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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16
Growing What You Eat
Prepared by the Extension Service,
State College of Washington.

toward the south. Cross pieces should
be placed across the frame to cover
the Joint where two sasheH meet. The
entire frame should be made tight to
conserve the heat.
Four corner posts on the inside OF
the frame are usually made Of Pinch
material and should extend about two
feet below the bottom Of the frame
into the pit.
Pit-The pit is made by digging out
to depth OF 10 to % inches. all the
dirt inside the hotbed frame. Make
the bottom Of the pit level. When the
frame is In place, loose dirt can be
banked around 1t to give It added pro
lection.
Preparing the Manure-Fresh clean
horse manure with about it, own bulk
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16
Old Newspaper Story of Death of Abe Lincoln

account OF a proclamation by Jeffer-
son Davis calling the attention of the
people of the South to the fact, but
stating that it was really blessing
In disguise, as 1t permitted the move
ment of large body of troops which
had hitherto been kept confined in
Richmond. Davis promised the peo-
pie that even If Virginia were sur
rendered it would be only question
of time until 1t would be recovered
by the Confederacy.
Alas for the plans and promises of
men! Just one short week after the
publication of the proclamation Grant
swept aside his cavalry screen from
before his masses of infantry at Ap-
pomattox, and Lee ordered his men to
lay down their arms rather than en-
gage force which would have swept
them out of existence-and Jefferson
Davis was fugitive from justice in
stead of the president of a republic.
There are several other interest
ing items relative to the closing days
Of the Civil war, and the paper was
extremely optimistic In its general at.
titude toward the final result-as
much SO as it was ironic in It's head.
lines over the proclamation by JEFF
ferson Davis.
Rev. Grier naturally cherishes the
old newspaper very highly. He Is a
recognized authority on the life of
| Lincoln and is noted as lecturer on
this subject. He has many other in
teresting souvenirs and photographs
! pertaining to the great president.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16

The orchards In Western Washing
ton can be greatly improved by .
more thorough systematic tillage and
the growth Of cover, crops in the
orchards. The tillage practices
should consist of q thorough blowing
or deep disking Of the land in the
early spring and thorough system
Of clean tillage until after mid-sum.
mer. A cover crop Of vetch, field
peas, rye, wheat, sweet clover. or
even red clover, should be planted in
late summer and permitted to grow
throughout the winter. In the dis
tricts having light rainfall, this
cover crop. even though 1t Is very
light, should be ployed under early in
the spring. In districts in which the
rainfall is heavy throughout the sea-
son, the cover before 1t is ployed I'M.
der. A thorough system Of tillage
Will maintain the water supply
throughout the season.
Early blowing will sometimes de.
stroy large number Of fine feeding
roots in the surface soil. This, how.
ever, Is not always serious matter,
as the trees can quickly replace these
feeding roots II the soil Is made SUI.
ficiently fertile to Justify the plant in
an expenditure Of energy in that d.
rection. In fact, It is doubly import
ant that the surface soil be kept fer
tile and In not too great proportion
Of the trees root system be developed
therein. An excessive amount Of root
material in the surface soil 10 almost
sure to result In serious loss to the
tree during time Of drought In mid.
summer.
Cover crops accomplish two things:
They increase the soil fertility by us
Ing plant food materials at season
when the trees are not growing rap
idly and improve the physical CON
dition Of the sou. many cases, this
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16

The Rev. A. @. Grier Of Spokane,
who Is an ardent admirer Of Abraham
Lincoln and an acknowledged author
ity on his life and works, is the pos
SCISSOR of an interesting relic of the
martyr president. This consists of
copy Of the New York Herald dated
Saturday, April IL, 1866, which gives
an account of the assassination and
death Of the president.
The paper is In an excellent state
Of preservation, although slightly
yellowed with age, and Rev. Grier
keeps 1t In a glass frame where 1t
viii be preserved indefinitely. AS a
token of mourning, the column rules,
which make the lines between the
columns Of print, are turned wrong
side up. and instead Of a faint line
the entire space between the type Is
a heavy black band.
The paper bears little resemblance
10 the newspapers Of the present day.
II consists of six columns Of reading
matter to the page, but the columns
are somewhat wider than those In
use at the present time. The print is
about as fine as that used in modern
daily newspapers, somewhat smaller
than the type in which this article Is
set, but is very plain and legible. In
those days 1t was necessary to set
every line Of the type by hand, no at
tempt at typesetting machine hav-
ting yet been made. It was more than
Q quarter of century after the death
Of Lincoln that the first such ma
chine was successfully placed on the
market.
Almost the entire first column Is
given over to large headline announc-
ing the assassination. and that news
paper styles in those days were diff
feernt from those Of today Is evil
denced by the fact that the largest
word In the headline is Important"
Then follows in smaller type series
Of minor headlines announcing the
details Of the tragedy.
A part Of the account of the assas-
sination as taken from the old news.
paper Is as follows:
washington was thrown into an
intense excitement q few minutes be-
fore IL o'clock this evening, by the
announcement that the president and
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16

Secretary Seward had been assassin.
ated and were dead
"The widest excitement prevailed
in all parts Of the city. Men, women
and children, old and young, rushed to
and fro, and the rumors were magni-
fled until we had nearly every men,
Der Of the cabinet killed Some time
elapsed before authentic data could
be ascertained in regard to the af-
fair.
1.-THE president and Mrs. Lincoln
were at Ford's theater listening to
the performance of the American
Cousin, occupying box in the sec
ond tier. At the close of the third act
a person entered the box occupied by
the president and shot Mr.. Lincoln
in the head. The shot entered the
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16

Of bedding or straw is the most de.
slrable This unheated manure should
be hauled to the place whore 1t Is to
be used and placed in compact pile
and moistened so that 1t will heat. A
few buckets of warm water poured on
the center OF the pile will readily
start heating in cold weather. Whom
heating is nicely started, the manure
should be forked over into another
pile and left to heat some more. In
few days 1t will be ready to place
In the pit.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16
Equal parts of lime water and raw
linseed oil we'll shaken make an ex
cellent application for severe burns.
Fair and Square.

Two Cornishmen starting from op.
posite places were to travel to diff.
ferent destinations past a common
point. They wished to. know who
would arrive there first, but could not
think how to decide this.
At last Jack had the solution.
There's stump there. amt there.
'Enry?"
There is" said 'Enry. That's
where we turn and go in hopposite
directions"
Il ave It," announced Jack III
you get to the stump first you put a
stun on 1t, an IL get there first
I'll knock 1t off"-Successf Farm
ing.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16

back of his head and came out above
the temple.
"The assassin then jumped from the
box upon the stage and ran across to
the other side, exhibiting dagger In
his hand, Furnishing it in a tragical
manner, shouting the same words re-
peated by the desperate at Mr..
Stewards house, adding to it The
South is avenged and then escaped
rom the back entrance to the stage
tut in his passage dropped his pistol
and his hat.
"Mr. Lincoln fell forward in his
seat and Mrs. Lincoln tainted"
The scenes following the assassin
alton and the removal Of Lincoln to
a house across the street are then
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16
MAKING THE hoTBED HOT

There is really nothing hard about
making a hotbed, for 1t simply re-
quires little forethought in securing
the right kind of horse manure, dig.
ging the pit at time when there is
no frost in the ground, securing some
1x12 inch boards and the repairing of
some old sash.
Location - In choosing location,
select well-drained spot with a
southern exposure, on the south side
Of q building or board fence.
Frame-T'he frame is usually built
Of any available old boards. prefer.
ably 1x12. The north wall should be
"A inches high, and the south wall IL
inches high, giving the sash, when
placed on the frame. 12-inch slope
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16

latter value is Of as great, IL not
greater, value than the first.
Thorough, regular pruning is neces.
sary IL the trees are to get their
maximum value in fruit. The trees
will grow and live as long without
pruning as they will with pruning,
but they will not yield a satisfactory
quantity and quality of fruit and the
regularity Of the pruning is just as
important as the type and season OF
pruning Summer pruning can be
done with profit In many apple orch
ards in Western Washington. This
summer pruning, however, should be
done every year and should consist
of removal OF the excessive growth.
Best results will be obtained If 1t iH
done in June.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16

Placing In Pit-The manure should
be spread out and packed to depth
of Is inches In the pit. When the
manure warns up well, place about
inches of rich loan on top OF 1t. Do
not plant seeds for few days after
this time until the temperature has
cooled off to about IS degrees.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16
Course In Exposure.

Does your son show any athletic
tendencies at college, Hiram"
Il don't know. expect he does
There amt enough cloth In them
gymnasium clothes to cover a skse-
ter"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16

OF the 100000 negro soldiers sent
overseas during the war, battle deaths
amounted to 474, while the total
deaths were 9,785.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16

To touch the point of boil with
carbolic acid will frequently cause 1t
to leave.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16
Beneficial Fruit Practices
BY o. M. MORRIS.

Horticulture the College,
Washington Horticultural Association, 2.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16

FOR SALE-MIScELLANEo
RASPBERRY SHELL HAS 1.-THE WON
derful new La France red raspberry; best
and largest Of them all; many Of them are one
inch In diameter; will stand up perfect for
shipment to Chicago and New York. Secure
your plants now from Ralph l.. Snell, Noun
tain View, Cal.
MARTINS NO. FEED GRINDER WITH
emery wheel attached and pulley for gas on
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16
NEW TODAY

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
ron sXLE@PLANINd AND SAW MILL
In good territory In Ontario, 20 miles enst
OF Detroit, Mich. 25 minutes. Business good.
Address Colin Reid, Boutwell,, Ont.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16

TANNERS AND MANUFACTURERS
COATS, ROBES, RUGS AND HARNESS
Leather. Spokane Fur Tanning Co.. SO Pine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-22
D. c. cLoTHIERs WILL
ATTEND RETAIL MEET

Washington will be represented
at the Congress OF Retail Clothiers,
to be held in Chicago beginning
next Monday, by officers and nnerh.
bers Of the Retail Clothiers Associa.
ton Of the District.
!. L. Goldheim, past president Of
the Retail Clothiers Association, and
Charles J. Columbus, secretary, will
leave Washington today to make
arrangements for the reception of
the local delegation which will leave
tomorrow headed by Gerald eros.
ner, president of the local associa-
ton; d. J. Kaufman, vice presi-
dent, and number Of others. Lee
Loeb has been named chairman of
the entertainment committee of the
local clothiers who will make the
trip.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-22
WILL KILL BABY.
WIFE WROTE,
VANISHING
Husband Draws Wages, Say
ing He Is Going to Funeral,
and Also Disappears.

After notifying the police that
his wife had disappeared with her
baby of six months. and had left
q note indicating that she would
kill 1t, the husband OF May Kenney,
326 Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
collected his wages from the Ma.
tional Mosaic Company, and told
the cashier he was going to a
funeral"
Mrs. Kenney is twenty-five years
old and the husband forty-fiye.
They have resided at the Pennsyl-
vania avenue address for about a
year.
Kenney, who is a laborer, Is
said to have appeared at his place
Of employment earlier than usual
this morning. When the cashier
arrived. he declined to go to work,
declaring, 1t was said, that he had
an important funeral to attend.
Police of the Sixth precinct, in
vestigating the case, were unable
to find Kenney.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-22
Robbers Open 4 New
Field In Theft OF
Concrete Mixer

One Of the biggest thefts ever
reported to the police came iii
last night from Kenneth M.
Livingston, Of the Federal Ma
tional Bank building, 1917 r
street northwest.
Livingston told the police
that i concrete mixer, on four
and carrying 4 four
horse power motor, had been
stolen from In front Of 3O39
G street northwest. The ma
chine was known as q - Il
Jaeger and was valued at,
$500.
Police believe that someone
who does contracting on 4
small scale has stolen Or bor-
rowed the machine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-22
NAVY YARD MEN
To NE | ON
DEMANDS
Many Changes ii Working
Regulations VIII Re
Recommended.

The biennial convention Of Dis
trict No. A, /. "A. o. NJ, repre-
senting 5000 naval yard and
arsenal workers, opens at 10
O'Clock Monday morning in the
machinists' headquarters. Adj
dresses by E. G., Dawson, secre-
tary and treasurer Of the Inter-
national Association Of Machin-
lists, and by N. p. Atlas, presi-
dent Of District No. AZ. viii be
the feature Of the first days ses7
sion. &
TO Make Annual Report.
The annual report Of Mr.. Atlas
will cover the following points:
The successful fight to obtain an
amendment to the civil service re-
tirement act, by which employees
coming into the civil service by
Presidential order are included with
in the scope of the law.
The reopening Of the campaign for
wage scale readjustment, which 20.
suited in materially increased wages
for Navy Yard employees.
The amendment of the employees
compensation act so that occupa-
tional diseases are not excluded from
its benefits.
A change In the navy order which
discharged hundreds Of Navy, Yard
employees on February 9, 1922, short
ly after the arms conference pact
was signed. Under the modification
nxyc
without pay" so that, six months
later, Congress was enabled to pass
legislation providing that all OF them
who were fifty-five years Of age at
the time of furlough, and had seen
at least fifteen years OF service in
the yards, were eligible for retire.
ment benefits.
Contract Work Cited.
An amendment to existing law re-
lating to Navy Yard contract work
and removing certain handicaps the
yards were under In bidding against
private contractors for navy work.
The legislative recommendations
to go to the next Congress will
include the passage Of the Hull
bill, permitting the navy yards and
arsenals to do Industrial work for
the civilian departments Of the
Government, when not employed on
naval work.
A measure which will reduce the
retirement age from seventy years
to sixty-five years, and increase the
maximum pay under the retire
ment act from $3.50 to $1,000. A
thirty.year service voluntary re.
tirement provision also will be .ad
vocated,
The present officers of District
No. A will be, reelected without
opposition. They are N. p. Atlas,
president; Archie E. Luther. secre
eary and treasurer, and an execu
tive council comprising r. e. Jan
son, of Washington; c. A. Fitzger
aid, of Mare Island; H. B. Holland
OF the Rock Island arsenal: A. u
Butler. Of Portsmouth, N. H.: r
Venturini, of Norfolk; w. e. Con
ley, of Philadelphia, and Philir
Engel, of New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-22
P(SI0N
IN |URD
BETTER
II. r Cummings, Physicist,
Most Seriously Hurt. Well
on Road to Recovery

The death ton in the Bureau
|cf Standards explosion win prob
ably not rise any higher, physi-
clans at the Emergency Hospital
said today. All the injured are
doing nicely, it was stated. and
some Of them will leave the hos
pital within the next few days.
Cummings Improves.
Herbert X. Cummings. associate
physicist Of At Raymond street,
Chevy Chase. Nd. the most IS.
riously injured. il well on the road
to recovery ana unless complica-
tons set in he VIII recover fully.
Yesterday It was reported that
Cummings was IA critical condi.
ton.
The other injured are Clarence
W. Elliott, assistant engineer. 1SS
Twelfth street northwest; q. q.
Richardson, F'alkstone courts: Cur.
tbs NJ. Smith, 4646 wisconsin ave.
nue. northwest; Robert Il. Ikohr,
1908 Newton street northwest. and
Roger Birdsall, 400 Brown street.
Chevy Chase.
Bodies TO he Buried.
The bodies OF three &c the victims
HoE the Bureau OF Standards ex-
plosion have been returned to their
homes for funeral services and
burial. The fourth will. be con.
signed at o'clock this afternoon.
Friends OF Urban j.. Cook attend
led short service at the Church OF
the Blessed Sacrament this morn.
ing. His body will leave this aft.
ernoon for Cincinnati, Ohio, the
residence Of his family, where in
terment will take place.
The body of J. e. Kendig was
this morning forwarded to Landis-
vile, Pa. That Of DIR. Logan AZ.
Lauer, who came to this city from
Lower Salem, Ohio, was placed on
board q train for that city last
night. Funeral services for Steph.
en- n. Lee will be held in New Lon
don, Conn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-22
FOUR PERSONS INJURED
IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Four persons were slightly injured
IN accidents last night, reports 20
the police show. Two of them we're
skaters.
Elsie Thompson. ten, Of 1894 Po-
tomac avenue southeast, and Flea.
nor Foley, OF 1909 Corbin place
northeast, while skating were In
jured slightly when automobiles
struck them. Neither went to q
hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Mabel Hanlxins, 4429 Manor
place northwest, suffered d slight
cut on the face when an automobile
struck her at Seventeenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Eugene Crespel, fourteen. of Els
John Marshall place northwest. rid
ing his bicycle at Seventh and
streets northwest. was struck Ey an
automobile and slightly hurt. He
was taken to his home for treatment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-22
PUPILS IN CITY SCHOOLS
REACH TOTAL OF $685.

Continued increases in enroll
ments of pupils are being reported
to DR.. Frank w. Wallou, superin.
tendent Of schools. At the close of
yesterdays sessions the enrolment
was 81 1893 as compared with 60,015
on Tuesday, and 57,796 on the open.
Ing day.
Arrivals Of members of Congress
and their secretaries, are expected
to contribute to steady increases
until the expected peak Of 10000 is
reached,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-22
cAFRITz LAIls DRIVE
FOR JEWISH CENTER

Morris Cafritz. chairman OF the
$3.50, 900 campaign for 8 Jewish
community center. will organize his
forces tomorrow morning at meet
Ing at the home 81 Mrs. Alexander
Wolf, q leader In the movement.
With an enthusiastic campaign
committee composed Of two hundred
prominent Jewish men and women.
Cafritz win proceed with his drive
Immediately after naming his va
rious committees tomorrow, al
though the actual gathering of
money and pledges win take place
the first week In November.
The marked success Of Jewish
community centers Ii thirteen
other cities has spurred the move
naent here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-22
MILK DEALERS CLAIM
SUPPLY IS ASSURED

Eight leading Washington milk
dealers. in a statement today. de-
clared that the city is safe from a
milk shortage due to the dispute
between distributors and the MARI
land and Virginia Milk Producers
Association. They state they sup.
ply about 80 per cent of the cIty's
milk. and claim they are assured
q continued shipments to supply
their trade.
The statement Is signed by Henry
~. Brawner, jr., Chestnut Farms
Diary: w. Al. Simpson. Walker Hill
Dairy; r. Wise. Wise Brothers: D.
w. Gregg. National Dairy: II. 4.
Black, II. L. Black and Son. inc,
J. j. BoWles. Jersey Dairy. and w.
4 Williams. Sharon Dairy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-22
WOMAN DIES OF
BICHI lR|D
POISON
Loses our-pay Fight After
Dose Taken 81 Mistake
For Aspirin.

IN the semi-darIxness Of her room
last Tuesday night. Mrs. Ella an
nan. tWenty-seven, wife Of Milton
a. Wannall, an electrician. Of zoos
Sixth street northwest, took an
aspirin tablet. She was suffering
from aiviolent headache.
Would Take Second.
Al short time later, her headache
undated. Mrs. WannalI decided to
take another. This time she
switched on q light and to her
horror found that the tablet she
had taken an hour previous was
deadly bichIoride Of mercury.
A hurried trip to the Emergency
Hospital and Mrs. Wannalls fight
against the ravages Of one Of the
most deadly poisons began. Under
supervision Of DR.. Hoffman, staff
physician at the hospital, MIS-.
Wannal1 was placed on diet that
was thought to be most suited for
warding Off the effects of the pol
son.
Started TO Improve.
Her condition was so encourag-
ing that the doctor said that her
case was not serious. Yesterday
afternoon she suffered q relapse
and this morning at 2:15 o'clock
she died. Her husband was noti-
fled shortly before his wife's death
and was at the bedside.
DIR. Herbert Martyr, acting cOro-
ner, said that q preliminary investi-
cation of the case led him to be-
Iieve that 1t was an accidental
death. There will be an Inquest at
the morgue this afternoon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-22
< or c. EVENING SCHOOL
OFFERS COURSES TO VETS

: A couse in either mechanical
drawing shop mathematics. electric
1uirinr' automobile mechanics or
radio r. offered without cost TO ex'
s men by the Knights OF Go.
Iurnbus Evening School. 600 g street
northwest, bulletin from the
school stated today.
The school will begin Its sessions
Ear the fifth year October 1.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-22
CITY HEADS REJECT PLEA
FOR ASBESTOS CURTAINS

The Commissioners yesterday re-
fused the plea of Charles Linkins,
who asked amendment OF District
building regulations so as to au-
thorize use of asbestos curtains ex.
clusively in Washington theaters.
The commissioners said they saw
no reason for the change. AS LONG
as the curtains are fireproof and
are able to Withstand air pressure
and heat. no particular material
will be named for use.