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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.

WINCHESTER, Va, March ia
letter was received by Mrs. Robert NJ.
Ward yesterday from Charles L. Worth
year has been a prisoner of war in a
German camp. The letter, dated jan
uary is, 1918, stated that he had nearly
recovered from the effects of gas, which
had seriously affected him for some
time, and which was the cause of his
capture. He was stretcher bearer
during the Nimy ridge assault and was
attached to Canadian regiment.
Worthington is allowed to write but few
letters, but can receive all that are
sent. He gave his address as ST. Br.
Charles l.. Worthington, 56112, 10Th Ca
nadians (Baraque No. .32), kriegsgef-
angenenlager F'riedrichsfeld tbei Wes-
eD, Germany.
The board of supervisors of Rocking
ham county has voted to employ an ex-
pert farm demonstrator for that coun-
ty, following lively campaign for and
against the movement The county APP
propriated $500, and those interested
agreed to raise a similar amount. The
state will augment the amount dollar
for dollar.
Candidates for the common council
have been nominated by the Winches-
Ter democrats at lively WdTQ meetings.
Those running in the first ward are c.
Harry Hardy, J. H. Henry and W. l.
Fultz, and in the second are Fred l..
GlaiZe, DR.. B. NJ. knight and c. Vernon
Eddy. 1t is expected the republicans
will name a ticket, which will create a
stiff contest
State Fuel Administrator H. F. Boyd
of Winchester has addressed letters to
all coal operators in the state warning
them against mixing slate and dirt with
90 he ~ h inn 50
tail dealers.
A proposition to condemn valuable
business property for the purpose of
widening a section of Water street in
the heart of the business section of
Winchester, has been vetoed by Mayor
Ward who points out that this is no
time to appropriate large sums of
money for such purposes.
Dr. Esther Lovejoy of Portland, Ore,
who returned recently from France,
where she has been connected with the
Red Cross for six months. is here to
lecture on Monday night at a general
meeting of all the Winchester and
Frederick county units of the local
chapter
The Rev. Charles c. Durkee. rector
of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
of Martinsburg, has under considera-
ton call from church in the sub
urbs of Pittsburgh. Pa. He conducted
services there last Sunday
According to letters received here to-
day from Virginia soldiers at Camp
Lee, Petersburg. Va, the men of the
SGth Division. commanded by Gen
Cronkhite, will sail soon for France
While no fixed date will be announced
Gen. Cronkhite is quoted as saying
that his men will be at the front this
summer. All the drafted men from this
section are at Camp Lee
Representative I. w. Harrison of the
seventh Virginia district, a large aeri-
cultural and wheat-growing section.
has been informed by the Department
of Agriculture and the food admits
tration, with which he has been work
ing in Washington. that more liberal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
MODERATE AND
IRREGULAR ON MARKET
Half Dozen Stocks Are Mainly Re-
sponsible for Slight Trad
ing Today.

NEW YORK. March 16.-Half a doz-
en- stocks, including Reading, Baldwin
Locomotive. Sinclair Oil, United States
Steel and Canadian Pacific. more or less
in the order named made up the bulk
of todays moderate and irregular
dealings.
The movement was exceedingly mix
ed. Reading advancing points to s41s,
a new maximum for the year, while
Canadian Pacific made a further ex-
treme decline of 3l2. Sinclair Oil lost
over , points. United States steel was
variable within fractional limits and
Baldwin forfeited point.
Tobaccos and a few minor war shares
were firm TO strong, but in effect the
10 per cent freight rate increase
granted to eastern roads. Sales
amounted to $4,000 shares
The light market operations of the
contraction of almost ssa.O00.000 in
clearing house loans, but half of the
previous week 5 gain in reserves was
lost, that item showing a decrease of
about s2l,ooo.oeo. leaving the total ex-
/ cess at Slightly more than $4,000, 900.
Aside from its slightly uneven tone,
the bond market was featureless on
nominal dealings. Total sales (par
Ndiue) aggregated S2,U 700
United States bonds Gold issues), were
unchanged on call during the week ex-
cept for a decline of Is of / per cent
in coupon and registered IS
Stocks were steady 60 firm during the
dull week, the moderate daily turnover
being due to diminution of activity in
speculative issues. With the advent of
the next liberty loan only three weeks
of, banking interests discourag ed ex-
trava CANT or excessive operations for
either account.
Rails were at all times the outstand-
ing feature, coalers imparting decided
strength to tranSportations as A whole
The one striking exception was Cana
dian Pacific which suffered an extreme
loss of seven points as Il result of pro-
psed heavy war tax burdens
Announcement of the Is per cent
freight rate increase 10 eastern roads
lost some of its sentimental value, mas
much as all added earnings go to the
government under the new system of
federal control
standard industrials, that is, leading
steel and iron shares, as we'll as cop-
pers, heSitated because of uncertainty
regarding the new price schedule
In the foreign exchange market rubles
| hardened on nominal buying and Iires
rallied appreciably as a result of the
! Italian governments remedial meas
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
GROW FOOD At HOME
TOSAVE SHIPPING.
War Gardens to Help Solve
Problems of Rail Congestion
Is Federal Program.

Cultivation of home vegetable gar
dens is one of the means depended
upon by the government to help solve
the increasingly difficult problem of
railroad congestion. The more food
raised this spring, summer and fall in
home vegetable gardens, the less the
railroads. already congested almost to
the limit. will be called on to trans
port from production points to centers
of consumption.
Furthermore. it is not at all beyond
the bounds of possibility that city
jewellers who are unable, or who fail,
to plant. cultivate and produce their
own vegetables will be forced either
to do without such food during the
coming summer. or to pay prices for it
far beyond anything they have ever
known beforehand at that they may
be able to buy only stale stuff that has
lost all of its crisp freshness and much
of its food value through long delays
entailed by slow transportation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17

NEW YORK. March 1s-IAe an
nouncement of the granting of an in
crease of Is per cent in freight rates
for the eastern railroads is merely what
had been generally expected to imme-
diately follow the enactment of the
governments railroad control and
finance bill. The probabilities are
there will also be some increase made
rates.
The sentimental effect of the news
over night of this increase of 10 per
cent in freight rates should. however,
be reflected in a better trading market
for railroad stocks generally. The pas
sage of the daylight saving bill is also
TO be viewed as constructive. 1t only
remains now for Congress to pass as
speedily as possible the adminIstra-
tion war finance corporation bill. to
create still better feeling. MOLER.
Logan & Bryan-The 1. C. c. decision
of late yesterday granting a Is per
cent increase commodity freight
rates TO the eastern carriers should
further stimulate buying power in the
railroad shares and we think 1t only
4 question of time when the effects of
days |. C. c. ruling will promote more
the railroad control bill and yester-
aggressive buying especially of an in
yestment sort in the carriers.
MorSe-SteeI men placing en-
phasis two points. One is the fact
that there is an important current
increase in the production of steel in
sots. In January the output was 20
per cent less than December but in
the short month of February there
was nearly per cent gain over Janu-
airy. and March will almost certainly
make a very good record. They are
also encouraged to hope for ma terial
benefits from the coming Washington
conference with the war industries
board. not so much in new price fixing
as in the adoption of longer price
period and the abandonment of the
pooling idea. They do not expect to
hear much soon. if ever, of the Pome-
rene bill.
Chaplin & Co-Until the big shorts
in steel and a. number of other stocks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS FOR THE WAR GARDEN AND POULTRY YARD
'ules for grading wheat will be adopt

| rules for grading wheat will be adopt
ed for the Shenandoah valley.
Funeral services we're held here this
afternoon for Mrs. Ann Lavinia Sampsell,
wife of Asbury Sampsell, who died of a
compllca ton of diseases. She belonged to
an old Frederick county family, a daugh-
ems City
The new Emmanuel Protestant Episco-
pal Chapel at Boyce. Clarke county, is
to be consecrated as soon as a debt on
the building is liquidated. The building,
which takes the place of one erected
thirty-two years ago by Bishop Randolph,
has been finished and opened for service.
! Two Virginia units are included in the
AID Division, said to have figured pron1i-
nently in the repulse of a recent German
| attack near Toul. They are the first and
second companies of the coast artillery,
Virginia National Guard. When the units
left this country the first was commanded
by Capt. Henry K. Tice of Roanoke and
the other by Capt Frank b. Varney of
Lynchburg
Real estate dealers in the Shenandoah
and Cumberland valleys report un-
usually lively demand for good farm
properties, and this, too, in spite of the
fact that many farmers declare they
are hardly able to make ends meet Sew
eraI large farms were sold here this
week privately at prices ranging from
S1e0 to $3.50 an acre. Some land chang
ing hands is of slate, but most of the
property is in limestone regions. One
small home farm of eight acres sold for
$1,000.
During severe windstor1n the early
part of the week much damage was done
to fruit farm property in Frederick and
Berkeley counties. but little to the trees
Many roofs were blown from packing
houses and scores of barns in these and
other Virginia valley counties were either
unroofed blown off their foundations
The Pleasant Valley United Brethren
Church. near Winchester. was badly dam
aged. the roof blown off. the organ
smashed and the pulpit wrecked. Rev.
Joseph Cooley and Rev. D. l.. Blakemore
returning in an automobile from jefferson
county, narrowly escaped being killed
when telephone pole fell across the car,
demolishing the engine
Mrs. Martha Chandler. wife OF Obed,
Chandler and daughter of the late Peter
Hinkins, a, prominent resident of Stras-
burg. is dead there, after being ill of
paralysis a year
IL pays to read the want columns of
The Star Hundreds of situations are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
NATION STILL NEEDS
BIG POULTRY INCREASE

Poultry production should be
increased greatly. according to
the Department of Agriculture's
1918 agricultural production pro-
gram. especially in backwards and
on farms where waste material
is available and the purchase of
expensive grains and other mate
rails is not required.
Increased poultry production
may be obtained most economical
<ly. according to the government
experts, by early Matching. by
combining mother hens at least
ten days after the chicks are
Matched, by reducing losses on
account of rats. wea sells, and
thieves, and cold, damp condi-
tons. by thorough sanitation, by
discouraging the marketing of
early Matched pullets as broilers,
by eliminating producing hens
and keeping good layers through
at least two laying seasons. and
by the poultryman raising his
own feed as far as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
LATEST WALL STREET GOSSIP

try to retire from their position the
interest is likely to continue 10 center
in the specialties and in the railroads.
The latter seem to offer numerous bar
gains and it is probably wrong to
argue that the passage of the controi
bill will end the speculation IN them
The chief bit of news the market Is
looking forward to now is the general
balance sheet of the United States steel
Corporation in the pamphlet report.
which is due to appear within te"
days II will show very large addi-
ton to the book value of the common
stock.
New York News Acknowledgements
is noted. now that the an-Russian
congress has approved the German
peace agreement, that Japan will in
tervene in Siberia with Washington
acouiescence. something that would be
favorably construed also. More liquIda-
ton is reported pending in Canadian
Pacific and Telephone The New YORK
Central Great Northern and Pennsyl-
vania are declared to hold more valua-
BILE equities in other lines than any
other prominent companies. Reading,
Southern Pacific. St Paul and Union
Pacific hold valuable industrial equities
H G.. Dun & Co.-l:rOss earnings of
United States railroads making weekly
statements continue to make an IN
creasipg1y favorable comparison with
TINS perlod IN all FORMER years. INC
total of all roads that have so far re-
ported for February. according to
Dun's Review. amounting to S2S.SI1 $40,
an increase of 49, per cent. as com
pared with the same month year ago.
This is a marked improvement over
the statement of January. when de-
crease OF rs per cent was shown. and
the prevalence of much more
favora ole weather than prevailed dur
ing the earlier month. as well as the
efforts of the railroad arrangements
to expedite the movement of freight
in all parts of the country Practically
all important systems included in this
statement now report more or less
gain over every preceding February.
with especially notable expansion APP
pearing on Southern: Missouri. Kansas
and Texas: Minneapolis and st. Louis;
st. Louis Southwestern: Minneapolis,
st. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, and Buff
falo. Rochester and Pittsburgh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Lay White-Shelled Eggs.

All of these breeds and their varieties
produce large. white-sheled eggs and are
classed as non-sitters. though occasionally
a hen is found that manifests 4 desire TO
sit. The hens do not often complete in
cubaGon, however, even if eggs are given
them, and those that do are extremely
poor mothers.
AS table fowls they do not rank high.
is they produce small CarcaSseS, and
the flesh OF mature fowls is fine
grained and dry. Young cockercIs of
any of these breeds. properly grown
and fattened. however. are among the
finest for broiling,, but they should be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Value of Farm Products.

Total estimated value of all farm
products of the United States includ-
ing animals and animal products, for
1917 Is given as S19.443.S493S1 in a re-
port just issued by the Department of
Agriculture.
This compares with $13.406 1854 oil for
1916 and with the n"r-yaar average for
the period of 1910-1914, inclusive, which
was $9.3SS, 76J.199.
Figures from which the estimates
were prepared were based on the prices
received by producers. which apply to
the total output, regardless of whether
the products were sold or consumed on
the farm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
LECTURE ON POULTRY.
Prof. Spilman to Re Heard Tuesday
Night at Y. NC A.

Mundels Law as Applied to Poul-
try Will be the subject of lecture by
Prof. w. j. Spilman. chief agriculturist
of the Department of Agriculture. at s
O'Clock Tuesday night in the Y. NJ. c. A.
building. The lecture is for the en-
enlargement of poultry raising in COM
pliance with the suggestion of the food
administration.
This is one of a series of lectures to
be given under the auspices of the
West End Citizens Associati ton. p.
Francis Sutor is chairman of the gar
den committee of that organization and
in charge of the activity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
NATIONS FARMS
MUST YIELD MORE RooD

Secretary Houston sf the D.
partment Of Agriculture, In 0 re-
cent statement, declared the fosA
production Of the country's farms
and gardens must be increased.
IN spite of the large produo-
ton in many directions in 1877.
Secretary Houston said, "the sit
uation is not satisfactory. The
supply of wheat in this nation
and in the world is Inadequate.
Owing to short crops in proceed
ing years. the reserves of a num-
Der of important commodities
have been greatly reduced.
Whether the war continues or
not. the demands of this country.
because of the increased populs-
ton, and of the needs of Europe.
will be great; and they will con-
tinue to be great for a consider
able period, even after peace re-
turns"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Garden Body to Aid.

The garden committee of the District
of Columbia Council of Defense, in the
Union Trust building. 18th and H streets
northwest, is cooperating in every way
with residents of the District who desire
to produce their own vegetables. II. NJ.
Connolly. garden expert. assigned by the
Department of Agriculture as state agent
for the District OF Columbia. is working
with the garden committee.
II is urgently requested that all persons
who own vacant lots that are aVaila bic
for cultivation and who are willing TO
permit the use of such lots for gardening
purposes communicate with Mr.. Connolly
once. stating the size and location of
the lot or lots. Persons wishing to OBJ
tain the use OF vacant lots are also re-
queSted 10 get i'll touch with Mr.. Connolly
who, through the garden committee OF the
District OF Columbia Council OF Defense,
will endeavor TO obtain gardening ground
for them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Plan plan a garden to vii war
family at home the

Plan to a
family
with
toni decreased much
at be
TO
in the trench
Who of
in
be maint
home and ef
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Experts Urge Increase.

Experts of the Department of Agrcul-
ture. OF the food administration and of
the railroad administration join in en-
pha sizing the vital necessity for more
home gardens this year than ever before,
to produce food for immediate consump-
ton as well as for canning. drying or
storing for next winter. In a bulletin just
issued the Department of Agriculture
says:
Commercial production of perishable
food products generally should be in
creased above normal wherever it is rea-
bly, clear that transportation and
ma rketing facilities will be available
The bulletin states further. however.
that in order TO relieve the railroads of
the necessity for transporting food, such
perishable products-principally fresh
vegetables-must be grown at home in as
large quantities as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Claims for Assessment.

IS. II you cannot dtern1ine your in
vested capital. or if for any other rea-
Son YOU believe yourself entitled to
make claim for assessment under sec
zion 30, make out your return as best
YOU can from the informa ton at hand
and ME with it a full explauat OF
the facts. showing wherein informa-
xpn Tor making out complete return
y lacking, or why You think YOU are
AHtitled to assessment under section
elo.
81 If you are able to compute the
amount of your excess profits tax Won
may pay the tax at the time YOU file
your return. BY SO doing you will re-
Gece the great rush in the payment of
faxes in June. If you pay the tax in
advance You may deduct from the
amount of the tax due sum equal to
3 per cent per annum calculated from
the date of payment to June Is. 1918.
Taxes may also be paid in installments.
provided the installments do not ex-
tend beyond June Is. Your collector
Will explain how this may be done"
Letters recently were sent by the
bureau Of internal revenue to the ma :
fional banks asking that they Cooper
ale m tine collection of the income and
eNeess p-ofits taxes by inserting in
'Heirs advertisements a reminder that
returns must be fled on or before April
EuBtreds o. favorable -erIies ha We
been received. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, March Is.-Cotton goods
mere TO-DAY were firm Yarns tended up
ward. Buriaps rose Linens were scarce
and high. Wool goods were firm. with
trading moderate. Raw sill: was hish her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. March ls,-Hoss-Re-
ceipts. 10000 head; firm Bulk. I7.1sa
ll-so; light 173Oa1S 05: mixed, I6.Sea
1900; heavy, 16.35a17.ee: rough. 16ssa
1855; pigs. 13.75a1735.
Cattle-RSceipts. 5000 head; strong
Native steers 9.50al4 rs: stockers and
feeders. S.25a1225. cows and heiferS
7.15a1210; calves. 105oaI6.75.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head: strong.
Sheep. 11.00a145o; lambs 14-5oa1S.Io
NEW YORK, March 16.-Beeves-
Receipts, 73s head: no trading.
Calves-Receipts, 800 head: steady.
Veals, 15.50a19o0: cu1ls 12ooa15. 90.
Sheep and lambs-ReceiptA 1.77s head:
steady. Sheep not quoted; lambs,
19.00a19.25.
Hogs-Receipts 1920 head; steady.
Tops, 1890; roughs 17.25.
Siberia. comprises a much larger area
than the United States. Gold and silver
mines, almost ineXha ustible, are there
The soil of a large part of the province
possesses marvellous productivity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17

ready for the table at not older than
OF all OF the breeds listed. according
to the bulletin, the Single-comb White
Leghorn is the most popular FOR steady
egg production. and is most generally
used on the large commercial egg
farms.
General Purpose Breeds.
OF the breeds developed for general
purposeS-that is, egg production and
good carcass Cor table uSe--the Ply
mouth Rocks lead in this country. or
this breed several varieties have been
developed. including the original
barred. the white. buff. silver, laced.
etc. None of these however, has been
better than the original barred Ply
mouth Rocks and their first variants.
the white Rocks.
Rhode Island Reds. Wyandottes.
Orpingtons. etc. each breed having
several varieties. stand next in pop
uIarity among the general purpose
breeds.
Weight of Carcass.
Mature fowls of the egg-layinS breeds
develop carcasses weighing from four
to five and a half pounds for males and
three to four pounds for the hens.
The general-purpose breeds. winch
produce carcasses weighing, in mature
males. as high as eleven pounds. and
in hens up to eight pounds. The flesh
usually contains a much larger pro-
portion of fat cells, which makes it
tenderer and moro juicy for table use.
Peculiarly enough, the small. active
egg breeds consume practically the
same amount of feed under normal
conditions as is eaten by the larger
and heavier general-purpoSe fowls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Allowed a Deduction.

Domestic corporations under this sec
ton are allowed specific deduction of
5000. domestic partnerships and individ-
uals specific deduction of $1,000
, A graduated tax with rates rising
from 20 TO SO per cent upon the net in
come in excess OF a deduction equal 10
percentage varying from : to per cent
upon invested capital, plus $4,000 in the
case of an individual partnership. or
$4,000 in the case of corporation. For
eign corporations partnerships and
nonresident aliens are not entitled to the
specific deductions of $4,000 or So 900.
An exceedingly important subdivision
under class . consists of those cases in
which the invested capital or the net
income for the prewar period, 1911. 1912
and 1913. cannot be satisfactorily deter
mined In such cases. as provided in
sections EOS and 80 of the law. the as
ditions or relations existing among rep
similar trad or businss.
Prompt fling of returns is urged by
Internal Revenue Commissioner Dan
Tel c. Roper. In a statement addressed
to the taxpayers he says:
The great body of patriotic taxpay-
ers are anxious to pay their taxes and
thus fulfill their whole financial duty
TO the government. This department
is equally anxious to help them fulfill
that duty without prejudicing their
own interests or paying larger tax
than under the law they are called
upon TO pay. To attain this end CO.
operation along the following lines is
necessary: