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The Washington times., 1924-08-12
GERMAN AMBASSADOR
RETURNS FROM NEW YORK.

The German ambassador, Doctor
Otto Wiedfeldt, will return tomor.
row from New York. where he has
been for a few days.
Ira Nelson, former United States
Minister to Sweden. arrives today in
New York on board the Majestic
from travel in Europe.
Il
Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel de Olveira
Lima have gone to visit Doctor and
Mrs. Robert Metz, at Fernbrook,
Lenox. Mass. They are in the Berk.
shires to attend the Institute Of
Politics.
The Minister from Guatemala
and Nine. Latour will leave Wash.
ington Sunday for New York.
where they will remain for a few
days before sailing for Europe the
middle of the week,
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The minister from Siam, Mr..
Phya Burr Navarasth, has returned
to Washington and will remain un.
til autumn.
SILENZI HOST TO
OrrlCAAL FAMILY.
The second secretary of the Ital.
Ian embassy, Signor Renato Silent,
will entertain the members OF the
embassy staff and their wives at
supper this evening in his home on
Biltmore street. Signor Silenzi re.
Gently returned from several weeks
visit In the North.
X
The Naval Attache of the italian
Embassy and Contessa Somrnati di
Mombello, who have been visiting
for some time at Fishers Island,
N. r. returned to Washington yes.
terday.
Miss Margaret Watson, daughter
of Mrs. Garrett Watson, who has
been in Europe for some time, IL
now In London, where she Is the
The Washington times., 1924-08-12

Mrs. Charles 3. Ewing, Of Stone
leigh Court, went to Baltimore yes
terday to spend a week.
The Washington times., 1924-08-12

Captain o. 8. Person, who ar.
rived in Washington Saturday from
Miami. Fla, where he has been
since May, will leave tomorrow for
Dayton, Ohio, to take a special
course in aeronautical engineering.
He will be there q year. Captain
Person was being considered as an
aide at the White House last
spring.
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
Practice Pruning to Aid
Fruit Quality and Size

Pruning is ordinarily practiced to
encourage directly or indirectly the
amount. size and quality of the fruit.
1t may. however. have the opposite
result II not properly done.
The pruncr must always know the
fruit-bearing habit of the tree he Is
dealing with. and prune accordingly.
In other words. if particular kind OF
fruit bears its fruit buds On spurs.
pruning must be so done as to pre-
serve these fruit spurs and eliminate
other portions of the tree in such
way as to enable these fruit spurs to
produce their fruit and thereby serve
their purpose in the best manner pos
sible. On the other hand, another
fruit may be borne on annual growth
instead of spurs, and pruning of such
fruit Is naturally different from the
other case. Many man has pruned
off hundreds of dollars worth of fruit
by not taking into consideration the
fruit-bearing habits of the trees. This
is one of the chief reasons for the
present-day recommendations In prun-
Ing which encourage as little actual
cutting away of the trees as Is pos
sible to secure the results sought for.
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
Famous Character
IN Popular Boob,

oliver Twist" as at frs, horn l..
the brain Of Dickens, was a dIrsr.n,
creation from the Oliver we know T.,
was visit by Dickens to CruIk shorL,s
studio that changed the life storv -
'he workhouse boy. There the outbor
saw a series of sketches ILLUSTRATING
the career OF London thief Thnre
was sketch OF a Fagln's den Thers
was the Artful Dodger, Charley Rates
and BIZ Skies. All these Dickens
worked into the book which the world
knows so we'll.
Sir Rider Haggard won creator
ZANE by his strange creation, the nov.
er-dying queen. she" than by uny.
thing else he wrote. shes" origin
was the legend Of the Queen Maie,I
well known to the natives of the hills
around Zoutpansberg. which Sir Rider
was one of the first BrItlshers to hear.
Majaji has really been dead for many
years, but the natives believe she still
lives. hidden In some mysterious cav
ern OF the mountains OF the Trans
vaal.
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
Important TO All Women
Readers Of This Paper
Swamp Root Fine Medicine

Thousands upon thousands OF women
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy con-
dition they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back, head
ache and loss OF ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous, irritable
and may be despondent; it makes any
one so.
But hundreds of women claim that DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root. by restoring health
to the kidneys, proved to be just the
remedy needed to overcome such condi-
tions,
Many send for a sample bottle to see
what Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver
and bladder medicine will do for them.
By enclosing ten cents to DR.. kilmer Il
Co., Binghamton, N. Y, you may receive
sample size bottle by parcel post. You
can purchase medium and large size bottles
at all drug res.-Advertisement.
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
.HE United States is behind coun-
tries Of the Old World in the
use of electricity on the farm,

7THE United States Is behind coun-
tries of the Old World in the
use Of electricity on the farm,
according to a report made by
George Otis Smith, director of the
geological survey, to Secretary Work
of the Interior department. Doctor
Smith attended the recent world power
conference in London as special rep
resentative of the secretary of the in
terror. In his report he says:
"At the world power conference In
London last month one section de-
voted its sessions to the subject of
power in industry. To this part of
the program American delegates con-
tributed papers on the application of
power to the iron and steel industry
and to textile mills. but America was
not represented in papers dealing with
electric power in the household and
on the farm, this subject being treated
by delegates from England, Holland,
Denmark, Germany, Norway and Swe-
den.
ut was because of the opportunity
to examine such small unit operations
that I visited the farm of r. Borlase
Matthews, who is, without doubt, the
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
Around
Orchard
BLIGHT QUITE
HARD TO ERADICATE

OF all diseases common IN f-r,,
ueeS' pear blight has been more dis
cusSed. with less progress in Its CON
'roi' Then any other 1t is notorious
as the first plant disease to be recop-
hi|ed as caused by bacteria, Because
OF It's infectious and viruIent nature
II Is extremely difficult to control. II
Iaihillariy known as tire-blight, n
name which characteriZes its terrible
raVages. There are few orchards of
any extent that have not been attacked
by this dread disease at one time or
another Although it attacks bios
SONS, twlgs, leaves. branches, and
truIt, 1t is most common on the new,
Succulent grOwths. Here il Is recog-
med by the dried and blackened
leaves and the discoored wood. on
Older wood ii forms dark, sunken
cankercd areas.
In the spring Of the year when
nouriShment from the new sap reaches
these cankered areas they become ac-
tive, and bacteria OOze through cracks
and hrOken-down IenticelS. Insects
attracted by the gummy exudate are
drawn to it and become carriers OF
the disease 10 blossoms and twigs Any
wound or abrasion may afford the bac-
terra an entry. but most frequently 1t
enters through the blossoms.
The remedies suggested are thor
ough and systematic cutting out OF
infected twigs, and branches imme-
dlately blight appears, making the
cuts at least six inches below the
signs of Infection; cultural practices
that induce hard. mature growth. not
easily susceptible to the disease; and
disinfeCtiOn OF wounds and pruning
tools with bichloride Of mercury and
carboiC acid. II is claimed that an
organized effort will control the dis
ease. but under practical conditions
1t is most difficult, especially on older
trees. All varieties are susceptible
hut some, like Bartlett and Clapp
Fav0rlte are more so than others,
such as Kieffer and Seckel.
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
Electricity on the Farm in England

leader in England as an electric
farmer. Electricity furnishes heat.
ventilation and moisture control in
egg Matching on large scale, and is
further applied to egg production,
which increases 20 per cent in winter.
"In the electric-lighted dairy, with
80 milk cows, electric milking ma
chimes are used. The electric-making
of hay, as he practices it, is not a mat
ter OF electric heating or curing, but
rather ventilating process. The
green hay is brought to the large
mows 60 by 20 by 25 feet high, direct
ly from the field as cut, and is built
up as cured hay Is stored. A five
horse power electrical fan is sufficient
to cure the hay in 100-ton NOW and
the actual operation is only one and
one-half hours a day for nine days.
The same portable motor is used for
curing grain, which is taken direct
from the binder to the rick. Electricity
is also used in the preparation of ST.
lage. The base of the silo is wired.
so that artificial heating of the fresh
silage is possible, the quicker action
resulting in superior quality and a silo
juice that is good for the cows.
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
Vegetable Supplements
Will Benefit Brood Sow

Brood sows that are fed such bal
ancing feeds as tankage, milk, or fish
meal In rations that contain corn,
barley, and other cornbelt feeds, make
better mothers and better suckers
than If their rations are balanced with
vegetable supplements, says John NJ.
Evvard Of the Iowa experiment sta
tion.
In some of his tests at Ames, Mr..
Evvard has found that the addition Of
one-thIrd to one-half pound Of high
protein tankage has decreased per-
ceptibly the corn or other basal feed
needing balance This saving has
amounted to three-fourths of a pound
to two pounds per sow per day. A
mixture of tankage 75 parts, linseed
oil meal 25 parts, or combination Of
tankage rs parts, alfalfa meal 25
parts. added to the basal grain ration,
has produced similar results.
"The saving in corn" says Mr.. Ev-
ward, sin some of these tests, prac-
tically paid for the supplemental feed.
Besides, greater gains were noted on
the sows, putting them in better con-
dItlon at farrowing time. Also there
was a larger percentage of living,
pigs, heavier average weight per
pig. stronger and more vigorous pigs
with better coats and better color
with an absence of the "white bloods"
or anemic pigs. An Increase in the
size of the bone and muscles was no.
ticeable, also"
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
FARM
S;SEQ!CK
GAIN IN WEIGHT ON
FATTENING CATTLE

Gains In weight on fattening cattle
cost more than the market price re-
eeived for them. A margin over the
coat Of the steers per cwt. is neces-
sary for profit, or to bresk even on
the feeding operation.
The margin necessary to break
even under present feeding conditions
with different fattening rations IL
brought out In a recent test carried
on at the Colorado state experiment
station.
In one lot fed yearling steers weigh
ing ZIG pounds and costing $500 per
cwt. were fattened for 100 days on
barley, sunilower silage and alfalfa
They gained Lib pounds daily, or 800
and required 3,411 pounds of silage.
2,095 pounds of barley and 1853
pounds Of alfalfa hay to put on this
gain. With silage at $500. barley at
$500 and alfalfa hay at S13.00 per
ION 1t cost S43.94 to fatten each steer:
1891 represents interest at per cent
on S50.12, the first cost of the steers,
plus the feed cost, S43.94, for 100
days. The shipping and selling e1-
pense was S2.95, making a total cost
per fat steer back on the market of
s100.92. The steer weighing 1,045
pounds had to bring s9.66 per cwt., or
Q margin of S266 over cost to break
even. A three-cent margin would
have meant a labor return of S3.57
per steer. A four-cent margin labor
rnturn Of S14.02, etc.
In this method of figuring a fair
market price Is secured for home
grown grain and alfalfa fed, while the
feeder with the use Of plenty of bed
ding has between three and four tons
o" manure per head in addition.
In beet-growing districts, where wet
pulp can be hauled and fed, mar
rover margin is needed. With ra-
tion consisting of wet pulp, beet mo-
lssses. cottonseed cake and alfalfa,
only S1.03 over purchase price per
cvTt. was needed to break even. I'M
properly balanced rations cause low
gains and lack of finish, which cut
down the size of the margins secured.
e. ]. Maynard, Animal Investiga-
tions Section, Colorado Experiment
Station.
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
Mexico Has Fine Embassy at Capital

streets below the embassy, but the re-
mainder of the staff, all care-free
bachelors, and their feminine kindred,
dwell together in adjacent apartments
in the Argonne. which Immediately
faces the Mexican establishment.
Senor Jose Benitez, who is first secre-
tary. has within the past two months
been Joined by his sisters, Senorita
Carmen Benitez Martinez and Seno-
rita Maria Louisa Benitez Martinez,
and these young ladies intend to spend
the coming winter in Washington.
The Mexican embassy. which is a
landmark of upper Sixteenth street.
was built by the late Mrs. Franklin
MacVeagh as a surprise birthday gift
to her husband During the regime
4 stately wing has been added to
the southern wall of the. mansion
proper since the Mexican government
acquired the property. and it is with
out comparison now the most spacious
and best equipped mansion which a1y
foreign government maintains
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
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Over Seven Million New Voters in 1924

In New York the margin between
the successful and the defeated can
didate averages around 10000. In
New York 100000 young people can
cast votes for the first time this year.
Ohio has 3T4,OOe new voters. about
four times the average Ohio plurality:
in fact, five times that Of President
Taft and President Mckinley.
Massachusetts has $4,000 new vot-
ers. Pennsylvania 571 600 and ILL
nois 42s,OOO.
In the states of the Middle West,
such as Wisconsin, Michigan, Minneso-
ia. the Dakotas, Iowa, Nebraska, Kan
sas and Missouri, the number of new
voters Is large. ranging from 10000 in
each of the DakOtas to 235,OO in
Michigan. LaFollette will wage an
intensive campaign in these states.
The nine northeastern states OF
New England and the Middle Atlantic
group have nearly 100000 new voters,
and the twelve North Central states,
or the Middle West, have 100000.
California has 100000 new voters,
Washington $1,000 anG Oregon 10000.
In Tennessee the $4,000 new voters
represent about five times the Presi-
Dental margin in recent elections. In
Kentucky nearly 10000 new voters
are about six times the usual p!u-
rality. West Virginias 100000 new
voters represent five to ten times the
average margin. and Maryland's con-
tingent of 100000 more than quadru-
plps the states usual narrow plurality.
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
Ideal Place for Fowls

The orchard Is almost an ideai piace
70 raise chickens. There is plenty OF
shade and usually some good grass.
n,,,a coil will be enriched by the poui'
try droppings and this will be excel
ont for the trees. If the orchard Is
,,,lt,v,ted. such solling crops as OATS
wheat, and the like may De p'ah',
od The trees will not be injured
and there will he no loss OF truit.
There could he no better way to make
double use of tile ground than ny
vsrdIne the chickens In the orchard.
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10

1o"wv. that anso,ntsa rrss'dsnt snmos Coolidge R"as
well Sheffield the successor Of
Charles B. Warren as ambas-
sador to Mexico. interest Quickens in
the affairs of the republic to the south,
and hope is expressed that it will not
be long before an ambassador comes
here to occupy the beautiful embassy
on the brow Of Sixteenth street, which
has been without an occupant in the
social residential sense since its pur-
chase, three years ago.
IAlt though the imposing entrance
remains closed and the blinds are
drawn on the long windows overlook
ing the sweep of Columbia road and
far beyond, the chancery Of the Mexi-
can establishment huns with industry
and maintains staff of young secre-
taries and their clerks far In excess
Of any other diplomatic office in the
capital. Senior Manuel Teller, the
charge d'affaires, and his family re-
side In a pleasant home about two
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
That Mysterious Bust of Washington

out hesitation that the bust was of
marble and bore the artists signature.
In describing the original gift, they
said:
'The marble inscribed by him and
placed in the capitol was not the sculp-
tors personal gift
The late Senator George Peabody
Wetmore, Rhode Island, made the
speech of acceptance on the part OF
the senate. He said:
1.-The records of congress afford us
no information in regard TO the first of
these gifts, nor have examinations OF
the records of the customs houses of
Georgetown or of books or newspapers
in the District of Columbia or at New
York, or the library of congress yield
ed better results. 1t is not even GER
tain whether this bust was of bronze
or marble"
Ambassador Jusserand, in making
the presentation of the copy in 1905.
said:
David dangers tthe name by which
Pierre Jean David was commonly
known) was in exile when news of the
capitol fire reached Europe. He wrote
in his notebook:
"I was reading yesterday in an
American paper description of the
fire at the capitol library. My bust of
Washington is destroyed. What a
perishable thing is name, be it en-
graved on marble or bronze, it is
rubbed OFT by the passing of centu-
ries; one alone remains, that of hui
mopity'p
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
Raspberries Increased

IT has been found at the ILLINOIS
s,neriment station that mulching win
rtr,wv manure increased the crtp or
red raspberrles so per cent. lhe ner-
rios were also larger and of better
anpearance than those grown under
,iao, cultivation. The decreased
labor expense in cultivation espe-
.iaIIv in hand hoeing, was also con-.
siderable item. Moreover unnecessary
suckers were less in evidence In the
mulched rows.
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10

wv have attained their majority
since 1920 will be eligible to
cast ballots for the first time in the
statistical report prepared by Simon
Michelet, Washington lawyer. who is
forming national organization to ap-
peal to the "stay y-at-home vote"
The basis of the estimate Is the CEN
sus of 1920. which shows 7,376.255
time were. respectively, seventeen.
eighteen. nineteen and twenty years
of age, and who, if living, are twenty
one years of age and over.
THE 2,50O,OO0 first-time Presiden-
tIal voters in the southern states. if 80
rer cent are able to qualify and vote,
are sufficient in number to change the
solid South" said Mr.. Michelet.
"The Democratic plurality in the 16
southern states was about $4,000 in
1920 and 95O,OOO in 1916: An average
plurality for these states might be
said to be around 100000. or less than
one-third of the South's army of Pres
idential first voters this year.
The power Of the new voters in piv-
otal states is live subject among po-
litical leaders. Indiana has nearly
100000 first-time voters this year In
normal campaign years, such as 1916
and 1918, the plurality of the success
full candidate was only 6,942 and TO-.
700 respectively.
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
Best Soils for Peach

The peach thrives upon great di-
yersitv of soils, provided two condl-
tions he present-good drainage and
soil warmth Few realize the lmpor-
tance of soil warmth for this frult.
If is chiefly because sandy, graveily
and stony soils are warm that the
peacb is grown thereon. Upon such
coils the trees make firm growth,
the wood natures Thoroughly ana the
fruit is highly colored and well tia-
eored
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
Disinfectant for Tools

Mercuric chloride, commonly known
as corrosive sublimate, at strength
of one part in 1000 parts of water Is
often used in disinfecting tools to be
used In cutting out disease cankers.
The solution is especially used in the
case of removing twigs killed by fire
blight on apples and pears. 1t Is
deadly poison and kills the bacteria
associated with the disease, thereby
preventing its spread from twig to
twig by the pruning tools.
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
Detective Camera

,o,ket camera shaped like n small
Zone that takes pictures mt right
IL IN the line of vision, has been
med especially for the use Of
tctives or others who desire to
IN photographs without the knowl-
| of the subjects. A dummy lens
mo end resembles that of field
1 Thus the user is able TO take
|c,ure at right angles to the osten-
| line of vision. The view finder is
Ioined In what appears to be the
hlece The camera can be focused
|ess than yard or to "intinity,"
uses plates or film.
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10

1F THE supposed long-lost David
marble bust of George Washington
l. is authentic, the purchaser, Henry
Il. Huntington of New York and
San Gabriel, will lose it, and if it is a
fake he will lose it, too, says the
Washington correspondent of the New
York Sun. In the first instance. the
government will claim it for the IL
brary of congress, to which it belonged
when 1t was supposed to have been
destroyed by fire on Christmas eve,
1851.
In the second Instance he will lose
the money he paid for it and suffer
the keenest pang that comes to an art
collector, that Of being 'stung."
Experts of the library of congress
are digging into old records concern
ing the bust, which was presented to
congress by citizens Of France. The
money to pay the famous sculptor,
Pierre Jean David, for carving the
bust was raised by popular subscrip-
ton in France in 1896, the year after
Lafayette paid his farewell visit to
America.
In 1905. on Washington's birthday.
Comte de Rochambeau, Marquis de La
fayettc, Marquis de Grasse and Henry
Jouin, through the French ambassa-
dor, J. ]. Jusserand, presented to con-
gress bronze copy of the bust de-
stroyed or lost more than half a CEN
tury before. They expressed their de-
sire to make the gift in a letter to Gen.
Horace Porter. American ambassador
to France, in which they stated with
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
Live Stock Notes
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Keep ewes and bucks separated.
Filthy hog wallows take frightful
toll of the hog profits.
Sunshine and wholesome air are two
requisites for growing pigs.
Dip in a 3 per cent creolln solu-
tlon to destroy lice and ticks.
Pick out the live stock which is to
be shown at the fair and give 1t plenty
Of attention.
Mutton and wool are crops for the
poorer land that require little labor
and bring good returns.
Pennsylvania steer feeders find that
hey gained an average of $15 steer.
over four years, by having silos.
Young calves appreciate shade and
water on hot days. They will show 1t
',y more growth and thrift.
The farmer with few head of
ewes will usually find 1t more econom-
ical to use hand shears, but II he has
20 ewes or more 1t is probably best to
$50 machines.
A cheap form of swine insurance is
the provision of dry sleeping QUAR-
ters for the brood sowS These quar-
sers should be well ventilated, but
tree from injurious draughts.
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
Pigeons as Telephones

With every outgoing tourist car
that invades the little-known parts Of
the national park around the Grand
Canyon of Colorado now 20 pair
Of homing pigeons. These are the
only feasible means Of communica.
tion In an emergency, for there is no
telephone or telegraph service in that
part of the country.
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
Horses Wild Gallon

A race between horse and I'M auto
mobile amused onlookers at PottsvlIe.
Pa. until the spectacle almost resulted
seriously. The owner Of the horse had
tied 1t to the spare tire Of Bernard
McCalrs machine and when Mccall
got into his car he failed to notice the
predicament Of the animal. Mccall
stopped the auto just as conditions
were getting serious for the hard
pressed horse.
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10
Mankinds Use of Metals

Gold was probably the first metal to
be used by man. Metallic gold was
found in the beds of streams. 1t was
used for ornaments before any other
metal was discovered. The first metal
put to practical use was copper, made
into knives and other implements at
least G,0OO years ago.
The Dolores star., 1924-10-10

-, md The Golden Medical Dis-
poo" : hrvan taking these remedies
fr r,.d 10 improve right away: !
',a,'' a., well and weighed a hundred
.sS;,.r.sis g, pounds. / think the
tmig \, p;erce's medicines."-Mra
!. 1 11nsgis,s Liquid or tablet form