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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29
EARLY FLOWING FOR WHEAT
trcpnrcd by T.. II. IIOdE>on, aEron-
OmiNt. ENtcnNiOn DiNiainnl

The Federal government is already
asking Virginia II she can increase tho
I!l? wheat crop 10 per cent over this
year. This can be done and blowing
land intended for whoa, in July ana
early August will help 10 acconplish
IT,
Flowing al this time viii often in
crease wheat yields 10 to IL per cent,
and sometimes as much as ten to ff-
teen bushels per acre Early blowing
conScrvcs moisture, allows the sccdbcd
time to settle. and increases available
plant food. 1t is particularly dcsirabl
where wheat follows wheat, or for idle
land infested with weeds
In DlowinE under wheat stubblc carly
the wheat shattered on the ground VIII
nave IN opportunity to sprout carly
ana he killed by disking before wheat
seeding time. No volunteer wheat
should he allowed to grow. as il may
harbor Iicssian ny. which may destroy
the regular crop eater on. Tho follow
ing table taken from actual expert
m"nts made VIII indicate the value of
carly blowing:
I Date Of blowing Yield per acre
!uy - inconvenience. al'3
NbF 10 ................... go
Sep. II ........ ........... 1873
/ The above table shows clearly tina.
I /, Is very profitable TO plow early. AL
though THIS blowing comes AT "A time
when The farmer Is unusually busy, it
IL time and labor ven spent.
~ ls very necessary, In order to get
good vigorous fan growth. TO seed
early ia gccdbed well supplied with
moisture ana one that has had time Il
settle. Early plowihg means less work
at seeding time, because the rains will
nav" had = chance 10 settle and pulvcr-
II" the sccdhei
Certain bacteria. ever present in the
soil work only In the presence OF air
Their work il TO attack organic mat
icf which has been plowcd under ant
break II down so that plant roots viii
the aid Of moisture can get their food
therefore !! early blowing IS not prac
tlced these hactcrii will not start e
work In time % lie of much benefit L
the crop this fusl.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY
Italian Carpenter Accused OF Taking
$40 From Feiiow-Countrymun
While Asleep

Detective Sergeants Willy and Duffy,
OF the First District. yesterday arrested
Arcangello Mariasce. an Italian car
penter. twenty-four years old. on the
charge OF stealing $40 from Joe
PicrSci. ia East Broad Street. while
the latter was asleep in his room,
saturday night. Piersci reported hi,
loss 10 the police yesterday morning.
and within Il few hours after the case
had been assigned TO the officers the
arrest was made. Mariasce was placed
in cell at the First Police Station.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29
street Cnrs In Collision

rs INC resuTt o. Collision notwocn
Two street cars at Twcnty-nrst ana
Marshall streets Yesterday afternoon
about o'clock Margaret Jackson. col
ored, 3l3 College street. was ,hro,.,
out Of ono OF the cars ana Sustained
an injured knee. she was taken 10
;he Memorial Hospital and treated 80
me else was injured.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29
Escort Drnftics to Tr,,,

The committee on entertainment for
the colored draftics. who are 10 leave
on tuesday. has completed it's ar
ranGemcnts. q line OF march has been
arranged TO escort the new soldiers TO
the train All who are expected to be a
part OF this line viii be at the Grays'
Armory at 1890 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29

William Smoot. colorcd. was KNOCK
cd down late Saturday night a, Smith
and Main streets by an automo-
bile driven by ". II. Myers o,
- south Addison street. The In
Jhries were only slight. ana the ac-
cl"ent was shown TO have been un.
aNoIdablc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29
LIEUT.. HARDWOOD WOUNDED
Notifies His Father Tint lie I, R.-
""pcrntinE In Army Hospital
in Francc

Franklin iiarwood, 1904 Park Ave-
nue. has just received cablcpram
stating that his son, Lieutenant Frnnk-
I'M liarWood, formerly with Pcrsbine's
REGULARS has been wounded but is
Settihs on nicely in base hospital No
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29

Incidental expenses nre high. Make
TINT rncnnt room cnrn something. A
Times Dispatch Want Ad Will rent Il.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29

Ttncs-Dispntrh Want Ads nrc r.nd
ny pretty nearly rcrybOdy la Hici,-
mond and SirS inin.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29

8;"O 7. M-Eanquct given 10 IN.
delegates b. the city OF Richmond a
Murphys Hotel
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-17
FARM and GROVE
Agricultural News Service
Extension Division u. of F.
Cor University of FloridaJ
INSTRUCTION FOR FARMERS
University of Florida Announces
Course For January Is to %

Crammed into the ten-day short
course for farmers that will be
held at the University Of Florida
college of agriculture, January Is
to 25, are the answers to many
problems that will confront Flori-
da farmers this year. Coming
right ahead of the spring planting
season, the instruction will be
timely, and the Importance Of the
instruction will be enhanced by
war conditions.
+, 1t is the purpose of this short
course to develop a program for
safe" farming by giving in
struction based on investigation,
experience and research.
No farmer can work to the best
advantage without some knowl-
edge of how to proceed, and the
more knowledge he has of right
farming methods, the greater will
be his success. To acquire this
knowledge through his own expe-
rience is laborious and expensive.
At the short course, the knowledge
can be had for the asking, and the
information that will be developed
will prove its worth in dollars
when crops are harvested.
General farming is the subject
matter for the ten-day course. The
instruction will be offered under
three heads agronomy, animal in
dustry, and horticulture. The
professors. in the college of agri-
culture will have charge Of the
work, and will be assisted by men,
bers of the experiment station and
extension division staffs, making a
splendid corps of instructors avail
able to the farmers during the
course.
The subjects to be discussed un-
der agronomy are farm manage
ment, field crops, soils, fertilizers,
and farm machinery. Animal in
dustry will deal with breeds of
livestock, feeding and manage
ment, animal diseases, animal
breeding, and dairying. Under the
subject of horticulture, plant pro-
pagatiOn, trucking, fruit growing
and home adornment, will be dis
cussed.
There are no fees charged those
who enroll in the short course. The
sole expenses are car fare, board
and lodging, which keeps the cost
at the lowest possible price. Full
details of the work may be had by
addressing Dean P. H. Rolls,
Gainesville.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-17
AID THE KIDNEYS
DO Not Endanger Life When a
Punta Gorda Citizen Shows
You the Way to Avoid 1t

Why will people continue to
suffer the agonies of kidney COM
plant, backache, urinary disor-
,ders, lameness, headaches, Ian
eguor, why allow themselves to be-
come chronic invalids, when test
ed remedy is offered thems
Doan's Kidney Pills have been
used in kidney trouble over SO
years, have been tested in thous-
ands of cases.
If you have any, even one, of the
symptoms of kidney diseases, act
now. Dropsy or Bright's disease
may set in and make neglect dan
gerous. Read this Punta Gorda
testimony:
G. Jutzi, retired farmer, says
my kidneys troubled me fol
years and my back ached almost
constantly. 1t was hard for me tc
stoop or lift anything and | felt
all run down Doan's Kidney
Pills proved of benefit from the
first and since taking them, | have
had no cause for complaint. "
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Jutzi had. Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y
(adv).
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-17
A Tribute to France

The Duchesse d 'Uzes has writ
ten for the January issue of Har-
per's Bazaar a most inspiring trib-
ute to France. Her article reveals
that true and staunch patriotism
which the French people as a
whole have for their beloved
France and which is the real rea-
son why they have been able to
withstand the great German on
slaught.
This article is illustrated with a
significant photograph of the stat
ue of Jeanne dare before the
Cathedral of Rheims. Despite the
storms of German shell which
have battered the famous old
cathedral into ruins, this statue
still stands unscathed, a monu-
ment to the undying spirit of
France.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-17
MORE POULTRY IS NEEDED
Supply is Scarce and Over Prod
ucction Is Hardly Possible

Every farm must have poultry,
or more poultry this year. The
National campaign is on to double
poultry production over that of
last year as a patriotic service and
an economic necessity. 1t is a
campaign in which the city man
can have a part, but to less ex-
tent than the farmer. For the in
crease in production is being urg-
ed by the University of Florida ex-
tension division to be made from
waste feeds on the farm. The
city man has only his garbage pail
to draw on before buying feeds.
The time to begin the increase
in poultry production is now. Stop
marketing for meat the young
hens and pullets that are expected
to lay next spring. Save the stock
now to insure an adequate supply
of eggs then.
Start the Matching season ear
lier. Plan to have the first hatch
coming off as soon as the cold
winter days are over. Chicks
from the early matches will be the
most economical birds on the farm
through summer and fall. Fewer
Of them will die than from the late
matches and they will begin laying
ieggs early next winter with a
marked tendency to continue the
egg production all through the
cold season.
The farmer who pays attention
to his poultry this year, and yet
raises it as a by-product Of his
farming operations, will be per-
forming a patriotic service; he
will reduce his cost of living; he
will have more stuff to sell and he
will make more money.
Turning the natural farm vast
age into food, to his own profit, is
a thing the farmer can do by rails
ing poultry. He can also improve
his land to a certain extent by saw
ling the manure. Poultry manure
lis not usually collected and saved,
yet flock of fifty fowls will give
a ton Of manure that properly
used has a high fertilizing value.
The farmer need not fear an O.
reproduction of poultry, and
eggs. If production is increased
a hundred percent over that of
last year there will still be a large
gap between the number of pro-
ducers and consumers, and the de-
mand for poultry products will be
continuous. If expensive feeds
are not used in the production, the
profit will be worth while.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-17
Plant Now for Early Vegetables

Although cold weather is hit
ting the State a bit hard this year,
lit should not discourage the back
lot gardener who expects to sup
ply his table with fresh vegetables
from his own patch. Several things
can be planted now with good
chances of their making a success
full growth, says the University of
Florida extension division.
Lettuce is the old favorite for
winter, and the big Boston can be
counted on. Set the plants or
plant the seed, depending on
whether you want early or late
lettuce. Cabbage may be set from
plants or the seed planted. Onions
and radishes may also be planted.
English peas may be sown now for
early spring, and the Mcneil pea
will be found as hardy as any.
The garden ground should be
fertilized with well rotted manure
worked into the soil before any
thing is planted. This should be
followed with a high grade COM
mercial fertilizer when the plants
are up. After that, the generous
use of the hoe to keep the soil sur
face pulverized will be found ben
eficial.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-17

Moisture in the soil is conserved
both in winter and summer by Gull
tivation. Winter rains will fur
nish plenty of moisture for sprout-
ing the spring crops if it is retain
ed in the soil until planting time,
says the University of Florida ex-
tension division. Fields standing
without a cover crop should be
narrowed once every two weeks.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-17

Think of being as busy as the
secret service nowadays!
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-17

Tarpon Springs shipped fifty
thousand dollars worth of sponge
one day last week. The Gulf of
Mexico must be lower since all
this has been removed. The an
nual sponge business through Tar
pom Springs now runs close to a
million dollars.-Plant City Cou-
rier.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-17

ida extension division. Oats, rye
and rape may be used for this
planting in Florida from Gaines
vile southwark, if made soon. The
chief object in making the plant
ings at once is so that the crops
may develop a root system suf-
ficient to withstand the spring
drouth.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-17

The farmer who expects to use
much fertilizer should be getting
it onto his farm right now. The,
goods are scarce and transporta-
ton is uncertain.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-17

just because the Christmas
drive is over is no sign that you
cannot join the Red Cross. We
have not begun the liberty drive
in France and casualties in Eu-
rope are nothing as yet.-Stuart
Messenger.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-17

Land cannot be forced to pro-
.duce something for which it is not
adapted. Study its capabilities
and then plan the planting accord
ingly.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-17
Plant Oats for Spring Pasture

April and May are the months
in which spring pasture is scarce
This condition can be relieved if
some paintings are made in Jan
uary, says the University of Flor
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-17
BUY LAND AND BUILD A HOME
IN PUNTA GoRDA

city famous for its location on Charlotte EIar-
Dor at the mouth of Peace river. Largest Shielded
Pineapple Farms in America Fine Artesian Wells.
PRODUCES the most profitable winter vegetables for
market Perfect health good schools and churches.
has line sewer and water works systems, municipal
electric lights and large investment in other i'm
provements Sea-wal and fill entire distance of the
city on waterfront recently completed. Asphalt
paved streets, miles and miles of cement sidewalks.
Now is the time to buy and build home have
Tor sale several hundred lots located both within the
city limits and beyond. Will sell at reasonable
prices. Terms $40 cash and $40 per month.
G. c. MORGAN,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-03
OREGON NEEDS MORE
MONEY, SAY OFFICIALS
Chris Schuebel Is Working On
Bills Designed To In
crease Revenues.

The state of Oregon needs mt,u rev.
enues, the state officials say, to run
its various branches es5yoy, .-~ient. But
the people voted down the bill pro-
viding for an additional state tax levy
of Approximately $1,000,0O0. Chris.
Scheubel, the fire eating legislator
front Oregon City, is working ON bill.
or a number of bills, which are designed
to increase the revenues of the ara'e.
He was here today discussing his pro.
posed legislation with State Treasul e1
KAY.
Mr.. Scheubel proposes to raise that
$l,0O0,000, which they say is needed,
by increasing corporation fees and III
heritancc taxes. He proposes TO lr-
crease the fees which corporations mu.t
pay to the state in some instances eight
o, 20 times their present amount. The
bigger annual fees will apply particu.
lafly to the large corporations.
AT to inheritance taxes, he explained
70 Mr. Kay that he proposes to great.
ly increase the amount of taxes to bl
collected from large estates. Estates Of
81, 100000 or more shauld be required
10 pay - or 20 per cent into the state
treasury as Inheritance lax INSTEAD ..
2 or per cCnt as no@ i;ovIded.
He also plans to reduce the inheri
tance lax exemptions TO fiat san Of
$4,000, whereas, the law now allow an
exemption of $4,000 for each child in
4ha fo,,,t tIx, Mn Kou toI1 Gobou;,of h.
was strongly opposed to that provision
and would fight its adoption. Mr.. Kay
declared that flat exemption Of tnai
sort would be penalizing large FAM.
lies, against whom discrimination
would be M dc by Tie law.
But it is evident the Forthcoming
legislature will nave many schemes pre-
sented to it FOL bridging any gulf there
may be in the states finances.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-03
CERTAIN Senator's |l1OULDRENOVF
W|lSONFRON OFF, / ON ACCOUNT
OF HIS TRIP TO PEACE CONCLAVE
LONDON MORNING POST
SEEKING EXPLANATION
AbdcatOn Of Wilhelm IL May Be Genuine, But Il Was Not
Countersigned By Any Responsible Official Nor Was Any
Disposal Made OF Crown Prince.

London, Dec. 3.-( British admiralty
wireless. THE Morning Post, com.
menting on the ex-kaiser's belated alb
dication sayss
'It is possible that the document
tpurporting to be the formal abdication
of the German emperor is genuine, and
lit is equally possible that it is nothing
of the kind. In either case the instru-
ment contains no word concerning sue
cessi0n or dynasty, nor is it counter
Signed by any responsible official. If,
however, by virtue of this paper Will
helm II has in fact abdicated the
throne Of Prussia and the over-lord-
ship Of Germany, he has been staying
in neutral country under false pre-
ltenses. His abdication was formally an
nounced by what was the German gov
ernment when he fled to Holland, so
that his condition in that country was
ostensibly the condition of Q private
person. 1t now appears that he was real
ly king and German emperor until Fri
day last. In that case the hospitality
of Hflland has been abused.
Was Demand for Extradition
1t is also worth noting that the
written abdication was published ut a
moment when there is demand for
extradition Of the visitor. What proof
Of his abdication, it may be asked, did
the German emperor present to the
Dutch government when he crossed the
frontier? If no such proof was offered
it scenes that the royal fugitive should
have been promptly interned as de-
serter.'
The Manchester Guardian says:
"The kaiser's formal abdication is
tardy and this document. executed as
recently as last Friday, he issues under
our imperial seal the crown prince
has not SO far executed similar deed,
and it is natural to conclude that he
reserves his claim as heir to his faith
cr, and is waiting his opportunity to
enforce it. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-03


"It is my clear impression that the
president intends, If there is no iegisla-
tion in the near future, to restore tho
railroads to their owners, z said sena-
tor Underwood. ut is physical inn
possibility for there to be any iegisia-
tion at the present session. 1t there
fore, seems obvious to me that the
president attitude will result IN
throwing this problem into the lap OF
the new congress with the republicans
in control.'
Hear Question with Open Minds.
senatos cnmmius who after March
4 succeeds Senator Smith as chairman
of tbe ;nterestate commerce committee
said conorses should ssapproacn me
ouestion with open minds readyto hear
ali that Is TO be said and willing to
s;ov II from every standpoint and then
decide without fear. favor Or prejudice.
This does not mean that members
sbonld discard their convictions. but il
does mean>that W. must hold our iudg-
ments subject ia the change which in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-03
CAN NOT SETTLE RAIL
ROAD QUESTION NOW
Congress Is Favorable To President Wilson's Policy To In
mediatey Evolve Plan Of Railroad Control That VIII Elm
mate Evils That Existed When Government Took Lines
But Congressman Claim Ii Is Impossibihty

Washington, Dec. 3.-Settlement of
the railroad problem at this session of
congress will be practically impossible
leaders of both houses declared today.
They based the assertion upon hur-
ried survey Of the situation, following
President Wilson's request in his mes
sage that congress Immediately evolve
plan Of railroad control which will
eliminate evils that existed when the
government took the lines as a war
measure.
Senator Smith Of South Carolina;
Underwood, Alabama; Cummins, Iowa;
and Representative Esch and Sims
members Of the Interstate commerce
committees Of the two houses, concur
I'd in this view. They and practically
all other members of congress agreed
heartily with the presidents assertion
that the roads cannet be turned back
under pre-war conditions. AS to the
degree of modification, the views rang
ed from complete government owner
ship and operation to slight changes in
existing laws.
Have No Plan in Mind.
Senator Smith and Representative
Sims, chairmen of the two committees,
both stated they have no plan in mind
for attacking the, problem which the
president puts squarely up to congress
Within a short time they will call meet
ings of their respective committees 10
outline the speediest way Of dealing
with the matter, in view of the presi
dent 3 intimation that undue uv~y by
congress will lead him to turn the rai,-
roads back just rs he took them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-03
Lieutenant Hogland Flying
Toward Salem Today

Rcdding Cal, Dec. -Lieutenant A.
F. Hogland, flying from Sacramento TO
Seattle, left here today at II O'Clock
for Eugene, Oregon, which will be the
next stop.
Hogland expects to leave Eugene for
Seattle Wednesday morning, and will
make No scheduled stops between those
two cities.
Hogland made an unscheduled stop
of half an hour at Red Bluff owing
to fog which hampered him on his flight
all the way from Sacramento to Red
ding and from Sacramento hero, flying
at an altitude Of $500 feet. He was re
ceived here by the mayor and city
officials.
Hogland planned to arrive at Eugene
at about 2:30 this afternoon. He will
remain in Eugene tonight.