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Evening star., 1917-06-03
WHEAT GROWERS I0LD b
PRICES WILL BE RIGHT
Confer With President Wilson and
Ar. Assured Farmers Will Be Pro-
tected to Stimulate Production.

President Wilson had conference
Friday afternoon with spring wheat
growers of the northwest. who called
to ascertain what the government in
tends to do to protect farmers In mar
keting their crops. and they were told
that prices will be guaranteed high
enough to stimulate production and
that it is not the present intention to
fix minimum prices.
The President informed the commit
tee that the government believes prices
will remain high without putting any
measures into effect and that 1t Is
hoped that permanent marketing re-
forms Will grow out of whatever war
time measures are adopted. The farm
ers told the President that they be-
lieve in federal operation of grain ex-
changes. operation of grain elevators
and in operation of other storage facil-
tiles used in Interstate trade.
Emile Level. food commissioner for
the permanent French mission here,
has presented to Herbert c. Hoover,
who is TO be the government food ar
bitter under the laws to be passed, a
statement of Frances grain needs for
next year, which, he said. will approxi-
mate 10000, 900 bushels. as much of 1t
wheat as can be supplied. Allied food
purchases are now co-ordinated IN Lon
don by a commission representing Eng
land. France and Italy. Eventually,
Mr.. Hoover will pass on all allied pur-
chases here of food or proposed pur-
chaSeS
Evening star., 1917-06-03
COURTESY FOR GERMANS.
Treated Better Than Won Bernstorff
at Halifax, Says Dispatch.

AMSTERDAM, via London, June "A
semi-official Berlin dispatch received
here says the German newspapers claim
that Germany's protest to the United
States and British governments regard
ing the treatment of Count Won Bern
storff. the retiring ambassador to the
United States, and the officials accom-
panying him. at Halifax has been ef-
fective.
The government of the United States,
the dispatch says, strangely enough
took the standpoint that it was not
formally competent In the premises, as
the Germans were travelling with safe
conduct. which was an affair of the
British government. Nevertheless, the
actual result of the G9rman note. which
is supported by accounts of independent
eyewitnesses. has been that the authori-
ties at Halifax treated German authori-
ties from China and Central America,
who returned to Europe by way of the
United States. essentially more con-
siderately and courteously than Count
Won Bernstorff and his party were
treated. The dispatch says the exam
nations also were far more expeditions
and that no complaints are being heard
az this time. L
Evening star., 1917-06-03

will travel four feet to reach light and
air, Mr.. Henderson set up posts at the
four corners of an eight-foot square,
nailed one course of six-inch boards on
the inner sides of his posts. This space
was filled with richly manured soil. he
roughly scored the earth like a checker
board OF twelve-fnch squares and at
each intersecting line planted a potato
eye. Two and a half inches above this
another board was added. soil filed in
and tho planting repeated, and SO on
until the pis-pen type of structure
reached the height OF six feet. Appar-
it's way to the surface through the in
ltcrstices between the boards. the plants
fiourishing vigorously in the rich soil
treated to regular moistening. and when
the crop was ripe. the boards were
knocked away and forty-two bushels
Of hne. we'll grown potatoes were gath
cred from the heap.
Three years experience has demon
strated that this original method of
gardening, with its saving of labor and
land, Is entirely practical. and the Com
moner estimates this yield as the
equivalent of $4,000 bushels to the
acre. There seems to be solution of
one element of the high cost of labor
and Of living-this new up-ended garden
Ing.
The Capital Garden Club is working
at plan for a central canning station
close to the city markets. In order that
none of the food brought into the city
which remains unsold shall be wasted or
thrown away. A convenient canning
sta ton ready to utilize all surplus pro-
duction would add largely to the re-
serve food supply for this winter.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
NEW RULES FOR BELG1ANs.
Forbidden to Pick Up Proclamation
Dropped by Aviators.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
HANRE, May IA fine of ten thou
sand marks and three years imprison-
ment are the penalties imposed by the
German authorities on Be1gians who
dare pick up proclamations or objects
of any nature dropped by allied avi-
ators in invaded territory. The inhabi-
tants are forbidden to approach any
flying machine that may be obliged tc
light in Belgian territory and are
obliged. whenever an aviator let's fal
any object whatever, to notify the bur
gomaster. who, in turn. must report I'M
mediately to the kommandantur.
This measure Is supposed in Bel
gium to he intended to put an end te
propaganda by the aviators of the Bel
gian, French and British flying corps
who have until now succeeded in keep
ing the Belgians remaining in occupied
territory more or less posted on the
military situation.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
Maryland and the Virginids

Buckingham, va-While Henry Sipe
was taking = plow out of a wagon 1t
fell on him. and before any one could
a son Of the late Peter sips. and was
about fifty years of age He was un-
married and lived near Glenmore. in
this county.
Danville. va-The city scavengers.
twenty in number. have asked for an
increase In wages, claiming that they
cannot live on the pay they now re-
ceive. $1.35 per diem. They are asking
for $3.50. The men said that they did
not intend to walk out, but wished to
lay their proposition before 6e city
health committee.
Norfolk. va.-By means of voluntary
subscription from their members the
Norfolk Ro.ariaEs will raise fund to
supply the poor people of Norfolk with
vegetable seed for the fall crop. Capt.
Alfred Won Nyvenheim appointed the
following to take charge of raising the
subscriptions: w. L. Baldwin, Maurice
g. Long, John A. Lesner, w. A. Cox and
II. 0. Nichols.
Norfolk. va-Detectives Dickens and
White and several patroimen hunting
| for whisky illegally brought into Vir-
ginia dug into the coal bunkers on the
1
more the other day and unearthed 604
pints Of booze" The police. evidently
tipped of from Baltimore that the
steamer had more whisky than the law
allowed on board, searched the vessel
from stem to stern without finding any.
AS a last resort they dug in the coal
pile, and the deeper they dug the more
whisky they discovered. No one claimed
ownership Of the whisky and no arrests
were made, but the police are still in
vestigating.
Richmond, va-Robert Victor Ignico
star tackle on the Washington and Lee
eleven for the last two years. came to
Richmond last week and enlisted in Un-
Gle Sans service. He will go to one of
the Marine Corps training camps, where
he will remain for three months, at the
end of which time he will take examina-
ton for a commission. 1t will be re-
membered that Ignico. who is a Boston
boy, played q star game against Wash
ington and Jefferson in Richmond last
November.
Richmond. va-Drs. ]. Mitchell Lewis
| of Richmond and c. E. Harper Of DAN
Vile have been appointed by Gov. Stuart
to the state board of dental examiners
for terms Of three years, beginning
June 1.
Richmond, va-Rev. Thomas NJ. Billa
of Emporia, who is now located at Nor
Evening star., 1917-06-03
Disappearance of Small Dealer.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star.
To Daniel Smith Gordon 7 should like
to say, don't begrudge the baker and
storekeeper his honest earnings.
Years ago we had many small butcher
shops, bakeries. grocery stores and whole
sale houses Today the small store is
superseded by the chain of stores, who
claim to buy in large quantities from the
producer to deliver to the consumer.
How is the consumer benefited? BY
paying so cents per dozen for cold stor-
age eggs. or 10 cents for a few ounces
OF bread?
You are after the wrong men. because
-~&he former proprietors of small grocery
stores and bakeries are now working for
q wage, for spectators who know not
how to cut meat. nor to bake bread.
The increase in the price of labor has
much to do with the advance in price. and
the man who is getting the larger wage,
the poor workingman, is the least bene-
fitted, because when wages advance the
price of the commodity is advanced ac-
cordingly. and mans living is no better:
but when he saves few dollars. his
savings will buy less today than formerly.
His son has no choice, but must work
for a wage. as the small business is
gone and there are fast becoming only
two classesEa rich and a poor-because
we begrudge the ambitious nliddleman an
existence. JOHN ]. SLATTERY, Jr.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
AUTO INJURIES ARE FATAL.
H. G. Chaplin Victim of Auto Acct
dent at Standardization Hurt.

ry @. Chaplin, prominent paper manu-
facturer, has died here from injuries
received In an automobile accident We'd
nesday. Mr.. Chaplin, with four promi-
nent Springfield business men, were
driving In the outskirts of the city
when their machine turned turtle twice.
finally crashing against pole. Donald
Birnie, treasurer Of the Birnie Paper
Company. was removed to a hospital,
where he was reported later to be recov-
ering. Douglas v. Wallace was Sc
verely bruised. and H. Goodman Wa
ters suffered slight injuries Lewis
Tint. who was driving the car, was
pinned under the machine and re-
ceived serious injuries.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
Artists Trust Fund Founded.

NEW YORK, June John Arm
strong Cha1oner's long cherished plan
for the establishment of a trust to help
needy artists here and abroad by sup
plying them with funds received legal
sanction yesterday. when Supreme
Court Justice BLUR signed an order
establishing the trust, which consists
of a fund of about 100000. and ap-
pointed three trustees to administer
1t. The trust is to be known as the
Paris prize fund" The trustees ap-
pointed by the court are Charles a.
Platt, Lawton S. Parker and William
Rand, jr.
Evening star., 1917-06-03

folk, has been made first lieutenant and
chaplain of the 4th Virginia Regiment.
according to announcement made At the
omce of Adtt Gen. Sale. He Is to assume
| his duties at once.
| HaGerstown. Md-Robert Sheets OF
this city. graduate of the W. c. H. g..
now 2 student or St. Johns College. An
| napolis, has been elected editor In chief
Of the College Weekly, a paper printed
by the college for students. He was also
elected president of the athletic asso-
I citation. assistant editor in chief of the
Rat-Tat, a yearly book printed by the
college. and manager Of the base ball
team.
| Martinsburg. w. va.-John L. Skinner,
| aged ninety. and Mrs Elizabeth Swisher.
aged sixty-nine. will be married today
in Fairmont Mr.. Skinner is a native Of
Charles county. Md. and a Union yeter-
| an. He works every day and has very
few gray hairs in his head. He has
| never had an ache nor a pain and attri-
| butes his fine health and spryness to the
| fact that he has read and understands
the Bible.
Morgnntown. w. yn.-At the fnal
business session here OF the West Vir-
ensuing year were elected as follows:
| President, G. B. Stewart. Morsantown;
vice president. w. D. Straight. Fair
mont: secretary, Edward A. Brooks, War
| WOOD. treasurer, L. SCuduIs MIuQlee
/ bourne; executive board. c. w. Waggoner
and o. A. Ashburn of Morgantown. The
selection OF the place of meeting for
next meeting was left in the hands OF
| the executive board.
Maftinsburg. w. va-Thieves made .
raid on. the smoxehouse Of Edward
Grove, IN Rock Gap district, Morgan
, county. and stole all of his meat, and
not satisfied with that also carried or
all his chickens.
FrostburR. Md-Returning to their
home near Berlin. a few miles north Of
! here, from White Horse, two sons of
Mr.. and Mrs Moses Lester found their
mother lying dead in the road. A
wrecked buggy in which she was driving
was some distance away, and the horse
was in a field farther down the road.
Her six-year-old boy. covered with dust
and bleeding. went home. and said his
mother sent him. According to the boy
| the horse became frightened when q
turkey they were taking homo In the
buggy begun tapping its wings.
HaEerstOwn. Md-Isaac Williams Of
Westminster, Md. fell into an ash pit
filled with water in the Western Mary
land railroad yards here. He was res.
icued in five minutes. but died In an am.
bulance while being taken to the hos.
lpital.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Powerboat Neddie. at Alexandria
from a Potomac point and loaded mer-
chandise to return; schooner Clara
Howeth. at 11th street wharf, from q
Potomac point with cord wood Tor
Clarke & Son; schooner Bessie Ford, at
Alexandria with pulp wood for ship.
ment to paper mills in the north:
schooner Josephine Smith. at 11th
street wharf from Maryland point with
wood for Carter G. Co.
Departures.
Schooner Ella, light, for Muddy creek
to load cord wood back to this city:
schooner Grape Shot, light, for Alex
andria for a Potomac point to load mer-
chandise for down river: schooner
Kathleen, light, for Wades bay to load
lumber or cord wood for the dealers
here: powerboat Daisy. from Alexan-
dria for Pennington, Md. with mer-
chandise; powerboat Ada Ballenger. on
a fishing cruise
Memoranda.
Schooner ]. P Robinson has arrived
in Cpper Machodoc creek from this
city and will load cord wood to return:
schooners Elizabeth Carter and Lewis
Worrell are reported on their way TO
this city from Potomac points with
merchandise; schooner Cecilia Shep-
pard is in Occoquan from this city TO
load lumber for the dealers here:
schooner Ruth Decker is chartered TO
load merchandise at Baltimore for New
bern, n. c., and lumber at Newbern for
the dealers here.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
BELGIAN WANTS SWEETHEART.
Soldier Anxious Some "Damosel" il
Washington Shall Write Him

Here is a chance for an American girl
to do war relief work
Louis Goffart, a musician in the s6tf
Regiment. Belgian army, has written
to the mayor" Of Washington asking
a younger can't be found" be asked to
write letters to him. He pines for the
affection of a sweetheart, and the war
ridden fields of Europe can provide him
none.
His letter reached the District Com
missioners yesterday. 1t was written
in perfect French.
II any American girl wants to take
advantage of the opportunity she car
address the young Belgian, Louis
Goffart. 96th Regiment. Belgian army
Evening star., 1917-06-03
NAV Shining at New York.

NEW YORK, June 2.-Twentyo
ships less than those in April arrived at
this port in May. There were 42s arri-
walls. with total tonnage of 1.oss, ,433,
in May. as compared with 449 ships.
with total tonnage Of 1,149.74o, for
April. Forty-five more ships sailed
from New York. however. during May,
with a total tonnage Of 1.155.5os. as
compared with 3S3 vessels, of 1,043,466
tons. for April. American vessels ar
riving during May numbered 127, six
more than in April, while 134 American
ships left port, as against 107 during
April.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
Tales of Horror Unfolded.

Most Of the houses are destroyed or
partly so. and every stick of furniture has
been taken out, and that which could not
be moved has been destroyed or made
useless.
"a city of some seven or eight thousand
Inhabitants, they found over 10000 there.
as all the Inhabitants of the neighboring
villages had crowded in. Those who were
in the cellars came out gradually, and a
tale of horror was unfolded that bars
none that we have heard since the begin
ming.
Those who were crowded in cellars
have hideous tales to tell. In the first
place. none Of the French civil population
have had any meat of any kind for seven
teen months All they have lived on has
been bread, black bread and rice. In the
cellars many have died. and the mortality
among the children has been terrific.
Those who died were kept for five days
among the living before they were al
lowed to be buried.
In the orphan asylum. in a small room,
the beds were crowded together touching.
and on those beds the children slept
without mattresses or pillows or cover
ings since the month of December last,
in their clothes. and they were not al
lowed to go out or wash, and the condi-
ton they are In now can scarcely be
imagined, such were the vermin."
Evening star., 1917-06-03
Bul on or The CLASSICS
OBJECT or CONFERENCE
. .s,uou,taun IN ss1aHtarasns Studies
, vslesdae Meeting Under Auspices
OF Princeton University.
e,,r,.l D,s,eteh :, m. Star.

oDscial DfsDatch to The Star.
PRINCETON. N. J.. June 2.-Business
men. statesmen. scientists. newspaper
men and others whose life work one
might consider far afleld from the study
Of Creek and Latin roots rallied TO
the defense of the study of the classics
and fought the attacks of the Rocke-
feIler Foundation at a classical con-
ference held in Princeton today under
the auspices of Princeton University.
Statements supporting classical studfes
were read from President Wilson and en-
Presidents Roosevelt and Taft and ad-
dresses were delivered by Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, Fairfax Harrison, CHAIR
man of the committee on national de-
tense of the American hallway Asso
citation; Alba B. Johnson. president OF
the Baldwin locomotNe Wo, .son.I Pc
search Council and Charles H. Herty,
former presioent of the American
Chemical Society.
Statements from more than iue otneI
persons were presented. the authors
Including some ten names well known
in public life, some twenty from euuca-
tionai circles. including many coiiese
presidents; twelve business men. zen
LAWYERS nine physicians. ten engineers
sixteen other scientists. nine historians
economists, etc. nine leading news
paper men and about twenty masters
of the finer arts.
Criticisms of the stud! OF the ciassics
which illuminated in the opposition OF
Abraham FIexner of the general edn-
cation board who advocates the So
called "utilitarian" studies, led the
Princeton authorities to cali TINS con
ference. Through Dean Andrew Flem-
ing West of the Princeton Graduate
College, the opinions Of men other than
classical professors and those from
fields disassociated from the study OF
Latin and Greek roots were secured
This Is nrobably the first time an ef-
fort has been made to gather opinions
from men in these walks of life ana and
the unanimity of their opinions on this
subject is regarded as the stronsest
argument from unprejudiced sources
that has ever been presented by the
supporters Of the classics.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
Central High Alumni Reunion.

Alumni of Central High School are to
hold their spring reunion on the root
of the new building Tuesday evening
Should the weather be inclement 1t will
be postponed until the following Thurs
day evening. Dancing will be held on
the roof and provision made for the
assembling of members of the different
classes. The day selected for the re-
union is the anniversary of the birth OF
the principal of the school. Emory Will
son. who. In addition to being honorary
president OF the Central High School
Alumni Association. 10 an aiumnus OF
the school
Evening star., 1917-06-03

whats the matter?" grunted Prick
ly Porky. II won't hurt you as long
as YOU don't touch me. Where's your
mamma?'
In spite of their dullness there was
a kindly twinkle in his eyes.
IF you please. l don't know whim-
Huh, Must be you have run away
grunted Prickly Porky. DID II myseii
ance when I was little Then I wished
I hadn't BY the looks of you you
must be one of the children of Reddy
Fox You look like him. You've got
the same nose and mouth and ears.
You certainly do favor your father.
Am l right?"
"Yes, sir" replied Chubby. very po-
litely.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
Memorial Day at Manassas.

MANASSAS. Va, June 2.-Memorial
exercises were held here yesterday in
the Confederate cemetery. The public
school children decorated the graves of
the Confederate dead with flowers. The
Boy Scouts carried the American flag
and covered the graves with roses. Ad-
dresses were made by Judge John T.
Goolrick of Fredericksburg and Maj. J.
ogden Murray of Charleston, w. Va.
A medal was awarded by the Manassas
Memorial Association to Miss Mabelle
Hinegardner. a student of Manassas
High School, for an essay on 1.-THE
Causes That Led to the War Between
the States"
Evening star., 1917-06-03
Woman Wage Farmers to Meet.

The Woman Wage Farmers Associa /
ton will appear in a mass meeting at
the Second Baptist Church today at 4
pm. Speeches will be delivered by Mrs
Mary Colbert of Buffalo. N. Y, president
Of the Federation of Wonen's Clubs:
Mrs. 4. NJ. Curtis. Judge Robert H. Ter
Women's Single Tax Of the District of
Columbia; DR.. William A. Sinclair OF
philadelphia. r. C. Edmundson and Dr..
Julia p. II. Coleman. Music will be fur
nette Carter. the president, will pre-
side.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
Discontinuance of Trains Approved

Because it is essential to the inter
ests of the government during the war.
the railroad commissions of South
Carolina and Tennessee have granted
the request made by the Southern rail-
way system for permission to discon-
tinue some of It's passenger train serv-
ice. according to advices received here
by Vice President E. H. Coapman.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
Storm Wrecks Circus; Woman Killed

UNIONTOWN, Pa. June 2.-One per-
son was killed and twenty-three were
: injured, none seriously. when circus
tent was blown down during a per-
formance here yesterday. Miss Mary
Hileman, aged ffty-fve. of Addison,
Pa, was found dead beneath the can
vas, and 1t Is supposed that she suffo-
Gated. Six elephants and number of
horses broke loose. but were captured
before any one had been trampled by
them.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
Won Below Now on West Front,

COPENHAGEN. via London. June a.
The German emperor. on his recent visit
TO the western front. was received at
DouAi by Gen. Won Below. Gen. Won
German forces on the Monastir front and
recently has been brought across Europe
to command one of the, armies on the
Arras front
Evening star., 1917-06-03
Use Of a Sprayer.

In applying mixture such as that given
above the use of a spraying device is
often much more satisfactory than to ap-
ply the mixture with brush If a sprayer
is used the mixture can be forced into
even the smallest cracks, creviceS and
crannies. and not an insect or an insect
egg can possibly escape. The use OF the
mixture as a spray also is more economi-
cal. because the same quantity sprayed
will go at least twice as far as if it were
used with a brush
Several correspondents have reported
this spring that they have had highly sat
lsfactory results from the use of ordinary
moth balls hidden in the nesting material
Two or three moth balls in the straw Of
the nests. these poultrymen say, Will
shortly drive all insects off the hens and
impairing the flavor of the eggs. provided
these are gathered at least once a day.
A couple of moth balls in the nest of a
sitting hen. correspondent reports. will
keep the hen comfortable and free from
pests during the entire sitting period. and
the chicks will come from the nests insect
free The writer has never tried this, but
1t seems simple enough to warrant an ex-
pertinent
Half Of the battle Of raising young
chicks ordinarily is in keeping them abso-
lutely free from vernin, especially the big
Whitehead lice that annually kill thou
sands Of chicks on farms. little lard.
in which is mixed enough ordinary sulphur
to make soft, yellow paste, is the best
remedy for these pests Apply particle
half as big as an ordinary pea to the top
or the chicks head. rubbing the ointment
we'll into the skin. One application usu-
ally ends the trouble: two applications
mean certain death to the lice.
Scrupulous care in keeping houses, nests.
etc, clean is probably the best weapon in
the fight against insect pests. If absolute
cleanliness prevails the insects will have
nowhere to harbor and hatch. Other pests
responsible for heavy annual poultry NOR
tali'y will also be avoided If all filth is
removed and not permitted to accumulate.
Cape worms and other internal parasites
filthy poultry houses Especially is this
true of the tapeworm and the long white
Intestinal worms that often infest entire
docks housed in insanitary quarters.