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clare that the controversy over
Italy's claims to Fiume and the Dal-
matian coast is far from being set
tied. President Wilson, according to
these advices is not in agreement
with the compromise plan by which
Italy would be given mandate to
administer Fiume until 1928, and
then take possession of the city.
Viscount Miner, British secretary
for the colonies, has been called to
Paris to discuss the question Of Bel
gian protest against Great Britain
acting as mandatory for German
East Africa.
The Hungarian communist gov
ernment forces continue to suffer
military reverses. Czech troops have
obtained a foothold in Nagyszecseny,
and Roumanian forces, according to
latest reports, are 80 miles east of
the capital.
Operations have been begun a.
gainst the Afghans tribesmen who
crossed the border and took up posi-
tions on the Indian side. Russian
government advices says that an At
CHAN mission seeking the establish
ment. of relations between Afghanis-
tan and Russia has arrived at Mos
cow. ::
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BILLIoN.BUsHEL WHEAT CROP
MAY cONGEST ALL STORAGE

With wheat crop Of over a bill
ion bushels in prospect in the. United
States this season-the greatest crop
the country has ever produced-the
need for efforts by farmers and ele-
vator companies to market and store
the grain with the least possible loss
and congestion of traffic is impressed
by the Bureau Of Markets of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture. In calling attention to this
great marketing problem the depart
ment says that every possible meas
ure should be taken to insure the
safe storage and handling of this
enormous crop. "
Last year, with crop of about
100000, 900 bushels, the rushing of
the grain to market Immediately af-
ter harvest caused a congestion all
the way from the terminal markets
to the farm. The wheat "backed up"
after the terminal elevators were full
and congested the railroads and, all
country elevators. The result was
that embargoes were placed, on fur
ther shipments until the terminals
could be cleared. Fortunately, the
winter was an open one or the loss
due to lack of proper storage would
have been heavy.
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CARE OF THE PIGS.

Observations indicate that in many
of the Southern States too many hog
raisers follow the practice Of wean-
ing their pigs too young. In many
localities it is found that they are
weaving them at the age of and 6
weeks. There is no better or cheap
er feed for the young growing pig
than its mothers milk, and hog
growers should take advantage Of
this feed to the greatest extent pos
sible. This can best be accomplished
= by feeding the. sow everything she
will eat during the sucking period
and not weaving the pigs until they
are at least 10 weeks old. 1t is pre-
ferable to have them nurse the SOW
longer-probably until she would
wean them herself.
It is realized. that under certain
conditions. this plan can not be fol-
lowed, but it is quite possible it could
be followed to much greater extent
than it is in many instances. Before
NE pigs areweaned they should have
access to a seif-feeder filled With
.eorn.saoaa good aEataaia fee. snsh= as
tankage, fish meal, shorts, middlings,
or ground oilcake. ..
Best results in hog growing are
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preferred, the strength Of a full
Bodied wine for, theirs. 'ss:.: 3 = :.
SUMMER SCHOOL AND
FARMERs WEEK

D.. q.
Clemson Collage, May 9.ADr. F.
H. H. Calhoun, Director Of the Ag-
Department, has announ-
'eed thedates and courses for.: the
Summer School which will be con-.
Quoted by the Agricultural forces
from June 80 to- August 6. = There
will be courses in the following sub
jeets: Agricultural Education,
Agronomy,. Animal Husbandry, Club
Work, Cotton Growing, Dairying,
Horticulture, and Poultry Husband
ry. @+i~.. ,--.l. ...es,T
The week Of July 21 to 26 will be
Farmers Week. The main features
of this week will be-: first, demon
strations- including tractor demon
strations and stump pulling and
concrete demonstrations; second,
daily lectures by the members of
the Clemson College agricultural
faculty and by visiting agricultural
authorities of note throughout the
country; third, moving pictures
dealing with agricultural, develop
ment, with a view of presenting the
most approved and. progressive
methods in. agriculture. -.~,
The agricultural workers Of the
resident teaching force in ,agricul-
ture, and of the Experiment Station
and the Extension Service, will work
together in making this Summer
School and Farmers Week the best
of the kind ever held at Clemson
College. Details are being worked
out in the various divisions with a
view to presenting the very best
that each division is capable of Civ
ing. Farmers throughout the state
should begin planning to attend.
Detailed information can be obtain
ed by writing to DR.. F. n. 81. CAL
houn, Clemson College.
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AUSTRIA MUST GIVE
UP NAVY UNDER TERMS

The peace terms to be presented to
Austria are rapidly taking concrete
form. 1t is announced from Paris
that the drafting committee has be-
gun work on the document as a
whole. The naval terms as completed,
contemp1ates wiping out the entire
Austrian navy, the surrender Of ev-
cry ship of the Austrian naval arm
being demanded. The allied and as
sociated governments will decide la
ter what disposition shall be made of
the vessels. No hint has yet been Civ
en- as to the other conditions of the
treaty.
Meanwhile, the German peace del
egation at Versailles continues its
formidable task of digesting> the
peace terms handed to it Wednesday
by Premier Clemenceau. According
to reports originating from a high
British source in Paris the delegates
are divided in their views on the
drastic conditions laid down.
Feeling apparently is running high
in Germany over what is termed the
severe peace terms and a review of
opinion in Berlin says that the peo-
pie are discussing the consequences
of a possible refusal to sign the
treaty.
"Rather anarchy than slavery" is
the remark heard on all sides, the
review declares.
One newspaper credits Herr Gies-
berts, a member Of the German dele
'gatioratVersailles, as asserting that
the en1y immediate q solution is a
peace with Russia and the employ.
ment Of Bolshevik troops by Ger
many.
e. Unofieial advices from Paris de.
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FARM FIREwooD A 49,: -:
VALUABLE CROP

That farmers helped materially in
conserving coal in 1918 by substi-
,tuting wood as ,fuelis shown by>sta-
tistics recently tabulated by the Bu-
reau of, Crop Estimates, United
States Department of Agriculture.
An average! of 11.5 cords of wood,
or a total Of 77,O92,0OO cords, were
burned on the farms Of the country
during 1918. The total production OF
cordwood during the year, which in
cludes wood burned on farms and
that sold by farmers to city dwellers,
amounted to approximately 10000
900 cords The average farm value
in 1918 was s4.79 a cord: Upon the
basis Of estimates for 1918, tho sBu-
reau of Crop Estimates says the
farm fuel-wood crop is one of the
important crops of the farm, mas
much as only five crops-corn, oats,
wheat, RYE, and cotton exceeded it
in value in 1918. The figures show
that farmer in the Southern States
are the heaviest fuel-wood users.
North Carolina leads with an average
of 18 cords used on each farm dur
ing the year. The farms of South
Carolina and Arkansas averaged IT
cords; Of Mississippi, 16 cords; of
Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Ken
lucky, Nevada and Vermont, Is
cords. =.
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START ALL THEssFoeD CROPS.

May and June throughout the cot
ton States are the farmers busy
time. All the early planted crops
must be frequently cultivated in May
and a number of the minor, but i'm
portant, food crops should be seeded
during this month to get best re-
turns. Peanuts, sweet potatoes, sor-
ghum, cowpeas, soy beans, and vel
vet beans usually do best when seed
ed at this time in. practically every
section of the South.
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and 4,4ss,ooo; Tennessee, 81 and o.:
$4,000; Alabama; sbzand 2,011p
600; Mississippi, 80 and e41, ,oeO::s.,; :: :
D1ss1pATED FISH.

\ That fish were -.wet'' has long
been suspected, but here 'sS;eomes a
man who proves it it~pfoves. ot,only
that they like booze, but that they
readily acquire the drug-habit.
v. E.. shelford tells Of some: in
teresting experiments in this direc-
ton. The quotations are from an
abstract in The Little Journal (Cam-
bridge, Mass}, Says this paper:
"He provided a shallow tank for
them into which water flowed at one
end with a drug in solution and at
the other end without the drug. The
outlet was in the middle. so that the
fish had complete freedom to swim
away from the drug or: into it and to
select any concentration. His first
experiment was with carbon dioxid,
giving the fish a kind of attenuated
plain soda-water. They swan into
it and backed away again with pro-
truded lower lip and lifted gills, but,
despite what seemed like coughing
and ,gulping, they did not turn away
from it. Perhaps they were practising
up against a sporting life to come.
With morphin there was no apparent
rejection even at first. They soon
became sufficiently addicted to it to
swim over to the inlet of the morphin
solution and stay there. Some kept
away from the greatest concentra-
ton, while others became regular
dope fends. With cocain, after a
short exposure they refused 70 leave
the solution inlet and remained close
to it until they died from it's effects.
With ethyl or grain alcohol they
soon learned where solution of
about 10 per cent. was to be found
and stayed there as long as possible.
They are reported to have becme
'semi-intoxicated,' but just how
drunk a semi-intoxicated fish, is we
are unable to say. A tadpole basked
cheerfully in a 20 per cent. solution
Of alcohol and water which has the
killing power Of average whisky mix
ed half and half with water, What a
fulygrown bulfrog would Do under
such temptation it is difficult .teI q
guess. , Perhaps j. he would a-woo ding
ge.s seisnsias TeassEsR ,1ass. sfssn geo ssoh'
firms established traditions. Goldfish
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whcih is the highest condition on rec
ord. for Mays1. Continued good
growing conditions from >noE, to
time Of harvest might result in 9
crop larger than seo,ooo,ooQ bushels
Prospective rye: production was
forecast at 122, ,s4e,ooe bushels -,over
the April forecast. -.
Winter wheat production, bassd on
April 1 conditions, was estimated at
Ss7, 100000 bushels, and rye produc.
ton at 1O1, 100000 bushels, while
last Years winter wheat crop was
--s,44s, 900 bushels and the rye cror
s9,102,O 900 bushels. . -
Condition Of winter wheat com
pares with 99.s per cent Of a normal
ON April 1, this year, s6.1 on May !
last year and g. the ten-year May
1 average. Condition Of rye com:
pares with sO.6 per cent Of norma'
on April 1 this year, S-.s, on May !
last year and 800 the ten-year May
1 average. -.. 80 =
The winter wheat average com
pares with 4s,261, 900, sown last au,
.umn and 6,7O4, harvested last year
Production of hay is forecast at
114,93O,O0O tons, compared with 49,
$4,000 tons last year and 9S,439,-
600 tons in 1917. The expected hay
acreage this year is about 71,224,0OO
acres, consisting of 55,927,OOo tame
and 15,297,OOO Wild ...
Stocks of hay on farms May 1 are
estimated at s,493,OOO tons, against
11,476,OOO on May 1 last year.
The average condition of pastures
on May 1 was 9O.3, compared with
s3.1 last May and. S4.5 the ten-year
May average.
Spring plowing was 1877 per cent
completed on May 1, compared with
IT'S per cent last year and ten
year average of 70.5.
Spring planting was 81 per cent
completed, compared with 6O.S last
year and a ten-year average of 5S.1.
Winter wheat prospective produc-
ton this year in Southern States east
of the, Mississippi river shows an in
crease of almost 100000 bushels
over last years production. The con-
dition of the crop May 1 and fore
cast Of production by States H. fol-
lows;.: .:;: ...s
:; Virginia, condition, .ss.;. producs,
tion, 1s,s4s,OOO bushels; North Ger. r.
toliaay 95saads4s,s s7ssesA South Car.
.olina,s SO. and {, 1851, 900; Georgia, go
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CHICAGO REBUKED BY -
- THE AMERICAN LEGION

St. Louis, May 81 Efforts on the
part of leaders in the American Le-
gion to. prevent questions considered
of i. a political nature coming to a
vote in the caucus, a vigorous attack
on: the patriotism of Chicago and its
mayor. william q! Thompson, and
selection of Minneapolis as the next
convention city were among the: de-
velopments in today's session of.the
soldiers, sailors, and marines argani-
zation.' which is holding its first ma
tional, caucus here. = * xs;s2ii
For, the time being, at least, the
question of the caucus attitude. on
prohibition and on the charges ofna-
tienal guard, officers that they have
been unfairly Disseminated, against
in favor Of regular army men, was
set. aside: The prohibition question
was killed in a special meeting. Of
the national. resolutions committee
and national: guard question i:also
temporarily laid aside. The moven'is
understood to have the backing Of
hieut.+ Col. Theodore Roosevelt; Col.
Bennett Clark and other leaders in
the organization. Backers of resolu-
tions regarding these two questions
insist they will force the caucus to
take some action: = -. ,
II Chicago and Mayor Thompson
were bitterlySdenounced as unpatri-
otic when the question of the next
convention city came up. The Chica-
go delegation had decorated the con-
vention hall with signs boosting that
city, but, after a speech by J. F. ].
Herber of Massachusetts, delegates
tore down many OF them. .-.,
Massachusetts will not agree will
ingly to having a convention of SOL
diers in the great war go to city
that has as it's first citizen by vote,
one who can not measure up in any
small part to the test of 100 per
cent. American" said Mr.. Herbert,
when Chicago was suggested.
: 1.-THE hall is ,placarded by signs
saying The American-Legion, Chi
cago wants you in November If
these signs said Chicago soldiers and
sailors want you,' we could consider
it, but our reply now must be: "Chi-
cago can not have US now or any
other time until Chicago has an Am
erican for mayor"
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going to be obtained by pushing tn

going to be obtained by pushing the
pig to the greatest extent possible
from the time he is born until he is
driven over the scales. Never let the
hog lose his pig fat; keep it going
forward all the time. Proper feeding
and care is the only way this can be
successfully accomplished.
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ATTENDING THE FUNERAL

Mr.. and. Mrs. Herbert Allen and
Herbert, Jr.,, went up to Greenville
Thursday and" visited among their
relatives and friends until Sunday
afternoon: On Saturday Mr.. Allen
: Vent. y ii; over ;tS to spsrtanburg and at
tended tie fpeezaI::# Of his uncle,
.Judgas BhDsens. s,:ss *a4:t'
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A Clearaway of Suits.

Every suit offered is a this-season style,
and worth much more than we ask, butsWe
need the space for other stocks, and offer
J. them. at 1Sdiculously low prices. ), 49,.
Evening star., 1919-03-25

In proportion to its population,
Switzerland spends more on poor
relief than does any other country.
Evening star., 1919-03-25
BETHESDA SEEKS RETURN
OFTWO RURAL ROUTES
Were Transferred to Chevy Chase,
D. c., Post Office About
Two Years Ago.

Removal Of two rural routes from
the Chevy Chase. D. c., branch post
Office. to which they were transferred
about two years ago, to Bethesda. Md,
which had been the point Of collection
and departure of the routes for more
than thirty years, was asked by
committee of the Bethesda Commu-
nifty League of Representative Fred
erick N. Zihlman Of Maryland yester-
day.
1t was shown that the two routes,
serving a large portion of the south
ern part of Montgomery county, had
been transferred to the Chevy Chase
branch post office in the effort to CEN
tralize all rural routes in the WASH
ington post Office. Inquiries at the
Post Office Department showed that
change. while serious complaints were
made in regard to the service since
the change. Representative Zihlman,
who Is chairman of the House COM
mittee on expenditures in the Post
Office Department, promised to. use his
influence to have the two routes re-
turned immediatel. to the Bethesda
post Office. Petitions bearing the
names of several hundred patrons of
the two routes and asking the return
Of the routes to Bethesda were pre-
Sented.
The committee comforting with Rep
resentative Zihlman was composed of
F. G. Heaton, chairman: Lewis Kei-
ser, vice president of the Bethesda
Community League; George Bradley.
Walter Tu,kerman, Edward Stock, AL
fred Wilson and William T. S. Curtis
No fewer than $50 of the members
of the new British house of COM
n he
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4DRYS" WILL HELP
VETS" TEST LAW
Brewers Said to Be willing
w. B. Wheeler of Anti-Saloon
League Should File Brief.
LAW coNsERvEs FOOD

| Wayne B. Wheeler of this city. gen.
eral counsel of the Anti-Saloon
| League of America, is to be one of
! the representatives of the New York
| league when it takes a hand in the
effort of the brewers to test the va
| 1idity of the emergency war and de-
/ mobilization period law passed by
i Congress, according to statement
issued by William H. Anderson, state
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League of New York.
The statement pointed out that at
this time it is not possible to say IN
Just what manner or at just What
time Mr.. Wheeler will come into the
case. 1t is understood, however, that
counsel for the plaintiffs. the brewers,
will not oppose an application by MI.
Wheeler to file a brief as amicus
. curiae" in either of the suits pending
in New York.
An "amicus curiae," or friend of the
court" is an attorney who is interested
in a case and who makes application
to present his views to said court, put
who is not one of the counsel in
charge of either side of the case.
Mr.. Wheeler. when seen at anu,
Saloon League headquarters mere, sala
that he had not seen the orle1s OF
opposing counsel and was not advised
further than that all would be per-
mitted to file briefs in the case. When
asked whether the definition or al
coholic drinks fixed by the internal
revenue bureau was authorized. Mr..
Wheeler refused to express an opln-
ion, but said:
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Mrs. Gertrude Bonnin, wife Of Capt
Bonnin, U. s. A., will speak on the
part the American Indian has played
in winning the war at the war serv-
ice meeting Of the Anthony League
Wednesday at $40, at 2007 Columbia
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60ciQtA,
Continued from Eighth Page.)

promptly at S. Mrs. Augustus Pea
body Gardner, president of the ladies
board of st. Johns Orphanage, who
has managed the sale of tickets in
the various hotels, will be at DR.. Nc
Kim's at the earlier hour.
Mrs. Louis C. Scherer has as her
house guest her cousin, Mrs. George
T. Fulford. wife of the late Senator
Fulford of Canada, for whom she en-
tertained at a small luncheon today
at the Purple Iris Tea House.
The officers of the finance depart
ment of the United States Army are
giving a large ball Thursday even
ing. April 8, at $3.50 o'clock at the
New Willard. for the benefit Of the
wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Hos
pital. Maj. William w. Griffin is
chairman of the committee in charge
Of boxes and tickets.
The auxiliary board Of the Young
Women's Christian Home will give a
benefit matinee at CrandalPs Knick-
April 23.
The March dance Of the Robert E
Lee Chapter, No. 644, United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, will be held
on Friday, March %, in the small ball
TOOH OI Lno ANtw =" a. AIcc
Webb, 2S15 11th street northwest, is
chairman.
Lieut.. Col. Joseph M. Heller, who
returned to Washington few days
ago, has gone to Philadelphia, where
he is commanding officer Of United
States General Hospital No. 22.
A birthday anniversary reception
was given for Mrs. AcAison of the di-
vision Of loans and currency OF the
Treasury Department by the employees
Of her section Saturday night at her
home, 1903 9th street northwest. The
reception hall was tastily decorated
with palms and American beauty
roses. and a Chinese mandarin table
held a large birthday cake lighted
lights. typifying the age of the
was presented to Mrs. Atkinson in
behalf of her friends by Mr.. Arthur
s. Nabors. chief of the addressograph
division. Solos were given by Mr.
James Quinn. recitations by Mr.. E.
Squire Admire and exhibition dances
by Miss Mabel McGavan and Mr..
Harry Lyons were well received. Re-
freshments were served, followed by
dancing.
Mrs. Gertrude Bonnin, wife Of Capt
Bonnin, U. s. A., will speak on the
part the American Indian has played
in winning the war at the war serv-
ice meeting Of the Anthony League
Wednesday at $3.50, at 2oo7 Columbia
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Marriage Licenses.
Ma rt.se licenses h.v. been issued I. {

Ma rfase licenses have been issued b The
following:
John w. Rainey and Ollie B. Hall. beth Of
. leon Monradian and Lois Williams.
Harry Rinderle of Gallipolis, Ohio, ana Anna
David L. Mcleod Of Bef,eld. N. D.. and
Gertrude f. Johnston of Churkey. Tenn.
Roy Stone of Eallo, Mo-, and Louise Tucker
Of this CITY.
Boiliver sours Of Bucktown. COL. and ophe.
lia Cox Of Bear Gap. Mo.
Ellis A. Frieden Of Norfolk. Va. and Ida r.
Sher Of Richmond. Va.
William J. Comley and Regina n. Sawyers
Oridus Chelli and Sarah NJ. Parham. both OF
Norfolk. Va.
frederick ". Bonfels Of Camp Humphreys,
Va and Marion II. West Of San Antonio, Tex.
Willie Motifs and Grace McGwin.
Samuel FIeat and Catherine Lewis.
William Stokes and Hazel Fields.
Frank Tirueers and Ella e. Richmond.
william II. Butler and Gertrude West.
Edwin Lewis and Mary Henson.
Eiisah e. Almond OF Philadelphia, Pa, and
Lucy Tate of this city.
Herman S. Richardson and Carrie Z. Dixon.
johnny Briscoe and Edna Lomax.
Evening star., 1919-03-25

No fewer than $50 of the members
of the new British house of com
mons saw service in the war.
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NEW TAX ON PHONE TALKS.
Federal Revenue Provision fo1
"Long Distance in Effect April l,

When you call long distance. or
when you get ''her' or "him" on the
phone April 1 or thereafter for one
Of those lengthy conversations, be
sure you have an extra nickel or dime
ready to drop in the slot. On that
date the new federal revenue tax
goes into effect, and the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company an
nounced today. that 1t had made all
arrangements for collecting the tax,
too.
| According to the new law, approved
by President Wilson February "a,
talks costing Il cents and not more
than so cents will bear. in addition
to the regular toll, a tax of cents
Where the regular toll is more than
so cents the tax is to be 10 cents ad-
ditional.
And the tsLlker has to pay the tax.
The old law levied a uniform tax
of S cents on all messages costing Is
cents or more.
Toll service statements rendered
each month by the company to it's pa
irons will show the messages on
which the aew federal revenue tax
Is imposed and the amount of such
tax in addition to the regular toll on
the messages. On calls from public
telephones the operators will include
the amount of the tax in the total
charge to the person making the call.