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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26
Canadian Flyers Going to Fl. Worth

FORT WORTH, Texas, August 25.-
Fort Worth's three aviation training
camps. It was announced here today,
will consist of two for Canadian stu
dents and one for American flyers The
construction engineers will arrive Nom
day to pick out the sites. which will be
fifteen to twenty miles apart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26
True Fathers Of Settlement.

y
1t was during Gov. FendalPs brief and
inglorious administration"
True Fathers of Settlement.
Mr. Farquhar, the annalist of Sandy
Spring. says that the true fathers Of
Sandy Spring neighborhood were not
the first settlers; that neither Maj.
Bradford. nor the Richardson's, nor
Charles Beall. nor Benjamin Berry had
much to do with laying the foundation.
and that 1t was left to another band
Immediately following to form the in
situations. impress the character and
affix the name. After paying a tribute
to the zeal and labors of George Fox.
he stated: And so it is that George
Fox, though never here in person, was
the founder of Sandy Spring"
The origin of the name Sandy Spring
is obscure. The spring is an excellent
one. The water is pure and cold
There seems now to be no particular
reason why it should be called Sandy
Spring. There Is a tradition that II
was so called because the water bubbled
UP through white sand, and it Is also
said that the sand was in much request
by olden housekeepers, or at least by
housekeepers in the olden time, as a
material for securing. The spring is
now walled up and is quite far of a
Description Of Spring.
The annalist of Sandy Spring has the
following to say on the subject of the
spring:
NO longer does the water bubble up
through the white sand that gave the
spring its name, SO famous once that
the neighbors sent to it, some distance
round, on account Of it's peculiar scour-
ing and polishing excellence. Where
the red Indian stopped to drink. I'M
fastening the wild beasts skin from his
swarthy neck; where the white man
chasing the deer. the wolf and the bear
first parted the tangled wildwood that
clustered thick over the clear, refresh
ing fountain. we now only see the plain.
ordinary spring of our common fields.
Wagon loads of stone, together with
alluvial deposits of other soil. have
almost covered the large original basin,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26
Character of Sandy Spring.

Sandy Spring is a village, a neighbor-
hood and a community. 1t is a very
small village mere hamlet, having
financial institutions whose business
and resources are as large as many city
institutions of a similar kind which are
called great 1t has civic betterment
or community betterment associations
which are old, flourishing and progress
sive. The financial institutions are the
First National Bank of Sandy Spring.
the Savings Institution of Sandy
Spring and the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Montgomery County.
Among the community betterment asso-
Citations are a farmers club which
dates from 1874 and a womans society,
called the Association for Mutual I'M
provement, which was organized in
Farquhar wrote In those of annals of
Sandy Spring which he began in 1858
and continued until 1909: 1T is a pure
and heightened association, which has
set healthful example to the sex, null
tiplying. ramifying, divergfng In more
ways than can here be described"
There is a Sandy Spring Lyceum Com
pany, whose record of lectures and 9TH
er entertainments to which Friends sub
scribe goes back over a period of more
than half a century. There iskas county
high school of enviable fame, called
the Sherwood High School. which be-
gan its existence as a FriendS Acad-
envy, and was called Sherwood after
the name of the home of Benjamin Rust
and his wife, Mary l.. Roberts, who
gave the property and were the found
ers of the school
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

o. SANDY SPRING MEETING HOUSE
MEETING HOUSE
IS CENTURY old
Friends of Sandy Spring Are
Observing 0ccasion-Many
Speakers Heard.
COMMUNITY QUAINT ONE

The Friends OF Sandy Spring are cele-
brating the centennial of the Sandy
Spring Meeting House. There was a
session of public speaking at the his
toric meeting house yesterday, and.
following an address of welcome by
Alban G. Thomas. short addresses were
made by George b. Miller, Thomas L.
Moore, Julia u. Ewes. Arthur b. Far
quhar. Robert n. Hallowell. w ID.
Hartshorne Mary G. Brooke and others.
Their remarks were congratulatory
and reminiscent. When the speaking
had come to an end the Friends made
pilgrimage to the famous spring half
a milo south of the meeting house.
Supper was served on the green, which
extends from the west front of the
meeting house to a close growth of
dark and heavy woodland, which the
Friends call the Forest, in memory OF
those remote days when. as Quaker
chronicler has written. IAN unbroken
forest covered the whole region, except
in few spots where the wfgwams OF
the native Indians showed around them
little patches OF corn and tobacco, so
few and far between as scarce to break
the face Of the primeval wilderness.
Pictures of the PAST
In the evening there was a meeting
at which pictures of the past were
presented. These were mental pictures
OF long-ago happenings at Sandy
Spring. and much of the history and
anecdote of the neghborhood were
gone over. Today there Is a meeting
for worship, at which Mordecai 7. Fus-
sell will preach and Gilbert Russell DIR.
o. f. Janney and John r. Cary will
speak. At noon u basket luncheon will
he held on the lawn in the grove before
the meeting house. and in the after
noon Mary Bentley Thomas will read
a paper on The Early History of the
Sandy Spring Meeting: paper pre-
pared by DR.. Francis Thomas on THE
Building of the Meeting House and
After" will be read: Charles w. Pretty
man will speak on What Sandy Spring
Has Meant to Montgomery County," and
Henry E. Davis and Allan Farquhar
will make addresses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26
Seventeen Miles From Capital.

The hamlet of Sandy Spring is seven
Star building. The usual way of trav-
cling there from Washington is over
the It'll street road to Brightwood,
Silver Spring and Sligo. At Sligo the
better road slants to the northwest and
passes Woodside, Wheaton, Glenmore.
Norbeck and Olney. The automobile
road ends at olney. A dirt road. fair
in fair weather. but unfair in other
kinds of weather. strikes to the right,
runs southeast for mile and a small
fraction and then takes a northwestern
slant for a mile, when IL enters Sandy
Spring Another way to travel to
Sandy Spring is to turn to the right at
Sligo. taking the Colesville-As
pike, which leads by Alton farm. over
Sligo creek and by Four Corners. Burnt
Mills, White Oak, Colesville, Ednor and
Ashton to Sandy Spring
The Sandy Spring neighborhood is
extensive and cannot be defined with
precision. The Friends of Sandy Spring
have crossed the old border line and
non-Friends have made dents and
breaches in the old line. but generally
the Friends will tell you that the
| Sandy Spring neighborhood extends
west from the Sandy Spring Meeting
| House to Olney, two miles, northwest
| to Brookeville three miles, east TO the
upper Patuxent river three miles,
| southeast to Spencerville four miles
straight and Ave by road and south 10
| Colesville five miles. straight and six
\ by road. The hamlets of Ashton. Ednor
| Olney and Brighton might be called
| subcommittee OF the Sandy Spring
1 community.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26
Picturesque Scene

A few feet of the south side Of tho
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26
Friends Meeting House.

Opposite the general store and post
Office a road leads south from the main
road and after a few hundred yards
brings one to the Friends Meeting
House. At the west front is the green
on which the first frame meeting house
stood. At the north and east sides of
the meeting house is the cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

effect for a little more than one year.
1t was during Gov. Fendalrs brief and
inglorious administration"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

ders. George Pattison and two preach
ers named bankers and Sluyter. who
left Journal of their travels in Mary
land in 1679-S0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
Mrs. Sanger Loses
Case Against Official
Birth Control Advocates Law
yer May Seek Removal
of Albany Mayor

From a $40 Correspondent n The Tribune
Albany. May 5. The charge brought
by Mrs. Margaret II. Sanger, Of New
York. against Commissioner Of Pub
lie Safety J. sheldon Frost, Of this
city, for refusing to allow her TO give
a birth control lecture at Harmanus-
Blocker Hall. several weeks ago, were
dismissed to-day by Mayor Stevens
after a stormy hearing.
Commissioner Frost said he stopped
the lecture on the ground that it would
be unlawful and detrimental to the
morals of the city. Jonah j. Goldstein,
attorney for Mrs. Sanger, charged that
Frosts action was an infringement on
free speech. After the decision was an
nounced he declared he would attempt
TO carry the case to a higher tribunal
to seek the removal Of the Mayor.
Mn GoldStein declared the cards
were stacked against him" When his
request TO permit stenographer to
take the record OF the hearing was re-
fused he said there was no use Of
going further with the case lie refused
10 produce any further testimony. The
two specific charges against Mr.. Frost
were that he refused to permit the
lecture and would Eve no reason for
doing so, even refusing TO read Mrs.
SangerS address.
Corporation Counsel Arthur l.. An
drews, for the commissioner. said both
charges were admitted, and that there
fore there was no necessity for a rec
ord. Mr.. Goldstcin said he wanted R
record on which to appeal the case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
Preparedness Begins
In Your Own Garden
The tollotoing deals Nth. testing

The tollowing deals With. testing
of seeds:
Seed of the varieties best adapted to
local conditions should be used as far
as available All seed should be tested
for termination before,sowing and the
rate OF sowing of AMI that does not
terminate well shoulf be increased
sufficiently to insure the use OF a
proper amount Of live seed.
Most Of the commoner seeds may be
tested for termination easily and
quickly. Take fair sample Of the
seed to be planted and count 100
seeds Fold a newspaper so there viii
be a dozen thicknesses, 6 by y inches;
soak il in water. squeeze out so II viii
not drip and lay on uinncr plate.
Place the seeds on the paper 80 they
will not touch each other and fold the
wet paper over the Top TO cover them.
Turn another dinner plate over this
and keep AZ room temperature for four
or ile day.
Then examins the seeds and count
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
PLAYERS and Fans to Drill
American Association to Use
Parks as Training Grounds

Louisville. Ky, May "a course IN
military training. open to the public
as well as to the players of the various
baseball teams in the circuit, VIII be
instituted, according to President
Thomas J. Hickey Of the American As
ISOLATION.
proved the plan" President Hickey
said. "The War Department has been
asked 20 supply a regular army man
as drill master. who will be stationed
at the ball park in each American As
ISOLATION city. When a club Is at
home he will drill the players as well
as the public. When the team is away
from home he will give his attention
entirely to those citizens who desire
TO avail themselves of his instruction.
Each drill master will be paid 500
a month by the American Association
in addition to his army salary.
"The ball parks will be open to the
public for drill morning, afternoon and
evening In this way it is hoped that
every one. regardless Of his hours Of
leisure, who wishes TO begin the task
of fitting himself for military service
will be able to avail himself of the in
struction.
at is realized that balt players arc
not in an occupation which may be
called absolutely necessary. We re
alize that because OF this and the
fact that they are necessarily in fine
condition, those among them
who would be affected by any scheme
of universal liability to military ser.
vice would be among the first called
to the colors.
at has been indicated. however.
that it will be the policy of the War
Department TO leave undisturbed in
their occupations all men who may
be subject to service if they are re-
ceiving military instruction. Thus, by
instituting military training the clubs
are guarding against the los which
might be occasioned by the sudden
calling up Of the younger members OF
each team.
at is felt that public service will
be performed by afording to the citi-
zens of American Association cities an
for learning at least the
rudiments of military drill"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
Kitchin Leads Southern OPP
position in the Ways and
Means Committee
Split on Excess Profits
No Agreement in Sight on
Amount Of Levy To
Be Laid

Washington, May 8. A tax Of $3.50 A
hale on cotton, proposed as a revenue
measure in the House Ways and Means
Committee, to-day, by Representative
Moore. Of Philadelphia, stirred up bit
ter sectional fight.
Led BY Chairman iKtchn, who halls
from North Carolina. big cotton pro-
Gucing state. the Southerners fell upon
MIR. Moore, who was instantly rem
forced. however, by a Northern and
Western contingent, which has been
listening to Secretary Houston's charge
that the South has been buying from
$500 .OOO. 900 to S7O0,OOO,OOO worth of
foodstuffs from the West every year.
II the South could be induced to feed
itself. the answer TO the food situation
would be reached, some Of the commit
tee members urged, and they declared
that nothing would aid so much in that
direction as the knowledge that there
would be a fairly heavy tax imposed
on cotton production.
Southern members, who heard the
proposal. came swarming towards the
committee room. One of the most
vociferous was Representative Rags
dale. of South Carolina, who assured
committee members as they came out.
one by one, that the tax would never
be passed in hundred years.
The committee is split wide open on
the excess profits tax with no agree
ment in sight, despite the announce
ment that the committee would com
plete the bill tonight. 1t is doubtful
now if the bill can be reported Monday.
Other taxes discussed to-day with a
view to>bringing the total up to the
81 500 900 900 desired, were one on ad-
vertising. both for newspapers and
magazines, one on jewelry, and one on
pipe lines.
House Democrats again are looking
with favor on applying a graduated
scale TO excess profits taxes, once sug-
geStoG DN SECRETARY MChuOV. '"H''NNi
alton was given proposal to-day 10
strike out all exemptions and SUBSTITUTE
for the subcommittee plan Of doubling
the present excess profits tax scale
of 10 per cent on businesses paying
from s to II per cent, 1 ) on those pay
ing % 10 30 per cent and % on those
paying so per cent and upward. Another
PROPOSAL was to increase the present
tax of per cent to only IA, instead of
16, as planned by the subcommittee.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Rooms to-day discussed the proposed
zone system rate for second class mail
matter before the committee. lndica-
tons later we're that reductions would
be made in the plan now in the bill so
as to lower the rate for the berefit of
newspaper circulation within a radius
of $50 miles Of the place of publication
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
Undue Economy Opposed
Marks Says Business Suffers
by Hysterical Saving

Borough President Marks urged member
Of the Mozart Society yesterday. at their an
nua white and gold breakfast, at the Hotel
Astor not 20 be Historically economical.
The note Of our President has produced
an effect he certainly did not intend 10 pro-
duce." said Mr. Marks. His call for
economy in the use of foodstuffs Busn IS
men are already feeling the III effect caused
by undue economy in matters not connected
in any way with the food supply.
Panic and hysteria are always unfortu-
nate and are bound IN bring serious loss.
Our whole business fabric is woven with the
thread Of mutual confidence. When that is
destroyed business fails. and that is what -
threatened now. Loss Of confidence in bust
ness results in throwing men and women out
Of employment. The purchasing power Of
the people is thereby reduced. and the effect
is like hitting the first OF row Of bricks
The whole row is apt 20 totter.
Because economy IS urged on food there
is no reason why should unduly restrict
our other purchases. should we hoard
either money or foodstufIs.''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
500 Acres Planted
By Lawyers Club
In Food Campaign
Appeals Sent to 300 Clubs
in Country to Start
Gardens

The Lawyers Club Of New York,
which recently appealed TO its members
to raise an acre of vegetables each, an
nounced yesterday that five hundred
acres have been planted. Many mem
bers have pledged themselves to plant
more than one acre. One will raise
eighty acres Of foodstuiTs.
To extend the movement among club
men throughout the country. the club
yesterday sent an appeal TO 300 other
clubs in the United States urging them
to begin similar campaigns.
A meeting of representatives or clubs
cooperating with the lawyers will be
held Tuesday afternoon. The war com
mittee will meet Wednesday to perfect
other plans.
The clubs that cooperate in the move.
ment will also be asked to urge their
local hotels and restaurant to adopt the
Lawyers Clubs plan of striking from
menus all dishes composed Of portions
of calf, baby lamb and sucking pig.
Thousands of pounds of food are
wasted annually, it is declared, by the
Navy Opens Food Bids
Bids were opened yesterday at the
navy yard, in Brooklyn, for 100000
pounds of -four and $4,000 pounds Of
butter, TO be used BY Uncle Sans
jackies. The price to he paid by the
government will be based on the mar
ket price of butter, and that of wheat
on the exchanges on the day the orders
are placed.
Bidders were interested in learning
that the government does not intend
to adhere on all bids to its policy of
blind prices, TO be fixed later by Presi
dent Wilson. Bidders on navy con-
tracts opened April 10 were amazed
several days ago when they received
from Paymaster c. S. Williams large
orders based on their bids, with an ac-
companying note stating that the goods
were to be furnished Immediately and
the price would be fixed later by the
government.
Prices Unusually High
II was learned yesterday that gov
eminent officials believed the bids made
on April 10 were nigh. indicating ac
tivity by spectators. Bidders who re-
ccived the blind orders were notified
yesterday 70 forward detailed accounts
20 the government.
Steinway e. Sons, piano manufactur-
ers, yesterday turned over to their en-
rloyes in the Steinway Civic and Ath-
letc Association two hundred acres of
land in Long Island City, on which the
piano makers will raise potatoes. The
plan resulted from a conference be-
tween S. Howard Lesh. of the Steinway
firm, and Vice President Marshall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

out those which have terminated and
if there are still seeds which have
neither terminated nor decayed, wet
the paper again if necessary and set
away for two or three days more, and
again count those which have germi-
mated. This shows the proportion OF
live seed, and the proper rate of seed
irg is determined accordingly.
Those who do not care to test seed
at home should remember that seed is
tested for termination. without charge.
by most Of the state agricultural ex-
pertinent stations, BY the Seed Labora-
tory. United States Department OF
Agriculture. Washington. and by the
seed-testing laboratories maintained
by the United States Department OF
Agriculture in cooperation with state
agricultural colleges and experiment
stations.
DO not under any circumstances run
tie risk OF losing crop and wasting
your labor and fertilizer tL-ou.n
planting seed that will not grow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

Totals ...........iOi.5s5.77s si9.4O5.s7s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
Tin Plate Embargo
BY America Urged

Washington, May 3.-"Place an en-
barge on exports of tinplate, which IS
going out of the country at the rate
Of 100000 pounds a month, and the
government officials and the rest of US
will not have TO worry about any
shortage Of tin cans"
This statement was made by rep
resentative of one of the largest can
ming factories in the United States.
He declared that it has been figured
that the shortage amounted 10 approx
imately 3,5OO,O00,000 cans, and added:
"If there had been an embargo on
exports Of tinplate during the war
there would have been saved TO US
100 .9O0,33s pounds of tinplate."
Immediate necessity Of an embargo
on tinplate for cans needed in pre-
serving foods products also was urged
in the Senate to-day during the de
bate on the food situation.
The following table shows exports
Of tinplate during the eight months
period ended February, 1913, a pre-
war period. and the corresponding
period in the present fiscal year 1917:
Eight months ending February
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
War Widows Eager
To Wed Ohio Plumbers

In "The American Magazine we are
told that the members Of a plumbing
firm in Ohio, who have published their
own photographs on their advertise
ments, have been besieged with offers
of marriage from the warning coun-
tries.
because Of our extensive advertis.
ing" they say. I'VE receive thousands
Of photographs. recommendations. let
ters and direct proposals Of marriage
from Europe. sent US By women in al
conditions OF life whose mates have
been killed in war"
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-03-09
Pioneer Mother PASSES Away.

A pioneer citizen has been called
away, beloved figure IL missed, a
gentle. loving voice is stilled on eartn
for evermore. Grandma Richardson,
widely known and beloved, passed
to her reward. Monday. March .,
1917. at $40 a. M.
She leaves one son, W. +. Richard
'on; one daughter, Mrs. Jessie Ben
hett; three grand-sons. Cecil and Her.
bert Richardson and Basil Bennett f:
one brother. W. II. Wylcy, of Ncbias-
ga City, Nebraska; two sisters, Mrs.
and Mrs. r.. ". Knapp. Of Rome, New
York: two sisters n-law. many nicces
and ncphcWs, with scores Of friends
TO mourn her loss.
Miss Laura Nylcy was born ia West
Norland Oneida county. New York.
July 81. 1874, and was married to
John 4. Richardson In April, 1857.
She moved with her husband to
Ontario, Canada: then 10 Bu'raln.
New York. then coming West. They
settled AZ kynsas City Missouri. and
Don removed tn Forest city. where
they both lived until called home.
Grabdm2's CHEEKY patience and low.
ing Kindness wa an inspiration t. all
who came into her presence. Her
long life was not vithou, IT, bitter
experiences. She had seen laid away
in the solemn tomb husband. -four
children, a son-in-laW. grandchild.
besides other dear kindred. For the
last few years she has suffered o
great deal. yet she remained the same
4
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-03-09

Stalcy and family. returned TO her
home In Kansas City, Kansas, last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Emerson
aad daughter. Mrs. j. l.. Andlcr and
her little daughter, Lcnorc, spent Fri
day Of last week ut the Robert Plum
mer home.
j. l.. Andler and family and
Misses Frances and Roberta Emer-
son sDcnt Sunday, between services,
ut the home of their cousin, Ed Evans
and family, Of kimscy district.
Miss Marie Murray gave "Pro-
grcssive Rock" party, last Friday
night. The evening was very pleas
antly spent. At u late hour refresh
mcnts were served. Those present
were: Mr., and Mrs. VIII Murray and
family; Misses Dale Nichols, Mildred
Ellis, Leila Williams, Frances and
Roberta Emerson, Pauline Wright,
Cecil Fitzmaurice. Marjorie Cason,
Charlotte Bond, Mabel Kinney and
Ida and Ethel Field. and Messrs.
Francis Fitzmaurice, Fred and John
Cason, George and Lee. Field, Herman
Kinney. Ralph, Paul and Donald En-
erson and Everett Wright.
VERITAS.