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Evening star., 1917-09-16
POULTRY YARD NOTES.

pearance of some of the most perfect
specimens of dressed turkeys shipped
last year from a certain section was
attributed by the farmer who brought
them to the use Of yellow corn. THAT
was all I fed them, as my custom is,
,, was his reply to questions. However,
oats. buckwheat. white corn or mix
ture of these perform the service for
the result more rapidly.
Daily feeding of fattening ration
which IS in excess Of actual m neeas is Is
sickly ones should be segregated and
given separate attention and treat
ment. Every dead turkey subtracts Its
value from the final receipts, but ADDS
to the cost per head of the residue.
! Thrift would urge one at the outset to
make sure the flock is a good risk
healthy and free from parasites. NO
fowl loses flesh. appetite and energy
more certainly and speedily from the
torment of vermin than turkeys. Birds
so infested are walking sieves. as 1t
were, disdainfu1 Of much food and re-
tanning practically no nutriment from
what little they eat; To feed a fock so
pestered is one of the discouraging ex-
periences of growers. expensive and
unsatisfactory
A method Of marketing that has com
mended itself in years not SO lean Is 10
market in installments. Select the ma
turest birds and concentrate upon them.
! apart from the rest. for the first market.
which is Thanksgiving. They usually
command good prices. and the feed barre
profits by their removal. By this method.
more troublesome than preparing the
flock, as a whole, one exchanges labor for
feed. In few cases do focks consist OF
uniform individuals. and the younger,
smaller ones improve when no longer
overrun by stronger brothers.
If one contemplates changes in one
flock. replacing old hens with pulets OF
home or foreign breeding. early Decem-
ber is the time to secure them. when one
has a choice of the sturdiest and shape
liest. Besides, they are then cheaper.
not having attained full weight. The
breeders new or old. may be separated
from the flock and placed on reduced ra-
tions.
There are no substitutes for corn and
other grains for turkeys. nor is 1t safe to
give them moldy or rotten corn. Econ
omy must rest in the manner OF their
use.
BY postponement of fattening. as long
| as feasible. by combining high-price corn
with other cheaper grains, by concentrat.
ing on healthy birds and by system OF
selective marketing. turkeys may De
conditioned this year at an expense ap-
preciably reduced.
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Carson of Richmond. sisters, in the Red
Cross service. also escaped injury.
The publication several days ago that
a marriage license had been issued in
Washington September 5 to D. Melville
| Miller of Elizabeth City. \: C, and
Miss Emma p Clowser of Winchester.
and that the ceremony had been per
formed by the Rev. Howard F. Downs.
led to a statement being made here
yesterday by Miller to the effect that
the marriage actually took place April
| 2. 1910. at ,wbern. N. c. He and Miss
Clowser he said had taken out H.
| it in North Carolina. whereupon he OBJ
| tained another license at Newbern
, When asked to explain the publication
| of the Washington license of Septem-
Der S. Miller said he had merely ap-
| piled to the court clerk there for
certified copy of his original license.
although he admitted he had not used
it. Miller. who is a travelling salesman.
| said he was twenty-four years of age
when married on April 2. 1910.
| The infantile paralysis quarantine
was raised in Rockingham county and
Harrisonburg on Monday. it having been
reported that the disease had run its
course. but on the following day Will
| bur Baker. Young son of Russell Baker
/ of Goods Mills, died. and a private fu-
neral was held. while at Broadway sew
eral strokes of paralysis occurring
within two days caused the death of
| George Norman, forty-four years old
He was buried the following day. a
| public funeral being held
| The body of one Of the men killed in
| the Frankford arsenal explosion recent
| ~ has been identified as that Of Frank
Carter son of the Rev. Walker Carter.
a Baptist minister of Winchester The
/ body which was horribly burned. was
buried here yesterday, the mans father
assisting in the funeral service. Car
ter was employed at the Frankford ar
senal as a helper.
/ DR.. John WEIGHT, veterinary sur
geon. who more than twenty years ago
married Mrs Annie Cain Lowery after
| she had been divorced from another
man, yesterday filed suit for divorce.
naming correspondent They have
been living apart a long time. the hus-
\ band contributing to her support. Mrs.
WEIGHT has employed counsel to con-
| test the suit.
The market division of the United
States Department Of Agriculture has
reopened it's Winchester office. with M
s Virgins in charge. Jobbing prices
are received by telegraph daily from all
the principal apple markets of the
country and are distributed in bulletin
form to growers and buyers in the
| Winchester district.
Evening star., 1917-09-16

Gently by Capt. Thomas. Fletcher
Thomas and Ernest Evans of the sloop
Swan. in Capt. Thomas fish pond in
Tangier sound and brought to Crisfleld.
The big fish had evidently been caught
in the net some time before it was
found as it was about exhausted and
was killed with little difficulty.
Richmond. va.-Arrested for a mur-
der committed eleven years ago, Logan
Vernon is in jail at Pendleton. Ore.
Gov. Stuart has issued a requisition on
the Governor of Oregon and the pris-
oner will be brought back for trial in
the circuit court of Carroll county by
Sheriff George Edwards of that county
Fredericksburg, va-The body Of a
well dressed man was found several
days ago by the side of the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad
track near Milford. in Caroline county,
by H. Sullivan, this city, and Mr.. San
ders. the trackwalker. The man had
on a blue serge suit, carried a gold
watch and had s1S.s9 in cash. He had
bank book of a Richmond bank, with
the name IL. ]. Clark" showing de-
posit of 500.
Frederick. Md.-Survived by nine chill
dren. sixty grandchildren and twelve
great-grandchi!d-en George Stone died
recently al the home of his son, Frank
Stone. near yellow Springs. Mr.. Stone
was seventy-four years of age.
Richmond. Vn.--Students intending to
matriculate at Richmond College for
the coming session have been inform ed
that they will be required to wear the
khaki uniforms of the Regular Army,
must drill five hours week and at
tend lectures on military science. Re
tired military men will drill the stu
dents.
Lynchburg. Na.-t'red Harper. grand
exalted ruler of the F'raternal Order of
Elks. has announced that the Elks' wal
commission has authorized the corn
plete equipping of the University of
Virginia hospital unit to go abroad at
expenditure of the million dollar war
relief fund authorized by the Elks
, Grand Lodge at its session in Boston
last July.
Bristol. Va.-Mrs. Lucy W Trammel1
died here this week in her ninetietf
wear. She was the widow of William
II. Trammel, who died eighteen years
ago.
FairmOnt, w. Va.-Pauline Murray
nine years old, was killed instantly
here several days ago by an automo-
bile driven by Hayward Holbert. son OF
a prominent construction contrac or
The machine passed over the girl
crushing her skull.
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Autumn aShiOnS SShOWN New Lines, COlOrS an

under transparent skirts. making ono
look even more oriental.
It is, Of course, Algiers and not Con-
stantinople from which these nt;nn Tasnsh perish
tho thought that Turkey can ever
again receive a pleasant greeting from
France! She may have been the SICK
man of Europe for decades. but ehe IS
now the dead man Of Europe to France
However, there are quite enough
oriental suggestions to be found In the
French colonies, and enough color ana
line and originality in those Algerian
the gayly garbed French soldiers.
Jenny also uses the exceedingly high
fur collar on tailored suits, ana tho
trench mufflers and Apache cravats as
substitutes for collars.
50
Oh, there is another novelty that this
house has brought outl It was told in
these columns few weeks ago. but
1t is still new enough to emphasize. 1t
is the one-piece frock made by joining
a jacket and skirt slightly below the
waist line. Jenny also introduces waist
coats-big, wide, loose waistcoats that
are twin sisters to coats.
There has never been any disposition
on the part Of the house OF Beer to
lengthen skirts. and this year he. makes
them shorter than ever and exceedingly
narrow He evidently believes in con-
servation Of material
When he exploits evening gowns he
comedies with Worth. Lanvin. Doucet
and Doeuillet in introducing the in
step length. Evidently, were not to
dance around the world this next sea-
son in skirts that are half way between
the knees and ankles.
The opinion in France is against the
short skirt for the evening. although
there is not any strong tendency to in
sist upon the train. What is known a 9
the directoire skirt prevails, although
the medieval one with slight fullness
is also exploited.
Beer makes his evening gowns gilt
ter and glisten. He uses quantities of
colored beads, yards of silver lace and
underslips of the new types of metallic
clothes which seem to have been woven
at the Creusot works.
He exploits gabardine, corduroy and
velvet for frocks, as do all the other
dressmakers in France. In common with
the others also, he uses a great amount
of brilliantly colored wooden embroid-
cry on his coat suits. Above the mar
row skirts which he produces he has
jackets that reach to the knees. but
they are slimly cut and reach to the
chin or ears, through the medium Of
collars
The house of Drecoll presided over
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FASHION NOTES

motifs in embroidery. as much as we
saw them last year. on the new frocks.
Beads.
One of the attractive afternoon frocks
shown recently in a smart shop is of
georgette crepe. Long. cylindrical white
heads are used as trimming, and they
are SO embroidered on the skirt as to
form perpendicular lines from belt to
hem.
The Long Coat.
Much opportunity is given to the i'm
agination of the designers by the long
coat of the autumn. For this coat
gives space for most interesting deco
rative treatment. One new model is
bound with fur. The underarm seams
are slashed up almost to the waist. The
fur binding outlines these slashes, but
is not used up the front of the coat.
Thus panellike effect is produced in
spite of the fact that the coat opens
directly down the front. Although
pockets are not SO much used as they
were last year. still some of the new
models show huge pockets on these
long skirt portions of the coats.
Braid Binding.
Many of the new coats are bound
with braid. This finish gives a mill
tary touch that is very attractive, and
usually coats SO bound snow metal
buttons either in steel or brass.
Figured Chiffon.
Frocks of figured chiffon are much
worn for afternoon and for informal
evening occasions. The material of
these frocks is so decorative that they
stand the simplest sort of treatment,
and aside from few gatherings and
little shrring are practically un-
adorned.
Length for Skirts.
Although word comes to US from
Paris that women are wearing skirts
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Maryland and the Virgi1ias

SperryvilIe, Va-Mrs. Roberta Hol-
land Menefee, wife of Henry L. Meme
fee of Sperryvil1e. died recently. She is
survived by her husband and three chill
dren.
Lynchburg. Va.-Methodist ministers
and laymen have extended an invitation
to the Virginia Methodist conference to
meet here in November, the change
being made from Petersburg because of
hotel congestion there. Danville Is also
asking for the conference. The meeting
provided for a committee headed by
John P. Pettyjohn to secure the meet
ing.
winchester, Va.-The Northern vir-
ginia Power Company of Winchester
has been voted a franchise by the Mar
tinsburg, w Va. city council to string
wires and supply patrons in that city
with electricity for lighting and power.
The Potomac Light and Power Company
had fought the petition five years.
Newport News. yn.-Construction of
Camp Stuart Is being rushed to compile
tion, and the cantonments will be ready
for use in a short time. Streets are be-
ing opened to the camp. 1t is linked
with the outside world by spur of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway. and
sewer mains are being laid through the
grounds.
Berkeley, Va.-Beecher Holloman
aged nine, was drowned in the creek
making off from the southern branch
of the Elizabeth river at the Atlantic
Coast Lumber Company's plant several
days ago.
Christfansburg, Va-Tivin Lawrence
a ten-year-old boy. had his left hand
blown off by a dynamite cap exploding
in his hand. The child had found the
cap and was attempting to pick the
illuminate out with a pin
wytheville. Vs.-Elijah Profit died
Wednesday at his home. near Rural Re-
treat, from wound inflicted by his
daughter, about fourteen years Of age.
while he was abusing his wife. The
girl seized a gun and fired at her
father, the charge taking effect in
the abdomen The shooting occurred
several days ago.
Petersburg. Vn.-The organization of
the Civilian Committee. composed Of
about $50 public-spirited citizens OF
Petersburg, has been completed. and
plans for moral welfare work have
been arranged.
These plans call for an executive COM
assigned to different branches of the
work. all acting IN cooperation with
the city and Camp Lee authorities In
: the enforcement of laws against vice
and the protection of the moral well
fare of the city and the camp.
PetersburE. ya~James Pinkney Will
hanson. the oldest male resident OF
Petersburg, died here Wednesday. Mr..
Williamson was born IN Charlotte
county, Va, on October &c. 1926.
Newport News, Vn-Dr. s. 3. Grubbs
United States public health surgeon In
charge here, has made public plans for
the establishment of a milk pasteuriza-
tfon plant in this city. The plant will
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peninsula, kill the disease germs in the
milk and then deliver the milk to the
consumers. The plan will enable the
public to secure milk for less than
now is being paid. DR.. Grubbs plans to
finance the project IN this city. The
United States Public Health Service
will supervise the operation Of the
plant
HarrisonburE, ya.-Threes members of
the band of desperadoes which defied
Sheriff W. D. Stoner and a posse OF
citizens. after establishing themselves
in the mountains of Shenandoah county
two months ago. have been arrested at
back to Virginia for trial at Wood
stock.
Charlottesville, Vn.-The ninety-third
session of the University of Virginia
opened Thursday. Although the au-
thorities fully expected a considerable
reduction in numbers. on account of
war conditions. a large number of stu
dents reported for matriculation.
Harrisonburg, Va.-At a recent meet
ing of the Lexington presbytery at Cod
/ lierstown Rev. NJ. r. Turnbull resigned
! as pastor of the Messy Creek Church to
become Bible instructor in Union Theo-
logical Seminary.
Fredericksburg. Va.-The democrats
of Gloucester county, in mass meeting,
elected the following delegates to the
convention to be held in Saluds October
to nominate the democratic candi-
date for the state senate to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of Col
mated for attorney general: J. A. Sim
clair. G. A. Minor. A. H. Tillage. ]. K
Newcomb ]. T. Mills. S. J. Rowe, T. E
DuEal. Peter Smith, w: b. Duncan, l.
D. Basye. J. l.. Farinhold and q. T
Gray. There are six candidates for the
| nomination.
| Raleigh, n. C.-Gov. Beckett has re-
ceived official advices from the commits
sary division of the War Department tc
| the effect that those charged with the
purchase of supplies for the fedora
armies have been directed to include
sweet potatoes. This order came after
| Gov. Beckett had pressed upon the de-
partment the justice as well as the
necessity of including this principa
| southern, and especially North Carolina
product, and had assured the War De
partment that II there was one thing
| the soldiers would fight for after they
once had gotten the taste of them, il
was the North Carolina yams or Other
varieties OF sweet potatoes.
| Winchester, Va-Clinton L. Ratt
merchant of Reynolds Store, who came
| here recently to purchase goods. wal
robbed of about $500 while asleep in {
| rooming house.
| Tweedy. Va.-The past several day.
have been busy ones with the farmer:
of this locality. A good many have fin
ished cutting tobacco. and are now oc
| cupied with the task Of curing 1t
| There is much complaint about the in
| jury done the corn of this section b!
| the squirrels. Farmers have resortet
to all sorts of devices to check thei
activities. but with little success.
CFisAeld. Md-A man eating shark o
the hatchet I'm variety was captured re
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VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.
Correspondence Of The Star.

Correspondence Of The Star
WINCHESTER. Va. September 10
mo trouble here. nobody injured" was
the news received yesterday by Mrs.
Hugh McCulloch from Mai. Murphy.
head of the st. Louis hospital unit in
France, in reference to the recent air
raids made by German machines on
hospital camps. Mrs. McCulloch's hus-
band, DIR. McCul1och, left the faculty of
Washington University and the staff of
the Children's Hospital in St. Louis
when the United States entered the war
and went with the st. Louis unit to
France. He is a son of Chief Justice
McCulloch of the supreme court OF
Arkansas. Mrs. McCulloch is now with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William c.
Marshall. in Winchester. Miss Anne
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anywhere from 100 hers up are dispos-
ing of their fiocks. as rapidly as possible,
simply because at present prices OF grain
and all kinds Of feed they cannot afford to
feed the fowls.
What Feed Costs.
Two years ago standard scratch feed
mixtures could be bought for around $1.75
a hundred pounds. Today the same feed
costs $3.50 a hundred pounds.
A coupl> Of years ago corn sold around
81 busheL This weeks market quota
tions showed corn at Chicago ranging
from $2.1s to $2.23, and 1T Baltimore
around $2.20. Oats that two years ago
sold around 10 cents q bushe] were quoted
this week at 81 cents in the Baltimore
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modified position coat effect his
frocks which is very good.
Drecoll introduced the redingote last
spring, and it has steadily won its way
to high favor in France. 1t is built on
directoire lines. and sometimes he en-
broiders it in brilliant and barbaric
patterns.
1t was Drecoll who brought out the
shade of brown which is called Mary
land. after the cheap cigarette which
is smoked by the art students of Paris
and also by the coachmen. Its stately
English pronunciation is broken by the
French into quaint bits of speech. but.
nevertheless. it is the same word, the
same tobacco. and it has a happy sig
nificance to both the Americans and the
French today.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Unfavorable Summer.

Furthermore, the summer just ending
was, on the whole. unfavorable for poul-
try Through the middle Of the summer
wet, cold weather retarded the growth
and development Of chicks and brought
about the death OF hundreds of thousands
OF prospective broilers, friers and winter
layers Chicks will not live and thrive
under strongly adverse weather condi
tions: a few weeks of chilly. rainy wealth
er will kill them like flies, while the sur
age and scratch, and deprived of warmth
and sunshine. do not grow and develop.
Incidentally, the cool, rainy weather
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by NJ Wagner, has gone to the direc-
toire for Inspiration. This is not a
startling departure. for Drecoll has al
ready seen the possibilities suggested
by the slim, pencillike gowns worn
by women when France was fighting
for her ultimate freedom.
This directoire touch is shown in a
vast variety of gowns in France today,
and although it will not be repeated in
its most eccentric form there is a good
deal of evidence that women who wear
it will stand out in the high light of
fashion.
Drecoll cuts his skirts down to the
slimmest line. sometimes opening them
over petticoats of another color. He
uses the long, tight sleeve that runs to
the wrist or knuckles. and he has a
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that prevailed in almost all parts OF tho
country during The greater part OF
June and July. according to experts.
turkey famine. as n great majority OF
the poults hatched last spring were
killed by the bad weather conditions.
For example, one Fauquier county
farmer who usually raises from 200 to
300 turkeys for market this year has
lost all but ten out of about 500 poults
hatched last spring.
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HIGH GRAIN PRICES
RAISE POULTRY COST

Soaring cost Of feeds Of all kinds. ac-
cording to poultrymen in all parts Of the
country, is forcing hundreds OF thousands
of fowls on the market and creating a
shortage in the supply Of layers that
threatens the greatest egg shortage the
country has ever known. Farmers MS well
as the poultrymen who maintain docks Of
Evening star., 1917-09-16

~RAY is coming in for much atten-
VI ton in the new fashions. 1t is a
color that must be worn with care
but, then, that Is true of any color IL
one would wear it to advantage. 1t is
generally becoming to the young girl
or to the woman with clear coloring,
but even on other types it may be worn
successfully if a good deal Of white is
used at the throat and IL color Is intro
duced only in the way of some brilliant
Jewel or other ornament. The day when
we piped gray frocks with blA or pink
has gone by, fortunately. F&ris TINS
wear advocates the use of gray and
black in combination, and some very
striking examples of this color arrange
ment have already reached this coun-
try.
limitations.
Be it whispered. however. that many
well dressed women, lacking the price
of Jade or amber. are content to wear
limitations of stones in their chains.
jewelry has been raised, and, provided
the effect is good. no one respects you
the less because your jade pendants are
made of glass.
New Belts.
The belt line of our new frocks is as
diversified as one can imagine. There
are belts of all degrees of width. There
is still the beltless frock that has a
girdle drawn loosely about the hips,
and there are occasional high wasted
belts. The tendency in the new frocks
is to emphasize the normal waist line,
however. and this probably means the
persistence of the separate belt of
leather or embroidered silk.
japanese influence.
Several of the French designers are
turning to Japan for much of their in
spiration this autumn. This probably
means that we shall see japanese
Evening star., 1917-09-16
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED.
R. F. Saul Company Promotes ]. w.
Jacohs-J r. Rowling Joins Concern

At a recent meeting of the B. F. Saul
Company, ]. w. Jacobs, formerly treas
urer. was elected vice president. and
Joseph B. Bowling. vice president of
the N. L. Sansbury Company for many
years, elected vice president. John A.
Petty was elected treasurer and T.
Earl Cox assistant secretary. The
present officers of the company are: B.
F. Saul, president: J. w. Jacobs, vice
president; Joseph B. Bowling, vice
president: John A. Petty. treasurer:
Thomas E. Allen. secretary, and T. Earl
Cox, assistant secretary.
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that suggests Turkish trousers. 1t is
almost as much a symbol of his work
as the fat, red rose that he used in his
MARITIME house decorations. He does not
object to the separate bodice of velvet
that forms part of the evening gown.
although he has watched a good many
other dressmakers use it since he in
vented it nearly half dozen years ago.
1t is probable that this separate even
ing bodice will form a feature of cos
Evening star., 1917-09-16

tumery in America after October.
There have been SO many things In
common between Paul Poiret and Jeanne
Lanvin for so many years that some
dressmakers have insisted that they are
related or that the houses are COM
mercially connected. The personalities
of these two designers in France are as
different as can be, even beyond the
fact that one is a woman and one is a
man
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reports To these prices must be added
the profits tackled on by the various mid
dlemen. in order to arrive at the figures
paid by poultrymen.
Ordinary corn meal for feeding-usually
ground cohs and all-sells at around 50. so
to s275 a busheL Wheat bran is So a
hundred pounds or more, where it brought
only about S1.25 two years ago.