of Berryville.
clarke county. who was several days
ago appointed by Gov. Stuart as Judge
of the seventeenth judicial circuit. sue
ceeding Judge T. w. Harrison of Win
chester. now member of Congress. has
arranged to take up his new duties on
December /. The circuit is made up OF
the counties of Frederick, Clarke, War
rem and Shenandoah.
Frederick Palmer. war CORRESPONDENT
who returned few days ago from the
European battle fronts has been en-
gagged to deliver lecture some tim e
in December here under the auspices
of the John Handley Memorial Library.
movement has been inaugurated in
many sections to have the LIST and Cd
Virginia regiments ordered home from
Brownsville. Tex, before the Christ
mas holidays. In anticipation of an
early homecoming many cities and
towns are outlining plans for great
celebrations in honor of the young
men. who have been on the border since
last summer.
The annual march of the West Eir-
a.,
expected to begin tomorrow night or
early Monday morning. For a number
of years a drove of turkeys-some-
times as many as 6.000-has been gath
cred in the border counties of West
Virginia, driven across the mountains
to Harrisonburg for slaughter. and
shipped to all the eastern and northern
cities for Thanksgiving. 1t is said
that more poultry is prepared for mar
ket at Harrisonburg than in airy other
town in the state.
Deciding squarely against the con-
:ention of Attorney General Pollard.
the Virginia supreme court of appeals
has handed down an important decision,
in which it holds that bonds or notes,
evidences of credit in the hands of a
NONRESIDENT. arising from business
transactions in this state and secured
by trust deeds on lands in Virginia,
have no status of taxation here. unless
such documents may be assessed at the
state or at that of his authorized
agent The case was that of J. V.
Jamison of Haserstown. Nd. who petit
toned the circuit court of Page county
for relief from assessment on bonds
amounting to $36,650 and secured by
deeds of trust on lands in Page county.
Va. He paid taxes on them in Mary
land, but having no domcile in Vir-
gfnia the supreme court held that the
lower court erred in Diminishing Jami-
sons application for relief. The judg-
ment of the circuit court was accord
ingly reversed.
A force of engineers and computers
are making a trip over the entire Nor
folk and Western railway system for
the purpose of getting detailed esti-
mates OF the value Of all the property
of that company. The work is being
done by nine men representing the in
terstate commerce commission and four
agents OF the Norfolk and Western
railway.
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he still holds. BY close observance of
rules, watchfulness and care. he has
the distinction of having a clear serv-
ice record.
Cumberland. Md-The election ex-
pense account of Frederick N. Zihlman.
successful republican candidate for
Congress. filed at the Office of the clerk
OF the circuit court, shows that he
spent $1.312.23. Contributions to his
compaign fund amounted to $l,203, of
that amount $500 coming from the re-
publican national congressional COM
mittee and $500 from Galen L. TAFT.
Hughes Club gave 800 and the re-
mainder came from individuals. Ross
V. Ayers, socialist candidate for Con-
greSS, spent S1.92.
Hagerstown. Md-At Frederick on
Tuesday receivers were appointed for
the Morris Iron and Steel Company
by Chief Judge Hammond Urner, on
petition of John Mitchell, jr, president
of the company. Charles Nee Matthias
and Hugh O'Bear of the law firm Of
Douglass. OBear & Douglass of Wash
ington were named as receivers.
Martinsburg. w. Walt is told OF a
we'll known democrat OF this county
ton. while squads of people were gath
cred on the streets here awaiting fur
Their returns he espied bunch Of sew
eral hunters in khaki trapping and
armed with guns. With a scared look
he exclaimed: Great Godfrey. fellers,
declared already. Here's for the tall
timbers,' and, jumping astride his nag,
he galloped out of town to protect his
home.
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Annapolis. Md.-Read Mix, four and
half years old. son of Mrs Howard
B Mcleary. wife of Lieut.. Mcleary. U.
$. N. on duty at the Naval Academy.
Is victim of infantile paralysis
The boy has an unusually mild case
according to DR.. c. Frank Jones of the
health department. who diagnosed the
illness.
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Great News.

From the Boston Transcript
Fond Mother-Oh. John, the baby can
walk.
Cruel Father-Good. He can walk the
floor with himself at night then.
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Pansy Troop, No. 23-capt. Barker.
Troop No. II.

Mrs Rafter conducted the meeting of
Troop II. Tuesday. November 10. She
will continue to act as temporary cap
tain until one is esta blished in the troop.
One more patrol leader. Frances Vaughan,
was chosen and a scribe, Grace Arm
strong. was also chosen.
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Troop No. 13-Mrs. Haffey. Captain.

ghost party, given by the girls of
Troop -, last Saturday night. was very
much enjoyed by the members and their
guests. Story telling, games and re-
freshments completed the evenings en-
tertainment.
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Troop No. Capt. Harlow.
'On Friday. November II, Troop met
at the Noel House gymnasium. After be-
ing called to order we saluted the flag
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G. Van Esseltine as scout master and
Edward c. Chaplin as assistant scout
master. Its headquarters are at 10th
street and Columbia road northwest.
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Troop No. 22-Captain, Mrs. II.
Foght.
Troop 90 is working very hard in
order to walk away with number OF
merit badges at the January rally
ABBIE T. ALLEN. Scribe.
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THE GIRL SCOUTS.
Sunfower Troop, No. Captain
Mrs, G. s. Rafter.


Mrs. G.. S. Rafter,
The troop met. as usual, Thursday
at the Wilson Normal School. We are
working on play now which we hope
to produce soon.
After the business meeting Mrs. Ju-
lfette Gordon Lowe. national president
Of the Girl Scouts. talked to us on
scout work. She told us of competi-
tions that are going on between the
different troops all over the country.
We enjoyed especially the little story
she told US about the Girl Guides of
England, and what they did one time
when the telegraph wires broke. The
girls formed a chain with about Ave
miles between each one and signaled
the news until the wires were fixed"-
Ruth Colman, Scribe
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Troop No. 3-Captain, Mrs. Pain.
THE girls of the troop are advancing
in their signaling enough to send and
receive messages fairly we'll They also
managed the last meeting by themselves.
a patrol leader acting as captain. Franc
Schreiner, scribe.
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and repeated the scout laws and oath.
Roll was called and we had the attend
ance of thirteen girls. After the open-
ing. our play, christmas Eve was prac-
ticed. The girls that are not to take
part in the play will either sing or be
ushers. After the practicing Of the play
most OF the girls played basket ball -
Esther Davis. scribe.
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Troop No. 25-Captain, Mrs. Clar-
ence K. Young.

THE girls are all busy working for
their second-class badges. one MEM
Der. Helen Findlay. passed with the
highest possible mark. and already has
received her green clover leaf. the sec
ond-class badge.
"Sergt. George Lavalley. from Walter
Reed Hospital, has been drilling the
troop every week since July ], and
much improvement has been noted In
the military bearing and carriage OF
them until the weather prevents it. Flo
and the troop are working up pretty
drill for the midwinter rally
MANY new girls have been taken into
the troop on probation. and a whole
new patrol has heen added from the
Johnson School. There are two patrols
now. Patrol No. l of the Takoma
School. holding meetings together as
Troop IS.
Both patrols are to go on a hike and
picnic together Saturday. The first pa
the rope knots.'-HELEN FINDLAY.
Scribe.
Pansy Troop, No. 23-capt. Barker.
ION November II, at Eastern High
School. the troop gave a double play
which proved a success. The first. SIREN
uous Afternoon, was enacted by the
entire troop: the second was Prince
Charming, a fairy tale. A pretty and
effective dance was given I'm the second
scene by ten Of the girl scouts dressed in
fairy costume. Others the program
were violin solos, by Misses Mae Davy
and Elizabeth Emmons: recitation, by
Pauline Graft. and piano solo. by Miss
lisa belle Brady. Refreshments were then
served, followed by dancing. "-LOTTIE
HARDY, scribe.
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Troop No. 1S-Captain, Mrs. J. B,
Kelly.

I'VE are discussing different ways In
which we can earn money this winter
so We will be able to go camping the
coming summer. We also are study.
ing up on proficiency tests and hope to
secure many badges at the Girl Scout
rally in January.
I'VE are now preparing for an exhi.
bition which consists of fancy work OF
all kinds and signaling also. This is to
take place in January, but the date has
not yet been decided upon.
"a short time ago we went for a
visit to the reform school. After seeing
the different buildings we went Cor a
walk through the garden, and visited
other parts of the institution. Later we
went for a hike through the woods and
cooked our lunch over fires in the
open. On our return we gathered wlld
flowers of all kinds. "-ELIZABETH
BCRCH, Scribe.