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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-11
Asks Badger For
Complete Report

W ASSOCIATED PREss.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., May H.
Tho navy department today called
upon Admiral Badger for complete
report concerning an unofficial state
ment sthat an American force had
landed OH I.obos Island. S miles from
the Mexican shore between Vera
Cruz and Tampico and taken posses
Sion Of the light house.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-11

Goes Lou,e,
TEN CENTS CAME OFF THE PR1N.
CIPAL GRADE TODAY
QUOTATIONS GIVEN.

PITTSBURGH. May IL. Ten
cents came of the price of the prin-
cipal grade of crude OH when the
market opened today. The follow
Ing prices were quoted by purchas-
ing agency: Pennsylvania crude.
S1.9o: Mercer black, $1.4O; New
Castle. $1.4O; Corning. s1.05; Cab
bell, $l.47. The reduction on Som.
erset was 5 cents to s1.O5 a barrel.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-11
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
City Of Fairmont:

City OF Fairmont: :
All persons owing city taxes for
1919. will please call at the Treas
arer's Office and make settlement Of
same.
The Treasurer is governed by the
same law as the Sheriff of the coun-
", and will be. compelled to levy on
property. or return same delinquent.
& All taxes on real estate now set.
lied will have to be returned delin.
quent under the law.
j. r. MILLER. Treasurer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-11
$50 Refugees
Leaue Tampico
TAKE PASSAGE FOR VERA CRUZ.
MOST OF THEM ARE
SPAN1ARDS.

By ASSOCIATED PREss.1
n GALVESTON, May 11.SSIexican
cables from, Vera Cruz today say
that the British warship Hermione
took of $50 refugees from Tampico
last night and is now en- route to
Vera Cruz. Most of them were
Spaniards and other foreigners and
included 400 men. zoo women and
$50 children.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-11
John C. Mayo
Died Today
KENTUCKY MILLIONAIRE HAD
BEEN ILL SINCE APRIL
2SRD.

b.. ASSOCIATED PRE.s.l
NEW YORK. May 11.-col. John
C. Calhoun Mayo. Democratic ma
tlonal committeeman from Kentucky,
died here this afternoon at the hotel
where he had been Ill since April
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-11
STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE,

By ASSOCIATED PREss.I
RICHMOND, Va, May 11.-Deca-
tur D. Axtell, vice president Of the
&c. and o. railway, was struck by an
automobile on the. street today and
is believed to have been fatally In
giured.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-11
Gunboat Is
Set On Fire
C0NsTITUTI0NALIsTs BOARD THE
M0RELL0s AND DESTROY
HER,
By ASSOCIATED PREss. ]

By ASSOCIATED Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May IL
Rear Admiral Howard, commander
of tho Pacific fleet, reported today
that the abandoned Mexican Federal
Gunboat Norellos was yesterday
boarded. set fire to and blown up,
by the constitu;ionalists at Mazatlan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-11
The Weather

Western Pennsylvania Rain to-
night and probably Tuesday; cooler
in south portion.
West Virginia - Cloudy tonight
and Tuesday; probably showers and
cooler Tuesday.
Miss Lily Ellis and Master Bootsie
Chambers spent Sunday afternoon
with the latter.s mother. Mrs. Mar
ion Chambers, at the conley sum
mer hume near Barnestown.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-11
|23 Cannons Are
Heard AZ Ta1npico
y AssocL.1l.1rn Pnrss

BIZ ASSOCIATED Pass.
WASHINGTON, D. e., May H..
ADMIRAL Mayo has retorted that 2s
cannon guns were heard at TampIco
last night. American Consul c. A.
Miller and the vice consul are now
on board the Connecticut 10 OF 10
americans refuse to leave the city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-11

Airs w s. Haueht and sister. Mrs.
xerd Peterson. left today for Cam
#ercn. where they Will spend several
weeks.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-11

CONTINUED or PAGE Ercur.)
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22
OAKLAND STOCK FARM

f. 7. Harris sold a hog to j. j
Quinlan last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bremen and Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Dyson of Mex
leo spent Wednesday of last
week with +. Y. Harris and
family.
Mr.. Frank Powell and Miss
Mary Quinlan were united in
marriage at st. Brendon's church
by Father Dillon Wednesday
morning, the 14th. Came home
for dinner, took a night train
Wednesday for st. Louis. Re.
turned Friday and went to house
keeping Saturday. They are now
at home to their many friends in
southwest Mexico.
Mrs. Annie Miller is sorely
afflicted with rheumatism.
Roads have greatly improved
in the last week.
Mrs. C. A. Hopkins ! is on the
sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Harris OF
Mexico visited f. S. Harris and
family Sunday.
Some dandelions blooming or
sunny slopes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22
Death of Mrs. Henry Imam.

In loving remembrance of Nan
ME Imam, nee, Littrell, beloved
daughted of Mr.. and Mrs. d. w
Littrell, departed this life Jan
10, 1914. She was born Dec. 9th,
1874, making her aged 80 years,
one month and Is days. She
united with the Rising Sun Chris
tan church at the age of 10 years.
Later in life she moved her mem
bership to Santa Fe Christian
-hurch, and remained devoted
member until her death. She was
married to Mr.. Henry Imam, July
81, 1895.
A beautiful example of the
great respect for her was mani
tested at the last sad parting by
reverently bowed heads, which
told more than words of the love
everyone bore for her. She was
in failing health for more than
seven months, but bore it with
patience. During the first of her
sickness she longed to get well Oh
account of her loving husband
but towards the latter part of hel
sickness she prayed, saying
mot my will, but thine be done
Oh, Lord" But thru it all no one
ever heard her murmur or com
plain.
All that loving hands or medi
cal aid could do was done, but al
in vain.
This can be said of her life
We know unto life she was faith
full,
And faithfully trusted God''
Word,
Ever living the life of a Christian
Her delight was the light of the
Lord.
The funeral was held at Santa
Fee Tuesday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. James Coil of Perry.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22
BEREA ITEMS.
Emmett Pitcher Dead-Mr. Mayes
Given Surprise.

Mrs. II. G. Berrey visited her
mother, Mrs. Lou Mundy, of Mex
leo. who is quite sick.
Mat Heller of Mexico was the
guest of Henry Fisher and family
part Of last week.
Emmett, oldest son of Edw. and
Emma Pitcher, who live west of
Long Branch, died Sunday morn
ing of lung trouble with which he
had been afflicted for some time.
The funeral and burial will take
place at Midway Christian church
today. We extend our sincerest
sympathy to the bereaved parents
and other relatives.
On last Thursday evening a
number of the friends (about 80
of Ira Mayes and wife treated
them to a surprise party, the occa-
sion being Mr.. Mayes' birthday
anniversary. Mrs. Mayes served
ice cream and cake to the guests
and everyone had an excellent
time.
ODE Hamilton of Mexico visited
at Ira Mayes' from Friday to
Sunday.
Stock sold well at c. c. Bybee $
sale.
Cecil Creed who has been i'll of
fever for the past two weeks is
convalescing.
Amer Mundy and wife enter
tanned, Sunday, Lewis Rudasil
and wife and son, Edward, p. r.
Cawthorn and wife and Miss
Neva and Paul Cavihorn.
W. w. Mundy and daughter,
Villa, returned Friday from a
visit to relatives in Vernon coun-
ty.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22
From California.

Holtville, Cali, Jan. II, 1914
Dear Friend Beal: We're all
well. Sorry for you all back
there on account of your drouth
and shortage of feed. We have
had a fine winter. Have had gar
den stuff all winter. / have my
melon ground ready to plant.
send you two "hucks" for the
Message. Send the paper also to
Mother Ridgeway, We can t
give up the Message. A happy
new year to you and all my old
Audrain county friends.
Your friend,
j. d. Lott.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22
I FARM AND LIVE STOCK. \

l.. 10. Torreyson sold span OF
mules to Il. II. VIM last week for
$3.50.
Shrouts & Dean, southwest oI
Mexico, are feeding two cars of
hogs.
Ray Beagles, out at Worcester
is feeding 40 steers for the
market.
w. p. Hall bought nice three
year old work horse from Harry
Heller.
Barton Marteno, south of Rush
Hill, is feeding 30 steers for the
market.
Clark & Bledsoe have shipped
in a car load of seed corn and
have stored it in the Old Baptist
church building on East Monroe
street.
Mrs. Geo. Python, down near
the Galloway county line from
Mexico, is reported to have sold
near $500 worth of eggs last sea
son. Mrs. Python has a dutiful
flock of hens.
Corn fodder previously I'M
salable is bringing $l5 per ton at
Springfield. Hay is bringing from
@15 to $50 per ton and it is pre-
dicted that it will reach $25 be-
fore the season is over.
The Herald reports that John
Schmidt of near Laddonia had
three head of good horses and
span of dandy good mules last
fall, and now he has only one
animal of the number left. The
stock all died from eating corn
fodder.
Judge John w. Beagles of
Worcester paid Frank Vaughn
$3.50 for four coming three year
old mare mules.
The weakening of the mule
market has caused Galloway
county feeders to dispose of prac
lically all the mules remaining OH
feed. Sales last week aggregated
265 head, bringing more than
$4,000. No more mules will be
bought by feeders because of the
unsatisfactory condition of the
market. Those on hand, it is be
lieved, can be disposed of as work
mules.
Claud Lower, north of Rush
Hill, shipped a ear of fat steers to
the East st. Louis market this
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22
To Cure Smallpox.

The worst case Of smallpox can
be cured in three days, simply by
the use of cream of tartar. One
ounce of cream of tartar dis
solved in a pint of water, drank
at intervals, when cold, is GER
tain, neverfailing remedy. 1t has
cured thousands, never leaves a
mark, never causes blindness, and
avoids tedious lingering.
The above is from a medical
authority; it is handed the Mes
sage by Mexico citizen.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22
j. d. Lott.

Farmer f. w. Rusk is in Col.
umbia to attend a twO-weeks
Farm Advisers School. The SEES
sions will continue until Jan. 80.
The object of the school is for the
advisers to confer together con
corning their problems and to re
ceive advice from members of the
faculty of the Mo. College of Ag-
riculture and from the United
States Department of Agri-
culture.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22
BENTON CITY.
Mrs. Tratchell Very Ill-Miss
Barnes Wins Prize.

Benton City, Mo-, Jan. 20
johnson & Romans shipped a car
load of horses to st. Louis Mon.
day night.
JAS. Wylde was a passenger to
Mexico Monday. Z
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Woodson
and son of East st. Louis are
here with Mrs. Woodson s moth.
err, Grandma Tratchel, who we are
very sorry to say, is not expected
to live.
Rev. Mr.. Pierman of Hardin
Mo-, delivered two interesting dis
coursese at the Presbyterian
church Sunday.
Mrs. w. II. Douglass was in
Mexico Monday.
DR.. Harrison of Mexico was
here on professional business
Monday.
Mrs. w. II. Coil is visiting her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Y. p. Coving.
ton, in Galloway county this
week.
Taylor Woodbridge was in st
Louis several days last week.
Miss Lottie Barnes won the
watch given away at Wool
bridges store Monday evening to
the one holding the highest num-
Der of coupons.
G. w. Russell and family were
guests at F. E. Okey's Sunday.
John NJ. Canterbury, so years
old, a former citizen I this coun-
ty, died last Monday at his late
home in Higginsville ''wo sisters
of Mr.. Canterbury live in this city
Mrs. Harriet Turner and Mrs.
Nancy Mexican.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22
THO Epson ITEMS.
Miss Kenr IS Death-Mr. Beat
ty Il of Smallpox.

Thompscn, Mo, Jan. 2O.-Jas.
Wisdom scld two fat hogs to
Wheeler Cant at 1915.
Joe Considine is in from Elgin.
Kansas.
Wheeler Cant shipped in a ear
load of heifers from Omaha and
will feed them a while before ship
ping to the market.
Ed. Pearl has moved to the
Considine property just vacated
by Wheeler Cant, Wheeler hav.
ling moved to his fathers proper
Ity.
Wheeler Cant shipped in a ear
load of red oats this week.
Jack Pulls has moved to the
l}asford farm, just vacated by
Ed. Crawford.
Miss Lena Ritter has returned
from a visit to Auxvasse friends.
Thos. Brcnton and family spent
the day with Geo. Pool and sis.
ter Sunday.
j. b. Nevins and family spent
Tuesday with their daughter,
Mrs. Ed. Crawford.
Mrs. JAS. Beatty has returned
home after few days visit with
her grandparents, Jas. Daniel
and wife, of near Centralia.
Mrs. Lottie Thomas has re-
turned TO Louisiana after
month S visit with her father,
Jesse Carter.
Mrs. Phil Ecton and two
daughters have the mumps, also
Ed. Pearl is suffering with Sc
we're case.
Wheeler Cant sold Patterson
4 Monday four head of cattle for
$112.50.
This community was Saddened
"riday evening, Jan. 16, by the
death of Miss Mamie KEENAN,.
laughter of JAS. KEENAN,, three
niles north of Thompson. Miss
Mamie was a kind and loving
daughter, loved by all who knew
her. The remains We're taken to
Columbia and laid to rest by that
of her sister, who preceded her to
the grave about two years ago.
She leaves father, mother and
one brother, Jack, and host of
friends to mourn her death. The
sympathy of the entire commu
nifty is extended to the bereaved
ones.
j. T. Beatty has a severe ease
of smallpox. Bingle Woolery
who Lad it is able to be out and
around.
Mrs. Homer Slonaker received
word from st. Louis that her sis
ter, Mrs. Walter Finlow's baby
had died with pneumonia, Jan.
18th, and was buried in that city
the 18th.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22

j. Robert Boatman of Belize.
British Honduras, a son of w. n,
Boatman of this city, has bought
5000 acres of timbered land in
Pike county, No, five miles above
Louisiana. The deal for the land
was closed in Mexico Tuesday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22

Mrs. c. G. Thompson in com
pany with Miss. Cashie Ryan paid
me Message a pleasant call last
saturday. Miss Ryan's home is in
montgomery City. She is the
principal of the school at Benton
MY, Her assistant is Miss
Helen Graham of Mexico. The
school is progressing nicely with
an enrolment of about so pupils
Mrs. Thompson renewed for the
Message.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22

j. r. Bell and Basil Price were
among those from this county
who attended Farmers Week in
Columbia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22

Ex-Governor Patterson of Ten.
nessee will make a speech in Mex
leo some time next May favorinp
Inc Unit Law for Missouri. Gov
PATTERSON for years was an
earnest champion of the "wets,
Out some time since he came tc
See the light, and now he is VIC
iently for the "drys" and is foi
aoollShing booze from the face o.
the earth.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22

Grant Morthiand, near Moline
OF this county, received second
premium on soy beans Farmers
Week i'll Columbia last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Melon
aid of Macomb, ILL.,, are visiting
Mr., and Mrs. Warren Ritter, near
Thompson.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22

Susan Il, Wilson at Santa Fe
sends us a dollar and says, keep
the Message coming, as / feel lost
without it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22

Mr. and Mrs. Latney Barnes
are home from st. Louis. Mr.,
Barnes is suffering with an af-
1llcuon on one of his feet.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22

Roy Creasey who has a respon.
SlbIe position in a st. Louis bank.
visited his father here first of the
week, Mason Creasey.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22

Mrs. Orville L. Henneger Of
'andalia and Miss Leta Grange
OF Laddonia were granted mar
rage license last Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22

Trenton, Mo-, voted dry last
week by majority vote of 300.
Seven saloons will have to close
their doors.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22

Mrs W. j. Bolts and little
daughter, Elizabeth, and Misscs
Bertha Bolts and Lucille Howell
visited Mrs. Emma Garrard in
Centralia las tweek.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wright of
Hercher, H., have moved to Mr..
Wright's mothers farm near
Farber.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22
RURAL SCHOOLS.
Consolidation and Other Matters
b Touched Upon.

schools. OF course the patrons
take great pride in their schools
and much interest in school mat
tiers generally.
Miss Jeanette White, at Burn
ham, told me that her % pupils
lost but 10 days during the last
month.
We sent in am application for
state approval for Canada. Mrs
Edna German has made many i'm
Iprovements this year. We are as
sured that the school will be APP
proved.
Miss Ruby Barnes succeeded in
putting a $40 library (25 vol
umes) in the school library at Pts
gah.
TIE school at Macedonia, Miss
Frona Stauterman, teacher, was
closed. They have divided term
Pollard school district, Mrs. r
B. Robinson, teacher, is partly in
Audrain, partly in Monroe. The
house is over the line. The en-
rollment is &c, the same &c they
started in with last fall. In five
months these pupils have lost
S41 days. What do you think
of that2
At Friendship. Miss Bette
Harshbarger, teacher, we found
the pupils coughing a great deal
because of colds. Several new
books, supplementary readers
have been added to their library.
Excelsior, Miss Mary Harsh
barger, teacher, have made their
house more homelike by the pur-
chase of six large framed pictures
of some of our great men. The
same school is out. They have
five and one-half months term.
They have Small district, as they
also have at Pine, where Miss
Frances Sappington is teaching
Here we held our first township
meeting, on Saturday. Mrs. Cor.
man, of Canada, Mrs. Forbis, of
Tulip, Miss Mary Harshbarger, of
Excelsior, and Miss Matte More
head were the visiting teachers.
Many patrons from Pine and the
neighboring districts were pres
ent. More dinner-and it was
good beyond description-was
taken back than was eaten. The
papers were excellent. ] am sor-
ry | left the program for I should
like to mention each one. Some
of them are: Miss Sappington,
Consolidation" Miss Harsh
barger, "The Advantages of
Well Classified and Well Graded
School Closely Following the
Course of Study" Sanitation
Mrs. Crosswhite; Miss Morehead,
DO The Practices of The World
and The Ideals of The School
HarmonizeY )" Mrs. German, "Do
the Present Evils of Our Society
Have Any Part of Their Origin in
Our School System9" Mrs. w.
A. Johnson, "The Relation of The
Parents to The Teacher" We all
appreciated very much the recita.
tons of Audrin Ess and Morris
Eubanks. The meeting was a sue
cess, due to the efforts of Mis-
Sappington and the hearty co
operation of her patrons.
Much interest is being taken in
the different districts in consoli-
dation. Monday night we met
number of patrons at Burnham,
Tuesday night at Canada, Wed,
nesday night at Macedonia, and
Friday night at Excelsior. At
each place a considerable number
were present and much interest
shown. 1t looks like that this is
a good field to work up one if not
two consolidated districts this
spring or summer.
Smallpox has interefered with
our meeting in South Wilson. We
shall meet at Naylor Saturday,
Jan. 81, instead of meeting at
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22

Attorney George Robertson is
reported quite i'll.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22

w. d. Mason is serving on the
Federal Grand Jury in st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22

James Wilkins, of Austin, Tex
as, is here on a visit to relatives.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-22

ave been used by farm two AMI
) with plenty of size and good dispositions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-06
Career Of Famous Kansas
Editor Is Exposed.

II was more than twenty years ago
that one William Allen White, the
modest editor of the small country
newspaper known as the Emporia Ga
zette, became famous through his edi-
torial on whats the Matter With
Kansas
Since then this man White has been
heard OF from time to time. first in
one connection and then another. un-
I'll now they are seriously considering
him as a candidate for governor OF
Kansas and the Progressive ticket.
This proposed candidacy. however,
even though simply urged by friends,
a recent issue of the Emporia Gazette,
of which White is still owner and edi-
tor, his career is exposed as follows:
"a number of Progressives at Lar
kin. more kind than considerable, yes
terday resoluted in favor of this man
White of Emporia for governor. They
wanted him to run as a Progressive
candidate.
ITO which the Gazette says no-a
thousand times no. For we are on to
that man White, and without wishing
to speak disrespectfully of a fellow
townsman, who, SO far as we know,
may be at least outwardly decent in
the simpler relations of life-perhaps
he pays his debts when IL Is conve-
nient, and he may be kind to his fam
lily, though that's not to his credit, for
why wouldn't be?-and he may have
kept out OF Jail one way or another for
some time: without, as we say deSir-
ing to speak disrespectfully of this
man. we know that he is not the man
either 70 run for governor or. if such
a grotesque thing could be imagined,
to serve as governor.
He can't make a speech. He has
a lot OF radical convictions which he
sometimes comes into the Gazette Of
fee and exploits, which are dangerous.
He has been jawing politicians for
twenty years until he is q common
scold, and he has set up his co-called
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-06
Clean Up the
Vacant Lots

1t is safe to say that every city, town
and village in America is disfigured
by vacant lots; unimproved property
whose neglected state detracts from
the appearance of the community
Such tracts OF land are all too fire.
quently surrounded by high board
fences covered with flaming advertise
ments If in the residential or busi-
ness section. they are often used as
short cuts across lots. or become gath
ering places for the idle.
IL neglected a vacant lot may be-
come menace, when IL taken In hand
and it be made of decided benefit to
any community. In New York. Boston
and other cities, vacant lots have been
cleaned up and converted into small
parks, where people in the neighbor-
hood may find breath Of fresh air.
In Jersey City these spaces in the
tenement house districts have been
cleaned up merely, and benches placed
there for the accommodation Of those
who live in the neighborhood.
II has Otcfi AOutf0 III NAiO Ao1 SCI SASAOS
that owners do not object to such use
of their property, provided it is clearly
understood that the occupation of the
land is temporary.
The first attempt of any kind to use
vacant lots for a social purpose was
made sixteen years ago by Mayor Pin
gree, when he was mayor of Detroit.
"Pingree's Potato Patches" as they
were called, are now matter of his
tory.
The same idea-that of affording the
poor an opportunity of raising their
own vegetables-was followed later in
New York city. But it has remained
for Philadelphia to become the shin
ing example in improvement for unoc-
cupied land, for more than twelve
hundred acres in Philadelphia have
been so cultivated.
Another movement along this line is
the school garden movement. which
has done as much for the physical and
mental development of the children as
for the adornment of waste places.