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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-07-18
Drawbacks Of Present Methods.

Drawbacks Of Present Methods.
These hampers are now made in a
wide range of sizes, from eight
quarts to fifty quarts, some sizes con-
tanning even fractions of quarts. With
such wide variety, II is difficult for a
commission dealer to know which to
order. There Is also wide difference
in quality. Manufacturers have ca
tered to the demands Of the grower
for cheap package, and In doing so
have sacrificed strength. The shipper
who uses fiimsy baskets is "penny
wise and pound foolish" for frequent
ly he stands, to lose 500 worth Of
products In shipping when he saves
$1.00 In the cost OF his baskets. Rail-
roads are often expected to make good
these losses In transit and are some
times called upon to pay unjust claims.
The railroads, however. have been at
fault In accepting perishables In light.
flimsy containers, and the breakage,
furthermore. Is often brought about by
unnecessary rough handling. It must
be remembered that In the end the
consumer has. to pay for all such
losses as well as for the trouble from
so many different kinds and sizes of
baskets. = !,
Five Sizes Would BE Ample.
A thorough canvass by the bureau
Of markets In the various producing
sections has resulted in the conclusion
that five sizes of hampers are ample.
These sizes are the eight-quart or peck
basket; the 18-quart, or half bushel
basket; the 20-quart or five-elghths-
bushel basket; the 32-quart. or bushel
basket; and the 48-quart or h-bushel
basket. Two shapes are recon-
mended for the last named. To
drop any Of these sizes would be
detrimental both to the trade and
to the public interest, and to add to
them would mean useless and unneces-
sary packages.
BY standardixing the dimensions of
hampers. the purchaser will be able to
determine whether he has been sold
a standard or non-standard basket,
simply by taking the measurements Of
the top, bottom and sides Of the bas-
ket. 1t will not be necessary to CALI
In an inspector or to take a chance Of
the baskets being unlawful. inasmuch
as the dimensions determine the ca
pacity. Baskets Of standard dimen-
sions can be loaded more easily and
snugly than can baskets of different
sizes. The Standardization Of dlmen-
sions would be a great boon to the
basket manufacturer, eliminating du-
plication of forms and raw materials.
This would tend to reduce the cost Of
manufacture.
Baskets should be standardized as
to strength, for weak, flimsy packages
will not carry to market and the re-
suit is loss OF enormous amounts Of
foodstuffs and damage claims running
into millions Of dollars. The question
OF proper construction Of hampers cnn.
department specialists believe, best be
left to regulation. but In law only
a few Of the principal elements Of
strength, such as the thickness OF
slaves. or Of the bottom piece, over
which there can be little or no dis
agreement, should be Incorporated.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-07-18
STAPLE ARTICLES OF FOOD
City People Will Buy Beef, Pork and
Mutton So Long az Prices Are
Reasonable.

Beef, pork and mutton doubtless will
continue to be staple articles Of food
for city people so long as they can buy
these foods at any reasonable price.
It would seem that farmers who raise
a few calves, lambs, and pigs for the
local market would have a good
chance to market their feed to ad-
vantage.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-07-18
LITTLE DAMAGE DONE BEES
No Particular Harm VIII Result In
Spraying Apple Trees With Lime
Sulphur Solution.

According to Prof. n. A. Surface,
Pennsylvania zoologist, little damage
will result to bees In spraying apple
trees with lime-sulphur when the bios
SONS are open. 1t has been found that
bees do not like to feed upon flowers
covered with lime-sulphur. Observation
then would indicate that there is Lit.
tie danger to bees from such spraying.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-07-18
RIGHT PLACE FOR MATERIAL
Not Advisable to Keep All slxea Of
Boits and Screws In Single
Receptacle.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Tools and materials should be kept
In their proper places. Do not keep
all sizes of bolts or screws mixed to-
gether In single receptacle. but At
up suitable boxes or bins, 80 that the
supplies may be accessible on short
notice.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-07-18
TROUBLE WITH YOUNG LAMBS
White scours 10 Caused by Digestive
pisorders--MiIk Of Magnesia
Will Help Cure.

White scours in lambs Is caused BY
digestive disorders. Lambs with this
trouble should be taken away from
their mothers and allowed only q lit
tie milk. A tablespoonful Of milk OF
magnesia viii help cure the troublN
Milk. ~ udder ct before lsttins .
Lamb nursA
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-07-18
Capacity.
slNeLE-PlTcH ROOF is BEST
Gives Highest Vertical Front Exposed
to Suns Rays and Throws Rain
Water to Rear.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
There are many advantages to q
single-pitch roof on the poultry house.
II gives the highest vertical front ex-
posed to the suns rays and throws all
the rain water to the rear.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-07-18
DIMENSIONS FOR SUGGESTED STANDARD BASKETS

following table gives the essential features showing the dmen
legislation
chaotic conditions
better
packs
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-07-18

EfseIsncy In spraying,
In order to Increase e6Aciency in
spraying Il II nscessary to thin out
u lihhs and heys isw.hssdsd tzssA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
WAR DEPARTMENT TELLS
OF AWARDS of D. S, C,

| A list of distinguished service eros:
awards announced by the War Depart
ment follows:
Maj. Ray H. Humphreys, Union
N. Y.
Capts. Clarence Mitchell, Louisville
KY, and David Hunter, Rockford, III
Lieuts. Hank Walling, Trenton. N
j.; Edward j. Price, Salem, Ore: Green
r. Thompson, San Francisco; Edward
J. Mclaughlin (deceased), Newark
n. j.; Leroy G. Cronkhite, Selah
Wash; Alan B. Rogers, New York
city; Cyril Carder, Corning. N Y, and
Ernest j. Boysen, Harlem, Iowa.
Sergts. Warrent B. Purcell (de-
ceased). Weikert, Pa, and Thomas M
White, Bridgeport, Conn.
Mechanic Frank Ligsukis, New Brit
ain. Conn.
Corps. Joseph L. Petrovic, Joliet, Ill.
Grant Kennedy, Imboden, Va, and Hol-
gar Peterson (deceased), New York
city.
Privates Ralph H Markham, Mari
copa, Calf; Jerome c.. Pedro, New
Bedford, Mass: Otto Jensen, Den
mark. and John H. Womack, Wallowa
Ore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
MARINE CORPS ORDERS.

Col D. P. Hall has been detached
from duty at Paris Island, s. c.. and
ordered to San Francisco for recruit
Maj. 6. H. Wells at Quantico, Va.
has been assigned to the recruiting
office in this city.
Maj c. H. Wells, at Quantico, Va
has been assigned to command the
marine guard on the U. S. S. Pueblo
Lieut.. Coils. ]. S. Turrill and c. T
Westcott, returning from Europe
have been ordered to this city.
Capts. J. H. Fitzgerald, R. N. Plat
]. F. Robertson and r. NJ. Montagu
returning from Europe, are ordered
to Quantico. Va.
Capt D. H. Booth. at marine head
quarters here. has been ordered tc
Charleston, S. c.
Capt. F. B. Reed, at Quantico, has
been ordered to Haiti; Capt. w. j
Eddington, at Porto Rico. to Santo
Domingo; Capt. D. Kipness, at New
York. to Quantico. and Capt. S. F.
Hollins, from Haiti to the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
WOULD AGAIN BRING
BIG CONVENTIONS HERE
Hotel Men and Chamber of Com
merce Committee Discuss Plans
at Meeting.

Washington will resume it's prewar
place as a convention city if opinions
given by hotel men of washington
and local business men at meet
ing of the convention committee of
the Chamber Of Commerce last night
are acted on.
This meeting, called for the pur-
pose of. taking steps to bring back
to Washington the volume of conven-
ton business the city enjoyed before
the influx of war workers cut down
available space, resulted in no recon-
mendations or resolutions, but evil
dence of the willingness of hotel men.
and their cooperation in bringing
conventions to this city was offered.
r. 5. Hight of the Willard Hotel,
chairman of the Hotel Mems Associa-
ton of Washington, told the commit
tee that the Willard Hotel is prepared
to handle conventions at which the at
tendance will be up to 1000 persons.
III was suggested that Liberty Hut
may be used as meeting place for
larger conventions, when it is vacated
by the Y. NJ. G.. A. The hut will hold
1000 persons, it was pointed out. and
assurances were given by the hotel
men that room may be found for all
who may attend conventions here.
j. A. Finigan. chairman of the COM
mittee, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
HONORS MISS JULIA STIMSON.
American Legion Post Elects Army
Nurse Head Vice Commander.

Miss Julia stimson, acting superin-
tendent of the Army Nurse Corps, was
elected vice commander. of Jane "A.
Delano Post, No. 1, American Legion,
at it's meeting last night at the head
quarters of the Graduate Nurses AS
ISOLATION of the District Of Column
bia. 1887 K street.
It was announced that Miss Anne
Harkins, chief nurse at the Naval
Dispensary, was appointed temporary
adjutant Thirty new names were
added to the charter, the total men,
bership now being seventy-fiye. The
post will hold it's charter open until
July 81. and expects by that time to
have a roster of ESQ.
Miss A. N. Prentiss presided in the
absence by sickness of Commander
Alice B. Harvey. The presiding Of
ficer was assisted by Gen. Harvey,
brother Of the commander. Compile
ton of the election of officers will be
at the next meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
TO TRAIN ENLISTED MEN.
X-Ray instruction Will Be Given
at Army Medical School.

By order of the surgeon general
Of the Army. a limited number of en-
listed men will be trained at the
Army Medical School, in this city, in
X-ray manipulation and technique
and developed IS instructors in that
work at Army stations. Commanders
of Army hospitals have been instruct
ed to submit the names of men in the
medical department regarded as
adaptable for X-ray training. It is
stated that men enlisted for the
emergency will not be given this
training. it being intended to confine
it to Medical Corps men of the Reg
ular Army not above the grade of
sergeant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
TO TAKE WESTERN TRIP
TO STUDY BUSINESS

For the purpose of studying BUSH
ness conditions in the west, officers
and directors of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States, headed by
Homer l.. Ferguson, president, will
leave Chicago tomorrow on a three
week tour that will carry them to
eleven cities for conferences with
leading business men at each point
While at Seattle, Wash, August to
10. the regular meeting of the board,
which usually takes place here, will
be held. Cities tS be visited on the
tour are Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake
City, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Portland, Ore; Tacoma, Seattle, Spo-
kane, Minneapolis and st. Paul.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
BOMBER ON SECOND LEG
AROUND Rim OF NATION
Martin Plane Flies From Washing.
ton to Mineola in 100 Minutes,
Estimated.

The Martin bombing plane that left
Boiling Field yesterday morning on a
1,s0o-mile trip around the rim of the
country. arrived at Hazlehurst Field,
Mineola, yesterday noon at 12:45
O'Clock. 1t started on the second leg
of the trip to Augusta, Me-. at S:25
o'clock this morning. according to
word received here today.
The actual straightaway flying time
between Washington and Mineola was
100 minutes. The extra time was con-
sumed in circling over Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York
for exhibition purposes. In passing
over Baltimore the airplane developed
leak in one of her tanks. jeremiah
Tobias, master electrician, crawled
out on the wing and with the s.-ss
chine 5000 feet in the air, mended the
leak. The operation took half an hour
The airplane will go from Augusta
to Cleveland. The general route to
be followed will carry the machine
to Duluth. Mimi; Seattle. Wash; San
Diego. Calf; San Antonio, Tex:
Miami, Fla, and up the coast to
Washington.
Lieut. Col. r. S. Hartz is in COM
mand of the flight and he has as as
sistants two lieutenants, who are re-
serve pilots, a mechanic and a master
electrician.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
STOCKS ARE ACTIVE
AT HIGHER PRICES

NEW YORK, July 25.-Rallies of 1
to points from yesterdays late de-
preston were recorded at the outset
of today's stock market, the strong
est issues embracing oils. motors,
equipments and shippings.
Royal, Dutch, pan-American. Mexi-
can Petroleum, Studebaker, General
Motors, Baldwin Locomotive, Ameri-
can International and Marine COM
mon were the central features.
Food shares also recovered with
tobaccos and feathers, and utilities
strengthened under lead of Peoples
Gas.
Bethlehem Steel was the one back
ward issue, reacting almost points.
Forenoon prices of liberty bonds
were 31ss. 99.46: first As, $3.50; second
As, $3.50: first ANS. $500; second Ans,
9406: third ANS, 95.0s; fourth 4As,
1894; victory 81 s, 1898; victory 4As,
90 on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
q. S. TO PROTECT Won KANYA
Former Austrian Minister to Mex,
leo Granted Safe Conduct.

The former Austrian minister to
Mexico, KAMA Won Kanya. who is
about to return he! e, has been
granted safe conduct through the
United States. it is stated at the
State Department. He is expected to
cross the border at Laredo, Tex, to-
morrow
Although recall orders were sent
to Won Kanya more than two months
ago. he has hesitated to return to
Austria bscase of unsettled condi-
lions in the former empire.
Reports to the State Department
during the war showed that Won
Kanya co-operated with Won Eckhart,
the former German minister, who
was connected with the famous Zim-
: merman plot to align Mexico against
the United States and the allies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
Early Gains Extended.

With scarcely an exception, gains
Of the opening were materially ex-
tended, although trading lacked yes
terday's activity and scope.
Shippings assumed greater prornd-
nence on the to point gains in
marines, Atlantic. Gulf and Pacific
Mail.
Crucib1e featured the Hsteels at a
five-point advance. motors and access
series rose 2 to S, steel equipments
an average of points and tobacco,
leather, textile and distilling issues
2 to 3.
Rails, excepting Reading and New
Haven remained listless, and metals
were dull.
Call money opened at to 6h per
cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
AGAINST TARIFF PLAN. )
Ways and Means Committee Demo
Gratis Differ With Republicans.

Democratic membefs of the House
ways and means committee have de-
clined to join with the republican
members in recommending passage
OF a bill levying a tariff on importa-
paratus. They favored a licensing
system for the control Of imports.
The action Of the republican ma
jority indicated that separate meas.
ures for the protection of the several
industries that sprang out Of war
necessities would be reported to the
House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
CHESAPEAKE BEACH
ROAD IS DEFENDED
Business Mems Association
Denies Overlooking of
Coaches.
To the Editor of The Star:

10 the Editor of The Star:
This association is composed of
Nthirty-two business men, nearly all
of WHOM are residents of and have
business interests in the city of
Washington. We wish to express
our astoniShment and Indignation,
which sentiments have also been
made to our members by many hun
dreds of regular visitors to this bath
ing and pleasure resort, at the con-
tents of letter published in your
Columns of the 18th instant and
particularly at the editorial upon the
subject of bad and unsafe railway
service to this resort. Practically
all in both the article and editorial
is untrue and your credulity has been
greatly imposed upon.
1t is true that there is some loading
beyond seating capacity or over
crowding- on some of the through or
express excursion trains, but this is
no fault of the company whatever,
as it furnishes adequate regularly
scheduled trains, and when, having
extraordinary numbers of patrons,
runs as many extra trains as re-
quired to carry all home in comfort
and seated, but the people insist upon
overcoming certain trains, and
numbers of them prefer to stand for
the one-hour trip rather than take
the following train, rarely more than
forty-five minutes and never more
than one hour later, this often when
the other trains are on adjoining
tracks all ready to leave at the ex-
piration of the necessary safety in
tervening period. Further, the Wash
fngton Railway and Electric Com
pany request that trains be spaced
at least forty-five minutes apart to
enable them to furnish street car
accommodations from District Line
station to Washington. Very often.
to our knowledge, when there are
seats for all. certain passengers pre-
fer to Standard visit with friends
or neighbors and are often anxious
to stand up on the platform to view
the woods and fields of the historical
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
Starving of Men CHARGED,

Prisoners fell down from starvation
w oods declared, and were glad to get
bread from Chinese laborers.
A Capt. Dewey of the 18th Marines
who was doing guard duty at one
camp, issued blackjacks to his men
and ordered them Ito go as far as
they liked Woods wrote.
You could see dozens of men going
to the hospital every day to have their
heads bandaged from the frequent use
OF these blackjackS,' said the letter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
Mob Hangs Negro in Texas,

GILMER, Tex, July 25.-Chilton
Jennings. negro. was taken from
Jail here yesterday afternoon and
hanged in the court yard square by
a mob of about 500 men. The negro
ing a woman here. The mob dis
persed after the negro was pronounc-
ed dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
PLEAD FOR,SPACE
FOR WOMENS WORK
D. c. Officials Ask Building
Commission for Room in
Old Emergency Hospital.

Commissioner Brownlow. Maj. Pull
man, Judge Katherine Sellers of the
Juvenile Court and Mrs. N. C. Van
Wrinkle of the women's bureau Of the
police department appeared today be-
fore the public building commission
of which Senator Smoot is chairman
to urge the commission to allot space
in the old Emergency Hospital build
ing for the house of detention and
the womens bureau of the depart
ment.
Officials of the public health serv-
ice resisted the appeal for the allot-
ment of space. The public health
service now is in possession, although
it has been granted 5000 feet of space
in the new Navy building. The Of
ficials declared the latter building is
too far away for their convenience.
They raised the point that the com
mission is not authorized to allot
federal property for the District gov
eminent Senator Smoot expressed
strong disapprobation of the raising
of this point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
Make Earnest Pleas.

Judge Sellers, Maj. Pullman and
Commissioner Brownlow made earnest
pleas for the allotment of the space.
Conditions in the present house of de-
tentlon for women are very bad, ow-
ing to lack of space and crowding, it
was declared. 1t was pointed out that
young girls are thrown into contact
with hardened women on account of
lack of space to segregate them while
being held in the house of detention.
At the conclusion of the hearing
the commission went into executive
session and took up the question
whether it has authority to grant the
space to the police department. 1t
was finally decided to submit the
question to the Attorney General for
a ruling.
The commission, It was stated, is
anxious to give the space to the pur-
pose for which it is proposed to be
used, as the conditions pointed out at
the hearing were shown to be very
bad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
Low PAY CALLED
POSTAL DETERRENT
Acting Postmaster KerIin
Tells Chamber of Commerce
Salaries Are Too Small.

Acting Postmaster Kerlin, talking
with the Chamber of Commerce COM
mittee on postal facilities yesterday
afternoon, declared that because OF
present low pay to employees the serv-
ice has fallen down.
He explained that the class of men
brought into the city service at the
present basic rate of $500 is not suf-
ficiently high to maintain pre-war
standards of efficiency, and as con-
sequence the local service has suf-
fered. BY thus expressing himself
Mr.. Kerlin substantiates testimony
offered by employees of the District
post Office at hearing before. the
Chamber Of Commerce committee on
postal facilities Wednesday night.
Mr.. Kerlin stated further that the
bill now in Congress contemplating a
wage raise of IS per cent of the basic
salary of post Office clerks does not
go far enough and does not offer
enough inducement to trained men to
enter the service,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25

Weight for weight, amber today is
far more costly than gold. Nearly
all amber comes from Germany, and,
as none has been exported in nearly
i've years, there are practically no
unused stocks left in the rest Of the
world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
Not Well Fitted for Posts.

Most of the temporary employees of
the local Office are not as well fitted
for their jobs as were many of the
men who have resigned in the past
three years, and to train men to
handle the increased mail volume will
take some time. Technicalities of
sorting mail, he said, demand men
of high intelligence and long train
ing, and such men cannot be had at
such small entrance salaries.
He said that an increase of IS per
cent of basic salary of $500, even if
the employe is in the $1,000 class, will
not be great inducement. MI. Ker-
lin said that local mail routes have
increased by thirty-eight in the past
three years and that carriers are
sometimes forced to miss one deliv-
cry on account of the mail volume.
AS opposed to the testimony of E..
J. Ryan, a former railway mail
clerk, who attended the hearing We'd
nesday night, Mr.. Kerlin said that
there is no congestion of Washing
ton mail from New York in the sort
ing Office at the Union station, but
that as Washington is a distributing
and sorting center for four states,
second and third-class mail is per-
haps held one or two hours longer
than local mail.