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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16
RED CROSS ORGANIZING
CIVILIAN RELIEF CORPS
W. Frank Persons, New York Char
ity Expert, Comes Here to
Aid in Work.

To assist in perfecting the civilian
relief corps of the American Red Cross,
W. Frank Persons of New York has ar
rived here and assumed his duties in
the Red Cross building 1t is a pre-
paredness move on the part of the Red
Cross to rush through the organization
of a corps of trained workers and the
perfection of a system which will work
automatically in the case of serious
disaster or war.
1t is a gigantic task, involving much
preliminary investigation. The several
hundred Red Cross chapters through
out the country will have to be in
structed in the organization of their
work, so that various committees will
have special work to do. They will
perfect the organization. SO that in the
event it becomes necessary to call out
a large civilian army the Red Cross
chapters and affiliated relief societies
will be able to take up the work of sup
porting the families properly, and also
look after the families of/those who
might be killed in war.
The particular phase of the work on
which Mr. Persons will concentrate his
efforts is that of getting more institu-
tional members for the Red Cross. The
Red Cross now has eighteen OF these
members, and it is proposed to have
| three or four hundred. located in stra-
tegic parts of the country. These insti-
tutlonal members are the central COM
mittees in each city which look after
the relief work, corresponding to the
Associated Charities in this city.
Only the organizations which have
the very highest standing in the COM
munity will be selected and this, it was
said at the Red Cross headquarters to-
| day, will involve large amount of in
| vestigating work. In case of disaster
these organizations will be required to
furnish a proportional number of train
| ed workers to assist in relief work OF
any kind, whether in time of war or
peace.
Mr.. Persons is general director of the
social work of the New York Charity
| Organization, and, on request of the
Red Cross officials here, was granted
| leave of absence for ten weeks to come
| to this city to aid in the Red Cross
work. He will be assistant to Ernest
p. Bicknell, in charge of civilian relief
work of the Red Cross
In New York Mr.. Persons had charge
| of relief measures in connection with
| the Washington place factory fire. tht
relief of the Titanic survivors and the
Volturno survivors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16

Mr.. Hurley. The passage Of the Dis
trict bill now in Congress will mark a
new era in the lives of District en-
ployes and those concerned with the
city's welfare" he continued. "for steps
have at last been taken to give the en-
ployes of the District an absolutely
square DEAL
Mr.. Hurley told some of his expert
ences before the committee of Con-
gress, stating that this was the first
instance where an employee had been
permitted to appear and act as spokeS-
man for his fellow-workers to take up
the fight for more pay and an adjust
ment of leave for per diem employees.
Col. kUtZ, Engineer Commissioner,
will be the speaker at the next meet
ing of the association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16
GIVES "PERSONAL TALK
TO AN AUDIENCE OF 1000
Gypsy Smith, Jr.'s Regular Service
Last Evening Abandoned Owing
to Indictment Weather.

Owing to the inclemency of the
weather last evening, Evangelist Gypsy
Smith, jr., decided early that he would
but would content himself with per-
sonal talk to his audience. which num-
bered about 1000 persons.
Recalling to his hearers the story of
Christ coming upon Peter and James
and John as they were mending their
nets by the lake shore. he pointed out
that this same work of the disciples of
old furnished an object lesson for
church members of this city, who would
do well ito mend their nets"
Il have worked with you and have
done my part" he said, land my con-
science is clear, for l have worked and
suffered for this people. Go into the
quietness of your home and wash your
nets"
If a man is to be worker in tbs
vineyard of the Christ, the evangelist
said. he must at all times see that his
net is safe, SO that the soul which he
goes out 20 save will not be able tc
slip through when once it has beer
netted.
When the collection was taken Rev
DR.. Charles Wood, pastor of the Church
of the Covenant, announced that one
woman had announced her intention o.
giving 500 as her donation of the even
ing. This, he said. was worthy of emu
lation and he hoped that during the re
mainder of the meeting others would
follow her example. The collection O.
the evening amounted to S17O.
A large delegation from Eastern
Presbyterian Church was in attendance
as was a similar delegation from West
minister Church of the same denomina
ton. The wives of number of rep.
resentatives in Congress were seated
on the platform.
gelist expects another capacity audi.
ence and today announced that he will
preach a special sermon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16
IN HANDS OF COMMITTEE.
Effort Made at G. W. u. for Course
in Military Training.

work to establish course in military
service at George Washington Univer-
sity has been renewed by a group OF
students at the institution. At the be-
ginning of the collegiate year efforts
were made to establish such course
and form at the university a branch o:
tibet Reserve Officers Training Corps,
but the project was ay...4,...-G.
cause OF the inability of those interest
ed to obtain 100 students Because OF
the renewed interest due to the inter-
national situation, however, it is be-
iieved that the entire number may be
raised.
A committee composed of William
Stayton. chairman; Watson Davis and
John S. Bixler has been named to take
up the matter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16
G. O. P. Urged to Fight for House,

Every effort looking to the organiza-
ton Of the next House by the repub.
licans was recommended at meeting
last night of the committee of twenty
seven republicans Of the House, au.
thorized by the recent republican eau.
Gus to consider working plans for the
next Congress. The committee selected
Representative Madden of Illinois
chairman and Representative Green OF
Massachusetts secretary, and proceeded
to a general discussion of republican
problems and plans for harmony. An.
other meeting will be held next Thurs
day night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16
Awarded $6,707 for Injury.

Greenwood Washington failed to plead
to a suit for damages brought against
him by Charles E. knight. a travelling
salesman, who was struck by Mr.. WASH
ington's automobile. and yesterday
Chief Justice Covington of the District
Supreme Court gave the plaintiff jude-
ment by default. a jury was Immediate
ly impaneled. and. after hearing the
witnesses for Mr.. knight. assessed
s6.707 as damages against Washington.
The testimony showed that the plain
tiffs left leg was SO bruised and torn
as to result in a permanent stiffness OF
the limb. The accident occurred Janu-
airy 80. 1915, at 10th street and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest. Attorneys
Alexander Wolf and George w. Offutt
appeared for the plaintiff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16
Contributors of 500 or More.

The following contributors of 500 or
more We're announced:
| s5OO-Mr. and Mrs. James Richard
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Florence Sullivan.
s25O-D F. Driscoll and family
Heurich Brewing Company.
Sf50-Richard b. Cavanagh of New
York, for his mother
| s125-Mr. and Mrs. Francis T. Hurley
in memory of John J. Hurley.
s100-The Conley family and Mr.. and
Mrs. p. J. Callan, in memory of Cath
crime Conley; the Roxbury Distributing
Company of Baltimore. Jesse A. Mann
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Fitzgerald, Miss
Helen S. Tally, in memory of Sister
| Borgia of the Sacred Heart of the Sis
tiers of Notre Dame, her sister; William
J. Boyle. Mr.. and Mrs. Michael W. Pyne,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Costigan, B. l.
Grove, Grove Lime and Coal Company
Mr. and Mrs. John H. McShea, James
| +. Dorsey, Mrs. John H. Becker, Mrs
NJ j. McLarney and son. Thomas Nc
| Larney: Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony L. May
hew, Mrs. Mary NJ. Fitzgerald, in mem
DRY of John ]. Fitzgerald; Frank B
Murth and sisters. in memory of their
mother, Bridget Murth; Mrs. Margaret
| Slingland, Z. F. and b. NJ Kennedy
| in memory of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Kennedy: the Kennedy fam.
| lily, in memory of p. J. Kennedy, father
the Misses Hickey, in memory of their
ey; Mrs. Thomas Lane, in memory OF
her parents, James and Honora Demp-
sey: Mrs. James Dorsey, in honor OF
the birthday anniversary of her sister
Sister Mary Clare of the Sisters OF
Notre Dame: Mrs. J. j. Kavanagh, Pau
line Velati Boyer. in memory of Mary
Quedly Nelati, mother; J. ]. Regain an6
family, Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Guertin
jeremiah Costello, the Sullivan family
in memory of their parents, Cornelius
and Mary Sullivan; Mr.. Jerome Meow
an and sisters. in memory of Margaret
and Nicholas MCGOWAN; Mr.. and Mrs
Charles E. Etchberger, in memory of
their son, Charles f. Etchberger, jr.
Mrs. Annie O'Connor and family ir
memory of her husband, John L. OCon.
| nor, deceased; James and Mary Nolan
in memory of their father, Thomas No.
| Ian: J. D. Healey, Mrs. Margaret J
| Downing, Miss Rena Downing, Mrs
Maurice F. Tally, in memory of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Commit. by their chill.
dren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16
PLANS FOR STANDARD PAY.
President Hurley Outlines Scheme to
Aid District EMPLOYEES.

Al meeting Of the District branch
Oh the Federal Employees Union We'd
neaday night at the Chamber of Com
ncrce quarters Joseph II. Hurley, pres
ldent' outlined plans for standardizing
positions and salaries and for making
more cfhcient the District government
AT the neY session of Congress an
ciaoorately worked-out scheme of class
ihcation of the employees force will be
presented to the Commissioners" said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16
Miss Richards Argument.

Miss Richards. who made the principal
address in behalf of suffrage for wom-
en-, called the attention of Cardinal Glib
bons to the address of Mgr Russell to
the anti -suffragists convention in Wash
ngton, in December, in which the car
dinal was quoted as saying that women
should stay at home.
How can eight million women work
ers of the United States stay at home?
asked Miss Richards. They are bread
winners. They are the makers o.
homes. They want the ballot in orde.
to protect homes which they make ano
support"
Mrs. Pendergast, whose husband is
city controller of New York, argued
for women and the home.
Miss Sara McPick. president OF St
GATHERINGS Welfare Society of New
York. urged suffrage for working
women.
Members of the visiting delegation
were, In addition\to the speakers: Mrs
James Ellington. Jersey City; Miss
Bennett, Brooklyn; Mrs. O'Gorman
Stanton and Mrs. Schuyler Warren, New
York; Mrs. Johnston. Boston; Miss
Campbell, Philadelphia; Mrs. Marvin
Gasch, Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16
Oklahoma Dry Bill Passed.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, February 1s
The Ferguson bone dry liquor bill was
passed by the senate late yesterday and
now goes to the governor for his sigma
ture. The measure was passed by the
house last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16

Theirs all kinds o wives. in
cludin' TIL one who refers t her
husband as my man
Gabe Craw has sold his buck
saw, as 1t cost too much to
grease it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16
SAYS CARDINAL GIBBONS
GAVE SUFFRAGISTS HOPE
Miss Janet Richards Accepts as En-
couraging Prelate's Promise to
Carefully Consider Question.

That Cardinal Gibbons has given
much encouragement to the suffrage
cause Is claimed by Miss Janet Rich
ards. who was one of the speakers for
a delegation of Catholic women from
several of the large cities who were
granted a private audience by the car
dinal in Baltimore Wednesday.
The women pleaded with himkto sup
port suffrage. He withheld all promises,
but said he would give the subject
earnest thought and that his mind is
open to conviction
In 4 subsequent audience to news
paper men, at which the suffrage dele
cation was present, the cardinal said:
This question of suffrage for women
Is most important and far-reaching
Women's sphere in the world is becom-
ing daily more influential. They have
done more than have the men to de-
velop and ChristianiZe the human race
1t is hard for man who has enter.
tanned decided views on a subject fol
fifty years to change those views
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16

Despondent over i'll health, Christian
F. Lindauer shot himself in the breast
with pistol at his home in Baltimore
dying shortly afterward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16
Cardinal to Address Workers.

Cardinal Gibbons who is to confirm
class at st. Aloysius Church Sunday.
is scheduled to address the workers at
Gonzaga Hall tomorrow night 1t had
been planned to have no meeting to-
morrow night, but to receive the final
reports and present the prizes Sunday
night. However, the final reports will
be received Tuesday night and Mgr.
John Eonzano. the apostolic delegate.
will present the four silver loving cups
to the prize winners.
The teams yesterday reported So
S6S.75. The women's division brought in
S4.471.15 ow this amount, the mems di-
vision S1,166. and the executive COM
mittee S631. This makes the total to
date S65.934. Team E, Mrs. ]. G. Has
kell. captain, in the women's division,
and team Z, A. w. Neal, captain. in the
mems division, carried away the cham
piOnship banners for the daN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16

Down South here folks are mighty keen
on sizing things up. We know how to
tell the sheep from the goats. There isn't
much sense trying to pull the wool over
our eyes.
1t must be the way we're raised We pet
over baby talk pretty early. We soon stop
trying to put salt on the birds tails. We
learn it's no use to fib.
Yes-we get pretty wise. And I'm
mighty pleased to know that millions of
men of the South are smoking me
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16

SOVEREIGN. It's compliment it
proves that must be right-tflat must
be of the finest
So, I say to myself am worthy of
these fine friends of mine,-I keep myself
clean, and sweet, and pure, u see to it
that live up to my every promise
And so when my friends refer to my good
old Virginia and Carolina stock, and my
fine, white, clearly home-I certainly am
proud. Because
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-26

of these bees into the box so that they will come in contact with the brood comb. If possible locate and capture the queen bee of this swarm. Place her inside of this box or keep her within your own possession. If the bees all cluster about the box which may be hung on a tree, they may be removed to the colony to be used in front of the old hive. They will inn mediately start crawling up the en- trance board and when they are most all inside place the queen bee in such a position that she is carried in with the rest of the workers. When the queen bee is inside again and the workers have returned to the colony. the swarm has been controlled and the colony will go on as before.
 By noting the above factors which produce swarming and trying to avoid them one will greatly reduce the mum Der of swarms. When bees are swarm ing they are not gathering honey. They are wasting time during the pre- cious season of honey flow and they are exhibiting the fact that the apiary is not managed carefully and that the production of honey is not entirely controlled by the owner.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-26
TAKE CARE OF
 THE ASPARAGUS BED
4 Healthy Growth of Foliage Now Means a Larger Crop of Shoots Next Season.

Don't ignore the asparagus bed now
 that the cutting season is over. It has given you its food contribution:
 LOW see that it has plant food to
 make good growth of foliage. Fer
 tilize and cultivate we'll now to insure
 that strong. healthy growth which is
 essential to a good yield of shoots
 Eext spring.
 That timely advice for gardeners is
 United States Department of Agri-
 culture, Farmers Bulletin S29, As
 paragus," which deals with aspara-
 gus growing both on commercial
 scale and in the home garden. The
 bulletin discusses the culture of this
 vegetable, it's various diseases, fore
 ing, canning, and also good methods of marketing.
 After the cutting season the ridges should be 1eveled and the asparagus bed thoroughly cultivated. says the writer of the bulletin. A good high
 grade fertilizer then should be ap-
 piled at the rate of 1000 to 1,5O0 pounds to the acre A fertilizer con to per cent. of phosphoric acid and
 to per cent. of potash will give good results. Muriate of potash and l1ainit are preferable to sulphate of heavily manured, the nitrogen may be left out of the fertilizer mixture. The fertilizer to be applied should be dis | tributed broadcast over the bed or in a strip on either side of the row and | thoroughly mixed with the surface soil by narrowing or cultivation. Flat cultivation should be practiced after Fhe cutting season.
 In many sections the asparagus plants are cut down as soon as the berries turn red and after drying ff1ciently they are burned to destroy any disease germs or insects that may be present. In regions where severe freezes occur it is doubtful whether the cutting and burning of aspara gus tops is advisable. The old tops hold the snow and prevent deep freezing and the blowing of soil. Some grow CTS thoroughly harrow the bed after
 the tops are removed, others throw a slight ridge over the row, but ridg- ing is not necessary unless there is i danger of Injury by severe freezing during the winter. Where land is in- clined to wash, cultivating and ridg- ing in the fall are objectionable.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-26
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

The indications are that prices will be as high, or even higher, this year than ever before. There are some sections of the state which are taking this matter in hand successfully. The Cooperative Purchasing Association Of Bristol has been eminentIy so and has saved many hundreds of dollars to it's members.
 Briefly stated, a plan for carrying out this work involves the formation of an association of farmers who shall pool their orders and through their manager buy in carloads lots for cash. Such an association should be incor- porated under the Cooperative Law of the state of Connecticut in order to limit the individual liability Far iTg one or more shares of stock at from $10.o0 to $50-00 per share. This of course would not furnish money enough to buy the sight draft when q car arrived but members. by notSg CT cash, could advance funds at the rangements can be established with the banks for assistance in handling the business.
 There is no reason why, with few such organizations in the state, there should not also be federation of all of them with a central state office, through which all orders could be placed with a competent man to han de them. This would still further in crease the size of the business and make possible the securing of rock bottom prices and enable the local essociations to get better service
 There is no use wasting time dis cussing whether or not this thing can be one. It is being done in other states. Can Connecticut farmers fol- low the lead d?-Guy c. Smith, Connec- ticut Agricultural College.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-26

ease which caused nearly all of the fruit to decay. This disease may be controlled by spraying and although it is too late to give the first spraying which is recommended, i. e., just be- fore the blossoms open, we can spray just after blooming.
 Use Bordeaux mixture, 4-4-50, with CT without the addition of a poison for the Rose Chafer. The leaves should be sprayed as well as the branches, care being used to cover each berry in the bunch. Repeat the treatment two or three times, at in tervals of ten days or two weeks, de- pending upon the weather.
 sooty BIotch and Ely speck.
 Prepare to spray your apples during Blotch and Fly Speck. These two dis eases are the ones which spoil the appearance of so many of our apples. Use the summer strength Lime Sul- phur. with a poison added for tie brood of the Codlin Moth; Bordeaux mixture with a poison, Pyrox, or any of the other summer spray materials If you wish clean fruit you must spray.
 Peach Leaf Curl. Peach leaf curl has been very prev alent in many sections this season. The diseased foliage is characterized by a, thickened. distorted and wrinkled condition of the foliage. The affected leaves vary III color. sometimes be- ing grayish, or they may become bright colored. The effect of the dis ease is to weaken the tree because the function of the foliage is impaired. On badly affected trees the fruit itself may drop.
 The control is by thorough spraying with lime sulphur solution in the spring. making the application at least two weeks before the buds start growth It is too late to do anything for affected trees this year. The grower who is now having trouble with the leaf curl can do nothing but resolve to spray carefully next spring before the leaves come out. - s. P. Hollister, Connecticut Agricultural College.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-26
BUILDING AND BUSINESS.
Increase in Bank cIearings-Few New
 Building Projects.

The ciearings of the Hartford banks for the past week in comparison with the same week of last year, show a gain of 12-6 per cent and those of New Haven for the same period a gain of 5.3 per cent.
 Sales of real estate for the past week as shown by the number of warranty deeds filed in the cities Of the state during the past week, as reported in The Commercial Record, numbered 522. which compares with SIS in the same week of last year. Mortgage loans for the week totaled s13I9gs0 as against S1, ,342, S34 in the like week of 1916.
 Petitions in bankruptcy for the past week numbered three, with total as sets of $2161 and liabilities of $5,191. A year ago in the corresponding week there were seven petitions filed, hav- ing total assets of S9,235 and total lia- bilities of $32, ,T94.
 New companies formed in Connec- ttcut during the past week numbered -5 as against eight in 1916. The capital stock of the companies for the past week amounted to $1,122, 900, comparing with S259,000 for the eight companies a year ago
 Building permits were issued last week in the cities of New Haven, Hartford. Bridgeport. Waterbury, Stamford and New Britain to the work to cost s279,405. A year ago in the same cities, 147 permits were is sued for construction work to cost S504. .23o.
 Contracts awarded last week include an addition to a hospital in New Ha- ven; building for the Christian Un- ion. addition to mill plant, block of stores and a number of smaller con tracts in Bridgeport; new brick church a number of one and two-fan nlily houses and an addition to the electric light plant in Waterbury; brick gar age in Ansonia, small schoo1llouse in Middletown, residence work in Green wich. and a number of houses in Hartford. besides smaller contracts in various parts of the state.
 Among the new projects of the past