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Ouer 2 Million Drop
In Value ofD. c. Farm
Lands In Ten Years

twas 12,667. This represented the only
crop increase over the ten-yeaf
period.
SAC TONS OF HAY.
The hay crop last year was S46 tons
from 500 acres. In 1909 666 acres
yielded crop of LASS tons.
Z White potatoes show q large de.
crease, from S2.O2s bushels to 19,251
bushels. The acreage put into pot<-
toes last year was $50, an Increase
from 226 acres ten years ago.
Last years sweet potato crop from
III acres was 1906 bushels. q de-
crease from 128 acres and 19,607
bushels for ten years ago.
The bureau explains that the fE.
ures for domestic animals in 1910 ara
not closely ,comparable with those for
1920, atnt tho present census was
tsken rtl. bsfore the breeding
season pSun, while the 1910 CEN
sus was u - April. or about the
middle of the breeding season, and
included many spring calves, colts.
and young pigs.
Two Of tbs largest farms in the
kDtnaRinf. ~ resent are at St Elisa
3tal and in the Soldiers'
PHSAdG ofupnds. A large number of
animals are raised on these farms.
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YTOPROBE
AUTO Staying
Investigation Of 7. Morgan
M0ore's Death Begins Tues
day in Alexandra.

Investigation Of the killing on May
%. last. Of T. Morgan Moore. of Alex
andriA, at the Virginia end OF the
Highway Bridge. win begin on Tues
day next when a Federal grand jury
convenes In the Federal building at
Alexandria.
william fI, Turner. the Washington
nego who HAS confessed TO the crime.
10 now lodged In the Richmond prison.
having been removed there after the
people OF Alexandria became aroused
and made threats on his lifs.
Miss Pearl Clark, secretary of Con-
gresham Fred A. Britten Of Illinois.
who was with Moore when the negro
made his attack, will be the principal
witness before the grand jury.
Federal Judge waddill has not de-
terminsd where the negro will be
placed on trial. but II 10 believed that
due to the strong sentiment In Alex
andria against tho negro that the
trial will be held In Richmond. osO-
ably at the October term Of FsdGEA1
court. United States District Axtes.
ney Hiram Smith wall represDe IL
Government.
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Farms and farmers in the District
OF Columbia are slowly becoming
thing OF the past.
Marked decrease, since 1910, IN tne
value Of farms and farm property,
and in farm acreage. is shown In
report issued by the Bureau OF the
Census today.
The total value of. farm land and
buildings has decreased from $s.2sl,-
343 on April Is, 1910. to $5.577.3e9 on
January 1, 1920. This Is decrease
of S2.s53,974. or 32.2 per cent.
The total number of farms in oper-
alton this year Is 204. This is de-
crease of only thirteen farms. but rep
resents an acreage decrease OF 6.5 per
cent. White farmers operate 1S4 OF
the, farms, colored farmers 20. The
number of colored farmers has In
creased in ten years from u to 20,
while the number of white FARMERS
has decreased from EOS to the present
fgure.
Owners and managers this year
operate l19 farms, tenants IS. Last
year owners and managers operated
1873, tenants 81.
TOTAL 5,oe6 ACRES.
The total acreage of farms in the
district this year Is 5,666 acres. as
against 6.063 ten years ago. The
number OF improved acres OF farm
lands has also decreased from 6,13S
to 4,25s in the same period.
A number of the farms were ab-
sorbed by the spread of residential
districts. This is especially true in
the Brightwood section from Park
road north, along upper sixteenth
street, and in the vicinity OF upper
Fourteenth street, all in the north
west section.
There is a decided decrease In the
number of farm animals and stock,
with the exception Of swine, where
the figure is doubled.
Where, in 1910. 665 swine were
raised, there now are 1910. The num-
Der of farms reporting domestic AMI
mails was 1873, SO less than ten
years ago. The number of horses has
decreased from b64 to 31o, poor OLD
Dobbin retiring in favor OF the auto
mobile. Mules also suffer from the
presence Of the omnipresent flivver.
There now are thirty-three, a decrease
Of twenty.
There is q smaller decrease in the
number of cattle, from 9S2 to S66.
The principal crops in the District
are corn. hay, potatoes. and sweet
potatoes.
The corn crop last year. harvested
from 3e7 acres, was 1893 bushels.
The corn crop for 1909. from 426 acres,
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RETAIL STORES TO
CLOSE ALL DAY
SATURDAYS

Beginning NEXT Saturday the
larger retail stores OF Washington
will inausurats the sll-dsy satur-
day closing. according TO an an
nouncemsnt made yesterday By the
Merchants and Msnufacturers' As
ISOLATION
Not only the department stores.
but specially houses. mems wear
jewelry, furniture. and other lines
have collectively agreed or indi-
vidually notified the Merchants and
Manufscturers' Association that
they will be closed all day sstur-
days during July and August.
The stores that will close all day
Saturday with very few exceptions
will remain open TIL O'CLOCK the
other days of the week.
Tomorrow will be observed as In
, dependence Day. Practically every
retail store win be closed all day.
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Penuuon1en Will Ask
Memorial Day For
Winnie Rean1 Hoxie

~rhe American Spirit OF Success!".
Members Of the League OF Ameri-
can Pen Women believe that in the
life Of Winnie Ream Hoxie, noted
washington sculptress, the American
spirit Of success was exemplified.
Believing thus, and wishing to
commemorate the memory of Winnie
Ream Hoxie in q way which will be
an inspiration to all American chill
dren, the League has instituted
movement to have ~ memorial day
celebrated in the schools Of the nation
on each annicersary Of the death OF
the famous artist
The life of Winnie Ream Hoxie to
those who knew her personally, al
ways 10 an Inspiration. To those who
did not know her but know her work,
she lands forth as an artist of won
derful ability. But II is to those per-
sons who knew her from the time she
started, q struggling child OF four
teen, to work her way upward In
the field of American art, until she
died at the height of her career
November 20, 1914, that real appre-
citation of her work and accomplish
ments II permitted.
WILL PUT 1T UP TO CONGRESS.
Mrs. william Atherton Dupuy,
president OF the League OF American
Pen Women, and Mrs. George Coombs
have been appointed a committee to
enigneer the movement for a nation
Al Winnie Ream Hoxie Memorial Day.
The proposition will be put up to
Congress when II reconvenes, and
Mra. DuPuy feels certain the hopes
of herself and members OF the league
will be realised.
"I DO not believe any better inspira-
tion could be given the children OF
America than to set aside this day
for the national celebration OF the life
OF this wonderful woman" Mrs.
DuPuy said.
Certainly. no one could read or
know OF the life Of Winnie Resm
Hoxie without feeling inspired. She
was q girl who worked her way up
alone. She was born of very poor
parents In Madison, Wis, in the late
forties. when she was q mere child
~ became necessary for her to earn
her own livelihood.
"vinnie Ream came to Washington
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land went to work in the postoffice.
But her heart was in the work of art,
which she had outlined for herself.
And WHILE she worked in the postof-
fice by day, she worked with her art
at night.
LINCOLN POSED FOR HER.
when she was fifteen her work at
tracted the attention of President
Lincoln, and he consented to pose for
her. A studio was ftted UP for her
at the White House, and every day
for five months President Lincoln
posed for the youthful artist. The
result of those Ave months work
the statue of Abraham Lincoln--now
stands In the Hall of Statuary. and Is
one of the three pieces which Winnie
Ream Hoxie has In the hall
$50 great was her talent and in
dustry that the United States Tour
nament sent Winnie Ream abroad.
where she not only had the Lincoln
statue done in marble, but modelled
busts of Litz, Cardinal Antotnelli,
Dore. Pere Hyacinthe, and many
others"
Besides the Lincoln statue, Winnie
Ream Hoxie has in the Hall OF Fame
a statue of Governor Kirkwood. of
! Iowa, and the beautiful "Sequoia, -
which she was working on at the
time of her death.
FARRAGUT STATUE HERS.
Among other famous pieces Of the
noted sculptress are the Admiral
Farragut statue in Farragut square,
idyllic figures representing East,
North, South, and West; the Spirit of
the Carnival: Violet, the Passion
lower. and many others.
IL was while she was at work on
the Farragut statue that Winnie Ream
married Gen. Richard l.. Hoxie, in
Washington. Much of her best work
was done while she and General
Hoxie were stationed at various army
posts throughout the country.
Winnie Ream Hoxie died November
20. 1914. She was buried In Arlington
Cemetery. where n bronze COPY OF
her beautiful work. "Sappho, the
Goddess of Poetry" Ia over her tomb.
On the front OF the pedestal is a
bronze medallion, bearing her name
! and the inscription: Words that
would praise thee are impotsnt"
The Washington times., 1920-07-04
TEXAS FARM BOYS TO
VISIT D. c. ON TOUR

Washington has been included in
the itinerary Of the educational and
investigational tour Of the extenson
service Of the Agricultural and Me-
chanicaf College of Texas as we'll as
the Chamber OF Commerce OF that
State. and will be the scene OF a two
days visit--August 18 and IL. accord
ing to announcement yesterday.
This tour which will be made by
special train. will have on 1t approx
imately 125 farm boys, who will visit
the best agricultural regions OF the
Central West and Northern and
Southern States. About $4,000 Is to
be spent.
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MERCHANTS ASSN. zOE
COMMITTEES TO MEET
Retailers, Jobbers and Wholesar -
Fix Dates for Formulating
RecOmme endstionS.

The Merchants and MaMfacturerr
Association has issued calls for meet
ings of zone committees Of it's
branches.
The retailers viii meet Wednesday.
July I. at 2 o'clock. to formulate rec
concentrations to the District Zoning
Commission covering locations for re-
tail stores. and the jobbers and whole.
saIers will meet at I o'clock on the
same date for a similar purpose.
The manufacturers section has al
ready appointed . committee which
has transmitted its recommendations
to Engineer Commissioner Kutz and
Commissioner Brownlow.
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D. c. RENT BOARD
IS HERE TO STAY
U. S. Supreme Court Only
Agency That Can Disband II. d.
Work Praised and Blamed.

The District Rent Commission has
been the target OF considerable SLAM
dering and the object Of appreciation
since litigation arose which resulted
In the Court OF Appeals declaring the
Ball rent act. under which tho COM
mission operates. unconstitutional.
The board daily is being besieged
by hundreds of letters declaring II
IL the only body which has aided
In bringing down the high cost Of
living In washington. On the con-
trary. the commission receives letters.
and 10 confronted with personal at
tacks, maligning 1t for unfair" de-
ctsons, for a lack OF knowledge of
real estate conditions and values, and
for functioning without legal author
ity.
The commission IL continuing to
operate unmindful Of these attacks
and without regard for the apparent
courts. The present litigation has
created q great deal OF confusion
In the minds of citizens. who are
seeking the commission by the scores
to learn whether they can still get
relief from undesirable rental and
housing conditions.
The commission emphasized yester-
day that IT wants the public to under
stand II Is here to stay and only one
agency can disband II, the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
Since this highest tribunal has
taken no action on the Ball act, the
commission will continue to exercise
the authority granted 1t by Congress.
The Washington times., 1920-07-04
Gen. GORGAS
D|ES|NLONDON
Former Chief Surgeon Of Army
Succumbs to Attack Of
Bri0ht's Disease.

MAJ Cen william q. 0orgas, for
Gsr Surgeon General OF the United
States Army and hero of the Panama
canaL died last night In London after
an iliness OF Brght's disease. Gen
erai Gorgas was i'll for the past
month. although until q few days
ago his condition was not supposed
TO have been alarming, Mrs. Gorsas
and BriG. Gen. Noble. u. 8. A.. were
the only Americans present at his
bedside when he died.
General Gorgas arrived In London
from New York on May 10 in the best
Of health The following day he left
with Mrs. 0orgas and General Noble
Tor Brussels. whore he was decorated
by King Albert. He then proceeded
TO Coblents and returned to London
May 20.
HAS APOPLECTIC STROKE.
The general suffered a stroke OF
apoplexy May 30 and was removed to
Queen Alexandra Hospital. where he
died. Colonel Kennedy. medical con-
slant waiting on General Gorgas. and
every facility was offered by the
British government for proper medi-
hope for his recovery, but complica-
tionse developed. and the general suf-
fered arelapse from which he never
rcoverd.
Tho body will be removed to this
country on board q United States
transport. The tine Of sailing has
not been announced A. yet.
General Gorgas was born in Mobile.
Ala. October 8. 1884. His father was
= Confederate general. Hs was grad
uated from the University of the
South In 1875 and was appointed Sur
geon General Of the army in 1880.
EXPERT sANITARIAN.
He was considered one of the
worlds foremost authorities on mill
tary medicine and surgery. He was,
In q great measure responsible for the
building Of the Panama Canal by
fighting and defeating the malarial
mosquito in the Canal one. He rid
Havana Of the yellow fever after that
plague had terrorized the country for
more than a hundred years. Under
the direction Of the United States
Government and the Rockefeller
Foundation. he supervised campaigns
against the yellow fever in Central
America, Peru, and Ecuador.
General GorEas went to South AZ
British government and established
sanitary conditions in the Rand. For
these services he received high hon
ors from the medical profession in
London. and Oxford University con-
rerred . degree upon him..
When the typhus epidemic began in
Servia during the war. the Govern
ment Of Servia requested him to un-
dertake the campaign against 1t, but
at that time he was needed to direct
medical and surgical work for the
American army In France.
ON CANAL COMMISSION.
For recognition Of his services in
Panama he was made q member of tho
isthmian commission and served In
that capacity until he was mad.
surgeon general. General Gorgas was
decorated by the French government
and made commander Of the Legion
of Honor. He was also knighted by
KING George m England for making
possible the construction Of tn,
Panama canal
Capt John Gorgas, of this city,
brother Of General Gorgas. stated to-
day that he lad not been Officially
advised of his Brothers death. Car
tain Gorgas Is the generals only rela :.
tive IN Warrington. General Gorsas'
Washington home was in the High
LANDS apar.mc nts.
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PRESIDENT LEADS
SHEEP RAISERS
= OF D. c.

The largest sheep raiser In tho
District of Columbia 10 President
Wilson.
The Bureau OF the Census today
issued figures on the District asr-
cultural census. which show that
there are 40 sheep In the District.
OF which the President owns 27.
When the enumerators looked
over the White House mock they
were puzzled for q moment, as they
didn't like 10 class the Executive
Mansion as a farm" They finAlly
listed the sheep on the mot on
farm" schedule.
There were IL rams. 15 ewes. and
I lamb In the White House fold on
January /, when tho census wa,
taken.
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see that King George has or
dered satin knee breeches for the
toadies Of his court. That's moth
ing. My breeches have been sat In
till you can see through 'em.
THINPANTS.
PROBLEM IN PENNIES.

Anything over seven years old Ia
not a chestnut, so here goes: A man
had ten dollars in pennies. He di-
vided this sum into ten parts, each
OF which he sealed up In a bag. tGot
to be careful Of pennies these days.)
The division was made In such way
that he could hand out any sum from
one cent to ten dollars by passing
over n certain number OF bags. For
example: For S1.31 he would hand
out 3 bags; for sass he would hand
out two bags; for $500 he would
hand out four bags: for sos he would
hand out two bags. How much was
there in each OF the ten bags?
JOHN SMALLWOOD.
The Washington times., 1920-07-04
HEARD AND SEEN
tn
JIG
AH-n,etal
Honeymoon
Monoplane
By BILL PRICE.

Owing to the shortage of print pa
per. why wouldn't II be a good idea
IL each one of the Washington news
papers should suspend publication
one day a week for a while. no two
to suspend publication on the same
day? For example: The Times would
not be published on Monday. the Star
on Tuesday, the Herald on Wednes-
day. the Post on Thursday.
II that was done in all the large
cities, it would Save print paper.
JOHN ANSCHUTZ.
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Who Used $4,000 Lbs.
OF Grapes Grown Here
During Last Year?

Page the prohibition inspectors!
Last year there were $4,000
pounds of grapes raised in the Dis
trict of Columbia, Of which only
1000 pounds were put on the mar
ket.
This was revealed in a bulletin
on the District agricultural census,
issued today.
The big question:" as one CEN
sus official put 1t, is "what became
OF the other $4,000 pounds?"
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HERE is the most luxurious airplans in the world

uE1E ID the most luxurious arpane in the world. II
Ii the Larsen allmetl airplans which in Wash
ington for several days last week The chap with the
grin and the straw hat is Eddie Rickenbacker, Amer
less Ace Of Aces" The first honeymoon in the new
plane took place all the way from New York to Omaha
The bride was Omaha girl, the groom x-army
aviator and friend of Rickenbacker 30 Eddie. by
way of celebration got Mr. Larsen Of the plane
to let him it for couple of days and took the
newlyweds honeymoonng.
The Washington times., 1920-07-04
TRIANGLE CLUB TO HIKE.

The Red Triangle Club VIII go on
hike tomorrow afternoon, leaving
the Chain Bridge at 3 o'clock. Miss
Hanna Tonne is in charge OF the af.
fair. All members OF the club are
requested to carry a picnic lunch and
gather promptly at the appointed
hour.
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EXCEPTIONAL CAKE EATER.

have read some terrible things in
H. and 8. about cake eaters, but 1
know one who always has money and
isn't afraid to spend It on any girl
he takes out. Besides he dresses
swell. BLONDE.
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MATRIMONIAL HINTS.
LEE TOWERS sends in the fol

LEE TOWERS sends in the fol-
lowing hints:
II the wife persists in breaking expen-
sive furniture over the husbands head,
he should buy cheap furniture.
II the husband refuses to push the
baby carriage, the wife should gently,
but firmly push his face in.
II the wife refuses to quit chewing to-
bacco the husband should furnish cuspi-
dors.
II the children set fre to the house,
the husband and the wife should dash
madly up the street, hand in hand
screaming.
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ICE CREAM PRICES.

within a few blocks OF each other
I know ice cream dealers whose
prices range from 20 cents to 35 cents
per pint suppose they get as much
as the public is willing to pay.
DIRECTOR.
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ATHE HAPPIEST AGE.

WhatNis the happiest age? Between
seven and, fourteen. Why? Because
you have not then found out that
things are not what they seem. You
think people are what they appear.
and everything is faNely. Your disen-
chantment comes as,the years pass.
K. MSSULL1VAN.
The Washington times., 1920-07-04

Johns age exceeds ten
years by five times, and Will
liam's age exceeds ten years
by ten times the amount that
James age exceeds ten years.
John and william are the
same age. How old is each
of these boys? w. j. S.
The Washington times., 1920-07-04
ST. LOUIS CENSUS REVISED.

owing to a duplication OF 1o3 names
the 1920 population of st. Louis, Mo .
has been reduced from 7T3.000 to T72,.
last night.
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II the girls of today are getting ,bolder
Naughtier as the world grows older,
Aren't the designers to blame
For what some say 10 dress shame!
=. b. II
The Washington times., 1920-07-04

A pupil gave the following as the
four branches Of arithmetic: Sedi-
tion, distraction, modification, and
revision. III. +. 8.
The Washington times., 1920-07-04

It's no sign that because the cat
nips the dog-wood when the cow
slips with the horse-radish. ID. a.
The Washington times., 1920-07-04
ANOTHER COW PROBLEM.

d. T. b. says that the solution OF
MILDRED BERGER'S problem Of the
grazing COW should not offer great
difficulties to our mathematicians. He
works the problem carefully and
finds a total grazing area of 3o,2o4.1
feet.
Then he proposes this variation Of
the problem:
Farmer Brown has a shed
80 feet by % feet. To one
corner of this he tethers his
COW. How long must the rope
be so that she shall have
grazing area OF just one acre?
The Washington times., 1920-07-04

I'm not much on spiritualism, but
If there is such a thing as COM
munication from beyond the Styx |
will contribute to II and S through
some method after death.
MILO H.
The Washington times., 1920-07-04
ANOTHER OLD RIDDLE.

submit this old riddle snd will
watch to see how many readera solve
1t:
Formed long ago, yet made today.>N
Employed while others sleep;
Whom none would like to give away,
Yet none would like to keep.
ESTHER NJ. GRAFT.
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OPENING OTHERS LETTERS.

ask your advice. l room In this
city, and on two or three occasions l
have written letters to my folks, sealed
them ready for mailing. but left them
In my room in a drawer. When.
wanted to mail them found that they
had been opened and repasted. What
shall do? l know who Is doing II.
A GIRk
You have no recourse in law. You
should mail your letters when you
write them. This seems to be a
peculiar mean trait of some women.
If a postman or postoffice official
should, open one of your letters he
could be- sent to prison for doing so,
but before>a letter is mailed, or after
it is delivered to a rooming house,
the postoffice authorities have no re-
sponsibility. If you had a mail box
then the authorities would look into
the matter for you.
The Washington times., 1920-07-04

The solutions you printed for "di-
viding whiskey" required eight trans
fers, when only seven are necessary
as follows: Empty into 3. fill 3
from 3: empty 3 into 3; pour 2 gal
Ions remaining in 3 into 3: fiji 8 from
g; fiji 8 from 8. leaving 4 gallons in
8: empty into 8, making 4 gallons
in g. HOMER SMITH.
The Washington times., 1920-07-04

Mrs. Il. II. was right about the cat
In -the-well proposition. II will take
the cat so days to get out,
r.. l.. WATSON.
MOLLY AGULA also says so days
The Washington times., 1920-07-04

When you used to go to the theater
and the comedian remarked, "Wilson,
that's ALL" they laughed. Now, II
you even thought 1t you'd be pinched
FOR transporting thirst?
+. M. S.
The Washington times., 1920-07-04
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

PIANo-Uprisht. standard make. Won
derfui tone, $3.50. 277 Pa ave. 4 q
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-06
Why A COMPROMISE IS so HARD

q ENATOR REED according to an interview IN the orego
- nian, had wire from his secretary IN washington
that anti standing the Lodge resolutions
Reed stated similar information by wire from ooge anu
Bora the Missouri senator had no fears
stories oe a compromise
The interview provides US inside facts on why IL Is 50
hard to compromise on the peace treaty.
Senator said he would oppose the league Oh nd
tons if Submitted by Christ himself ~,
How can people expect Woodrow Wilson TO accomplish m
something that leading senator said he would not 90 even @
Son of God?
~ ect of the reds overthrow existing government
:; the country and elsewhere and to murder all who yeepe
Hence there over the arrest OF some
of Trofslv followers this country Line them up ana seu
them all to jail or to Russia.
Let every citizen work to get complete enumeration III
,ap IF YOU know of people who temporarily out Oh W
% renort them to the enumerator He is supposed 10 ~
your report
Nawsnaner that blame President Wilson because repup
~ has failed to atify the treaty are at leas -
80 en+ed on their nerve. But they have hard JoD oh
,is e with Jonathan at the publicity helm.