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Evening star., 1921-12-12
More Recreati0naI Facilities
Requested for Potomac Pa1k

Congress has been asked by Gen.
Beach. chief Of engineers, to provide
for additional athletic and recrea-
tional facilities in Potomac Park. Ex-
planning an estimate of $4,000 for
widening Riverside drive in East Po-
tomac Park, Gen. Beach says that
the great increase in the number of
vehicles using that roadway has cre-
ated very congested condition
within the park boundaries, which 1t
desired to remedy by increasing the
width of the road about 80 per cent
Regarding an estimate of 100000 for
maintaining special sections of the
park for outdoor sports, he says:
Demand Steadily Increases.
1.-THE demand for these facilities has
so increased that the sum provided
is now entirely inadequate to meet
more than a small portion of the de-
mands made upon 1T. The matnte-
nance of the base ball diamonds. tennis
courts, croquet. soccer, hockey and
numerous other sports will require
the full amount appropriated. The
additional amount requested is to in
crease the facilities for healthful out
door exercises"
Special pleas are made by Gen.
Beach for appropriations for increas-
ing and improving facilities for bath
ing, golf, base ball, etc. Experience
at the tidal basin bathhouse during
the summers of 1920 and 1921" he
say. has shown that the facilities
afforded by the present beach are en-
tirely insufficient. This open-air bath
ing is a very popular form of recrea-
ton and it is considered very neces-
sary to give additional facilities. 1t
is desired that the capacity of the
beach should be doubled.
"An estimate is submitted for lay
ing a water main to the bathing beach
in West Potomac Park, in order to
provide for the fire protection Of this
building At present it would be
necessary for the engines to pump
water from the tidal basin, and with
Evening star., 1921-12-12
EASTLAKE'S TRIAL,
OPENS TOMORROW
Charged With Murder of Wife
at Colonial Beach
September 80.

MONTROSS, Va. December 81
Roger Delano Eastlake. former Navy
petty officer, indicted with Miss Sarah
Euphemia Knox, Baltimore nurse, on
a charge of numbering his wife at
Colonial Beach, September 80, will
reach here late this evening from
Richmond Va, to stand trial tomor-
row. Because of recent developments
in connection with the murder. the
prosecution has changed its original
plans of procedure and Eastlake will
60 on trial ahead Of Miss Knox.
Sergt. William A. Toler. Bertillon
eXpert of the Richmond detective bu-
rtau, who Investigated the crime at
the order of Gov. Westmoreland Davis,
left Richmond today for Montross
with Eastlake in his custody. Miss
Knox will not be brought here dur
ing the trial of Eastlake, unless at
torneys for the defense request that
she appear as witness in the de-
fense of the accused man.
No delay is expected in drawing the
jury from the fifty names now in the
hands of Sheriff P. S. Griffith of West
moreland county. The trial. which un.
dcubtedly will be speedy one, will
get under way tomorrow.
The first evidence to be introduced
will, in all probability. be that of
chart of the scene of the crime. fol-
lowed by that of the two physicians
who viewed the body of Mrs. Margaret
Eastlake. Eastlake's two children.
Roger, jr.. nine years of age. and Mar
garet. five, who testified before the
coroner's jury that they heard a COM
motion in the bedchamber of their
parents on the morning of the killing,
and said they were told by their father
to keep quiet, as their mother had be-
come suddenly ill, are to testify at the
trial. Eastl2ke maintained that he
left home at $50 o'clock on the morn
ing the crime was committed, kissing
his wife goodbye. Twenty minutes
later her body. with twehty-nine deep
gashes in the skull, was discovered.
that time declared that Mrs. Eastlake
had been dead for several hours.
Plans to have the trial of Miss
Knox Immediately follow that of East
lake have been upset. and 1t is now
believed the nurse will not be tried
until some time in January. Cir
cult Court Judge Joseph Wilson Chinn,
who will preside at the trials of the
accused couple. opens the session of
the court in Heathsville. Northumber-
land county, next Monday. therefore
making it impossible for the trial of
Miss Knox to follow Immediately.
Judge Chinn said today that the
trial of Eastlake will take until Sat-
urday at least. 1T is practically GER
tain" he said. that Miss Knox will
not be brought before trial jury un-
til the first week in the new year"
Evening star., 1921-12-12
D. c. HEADS CITED
TO DEFEND COURSE
Must Justify Plan for Tuber-
cuIar School at 14th and
Upshur Streets.
ORDER BY JUSTICE BAILEY
Injunction Against Proceeding by
Commissioners Sought by Three
Property Holders.

Justice Bailey of the District Su-
preme Court today cited the District
Commissioners to show cause Friday
why they should not be enjoined from
proceeding with their plan and pro.
posal to erect school building for
tubercular pupils at 14th and Upshur
streets. The order of the court IS
based on a proceeding for injunction
filed today by Charles E. Hunt, Sallie
f. Shook and Clarence ]. Gessford,
property holders in the area bounded
by UpShur and Allison streets. Arkan-
sas and Iowa avenues. The plaintiffs
sue in their own names and on behalf
of other taxpayers in the vicinity:
Through Attorneys Darr. Whlteford
G. Darr, the taxpayers tell the court
that the Commissioners in selecting
the UpShur street tract for the tuDer-
cular school are acting without au-
thcrity and contrary to law, as there
is no act of Congress defeating land
in the District to the use of building
or school for tubercular pupils.
The appropriation. it is pointed out.
reads merely: For the erection of a
building for the care of tubercular
pupils. $4,000" The Cpshur street
tract, it is explained. has been direct
ly and positively dedicated for tuber-
cular hospital and Junior High School
purposes, and to none other, and the
claim is made that the Commissioners
in an attempt to eXpend S15O,O00 OF
public money for the tubercular
school on this tract are acting in direct
violation of law.
The taxpayers assert that should
the Commissioners proceed with their
plan the plaintiffs and other property
holders in the vicinity will suffer ir-
reparable loos and such action will be
to the detriment of 'He other taxpayers
Of the District as well.
The court is aske- to grant tenn
porary injunction pending hearing,
and. after a final hearing, to enjoin
permanently the Commissioners from
building the school on the Upshur
street tract.
Evening star., 1921-12-12
SHOT DURING DISPUTE.

William Craig. colored. was shot
through the head during an argument
yesterday afternoon with Prince AL
bert Hairston, colored, who conducts
a rooming house and collection agency
at 706 L street Craig was former
roomer. and returned to the house
after brief absence. Hairston stat
ed, and they had an argument about
some clothing. Hairston. who has
but one arm. drew a revolver, he
statedA for the purpose of OBTAINING
Craig until he could summon a po-
liceman.
Hairston declared that the weapon
was discharged when Craig caught
hold of it to take it from him. The
bullet passed through Craig's head.
He was taken to Emergency Hospi-
tai, and Hairston was arrested by
Detectives Mullen and Jett.
Evening star., 1921-12-12
SCATTERED UNITS
NEED NEW BUILDING
Mr.. Wallace Reports Offices
and Laboratories Now
Under Forty Roofs.

Need of large modern office build
ing for the use of the various scat
tered units Of the Department of Ag-
riculture here Is stressed by Sec
retary Wallace in his first annual re-
port to the President, made public
today.
Offices and laboratories of the de-
partment are scattered in more than
forty buildings in various parts Of
the city. Prompt construction of an
office building, the Secretary says,
SHOULD be a profitable financial in
vestment, and would add immensely
to the efficiency with which the work
Of the department is carried on"
Pointing to the securing and hold
ing OF the right kind Of leadership
in its different lines of work as the
most important single problem before
the department at the present time"
Secretary Wallace declares that the
situation as to salaries grows worse
each year
Must Pay Fair Salaries.
'1f the department is to go forward
In its work and meet the increasing
ly complex problems of the future it
must have authority to pay fair sal
aries" says the report.
Discussing the plight of the
farmer, Secretary Wallace states
that there seems to be good reason
for believing that the worst is over
and that we may reasonably hope for
gradual improvement from now on"
When finally we emerge from this
distressing period we shall find our
selves at the beginning of a new
agricultural era, according to the
report. THE Department of Agri-
culture is planning to meet these
new conditions by Strengthening its
work in various directions.
Reviewing the work of the various
bureaus of the department. Mr..
Wallace says that during the past
year more improved roads were built
under the federal aid road act than
during any similar period. the
mileage completed being more than
three times as great as the entire
mileage completed during the pre-
ceding years under the act. During
the fiscal year 1869 miles of high
ways were completed and 1877
miles were under construction.
Under a policy now being worked
out by the department. the Secre-
tary says, it is estimated that the
two national forests in Alaska can
furnish perpetually 100000 cords
of pulp wood annually, amounting to
an equivalent of one-third of the
present annual consumption in this
country. Two large sales already
have been made. with one small mill
erected. Mr.. Wallace says, and with
financial and industrial conditions
returning to normal. it is expected
that there will be extensive devel-
opment along this line.
Evening star., 1921-12-12
PUPILS GET IDEA
OF ARMS PARLEY
Newspapers Furnish Text for
School Children of
Washington.
EDUCATION WEEK COURSE
Discussions of Conference Proceed
ings in Classrooms-Portfolio
and "Scrapbooks" introduced.

One Of the outstanding results OF
Education week. just closed. has been
the impression made by local and fed
eral school authorities on teachers
and children as to the veritable treas
ure house of information regarding
the scope and possibilities of the
armament conference and other events
of national and international i'm
portance contained in the newspa-
pers. 1t has been pointed out that the
press alone has furnished the bulk
of information to school teachers and
pupils for discussions OF the CONFER
|ence proceedings in the classrooms.
During Education week Washington
school children made portfolios,
''scrapbooks' and pamphlets con-
tanning newspaper accounts OF the
arms parley. which were used In their
studies in history and civic classes.
These documents, according to the
teachers, will be preserved for fu-
ture use and are destined to become
historic.
Further Use OF Press News.
Since the value Of the newspapers
to school children studying the de-
velopments Of the arms conference
planning to have them supplement
their studies whenever possible with
history in its making as chronlcled
in the press. In fact. in some schools.
especially in the senior institutions.
the newspapers have been used for
years by Ii students in history.
civics and current topics classes.
However, there is a movement under
way to encourage the use OF the
newspaper stories more often IN tne
national questions of the day are
under diScuSSiOn.
In the history and civics classes In
the high schools one period each week
Is devoted entirely to studying the
newspapers and current magazines,
according to George Jones'. head or
the history department of the senior
institutions. During the armament
conference, however. some schools
have devoted additional time to the
study of this important subject.
Advantages to Local Schools.
The advantages the Washington
school children have to study at first
hand the conference proceedings have
been emphasized by Superintendent of
thorities. 1t also has been pointed
out in this connection that the local
school children have more opportunity
for familiariZing themselves with the
national government than those in
other cities. To encourage the chill
uTen 10 take advantage OF this OPP
portunity is the announced aim of
school officials.
With a view to arousing more in
terest in the arms parley among the
students at Eastern High School,
Principal Charles Hart will hold a
special conference this week with
members of the faculty to map out a
definite and comprehensive program
OF study. Mr.. Hart said that he in
tends to impress on the teachers the
value of the newspapers in studying
history and civic subjects.
Evening star., 1921-12-12
BAND CONCERT.

Marine barracks. at 3 pm. to-
day, orchestral concert by the
United States Marine Band Or
chestra, William H. Santelmann.
leader; Taylor Branson, second
March. "The Pathfinder of Pan
anna .SOuSa
Excerpts from "The Merry
Widow" ................L .Lehar
Valse de concert, 1.-The Beauti-
full Blue Danube" Strauss
Fantasia, "Old Folks at Home"
Roberts
An international transcription
of the American folk song. in
the musical idiom of eight ma
tions: America, France, Scot
land, Spain, Germany, Ireland,
Italy and Hungary.
Czardas from 1.-The Spirit Of
the Wojowoden" .Grossmann
Marines hymn, 1.-The Halls Of
MonteZuma."
1.-The Star Spang1ed Banner"
Immediately after the concert
there will be dress parade by
the Marine Corps Institute de-
tachment on the parade ground.
Evening star., 1921-12-12
RECALL WAR WITH SPAIN
Members of Naval and Military Or
der at Banquet.

The first of the seasons banquets of
the Naval and Military Order of the
War with Spain, composed of veterans
who served as officers in that war,
was held ut the Army and Navy Club
Saturday night.
Admiral William S. Benson. one of
the speakers, described the part
taken by the Americans in the or
ganization of the grand fleet Other
speakers were Col. Joseph Partell and
Capt. F. L. Averill. Capt. Sheridan
Ferree, senior vice commander of the
order, was POSTMASTER. An insignia
of the order was presented to B. P.
Lamberton of the Navy. past COM
mander, in appreciation for his work
in connection with the organizati tion
in past years.
Brig. Cen David L. Brainard had
charge of the arrangements.
The nations comforting on the
far east seem to be at loss as to
what to confer.-Norfclk Virginian
Pilot
Evening star., 1921-12-12

edly be discussed in the coming con-
ference and some combination may
be found, but the difficulties to be
overcome are still great because the
interests of Britain and France with
regard to Germany are opposed to
each other. Britain requires a pros
porous Germany to support the Brit
ish market, but such a Germany will
be regarded here as a perpetual
menace to France. France will GER
tainly oppose any move to rebuild
Germany as a great power, but she
will not, as lie Temps says, "kill the
goose that lays the golden marks"
Evening star., 1921-12-12
RITES FOR w. P. RAMSEY.
Mississippi Men to Act as Honor
ary Pallbearers.

Senators and representatives from
Mississippi in town will act as honorary
pallbearers at the funeral service for
Walter P. Ramsey. former employe OF
the Treasury Department, who died
Friday, to be held this afternoon at
the Mount Pleasant N. +. Church. The
honorary pallbearers also will inclu'ie
Ralph L. Boiling and James A. Cahill.
Active pallbearers will include Judge
W. W. Warwick. Col. George NJ. Newell,
Daniel c. Roper, James l.. Wilmeth,
Harvey Long, DIR. Clifton p. Clark, Will
liam NJ. Harris and r. A. Cissell. A
son. Lieut.. Logan Carlisle Ramsey.
L. S. N. was to arrive here last night
from Pensacola.
Evening star., 1921-12-12
NATURE WRITER TO SPEAK
Thornton Burgess Invited Here by
Girl Scouts.

Thornton w. Burgess, author of the
Bedtime Stories." is to lecture at 4
o'clock next Friday afternoon at the
Knickerbocker Theater upon invita-
ton Of members of the Girl Scout
Council.
Reddy Fox, Jerry Muskrat, Mr.. Bug
zard and others of his creation, ia
miliar to the children of the nation,
will be presented by Mr.. Burgess.
DR.. William T. Hornaday. director
of the New York Geological Society.
presented Mr.. Burgess, at the twenty
fifth annual meeting of the society.
with the gold medal of the Permanent
Wild Life Protection Fund for distin-
guished service to wild life.
Evening star., 1921-12-12

q low tide this would become quite
difficult. On account of the great num-
Der of people using the building, in
creasing fire hazard, it is very i'm
portant'that this main be provided.
Beach for Colored. ....
"There is a decided demand for a
bathing beach for the accommodation
1t is no more than just and right that
this desire be complied with, now that
the white population has been taken
care Of at the tidal basin bathing beach
in West Potomac Park.
''The golf course in East Potomac
Park is now taxed beyond the limit of
it's capacity and II the demand for the
public golf playing is to be- met an
additional golf course will be necessary.
There are over 600 players on the course
OH busy days and it will be impossible
to maintain a turf on the greens and
fairways with this amount Of play. 1t
Is estimated that the two large private
courses are played over by 200 people on
busy days. 1t can therefore be seen
that the use to which the East lo-
entirely too heavy to maintain the tuIi
in proper condition and additional golf
facilities must be provided.
Golhng Popular.
"The construction of the two wings
Of the field house has been completed
and, in order to fully utilize these to
the best advantage and permit the use
of the surrounding grounds. the con-
struction of the center portion should
be authorized.
1.-THE use of the golf course in East
Potomac Park has increased to such an
extent that the number Of lockers avail
able in the field house does not nearly
meet the demand. The amount re
quested is to furnish additional lockers
and shower-bath facilities for this in
creased demand at the field house.
There is a very large area in the
upper portion of Rock Creek Park that
is inaccessible at the present time, and
the estimate Of $4,000 is submitted in
order that the public may have access
to and Use this norton of the park"
Evening star., 1921-12-12
FARM CREDITS Meeting.
Delegates From West and South to
Convene Here Thursday.

With representatives expected from
many of the western and southern
states, a monetary conference to con-
slider farm credits will convehe at the
at 10 o'clock.
Cornelia Hulst of Grand Rapids,
Mich. the only woman banking spe-
cialist in the United States, and other
financial experts will be among those
to address the gathering. The con-
ference will be preceded by banquet
to be held at the hotel Wednesday
night.
Evening star., 1921-12-12
TRANSFER NAVY OFFICERS.

Capt George r. MARVEL. naval in
spector of ordnance at Charleston,
w. Va, has been assigned to the COM
mand of the battleship Arizona as
the relief of Capt. Jehu v. Chase.
who has been detailed as commander
of the base force, Pacific fleet
Evening star., 1921-12-12
LEAVES NAVAL HOSPITAL.

Lieut.. Commander John ]. O'MaHey
Naval Medical Corps. at the Naya
Hospital, this city, has been assigned
to duty on the hospital ship Relief.
Evening star., 1921-12-12
NEW AIR MAIL BILL.

The Postmaster General would be
authorized to contract for aerial
transportation of mail between such
points as he might deem advisable
under bill introduced by Chairman
Steenerson of the House post office
The postage on matter
carried by aircraft would be three times
the usual rates.
Evening star., 1921-12-12

The mistletoe crop in Oklahoma is
reported unusually large. That
proba ably means the states divorce
courts will be clogged next year.
Tulsa Tribune
Evening star., 1921-12-12
Allies to Guarantee France.

.. Any modification of the repara-
tions which the allies desire if they
will guarantee the sums due France.
One section of French opinion urges
the exaction of reparations to the
utmost limit with the frank purpose
of disarming Germany financially"
This means the ruin of Germany as
an industrial nation and to this Eng
land does not consent.
Each of these plans will undoubt-
, 1921-03-15
THE Vendue Director hereby
! makes known that at the
request of Mr.. Orville S. Kean,
Licensed Auctioneer, will be offered
for sale at Public Auction at the
Office Of the St. homas Ship Brok-
ers' Association, No. 80 Drowning
ensgade and Quarter, in St. Thorn
as, V. | u. S. A. on
Saturday,, March rs
1921 at 10 a. nm.
The NORWEGIAN BARK
"EDEL"

of Kzistianssands, Norway, Ills
tons register, as she now lies in
this port.
Said vessel put into this port in
distress on her voyage from Nor
folk, Va, bound to Bordeaux,
France, and was condemned by
competent surveyors duly appoint
ed, for account of whom it may
concern, by Commander I.aub, Con-
sui of Norway at this place.
The said "Edel" was built in
Sunderland, England. She can be
inspected by intending purchasers
until the morning of the sale, and
any information required will be
given by the Master Captain j. ?.
Hermansen, or Consignees, the st.
Thomas hip Brokers Association.
The terms of the sale to be seen
at the Vendue, to which purchasers
are invited.
St. Thomas Vendue Office, February
Is, 1921.
TH1ELE.
Fee Frcs. 1000
Ten francs 90 Bit !
, 1921-03-15
EINAR SVENDSEN.
The Property Parcel No. 4 of
COntentment Land, Christian
sted'S Jurisdiction.

both properties with AN oppurtenances Of
and and buildings and both belano;nn
to the estate of the said deceased,
Conditions for The sale, appraisemoo,o
and other documents relating to the sale
will be filed at the auction and nav
previously be inspected at the Office Of
Lawyer Stakpmann in Christiansted
Ghristiansted's Vendue Office. 81 CROW
Febru ny 10th 1921 va
With. JENSEN.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-07-08
MILK SUPPLY FOR CHICKENS
Any Kind, Sweet or Sour, Helps Keep
Fowls In Good Condition
and Adds Flesh.

prepared by the United states Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
POultrymen who have or can obtain
at reasonable price plenty of milk
are In a position to raise their focks
at less expense and with far greater
amount Of success than those who are
unable to include this valuable food
in the fiock's diet. MIX is especially
desirable for young chickens and for
the fattening Of poultry, where it is
done on a large scale and the poultry
is closely confined.
Buttermilk and skim milk are the
two forms of milk which are most
commonly used in feeding chicks and
laying hens, and these products are
also used to some extent in CONNER
cial fattening Semi-solid and con-
densed buttermilk are now being fed
quite extensively in the commercial
fattening Of poultry and to some ex-
tent to chicks and laying hens.
Milk products are readily digestible
by chickens and have a marked bene-
fetal effect in addition to their actual
food value, poultry specialists in Uni
ted States Department of Agriculture
say. They especially help keep small
chickens free from bowel trouble.
Many pOultrymen like to dip the newly
Matched chicks bill into milk for their
first feed as it helps to clean out the
chicks digestive system. Milk prod
ucts may be fed to chickens and to
older stock either In a sweet or sour
condition. The more common practice
is to feed these products continuously,
either sweet or sour, and not to al
ternate the use of sour and sweet
milk.
In feeding milk products to hens,
the milk is usually kept before them
as a drink and is also used to some
extent In mixing the mash wherever
moist mash is used. Poultry will not
get sufficient animal protein from milk
supplied in this way to take the place
of meat scrap commonly used in the
poultry mash. In order to furnish suf-
ficient protein in the ration to take
the place Of meat scrap, the milk must
be fed in thickened form such as
clabbered milk or cottage cheese.
When fed In this condition enough can
be readily supplied to give high egg
production and good results without
any other animal protein feed Where
milk is supplied fairly regularly to the
laying hens, 1t is not essential to fur