davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
HEALTH HINTS

The formal healthy, person can let
his appetite guide him and be reason
ably sure that his body is receiving
But in the case OF a sick person, and
particularly the sufferer from tubercu.
losis, 1t is just the reserve.
At the time the body needs food
most the stomach wants it least
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
(Dv coNpol

7:15 D. m. the members OF the En-
ployed boys class now go in the pool
at 6:45 y. IN. A new period has been
arranged for Intermediates who are
employed, permitting them to have the
pool from 700 p. m. until 500 2. m.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Pittsburgh. 10; New York, I.
81 i0uia. q. ChicaPo. <

oamoo Scheduled Today.
Boston at Pittsburgh (2).
, Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
New York at Chicago.
Brooklgn at st. Louis.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06

Games Scheduled Today.
Chicago ct New York.
- Louis at Washington.
Detroit q Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Boston.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06

Women are being employed along
the docks in New York City. Check
ers are paid 2S cents an lour and de.
livery clerks II cents.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06

were presented with 2 silver souvenir
snoon for their participation in the
public work of the hive the other
xuook
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
Swimming Periods
At the ~ Changed

Swimming periods IN the Y. ~. c. A.
winning pool have been changed
log lo0boTs Of the Employed boys
~ b1nAAAiaAA $1,000. .IaManA -.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
GET A GARDEN BOOK

By The West
Vgnan has gardening BY hc
OF These books
tell hoa kill the
insect the difficulties that
ing the growing and at the end how gather and the
simple
deand BY Illustrations diagrams These books will
invaluable aid all gardeners tho experienced and they
will veriabe They will be especially
useful
West Vgnan Prepared sold ordinary these little
books would at least 50 But the West vgnian secured them
the while contribution
will be
filed
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
49, A. nhs1~ ~a,Af.

Z Boston. q; Philadelphia. 3.
Warrington, 2: New York,
otandInn Of the Clubs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-01

Pneumonia was tho cause Of. the
deaths yesterday Of Lieutenant Ma
thanioi Burwell Cooke. a Confederate
veteran Of Hanover county. and his
wife, Mrs. Jennie Winston Cooke. Mrs
Cooke. who was ssvcnty-two years
old, died at : o'clock Yesterday morn
ing. and her husband passed away NJ
% O'Clock in their homo, "Jancway. "
They had both been III less than n
week, The double funeral Will he
held from the home tomorrow morn
ing at II O'Clock and interment will
he in Old Fork church buryine
ground in Hanover county.
Lieutenant Cooke was born at
Vineyard Clarke county. in lS45.
the son of the prominent Southern
poet Philip Pendleton Cooke. and
Mrs. Anne Burwefl Cooke Mrs. Cooke
was the daughter Of Edmund Wins
ton and Mrs. Sallie Anne Terrall
Winston. Of "Woodgrove. Hanover
county. and she was born in 1886
Lieutenant and Mrs. Cooke are sur
viVed by two daughters. Mrs Hey
ward G. Hunter. Of Hanover county
and Mrs Edward -. Quarlcs of
Richmond. Mrs Cooke is survived Ivy
enc sister, Mrs SalHe Gregory. wife
of Dr.. Junius Gregory, of New Kent
county
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-01
CHILDREN LEGALLY DEAD
THOUGH VERY MUCH AIJyT

kankakee. III. April 50 Although
very much alive and in good health
tour Of the i've children Of the late
Henry Kramer. wealthy Yellowhead
township farmer, are legally dead
Judge J. n. Merrill has so ruled in
q county court decision esta hlishing
the inheritance tax an Kramers es-
tate, valued ~ sS6.t4S
kramer left q will providing his
widow receive "A life estate in an his
property Upon her death the prop
ortY should be equally distributed
among the five children living. should
any of the children die before the
mother the win provides their share
shall be equally divided among the
remaining children and not the legal
heirs Of the deceased child
Therefore, under Judge Merrili's
ruling the four children viii remain
legally dead until the death or the
mother.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-01
HOME FOR INCURAbLES |
MAKES APPEAL FRIDAY

The public is again asked to give
substantial evidence of its interest
in the Virginia Home for lncurabies.
According to its custom. Friday, May
J. will be observed as Bell Day by
the management, when ccntributions
will he solicited on the streets for this
worthy charity Tho income of the
institution from its endowment, when
supplemented by the annual appro-
priations from the state and city has
never been adequate for its current
expenses even in normal times. and
the proper care of the unfortunate in
mates must now more than ever be-
fore be dependent upon the generos-
ity Of the people. Judging from the
success of similar efforts in the past,
the mana cement believes that the re-
Spouse this year will be gratifying.
Notwithstanding the many demands
upon everyone arising out OF the war.
Mrs j. Jordan Leake is president.
The following comes from the Of
fee of the mayor:
"Permission is hereby granted the
Home for lncurahles. Is officers
managers, and duly authorized agents
TO receive contributions Cor the sup
port and maintenance Of the WORK
of the said home on Friday, May s
1878. and for this purpose To use
and occupy the streets, parks. and
such portions of the public buildings
of the city as viii not obstruct The
same nor interfere with the discharge
of public business.
tS.gued1
GEORGE AtNSLtE.
VI
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-01

VAUGHAN-LlOYO TO Be
HEAD Of NEW OFFICE
Extensive Improvements 10 BE Made
To n30 East Main Street for o.
cupancy by Junc T.

Rupert Vaughan Llopd. il was an
nounced yesterday. Will he chief OF
the united ticket office in this CITY.
Mir Vaughan LLOYD it is generally
conceded, is eminently qualified for
tho place The office will be located
81 $50 East Main street. in the heart
OF the business activity of the city
where large improvements will be
made, 1t Is expected that the new
arrangements Will have been com
pleted within the next few weeks and
that the Offices will begin business
about June l.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-01

going in toward It's home-made quota
OF s130n0 600
Now SAID Secretary pahnoN let
everyone got in the and-waCon for
tho ride kO Berlin
The reports received from the out
side points in the Federal Reserve
district are more favorable as the
week draws TO its end
il looks like the Ffth district viii
AT least reach its minimum, although
much depends upon the outlying
country districts.
optimistic feeling floats around the
state headquarters and that means
much
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-01
BUILDING FOR APRIL
IS BELOW MINIMUM
Inspector Buffers Report Docs Not
Indicate Usual Spring Activity
in Richmond.
IL UNCLE SANS REQUEST
Many buildings VIII &c Erected
When Men aud Material Arc R"-
leased From tho Demands for
Wars Ends.

building Inspector John L. BUT
ler's report of work Of the building
department for April is not at all
indicative Of a great scene Of activ-
ity 8rcund the city The result, how
ever. is in keeping with the requests
of the government, that building dur
ing the war be kept TO a minimum as
far as possible SO that men and ma
terial might he placed more freely at
the command Of the government:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-01
Club Bans Evening Dress.

Spokane, Wash April 3o.--Cutl
after the war no evening clothes viii
be worn by the men ana women at
the Spokane Country club. Decision
10 bar formal dress has been made by
the entertainment committee, and it is
declared to be in keeping with other
war economies
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-01

Scranton. Pa. April Edward
Lynch, twenty seven. Was killed ;
James Donahue twenty-three, was
seriously injured and forty houses
were badly damaged late today by a
caNe-in AT the coal mines al upper
Piltston
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-01

Socialist party openly calls upon the proetarat to unfr the
colors of rebellion May Day.
Berln iron censorship has clevery yelled whatever prep
araons have made in Germany for the great labor ce
braton But ndsputable fact is that Hndenburg had
scheduled great triumph Flanders for yesterday to be fol
lowed by fu pursuit of the enemy today and tomorrow
particularly But the anticipatory stroke in the
oeld failed dsasrousy and tell what the reaction
Will be at home tomorrow and in the days to come.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-01

Rainfall last twelve hours .-..,-,..
Rainfall last twentyfour hours
Excess IN rainfall since March
Excess in rainfall since Janu-
srv ..-..............
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-01
Petersburg
COMMON COUNCIL MEETS
IN DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS

Especial to The Richmond NirginianD
Petersburc Va. April 30.--Thc
common council and board Of alder
men convened in = joint meeting last
night to hold tho Democratic caucas
for tho purpose of nominating the va
rious city officers While tho nomi
nation 70 these different offices was
not an Official election. Il was prdc-
tiCAllN tho same The positions were
with only "a few exceptions filled hy
the present incumbents. Unlike for
mer terms Of office. which were for
four years, the present term will only
nc for two. on account Of tho city
manager plan which viii ne put. into
effect in 1920.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-01

@fcubenVille o. April 30=~The 1T
tie mining community OF Amsterdam
Is 90 ner cent patriotic After a
meeting in the public square more
than *I6. e0o worth OF liberty bonds
wore SOM.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-01
RICHMOND PATRIOTS


npnlvalnnr HsrrtnTN
XII AMltHti FHtktIIE$
ItUIlWtIWU HEHtllu
tocnunuea frem fiNs' = Axe
the canNaSSeFs. Row FashN men nave
overlooked the bonds An" II l1
equally rs remarkable =" Sc NO"
readily they come across when once
approached Nohody gets mad And
few refuse 10 buy. II must be a hard
thing FOR any man who loves this
country 10 decline TO huy a liberty
hona They ouabt IA give f.rlIe sam
nrer,,I,r, fcr hoinr permitted TO
A.
pr,x, ,o,,,;,,,.- Today
,'.I, - 49,.
f NS',''''''
nv ,"u"S' 'u" I'm.
'hfouGh ne "1''' ',.'' 90 +" .I8'
might :" 'h'E '"f ''.' W "" +'t'
ms IoI som" "3t' =" '7A. "F.t ~ .'
and as hem to buy WA NOT no "i"-
appointed
Boy Scouts were in evidence around
headquarters YESTERDAY Thot prov
cd mighty valuable. for the place was
about as bus, as the busiest b@e-
hive in bee tiuo and tGc bows we're
ready Ia carry messages ana answer
NC telenhy,o 4a ,b4f t,. congestion,
rh3.A srvalor,e5 4sere~aI Secretary,
" =, Dame. .,,-,t ftr-.r.,s fgoasra his
rta..,, 49,. 1000 ,,tcrt roffr,-
-
.-- .4... 1880
ep", - ION 80.
received 'nterrh''5ttt'lN "a" o. - ~"
Il noon on. some n 13f G2AN 7@sAt a'
ing 50 ilch,ed WIN f5o result =, tne'I
3norts that thef were foInp'led 10
prt and fhes tgAaled over WI;h
Nasm ia Tho telling
ruond is going to surprise even
cptimiStic" said one man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-01
PASSES Three Quarter Qnota.

tnofiicial reports today indicated
that Petersburg had subscribed -
Per cent of its quota in the third lib
efty loan cdmpal gn. Although a
larger per cent was expected to have
been subscribed by TODAY. the com
mittees accounted for II by tho fact
that a number Of subscriptions had
been turned In which were not &C
compantcd by the original pawn ent.
and these were not countes by the
various banks handling The loan.
shortly before noon Yesterday, the
American Bank and Trust company
completed it ~uota. and reported that
II Ind ornnn nt.cr thn TN :,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-01
Purchase Liberty Bonds.

AZ called meeting Of the board
of directors ana officers of the south
side Virginia Fair association held
~ the association Offices last night.
IL was decided that the association
purchase two 5 600 third liberty loan
bonds. The motion to purchase the
bonds was unanimous and the bonds
were purchased today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-01

"You don Z know what duplicated
means ," said Rogers
why that Is "a word that has
grown very popular during THIS derive
! because il has been applicable ~ tn''
situation 50 many times, and is liable
to continue TO perform its function
all week. Get a copy o. Webster and
see what il means in correction with
this liberty bond drive.
The great drive ~ the CITY Audtfo.
rum, which came az big surprise
to all who attended tho concert. was
No spontaneous in its appearance that
d III proved at once tho success which
\ 1t was intended. with everyone In
Guiding the singers ana the orchestra
fully In the spirit Of the occasion
there could have been nothing else
but success
The result of yesterdays efforts and
that of last night, viii proba bly, be
OfFicialiy announced. ri the meeting
Z ~ the committee at headquarters al
"a o'clock this afternoon. Many thou.
sands of dollars IL is certain were
4 added TO the amount already sub.
/, Scribed. and il must he remem bered
thai Richmond, having exceeded the
amount set aside a. it, quota. is now
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-01
Onens Cafeteria.

~ 'ITE pNIIN' NVuTT NesitTU1N nc
case Of Willie Harris and Algin Ed
WI rds. charged with ass-auting Alvin
bolau. brakeman. was tried Dolan
was assaulted early Monday morning
ana was found about 3 A. NJ lying
unconscious beside tho tracks with Il
handkerchief stuck. in his mouth and
hrs uecktie drawn tightly around h4s
neck He was able 10 appear and
testify against them, hut the case was
sent on TO the hustings court for fur
her trial
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-04
RAJ OFFICES
PROCEEDED UNDER
SPECIAL DRAFT LAW

| Seven OF the women arrested last
Saturday night through the activities
of the United States governments local
officers were held by Commissioner Sui
| livan to the federal grand jury, and
bonds in varying amounts were fixed,
which were furnished. and the women
released from the county jail. Five
| others We're discharged and two re-
CURED to leave the city and section.
| Considerable speculation has bsen in
dulGed in as to what section the women
were corralled under. The following is
TIE act. which is an executive order of
! Secretary IoSephus Daniels, promul-
gated to enforce section t3 of the draft
act approved May Is, 1917.
| The text of the order is as follows ::
| L. The kcep.rg or setting uo "I
houses CT i'll tame. brothels or b3,Ndy
houses within five miles or any piscc
under EIIa: iutis6 eticn is hereby Lro-
limited
| , Five miles from any place under
naval jurisdiction is hereby designated
as the distance within which it shall be
unlawful for any person, corporation.
partnership or association to receive,
| or permit to be received, for immoral
purposes, any person into any place,
1
pose of lewdness, ass1gnatiOn or pros
titution, or to permit any such person
to remain for immoral purposes in any
such place. structure or building, as
| aforesaid.
B. The directing, taking or trans
porting. or Offering to take or trans
| port aony person, Tor immoral purposes
| to, or the assisting, by any means, of
any person for any such purposes to
| find any house of i'll fame, brothel, or
| bawdy house, which is located within
five miles of any place under naval
| jurisdiction with knowledge or reason
able cause to know that the same Is
house OF Ill fame, brothel. or bawdy
house, is hereby prohibited.
/ 4. To enter or reside in for any i'm
moral purposes any house of i'll fame,
brothel or bawdy house. located with
In five miles Of any place under naval
jurisdiction, is hereby prohibited.
B. All prior violations of former reg
ulations and all penalties incurred
hereunder shall be prosecuted and en-
forced in the same manner and with
the same effect as if these super re-
siding regulations had not been estab-
lished.
JOSEPHUS DANIELS,
Secretary of the Navy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-04

Wash
Lake Dancey. $3.50 tons, Superior.
Wis.
Lake Galera. $3.50 tons, Buffalo. N. Y.
Lake Silver 1880 tons, Ecorse,
Mich.
Total Steel Ships, AZ.
Total Tonnage. 2s5.Ss6.
Wooden Ships Gall cargo vesseIs)
Dava, $500 tons. Salmon Bay, Wash
Wayncan. $500 tons, Seattle, Wash
Forster. $500 tons, Seattle, Wash
Blythedale, $500 tons. South Belling-
ham. Wish.
Kenosha, $500 tons, willipa Harbor,
Wash.
Chino. $500 tons. Tacoma, Wash.
Sewickley. $500 tons, Seattle, Wash
CoIona, $500 tons. Tacoma, Wash
Fassett, $500 tons, Tacoma, Wash.
Bonneville. $500 tons, Tacoma,
Wash.
Unatilla- $500 tons, Portland, Greg.
Braeburn, 1000 tons, Portland, Ore
Cahea, $500 tons, Portland. Ore.
Benvela, $500 tons, Astoria, Greg.
Wanzu. $500 tons, Columbia City,
Ore.
Benifay. $500 tons. astoria, Ore
Airlie, 1000 tons, Portland. Ore.
Blue Eagle $500 tons, Astoria, Ore.
Colindo, $500 tons, st. Helens, Ore.
Okesa, $500 tons. Portland. Ore.
Co1umbine, $500 tons, Bath, Maine
Cumberland. $500 tons, So. Port
land, Maine.
Falmouth. $500 tons, So. Portland,
Maine
Croxton. $500 tons, Portsmouth,
n. IT.
Cruso. $500 tons, Portsmouth N H.
Confiarec, $500 tons, Newark, N T.
Coweta, $500 tons, Newark. N J.
Alapaha. $500 tons, Cornwe1ls
Heights, Pa.
Buhisan. $500 tons. cornwells
Heights, Pa
Aowa, $500 tons. Mariners Harbor
n Y
Dalsto, s. 500 tons, Noank, Conn.
Agria, $500 tons. Tampa, Fla
Bayou Teche, $500 tons. Madison
vile, La.
Belair. $500 tons, Pasca goula. Miss
Banago, $500 tons. Mobile. Ala
Alnace. $500 tons. Moss Point. Miss.
Boone $500 tons Moss Point. Miss.
Blaine $500 tons. Mobile Ala.
Arenac $500 tons Orange, Tex.
BeechIand 400 tons, Orange. Tex.
Banicaa, $500 tons, Houston Ship
Canal, Tex.
Quapaw, $500 tons. Beaumont. Tex.
Amoron. $500 tons, Morgan City, La
Arado $500 tons. Beaumont. Tex.
Ratonach. $500 tons. Houston. Tex.
Mono $500 tons, Wilmington, Cal
Sosworth. $500 tons, Seattle, Wash.
wihaba. $500 tons, Aberdeen, Wash.
Itanca. $500 tons, Aberdeen. Wash
Brompton 1000 tons, Aberdeen,
Wash.
Broncho. 1000 tons, Aberdeen. Wash.
Chadwick. $500 tons. Portsmouth,
y. H.
Total wooden ships. So.
Total tonnage, 1S5,20o.
Total Of all classes, e5 ships Of
4To.5S6 tons.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-04

, ZACH, n. Towne. w. Clarker, Albert
Zoeller, d. H. Skinner.
Marine relay team-R. D. Watson.
Wash.
Western Comet, $500 tons. Port
land, Greg.
Puget Sound, 1900 tons. Seattle.
Wash.
Delight, 1900 tons, Seattle. Wash.
West Gambo, $500 tons. Seattle, Wash.
Lake Gedney, $3.50 tons. Cleveland,
Ohio,
Iake Cara, $3.50 tons, Lorain,, Ohio.
Lake Berdan. $3.50 tons. Chicago.
III.
Mich.
Lake Borgne, $500 tons. Superior.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-04

WIS.
Lake Indian, 300 tons. Duluth. MINI.
Lake Winthrop, 3.400 tons, Manito
wos, Wis.
Lake Pleasant, $500 tons, Ashtabula.
Lake Janet, $500 tons. Ecorse, Mich
Lake Pearl, $500 tons, Ecorse, Mich
Lake Benona, $500 tons, Saginaw,
Mich.
santo Teresa, 1896 tons, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Scanlon, 500 tons, Camden, n. j.
Brandywine, 1000 tons. Gloucester
N. J.
VIM. Penn, 1880 tons. Gloucester
N. J.
tName not selected) 1900 tons
Shooters Island, n. Y.
western Cross, $500 tons, Seattle
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-04
Over 100 New Ships
Are to Be Launched

R. B. Fickinger, Chas, Dennis, NJ. z.
Cole, L. A Walton. H. Flint, F. NJ.
Wilson w. G. West.
Medley race-Same entrants as in
Nos. /, 2, 3, with the addition of Chas.
J. Dennis, II. Towne. Thos. s. Wood
ruff, z. F. Bowlin, G. G.. Starnes.
Form diving-T. f. Gaty. Jr.. r. L,
Farrelly, A. Y. Haggerty, r. c. Hoff-
man, Thos. S. Woodruff, H. l.. Ger
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-04

Weather barometer readings, wind
direction and wind velocity at D. m
along the coast:
Brownsville, clear. 1890, S.
Corpus Christi. clear, 1898, SE-i4.
Galveston, pity cloudy. 1000, SE-10
View 0rle -. ear. 1902 SEP.
Mobile, clear, 5000. Sw-io.
Pens acola, clear, 1905, s.
Tamna, cloudy, 5000. NE-i2.
cloudy. 1896, NE-iO.
Jacksonville. clear, 1912, NE-fS.
IIatteras, clear. 30i2, we.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-07
NOTICE OF RECEIVING SEALED
PROPOSALS For TIE PURCHASE
or SEED GRAIN BONDS OF NOUN
TRAIL COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA.

Whereas, the board Of county com
missioners Of Mountrail county. North
Dakota, in regular session, dld, on
the 23rd day Of January, 1918, by res
olution duly adopted, authorize the IS
suance of seed grain bonds of Noun
trail county, North Dakota, in the ag-
gregate sum Of Two Hundred Thou
sand dollars ($200,000.OO), said bonds
to be in denominations Of Five HUB
dred Dollars ($500.00) each, and to
mature five 60 years from their date.
and to bear interest at the rate of six
anG onc-half per cent per annum, in
terest payable semi-annually, said
bonds to be made payable to bearer
and to be made payable at such
place as shall be designated by the
purchaser, the proceeds from the sale
thereof to be used to purchase seed
grain for the residents of the said
county who are unable to procure the
same, all in pursuance of and in com.
pliance with the provisions of Chap.
ter 210 of the Laws of North Dakota,
1909, entitled, "An act authorizing
counties to issue bonds or warrants
to procure seed grain for needy farm
ers resident therein" and
Whereas, the said board Of county
commissioners in said resolution, duly
adopted as aforesaid, did authorize
and direct the county auditor OF said
county to advertise for and give no.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-07
NUMBER OF SLOPE SEED GROWERS
TOOK PRIZES IN ANNUAL CONTEST
CONDUCTED BY STATE ASSOCIATION

The North Dakota Improved Seed
Growers annual contest was held in
association with the Tri-Statc Grain
Growers meeting January 1918. There
were not as many entries this year as
in past contests but the quality was
exceptionally good. Many residents
of the state will be interested in the
scores made 1t should be remem-
hercd that in this contest the sam
pies are not scored or the prices
placed by single judge working but
d few minutes. All the samples in
this contest were first submitted to
the workers at the pure seed la5ora-
tory. Each sample was given an ar
bitluTy entry number, then a number
Of analysis and experts working sep
arately upon a systematic method of
analysis, inspection and Judging, made
out the, separate score sheets. These
comparative separate figures were
then ia bulatel by the clerk and the
resulting scores give the compare
tive place of each sample in the con-
test. The samples were, for example,
Judged for termination, freedom from
weed seed content, purity as to var.
iety, freedom from disease affects ana
upon their weight quality, uniformity
Of form and color, etc. The score as
published thus represents complete