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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
RAILWAY MUST GRANT
HALF FARE TO CHILDREN
w.. B. & A. Road Must Also Main
tain Lights at Stations in Prince
Georges County.

Special Correspondence of Tho Star.
fiYATTSFILI +. April S-A bill of
Delegate Fisher, republican member of
the house of delegates from Prince
Georges county, to compel the Wash
'neton Railway and Electric Company
TO sell communications tickets to school
children travelling on the railway be
tween Laurel and the District line at
onc-half the fare charged adults passed
both branches Of the general assembly
and is expected to be signed, by the
governor. Another bill by Delegate
Fisher to compel the w r. and A.
railway to maintain lights at all of
its stations within the limits of Prince
Georges county was also enacted.
The Bar Association of Prince
Georges county will hold memorial
services Monday afternoon in the court
house at Upper Marlboro for the late
Justices ]. Parran Crane of st. Marys
county and George c. Merrick of
Prince Georges county. The committee
to arrange for the services for Judge
Merrick is composed of Marion Duckett,
j. c. Rogers and G. &. Magruder. The
committee to arrange for Judge Cranes
services is composed of F. Snowden
Hill,~T. Van Clagett and NJ. Hampton
Magruder. g
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
4lllEE;aahll biiAiiula tD'A"A'A''" GNesT NEWS
|s, Ihe e, Searchli6ht ;sss%'ss
|aEaR Observation-Disclosures heyEzasileN
Measuring Human Energy.

The servant of the future will he
recompensed not for the time consumed
in performing ii household task, but ac-
cording to the human energy required,
if the studies now under way at the
home economics division of the Depart
|ment of Agriculture are successful.
These studies are made by means of a
calorimeter, which is a double-walIed
cha amber. in which the subject for study
is securely sealed up. Every exertion
made by the person inside of the Gallo
rimeter increases the bodily heat which
is registered in caloric units. Even the
process of breathing consumes from,
la,c00 to 10000 caloric units in a day.
A woman doing some light work such
as dishwashing may register $4,000.
Heavier work may increase the con-
sumption of energy to $4,000 or 10000,
according to the individual. In this
way the actual amount of work re-
auired for any task can be accurately
measured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

maker and Ethel Louis took their ten
derfoot examination. both making Sc
per cent. Plans for am oyster supper
to he given at an early date. were dis
cusseG.
Troop '15-Mrs. George E. Brooks,
Captain.
All of the girls are preparing for the
third class examination. For the past
four Sunday afternoons the troop has
been taking hikes.
Troop IT. Webster School-Miss M.
Breuninger. Captain.
Troop u went on d hike through the
100 Saturday. They had refreshments
at tho home of their lieutenant, Mildred
Barker Thomas.
Troop 20. Daffodil.
Troop - met al the home of Mrs. w
II. Foght Thursday. After the opening
exercises all OF the girls took their
tcnderfoot examinations. The girls are
taking a course in camp cooking at the
Wilson Normal School.
The executive board of the District
of Coiumbi Girl Scouts Association
and the finance committee of the Cap
tains ASSocIa ton have completed
engagements for the local heatlauarterS
esta bliShed at room SOB, woodward
building. with Miss Braddock. in charge
every day from to ).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Scoutmasters' Cl"b Meets.

\ meeting OF tile Scoutnras:'"s' c'ah
was nald Atomda. n,sh: At the y. NJ.
c. y. 4 special demonstrate ton of the
various sw INNING strokes and break
water vas given in The swimming pool
the direction .nf Scoutmaster Matthes.
A lecture was given by Mr. hougherty
on the study OF astronomy. illustrated
with lantern sides. II mad been
planned 70 give this lecture on tire
roof had the night been clear So that
the stars could have been seen. but
on account Of rain the lecture was
held inside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
New Troops Organize.

w G. Van Auken, scoutmaster Of
Troop So of the New Wallach School,
was Introduced to members Of the troop
during the past week
Troop 81 got under way Wednesday
night with Scoutmaster MeiiiZer in
charge Chief Bosun's Male I.anckeh
vas on hand t. instruct the boys III
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Peaceful Neighbors.

from the Chicago Herald.
\ man Who lives alongs OF a ceme-
terry was asked IL it was not an un.
pleasant location.
No said he: II never resided in all
NY life with set Of neighbOrs that
minded their own business so steadily
as tney do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
News From the Troops.

Communications have been received
from troop scribes as follows:
THE entertainment by the mem
bers of Troop l. last week was
one OF the most Successful given by
any troop in Washington this past
winter Bugl" calls, first aid and sig
mailing were demonstrated, after which
a lecture illustrated with slides was
given by Mr. Patton.
AT the close of the meeting the Sher-
wood Citizens Association presented
the troop with a regulation flag"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Girl Scouts.

\ prize literary competition for Girl
Scouts is announced All scouts are
invited to send III compositions. stories
and verses to Mrs. H. A. Colman, the
scout commissioner, before May 10
Prizes will he awarded at the June
rally for the best poem, the best COM
position and the best story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

: Boy Scout tag day is to be held
some time in May tn raise funds with
which to clear UP debts of the local
scout o-ga niZation. The exact date has
not been set. but It probably Will
be in the first week Of the mcnta. De
cision to hold u iat; day was reached
at meeting of the executive commit
tee of the local council Wednesday,.
The council decided to discontinue
the use of the title field executive
and substitute deputy commissioner.
Hereafter Mr.. Patton and Mr.. TaylcT
will be known as deputy COMMISSION
erS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Study Advanced First Aid.

Abner Roe of Troop IS is TO be on
duty at Emergency Hospital next week
to study advanced first aid work under
DR.. William =. Carr. and Waldo Jones
of Troop 10 is to succeed him the fol
lowing week. Carl Il. Fuss of Troop
IS is to be on duty the week of April
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Visitors From East Orange. N. ].

Accompa MED by. scoutmaster T:inrI.
ange. y. j.. visited Washington during
the past week. Their expenses were
paid by the council of East Orange a.
a reward for their having passed the
difficult scout tests in civics. Their
names are y l.. TrimDi, u. EcnEeF, X
Thorne n. Koran. {. boSchcr, ". Lin
derman, f.. Moore. =. Rceme". ". Roe
mer. c. Laird, f. tngeii and 4. cut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Troop 1.

Troop ! met at the home of Scout
master Matthes for the distribution Of
prizes at tn" eni Of the winters
efficiency contest. ThA first individual
prize. consisting OF u scouts watch
fob. Was won by Senior Patrol Leader
Leroy Gillette: the second individual
prize. consisting OF patrol leaders,
miniature badge, was won by Patrol
Leader Alexander Dalton. The patrol
prize. consisting OF . first aid outfit.
was won by the silver Fox Patrol.
One hundred per cent DUTY. badges
Robin and to Second Class Scout
Charlie Waller. Ribbons for faithful
attendance were ava rded to Benjamin
Abbott. Amherst Barber. Edward Law
ton. Tsa Kwan and Harry TYLER.
y farewell address was delivered by
Assistant Scoufmaster Mein=cr. who is
about to organize a new troop. Scout
master Natthes replied. wishing him
success and assuring him Of the CO.
operation Of Troop /.
Donald Woolf, recently appointed
asst slant S"outmaster. was presented
with his certificate and his badge. John
Wilson Waters was sworn in as ten
derfoot scout. Donald Wight a former
member of Troop l and now an as
soclate scout, gave Il talk about his
wireless apparatus. and the MESA ges
he catches with il every night. The
last part of the evening was devoted to
being required to identify a variety
of mysterious and puazling objects
which the SCoutmaster had brought
back from his western trips.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
The Boy Scouts

Glenn BiXler was appointed t" be the
assistant scout:naster, E McCinnis and
Grant Pero appointed patrol leaders.
l." 20" NuitaL treasurer. and George
Jacobs the scout scribe. y yell for the
troop was adopted. We took q short
nike last week under :he leadership of
the new assistant ScGtIt'flasteT. Friday
evening the troop was formal lily sworn
III ~ Deputy Commissioner Taylor. who
gave . si'Ort address To the boys on the
value OF a scout troop to community.
The new patrol flags were also presented
20 tue irpoI, at the same time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Drum Corps to Meet.

The drum and Rugle corps is to
meet Wednesday night at the Naval
Battalion Armory at 80 for special
practice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
second-Class Examinations.

Scouts who passed in signaling and
first aid tests in connection with sec
ond-class examinations last Saturday
were: kingsolyer. Furr and Godbold
Troop No. SO; Pfhaler and hemper. No. -:
kessler, No. 51,IRuppert and Ward, No.
80: Markley. No. ): Biselow, IS: Eeaid,
Peyton, Preston, De Groot and Kenneth
Heald, No. ID: Corrigan, montgomery
and Hoist. No. IS: kernodle. No. 3. ::
Holton Au. No. 10; Barker, No "a.
Hichew, Rogerson. Sugar. Hall, Laid,
Colman. Burch. Fox. RiZza and Clarke
Newman No AZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Troop II.

y lecture by Deputy Commissioner
Patton. Illustrated by stereopticou views
was Sivea Friday night. The scout
room was decorated sue tally for the
lecture. and several stunts were put on
by members of the troop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Troop 43.

Last Monday after school the mem
bers of Troop AZ met at their clubhouse
and went through their second-class eX-
aminations in signaling and first aid.
eleven boys passing. Al the regular
troop meeting last TUESDAY night plans
for AN overnight hike during the Easter
vacation were discussed. The troop now
has a Science Club among the members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Daniels Cup Received.

The silver cup which Secretary Dan
ieIs has offered to the patrol making
the BEST showing ut the contest to b"
held April % has been received at
Headquarters ard is on exhibition there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Troop 3. Cornfiower-Mrs. w. B.
Pain. Captain.

Troop 3 had q surrriS" party in the
nature of Il group of visitors at their
last meeting. The visitors were capt
and Mrs. Earnestly of England. Mai
Il g. Heating. father of one of the
scouts: Mr.. and Mrs y. J. Baldwin
and their youngest son and scout
Graft.
Mai Heating is to give the troop an
address. and as soon as the weather
is settled ii trip is planned to the home
of Capt. and Mrs Earnestly i'll the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Troop Is.

Last Friday Troop + Of Capitol
Heights met at the scoutmasters home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Troop 80.

scouts Shaw and Shafer. were elected
to membership and duly initiated at our
last meeting. Scout Maiouey has pre-
scented SIX pictures of scouting scenes
TO headquarters. The troop intends to
enter the competition for the Daniels
cup at the end Of this month and all our
pa trolls are hard at work drilling"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

Charles Trowbridce Tittmann, bass
soloist of MI Souls Church. with Lewis
Corning Atwater. organist. will give
the following numbers at this morn
ing's service: Vocal numbers. Each
BLADE Is Wet With Flowers. by w. F.
Bach and 1t Is: Enough. from Elijah,
by MendelSsohn: organ selections.
GOOD Friday Music. from "Parsifal.'
b. Wagner. offertory. prelude to
'Eenedictus. from 'Messe Solennelie."
by Beethoven: postlIde, "Maestoso,' by
Narg- Ebert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

The teachers and pupils of the vocal
and rythmicat departments of the
Lucia Gale Barber School were guests
of the Congressional club. at recent
afternoon tea. The social features OF
the occasion We're preceded by a pro-
gram Of music and rhythmic dancing
and among the numbers deserving
special mention were the vocal solos
Of Mrs. Bertha Hansen Gottsman, So
prano. and Mrs. Julian Brylawski. con-
tralto with Mrs. Henry Hunt Mckee
Ut the piano.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

James StoddaFt. or2anis' and choir
master Of ST. Stephens Episcopal
Church. who has presided at the organ
at both the I.enten and recent mission
services at the church. will play this
evening as prelude one of his own
compositions. entitled Evening" and
James Dickinson will sing 80 God,
Have Mercy" from Mendelssohn's ora
torio. st. Paul" At the confirmation
services Wednesday the choir of men
and boys rendered Sir Joseph Barnby' s
anthem. King All Glorious" Rev.
George +. Dudley, rector of the church,
and Harry NJ. Forker sustaining, re-
spectively, the tenor and bass solos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

Miss Meta Jaeger. soprano will sing
Gouuod'S There Is a Green Hill Far
Away" AT the Church of the Reforma-
tion This morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

Norfolk. Na.-ENportS from The port
of Norfolk for the month of March will
total 100000. according to the estimate
of customs officials. A total of over ST.
500, 900 is shown by manifests already on
file al the customhouse. and the few
outsta nding will swell the total up around
the sc.COO.000 mark This is slightly be
low the total of last month, when large
careoes of horses left this port. but
already several hundred thousand in ex-
cess of the total of S1,lTS.4so for the
month of March, 1915.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Troop 4. Red Rose-Miss Margaret
Treat, Captain.

Troop 4. Red Rose-Miss Margaret
Treat, Captain.
Last Friday the girls of Troop met
at Noel House at the regular meeting
time and cut out Semaphere flags.
Miss Mueller of Noel House talked on
Baby Week.
Troop 5, the Oaks, Takoma Park
Mrs. J. D. Eg2leston. Captain.
Troop No. ) met Friday. 1t practiced
first aid to the injured and taught the
new girls bandaeing. Most of our new
girls are ready for their tenderfoot en-
animation.
Troop 6, Pansy, Pelworth-Mrs. S.
A. Mooers, Captain.
Eunice Haden was announced the
winner of the prize given by Mrs.
Mooers to the girl making the highest
percentage II test of the Morse code
she won with 100 per cent. while Helen
Gleason was Il close second, making
80 per cent.
Troop IL, Daisy, Tenleytown-Mrs
Norman Jones, Captain.
a meeting was held Friday night at
the nome Of the captain Dorothy Shoe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

Miss Gertrude Browne. cpntrairo will
sing There Is = Green Hill Far Away
by GounOd. Al the olferio-y at the
Church OF the Incarnation this morning,
Margaret Emelie White presiding at
the organ.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-07-05
Scared BY Canary.

If after spending a night in the
street of many lights, you should be
awakened by something tweeting on
your bedpost, you naturally would fear
the worst had happened, wouldn't you?
Someone on the tenth floor of the
Waldorf-Astoria kicked up an awful
noise during the early hours the other
morning, says the New York Times.
He summoned clerks, bellhops, por-
tiers and detectives to his aid. When
they reached his room they found the
sojourner covered beneath quilts ex-
pecting any minute to have a pink ele.
plant or giraffe lick his face. The
cause of his fright was a canary.
There it was, perched on the rail of
his bed, fluttering and tweeting and
enjoying it's freedom. After the bell
hop had captured it, the s%ojourner
called for a bracer and then swore
good behavior forever afterward. Dur
ing a banquet at the hotel the other
night some of the members in mo-
ments of homogeneous activity opened
a few of the cages and let the ca
naries fit out into the room. Since
then a canary has been appearing here
and there in the hotel at annoying in
tervals and frightening sleepers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-07-05
Flying Sickness.

Flying sickness" in it's more essen
tial particulars is rather removed from
caisscn disease and is not comparable
in the strict sense with mountain sick
ness, in spite of the fact that some of
the symptoms are more or less identi-
cal, says the Lancet. The pilot who
is lifted from his machine after a fast
volplane in a semiconscious condi-
ton, falling thereafter into a deep
sleep, shows a phenomenon not met
with either in mountain sickness or in
caisson disease. Evidently there are
effects On the functions of the nervous
system which are attributable to very
rapid descent through space, from low
to higher air pressures, no doubt, but
in which the alteration of pressure is
probably only n factor, and that per-
haps, not the most important.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-07-05
SeIf.Feeding Hopper.

it will not make them overfat. Care
must be exercised with the heavy
breeds, especially the O%rpingtons, in
feeding any dry mash, as they are in
clined to walk over to the feed hopper,
fill up, and then become too lazy to
scratch for any other feed. 1t is a
good practice with such a breed to sim
ply let them eat a small quantity, and
then fix the hopper, so that they will
have to scratch for their feed for the
rest of the day. Exercise is one of the
main things in egg production, and the
entire system of feeding should be di.
rected towards giving them plenty Of
exercise, and at the same time ensur-
ing a full crop when the bird goes to
roost at night time. With the lighter
breeds such as Leghorns, there is nc
trouble, whatever, with the birds be-
coming too fat, but with the heavier
breeds there is a tendency as above
mentioned.-Nor'-West Farmer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-07-05
RAISE TURKEYS WITH PROFIT
Many q Poor Little Poult eve
Comes to Be Beautiful Bird Be-
cause of Wrong Start.

Turkey hens raise much better
poults than chicken hens, for the rea-
son that they never weaa them, but
hover them at night and watch over
them days until they are nearly
grown. Many a poor little poult never
comes to be a beautiful Thanksgiv-
ing bird" because he has not the right
start in life. He does not require
much, and that is just the point where
we fail him. We want him to grow,
and we stuff him until he gets indiges-
ton, an enlarged liver and numerous
other ills, and some fine morning we
find him with his little toes pointed
toward the North star. In the wild
state little turkeys spend the first few
weeks of their lives in the woods and
live on insects and seeds. They have
to exercise to get food and consume
only a small quantity at a time. We
cannot follow nature exactly, but we
can use good sense if we will. A raw
egg is natures food for a young bird.
More than t5at, it is easily digested,
and, like %insects, it is a meat food,
therefore a good substitute. Wheat
bran is a bulky and bone-making food
and will not harden in the bowels and
cause trouble. Sour milk is medicinal
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-07-05
DUCK RAISING AS BUSINESS
Fowls Are Fine for Family Use
Though Not Very Valuable as
Product for Marketing.

The duck has its place on the farm'
but duck raising as a business is as
yet comparatively Improbable be-
cause of long distance to market n
prejudice among buyers of live poul'
try. The duck furnishes a delicious
roast for the family and an u
dance of feathers for home use.
Contrary to general opinion, a
pool large enough for swimming is
not necessary" says N. l.. Harris, SUI
p%erintendent of the Kansas state agri-
cultural college poultry farm. Ducks
can be raised on dry land-that is, if
they are provided with water sufil-
GENTLY deep to allow them to sub
merge their beaks and wash the sand
from their nostrils. Otherwise they
will die.
The natural food for ducks consists
of bugs, worms and green s%ucculent
vegetation found in marshy places.
notwithstanding the fact that ducks
are easily raised, they should not be
Matched until warm weather, at which
time such feeds are plentiful.
There is danger Of overlooking, &C
cording to Mr.. Harris. The duck is
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-07-05
-Iaturaiist Is Puzzled,

I have found two weasels' dens on
the margin of a muck swamp in the
woods that presented the same insolu.
BILE problem as the chipmunk's hole
what has become of the bushel or
more Of earth that must have been
brought to the surface? Both the
weasel and the chipmunk have several
galleries and one or more large cham.
bers of dining halls, and how each
manages to hide or obliterate all the
loose soil that must have been re.
moved Is a question which has long
puzzled me.
If we had an American Fabre, or a
mar who would give himself up to the
study of the life histories Of our 70
dents with the same patience and
enthusiasm that the wonderful French.
mar has shown concerning the life
histories Of the insects, he would
doubtless soon solve the mystery.
| used to think that the chipmunk
carried away the soil in his cheek
pockets, and I have so declared in one
of my books, but l am now very Ger.
tain that he does not-only his food
stores are thus carried.-John Bur.
roughs in Harper's Magazine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-07-05
Storage In Cato's Day.

Storage Of crops against a favora-
Bile time for selling appears to be no
new idea. We find a grain Of sound
advice in Cato's writings 1000 years
ago:
Let your buildings be proportional
to your estate. 1t is fitting that the
farm buildings should be we'll con
structed, that you should have ample
Of cellars and wine watts, and a good
supply Of casks, so that you can wait
for high prices, something that will
rebound to your honor, your profit
and your self-respect."
Evidently the problem Of getting the
best prices was then, as now, a ques-
ton of providing storage facilities, Ell,
Their on the individual farm or for a
group Of farms, such as were included
in most Roman estates.-Country Gen.
tleman.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-07-05
MUCH DEPENDS ON BREEDERS
Parents of Chicks Should Be Strong,
Vigorous, Hardy and Resistant
to All Diseases.

Whether a farmer will raise better
poultry this year than he did last will
depend primarily upon the kind OF
stock that is used for breeding. Every
baby chick is entitled to be well born.
Unless it's parents are strong, Vlgor-
Gus, hardy and resistant to disease, a
poor hatch and weak, puny chicks
will result, say the poultrymen at Iowa
state college
The use Of low vitality breeders is
the most frequent u of poor incu-
batting success and high death rate In
brooding. Chicks Matched from poor
breeding stock never reach the size Of
well-bred individuals. The pullets do
not begin laying until the following
spring and then hardly enough to pay
for their feed.
If the flock is to be improved, only
those birds that show size, vigor and
reproducing qualities should be used
as breeders. twenty-five good females
in a roomy pen with a couple of good
males will furnish eggs for incubation
that will produce chicks worth while,
ones that will grow into big fellows
worth a good price on the market.
The pullets from such mating mature
rapidly and are in condition to LAY
the winter eggs"