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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25
Commerce Department Changes.

The Department of Commerce has an
nounced the following changes in its
personnel:
In the Office Of the Secretary. Mrs.
Annie II. Campbell was detailed from
the census bureau as clerk James NJ.
FortSon. il, an elevator conductor at
500, has resigned
In the bureau of navigation. Daniel
n Armiger. clerk. was promoted from
S1200 TO S1.400. and Charles +. Morse
clerk. was promoted from $1,000 ia
sl.200. Katherine q. Speake a clerk al
S1,4O0, has resigned
In the bureau of standards LEROY F.
Hest and Arthur L. Gebhart Laboratory
apprentices at $500 have resigned
Louis arrow, laboratory assistant was
promoted from s1.200 TO 400: A. y
Llufrio. laboratory assistant. was pro
NOTED from 81 goo to $1,000 Samuel w
Epstein received probational appoint
ment as laboratory assistant at 81 900
In the coast and geodetic survey. John
MeWes received probational appoint.
ment as photographic transferer al
Sl3oo: Charles y. Ford was transferred
from the Treasury Department as a
photographic press helper at 5000 Cor
ban +. Judd received temporary ap-
pointment as q surgeon at SIS per
month Thomas NJ. Mckee was tempo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25
NORTHEAST FOLK HEAR
TALKS ON GARDENING
North Capitol and lexington Asso-
citation Endorses Change of
Inauguration Date.

! Home gardening talks featured the
and lexington Citizens Association at
the Emery School. Lincoln road north
east. H. NJ. Connolly. the Department
of agriculture garden expert assigned
to the District. told how to prepare
gardens and cultivate them. A. j.
Drisooll of the central gardens com
mittee and c. 5. Shreve. president of
the Federation OF Citizens Associa-
tionS. told Of the importance of every
one in the District planting 4 little
garden 10 aid III relieving the food sit
uatioH.
{. A. Bowman, in report from the
committee on streets and sidewalks,
complained Of the dust on Lincoln
road northeast. He suggested that il
should be kept well oiled during the
summer when the houses opened
Prof. Selden NJ. Ely suggested that the
committee take up the matter immedi-
ately with the District Commissioners.
The association gave its Endorsement
to the movement to change the inams-
uratiou. on motion of Prof. Ely. The
delegate representing the association
to the Federation of Citizens Associa
tons is TO be instructed TO support the
movement whenever it comes up be
fore that body.
support of the association is to be
given the District health department
III its efforts to prevent the entrance
into the District of amy milk except
that approved by the department The
motion was made by Prof Ely
7. {. Barr and c. A. Bowman We're
named a committee to represent the
association on the central gardens com
mittee.
W. g. Henderson, G. A. Bowman, Prof
Ely. 7. G. Barr and \. Coulter Wells
We're appointed committee TO dis
tribute the membership blanks Of the
Home Defense League in the section
covered by the association
Judge atimer>of the Juvenile Court
it was announced, is to address the
association at its next meeting. It
also was announced that the question
of municipal ownership of street rail
ways would be brought up at the next
meeting.
Edwin Evans and q. Nj. koockogey
We're elected to membership
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25
WHAT BACKYARD GARDEN
is CAPABLE OF GROWING
Record Kept of Vegetables Raised
on One Plot 80 by so
Feet.

Do YOU wonder whether Your small
back yard is worth cultivating2
Do YOU wonder whether it is worth
while, in view Of The poor quality Of
the soil?
F. L. Thurston, superintendent of
schools, presented to the Capital Gar
den Club. at its recent meeting. this
record of production on plot of land
thirty by fifty feet. The ground was
poor. Moreover, it had "A substratum
OF bricks. mortar and rocks.
The first years cultivation produced
a good crop The second year a care
full record was kept. and here is what
was obtained: Four bushels of po-
tatoes. fs4 tomatoes, 81 squash. 225
onions. l 40 heads of lettuce. 10 dozen
corn. l6t peppers, $50 carrots. BIG
beets ) quarts shell lima beans. 2 Y
bushels string beans, ~ quarter pecks
OF peas. 50 roots of salsifer. &c messes
of spinach.
Nor does this list include smaller
quantities grown for experiment pur-
poses and all the various sorts of sea-
sonings.
Moreover. all this was done with an
expenditure of actual work exclusive
OF careful thought to planniT e ard ro-
tation of crops, of exactly thirty-five
minutes per day,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25
CIVIL SERVICE DROPPED.
Council CT National Defense May
Employ Those It Sees Fit.

Ia view of the confidential nature of
the work of the council of national de-
Tense, and its Importance to the gov
eminent in the crisis which has arisen,
The council has been authorized by the
President ito employ for The period OF
the war. without reference 70 the re-
quirements of the civil service law and
rules. such persons as in the judgment
Of those in responsible charge are best
adapted 70 its work, IL being under
stood that all possible use viii be
made of the registers of the civil sery-
ice commission" The civil service com
mission recommended the issuance Of
this order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25
TO DISCUSS QUESTIONS
OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
American Society to Consider New
Problems at Session in Capital
This Week.

Problems largely OF maritime ma
ture. which have been brought acutely
home to Americans since the coming OF
sether with those which have compile
Gated our foreign relations since the be-
ginning of the great war, will be dis
cussed by authorities interna tional
law at the eleventh annual meeting OF
the American Society OF international
Law scheduled for tomorrow, Friday and
saturday at the Willard. The question of
interna tioual organization is also eH-
peoted to receive due serious and prac-
teal attention.
Eihu Root, former Secretary OF State.
former Secretary of War and former
member of the United States Senate.
president of the society. will open the
convention with an address tomorrow
night, while following this speech the i'm
portant question of the status OF armed
merchantmen will be discussed by Chand-
Ter r. Anderson. formerly counselor to
the De partment of state. and by Ifof-
E,llerv c. Stowell of Columbia University.
on Friday morning. at 10 o'clock. a pa
per devoted to the subject OF attacks upon
enemy merchant vessels vii, be delivered
BY Mr. Charles Cheney Hyde of the Chi
-cago bar and professor of international
law in Northwestern University.
The foregoing questions involve sub
iects which led up to the outbreak of
war between Germany and the United
States The remainder of the meeting
will be devoted to the consideration OF
questions TO be considered at the close Of
the war looking to the maintenance OF
peace The first subject under this head
will be considered by Lester II. Wooisey,
solicitor for the Department of State.
who will deliver a paper Friday morning
entitled Some Economic Aspects OF In
ternationaI Organization" Friday after
noon the question of legislative and judi
ciaj organization will be discussed re-
spectively by Raleigh {. Minor, professor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25
BUILDERS FOR CONSUMPTION.
Head of Chicago Trades Council Pre-
sents Resolutions at White House.

Simon o'Donneli. president of the
Building Trades Council of Chicago
representing 10000 workers called at
the White House yesterday TO lay be
fore President Wilson resolutions
adopted by the organization in favor OF
consumption. He was received by Sec
rotary Tumulty. who promised to lay
the resolutions before the President.
Special interest attaches to the reSo-
lutious, III view of the fact that there
have been reports that the labor inter
ests Of the country are in some caSts
opposed to the principle of CONSUMPTION
now being discussed in Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25

More than two score citizens associa-
tious and other organizations already
have appointed representatives 10 serve
on 4 general committee on gardening
which meets tonight ut room 30i Star
building. for discussion OF . city-wide PRO
gram to promote the movement.
These delegates and all other members
of organizations Interested il gardening
work are invited to this meeting by A. j
Driscoll, chairman Of The promotion com
mittee of the central garden committee,
who has il in charge.
In his tour of the northeast ami south
east sections today Mr. Connolly found
good crowds al each of the demonstration
gardens. Yesterday the largest group.
composed mostly of woman gardeners, as
sembled al the demonstration garden al
18th and Lamont streets northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25
PALMISTRY.

MRS J.. A. MAsTIS. CARD AND CLAIRyoY-
anr medium soc and 81: 10 am. to pm. 2016
Portner pi. bet 14th and 18th, & V. y. 2s04-
zee
HAVE TOUR HAND READ BY MIR. DAOUD.
the well known scientific palmist.
Readings. 81, only by appointment.
Phone North 1l8o. Studio. 1922 st. nv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25
OFFERS GARDEN PRIZES.
Cash to Be Given Truck Growers by
Mt. Pleasant Citizen Body.

Prizes for the best truck gardens in
the city We're offered today by the gar
den committee of the Mount Pleasant
Citizens Association. consisting of
Messrs Rosa +. Downing. J. Stanley
Long and NJ. W. Lewis.
The first prize is SO. the second S.,
third 81 and three prizes Of 81 each.
making All appropriation by the or
eanization for the fostering of the
gardening spirit about the city of $50
The prizes will be awarded at the end
Of the season
The boundaries of the association are
South Piney Branch road. west of 10th
street and north of Columbia and
Quarry roads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25
GOES INTO MELTING POT.
Ton of Counterfeit Coin. Besides
Spurious Currency. DESTROYED,

The Treasury Department today com
pleted destruction of nearly a ton Of
counterfeit coins representing a fictj
tious value of $4,000 bogus United
States currency of $4,000 face value and
ABOUT s2,ooo,ooo counterfeit Mexican
paper money. all seized by secret serv-
Ice agents within the last year This
was the largest single quantity of coun
terfeit money destroyed for a number
OF years. and represented the unusually
important captures in the past year
mainly on the Pacific coast
Inc currency was burned and the
coins. made principally of lead. were
melted and Will be used for window
weights
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25
President Wilson Saws:

Let me suggest also. that every one who
creates or cu11vates a garden helps, and helps
greatly, to so1ve the Problem. Of the feeding
Of the nations From the Pres,dent's call
to the country for service, April Is.
The Star offers you free an official book
let prepared BY the Department of Agricul
ture, telling you how to plant and take care
OF a Small Vegetable Garden. Do your bit.
Booklets may be had on application by
mail, incosing a 2cent stamp Tor return
postage, OF by applying in person at the Bus
ness Office OF The Star. Just ask for the
Garden Book.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25
TO PLAN C|TY-W|DE
WORK IN GARDENS
General Committee Meets To-
night to Discuss and Pro-
mote Movement.
VISITS BY EXPERT ADVISER
WHERE GARDEN EXPERT
WILL TALK TOMORROW

H. VI Connolly expert adviser on
gardening. from the department of
Agriculture, tomorrow Will visit all
demonstration plots in Northwest
Washington,
Every person who has garden.
or who is interested III planting
one. is invited to meet with MIR.
Connolly at the point most conven-~
tent, and ask any questions they
desire.
Mr. Conoilys schedule tomorrow
follows;
sd street and Wyoming avenue,
10 am.
2sth and = streets, u am,
36th and Newark streets, pm
chevy Chase Circle. pm.
Wisconsin avenue and Fessenden
place. pm.
3eth and Il streets, $50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25
Responses Are Gratifying.

Mrs Charles W Wetmcre. president Of
the Capital Garden club. said today that
the response to the financial appeal made
al meeting Monday afternoon at the
Willard Hotel hal been gratifying Re
sponses still are coming in. Many persons
have joined the club and others have Of
fered their services for the committee
work Of the club which is now being or
ganized.
Real estate men Of Washington also
have made generous response 10 the APP
peal from the central garden committee
TO permit use of vacant land for garden
ing All persons desiring to cultivate such
land are requested TO file their names, ad-
dresses and the amount of land they can
use with the committee by addressing
Harold McAllster executive secretary,
room 304 star building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25
SPECIAL NOTICES.

H. WADE WELLS ANNOUNCES TO HIS
friends and the general public that he Is gen
eraI manage and member Of the arm STILL
YER \ 10. Hts f4th ~. NV. tju>t below
Thomas circlcl Operating plumbing. roofing
aud he1'tu., business. Phone North 80. icgr
fatr1na 20 5pprcc 81.
!, MEETING or THE SHAREHOLDERS OF
the Washington Real Estate Investment Cont
panv j. hereby called TO meet Wednesday.
tpril p 1917 = pm. this otfce. Report OF
committees for action.
EDW s NEStOTf
ttit- "a N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25
Never Too Old to Wed" He Says

William IIaner. seventy-eight years
old, applied late yesterday afternoon to
Col. W. A. Knoll, the license clerk, for
marriage license. Never too old to
get married. SON he said to the clerk.
Haner has been Nidower nineteen
years His bride is Mrs Florence
Faulkner, a widow. whose age he gave
AS sixty-fiye years. Judge Terrell of
the Municipal Court was named TO per-
form the ceremony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25

eign and domestic commerce at $500.
Anne <. Berg was PROBATIONARY ap4
pointed as a clerk In the bureau Of
| fisheries at $500.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-08
RED CROSS WORK.

The ladies of the Blackfoot chap
ter of the American Red Cross are
concentrating every effort to make
their work a success and a great
help to the nation, and should have
the cooperation of every man, wom-
an and child. At the last meeting
there were the names Of hundred
new members brought in and the
meeting was by far the largest and
most enthusiastic.
1t was voted by unanimous ma
jority that the Red Cross ladies
should assist in the sale of the chau-
tauqua tickets and in any other way
that will make this chautauqua a
success from all standpoints. AS yet
the committees for this work have
rot yet been appointed, but will be
named next week.
The next meeting will be held
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock,
June IL, at the X. of P. hall, the use
of which place has been given the la
dies free of charge.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-08
NEW SUBSCRIBERS.

Since our last report we have adj
ded the following named persons to
our list as new subscribers: George
Vannastran, T. G. Mays, w. V. Ran
dali, J. L. william, Charles Edwards
Wallace McKeller, Mrs. o. E. Sny-
der. Mrs. w. o. Smith, S. v. eleven
ger, Mrs. Una Jones, J. F. Hartley, D.
B. Marley, C. B. Abercrombie, ]. M
Buckner, A. L. Rigby, H. H. Damon
Henry Wagner, J. Larson, George
Wagner, B. H. Matthies, Christian
Frey, Henry Heuther, A. ]. San
LIGHT, T. E. Langon, E. E. Seefried
A. o. Haislip, F. E. Hursh. James
Chapman, c. e. Shaw, Sam Heaney
William c. Hill, c. D. Strong, Mrs
Annie Kelley, I. Hamervoult, John
Jensen, Gus Prang, Leo w. Taylor
C. N. Corbridge, M. H. Riendean, j.
G. Cough, A. D. Nelson, Signey Chris
Jensen, Fred Baird, J. R. Wells, Rob-
ert Keiner, r. c. Green and G. c.
Goodwin.
Since our las report we have lost
five of our subscribers from various
causes.
Operating Funders.
BY looking over our advertisers
announcements in this issue you will
see who it is that makes this paper
possible at the present low rate OF
So per year.
Following are the names who have
paid up on their subscription since
the last report: Jessie Lloyd, J. e,
Estensen, F. N. Parkinson, s. D. Ken
dali, Mrs. G. e. Kinney, Clifton Al
bertson, J. P. Jensen, w. M. Kinds
]. L. Ivie, r. D. Ziegler, J. D. Priest
Mrs. R. l.. Bair, J. ] e Baker, P H
Troutner, c. A. Deeds, M. A. Dris'
coll, ]. F. Graham and R. B. Wheel
er.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-08

pay a higher rate of interest, that
the holders of these bonds can Sc
cure bonds bearing that higher rate
when all these things are consider
ed, and investment in Liberty loan
bonds possesses advantages that no
other investment in the world pos
sesses.
There is another point which wise
and thoughtful people will give due
consideration to and that Is an in
vestment in Liberty loan bonds is an
investment in the defense and preser-
walton of all their other property
and all they hold dear-the preser-
walton of their liberties. We would
be in danger if all our citizens re-
fused to lend their money to the gov
eminent of losing all that we have
our property, our liberties and
our national honor. 1t has come to
this. that we must fight for these
things, and to wage war in this day
and time requires not only men and
arms but great sums of money.
Subscribers to Liberty loan bonds
are charter members of a society to
maintain American honor and to
maintain democracy here and in 9th
err parts of the world. Honor and
interest, patriotism and business
judgment all argue the wisdom OF an
investment in Liberty loan bonds.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-08
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS; l.g
PATRIOTIC AND SAFE

The patriotic nature of an invest
ment in the Liberty loan bonds OF
1917 is something that all Ameri-
cans will consider. The fact that in
purchasing such a bond the investor
is lending his money to his govern
ment--to his country--to prosecute
a great war, gives the investment q
dignity that the ordinary investment
does not possess. The uses to which
the money is to be put, the noble
pur poses to which it is to be de-
voted, all are things which appeal
more or less to the American heart.
But let no one be led by these
consideration to look on buying
Liberty loan bond as piece of ben
evidence or merely a contribution to
a worthy cause. The Liberty loan
bond as as good an investment as an
American citizen can we'll make. The
rate Of interest is bears may seem
small. but when its absolute safety
is considered and the fact that 1t Is
nontaxable, and the further fact that
1t is to be, immune from any taxes
which later on may be levied by rea-
son of this war, and still another
fact that in case the United States
should later during this
war have to borrow more money ana
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-08
pNGREE TOWNSHIP MEETING.

On Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
about fifty of the stockholders of the
Pingree Townsite company held a
meeting In the lobby of the Pingree
hotel. B. G. Miller of Salt Lake, CT
ty, president and treasurer, presid-
ed. He informed the meeting that
their property consisted of 460 acres
of land cut up into tracts varying in
size from forty-acre farms down to
city lots. Some of the tracts were
growing crops and others had i'm
provements varying in value from
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hotel down
to mere water rights. The stock
holders were about one thousand In
number, living in various states. He
invited them to take charge of the
meeting and organize for handling
the property.
The meeting selected credentials
committee consisting Of Mr.. Homer
of Ely, New, Thomas Berg of Wyo-
ming, Fred Egan of Leadville, Colo,
is. w. Gaunt of Anaconda, Mont, and
A. ]. Metcalf of Wallace, Idaho.
w. H. Stufflebeam Of the Bingham
County Abstract company was sum-
moned from Blackfoot with the alb
stracts of title to the townsite lands,
and he reported the titles clear at
that date.
Al board of directors was then
elected, consisting Of E. A. Gardner
of Alton, Wyo., s. W. Gaunt of Ana
conda, Mont, and Eugene M. Cannon
of Salt Lake City.
The deeds to the property were
then turned over to the new board
by r. G.. Miller, together with leases
and evidence Of income belonging to
the stockholders.
Many of the stockholders were tir-
ed and sleepy from their long trip,
and were inquiring about train SER
vice to get out. The chairman intro
duced Editor Trego as pioneer who
knew the country well and would
tell them something about its re-
sources. A short address inspired
the visitors to get into waiting auto
mobiles and go to the country, and
they returned from all directions at
supper time talking enthusiastical-
lily of what they had seen.
| During the evening they had
0pCOCACo NY GhO NAo1toAo, SSAa
ing of their impressions of the Pin
gree country, all of which were ia
vorable and enthusiastic, and an adj
dress by Byrd Trego on the geologi-
cal and political history of the val
ley. The rest of the evening was de-
voted to dancing.
People gathered from the farms
around Pingree and helped to enter
tain the visitors and made it pleas
ant holiday for ALL
At the stockholders meeting 1t
was further decided to make divi-
sion of the property, and when the
business is properly Strengthened up
the corporation will be dissolved.
Boom for Pingree.
Practically all of the stockholders
attended the meeting, about forty
five of them, and they were shown
about the country SO they might see
what sort of land lay in the vicini-
ty of their property. They went as
l. far out as ten and fifteen miles, and
all were enthusiastic over the pros
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-08
RED CROSS TO SELL
CHAUTAUQUA TICKETS

At their Tuesday afternoon meet
ing the members of the Blackfoot
Red Cross association decided to &C.
cept the chautauqua committees in
vitation and take over the chief res
possibility for making the chautau-
qua financial success. The neces-
sary thing is to sell season tickets
beforehand. The ladies are conf
dent they can make a success of the
proposition as we'll as the men did
last year.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-08
NOTICE

A. L. Green, a new conner to this
county from Utah, will greatly APP
preciate any word leading to the re-
covery of his kitchen range which he
lost from his wagon while moving
his furniture to his new home, late
Monday evening. The range fell from
the wagon near the Snake river
bridge and being alone he was forced
to leave it. When he returned early
the next morning for the range 1t
was gone. Any one knowing any
thing as to the whereabouts of this
range will please notify Mr.. Green at
once. SO reward. adv. 44tf
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-08

poets of the country, and the chances
to get such good land with water
rights at such reasonable prices as
the acreage is now going at. Some
made up their minds to remain and
set up businesses in the town. A
blacksmith shop and garage is being
There is also talk of
a banking, real estate and loan bust
ness combined, but no announcement
is made as to who will establish it..
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-08
ELIZABETH DUBOIS
UNDERGOES OPERATION

Word came this morning from Mrs.
Fred T. Dubois that Elizabeth was
operated upon for acutegappendici-
tbs by DR.. James MITCHELL the great
specialist, at the Provi-
dence hospital in Washington on Fri
day, June 1. Miss Dubois has been
suffering with an attack since early
whites, but her physicians thought
that an operation could for the time
be averted. 1t was a hard case, but
at the time of writing she was do
ing as we'll as could be expected.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-08
WORKING WITH RED CROSS.

The Kings Daughters met Tues
day evening at the home of Miss Ora
Rogers. There was not a quorum
present and they adjourned until
Wednesday night, when they met
with Miss Lorine Tavey. At present
the young ladies are working with
the Red Cross, assisting IN the sale
of tickets for the Red Cross ball to
be given June 10.