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The Washington herald., 1919-03-19

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rash in the. usual way with str ,ng
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The Washington herald., 1919-03-19

have a period of success and pros
perity.
Persons whose birthdate It is have
the augury of travel or change. Busi-
ness and domestic affairs may cause
anxiety.
Children born on this day may be
careful and inclined to untidiness, but
original and fond of adventure.
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The Washington herald., 1919-03-19

a hair drying room for the women
winners win be q novel feature OF
be natatorium in the magnificent new
lubhouse now under construction in
lew York City for the Harlem
ranch Of the Y. W. C. A.
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The water in which nanneis are to
be washed will be soft If you aiIow
two teaspoonfuls Of glycerine to a tub
Of water.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-19

BY BETTY BROWN.
While we're waiting for the water
to warm up let's take a look at the
1919 bathing suits!
Here behold Miss Modern all
ready for a surf splash. Does she
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Furniture Reup-
hoIstered, Repaired
an d ReGn ished.
Enan,eling and
Staini in g of WLloW
Furn iture.
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The stars incline, but do not compel"
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Members Of the Delta Delta Delta
maternity will meet at q dinner at
hsLibrary of Congress Cafe, today
is .. m. All Tri-Deltas in the city
Fn be welcome.
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Harry Crandall is said to have
made attractive offers to several
Of the canaries. Something seems
to be delaying his dodo birds.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-19

Film row is proving quite n
source OF revenue to the bowling
allies at the new Aim building on
q street. All the boys are taking
a ming at the pins.
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Mr.. Shreve. who has been on an
extended vacation-no. not a per-
manent vacation-win soon be back
on the Job at the Revere.
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Mrs. Rutherford Trowbridge and
Ter two daughters. Miss Elsie Trow-
ridge and Miss Rachel Trowbridae.
4 New Haven. Conn. arrived yester-
lay and are spending a few days at
he Shoreham-
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Mrs. Maxweil announces that the
irion Club dances which have been
siyen under the auspices of the Sig
Isi Corps In the Thompson School.
& Twelfth and L streets northwest.
N "Wednesday evenings, will be dis
ontinued until further notice.
The spectator., 1919-09-12
TOAD IS FRIEND OF FARMER
ing Plants and Vegetables Devour Many Insects.

Despite it's general unpopularity, the toad is harmless. interesting and valuable creature. While the toad is often thought to be poisonous, the fluid which comes from gland behind its eye is not harmful to human beings unless 1t comes in contact with ten der part of the body. such as the eye or lip. Toads change their skin peri odically by splitting the old skin down the back, peeling it off like jersey and swallowing it. They are also use- full guardians of growing plants and vegetables since they eat all sorts of insects Their chief weapon against their enemy, the snake, is their ability to initiate their bodies to twice their normal size thus making' it difficult for snakes to swallow them.
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foul air. These vent shafts connect with the ventilator on the roof, suck ing out the foul air and creating enough circulation to draw in fresh air.
 The features named have been dis covered by farm-building architects to be especially valuable in keeping the animals healthy and productive. While it is not shown in this plan, every farmer who has water-pressure sys- tenn extends it into his barn, placing pipes so that they carry fresh running water to each stall From the individ- ual drinking cups at each manager the animals have a constant supply of water. It has been shown that such equipment increases milk production more than 10 per cent.
 Every product of the farm and the live stock that every farm has on it are too valuable nowadays not to be housed in weather-tight and healthful Buildings Farm products are bring ing high prices, not that they are out OI liut Wltii tAiC iASi NVNi Ol HiV duction, but are high enough so that the farmer cannot afford to waste them. The right kind of a house means an increased income, as the damage done by weather and rats and other animals is considerable unless the barn and granary are so construct ed that they cannot get in to damage the grain, hay, etc.
 Just now farmers are In excellent financial condition to build the build ingS that are needed on the farms. They will find that costs are higher than before the war, but building prices have not increased in so great
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rain. But what is given the greatest consideration is the interior arrange ment of the barn. Equipment that will make the work of caring for the animals easy to perform and will keep the cows and horses healthy and capa- ble of doing their best work is prime essential.
 A medium-SiZed Tarm, such as Is found In the central West and other sections of the country, does not re- quire very large barn, unless the farmer specializes in dairy products. But every farmer. if he is to conduct his farm along the lines that yield him the greatest profit, has a fair sized herd of cowS-a dozen, Or more. If these animals are to be kept at their most productive stage they must have q comfortable habitation in the winter time.
 A barn that is adapted to the needs of a great majority of Farmers Is shown in the accompanying design. It is a frame structure, set on a concrete foundation of the gambrel-roof type. The dimensions are 36 by 52 feet 6 inches. In exterior appearance this barn will make fine addition to any
The spectator., 1919-09-12
Dakota Farmers Specialize in Feeder
 Hog Production.

the state live stock sanitary board. The hog growers of that section have decided fl is most profitable for them to produce feeder hogs because the high price and limited quantity of corn in their vicinity available for feeding purposes make the fattening of hogs n hazardous undertaking. On the oth CT hand. alfalfa hay Is grown in abun- dance. and the pasture afforded is keenly relished by the hogs. Hence the project farmers are limiting their operations to feeder-hog production.
 A cooperative live stock shipping as- sociation has been organized on the Belle Fourche project to market the hogs in unique fashion this fall. The plan Is to secure carload orders for these hogs so that they may be shipped out in small train loads for delivery to points east of the Missouri river The idea Is to have about fifteen cars of hogs in each train, these cars being loaded at Newell and Nisland on the project and to be carried to destina- tion. without stopping for feed or wa ter. within the 36-hour limit. Infor- nation is being promulgated among the prospective buyers along the route regarding the freight rates on n mini- mum car of feeder hogs so that they can estimate accurately the gross cost of such load of quality feeders de- livered at their destination. The hogs sold during the fall of 1918 ranged from 16 to 21 cents pound f. O. b. cars. some of the loads being sold above the market quotation and some of them under.
 The Belle Fourche plan of market ing feeder hogs should be of interest to other stock raisers and feeders in va rious sections of the country, illustrat- ing, as 1t does. a new method of feed er-animal distribution. Handling through cooperative shipping asso- ciation directly from the producer to the purchaser makes 1t certain that the buyer will receive the hogs at his station at minimum cost for handling In transit. Furthermore, the fact that the animals come from cholera-free country is positive insurance against losses from that disease. if the hogs are not exposed to infection in transit or subsequent to their delivery at their new homes. Prospects are that In the future many South Dakota farmers in the eastern part of the state who raise considerable corn and make practice of feeding the grain to hogs will rely to . certain extent on the animals com lng from the Belle Fourche project.
The spectator., 1919-09-12
NEW MAPS URGENTLY NEEDED
Assertion That Only About Forty Per Cent Of the Country Has Been
 Accurately Marked.
ing building

It will astoniSh most people to learn that only about 10 per cent of the 100000 square miles of the United States have been accurately mapped, and that much of that will have to be gone over again because of the rough methods originally used and because of typographical change since 1t was done.
 The authority for these statements is Dr. F. Lester Jones of the United States coast and geodetic survey. says the New York World.
 That topography may change much is illustrated by the fact that Fire Island entrance, Long Island, N. Y., has changed its position four miles in 50 years.
 In an article on photography in war time l.. P. Clerc of Paris suggests that topographical maps of states or even of whole countries can be prepared from photographs taken from airplanes far more simply and accurately than by surveying.
 Dr. Jones points out the limitations of airplane photography this can scarcely yet help in measuring eleva- tions. for example. but he says that in testing the correctness of present day maps the airplane could be of great value, as 1t would be quicker to send 1t through the air taking photographs of the ground than 1t would be to resurvey such vast areas.
The spectator., 1919-09-12
ATTENTION TO SANDY SOILS
Very Deficient ia Organic Matter and Arc Subject to Blowino-Straw
 Covering Helps.

Sandy soils are very deficient in or ganic matter and are subject quite seriously to blowing. If such fields are covered with straw 1t will prevent this damage to a great extent. It will also add considerable to the hu- mus content by increasing the organic matter in the soil. and the soil will hold q much larger per cent of m0is- ture. Consequently 1t will be far supe- riOr to soil that is deficient in organic matter. The straw spreader is very practical.
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Do not SOW wheat on stubble If pos sible to avoid doing so.
 Flow under all infested stubble and ruined wheat where practicable soon after harvest. especially where this does not interfere with the growing of clover and forage grasses.
 Destroy all volunteer wheat by har- rowing disking. blowing, or otherwise.
 Flow Early and Deep.
 Plow all land to be Sown to winter wheat as early and deeply as existing conditions permit and prepare thor oughly pulveriZed and compacted seed bed.
 Conserve moisture against a period of drought at seeding time.
 Use the best seed procurable.
 Keep the soil in good tilth and, most important of all. SOW winter wheat during the fly-free period as advised by local farm advisers or state exper- ment stations.
 Community action in these measures is absolutely essential to complete sue cess.
The spectator., 1919-09-12
STORAGE HOUSES IN
 DIFFERENT SECTIONS
Insulated Potato House Is Best
 Adapted to South.
Aroostook Type Is DistinctiVely . Product of Maine and Confined Largely to That State-West
 Uses Storage Cellars.

Prepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agriculture)
 The insulated potato house is not used extensively, and as rule is bet ter adapted to southern than to north ern climates. The construction fea ture of such a house is the thorough insulation of its walls. ceilings, doors and windows. In northern locations such house must be heated by Il stove.
 The Aroostook type of storage house, with concrete or masonry walls and wooden superstructure, is distinctively q product of Maine and confined largely to that state. It Is expensive and is always located on a side hill or knoll in order that ad- vantage may be taken of ground level entrance. The basements are usually from s to l2 feet deep. and most of them have n capacity of sev- eral thousand barrels. Generally the only provision for ventilation is by trapdoors in the floor through which the filling of the bins is completed. Occasionally a ventilator is found in the roof.
 These houses. although practical in Maine. will never supersede the dug out pit or storage cellar now used in the middle and far western states. Each of these types of storage has distinctive features which peculiarly ndopt II to its nwn environment hut do not necessarily preclude use in other localities.
 The artficially refrigerated potato storage house is confined practically to the storage of northern grown seed potatoes held in cold storage for sec ond crop planting in the South. It is thought that community cold-storage plants of this type could be protitably used by the southern truck growers.
The spectator., 1919-09-12
PATRIOT WARNS
 PRES. CARRANzA
MEXICAN GENERAL WARNS ALL FACTIONS OF DANGER OF
 U. S. INTERVENTION.
MAKES CHARGES OF GRAFT
Says Justice Can Be Bought By High. est Bidder-Says Theories ln- practicable and Must Be
 Changed.

Washington, = Warning Mexicans that intervention by the United States is imminent, Gen. Salvador Alvarado, one of the leaders in the Carranza government throughout it's course, has addressed an open letter 10 Carranza himself and Gems. Obre- gon and Gonzales, in which he ar raigns conditions in Mexico in scath- ing fashion.
 Alyarado, who attracted attention of all the Pan-Americans for his ad. ministration in Yucatan, estimated that the present daily death list n the scattered fighting between federal troops and rebels is loo day Tn Mexico City alone. he says. 5000 chil- Gren die each year for want of pro per food and clothing and shelter.
 Alavrado. after trying to make the radical theories of the new Mexican constitution work in actual practice, declares the system must be changed. He declares Mexico has passed from enc extreme of an irresponsible. ob structicnist Congress to the Cther-n cespotic, corrupting and ultra per sonal presidential regime without re- sponsibility or legal restraint. He excoriates the administration of Jua. tice charging that justice is sold to the highest bidder.
 The full text Of Alvarado's remark able communication has just reached lhe State Department. where officials regard it as sign that members of Carranza's inner circle realize dal.- ger
The spectator., 1919-09-12
Prize for Best Poem Divided.

It was announced at Columbia uni
 versity recently that the Poetry Soci- ety prize of $500 for the best volume of verse published by an American au- thor during the calendar year of 1918 has been divided between "The Old Road to Paradise" by Margaret Wid- demer and Corn Huskers." by Carl Sandburg. The jury consisted of Prof. William Lyon Phelps of Yale. Richard Burton and Sara Teasdale Filsinger.
The spectator., 1919-09-12
BEST EQUIPMENT FOR GARDEN
No One Can Enjoy Work With crude or Unsuitable lmplememts-
 Work 10 Made Easy.

Garden equipment is essential for best results in making garden. No one can enjoy work with crude or un. suitable implements. All realize how easy hard work may be with the right kind of facilities for doing 1t. This Is true in garden work. Garden imple- ments cost so little in comparison to their value that no one can afford to get along without them. The same may be said of farm implements and needed equipment in general.
The spectator., 1919-09-12
KEEP BEEF CALVES GROWING
Ensliaoe, h Available. b Best and Cheapest Feed When Pastures
 Have Become Short.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agriculture)

Prepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agriculture.)
 Beef calves <on pasture should be kept in a thrifty, growing condition. If the pasture becomes short the cows should be fed, otherwise the develop ment of the calves may be checked. Ensilage. if available. is the cheapest and best feed. Good hay Is an excel- lent supplementary feed, and COWS. even on fairly good pasture. seem to relish n small quantity of dry feed. Soy beans. COW peas, CT other pasture crops may be used. If 1t Is not practi- cable to supply supplementary feeds to the cows the calves should be fed . little grain. This can be done easily by placing small quantity in creep In the pasture. A mixture of one-third corn, one-third oats. and one-thir0 bran by weight is . good feed for thlD purpose.
The spectator., 1919-09-12
G.0 v F STOCK Il
SPECIALIZE IN FEEDER HOGS
One Hundred Carloads of Cholera Free Animals Shipped Annually
 From South Dakota.

tPrepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agriculture.)
 Feeder hogs. perfect as to speciiica- tion and designed to satisfy the most discriminating purchaser, are exported annually from the Belle Fourche reclamation project South Dakota. Approximately 100 carloads of cholera free and alfalfa-rased porkers are shipped each season. The output for the last few years has been purchased by Nebraska farmers who fatten and condition the hogs for the central mar kets. A special advantage about such shipments is that the animals need not be held in quarantine while vacci- mated to satisfy the requirements of interstate shipment, and the purchaser does not have to bear added expenses, such as yardage and feed costs, which he would have to pay if he bought his stock hogs on the central market.
 The Belle Fourche project was re- gently declared free from cholera by
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d proportion as the prices they are re eeiving for their products.
 The cost of the barn shown here will vary in different localities. according to local conditions. By consulting the local building contractor and building material dealer it will readily be found how much of an investment such a barn as this will require. Also. these building experts can give the prospec- tive builder much valuable advice about building.
 Building q barn pr any other farm building that is needed Is good husi- ness light now The cost will not be lower for some years to come, and in the meantime the farmer has a con venient, labor-saving and waSte-reduc- ing building.
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| tPrepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture

tPrepared by the United States Depart-
 ment of Agriculture)
 Losses to the winter wheat crop from HeSsian fly have been rather wide spread. Losses are reported in the Shenandoah and Cumberland val leys. Strawfallen wheat due to this cause was commonly observed in these regions where the percentage of in festation by the Hessian fly has very materially increased this year. Re- ports received from the western half of the Mississippi basin also indicate increased abundance of the pest.
 No Remedy for Pest.
 Growers of winter wheat should put into practice at once measures advo- cated by the United States department of agriculture to avoid losses to the 1920 crop by the Hessian fly. There is no remedy for the pest when once it takes possession of crop of wheat. Injury can be prevented solely by keep the fly out of the wheat. The depart ment experts say the following meth ods are effective:
The spectator., 1919-09-12
PREVENT WASTAGE ON FARMS
Among Other Thinos There May Be Spots That Wash. That Overflow
 or Are Poorly Drained.

Look out for the waste places on the farm. Some of these may be on fields that wash; some may he on the overfiowed fields; some, the poorly drained places. The barnyard ma nure may be wasting; the implements being left out in the weather to de- teriorate. The waste may be in try ing to do with the hands what should be done with implements and ma chimes. Look for wasted energy and wasted opportunity.
The spectator., 1919-09-12
con.lNArloNhoRo CowhARN

farm building group, while it is de- signed so that it's interior will house a maximum number of animals and a sufficient amount of feed.
 As this barn is laid out in the floor plan that accompanies the perspective, 1t will accommodate 13 cows and horses. The COW stalls are ranged along one side of the building and the horse stalls along the other. All the animals face in. the feed alley, wide enough to accommodate wagon, running through the center of the building. Over the feed alley is a carrier track for the feed carrier. The track connects with the feed room and runs directly to the sllo. placed at one corner of the building. This carrier enables the farmer to carry the en- silage, small grain and roughage di- rectly to the managers. Along each wall of the barn is litter alley, also equipped with an overhead carrier sys' teG the tracks leading to the manure piles at either side of one end of the building.
 There are reasons, and good ones too, for this interior arrangement. Il will be noted that the side walls of the barn contain a number of windows These admit sunshine which strikes the gutter at the rear of the stalls helping to purify the manure. They also permit plenty of fresh air in such a way as to not be injurious to the animals. On either side of the barn adjoining the doors. are vent shafts for
The spectator., 1919-09-12
May Change Storage Bill.

Washington. - A cold storage bill 'ess drastic than has been advocated was tentatively agreed upon by the bill fixes 12 months as the maximum period. The Hutchinson bill provided a 1O-month limit. while the McKellar bill allowed even less time for certain commodities.
The spectator., 1919-09-12
Socialists Form Communist Party.

Chicago.-Three hundred represen- tatives of the left wing faction of the National Socialist party, which re gently withdrew from the parent body, organized the Communist Labor yarty of America and adopted the emblem of the Soivet republic of Rus sia with the motto: Workers of the World Unite"
The spectator., 1919-09-12
Airman Disturbed Peace, Fined.

Kansas City - On charge of fly ing his ai"planes within 10 feet of the roof of farmers house. Chas. ". Lew was fined s25 and costs for dis turbing the peace in a justice court at Modson, Mo.
The spectator., 1919-09-12
Consider Retaining Hoover.

Paris question of maintain ing the relief administration organiza- ton headed by Herbert Hoover, giv' ing him the directorship with the title of high commissioner, is being con sidered here.
The spectator., 1919-09-12
GROWING HEALTHY CHICKENS
Among Other Things Shade, Fresh Water, Clean coops and ventila-
 tion Are Important

Shade. clean, fresh water. clean coops and colony houses. and good ventilation and plenty of room during the night are of the greatest impor- tance in growing healthy. strong. wig orous birds. whether they are for meat. eggs or breeding.
The spectator., 1919-09-12
perranent Rank For Pershino.

Washington. The House bill con ferring the permanent rank of gen eral upon General Pershing, in recos rition of his service abroad. was passed by the Senate without debate or a record vote. and now goes to President Wilson.
The spectator., 1919-09-12
Cotton Men Strike in New Orleans.

New Orleans.-Approximately 600 employees of the public cotton ware house here went on strike when the Board of Port Commissioners an Y,ounced they could not meet the de- mands of the men for increased wages and revised working condl' tions.
The spectator., 1919-09-12
Hardships of Travel.

"What do you think of government control of railroads?'
 Forget it," said the tattered wan. derer in disgust. "A gentleman of leisure don't get throwed of rattler as much as he used to. but the sched- ules is somethin' fierce. It took me three weeks to get from Moo Yawk to me winter home In Florida"
The spectator., 1919-09-12
u S. Recognizes New Government.

Washington. - Recognition of the de facto government of Peru was an nouncod by the State Department Secretary Lansing instructed the American legation at Lima to advise the n. mister of foreign affairs that the United States recognizes Presi- dent Leguia as head of the de facto government.
The spectator., 1919-09-12
Peace Between Cotton Men.

Columbia, s. C.-Peace was estab- Iished at conference here between the Worlds Cotton Conference and the American Cotton Association.
The spectator., 1919-09-12
Antidrv Lea-le Claims Victory

NhNdFV Itd-1Je CTdIms V'CtoTy
 Wasbington.-At a meeting of the Antidry League here. w. w. Malone, president said the league was being disbanded after a successful cam paign in Virginia He added that on August ' every wet candidate for both branches of the assembly was overwhelmingly elected at a cost of S672.'