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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
CHURCH TO HONOR SOLDIERS
Atlantic City Congregation Will Erect
Tablet to Men With Colors

ATLANTIC CITY Sept. 2i.-The 81.
Paurs Methodist Episcopal Church will
erect an honor tablet containing the namsp
of its members in the service OF the Untsa
States.
Under the colors now are !. Edward
Brewer. James A. Blackman, LEROY Cal
kins, Stanley Clark, Fred Cuskaden, Fred
DeMaris, Richard Endicott Samuel Godfrey
Clarence Higbee, Lieutenant Lester Hlg-
bee, Harold Ingersoll. Carlton Johnson. Al-l
ton Lee. Marrell T. Mathis, Frank McKesn
John Mnnick, Louis u. ogden, Haroid
PARCELS, Roy t. Shinn. Ralph Somers. DR.
John Sweeney and Arthur Yound
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
ITALIAN SAPPERS TAKE
TWO AUSTRIAN POSITIONS

ROME, Sept @4--An official statcmen,
issued here says:
In the Marmoada region on tho night
of September 2i-22, by exploding mine
which we had prepared after long tunnel
ing work, our parties were enabled TO
penetrate two advanced positions OF the
elcmy and to establish themselves.
On the BainsizZa plateau violent con-
centration of fire and repeated attacks
carried out by the enemy against our
positions in the Kal region and west Of
Volnill had no results.
In the neighborhood of Eoccoglano and
Selo we advanced our line OF observation,
thus rectifying 1t In our favor.
on the CRrso yesterday the opposing
artillery was more active than usual Last
night one of our airships. navigating in
unfavorable atmospheric conditions, re-
turned to the Chlapovano Valley and re-
newcd its effective bombardment OF the
enemy enCampment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
RUSH TO NATURALIZE
List of West Chester Applicants Breaks
Previous Record

WEST CHESTER, Sept. 2l-ln court
here today there we're more applications
for naturalization than have been present
ed at any term for several years. There
were over forty men on the list. The num-
her. includes many Italians and Greeks,
as well as a few Polanders and Hungarians.
A number of those seeking their papers OF
citizenship desire them in order that they
may enlist in the army or enter the new
forces being formed
Most of the men arc trained 10 pass the
examination for some time before their ap'
nlications are filed, and few fail to reply
correctly to the questions propounded by tha
court,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
Russians Strike
Hard on DUind Line


guns. let alone the voices OF their officers
They kept pressing forward until they could
60 no farther, not knowing what commands
were being given to them
The Kaiser has gone to the Roumaniai
front, according to Amsterdam advices. but
It is not known what his presence there
presages
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
Woman Tries Suicide With Meat Knifs

Mrs Sarah Gilen, sixty years old. at
tempted TO commit suicide with meat
knife early today in the butcher shop owned
by her SON. Frank Roch. at 1850 South
twenty y-soventh street She was found, cut
slightly at tho throat by Patrolman Nc
Way, OF the Twentieth and Federal streets
police station. and sent to the Polyclinic
Hospital According to ;he police. Mrs
Gflen feared her son would be called for
service in the National Army.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
HIT BY FLAMING BULLETS
New Frightfulness Laid to Germans il
Flanders Battle

BRITISHH HEADQUARTERS-S "a
British battalions that captured Shrewsbury
forest and Bulger wood in Thursdays
battle experienced new kind OF German
frlghtfulness. The advancing troops are
said to have been fired on with "ham-
ing bullets"
These bullets set the mems clothing afire,
and in several instances, according to the
account received here. wounded men had to
be rolled in the mud by their comrades TO
eXtingulsh the flames.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
BERLIN Sent


Fourteen Allied airplanes were shot down
by the Germans during aerial battles on the
western front on Sunday, the War OHlce
announced today The statement added
that there were infantry actions al various
points on the front during the morning
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
KAISER'S VISIT TO BULGARIA
Travels Down Danube to Meet King
Ferdinand

BERLIN, Sept. 24.-Emperor William
left on September I s to visit the German
troops on the Russo -Rumanan front
Afterward he proceeded TO Curteo de
Argos, where he visited the mausoleum Of
King Charles and Queen Elizabeth Cate
King and Queen OF Rumania).
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
DHTESTs GERMAN WARFARE


An Irish sergeant, who has seen sixteen
years service in the United States army.
eAemplihed the spirit of his adopted coun-
Wy as ] saw il today in listening TO his
Conversation.
asked him what he thought OF being
Instructed In soldering after sixteen years
Of soldering himself
wen. sir" he replied, when we first
started In here / thought to myself that
We mad been drillin' and mixin' up in
campaigns for a long time in our own
way and II was too bad that way wasn't
5000 enough any longer. But when seen
,iie sort OF stunts these chasers was learn
lg US ! got on right away and thought
- meself that fur this kind OF fightin' they
sure needed these outlandish throwin' OF
ooomps Instead OF standin up and shootin
,ne lnimy In honest fashion. But while
understand now, ] sure am sorry we has
% turn ourselves into a lot of boomb
snrowers and TO live. as they tell me, In
noies In the ground instead of in tent
And while we're learnih this game we
propose 70 learn Il completely and beat
man kinin''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24


Beaver Raccoon Collar)
1000 French Seal ..............5 $500
C4O-inch Smart Model with Skunk opossum
Collar Collar Of French Seal
5000 Natural Muskrat .......72.00
(4O.inch Smart Models with French Seal Collar
and CUFFS and Belt or Muskrat Collar)
5000 Hudson Seal ............96 $500
ao-inch MOde!s s.,Y YitS collsEsy sEqnk or Hudson
$500 Caracul ...............124 124.00
CThree-auarter Length Flare Design, Con-
trasting Collar and Cuns
I65.00 Hudson Seal ...........l l32.O0
Csee Colisr and cuns Of skunk, wolf
Lynx or Jap Konsky)
$1,000 Nutria .,............. .l6S.o0
CThree-ouarter Length Flare Model Hudson
Seal Collar, CUFFS and Border)
$1,000 Hudson Seal .......... .256.00
wide Border and Collar OF Silky skunk
$500 Natural Squirrel ...... 10000
(45-inch FUN Models Cape Collar and Guns of
= Kolinsky Fox or skunAO
$4,000 Hudson Seal .......... .2S0.00
"a New Designs with Contrasting Wide
Border or New Designed Collar)
435.0O Scotch Moleskin ...... 34S.OO
u (45-lnch Smart Beted Model, 6-inch Taupe
Wolf Collar, Cuffs and Border)
975.00 Natural Mink ..........7 .77O.OO
(choioe Dark skins Beautifully Designed into
One OF Our Handsomest Nodels)
e65. 90 Russian Kolinsky ..... ,78s.OO
Copy of Imported Model Handsomely Desgnedl
10000 Ermine Caps .... 10000
handsomely Trimmed with Tails. Exquiste
Design
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24

h,Ining skin. the suffering usually
otona The skin rapidly loses it's
angry look and clears away, and IN a
surprisingly short time skin-health IS
restored. 1t acts even more quickly
> ~iSoA nv Resinol SoaD
The sun., 1917-06-03

In the matter OF potatoes irriga-
tion such as we employ effects equally
profitable results. For instance, right
here in the county my brother farmers,
depending upon natures rainfall and
exercising good judgment in the mat
ters OF seed and cultivation, are quite
content II they secure a yield rang
ing from $50 to ITS bushels of pota-
toes per acre. Here on our farm. how
ever, we manage much better, and feel
that we have not made good II we
fail to get more than 500 bushels to
the acre in what might be called off
seasons. At other times we realize as
many as 625 bushels to the acre. and
this is the standard for which we
strive.
There Is nothing haphazard about
this. The volume of the production
depends mainly upon our own efforts,
and as matter Of preference. We well
come a drought, because that means
clear skies and plenty of sunshine,
We can then control tho rainfall, so
to speak, through the medium OF our
irrigatlng showers.
Every city dweller knows how well
come new potatoes are. and the earlier
they reach the market the higher the
prices they will bring. FOR many
years the Southern truck farmer has
had ~ at a disadvantage simply be-
cause OF climatic conditions. and he
has been able to ship immense quanti-
ties north and TO hold sway at the
most profitable season.
Nevertheless, since we introduced
overhead irrigation we have discov-
cred that It is possible for us to COM
pete with the Southern trucker during
a part Of the time when high prices
are to be had. We have found that
spraying greatly hastens the maturing
OF certain strains OF potatoes, and
these are Of a sort that are relished
and heartily welcomed by the discrim-
mating New Yorker and Philadelphian.
During tho past year we shipped
from this farm In the neighborhood Of
$50 carloads Of market garden produce,
principally in tho form Of leaf and
root crops. which We raised under q
combined system of intensive cultiva-
ton and OVERHEAD irrigation. The
crops grown on the sprayed acreage
vsrs isttuos. ro1ains. strawbsrisA
The sun., 1917-06-03

and the water Ia very apt either to run
off or to lie there in broad pools
When the sun comes out 1t promptly
evaporates this water. bakes the soil
and leaves the ground topped with a
crust, This crust tends TO shed the
next rain or to prevent the water
from penetrating into the earth
beneath
But this is not all. When the crust
is exposed 10 the glare OF the sun II
draws up from the soil the moisture
that is needed by the roots OF the
growing crops. This merely illustrates
that natures overgenerous bounty oft =
times thwarts her kindly purpose. The
gentle rain, on the other hand, does
not in1ure the surface texture OF the
soil. the water settles into the earth,
dissolves the fertilizing ingredients and
carries these tonlcs or foods in solu-
ton to the thirsty roots Of the vegeta- =
tion.
1t has been said that during its com
plete life history plant absorbs
through its roots 1ve hundred times
It's own weight IN water: and IL this
vital flood is stinted growth will suffer
proportionately. But, the critic will
ask, how does Mr.. Seabrook onset
overabundant rains OF natures max
ing? Surely his spraying system is OF
no advantage under such conditions.
for then he stands upon exactly the
same plane with his neighboring farm
ers who have not similarly equipped
their acres.
Now In combination with his over
head irrigating Mr.. Seabrook adds an
nually to the soil several times the
measure Of fertilizer consumed by the
growing crops. and In this way he has
gradually built up a loan of excep-
tlonal richness. and this richness is a
material aid In dealing with over
heavy rains. This may sound para
doxical. but It is trse.
For example. a rich soil provokes q
vigorous growth; tho sturdy plant has
a moro abundant foliage, and tho fuller
the leaves tho better able Ia tho plant
to cope With lots of water, for It is by
way OF the leaves that tho moisture
from the ground 10 drawn UP and ex-
posed for evaporation. A less husky
plant therefore would suffer In q ssar
The sun., 1917-06-03
New Jersey Has Advantage Over
Florida on Price Basis.

And while upon the subject of us.a.
dies that 80 often damage crops it Is
well to remember that plants Lnr
children. pass through a period of >Is.
ceptibility to disease; and in the case
of vegetables this means opeuness 20
the attack OF insects, &c Dyethea3
irrigation so speeds up growth MAJ
the infantile period Is rapidly passed
and we'll nigh before the young 'rge.
tables can be affected they have
reached sufficient physical maturity
to hold their own without danger Of
serious injury.
1t may be hard to believe, but the
vaunted Florida produce cannot com
pete with the Seabrook farm on
price basis. quantity alone giving the
Southern shipper a chance when ne
demand exceeds the local supply
Southern consignments OF lettuce -
New York, which follow immeia'eN
after the fall shipments from Nh sea
brooks establishment, have 10 Iay 70
freight alone what would be consiG'
cred a fair market price for The ct
tuce grown at Brdgeton.
nu' 'iiiS 10 not 'he "hol' -'''F o
wha' skiliuiY managed ''iin J."
,A"e part oi the country can u' '"'
uen TRUCK ioaoed as la'e as
In the afternoon on cars at Br ce'o'
reaches the Jersey City frrIrt ter
minal before midnight Then.
hauled by truck to Manhat,tu and
uiXoso" OF peiore o'Io'h '' 1915
morning
NO small part or this mode. iH'"'
SUCCESS Is que TO the care W''a "''
AL OF the products are cl'An'l anu
packed oeiore being despft'"'I ''-7
10 fniiaoelphia or New f"'" ~
cumoers are wiped and pol-'.''
matoes are given n rub down '''
carrots. radishes Sc are waste a,'
tnen the goods are put up IN ",
tractVe fashion system ~ iN' x"
EST order prevails everywhere
MT Seabrook makes his "N" ''N
The sun., 1917-06-03

ter than this II he knew what the next
few months would develop in the way
OF markets, but uncertainty as to that
near future makes him hesitate to risk
his available funds and to borrow
more.
Il do not believe the widespread en-
couragement OF amateur gardening is
going TO help materially in swelling the
total OF our food supply. but / do real
lie that the propaganda has had-its in
fiuence in turning the regular farmers
attention to the staple products like
wheat, potatoes and what are COM
monty called winter vegetables. The
perishable products that must be mar
keted promptly appear riskier simply
because Of the backyard gardens Of the
city dweller and the suburbanite. Ac-
cordingly. the farmer does not want to
take unnecessary chances, and the
people OF the cities may therefore nnd
green stuffs harder to get and higher
priced during the coming summer
so far as my own farm is con-
cerned we have simply tried to keep
pace with the march of modern agri-
cultural science. and it has been my
effort to apply to the work here ex-
actly the same principles that have
been so successful in the steel industry
and in other large enterprises. ! con-
slider this place an example OF what a
moderate amount Of capital can make
possible.
Most people look upon farming as
fairly sure way to lose money; and
so it Is IL nature alone is left to decide
the issue. This was brought home to
me more than decade ago, and cast
around for something that would pro-
vide a measure of independence, par
ticuiarly in the direction OF rainfall.
incidentally. water controls the factors
OF capital and labor. Let me make this
plain.
Truck farming was my fathers
business. and I grew up in that as
mosphere. There were years Of sue
cess and there were others of dis
couragement. In the main. the con-
trolling element of chance was rain
fall. Just when the crops needed
water most the skies withheld their
bounty and the sun shone and with
cred or stunted the maturing products.
We had nothing at our disposal
that made II practicable to hand ir-
rigate on any extensive scale, nor
could labor be supplied in sufficient
quantity to do this profitably. Farm
ing certainly seemed a gamble then.
and the outlook was not one that
made my continuance in that field of
endeavor attractive. But chance COM
pietely revolu:ionized the prospect.
MY attention was called to an over
head system Of irrigation-nothing
more complicated than perforated pip
Ing that made II possible to spray con-
siderable areas with very close SIM
ulation of natures showers. Eight
years ago the first installation was
placed upon an acre back Of one of the
barns. Tho result Of that trial equip
ment was so convincing that to-day
tho total Of our irrigated Aelds
amounts to 1872 acres.
But. Il may DO reJoined, wha. has
this to do with labor and capitaIf And
tho answer U that rich harvcvts ana
abundant crops of the best At the time
when they Will bring the hiGhest
prfcek mean generous profits ana 40
cumplatins capital; and the fact that
every irrigated acrs can % worked 10
advantass nsa sasiy spsins - tAs
The sun., 1917-06-03
Better Crops and Better Prices
From Up to Date Methods.

"A few years ago we needed rain
badly when the strawberries were
ripening-by We I mean the whole sec
tiQn hereabout. At that time our
berry beds were the only ones in this
part of the country that were irrigated
and when nature failed recourse was
had on our farm to frequent spraying.
"As. a result our Strawberries de-
veloped beautifully and matured as
large. luscious fruit and we had no
difficulty whatever In disposing of
them at IS cents a box. Our neigh
bors. on the other hand, whose beds
were not irrigated had to be content
with and cents a basket for
their fruit. and even at that price they
had scanty crops. To-day we count
confidently upon yield OF 10000
quarts OF prime strawberries TO the
acre.
Just what this means can better he
understood II I quote some of the
figures from the May issue OF the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture's monthly crop report and the re-
suits obtained here will appear even
more astonishing in view Of the fact
'hat wow JeToey Is Nortnern STATE
and not climatically blessed as are
some of its agricultural rivals. Ac-
cording to the Government figures for
1915. tho average yield OF strawberries
Ger aero in California was 1000 quarts,
In Mississippi tho crop was 1,4O0
quarts. in Louisiana 100 quarts, in
Alabama 1900 quarts. In Tennessee
1900 quarts. in Missouri 1880 quarts
and IN Kentucky. which apparently
leads in this fiead Of endeavor. the yield
was $500 quartA
The sun., 1917-06-03
Mr.. Seabrooks Farm Is Run Like
a Factory.

In the early spring lettuce. for ex-
ample. is started from seed under
glass In cold frames covering the bet
ter part OF couple OF acres. As soon
as the weather is warm enough thou
sands and thousands OF these seed
hngs are transplanted to the open
beds and as soon ms they are in their
new setting they are sprayed Almost
Instantly the dropping leaves stand
up anf plants revive. and thereafter
they are given the benefit of q gentle
shower whenever necessary.
1t is by this method that Mr.. Sea-
brook finds it possible to compete upon
very favorable terms with Southern
rivals. and at the same time he pro-
duces superior product Each head Of
his lettuce weighs. on an average, more
than pound. and a quarter section Of
that solid mass OF succulent leaves
makes very liberal portion. To-day
he has about eighteen acres planted
with lettuce, and his second. or fall
crop. will be in the neighborhood of
fifty acres
In the case OF other crops. planted
directly In the open, time Is gained by
promoting early termination OF the
seeds. Take. for example, spring beets.
BY means of his spraying system Mr..
Seabrook can provide just that meas
ure Of water needful to start the seeds
and to keep up growth at such a pace
that the crop can be matured for mar
ket within period Of nine weeks.
The same thing applies to carrots,
cabbage and other green stufrs in
which he specializes. and It is no won
der that Mr.. Seabrook is able to guar
antee output virtually upon schedule.
In short, as he expresses It. "a farm
can be run very much upon the lines
Of a factory. for We now have at our
disposal instrumentalities which make
II practicable to stabilize conditions
for the growing crops"
Tho Seabrook farm IL In all respects
q .typicauy up to date establishment,
II boasts az great greenhouses. sash
The sun., 1917-06-03
Overhead Irrigation Makes Truck
Farming Easy.

Because OF these diversified prereQ-
uisites II is we'll worth having the
opinion Of successful farmer. There
fore. Charles +. Seabrook OF Bridge
ton, n. j.. has been consulted. Every
year Mr.. Seabrook ships scores OF car
loads OF produce to the metropolitan
market. Like many other husband
men, he has had to contend with years
Of uphill struggles and yet to-day he
credits his business success TO what he
culture.
Bridgeton lies in section OF New
Jersey not far from Delaware Bay.
about four hours from New York and
not more than half that time from
Philadelphia. The region is largely
given over to truck gardt ming and is
mainly engaged in supplying seasonal
delicacies to the two great cities. For
that very reason we are dire city con-
cened with the productiveness of those
comparatively neighboring acres.
When Mr.. Seabrook was asked the
other day what he considered the
farmers greatest need he promptly
answered Capital" But how about
labor? he was asked. And TO this he
replied.
I'VE have no trouble on that score
here in this part OF New Jersey. The
farmer is being urged by the Govern
ment to, plant a greater acreage, and
how can the average farmer do this
without more money.
Let me explain. Seed potatoes were
until recently to be had in plenty at "a
= 0arrel. tO-dav thav coct A.ai,>
The sun., 1917-06-03

OF which has growing space s.y'y
feet wide and three hundred feet bong
a total Of two acres and half under
glass. In these at present are h,iu,
grown early cucumbers and toma'o.
under conditions that keep the VEG
tables Off the ground and permit then
TO mature to perfection.
There are 5000 plants In each gree.
house, and two beehives in ed,n n
them provide the busy workers tnai io
the necessary pollenizing. nolhlu- (.
left to chance Also. imhedded i'm '.-
earth OF the greenhouses is an eN'on.
sive system of piping, by whic1 Ns.
pressure steam can he distributed AMI
the soil heated sufficiently to stc-!.7e
it'and thus effectualy to prevent cef.
tain plant diseases.
The sun., 1917-06-03
Value of Overhead Irrigation Demon.
strated on a New JerseyFarm, Where
High Priced Crops Are Produced
With Certainty in Spite Of Droughts
Labor Problem Also Solved

w IHAT is really at the bottom
M Of the farmers troubles? :?
This is a question that con-
Germs every ultimate consumer nearly
- much in the long run as it does the
farmer himself. Why? Simply be-
oAslos tho consumer has to pay for his
looDes and for his inefficiency where it
A&Gcts the total productiveness Of our
eultivated soil.
Various experts have been proddinS
u farmer more or less vigorously OF
lats. and the man behind the plough is
showing resentment. He does not like
70 be blamed for the menace Of .
shortage Of food. nor does he take
kindly to criticism that holds him up
- an example Of Industrial incapable
ity.
Tho fact Is every farmers farm is
a individual problem, although some
pretty broad rules for general pro-
cedure may be fair guides for common
success. Ono farmer complains that
labor IL scarce In his region another
would have no trouble in making his
acres pay II he only had more capital;
and a third is ready to promise
abundant crops II he can be sure OF a
market
The sun., 1917-06-03

son OF excess rainfall. where a lusty
plant. stimulated by a rich soil. would
be able TO hold its own and to continue
TO thrive. Not only that. but the fuller
. foliage in spreading out and covering
the earth actually serves to protect 1t
against pelting rains which, without
this defence, would poond and pack
the soil. In measure the chances Of
this surface injury are greatly reduced
IN the first place by the character OF
the loan which Mr.. Seabrook has
gradually developed This gives us an
inkling of the manysidedness OF wha,
this expert calls common sense agri-
culture.
As plainly indicated by the illustra-
tions accompanying this article, the
aerial irrigation system consists fun
damentally of thousands OF feet of iron
piping supported by wooden posts at
height of about six feet above the
ground. This leaves free space below
for planting and cultvating either by
machine or hand
The piping is perforated at inter-
walls of three feet, and each small
hole is fitted with a tiny bronze nipple
that serves TO turn the Jets of water
into far flung spray having a reach of
quite nifty feet. the spacing between
the rows Of piping. The sprayers can
be rotated axially so that the gentle
showers can be directed agreeably to
the sweep OF the prevailing wind The
water for this purpose is drawn from
a small lake produced by dammng a
little stream on It's way through
shallow valley on the farm. and is
forced into the irrigating system by
means of power pumps that can be
run at moderate cost,