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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-31
lis MESSAGE TO AMERICANS,
No MATTER WHERE horn

Because of the large foreign born
population In Milwaukee, the President
is expected to urge all Americans. no
matter where born. to stand for
America first He will also repeat his
warning that the United States must
he prepared because of the uncertainty
Of the international situation.
The President will deliver brief plat
form speeches at Waukcgan, Ills;
Kenosha. Wis; Racine. Wis, and pos
sibly in other towns through which his
train Will pass before reaching Milwau-
kce at noon. At o'clock ne will adj
dress public meeting in the Audi
torium. and viii leave at o'clock for
Chicago 10 speak tomorrow night
The President and members OF his
party have been we'll pleased with the
success of the meetings in Pittsburgh
and Cleveland. The Arrangement 5
have been strictly nonpartisan, and his
demands for Increased preparedness
have met with warm responses from
his audiences. While he has talked
with some Democratic leaders, politics
has not been discussed
Advisers OF the President said to-day
that III practically every speech he Will
continue TO emphasize the possibility
that tho United states may be drawn
into the European struggle as the rea-
son why he believes the army and navy
should he strengthened without delay
He is giving this rs the reason why
he has left Washington TO appeal to
the country
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-31
AMERICANS FIRST OF ALL,
NO MATTER WHERE BORN
That Will BE Keynote of Wilson'S
Message to Country's Foreign
Born Citizens.
SPEAKS IN MINIATURES TODAY
His Address Expected to Re One Of
Most Important of Middle West
ern Trip-To-Night He Will Speak
I'm Chicago.

CLEVELAND. o.. January 30.-Prcsi- :
dent Wilson left Cleveland tonight for
Milwaukee. where he plans to deliver
ono Of the most important speeches of
HIS Middle Western trip tomorrow
He is believed to have sounded the key
note or his Milwaukee speech in a
telegram sent to-day TO Senator Ollie
James, OF Kentucky, to be read be-
fore meeting Of Austrians in New
York. The telegram follows:
May l not send my warmcst greet
ings to the meeting, and will you not
express for me my very deep and
sincere confidence in the entire loyalty
and patriotism OF the great body of our
ellow-citiZens who have strengthened
and enriched America by adding their
own out of the nations which they have
turned their stocks TO make a great
America p?
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TO EXERCISE POWER
ONLY AS i.SSr RESORT

vessels owned by such corporation
or corporations Will he operated and
their business conducted like the bust
ness OF any other corporation, except
that the government Will retain con-
troll by stock of majority owners This
is suggested as the plan Of ownership.
control and operation or vessels hy the
banana Railroad Company. in which
the government owns all the stock, and
which has been In operation for ten
or twelve years past. ] would make IL
plain. however. that tho power would
not. In my opinion. he exercised cXccpt
as last resort. and then only to meet
conditions that private concerns arc
Continued on Eighth Pnge.)
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Sailors and Marines Re-
cover Bodies of 29
Storm Victims.
TOTAL LOSS OF LIFE NOT
EXPECTED TO EXCEED go
New Flood in Tia Juana River
Indicates Bursting of
Morena Dam.
PEOPLE IN PATH WARNED
No Trace Of Six Persons Said to
Have Been Carried Out to Sea
on a Ranch House.

OH fthncn house.
SAN DIEGO. CAL. January 30 (by
radio TO San Francisco) ).-Looting. do
Ecr!hcd By Rcnr-Admiral Fuliam, COM
manding the Pacific Reserve Fleet, as
the worst have ever seem" broke out
to-day In the Otay Valley. foodswept
by the breaking OF the Otay dam last
Friday. The lower valley was turned
into an armed camp, patrolled by ma
rincs and sailors from the hattleship
Oregon and tho cruisers Milwaukee and
South Dakota In San Diego Bay with
orders 10 shoot lootcrs on sight.
Th" sailors and marines toiied hard
20 recover the bodies of those who lost
their lives in tho disaster. and at sun
down ,wcnty-nine bodies. some OF
which were mutilated, had been gath
cred together. The loss OF life in tho
Otay VALLEY now is estimated at fifty,
while reports that the clouGburst in
San Luis Rcy and San Pasqual Valleys
cost no more than Ten lives brought M.
probable death list in this section 70
sixty.
y new food poured down the Tia
Juana River to-day. which has risen
four feet at its mouth at the foot Of
san pieSo hay. pthcia's here said
tha; this unioubtedly indicated the
bursting Of the Morona dam. sixty
'''''s 'tth IN 'Hc "'!ts' f."''hs that
.'e fa''ohS OF water re-
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chahhci Tot me river across inc Coro-
,'''io '''"'o i'''" INC sea RESIDENTS OF
'"'''' ''' "''r''' I" ""'H'c' on '"e strand
were ordered To Zee.
JAPANESE GIVES FIRST
NEWS OF DAMS COLLAPSE
First rcys Of the collapse of the
NIorcma dam came through Andrew
Erras,. citv engineer Of Coronado.
Ervast. trying ,o-,iay 10 reach the Mex
lean town Of Tia Juana. met a japanese
running along the bank OF the Tia
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10 hVe persons occupied each although
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t.Lon otf nv y small boat
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1,.n... sccm.d to no co,oruod
dov II was said ,ha, little was lori
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ALL SORTS OF ADS FOR
ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE

See 1imes-Dispatch Want Pages for a
Service Of Unequalled Value
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WILL CONTINUE SUPpORT.
DESPITE. OPPOSITION

Notwithstanding the opposition of
Chairman Hay. OF tn. House Military
Affairs Committee, and other congress
sional leaders in Washington to the
administrations continental army plan.
President Wilson expects to continue
to support it, giving the reason that
the nation needs n trained reserve force
under the authority of the Federal gov
'rnm"n'. He has taken care, however.
10 say that the National Guard should
also he strengthened
With Mrs. Wilson. tho President
spent Sunday here quietly. Apparent
~. the President was s,iu fresh. in
spite OF the busy day he spent ycstcr-
day. AT i o'clock they attended SER
vices IN the Euclid Avenue Prcsby-
tcrian Church, where Rev. Alexander
McCatiin. an old friend OF Mr. Wilson,
is the pastor.
Mrs. Wilson received three Indians
in her room this afternoon. and was
given Il swoctgrass basket by Princess
Gowah iieah Dongwa. OF the St Regis
reservation in New York. chief
laundering Water aud CHIEF Louis
solomon siolidly shook hands with
Mrs Wilson. They said they wanted
10 meet her because they had heard
she was descended from Pocahoutas.
The President will arrive in Chicago
at o'clock tomorrow evening. and
after dining privately. will address :.
public meeting III the Auditorium.
Governor Dunno. OF Illinois. Will be
among those receiving the party. on
Tuesday morning the President Will
leave for Des Moines. Topeka and Kan
Sas CITY
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Continued on Fourth PaGe>
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NEW YORK, January 30.-The
submarines Ill, H.. KS aud II-6,
each carrying crew of from siN
to eight men. smiled from here on
Friday for Key West for training
mnncuvers along the Florida coast.
They were accompanied by the sub
marine tender TulInhnaScr.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-28

as they have always, in our opinion,
been loyal to baseball and big boosters
for the Lowell club. They may have
criticized, but probably justly, and
with the sole purpose that such criti-
cism might result in better things for
the Lowell baseball public. Lord
takes the appearance Of a poor loser
when he resorts to such q weak alibi
for his failure.
Baseball writer's are the greatest as
sets the game has. Can you imagine
how much interest there would be in
baseball II all the writer's laid up
their typewrfters and didn't write a
single line about the game. The wri-
tiers In the first place create the inter-
est and then exploit the doings Of the
individual so that the interest is not
allowed to die out, provided, of course,
the players do their share. When the
players fall down, then the Interest
dies out.
I'm nearly every instance q baseball
writer ia a fan. Personally he wants
to do all he can to promote the game,
and every line he writes is a boost.
When he criticizes he does SO because
he feels that it's warranted-there are
no Interior motives behind his criti-
clsms, merely a struggle to remedy
conditions that are not satisfactory to
the baseball public at large"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-28
How 70 Cultivate Mushrooms

present time 1t Is not recommended to
take the buttons; yet if there Is a
fancy trade for these 1t should be met.
Little or no gain of weight occurs in
the mushroom, however, after the veil
begins to break, so that the mush-
rooms should not be left after this
time. Flat tops are a third-grade ar
ticle, but these, as well as all defec-
tive mushrooms, should be sedulously
removed from the bed every day.
In picking, grasp the mushroom by
the cap Ga large one by both cap and
stem), twisting 1t to remove 1t easily
from the soil Where the mushrooms
come up in large united clusters. 1t
will be best to cut them, in order not
TO disturb the mycelial connections Of
all. Some good growers practice ''cut-
ting" throughout, but the stubs must
decay and r a source of danger.
After all good mushrooms from a clus-
ter have been taken. remove any fleshy
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-28
GREAT CATCH BY HOY
Performed Marvellous Stunt
While With Washington.
With Two Out and Two on Bases
Dummy" Ran Back and Made
Miraculous Play on Ball That
Had Earmarks of Safe Hit.

A baseball fan doesn't have to be
very old to recall an agile o%utielder
named Dummy Hoy, who turned
triples and home-runs into outs for a
number of years while wearing the
livery Of the Washington, Cincinnati
and Louisville teams of the National
league.
At the start Of the American league
he was with the White Sox a short
time, but he was then old, as baseball
ages go, and he soon vanished from
the sport page altogether.
What became of the leaf mute, who
had to have the umpire's decisions on
balls and strikes relayed to him by
sign language by a cOacher on first
base?
The Times-Star Of Cincinnati an
swers the question In an editorial,
which is well worth r~eprinting:
much has been written how en-
countering a faded flower in an old
volume calls forth youthful ~recollec-
tons, how a forgotten perfume will
c~onjure up a vision of someone of
years ago, how a strain of music Vi
brates with a memory deep in the re-
cesses of the mind. But things other
than flowers, perfumes and music can
resuscitate other days. The name OF
an almost forgotten ball player will
do 1t.
"The other day we read Of William
Hoy, a farmer near Mount Healthy,
attending funeral services and translat-
ing Q hymn for his fellow deaf mutes.
1t was Dummy Hoy, former National
league ball player. The mention of
his name brought back the memory of
probably the greatest catch aver made
at. the Cincinnati park, years ago,
when the wooden grandstand was stu
ated in the present position of the
right-field bleachers. Hoy was play
Ing center field for Washington. 1t
was the final inning Of a tie game that
had been dragged on into twilight.
With two out and two on bases a Red
batsman hit the ball far over Hoy's
head. Somehow In the gathering dusk
Hoy accomplished the miraculous.
With his exceedingly alert eyes he had
OWNED the course of the ball, and
with a whirling somersault succeeded
in getting one hand on it.
"The catch was a tradition of the
Cincinnati park for years, and was
the of Hoy's release being pur-
chased the next season from Washing
ton. But now the park has been
turned about, and new faces and new
traditions have succeeded those good
old days. And Hoy, the man, who
never kicked himself out of a game,
for obvious reasons, had about passed
from local recollection. But it was a
great catch. And even ct this remote
day 1t serves to bring back some Of
the youthful enthusiasm of one of its
behOiders."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-28
Some folks say there is no science in growing the savoy
fungus :: Others say there Is. and prove it by their
success in the industry . Perhaps you could have good luck

Don production In such structures
may be greatly extended.
Cellars are very commonly used In
producing mushrooms for family use.
Natural or artificial caves are OF the
first Importance, however, for com
mercial work, since the situation Of
these below the surface will best in
sure "a temperature throughout almost
the entire year more or less close to
that which is desired.
In the growing of mushrooms for
commercial purposes, the beds should
be constructed of stable manure which
has been fermented or composted.
Many experiments have been made
looking toward the substitution of
other composts or waste products for
stable manure, but nothing has yet
been found which may be more highly
recommended. Fresh manure should
be obtained, and this should include
the litter used for bedding the ami
mails, unless the latter consists of
coarse weeds. 1t is a great mistake,
~ eohiihSAtiui way, I'D uILenDI 10
use manure free from straw. Again,
stable manure which has been well
trampled Is nearly always well pre-
served, and is frequently much richer
than any other kind.
The manure should be piled In heaps
about three feet deep when well
pressed down with the fork, and these
piles may be Of considerable extent.
1t should be watered until well moist
ened throughout. but not drenched.
In the course of four or FIVE days or q
week II will be necessary to fork over
or turn the anure A second turn
Ing will be required usually In from
sever to ten days, and 1t may be neces-
sary to water again II the material has
suffered considerable drying out. II
well pressed down and merely moist,
the manure will not burn, and, more
over. there will be no tendency for a
sour fermentation to become estab-
ished. In from Is to q days,
depending upon the conditions. the
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of temperature and moisture be oest
regulated. Cold is less injurious tn
mushroom beds than heat. The for
mer renders the bed for a time unpro-
ductive; but the latter stimulates the
spawn TO too rapid growth, which II
usually followed by the production Of
unstable mushrooms. or by the even
tual death. Of the spawn, supposedly
by damping on.
Mushrooms may often be grown in
= very simply c0nstructsL shed or un-
Ssed harm which win provide against
any sudden changes OF the tempera-
turn. and when II Is possible to employ
artificial heat the season for mush-
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spawn masses adhering and add fresh
loan.
AS they are picked, the mushrooms
are put into shallow baskets and taken
to a sorting and packing table. The
stems are cut off and any adhering
loan is brushed from the cap. 1t is
true that mushrooms iseep somewhat
better If the stub is left attached and
the loan removed by rubbing, but ex-
cept In special cases this procedure Is
not to he recommended. 1t Is not nec-
essary to cut the stem off short, but
the market demands that there shall
be few long shanks.
For the best trade II Is desirable to
sort" the mushrooms, placing only
those Of nearly the same size in the
same packages. 1t is certainly not
well to pack together "broilers" and
buttons, If this can be avoided. De-
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fectiVe mushrooms should invariably
be thrown out. Mushrooms should be
treated as a ~frst-grade product in ev-
cry way, and therefore the package
must be made an attractive one. Ship
ment should be made in boxes of
sizes demanded by the trade. Baskets
afford excellent ventilation, yet boxes
are sometimes preferred.
The prices paid for mushrooms in
American markets are unusually vari-
able. Perhaps it is fair to say that
one should consider from 35 to so
cents per pound a good average price.
In many cities or towns 80 cents would
be as much as could be obtained. On
the other hand, a price of IS cents Is
frequently paid. The quotation OF one
dollar or more is not to be expected.
1t is true that for a fine grade of
mushrooms such prices are paid to
retailers by the fAncy trade and dur
ing special seasons or for special occa-
sions. The grower may well look for
the time, however, when the market
demands will support a generous sup
ply at a constant but fair price.
Under favorable circumstances a
bed may come into bearing within six
weeks. 1t usually requires, however, a
longer period, and eight weeks may
more nearly represent the average
conditions. If the conditions have been
variable, and especially If at times a
very low temperature has prevailed,
bearing may be still further delayed.
Again, the period of production or the
profitable life" of a successful bed
may vary greatly, ranging from five
weeks to as many months. AS a rule,
a bed which produces fine, heavy
mushrooms will bear longer than one
which yields plants of lighter weight.
Many growers think that there is
profit In a bed which Yields one-half
pound per square foot of surface area.
One should not be satisfied with less
than this, and If the best conditions
prevail this yield n far below what
should be obtained.
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temperature will begin to fall, the
violence of decomposition will begin
to show a subsistence. and the compost
will be ready for the construction of
the beds. The bacteria Of rapid decay
will become less and less abundant,
and finally, when the beds are pre-
pared as subsequently described. the
spawn will be able to grow In spite of
the bacteria present.
Mushroom beds are of two general
types () the fiat bed, and t2) the
ridge bed known as the French type.
In making the former the entire floor
space may be utilized as a bed. or the
beds may be arranged in the form Of
tiers or shelves In low cellars or
caves and indeed wherever the amount
of floor space Is not the NEST impor-
tant consideration. 1t would be well to
avoid the use of shelves, but where
the amount of hoor space is an impor-
tant factor they may be adopted to
advantage. although the additional la
Dor involved In the growing of a rop
AbAtk ouNh 1OhditiOhS 40 I'LL ltcDl W Dt
considered. When shelves are used
one should be careful to whitewash
these after each crop in order to avoid
the increased danger from insect dep
relations. In any case. fiat beds
should be made from s to 10 inches
deep.
Ridge beds enable one to get a
somewhat greater surface space in a
given area. but they are also more ex-
pensive so far as the labor of construc-
ton Is concerned. Nevertheless, they
are very desirable.
When a bed Is In full bearing, the
mushrooms should be gathered at least
once In two days, and 1t is well to
pick them every day, particularly II
the temperature Is up to 60 degrees
Fahrenheit or more. Picking>is itself
an arr, and the intelligent grower will
soon find that the yield Of a bed may
be greatly iessensd by lack of judy
ment In picking. To satisfy the gen.
eral demands of our markets ut the
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SLIDING GLOVE IS NOT NEW
Chick 0andii Causes Sensation In
Using Mitt to Protect Hand-Roy
Thomas Also Wore One.

Chick Gandil created a sensation In
Cleveland recently by using a "slid-
ing glove" Cleveland writer's declare
that such asthing as a sliding glover
vas never seen at a ball game in that
city before. Gandil has q badly
bruised hand, and he covered 1t with
a wellrpadded glove for protection In
case he was called upon to slide.
A sliding glove" may be a novelty
nowadays, although It would not be a
new sight. When Roy Thomas played
with the Phillies he wore a sliding
glove" which not only covered his
hand. but also covered his arm. even
beyond the elbow.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-28
BATTING SLUMP OF MTNNIS
For First Time in Years Average Of
Athletics First Baseman Is Way
Below 800 Mark.

One Of the baseball mysteries of the
season has been the batting slump Of
Stuffy McInnis. For five seasons the
Athletics first baseman has been a
paragon for consistent hitting. Season
In and season out he has batted above
the 300 mark, always around the same
figures. He batted .301 in 1910, .321 in
1911, .321 in 1912, .321 in 1913, .314 In
1914 and .314 in 1915-a remarkable
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essarily exacted by the photographer,
but also they are frankly trying to look
their best.
But whatever we may say Of them as
individuals, taken altogether they bear
witness 70 q simpler generation than
ours- Il Is curious how often they give
an impression Of belonging to q lower
rank Of LIE than the one they adorned.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-28
HARRY LORD IS POOR LOSER
Sport Writer on Lawrence Telegram
Makes Reply to Ex-Manager's
Structures on Reporters.

Commenting on Harry Lords STRIFE
lures on baseball reporters. who are
blamed by the ex-Lowell manager for
his failure as a team leader, M. e.
Lynch, in the Lawrence Telegram,
writes
Eve cannot agree with Lord In his
statement, about the Lowell writers,