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Evening star., 1921-05-07
MRS. J. v. FR|zzELL
HEADS FEDERATION
Women's Clubs Elects Of
ficers-Miss Boardman Ap-
peals for City Beautiful.

Washington should be the most
beautiful city in the world, Miss Ma
bel Boardman told the District of Co.
lumbia Federation of Women's Clubs
at it's banquet at the Hadleigh last
night. concluding it's two-day annual
convention. She made strong plea
for the support of the women's clubs
to the movement for connecting the
civil war forts in Washington by
park system.
Miss Boardman also urged the ap-
pointrnent of committees to watch the
architecture of the city and keep out
monstrosities and also a committee on
wild flowers. Washington, she point
ed out. should have an open marke
for flowers such as is found in Paris.
Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, president Of
Clubs, said that the country was not
SO much in need Of new laws as it
was in need Of a development Of the
law-abiding spirit and enforcement
OF the laws a now on the books.
and Mrs. Cabot Stevens also spoke. the
latter in behalf Of near east relief
The election of officers for the ensuing
two years was announced. as follows. at
the final business meeting yesterday
afternoon:
Mrs. J. W. Frizzell. president; Mrs.
Charles P. Grandfield. first vice presi-
dent Mrs. Jason Waterman, second vice
president; Mrs. A K. Wine, recording
secretary: Mrs. Redwood Vandergrift
corresponding secretary; Miss Mary
Heyler. treasurer, and Mrs. w. A.
Winkelhaus. treasurer.
Resolutions were adopted by the con-
vention favoring the oak as the national
tree, indorsing music week. May 29 to
June 4, in Washington; protesting
against propaganda destructive to the
institutions Of the United States and
recommending that Washington be in
cluded in the Lincoln highway plans.
The delegates were received by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding this afternoon.
Evening star., 1921-05-07
|PLAY FOR UNIFORM
| PAYING Of CLERKS
Unfairness Seen in Disburs.
ing Late When Payday
Falls on a Holiday.

So that the employees of some
executive departments may not be
favored over employees of other de-
ular semi-monthly payments, steps
are being taken to arrange for these
payments in all the departments uni
formly on the same dates. Under the
present system all departmental en-
ployes are paid off the 18th and last
days of each month, except when
those dates fall on Sundays or legal
holidays. With respect to the ex-
ceptions, the practice differs in the
various departments. In a few de-
partnents, like the State, Navy and
Commerce. the semi-monthly pay
ments are made on the day before
Sunday or other holiday. In all the
other departments payments are de-
ferred until the day after Sunday or
other holiday. making difference
of two and sometimes three days in
the time of payment.
The present month affords a strik-
ing example Of the unequal operation
of the existing practice. The 10Th
falls on Sunday. In some of the de-
partments payments will be made on
the 14Cn anu III OlAcTS-IHuCu Tic
larger number--payments will be
made on the 18th. Then, again. May
3O-Memorial day-is a legal holiday
and the preceding day is Sunday.
Because of that condition some of the
departments plan to pay off on Sat
urday, May %. while others will not
pay until Tuesday. May 81.
Disbursing officers in several of the
departments. including the Treasury
and War Departments, assert that
they are inhibited from paying off
before the 18th instant and the last
day Of the month by circular issued
by the Secretary Of the Treasury in
July, 1918, and still in effect. That
order appears, however. to be dis
regarded in several of the depart.
ments.
The order is as follows:
Thereafter payment of salaries
by the disbursing clerk, Treasury De-
partment, will be made the 18th and
last DAYS of each month, instead of
the 18th and 1st days of each month.
When the 18th or last day of a month
falls on Sunday or a legal holiday
payment will be made the next sue
ceeding business day.
Pending the approval of new pay
roll forms the words and that the
full period Of service covered by this
nay roll has expired prior to the ac-
tual signing hereof will be stricken
ficate of the approving officer on each
roll.
"Pay rolls must not be certified by
approving officers until after 9 am.
the day payment is to be made.
Amy existing regulations in con-
flict herewith are hereby amended ac-
cordingly."
Evening star., 1921-05-07
5000 RAINBOW TROUTIN ROCK CREEK
TO TEMPT ANGLERS IN FEW YEARS

This Office, with the cooperation
Of the bureau Of fisheries of the De-
partment Of Commerce, has nnlsned "a
stocking Rock Creek Park with 5000
rainbow trout.
IAN investigation made by G. g:
Leech of the bureau of fisheries and
Patrick Joyce. superintendent OF Rock
Creek Park, indicates that Rock creek
and it's tributaries are admirably
adapted to the growing of rainbow
trout, and it is expected within the
next few years that lovers of trout
fishing will be given an opportunity
to enjoy this sport within sight of
the Washington Monument.
I'm order, however, for this result to
be secured it will be necessary that
there be no fishing in this creek
either in the park or in it's tributaries
within at least two years from this
tate'
Evening star., 1921-05-07
WILL PLAN SHAD BAKE.
Details of Annual Board of Trade
Eete to Be Taken Up.

Details Of the twenty-seventh an
nual shad bake of the Washington
Board of Trade will be discussed to-
night at a meeting of the shad- d-bake e
committee in the board rooms in The
Star building. Charles F. Crane.
chairman of the general committee on
arrangements, will preside. Reports
will be presented by Dr. Frank E.
Gibson, chairman of the entertain
ment committee; Charles W. Pimper,
chairman of the athletic committee,
and Fred White, chairman OF the
amusement committee.
be on hand Fully 600 members of
the board will attend. Two dinners
will be served, following the arrival
of each train at the beach. A band
concert, sporting events, vaudeville
acts and other features are sched-
uled.
Evening star., 1921-05-07
RAILWAY WORKERS
ASK PRESENT PAY
Local Unionists Against Re-
duCtionS Because of
Living Costs.

Local railway unionists at a meeting
last night, adopted a resolution calling
for the maintenance of the present
wage scale on the railroads by the
Railway Labor Board, because of the
present cost of living.
The meeting was under the auspices
of the joint association of railroad en-
ployes, representing virtually every
Alexandria. Several hundred attended
the meeting. which was addressed by
Representative George Huddleston. He
urged the workers to continue or
ganized effort to maintain and protect
their interests.
Henry T. Hunt of Cincinnati, former
member of the Railroad Labor Board;
Glenn II. Plumb. author of the Plumb
plan: Representative J. NJ. Baer OF
North Dakota, former Representative
Edward keating Of Colorado and w. N.
Doak. vice president of the Brother
hood Of Railway Trainmen, also de-
livered addresses.
Content Of Resolution.
The resolution adopted provided that
prevailing wage scale until the gross
ineft1ciency" of railroad management
was remedied. and until the cost of
living and general expenses had reach
ed a par with the wages received.
The committee on arrangements
was as follows: c. L. Pulliam, gen
eral Office clerks; H. L. Brown, loco
motive engineers: Q. D. Tice. machin-
lists; ]. A. Schuster, trainmen:
William A. Cahoon: Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen. No. Z; ]. J. Wolf. Express
Lodge. No. 2037; r. F. Wade. conduc-
tors; ]. A. King, Alexandria clerks,
No. II; c. T. Martin. trainmen: J. c.
Hambley. clerks: H. G. Howard,
Clerks Lodge. No. 1924: E. NJ. Brid-
well, machinists; ]. w. Osman, boiler
makers; George Holmes, Washington
terminal federation: L. c. Ball, ter
minal employees, and Wade Shurtleff,
railway clerks.
Evening star., 1921-05-07
SCHOOL PRIVILEGE TAX.
Proposed Income Assessment on the
Nonresident Patrons.

Proposal to put an income tax on
people who do not live here. but send
their children to the District schools, was
made at an executive session of the
committee instructed to make a thor
ough study Of the needs of the WASH
ington school system.
REPRESENTATIVE Blanton of Texas, a
minority member, said many of these
people moved into Virginia and Mary
land to save on rent, but are seeking
the advantages of the District schools
for their children, and that this has
largely contributed to overcrowded con-
ditions.
A program Of procedure on which the
subcommittee expects to start work next
week as soon as it can reach an agree
ment with school authorities was dis
cussed in the executive session today.
Evening star., 1921-05-07
There are 5000 happy rainbow trout

There are 5000 happy rainbow trout
in Washington today.
They have been given a home, a
quiet, cool-watered domicile in Rock
Creek. where moss-slippery rocks are
calculated to send shivers of sheer
JOY through the fins Of any piscatorial
resident of these parts. And best of
all. the Office of public buildings and
grounds. which has turned friend of
the fish in cooperation with the
bureau of fisheries of the Department
of Commerce, has sent forth word
that at least for few years no
tempting worms. squirming juicily on
the end Of a fishermsn's hook, shall
legally disturb their pleasures.
The official statement issued by the
office of the public buildings and
grounds says:
Evening star., 1921-05-07
LETTER HANDLING
SEEN TO IMPROVE
Postmaster Estimates DeIiv.
cries Day of Mailing In
creased 100 Per Cent.

City Postmaster Chance today esti-
mated that the delivery Of letters here
the same day they are mailed has in
creased 100 per cent since the begin
ming Of the mail early-mail often
campaign.
This splendid result, he declared,
shows the intense interest of the
business men of the city in the cam
paign, and their resulting co-opera-
ton. By mailing their letters intend
ed for local delivery early in the day
practically all mailed before 2 o'clock
are delivered the same day.
Result Of Cooperation.
Mr.. Chance pointed out that this re-
suit shows what can be done when
remains to be done. he said, is to get
the people to realize the necessity OF
early mailing in relation to out-of-
town letters.
The peak load" at the post office
still remains after o'clock, when the
office hopes it will be made between
3 and o'clock, or at the latest 4 and
o'clock. 1t is not so easy for a per-
son to vizualfZe the trips Of letters
to all parts Of the country, Mr.. Chance
explained, 80 that th61r aCt0al de-
livery does not seem a matter Of
concern.
Gives an illustration.
Yet it is easy enough, he continued,
for a man who can follow the prog
ress of his letter from mailing to re-
ceipt in one day here to bring into
his conception the travels Of the let
ter destined for out-of-town delivery
If early mailing is an advantage to
the first letter. it is of equal advan-
tage to the second, Postmaster Chance
pointed out, occurring earlier delivery
in the city to which addressed on a
par with the earlier delivery given
the letter for local delivery.
Evening star., 1921-05-07
AGREE ON TARIFF VOTE.
Senate to Decide Emergency Bill
Next Wednesday,.

The Senate late yesterday entered
into formal agreement for final vote
on passage of the emergency tariff
bill Wednesday. Voting on amend
ments to the measure is scheduled
under the agreement to start at noon
of that day.
An amendment extending anti
dumping provisions of the emergency
tariff bill to the importations of air
planes was introduced by Senator
New. republican, Indiana. Mr. New
said that while there was no doubt
that the anti-dumping provisions were
INTENDED" to cover airplanes. he felt
the matter to be Of sufficient i'm
portance to demand specific reference.
Evening star., 1921-05-07
BIG CHAUTAUQUA OFFER.
John Temple Graves Receives Con.
tract for ia Lectures.

Col. John Temple Graves, who de-
livered fifty-flve chatauqua speeches
in fifty-five consecutive nights of last
summers chautauquas. has been Of
fered a contract for ia lectures in
ia consecutive nights. perhaps the
largest chautauQua contract ever Of
fered to an American lecturer.
Col. Graves is not expected to give
80 much of his time to the platform,
but he will spend his entire vaca-
tion preaching the gospel of good
government to the chautauquas of the
west
Evening star., 1921-05-07
BODY IS INCORPORATED.

The Woman's INSTRUMENTATION
Missionary Union of the District of
Columbia has been incorporated by
certificate filed with Recorder of
Deeds Costello. The object of the
union is stated as the forming of a
center from which any interdenomi-
national Christian missionary work
may emanate and be promulgated
The lncorporators are Belle Caldwell
Culbertson. Grace B. Logan and
Louise X. Krechting.
Evening star., 1921-05-07
INSURANCE MAN H0NoRED.

Felicitations were extended to Thad
c. Bell, inspector Of agencies OF the
southern department Of the New York
Life Insurance Company, in behalf Of
his active service with the company for
the last twenty-five years, at Wardman
Hotel last night. More than 100 MEM
hers of the company were present at its
convention to celebrate the placing Of
$l7O00,OOO life insurance during the
first quarter Of this year:
Evening star., 1921-05-07

the night. there would be little urg-
ing needed to get a greatly enlarged
police force. better basic pay for the
men and modern motor and other
equipment. Criminals know condi-
tions here and the police department
ought to take the public into it's con-
fidence in an effort to get better pro-
tectiOn"
Evening star., 1921-05-07
GLEE CLUB CONCERT.

George Washington University Glee
Club is preparing to give it's final
concert of the season Thursday even
ing in the parish hall of the Church
of the Epiphany, under the auspices
of the Young Peoples Society of the
church. The concert will last an
hour and will be followed by dancing,
Evening star., 1921-05-07
D. S. c. FOR HER0ISM.
J. s. and French Army Officers
Honored BY President.

BY direction Of the President, the
distinguished service cross has been
awarded to Second Lieut.. Robert B.
Mcclure. 1920 Infantry, United States
Army, of Piedmont, Calf, and to
Capt. Tribot-Laspierre, 1st Algerian
Tiralleurs. French army, both for
extraordinary heroism in action, in
France, in 1918.
Evening star., 1921-05-07
STAND STILL sM1THY" HELD.

Martin ]. Smith, alias Stand Still
Smithy," appeared before United
States Commissioner Isaac r. Hit
today to answer to a charge Of hav-
ing in his possession unstamped and
improperly labeled opium. cocaine and
morphine. He was arrested yesterday
at the Pimlico race track by Federal
Narcotic Inspector Rakusin. after a
search of several weeks. He waived
preliminary hearing and was held
under $1,000 bond by Commissioner
Hit,
Evening star., 1921-05-07
SEEKS LIMITED DIVORCE.

Fred Boeckler il named as defend
ant in a suit for limited divorce and
alimony filed in the District Supreme
Court by his wife, Anne Boeckler.
They were married in Baltimore, Sep
tember II. 1908. and have one child.
She is represented by Attorney
Francis l. Neubeck.
Evening star., 1921-05-07
WALLACE SEES BRAND.

PARIS. May Hugh c. Wallace,
American ambassador, had
a lengthy conference with Premier
ference Mr.. Wallace dispatched a
to Washington, the subject
of which was not made public.
Evening star., 1921-05-07
NEED OF REPAIRS CITED.

The Commissioners today called
the attention of the Capital Traction
Company to the need for repairs to
the roadway of Connecticut avenue,
between the tracks at Macomb street
and between Klingle bridge and Til
den street and between Chappell road
and the circle.
Evening star., 1921-05-07
P0sTMAsTERs' CONVENTION.

The national convention of first,
second and third class postmasters
will be held at the New National
Museum here July IL. 13 and IA.
About 500 postmasters from all parts
Of the country are expected to attend
Evening star., 1921-05-07
ORDERED TO GUAM.

man. Naval Medical Corps, has been
relieved from duty at the navy yard,
Washington, D. c., and ordered to
duty at the naval station at Guam.
Pacific ocean.
Evening star., 1921-05-07

Birmingham, Ala, claims the larg-
est Sunday school attendance in pro-
portion to population of any city in
the world.
Evening star., 1921-05-07

Copyright. 1921, BY Il. c. Fisher. Trade mark
reeistered q. 8, Pat. O6,l
Evening star., 1921-05-07

ADVERTISEMENT.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-09
st. Johnsbury Gas Co.
Business for Sale

Bakery and confectionery store
in village of 5000 population, doing
a good paying business, can thor
oughly investigate and see books.
FARM FOR SALE
One mile to st. Johnsbury depot,
on state road, best location in this
vicinity, can buy 40 acres or 120
as desired, fine set of buildings,
electric lights, village water, hay
in the barn. Sell milk at IL cents
a quart instead of what you are
getting at the creamery, eggs, veg
etables, ETC., at the door. This
place must be sold. For further
particulars see.
A. B. Dow's Agency
Telephone One
Office over Bailey's Music Rooms
st. JoAr.shury, Vermont
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-09
STATISTICS
VERMONT FARM
PROPERTY
Values Increased in De-
cade More Than Any
Other N. f. State
(Our Washington letter.


Vermont farm property Of all
descriptions-lands, buildings, i'm
plements, and livestock-increased
in value to the extent Of S77, 1885,
1872 during the last decade;~ or more
than in any other New England
State, according to the latest Cen
sus Bureau figures The increase
in the value of this property in
New Hampshire was but $14,951,-
919. 80
Farm lands in Vermont were
valued at $82,938,253' in 1920 as
against $58,385, 1927 ten years ear
Her., Buildings on farms took a
jump in value from $54,202,9 48 to
S76,17S,906. Implements and ma
chinery more than doubled in
worth, from s10,168,687 to $21,-
234,13O, and livestock increased in
value nearly a hundred per cent.
going from $22, 642,766 to $42,-
385,331 from 1910 to 1920.
These figures are based upon re-
ports from total of 29,075 farms
throughout the Green Mountain
State under the latest Federal CEN
sus, and the increase in valuation
is all the more noteworthy when
the actual number of farms shows
falling off during the decade
from a total of so, 709 in 1910.
Moreover, the value of all farm
property per farm in Vermont now
is in excess Of the average for the
New England States, being F661
in the State as against $7,492 for
New England. The reverse was
the case in 1910, when the New
England average was S4,593 and
the Vermont average per farm 81
445.
Further, Vermont farms averag-
ed more land per acre than in any
other unit of the sNew England
group, this average being 1887,
with New Hampshire tagging
second in the race above the New
England average, which is 1888.
Still further, and showing the
industry and thrift of the Green
Mountain farmer, that worthy had
in the States aggregate by long
odds the greatest average number
of acres under Improvement, with
$50 to his credit. an increase of
8.3 average in the last ten years.
Maine comes next, with Al aver
age improved acres to the farm;
New Hampshire has 34.2; Rhode
Island, 1915: Connecticut, 500,
and Massachusetts trails the list
with 2S.4. This is what the farmer
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-09
SICK HEADACHES
FOR YEARS
Nothing Gave Relief Until
| He Tried Tluit-a-fYeS"

16oC 4aoLlsE AVE, OGDENsBURa, NY.
IT suffered for four years with
Eervons Sick Headache and Dyspepsia.
Tried doctors-ate bran gems-took
ill kinds of remedies - but nothing
did me any good until I used
'Fruit-a-tives' or Fruit Liver Tablets.
They made me sue1i and keep me scell /;
and 7 am always glad to tell people
Of the great things "Fruit- tlves'
have done for me.
Thave many friends in Ogdensburg
now using fruit .tives' on my
recommendation. C.E. BESWICK.
soc. abox, 6for $3.50, trial size csc.
Atdeaiers or from FRUIT A-TIvES
Limited, GDENsBURG. N. Y,
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-09
pASSIJMPSIC

T. M. Keith is visiting his daugh-
ter Mrs. Lewis Hall in Waliing-
ford, Conn.,, the past two weeks
Mrs. Zelma Frelford is very
sick with acute Brights disease.
The little boy is still very sick
with the same disease.
George WEIGH has been having
a vacation, and stopping with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
WEIGH.
Miss Vivian Batchelder from
West Burke spent the week end
with Alice Gillander
Andrew Morgan from West
Concord spent one day last week
with his daughter, Mrs. Jennie
Bruce it being, her birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pinkham of
Detroit, Mich, are visiting her Sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Morgan they
came in their car enjoying a trip
of nearly 1000 miles.
Miss Helen Al. Mutt Of Cleveland,
Ohio is spending a two weeks va
cation with Miss Marguerite Es-
den. Miss Mutt and Miss Esdcn
taught in the same school in
Cleveland two years and lived to-
gether one year.
Friday the Misses Irma King,
Helen Mutt and Marguerite -Esden
were the guests of Mrs. Russell of
st. Johnsbury on an auto trip to
Smugglers Notch.
Mrs. Bailey Ballou died Monday
morning at the home of her sister,
Mrs. j. D. Thyng. The funeral
will be held at 2 O'clock Wednes--
day afternoon.
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! has to do with his land to bring
it within the improved" classical
ton, according to the Census Bur-
eau: Improved land in farms in
cludes all land regularly titled or
moved, land in pastures which has
been titled or cleared, land lying
fallow, land in gardens. orchards
and vineyards, and land occupied
| by farm buildings"
The total acreage of Vermont
farm lands in 1920 is given as A.
235,8f1, divided as follows. I'M
proved land 1,691 ,595 acres; wood
land 1,428,309;l other unimproved
land l,115,907. Woodland, as the
term was defined for use in the
farm census, includes all land
covered with natural or planted for
est trees which produce, or later
may produce .firewood or other for
est products"
Fewer "fariherettes" toiled on
Vermont FARMS, than in any other
|. New-England State, only Al per
cent. of the workers on the BOOTS
!. FARMS reported on being women.
These Al per. cent. managed a
total of ,119,222 acres, while the
$50 per ceritage Of male farmers
operated 4,1f6,5S9 acres.
Over across the Connecticut
river, howevef, the figures told a
different story. In New Hampshire
seven per cent. of the farmers were
women, exactly the same number
as were thus employed in Mississ-
ippi.. With the exception of Rhode
ISLAND with 7.2 of women farm
ers) these states lead the Union in
respect to- the number of female
farm workers.
The item Of "labor" played a big
part in the operating expenses Of
Vermont farms in 1919, the year
that figures were obtained for this
compliation.) A total of $685.
588 was paid out for wages by
farm owners or managers that
year, as against s3,579,799 in 1909.
These figures represent actual cash
paid to employees. In addition to.
that sum the value of the rent and
board furnished as part of the
wages of Vermont farm laborers
in 1919 was Sl,923,717.
Although, as has already been
shown, fewer farms were operated
than ten years previous, the cost of
feed shows tremendous increases
being nearly three times as great
in 1919 as it was in 1909. In the
latest compilation this item of farm
expense was S11, 070,656, as against
$4,758,703 ten years before.
With some of these expenditures
in mind it is small wonder that so
per cent. of the worked farms in
Vermont were mortgaged accord
ing to the report for 1920, as OPP
posed to 46 per cent. in 1910. Nor
is it so remarkable that while the
value of the land and buildings of
mortgaged Vermont farms in
creased 65.7 per cent. during the
decade, the per cent. of increase in
the mortgaged debt on the farms
was considerably higher, namely,
89.6. The average mortgage debt
of Vermont farms in 1920 was ST.
049, while in 1910 it was but ST.
OPS, or Just one-half. However,
New England farmers have little
reason to be discouraged for that
eau Sc compared with those of
Montana, Idaho, Florida, Arizona,
Minnesota, Arkansas and other
states, whose increase in mortgage
debt during the past decade ranged
from 226.S per cent. in Minnesota,
to 625.7 in Montana.
: HENRY M. BARRY.