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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
WANT PENNA. Line TO
RETURN SSO,OOO,OOO
Dick Bros. 4 Co. Explain Pur-
pose Of Suit to Long ISL
and Stockholders.

Dick Bros. 4 Co., the Stock Exchange
brokers who brought suit for minority
stockholders Of the Long Island Rail
road and themselves against the Penn
~sylvania Railroad. the Pennsylvania di-
rcctors who arc also directors of the
Long Island and others in aH effort Ia
free the Long Island rom Pennsylvania
control. have issued a circular letter
to the minority stockholders of the Long
Island asking for proxies to vote against
the holdings OF the Pennsylvania COM
pany at tho next annual meeting.
AT the annual meeting OF tho Long
Island Railroad Company last year.
when We began our night against the
Pennsylvania Railroad control and man
agement Of o u property. We voted co.
3i7 shares" says the letter. The i'cnn-
sylyznia Railroads vote was 17o,4OS,
~ which 15s,6Ss shares MAS stock be-
longing to tho Pennsylvania Railroad
control and its directors. leaving 1878
shares of stock represented by bona fide
oiled outsiders who voted with
tho Pennsylvania Railroad. or the
above 11O.4o6 shares 1000 shares, which
were pledged 10 vote with us. held by
stockholders who had been attacking the
Pennsylvania Railroad control and man.
igcment. were suddenly withdrawn ins,
before the meeting. aud voted In favor of
pennsylvania Railroad board of direc-
tors. No satisfactory reason for such
withdrawal has ever been given to US
and We can only conclude it was due
TO some powerful influence.
"During the past year we have prose-
cuted our case as vigorously as possible
and have established that a majority Of
the directors are Pennsylvania officials
anu under its orders and control.
W v also established ttat IN. los
70 the Long island from the ncc,yanry
u: the, PENNSYLVANIA terminal in Seveuth
avenue mounts to approximately $1,000.
o"" per year. which contributes to that
extent IN conCealinG ~ Tar as possible
mo enormous l"es FROM the operation of
the lcnils!l, ania's terminal station on
seventh avenue
we have also established tho fact
that tho Pennsylvania R.ilrnad has az.
hitrarily moved tho Long Island tracks.
thereby destroying I'll. Long Island y
stratecical terminal position anu giving
VIC ''h'rN wanna fstilI'tl n uiIsCi con-
n'ctlon with ~" New H9Var system. In.
stead ~ using the Ions Island connec
ton as II should.
We have further established tho FAC,
mat the directors OF tho Long Island
have passed a resolution Tor a traiiic cuu-
tract to H. made with tho New yurk
CONNECTING Railroad. which contract j.
probably one OF tho mos, unfaNur,h,p
ever foistci by one corporation upon
another.
our case against tho F~cnnsylvauia
railroad - now or the calendar and
should come up Within the next sixty
days. II we are succcssfrl ~ tins ease
The Poitre>lNanis RAILROAD will he com
PEELED TO return SOM $50, 100. 900
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
WEXLER ANSWERS CHARGES.
Sa!s H~arNcntrr Company FIR hts
Nucatan Enterprise.

Sol NcNler OF Bachc u 20. replied
Yesterday to tho charges made against
him by an officer Of the International
Harvester Company, which formerly
controlled the sisal hemp output Of the
state of iu"atan, Mexico, Mr.. WoNlcr,
who. is president Of the Ian-Nmcriran
Commission Corporation, said
"Thc l'nn-\mcrirau Commission Cor
poiation was organized to do :, general
importing, exporting and financing bust
ness with the Latin American republics
and has entered into n contract to make
loans against siSal hcinp stored in the
lnitc'i States on ample margins 10 the
amount Of $40. OuO, 900 over "A period Of
'lNc years, receiving Il commission when
is fairly commensurate with the service
rendered and rist. involved.
The International Harvester Com
pany has clnploNcd every possible means.
even to the extent of intimidation OF
banks, To- prevent the financing of this
important staple commodity in the
United states, Hnd II ~ such practices
as they have iudulgcd in that lead to
corporate antagunism and anti-corpora-
ton legislation In the United States"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
WAR Is A FACTOR IN
HIGH COST OF BUTTER
american Supply at 30 Cents
Pound Retail Is short
est in Years.

,Io,so,,, r,o ~r,,rh,. a. - s,,r,
=, ',or,s ,o,,nd ~, ,n,r, Co., "a I'M.
,o. ,,an, ,,au ,.h,, ,h, ,ro,,,, 4.
4. ,bi. ,o,,,r, Ia T, yrc., nroduccr
NJ hu,,cr vi,h frcou,rtIv =, surrius 10
sbtr ,hro,d ,bov ,onr,,,tr hat ,ho v,r
ourh, ro, :, lao rcsn,n,ib,c Tor nrcscn,
hjch ,riccs u,, IN. w,r h,s somr.
,b7ry q, IL, Win q, Ire, ,ho san,. shnr,.
;mc han "a, n,ra,, r"n,I' = n.,n.
inc nv ,ho ,o., az ,ho Ls,r,,o,n str,g-
yic
ri. ,ro,t.,r su,,,v ri, ,,,,or Il,
roy ,bo shnr,os, =, 'u 49, conn, ao,,rdD,
inc ,o nu,hor,,ic IN tho wh,ie.,,c trade
1.1o vhni..,io ,rn,,,ion 10, eho hsst
Lu,icr nny ia no ,,cr,s wh;,,h, ,s cx,c,iv
a ,ou,s ht,ha- 49," ,a.r -. W,
las. weeks r.,,in,s ucrc ooo ,ubs
,nor. th,n ,bc c,-r,os,ondiny nccr las,
R,,r 1his - am, cn,vircino cvideuce
,b,, ,bc .,,,,,,r, 10 mos, nro,n.r,u,
,h,n 4, vns a, Nc,r 40, tn ncon,e arc
r,y,u, tbcs, bi,,, ,,ico. ,yi,hnu, ,rnr,.
hing and ,rc ,sLinv fcr more ,nL ,hc
s,n,i,, -, ,,,.n. .yor,. a. a. ,,r,i,v
sbn,, az ~, Jcr.,,
Thor, ~ ,,r,,iir,i,v M rescryc ann.
nj, i, ,Lc cold storage v-,rchouscs a
.c,r AGO q, o ,nn,s L., wbn,osaio rr,ca
and an shor,,r ,,.sh suu,l,o. ,horo r,s
!, cons,an, s,,r,,,a t., ~, ,,.rr.. ~
the w-,,reho,ses nrnb,tlv hold four ,,nes
rs much h",tcr az ,h.v ,n,y 49, as
Nd rn,hcr JIuor.n,. q. ,ha, ~
mercharts vi,n .,or.d hu,ter i,s, .rr,rr
for use \, ,,,s, s,,., live, az. ,h,s hay.
made fair rro,,,s whereas a wear AGO
,hov wore losing bo,r,,v "e'
several carlonds ~ C,l,for,,, cr..u.
cry hut,er mr., In arr,ye hi. uoaL
,,,.I.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
NEW JOKER ORDERS STOCK.
Wall Street Again Puzzled by
"M~!steriOus CLIENT"

Another mysterious client has i'm
Naded Wal Street. On March - Shi,e,s
X Co. a; 90 Broadway received a tcle-
gram from Washington ordering them TO
BUY 1000 shares OF American Lecomo-
tive stock al 76i. or better. and to for
ward the stock with a draft TO the
Continental Trust Company IN Washing
ton.
The arm could not execute the order
u wired to II. Garnett, the slgner o.,
the tolcEra'u' who CAV. his address az
700 southern building, Irttsburg, I, that
effect and advised that re invest in En-,
pife Prtrol, UNI.
On Marcil IL another telegram an
p.ar-d with AN order 10 buy LOCO En-
pre- Petroleum. The telegram asked
mt the stock and = draft he sen; in
III" Federal National Bank in Wash
lnSton and WAS signed -. A. Callahan
OF '0s Woodward building, Washing
ton
The order was executed. TIL stock
ana draft wrr" sent to the bank, but
Callahan did not appear,
stu more recently "A telegram was re.
cr.Ned from It j. ID. Mclean, who payo
his address as the Rumsey Building in
Washington, directing that Loo r.mpirc
Petroleum shares b. purchased for his
account.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
KNICKERBOCKER IS ACCUSED.
A~nti-snIoOu tIcNd says ENcisc Law
Nn. Broken OU sunday.

William IT, Anderson, State Supcrin-
tCuicut of III. Nrti-Saloon League, an
uuuu,'d yesterday that he had for
warlri to George T., Grccu, state Com
missioner Of EA,!S,, two more a~ffidarits
of Fruk \, Campbell hearing on the
illegal sale of liquor hnc affidavit
charges that the Hotel knicherbockcr
violated III" law by selling liquor on
SUNDAY without food and the second
makes another charSc against the Wal
dorf- Astoria,
ta,nphclrs affidavit, according 10 Mr..
Anderson, charges thai at the knicker-
booker 40 mention wa made of the
necessity at ordering food, hut that an
extra Charge oi 80 cents Wa made for
seats 1t the table aud that one Of the
executives OF the hotel boosted that tn"
"kn'rEcrl", her controls the police A.
thoritic3."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
STOCK TIPSTER Is
ACCUSED OF FRAUD
Gustav .Aufrecht Said to Have
Taken $4,000 In Oil
Land Swindle.
rs HELD IN $4,000 BAIL


Gustav Aufrccht, a stock tirster
wboss surnans In German means "up-
80, -. -. n.. !.
r't"'' Was ar'cs''" ny 'oN' '"'' W.
spectors Mayhem and swain Yesterday
on n charge Of using the mails IN the
AL. 80 ,,,ot r., ,ho X.,. Noxica, po,,o,-
- -
Gun" ~No"'P"hF' """"' "''o'"'"s Y" '"0
inspectors. has s,aked claims to a large
tract OF Government land in New Mexico
49,. - - .u.
-. ""'
Autrocht mas Operated LOT ABOUT
twenty-five years rs a market letter man
Il, ia. w,i s,r.o, ii.,ric. aud .ccord.
-
ing 10 Assistant ,n'tcd S'htcS ATTORNEY
Content. made about $4,000 from the
oillcss Mexican oil rropo-iti,u. lie WAS
, -
arralSheu oeio'e t"i'cd STATES ooUh'''s-
sioncr' Houchton and held In $4,000 bail
Tor examination on March -. Accord
ing To- the post office inspectors. he has
used tho aliases Of T.. Pcaninston and
Arthur Burke.
About, six wears g Assistant United
states Attorney Content save. Aufrech,
hcrnne aware ,h,t the Governmcmt
owned large tracts NJ ,a,j In New
u,x,,o ,vhG,h rirh, h,,a oil ,nssLiit.
,i., II, h,, 49, a,ar, sal. ,n, :,
,,i,i,, ,nd ,I' ~, - au.,nI ,orn.J
,h. 49,, a. 81
so,d az. .,onr so,,ima t.on
.n az A., e. - ~. - -
a., - 49, So. 49,.
Nor,i, ,a,t ~, os,o ,ns,,, NJ
loo. .,d sat, ,o..a.,,, H., - -.
-. 49, 49, :" -.
49, 10 VI '."'"
htlA NA'N ~ illFb lltll vi NV lt'Ns
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
St0,9S1,512 EARNINGS
BY PHELPS-DODCE ca.
Great Increase in Past Year IN
Face Of Mexican
Troubles.

The report of Phelps. bod. To
for the year ended December ~. ,q,.
shows total receipts OF s~i0.9>l..ie
against receipts Of ss.s6i.Na9 ,r ioi,
This Is equivalent to 80 ,.r ,,,,
earned on the SIS. 0o0.O poe compur ,tnl
AZ against liS per cont. Tho sirpI,.
of the company for the year Vas s-.r.
40. as against $3si,Si0,
THE total production of ,oIr n,n
copper companies for 1913 Amounted "a
I40.t7S.oo3 pounds says Ircslop,
Douglas. AS We treated 40 roupcr a.,
outside companies ON toll this Shows
an Increase Of S.Si5.G1o pounds f,on
company and custom ores Over tho out.
put for the prov ions year This ltrr.
output was secured, although tide rr,.
duc,ion. whicl, had hccn lowered 20 la'i
by reason of the s~taEnatiou "f so ma.
kcts. Was still cuttailcl for TWO months
OF 1919. and was further Az ctci by m.
strike which closed dow tho po,t,'
~ ines In September until ,ficl 'ho ,l,s.
of the year. The Mexican troubles also
repeatedly paraly zcd railroad trJasfoft,.
ton between Nacozari and Douglas aad
compelled US to close tho Niro2ari plan,
for las days.
"Thc company experiences i1 NeN'-o
have been interesting. Tn. Sacpzi-.
Railroad was used by one military cor-
rrander or another, and after skiruishes
the bridges were destroyed 10y thu -.
treating force. AZ they were not 70.
placed by indestructih'e material ,hey
could be readily made s%c-Nt'c bic for
temporary traffic. but ~mcanVu.l. la't
of TRANSFORMATION embarrassed Operation.
a; the mines and mill.
"The policy OF the company ha' he'~
TO employ as few American rs poss bic
and to educate MeNicans go take the
place of Americans when the li''''
could he dispensed with. The eXp'r.
ment Was skilfIliy worked out Nhoa
JmIes :. Douglas was superintendent
and has been followed 10y Nj Wl' Ia-
who succeeded him, ana H. a.is J.
seems quite possible to rais" a n''H"
community to a commended" s'1niiri
of living and g cduca<c a selected 'jN'
bcr in modern methods Of W"rk'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
OTIS ELEVATOR GAINS SHRINK.
Decrease IN Pronta Due 10 Reduced
Building ArtiSity.

The OTIS Elevator Company reports for
the wear. ended December ~. l9l5. net
earnings Of S135.s6g. As against Ss76.i2j
I'm 1914. ;c,d a balinr" after the ',ymcut
Of preferred dividends Of S3i5.659. a.
agains, sass. i2i. This is equal TO So
ger cent. earned on the c"rinon storit OF
the company before chargirrs on current
depreciation. rs AGAINST - per cent.
PRESIDENT BaldW SAYS that the de-
crease IN the %cotnpau,'s business during
1915 WAS du" to the ditn!nrt.un In build
iug ops rstions. The company mas been
able siice the beginning of the prs~eu,
year. II. says. to turn III equipment 10
other uses than that OF making elevate
machinery and Clacc It's work OF a more
satisfactory basis. lie 'VUorts that the
business outlook Of the company IN south
America. where branches were .~;ah-
lished during the year, II most favorable.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
HARTMAN BANK CELEBRATES.
Drp".it. IN rive Years Grow frOm
st.tOO.O ~ 10000. 900.

TIA" hartman National Bank az Fifth
.l,.rur and t'"gty-tnurth street celc-
hrat.l Yesterday tho nth anniversary
ut its orctliLa'iou rs = national bank.
The d'pl%, : ~ tho bank are In excess
~ SSo.sno 400. III" Increase IN III" nvs
,,ags las boon nearly go per cent. ~ the
bank hogan hu~r"ss under n national
charter H. l'll with deposits OF N,loo.-
uuo
4, is now estimated that tho total dc.
r,os.t- of banks ~ ilith avenue between
ruir', fourth aid fHfty-ninth streets ae-
.r.glIo over $3.50. ono. ono.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Gold coin 20 the amount 81 STG0nO was
Withdrawn from the Suh-Trravury yes
teiday Cor shipment IN central America.
The Jewel Tea Company. Inc, has de-
c1aIcd an initial dividend Of "a. p"r cent.
on the. preferred stock, payable .April /
20 stock 81 record Mach 20.
Al the auuudl meeting Of tho American
fishi AMI Traction Company NJ :. Paine
was elected u director 10 succeed James
Parrish Lee, other directors were re-
elected.
Merrill LNn oh ( ca Of : Wal street
announced Yesterday that Duutd NJ LID
dfi, recently uItnlrInr editor ~ the
EH0'n,rr'nq nHd HtAing IoHIHoi had !uruci
their stan IN the capacity OF consulting
engineer,
The bhilalelphia and Western hallway
has declared "I tr.'iHl tniicui ~ -,
per cont ON Va" pI"''rrcd. payable Auri'
!" "a stock ol rc,nrd March "a Books
rema,n opcn Dividends on the stn,k he
came cumulative January !. 4g!s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
HOTEL
CHELSEA

OocupyHs entire ulo,x oi ocean front. In
the fashions bic Chelsea section. 500 bed
chambers With private baths ,tresh and
sea wster). Hikh class orchestra, cafe.
grin, &c. French chefs. Golf privilege
AuIos meet t.ains. Booklet open ali year.
J. b, THOMPSON 4 co.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
Serving Wage Farmers.

an lines OF work for the cleanliness
healthfulncss and happiness Of the wage
Farmers employed by the company and OF
their families have received very earnes,
conside rations M action during the
past year. M expenditures in connec-
ton with this work have exceeded s""o,-
900, and the directors have appropri-
ated s25O.00o from the earnings of 1918
to carry II on during the present year
To facilitate cleanliness there nave been
erected wash and locker houses, "a we'll
as improved dwellings, at many of the
plants. For the Improvement Of health
fulness there have been erected first aid
hospitals. In addition TO the general hos
pitfalls previously established. and this
work will be continued and enlarged.
But as prevention is better than the
best cure the most important work in
this line has been that OF preventing
sickness and accidents. At each plant
n safety committee has been appointed
and two general safety inspectors are
constantly in the field, travelling from
plant TO plant. The work Of these in
Fpectors and committees is to provide
every possible safeguard against acct
dents and to educate the employees on
the subject OF preserving the safety II
welfare not only OF themselves but also
of their fellow worknlen. The company
publishes in several languages a monthly
S0yety Md0dShe, Whlch IL distributed
n explained by the several safety COM
mittees. The result OF all OF these sctivi-
ties has been most gratifying, as shown
by the total number of accidents during
1915. which were 10 per cent. less than
1913. The number permanently injured
was reduced 40 per cent. IND the time
lost On account OF accidents was t.3Se
less days during 1915 than the preced-
ing year. AS an incentive 10 general
happiness and contentment, the company
q supported social centres. baseball
teams. bowling alleys, bands and other
lines OF recreation
During the year the company mined
1856. 702 tons Of ore. as against l.57s,-
G1 in 1914. The company employed
1919 men, The average wage a day
was $o.33 q man.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

JOSCrH u MAlnEG lNc.. e.,''
A''''' lu n,""' '"i r"".'r' a. 80 Patton
M",r ,r .''' ,"a. ~. s5"' nv ,' 'I '"lr,
49, ,'-o "-eI r. 'r .rc''pr- ,r',
guu',,p So. rroIerJk y r.I... ST.
" Hon \ H.. So, M.h.r'
s." ll'nl. ier -" -i''"I - l' :. 900
RI" tW,i1'.- seas 'e'.h''.t'' i"'N
I,'i VITA rtrtal stock s. Uoo ,r.d
Joseph II Mah"- as president "0i
9EuruE MtrHfwSuN. ..l,.u,p NJ,
Ila RrnadNty. n!"d , r"''nu '0
bankrupt, with liabilities ;-1o3> aud
H,-"'t N'7' IN horses, n,s""-. ,'Sh-
III 'r,,d' 2r' ~" \ r. SNoiI'nI ,"''--
Ne".rt, s32s,: 80 SPfms., No.
$50. and AlIiao club iI&". t3'- aud
ErGESlA H. vU> Rous - ,.a IVES,
= petition a. bcuhrUnt 81. WIN Hthi t"s
'i-ii. contracted IN 'hi- city phiii-
lelph,. end h%ansI%Nn', "a ana
Jrn'. or for hor-"N'l money. .uu."
ho,I '%urp'icr, r'pti'' 20 u".e'. lT'u'
!.s, oc"or",irs, Inro''urc r','"e"p','
I.,ro'o, q ooo w!iam y M,,i j.,
OWNS. T,nn,. sew lor. 5000
BEERS .Al;h SOLOMON t"tIaHg a. To-" 10
win pr,s- %Comptur. mnuat.ruIrer ~
dr'es"~ at rs Et~, T'.E'. -'"'",I -''",i
h'~ made an "@-lth'h'r' w. l'.nl''l'll
'r"'N'"fr p'ii't"' lu ' is. pit
w., 49," ''S.r' .h'I,t,''
,rr s,tl 10 lr 3, O0n .rl r..r'. $1,000
rnIns of Nuuri Vernon
riCi , p|,fr.tru i'm b,0krlutly VITA ia.
Utilities s. o.. ,outrt,tcl in <rv York
mi Rronkl,u I'm lsiu.lsIl. ana al, As
Sats
joins II oUTJEN. ..lo.m7u ~ aa7 Ea,'
isG,h s,rc.,' .l,I n~.,It!nu In hank
NM. N,,h rI,h,t,i. IA -, vh,l..
,i. r-or.r. ,'I M, 100,
bnnhruPtr! schedules
INTEHNNTlONAL SPRAY COMPANY.
Use. ~ COS rrutr. street ul,d s,l'l-
u'c~ ,huViug lthill'irs e.. go aud assets
us. Consisting 81 stock. SIuuu. 49,
counts. 80. cash in mank. $50. aui 4
patcut. s..
., ,,,o,,,uL
'""''"s"'""> """'""'"'
tbIIDhN " bll'N bkIH .juig, li"lSh
has confirmed a composition Of .%'irri"n
& htlNorth t,pTp ordtiuul, muutt' turcr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21

INTERNATIDNAL SPRAY COMPANY.
Use. ~ eos Centre street ul,d s'l'l-
u'c~ showing Liabilities s..1go aud assets
tI.Ts., consisting ~ stock, Sinuo. a.
counts. 80 cash IN ank, $50, amt =
n.t.nf
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
AMERICAN SHELTER
/ PROFIT $1S,O5S,SO4
Company's Gains Increase De-
spite Closed Plants in
Mexico.
NEW HELP FOR TOILERS

The report OF the American Smelling
and Refining Company for tho year
ended December ~. 1915. shows
total earnings, less expenses, hNcd
charges and taxes. OF sG.?42,f2o. as
compared with ~sfo.si1.oi5 in 1914. Net
earnings were ~si3.0J3.3oi. as against
s9,03l.565. After tho preferred divi-
bends were paid there was a balance of
S7.o5i.iso left. applicable 10 dividends
on the common stock. as compared with
S3,ofi.115. This Is equivalent TO 1907
per cent. earned on the $50 10000 com
mon stock. as compared with 60? per
cent. earned on the $4,000, 600 COMMON
stock in 1919.
In his remarks to stockholders Dan
Vel Guggcnheim. president OF tho COM
pany. said
"The directors regret that they aT
sill obliged to report that tho prop
critics in Mexico were. rs a whole. during
tho past year Improbable and unpro-
ductive. During the first six months Of
tho year. the smelters and mines near
Chihuahua were operated ut partial ca
pacity, but were obliged to close down
during the summer. n none ot the
properties OF the company were operated
until late IN tho year. when We were
able to star, up the Monterey and Mate
huala plants. All other properties re-
main closed.
During the first six months NJ the
year 1915 the shipment OF ores was
greatly restricted. apd in the semi-an-
nual report attention was called TO the
decrease IN metal stocks due 70 this
cause. amounting to nearly s7,500,co0
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
Compositions Confirmed.
Discharges From Ranhrupt",.

CHARLES kNSIlIrl. shn" d"a' cr a. 1884
Etfth avenue. mad" an assignment to
,hHuucpl T. Thatcher.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-09
ATTRACTIVE BACK YARDS.

The city dweller with u small back
yard can make that unsightly place "A
JOY to look upon with very little
trouble. little or no experience and ~
small cost.
In my small yard I always have IN
abundance OF flowers. all grown from
seed or bulbs. with only two strips
of ground a little over a foot wide.
At tho ends Of these strips I Use about
a DOT for osino along the fence
un both sides are cladioli. planting IA
few bulbs this week. a few next week.
and so ON. The same is done with
poppy and snapdragon seeds. thereby
securing a succession of bloom
throughout the summer. My aste:s
are raised in cigar boxes in the house.
near "A sunny window. and when "A
few leaves have formed I put them
in the garden. Tuberous beeonias are
planted in pots and when II is time
hey go on the shady side OF the strip.
Then there is a small bed Of the
thrifty dwarf nasturtium. Zinnias.
large and small. are scattered every
wEere-with stocks. a few of the
good old standby geraniums are here
and there To harmoni2e the color
scheme. Marigoids. salpiglossis nico-
tIana and daisies are treated in the
same manner Hardy phloX, IA big
bush of goldenglow and two eve
blooming roses that cost IL cents each
completes he garden. For bugs |
procure "A ; cent paper Of smoking
tobacco, boil 1t in water. strain and
spray. For fertilizer dead leaves are
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AN EFFECTIVE sCARECR0w.

Crows were troublesome last season.
scratching up and eating the corn us
fast as planted. The wise old birds
WOULD roost on the familiar scarecrow
of our corn fields. A Swedish gar
dener took the matter In hand and
took II pile Of old newspapers into the
garden with him. In planting the corn
"a page Of newspaper was torn on and
one corner buried in the ground. leav-
ing the other three to flap IN
the wind. The crows seemed TO e
the waving papers and rave this gar
den a wide berth.
The same gardener stored our cab
bage over winter in trenches on a side
hill. where the water drained Off rap
idly. trench was dug about eighteen
inches deep and the cabbages were
placed close together in this trench.
roots down. The roots were covered
with earth by filling In the trench
and the earth carefully flrmed. Corn
stalks were placed over the cabbages
and earth was piled on the c%ornstaiks.
forming n peaked roof to shed water.
The cabbage came out tender. crisp
and better than any we have ever
seen.-Annie English. New York.
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PMOX.

GU. OF a selection OF about thirty
su, rorr IN our gar
-, nut.
den helle'e ''a' 'ne amman "''
Drummondii has given us the greatest
satisfaction. Phlox is So easy to
,,.,. , - ,,,or; ar5 has su.h
g.,
i "o'oe''u' |"''e'
ing colors. giving so much he 10 the
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AsTERS FROM SEED.

a bed Of asters grown last summer
was the most successful undertaking
in flower culture the writer ever en-
pcricnced.
Two packages of seeds In mixed
colors were used. They were planted
In the house IN shallow boxes the lat
ter part of February. transplanted to
individual pots the middle of April and
finally set out In the open ground the
last OF May.
attribute my success to these
methods:
Hardening the seedlings by keeping
them at a cool temperature. well
summed.
An extra transplanting to small
pots. so forming more roots.
a finely cultivated permanent bed
heavily enriched with well rotted
stable manure and. lastly. endless cul-
tivation from the time the plants were
set in the ground until their leaves
touched one another.
The p~rofusion Of bloom and color
effect was truly remarkable.
Planted In a long narrow bed against
a high green hedge their red. pink,
white and lavender blendlngs were
gorgeous to behold and the admiration
of all who saw them.
For the amateur who always wants
{, get the greatest amount Of success
from the smallest moun OF labor
asters are the most satisfactory an
nuais / know of.-Caroline II. Stools.
New York.