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COLUMN
Some Practical Suggestions Vo
Worth Knowing Frem the De-|
partment of Agriculture. |
FACTS FOR DAILY USE
WHAT TO DO WITH AZALEAS.
Tire are thousands of azaleas be-
ing sent by the florists to the homes
of customers at this time of the year.
These plants are in full bloom and
are most beautiful. As soon as the
flowers begin to fade interest is lost
in the plant and it soon finds its way
to the ash cart and dump.
The State Department of Agricul-
ture points the way to the preserva
tion of the azalea that it will flower
again next winter. As soon as the
Blowers have faded, remove them and
the forming seed capsules, water
the plant, being sure that the soil is
always moist. Never have it too wet
nor too dry, because the azalea and
all the plants of the great Ericacae
resent such treatment. If some
shoots are growing much faster and
getting much longer than others,
pinch out the ends and keep the top
smooth. When warm weather arrives
and there is no more danger from
frost, set the plants outdoors where
they will receive tye morning and
late afternoon sun, but not that of’
midday. Or you might set them under
trees where there will be an abun-
dance of light but where few of the
sun’s rays will strike.Azaleas and rho-
dodendrons prefer a half shade to
blazing sunlight. Upon the approach
of cold weather in the early fall, trans
fer the azalea to a cool, light place
in the cellar. Water it occasionally
but not often, just frequently enough
to keep the soil moist. Let it’ re.
main there until about the first of
the year, then move it to the living
room and watch the flowersd devel
op.
PAPID STRAWBERRY SETTING
Many farmers would like to grow a
patch of strawberries, but cannot find
time for the large amount of wark usu-
ally given tol this crop. J. T. Campbell,
farm crop adviser of the State Depart-
ment of Agriculture who has been 2
successful strawberry grower. says:
“We grow strawberries almost as
easily as we grow potatoes. Land on
which we set the plants is land that
has previously been in a cultivated
crop, preferably potatoes. We plow
and fit the land thoroughly. The rows |
are marked out three and one half
feet apart; the potato planter is rua
deeply and the covering discs angled
to throw up a ridge. If the soil has
been poperly prepared no tool 18
needed for setting the plants. The
hand is thrust into the mellow earth
and the plants set about as rapidly
as one can crawl along the row.
«It is a great advantage to have the
plants on a slight ridge, so that in cul-
‘SAILING ALONG
ON AN EVENKEEL
znsing Says No Forecast of
German Reply Has Gome
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OPTIMISTIC VIEW PREVAILS
German Politicians Peeved That Pres-
ident Wilson Did Net Consider Ger
Political Situation. |
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man Internal
“Neither more hopeful nor lest,
hopeful. We are sailing along on an
even keel.”
This was the comment from the
state department in reply to the ques
tions whether latest news from Am-
bassador Gerard at Berlin had changed
the situation.
Secretary Lansing considers the
situation unchanged. The submarine
crisis awaits Germany's reply to Pres-
ident Wilson’s last note demanding
that Germany jminediately declare
‘and effect an abandonment of present
methods of submarine warfare.
There is nothing tangible yet to
show what that reply will be or when
it will be forthcoming. Ambassador
Gerard has received assurances that
the American demand is receiving
serious attention and expects to con
vey the impressions he gets from an
interview with Chancellor von Beth:
mann-Hollweg within the next twenty-
four hours. Meantime Mr. Gerard is
doing the best he can to interpret
such vague and fragmentary informa-
tion as he has received from officials
of the German ‘foreign office and from
editorial comments of the German
newspapers, which frequently voice
semi-official views of the government.
It is perhans Aue to Mr. Gerard’s
hopefu'!nens, coupled with other pre-
liminary conciliatory signs from Ber-
lin, that a feeling of optimism pre
vails in official circles in Washington.
There is great disappointment 1n
German moderate political circles that
such a tone of finality was adopted in
the American note on the submarine
question.
These men say they cannot believe
that President Wilson was informed
as to the exact trend of German do:
mestic politics during the last month:
they say further that had he only
waited until the moderates were firm
ly in the addle the submarine war
fare would have been conducted ir
such a way as fully to meet the wishec
of the Unit2d States and re-establist
the president’s confidence in this
government's good faith.
Should the note be followed by ¢
break between the two countries the
moderates feel that they will surely
suffer defeat and thus cause to be
brought about a condition in Germany
which they cannot believe Mr. Wil
son favors. They think that an ap
plication of knowledge of public
psychology based on this information
might have altered the president’s
course.
hioderates believe that the note wil’
have only one effect—that of giving
the anti-moderates a tremendous
tivating the soil is not thrown on the }
crown. making it necessary to uncover ;
them. All cultivating is done with the!
regular two horse cultivator. If the |
ground is in the right condition two or,
three hard weedings are all that will,
be required. After the ground freezes
the following winter a mulch of horse |
manure is applied and the next spring
a beautiful crop of berries will be
gathered.”
AMERICANS END T RAITORS
S. S. Menken Divides People of U. S.
Into Two Classes.
Preparedness, as it was presented
by speakers of the National Security
League to an audience which filled the
Nixon theater in Pittsburgh was epit
mized by Major H. S. Howland, Uv. S.
A., retired, who said that “a nation
which men into war without
training is committing murder.
The hund-eds of Pitisburghers who
sencs
hoard Major Howland, Henry A. Wise
Weod, pro. dent of the Acre Club of!
wood Menken, presi
leagne
A . : Qian
Ard B.S
ional Secu
dent of t Nz
of the Pit's
H. C. Moize
Ioize git branch
snd Congressman John M. Meoriy, ap:
plauded the sentiments.
Many women wer in the theate~.
Chairman Eric Fisher Wood comrient-
ed upon their presence, declaring it to
be the b 1 the Uniled
eviden
States was awakening to the necess
Mr ‘action.
“There are two classes of people
in’ the Jnited. Siates,” said Mr.
Menken. he cl s are Arericans
and traitors. We Americans believe
the country is in danger. The traitors!
do not. We want to be
prepared tJ!
he other clas
protect the country. T
does not believe in Dre
paredness.”
ght Injunctions.
vers of the American
i has notified all
Labor ©
President Gon
Labor
Federation
Central Laber unions in the Uni‘ed
States of th=2 decizion of the federa
tion to ask the Central unions, acting
for the 2,000,000 members, to have a
law introduced in
latures in the be-
new anti-injunctio?
all of the ¢ legi
t efforts
tate
lief t} will be made by power-
the rights of
f legislativ
erests
unions
weapon, thus effectively defeating the
moderates and postponing, perhaps in:
definitely, the hepe which had gained
ground among the moderates, that
Germany would make peace soon on
terms satisfactory to the liberal mind-
ed world. These men say that Presi-
i dent Wilson could not have been fully
informed as to just how acute the
struggle was preceding the downfall
of Admiral von Tirpitz, nor with what
sure success the moderates were gain
ing the upper hand and nearing the
point where they could adopt the
policy which Americans would most
like to see.
That the effect of the American
ultimatum will be to shatter the hopes
of peace which had grown out of the
continual victories of the moderates
in German politics is the conviction
of Professor Hans Delbrueck.
«There is no doubt,” said the pro
fessor, “that the severance of diplo-
matic relations between Germany and
America would result in the defeat of
the peace movement started by the
moderates. Since the beginning it has
gained con inually in strength. Its
greatest vic.ory was the retirement of |
Admiral von Tirpitz, who was the
chief opponent of this policy. It ap
peared highly probable after his with-
drawal fro.1 office that peace would
come within a few months. on terms
satisfactory to the liberal minded peo-
ple of the world.
«Now comes the American note,
bringing about a situation from which
there is no easy outlet. A break with
America wculd put the fanatical ele-
ment into power again and indefinite-
ly prolong the war. 1 believe Mr. Wil-
son to be a man of peace, and we
counted on America’s helping us at
the right moment to end the war. Now
America threatens (0 go against us.
S511 consider this a calamity—not only
defeating the moder-
ate liberal put for the world,
which ight otherwise have had peace
in the near future.”
in
poliey,
for Germary
1is head.
Ohio Farmer Found Dead.
Albert Waug aged forty-eight, of|
Chestnut Ridg west of Steubenville,
was found i field near his|
1 ole 1 |
home with a
STRIKERS AND GOTTLIEB VON JAGOW
GUARDS CLASH
Battle at Bridge Results In
Bruises--Girl Leads Men
24,000 MINERS WALK OUT
Westinghouse Strikers, After Break-
ing Up Meeting of Munition Makers,
Attacked Bridge Over Turtle Creek.
German Minister of Foreign
Affairs Now Busy Official.
Eighteen thousand employees of the
Westinghouse Electric and Manufact- |
uring company and the Westinghouse
Machine company and 24,000 employ-
ees of the Pittsburgn Coal company
are on a strike. The former ask an
eight-hour day and the latter demand
the b per cemt intrease voted at the
late wage scale. RE
Strikers and guards clashed at the'
Westinghouse Electric and Manu-{
facturing company’s plant in East
Pittsburgh, the first serious clash be-
tween the opposing forces since the
strike began. Hundreds of men were
slightly injured by missles thrown.
After the near battle, officials of the
Westinghouse company renewed their
efforts to have Governor Brumbaugh
call out the national guard.
About 1,500 strikers en route from
Wilmerding, after breaking up a meet-
ing of the shell makers of the airbrake provisions in the pending ramigration
plant,*and led by a young girl wear bill which are construed as enacting
ing a paper mask, charged past the | mio law the celebrated Root-Takahira
deputies, police and detectives at the | agreement for ihe Yestriction: of im
Cable ayel ne bridge entrance, to the | migration to the United States and as
plant in East Pittsburgh and rushed | including Japanese with Hindus in an
a narrow footbridge. oxolnded. class.
Company guards, ¥ The administration, it was said,
the advance of the strikers, rushed | fonts no difficulty th arranging the
to the guard house and secured riot terms of the bill so as to avoid wound-
guns. One was
charged, which infuriated the strikers. | 5 Nero 5 :
Revolvers were drawn, but only a few | Prosdem wi on gi will confer with
shots were fired and these did no fe and senate, eacers.
damage. Pennsylvania railroad detec-
tives, guarding that company’s prop-
erty, attempted to keep the strikers
off the tracks. One striker was
knocked out and carried away. His Yas made ten days ago. The adminis
assailant was roughly handled. tration, while realizing the extent :
Two lengths of fire hose laid eros | Asiatic exclusion sentiment in the Pa.
the Cable avenue bridge and attached cific coast states, is described as fully
to a hot water plug was turned against sensible of the disadvantage of agitat:
the strikers. It was cut to pieces, ing the long standing controversy with
The meeting of the shell makers oi Japan and is confident that the situa-
the airbrake plant at Wilmerding was tion can be smoothed out satisfactorily
raided by the strikers. The meeting | to all tntobosts.
was called by company officials to, Japan’s revival of the question of
present the company’s side of the cOD-. yp;o time attracted much interest in
troversy. The doors were battered the capital, but it was pointed out that
dows 4nd the strikers took Regsession her representations could scarcely be
of the meeting. delayed if it were desired to do so, be-
Wa B hl Nigga x pin cause the bill already has passed the
2 &F . °L house and has been reported to the
any like number of troops sent into _ .
enate ass .
the district with the same Kind of 3 Tor passage { :
shot as the soldiers bring. though the senate immigration
Half of the 3000 employees of the! committee made some changes in
: , Lh ;
Westinghouse Machine company have N Teseology, the Jferms of the ox
joined the forces of the strikers. A Slusion section still are offensive to
: ? , the nese.
number of the employees of the air-| Japanese
brake plant have been added to the
strikers’ forces and efforts are being |
Fade fo ar ow STlevee lS. peo Samuel N. Titus of Marion, O., Miss
S on : pi 2 iE gna = a | Katherine Titus was married by Rev.
wissvale. e strikers claim they | jegge Swank to William E. Baumert of
Photo by American Press Association
JAPAN PROTESTS BILL
Immigration Measure Now Before
Senate Offensive to Tokio.
Japan has renewed her objections to
unable to check
Viscount Chinda, the Japanese am-
bassador, who already has left two
memoranda with the state department
| on the subject, conferred with Presi-
dent Wilson by appointment which
Married at Mother’s Bier.
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$7.80@8; good mixed, $7.40@17.75; fair
have 18,000 men out of the three big Rowan, Mont. Mrs. Titus had ex-
plants in the Turtle Creek valley. | pressed a wish that the ceremony be
_ Labor leaders of various organiza- | performed before her burial.
tions are on the scene and are iid m———
the men to continue their fight. 1
Seventy mines of the Pittsburgh MARKET QUOTATIONS
Coal company are idle, 24,000 men Pittsburgh, April 25.
being out of work. All the independent Butter—Prints, 37@37%c; tubs,
mines, where the scale has been adopt-| @36'%c. Bggs—Fresh, 221% @23c.
ed, are at work. Cattle—Prime, $9.50@9.75; good
President W. K. Field of the Pitts-| $8.80@8.35; tidy butchers, $8.50@9:
burgh Coal company is expected to! fair, $7.75@?2.25; common, $6.50@7.50;
arrive today, when a conference will heifers, $6@8.50; common to good fat
be held looking toward a settlement. ! bulls, $5@8; common to good fat cows,
The miners claim they will accept | $4@7.75; fresh cows and springers,
only the scale agreed upon in con- $40@80.
ference.
AVIATOR BOMBS CHICAGO mixed, $6.60@7.25; culls and common,
es $4@5.50; lambs, $6@10.26; veal
De Lloyd Thompson Presents Object! calves, $9.50@10; heavy and thin
Lesson to Windy City. calves, $5@7.50.
De Lloyd Thompson, an aviator Hogs—Prime heavy, heavy mixed,
whose home is in Washington, Pa.) mediums and heavy Yorkers, $10.06@
and who “raided” New York and 10.10; light Yorkers, $9.560@9.65; pig".
Washington as object lessons in the! $9@9.25; roughs, $8.756@9.10; stags, $7
necessity for proper defense against| @7.50.
hostile aircraft raids, bombarded Chi- Cleveland, April 25.
cago with four dynamite bombs, | Cattle—Choice fat steers, $8.50@
i the loop district.
| postoffice and government building | $7@8; “good to choice heifers, $7.26@
' and the Union station were blown into
| smithereens.
so that they exploded 1,500 feet in COWS, $5.50@6.50; , common
the .air, instead of when they struck] $4.50 @5.50.
their targets. Calves—Good to choice,
rrr | to good, $9@10.25; heavy and com-
BATHING SKIRTS FOR MEN
| mon, $6@9.
Women Will Wear Bloomers on Chi-
cago Beaches This Summer.
Chicago’s male bathers will wear] 8; good to choice ewes, $7T@7.50;
culls, $4.50@6.50.
Hogs—Mixed, Yorkers,
ums, $9.90; pigs, $9; stags,
roughs, $8.90.
and medi-
$7.25;
Michigan in bare legs and bloomers.
The official bathing beach censor an-
nounced that the new municipal bath-
ing costumes will stack up like this: Chicago, April 25.
For Women—Bloomers, length or Hogs—Bulk, $9.70@9.95; light, $9.35
shortness unlimited; ‘a waist, no @9.95; mixed, $9.50@9.90; heavy, $9.40
stockings. For men—Ordinary bath- | @9.90; roughs, $9.40@9.55; pigs, $7.30
ing suits bedecked with a short skirt | @9.15.
women splash merrily around Late
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t about the length of a cannibal’ ! Cattle—Native beef steers, $8@10;
| apron. | stockers and feeders, $5.90@38.70;
Te | cows and heifers, $4.10@9.30; calves,
| Triplets. | $6.50 @9.50.
| Mr. and Mrs. Philip Zoulauf of Sheep—Wethers, $6.76@9; ewes, $5
¢ | Hackettstown, N. J., became the par-; @8.75; lambs, 50@11.50.
| ents * triplets, all boys, weighing: Wheat—May, 31.1214 Corn—May,
five pounds each. All are doing well. | 7514¢c. Oats——May, 44%c.
accidentally dis- ing Japanere feeling, and to that end!
Beside the bier of her mather, Mrs. |
2
Sheep and Lambs—Prime wethers, !
which were dropped into the heart of | 9.10; good to choice butcher steers,
Theoretically, the| $8@8.85; fair to good butcher steers, !
8.25; good to choice butcher bulls, $7
| @7.85; bologna bulls, $6@7; good to
The bombs, however, were timed | choice cows, $6.75@7.60; fair to good .
cows,
$10.50; fair |
Clipped Sheep and Lambs—Good to
choice lambs, $9.50@9.85; fair to good, :
| $7@9; good to choice wethers, $7.50@ :
the skirts this summer, while the| mixed ewes and wethers, $7.26@7.75;
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BERKLEY. ‘
Miss Nellie Sellers has been at
Grantsville, Md., for the past two
weeks sewing for Mrs. Stanton.
| Miss Mabel Sellers is visiting her |
sister, Mrs. Edgar Berkley of near |
Bovnton. t
Mrs. Edward Sellers and Miss An- |
na Barnhart were shopping in Mey- |
ersdale on Saturday.
The flour mill of this ci'y is doing |
a fine business. :
Miss Helen Saylor who was at the!
Cumberland hospital for several |
wezks is back home and is recover- |
ing nicely.
John Boyer who had one of his
legs hurt by a fall of timber in the |
mines is out and around again. i
Mr. and Mrs. George Fritz were |
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edison
Fogle of Bear Run recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Neimiller and |
family were visiting at Isaac Nei- |
. miller’s on Sunday last.
i Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ebaugh were re- (
cent guests of Miss AnnieBarnhart. |
Camp No. 876 P. O. S. of A. of this
place initiated five new members on
Thursday night making the member-
| ship 40.
H. P. Berkley has closed down his
Ee for the summer.
MAY BUILD SHALE ROADS.
Following a conference at Somerset
a few days ago in which members
of the Somerset Board of Trade met
lc. S. Lemon of Blair County, the dis-
| trict engineer of the State Highway |
| Department and Gilbert F. Endsley, !
{ the County Superintendent of Roads,
it was announced that there is a
! strong probability of the State High- |
| way Department constructing a road |
| of vitrified shale from Somerset Bor- |
| ough to Stoyestown, connecting |
i there with the Lincoln highway. |
i The work can be done without al
| great deal of expense to the High-
way department and it is said that |
both Lemon and Endsley have de- |
'clared themselves favorably to the
, plan. George J. Krebs, superintend-
| ent of the Reading Coal & Iron Co's |
{ operations, has offered to furnish |
| free of cost to the Highway Depart- |
| ment, for use on this highway, many |
tons of vitrified shale which has been |
. dumped at the mines of the Reading |
: Company. The Quemahoning Co. ai-
fer.
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RIVER TO CARRY MORE COAL
Shortage of Rolling Stock For Rail-
roads Turns Shippers to Boats.
Water traffic in coal is likely to be
heavier dur.ng the coming spring and
summery than it has for years, accord-
‘ ing to uoal shippers of the upper Mo
nongaheia valley.
This will bs due to embargoes on
rail shipme ts to eastern markets.
The railroads are swamped with bus.-
ness and they have neither the rolling
stock nor the trackage to accommo-
date it. |
Coal shippers who have been al
pending upon the railroads for moving |
their coal are becoming alarmed over |
the situation and are looking to tor)
| river as their only hope of salvation |
! this summer.
NEW HOSPITAL FOR ELLWOOD |
Design of Pittsburgh Architects Se-
lected For Building.
At a special meeting of the Ellwood |
directors plans |
City (Pa.) hospital
for the proposed new hospital were
examined.
three different arshiteots, twe from
New Castle and one from Pittsburgh.
Those submitted by Carlisle &
rer of Pittsburgh were accepted
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They were submitted by |
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