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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-03
GETTING READY FOR SERVICE.
Snagboat York Soon to Be Employ
ed in Sea Wall Building.

To be used in seawall building along
the nacostiaA river. where improve
ments are in progress, the United States
Army engineer service snagboat York
is at the engineer service wharf at the
upper end of the harbor being made
ready for the service. Within the next
week she will be taken to point on the
Anacostia above the Anacostia bridge
and the work of building the stone wall
along the edges of the deepened water
way will be started. The stone for the
work will be brought from the quarries
on the Virginia side of the river above
Georgetown.
The dredge Capt. Talcott continues
to make good progress In the dredging
and reclamation work along the upper
end of the Anacosta and is digging and
pumping ashore each week large guam
titles of material.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-03
TO GIVE MIDSUMMER MAsQUE.
Children to Entertain at Brookland
This Evening.

The second annual midsummer
masque to be presented a Brook1and is
to be given this evening at o'clock.
This years pageant will represent
American songs. including "YaEkee
Doodle" and others typical of America.
Following folk dances by children from
the public schools. under the direction
of Miss Lois Gladding. songs of all ma
tions will be represented.
Miss Jean holster, who arranged and
directed last summers entertainment,
will superintend the presentation of
this years program. The play will be
presented on the terrace of the rose
garden at the home Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Daniels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-03
CAT TALES.
REGIMENT TO HAVE ORGAN.
Third D. c. Infantry Also to Be
Given Hymn Books by Women. ,

The Cd Infantry of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia no"
in camp at Fort Myer. is to have an
organ and hymn books Funds for TINS
were appropriated Wednesday at
meeting of the Woman's Relief Asso-
citation in the home of Mrs. Wiillam =.
Harvey. wife of the commandant OF the
National Guard 1744 Lamont street.
An appropriation of 500 was also
made for Red Cross work.
All women are urged to hold their
right hands over their heatrs When the
national anthem is played, in a reso-
luton presented by a special committee
and adopted unanimously.
An appeal was made for comfort klts
to be distributed among the District
soldiers, who are expected to leave
Washington next week for the canton
ment at Admission. Ala.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-03
Suffragists Preserving Plums.

Quarts of plum butter and plum jelly,
put up while the temperature is highest
and prices are lowest. are stored in
long rows on the pantry shelves Of the
National American Woman Suffrage
headquarters, 1925 Rhode Island ave-
nue.. These are the response to date of
Mrs Frank M. Roessing. headquarters
chairman. to the Presidents appeal to
women to preserve the fruit crops
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-03
Fer Tuskegee Clipping Bureau.

For the purpose of making it pos
sible for agents of the bureau of in
dustrial information. composed of Tus-
kegeeans living in Washington. to CO.
operate most fully in the movement
for food conservation, a press clippin g
bureau has been established. II Is
planned through this bureau to keep
the food conservation mana cement in
formed concerning the places and dates
OF conventions and gatherings of COL
ored Americans throughout the United
States. The agents will seek the active
support of all patriotic Americans In
the conservation of foodstuffs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-03
Prosperity Bulletin No. a
COL. J. M. ARRASMITH RETIRES
Iowan Entered the Army as Private
in Nav, 1872,

Col. James NJ. Arrasmith Of the 50th
Infantry, stationed at Syracuse, N. Y.
has been placed on the retired list OF
the Army and ordered to his home. Ac-
ton was taken by direction OF the
President on the application Of Col
Arrasmith. That officer entered the
Army as private in May, 1872, and was
COMM sioned second lieutenant I'd U. S
Infantry. in July. 1888. His entire serv-
ice in the Regular Army has cen in the
infantry arm. in which he recently
reached the grade of colonel.
For few months during the Philip
pine Instruction in 1899. he was in the
Volunteer Army as a major and chief
commissary Of subsistence. He is a ma
tive of Iowa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-03
WATCHING TRADE CONDITIONS.
Retail Merchants Secretary Visiting
Larger Cities.

Charles j. Columbus, secretary of the
Retail Merchants Association, is in
New York. where he plans to investf-
gate new trade conditions developed
through the war. Mr.. Columbus plans
to visit several cities. but most of his
time Will be spent in New York, where
he is to attend conference to be par
ticipated in by 100 representative mer-
chants.
Before leaving Washington Mr.. Co
lumbus arranged for the printing and
distribution Of the war rules" recently
approved by the Retail Merchants AS
ISOLATION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Marguerite Mann has filed suit in the
District Supreme Court for an absolute
divorce from William Mann. In her
petition. flied through Attorney Mark
Stearman, the plaintiff states that they
were married at Ellicott City. Nd. June
1, 1913 and that there are no children.
The defendant is charged with miScon-
duct. The plaintiff also requests that
she be permitted to resume her maiden
name
Bylaws are to be adopted at a meet
ing of the Washington Athletic Club
Monday evening at o'clock at the
Shoreham Hotel.
By the terms of the will of Mary A.
C. Bevens. dated December 10 last, her
entire estate is left to Mount st. Sepul-
chre, the Franciscan monastery at
Brookland Attorney r. Newton Dom
aklson fled the will for probate.
Lucinn A. Clarke, senior member of
the timber and wood handling firm of
I. A. Clarke & Son. at the foot of 10th
street southwest. is seriously i'll at his
home, 1859 Euclid street.
The Volunteer Guard of the Home
Defense League. W. A. Warfield. cap
tain, is to hold a meeting and drill
tonight at o'clock at the Dunbar
High School Following a short drill,
w +. Emo, director of the league. and
Maj Raymond Pullman, superintendent
Of police. will make addresses on the
plan and scope of the organization
William w. Greene, stenOErnphfc ex-
pert and verbatim reporter for six
years in the Department of Agricul-
/, ture. resigned Wednesday to accept APP
pointment for similar work in the De-
partment of Commerce at a larger sal
AIRY.
A meeting of the Silver Spring-Lin-
den-Forest Glen, Md, Auxiliary, Ameri-
can Red Cross, is to be held at the pub
lie school at Woodside, Montgomery
county, Nd, on Monday evening at s
o'clock. according to announcement
made today.
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Luctnn A. Clarke, senior member OF
the timber and wood handling firm of
I. A. Clarke & Son. at the foot of 10th
street southwest. is seriously i'll at his
home, 1859 Euclid street
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-01

At the beginning of 1917 there were
over fifty counties employing farm de.
monstration agents and so assisting
the Division of Extension of the Uni
versity of Tennessee in the state agri-
cultural educational work
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-01
COW TESTING PROVES
POPULAR WITH FARMERS
This Is Explained Ry the Fact That
Profits Increase--What Cow-Test-
ing Associations Do.

(By C. A. Hutton, Division of Exten-
sion, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville)
Where there are enough COWS to
justify the action on the part of farm
ers, cow-testing associations are de-
sirable. Several communities are al
ready organized and have testers en-
ployed.
Conditions for contrasting associa-
ton are ideal when there are 400 COWS
in about rs herds Several Tennes-
see counties are coming up to this
standard.
A cow-testing association will do
much for any dairy community.
1t furnishes an exact record of pro-
duction of each cow in the herd, with
record of the cost of feed consumed
and the net profit per COW. About one
third Of the cows in Tennessee are
kept at loss. 1t enables one to weed
out the improbable cows.
The records of production enable
one to feed more intelligently and
more economically. 1t. is common
practice to feed all the cows in the
herd alike Under these conditions
the poor cows will receive too much,
and the good ones will not get enough.
The proper way is to feed each COW in
proportion to the amount of milk she
gives. When this practice is adopted
it usually results in greater production
of milk at less cost for feed
The tester is able to advise with the
owner each month in regard to the
most economical feed to use, and also
to balance the ratlons for the owner.
The members can cooperate in buy
ing eottonseed meal land other feed
stuffs in carload lots, thus effecting a
saving.
Cew-testing associations stimulate
community breeding, exchange of
bulls, and spirit of friendly rivalry,
and foster better social spirit in the
community.
1t enables one to tell which are the
best cows from which to raise heifer
| calves.
| The cost is triae as compared to
the returns.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-01
BEES NEED PROTECTION
OH TENNESSEE FARMS
Government Has Found That Hives
Well Insulated Give Best Results
in Every Case.
(By G. e. Bartholomew, Division OF
Extension, University of Tennes-
see, Knoxville.)

(By c. e. Bartholomew, Division OF
Extension, University of Tonnes
see, Knoxville.)
Tennessee in 1908 was third in the
number of colonies Of bees among all
Of the states in the union. She does
not hold that record now. Her col
onies have been destroyed, partly by
that dreaded disease, foul brood, and
partly because the colonies have not
been protected from the Tennessee
winters.
On this subject of insulation, the
chief of the bureau Of entomology of
the United States Department OF Ag-
riculture has said some things that are
worth the attention of every Tennes-
see farmer.
Beekeepers have repeatedly claimed
that excessive insulation Is even more
detrimental in winter than insufficient
insulation, because of the failure of
the colony to warm up on bright days.
To test this theory, colony was pack
ed, In the fall Of 1915, with 1s inches
OF sawdust on all sides, top, and bot
tom. Temperature records were made
ct frequent intervals every day
throughout the winter and spring. The
colony remained in excellent condition
in every respect throughout the win
ter, being little affected by high winds,
and after brood rearing began 1t built
up with great rapidity. Then, 20 cen
tinue observation on the effect of In
sulation or the building up OF the col
ony, the packing was allowed to re.
main all summer. Except for the i'm.
/ possibility Of manipulating the colony.
/ It remained in excellent condition. It
J seems clear, therefore, that beekeepers
need not fear any detrimental results
from abundant insulation.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-01
GRADE THE FARM PRODUCTS.

If farmers in Tennessee are to make
the most from their farms, they must
grade the products they put upon the
market, according to w. A. Schoenfeld,
specialist in marketing and rural or
ganization, of the Division of Extern
sion of the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville.
He points out that at visit which
he made to Chicago he found Arkan-
sas sweet potatoes competing with
Tennessee potatoes. At that time the
potatoes from Tennessee were not
graded Every size possible was in the
containers from this state, The ArKan.
sas potatoes were selling by grades
as follows: Prime, 80 cents; Choice,
rs cents; Jumbo, 60 cents. The I'M
graded Tennessee potatoes were sell
ing for SIS cents a bushel 1t would
have paid the shippers of these pota.
toes to grade.
This corresponds with the shippers
experience around Gleason. When they
first started the, shipments several
years ago they got a price of $100
a bushel in bulk in the car.
Now they find that they must grade
their products to sell them.
The buying public demands we'll
arranged products, and the farmer
who heeds the signs OF the times viii
watch the markets.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-01
Citizens Of Weakley County
Can Be Proud Of the
Work They Did
DO IT THE GREENFIELD WAY
Any Town Can Take the Leadership
and Can Conduct a Genuine Educa-
tlonal campaign--Greenfield's TWO
day chautauqua Sets the Standard.
(By Charles A. Keiier, Director, Diyi-
sion OF Extension, University of
Tennessee.1

Weakley county. Tennessee. Is work
Ing out the problem of toHn.and-coun-
try unity, and a November meeting in
Greenfield, an enterprising little town
Of that county, marks forward step
IN community development. The
Greenfield preachers and the Green
field business men put their heads to-
gother. and with the assistance of the
Greenfield women, planned and car
ried out a two days Farmers Free
ChautauQua. The worst thing about
the affair was it's name, for in the
public mind the Chautauqua move
meut Is largely matter OF entertain
meat. while the Greenfield meeting
was in the best sense educational.
The preachers opened their church,
es, and one OF them presided, making
an admirable leader. His church,
which seats FIVE hundred people, was
crowded throughout the sessions. In
the mornings there was general pro-
gram for men and women. The after
noon was devoted to separate meet
ings for men and women, two church
es being used.
Throughout, there was inspiring mu-
sic. furnished by quartettes from coun-
try churches. The subjects discussed
were of the most practical nature:
Cooperation, good roads, live stock.
seed selection, diversified farming, the
relation of the town to the surround
ing community, extension work in az
riculture, the rural church, education,
crop rotation, soil building, canning
and corn clubs, civic Improvement and
rest rooms, home, school and church,
parent-teaehers' associations, eugen-
ics-a wide range, handled by men
and women who knew what they we're
talking about. Two excellent SER
mons were delivered by visiting cler-
gymen, and the other speakers were
about equally divided between mer
and women of the county and visitors
An interesting feature Of the Chau
tauqua was the dinner; it was pro-
yided by the business men and served
by the ladies of the town. A big dou-
Bile store room was utilized and five
long tables with places for $50 guests
we're filed more than twice each day.
The dinner was good example of
what organization can accomplish
the great crowd was served quickly,
quietly and well
Who was there? Everybody; the
town was full of vehicles--autos, wag-
ons, buggies-hundreds of country
people had accepted the invitation of
the churches and business men of
Greenfield.
And the best part of the occasion
was the get-together spirit every
where manifest. The merchants were
not trying to trap purchasers, the
preachers were not PROSECUTING, the
farmers were aloof, the women were
not "uppity"; all came to learn, to en-
joy, and to know one another better.
1t was great success.
Let every town in Tennessee try 1t
the Greenfield way.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-01
PRODUCE MORE
LIVE STOCK
That Is Injunction of Editor
Who Has His Ear To
HE Ground
To Do Well the Farmer Must Study
Fest Methods-This Is Made Pos
slble at the Short Course in Agricul-
ture at Knoxville.

In commenting upon the fact that
a new era Of agriculture is at hand for
East Tennessee, the editor of the Jour
nal and Tribune, one OF Knoxyille's
dailies, has established a creed pos
sible of adoption in any part OF the
state
After expressing his pride on the
section of the state in which his paper
is located, the editor says.
"Now, beef cattle are bringing high.
er prices than ever before known in
the history of the cattle raising indus
try, 1t behooyes every farmer to put
his lands to grass and produce dairy
cattle, beef cattle, or dual purpose an
imals. The possibilities of dairying
are growing day by day in proportion
as the towns and cities increase IN
population, and If the dairymen will
but adopt scientific methods in t..
production of milk and butter, orgse-
ize cow-testing associations in order
to weed out the boarding ladies in
their barns and keep in touch with the
State College OF Agriculture in order
to keep abreast Of the dairying times,
their problems viii have been solved
In the matter of raising beef cattle,
much can be accomplished through the
purchase of pure-bred sires OF any OF
several of well-knoWn breeds, incmG.
ing the Hereford, Sborthorn, Aberdeen
Angus and Red Pooled, the dual pul-
pose animals being the milking strain
of Shorthorns and the Red Poleh
THE College OF Agriculture OF the
State University, through its annual
short courses, offeis exceptional op
portunities to farmers to learn scien
tihc methods in the raiG'ny feeding
Judging and selling Of Beef cattle and
these opportunities should not be over
looked, for the new era Of agriculture
in East Tennessee is at hand"
This reference to the Short Course
in Agriculture which is held at the
State University every winter Is vel
placed Every state that is building
up a strong agriculture is doing So
through its short Course This method
of instruction reaches the farmers whC
desire immediate assistance. Thi
courses are planned 70 give that aid
This years Short Course has for IT
dates January to February 10. RAN
roads have made special rates.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-01

Have you tried sleeping with your
windows up, remembering the value Of
pure, fresh air?' is one question Mrs
Lena Warner, health specialist of the
Division of Extension, University Of
Tennessee, Knoxville, asks IN a letter
sent especially TO the canning club
girls OF Tennessee, She then gives SOW.
eral very wellknown laws Of health
which SO few follow as they should.
Il want to compliment the club girls
on their good judgment concerning
their feet" she continues.
Now, let us have a word to say about
clothes. First, the majority wear the
sensible low-heel shoe, which enables
them to walk well and at the same
time protects the nerve centers Of the
body.
by all means see that your shoes
are comfortable in length and breadth
DO not depend upon any one but your.
self to decide this. If you will remem.
Der to keep your feet dry and legs
warm, many aches and pains will be
avoided that young girls of our age
are apt to have. The same advice
would give you in regard to the whole
body, especially in winter AS you
want outdoor life during these months
you must be prepared. Heavy clothing
is not at all desirable. L your clothing
is too tight, you will not get warmth
from it. Select your underwear with
a little wool in it. See that the vests
have long sleeves. Avoid dressing too
warmly for indoors and always have
an extra wrap for outdoors. Sitting,
seantily clothed, in damp skirts and
wet shoes, has brought death to many
young girl. In this way many catch
colds, develop pneumonia, tuberculosis
and other serious Illnesses.
Zone thing, girls, we are quite CRATE,
full for, and that is that Dame Fashion
has deereed we shall not draw in the
waist. You not only have better fig,
ures, more graceful carriage. but the
organs inside the abdomen and pelyis
retain their normal position. do not
now consider corsets harmful, for their
chief use is to give the skirts the
proper hang
by all means, remember the teeth.
To keep them clean is a first essential.
A pinch Of common table salt or cook
ing soda is very good to use with the
tooth brush daily. Don't be afraid of
the dentist. He is faithful friend.
Pay him visit at least twice year.
"Most diseases are preyentable
through cleanliness. If we observe
the simple health laws, even when we
come in contact with filthy diseases,
we are not apt to contract them.
''Last, but not least, know and be
true to yourself, Learn the great les,
son of self-control Cultivate a desire
for knowledge. Keep the mind and
body pure and clean"
Mrs. Warner has written a pub lea,
ton which is sent free to residents Of
Tennessee. This publication is called
"What To Do To Keep Well" IL YOU
care for copy, send your request to
Division OF Extension, University OF
Tennessee, Knoxville.