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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14
ACRE OF POTATOES
INCREASES SO PER CENT

The yield CT potatoes per acre Is
gradually increasing in this country,
as shown by the records OF the Bureau
of Crop Estimates of the United States
Department of Agriculture. During
lS66-1S74 the average annual yield
per acre was 81 bushels. but the aver
age markedly declined to 7l.s bushels
in ISS5-1S94. Perceptible recovery
was made in the following ten-year
period and a much larger recovery.
rising to a new high-water mark, was
reached in 1905-1914. with its average
yield of 81 bushels per acre.
In 20 years the productivity OF the
average acre increased So per cent.
This increase is due to various causes.
among which are greater specializa-
ton of production, more intensive
treatment, and higher fertility OF the
soil. The ten-year average yield OF
81 bushels per acre in 1905-l914 was
followed by 963 bushels in 1915, So.5
bushels in the very low year 1915. and
zoos bushels in 1917.
Compared with population, the yield
of potatoes per acre declined from
lS66-1S74 to 1905-19l4 The gain of
production per capita in recent years
has been more because of increased
acreage than because OF Increased pro-
duction per acre.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14
HERBERT GROH
MISSING A WEEK
Airman OF Pasadena Given Up As
Dead. Was Once A Mail
Carrier

Information has been received by
his mother. who lives at Pasadena, in
this County. on the Maryland Electric
Railway, OF the almost certain death.
of Cape May, n. j., of Herbert E.
Groh, who was attached to the Air
Service of the Z. s. Navy.
Groh, who was about thirtyfour
years of age, was the mechanic
OF seaplane piloted by Ensign r. d..
Tibbitt. of Germantown, Pa, which
went out from Cape May, Monday. and
from whom nothing has been heard
since. The ocean in that vicinity has
been searched by scout planes and
every available means taken TO locate
them or the craft, without success.
Groh enlisted in the Navy a little
over year ago, having been previous
ly the mail carrier in the vicinity of
Pasadena. Another brother, Joseph
Groh. enlisted in the Army. and a
younger brother is with the mother at
Pasadena. The father has been dead
for some years. Mrs. Clark, sister.
also lives at Pasadena.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14
HOUSEHOLDER SAVE
BY CLEANING FURNACES

Fall is here and with it comes the
first chill that makes householders
think about heating their homes. The
anthracite industry suggests to all
users of an .hracite that they hold of
as long as possible in lighting fires
unless sickness appears. House
holders should get 100 per cent re-
turn for their money by getting 100
per cent from the coal they use.
A mass of facts have been gather
ed by engineers at the mines and
these the anthracite industry gladly
gives the public as a means to save
fuel with resultant benefit to the peck
etbook
1t is suggested that some member
of the family should not be afraid of a
little dirt and should spend day
Frightening the cellar and overhaul
ing the furnaces. Standing idle for
over months, like any engine, il
needs a real overhauling and thor
ough cleaning so that every pound
of coal will do full duty this winter
All rus. and SCOT should be scraped
off for any heating plant TO render
efficient service. 0ne-hundredth of
an incn of SCOT has the same resist
ing power as ten inches of iron.
Clean out the chimney and the
chimney pipe TO the furnace Cover
furnaces and all cellar pipes with as
bestos as that means % per cent
heat saving. Chimneys should be in
spected and all SCOT removed. for SCOT
is one of the principal causes for fires
that are not wanted by anybody.
When chimneys are faulty in con-
struction. or in need of repair. they
should be fixed with cement and NOR
tar. for every crack means no; only
possible blaze. but also heat loss.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14
NAVY MAIL CARRIER
INFLUENZA VICTIM
Louis f. Baker Dies In Baltimore.
Had Been Enlisted
Marine

News has been received here of
the death in Baltimore on Tuesday
last, of Louis e. Baker. who had been
employed as mail messenger at the
Naval Academy since October, 1907,
and who, previously to that, been an
enlisted man of the Marines. He. was
thirty-two years old, and is survived
by a wife. The death took place at
his residence, 1904 W. Lombard stree,
the cause being pneumonia, following
influenza.
Owing to inaccuracies in the SPELL
ing of the name and other incidents,
as published, the Naval Academy au-
thorities have not been certain as to
the death, but investigation confirmed
1t today. He was an efficient and val
ued employee and performed duties
where much fidelity and intelligence
were required.
He had lived for number of years
in Annapolis, and had many friends
here
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14
u. S. WAGE SCALE WILL
AID MINE WORKERS

In line with suggestions of Presi-
dent Wilson, mine-workers who ac-
cept deferred classification from their
local or district draft boards will re-
ceive honor certificates to prevent
adverse comment by thoughtless peo-
pie. 1t is definite and effective way
for the nation to show the mine-work-
err and the world that he is doing the
nation a better service mining coal
than by carrying a gun. The Scran-
ton district board paved the way, in
this respect, in the anthracite region
with such a card. The mine-worker
is instructed to always carry it with
him as long as he mines coal
In an endeavor to hold mine-work-
ers and others to their jobs and con-
tented, plan is being threshed out
by the Government which aims to set
Standard wage in every line of war
work A careful checking of prices
will be made, so far as possible,
standard or fair prices will be en-
forced.
Presidential proclamation, ON some
such lines, is expected in few weeks.
This will mean that ship-riveter at
Hog Island will get the same wages
as the riveter in San Francisco and so
on through the Government service
all kinds.
This idea is to standardize the wage
and, if possible, to stabilize prices.
This would quiet the spirit of unrest
that affects many mine-workers and
causes them to quit coal mining for
other fields of endeavor.
The Government may tell producers
that they cannot have raw materials,
unless they sell their goods at fair
prices. This would aid the anthracite
industry, which cannot successfully
work and compete for labor with
other Government business, which
works on the cost-plus basis.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14
SEVEN REASONS WHY
PAPER MUST BE SAVED

/. The Governments requirements
for all kinds of paper are increasing
rapidly and must be supplied.
2. Paper making requires large
amount of fuel which is essential for
war purposes. A pound OF paper vast
ed represents from one to three
pounds of coal wasted.
g. Paper con aims valuable chemi-
calls necessary for war purposes
Economy in the use of paper will re-
lease a large quantity of these mate
rails for making ammunition or pois-
onous gases.
A. Paper making requires labor
and capital, both of which are needed
in war service.
s. Paper making requires trans
portation space. Economy in the use
of paper will release thousands of
freight cars for war purposes.
g. Greater care in the purchase
and use of paper will save money.
Your savings will help finance the
war.
Z. S.rictest economy in the use of
paper will prevent a shortage
WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14
MUST PLAN FOR CON-
DITIONS AFTER THE WAR
Edward n. Hurley, Chairman of the
Shipping Board, Shows What
Must Be Done to Vessels

Within two years there will be
$4,000, 900 tons of merchant shipping
to be employed, and Edward N. Hur-
Shipping Board, announces that it is
not too early to look around for car
goes, not only in this country, but
abroad
twenty-five million tons is a lot
of shipping" says Mr.. Hurley. In
one voyage these ships would carry
all the live stock, dressed meats,
packing house products, poultry,
game, fish, wool, hides, and leather
carried on your railroads in one year.
In less than five trips they would car
ry our whole railroad haul of grain,
-four. cotton. hay, fruit, vegetables, and
other farm products. In three and
one-half trips all OF our lumber; in
seven trips all our manufactured
goods; in sixteen trips all our coal
and coke. The total tonnage hauled
on our railroads is about 100000
900 tons
$50. amid all his splendid effort in
producing equipment to win the war,
the American manufacturer must be
asked to take thought for tomorrow
and think in terms of shipping and
foreign trade. This might appear like
distraction now. something which
will take the attention from the SUI
preme duty of winning the war. But
far from being distraction, it fits
in with war production and war psy-
chology. While our factories and fac
tory employees are building war ma
terial today, they are also building
foreign trade, if we can only see
things as a whole. and make one fac
tor work with another.
when the business man turns his
attention to export trade he looks
abroad and thinks of his foreign Gus
toner. But Foreign trade actually
begins in his own factory He looks
abroad and studies such factors as
ocean freigh.s. foreign exchange, ex-
port packing, and foreign salesman
ship.
IF he would look into his own fac
tory first, and study factors close at
hand such as labor turnover, wages,
manufacturing costs, and efficiency,
he would be laying solid foundation
for export trade"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14
BIG GAME ASSURED
FOR NOVEMBER %
Midshlpmen TO Meet Navy Training
Station Team. JOY Replaces
Gloom

Joy took the place OF the gloom
which had settled around the foot
ball situation at the Naval Academy
when it became known this morning
that a big game-with the powerful
team OF he Great Lakes Training Sta
tion-was practically assured for No
vember 23rd, at Annapolis, and that
other good contests were in process
OF arrangement. This, with the re-
turn of many of the "fiu" patients to
the squad and the assurance that the
situation in this particular has clear
ed up, made an entirely different out
look as to football
The game on the 23rd is not yet
quite a certainly. but the Lakes Sta
ton people have accepted the offer
Of the Academy management for that
date. They have asked for return
game at Chicago on November 2Sth,
Thanksgiving Day. While the Navy
people here would love to have the
team take this trip, they feel that the
Department would not look with ia
vor upon II, and do not think II is
likely. However, the trip of the Lake
team here is in no way contingent
upon the agreement for the reutrn
game.
AS previously published, the Acad-
envy has scheduled game for next
Saturday against the eleven of the
Naval Pay School of Princeton, N. j.,
which will open the local season.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14
TAFT HAS NEW
WAR SLOGAN
Urging People To Buy Liberty
Bonds. Must Have
Lasting Peace
CONTRIBUTE TO DRIVE

THE War Must Not Only Be Won
But STAY WON"
This is William H. Taft's new war
slogan. II juts out OF statement the
Ex-President issued in New York to-
day as his contribution TO the Loan
Drive on Liberty Day. The whole
statement follows:
THE overwhelming success of the
Fourth Liberty Loan must be the an
swer of the American people TO Ger
many's bid for peace. Through the
Loan, every man, woman and child
can help swell the great chorus OF
MOI
1.-THE Six Billions we pay for these
Bonds will do more than buy ships
and munitions. They will smother any
lingering doubts the enemy may have
about our determination to figh. un-
til the whole system of Military Au-
ocracy crumbles.
Liberty Bonds are an investment
in the future of Humanity. The re-
turns are not to be measured by any
four and quarter per cent. Every
dollar invested in the safety and hap
piness of our children and their chill
dren for countless generations.
1.-The Loan, therefore, should make
its strongest appeal TO those who see
at the end of this war not only Vic
tory, but what Victory means. The
war mus. not only be won, but stay
won The Fourth Liberty Loan Is
part of the price we are paying for a
permanent League of Free Nations,
formed to bring safety and justice to
the whole world.
"Those who already have bough.
Bonds to help win the war should buy
another to help keep it won. An UNI
decisive victory, an inconclusive peace
will mean that our blood and treas
ure have been poured out in vain"
The League to Enforce Peace,
makes public letter from Secre AIRY
of the Treasury McAdoo, addressed
to Mr.. Taft, as president of the
League, expressing appreciation of
the work done for former Loans by
the officers and members of the
League organization and urging re-
newed efforts in the present campaign.
The appeal says:
"As this campaign will be shorter
by a week than the previous one, it
behooves all of US to see that every
ounce of the win-the-war spirit now
so manifest everywhere is utilized.
To this end it is hoped organizations
of every character in the United States
as such, will respond as periodically
as they did in the previous Loan cam
paigns.
THE League to Enforce Peace, of
which you are President, through its
individual members, as well as unit,
renderd splendid service in the three
previous loans. May the country
count upon the Leagues doing as
well in the coming campaign?
And you, personally, Mr.. Taft, |
trust, will find time from your many
duties to help. l shall deeply appre
ciate your cooperation
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14
FUNERAL OF LAD

Funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon at two O'Clock, over
the remains of Douglas Fernwood
Phillips. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Phillips, whose death was due to flu
pneumonia
The services were conducted by the
Rev. Maurice S. White. pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, of which
Sunday School the lad was a member.
Four young friends were pallbear-
ers, Jack Wood, James Anderson. Will
Kane and Turner QUAD.
The interment was in st. Anne's
cemetery. Many beautiful flowers,
tributes of loving friends. covered the
casket.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14
u. S. TO BUY UNIFORMS
FOR TRAINING CORPS
Quartermaster General Authorized
To Purchase All Contracted For
BY Collegiate Institutions

The War Department will pay COM
mu alton for uniforms for soldiers
in training at collegiate institutions in
units of the Students Army Training
Corps, it was announced Saturday.
For uniforms consisting of one
breeches. one cap, one coat, canvas
leggings. cap and collar ornaments,
and one pair of shoes the Communication
rate is S1S.32
For additional articles of uniform,
in conformity with prescribed condi-
tions. each member of the unit may
obtain a service cap, hat cord, two cot
ton breeches and two flannel shirts.
The Communication rate for these is
$1247
The quartermaster general is au-
thorized to purchase ali uniforms con-
trac.ed for or provided by Institutions
authorized to maintain units of the
training corps.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14
E v E MN CHAT
A B OUT PEOPLE

Mr.. G. w. Munford left TODAY 70,
Washington to accept a position with
the Creel Committee. that city NJ
Munford win retain his Annanolis
residence and commute daily.
Mr.. Bletchy. of the American Boar5
of Aviation, was in Annapolis yester.
day, and the guest of Prof. Roher,
L. Werntz.
Mrs, ]. b. Elgin, who is in charge NJ
the nurses at Camp Lee, Va. spent
Sunday with Mrs. Norris. wife of
Prof Norris a, Wardour, Mrs. Elgin
who is a trained nurse, is conyelasclng
from influenza, and is on leave of an
scence. She was a former resident NJ
this city, and was greeted yesterday
by many old friends.
Mrs. Grow, of St Joseph's HospitaI
Baltimore. spent the weekend with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Brady Revell street.
Private Raymond Clark. of CamD
Meade, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs George CLARK
Conduit street.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14
THINGS TO REMEMBER

Every one should drink at least
three pints of water day.
Left over mushrooms can be put
into soup.
II is economy to use butter only on
the table.
Curry is delicious if used in chick
en- gravy over rice
Oatmeal may be served with grated
cheese and butter.
Woollen yarn for darning should be
shunken before using.
Geese lees than a year and half
old should never be plucked
Celery gives an additional zest to
almost any sandwich filling.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14
MOTH PREVENTIVE

The best way to insure garments
against moths is to use newspapers.
When things are ready to be put away
hang on the line on good blowy
day, brush thoroughly and wrapt inn
mediately in newspapers and the
moths will never bother
Before wrapping, write the name of
article on paper and so save trouble
of opening all the bundles when
things are needed
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14
TWO EDITORS on SICk LIST

Mr. George T. Melvin, editor of the
Daily and Weekly Advertiser. is con-
fined to his home with la grippe.
Mr.. Winson G. Got, editor of the
Evening Capital, is also sick at his
home. Both editors live at Murray
Hill
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14

THE WANT AID. is THE LITTLE
BACON BRINGER THAT RARE.
LY FAILS. TRY ONE IN THESE
COLUMNS. 1T WILL PAY YOU.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14

TIE EVENING CAPITAL Is THE
BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN
ANNAPOLIS. at PAYS TO ADyER.
TISE.. A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
SAINT GENEVIEVE CREDITED
 WITH SAVING PARIS FROM HUNS

'fSainte Genevfeve, terror of the Huns
 So begins the htany which is chant ed every third day of January by the multitude of Catholic Parisians whc worship Ste. Genevieve as the Patron ess of Paris. It will be sung today with more than ordinary fervor, for the adherents of the Church of Rome in the French capital accord to the city's patroness the credit for having saved them from the domination of the Germans. It was she, terror of the Huns," they say, who inspired the military movement at the Marne which sent the Teutonic hordes stag gering backward just as they seemed on the verge of taking Paris.
 In those days of terrible trial, when the Kaiser's armies were batterfng at the very gates of Paris, many of those who remained in the threatened crty repaired to the church of St Etfenne du Mont on the Place du Pantheon to pray for the fntercession of Ste. Gene vieve.
 When the armies were forced to re- treat, the church was again filled with Worshippers, this time to offer up thanks to the Patroness of Paris for answering their prayers.
 Sainte Genevieve is supposed to have died on January 3rd, in the year 512, and ever since then she has been hcnored as the protector of Paris. The anniversary of her death has been celebrated for centuries by pilgrim ages of the faithful to her tomb, where they light candles and place rosaries, scapularies and medals to have them blessed by the abbe.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
Cured His RUPTURE

I was badly ruptured while lifting 8 trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an opera ton. Trusses did me no good. Final ly got hold of something that quickly and completely cured me. Years have passed and the rupture has never re- turned, although I am doing hard work as a carpenter. There was no opera ton, no lost time, no trouble. I have nothing to sell, but will give full infor- nation about how you may find a complete cure without opera ton, if you write to me, Eugene M. Pullen, Carpenter, I'D, Marcellus Avenue, Manasquan, N. J. Better cut out this notice and show it to any others who are ruptured-you may save a life or at least stop the misery of rupture and the worry and danger of an operation. Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
U. s. MAY RAISE !. UNSKILLED R. R.
 LABOR'S WAGES

Washington, Jan. 3-Labor and fi- nance questions engaged the attention of. Director General McAdoo and his staff today along with the movement of coal to New England and the east.
 Heads of the four railroad broth erhoods were called into conference to discuss the general employment situation under government opera tion. Although the union chiefs had no intention to press their demands for 40 per cent. higher pay at this time, it is understood that their case will be taken up along with many other wage matters as soon as the railroad administration has disposed of the more pressing transportation problem. Many railroad executives are prepared to recommend a general increase, especially for unorganized labor, to prevent the men from go- ing to other industries where wages are better
 3ohn Skelton Williams, comptrol- Ter of the currency, and the director generals advisor on railroad financial questions, discussed with MT. Mo Adoo the situation which will develop
 
 and other obligations fall due. A plan will be worked out by which the debts may be either refunded with other securities which the govern ment may buy or meet with funds already reserved for the purpose and paid under the supervision of the di- rector general and the interstate con- merce commission. Final arrange ment will depend much on the 1egis- lation that congress enacts.
 Since Director General McAdoo be- came head of a unified and govern ment controlled railroad system a week ago the main tangible result has been the acceIerafion of coal ship ments, and a beginning of the clear ing up of congestion in railroad yards by abolition of all priority orders Surveys also are under way looking to a practical pooling arrangement
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
You May Find
 It In Stocking Cincinnati authority says your troublesome corns just
 loosen and fall off

Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or corns between the toes just loosen in their sockets and fall off. the next day if you will apply directly upon the corn a few drops of a drug called freezone, says a Cincinnati authority.
 You merely put a drop or two of this freeZone on the tender, touchy corn today and instanly the corn stops hurting, then tomorrow some time you may find the old torturous pest somewhere in your stocking, having fallen off entirely without a particle of soreness. pain or irrita- ton The skin surrounding and be- hath the former corn will be as healthy, pink and smooth as the palm of your hand.
 A quarter ounce of freezone is suffi- cient to rid ones feet of every corn and callus, and any druggist will charge but a few cents for it. It is a compound made from ether-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-03
CITY CONTRIBUTES
 TO WIVES SUPPORT:
 HUSBANDS IN ARMY

Allowances are being made in
 Bridgeport to 32 wives or dependent
 mothers of soldiers under the act of
 the last General Assembly giving $2O . a month to the dependent wife and r $6 a month for each dependent child. ms The money is paid by the city, but the of !, city will later be reimbursed by the betv state.
 servi 1t is expected this relief will soon charabe taken over by the Federal govern vidua.nent, but ln cases where the Federal newsps snowance is less than that granted Whey the state the difference will be activitiade up to the dependents. Manage known ent of the a1lowsnces is in the hands literatu the state board of control