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hounds in general. The opinions have
bearing on this story. Last Sunday
you were shown that Wirz was
charged with setting bloodhounds on
prisoners. 1t was charged against
him that "ferecious and bloodthirsty
beasts, dangerous to human life,
called bloodhounds. were used to
hunt down prisoners Of war who made
their escape" and that about so pris-
oners died from injuries from the
dogs.
I don't like the idea of setting dogs
to track a man, but it is done today
and the man is always represented as
such a villain that most persons seem
to want the dogs to catch him. But
that is not the potnt will try to
make. What want TO bring out is
that there is great deal of bunk in
the bloodhound, and that in 10000
dogs called bloodhounds not one of
them is third or fourth cousin to a
bloodhound. never met but one
| bloodhound in my long life, and he
was dignif1ed. gentle dog. who would
rather have the bone out of a pork
chop than a pound of raw man-meat.
| I have a tomcat whom I reclaimed
from life Of sin and poverty in our
alley He weighs Is pounds In repose,
hi. in the presence of a dog he weighs
.aure. I would like TO make friendly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29

miles, vast, empty and shut up. be-
meath the old Latin Quarter. stone
having been cut from them to build
the most ancient part Of the capital.
when Home named it "Lutece."
Now. night life has claimed a little
stretch of the Catacombs. reaching
off into blackness where none ven
ture. They have found a forgotten
entrance to them in the old rue
Mouffetard; and tourists in motor
omnibuseS only are taken down to
dance for twenty minutes In the Paris
Catacombs.
VET these same tourists get
- "boo.ed'' on the Boulevard
simply because their Paris Night
Life" parties, in four big motor omni-
buses each. laugh, talk and perhaps
criticize, altogether, attracting at
tention without thinking about It,.
Patriotic young Parisians, imagining
that Paris Is being made fun of.
boo" and whistle at them, chiefly
on the Boulevard. where they have
nothing else to do in the evening.
Older Parisians are not deceived.
They take the whole thing as a
kind of joke. Yesterday, the Petit
Journal" with very heavy circu-
lation. published a. cartoon in which
three Americans walk in ancient
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29

with no small amount Of interest.
What can he expected of d girl horn
and reared in Washington and IN
Fairfax County? Since July /, how
ever. l have been away from home
getting acquainted with the beautiful
coast of Maine which my young niece
(Anita) and l had long desired to see.
Yesterday I received a letter from n
friend inClosing YOUR article. 'Wirz
Execution | have every detail Of
that famous trial locked away safely.
also letter referring to it addressed
to my dear father by Jefferson Davis
I know you ought TO soc all this. !
am glad you published the WirZ letter
to my father. November 10 was al
ways a sad day for my father.
"My brother Fred is a lawyer living
not at Seattle but Spokane, Wash
He is still Interested in politics and
Senator Dill will tell YOU much about
him. Many of his Western friends
call on us (liis sisters Anita and Clara
to bring us greetings. Once he ran
for Congress hut was defeated and
perhaps he may try again.
Well, there Is much more to tell and
you will hear all that when we meet.
. Very sincerely.
ANITA SCHADE."
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bet with any subscriber that if Tom
should meet a bloodhound in the back
yard. the bloodhound would climb the
fence.
THE bloodhound was a rare dog in
this section during the long period
of negro slavery. 7 never saw one
and many of my people have told me
they never saw one. | strongly doubt
the bloodhound Many writer's. sher-
ifs and sheriffs' posses seem to have
an ungovernable desire to call blood
hounds dogs that are just plain and
common houn' dogs. On nearly all
farms In the Potomac region and on
little pieces Of ground just big enough
for cabin and a patch of CON. Eaters
and 'baccy there were dogs which we
rallied 'daWgs." They were only houn'
daWgs. They were black and tan.
short haired, long bodied and long
tailed. These dogs had no more relish
for a mans blood than poodle. They
were utterly without ferocity. The
notable traits of this hound were lazi-
ness and appetite. and he had the
habit of singing to the moon. He was
a peaceful dog and liked best to sleep
around the kitchen door. that he
SnOuiO not ne late at meals. Aunt
Dinah used to bake CON braid" in
big iron skillet for these dawgs, and
their highest pleasure was to squat on
their launches in semi-circle and
catch their portions of con pone on
the fly.
Some of the sporting youth of the
nineteenth century used to train these
dogs to chase fox, and it is said that
your ancestors trained them to chase
deer. Some planters and their over.
seers in slavery days taught these
supplemented and strong -nosed dogs
to track runaway slaves. They were
keen-scented and fleet, but when they
came up With a fugitive the worst
they did was bay, make other noises
and shake their tails. If the fugitive
had a stick and waded into the pack,
the dogs would bite him. Dogs is
dogs. You see these dogs about old
places in Maryland and Virginia today,
and if their owners make any use Of
them, it is to chase rabbits, smell out a
'possum or tree a raccoon. Pictures
of posses on the track Of sinner
often show the sheriff or sub-sheriff
holding in leash a pack of blood
hounds" which are no more than the
Of houn' dawgs that used to hang
aroun' the kitchen do.
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other persons in the North. I will
quote from both sides. The Rambler
has received. out of the scrap book of
Mrs. Z. q. Kent of Washington, news.
paper accounts of the dedication of
the WirZ monument at Andersonville.
the speech of Col. Jasper T. Darling,
Grand Army of the Republic, denounc.
ing the erection of the monument. and
a speech by w. J. Smith, First Regj
ment Mississippi Artillery, in reply to
Col. Darling. You will find arguments
to support your opinion whether that
opinion Is that Wirz was an innocent
man or a villain.
+
THE Rambler has a letter from
Anita Schade, daughter of Louis
Shade, who was attorney for Wirz
during his trial. 1t is delightful to
receive letters from girls and / do not
print them all. It would never do.
Certain parts of Anita's letter have to
do with the story I am writing and
there are parts-but that's nobody
else's business. The letter:
Portland, Me-, August II.
Dear Harry:
Yes, have read one or two Of the
Rambler. writings. or to he quite
honest. i have always read what the
Rambler tells Us in The Sunday Star
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An ideal color scheme has been
worked out for the different rooms
at the new medical school and hos
pital at the University of Denver.
The X-ray room has walls of a
violet red. which has great light ab
sorption power. yet exerts a Quietins
influence on the patient, and Is Sigh;
~ stimulating to the operator.
In .the operating room a soft gray
Is used. The wards for disturbed
patients have yeilowish green walls.
because this color has been found tn
have a tranquillizing and cheerful In
fluence.
Rooms with a northern exposure
have yellow walls, and those with a
southern outlook have sunshine graz
walls and furnishings.
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Dollars Tint Flowers.

PLENTY of money has always gone
into floral exhibitions, and this i
literally true in England. where a
florist has succeeded in getting deli
cate tints with the aid OF silver dol
lars.
He drops silver coins In water in
which the flowers are standing. Silver
hydroxide In formed and the action of
the chemical changes the natural
color of the blossoms. says Popular
Mechanics. giving them shadings not
possible under natural conditions.
After the coloring has proceeded to
satisfactory degree, the coins are re-
moved and a few crumbs Of slake.l
}lme or mortar are added To fix the
tint.
Evening star., 1926-11-13

Most of the shrubs which attract
notice at this time of the year have
red berries. This is partly because
red is the most striking color. but il
- also true that there are more red
berried shrubs. Thought IS required
10 recall the others. but once thought
rf they are worth the effort. Red
berried shrubs must have n special
setting, and must be planted against
a background Of evergreen, or in con
junction with Autumn foliage trees.
The other berries lend themselves to
more subtle effects. The lighter Der
ries can be used like high lights in !:
picture, and the darker ones have
always a rich beauty. a pergola GOV
cred with grape vines is always lovely
for the finely cut profile of the leaf
edges, the fantastic shadows. and the
picturesque quality of the stem
growth, but It is in the Fall when the
grapes are purple that it comes into
its glory.
Among the shrubs with blue-black
berries, may be numbered the privets
Their berries vary in color from gray
hlue to deep blue black Most effective
OF all are the ibota privet UIgustrum
lnota), which grows 10 feet high with
open graceful habit of growth, and
us lower growing variety rarely over
feet, Royals privet Ni2ustrum
ihota var regelianum). Both have nod
ding clusters of berries blue black,
hut with soft gray bloom which
gives them q lighter color value
These priVets are not 50 often seen in
Washington as the European privet
bigustrum VulEare) and the Cali
fornia priVet (LiCustrum ovalifoliumD.
hoth of which make better hedge
ants, but are Sitter in growth and
have less Interesting darker berries
lhota and Royals are worth growing
tn the Informal shrubbery for their
graceful habit and charming berries.
Many of the viburnums have blue
OF blue-blac berries. The blackhaw
'[tburnum prunifolium) has the
same gray-blue bloom on it's black
berries that characterize those of
l8egals 9IIve.. Naruyherr% (Vibur-
mum lantago) has similar berries and
Is excellent for tall screen planting.
The wayfarinS tree fEiburnUm Ian
tana) hos red berries, bus they change
to almost black before they fall. This
changing color is characteristic Of
various vihurnums. but nowhere is j.
more beautiful than n the Withc-rOd
Viburnum cassinoidesl. which is one
of the smaller members of the family.
growing or feet instead Of 10
The he"Nies Of the witho-rod turn first
siraWVellow. then cural-pink, and
then hlueish black, tho change in
color coming not all ut once, bUt
gradually. so that each bunch of Der
rios contains fruit of ut least two and
often three colors. The result is sin
Eularly effective. Against the shiny
dark green leaves of the shrub it's
muiticoiorel berries mark l. as one
Of the most Go"nra:iye Of fa1 shrubs
The fruit Of blueherrieS (Nacriniun)
is so much appreciated rpi 4,s e,uol-
qualities that we sometimes fail 10
think o1 them as they deserve from
the point of view Of pure beauty. II
is a double delight to have shrubs
which please in both respects. The
lIignbuSh blueberry tNaccinium, ,cGrym-
huSunD is u particular delight. The
llacllberrios in fiat cluster Of the black
Evening star., 1926-11-13
LANDSCAPE GARDENING
BY ROSE CREELY, Landscape Architect.
Berry Bearing Shrubs
2-BERRIES OTHER THAN RED

elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) are
also admirable. The inkberry UleX
glabral. slender bushy evergreen
with black berries and shiny dark
green leaves, is at home in the most
sophisticated planting because OF its
habit and foliage qualities rather than
for its not very conspicuous berries.
Bayberry (Myrica) has the same re-
fined characteristics but more strik-
ing fruit It's beautiful gray, waxy
berries last and are fragrant all Win
ter. 1t must be remembered. how
ever. that the plants are dioecious
tsexes separated on different plants.
so that fruiting plants must be Sc
ected
Particularly effective when the
leaves have fallen are the plump
white berries of the Snowberry tSym-
phoricarpoS racemosuSl. There is
something old-fashioned about it, so
that it is at it's best against the red
brick of a colonial house. where 1T
gives the right note, Summer and
Winter. Other white-berried shrubs
seem particularly appropriate for
wild planting. Among these may be
numbered the dogwoods - not our
large Towering dogwood, but the
smaller ones. Most of them have
white or blue-white flowers. very
pleasing i'll the Autumn hedge-rOw,
whether growing wild by the road or
planted in informal masses.
Most delightful of all and of finer
scale, which permits it to be planted
nearer the house, is the gray dogwood
Cormus paniculatal, which bears white
berries in fiat clusters on fine red
stems After the berries drop, the
delicate red petioles remain to give
mist of celor, more appealing to my
mind than the more blatant red of
the coarse stems of the Red Sosier
dogwood Oormus stolonifera) so often
planted for it's color.
Evening star., 1926-11-13

announced at the company's home Of
fees here today by A. NJ. Woodruff.
vice president in charge Of that de-
partment.
OF the amount loaned, which repre-
Sents investments made in both the
United States and Canada. $1S,814 .520
was on 1896 dwelling houses and 141
apartments, which furnished accom-
modations for 5,157 families. Farm
loans made during the month reached
a total of $2,136.750. while the re-
mainder. $16O5 400. represents loans
Evening star., 1926-11-13

week ago. and was apparently in ex.
cellent health when she went to her
dressing room before the opera last
night.
Enrico Caruso died soon after sing
ing in LA Juive." and Martinelli suo-
cumbed to typhoid fever after singing
the Caruso role. Rosina CALI found
sudden and unexpected difficulty in tn
terpreting solo dances called for in
LA .IuiHe"
Evening star., 1926-11-13
JINX LINKED WITH OPERA.

NEW YORK, November 13 R).-A
jinx that seems to haunt the Metro
politan Opera House when La Juive"
is sung has reappeared.
Miss Queena Mario lost her voice
from a cold last night when she es-
sayed to sing the role of the princess.
and was compelled to retire after the
second act. She sang Marguerite a
Evening star., 1926-11-13

on city property other than that to
be used for residential purposes.
The trend toward individual home
ownership is graphically reflected in
Prudential figures. During the period
from January ! to October 81. in
elusive. of this year the underwriting
organization made loans tOtaling $123..
21S.001.90 on 2O,692 dwellings, and
1,13S apartments, which accommo.
dated 35, 1856 families. This record eX-
ceeds that made during the similar
period last year by nearly $4,000, 900.
Evening star., 1926-11-13
INSURANCE COMPANY
INCREASES ITS LOANS

Lending further Endorsement to real
estate as medium for sound invest
ment. the Prudential Insurance Co.
Of America during the month of Oc-
tober made real estate mortgage loans
TO the amount Of So. 2.556.675. it was
Evening star., 1926-11-13

During the first 10 months of 1925
the total Of loans made on dwellings
and apartment houses was $685.
1880, this sum representing invest
ment in IL, ,041 dwellings and 7S3 apart
ments, which housed 25,275 families.
Evening star., 1926-11-13

A new hole can be pierced in the
tough sewing machine belt quite read
lily by heating a hatpin very hot and
then thrusting 1t through the leather.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-19
WAYNE

After the opening of the. Grange
exercises. Lecturer Edith Swift pre-
scented the question: What is Every
Changers Duty in Regards to Polit-
ics?" Mr.. Chase made remarks and
several expressed views. Most
thought every Granger should go to
the polls. Miss Bridges read a selec-
ton. Cassie F'oss read about a
statesman. The following program
was carried out in the afternoon:
Music by Grange, Minta Colt. piano.
list; Chester Drinkwine. violinist;
reading. Betsys Flag, Ella Maxim;
duet, Minta Colt and Pauline Swift
with encore; reading. Mrs. Mower;
Question: why Should We Outlaw
War" opened by c. S. Colt. followed
by Mr.. Chase and others; singing by
Grange; Difference Between the
League of Nations and the World
Court, Mrs. Grace Pugsley; reading,
Event of War, Josie Frost. Grange
came to order and Winnie Dodge
and Cassie Foss were installed as
Pomona and Flora by the Past Mas
ter, Charles Norris The Grange
voted to invite Monmouth Grange
February 20 to Wayne Grange.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-19

present (the Kennebec tournaD from
the Lakeside Christmas Club.
+ Nelson and Mary Page are i'll with
the prevailing epidemic.
Mrs. Annie Niles Of Hallowell at
tended her cousins funeral in Water
vile on Tuesday and accompanied her
brother. H. o. Doe, and Mrs. Doe home,
returned to her home Saturday.
On Friday the friends and neighbors
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eden Davis met at
their home and rendered a surprise par
ty in honor of Mrs. Davis sister, Miss
Margaret West Of Cherryfield. Mrs.
Bertha Bassett presented Miss West
with very pretty birthday cake and
MISS West responded with much feel
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Morrill, were
Saturday evening guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Cloves.
Mrs. Ora Worth, Mrs. Nellie Doe,
Mrs. Bertha Bassett, Mrs. Florence
Clark and Miss Greta Clark were in
South China on Wednesday. where they
attended Grange.
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OF the winter. though he has suffered
from hardening of the arteries for
several years, but has been able 70
work nearly all the time. He was "A
years of age. ~ OF
Mr. stewart was a native of Farm
ington, a son Of the late MFR and
Mrs. John Church Stewart. and wa :
porn August 10, 1941, one of a large
ana prominent pioneer family. He
spent most of his life in Farming
ton, but In young manhood work. led
several years in Foxboro. Mass.
where he became acquainted with
MISS Lydia Baldwin, a native of New
sharon (Me.). whom he afterward
married, soon after returning to
tarmington. They had seven chill
dren, four of whom. as well as his
wlIe' nave died. Those living are
Maud lda, Wife of Harry L. Good
win, and Oliver Pettee, both of
Farmington, and Frank Carroll, of
Los Angeles, Cal. Mr.. Stewart also
leaves three sisters, all of whom are
IN California, nine grandchildren.
and one great grandson. The funerai
VIII take place at the home of his
son. where he dide, Wednesday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. Stewart was for many years
the leading building contractor in
TINS vicinity, was noted for his fine
Workmanship as a carpenter, and
during his later life has been engag-
ed almost wholly in fine cabinet
work. He worked hard all day
Christmas day to complete a flne
piece OF grill work for the new home
OF his daughter, that he might pre-.
sent 1t to her that day as Christ
mas gift. which he did this evening,
TINS being almost the last piece OF
nne work OF this kind which he COM
pleted. Mr.. Stewart was a Mason
ana an Odd Fellow. members OF
long standing of Pilgrim Command
cry and Sandy River Encampment
and OF the Republican party and
NAG Always been active in the inter-
ests OF everything with which he
was connected. He had also been a
member of the Maine Automobile
Association for a number of years.
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ANSON

The Farm Bureau of the Starks
star route, will meet with Mrs. Ralph
Hilton Jan. 20. as they are having
the mumps at Mrs. William B. Hill
toms.
This meeting will deal with be.
coming colors and lines Of sonstruc-
ton and Of materials which are be-
coming to various types of people.
Elizabeth M. Linekin, our home
denomination agent, will be with us.
Oyster stew, cake and coffee will
be served at noon, all those not So
licited please ~bring cake or dough-
nuts
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Mrs. Grace Vanderbilt LII

New York, Jan. 1s.-(AP)-Mrs.
Grace Vanderbilt, wife of Brigadier
General Cornelius Vanderbilt. was
reported Ill at her home on Fifth
Avenue today of Inflammation of the
gall bladder. Tonight it was said
that she WAS slightly better" Her
son. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., arrived
during the day.
Mrs. Vanderbilt was the former
Miss Grace Wilson, a southern So
ciety girl. and her marriage in 1896
to Brigadier General Vanderbilt who
was eight years her junior. was said
to have been the reason the bulk Of
his fathers estate was left to anothe"
son, Alfred S. Vanderbilt.
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Boy Accidentally Shot

Bangor, Me-, Jan. 1s-(AP)-Thco-
dore Campbell, IA years old Levant
boy, is in a critical condition at the
Eastern Maine General hospital here
with a so calibre bullet lodged near
his spine, the result of an accidental
shooting in the doryard of neigh
Dor yesterday. With several other
boys he was target shooting when
the rifle in the hands of Harlod Ed
ridge, adopted son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Clark, was prematurely dis
sai,'a ,,,,t the bullet piercing Camp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-19
Theodore LEROY Stewart

Theodore Leroy Stewart, one of
me Oldest residents of this village,
died in his sleep early this morning,
pelng discovered soon after by his
eldest son, Oliver p, with whom he
uved, who went to call him, but was
unable to arouse him. A physician
was called at once and said that he
could have been dead but a very
snort time. He appeared as well as
usual Sunday, visited his daughter
ana passed several hours at her
nome. and at night retired without
complaint and in good spirits. He
was employed at his trade. that of
capinet maker, as usual Saturday.
ana had been working full time most
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District Nurse Report

Miss I. c. Johansen, Franklin
county district nurse, reports that
during the past month she made 1913
visits to 63 homes. and IS visits to
schools in West Pennington, East
Wilton, Beans Corner (Jay), Dry
den. Russelrs Mills (Farmington) },
Wilton Intervale, Temple Intervale,
Phillips, Salem, North Z, Jay, and
New Vineyard, inspecting 236 pupils,
OF whom lis had physical defects
that can be overcome. Parents
were notified and given instructions
as to what to do. A good deal of
work was done In New Vineyard
during the time there were cases of
diphtheria there, so throat cultures
being taken and sent to the State
board OF health to be analysed. Miss
Johansen gave talks on health, nurs-
Ing and first aid to three groups of
adults, and also took a number of
children to specialists for treatment
during the month. The county
nurse, who has been working very
hard for several months, has begun
THIS week we'll earned and much
needed vacation of two weeks.
A. P. Richards has purchased the
building on Pleasant street now &C.
cupied by the Pennington Bottling
Company, formerly occupied by
Frank L. Burbank, and before him
for many years by the late Ebenezer
knowlton, as a carriage factory and
repair shop. Mr.. Richards has also
bought the Perham farm on Perham
hill, for years one of the best known
farms in Pennington.
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Most OF the farmers and lumber
men are making good use of the ex-
cellent shedding by getting their ice
and working in the woods.
Those from out Of town who were
here to attend the funerals of the
late Edward w. Farrar and the late
Addie o. Farrar, We're, Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice Powell and Mrs. verneta
Kilborn of Gardiner. Mass; Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold Morton of Augusta:
Alonzo Farrar of Pittsfield: Mrs. S.
E. Bowler Of Palermo: Charles Clark,
OF Boston; Mrs. Ida Russell and
Dana Smith of Warren.
Elmer Jones was in Augusta Fri
day and Rockland Saturday, making
the trips by automobile.
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WASHINGTON
Funeral Of Addie C. Earrar

Funeral services for the late Ad-
die G. Farrar were held at the late
residence Wednesday afternoon,
Missionary w. e. Overlook officiating,
with B. K. Ware, funeral director. A
large company were present. All the
grandchildren were present, except
Mrs. Doris Dickenson, who lives in
New York and Maxine Farrar Of
Gardiner, Mass. The floral tributes
We're many and beautiful showing
how greatly she was esteemed.