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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-19
URGES LUNACY COMMISSION
Counsel for Charles l.. Chaplin De.
clnres Client Mentally
Unbalanced.
TBy Associated Press.l
Now YORK, Octobcr Is

NEW YORK, October 1s.-Appoint-
ment OF lunacy commission to de-
termine the mental responsibility OF
Charles e. Chaplin, former city editor
Of the New York Evening World, for
the murder of his wire in n hotel here
last month, was urged Ny counsel for
The defendant and opposed by the dis
trict attorney day. The decision was
reserved by Judge Malone, who heard
the arguments.
The district attorney argued that
Chapin's shooting OF his wife while she
slept was a cold FLOODED murder. and
stated that he would produce witnesses
TO show that the couples relations had
MT been friendly
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-19
German banker H>a in Havana.

HAVANA, October 18.--Henry Up
mann, prominent German banker OF
Havana. president OF the German Club
and one of the richest men in Cuba
is being held incommunicado In his
residence here in connection with the
general rounding up by the Cuban
secret service department of enemy
subjects. y careful search of Up
mennS residence for evidence to CON
meet him with German propaganda
failed so far as can be learned to pro-
duce any evidence of a seriously in
eliminating nature.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-19
AMERICANS TAKE PRISONERS
Ono Thousand Captured i'm Fighting
West of Mcnsc, Report OF Gem
erni Pershing.
fBy Associated Press.1

WASHINGTON. October ls.-Capture
by. the Americans OF 1000 additional
prisoners in the lighting west OF the
Mouse was reported in General Per-
ceived to-day at the War Department
There was severe lighting on the en-
tire front of General Liggetts First
Army The statement follows:
Section A-Severe lighting has con-
t!nucd on the entire front of the First
Army We have broken up counter
taEnc and in the vicinity Of Champig-
neulle and tho Bots de Solges. Our
troops have taken and passed beyond
Grand Pre- have improved their po-
s.tions throughout the line. One thous-
and additional prisoners have been
taken"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-19
RESTRICT WAR MARRIAGES
Divorces Throw Bad Light on Moral
Conditions In Germany,
Says Paper.
TBy Associated Press1

NEW YORK, October 17.-Restric-
demanded by the New Saxon Church
Paper. The material Advantages which
a young woman obtains by the war
marriage are SO alluring that only n
few resist the lure, says the paper,
adding: "rhe war divorces throw a
bad fight on the moral conditions in
our people. They have not been num-
.sas Ear tsr the FEAR that they
According to the Cologne Gazette,
700 actions for divorce were begun
within a period of four months before
ono court in Berlin,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-19
FEW REQUIRED TO MOVE
German Women in Barred Zone Gen
orally Able to Prove Law
Abiding Intent

WASHINGTON, October 1S.-Few
German women have been forced TO
move out OF the barred zones about
cncan ipments. munition factories and
result OF tho extension to them Of the
restrictions heretofore applying to
German males. !, Reports to the De-
partment OF Justice Indicate that
have proven their law :abiding intent,
and have been granted permits by
United States marshdls to continue
their residence.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-19
Mexican Newspapers Suffer.
Ry Associated prees

MEXIco CITY. October 1s.-Eighty-
enc Mexican daily newspapers are nf-
.Hcted by the recent embargo imposed
ID the United States government on
she expectation OF newsprint papers
cept for one plant which is controlled
by Germans. there are no paper facto-
ries il. Mexico.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-19
Report italian Draft Treaty.

WAS IINCiTo ON. October 1s.-Ths
Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
after, brief consideration to-day,I or
dered the Italian. draft treaty favor
ably reported to the Senate. Tho treaty
is similar to- those already made with
Great Britain. France and Greece
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-19

Senate Military Committee day
ordered a favorable report on n House
bill trhnsferriiiE for the period OF tho
Va. to the medical department OF
tha army for suse as n hospital. In.
nnat6s Would be Transferred TO othi;r
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-19
MAUJFMLANN'g.
Cold Weather
Comfort
In Basement
BARGAINS.

MIGHT GOWNS Of whitegS
\ y flannelette, yoke 'front.'
and back, with V neck OIL
high neck with collar; long
sleeves, $I.3S. II
GOWNS OF white with pink1
or blue stripes or Of ALL
white; yoke styles, trim-s]
med with braid and hem-]
stitching, SITS. y
EXTRA SIZE Flannelette3]
Gowns, in yoke style,t
trimmed with braid and
hemstitching, $1.9s.
NEW LONG Sleeve Muslin
Night Gowns, in v neck
styles, with embroidery. 1
Special value at $1.50.
BLANKET BATH Robes, in:1
figured blue, gray and
pink; cord at the waist
and round collar, piped on
edge, $3.50.
KNIT Petticoats, part wool
and part cotton. ATTRACT
tive Roman striped pat
terms on grounds of gray,
pink, blue, navy, red, white!
and black, S1.0O, S1.8S
$3.50.
PETTICOATS of Heather.
bloom, with satin flounces,
in solid colors of puppies,
navy, emerald and black,
S1.25.
NEW FIGURED Petticoats
of Sateen in lowered pat
terms, with deep flounces,
$1.75.
Weather to-day: Fair. .1o-1s.1a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-19

Hooverixe on time by bringing or
phoninS your Sunday Want Ad copy
early to-day. Randolph I.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-19

Hall Moore. Jr.,
neir apartment at
after motoring
OF Virginia. visit
and several other
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-19

Pint. a Heir wantea "A Ia Tine Tirae.-
Disnhtch md get the eHacieHt help Your
businsss, home OF ONCE requires. Call
Randolph 1.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-19

nave returned 70
1900 Grove ATenu,
through the Valley
Ing Natural Bridge
places OF interest.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-19
IN AND orr OF TOWN.

ot Norfolk,
here eh route for
here she Will be
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-19
Simple Living for victory,s Sake.

The United States food administra-
ion has said that more food than ever
must be sent to the allies. This means
nat we must eat very simply this
year, trying TO get along with less OF
sugar
Breakfast-Stewcd prunes, griddlc
cakes. strip, coffee.
Lunch-Cream pea soup. mullins
canned fruit.
Dinner-Smothered chicken. scalloped
potatoes, baked squash, yeCetabIe
alad, queen of puddings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
More Egyptian Cotton

When the war trade board recently
 announced the revocation of all out
 standing licenses for the importation
 of Egyptian cotton and that importa-
 tion of only s0000 bales of long-staEle Egyptian cotton will be allowed dur ing 1918, attention was called to the increase in the production of Egyp- tian cotton in the irrigated lands of Arizona and neighboring states. The production in 1918 of this American grown Egyptian cotton. according to specialists of the United States depart ment of agriculture, probably will be beween 10000 and 50,000 bales. In 1917 the production was 16,000 bales, and in 1916, 3331 bales. The acreage this year is estimated a S0,000, corr pared with an acreage of 35,000 in 19i7. Egyptian cotton is used largely for automobile tires and high-grade sew ing thread and spinning tests by tha bureau of markets of the departme nt indicate that it can be used advan- tageously in the manufacture of air plane and balloon fabrics. Commercial production of Egyptian cotton in the American southwest was begun only in 1912, after long experimentation by the bureau of plant industry, but all ready the industry has grown to such an extent that imports can be cut to S0,0 900 bales, thus saving great amount of cargo space on the long water haul from the land of the Sphinx,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
Controlling Corn Suckers

Some varieties of corn will sucker much more than others. When corn is grown for the grain, any tendency of the plant to throw out additional suckers will take so much plant food from the soil, and as the sucker pro- duces no ear, it will be loss. The entire strength of the plant should be centered in the production of the ear and this is lost if the plant has toe much additional suckers to nourish Through selection the tendency to grow suckers can be avoided.
 Many farmers pull the suckers from the corn plant, though during favor able seasons this causes larger num- Der of suckers to grow. This is i'm practicable in large fields. and it would be a wiser plan to use care in mak- ing seed selection. When corn is grown for silage purposes. the suckers will furnish additional feed, and the heav-
 fer the growth the better it will be for silage. Suckers make as good feed as the cornstalk itself, providing they reach. maturity. The smaller varie- ties of corn. such as the flint, will sucker much more than the dent Foi practical farm purposes the control oi suckers through seed selection is most economical.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
Peanut a Food Product

The peanut may have been held in
 light esteem in the popular mind be-
 cause of it's association with circus and
 clown, or because the expression, pea nut politics. has designated low form of partisanship. Yet this crop has long been important in North Carolina, Vir- ginia and Georgia. with Suffolk. Va, as the headquarters of the industry
 They found that many of the growers were "hogging down" the peanuts; that is, they were turning the hogs into the fields to harvest the nuts, Lnd were marketing the crop "on the hoof.r Tho department had proved that a 4o-bushcl crop of Spanish peanuts wolld produce more than 400 pounds of pork to the acre, and supplied good ratisa thac needed lyon a little topping off wita corn to haroen the meat. Furthermore, | If the peanut hay Is harvested before tho hogs are tuned in the hay alone almost pays for the growing of the crop, oe. cause it furnishes a palatable food to which all kinds of stock will turn eagerly from any ether kind of hay.
 Practically no peanut oil was made in this country prior to 1915. So far the oil mill men had not been benefited, but it was brought to their attention that yne United States, in 1914, was importing i,ooI,lOo gallons or peanut oil, ana 44,01J,- 7S9 pounds of nuts. More than half of the oil went to Chicago and presumably went into oleomargarine, and the lower grades into soap. The oil brought more than cottonseed oil. A few changes in the oil mills, having to do largely with l the cleaning of the peanuts, and they were ready for the extraction, and the peanuts began to come to them. Recently | there has leen such demand for the | nuts themselves for manufacture into products elsewhere, that the mills have not been doing much extraction, because l they could make more handling the nuts | themselves than they could hy selling l the extracted product, A single manu- | facturer of peanut butter, for example. | uses more than 200 carloads of shelied nuts year and expects soon to go to 5O0 | carloads.
 | The south has a great deal of sandy soil, and in many sections corn suc- | cumbs to tEe dry weather just at the
 ] time when it most needs moisture. Such soils in such sections furnish just the
 | right conditions for peanuts, which re- quire less rain than corn. If the peanut
 l could choose it's own bed, it would pick | these sandy lands as just the right place.
 | Furthermore, the peanut improves thesa
 lands if proper methods are maintained.
 | Even if a good many nuts are lost by l cutting them off to close, then nitrogen left in the soil by saving the roots Is said
 | to be worth from $3 to sS per acre, and ] lit would take good many peanuts to
 make up this value. If hogs are turned l in even these peanuts are saved and | are turned into bacon while their ma nurial value goes back into the soil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
Hog Sales Association

The increase in livestock, both in cattle and in hogs. has been almost phenomenal in many sections or the state during the past year or two.
 Bullock Is one of the leading coun- ties in the eastern section of the state in livestock. having shipped between September l, 1917. and June l, ls1s' 1O7 carloads of cattle and 6S carloads of hogs according to County Agent Mcleod This represents only live stock raised within the county, none having been shipped in and fed out.
 Agent Mcleod further states that rot a single carload of hogs had ever been shipped from Bullock county before September l. 1916, and that the local sales association at Union Springs had helped the farmers immensely prob ably to the extent of securing two cents per pound more for their hogs than they would otherwise have re- celved. These sales associations have been organized and fostered by the marketing agents of the extension service at Auburn.
 With the price that hogs have been bringing for the past several months, it can easily be seen that Alabama farmers have been cashng in on the hog proposition, and at the same time they are doing patriotic service by helping to increase the food and meat supply of the nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
nx J. A. WADE

Ds
 In my last weekly letter I stated that boil wevils could not be poisoned with out poisoning the plants. This assertion was based on personal experience and the observations, experiments and decisions as published from time to time by expert entomologists of the United States de- partment of agriculture. The experiment. al period during which numbers Of ex- perts have been employed and millions of dollars have been. expended, has cov- cred a series of about 16 years Thou sands of poisonous substances have been tried singly and in compound form which have been applied in every conceivable way with the idea of poisoning the boil weevils food. Each and every time the experiments failed, either proving injurious to the plants. impracticable in it's application, too expensive or fai- ure to get it where the weevils would be forced to cat it.
 MT. B. R. Coad. expert in charge of weevil investigations under the direction of the bureau of entomology of the United States department of agriculture, has recently published the results of his experiments for three years endeavorins to poison the weevirs drink with powder ed arsenate applied so as to poison the dew which the weevils drink. MT. Coad has had some splendid local results but the experiments are so sincomplete and local in conditions that he has not yet given it to the public sure remedy for weeyl control. The United State, department of agriculture has not yet placed its stamp of approval on it as an effective, practical and economical meth cd of controlling weevis. They only permitted the publication of the results so far obtained to show that some prog ress has been made which holds out that an effective remedy may result from these investigations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18

IT two men. driving one horse each. can combine the two horses into one team which one man can drive, and this team can do as much or more work than the two did singly, isn't it wise to combine them and save one mans time?
 And if the farm is large and condi- tons warrant, isn't it wise to combine two of these two-horse teams into one, and save another mans time?
 But before making these extra in- vestments it is wise for the farmer t3 consider well the cost and the prob able gain. If extra horses and imple- ments cost more than they will pro- duce. of course it would be unwise to make the investment
 Work which is generally done In some parts of the country with the aid of machines that greatly increase the efficiency of Che man employed is still largely done by hand in other parts Machinery for most of the work Tn connection with preparing and tili- ing the soil is available in many szos. and frequently two or more outfits each requiring the time of one man are seen working in the same field oa operations for which implements Of two or three times the size of those used could be employed with just as satisfactory results There are few farm horses which a driver of ordi- nary intelligence cannot train to work in large teams in a few days time, and most the larger implements are little if any more complicated or diff ficult to handle than the small ones for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
Syrups Need No Sugar

Sweet fruit syrups require no sugar in the making and may be used in place of sugar in several ways in general cook ing, according to specialists of the Unit ed States department of agriculture Apple syrup is especially good for cakes, hot biscuits. candies and seasoning.
 To make it add , ounces of powdered calcium carbonate to gallons of apple cider. Powdered calcium carbonate Gear bonate of lime) or to give 1t it's com mon name, precipitated chalk is low priced and harmless. Boil the mixture in kettle or vat vigorously for five min utes. Pour the liquid into vessels, pre- ferably glass jars or pitchers. allow to stand six or eight hours or until perfectly clear Pour the clear liquid into a preserving kettle Do not allow sedi- ment at bottom to enter Add to the clear liquid one level teaspoonful of lime carbonate and stir thoroughly. The process is completed by boiling down rap idly to a clear liquid. Use density gauge or candy thermometer and bring the temperature up to 220 degrees F. If a thermometer is not available, boil un- til bulk is reduced to one-seventh of the original volume. To determine wheth- CT the syrup is cooked enough test as for candy-by pouring a little into cold water. If boiled enough it should have the consistency of maple syrup. II should not be cooked long enough to harden like candy when tested
 When the test shows that the syrup has been cooked enough. pour it into
 fruit jars, pitchers. etc, and allow it to cool slowly Slow cooling is important as otherwise the suspended matter wit not settle properly and the syrup will
 be cloudy.
 A good way to insure slow cooling is to stand the vessels. full of syrup. ir a bucket or a wash boiler of hot water ! or to place them in a freless cooker The white sediment which settles out during cooking is called ''malate of lime, and is a harmless compound of lime with the natural acid of the apple, When tht syrup is cooled, it should be stored 1T | fruit jars, bottles. or jugs and crooks Place the rubber and cap or cotton stop per or cork in position and tighten. Place the container in boiling hot water ant sterilize for the length of time given be low for the particular type of outh used:
 Water bath, homemade or commercial 15 minutes.
 Water seal, 2l4 degrees, 10 minutes. Five pounds steam pressure, minutes Ten pounds steam pressure, minutes Remove lars and tighten covers In vert to cool, and test the joints. Stor for future use This recipe is for maiN ling syrup primarily for home consump tion If the product is to be sold, leSa reaairements as to labelling should o ascertained and compiled with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
Live Stock Associations

list of 3i0 national and state live stock and poultry associations with the names of the president and secretary and their addresses has been compiled by the bureau of animal industry of the United States department of agriculture and published as yearbook separate No. 742 During the last few years num- erous requests from many sources have been received by the bureau for lists of national and state organizations This publication has been issued to furnish such information. It will be sent free on request
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
By CHARLES A. wHIrrLE

A false theory is abroad that is doing harm to the farmer and hindering food production. It is that the use of fer tihzer should be based on the percentage return on the dollar invested in fertil- izer. The correct basis is the crop profits due to fertilizers.
 A small application of fertilizer may return the largest percentage on it's cost and the lowest crop profits as compared with larger applica tions. On the other hand, large application of fertilizer may return the lowest percentage on it's cost but the largest crop profits.
 The farmer does not buy fertilizer to sell, but to compound with soil. seed climate and labor for the greatest profit able crop yields. How much each dol lar invested in fertilizer earns for itself is Of no concern, but how much it earns Tn terms Of crops on an acre of land.
 Director J. N. Harper of the farm service bureau of the soil improvement committee has charted and brought out in plain and forceful manner the facts contained in Bulletin 227 Of the North Carolina experiment station relative to this point. The results are the avera ges of five years on plots receiving applica- tions of fertilizer vary from POO pounds to 1200 pounds.
 THE TEST
 In these tests the POO pounds of fer tilizer brought the largest returns on the dollar invested in fertilizer; in fact for every dollar invested in fertilizer there was a return in profits of s7SS. a total of $36.06 per acre when the yields are valued at present prices of cotton and seed.
 Referring to the plot receiving the i heaviest application of fertilizer 12O( pounds, we find that for every dollar in- l vested in fertilizer that there was a net I return of only s2.S, yet the net total return from the acre. due to the fertil- l izer. was s5617 or s2011s more than was obtained from the 20-pound acre l Plainly, then. it would be foolish to recommend that farmer use only zU pounds to the acre when 1900 pounds will net him profit of s2011 greater. i Farmer Smith takes the advice of the l theorist, who says: Apply 200 pounds of | fertilizer per acre, because that will give 1 the largest returns on the fertilizer in vestment"
 | Farmer Jones takes the advice of a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
PEANUT AREA INCREASED

That the bee is vital factor just now in helping to win the war goes without saving. The product of the hive is sup planting sugar in many instances, and as a substitute is No l. It can be used in almost any recipe calling for sugar, and in some cases adds a richenss not to be round in sugar.
 It seems that the south is behind in hee culture and many fanciers are eager 10 lend a helping hand to bring the industry up-to-date.
 | One of these publis-spirted workers is | Mrs l. X. Gravlee, who has had years of practical experience, both with old | time round gums and the modern patent lstands. Mrs Graviee has made the fol- 1 lowing liberal offer to those needing help 1 in changing from the crude to the mod ern methods.
 l ITO those having bees in the old round ! gums and would l.fe to change to the patent stands agan those having black
 bees and Irefering the Italian by intro ducing an Italian queen. l shall take !, pleasure in giving instructions or going 1 in person to make tht necessary changes ] After careful Investigation, l see and learn most of the bees in and around Jefferson county are in old-fashioneC guTns Now. to promote the bee culture and increase the supply of honey, during the scarcity of sugar. also encouraging 1 the bee keepers to have better grade ol honey and thus receive greater value fol I their product, I do it free gratis. l think lit would be ir lire for the manufac- turers of bee fixtures to assist me ir placing a few ,f the patent stands. not more than one to each bee Keeper This will assure sales next spring anl serve as an advertisement for the manufac turer.
 l VI shall pe e'ai tc hear from those I ;,.t.. ta1 in rll K C have the corn Citb. tomato club, plt
 clah now l am astanging bee club.
 "This should rrove of double interes
 as for the first time we read in the cat