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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-31

IL ~ - 49, ~ 49,
announced by the
War Department
late yesterday.
Maj. M a r t i n
probably will take
over his new du-
ties August 8. On
which date Maj.
Clagett will take
a months leave.
At the expira-
ton of that per-
iod, Maj. Clagett
viii report to the
commanding gen
eral, 9th Corps
Area, at the Presi-
do, San Fran.
cisco, ''for duty
with 1 hn Air.
Evening star., 1926-03-05

Children's Rayon Sport Socks,
in the ribbed effects. in assorted
shades, with fancy turned cuffs.
Now is the time to supply your
Spring needs.
Goldenberg's-First Floor.
Evening star., 1926-03-05

OF beautiful grade Of voile,
for little girls OF 2 to 8 years;
Val lace and handembroldered
STYLES. with deep hand-sewn
hens. Colors of peach, rose
and Jade.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
TODAY,S SPORToRIALL
By KIRK MILLER

thorough football coaches throughout the
country indicates that COMMITTEES stands practically alone
advocacy of the forward penalty rule The ondnna-
on Of the latest alteration gdron has run the gaun
let from hot to lukewam colds Practically none OUTSIDE
of the august committee really enthusiastic about It
Perhaps nine months from after Of abiding BY
the attitude will tempered Bit Perhaps
the opsided sentiment against prevails then that
the deepbrowed gentlemen who sponsoring It,
may be prevailed admit bad move and ultimately
revise it back its original
the thing trial. it does
win
head heave something very spicy deeted from the
game.
very spectacular indeed is to football what the home
baseball ~
The forward has been great stmulant to the gdon
The has enjoyed its greatest OF popularity during
Nothing should
that viii put this popularity because college
any diminishing of football interest
That is carrying all Others in financial way in most
universities watched
its effect the crowds The folks the gTandstands will PC
the We rule win slow the
We're willing to be shown does professional football
which ignore additional toehod
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
BUGS AND CARDS
GIANTS RIVALS

Tacit admission that he consid-
ers only the Pirates and Cardinals
in the light of natural rivals has
ing recent days by the fact that
he Is concentrating on plans de-
signed to right.hand the opposition
Just bit silly during the 1925
campaign. There Is only one left.
handler of consequence at Sarasota
and the reason is obvious.
The National League will be the
happy hunting ground for right
hand pitchers this year. with iso-
lated exceptions. One of these is
the Cincinnati outfit and it Is the
only team that figures to make the
elderly Nehf, trifle more useful
than a rungless stepladder.
Therefore. 1t is apparent that
none too highly. Otherwise there
Giant camp, John usually being a
jump or SO ahead of the situation.
A glance over the National
League situation is sufficient to
prove that 1926 will see the left
hand pitcher in almost total eclipse.
The Pirates, with Traynor, Wright,
Barnhart,. Cuyler, Moore and other
right.hand hitters, are notorious
for the fact that left-handers are
their joy. The Cards also are
well heeled with right-hand hitters,
BottomIey being the only notable
exception.
The Giants themselves are right.
hand hitters, almost In toto, Young
being the only iIlcurable. So are
the Braves, another dangerous
entry. They have only WEIGH and
Burrus as left.handed regulars.
Most OF the Dodgers punch is
supplied by Wheat and Fourier,
left handlers both But, like Bot
toEnley, they seem TO get their hits
regardless Of what style OF pitch
ing they face. Even the Cubs,
with the proximity Of their left
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
RUETHER' SARM
SPARKLES

TAMPA, Fla, March 26.-Dutch
Ruether's arm is in wonderful con-
dition this season. All he requires
now is enough hard work to
tougher his general makeup. Then
he will be ready.
THE Dutchman looks great.
doesn't he?" remarked Bucky Har.
ris. who was standing behind the
screen at the plate. 'All he needs
now is to get some strength. He
is training faithfully and / am sure
he'll be there when the season
opens.
Say, wouldn't it be wonderful
il he were just as good today as
he was six years or so ago? We'd
walk in, wouldn't we? Oh, boy,
and with Walter and Bush and
Convey as good as they were six
years back--wOw,, that's a day
dream for YOU, isn't it?"
Coveleskie, by the way, has be.
gun oiling up his splitter. He used
it in practice recently and had
some of the batsmen like Stewart
poking at it and never finding It..
There are few spitball pitchers left
in baseball and little chance Is
given batsmen to practice against
them This is a factor in Covey's
success and should have much to
do with his success this year.
Earl McNeely, who began to
practice hitting from the wrong
side of the dish last year, is show
ing steady improvement. Where he
is a poke hitter from the right
side. he is more Of swinger from
the other side, hammering the ball
hard on straight lines to the gar
den. He is now switch hitter,
of whom there are not many.
McNeely's personality has much
to do with his success. He Is
laughing and carefree all the time
but is fighter for everything
all the time. There is no quit
In his makeup and Bucky HaT-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26

Kamm Is Heavier
Third Baseman Willie Kamp, of
the Sox, has taken on a little
weight and nobody seems to be
kicking about 1t at Shreveport.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26

81 games and hit .43S. He was toe
tired to make a showing in the
final game of the world series, but
that was because he did not get
sufficient rest between battles.
The veteran Alexander won Is
of rs games for the d0wntrodden
Cubs last year, which Is
triumph, everything considered.
Alex has just finished his fif
teentIl year in the National
League, and his lifetime record of
victories average even higher
than Jol1nsOn'S.
In 236 innings last year Alex
walked only 30, hit three men and
made but one wild pitch.
Figures covering the lifetime work
of the Is veterans OF 1875 are as
follows:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26

nNE or more laughs a
~ day Is the guarantee
that goes sUith T0d's car.
ICONS in The Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
Training Camp
Activities of
Big Timers

SARASOTA, Fla, March 26.--The
Giants were ready to bid farewell
to Sarasota today and head tor
Tampa, where they will hook uE
with the Senator'S for an exhibition
tour. Three games OF the series
will be played at the Washington
Stronghold before the teams hit the
trail for home. Nehfe broken
finger furnishes the only casualty
and Terry's I1on-appearaIlce the only
worry.
CHARLOTTE, N. c.. March 26:
Holloway. ny CObb's ace, viii
try to make Il four In . row from
Toronto today. The Tigers won
yesterday In AsleyiIIe, 8 to 2.
Blue was the hitting star. StOmer
and Watts divided the pitching
for Detroit.
PETERSBURG. Fla. March 26.--
Having watched his Yankees win
their fourth straight exhibition
game by defeating the Cincinnati
Reds, to 4, Col. Jacob Rupert
left for home late last night pre-
dieting that the Tanks would fin
ish in the first division. This -
to be the Yanks' last day in camp.
CLEARWATER. Fla. March
26.-Wel satisfied with their de-
velopment, the Brooklyn Dodgers
win break camp tonight and head
for WaycrOSs, Ga. where they
will join the New York Yankees
for their annual exhibition tour.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
RICHINONDBONS
TO MARIL IND

The University Of Maryland bats.
men wrecked havoc with the pitch
ere az the University Of Richmond
outfit I'll college Park sOcking them
for ia hits and III runs. last year
ii was different story with the
thermometers taking the verdics.
Marylasad was of TO 8 fiying start
and the Virginia teamstsrs old not
get up TO them. Stevens ana MIL.
-av cot fhree hits each Tor May
land. Bromley and snyder pitched
the whole game
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26

Cobb. marvel or the ages, mas
completed 81 years in fast company
and holds all the endurance records.
Age may be making inroads upon
him, bur the veteran Ty still puts
up pretty good bluff OF beating
senility.
Nobody since 1884 had been able
to hit five homers in two games
until Ty did it. Nobody since 1896
had been able to knock the sphere
for 16 total bases until Ty did 1t.
So it's reasonably safe to say that
Ty can have his big league job for
another year anyhow.
Speaker climbed over the 5000
hlt total last summer and broke
Che world record for fwO-base hits
acquired I'm . lifetime Of big
league play. Also he increased his
lifetime batting average two
points. So did Eddie Collins,
who, likewise, passed the 5000
hit total.
Zach Wheat In 1925 increased
his lifetime average three points,
and Max Carey boosted his lifetime
average four points. Wheat shows
no signs Of decay, and as for
Carey. well he was the most athletic
and youthful-looking contestant in
the world series. There are about
16 clubs on major CIRCUITS that
would like to have Carey in their
outfield.
Walter Johnson completed his
nineteenth year in 1925, won 20 OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
LAST NIGHTS BOUTS

NEW YORK-Young Stribling,
Atlanta. Ca, got the decision over
Jimmy Slattery, Buffalo, 10 rounds:
Bud German, Wisconsin, got the
decision over Carl Carter, Cuba, 10
rounds; Solly Seeman, New York.
knocked out K. O. Leonard, New
Orleans, first round.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
HAcENLAcHER TO GET
SHOT AT ZIG TITLE

NEW YORK, March 26.-Acorti.
ing to an agreement between Willie
Hoppe and Jake Schaefer, made
public today, Erich Hagenlacher,
of Germany, the new 1872 balk line
billiard champion, will get a match,
with the. winner Of the Hoppe
Schaefer, 1871 championship meet
ing within eixty days. Hoppe and
SchaAfer will begin q 3,6O0-point
match for Willie's title on Monday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
Omaha SIGNS southpaw

Omaha OF the Western League has
purchased Pitcher Waiter Walker
from the Spartanburg club Of the
South Atlantic League. He IL a
left handler.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
SEVEN AGED STARS Sc 7
FOR ANOTHER YEAR

Fifteen men, five pitchers had played least fifteen
fell last fall, and four
of them have already left the big show.
1926 that
they still tower above the big league player
And Cobb Iris Eddie Collins Zach
Wheat Grover Alexander and Waite. Johnson
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
Gives Blood Then
Prepares For Ring
Appearance

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March
26.-AIthough j. Stewart
French, Harvard freshman, on
Thursday gave . pnt Of blood
to save the life Of business
man, he will enter the ring to-
night in an effort to win the
175-pound boxing championship
Of the university.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26

field bleachers in mind, have lined
Do team OF right handlers, fnclu-
ding Brooks, Hartnett. Freigau
and Wilson. the punch Of the OUT
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26

ris, Of similar type, likes to have
such players around him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26

He feels he can depend upon them
best In the tight places constantly
arising. Until he proves himself an
utter failure, McNeely will be a
member of the Griffmen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-27
SkoWheaan Grange

The regular meeting of the Show
hogan Grange was held at Grange
Hall with the Master E. E. Harris,
presiding. 1t was announced at the
business meeting that a special
meeting would be held June Is. for
the purpose of entertaining the State
Master, State Lecturer and the High
Priest of Demeter. who will tour
Maine. This was followed by a pro-
gram consisting of a vocal solo,
"Mammie Moon" Miss Natalie
Beaulier, accompanied by Mrs.
Pearle Pomerleau; reading, "Skow-
hogan, the Place to Watch" writ
ten by Elizabeth Powers Merrill,
read by Mrs. Nellie Hill; tableaux,
Father Rasle," "Old Point" white
Man Clearing the Forest" with read
ing by Mrs. Addie Beal; Indian
History of the Kennebec Valley"
Hon. William B. Brown of Madison.
This was followed by a supper
served by section G.. under the di-
rection of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Lewia,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Austin Dins-
more. Mrs. Sadie Shabot, Mrs. Eliza
Tautish. The next meeting will be
held April and the subject will be
Good Roads," The COMMITTEES in
charge Of arrangements are Mr.. and
Mrs. E. ]. Kimball. Mr.. and Mrs. c.
7. Luce and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
futile
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-27
AIDED BY BUMbLEBEES

When Australian farmers tried to
introduce American red clover, world
famous as fodder, they were puzzled
by the fact that. although the first
year an imported seed was sown
good crops resulted. it did not come
up again the following spring. Try
as they might, red clover simply
would not seed itself over the Aus
tralian winter" Farmers and scien-
lists scratched their heads, and final
ly they decided that the burly Amer
lean bumblebee was back of it all.
The bumblebee had not been imported
along with the cIover.
However slightly the farmer holds
the bumblebee in it's native land, it is
the presence of that buzzing bucca-
neer that makes his clover crop pos
sible. BY carrying pollen from flow-
er head to flower head-and 1t is the
only insect perfectly adapted to the
task-the bee causes the seed to be
properly cross fortified. Australian
agriculturists imported bumblebees,
and ever after they have lived In
clover From the Mentor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-27

nation which are available to farm
ers. and which should be used by all
means IL no better test can be had.
"These methods may be used for
any agricultural seeds. But for con-
yenience, / shall discuss their appli-
cation to testing seed corn.
The Rag Doll
"First the rag doll method. A
width of sheeting from three to five
feet long, depending upon the num-
her of samples of seed to be tested,
and from eight to ten inches wide,
il the foundation. The strip Is
marked lengthwise down the center
with a heavy pencil and then cross
wise from three to five inches aparl,
according to the samples desired TO
be tested.
and laid out on a board or table in
front OF the ears to be tested. the
ears being laid to correspond with
the squares. Remove six to twelve
kernels from ear No. /, and place
them in square No. !. Follow the
same method with ears No. 2, 8, 4,
etc., until the squares are filed.
when the spaces are filed, begin
at No. 1, or upper end, and roll up,
using a small piece of wood or other
substance to roll 1t over at the start,
as this core will give more uniform
moisture and termination. IT the
cloth Is properly moistened, the Kerr
nels will not slip out. Tie the roll
about the middle, or use rubber
bands. Place the rolls in a bucket OF
water where they may remain from
two to eighteen hours at con-
venience. Turn off the water and
turn the bucket or box over the rolls,
placing a small stick or block under
one edge for ventilation. In five
days the kernels will be ready for
examination and the percentage of
termination will be plainly shown by
the sprouts.
1.-THE sawdust box termination test
employs any box three or four inches
deep and about thirty by thirty
inches, or any convenient size, &C
cording to the quantity of seed to be
tested. The box is filled half full Of
white pine sawd1st pressed down to
a firm even surface, having been
previously moistened. The simplest
way to do this Is to place the saw
dust in a sack and weight it down in
tub of warm water for at least an
hour, or better still. over night.
Rule off a place of cloth about
the size of the box, two and one-half
inches each way, and number the
squares to correspond with the ears
to be tested, selecting seed from the
butt, center and tip of the ear on
opposite sides of the cob. The
square cloth is laid upon the moist
sawdust in the box and the edges
tackled to the side of the box before
the corn is put in place. Another
cloth is then laid over it, moistened
by sprinkling and upon this two
inches of moist sawdust is filled in,
pressing 1t down firmly. Keep the
box in warm place and safe from
any chance of freezing. The kernels
will terminate in about six days and
the upper cloth and saw dust may
be removed carefully and the
samples in the squares examined"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-27
Home Tests
For Seed Corn
Seed Association Breakfasts
Rules for Proving Germina-
ton

Seed corn this year is reported to
be showing low termination, due to
weather conditions last fall. Home
methods by which every farmer may
be sure of the vitality of his seed be-
fore he sows 1T were detailed in a
recent radio talk by representative
of the Wholesale Grass Seed Dealers
Association from Station kYW. Chi
cago, on the program Of the National
Farm Radio Council.
"Old fashioned doctors used to
diagnose tuberculosis by looking at a
patient" said the speaker. "Old
fashioned farmers tell whether seed
is good or not by the same method.
But in farming, as in medicine. II is
now we'll understood that opinions
formed in that old fashioned way are
worthless, because they have been
proved to be subject to an enormous
percentage of error.
Where life is at stake, there is no
room for errors. and nowadays Sus-
pected tuberculosis case is given
laboratory test. Is there any excuse
for sowing seed, which has not had a
test just as reliable? Good seed do
not guarantee a good crop, for many
things may happen to destroy the
seedlings; but poor seed make it i'm
possible for a full yield to be enjoy
ed, because no matter how favorable
the weather or how good the culture.
there will be vacant spaces In the.
rows caused by the failure of seed to
terminate.
Among reputable seedsmen in this
country seeds are dealt in only on the
basis of termination tests. Such a
test is made by the seller and check
ed by the buyer, when seeds move in
wholesale lots. These tests are
made in laboratories, by experts;
and every user of such seeds can OBJ
tain with them a statement of their
termination. a farmer who sows
seeds of unknown termination is
gambling not only with the money
he pays for his seed, but with his
land and his labor. He is taking a
chance which no one can afford to
take.
The experts who test seeds for
purity and termination are called
seed analysis. and theirs is a calling
which requires lifetime of training
and experience. They are specialists
of high order. and those who be-
come competent in this work do
nothing else. They are employed by
state governments. Their work lies
wholly with the seeds which move
in commerce, and are subject to
regulatory laws. Seeds which are
saved by the farmer for his own use,
or traded between neighbors, seldom
if ever receive a laboratory test for
termination. 1t is possible always to
send samples to ones state analyst
and get a test; but this takes time
and trouble, SO that a large proper
ton of the seed sown by farmers
even now is sown without any
definite knowledge of it's termination
qualities, with a consequent loss in
yield which must amount to large
figure.
while no home test can be COM
pared in accuracy and reliability
with the work of a competent analyst
in a well equipped laboratory. there
are simple methods of testing germ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-27

(Abstract of Talk given by Clar-
ence A. Day, kennebec County Farm
Bureau Agent at orono, Farmers
Week)
Certain principles should be OBJ
served in building a poultry house if
the best results are to be obtained
from the hens that live in it, First
of all, it should be comfortable for
the birds; it should be easy to keep
clean, especially from sanitary
standpoint; it should be convenient
for the care taker and it should be
built economically to keep down the
overhead.
Moisture is the greatest source of
trouble in a hen house, but some
houses are much harder to keep dry
than others. Fear dampness more
than cold, and build the hen house
so that it can be kept dry easily.
There are three sources of
MOISTURE from the air outside,
from the ground and from the birds
themselves. Nothing can be done
about moisture from the outside air,
except to change the litter frequent
ly in damp weather. Moisture from
the ground can be controlled by
building a water proof. concrete floor
or by using a board floor and build
ing the house at least two feet from
the ground. If the house has a board
floor, do not board up or bank below
the floor but allow the air to circu-
late freely, thus cutting off moisture
and preventing the floor and sills
from rotting out quickly.
The most important source of
moisture is from the birds them
selves. This moisture can be con-
trolled only by good ventilation. In
the Orono house ventilation is
secured through the curtain front
which is thus the most important
feature of the house and requires
special care.
There should be one square foot of
opening for every ten square feet of
floor space. The opening begins at
the plate, reaches three feet down
ward and is long enough to give the
required open space. A window is
placed on either side of the opening
to give additional sunlight. In a 20
by 20 foot house, the opening should
be '13 feet long. The opening is
made at the top of the south wall to
allow the sunlight to shine as far
back on the floor as possible to avoid
a direct draft on the birds.
The curtain should be of muslin or
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-27
oultry Notes


burlap stretched on a movable frame
and in a 20 foot house may be made
in two sections for convenience in
handling. Many poultrymen prefer
to put the curtain on the outside of
the house and slide it up and down
like a window.
Many people are more afraid of
cold than of moisture in the hen
house and keep the curtain closed
too much. 1t should be wide open
always in summer except when rain
is beating in or there is a strong
draft. 1t should be open wholly or
in part every day during the winter
when wind or storm does not pre-
vent. Moisture on the walls, ceiling
or windows, or smell of amonia in
the house indicates that the curtain
is not kept open enough.
The litter should be at least six
inches deep. dry and clean. There
should be nothing on the floor but
| litter, hens, and sometimes scratch
grain. Hoppers, fountains and nests
dropping boards so that the birds
| may have the entire floor space. The
| type of fountain which prevents
water from freezing during winter is
probably most satisfactory.
/ The Orono house is built five feet
! high at the back with dropping
| board half way from the floor to the
| plate. The dropping board not only
keeps the droppings off the floor and
by keeping the litter clean gives the
birds the run of the floor under it,
! but it keeps the hens warmer when
! on the roost at night and helps to
| prevent disease. 1t should be clean
ed frequently. Acid phosphate,
It.xv
scattered on the dropping board
! when it is cleaned in freezing
| weather will make it easier to clean
next time.