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The Washington times., 1916-10-23
HELPING THE FARMER HELP
. HIMSELF

The other day the Department of
Agriculture announced its adoption
of specifications for determining the
grades of corn. All other grains
will follow as fast as possible, so
that the National Government will
fix uniform grades, and enforce them,
all over the country. In the past
there has been no uniformity and
little confidence in the accuracy of
grades fixed at haphazard by indi-
vidual judgment, with the buyer
furnishing the judgment.
Yet there is no mystery and little
difficulty determining accurately the
quality Of grain. 1t is largely a
question of. moisture content; but
not entirely. The best grain con-
tains least moisture.
Corn is graded, generally, in six
grades, numbered from 1 to 6. No.
1 corn must be sweet; must con-
tain not over IA per cent of moisture,
nor over 2 per cent of foreign mat
ter and cracked corn, nor over 2 per
cent of damaged corn; must contain
no heat-damaged kernels; and must
weigh at least fifty-five pounds
to the standard bushel.
From this down to No. 6, there is
gradual increase of the moisture
and other contents that reduce the
quality. No. 6 corn may contain up
to 20 per cent moisture, per cent
foreign matter, Is per cent damaged
corn (this including 8 per cent OF
heat damaged and mahogany ker,
nels); it may be musty and sour
and may include immature and badly
blistered corn.
Everything in this specification
can be determined by a farmer foi
himself, save moisture. He can take
a small sample, sort it, and weigh
the cracked or moldy kernels, anC
the foreign matter, and determine
their proportion of the whole. ..
Moisture is the sticking point. Blu
The Washington times., 1916-10-23
ROORBAcK SEASON AT HAND

The time is ripe for launching the
campaign roorback; and the first of
that ilk has appeared. 1t is a cheerful
yarn from Democratic sources, to
the effect that the Republicans have
laid plans to transport 10000 col
ored voters from North Carolina and
Alabama to Ohio, Indiana, and West
Virginia, and vote them for the Re-
publican ticket. .....
This tale does poor credit to its
inventors. They should have sprung
one with more elements of proba-
bility. To transport 10000 colored
voters from the black belt of the
South into the, Middle West; to
gather them up, organize them in
the seemingly unorganized way that
would be necessary to avoid sus-
picion, get them where their votes
are needed, register and vote them
in. violation of the law, would be a
performance quite beyond the Machi-
avellian genius even Of a national
committee. Repeating, voting dead
men, and such performances, are so
much more PRACTICAL! If the Repub-
lican national committee is going to
mobilize a Southern army and move
it North to capture three States,
without anybody noticing it, we
shall next hear of it hiding an earth
quake in the chairman's desk.
Admiration has many times been
commanded by the ingenious. politi-
cal fakes sprung on the eve of cleo
ton; but this one about a hegira
from the Cotton States to the Mid
die West is too crude to deserve con-
sideration. They'll have to do better.
The Washington times., 1916-10-23
WHAT'S GOING ON IN
WASHINGTON TODAY
Today.

Smoker. Joseph II. Choate Chapter. siknla
Nu Phi. University Club. s:45 d. M
Meeting, College Equal Suffrage League. Eb-
bitt House. y. m.
Opening classes under direction OF Parents
League OF Public Schools, Wilson Normal
School. to and 100 TO $3.50 D. m
Meeting. oratorio Society, chapel Of Church
of the Covenant.
Meeting, West End Citizens Association. So
Twelfth street, 8 D. m.
Benefit performance, The Woman Who
Paid" for Nurses Alumnae OF George Wash.
ington University Hospital. Polls Theater,
S:l5 y. m.
Meeting. Capitol Hill Literary Society, ,s2s
North Carolina avenue southeast, s d. m.
Meeting. Mid-City Citizens Association, 1909
Seventh street northwest, 1870 d. m,
Grand visitation TO Esther Lodge. No. g. ].
o. o. F., evening.
Meeting, Central Citizens Associate North
Capitol Savings Bank building s p. m
Meeting, Legion OF Loyal Women. Raleigh
Hotel, p. m.
Masonic--Dawson, No. Is; stansbury. No. n;
Mount Vernon. No. 3, and Hiram No. 10,
OF the Royal Arch, Home Board Auxiliary;
Temple, No. IS, and Columbia, No. Is. OF
the Eastern Star
Odd Fellows-Langdon, No. %: Union No. II.
Beacon, No. 10. Esther Rebekah Lodge. No.
8.
Knights of Pythias-pecstur. No. .; caianths.
No. IL.
The Washington times., 1916-10-23
CAPITAL WELCOMES
ARKANSAS RESIDENTS
Exposition Train Brings Ono
Hundred Here to See Sights
and Boost State.

More than 100 prominent citizens Of Ar
kansas who came to the Capital IN the
special train. "Arkansas on wheeis.''
were welcomed this morning at Union
Station by Commissioner Brovnlow and
group Of Arkansans who now live In
Washington.
The exposition train bearing visitors
contains exhibits Of Arkansas products.
and Is. making a tour Of the Eastern
States.
Following reception exercises at Union
Station. the visitors were taken in au-.
tomobiles for a parade about the city.
This evening they will be entertained
at the rooms Of the Chamber OF Com
merce. where Gov. elect Charles II.
Brough. Of Arkansas. will deliver an
address.
1T gives me pleasure" said commis-
sfoner Brownlow ito welcome YOU tn
your own city. Every American ought
at some time, TO visit the Capital Of his
country"
Rev. Waldrip Responded.
The Rev. DIR. NJ N. waldrip. off Pine
Bluffs. Ark, responded to the Commits.
sioner's welcome.
E. ID. Merritt. assistant Indian Com
missioner. and president OF the Arkansas
Society Of Washington. had charge Of
reception arrangement.
Nathan B. Williams Is chairman Of
the entertainment committee. and
serving with him are Miss Mollie
Nance, Jerry South. and David NJ.
Gates. On the parade committee were
James X. Jones. chairman; James L.
Wllmeth. and Byrum T.. Hinton.
The exposition train In at the b. & o.
freight yard at lexington. There IL
was opened at noon today to visitors,
and Will remain open tomorrow. It
will leave Washington for Pittsburgh
tomorrow at midnight.
Will Tour City.
This afternoon the Arkansans will tour
the city. and tomorrow they will 20 to
Mt. Vernon and Arlington.
Among the exhibits on the train att
tracing wide attention are 500. COO
worth Of diamonds from Arkansas dia-
mond mines. a model OF an Arkansas
zinc mine. violin made entirely Of
Arkansas woods, and agricultural prod
ucts. especially apples. rice, cotton,
and corn.
William b. Folsom. OF Brinkley. Ark,
| originated the idea of the annual tours,
OF which this Is the fourth.
The Washington times., 1916-10-23
, SOME TRADE ODDITIES

For instance, this one: toothpicks
have gone up 25 per cent in cost.
Boxes that used to contain 1000 and
sell for a nickel, now go at the
same jitney, but contain only, 750.
Can anybody explain why tooth
picks should go up in price when the
use of them is being discouraged by
the added cost Of food?
This one is easier: women are de-
clared by the commerce statisticians
to be wearing more clothes, and
more expensive ones. OF course; the
fashions have to change, and they
couldn't wear many less, SO it's
more.
AS to the "more expensive" de-
tail-Oh, we'll, everything is more
expensive.
The Washington times., 1916-10-23
THE RAILROAD VALUATIONS

When the Interstate Commerce
Commission found itself confronted
with the huge task of making a
valuation of the railroads, It picked
out number of lines or systems,
representing widely varying condi-
tions and divergent sections. These
were to be used as samples, as it
were, in order to develop detailed
understanding of the nature and
difficulties of the valuation problem,
and to devise means to do the work.
It was such a task as had never been
tackled before. Several States have,
indeed, made valuations of their
railroads; but their experience, while
useful, was by no means to be taken
as a guide, because Congress, in the
valuation law, had been pretty
specific about what it wanted done.
1t had demanded certain things, and
these must be produced.
Among the sample railroads set
aside to be valued early, were the
Texas Midland and the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic. The
Texas Midland was a little junk
heap of local line when it fell into
the hands of the late Hetty Green,
who made it pretty good road and
a promising commercial venture.
The Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic is a considerable Southern
system, which has had a variegated
financial experience covering long
time.
These two roads have now been
appraised, and their valuations, as
tentatively determined. are an
nounced. The figures are not es-
pecially Illuminating, and will not be
until experts can analyze them and
determine what the disposition of
the valuation authorities seems to
be. The real question that the bust
ness community wants to know is
whether the appraisal is going to
bear or bull railroad values. There
has been a lot of loose talk about
squeezing water out of the railroads.
1t would not do any harm, provided
also recognition be given to con-
cealed equities, to actual values now
in the properties. The railroads as
a whole are probably worth as much
as their aggregate capitalization,
and quite possibly more. Is the
forthcoming valuation going to ad-
nit this, or is it going to discover a
few billions of water to be squeezed
out? 1t is, at the last, largely a
matter of computing methods. One
man can be perfectly honest, and
yet find the railroads worth five bill
lions more than some other perfectly
honest man would find them; both
using the same data.
The Washington times., 1916-10-23

an instrument has been devised that
does this. It is so simple that O
novice can learn quickly to make the
test and do it accurately. The
cheapest form of the instrument car
be bought for $50 to $25.
Once equipped to test its grains
any neighborhood Of farmers can dc
its own marketing IL it chooses; and
they are more and more doing just
that, getting better prices, reducing
the cost Of the transaction, and ulti-
mately making the consumers costs
less, too.
Helping the farmer to help him
self in these broad, intelligent ways
is one Of the important proceedings
in getting a strangle-hold on the
cost of Living problem.
The Washington times., 1916-10-23
Tickets Sell Well for
Nurses Benefit at Polls

Reports from nurses and others in
charge OF the sale of tickets for the
benefit performance of THE Woman
Who Paid" at Polls Theater tonight,
a portion of the proceeds of which Is to
be devoted to the fund OF the Nurses
Alumnae of George Washington Uni
versity Hospital, indicates that the pub
lie has responded generously to the APP
peal of the nurses, and that a substan-
tial fund will be realized for the or
ganization.
Tickets will remain on sale through
out TIE day. 1t Is stated. at George
Washington University. at the Univer-
sity Hospital, and at various other
points In the city where they have been
sold during the last week.
The leading feminine role in the play
which is a four-act comedy drama by
George NJ. Rosener, will be enacted by
Miss Nancy Boyer. go 80 :
The Washington times., 1916-10-23
Tomorrow.

Dance, Young Mems Hebrew Association, OLD
Masonic Temple p. m.
Meeting Gaelic Society OF WashinRton
Hickman Hall. 1870 New York avenue north.
west. s y. m.
leigh Hotel, s p. m.
Meeting Board OF Trade committee on parks
and reservations, Board OF Trade rooms,
Meeting, state committee of the d. A. d. on
the Juvenile Court. Ao7 street northeast,
Meeting. Federation of wOmen's Clubs. New
Meeting North Capitol and lexington Cit.
gems Association. Matthew G. Emory
School Building. 1880 p. m.
Meeting, headquarters League OF Republican
State Clubs, lil2-l4 II street northwest. Q
Meeting. Washington Readers Club. New Eb-
Meeting. Alumni Association OF Business
High School, p. m.
Masonic-Federal, No. l; Acacia, No. IS; King
David, No. 2S; Takoma, No. 49, Mount
Pleasant special. grand visitation, 8 p. M;
Mount Horeb No. 7. OF the Royal Arch
Robert de Bruce Council. Knights Kadosh
Scottish Rite. Friendship. No, 7. OF the
Eastern Star.
Odd Washington. No. 6; Golden Ruio,
No. 81; Amity, No. q. Fred d. Stuart en-.
campment. No, 7.
knights of Pythias-wsbster. No. 7. nftisth
anniversary celebration. Excelsior, No. II;
Capital No. u, and Myrtle. No. u.
The Washington times., 1916-10-23
WHY NOT RESTORE THE CENT?

The despised one-cent piece, which
has been coined in millions with no
particular service to perform except
to buy the daily newspaper, has
prospect of coming once more into
its own. The nickel has been, for
purposes of general business compu-
tation, the minimum coin denomi-
nation. Foreigners have long mar
veled at the prodigality with which
Americans ignored the minor coin;
any fraction of the nickel was COM
monty eliminated, the buyer amiably
permitting himself to be mulcted of
enough more to make decimal cal
culation possible.
But nowadays we will have to
look to the nickel's components.
When the loaf of bread gets so costly
that it can't longer be purveyed at a
nickel, the bread-eating community
will not quite assent to raise it to a
dime, just for the convenience of the
bookkeeper and the cashier and the
profit of the dealer. The street car
fare may one day have to go above
the jitney; but there will be riots if
anybody assumes to make it a dime.
The vast list of articles and services
that have been standardized at the
Scent or 10-cent price is threatened
with a reorganization of it's sched-
ule; and when that reorganization
is general, the one-cent piece will
come into its own again. It will
boya IN
The Washington times., 1916-10-23
Would Have Law Enacted to Make
People PAY Their Grocery Bills.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
think there should be law to
make people pay their grocery bills.
They don't stop to think that the
grocery man opens up at G a. m. and
keeps open until 9 or 10 o'clock at
night during the week, IL o'clock
Saturday night, and practically all
day Sunday. and that he is entitled
to his money.
They will beat him out of his money
quicker than any one class. The
people know the, grocer lays his
money out during the week and when
Saturday night comes he looks for IT..
He has to pay the meat man and the
wholesalers. whether he can or not.
II the grocer doesn't pay, then they
sue. So the public can see the gro-
ceryman IL the sufferer, and half the
time his store is taken away by
judgments on II.
SO join in the slogan. Make the
people pay their grocery bills"
l. L.
The Washington times., 1916-10-23
Brazil Offers Mem
Meat Supply Source
For United States
Government Agencies Rapidly Bringing South Amer
lean Market Into Touch With This Country.
Hope for Beneficial e fleet on Local Prices.

Hope for q new source OF American
meat supply to MI In part the WIDEN
Ing gap between American consump-
ton and the production OF meat ami
mails on the Western plains and the
farms Of the country. Is held out in
reports to the Pan-American Union
from Brazil.
Brahil Is rapidly taking rank among
the great meat exporting countries OF
the world. Big production in Brazil.
according TO OFFICIALS here. will give the
United States another handy source
As yet this market has been practi-
cally untouched by American import
ers, but Government agencies are
bringing II to the fore In ,the hope that
II will have some effect on American
supply. and consequently upon Ameri-
can prices.
Imported Many Cargoes.
Two years ago with the new tariff
a movement was started to bring in
beef from Argentina apd from Aus
tralia. Many cargoes have been re-
ceived from both countries, but the
quantity has as yet not been sufficient
to dent the American market. Ship
ments from both countries have been
largely diverted by the war demand,
principally by Great Gritain. and Aus
tralian shipments have practically
ceased.
Argentina has been generally known
as the great meat exporting country
Of South America, and that some OF the
European countries. notably Great Brit
ain. have been depending chiefly on this
source OF supply. Now. however. ac-
cording to the bulletin OF the Pan-Amer-
lean Union. Brazil Is developing Its
cattle industry. and numerous hacking
houses have been established within the
past few years.
To show the growth OF the industry II
is stated that while In 1915 Brazil ex-
The Washington times., 1916-10-23
Crossing Policemen's Association
Thanks Brightwood Park Citizens
For Aid in Obtaining Retirement

Law.
To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
At regular meeting OF the Crossing
Policemen's Association. held Monday
evening. October 2. 1916. the following
letter was unanimously voted to be sent
to you:
Mr.. william Nick. Clayton.
President Brightwood Park Citizens
Association.
Dear Strive. the crossing policemen
OF the District Of Columbia tender to
you our most hearty thanks and deep
appreciation for your long and untiring
efforts in helping in securing a retire.
ment law with pensions and other con-
siderations extended to the regular
Metropolitan Police Force.
You first brought our merger with
the regular force before your Citizens
Association over five years ago. and
then took Il before the Federation OF
Citizens Association and so secured the
endorsement of all the associations In
Washington.
We have been advised by our friends
In Congress of your earnest and per-
sistent work In our behalf for all these
years, and everyone appreciates the
time and effort you have given to Us all.
Thanking you again,
GEORGE w. OSBOURN,
Secretary. Crossing Policemen's AS
ISOLATION.
Washington, Oct. II. 1916.
The Washington times., 1916-10-23

SILLY THING THAT WE ARE, WE
NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT
Sir: When the editor OF the Modern
Dance Magazine headed his leading edi-
torial. Just for We Dancers" 1 pro-
tested. But he's cagey old chap, Is
ye ed. and he says:
/ MY boy. It's wrong, of course; but
think OF the publicity! Don Marquis or
some other colyum will fall for IT,
And you did, -.
The boss Is going after Old Frank
Adams In our next issues with some
"'whom are your said Cyrir' stun.
MAKEUP MAN.
The Washington times., 1916-10-23

ported something over $500 tons Of
beef valued at 81 SOC. 900, In the first six
months OF 1915 its beef exports jumped
70 more than 1880 tons. valued. at
the probable total Of exports for the
year at from 1000 to 5000 tons, worth
from tS,0oo.00O TO t10.0O0.0oo.
Shoe Prices Doubled.
This great increase will likewise have
its effect upon the hide markets OF the
world, the stringency In which has
doubled the prices OF this country.
II is estimated that the value OF Bra
sils hide exports for 1916 will reach
These figures place Brazil second only
to Argentina as an exporter of cattle
products. Notwithstanding the fact that
the INDUSTRY is In its infancy.
This growing source OF supply has as
yet been practically untouched by the
United States. but Government experts
on trade and Industry believe that once
IL In explored and developed. II Will
set at rest fears OF a necessary curbing
of the American meat appetite.
When the movement was started to
bring I'm Australasia and Argentine beef
into the United States. II was fostered
by the Department of Agriculture. and
of Animal Industry. which harbors the
meat inspection division. made n tour
of inspection to Argentina, investigating
market conditions. and aiding the pack
ers OF the country to prepare their prod
ucts to meet the standard OF American
inspection laws.
Another obstacle in the way OF an i'm
mediate wide development OF the South
American meat supply. however. Is the
shortage OF refrigerator vessels to ply to
American ports. Regular refrigerating
lines are running to Great Britain, with
the ships under British register, and
not available for American shipments.
One South American line several years
ago prepared two vessels to care for
Argentine meat shipments.
The Washington times., 1916-10-23
Amusements.

New National-'The House OF Glass" $50
p. m.
Belasco-"The boomerang" 500 p. m.
Polis-"The Woman Who Paid" sl5 d. m
Keith's-Vaudevile, 2:l5 and S:l5 p. m.
Gayety- Burlesque, 2:15 and S:l5 p. m.
Loew's Columbia-Photoplays, 1850 q. m. TO
IL p. m,
Garden-Photoplays, 10 a. IN. to II p. m.
Strand-Photoplays, 10 a. m. to II .. m.
Casino-PhotoplaYs, IL IN. TO II p. m.
The Washington times., 1916-10-23
Washington. October 20. 1915.
Friend of "Tabby" Protests Pro-
posal to Exterminate Her. Would
Send Them All to Animal Rescue

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
After reading your editorial on Must
Tabby Cor" / write you asking you to
publish that instead OF boys killing
these animals and filling our streets
with them, as. the Georgetown doctor
advises, send them to the Washington
nue., an organization composed OF men
and women banded together to rid
Washington of stray cats and dogs
All you have to do Is either telephone
an institution open for inspection at all
times, and managed by Boston wom-
an. Don't let the animals suffer when
there's place for them. w. ii. l..
Washington, Oct. 90 1916.
The Washington times., 1916-10-23
Don-Marquis'
J Column

Our Own Course in Anatomy.
Vermiform appendix
Be healthy as a sturgeon
II you love me as love you
No knife shall cut our love in two.
For to enrich a surgeon!
The Washington times., 1916-10-23

p. s.-You may. or may not. believe
II. but Mr.. Kaspar Furman Is fur
rier on West Forty-seventh street.
Tile sounds like furriner. too
Ed. MOTEL
The Washington times., 1916-10-23

Fell madly in love with his toes.
| Dear, dear, but they're SWEET"
lie would say of his feet,
And I've christened them Nelly and
Rose!"
Mr.. Norman Hapgood disappointed
| gathering that was waiting to hear
him speak the other day by announc-
ing that he had been "muzzled po-
liticaily." Wearing o muZzle Ia bet
ter than being too proud to bite.
Isn't II about time for Mr.. Wilson
to take a pledge that II he Is elected
he will not take a third term?
II needn't hamper him any. He could
break T., II necessary. And the come
dies with which they are already
familiar still have the strongest APP
peal for the people.
Depressed by Rain. He WEEDS to
Cheer Up-Meets Girl. saws Let's
Marry" Ceremony Follows. Headline.
Depression drives some men to wed.
And others to divorces;
Some drink the rum when II Is red.
And others play the horses
Some ponder long: shall go to take
bride.
Or die7 stand 'twixt Sue and
| Suicide"
In Greece. the allies seem to have
broken into the king row.
A vote for Woodrow Wilson n "A
vote for Mr.. Baker. who thinks that
the Mexican bandits are the same
stripe as Wasinngton's soldiers. and n
vote for Josephus Daniels. who thinks
But does he? Ever?
Walters In the Chicago Press Club
struck just before the President sat
down to luncheon there. And they
got a SO per cent raise in wages be-
fore they would serve the meal. Thus
the President was able to see In minla-
ture and at close range something
similar to what happened when the
railroad brotherhoods threatened to
spill the beans.
A correspondent says we are too
savage in showing up Mermoine. Maybe.
But we have to please Our Own Little
Group OF Sneerious Thinkers, sarcastic
satire hounds that they are.
President Wilson, says Dr. Mather.
OF Princeton, hes fallen down in twenty
distinct and separate places. We don't
know that It's the record, at that
give him four more years and he'll show
us what he really can do.
The Washington times., 1916-10-23
Books Received.

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A comprehensive and accurate man
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THE MAGNIFICENT ADVENTURE. B
Emerson Hough. New York: d. Appleto
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THE MAGNIFICENT ADVENTURE, BY
Emerson Hough. New York: d. Appleton
& Co. Price, N.35 net.
The historical novel OF our own coun-
try. and by that we mean a real novel
woven about the real historical facts
of the incident, is not often found. But
Mr.. Hough in this book has taken ad-
vantage OF one OF these episodes in the
history of the United States to make a
splendid contribution to this type of
literature. The adventure OF the Clark
and Lewis expedition is taken as the
plot OF this Stirring story and the ro-
nance running through the book is no
less interesting.
THE Magnificent Adventure" has al
ready had a wide circulation through
the pages OF the Munsey Magazine
where It was originally published, and
story will doubtless welcome II in a
more permanent form.
The Washington times., 1916-10-23

THE CROSS OF HEARTS DESIRE. BY
Gertrude Pahlow. New York; Duffeld
Company. Price. $3.50 net.