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The Washington times., 1919-07-11
WAR NURSES HERE FORM
AMERICAN LEGION POST

Jane A. Delano Post No. ]. District
Of Columbia Department of the Ameri-
can Legion, was formed last night a:
a meeting Of army. navy, and marine
corps nurses at 1887 K street north
west.
Miss Alice B. Harvey was electc 1
Commander. The other officers Of the
Post will be elected at the next meet
ing.
Col. E. LRster Jones. State Com
mander Of the District posts. made
short address; 1t. Howard Fiske.
state adtutant, also spoke
1t was announced the rolls will lie
open until July "a for charter meTl-
berships and then will be closed. The
present charter list includes Sky
members
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PRESIDENT CALM
IN BOMB SCARE

President Wilson was the least
perturbed OF the score of police, Sc
cret Service agents and citizens uear
when a bulky package fell at his feet
as he was leaving the Capitol after
addressing the Senate yesterday.
While many feared the package
contained a bomb or Internal machinH,
il was quickly recovered by Paul
Soule. of the Capitol police. who found
il to contain nothing but n=wspS prrs.
Inspector Clifford L. Grant. Chief Of
Detectives. was preceding the Presi-
dent when he saw the package fall.
1t developed that the parcel had been
dropped by an over-anxious citizen.
who wished to get a glimpse Of the
PresfdnnG
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My Pay Held Up, How
About the Presidents?
Negro Wants to Know

A colored man employed by the
District as a laborer went into the
office of William Towers, deputy
auditor. this morning:
Boss. I want my pay for last
week" he told Towers.
Sorry, but you'll have to wait
until the President signs the bill"
he was told.
you mean to say l don't get
no money till he signs it?" asked
the colored man.
Don't the President get his
money either?'
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BAND CONCERT

BY THE SOLDIERS HOME BAND
IN THE BANDSTAND THIS EVEN
ING BEGINNING AT O'CLOCK.
JOHN S. NJ. ZIMMERMAN, Director.
March, Flags Of Freedom" .... .Souss
Overture, La BurlesQue" . SUppe
Morceau, 'Serenade". .CEerwonky
Excerpts from The Voice OF Nc
CONNER Chauncey Olcott
characteristics, Patrol COmiQue"
Hindley
Valse glamour, Kisses .. .Zamcnik
Finale, Keep Your Head Down,
FRITZ Boy .............Mu Murphy
The Star-SpangIed Banner"
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District Food Prices 261 90
Higher Than in 1914
OWS, MISS WETMORE, AND

since 1914 have Increased much 261 cent
according price index compiled by Whitfield
the Old Dutch Market Inc This operates
chain o grocery in the District.
made the price of vegetables
increased LA cent since 1914 These two items
top the list
The price compiled by Mr.. Whitfield shows:
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SEESD.C.GA|N
IF 5O-5OPLAN
IS ABOLISHED
Congressman Davis Says Capt.
toI viii Be More Liberal If
System Is Altered.

The District OF Columbia would
fare better at the hands of Congress
with the half-and-half plan abolished.
in the opinion of Congressman
Charles r. Davis, chairman of the
subcommittee on appropriations for
the District.
Chairman Carl z. Mapes, of the
House District Committee, yesterday
introduced in the House a bill to
abolish the haH-and-half. The bill
provides, however. that the half-and-
half shall apply to the funded debt
OF the District until it is liquidated
There is now an annual appropriation
Of approximately $4,000 for this
purpose. t- ...
$3.50 Plan Attacked.
For many years the House has
sought to abolish the half-and-h
plan by a rider on the District appro-
priation bin. The rider always pro-
vided that the expenses of the Dis
trict by paid out OF the Districts in
come, and should there be a deficit
il would be paid by the Federal Gov
eminent, provided the latter's share
would not be more than one-half.
Il am glad the Mapes bill does not
limit the Federal Governments share
TO one-half," Mr.. Davis said, in dis
GUESSING the bill. IF the bill passes,
as it now stands, we will be able
to do more for the District than ever
before.
ITO those who may be concerned
over the outlook for the District
should the bill pass 1 want to say
that my committee will be very reas-
onabls when we make up the next
appropriation bill.
The District asked for $4,000. 900
this year. We cut ii to SIS, 900.
In my opinion we will agree to total
appropriations of about S17,OOO,OO
next year.
Should Congress within the next
few years decide to make extensive
improvements and extensions in the
streets, the parks and the schools we
would appropriate several million
dollars more than the District raises
for current expenses and improve
ments.
Went Affect Tax Rate.
Under the half-and-half plan, we
could not do so. Under the rider that
usually goes on the District appro-
priation bill, we could not go to that
limit, because in either case we would
be limited to one-half the total"
Mr.. Mapes, author Of the bill to
abolish the half-and-half, says that
IL Will AFFECT the tax rate not At all.
The tax rate will remain as il Is.
At the request Of various citizens
associations and civic bodies, Mr..
Mapes has agreed to open hearings on
the bill when II e considered by the
House District OF Columbia Commit
tee, which viii probable be on the
second Thursday in August
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Exceptional Opportunities,

Miss Secretary, are listed today in The
Times Want AID pages. Investigate
these ads now and find the job that
pays more money than
You Are Earning
The Washington times., 1919-07-11
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

December periodical
RERCENTAGE cEz.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
WAR ON STRAWBERRY WEEVIL
Insect Can Be Fought OFF by busting
Plants as Buds Appropriateness
for Applying.

The New Jersey experiment station
says the strawberry weevil can be
fought off by busting the plants as the
buds appear. The dust is composed OF
one part dry arsenate of lead and five
parts powdered sulphur. This does
not kill all the weevils, but drives them
away. AS for device for applying
the dust, the "News Letter" says:
"Cheesecloth bags. the naked hand
and other devices were used by grow
ers who did not care to buy the pow
der guns, but to Tony Riz0tte belongs
the honor of evolving the most ingeni-
Gus hand device for sitting. He COW
cred a common wire horse muzzle
with one thickness of copper mosquito
netting and drew the edges up to the
rim. The inventor then bent a 3-foot
hickory sapling, fastening 1t to op-
posite sides of the rim. This served
as a handle by which the improvised
basket filled with the powder couiu
be twirled with more or less force de'
pending on the width of the rows"
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them into the deserted hall. The
Chinese cook snored away his vigil In
an armchair by the open fire. The
men had rushed away to the leyee.
"Women must wait" Gertys laugh
was hysterical. I'VE can do no good
down there" She threw herself. con-
scious of heroineship, into the ordeal
of her spoilt entertainment.
1t was always an incoherent dream
to lines Hardin, that wild ride home
ward. the lurching scraping buggies,
the apprehensive silence, this budding
of women like scared rabbits around n
table that had else been gay. The
women's teeth shivered over the ices.
Their faces looked CHASTITY by the light
shed by Gerty's green shades. She
wished she were at the levee. She
simply must go to the levee. I'm go
ing TO get wrap" she threw 10 Gerty
as she passed. II left it in the hail."
She stole through the deserted Of
fee, past the white and silver soda
| fountain. and out into the speeding
blur of the night. FOrmless shapes,
soft-footed, passed her. As she sped
past the French windows of the din
ing room she could get view of the
shattered party.
lines made dive into the darkness
There was dim outline of fastening
figures in front of her. She could
hear some one breathing heavily by
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
CTo BE CONTINUED.
MANY CARILLONS WERE SAVED
Famous Bells Of Belgium Not All De-
stroyed by Hun RavaCes OF
the Country.

Thinking of peace memorials, the
United States will be the richer for
the possession Of carillons, those g.
gantic bell-pianos, as they might be
called, for which Belgium was, and
happily can still be famous. Many Of
her carillons, with from 80 to 81 bells,
ranging from little ones that weigh
only few pounds to big ones Of six
or seven tons. were destroyed by shell
fire or enemy spoliation, but some Of
the best have survived uninjured. The
bells Of Iseghem were taken away by
the Germans, and recaptured and
brought back by the British. The
carlton Of Malines survived in a tow
er that was seven times hit by artil-
lery but the keyboard was smashed
from which Josef Benyn, one Of the
greatest bell-masters in the world.
bravely rang out the national airs OF
Belgium while the invaders were get
ting ready to enter the town. And
now the carlton OF Mallnes can re-
sumo its interrupted weekly concerts
one of which, just before the war, is
said, to have had an audience of at
least 10000.
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CHAPTER XII.
Hardin's Luck.

Two days later there was a shock OF
Earthquake, so slight that the tapping
III the water in Richards bath was his
iotimation OF the earth's uneasiness.
In the dining room later he found ev-
eryone discussing 1t. "Who could re-
member an earthquake in that desertr'
THE first shake!"
4 During the morning, unfathered, as
'rumors are born. the whisper OF dis
|aster somewhere spread. Their own
slight shock was the edge Of the con-
Nulsion which had been serious else
where, no one knew quite where, or
why they knew 1t at all. The men
who were shovellng earth on the levee
began to talk of San Francisco. Some
||oue said that morning that the city
WAS badly hurt. No one could confirm
The rumor, but 1t grew with the day
Richard met II at the Office late In
the afternoon. He went direct to the
Telegraph operators desk.
"Get Los Angeles, the o. p. office
And be quick about It."
\ In ten minutes he was talking t.
5Babcock. Babcock said that the dam
hge by the earthquake to that city wa'
hot known. but it was aflre. San JOSS
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05

farms of all who wanted information
on spraying and pruning. He solved
the difficulty by holding a series Of
demonstrations in schools and Or
chards.
Another agent reports that during
the week he sprayed 300 trees and
pruned 300. This work is much need
ed and greatly appreciated, he says
At one orchard he found the owner
ready to cut down some of the trees
because he did not have the equip
ment to spray and thought the scale
would kill the trees before another
season.
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her side. They kept apace, stumbling,
occasionally. the moving gloom betray-
ing their feet. A man came runnin;
back toward the town. Its cutting
backw He cried. Nothing but the
levee will save the towns!"
The levee!
The harsh breathing followed her.
AS they passed the wretched hut OF
Mexican gambler, a suffering light
shone out. lines looked back. She
saw the wrinkled face of Coronel. who
had left his water tower. His black
coarse hair was streaming in the
wind, his mouth, ajar, was express
sionless, though the fulfilment of the
Great Prophecy was at hand. Beneath
the cheek splotches of green and red
paint rested a curious dignity. The
Indian was to come again into his own.
What was his own. she questioned,
as her feet stumbled over loosened
boarding, a ditch crossing she had not
seen. More corn, perhaps more fiery
stuff to wash down the corn! More
white mans money in the brown
mans pocket-that, his happiness
Why should he not thank the gods
His gods were speaking! For when
the waters of the great river ran bach
to the desert, the long ago outraged
gods were no longer angry. The town.
might go, but the great Indian god.
were showing their good will!
She Joined group at the levee
winding her veil over mouth and fore
head. Dark shapes swayed near her
The wind was making havoc Of thu
mad waters rushing down from tn
channel. The noise of wind and wa
tiers was appalling. Strange lou
voices came through the din. Of In
dams, Mexicans; cultural sounds. Me-
ran past her, carrying shovels. pullin
sacks Of sand; lanterns, blown din
flashed their pale light on her chile
cheeks.
Not even the levee, she knew ther
would save the towns. This was tn
end.
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ATTACK ON SAN JOSE SCALE
Orchard Pest Subjected to Heavy
Spray-Machine-Gun Fire by
Southern County Agents.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agricultural
The San Jose scale was subjected 70
heavy Spray-machine-gu fire recently
when the county agents of South Car
Olina held Il spraying campaign. For
one week the agents centered their at.
tenlion on this attack, but ii was con-
tinued by fruit growers until the buds
on the trees began to swell and fur
Their spraying with the strong lime
sulphur solution would be injurious.
One agent reports 80 much interest
in the proper care of home orchards
that he found it impossible to visit the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
p,RDIws LUCK? HARDLY, THINKS RICHARD, AS he
FoRESEES DISASTER FROM cARELESSNESS OF
HIS PREDECESSOR.
HIS PREDECESSOR.

svnonsis-K engineer of the overland ra' -,
cont the ravages OF une
a which Thomas HaTuih he"u VI ~
Richard Oresees
nt who student under MN III an
eastern college Holmes with whon ~
opg himself in offices at Caexco lckau
Ar the engineers Hardin and hostile to him. lie meets
Mr. and Mrs Hardin Hardin the formers half sister he
g. ht against Richard suppanng her brother Hardin ds
that Richard evee to protect Caexco ana puts
him down incompetent Gerty thinks her husband Jealous Ge
progressive ride In
honor Richard the and ordered by Marshall
90 ake fighting completion Hardlns project
cate 70 shu The break in the river.
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among the different groups, her con-
fidence in his punctiliousness reas-
sured her. She must hold them lit
tie longer. She fitted gaily from one
standing group to another. Her eyes
constantly questioned the clock.
"How long are you going to wait
for Mrs. HatfeldY Her husband
came up, protesting.
Mrs. Hatfield" she explained dis
tantly, us not coming. We are wait.
ing for Mr.. Richard"
HE didn't come In on that train
he's at the Heading" Hardin added
something about trouble at the intake
but Gerry did not heed. Tom had
known and had not told her wher
there was yet time to call 1t OIL
"A pretty time to tell meT Had
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
CONTROL OF COOLING MOTH
Good Plan to Band Trunks and Large
Limbs of Apple Trees With
Strips of Cloth.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agricultural
Banding the trunks and larger iiinos
of apple trees with strips of cloth has
been practiced extensively for the c0n,
troll of the codling moth. This metnoa
consists of fastening a band OF cio'n
around the trunk, from which the loose
bark has been removed. Usually PAM
made from burlap, folded TO 'ni.'
thicknesses four to eight inches "iu.'
is used. The codling moth larvae !"
worms, crawl beneath the banu "
form their cocoOns and should DC Nv
stroyed by hand at Intervals VI "
days throughout the season.
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"Well," remarked her husband. Il
only hope something Will happen 10
prevent it,"
TON" exclaimed Gerty Hardin.
"What a dreadful thing to say. mat
sounds like a curse. You make my
blood run cold"
"Shur" said Hardin, picking up MS
hat. THAT was no curse. You
wouldn't go If it rained, would your
"Oh, rain!" She shrugged at that
possibility.
well, you wouldn't go if the wind
blows! :" retorted Hardin, leaving the
room.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
APPLE-TREE B0RER WASH
Apply Thick Coat OF Paint MADE r''"'
Raw linseed Oil and Pure
White Lead.

prepared by the United states
ment OF Agriculture
Probably the best wash TOT apr .,
tree borers is "A thick coat OF pa.
made from raw linSeed oil anu
white lead. Remove the ear'h io' u,
distance of three TO four inches ,ns
the base of the tree. scrape o" y"
dirt and loose bark scales anu a.
worming, apply to the eXPoNen 20 !,
n thick. uniform coating of paih' ~ "a
distance Of about foot above
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05

Then he began to speculate as he
cooled over the trouble up yonder. A
whole city burning? They would sure
ly get 1t under control. He began to
think of the isolation; the telegraph
wires all down. That might happen
anywherel He walked to the door
and looked thoughtfully at the CON-
pany's big water tower. That wasn't
such a bad idea! He picked up his
hat, and went out.
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Dragon Takes a Hand.

The company's automobile honked
outside. Hardin frowned across the
table at his wife. you're surely not
going such a night as this?"
Gerry gave one of her light elusive
shrugs. No need to answer Tom wnen
he was in one of his black moods.
This was the first word he had spoken
since he had entered the tent. She
had warned Innes by a lifted eye
brow-they must be. careful not to
provoke him. Something had gone
wrong at the office, of course! How
much longer could she stand his hui
mors, these CHASTITY silent dinnersF
"The river on a rampage. and we
go for a drive!" jeered Hardin.
The flood was not serious-yet
Tom loved to cry "Wolfw No one
was alarmed In town-PattOn, Mrs.
Youngberg, would have told her. OF
course, one never knew what that
dreadful river would do next, but II
one had to wait always to see what
the rivers next prank would be, one
would never get anywhere!
Innes was leaving the table. well,
1 suppose I should be flashing on my
hatl" Gerty's pretty lips hardened as
the girl left the tent. These Hardins
always loved to spoil her enjoyment
They would like her to be a nun, a
clustered nun!
At the opening of the door, the
wind tore the pictures from the piano
Gerty ran into her room, shutting
herself In against further argument
She came back into the room, pow
dered and heavily yelled against the
wind. A heavy winter ulster covered
the new null gown which she had no
worn at supper, though Innes could
have helped her with the hooks Blu
: there was always so much talk abou
, everything!
They had to face the gale as tn,
| machine swept down the wind-craze'
, street. -
1t was too bad to have a night lik
this! And all her wprk-Tom ant
his sister would have 1t go for moth
5 ing! She was made of stubborne
> stuff than that. Life had been deal
, ing out mean hands to her. but sh
would not drop out of the game, az
{ knowledge herself beaten-luck woul
turn, she would get better cards.
! In the hall of the Desert hotel, tn
( party was assembling. Mrs. Hardin
( rowing eye secured the hall. Rickar
was not there. Patton called her fror
h the desk. Some one wanted her q
e the telephone. 1t was Richard, {
+ course, at the Office; to say he ha
s been detained. The fear which ha
J. been chilling her passed by.
It 1t was not Richard on the wire, br
l. Mrs. Hatfield, loquacious and coQue
e fish. She urged frightful neuralgi'
e and hoped that she was not putin
); her hostess to any Inconvenience ,
this last moment. She wanted
:. prolong the conversation-had Il
Ie guests all come? Were they real
If going? Then she must be getting oil
D. for a night like this dismayed hel
Gerry felt her goodnight was rude
" abrupt. But was she to stand the
lg gabbling all night, her guests wal
ing?
m She prayed that Richard would
10 there when she returned. What
travesty If the guest of honor shou
err disappoint her! Though he was n
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nnd confirmed 1t. Oakland had report
a the flames creeping up the resi-
.ssnce hills. Of that gay Western city.
'ICinders were already falling in the
Hnnsbay town.
4 Richard dropped the receiver.
'|s.Where's Hardinr
4 Tom Hardin emerged from a knot
|}of men who were talking In corner
~ the door.
swhere's that machinery
~what machinery
Richard saw the answer to his ques-
4 don In the others face.
a The dredge machinery. Did you
4 attend to thati Did you send for itf'
A ~Oh. yes. that's all right. It's all
a right"
a as Il herer
A Hardin attempted popularity. 81
4 admit know as you wanted 1t here.
/ ordered It sent to Yuma"
rs It at YumaT"
4 Hardin admitted that 1t was not YET
II Yuma 1t would be there soon; he
( had written; oh. 1t was all right.
-when did you writer
Hardin Redeemed under the cate
1 chism Of questions He resented be
eng held up before his men The 9th
srs felt the electricity In the air. Har
1 din and his successor were glaring a
1 each other like belligerents.
II asked when did you writer"
YESTERDAY"
yesterday" Richard ripped on
an oath. Yesterday. Why at all. II
like to know7 Did you understand
4 that you were ordered to get tina
( herei Now. It's gone"
"Goner" The others crowded up.
aSan Francsico's burning" H
walked into his inner office. mad clea
4 through. He was not thinking Of tn
ruin Of the gay young city; not
| thought yet did he have Of the human
tragedies enacting there; Of homes
Hives, fortunes swept into that hug
bonfire. As 1t affected the work at tn
river. the first block to his campaign
| the catastrophe came home to him. III
had q picture of tortured. twiste
iron, of ruined machinery, the ms
chInery for his dredge. He saw II lyin
alike a spent LAGOON. writing In II
last struggle. He blamed himself 70
1eaying even such a small detail as tn
Ihastening Of the parts to Hardin
care, for Hardin wasn't ut to be trus
I'D for anything. No one could tie
hin now the man was unlucky; b
[|;vas a fool. A month wasted. an
Et1ays were precious. A month"; Month
E11Iardsn's luck. Oh. hell
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Barrel Preferred for apples.

For apples the barrel is sun , ~
preferred where they must be sn'pf "a
any considerable distance OF nv
be nut into cold storage.
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EvanueIine.

LongfellOw's beautiful story is not
historical. 1t was based on the fact
of the expulsion Of the Acadians from
Grand Pre-, but BEYOND that the story
II fiction.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
pr,na Ont Dead WOOD.

Prune out dead wood from cur al
as soon as fruit is picked ..e,s
trimmings and .et rid Of some in'''
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What will Richard think when

he reaches the Ievee to find Har-
din gone on a meIodramatic, II
useful, dash up the river, leaving
the men fighting the rising river
IeaderIess and disoruan;zsd?
Innes grasps the situation and
Jumps into the breach. Don't
miss the next instaIlment.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
Cut Cut Old Canes.

Cut out ard burn the old pia.s .,va
and raspberry canes as soon Us wv
fruited.