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The Washington herald., 1916-03-10
purely personal

sergt. Samuel Murphy, Of the Ninth
police precinct, who was stricken with
illness last week, is reported to be i'm
proving at his home, 1908 First street
northwest
tionary appointment as copyist In the
general land Office.
Charles J. Cleary has been appointed
a laboratory assistant In the Bureau OF
Standards.
George Calhoun, clerk in the Interior
Department. expects to leave for New
York next week on a short business trip.
John P. Cashin has been reinstated as
clerk in the Bureau of Navigation
TIL. appointment Of Mrs. ]. V. Sawyer
as a clerk in the reclamation service has
been extended.
Thomas ]. MolIoy is receiving congrat-
uIations for his election to the board Of
directors OF the Merchants Bank Of
Washington.
James r. Ryan, a clerk i'm the Indian
Office. has been transferred TO the Treas
ury department
Harold C. Kaufman, Of the Gibraltar
apartments, received congratulations yes
terday, his birthday anniversary
F. B. Couch, inspector in the District
Street Repair Department. is spending
short leave of absence at Washington
Grove, Md.
w taff
ington for Newport News. Va. for
visit to her daughter, Mrs. William a.
Graf, Of that city
Dr. Wilbur T. Crafts, superintendent of
the International Reform Bureau. is in
Norfolk in the interest OF Federal CEN
sorship OF moving pictures.
Mr.. and Mrs Case Broderick Rafter
are visiting friends in Chicago, the for
mer home OF Mrs. Rafter.
Charles H. Leighton has been called
to Concord n. H., by the death Of his
brother, Fred Leighton.
Mr.. and Mrs Abe C. Mayer are in
New York for short visit.
Mrs. William Bailey Lamar has been
called TO Atlanta, Ga, by the illness Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Devore and dsugh-
ter. OF Springfield, Ohio. are visiting
| friends in Washington.
Col. E. NJ. House left Washington yes
terday for New York
Washington B. Lewis has been ap-
! pointed supervisor of Yosemite National
Park by Secretary of the Interior Lane
Warren Belcher has been chosen presi-
dent OF the senior class OF Central High
School; Miss Laura Filler, vice president:
Miss Marie Hall. secretary, and William
| Ford. treasurer
| Spencer Gordon, who has been Drac-
ticing law in Washington as a member
of the firm of Fenning & Gordon, will
leave the Capital tomorrow for Chicago
to practice the legal profession.
Mrs. Charlton NJ. Clark, prominent I'm
local civic work, who was operated on
for appendicitis at Providence Hospital
on Monday is improving and will be we'll
enough to return to her home in a week
or so.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-10
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

For the District Of Columbia. and Maryland
partly cloudy and warmer Friday. Saturday fair
somewhat colder; moderate south winds, becoming
northwest and fresh during Friday night
For Virginia. fair. warmer Friday. Saturday
fair. colder in north and west portions; moderate
south winds. becoming northwest and fresh by
Saturday morning
With the exception q snow in the Upper Lake
region. and rain snow to the eastward. reach
ing the New England coast Friday night, the
weather will be generally fair Friday and satuI-
lay east of Che Mississippi River.
1t will be warmer Friday in the Atlantic and
East Gulf States. and colder in the Upper Ohio
Valley. and colder Saturday in the Middle At
lantic States and New England.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-10
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
WITH

W. S. Embry Davenport =. Of Rhodesriue Vs.
and Minnie Hume, 10. Of Unionville va Rev. a
b. Hosey.
Pedro Werner. Is. and Margarita Cabr,ar. ..
Rev. Thomas 8. Lee
CODORED.
David L. Watson, a. and Medora Webb q Rev
G. H. Gaines
W. J. Yates. So and Elizabeth Adams. =. Rev.
". J. Brooke
James Ware. 80 and Bellah McDanisls. . Rev.
Alex Wilbanks
Mansfield Rhodes o5 and Sarah Hawkins, .
Rev. W. H. Brooks.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-10
LOCAL MENTION


IelIy MINIS, 1Seg wsIHuts, ISet seeded
ralslns, lOc; Wisconsin peas $50 4
sugar corn. Csc: 2Il-lb cans ISsro
syrup, loc; ) evap- milk. loo: 3 of ssr-
dimes. l0c; tuna FISH, Sc and Isc, pm-g
pepper. 25c. sacks salt. lOc: 10 lbs
buckwhesi. Csc; 4 Golden Egg ms -
or spaghetti, Csc; 4 lbs. fancy head -irs
zSc; lbs eVap. peaches, CSC: fat Nor
way mackerel- &c and 1oc; best TIour
s26 Pa Ave and all the J. T. d. PvISI
stores.
Consultations and EstIms tes FurpI.L.S
Without cost DR.. Nsughsn's Denial
Chsplin-$'MabeI at the Wheel Va
Theater today. Home Of Charlie.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-10
Date Set for Armor Plant yot,

Inc Senate agreed Yesterday TO vote
az O'Clock on March q on the btu su
thorlzing a government armor plate plant
70 cost Nl.oOo.OoO. Senator oliver and
senator Gallinser objected 70 a vote upon
the bill before Senator Lode ~ :.
absent. returns Finally II was a-rsag
oy unanimous consent that the vote shall
De taken on the date named
The Washington herald., 1916-03-10
Dogs Banks Save Lives.

wilmington, Del, March 9.-Awakened
by the barking OF their dog, William
Baldwin, chemist Of the du Pont Powder
Company, and his wife, were saved from
death today in a fire that destroyed the
four-story apartment building in which
thew lived
The Washington herald., 1916-03-10
TEMPERATURES IN OTHER CITIES.
French Losses Put at $4,000.

Berlin, via Sayville wireless) March q
Writing in the Tageblatt, Maj. Moraht,
the famous German war expert, esti-
mates the French losses at Verdun at
from 10000 TO $4,000 men. He bases his
figures upon the number Of prisoners TAX
en- by the Germans-2o,Oo0.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-10
Three Firemen Injured.

Pettsville, Pa, March 9.-Three fremen
were slightly injured by falling walls in
a fire which destroyed the Slater Thea
ter and two clothing stores early today.
The loss was $15OOOO.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-10

Megints' watch. one Of the two pris-
oners declared the soldier gave IL Il
him 70 pawn, police say.
Sullivan gave hiS address as 49, n
street southwest, and Drury declared
ne lived at 1916 Four-and-s-hslf street
southwest
The Washington herald., 1916-03-10
District Courts

A petition for the administration Of the
estate OF William Stockman, who died
on February %. 1916, was filed yesterday
in the Office OF the register Of wills by
John G. Allen, the executor. Mr.. Stock
man directed that his property be divid-
ed equally between John H. Stockman,
a brother, and Mrs. Minnie Rupert and
Annie F. Stockman, his sisters. He own
ed real estate at S11 North Capitol street,
worth 5000. and at q Defrees street
valued at 5000.
Nicholas Mezzanote. a bricklayer, liv-
ing at 100 Second street northwest, yes
terday asked the District Supreme Court
to declare him a bankrupt. His petition,
filed by Attorney Harry A. Grant. lists
his liabilities as s1,O9S.2s and his assets
as 500.
The entire estate of William Burnell,
who died on March ), 1916, is bequeathed
to niece, Vera McRorie. of Milford, N.
Y. Attorney William c. Johnson, who
filed the document. is named executor.
Justice Anderson yesterday annuled
the marriage of Philip Kronheim and
Mary E. r. HILL which was performed
on November . 1908. The petitioner as
serted that his wife had a husband liv-
ing, from whom she was not divorced at
the time OF neT marriage 10 ulIls AlloI-
ney Alvin L. Newmyer represented the
plaintiff.
According to the will OF Mrs. Helen NJ.
Glenny who died on November q. last,
which document was written on August
6. 1915, all her property is left to her
daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Cowell, with
provision that should the daughter die. it
is to go to Alexander T. Cowell. her
husband, for the remainder Of his life
and will then be inherited by Mrs.
Glenny's granddaughter, Natalie R
Cowell. The estate consists Of a life in
surance policy and $500 in cash, accord
ing to the daughters statement.
Maury L. Gaines was sued in District
Supreme Court yesterday for $50 by his
former wife, Mrs. Edna A. Gaines. who
asserts that she was granted a divorce
from him in Alexandria, Va, on April "a,
1908, but that he has not paid for the
care of their minor child, as was directed
in the decree divorCing them, during the
past three years. Plaintiff is represented
by Attorney E. L. Giles.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-10
Sunday
Herald
1 Gent
All in the

P. S.-Lsst Sunday the entire edition
was sold out early in the day. Avoid
d sappointments-ordCr your COPY Of
next Sundays Herald from your news
dealer today, or phone Main $500.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-10
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

HlEnest, v; lowest, 2.
Relative humidity-s a. NJ a: 2 p m. IS;
p. m. a. Rainfall Is p. m. to p M, o.
Hours Of sunshine IL. Per cent Of possible sun
shine, lOl.
Temperature same date last year-Highsst a;
lowest. &.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-10
Dan $ayles'Want Advertising Talk
THE PRACTICE OF THRIFT.

How about that real estate you want
to buy, or rent, or sell? Have you
looked in the Want Columns for op-
pOrtunities alOnc This line?
How about that automobile or motor
boat YOU promised YOUR family this
Spring? Splendid values, both in new
and used cars and boats are adver-
tsed in the Want olumns
Have you capital o invest in some
growing business? or do you need
financial assistance IN some worthy
endesvor OF your own? Then read
the Business Opportunities in tho
Want Columns.
The Want Columns afford you one
OF the very best ways Of practicInG
thrift. Read the Want ADS. regular
ly. They're instTuc' interesting
and nearly always offer excellent o7-
portunities for profit.
And when you want anything that
YOU don't happen to find listed. try a
little advertising yourself.
Fifteen words cost only fifteen cents
Phone Main $500
The Washington herald., 1916-03-10
Gossip, as Usual"
England S New
War Cry

These are some Of ire exclusive Tea
lures to be found only in the four color
magazine section OF next Sundsg
Herald. Then there is the comic sup
plement, also in four colors with Hair
breadth Harry Relentless Rudolph.
Belinda the Beautiful Boilermakcr."
Charlie" The Van Looms" "TCrrv
and Tacks," Etc,
and more special features such as
Army and Navy News, Complete ORA
matte News. Fraternal News, Won
ems Club News. Sporting News, Etc.
than you'll find in any other Washing
ton Sunday newspaper, and all the
news.
All in the
The Washington herald., 1916-03-10

The entire estate of William Burnell,
who died on March 5, 1916, is bequeathed
to niece, Vera McRorie. of Milford, N.
Y. Attorney William c. Johnson, who
filed the document. is named executor.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-10
"Uncle Sam" Guards
Against Another
itanic Tragedy

The little Seneca" has steamed
out into the ocean. The STURDY
little craft has gone to take up her
position in the nastiest place in
the Atlantic"
Evening star., 1916-04-16
COUNTRY PRODUCE PLENTIFUL.
Dealers Find Demand Brisk at Mod.
crate Reduction in Prices. E.

Country dealers were on hand yester-
day in numbers along the country mar
ket line. on the B street side OF Center
market, with quantities of country prod
uce for sale. Buyers were also there
and business was brisk. Increased Of
ferings of kale. spinach and other
green stuff caused a drop in the price
on them Eggs also are reported
cheaper practically all the dealers SELL
ing at either 20 or % cents a dozen.
though a few. who had large selected
eggs. were asking % cents dozen.
Poultry was plentiful. but no change in
try people report the outlook for spring
vegetab bles as being excellent. Prices
ranged about as follows:
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Butter. soc to 85c Id. Eggs. 2oc to 25c dog.
Hominy, cooked, SC Qt. Smearcase, 10c pint.
POULTRY.
Chickens, dressed. 1sc Chickens. alive. 1sc to
Hens, alive. 14c to 1se Keats, soc to Soc each.
Turkeys. soc to s5c lib. Nv
Apples. 1oc to 1bc u Malnuts. 1oc boz:
ok. Walnut meats, SOC lb.
VEGETABLES.
Potatoes, Irish, 1Oc u Radishes. &c bunch.
PIX. or 35c PIX. Spinach 1oc " PIX, 25c
Potatoes sweet, 10c 4 PIX.
PIX or 35c PIX. Rhubarb, sc to 10c
Onions, 15c to 20c u bunch.
pk Parsnips, Sc to 10c Il
Spring onions, punches PIX.
for SC. Celery, 1Oc bunch.
Carrots, 1Oc to Csc Il Water crosses, Sc to
pk 10c Il PIX.
Ksle 1Oc to 15c II PIX. Soaked lima beans, &c
Satisfy, &c to &c bunch. pit. 15c Qt.
Beets, DC to Sc bunch. Dried lima beans. 1Oc
Artichokes. 1Oc qt. box. pit.
Parsley, 1c to &c bunch. Black-eyed peas, 15c
Dandelions, 1Oc Y PIX. qt.
Lettuce. &c to 10c head. White beans, 10c at.
Corn salad, 10c Qt. box. Mushrooms, Soc 10.
Evening star., 1916-04-16
ALL AROUND THE PLACE.

Several weeks before the actual time
of planting the seeds. etc, the size OF
the garden should be determined and q
plan. of the plot should be drawn to
scale This will enable the gardener to
figure out just how many rows of vege-
tables he can have, and also just where
each vegetable will be planted. Then,
when planting time comes. the work
can proceed without further difficulty.
An architect always draws plan be-
fore he builds house. Is 1t not just as
important for the gardener to plan his
work beforehand? The exact plan of
the garden will depend upon the per-
sonal tastes of the owner and will be
different for each individual.
Whatever the size of the garden may
be. 1t should be oblong in shape. that
is, about twice as long as it Ia wide. In
the farmers garden planting are made
in long rows, wide apart, to permit of
horse tillage as much as possible. Here
every effort should be made to reduce
hand labor to the minimum. for time Is
more expensive to the farmer than
space. The main effort should be to
produce the best yields with mini
of the space required. Twenty long
rows require less turning of the horse
at the ends than thirty-five short ones.
and this means time and energy saved.
Time and confusion will be saved If
vegetables are grouped according to
their cultural requirements. For ex-
| ample. row containing parsnips and
satisfy, or parsnips. late carrots and
satisfy, would make good combina-
tion. But a row containing parsnips.
cabbage and spinach would be a faulty
combination. 1t would be well to place
the root crops together; the cabbage
crops in the next space and tomatoes.
peppers. etc, in another space. Many
men deem it advisable to run the rows
north and south when possible. A tall
crop like corn should not shade a low
growing crop which requires a great
deal of sunshine. All perennials, such
as asparagus. rhubarb and horseradish
should be planted along the outside of
the garden, where they will not inter-
for the annual crops.
Some gardeners begin to plant the
earliest vegetables at one side and pro-
ceed across the garden as the season
advances. This makes 1t easier to har-
row the implanted portion at any time
| desired and thus keep 1t free from
weeds and in. a moist, friable condi-
| ton. other desirable features of this
plan are: All similar crops In any row
REQUIRE the same amount and kind of
| tiliage; crops occupying the land about
the same length of time may be plant
| ed together; after early maturing crops
are harvested 1t is possible to prepare
strip of land to plant late vegetables
| II desired.
| PlowinR modifies the physical condi-
tions of the land considerably. The
degree of beneht from this operation
| will be determined by the condition OF
Evening star., 1916-04-16
FARM TRUCK SEASON NEAR.
Will Be in Full Swing by Beginning
of Next Month.

As yet, except for kale and spinach
the steamers of the Norfolk and Wash
ington line are bringing but few sum
mer vegetables from North Carolina
and the truck farms about Norfolk
Within the next few days shipments of
asparagus will be heavy over the line.
and about April 30 green peas will
start running. and will soon be COM
ing in good quantities. Before May l
strawbe berries will be coming from the
vicinity of Norfolk. and the season
viii be in full swing.
Washington is fortunate in it's close
proximity to one of the best truck
growing sections in the country. Vege-
tables gathered up to noon are placed
on the steamer in the afternoon, and
are on the market here next morning
early. The Norfolk and Washington
steamers are also bringing quantities
Of fsh from the fisheries at Buckroe
Beach and other points in the lower
bav
Evening star., 1916-04-16
Breaking the Broody Hen.

There are many ways of discourag-
ing broodiness. but the methods en-
ployed should not subject the hens to
cruelty or privation. The old fashioned
ideas of inflicting some form of punish-
ment upon the unoffending biddy. sim
ply because she responded to natural
impulse. really invited further loss In
eggs.
One OF the simplest ways to dis
courage broodiness is to place the hens
In a coop having a Slated bottom that
Is raised somewhat off the floor or
ground. The hens are unable to squat
in n comfortable position. and the sem
sation of currents of air under them
instead of eggs Is very disconcerting.
Two or three days of this harmless
pillory usually disgusts them with the
idea of wanting to hatch a brood of
chicks. and when released they are
only too anxious to rejoin their COM
rades in the laying house. They should
be induced to eat and drink freely
while in this confinement. and if pos
sible to exercise.
Evening star., 1916-04-16

the land when it is plowed. the type
of soil and the kind of plow that is
used. Since the land should be thor
oughly pulverized, the soil should be
somewhat moist. but never very wet,
a is often the case with clay soils. On
the other hand the top three TO Ave
inches of soil should not be dried out
completely, for the pillow would turn this
down and make il more difficult for
moisture and roots of plants to go
deep. Sandy soils are usually so open
and porous that they dry out early in
the spring and sooner after rains than
gardener encounters less difficulty in
plowing the land. Ordinarily heavy
soils with stiff clay subsoils should be
broken up rather deep; for good drain
age is just as important here as in the
seed bed. 1t may be advisable in some
cases to lay lines of tile drain in order
to carry off excess water, and thus aid
in the amelioration of the lanu. Sur
face bitches will help to carry off ex-
cess water, but not so we'll as will the
tile drain Sandy soils, however, tend
to let too much moisture pass on
through the subsoi1: and for this rea-
son plowing need not be SO deep and
should be about the same depth every
soil and prevent teaching. The phys
ical condition of clay soils will be i'm
proved II they are plowed in the fall
and left rough over the winter. They
Will also oiu0 more water Tor the
use Of the spring crops and can be
worked into shape earlier than sprine-
ploweI land. Heavy clover sods and
manure plowed down in the fall will
be better decayed and more valuable
to the spring crop. When rotten ma :
nures are used. however, they may be
plowed down in the spring. In case a
clover crop is sown on the land iowa ard
the end Of the garden season. plowing
should be deferred until early spring.
When clover crop Is being turned un-
der it is best to have the furrow slice
lap and stand somewhat on end (rather
than to be turned clear over) in order
to maintain connection with the sub
soil and aid in capillary rise of soil
moisture.
Lime has not only the effect of aid
ing in the formation of unions of pot
ash which will be held in the soil, but
it also has the ability to liberate pot
ash from combinations which are
locked up and unavailable to plants
This is particularly marked when lime
Is applied to land containing fragments
of feldspar. Gypsum is particularly
useful in rendering potash available,
and the sulphate of lime in dissolved
In this way.
For the home garden choose vege-
tables of best quality. Quantity is not
the important thing.
will not be bothered with mealy bug or
aphis.
Sweet corn for early market is plant
ed from ten to fifteen days earlier than
the field corn.
Evening star., 1916-04-16
Soft-Shelled Eggs.

correspondent asks the cause Of soft
shelled eggs. saying that his barred rock
pullets lay such eggs from time to time.
although fed a well balanced ration con-
tanning plenty of mineral elements.
Poultry Investigators have not yet
learned the cause Of soft-shelled eggs.
Some hens and pullets lay such eggs at
intervals, while others in the same flock.
fed in exactly the same manner. never lay
them So far as has been learned. the
LAYING of soft-shelled eggs is a constitu-
uonaI defect of individual hens. which
sometimes may be cured by a change in
the ration, though this does not always
effect a cure. Try larger quantities of
green feed and less corn In the grain
ration.
Evening star., 1916-04-16
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. April 5.-Hogs-Receipts,
$4,000 head: firm: bulk, 9.S5a1O00;
light, 9.50a10.05; mixed. 9.6OalO05;
heavy, s40a10.0O; rough, 9.40a955; pigs,
740a9.20.
Cattle-Receipts. 200 head; steady:
native beef steers, s.00a1O.O0: stockers
and feeders. 590aS. 60: cows and heifers,
41Oa9.20: calves. 7.25a10.50.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 head: strong;
wethers. 7.0Oa925; ewes. 5.00aS.S5;
lambs. 775a11.75.
Evening star., 1916-04-16
On Historical Society Program.

P. Lee Phillips and William A. Cor
don are to speak at a meeting of the
Columbia Historical Society Tuesday
evening at 8 o'clock at the shoreham
Hotel. The subjects will be "The Negro.
Benjamin Banneker, Astronomer and
Mathematician." by Mr.. Phillips, and
"A Boys Recollection of Georgetown"
by MIR. Gordon.
Evening star., 1916-04-16
Campaign for Red Cross.

The Petworth Citizens Association
has begun an active compaign to help
increase the membership of the Amer
ican National Red Cross. A special
committee has been appointed to make
a house-to house canvass. Every one
not now a member will be given op-
portunity to join.
Evening star., 1916-04-16
LONDON WOOL AUCTION.

LONDON, April 15.-There were 1900
baIes offered at the wool auction sales
today. The demand was excellent. espe-
cially from the home trade. and merinos
were mostly per cent dearer. while
crossbreds ranged from unchanged to
S per cent higher.
The auctions will be closed April 1s
and resumed May 2.
Evening star., 1916-04-16
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, April 15.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts, 2S3 head; no trading.
Calves-Receipts, $50 head; steady.
Veals. S.00a11.5O: Canada, 9.25
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 6S4 head:
steady. Fair clipped lambs. 1910.
Hogs-Receipts. 1877 head: no trad
ing.
Evening star., 1916-04-16

The Aylesbury duck is preferred in
England to any other breed. 1t is
claimed that the Aylesbury will attain
killing size fortnight sooner than the
Peking and a month sooner than the
Rouen
Evening star., 1916-04-16
Egg Production Is Secondary.

We have all noticed the poor. thin
and emaciated condition of the hen
that has been sitting on a nest for a
couple of weeks. and perhaps mar
yeled at her ability to sustain life at
all. when we consider that she eats and
drinks very little and takes practically
no exercise.
Egg production is in reality the re-
suit OF over stimulation, or what is
sometimes termed a secondary circula-
ton IT is the excess of nourishment.
that which is assimilated over and
above the daily demands of the body,
that goes into the stimulation and ac-
tive development of the egg organs.
Obviously, the broody hen eats so
little that her egg organs soon become
contracted. and revert to the dormant
state found in the immature pullet.
When a hen is permitted to get in a
poor condition. either by raising a
brood Of chicks. or by prolonged idle
ness on the nest. her plumage, like her
body. becomes dried up. and at certain
seasons of the year this will throw her
into an early molt. To prolong the life
the pink Of condition; her appetite must
be stimulated so that she will eat large
quantities of food. and thus keep her
body well nourished. in which case she
will continue laying throughout the
summer. and the molt will deferred
until autumn.
Evening star., 1916-04-16

Sour milk is a splendid growth pro-
ducer for chicks, but should form a
steady diet and not be fed spasmod-
ically.
Evening star., 1916-04-16

The laying hen demands lots of ven
tilation, but must be shielded from any
draft of air
Evening star., 1916-04-16

Better to Gull the flock very closely
and Keep only the hens that can be
comfortable in the building. They
must have room to exercise and they
must have plenty of fresh air.
Evening star., 1916-04-16

In six weeks a single pair of lice.
under favorable conditions. can give
rise to 125.000. When they multiply
that fast it certainly takes an active
poultryman to keep ahead Of them.
Evening star., 1916-04-16

Keeping the temperature as even as
possible Is one of the first essentials
with the incubator chicks. Sudden
changes from heat to cold and over
feeding are causes of bowel trouble.