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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-03
-FOUR MEN HELD Up
DURING LAST NIGHT
Robbers Get $1O.85-CIoth-
ina Worth $268 Taken From
Retired Minister'S Home.

Four men, two Of them taxicab
drivers, were robbed of total Of $10.85
by hold-up men during the night. One
of the victims, however, severely beat
the robber after the latter had taken
him by surprise, and felled him with
blow on the head.
william Stribling, TOO block Of M
street, told police he was struck a
severe blow on the head by a colored
man who surprised him while on M
street near Twenty-fourth street and
took 50 from him while he was dazed.
Partly recovering from the blow,
Stribling said, he fought back. Finally
the robber escaped in an automobile,
Stribling said
Other hold-up victims were:
Ben johnson, 1900 block Of Fifteenth
street, taxi driver, robbed Of sass by
a colored fare" while on Twenty-third
street near M.
Alfred G. Massey, 1900 block Of
Pleasant street southeast, robbed OF 81
at pistol point by two colored men
passengers while at Second and E
streets southeast.
who was robbed of $3.50 by colored
uidli Willie waning OA1 " oeASSs ~" WI
Fourth and Fifth streets about an hour
before daybreak this morning.
Clothing valued at S268 was stolen
from the apartment OF Rev. Lewis r.
Watson, retired minister, 1900 Q street,
by jimmy thieves police were told
Smaller amounts Of loot were reported
taken by jimmy thieves in several other
cases reported to police.
Willie May Billings, colored, OF the
600 block Of e street southeast had
her pocketbook, containing $40, snatched
from her by a colored man while on
Rhode Island avenue near Seventeenth
street.
Police of No. precinct were holding
colored man for investigation today
after Sadie A. Smith, colored, 1900
block of Corcoran street, reported she
had been struck on the head and an
attempt made to snatch her pocketbook
from her. The colored man was being
chased by a mob when the police placed
him under arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-03

TINE possibility that the new War
and Navy Department buildings
may be placed where the Naval
Service laboratory center now
OF the National Capital Park and Plan
ing of the Naval Hospital and Public
Health Service laboratory to the area
south of Walter Reed Hospital.
Should this program be adopted 1t
would place the Public Health Service
laboratory activities near Sixteenth and
Aspen streets, with the Naval Hospital
at the east side Of the development-at
Georgia avenue and Van Buren, street,
opposite Whittier place. The site for
the Naval Hospital and Public Health
buildings approximately equals IN area
that block Of land north Of the Lincoln
Memorial, bounded by Twenty third,
Twenty-seventh, G and z streets, which
they now occupy, the commission said
in its annual report. This set-up ar
ranges for expansion Of Walter Reed
Hospital, adapted from studies made by
the Quartermaster Corps OF the War
Department. ss3'e
Prefer Outlying Section.
=
Although the Public Health Service is
now constructing new buildings for its
health center in the present develop
ment, under shutting Of these activi-
ties the Army or Navy or other govern
mental function could use them, In the
commissions opinion.
Regarding possible Encouragement,
the commission has this to say IN its
report:
1.-THE area already owned or author
tied for purchase in the central area is
ample for the immediate requirements
Of the Government as far as office space
Is concerned. 1t Is reasonable to sup
pose that space in the central district
will in the future be so valuable for
office purposes that many Government
activities which now occupy this land,
but which are less Immediately depen-
dent upon a central location, should be
moved out The Bureau of Standards
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-03

represented the lottery operators came
to the drugstore, in the 300 block Of
Nichols avenue southeast, where
"Blackie" works, and told him he had
won $40, giving him the money In crisp
new bills for his ticket.
"Blackie'' was overjoyed.
His disappointment came the next
day when his friends started congratu-
lating him on his good luck. He GER
tainly was lucky fellow, they said, to
have gotten $500 for 81.
Swindler Gone. .
"Blackie's" father, William W. Cross.
3214 Brothers place northeast, investi-
gated and found the ticket already had
been cashed and the swindler gone.
Mr.. Cross Is attempting to trace him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-03
BEGINS HOUSE JOB EARLY

To Terry Carpenter Of Scots Bluff,
Nebr., his election TO the next Congress
means business
Instead Of staying at home until his
Congress meets, he arrived in the Capt.
tai yesterday. As he went around to-
day greeting his Democratic leaders, he
said he expected to sit in on many ses-
sions between now and March I, al
whom he defeated, will be here, too.
This Is all new to me-" said Carpen-
ter, q business man. But I wouldn't
start running q new business without
knowing something about It. hope at
least to know my way around by
March T."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-03
TICKET PAYS 500
BUT WINNER ONLY GETS $40
Young "Blackie" Cross, Betting Neophye, Is Swndled
by Fake Operator.

Seventeen-yea "Blacde" Cross
is out exactly $3.50 because q man Gin
the know" was not above taking adj
vantage Of boy who never saw that
much money before"
"Blackie," whose real name is Leon
ard ]. Cross, bought q lottery ticket
from friend for 81.
Based on Horse Race.
Tuesday the winner of the lottery
was decided, based on q horse race at
Bowie, but "Blackie" knew nothing of
that until he received q telephone call
Wednesday to come to An address on
New York avenue. He went to the ap-
pointed place but could find no one.
That evening . man who said he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-03
Submits Prize Sermon.

Rev. w. o. Darlington, pastor Of the
John Wesley A. M. e. Zion Church Of
this city, submitted one Of the best Is
sermons In a contest conducted by the
Macmillan Co. of New York. There
were 692 sermons submitted and the
first rs are in printed form. DR.. Car
rington, several years ago, won first
prize in a contest conducted by the
Holiletic Review.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-03
Peralcaris Divorce Sought.

RENO. New, December 3 [R.-John
Alexander Perdicaris was sued for di-
vorce on grounds Of cruelty here yester-
day by Eunice Maxwell Howard Perdi-
carts. They are socially prominent in
Dayton, Ohio, and other Eastern cities,
Their marriage took place in New York
August 4, 1927.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-03
Churchman Leaves for Rome.

Right Rev Timothy Crowley, c. s. c.,
left for Rome yesterday from the Catholic
University Foreign Mission Seminary.
where he had been guest for the last
four months. Bishop Crowley came to
America last August following the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-03


providing relocating
Walter between
Sixteenth This would medical Of Rock
activities would
Walter
Valley
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08
Showing the Relation
of Drought and CrOps

Reports from many sections of the
area that suffered severely from the
1890 drought showed that the yields Of
many crops were above normal this
season. This is particularly true Of
cotton in the Southwest and of wheat
in the Middle West. This simply
means that the small crops produced
drew lightly on the available plant
food whether supplied by the soil or
in the form of commercial fertilizers;
that on account of subnormal rainfall
during the fall and winter the avail
able plant food which was left in the
soil, including even the nitrates In
many cases, was not leached out; and
that this plant food that was carried
over, plus that which normally be-
comes available, through biological
and geological processes. was sufficient
to produce bumper crop in 1881 even
though the plant food supplied by
commercial fertilizer was below nor
NAL.
The real test of the attempt to grow
crops without fertilizer will come in
1882. Then, by reason of large crops
In 1881, no more than the usual sup
ply Of available plant food will be
left in the soil.-Exchange.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08
Study Methods Of
Drying Hay Fast
Government Experts Work
on Problem Of Eliminat-
ing Moisture.

PREPARED by the United States Department
OF Agriculture. l-WNU Service.
To determine some Of the mechani-
cal and economic factors involved in
artificial drying of forage crops, the
bureau of agricultural engineering of
the United States Department of Agri-
culture has installed at the Iberia live
stock experiment farm, Jeanerette, La.,
an experimental hay drier.
Methods Of hauling the green mate
rial to the drier. of getting 1t into
condition to give up moisture quickly,
and of handling the dried product are
a few Of the problems which the engi-
neers are studying.
Green hay contains great deal of
moisture and is bulky in volume and
weight. To reduce the weight in haul
ing and the cost of drying, engineers
are considering the cutting and willing
Of the crop in the field. To eliminate
the moisture as quickly as possible at
the drier, they are studying methods
of preparation which include chopping
or crushing Of hay, or both. They are
also determining the maximum tenn
perature at which drying can take
place without injury to the product.
Hay that is chopped or crushed
comes out of the drier in fine pieces
and has to be sacked or baled for mar
keting. The baling process requires
special equipment, according to the
engineers.
Hay is crop of relatively low mar
ket value, and driers at present are
expensive Engineers of the depart
ment are striving to develop machin-
cry that will produce a quality of prod
uct that will help offset the cost of
drying. Agronomists are experiment.
ing with different varieties of forage
crops such as alfalfa, soy beans. Glow
ers, pasture grass, and crotalaria, TO
work out cropping system that will
enable the owners of drying equipment
to operate 1t over long period Of the
year.
Feeding trials are being made to as
certain the nutritive value Of artificial
ly dried hay as compared with that of
hay dried under natural conditions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08
New Alfalfa Varieties
Found Wilt-Resistant

Alfalfa wilt has been taking its toll
of the crop in many sections of the
United States. Many growers were of
the opinion that Grimm, the hardy va
riety which has been so satisfactory
in many places. was resistant to this
disease. Tests. however, have shown
that this is not true and that Grimm
is quite susceptible to alfalfa wilt.
On the other hand, at least two va
rieties have shown resistance to this
new disease. Hardistan. variety
which was recently named in Ne
braska and which originated from
Turkestan, is highly resistant to the
wilt disease. This variety is also
winter hardy and apparently offers
great possibility wherever wilt is a
factor in alfalfa production. Ladak.
another new variety, has been quite
resistant to the disease, although not
as desirable as Hardistan.
Alfalfa wilt is a disease caused by
bacteria. Apparently these bacteria
get into alfalfa plants, which are sub
jected to freezing. It is of Importance
in areas where wilt is a factor, there
fore, to grow not only varieties that
are resistant to the disease, but also
varieties of alfalfa which are winter
hardy. Apparently both Ladak and
Haridstan offer great possibilities
Idaho Farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08

Machine TO Prevent Erosion

In some parts of this country a
great deal of land is lost by erosion.
Valuable top soil is washed away by
transforms, leaving worthless soil
which cannot be utilized for any pur-
pose whatever. This loss is frequent
ly very serious, for in the course of
time an entire field may be affected.
Government scientists have been Civ
ing the matter some attention and
have developed a machine which is
said to overcome the. action of the
elements. 1t is pillow with several
shovel-like blades with an alternat-
ing vertical motion, and as it passes
over the ground it leaves series of
small hills and hollows. The water is
held and allowed to sink into tho
ground instead of passing over it and
carrying the soil with it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08
Effect of Superphosphate

A report recently received from
DR.. Q. Kruegel. director of the expert
ment station of the international Su-
perphosphate institute, Hamburg. Ger
many, presents results secured by
many Investigators in Europe which
show that the use of superphosphate
does not increase soil acidity. This
idea was somewhat prevalent among
farmers in this country some years
ago, but reports published by a num-
Der of investigators indicate that the
use of superphosphate even If con-
tinued on the same land for many
years results in no increase In soil
acidity. In fact, this was the best
argument for the change of terminol-
ogy from acid phosphate to super
phosphate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08

CHRISTMAS and the succeeding
~ days in the White House were
decidedly merry. For the first time
since he became President, Mr..
Hoover had all his family with him
for the yuletide. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Hoover, Jr.. were there and their two
little children, Peggy Ann and Herbert
nI who is known as Peter, came all
the way from California to celebrate
the holiday with their grandparents.
Allan Hoover, too. came from Los An
geles where he is employed in bank.
On Wednesday Peggy and Peter were
hostess and host at children's party
and the gifts brought by the guests
were, distributed to needy children.
Christmas eve youngsters belonging
to the White House secretaries
marched with the Presidential family
in candle procession, listened to
carols and then received gifts from
the Christmas tree. Christmas night
children of cabinet members attended
a White House dinner with their
parents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08
Varied Kansas Crops

Many persons think of Kansas as
mainly producing corn and wheat. The
following figures from the last census
give some idea of the states other re-
sources: Broom corn, 13,946,431
pounds: sorghum harvested for grain,
10,655,S20 bushels; apples, 1,3O7,S4S
bushels harvested; peaches, 256,O40
bushels harvested; pears, 255,923 BUSH
els harvested: grapes. 9,177,412 pounds
harvested; Strawberries, 4,455,175
quarts. In dairy lines. 1926, 1882 gal
Ions of milk were produced, 52,763, 213
being sold as whole milk. Cream sold
as butterfat amounted to 57,13S.2 52
pounds, and 12.826714 pounds of but
ter were made on the farms.-Rural
New Yorker.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08
Flabby Hogs

Packers complain Of an unusually
high percentage of soft pork from
hogs now coming to market. This
pork is not desirable. Scientists down
in Illinois have discovered the chief
cause of so many soft hogs coming to
market. These men blame the condi-
ton to the feeding of soybeans in the
natural state. They say that no way
has yet been found for using these
beans in their natural state in the ra-
ton of fattening swine without pro-
ducing soft pork. They make no
qualification. So until safe way to
feed this product to fattening swine
is found, farmers can well afford to
leave it out Of the acknowledgment
Farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08
Sweet Glover Increases

The rapidity with which sweet clover
is gaining favor among farmers of the
western states is well Illustrated in
the last report of the Kansas state
board of agriculture which gives fig
ures for sweet clover grown for hay
in Kansas during the years 1929 and
1890. In 1929 the acreage was 195.031.
while in 1880 the acreage had in
creased to 100000. The drought-re-
sistant qualities of sweet clover will
no doubt cause a further rapid in
crease in acreage Of this excellent
honey plant during the next few years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08

Can'el willard railroads throughout
the country had $1,O00,0OO,O0O in ma
TURTLES falling due within the next
three years and no money to pay
them. His own railroad, he admitted,
must meet Ss.00O,000 worth of ma
turtles in May; $35,OO0,O00 more in
August.
ut would be a satisfaction to me"
said Mr.. Willard, land l think it would
be in the public interest, If, when these
securities mature next summer, we
could borrow at a reasonable rate of
interest from the government. And,
OF course, it would be to our interest
to pay back as quickly as possible. 1t
would be a good deal for the govern
ment with a profit, and the hazard
would be we'll nigh negligible.
The alternative, he pointed out,
would be for the railroads to borrow
from other sources and at 'stress
prices"
Senator Couzens of Michigan broke
in at one point with the assertion
that it was folly for board Of mon
experts in railroad affairs" to pass
Judgment on loans to railroads; and
praised the success of the transporta-
ton act of 1920 with its revolving
fund of $3O0,OOO,0OO administered by
railroad experts" He intimated that
he will seek to revive part Of that
act of 1920.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08
Refnish Inside of Silo

good preservative for concrete
stave silo is wash consisting Of
cement and water mixed to about the
thickness of cream. Apply the wash
with a stiff whitewash brush. The
brush may be made more effective by
cutting the hair off so that It is quite
stubby- Common paraffine is also used
in painting the interior of silos This
will not remain very long, but 1t is
cheap and easily put on. A very good
way to apply wash to the interior of
silo is as IT is being filled.-Indiana
Farmers Guide.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08
Feed Low-Testing
Milk to the Calves
Good Method of Eliminating
Surplus.

Due to low milk prices indications
are that many improbable cows will
be kept this winter. This Moons that
surplus is bound to be created and
some dairymen will be refused mar
ket for all of the milk.
Where milk Is paid for on basis
Of it's butterfat quality, this winter
will be good time to feed the low
testing cows milk to calves. Every
dairyman should join a contrasting
association in order to pick out the
low-testing animals. II you are not
fortunate enough to belong to an asso-
citation, save out sample Of each
cows milk both night and morning,
and set it aside until the cream rises
in order to determine which cows are
making the thin milk. If every dairy
man would pick out one or two of his
low testers and feed that milk to
young stock during this winter, much
of the surplus would be eliminated.
Without doubt one or two calves raised
each month this fall will bring con-
siderably more money as dairy cows
than Is the prevailing price for dairy
animals at the present time.
Another thing that will not only
benefit the herd but will reduce the
surplus will be to give the individual
cows about two weeks more rest period
this winter than previously. Without
doubt such practice will be a good
investment because well-fitted cows
always produce better milk more eco
nomically than those freshening in
thin condition.-Rural New-Yorker.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08
Farm Machinery

e Farm machinery on 40 farms in
Greene and Medina counties. Ohio. has
been found to have an average length
of life of IA years. according to ]. II.
Dowler. rural economist at Ohio State
university. who has records Of ma
chinery costs on farms in these two
counties. The useful life of machin-
cry, Bowler believes, can be increased
by proper winter storage. timely re-
pairs. the right kind Of fabrication.
and better care while being used
Exchange.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08

Close ensors h l p
leaves the outside
world in some doubt
as to what Is being
done, but enough leaks
out to make it certain
that Gen. Shig er n
HOMO, Japanese COM
mander, is carrying
on some large-scale
operations. Another
considerable body Of
troops from Japan ar
rived in Tientsin, be-
ing Ouarterpd there to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08
Rockets Rout Wolves

Meeting two wolves on a lonely
road near Pampilhoa, Portugal, N.
Da Sierra routed them with rockets
which he was taking to a fair. Bran
ishing Of his cane did not affect the
animals, which prepared to attack
him. Lighting the rockets Da Sierra
shot the balls toward the wolves.
which fled in dismay.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08

after several days of
hectic debate. Twelve
members, equally d.
vided between the two
parties. were recorded
in opposition. The Re-
publicans, all listed as
insurgents, were Fra
zier, Johnson, Nor
beck, Norris, Nye and
Schall. The Democrats
who voted no were
Bulow, Caraway, Con-
nally, Dill, Mcclellan.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08

Jr., had violated the
corrupt practices act
in his handling Of
campaign funds in
1928. The committee
also declared that a
considerable part Of
the $133,000 received
by the bishop and his
anti Smith Democratic
committee found its
way into his personal
accounts.
RiShon Cannon II
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08

country. Several emil
nent bankers were
heard, the most inter-
esting in some ways
being Otto FL. Kahn.
head Of Kuhn, Loeb
& Co. For hours Mr..
Kahn held forth, ex-
planning the intrica-
cies Of international
finance and descrlb-
ing wildly the crisis
In world economics.
Although Mr.. Kahn
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08

ceived about Mrs. Davis since my ar
rival In the United States is not en-
couraging. will go to st. Louis for
Christmas and, later, to Paris. You
understand / am on leave at the re-
quest OF the secretary Of war to
familiarize myself with the sentiment
in the United States on the Philippine
question"
"a. 1891. western Newspausr Unson.l
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08

committee, d a n e |
Willard, president of
the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, praised the
inclusion Of the rail-
roads in the category
of institutions to be
aided as necessary at
this "critical time"
Banker with e s S e s
heard did not oppose
this inclusion.
Mr.. Willard told the
committee that the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08

Washington and had
a long conference with
the President, but did
not hand in his resig-
nation as had been ex-
pected because Mrs.
Davis is unable to live
in a tropical climate.
Coming from the
White House. he said
to correspondents:
There is nothing l
can say about the fu-
ture except that the
Information I have ra.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08
Around the Farm

1t is reported' by A. @. Baltzer, d.
rector of cow testing work in Michi-
gan, that amonr 1000 dairymen there
were 124 bulls FIVE years and older
listed which is 80 aged bulls more
than a year ago.
Iowa is the leading producer of pop
corn in the United States, says the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. Sac county, Iowa, raises more
popcorn than any other county In the
country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08
News Review of Current
Events the World Over
Senate Ratifes the Hoover War Debt Moratorium After
Warm Debate-Woman Made Member OF
Arms Farley Delegation.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD

CIXTY-NINE senator's voting in the
~ affirmative, some with reluctance,
the senate ratified the Hoover mora
torium on intergovernmental debts
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08

CENATOR GERALD NYE Of North
~ Dakota, on behalf Of his committee
on campaign expenditures. reported to
the senate that Bishop James Cannon,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08

CONVENIENTLY clubbing as "ban-
~ dts" all the Chinese in Man
churia who oppose them, the Japanese
are merrily proceeding with their war.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-08

DREMIER MUSSoLiNI Of italy suc-
fered a severe loss in the death
Of his beloved brother Arnaldo, direc-
tor of the newspaper Popolo d'Italia
and able assistant Of the duce In the
Fascist regime. He died suddenly In
Milan after an attack Of angina
pectoris.