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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-02-10
MAKING CANVASS TO
OBTAIN CITY TRADE.
District Of Good Incomes Offers
Splendid Field.
SUCCESS Depends N Large Measure on
Personality Of Person Selecting
Good Understanding 10 usu-
ally Effected.

Producers sometimes obtain custo-
nefs ~ making personal canvass
among city dweIlers. say marketing
SPECIALISTS Of the United States De-
partsnenf Of Agriculture. Thn neigh
bAsNood selected shenld De one which
e not well supplied with markets or
grocery stores handling farm produce.
A suburban district Of homes with
good incomes offers good field III
which to solicit trade. Success IN
making a personal canvass depends
ID a large measure on the personality
Of the person making the canvass He
should be neatly dressed. should state
bis business clearly and coneIsely.
showing the prospective customer why
direct marketing would be advantage
Gus and II possible, be should have
samples Of the produce that can be
Furnished. As this method OF obtain
Ing customers permits the consumer to
see and talk with the producer q bet.
ter understanding IL usually effected
than II they had never seen each 9TH
err
A man living few miles from naitI-
mora, who raised poultry. found Il I'm
practicable 70 market his poultry
products personally and was not salts
tisd with the price he could obtain
locally. lie made a personal canvass
Of a few homes IN a desirable ioca-
lion 10 Baltimore and obtained four
customers to whom be began sending
eggs b. parcel post. within few
weeks they had recommended TIE prsl.
durer 10 suflclent number Of ensio.
rsers 70 purchase all the eggs md
poultry The producer could supply.
Customers were retained BY supplying
good quality products md by strict 81.
iension "a business relations.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-02-10
BRooDER FOR YOUNG CHICKS
Adapted Especially for outdccr Use or
Independently Of House for
Older Fowls.

The Scientific American IN illustrate
lug and describing q chicken bruodcr.
The invention of Y. II. Murray Of NIL
ford, Texas. says:
This Invention relates 10 poultry
raising. and hiss particular reference
% me care Of young chicks. Among
she offsets Il 10 provide broo0cr
ndapsed especially Cor outdoor use ar
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-02-10

A training school for Z. w. O. A.
secretaries, the first Of its kind In the
country. was opened In India. Novem-
beri 1. directed BY secretary from the
United States. Eight young indian
women. the same number AZ started
In the first class Of the training school
In the United States In 1904. are in
the FIRST class. studying administra-
tion Of association activities. club work
with girls and organization Of girl
students. There are Al 7. w. O. A.
workers In India At present and Ie1
centers Of work.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-02-10
SELECTING BEST cocKERELs
Male BIFa ehsuId Have short, stout
legs and Full Hreast--conb Ia
Good index.

n selecting eockerals. they should
hNys shsrt, stout legs and full breasts,
z1n csnD 4 also q good index h ilde-
ing the maturity Of male. as some
are far ahead Of others Matched at the
same tl.se. Good judgment goes a long
way III selecting fowls.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-02-10
EASY TO FATTEA BABY BEEF
Coed Breeding and Quality Are Chief
Requisites for Most Profit
able Recruits.

II requires no more skill or atten-
ton 10 fetsen baby Deeves than Il does
mature cattle. but good breeding and
quality are necessary II the greatest
returns are to be expected from the
production OF baby beeves.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-02-10

Tsansvsrse Section o. the Device.
Independently Of a poultry house. The
device comprises hollow pyramIdal
chick support with 4 SQUIRE Of heat
within the base. depending fabric
strips . ceiling Of open mesh material,
and suitable roof. tie products Of
combustion being conveyed outward
through a Que.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-02-10
PLACE PREMIUM ON QUALITY
Everybody Wants The Best n They
Can Afford lt--cuantlty Not
Always Desired.

The premium n On the best on
quality, not quantity not the second
best Everybody wants the best II
they can afford It. II people take the
second best II Is not because they
prefer X
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-02-10

@tMftAtffM ~NtNtNtsattNAt
where during The fall and winter the
nights sre from IL 10 IS hours long
the transplanted domestic fowl from
the tropics has changed her habits
but not her stature. During this tlias
she takes her vacation when she hiss
sisa least 10 eat and to DO. This -
from necessity rather thug from
choice, fer. given an opportunity 10
ear. exerciae. and enjoy herself for II
hours q day, she lays nearly, II not
quito 80 well, az during tho summer
months.
Acting 90 This theory many poultry
keepers have fouht II profitable 10
light their poultry houses for seyeral
hours each day. This heightened dry.
together with the right kind Of feed
and plenty Of exercise. has heen found
70 increase 10 marked degree the
number Of eggs laid b. pullets IN the
fall and winter. Il does nof pay 20
provide Hight for older beas A ~
hour day for ths laying flock during
the winter months IA the aim Of ihvae
who are following thia practice.
Experiments are being carried on by
thn United States Department Of
Agriculture 1t the government poultry
farm II BeltsvilIe. Nd. for the pur-
pose " securing more data on this
pisnse 81 poultry work. The results
secured tIlus far corrcbOrats tho testi-
mony 81 others rs 20 the value Of H.
lumlnafion In hen houses
The birds used In the government
experiments are fed four times . day.
at eight, twelve, four aad some time
amer dark. This last feed IL for the
birds breakfast In addition to the
ssuF feeds a dry mash 10 kept con-
stantiy before the birds.
~ means Of an ordinary alarm
eleck an electric switch IL turned on
about 4:3D 10 the morning. Care is
taken 20 increase the length OF the
tfnv Of illumination gradually or The
effect on the birds would be dIaas-
irons Al the close 81 tie scason the
decrease must be mede Slowly. From
November l. the opening Of the pnl'et
season. to April ] - the time when
lighting IA usually provided for fowls.
To secure the desired results Il ~
necessary not only TO provide food
ready for eating when lie birds
awake. but also water IL very cild
weather some special meaur OF heating
n must be provided or the watering
trough Win be frozen over. The birds
win net do well II drink h not avail
able aise. A small Oh lamp under a
baeket an electric attachment Tor
slightly heating the water, ard q
watering tank insulated somewhat NJ.
ter the idea Of a freless cooker are
the methods used for keeping the
water fer the flock at a temperature
shove freezing.
How 10 Save Light
II pen 20 Nv 20 two lights rNther
than enc should DO used. A wide
angled reflector that viii throw the
tight to all parts Of the building also
he1ps to ret the beat results frsm the
anennt 81 electl1city used. To save
ilIumInation the windows should be
placed when feasible on the south,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-02-10

do you remember the parable Of
the man who wrapped his meney in
a napkinr asked the Sunday school
teacher.
yes. ma'am." replied the tow-head
ed boy.
what was the meaning Of thatT
why. I guehs the man intended the
money as tip for the waiter, ma'nm.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-02-10

Ger INTO BUSINESS Watkins
l3lpppduets sell 50 every farmer X
SION own auto of team. can give bond.
Wflie today Tor infoTuesion where You
cnn 1af territory for selling productk
at l4Essest ina.lti1lon Ii Nof'd Twenty
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-02-10
For Sale

f3aled Hay, Alfalfa and Glover
BA YS1DE IA RIM,
NJ Bayside, Md.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-02-10

a pen 20 ~ 20 two Lights FNther
than enc should 10 used. A wide
singled reflector that viii throw the
tight to all parts Of the building also
he1ps to ret the beat results frsm the
afneunt sf electricity used. re save
Illumination the windows should be
placed when feasible on the south,
east and west sides Of the building,
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Eight Wounded in Battle
Japanese Crown Prince
Starts Trip to Europe
Heir Apparent Is First Member
of Reigning Family TO Go
Abroad in LOO Years

TOXIC, March 3 b. The Associated
Press ss}.-Prince Hirohito, heir appar-
ent % the throne OF Japan. left Yoko-
hama to-day for Europe. Because Of
disquieting rumors growing out of op-
position to his journey, the railroad to
Yokohama was closely guarded The
prince sailed on the battleshsp Katori.
escorted by the dreadnoughts Fu-So
and Nagato.
The prince IS the first member of
reignlng family 20 take voyage
abroad since Empress Jingo-K Kogo
crossed the straits 10 conquer Corea
IN the third century. He took with
him 500 trunks, many of them con-
tanning gifts for persons he will meet
on his trip
Spontaneously with the departure
Of the prince a poem in Japanese, by
Mrs. Charles Burnett wife OF the
American military attache. dedicated
10 the voyage OF the heir apparent.
has teen published here The poem
en- bodies dream by the late Emperor
Mutsrhito that his grandson would
fulfil Japan's destiny in attaining for
her the reign OF peace and the good
VIII CT all the nations.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Colby Denies Pooling of
Cuban 1921 Sugar Crop
Says in His Reply TO the Senate
That Pact Between Coun.
tries Did Not Exist

WASHINGTON, March 4-One Of tho
last official acts of President Wilson
was to send to the Senate Secretary Of
state Colby's answer to the Senate
resolution asking whether .he S+ot.
department had information reparding
the pooling of the 1921 Cuban sucaT
crop The resolution asked whether =
the department knew OF such an agree
ment between the povcrnments Of
Nuba and the United States. the gov
ernment of Cuba and any person or
concern. or between individual mart
herships, corporations and associations.
In his reply Secretary Colby denied
any agreement between the two govern
hl"nfs. II" Sad thrt tho State Denort-
ment learned on February that il
was the intention of President Menocal
TO create a sugar finance committee to
control the sale and shipment of this
years sugar crop. The decree was TO
take effect only upon receipt bv the
executive Of formal acquiescence of
mlli owners representing rs per cent
or last years output. Secretary Colbv
said that the United States saw no
reason to interpost any objection to
this sovereign act of Cuba, unless il
should develop that The plan would
mllltate against the interests of the
United States. The Sec-eatry said that
the purpose Of the Cuban pan was to
insure the grinding of the present cron
and its orderly marketing. Mr.. Colby
added that President Menocal promised
to abolish the commission if it should
develop that the project was inimical
TO the interests Of the United Staes.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Trustees 10 Act Until
Shipping Body Is Named

WASHINGTON, March 4-Awaiting
the arrival of President Harding to-
day a the White House was a formal
communication from the Shipping Beard
informing him that, since the nomina-
ton of the membe of the board by
President Wilson had not been con-
iirmed b. the last Senate, there was
no board.
The boards communication lid.
however, that the members still rcre
trustees of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poratlon and that as such they Won d
stand by to see that the government 5
interests did not suffer until a rev
board could be appointed and the NOM
bers could qualify.
As trustees. the board members held.
they could not leave the corporation
until there was some one to whom
they could transfer their stock.
A multiplicity of questions are left
to be worked out by the board P,esi-
dent Harding will name. Sanction mus
be given the agreements between the
Ham burg Line and the
American Ship and Commerce Corpora
tion and between the North German
Llovd anG the United States Mail Cor
poration if government ships are to
be operated on former German trade
routes. The problems to ne faced are
application of the preferential rail
rate section of the Jones act and dis
position of the former German liner
Leviathan. now tied up at New York,
and the Hog Island shipyard at Phila-
delphia
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
The Stage Door

Tito schipa, tenor OF the Chicago o, era
Company. has volunteered 10 appear sun
day night. March Is. at the Hlppodrome
for the Boys Club entertainment
The construction and operation II tn.
French cruiser Almain In the Night
Watch. now playing at tho Century
Theater. will be viewed tonight by Il
party OF ten naval constructors from IN.
New York Navy Yard.
The Greenwich Village Follies ends
Its engagement in New York with to-
nights performance at the shubert Thea
ter.
The Keith interests have purchased an
important site in Dayton. Ohio. for a thea
ter designed to seat 5000 This theater
is one OF a series that is being built for
the Keith vaudeville circuit in Cleveland
Columbus, Toledo, Brooklyn. Newe York
and other Eastern cities. BY the end OF
the year twenty theaters Will have
been added to the circuit.
The Keith circuit OF vaudeville theater,
tas bought group life insurance for its
employees. who now automatically
insured without physical examination.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Trust Company Ordered
10 Pay Wonan's Alimonv
Court Grants Judgment Against
Cleveland Concern as Trustee
in Separation Agreement

Inc Cleveland Trust Company was
directed by the Appellate Division yes
terday to pay Mrs. Sallie S Brown $500
month for life and also was made
liable TO the amount Of s5.el5, repre-
sentjng judgment already obtained
by Mrs Brown
Mrs. Brown was the wife Of John
II. Brown, wealthy man Of Cleve-
and. While divorce suit was pend
ing husband and wife entered into an
agreement under which Mrs. Brown was
to receive $500 a month for life. or
until she Remarked The Cleveland
Trust Company was made trustee under
this agreement.
The property turned over by Mr..
Brown became involved in tax lien
actions and was foreclosed, whereupon
the trust company ceased making pay
ments to Mrs. Brown. She sued and
obtained Judgment for the accumulated
amount due her. The Appellate Di-
vision yesterday not only upheld the
judgment but decided that the trust
company s guarantor under the agree
ment between husband and wife was
liable TO Mrs. Brown for the $500 a
month during her lifetime.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Court Reserves Decision
In Hammerstein Case
Appeal of Daughters Heard in
Suit to 1nvalidate Disposal
of Opera Assets

The financial affairs Of the Ham
merstein family and the troubles o.
Mrs. Emma Swift Hammerstein, widow
OF Oscar Hammerstein and owner Of
the Manhattan Opera House, were again
in court yesterday.
This time the Appellant Division
listened to an appeal by Mrs. Stella H.
Heating and Mrs. Rose H. Tostevin,
daughters of Mr. Hammerstein and the
late Mrs. Malvina Hammerstein, who
divorced the opera impresario.
They appealed from a decision by
Justice Lydon, denying an application
for the appointment of q receiver of
the Hammerstein Opera Company and
also refusing to continue q temporary
injunction restraining Mrs. Ema
Swift Hammerstein from collecting
the rents Of the Manhattan Opera
House and the Republic Theater.
Mr.. Hammerstein had agreed to pay
the wife who divorced him 5000 a
week for life and the allowance upon
her death. was to be paid in equal
guarantee that this agreement would
De carried OUT, tne lnlpIeSdIlo deposit
ed with trust company 1898 shares
Of the Hammerstein Amusement Com
pany. 1t is alleged that in violation
of the covenant Mr.. Hammerstein
transferred the proceeds of the opera
company, thus impairing the value Of
the stock he had deposited. The daugh-
ters brought suit to set aside the
transfer of the assets.
The Appellate Division refused a
plea for delay and reserved decision
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Notable Exhibit Opened
By Academy of Design
Murphy Landscape Given Posi-
of Honor i'm the Fine
Arts Galleries

The ninety-sixth annual exhibition
Of the National Academy OF Design
opens to the public to-day at the Gal
leries Of the American Fine Arts Soci-
ETY., 2l5 West Fifty seventh Street
A private reception and press view
were held yesterday morning the Van
derbilt Gallery. Many distinguished ed
Academicians, exhibitors and art au-
.horities we're present. Among these
w1re Joseph Pennell, Emil Carlson,
Leon hroll. Mahonri Young. Eugene
Higgins. jerome Myers. Charles c. Cur
ran, Clifford Beal, Albert Grol and
Harry W. Watrous, vice president of
the Academy.
The spring Academy, one of the most
important art showings Of the year, in
cludes representative examples Of
painting, drawing, etching and sculp-
ture by American artists There are
254 paintings, l57 drawings, etchings,
engravings and prints, and sixtytwo
examples of sculpture.
The position of honor in the Wander
bilt Gallery is given to a landscape
called "Autumnal Solitude" by J.
Francis Murphy, whose death occurred
during the war Hung on either side of
it on the honor wall are the prize win
ming paintings, vanishing Mist" by
Ernest Lawson; Rag Pickers," by
Robert Spencer; "Flower Girl" by
Helen NJ. Turner; portrait OF DR..
Richard H. Hart" by Leopold Seyfert,
and "In the Hills" by Leon Kroll.
The exhibition remains open until
April 3.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Submarine Still on
Fishers Island Bar.
But Grew Is Rescued
Lieutenant Weaver and II
Others Are Taken Off bv
Tugs, Which Stand Bv
to Aid Stranded Craft

NEW LONDON. March 4. - The
United States submarine OF was still
aground tonight on sandbar fifty
yards off Wilderness Point, Fishers
Island. Three seagoing tugs, the AL
bert and the Guardsman, Of the T. A.
Scott Company. and the Lykens. of the
navy, were standing by with lines to
the undersea craft, which was at an
angle of 80 degrees
The crew OF twenty light. including
Lieutenant Philip R. Weaver, in com
mand, were taken off the submarine
to-day, some of them going on board
the tug Lykens and the rest being
taken to New Bedford on naval ves-
sci. he mine sweeper Grebs also is
standing by off Fishers Island.
Captain Frank Berrien. commandant
at the submarine base here, received
word tonight that the submarine O-S.
which was pulled off the rocks near
Penlkese Island late to-day, was on it's
way to New London, accompanied by
the coast guard cutter Acushnet. The
Acushnet Will go out to Fishers Island
after arrival here to aid in floating the
o.. The O-S is in command OF Lieu
tenant A. II. Blann. Both of the sub
marines were active in the World War
along the Atlantic coast.
Captain Berrien said he did not ey-
pect the o. would be foated tonight.
The wind was favorable and it was be-
lleved the submarine would not roll
over She was resting in twelve feet
of water
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Transit Bill Unchanged
By y ednesdoy's Hearing
Measure Expected To Be in
Shape to Submit to a Joint
Conference Next Tuesday
tro,n 2 - ~ erorT az


ALBANY, March Legislative lead
ers made plain to-day that Wedne sday's
hearing on the hnight-Adler bill Great
ing rapid transit commission in New
1ork City and reorganizing the State
fuoilc Service Commission mas not
oeen productive of any amendments to
the measure
II S hoped to have the bill in its
hnal form go that 1t en- be acted upon
by the Senate Public Service and the
Assembly judiciary committees when
tnese meet on Tuesday The leaders
plan to have conferences on the meas
ufe between now and Monday to whip
,he bill lnto the shape IN which it Will
De submitted for passage
Inc committees when they meet next
week wln consider the various amend
ments to the bill which have been sub
m'tted from time TO time. Senator
Ausk, President pro tenn of the Sem
ate said to-day that none of these
amendments has been written into the
PHI, owing to the fact it is rather
lengthy document. and it would be ex-
ggensive to have it reprinted too often.
mere are about fifty amendments to
De considered. The majority Of these
are rather technical. the most out
..s~hdlng one being the proposal that
.Ae rapid transit comm ssion shall not
Increases
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Cirl's Throat Slashed
BY Unknown AssaiIant
Knife Wielder Injuries Mrs.
Grace Adams Critically at
Columbus Circle

Mrs. Grace Adams, twenty-threo years
old, Of s41 East 136th Street, who sells
CONNECTIONS at Reisenweber's Cafe,
Fiftyninth Street and Seventh Avenue.
was attacked last night while on her
way to work, by an unidentified assail-
ant, who slashed her throat with a
butcher knife and escaped into Central
Park. Mrs. Adams v'as taken to Roose-
said to be serious
Mrs. Adams alighted from a Broad
way surface car at Columbus Circle
shortly after 8 o'clock last night She
had gone but a few steps through
Fifty-ninth Street when q man jumped
from darkened doorway and attack ed
aer. He brandished large butcher
knife in his right nand
Before Mrs. Adams could make any
outcry the knife had slashed the right
side Of her throat deeply. She col
lapsed to the sidewalk
While people crowded about the
prostrate woman her assailant dashed
through Columbus Circle and disap-
peared in Central Park
voluntary searching party, com
posed chiefly of taxicao drivers sta
toned around Columbus Circle. IN
vaded Central Park a few minutes
later in search of Mrs. Adamss as
saiant. Later they were relieved by
police, but the man was not found.
Detectives who went to Roosevelt
hospital to question Mrs. Adams were
told that the woman's condition was
too serious to warrant her talking at
present
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
High City Official
And Three May Be
Indicted Thursday
Ex- Governor Whitman Ex-
amines More Witnesses
Before Additional Grand
Jury i'll Dock Inquiry

After tour witnesses were examine
yesterday by Ex-Governor Whitman be-
fore the continued additional grand
Jury. 1t was announced that no present
ment would be made. to Justice Thomas
(. I. Grain, presiding over the body,
until Tuesday afternoon. At that time
1t IS expected that at least four indict-
ments will be handed up and that one
OF them will involve high city Of
fetal.
At the Criminal Courts Building yes
terday it was said that when the grand
jury meets again on Tuesday William
Chllvers, one Of Mr.. Whitman's assist
ants, Will be prepared to call several
witnesses IN connection with the in
vestigation Of the Dock Department.
Mr.. Chilvers yesterday had lengthy
interviews with severa, persons who
were said to be closely associated with
lammany Hall and who are alleged to
have described in detail the methods
employed during the Hylan adminis-
tratlon IN leasing city docks.
One OF the principal witnesses be-
lore the grand jury yesterday was Ar
mold B. MacStay, formerly Street Clean
ing commissioner, who was before the
body for more than an hour Other
witnesses examined were Jacob Fradus.
mead Of the Jacob Fradus Contracting
Company; Alfred A. Taylor, general
superintendent OF the Street Cleaning
department, and Leonard Dammonn,
secretary of the Fradus concern.
Inc same witnesses, it was said yes
terday, will appear before the grand
jury again Tuesday. when it is under
stood that indictments will be asked.
The witnesses examined yesterday
are understood to have been questioned
IN regard TO the letting of city con-
tract IN 1918 for the removal of astes.