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The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
ASKFOR CADETS
ATDEDICATION'
Board Of Education Ar.
ranges for Exercises at
Amphithealer.

Volunteer services Of washington
high school cadets in the dedicatory
exercises at the Arlington memorial
amphitheater May Is were asked by
the Board OF Education. in meet
ing yesterday afternoon In the
Franklin School.
John C. Bruce. acting superin-
tendent of colored schools in the
absence OF Roscoe C. Bruce. who Is
out of the city, was new attendant
at the meeting.
Permission to use the following
schoolhouses for entertainments
given by pupils was granted: Mon
roe. Powell, Hubbard, Minor Nor
NAL. Bryant and Business High.
The Washington Society of Fine
Arts was given permission to hold
lectures and other programs of edu-
cational value at Central high
school. The society's course will be-
gin in October and continue until
next spring. A letter from the
Park View Citizens Association. de-
claring against an elected school
board, was read.
The following changes in per-
eouhei WeTc huuouuCcus
Appointments.
Teachers: Mrs. X. Y. cowling.
Mrs. E. A. Gleason, Miss ]. r. EN-
ory. Miss Mildred Markley, Miss NJ.
A. Parrot. Mrs. A. p. Faber. Mrs.
h. r. Cloyd, Mrs. v. S. Peters. Miss
NJ, e. Reed. J. L. Talbert C. G..
Fenton. Miss e. NJ. Rolston. C.. A,
Blume, Mrs. NJ. II. Tyrrell. Miss
Anna McFadden. Mrs. Rebecca
Smith. Miss A. l.. Boland. w. w.
Lewis. Clerk, W. N. Berkley.
Terminations and Resisnations.
Teachers: Mrs. c. A. Gibbs, l..
s. Mann, s. p. Johnson. Miss Euia-
liza Lacaze. Miss Grace Vale, F. c..
johnson, Mrs. r. z. Martin. Clerks:
NJ. s. Schwartz and Mrs. J. L. Mar
shall.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
SEVEN SENTENCED
TOPENITENTIARY

Justice Gould in Criminal Court
unceremoniously wound up the ca
reers of three young but daring
housebreakers yesterday by sending
them to the penitentiary.
Two OF them, franklin H. Acton
and Jennings Craven. were sent Il
the penitentiary for two and one
half years. The third, William G.
Haas. got of with one and one-haIr
years.
Meyer Snyderman. recently re-
leased from a Philadelphia peni-
tentiary, was sentenced to serve
three more years for the embezzle-
ment of $3.50 before his original
sentence began.
Bernal E. Cole, who was out on
probation, was sentenced to serve
two and one-half years in the peni-
tentiary for. the theft of a string
of beads.
Lamar Brown and William A,
Green, both colored hold-up men,
were sentenced to five years each
for holding up Vincent Emmanuel
November II. 1919. and taking his
money and Sewelry. .-r,
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
New D. c. Traffic Laws
+ Go to House This Week

The subcommittee on trafic Of the
House District Committee, of which
Representative Frederick N. Zihl-
man. of Maryland. is chairman, ex-
poets to report its draft Of new
traffic legislation to the full COM
mittee by the end of next week.
Mr.. Zihlman said last night.
The committee at the present time
is waiting on suggestions. and
memoranda being prepared by Com
missioner Brownlow and Assistant
Corporation Counsel Hart relative
to enforcement Of the proposed
traffic law.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
Cousins Claim slzs,ooo Estate.

Frederick. Nd May Claiming
hat they are FIRST cousins OF John
-ronise, who died intestate. leaving
an estate of S125,0oo. petition has
been filed in the Circuit Court by
Mary Jane Bitler. Margaret Z. Crum.
Julia Derr and Jacob Derr. her hus-
band; Frederick and Laura Bsrrick
and Roderick A Barrick, asking
interest. Judge Glenn
H. Worthington ordered a suspen-
sion. Of sale by the trustees.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
REASONS GIVEN
FORRATEBOOST
Utilities Commission Told Of
Proposed Plans to Better.
Wire Service.
EXPERTS CITE VIEWS
Merits Of Phantom Cir
cut Are Explained by
N. Y. Representative.
EXPERTS CITE VIEWS

Proposed improvements in WASH
ington telephone service were OUT
lined at yesterday afternoons ses-
sion OF the Public utilities Commits
siou's hearing on increased rates
for the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company.
District Commissioners Brownlow
and Kutz. and the commission's sec
retary. Walter c. Allen, wrinkled
their brows perplexedly while T. p.
Sylvan. vice president of the New
York Telephone Company. delved
into q mass Of technicalities re-
gardinG the construction and use Of
the phantom circuit" various types
Of cables and the telephone repeater
which amplifes sound and has
demonstrated its usefulness as al
essential part OF the wireless tele-
phone.
\ special type of cable used In
Washington and other cities has re-
suited in an annual saving Of $780,
oo9. 700 to the Bell system. Wash
ington has l per cent Of all United
States telephones. Sylvan said, and
declared that SIS0.003 was saved in
this city annually py the uss OF the
cable.
Savings Swallowed Up.
- In response to a question by Com
missioner Kutz. Sylvan explained
that the sayings were swallowed up
b. increased costs OF materials and
that the situation would be much
worse IL the cable were not in
stalled.
G. w. whittemore, valuation en-
Eineer OF the New York Telephone
Company formerly connected with
the local organization, showed the
commission why the Chesapeake and
Potomac Company must keep on
hand a reserve fund.
Twenty Der cent was given as the
ratio Of the company's funds re-
served for depreciation.
William Mex. Clayton, represent
ing the Federation of Citizens As
sociations, at the close of the meet
ing proposed that the fat rate teIe-
phone service be abandoned as con-
ducive to increased efficiency.
Report Favors Increase.
A report of the special committee
on the proposed increase in rates
reported favorably on the institu-
tion of higher rates in a letter to
the association. The report was Civ
en- to the commission during the
hearing by Charles J. Columbus, sec
retary of the association.
The committee, in rendering Its
decision, said:
I'VE have come to the conclusion
that the rate of increase as proposed
by the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company is fair and rea-
sonable and amply justified in the
public interest"
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
Records Show Nature
Balances War Losses

London, May 7.-As after all pre-
vious wars. nature appears to be
again busy restoring the population
OF European countries to normal
and counterbalancing the excess Of
women caused by the wars human
losses. .
The years birth rate figures in
London show an enormous Increase
in the number Of newborn boys. A
record was reached in April, when
5.345 boys were born as against
4,5s5 girls, -a~ - =
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
OVERRULES HUGHES
:. PLEA FOR MINERS

Indianapolis. May Judge A. b.
Anderson in the U s. district court
today overruled plea in abatement
filed by Charles Evans Hughes as
chief counsel for the defense in the
governments case against 125 coal
men indicted on charges Of yfolat-
ing the Lever Act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-11

The pink boolwopm of cotton prevtousiy supposed to exist in this country only Ill Texas. has been discovered at a num- Der of places in Cameron parish, Louis iana. where it is believed to have been far at least two years. It has been found also in Calcasieu parish, but so re- cently that definite information as to dls- tribution is not available. The old in- fested area around Trinity Bay has also heen shipped from Comeron parish to Alexandria, Broussard, shreveport, Moi. Iroe and Bunlxie. La, San Antonio, Fort Worth Houston, San Marcos anu New .Pra,1fels Tex Several of these points have no oil mills and the seed was prob ahlv uged for planting. Thus there is the nossibiIitv that the pink boolworm has been scattered to all of these sections and probably to others not yet oeter- mined. .., eor
 This brings about serious situation TOT inc cotton industry of the United states says the United States department or a e,riculture. Unless the radical but nee essary steps are promptly taken by the states concerned in cooperation with the federal department of agriculture, lne rink boolworm will certainly get out ol hand and the work of extermination ai- ready carried out in Texas will De lost. ccnoress has been asked to provide aadl- tional funds and to make them immedi- ately available.
 conference has been called to meet In New orleans on March 5. Representatives oe an the cotton states and of the de- r,artment of agriculture will be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-11
Live Stock Meeting

Announcement was made last week of the programme for the twenty-fourth manual meeting of the Alabama Live Stock Association. which is to be held in Montgomery on Thursday and Friday. March 4 and ,. The programme has been prepared with,evident care and an inten- tion to create a statewide interest Speak CTS of known ability on the various sub- jects selected have been secured from this and other statesq
 The first day Of the session is taken up with beef cattle and sheep: while the Friday session is lconcerned with dairy cows, hogs and ehl1ens, Among the speakers who have a prominent place on the programme may be mentioned Prof. K. R. Lloyd, formerly director of the Mis- sissippf extension service. but now in charge of the agricultural work of the Memphis Chamber of Commerce: Fred Jones' banker and beef cattle breeder from Sumter county; R. E. Davis. Auburn Graduate in charge of cattle on Mcqueen Smiths farm: K. G. Baker beef cattle specialist of the extension service. and E. F. Cauthon, agriculturist of the exper-i ment station at Auburn.
 The Thursday night session will be de- voted to sheep, tue various aspects in the raising of which will be treated bzy H A. Clarke, one of the largest feeders in IenneSSeei Cf- w. Humphrey, from the agricultural department of the Southern Railway, and H. II. Best farm demon stration agent of Washington county where the sheep industry is engaging con- siderable attention.
 On Friday the dairy business will be presented through R. ". Barnes, manager of the Selma creamery, one of the most successful enterprises in the state, and w. H. Eaton. dairy specialist at Auburn. Dr. e! J. Becker of Birmingham and Dr c. A. Cary, president of the association will speak on eradication of tuberculosis and other diseases.
 The poultry workswill be presented by Mrs. Robert West of Montgomery One of the most successful breeders of White Leghorns in the state, and by Miss Mary Fcminear, state home demonstration agent at Auburn. . J. l.. Tewat of Anda- lusia, c. Kirkpatrick of Cahaba and T. R. Martin of Union Springs win present the various aspects of the hog Industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-11
Start Seed Exchange

''Like father, like son." ''The stream will not rise higher than it's source
 These and other ancient adages come 10 mind upon the announcement by the AN bama extension service that through its agronomy department seed exchange willabe established in Alabama with the co-operation of the various farm demon stration agents in, the sixty-seven cou/' ties.
 The purpose of the seed exchange is to secure from each county agent twice a month a list showing the names and ad- dresses of such farmer sas have seed TOT sale, giving the kind, amount and price
 Of same, which in condensed, tabulated
 form will be sent out to all county agents.
 seedsmen and selected list of interested
 farmers. u is hoped that this exchange
 will prove celaring house. so that each
 county will give full data as resaros us own county and receive back in return complete information for all the counties
 of the state The extension service con ducts a live stock exciian5e ons somewhat this same order which has proved a nsost
 valuable aid. to the live stock growers The selecting of improved seeds, ana the building up of market for their lm-
 Fmediate sale will do much to stlmulate
 the growing of pure-bred seeds over 'ne
 state. with a resultant improvement III
 crops. The work is valuable one, ana
 it's practical application should be encour-
 aged by all identified with 1t.
 Parties desiring their names hstedior
 the receipt of this information should communicate with r. E. Boyd, assistant extension agronomist, Auburn, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-11
Silage
Ny K. C. BAKER Beef cattle specialist of the Alabama

Beef cattle SpecSnhst ot the a'""a"@ s Extension Service Practically every experiment station in the United States has reached the conr clusion that silage is the most economical roughage for cattle. either beef or dairy Every practical cattleman in this state who has Ia silo and with whom we have discussed the subject believes that t.ie silo is necessary in order to make profit from their cattle. So with the tes- timonials of these authorities the argu- ment for silos would seem to be con elusive.
 w. E. Elsberry, Jr., near Montgomery, put up cane silage this year for $ls4 per ton This included labor, rent of land seed cost of preparation of the soil, cul- tiyation of the crop, team hire and wear and tear on machinery. He made an av- craze yield of nineteenth tons to the acre. Silage at that price is a cheapeT feed than hay at S per ton.
 The silo presents the following adVan- tages: Silage is the nearest approach to green grass of any feed that may De stored up for winter use. It is the great est stimulant to the flow of milk in the l cow that we have. Therefore, calves raised from cows getting silage have d better chance than if their mothers re-
 | ceiyed dry roughage. Silage is an eN-
 | cellent conditioner; that IS, the digestive
 tapparatlls of animals receiving silage IS
 apt to be in better shape than of those
 getting any other roughage. In addition
 to the above advantages, silage is paia- | table. economical, succulent, and 1t can l he grown anywhere in this state that any l crops will grow.
 | For further information along this The address the Animal Husbandry Depart ment, Augurn, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-11
PINK BOLLWORM SERIOUS

The conference was called by Governor Pleasant of Louisiana in cooperation with Governor elect Parker. who is pres ident of the American Cotton Associa- tion. The purpose of the conference is to consider the whole situation as it has now developed and to secure the taking Of necessary steps by Texas and Louis jana and any other states concerned to meet the emergency.
 The newly discovered infestations in Cameron and Calcasieu parishes, Louis jana, and Orange county. Texas, and along the lower course of the Sabine river rear the Gulf of Mexico. In addition. there is some reinfestation of the old Trinity Bay area in Texas, but the work of recleaning that area has almost been completed. The work. however has con- sumer practically all the money that the department of agriculture had avail able for pink boollworm eradication. Re- infestation around Trinity Bay was due to modification of the policy originally agreed upon by the department and state authorities of allowing no cotton to be grown in infested areas for a period of twoSor three years. A revision of the state. pink boliworm act permitted cot ton to be grown. under restrictions, Tn the Trinity Bay area during 19ls The rein festation which has resulted from such
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-11
Grading Schools Grow

Grain grading schools which were started in Portland and Astoria, Ore, last fall will continue throughout the >Minter from present indications. The school in Portland has an attendance of about forty each week. while the one in Astoria, which started somewhat later. has about a dozen pupils"
 Last August the federal grain super visor of Portland formed the first school for the purpose of helping grain dealers, samplers. weighers, dock and elevator slperintendents. and state inspectors to understand and apply the federal grain grades. They met once Beek, outside of business hours, learned definitions of terms and used under the federal grades. studied methods of applying the grades. and then were given samples of grain to grade according to what they had learned. After attending the school for few weeks they were able to grade the samples.
 IL was not expected that the school would last more than a few months, but 1t has proved so popular that it will be continued as long as pupils desire to come. The school in Astoria was started recently in response to a demand there. It is conducted along the same lones as the Portland school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-11
New Publications

The following publications were issued by the United States Department of Agri- culture during the last week: Back-Yard Poultry Keeping. Farmers Bulletin SSs.
 Busting Machinery for Cotton Boll Weevil Control Farmers Bulletin l0S. A chemical study of the Ripening and Picking of California Olives. Depart ment Bulletin sos. The Broad-Bean Weevil- Professi0nai
 Paper Department Bulletin S07. Rural Community Buildings in the United States. Department Bulletin 1925. Care of Baby Chicks Department Cir cular 14
 Suggestions for State Law Providing
 for the Organization of Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Companies. Department
 Circular 7.
 Tropical Fowl Mite in the United States Department Circular 7e. Copies of these publications may be ob- tained on application to the Division or Publications, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. c. In order to aid the department in giving tprompt attention, make your request definite by specifying the distinct class and number of publication desired, for example: Farmers Bulletin No. no; De- partment Bulletin 1l4; Department Cir cular 76.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-11
Sick Baby Chicks?

TAes~ taeQly avAy ee 4eel wfn baby eniekA anA 1hsA is = fSsD than velk Doetorfng buns srsa q nere sAiekn ' nisAv AiseesrsSine york.
 It'n nufo 0nYo1anDneaA to foee more thAA " pefi >ens n eSiekS. 1So0 kaSohne to full GrovtA. Many Hse . - seis e oPsr cent sAd even nefe Nc
 orr Ssck. Acars ea nahy Miefs. cfsss, md . yaekage q 0esmoaene is the hast chick insaranee. KiTH BABY CHICKS YOU MUST PREVENT eICENIaS-NoT ATTEMPT TO CURE. T never 6ai a TT chick au last sonnOA1-C. Q. Pet1atns Nei,ss. m. sNca esso of white dfarrhoeain threa ysals.-Aa,DA wuzst, Ere, P.- -Aave soo chick: Sev Veokn cd AnA net stn&le case of bowel SroahleS-lfFA VI. ChRtnt1aAA olfve nidge, New. Yosk. ~1We vesks sftar vs started last eprfng we vseo 18Asy discouraged pair. Evcy day from ShFse 10 a6x eAich1 deAd A neigAbof pet ee next o oesnssoAs and VI arc nov sure if we had hsd n ot nc 1nxtve Woula no& hsvu loss atngle eA1ek"- MI k 0AepAeRd, 6era8teA, Pa
 CERMOZONE q chiesn olSs1 sS,sress a piseoos. . sses asUa. llAAsb sr oehsr pss or done.stc etock- 1s ts pS1v1ak1ye e vel as ouystfve. which ts tea Sfme6 bee1eG 10 D usea noss sxtensfyep for roup bewsl 6eabSa muG1cs, giecA, esAke5 svcned head, opse heaA. segea, vouAaa. loas of flu featheTs. 1se, 5se. el-5e pkas. st dsaleD q postpead- LEO. Il. LEE CO. Dept. N-1s. Omaha, Neb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-11
Yrees for Nebraskans

More than million trees from the Bessey nursery at Halsey, Neb-, have been distributed among 5,080 people by the forest survice since 1912. Those receiving the trees are residents of the Kinkaid enlarged homestead district, special provision in the act creating this dis trict having provided that the residents should be entitled to. receive trees from the forest service Recently steps have heen taken to get the largest penent from inc distribution of trees by arranging with the county agents in the districts to receive applications for trees, to assist in planting trees. and to make annual reports regarding the condition of trees coming under their notice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-11
Kill 3O,OOO Rabbits

In eighteen rabbit drives Conducted in three successive weeks by the Bingham county (Idaho) farm bureau. with the CO., operation of the biological survey. United States department of agriculture, 3o. 300 rabbits were killed. The first week there were four drives in three. commit mites. and the number of rabbits de- stroyed was 5000. The second week eight drives were held in six communities, at tended by 1900 people, and resulting in the killing of 12.0O rabbits. The third week six drives in four communities were attended by 1900 people and resulted in the ,kiliing of 195n rahsae
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-11

growth of cotton is scattered pretty we'll over the old district but the actual points or lnfestation are very few as compared With 1917. and the amount of infestation Tn the fields where the insect has been found is insignificant as to numbers The l results clearly indicate, say the special lsts of the department, the possibility of extermination by the method of establish Ing noncotton zones and the cleaning up Of all volunteer cotton if continued for sufficient period. It wastdeviation from this method that brought the reinfesta- ton in Texas, and the department will insist that it be strictly followed in the tremendously greater task that now con- lfronts the country. This is the only means of control" says the department, that gives any hope of ultimately erad-' icating this most destructive pest of cot ton and the success of the work must necessarily depend on the absolute CO., operation of the states concerned"
 Louisiana immediately upon the discov- cry of the infestation in Cameron parish, declared a drastic quarantine prohib- iting the growth of cotton and providing for the destruction of existing cotton and cotton seed within a radius of fifteen miles of any infested point in that state. No provision has been mace, however, for compensatng planters for cotton de- stroyed. It is absolutely necessary, the department says. that some provision be
 made to reimburse the planters for losses
 which they must accept in the interest of the cotton industry as a whole. The
 payment of these losses, 1t is pointed out,
 will be very small as compared with the
 risk to the cotton crop should be pink bollworm get beyond control.
 The possibilities of further spread, due to the shipment of presumably Infested cotton and cotton seed from Cameron parish makes it necessary that all such shipments be traced to destination, and that steps be taken to safeguard any local linfestations that may have resulted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-11

The Peruvians take eagerly to the auto mobile, wherever it's use is possible. out side of the sections served by railroads and there are only about 1,70o miles of railway in Peru's 700,CO square miles of has hitherto depend- ed on pack mules or burros As trails for bridle paths are being converted into highways. motor cars and trucks are bringing new life to formerly isolated ccntens of mining and agricultural pro- duction
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-11
Solving Market Problems

Keep market reports reviews and spe- cial articles on file. They will help in following and understanding the markets. Producers are invited to submit tFeir marketing questions to the represent ta- tives nearest market station. If he can not answer them he knows some one in the bureau of markets who probably can supply the desired information. If the inquirer does not know the address of the nearest federal representative he should write to United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-08
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Miss Grace Burt of Greenfield visited
at her home in town during the Valley
fair.
Mr. and Mrs w. Renfrew left yester-
day in their automobile for a vacation
in Maine.
Charles Perry has returned from a
business trip TO Boston in the interest
of the Alelrose hospital.
l.. w. Jacknan, real estate agent,
has sold to Wallace H. Davis, the Knee
land l.. Eldridge farm in Dnmmerston.
Mr.. and Mrs Perlie AHbee and son
of Tovnsirend visited his mother, Mrs
7. NJ. Allbee, this week and attended the
fair.
Miss Alice Rylander has finished work
in the offices of the Holstein- Friesian
association and has gone west to re
main indefinitely.
Walter Sylvester and Mrs. Eva
kingsbury left yesterday by automobile
for Boston, accompanying relatives OF
Mr.. Sylvester, who had been his guests
here, to their home
Mrs. Florence MacNeil of Detroit
Mich, is guest here in the home OF
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Cheney. Mrs. Mac
Neil came on here to accompany hel
daUghsec, Ruth, to Cooperstown. n. y.
where she will enter the Knox schoo
for young women.
John Caslins of Bellows Falls wa.