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Evening star., 1918-01-31
LECTURES ON BIRDS HERE.
DR.. H. C. 0berholser Declares Va
riety in District Made Record.

An illustrated lecture on Everyday
Birds About Washington" was given by
DR.. H. C. Oberholser of the biological
survey at the twenty-first annual meet
ing Of the Audubon Society of the Dis
trict Of Columbia last night at the Nc
Kinley Manual Training School.
DR.. Oberholser said that the record
for variety of birds was reached this
year, 1866 distinct species having been
found In the District. Reports Of the
secretary and treasurer, Miss Helen P
childs and Miss Mary Brickenstein, re-
spectively, also were given.
Evening star., 1918-01-31
0. C.. MERCHANTS OPPOSE
SHORT DAY AS FUEL SAVER
Will Not Unite With Others in De-
mand for Heatless Mon !
day Substitute.

Washington merchants will not unite
with the business men OF other large
cities who are endeavoring to have
Fuel Administrator Garfield allow them
to shorten the six business days OF the
week as substitute for the present
heatless Monday order.
Following announcement yesterday by
heads of various Washington depart
ment stores that they did not believe
the shorter day plan would save much
coal, the Retail Merchants Association
decided today to take the same view of
the matter.
aside from the fact that the plan OF
opening stores at 1880 and closing
them at would not save much coal, 1t
would be impractical in Washington in
view of the fact that thousands of gov
ernment employees must do all their
shopping between and 6 o'clock, said
Charles J. Columbus, secretary OF the
merchants association.
Mr. Columbus will leave the city to-
night for several days, and during his
absence NJ. A. Leese, president of the
association, will represent the store
interests of Washington in any new
phases Of the fuel question which may
arise.
Evening star., 1918-01-31
ENGINEERS ARE WANTED.
Firemen Also Needed for New War
and Navy Office Buildings in
Henry Park.

More men are needed for duty as engf-
neers and firemen at the new War and
Navy office buildings in Henry Park.
are being made tenn
uorarily without civil service examina-
tion, the appointees being required to
qualify with that commission before
being permanently appointed. Applica-
tions should be made to the supertn-
tendent State, War and Navy Depart
ment building. Middle-aged men who
have seen service in the Army, Navy
or Marine Corps and have been nohoI
ahly flischarged are desired. A call
sent out for that kind Of service sew.
eral months ago brought number OF
responses, but SO rapidly has the gov
ernment service expanded that there
Is urgent need for more watchmen.
Evening star., 1918-01-31
FUND FOR HOUSING 1HDoRsED.
Conference Of Federal Chiefs Discuss
Shipbuilding Workers' Needs.

Appropriation of $4,000. 900 to help in
housing the great army Of shipbuilding
workers now being recruited was In
dorsed yesterday at conference at
tended by Secretaries Baker. Daniels
and Wilson. Assistant Secretary Roose-
welt and Chairman Hurley and Vice
Chairman Piez of the shipping board.
A bill to provide that amount now is
pending in Congress.
Other appropriations for taking care
Of the influx of workers in Industrial
centers where war contracts are be-
Ing filed probably will be urged later.
Housing questions AFFECTING other than
shipyards workers will be handled by
the Department of Labor.
Evening star., 1918-01-31
Brown Alumni Ready for Banquet.

Members of the Brown University
Alumni Club of Maryland and the Dis
trict Of Columbia are to be addressed
by President W. H. P. Faunce of the
university at the annual dinner. which
will be held at the Cosmos Club on the
evening of February 6. The visit of the
head Of the institution to the National
Capital will be of special interest this
year, as a number of Brown men are
engaged in war work. Arthur D. Call
is president of the club, and w. Clay
ton Carpenter is secretary and treas
urer.
Evening star., 1918-01-31
CITY ITEMS.
4 Rabbit soap. 2sc; Gunpowder Tea.

Babbitt Soap. 25c; GunpOwder Tea
44c and 5sc: Star Cocoa, Csc; White Po-
tatoes, Sc h.: lbs. Onions, Csc: karo
Syrup, 13c. 39c and 75c; Black-eyed
Peas, lie; Navy Beans. tic: Lima
Beans, tic; Macaroni or Spaghetti, 12c;
Large Herring. sc: Fat Mackerel. 15c:
13 or Sardines, 15c; Red Kidney Beans,
15c; 81 OF. Van Camp Beans, 17c: 2s OF.
Hominy Grits, 121kc; Seeded Raisins'
Sc; Cocoanut, &C and Sc; Knox Gelatine.
15c; Cheese, soc; white Meal, SC; can
Pineapple, CSC; Whiskbrooms. 1sc;
Bluejacket Sardines, 10c; 20 OF. Baking
Powder, 15c; Safety Matches, 1Rc;
Quaker Matches, Csc; Sugar Corn. 125sc;
Silver Brand Peas, 121ac; Pure Pepper.
40c. 412 4th s.e. and all the j. T. D.
Pyles Stores.
Omccrss Uniforms Cleaned 4 Pressed,
81 Norris 71O 9th NV. Franklin 1884.
Evening star., 1918-01-31
Mai. Alexander Lanier's Mother Dies

Mrs. Marcellus Vo1ney Lanier. mother
Of Maj. Alexander Lanier, a local at
torney, who resides at 1860 Columbia
road, died Saturday night at Oxford.
N. c., where she had lived practically
all Of her life. Mrs. Lanier. who was
eighty-two years old. lived in Rich
mond, Va. during the civil war. She
had been an invalid for eight years.
She is survived by another son, Thorn
well Lanier Of Oxford, N. C.
Evening star., 1918-01-31

Bloomins Plants From Skaters, 80
18th, carry CHEEKY greetings to the i'll.
advertisement.
Evening star., 1918-01-31

Viewers Ter weddings.
SG0ubult Gude shout flowers and deco
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Evening star., 1918-01-31

Omcexs' Engraved Calling Cards.
Brewood, 5ls 18th st.-Advertisement
Evening star., 1918-01-31

Omccrs' Uniforms Cleaned 4 Pressea,
81. Norris, 71O 9Th NV. Franklin 1854.
Evening star., 1918-01-31

Z paper on Berkeley" at a meeting Of
the Society for Philosophical Inquiry
Saturday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock at
the Public Library. 1t will be followed
by discussion.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
OTHERS NEED SUGAR:
WE DO NOT NEED 1T
On Your Honor Are You Doing With
out Sugar As Best You
Cant
ne Allies need sugar.

Inc AllleS neeu sugar
The time has come for US TO face
the fact that WE DO NOT NEED
SUGAR Food experts tell us that the
body does not require even such sweets
as honey and syrups.
But if We feel that We must have
something sweet once in awhile, we
have at our command an abundance of
molasses. syrups. sorghum. honey and
maple sugar. as well as dried and
fresh fruits.
The Allies are not asking for very
much sugar. Italy's ration is ! pound
I per person per month: Frances, ] -
pounds: England's, pounds. Even
these quantities are not always obtain
able
What the United States Food Admin
stration is now asking Of the people
over here is 10 put themselves upon a
ration of pounds per person per
month This does not in any way linn
it the amounts Of syrups or honey that
one may have. So after all it's not
very hard. is it?
Certainly it is fair. Why should we
who have gone into the struggle liter
ally for good" enjoy anything more
than those who have been holding
for three long years?
There is one thing which the Ameri-
can people must prove to be unneces-
sary, and that is the ration card sys-
tenn. This nation likes TO do things
because ii chooses 10; not because it
is policed into doing them. This ''ra-
ton" has come in the form of re-
quest. So it's matter between you and
your conscience. You are on your hon
or. Don't buy more than your share.
Buy less if you are clever enough to
manage with less
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
THE WOUNDED

From a statement issued by General
March. American chief OF stan. it is
possible to form a pretty good idea of
what the casualty lists mean to the
men themselves.
II soldier is reported killed in
action" OF course that is definite and
conclusive For the great majority
who are merely given as wounded $
without the degree of injury being
designated. the natural presumption
is that the matter is not at all serious.
Only AZ per cent of all the men
sent to the hospital as a result of
wounds received in action die from
those wounds. says General March.
That is, about q wounded men out of
p recover. More surprising still. 81
per cent OF them, or more than four
out Of every five, recover so quickly
and completely that they are back at
the front in less than two months. A
larger proportion return TO duty even
tually. Only one out of seven wound
ed is disabled to an extent that neces-
states his honorable discharge from
the service.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
CONE on. BOYs! WATERMELON

The juicy and delicious watermelon
ought to be reserved for human con-
sumption and be protected from such
common things as insects and dis
eases. but unfortunately such is not
the case. says today's bulletin from the
National War Garden Commission.
For full garden instructions every
reader of this paper should write to
the Commission for a free copy of the
garden manual, which Will be sent for
a 2-cent stamp for postage.
When anthracnose strikes the water
melon plant it takes toll from leaves,
stem and fruit. On the leaves appear
small circular or irregular dead spots
which enlarge until most of the leaf
may be destroyed. On the stems are
long spots which destroy them. But
it is on the melons that the scores Of
spots are most desheartening, being
dark and sunken, then pinkish, and re-
suit in the rotting of the melons. Like
so many other garden diseases, this
can be prevented by spraying with
Bordeaux mixture, beginning when the
melons are small and repeating every
ten days or two weeks. If the weather
is wet and muggy, spray oftener than
if dry. Do not wait until the disease
appears. Check ii before it starts.
The wilt causes rather sudden and
mysterious death to the plants, and
there is no remedy for it. The plants
just wilt and die. The only thing to
do is to pull up the plants and burn
them. Do not let them touch healthy
plants.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
Catarrah Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrah is local disease, greatly in
fiuenced by constitutional conditions,
and in order to cure it you must take
an internal remedy. Halls Catarrah
Medicine is taken internally and acts
through the blood ON the mucuous sur
faces of the system. Halls Catarrah
Medicine was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country for
years. It is composed Of some of the
best tonics known, combined with
some of the best blood purifiers The
perfect combination of the ingredients
in Halls Catarrah Medicine is what
produces such wonderful results in ca
tarrahal conditions. Send for testi-
monials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY. & CO., Props, Tole-
do, Ohio.
All druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
POTSDAM PRUSSIAN;
THEY WERE SIX

a Y. NJ. C. A. field secretary who
went over the top with a bunch of
American soldiers the first big day at
Chateau Thierry came into the Y. NJ.
c. AS Paris Headquarters later with
a brand new tale from the front
On his adventure, the secretary was
with a squad of moppers-up. among
which was a boy from Milwaukee.
Both the boys parents were born in
Germany. but that did not seem to
have had any effect on his views. On
arriving at the entrance of a big dug
out in the German trenches, he stuck
his head in at the opening; yelling in
German:
How many of you are there, down
thereT'
The reply, in the best Potsdam Prus-
sian, was instantly forthcoming.
I'VE are six, Excellenz"
Well" shouted back the Milwaukee
boy, here are six presents for you"
With that he heaved down six hand
grenades into the thick of the waiting
Potsdamese. There was a brief, as
founded yell, then succession of VIC
lent explosions. after which there was
smoke and silence.
Say" remarked the Milwaukee lad,
with conscious pride;-'I got the
whole six of those Fritzies with one
chuck to the home plate"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
WHY WE GO THE
WHITE HOUSE"

Mrs. Ella r. Murray has requested
the Capital to publish the following
from the "Suffragist' of August 10,
under the caption Why We Go to the
White House in Protest:
For seven months women have en-
dured the delay of their enfranchise-
men by the United States Senate.
ION June % they saw a vote on the
suffrage amendment prevented by a
flibuster conducted by leading Demo
cratic Senators.
Following this action, through the
demand of the Administration secured
the passage of the wire control bill,
and Senate leaders were able to make
prohibition unfinished business, the
Senate recessed without further at
tention to suffrage.
mo votes have been gained since
June 81.
I'VE have no assurance that the
measure will not continue to be ig-
nored when victory in the House will
go for nothing.
THE present protest is the result of
the indignant alarm of women in the
face of this situation.
The present demand of women that
President Wilson take effective action
is based upon the fact that nothing but
his insistence can win this victory for
American democracy"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
SOLDIER WRITES
FROM OVERSEAS

Private Hal r. Garner, with the
1I5th Infantry. son or Mr.. and Mrs.
George Garner. Sr.. OF Aberdeen Farm.
near Annapolis. has written home the
following interesting letter:
Somewhere in France"
Sunday, July Z, 1913.
Ny dear Mother:
that everything and everybody is fine
We arrived in first class condition;
also had a splendid trip over the sea.
Have very comfortable quarters and
everything is very convenient. consid-
ering. tOf course. we have TO do lots
Of considering some time-) But alto
gether we are very comfortable.
Everyone is well and seems TO be
happy and eontented. We'd never
know we were in a war country if
they didn't tell US so.
Everything IS perfectly lovely in the
line Of crops. and there is beautiful
scenery. The grain fields are fine,
would love for Dad to see them. We
are in a very pretty part of the eoun-
try.
l am back in Company NJ, but will
go to either l or K later, or when /
get my horses. I'm not exactly sure
as to whether / can get my horse over
here or not, but expect TO at any rate.
Saw Arthur Carter last night. He
seems well. Also saw Dewey one day
the past week. he is also o. X. Ray
and ] being II the came company, will
of course. see each other very often.
He has gotten four letters from home,
and / have gotten seven. Needless
to say, we both enjoyed them extreme
". Please continue to write often. 1t
makes one feel better.
The Americans are getting in some
good work now, so / hear, but you will
hear more over there than l can tell
you, so will not go any further on that
question.
Mother, this is about all / know TO
write now so I'll close. If you don't
hear from US you will know We are
o. X. but just don't have the oppor-
tunity to write. Ray says he will write
as soonu as possible.
Both send love TO all, and the U.
S. A.
Lovingly yours,
HAL"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
PLAY WEEK

The first week IN September is to be
generally observed as recreation week.
The idea that gives the week its
in year OF child welfare work is
twofold First Ito provide recreation
for children and youth. abundant. de-
cent. protected from any form of eX-
ploitation." and second. TO "implant
in the minds of children the idea that
keeping at is patriotic"
During this week every community
should review all that il is doing to
provide for childreus activities. SGch
organizations as the Junior Red Cross,
the Boy Scouts. the Camp Fire Girls
and the Dramatic League of America
will demonstrate their part. Histor-
ical and patriotic pageants. folk
dances and group singing as well as
games and exhibits of the work of
various childrens organizations will
form the main program.
The emphasis will be laid on out
door activities and on things that are
real fun" to the youngsters. Just as
far as possible they will be allowed
to help in getting ready and in max
ing plans. They ought to enjoy every
bit of il thoroughly
1t is only lately that people have
thought it necessary to look out for the
protection of child's playtime. Per
haps it is not so necessary in clean,
wholesome neighborhoods where every
yard has its own swing or sand pile
or see-saw. For the many. however.
who do not have those advantages,
whose only playground has been a
narrow street or a dirty alley, the
whole playground and recreation
movement has been of great import
ance. The right use of the child's
leisure hours has great and direct
influence on his future health and
good citizenship.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
- CAPITAL COUPONS =
CLIP PIN GS 0 F =

Kleptomaniacs win take anything
but jokes.
On the road to prosperity there are
no barrel houses.
Every man on earth has either rheu-
matism or some such hobby.
By the way. don't forget they are
still selling War Savings Stamps
An officerholder. needs little pull if
he has the push.
A mans credit is usually good when
he doesn't need it.
It's nice to live in the country-nice
for your city relations.
Credit is all well enough until the
Vbill collector comes around.
About the time girl celebrates her
seventeenth birthday she likes TO al
Jude to herself as an old maid
Look within for happiness, as trou-
bles will come without being looked
for.
When a stingy man suddenly gets
charitable it's a sign of either a we'd
ding or a funeral.
If life is a gamble looks as if some
folk are able to stack the cards.
Another peace meeting in Berlin
If they keep on they'll have enough
"peaces" to go round.
The denial by the packers of wrong
doing could hardly be termed a news
item. 1t comes under the heading Of
habits.
Some men work themselves TO death
trying to earn sufficient money to
keep up the premiums on their life
insurance.
1t might not be a bad idea to sup
ply some of our officials at home with
masks to protect them against the
poison gas being used by Germans in
this country.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
POOLING THE FROST

The fall war gardener must cen
slider one enemy with whom he has to
deal, and that is Jack Frost, says to-
Garden Commission of Washington. A
days bulletin from the National War
little simple mathematics will get
ahead of this enemy. OF course. he
will try to sneak up on you like a
thief in the night. Here, War Gar
deners, is how TO get the jump on
this treachous foe.
In general, you know about the date
OF the first killing frost in your sec
ton Now figure back from the aver
age date of first killing frost to the day
you can plant the different fall crops,
remembering that it takes the follow
ing number of days for these crops,
with good care, to mature sufficiently
TO be disable:
Bush beans, so days; Lima beans, so
days; beets, 60 days; late cabbage, 80
days, using plants instead of seeds;
carrots, 20 days; sweet corn, 60 days
for the early varieties; cucumber, 20
days; kale 80 days; lettuce and en-
dive, so days; parsley, 80 days; peas,
60 days; radish, 20 days; spinach, 40
days; turnip, 60 days. Some of these
crops will not be injured by the early
frosts.
Besides the plants mentioned, the
South can grow fall crops of Irish po-
tatoes allowing 80 days to killing
frost; sweet potatoes, allowing lao
days; tomatoes, allowing 80 days from
setting out the plants; celery, allow
ing $50 days; caulifiower, and collard,
allowing 120 days from setting out the
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
PEACH LEATHER
A SUGARLESS DAINTY

Have you ever made peach leather
l suppose you will say, 'oh yes; -
for most of us have made it. But did
you ever make it with maple syrup?
did, last year. and the results quite
exceeded my expectations As / peel
ed spots from the good Feelings, put
ting each in separate pan. The soft
brown spots, bruised places, I saved
with the peels.
When the canning of the peaches
was all out of the way 1 turned my at
tention to making leather" This is
how l did it. The peaches had been
carefully washed before peeling. SO
that the peel pulp no was clean. To
each pound of peach skins / added a
half cupful of maple syrup. These !
cooked together until thick. then
poured the mixture from the pan into
platter (large plates will do
spreading it out thin. Then the pro-
cess OF evaporation was begun. For
three days left the paste in the sun.
protected by glass from flies and dust,
and the third evening cut il into
strips an inch wide and rolled each
trip tightly. wrapped each piece in
oiled pepper and put all in a large tin
box and kept it in cool dry closet.
At Christmas time we had a guam
tity left, which we used to supplement
our Christmas candy. The children
prefer it to candy, TO we were able to
do with less sugar sweets.
Yellow egg tomatoes, which can be
used in the same way. make very at
tractive CONNECTION. Let your children
once taste these and they viii want
more Of them.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13

Don't worry. then. when you see a
loved ones name in the wounded"
list The chances are more than 20
TO l that he will come out Of the hos
pital as 1T as ever for civil life, and
: TO 1 that he viii emerge as 1T as
ever for military life-which, as we
know. means a high degree Of phys
icaI excellence. Even dangerously
wounded cases need bring no despair.
With them modern army surgery
works miracles, and most Of them re-
cover
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF 1918

The undersigned, Collector and
Treasurer of the City of Annapolis,
Maryland, hereby gives notice that the
1918 city taxes will be payable on and
after August 81, 1918, at his Office, Mu-
nicipal Building, Gloucester street.
All taxes paid before the 18th day of
September, 1918, no interest will be
charged. On and after September 10,
1918, however,, interest will be charged
at the rate of six per cent. per an
mum, beginning from the said 18th day
of September.
Office hourse 9 A. NJ. to P. NJ.
JNO. B. WELLS,
[ d. Collector and Treasurer
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
REnOTRLE OrR EFFORTs

II would be unfortunate if the great
victory won in the Marine salient
should lead 10 any relaxation of our
will 70 win" In the midst Of our re-
joicing, we must realize that for us
the struggle has just begun. The only
proper frame OF mind is that urged by
Secretary Baker. 1T means that We
must redouble our efforts"
Every baseball or football team
knows the evil results OF oyer-confi-
dence. II is better always to overes-
innate the foe than to underestimate
him. We now have the Huns on the
run. The way TO keep them on the
run until we drive them pell-mell past
Berlin is for every soldier and every
civilian to take the war about twice
as seriously as before, and prepare to
fight and work twice as hard.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
WANTEp-AN EXPLANATION

First the experts explained TO the
German people that we could not send
an army over to fight them, because
the U-boats would sink our troop
ships A little later they explained
the arrival OF American troops as due
to clever strategy on the part of the
German high command: We we're TO
be allowed to land an army in France
in order that the U-boats might starve
them 70 death by destroying their sup
ply ships
With nearly 100000 American
fighting men in France, II is surely
about time the starvation process
started From all accounts, however.
our boys in the war zone are about as
well fed now as they ever were at
home The sinking of our merchant
men. too. are at a low ebb.
What will be the next explanation
The German government and press
are doubtless open to suggestion. The
Kaiser might even award an iron
cross to the best excuse or promise
submitted, as dope pill to keep his
people quiet a little longer.