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The Washington times., 1918-05-10
THIS BOYS HEART
IS ON RIGHT SIDE,
DOcTORSDISCOvER

NEW YORK, May 1O-samuel
Gardus,, nine years old. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Julius GaTdus, Brooklyn, appar-
entity y a normal boy. but physicians
have found that nature has reversed
itself in so far as his vital organs
are concerned. II has been discov-
cred that his heart, instead OF being
properly placed on the left side. is
beating regulaTfy-on the, right side.
Other remarkable reverses arc that
his liver is doing its functions on
the left side, his spleen on the right
side, and his stomach is reversed.
These facts were discovered by Dr.
Neil Mcleod Whitaker, OF 5S5 Seven
ty-ffth street, who is a medical ex-
aminer for the board Of health. Six
months ago DR.. Whitaker visited
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cover There Daaee.-

Mrs. Daniels wife of the Secretary
OF the Navy. Will be in the receiving
line this evening at the cover There
Dance" at the Lafayette. to be given
by the Stonewall Jackson Chapter, u.
d. c., for the beneht OF the Harry
Heth hospital bed in the American
military hospital in France. Mrs
Charles II. Fred. president OF the
chapter, will make the presentations
to Mrs. Daniels. There will be q num-
Der of other distinguished U. d. C.'s in
the line.
Congressman Edward I. Taylor and
Paymaster General MCGOWAN, u. 8.
N. will make the introductions to
Mrs. Fred. A feature OF the evening
will be the singing in his native
language, OF 1.-THE Marseillaise" by
Lieutenant Labat. Of the French mill
taTy mission and The Star-Spangled
Banner" by Mrs. Fannie Shreve Hert-
sill. The ball is in charge Of the fol-
lowing committee ehatrmen: Mn.
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FLOATING GARDEN LATEST
CALIFORNIA NOVELTY

ALAMEDA. cal. May 1O-Alrmeda
has the original floating garden
William Hull, a houseboat resident
Of this city. heard the Presidents
call for war gardens. 1t occurred to
him that he might build a garden on
piles and thus do his bit
Hill constructed a sidewalk around
the boat, placed boxes thereon filled
with rich soil and now has a flourish
ing crop in the making. He ssti-
mates that It will be possible to pro-
duce more than 100 pounds OF yege-
tables this season.
The Washington times., 1918-05-10

II you have n food conservation
recipe. pass it on to your neiEhbOrH
and your frlends-be Gin the service
ID. c. FOOd Administrator.
The Washington times., 1918-05-10

An engagement of, International in
tsrest just announced is that OF Miss
Cornelis Thayer Baldwin, Of Florence,
Italy, to Arthur Bliss Lane, who for
two years has been secretary of the
American embassy at Rome. Their
marriage will take place in Florence
on June 10.
Miss Baldwin is q daughter OF the
late DR.. and Mrs. William WILDER
force Baldwin, members of a promi-
nent family OF Connecticut who had
lived in Florence thirty years previous
to their deaths there. Miss Baldwin
was born abroad and has passed her
entire life in. Italy. Her younger sis
ter Miss Margaret Baldwin, Is en-
gagged to Emerson Mcmillan, who IL
private secretary TO Thomas Nelson
Page, American ambassador at Rome.
Mr.. Lane is q son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Warren Lane, OF New York, and
St James; L. /. He was graduated
from Yale in 1916. His younger
brother, James W. Lane, jr., is stu
dent at Yale.
The Washington times., 1918-05-10

There are always n few people who
refuse to do that the Government
nSks them. But this should not be
the excuse for the rest OF US to do
IIkewise.-D. {. F6Od Administrator.
The Washington times., 1918-05-10

Miss LotA Robinson, OF New York,
is the guest Of her cousin, Mrs. Poe
White. Mrs. White will entertain at
bridge party tonight. having other
guests for supper later in the even
ing.
The Washington times., 1918-05-10

Mr.. and Mrs. winston ChurchIIrwho
have been at the Curtis Hotel, Lenox,
Mass, have gone to Cornish, N. II.
Harlakenden House, their place at
Cornish, was for two years the sum-
mer White House.
The Washington times., 1918-05-10

Major and Mrs. Henry S. Hooker.
whose marriage took place in Wash
ington on Tuesday, are at the Plaza
Hotel, New York. Mrs. Hooker was
formerly Mrs. Edward Burke.
The Washington times., 1918-05-10

The Belgian minister, Mr.. De Car
tier de Marchienne, will return 70
town tomorrow after a short visit.
The Washington times., 1918-05-10

The Argentine Ambassador. Dr. Ro-
mulo S. Naon, who has been In his
own country for several months, will
sail for the United States on May Fl.
Nine. Naon and their children have
remained at the embassy here.
The Washington times., 1918-05-10

Mr.. and Mrs Charles Evans Hughes
have taken for the summer Col. J.
Mayhem Wright's place at Milton
Point, Rye, N. Y.
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Nine. da Cana, wife OF the Brazil
ian ambassador. is in New York Tor
q short stay, and Is stopping at the
Ritz-CarIton Hotel. She will return
to town next week.
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MN. Frank Clark Hostess.

Mr. FFAuA NAaEh EesNcss'
Mrs. Frank Clark, vile OF Con-
gresham Clark of Florida. was hos
tess at luncheon today in the Speak
er's dining room at the Capitol in
honor Of her guest. Mrs. Clyde Grey
West Those invited to meet Mrs.
West were Mrs. Champ Clark, Mrs.
D. U, Fletcher. Mrs. Park !rrzEamell'
Mrs Miles Poindexter, Mrs. Dan Tyler
Moore. and her guest. Mss Lilly
Keith, OF New York; Mrs. c. +. c.
Smillle, Mrs. William C. Harllee,, Miss
Frances Bennett, and Mrs. Frank
Clark. jr.
Mrs. william L. Marshall has gone
to Blueridge Summit Pa, for the
weekend. &c.,.
Major George Hoppe, field artiIl-
cry, u. S. N, A., OF Greenville, S. c.
is in Washington and is stopping at
the Bellevue Hotel:
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Given AttaeAe Appointment.

Lieut. william Cary Sanger, jr., son
OF the former Assistant Secretary OF
War, and now with the national army
at Camp Travis, Texas. has been ap-
pointed military attache to the Ameri-
can embassy in Paris. Lieutenant
Sanger is expected in Washington
next week to be with Colonel and
Mrs. Sanger at their Q street home
before sailing for his post.
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HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Captain and Mrs. Belmont Entertain-Argentine
Ambassador to Return.

THE British Ambassador and
Lady Reading are the guests
I in whose honor Capt. and Mrs.
Perry Belmont will entertain at din
ner tonight. Last evening Lord and
Lady Reading dined with the Coun-
selor OF the State Department and
Mrs. Frank Lyon Polk.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
Selection of the Stars in
the Flag of United States

Whatever conclusions may be reach
ed as to the originator of the idea Of
selecting stars to represent the states
of the federal union, one thing is GER
tain: and that is that the stars which
adorn the American flag were never
borrowed from the coat of arms of any
American citizen, not excepting that or
George Washington. In the first place,
General Washington who, as some au-
thOrities think, owned the stars select
ed fer the purpose, was far from being
the father of his country" in the early
part of TIT, when the Star-Spargled
Banner came into being. At that time
the military situation Of the country
was at it's lowest ebb, and Washington
was beset by more than one cabal of
Jealous rivals. No, our forefathers
who formed this glorious union looked
higher than man for a symbol of SOW
| ereignty. and sought the heavens,
which declare the glory of Gcd,' for
n sign, and selected something from
the armament, which "showeth His
ihandiwork :" or there would have been
mo 'In God We Trust" on our coins
I today.-Admiral Chester in Yale Re
view.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
FOR THE POULTRY
GROWER

H-ttt&-11-p-1--1-H
"Aspergillosis" is the name OF q
disease that is fatal to chickens, and
is the result Of feeding moldy grain,
writes Frank L. Pratt, extension poul-
try husbandman, United States depart
ment of agriculture.
1t is especially important that the
farmers and poultry keepers should
protect their chickens by giving them
as sound and sweet corn as possible.
There is practically no cure for this
disease. AS the disease develops there
| is & fever, diarrhea, dropping wings,
great depression, suffocation and
death. The symptoms are similar to
| those of tuberculosis, and aspergillosis
| and tuberculosis are both cases OF
what practical poultrymen often term
"going light"
The spores of aspergillosis are usu
ally introduced by moldy grain or feed
ing the grain in moldy litters OF straw
The fungus most frequently develops
in the respiratory system, mouth anC
lungs. To prevent it, feed sound
sweet grain. Moldy corn is particu
larly dangerous.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
Penny POSTAGE Gone In England.

Penny postage, which disappeared
at midnight Sunday, June 2, was one
of the great triumphs of peace, and
succumbed only to the demands or
war. Although the price has gone, the
principle remains, and nothing has
been q truer index to the march or
progress than the penny stamp. It's
first use in 1910 for inland postage
amounted almost to revolution. That
date fixes the "great divide" between
the old postal systems and the new
The penny stamp, probably more than
any other influence, exercised power
in holding together the scattered bonds
of kinship and acquaintance through
out the far-fiung British empire, and
as a factor in imperial trade 1t pro-
yided the facilities upon which modern
trading depends.
Many years ago King Edward, then
prince of Wales, said he looked for
ward with hope to the day when every
English-speaking man, in whatever
part of the world he might be. should
be regarded as being as much an Eng
lishman, so far as the penny post was
concerned, as If he lived in Kent OF
| Sussex.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
Orioin Of "Crater."

The word crater" from the hole
made by a mine and afterward fought
for, has thoroughly established itself
In the language of the trenches. 1t Is
highly Obvious and inevitable borrow
ing from the volcano.
But the volcano itself took the word
from the original "crater"-the mix
ing bowl (from the verb meaning to
mix). in which the Greeks from the
earliest known times, mingled water
with the wine that they seldom cared
or dared to drink neat.
These craters, which stood in con-
spicuous positions in the hall. were
often of huge size, and the reseni-
blance to them Of the volcanoes orifice
struck all ancient observers, who USED
the word "crater" in the modern vol
canic sense.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
TWo.Year-0Id Tot Can Read,
Count and Tell Time of Day

A tiny two-year-Old baby girl In Cal
ifornia holds the worlds record In
mental development. The infant prod
igy is Martha Springer, twenty-six
months old, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John f. Springer of Mountain View.
The child can read like an eight-year-
old. according to a correspondent. The
father says the child has normal
mind. which simply has been devel-
oped by persistent training. At q re-
cent meeting of college professors and
experts in pedagogy and psychology
the child for 40 minutes read, count
ed and told The time by clock and talk
ed with the men who were obsery'
ing her. Her baby brain did not sag
and she appeared to enjoy the long In
terview. All were unanimous in de
claring that the baby's case indicate:
that geniuseS are made. not born
The child reads and speaks with
vocabulary Of about 1000 words. Sh'
Is large for her age and eats ant
sleeps well.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
TRIBUTE TO HERO
FIJI. Simonds EuIogizes Col. Ray
nal C. Boiling.
Services of Aviation Expert, sefore
His UntlmeIy Death, Were OF the
Greatest Value to the coun-
try He Loved.

The mon whom we could least spare.
and there are none we would Wlihhey
spare. are the men who are giving
their lives to stem the fury OF the
German onslaught, writes r. III.
Simonds I'm American Review Of Re
views.
II Is this thought which must be
in the mind of all who knew Col.
Raynal c. Boiling. dead to the enemy
I'm the early days Of the great Ger
man offensive in March. Among all
the Americans who felt and foresaw
the coming of this war TO our own
country. none with clearer vision OF
more instant response set himself 10
the task, alike of preparing himselI
and of striving TO persuade his fell
low-countrymen TO prepare them-
selves. He chose for his work the
aviation branch and for the three
wears. while the war was still remote
and meaningless to millions OF people
ON this side of the Atlantic. he de-
voted his life to study and TO pracncal
training in flying
American of his age counted greater
material success or was richer In the
tbings men sacrifice for an ideal. than
Colonel Boiling. General solicitor Tor
the United States Steel corporation,
respected and hOnored in the iegai
profession for his attainments ana
his premise. recognized as the one
| I'D uCp-
fitness in the future was to De great'
hannv In n home which gave him all
that q man can hope TO receive on
this side of his life, Colonel Boiling
laid aside all of these things TO re-
snond TO the call of his country, not
only willingly but ready trained Tor
practical service.
For those who knew him and loved
him the tragedy of his death, q
death which all who knew his caring
spirit. the unfailing response 1t made
TO every challenge of danger and DIFF
ficulty foresaw, does not lie in the
, fact that he met the death he ex
, pected and they expected for him
I Rather ii is found in the realization
+ that a man who might have done sc
: much more In aiding his country anc
f his countrymen to prepare for th'
i. real struggle, whose services were Sc
essential, whose loss was so irrepar
q able on the practical side has beer
6 lost to us at this grave hour.
Q Colonel Boiling did not die befor'
: he had done much which will coun
:. in the future and will be q portion o
" the history of American organization
:, for the conflict.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
How to Distinguish Branch
Of Service by ColorS Worn

The branch of service to which SOL
diers belong may be told by their hat
cords. The key to the military color
scheme follows:
Blue-Infantry.
Red-Artillery.
Yellow-Cavalry.
Red and white-Engineering corps.
Pink and white-Signal corps.
Blue with red tasSelS-Machine gun
corps.
Green-Service corps.
Orange Quartermaster's corps.
Plum and black-Medical corps.
Dark red and black-Ordnanee corps
White band without cord-AviatioI
training corps.
Blue and white-Reserve militia an'
volunteer training corps.
Regular army men are 70 be distin
guished by the plain U. 5. on their Col
| lars. while members of the Nationa
/ Guard have a small \. G.. after the
&. and members of the National arm
q small n. A.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13

Advantage of Movable Cot Is
That Il. Is Easily Changed.
Around Pastures.
SELECT WELL.DRAINED site
Wooden Floors Are Cod but Not Nee
essary-Should Be Higher Than
Outside Level of Ground to
Insure Dryness.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agricultural
A well-drained site should be select
ed for the hog house and, if possible,
there should be sufficient elevation to
give the hogs q climb in reaching it.
If practicable the house should occupy
7he south side Of a hill.
Principles Of construction: -Four i'm
portant things should be observed in
hog house construction; namely, light,
ventilation, warmth, and cleanliness.
Light is provided by placing the house
along a north and south line and by
putting in suitable doors and windows.
Doors, windows, and roof ventilation
furnish a proper interchange of air
Hogs need good ventilation as well as
people. A well-constructed house with
good floor and bedding provides suffi
Gent warmth.
Make Quarters Comfortable.
Let it be remembered that the hos
has little natural protection from cold
hence the necessity for comfortable
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
Marked Variation in Yield
Of Income and Profits for
Different States This Year

Wide variation in the yield of In
come and excess profits taxes in differ
ent states this year, as compared Win
income tax payments last year, was
shown by tabulations Of the internal
revenue bureau at Washington. Eight
times as much revenue was received
from these sources this year as last
In the entire country, the comparative
figures being $2,S21 100000 and $685.
100000, yet the increases by states
ranged from 90 times for Idaho, Utah
and Montana to 10 times for Mississip-
pi, Alabama and West Virginia. New
York state ranked first in the volume
of income and excess profits taxes re-
turned this year, yet the increase over
last years yield was only 1-3 times
Tax officials, 1t is said, have found ii
impossible to draw definite conclusions
concerning tax evasions from the tab
ulations.
Increases by other states were as
| follows:
South Carolina, 13 % times; Ken
lucky, 10, AIhdhSoS "h' OANSO"'
each; Illinois, Ohio. North Caroline
and Pennsylvania, IL each; Louisiana
| 1Oh: Nebraska, Tennessee and WIS
consin. 10 each; Maine, Vermont ant
New Hampshire Gointly), OF; Geor
gjr. Kansas and Minnesota, y each
Virginia, So; Missouri, S2; Washing
ton, S.4; Wyoming, Colorado and Ii
diana, S1-3; Massachusetts, $40
Connecticut and Rhode Island (1oin
Iy). Iowa and North and South La
kota. s; California, 71z; Florida, 1-3
Michigan, z; New Jersey, 62-3; Deia
ware, Maryland and District of Colun
bit (jointly) and New Mexico an
Arizona Oointly), 81 each; Texa
AZ; Oklahoma, 81.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
Stars of Gold
Bands to be Won on Ann by
Those Who Have Lost Near
Relatives IN War.

War department officials who have
been consulted In regard to the black
band with gold stars TO be worn on
the left arm by those who have lost
relatives i'm the war recommended that
the gold star of the navy, Fifteen-six-
teenths of an inch in size, which may
be purchased at any army or navy
equipment store, be appliqued by hand
on q band of broadcloth or other suit
able material. The use Of the reg
ulation broadcloth Is not obligatory
however, and the insignia may be made
ut home.
The band is to be of black, three
inches wide, the stars, one for eacf
member of the family lost, to be OF
gold. of gilded metal, satin. or of cloth
or may be embroidered in yellow sliH
or gold thread. The badge will not bt
patented and will not be commercial
lied.
The badge was devised by the WON
ans committee of the Council of Ma
tional Defense and approved by Presi
dent Wilson.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
Can With Corn Sirup, Says
Department of Agriculture

Corn strip may be used in canning
and In making jellies. jams and mar
malades and fruit buffers. Varying
amounts of corn strip are used with
sugar. The strip gives modified fla
vor to products so 1t should be tried
out in small quantities at first to suit
the family taste. It combines MOI
satisfactorily with strong favored
fruits such as pineapple and cherries.
The amount used must be determined
by the kind of fruit and the strength
Of the strip.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
AirnIane Flare Perfected.

Perfection Of an airplane flare for
use in night bombing expeditions was
announced by the ordnance depart
ment. The flare is released from the
plane in a parachute and Is set OF by
air friction. AT height of 1000 feet
1t will cause light of more than 4OO.-
900 candle power over an area OF one
and one-half miles In diameter. The
glare prevents detection Of the plane
from the ground ii was explained.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
A WATCH IN THE NIGHT


.watchman, what Of the night?'
"Rumors clash from the towers:
The clocks strike different hours;
The yanes point different ways.
Through darkness leftward and right
Voices quaver and boom,
Peaiing our victor's praise,
Tolling the tocsin OF DOOM"
"OptImist. what of the night?"
Night IS over and gone;
See how the dawn marches on,
Triunphing, over the hills
Armies of foemen in flight
Scatter dismay and despair,
Wild is the terror that fills
War-lords that crouch in their lair"
"Pessimist what of the night?"
s.Blackness that walls US about;
The last little star has gone out,
whe,med in the wrath of the storm
Exhaustless, resiStless In might,
The enemy faints not nor fails;
laundering, swarm upon swarm,
He sweeps like a flood through the
wales"
| ''Pacifist what of the night?"
1--WE ,.1ar the thunder afar,
But a.. is still where we are;
| Cool and evil are friends
Here N the passionless height
| War and morality cease,
| And the moon with the midnight blends
In perennial twilight Of peace"
Soldier. what of the night?'
'Vainly, we question of me;
| know not / hear not nor see;
The voice of the prophet is dumb;
| Here in the heart Of the fight
/ count not the hours on their way;
know not when morning shall come;
Enough that work for the DAY.
London Punch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
War Strength of Company
In U. S. Army Is 25O Men

The war strength Of a company In
the United States army is six officers
and $50 men. The war strength or
regiment is 103 officers and 1862 men.
made up as follows: Twelve rifle COM
panies, one headquarters and headquar-
tiers company, one supply company, one
machine gun company, one medical de-
tachment. A battalion consists of head
quarters. four companies and machine
gun section.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
Two Excellent SiIo Types.

nual return and prevent losses COM
ing from giving the cattle more ex-
pensive feeds. The comparative cheap
ness with which cattle can be fitted
for market with silage insures that
well.flled silos will be a paying In
vestment. 1t is good farm practice,
the specialists say, to put more acre
age to silage crops than 1T Is esu-
mated under ordinary conditions will
be necessary. This provides for I'M
anticipated shortage.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
Drafted Mems Insurance.

A drafted man in the army is not
compelled TO take out insurance. but
he is urged TO do so. The minimum
amount of insurance that can be taken
is $500. and the insurance ranges in
multiples of $500 up to $4,000. which
is the maximum. The insurance OF q
married man can be made payable TO
his father and mother, but the allot-
ment of his pay must be made to his
wife.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
DON'T FORGET YOUR SIL0
Advice to Beef Cattle Farmer by Spe'
ciaIists Of Department OF
Agriculture.

"Don't forget your silo," is the adj
vice to the beef cattle farmer by spe-
cialists Of the United States depart
ment of agriculture. In every case.
the specialists say, sufficient acre
age to provide crops to fill the silo
should be provided by beef cattle farm
ers. This will assure that the silo
investment will yield its proper an
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
Some Speed.

A rifle bullet covers about two miles
I'm I'VE seconds, while sound travels
the same distance in a shade more
than nine and one-half SECONDS 50 i.
is easy to understand why the bullet
strikes before the report of the rifle
is heard.