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The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-03
TUBER SUBJECT TO INQUIRY
Uncle Sans Experts Trying to Develop
New Varieties Specially Adapted
to Different Localities.

Uncle Sans experts are conducting
n number of potato investiga tions in
various states. One of the main fea-
lures of the work is the development,
from seed, of new varieties of pota-
toes specially suited for certain pur-
poses and adapted to the special grow
ing regions in which such products can
most economically be produced.
A large number of seedlings have
been grown and those of greater prom
Use only retained, of which it is under
stood there are some 300 considered Of
sufficient value to warrant further test
ing. These are being tried out in CO.
operation with the various state agri-
cultural stations, and as soon as they
have proved their worth in any local
ity arrangements will be made to es-
tablish the variety in the region to
which it is best adapted.
In this very interesting investigation
experiments are being made leading to
determination OF the factors neces-
sary for the production of disease-free
potatoes. 1t has been found that
where land has previously been in
cultivation with grains and alfalfa II
may produce disease-free potatoes.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-03
MILLIONS GO ASTRAY
Vast Sum in MiSsives Reaching
Dead Letter Office.
Uncle Sam Keeps Little of This
Wealth, However, as Most of 1t
Is Restored to the Owners.

Uncle Sam found more than $2,500,-
600 worth of checks, drafts, money
orders and other valuable papers In
undelivered letters which reached the
dead letter office during the last year,
but he didn't get to keep much Of 1T.
Most of this wandering wealth was re-
stored to its owners.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Daniel c. Roper in his annual report
announces that the dead letter division
handled 1885, $50 letters and parcels
during the year, slight increase over
the previous year. One-third of these
letters and parcels, or 3,677, ,194, was
delivered; 101 ,4S5 contained things of
value without clew to their senders
and were held for claimants; 7,019,-
436 had to be destroyed, and 41,775
were still being investigated.
In addition to the valuable papers,
with a face value of $2,303,119 found
in unbelievable letters, many con-
tanned stamps, and some currency was
found loose in the mails. The stamps
and currency unclaimed, together with
proceeds from the sale of articles of
cred letters aggregated $53,665, and
$11 900 was realized from six months
operation of a new postal regulation
requiring collection of one cent on
advertised letters, making the total net
reveRue S64,665. Mr.. Roper says that
the revenue estimated under the pres
ent conditions for year would be
approximately $4,000, which would
make the dead letter division self-sus-
tanning.
To prevent the unnecessary accu-
mutation of letters containing valuable
Enclosures, provision was contained
in the last postal appropriation law re-
ducing the limit of time that such let
ters shall be held awaiting reclama-
ton from four years to two years.
On account of the large growth in
the parcel post business, experience
has demonstrated that the accumula-
ton of this matter at the points desig-
mated for handling dead parcels has
become so large as to make it difficult
to find space for its accommodation.
Regulations provide, in the case of in
sured parcels, that claims for indem-
nifty must be filed within six months,
and it has been found there is very
little call for lost parcels after the
lapse of that time. Accordingly, an
order will be issued amending the reg
ulations so as to reduce the time for
holding such parcels prior to sale from
- months to 6 months. Last year,
395, ,161 parcels were found undellv-
erable.
Dead mail received by the division of
dead letters, during the year contained
677, 700 misdirected letters, 115,76 I'M
addressed letters, 22S,700 letters held
for postage, 440,2OO letters written on
hotel letter paper by persons unknown
to the hotels and 1O4,7OO letters bear
ing fictitious signatures.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-03
new RADIO STATIONS
Uncle Sam Installing Powerful
System Throughout Country.
Work of Installing New Equipment
and Improving the Old Is Being
Pushed by Navy Department.

Uncle Sam is pushing the work up
on chain of high-power wireless sta
tions that are to be established
throughout the country by the navy
department.
Contracts have recently been enter
ed into by the department for the
radio equipment at San Diego and
Pearl Harbor, and for the radio and
power equipment at Cavite, and while
1t is said that the general trade con-
ditions have caused some delay, it is
believed that the San Diego station
will be in operation soon and the 9th
ers will follow.
Officers of the bureau. say that the
equipment of the stations at Boston,
the Great Lakes, Charl sston, Key
West, New Orleans, Guantanamo, San
Juan and Cordova, ALASKA, has been
so improved as to render these sta
tions capable of communicating with
vessels beyond the range of low-pow-
cred stations and also to relay mes
sageS across the continent. 1t is In
tended to similarly equip the station
at Mare Island.
DISTANT cOntrOl OF StatlonS, 10 per-
NIT simultaneous sending and receiv-
lng of messages, has been established
during the past year at Arlington,
Mare Island, Boston and Washington
and similar Improvement will be made
in the near future, the officials say
at Charleston, Key West, Puget Sound
and New Orleans. In stations thus
equipped for transmitting with large
and small set, with facilities for re-
ceiving simultaneously the signals
coming in from similar sets, the capa-
city for handling messages is in
creased fourfold. Marked improve
ment has recently been made, 1t is
said, in the transmitting and receiv-
ing capacity of the more important
vessels of the navy.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-03
Dominicans Have Adopted
American PaStimeS.

Pitching horseshoes bids fair
to rival baseball among the ma
tives of Santo Domingo, who
have taken to this oldtime sport
with wild enthusiasm, accord
ing to Uncle Sans marines just
returned from the island repub-
lie. Horseshoe flinging is a
daily habit, and the keenest RI
valry exists among the leaders,
who, following the custom of
Uncle Sans proteges every
where, take readily to all Amer
lean games, introduced by the
SOLDIERS of the sea-"
Since the American occupa-
ton the Dominicans have devel-
oped many promising devotees
to the national game, but the
majority of the natives prefer
the more lelsurely pastime of
making dead ringers" beneath
the palms to rounding the bases
under a tropical sun.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-03
SCHOOL TERMS LONGER
Reports Show Many States Have
Raised Legal Minimum.
Development Of State Financial Aid
for Weak Districts Has Aided
in Bringing About Change.

Forty-four states have established
by law a minimum terms of from GO to
1SO days term of school for each or
ganized district, according to-a bulle-
tin just issued by Uncle Sam through
the bureau of education. j. @. Muer-
man, who compiled the bulletin, points
out that four states, Louisiana, Ala
bama, Rhode Island, and Georgia, have
no minimum requirement laws, but
that one of these, Rhode Island, has
for over ten years maintained the
longest average term in the United
States. While the minimum number
of days required is almost invariably
much less than the actual average
term for the state, a majority of the
states still report many schools unable
to meet even the low minimum require
ments. Within the past three years,
II states-Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,
Kansas, Maine, Nebraska, New York,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Yer
mont, and Wyoming-have added from
10 to 60 days to the legal requirement
of minimum school term.
ated in favor of longer school term,
aside from the general awakening of
public sentiment, are the phenomenal
growth of the public high schools, the
development of state financial aid for
weak districts, equalization funds, and
penalties for not maintaining a mini
mum term required by law.
The growth of the public high
schools has tended to lengthen the
term in the elementary schools by set
ting up standards of admission by GER
tificate or examination which can or
dinarily be met by grade schools with
n term of at least eight months.
LACK of provision for adequate funds
is perhaps the greatest hindrance
to longer school term" declares
Mr.. Muerman. "a majority of the
states have fully realized the necessi-
ty for more state financial assistance
and have enacted laws giving state
aid to weak districts to enable them to
maintain a minimum school term. A
wise provision in most of these laws
makes the levy of n specified minimum
rate of local taxation necessary and
provides for certain specified stand
ard of school before aid becomes avail
able. These laws are, as rule, in
tended to help only those who first
help themselves. The necessity of
greater local cooperation and aid is
urged in the 1912 report of the state
department of public instruction for
Georgia. This report calls attention
to tendency to lean too heavily upon
state aid, and cites the laws of anoth-
er state which require county levy of
not less than three and not more than
seven mills before state aid can be
secured"
In answer to an inquiry from the
commissioner of education, over one
half of all the state superintendents
have expressed a willingness to CO.
operate in securing a uniform 160 days
term for all schools, including rural
schools. This would represent con-
siderable improvement over the pres
ent average of 1877 days.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-03
Pennies Keep Mint Busy.

According to the report of the direc-
tors of the mint, there were coined by
the United States during the last
year 347, ,9O0,469 coins with a total
value of S33,743, ,376.07.
The greatest number of coins mint
ed were 1-cent pieces, of which there
were 90,299,677. There We're 100000,
in round numbers, of $50 gold pieces
coined. There were, approximately,
37,O0O,000 pieces coined for other gov
ernments.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-03
National Forests Restricted.

Since the passage in 1912 of the act
providing funds for land classification,
and as a direct result of the classifica-
ton work, a total of 13,477,7S1 acres
has been eliminated from the national
forests. This includes an elimination
of approximately 5.s00,0O0 acres of
land from the Chugach national forest
in Alaska, which embraced lands of
low value for any purpose other than
mining.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-03
Japanese Get 12-Hour pay.

japanese wage-earners have not
heard of the eight-hour day, but they
have won a 12-hour day, according to
Uncle Sans commercial representa-
tives in the Orient. In new factory
law which has gone into effect, Il
hours a day is fixed as the maximum
number of working hours for laborers
Two million girls employed In Japa'
nese factories hail the new law as a
great Improvement In working copdl-
donS.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-03
German Exports to U. 8. Drop.

The total value Of the exports in
voiced at the American consulates In
Germany for the United States during
1915 was $S,3499o2. as against $780,
Be7.1s for 1915. Exports to the Phil
ippines were valued at $21 ,42S against
s140.871. No exports were declared
during the year for Hawaii or Porto
Rico. while In 1915 the shipments
were valued at $S9.159 and $1e,s41,
respectively.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-03
National Forest improvements.

During the past fiscal year there
were constructed in the national for
ests 227 miles of new road, 1875 miles
of trails, 2,124 miles of telephone line,
50 miles of fire lines, 81 lookout struc-
lures, 40 bridges, 222 miles of fence,
545 dwellings, barns and other struo-
lures, IT corrals, and 202 water i'm
prOvements.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-03
West Has Most Timber.

Revised estimates place the amount
of standing merchantable timber in
the United States at approximately
2,767, ,000,0 100000 board feet. OF this
amount 1,4640 0OO,OO0,0O0 board feet, or
SO per cent of the total, is in Califor-
mia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-03
Forest Fire Losses Heavy.

1t is estimated that in 1915 about
10000 forest fires occurred in the
United States, which burned over
about 100000 acres and caused a
damage of approximately $7,O0O,O0O.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-03
Provide Ranae For Elk.

On about two million acres of ma
tional forest lands grazing by domes-
tic stock is either entirely prohibited
or is greatly restricted to provide
range for elk.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-03
Joins Uncle Sans Marines
in Order to "ThaW Out"

Chilled with the icy winds of
northern Minnesota, and seeking
a more congenlal climate,
Charles Johnson, a hardy lum-
herman from Aitkin, enlisted in
the United States Marine corps
at Duluth and was Immediately
transferred for training at Mare
Island, Cal.
"The lumberjacks can't stand
the cold this winter" said John
son.
Johnson requested to be sent
with the marines to Santo Do
mingo or the Philippines as soon
as possible, as he is convinced
that a long sojourn near the
equator will be necessary to
thoroughly thaw him out.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-03

exhibit
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which
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-22
FRITZ STTERDNG TO
MARRY PRIMA DONNA
Former Georgetown Athlete Is Son
Of Richmond Millionaire.

Graduates. Of Georgetown Univer-
sity and followers of athletics at the
Blue and Gray Institution learned
with surprise today Of the engage
ment of Fritiz sitterding, a famous
football and baseball player there in
former years, to Miss Billie Bush, q
comic opera star. The announcement
was made in Richmond, home Of the
wealthy and prominent sittsrdinE
family.
Young sitterding met Miss Bush
while she was heading q stock com.
pany in the Virginia capital several
weeks ago. It was a case of love at
nrst sight, and the wealthy young
man gave the actress q rush which
took Richmond on its feet The date
for the wedding has not been fixed,
but Miss Bush and her mother are
now visiting the Sitterding family
and arranging the details OF the
wedding.
Sitterding starred at Georgetown
in 1910 and 1911 as quarterback Of
the varsity football eleven and third
basemAn of the baseball nine. he
registered for the draft, but has not
yet been drawn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-22
COAL
PRICE HITS SMALL
MINES, IS RETORT

With coal prices fixed by the Gov
eminent through President Wilson,
officials today are admittedly anxious
concerning how the plan will work
out. 1t was evident today that many
of the mine owners are far from sat
isfied.
1t is claimed that the prices fixed,
which are nearly 30 per cent under
what had been expected, favor the
big mine owners. The small mines
will have difficulty meeting the prices
set, officials of the Government admit.
But they say that the basis OF the
prices named by the President was
agreed on by the Federal Trade Com
mission, and that even though some
small mines may have to shut down,
their men can be more satisfactorily
employed in larger plants where mod
ern conditions prevail.
Administration forces are prepared
for a general protest against the
prices OF the President as being too
low. II was stated that such pro-
tests would not bring about any
change In the list except, possibly,
IN isolated instances. These figures
were laid down by the President, it
was explained, only after careful con-
sideration OF all available records.
This is a wartime move" Admin
istration officials explain, land it
must be considered as such. The Uni
ted States today is supplying a great
portion OF the coal Of the 1-orld. Italy
and France are more dependent on US
than they are on Great Britain. Mine
costs have been prohibitive for export
and home trade. The President has
taken all this into consideration, and
the prices announced yesterday will
stand"
The prices are fixed by States and
range in price from 81 to S3-25 for
run Of mine, and S2.15 to $3.50 for
prepared sizes to $1.T5 to So for slack
or screenings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-22
NOW READY
FOR INQUEST IN
BRANDON CASE

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. Aug. 22.-state'r
Attorney Green today received word
from the Baltimore detectives who In
vestigated the murder of Mrs. Lottie
May Brandon that they were ready
for the inquest and were confident
they had sufficient evidence against
John Snowden to warrant the cor
oner's jury to hold him for the grand
jury. -
The detectives informed the States
attorneys that II Snowden attempts
to exculpate himself or prove an alibi.
they will be able to disprove every
one OF his statem0rts.
Snowden will be represented at the
inquest by Attorney Jerry Smith, =
local lawyer. II Is improbable that
the negro will take the witness stand,
Thomas A. King and his wife, next
door neighbors of Mrs. Brandon, have
been Informed by the detectives and
State attorney that they probably viii
not be called as witnesses, and can
leave Annapolis II they desire to do
SO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-22
MUCH CONCEALS HIS
LINEUP FOR BIG GAME

Detective Joe Much, Of the Third
precinct, is guarding with all the mys-
terry OF his profession the lineup of
bluecoats upon whom he will depend
to uphold the honor Of the police De-
partment in the baseball game with
the Home Defense League team at
American League Park on Labor Day.
Every evening, after chasing Grim
mails around the precinct all day. Joe
takes his little band OF "coppers''
down to the Monument Lot and puts
them through q strenuous practice.
Tickets for the game are selling
rapidly In all parts OF the city, and a
big attendance Is expected. The pro-
ceeds are to go into the treasury of
the Metropolitan Police Relief Asso-
citation.
The Board of Trade, the Retail Mer-
chants Association, and the Chamber
OF Commerce are taking an active IN
terest in the event and are doing all
in their power to make It q financial
success.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-22
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE.

The new management OF the Casino
has reason to be pleased with the sue
cess that has attended the initial
production OF the season, Twilight
Sleep" a series OF episodes and in
cidents OF absorbing interest, especial
ly to women which were made at
the hospital in Germany where the
method OF painless childbirth was
first developed and given to the medi-
cal world.
The management OF the Casino has
received many letters from women
employed in the departments here
asking for a showing OF the film at
an hour when they can attend.
In order to meet their wishes q
special evening presentation will be
given Thursday at 1880 o'clock. The
usual showing for men only will be
given at $50. These pictures are not
shown to mixed audiences, and the
descriptive lecture by DR.. Rollnick
adds vastly to their interest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-22
NAVY PREPARES DATA
ABOUT ship PLANTS

Officials at the Navy Department
ara busy today preparing data to
Irossat to Congress IN connection
~4sH Secretary Daniels request for a
rush appropriation for the expansion
of ship and engine building plants.
In his communication TO Congress.
Secretary Daniels will urge that the
additional appropriation be made be-
fore the regular naval appropriation
bill. The urgency Is caused by the
need for ships and engines and the
disinclination OF manufacturers to in
vest any more money in plant con-
struction unless the Government
shares the cost with them. The manu-
facturers believe the Navy Depart
ment should enlarge the plants and
let them do the work.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-22

BY ). BURNSIDE,
Manager Model Printing Company
If Printers of Washington did ALL the printing for
the Washington Business then printer in Wash
ington would be busy all the time.
does be that loyalty local printers
give their disciples of Ben Franklin
hope day when all the printing NEEDED
in Washington is PRINTED in Washington.
Along these lines should periodicals
and magazines printed here
This the ideal city of Publication The Postofce De
parent here all details of Publication. The
Congressional Library here help research work. and
where every available publication be found.
There special writers the City of Washington
than any other city America Paper and ink is just
cheap here and labor just easy of access.
Then why don't the monthly and weekly publications?
If the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade
would campaign like Baltimore has for manufacturers
only along the line of securing publications of character
be printed here circulated from
ngon, they would help every merchant and business
Washington and boost the town besides.
you like these suggestions push them along What helps
printer helps everybody in town.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-22
FELL INTO CANAL.

While walking through the grounds
Of the Washington barracks, near the
War College, last night, Charles Hunt,
of the 1O1st Regular Field Artillery,
accidentally fell into the James creek
canal. His brother, Thomas Hunt,
who was with him, dived in and
brought him ashore. Charles was
taken to Washington Barracks Hospi'
tai in an automobile. His condition is
not serious.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-22
CHICAGO COAL PRICES
TAKE PROMPT DROP

CHICAGO. Aug. 22.-The retail price
of coal dropped 81 to $3.50 here to-
day with the announcement by PresI-
dent Wilson that the price Of coal at
the pit shall be reduced.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-22
GERMAN BEHIND RAIL
STRIKE IN ARGENTINA

BUENoS AIRES, Aug. 22.-The prin
cipal instigator OF the recent railroad
strike on the central railroads in
Argentina is said to be a German
named Won Lubbock. This man, It il
declared, is known to the pPlice Ru-
thorities OF the United States.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-02-09
Girls! THICKEN AND
BEAUTIFY YOUR HAIR
AND STOP DANDRUFF
TRY THIst YOUR HAIR GETS
WAvY, GLOSSY AND AeUNo.
ANT AT ONCE.

To be POSSESSED OF head OF heavy
beautiful hair; soft, lustrous. nuny
wavy and free from dandrufr is merely
a matter 81 using little Danderine
II is easy and inexpensive 10 have
nice, soft hair and lots OF IT, Just get
"A 25-oent bottle OF Knowlton'a Dander-
Inc now all drug stores recommend Il
apply little as directed and with
in ten minutes there viii be an ap.
pearance Of abundance. freshness. nuf-
finesa and an incompatible gloss and
lustre and try as you will you can not
find trace Of dandruff or falling hair.
but your real surprise win be after
about two weeks use. when you viii
see new fine and downy at first
yes but really new hair sprouting
out all over your scalp Dapderine IL.
we believe. the only sure hair grower
destroyer OF dandruir and cure for itchy
scalp and it never falls to stop falling
hair at once
II you want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really is. moisten a cloti.
with little Danderine and carefully
draw II through your hair--taloing one
small stra-d at time. Your hair viii
be soft. glossy and beautiful In just
few moments-a delightful surprise
awaits everyone who tries this.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-02-09
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied Viii
Thsdfsrfs Black.Drausht.

ManHf, va sufIssed for sever,l
year, says Ms. ]. B. Whitaker. d
mis- place, '.witi sick headache. and
stomach troable.
II year, ago q friend, told me 10 trv
tn od's Black Draugtf, which / did.
aur hound Il 10 be the best family medi,
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! keep Black Draught on hand ali the
1me now, aud when my children feel a
nile bad, they ask me for dose. and n
docs Them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have a long spell Of sick
ness m our family, since we commenced
using Black-Dr1iight."
Thedford's Black Draught Is purely
vegetable, and has been found 10 reel;-
Iate weak stomachs, aid digestion. Re-
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lIcadache, sick stomach, and similar
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\ has been h Constant use for more
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Your druggist seIls and recommends
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