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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-17
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va, August ia
water carnival will be given next
Saturday afternoon by the Old
Dominion Boat Club. A varied pro-
gram of water contests of all sorts
has been prepared by the commit
tee. 1t includes singles. doubles, Tours
in canoes: single and doubles in
batteaus; single and double fitting
contests, tub races. swimming ana
high and fancy diving. The complete
That evening a dance will be given
at the clubhouse.
The committee in charge is COM
posed of the following:
Float. ]. S. Douglas, ST.. and Z. }.
Mueller: house, Harry L. Wise and G.
H. Wingate; refreshment. E. E. Car
yer. Carroll w. Ashby. Magnus w.
Bales. Mrs J. T Ashton: music. c. w.
Ashby and Harold Quigley; publicity,
]. T. Preston: judges. Frank A. Bay
Hamilton; referee. DR.. John 7. Ash
ton: starter. E. E. Carver.
Miss Margaret King. formerly of
Dainlop. Scotland. but in recent years
resident of Washington. D. c., and
Sidney Harold Jennings. formerly of
two years residing in this city. were
married in Grace Protestant Episco-
pal Church at IL o'clock this morning.
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector. oficiat-
ing.
They were attended by Miss Anna
Josephine O'Leary and Alan Mckay
Lindsey. Following a bridal trip to
Atlantic City, Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings
will reside in this city.
Deeds of transfer for the following
pieces of property today were placed
on record in the Office OF the clerk of
the corporation court:
Charles L. Ewald and wife to Rob-
ert v. Hicks and wife. house and lot
on the east side Of st. Asaph, street
between Princess and Oronoco streets;
Mrs. Mary E. Roberts to ]. F. Thonlp-
son. two parcels Of land. bounded by
King street, Diagonal road and Dain-
gerfield road; William Bladder to DR..
Vivian p. Berry, frame dwelling at 402
South Royal street.
The funeral of Miss Helen Y. Heish-
ley. who died last Sunday in Los An
geles, Calf, will take place at 6
o'clock Monday evening from st.
Pauls Protestant Episcopal Church.
The Salvation Army has arranged
the annual outing for the poor chill
sion Of Alexandria Lodge. No. 758, Be
nevolent and Protective Order Of Elks.
to Marshall Hall August 81. Free
transportation and an abundance of
good things and many amusements
will be provided for the little ones.
Announcement is made that meet
ing of the senatorial committee Of the
party for this district will
be held Monday afternoon in the Elks'
Hall.
Everett ]. Pohl, son of City Council
man and Mrs. A. J. Pohl. Rosemont,
has been named as first alternate to
West Point, he being among the con-
gressional designations from vir-
ginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-17
FARMERS UNIONS MEET.
Augusta County Host to Fellows
From Rockbridge Vicinity.

HARRISONBURG. August 10
When the Augusta County Farmers
Union was host Saturday with the
Rockbridge Farmers Union as guests.
the event was conceded to be the
biggest of its kind ever taking place
in stanton.
Included among the guests were
several whose activities are connected
with national and international af-
fairs as follows: II. d. Flood.
representative for this district !;
p. H. Kelley, republican representa-
tive from Michigan: State Senator c..
r Jordan, ]. H. c. Grasty. Mrs.
E. Langhorne Lewis Of Lynchburg.
prominent in support Of the suffrage
amendment: state Highway Commits.
sioner Coleman and others. all OF
whom addressed the several thousand
farmers of Rock bridge and Augusta
counties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-17
ANACOST|A.

Police of the eleventh precinct. to-
gether with members Of the Home De-
Tense League of this community, are
making a concerted effort. through
the sale of tickets. for the benefit
base ball game to be held on Labor
day at the American League Park.
Charles F. Roberts. captain of the
Home Defense team. is in charge of
the sale among members Of that body.
The Anacostia Fishing Club left
yesterday afternoon for its annual
outing at Piney Point. Md. The men,
bers have record for catching large
strings of Gsh. and this year they
are going to try to Guido their for
mer accomplishments. Capt ]. w.
BARLEY was in charge Of arrange
ments.
Preparations are being made for
the annual tournament to be held
Labor day at st. Ignatius' Church.
Just beyond Congress Heights. The
grove adjoining the church property
served in the new parish hall, fol-
lowed by dancing In the evening. fol-
lowing the crowning Of the queen"
Arrangements are being completed for
the operation Of motor buses from
AAec uHeSI 10 tne
Private Lewis Ganong of Boiling
Field Is recovering from injuries re-
ceived in a collision with two colored
men while he was operating a motor
cycle along Sumner road near the
with gave their names as Herbert
Luckett and Richard Young and were
taken to Casualty Hospital for treat
ment.
A new move is under way to Sc
cure the improvement Of 18th street
between Pennsylvania avenue and the
Anacostia bridge. in the form of a
suggestion to the effect that every
one who has experienced the hardship
Of riding over this roadway write
trict committees, urging that some
thing be done to improve the condi-
ton. Citizens state that the road
way is getting worse all the time.
This roadway is of cobbIestones which
have been in place for many years.
Officers OF the Anacostia Baptist
Church for the current year are: Rev.
". T. Cousins. pastor: James Gill.
r. L. Padgett. T. ]. Green. NJ. E.
Hammer and Harry Lugenbeel. dea-
Burch. W. a. Goodman. Richard E.
Jones and i. P. Field. trustees: Willis
Harlan. clerk: Alvin G. King. treas
urer; NJ. F.. Hammer. financial secre-
tary; Mrs. Barbara Mushake. Mrs.
Annie Jones. Mrs. Ruth Payne and
Mrs. Gertrude King, deaconesses and
L. F. McGill. L. P. Field and w. A.
Goodman. teliers. L. E. McGill is
secretary of the Sunday school, with
J.. P. Field. assistant: NJ. E. Ham
mer. librarian: A. G. King. secretary
ira Mushake. assistant secretary; Mrs
Ruth Payne. treasurer. and Miss
Lenora Keifer. organist Mrs. H. T.
Cousins is president Of the church
aid and missionary societies. with
Mrs. Katie Lugenbeel, vice president
Mrs. A. G. King. secretary. and Mrs
William Mushake, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-17
BEARS DESTROY STOCK.
Raisers Near Harrisonburg Lose
Calves and Young Steers.

HARRFSONBURG, August 16.-Bears
near Mount Scion have been playing
havoc with cattle on the mountain
ranges it being reported that a num-
Der Of young calves have been killed
by the beasts, while in several cases.
half-grown steers have fallen prey to
bruin. Bears are more numerous in
the mountains than for many years
and this condition is said to have been
brought about by the new dog law,
under which few people are keeping
hounds in the country.
A heavy toll has been paid by the
stock raisers in having their young
calves killed and eaten by bears and
a big bear drive is proposed to be
made in the near future. in Briery
Branch Gap. several animals having
already been killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-17
PROTESTS PHONE RATES.
Winchester Council 1nstructs City
Solicitor to Act.

WINCHESTER. Va. August 1s.-The
city council has adopted q resolu-
ton instructing the city solicitor to
file a formal protest with the state
corporation commission against the
schedule of increased rates filed by
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company for this state Objec-
ton is made particularly to the pro-
posal TO charge from 10 to Is cents
for telephone messages between
Frederick and Clarke counties. Much
business with Clarke county people is
done over the telephone and Winches-
ter merchants and business men
generally feel the proposed charges
will lay an embargo on this BUSH
noes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-17
CELEBRATE KEYS BIRTHDAY.
Chimes of Frederick, Nd, Play
His "Star Spangled Banner"

FREDERICK Nd. August 16-The
one hundred and thirty ami
versary of the birth OF Francis
Scott Key was celebrated in Fred
erick last Saturday by the playing
of the national anthem, The Star
Spangled Banner" and the hymns.
Lord. With Glowing Heart I'd
Praise Thee" and Before the Lord
We Bow" on chimes. Key was the
author Of the anthem and the two
hymns the only two which he Is
known to have written.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-17
ORGANIZE AMERICAN LEGION

LYNCHBURG. Va, August 10
Steps have been taken here for the
formation of a post of the American
Legion. Thus far only seventeen men
have responded to the call and Lynch
burg had about 200 men and women
in the service. IJynchburg is the last
city inNthe state to perfect the or
SANITATION
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-17
Defeat Due to Dogs.

Members of the senate and house
who offered for nomination in the
primary election this month were, in
large number of cases, carried down
to defeat by reason Of a dog law.
The legislature imposed q tax on dogs.
the same to go to a fund to pay for
sheep and other animals killed by the
dogs. The farmers generally Ap-
plauded the law. but when they failed
to pay the taxes and were jerked into
court they proceeded to swear VEN
geance on those who supported the
measure The state has 30 tar COL
lected about $250.000 from this source
Senator b. A. Davis of Franklin has
offered a bill which makes hazing in
any school in the state q felony, pun
ishable by terms on the HIGHWAYS of
not less than one year. The bill seeks
also to close the doors of all state
educational institutions to which the
state makes any appropriation to any
student who shall be convicted Of
hazing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-17
VIRGINIA ASSEMBLY
: MAY WIDEN SCOPE
Food Laws, Roads and
School Questions Likely
TO Be Considered.
.0!HER STATE ITEMS

RICHMOND, Va, August 16.-The
general assembly will hardly limit
legislation to the matter of road
building and road taxes. The senate
favors consideration of bills affecting
schools and state hospitals. There
is a cash surplus in the state treas
ury of approximately s1c6, 200, and the
deficit in the institutions will con-
sumo more than half Of this. Gov.
Davis urged the general assem-
bly, to take up and consider and pass
bills which will deal with the food
trusts and the cold-storage plants in
the state. The discovery is made
that immense stocks of meats, butter.
storage here. and the claim is now
being made that this is a great dis
tributing point for states south of
Virginia and that the stocks are not
excessive. Several owners Of sugar
have agreed to let go large con-
signmentS at the request of the dis
trict attorney.
Tax for Roads.
Gov. Davis has recommended an
increase In the taxes for roads to 10
cents, that being cents over
existing rates. The road people have
asked for Is cents. Next year real
estate is given new assessment and
20 per cent increase will materially
boost the road fund.
Three propositions have already
been introduced by different senators
seeking to give the soldiers in the
world war the right to vote without
paying poll taxes for such privilege.
A measure which has been offered
in the senate makes a felony of auto
stealing or the use of cars without
the consent of the owner.
The democrats, in the legislature
will hold a caucus Wednesday to name
the judges for circuit and corporation
courts to fill vacancies. There are
six of these. There will be a vacancy
on the supreme court bench January
] next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-17

Tropical and Mohair Suits. about 200
Palais Royal standard tailoring selections.
includes regulars, stouts and longs. in all
the most desirable medium and dark color
ings. Clearance price,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-11-05
FOR BEAUTY, NOT PLUMBING
French Chateau Owner Had Amer.
leans Remove Modern improve
ments They Had Installed.

In our anxiety to get results In
France we were often tactless from a
French point of view. This cause of
irritation was exaggerated by our gem
eral ignorance of the language l won
der if the American schools, after this,
viii teach US speaking French instead
of the book French they taught in my
generation?
And We ran into certain French
peculiarities which we found 1t hard to
understand. For example. early in our
war fine old chateau near Bordeaux
was leased for headquarters. BY the
terms Of the lease we were to leave
everything exactly as we found il.
The chateau in its four or five hundred
years of existence had never known
sanitary plumbing; the owners bathed
in wash basins or rubber tubs. Ex-
pecting to stay long time we In
stalled, by permission, drains, bath
tubs, toilets, a water-heating system.
When, last January, we ended the
lease and moved out the officer who
conducted the business offered to leave
the plumbing where it was, since its
removal would cost as much as 1t was
worth. The French owner refused. We
had to take out our plumbing. What
he wanted from that chateau was not
but venerable beauty, and
the sense that he dwelt in the same
identical home az his ancestor Of the
tenth generation back.
The American finds 1t hard to under
stand such a polpt Of view; and he is
a bit brusque in expressing his opinion
thereon.-will Irwin in the Saturday
Evening Post.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-11-05

ing july ana commune unCTI NOV UIuuc,.
Results of observations as compiled by
use of the trap nest have proved that
early Noting hens produce fewest
eggs.
FuIlets Matched early will lay dur
ing the fall and early winter, Heavy
producing hens will continue to lay
until November The deep yellow in
the legs of the best laying hens will
fade considerably as the laying season
advances. Great width between the
pelvic bones also is noticeable in the
biggest producers. The bones also are
pliable. There is also great width be-
tween the keel and these bones.
Usually on the best hens this distance
will be the width of the hand.
The spread between the pelvic bones
of the smaller breeds, such as Leg
horns, is about the width of two and Il
nalf fingers. In the larger strains as
Plymouth Rocks the spread is about
the width of three or more fingers.
Hens in any strain having this quail
tication should be carried over for use
in the breeding pens.
The early Noting, yellow legged
hens - ould be marketed during July,
August and September, the time when
their laying period is most likely to
end.
With corn selling at 1925 a bushel,
and other feeds equally as expensive,
the few eggs that light producing hens
lay from July - until January 10 will
not offset the feeding cost. Further
more, the room they will occupy can
be more profitably used if early hatch
ed pullets are kept in their space.
Pullets that develop slowly should
be sold at the time cOckerels are placed
on the market. Only strong, vigorous,
early Matched pullets should be kept
for egg producers. A flock thus pick
ed, kept in a comfortable house, and
well fed, will produce the maximum.
Otherwise vitality, production and
profits will be low. 49, ....
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-11-05
Power From ocean Tides.

So far such little power as has been
distracted from ocean tides has been
Insignificant. The rise and fall of the
tides is not very great, even though it
does amount TO 20 feet in some places,
and hence if any considerable power
is to be obtained basins of large area
must be used.
BY damming the bay at Mont St.
Michel in France, where the tide rises
about As feet. 1t is estimated that
enough power may be obtained to op-
crate half of the industries of France.
A French engineer with vast powers
of Imagination has conceived the idea
Of building bikes across the channel
and across the Thames estuary to
form two large tidal basins which may
be used alternately to furnish a con-
tinuous supply of power
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-11-05
THE WORLD CALLING FOR THE ~.

Excerpts from the address Of DR.
John R. Mott, General Secretary Inter
national Committee, Y. M. C. A., at
Detroit, Mich, June IT, 1879
God has raised up the Y. M. c. A.
for still greater task. Criticisms
coming from a most pernicious source
have recoiled upon their authors. The
Y. M. c. A. is the only society in the
world that every nation in the world is
seeking for.
France has sent a commission all
the way to New York, asking the In.
ternational Committee that the Y. M
A. might stay with the army Of oc
cupation and follow their men back
into industry.
The king of Italy, after looking al
the Associations work from a long
range and then from a short range has
asked that the American Y. M. C. A.
be permanently established in Italy
The President of Czecho- Slovaco
sent messenger into Paris, asking
that the American Y. M. C. A. only be
spread throughout this nation.
General Halter, of the Polish army,
has requested that a Y. M. c. A. secre.
tary be placed on every troop train
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-11-05
Find a Moth Exterminator.

Experiments of the bureau of ento-
mology. United States department of
agriculture, have demonstrated that
naphthalene is uniformly effective in
protecting woolens from clothes moth
infection and in killing all stages of
the insect. A red cedar chest readily
killed all adult moths and showed con-
siderable killing effect upon young
larvae 1t did not prevent the hatch
ing of eggs, but killed all the result
ing larvae almost Immediately. Red
cedar chips and sSavings. while not en-
tirely effective in keeping the adult
moths from laying eggs on the flannel
treated, appeared to protect it from
appreciate damage when used lib
erally.-Des Moines Register.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-11-05
Trench Mortar Regiment.

The wartime organization of trench
mortar batteries with the divisions is
to be abandoned in favor Of single
trench mortar regiment, which will be
organized as a part of the army artil-
Iery to be assigned for duty by the
army commander. Trench guns re-
suited from stabilized trench. war
fare, and the divisional batteries lost
their usefulness excepting under spe-
cial conditions when the allied attack
turned the warfare into an open strug-
gle. For that reason, the trench NOR
tar units of all divisions were among
the first to be sent home.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-11-05
A Strong Letter Sent To a
Former Tennessee Bap-
fist Pastor.

Paris.-Dr. Henry Clay Risner. for
mer pastor of the Broadway Baptist
Church, Knoxville, Tenn, the First
Baptist Church of Tyler, Tex. and
the Hampton Baptist Church of Balti-
more, Nd, who had been lecturing in
France and Germany for the Y. NJ. C.
A, has received the following letter
of appreciation of his work for the sol
diers from Colonel W. B. Wallace, of
the general staff.
General Bliss has been very much
interested in the many reports he has
received with reference to the good
work being done by you among the
American troops in France, and has
so expressed himself, particularly
after his interesting interview with
you the other day.
Personally, and for the other Off
GERS Of the generals staff, want to
say that we believe your work is the
kind that does real good. The ability
to get close to the hearts of men is
not given to every man who takes it
upon himself to go on the lecture plat
form. To be a success in this kind OF
work one must be thorough student
of human nature and be able to put
his audience in a receptive mood right
from the start. Your past success in
reaching the American soldier seems
to be unquestioned, and we extend to
you our best wishes for a successful
conclusion 81 your work in Europe"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-11-05
Submarine Not Yet Perfect.

In spite of the fact that the British
have some steam-driven 2,700-ton sub
marines capable of a surface speed
of from % to 25 knots, the submarine
as a weapon of war is too slow and
too blind when it is submerged TO be
considered a serious weapon of naval
warfare. When it can see electrically
to a distance of ten to fifteen miles
while It is submerged so deeply as to
be invisible to the air. scout, and when
it can steam 20 knots submerged it
will dominate the naval situation, says
Scientific American.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-11-05

o4anuIua,er saw ms grandchild ad-
vance TO the front of the church and
also saw the people begin shaking her
hand. He had not heard word the
minister had said, but still he had the
memory of camp meeting days 10 in
form him of what was happening.
They convinced him that his grand
daughter had joined the church and
with handshaking the people were
welcoming her into the fold. So he
did his part. He rose to his feet ana
began shouting at the top of his voice.
indianapolis News.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-11-05
Rival of the X-Ray.

A physician has contrived simple
camera that seems to rival the X-ray
in a limited field. Into light-proof
box, containing the member to be ex-
amined, he admits light from a tung-
stem lamp, filtered to pass only red
rays. Passing through the hand or
foot the red light strikes, at the bot
tom of the box, Photographic plate
highly sensitized with an eOsin solu-
ton. An exposure of one-half second
makes the shadow picture.-Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-11-05
Shelves Are Fireproof.

Not stick of wood is used in two
f1reproof houses being built in Eng.
land as an experiment, says an illus
trated article in Popular Mechanics
magazine. Concrete and steel are used
exclusively, the floors being Of joint
less composition with rounded cor
ners, while window frames, trimmings,
doors, staircases. and even the cup
board shelves are of steel. The cot
tages are fitted with every modern i'm
provement and are said to have ex-
celled similar dwellings of wood or
brick, both in time and cost of con-
struction.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-11-05
Foley's
Honey and Tar
COMPOUND

COMPOUND
STOPS THAT DISTRESSING
COUGH-checks it quickly and sure
". clears the throat of phlegm and
mucous, and coats the raw. infamed
surfaces with healing, soothing medi-
cine.
Don't Cough Until Weak
81 am an old lady, rs years old. and
had very bad cough from having la
grippe. l thought it a good time to try
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
and / sent and got a bottle. and il
stopped my cough, and ] got better:
So now am around the house again.
Mrs. Mary Kisby. Spokane, Wash.
Ne can brove no imitation or
substitute is as good as the GEM.
inc FoIey,S Honey and Tar.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-11-05
About the Weather.

In Fairfax county, near the old home
of George Washington, a woodcutter
without friends died the other day. At
the funeral services there was no one
to make an address. Volunteers were
asked for, and when. after few min
utes, no one responded, a newcomer,
who hailed from the Pacific coast, rose
and said:
"Well, if nobody else has anything
to say, I'd like to drop a few remarks
on the remarkable health-giving prop
critics of California weather"