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The Raymer enterprise., 1916-08-17
THE MARK OF THE DEATHS HEAD.

From the day Of the medieval archer, who
notched his crossbow, to the day of the Western
bad man. who notched his gun men have always
sought to preserve some mark Of military prowess.
some tally of their victims. This war has mot
changed human nature. The modern military ava.
tor, the only soldier who still fights singe-handsA
does not notch his gun; but be paints a deaths
head on the wing Of his plane to show that be has
vanquished his foe In open combat.
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ade for the of the department OF
agrculture's farm experiment work Yet with such
n fertilizer famine staring the American farmer
In the face, he has deliberately wasted during the
last year between four hundred million and four
hundred and fifty million dollars worth of manure
the best of all fertilizers. And this according to
authorities on agriculture and fertilizer, Is regu-
lar yearly occurrence. IL Is not theoretical 1t Is
actual loss and the strangest part of the story Is
that the great bulk, If not ALL of this waste, could
he saved just as easily as not In fact most OF 1t
would be saved II American farmers were, for in
stance, Dutch or German farmers II would be
saved by the farmers of any Of the old countries.
where every pound of soil fertility is conserved as
automatically and as naturally as though 1t were
minted money In Germany the size of the manure
pile has long been an index to the wealth OF the
farmer
What the value would be Of the increased crops
that would result from this American plant food.
now wasted can hardly be estimated but the In
creased yields of corn. wheat, potatoes and all
farm crops would amount To something enormous.
On the basis Of using this needlessy wasted
strength In manure on the corn crop alone II Is
estimated that the yield would be increased at
least a billion and half bushels besides perma-
nentIy improving the condition of the soil to
tremendous degree In fact. good many corn
fields OF the present day would be so surprised at
receiving their quota of this wasted soil fertility
that they would not recognize themselves And
VET The Dutch or the German way Of handling ma
nure efficient as II is is not the best. Americans
have discovered the way to prevent all waste In
manure and IL involves no more labor or expense
on the part Of the farmer than his present methods
through which he loses annually nearly half
billion dollars.
The average successful farmer or gardener will
say that this statement doesn't upply to him.
that he knows the value of good manure and uses
every biz Of II that he get But is he certain
that he makes the best use Of all his manurel
When he hauls ton OF manure on to the field. is
its fertilizing content all that II should be and is
be sure that from 10 to 30 per cent of Its croppro
ducing strength has not been dlsslpated through
Reaching, Hrefanging or lack Of provision to absorb
or conserve the animal urineI
Take as an instance the case Of urine alone: A
~ov viii produce As to ~ pounds of solid manure
: day but she will also make from 20 to 30 pounds
~ nrine and fully one-half Of the nitrogen in her
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tween England and the Beers the United States and Mexico The
Boer and others caused powerful with the
home which controlled cabinet and
circles, needed the army to guarantee their investments.
The interests who shouting preparedness who this great
and navy do for national defense They know is
not needed for that purpose
These the that the Alaskan land frauds
and the insurance investigations the past and who have sought by
special favor exploit the people 1t the old nvis
ibe under Its present munitions Of
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Amy Should Not Be Used to Guarantee
American investments in Other Lands
B, SENATOR ROBERT NJ La TOILETTE Il wseos.a

l believe that every American dollar which goes
into foreign land looking for profits should accept
the laws Of that country as the arber to whhh it
should appeal for justice.
The present policy of world powers, of following
the investors dollars with the flag, is comparatively
policy, in England, where it has been chiefly
exempfed
All wars of modern times have been caused by
policy. 1t was the of the Boer war; and must
emphasize the similarity between the situations be-
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are going to be higher
than they have ever been before, ow-
Ing TO the war. So acute has the
potash situation become that Uncle
Sam, among all his other diplomatic
troubles. has been dlckering with the
allies and with Germany to let little
miserable shipment OF 10 tons Of pot
ash fertilizer come through the block
ade for the use of the department OF
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-12

This sounds like a skit from the
burlesQuc stage but 1t actually hap
p"ncd in IN" Hotel Belmont. 4 man
from Corning. y. Y. tried to shake
hand with himself in n mirror at the
end Of 4 hallway and when he ran
into the glass Eiared around anErily
and shouted Quit you showing"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-12
YOUNG CROWS
ARE FIT TE EAT
SAYS A DOCTOR
While the Old Birds Have Much
Fat Which Humans Can
Use Very Well.


FRANKFORT. Germany. June IL
From experiences In tho field in
Russia. DR.. Adolf Schn"o II convinced
and has suggested 10 M" govern
mcnt. that young crows are tasty
and valuable source OF food. and that
the old, tough birds that follow the
armies by the tens Of thousands are
n plentiful source Of IA, that can
b" used In making SOAP. II not in
preparing food for human beings.
Dr. Schnec suggests therefore that
crow hunting De begun systcmatical-
~ after the government has been
convinced Of the correctness of his
views. and after experts have de
t"rminod Just how crow fat can be
purified, and TO Just what purpose II
can b" put after being Idultcratcd
or added TO other scarcor fats
During tn" months ~ May June
ana July. Or Shine" saws. the young
seed crows" are practically plcntl-
iul and tender. In m" three months
following, the same birds or still
older ones, abound more than at any
other time in fat.
Under the skin Of each bird. no
has found. there arc large layers al
fat Of particularly desirable char
actor which is much used by the
Russian peasants. In addition the
organs OF III" bird are surrounded
by fat which differs merely in color
aud smell from IN" tat of other ami
mails that tx regularly used.
From a fun grown crow there can
b" obtained, he says. from eighty to
$50 grams Of fat. or an average per
haps Of 100 Kilograms from every
100 birds Put through m" ordinary
processes. this yields some seven 1r
eight Kilograms OF lard. which is
much used in Russian peasant cir
cles
Even the meat Of the old crow is
edible says Or Schne". II il is put
through a piCkllng process Of som"
four 10 six weeks with onions. and
then served with q Kind of cabbage.
In taste 1t Is similar to picked wild
boar. Dr. Schn"e suggests the cren
ton OF hunting parties chosen by the
government to patrol behind IA"
lines In the east. sending back 10 rN-
pcrts IN" crows they shoot to b"
"-iattcd' and picked
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-12

All IL" above named parties aud all
others Interested VIII tax" notice thnt the
und'ratsucd commissioner viii.
ON TllE Eth DAY OF JULY, 1915
proceed T." execute said order Of reference
~ his offices. 23-Sei Con building
'inrkhburs West Virginia
Given under my hand this end day OF
June. 1916.
LAFAYETTE c. Grille.
-.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-12
CURIOUS ARTICLES
Are Brought Back from the
East African Campaign
by British Soldiers.

PARIS, Jun" IL British soldiers
on lcay" who had their empire
day on tn" boulcvards on MAY II
attracted general attention. not 50
much on account OF tho roses they
wore. as the Furious articles they
pulled from their pockets. tobacco
pouches, purses. pockctbooks Of
notified leather that looked like
leopard skin at the first glance. but
turned out to he giraffe skin. These
soldiers. just back from East Africa.
had been obliged to hunt thos" ant.
mails because they rubbed their long
ncCks against field wires and cut
communications. Lord Kitchener
was presented with dressing gown
lined with giraffe skin az momonro
Of tn" East African campaign Of
lgli-lj-l6.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-12

4 new hoty-toity cafe with lust
twelve little tables has opened up on
Fifth avenue. 1t is only open In the
afternoon and has a small dancing
floor and tea and light repasts arc
served. Once the tables are filled
no others may enter and unless YOU
are In the Social Register you cannot
get In under any conditions
II costs So for seat ~ the table
and modest little luncheon for two
would De- about Sc. The dancing
privilege costs 81 each and high bali
cocktails and the like are also 81
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-12
o. o. MCINTYRE

each. To spend m. hour or so in the
place would knock a big hole in a
s." hill and probably leave You
about enough to tip the hat check
girl
However. the proprictress evident
y knows what she is doing. for tho
little cafe is crowded each day and
many are turned away. One breezy
w"stcrncr heard Of the place and for
a lark tried 20 get in. He was
"shooed' away as II he had Just
broken out with the smallpox.
why. isn't this Child's?" he
asked. Il Just want a cut Of pie and
a bowl Of milk" 1t nearly broke
tn" heart of the proprIctress. she
never dreamed of such uncOuthness.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-12
Tho Cnmberl0nl Ilydrnulit Cement & Man.
nfHoturiug Company,

IT" IUWO"FINHI TyHFNuII VcNrnI Z MnnI
ufHUturiug Company,
vs.. IN CIIANCERN.
lester Banks. It a.
In pursuance or Il decree entered IN tho
Circuit Court OF Harrison County. West
NirGiniu. In the above styled cnusc on the
nth day Of May. 1916. the same wa, re-
icrrcd to III" undersigned commissioner to
take, stRte and report the following
l. All the real estate owned by the de-
fcudhnt. Lester Banks. It's location and the
probable value thereof
. The Hens thereon, to whom owed and
their amount and tho priOritirs,
2. And whether or not the rents and
profits of said real estate will be sum
Gent In i've years to pay on and discharge
said liens; aud
I, 70 report upon any and all other
matters that may hc required by any mart
In interest the same being pertinent, or
that said commissioner may deem peril.
nent
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-12
HARVEY W uAnMrn. soI EI%H''''o"'


To MI persons holding liens by Judgment
or otherwise, or the real estate, or any
part thereof Of Lester Banks:
In pursuance OF u decree Of the Circuit
Court Of Harrison County West Nirginin.
mad" In the rausr therein pending. TO sub
Jet the real estate Of the said Lester
hanks to the satisfaction OF the liens there
on, You are hereby required to present all
claims held 10y y0u and each Of you against
u" said Lester hanks. whir:l are liens on
MS real estate. or any part OF It. for adj =
INDICATION 10 me ut my ONCE in tho City
o. IinrkshurE, Harrison County. West Viz
ginin, on or before the 18th day Of July.
1916 80
l.. c. Grille. Commissioner.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-12
HELLO BOYS.

Let's 70 down to S1nfrhy's Reataur-
ant. West Pike street aud get a good
nsh dinner.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-12

Uruguay has an area OF 72.l73
square miles and 1853 miles of rail
road.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-08
PRESBYTERIAN.

The annual spring meeting of the Wash
ington Presbytery will be held on Monday
and Tuesday, April 10 and II, in Fourth
Presbyterian Church. The moderator,
Rev. o. A. Dillingham;, of Gaithersburg
Nd, will preside. Routine business will
be conducted on the afternoon of Mon
day. At the public meeting in the even
ing Rev. Robert c. Miller, Of Hender-
sonvflle, n. c.. win deliver an address,
and Rev. J. C. Palmer. pastor Of Wash
ington Heights Church, this city, will
present the narrative Of the years
work
On Tuesday morning missionary reports
of the foreign work win be made by Rev.
Alfred E. Bar-ows, pastor of Eastern
Church, and OF the home work by Rev.
II. Z. Brundage, pastor Of lexington
Church. Reports Of the sustentation COM
mittee will be made by Rev. Paul A.
Hickok, pastor of Metropolitan Church.
president, and Rev. A. z. Barrows, as
treasurer. At II o'clock on Tuesday the
delegates of the Presbytery to the gen.
eral assembly at Atlantic City will be
chosen by ballot
At the afternoon session on Tuesday
The Washington herald., 1916-04-08
EPISCOPAL.

The new st. Andrews Protestant
Episcopal Church at New Hampshire
avenue and street northwest will be
opened tomorrow with appropriate
services. The building has been in
course of construction since last June
when ground was broken. The corner
stone was laid early in September and
the first service in the basement of
the church was held on st. Andrews
Day-November 80. 1915. The con-
gregation has been using the base
ment since that time for public wor-
ship.
The first service on Sunday will be
at o'clock in the morning when the
rector, Rev. ]. ]. Dimon, will adminis-
ter the Holy Communion. The chill
dren of the Sunday school will hold a
service in the church at 10 o'clock.
At II o'clock the principal service of
the day will begin. The rector will be
In charge and will be assisted by a
number of the clergy of the city. Rev.
George Calvert Carter, former rector of
st. Andrews, will preach the sermon.
The building will be set aside for the
purposes of public worship by a spe-
cial service of dedication. The choir,
under the direction of w. G. Caulfield,
will render the music. Gounod's Send
Out Thy Light" will be sung as the
offertory. The quartet, consisting of
Miss Afleen Miller, soprano; Miss
Marian Mccoy. alto; William ]. Caul-
field, tenor, and Mr.. Schaeffer, bass,
will be assisted by chorus of twenty
five voices. Mrs. Grace D. Jackson
Is organist.
The memorials from the old church
have been set in the new building. A
number of new memorials, however.
will be in place. notable among them
being the Estes memorial organ, given
by L. Whiting Estes in memory of his
father and mother, and the Moran me-
mortal choir stalls. given by Mrs
Mary F. Moran in memory of her SON.
The service in the evening will be
held at o'clock, the rector being the
preacher
The choir of st. PauIs Church.
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With the Washington Churches

committee reports will be made by Rev.
Dr.. George Robinson, Rev. Mr.. Kirby for
young peoples work. and Rev. Harry A.
Angus for the committee on publication
and Sunday school work.
The officers of the Presbytery, in addi-
ton to the moderator, are: Stanton ].
Peele, vice moderator; Rev. T. C. Clark,
pastor Takoma Park Church, stated
clerk, and Rev. George NJ. Cummings
pastor Garden Memorial Church, perma-
nent clerk. Rev. Joseph T. Kelly, pastor
of Fourth Church, is chairman of the
committee on entertainment of delegates.
Rev. DR.. ]. Ross Stevenson, president
of Princeton Theological Seminary and
moderator of the general assembly, will
preach in the New York, Avenue Pres
byterian Church tomorrow morning and
evening, and will address the Harlan
Bible class at the session of the Sunday
school. DR.. Stevenson was chosen mod
orator at the last meeting OF the general
assembly, held in Rochester, N. Y, and
will deliver the opening address and pre-
side over the sessions of the approaching
general assembly at Atlantic City until
his successor is elected.
Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe pastor of
the New York Avenue Church, who has
The Washington herald., 1916-04-08
CONGREGATIONAL.

At the First Congregational Church to-
morrow, Rev. John w. Welsh. OF Chicago.
will preach at both services, his subject
at the morning service at II a. m. being
The Church's Principal Problem" and
at the evening service at p. m. The
Supreme Quest"
On Wednesday morning a Lenten talk
on Christian Ideals-How to Obtain
Them" will be given by William Knowles
Cooper, general secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
The Mems Club, of Mount Pleasant
CONGREGATIONAL Church, and the Mems
League of the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church, will be given a practical demon
stration on the properties of liquid air
at the Bureau of Standards, Monday
evening, April 10. The demonstration
will be directed by T. B. Ford. who Is
ment of the bureau. Music will be fur
nished by the Bureau Orchestra.
Mother Goose in Picture and Song
was given in a highly enjoyable manner
Tuesday evening by the beginners de-
partment Of the Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Sunday school Mrs. Sarah
Morrison-Smith jmpersonated Mother
Goose. The little ones participating
were: Margaret Darby, Virginia Rob
erts, Mary Crane, Margaret Eckels, Doris
Stringer, Lucy Hemmick, Ethel Bliss,
Eleanor Alexander. Airline Spencer, Har-
riet Mitchell, Modena Burns, Mabel STAN
ley, Betty Schmaltz. Ethel Ramsay. Ianthe
Baker, Marjorie Smith, Katherine Rob-
erts, M. Melvin, Allen Crocker, Doris
Triem, Virginia Rand, Ruth Weld, Doris
Maltill, Marie Bailey, Dorothy Reed,
Margaret Garrison, Alice Buchanan,
Katherine Marceron, Jonathan Tracy,
Francis Appler, Walter Holt, Marion
Hunter, william Hunter, Robert Son.
nen, Weed Thompson, Donald Casterlin,
Herbert Meyer Ralph Jones, Myers
Jones, Russell Lampson, William Alex
ander, George Schafer, Reynolds Burklin,
George Tracy, Marion Rose, Jean Eckels,
Jean Carpenter, Aubrey Spencer.
Wednesday evening the primary de-
partment of the Sunday school presented
Tom Thumb Wedding" which was
very creditably rendered. Percy Russell
jr., and Peggy Eckels impersonated the
characters of MIR. and Mrs. Thumb.
Wellington Barto was the minister. Enid
Anderson was the maid of honor and
Milton Rothery the best man. The
bridesmaids were Alice Hunter, Anna
Tracy. Margaret Carter. Mary Sleman,
Elaine Hartly, Florence Rose, Ianthe
Baker, Marion Rose, Katherine Mar
ceron and Betty Schmaltz were the rib
bon bearers. The flower girls were Mary
Crane and Doris Triem, and the ushers.
George Earnshaw, John Thompson, Rob-
ert Wilson, Robert Mansfield. Spencer
Hewins and Cleld Anderson. The chorus
was composed of Katherine Andrews,
Janice Burroughs, Marion Burns. Mary
Davis, Alice Buchanan. Kenneth Null
ford. Henry Bradford, William Bradford.
Ford Young, Robert Petzoid, Earnest
Hough, william Russell. James Burns
and Charles Birdseye.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-08

Tomorrow will be the final day Of
this week Of celebration. The Bible
school session, at which every member
has been urged to be present, will be
held at $3.50 in the morning and the
regular church service at IL o'clock
The pastor, Rev. George A Miller,
will speak at the morning service on
Our New Building" At night the
final service of the celebration will
consist of stereopticon views showing
the plans of the future building, and
a sermon by the pastor on Forward
Not Backward"
The unified service" which was in
augursted at the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church on March s, has been
entirely successful 1t has resulted in
an increase of at least Is per cent in
the attendance at the Sunday school
and 20 per cent in church attendance,
and gives a promise Of steady growth
In all departments of the church.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-08

Prominent members Of HamIine Church
VIII appear as characters In the trial.
At Union NJ. E Church, Twentieth
street south Of Pennsylvsnia avenue
northwest, tomorrow morning al II the
pastor. Rev. John MacMurrsy, viii speak
upon the theme, Soldiers of the King"
befitting the opening OF the new confer
enoe year. In the evening the theme will
be Spiritual Verdun&"
At Trinity Episcopal Church, Third
and c streets northwest the II o'clock
service tomorrow will be conducted by
Rev. DR.. F. Ward DenyS DR.. Denys
viii preach the serTNor 80 go 49,
ing Christianity and EeclesiAsticIsn.'
the third Of a series.
Rev. J. NJ. Gill. former pastor Of
Rhode Island Avenue Methodist Prot
estant Church. this ., "a y
transferred from the Seattle, wash.
Conference to the Baltimore CoD.er-
ence and will probably be assigned to
Baltimore district church by the
conference now in session in Balti-
more. At the election for president Of
the conference, which occurred thit
week and resulted in the reelection
Of Rev. DR.. J. S. Bowers. Rev. Mr..
Gill was among those who received
votes.
Rev Lewis Randall, the present
pastor Of the Rhode Island Avenue
Church, was appointed chairman of
the conference board of finance and Of
the executive committee Of the union
Of young peoples work. Rev. @. W.
Clayton, pastor of the Park Road
Church, is also a member OF both Of
these committees and Rev. n. o. Gfb-
son, pastor Of the North Carolina
Avenue Church, is a member Of the
committee on missfons
The Washington herald., 1916-04-08
BAPTIST.

Emmanuel Baptist Church, on the oc-
casion of the recent celebration Of its
tenth anniversary, secured offerings of
S,O67, to be applied to the current and
loan Indebtedness of the church. At the
reunion and roll call more than three
hundred members responded. Rev. DR..
Cove G. johnson is pastor Of the church.
Missionary day and spring rally will be
observed at Fifth Baptist Church. The
Sunday school and church services will
be combined in the morning and II is
expected that DR.. George Green. medical
missionary Of the church to Africa, will
be present.
In the evening the pastor, Rev John
Briggs. will preach on the topic, THE
Devils Driving and Drowning Swine"
At the Second Baptist Church, Fourth
and Virginia avenue southeast, tomorrow
evening at 7:45. the pastor, Rev. Howard
I. Stewart will give the closing sermon
of series on New Testament tragedies,
the topic being "The Tragedy of a
sons will be baptized. At II a. m. Mr..
Stewart will speak on the topic, High
Wages for Heroic Work"
At the Petworth Baptist Church tomor-
row, Dr. F. v. Atkinson will continue
the series OF special sermons, his morn
ing subject being. '"The Story of an Av-
erage Lie" and his evening topic, "'The
Best Way to Grow Strong"
Decision Day is to be observed by
the Sunday school in the morning.
T. Carlisle Crump, organist OF the
Maryland Avenue Baptist Church, will
give an organ recital at Calvary Baptist
Church on Wednesday afternoon April
u at l:ao p. m, In compliment to the
ladies Of the missionary convention of
the Atlantic coast States, which will be
in session at the Calvary Church April
II and L.
Rev. E. Hez Sven, pastor Of Centen-
nial Baptist Church, will speak on
Christian Safety" tomorrow morning,
and at night on why Washington
Women Swear"
The Washington herald., 1916-04-08
METHODIST.

The pastor of Foundry Methodist Epis-
copsl Church. Rev. w. r. wedderspoon,
D. D., will preach tomorrow morning on
the theme High Achievement and In
the evening the subject will be ''Magnif-
cence at the Door OF Lowiiness."
Eldbrooke Chapter Epworth League.
Tennallytown. is maintaining a clubroom
in the church for members and friends of
the league and church. The room Ia open
Wednesday and Saturday evenings un-
der. the direction of the Fourth Depart
bent Of the league. and is becoming popu-
lar. as a gathering place for the young
folks OF the church
Hon. Addison T. Smith, member Of Con-
gress from Idaho. viii address Hsmline
Chapter Epworth League tomorrow at z
p. m. on temperance
On Friday evening, April IL. Hsmline
Chapter will entertain the members ana
friends of the church with a mock court
trial Of breach of promise case. In which
Jerry South. clerk of the House OF Rep
resentatives VIII appear - Judge.