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Evening journal., 1917-07-18

a municipal freight house, for the
benefit OF small shippers.
The method of financing this ex-
tensive improvement is OF particular
interest, since Il involves NO EX
PENSE TO THE TAXPAYER. Bonds
are issued to provide funds for the
construction. The leases of the re-
claimed lands furnish a revenue which
pays the interest on the bonds and
forms a fund for retiring tho bonds In
twenty to twenty-five years.
At present about a mile Of river
wall and 1000 feet of levee have been
completed, reclaiming 20 acres of
land at a cost 4 $4,000. This land
Is valued at $500 600. The complete
project includes about three miles OF
river wall. retaining 140 acres OF
land The total cost Is estimated at
$4,000. while the value OF the 140
acres Is estimated at S2.500,00O.
What a golden opportunity VIII.
ming.on has now to do likewise with
possibilities far greater than those al
the commend OF Davenport. am
Very truly yours
HENRY @. DOWNWARD.
Wilmington, Del, July IA. 1917.
Evening journal., 1917-07-18
4. +. Of |. SCORHSS
|. v. v. OVERTURES.
Central Body Also inquiries
Further About Street
Paving
FAVORS MISS ECKMAN
ON DEFENSE BOARD

Adoption OF resolutions opposing the
giving Of any ad to the ]. W. W. or
any Of its sub-organizations; the
sending Of letter to the street and
Sewer Department demanding an ex-
PLANTATION Of why tho Market street
paving job is taking so long and the
adoption OF a resolution urging that
women who take mems places in all
lines OF business as the result OF tho
men going TO war. be paid the wages
the men received, were features Of
last nights meeting of the Central
Labor Union
The anon, in condemning the CIV
ing OF aid TO the l. w. W brands
that organization as n disturber Of
the peace OF communities I'm which its
members operate.
The letter sent to the Street and
Sewer Department wanting to know
about the Market street paving JOB.
also requests answers to these ques-
tons
Did tho original spec ncations Cor
the paving OF Market street. above
Fourth. call for brick paving as was
used below Fourth or do they call for
asphalt or the kind of paving done
above Fourth street?
Just who IS 10 ame for the poor
progress made with the paving; the
paving contractor. the gas company,
the traction company. the Water De-
partment or your department?
Regarding the wages Of women who
perform the work OF men. the position
of the Central Labor Un'on was stated
as follows: =
"As women leave their homes to
replace men in business. farming
MANUFACTURES and transportation
new Industrial situation (as In the
Civil War; Is created We want to
meet this situation on a just basis at
the outset so that exper ences OF
countries on the other side OF the At
lantic shall not be repeated here. The
Industrial mobilization will fan short
Of nat'onal well-boing unless II IS ac-
companied by policy OF pnymen.
strictly in accord with the output
Women who really take the places OF
men should receive the pay of men.
Accepted wage standards. butt up
through years OF struggle. should not
be undermined under cover OF war
necessity for the necessity has not
appeared"
The legislative committee of the
union recommended that the IN on
present the name OF Miss jeanette
Ecsman of this city as the Delaware
woman TO serve on the Committee on
Women in Industry of tho Nat onal
Council Of Defense. Miss Eckman is
secretary Of the General Service
Board OF Delaware and secretary oil
the woman's branch OF the Delaware
Defense League.
Evening journal., 1917-07-18
Insuring Our Troops is Duty
of Nation, Says Sec. M'Adoo

but that we do it as a nation of ap-
preciatiye freemen who are willing to
compensate the men who shed their
blood for US.
II seems to me we ought not, as we
send our I----Slt to this war. say to
them they must be dependent upon
future legislation for the granting OF
compensations which have heretofore
taken the form Of pensions. Our brave
men should not be left in uncertainty
or doubt as to what is going to be
done for them in case either Of death
or OF partial or total disability.
The man who goes out to fight Is
entitled TO know in advance what a
just government is going to do for
him-even though our people are the
most generous on earth
We are not relying much on the
volunteer system any more We are
going to organize this nation as a
democracy ought to be organized, so
that every man shall bear his just
share of the burdens of government
and shall get equally. as far as posi-
Bile. his just share OF the benefit OF
government. So ! think we should not
rely upon the volunteer system OF
charity or generosity to make just
provision for the men we send to the
front.
We must see to It not only that
every American soldier IS equipped
with the best American money, in.
genuity and skill can provide, IN order
that he may fight with the utmost
effect and shed his blood as dearly
as possible for his country; but that
every American soldier shall 80 tc
the front with the comforting and su
preme satisfaction OF knowing that MS
loved ones are not dependent <upor
charity. but are as much entitled &C
compensation for what they az sacri.
hcing in order that he may go TO the
front as he is entitled to compensa.
ton for what he does at the front
No higher obligation can rest upor
a people thar that.
Evening journal., 1917-07-18
CUT MEAT PORTIONS
IN RAILROAD diners

WASHINGTON. July 1s.-Herbert
Hoover today received resolutions
adopted by the American Railway
Associations War Board, pledging
the board and its individual members
to put into effect the rules for the
conservation Of food on dining cars,
as worked out between Mr.. Hoover
and representatives of the commits
sary departments of the railroads.
The regulations approved provide,
among other hings, that extra
charges shall be- made for all por-
tions OF wheat bread and butter; that
meat orders shall be cut in half, with
a charge for additional portions; that
no wheat bread shall be served for
breakfast or lunch; that beef, pork
or mutton shall be served only once
a day; that no veal lamb, squab-
chickens or sQuab-turkeys shall be
served and that use of sea foods,
vegetables and fruits shall be liberal.
Evening journal., 1917-07-18

(W. G. McAdoo, secretary Of the
treasury, has a committee Of experts
working today on plans whereby the
United States government will insure
every soldier and sailor against death,
disability and gripping wounds. Legis-
lation embodyng It will be presented
To congress, which will be asked to
pass the necessary laws and make the
necessary appropriations. If the plan
goes through. It will be the first time
In the history of this country that
such care has been taken Of our fight.
ing men and their dependents. The
following statement by the secretary
of the treasury gives THE EVENING
JOURNAL readers his ideas OF the
basic principles Of the scheme.-Edi
tori.
BY w. c. M'ADoo, SECRETARY OF
THE U. s.. TREASURY.
Life and indemnity insurance is one
OF the vital important things which
must be considered in the present ex-
traordinary situation The President
has been deeply concerned about the
proper solution of this question oil
Insurance for the men who go 10 the
front, and adequate provision for the
support and protection of their fami.
lies.
don't know that any nation, until
this war broke out. ever made any
particularly organized effort to fur
nish the men engaged this sort OF
protection.
| don't believe the effort thus far
r,odo ht, Tho pntfono arooood L., ttr
struggle before America came into t.
has been as well organized or as com.
prehensive as II ought to be. ] should
like TO feel that America, now she is
in this struggle, is going to do this
great service for her soldiers and
sailors and their dependents in a way
superior 10 that adopted by any other
nation; and, IN addition TO that, that
we do It not in a niggardly or grudg-
ing fashion, not as charity or pension
Evening journal., 1917-07-18
Peoples Column
WILMINGTON AND DAVENPORT
AND rHEIR RlvERFRoNTs


To the Editor OF THE EVENING
JOURNAL:
Sir.-Although no longer connected.
officially. with the city work. ] shall
still continue to take an interest in
the development of the resources OF
our city. ] desire briefly to express
few thoughts in connection with the
long mooted proposition to create a
Wilmington harbor. | believe II the
city would actively engage I'm the
opening up of the harbor facilities.
either on the Delaware river front or
along the Christiana River that, the
investment would prove profitable
one. As an Instance OF what can be
done, the Leasing by the Harbor Com
missioners, of piece of unimproved
waterfront recently, at n good rental
TO one OF our large manufacturing
companies. illustrates the need OF ex
| pansion ami the need OF facilities.
Provide the facilities, and the rent
ais viii be forthcoming I am writing
this more particularly TO respectfully
call the attention of the Harbor Com
missioners and the Council TO the inn
provements, now under way. by the
city OF Davenport, Iowa, on the Mis-.
sissippi river.
The article descriptive OF the work
can be found in The Engineering
News and Record. for July Z, 1917,
and Is headed;
River Front Improvement Without
Cost 10 the Taxpayers Leasing OF
filled land at Davenport Iowa. pays
interest on bonds and forms fund for
retiring themi"
Davenport, Iowa is a city OF $4,000
Inhabitants and until few years ago
It's water front was In private owner
ship occupied by hallway tracks and
an unattractive industrial district.
while tho river bank was an unsightly
dump, as is often the case In river
towns.
With the combined idea OF civic and
industrial improvement. and provision
OF facilities for river trafic, q pro.
iect was developed for the rehabili-
tation of the river front.
For about 1000 feet at the upper
end the new land has been assigned
for industrial and terminal purposes
and laid out In 100 feet lots. 100 70
! IT'S feet deep. Then there is a ten.
acre public park and playground with
n masonry wall
The new industrial district is sonar.
oted from the river by a strip OF pub.
lie land. II has a track on each side
and back Of the wall is a crane track
so that locomotive cranes can handle
freight between barges. stegmers
cars and warehouse platforms. A
the north end OF the paved levee IL
Evening journal., 1917-07-18
GRAND LODGE OF UNIVERSE.

Members of the board Of directors
Of the Grand Lodge OF the Universe,
A. f. and A M. Corporation OF this
city have elected the following Off
GERS: President. Andrew jacobson,
Siles, Pa; vice-president, W. K Da-
vidheiser, Philadelphia; secretary, S
B. Weiss, Philadelphia; treasurer. H.
r. Scheuffer, Philadelphia; repre-
sentative OF Pennsylvania, II. G. Han
line, Philadelphia; representative of
New Jersey, Earl Fox, Camden, ~
j.; representative OF Delaware,
George W. Stewart. Wilmington
Other officers are: w. II. Snyder. O.
E. Thomas, w. II. Laird. c. H. Jaipen
Evening journal., 1917-07-18
DELAWARE RED MEN
TO PROVIDE AMBULANCE

Besides a full regiment, Delaware
will have in the field a motor ambu-
lance. Tho Improved Order Of Rcd
Men OF this State, is now arranging
for the purchase Of one Of these am
balances. and it is their intention to
have painted on its side the name OF
the State and tho order, which win
have made its use possible.
Evening journal., 1917-07-18
LODGE ENTERTAINMENT.

Court No. 3. order OF the Golden
Sceptre. held a pleasant entertain
ment in its rooms in the Red Mems
Hall last night. In addition TO reci-
tations by Misses Helen CURE. Alma
Hare and Efie Maguigan, and piano
solos by Miss Delfeina. a playet. en-
titled "A Country Cousin" was given
The play was well presented and the
audience thoroughly appreciated the
efforts of the young people.
Evening journal., 1917-07-18
TO WELCOME COLORED MAsONs

Members Of Hiram Lodge, f. and A.
NJ, have completed plans for a re-
ception to Negro Masons who have re-
Gently migrated to this city The re-
ception. which will be held July 10
at the Masonic Hall No. IL West
Twelfth street, will also be a jolyf-
cation party celebrating the Ohio
victory. The committee In charge In
cludes Thomas s. Anderson. chair
man; H. A. Gordon and Isaac J..
Henry.
Evening journal., 1917-07-18
B. 8 o. MEN TO RAISE NAG.

Employees OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at the Delaware avenue sta
ton will have a flag raising ceremony
there Saturday afternoon az 3 o'clock.
The flag will fly from a seventy-fye
foot high steel pole.
Evening journal., 1917-07-18

Mrs. Hannah ]. Palmer. widow OF
Aoram Palmer, died al the home OF
her son-in-law Frank J Hohson. at
MI Cuba, this morning. aged 40 years.
The funeral win take place on Friday
With interment in Lower Brandywine
Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1917-07-18
T0pAr,s THIRST THonGHr

Don't throw away leftover skim
milk. One way to utilize it Il to
make milk-vegetable soups.
MILK-VEGETABLE SOUPS
To each two Cupfuls Of milk use
one tab e5poonful OF -four. ons
tablespoonful Of butter 2E OF a
cupful Of a thoroughly cooked
vegetable. finely chopped. mashed
or put through a sieve. and salt
10 taste. Thicker the milk with
the Hour as for milk gravy and
add the other ingredients.
Evening journal., 1917-07-18
FRENCH TALES.

II get il in both legs before we
reached the German lines" a
youthful Australian was relating
his experience at Vimy Ridge.
"bu'. Glory be TO God / fell into
shell-hole and lay down as snug
as you please in clever place.
I lay there for hours and I heard I
a great roarin' noise comm near
ne ] knew It was tank and / Z
prayed It would not come near 1
me me bein' hid IN me she'll 4
hole. But l heard Il go roarin' 4
F" pas quite near and then L got
stuck and I could hear II fightin' I
and sirugglin' 10 get clear. L
never saw It
Later in the day. a lad I knew
came by slightly wounded
Hullo. Peter says he. when he
saw me in the hole. For Gods
sake have you a water bottle
win your asys I. Me legs is both
broke and I can't move to 20. a
grip Of nine He threw me down
his water bottle and II bein' fuil
OF rum and water Il kent me
goln'. Then i began to rain. and
. another lad passin' by saw me
and threw me down a waterproof
sheet Late az night the stretcher-
bearers go me. So they were an
Good Samaritans. the way they
helped. they that saw me lynn by
sthe wayside.'
Evening journal., 1917-07-18
CAMPMEETING AssoCIlTION.

The Union Campmceting Associa-
ton will meet az No. 1928 Tatnall
street, on next Saturday evening.
Those who desire to retain their MEM
bership in the association are urged
to attend the meeting.
Evening journal., 1917-07-18
W0MAN,s nEFENsr cn,IMIrrrr

meeting OF the executive council
OF the Wilmington Division Of the
Defense League. will be held az 1880
o'clock Friday morning az the home Of
Mrs r. Coleman DUPONT, No sos
Broome street A matter OF import
ance is TO be discussed and a full at
tendance is desired
Evening journal., 1917-07-18
VACATION FOR DIR. RANDOLPH.

Prior to leaving for a six weeks
vacation. the Rev. lDr Herbert r..
Randolph pastor OF Grace M. p.
Church will conduct tho weekly pray
err service at tho church this even
ing. Dr. Randolph will spend his va
cation at his summer home in North
field. Mass.
Evening journal., 1917-07-18
A. w. GIRls PICNIC.

Members Of the "A. W." Girls Club
will hold a lawn fete in Rockford
Park next Saturday afternoon and
evening. The proceeds will be for the
benefit of the club.
Evening journal., 1917-07-18
LOOMS no STUDY AyIATIov

Stanley ID. LOOMS. Of this city. has
been selected at the officers training
camp In Fort Myer. Vac for aviation
work and ordered TO sthe aviation
training school at Princeton, n. ].
Evening journal., 1917-07-18

This definitely fixes the respon-
sibility of the maker-insures the
full, generous measure Of Ajax
service - factory-to-user tie-up
through hedealer that benehtEou.
Evening journal., 1917-07-18
IA1hl lIllFAESRI lllltSzNi lIlFAEa4I Eiil1
REGISTERED
TO YOU
A noted Clncinnatl au

AJAX TIRES are now registered.
~ as bonds are registered-at
the factory, in the individual
owners name.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
FARMERS WARNED AGAINST
UNSCRUPULOUS AGENTS

Subscription agents at work in GER
tcin sections of Missouri have led the
people to believe that they are mem
ebrs of the University of Missouri
College of Agriculture faculty. In
order to secure subscriptions for farm
papers they have made false state
ments regarding their relation to the
College of Agriculture. No member
of the faculty, or any representative,
of the College of Agriculture is TAX
ing subscriptions for any paper. The
College of Agriculture is not send
ing its bulletins to the subscribers of
any particular paper or publishing Sc
ries of lessons in any particular pa
per.
The college disclaims any respon-
sibility for the statements made by
such agents and specifically warns
farmers to beware of the statements
of subscription agents that try to
give the impression that they repre-
sent the College of Agriculture. Bull
letins of the College of Agriculture
are sent free of charge to farmers who
apply for them, but no one is author
lied to promise that they will be dis
tributed with subscriptions to any pa
per.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
KAFIR CORN AND SORG-
HUM MAKE GOOD SILAGE

Corn is recognized as the best crop
for silage but for conditions where
lGfr corn or sorghum is better suited
these crops can be used with good re-
suits, In quality of silage, kafr, fol-
lowed by sorghum, ranks next to
corn, according to C. H. Eckles of the
University of Missouri College of Ag-
riculture. The yield of silage by these
crops is usually equal to, or greater
than, that from corn. The stage of
cutting sorghum and kafr for silage
is of special Importance in making
good silage. These crops should be
practically mature, that is the seed
should be hard. If they are cut too
early the silage is quite sour. If the
crops should get frosted before they
are cut they should be cut at once
and put into the silo. If they become
too dry before cutting, sufficient wa
ter must be added so that the silage
packs WELL
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22

part Of the community who had corn
but no hogs to consume it.
Of course DR.. Connaway's illustra-
ton was merely theoretical but that
such instances occur is shown by re-
ports from other counties. A mem
Der of a farmers club at Bowman,
Dade county, said that he paid 81 a
bushel for flax seed that his neigh
Dor had sold for S2.25. He had bought
his seed in Springfield and one of his
neighbors had sold seed of the same
variety to dealers in Springfield. At
Job, in Oregon county, one farmer
who had been selling corn all winter
and hauling 20 miles to market at
Thayer, learned during the organiza-
ton meeting that one of his neigh
bors had been buying corn in Thayer
and hauling it 20 miles to his farm
An exchange system would have saw
ed money in both instances.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
URGES FARMERS TO REPLANT
OVERLOOKED LANDS

Reports from all sections of Mis-
souri, indicate that crops have been
destroyed on land subject to over
flow. The University of Missouri
College of Agriculture has been re-
ceiving requests, from farmers in the
overfiowed sections, for information
concerning short season crops to be
planted when the water goes down.
Dean F. B. Mumford of the college
has suggested that farmers plant
early maturing corn until July / or
even later, soybeans until June 20,
cowpeas, kafir corn, sorghum and mil
let until July Is.
Dean Mumford issued a statement
June IL in which he urged farmers to
make every effort to replant the ov-
erfowed land which is subject to ov-
erhow in wet seasons. "This is the
richest farming land in the State"
said Dean Mumford, "and normally
it adds materially to production. The
,overfows this year will decrease the
total production of the State consid-
erably unless this land is replanted.
Fortunately the season is long enough
in Missouri that some profitable crop
may be planted as late as July Is.
Ordinarily this rich bottom land is
planted to corn. 1t should be remem-
bered that early maturing varieties
of corn may be planted as late as Ju-
ly l with reasonable assurance that
the crop will mature. If no further
over-fows occur it is probable that the
water will go down in time to permit
planting early maturing corn"
Dean Mumford has urged corn
planting upon the land that has been
overfowed wherever possible. In
case the land is not dry enough to
work by the first of July the sorg-
nuns, millet, and cowpeas will produce
a profitable crop.
Reports from the Charlton river,
Grand river, Missouri river and its
tributaries indicate that large acre
age of crops has been destroyed.
Similar conditions exist from the ov-
erfiow of creeks and small streams in
practically every section of the State.
The suggestions made by Dean, Num-
ford will apply on all overfowed
lands.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
FARMERS INTERESTED
IN EXCHANGE PLAN

Missouri farmers as a rule are in
terested in an exchange system. This
is the opinion of nearly all of the rep
resentatives of the University of Mis-
souri, College of Agriculture who have
returned to Columbia. There are nu-
merous instances in almost every COM
munity in which an exchange system
among the farmers would effect a
saving Of time and money. In speak
ing to one organization in Crawford
county DR.. j. W. Connaway Of the
College of Agriculture suggested that
there was no reason why a farmer
who had hogs and no feed should ship
his feeders to st. Louis to be bought
there by another man in a different
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
CAN CONSERVATION

In the midst of war the practica
gospel of canning and preserving
fruits and vegetables comes with new
force and effect, although it is nc
more true than was the Grow 1t at
Home" doctrine in time of peace.
To call specific attention to the i'm
portance of home canning, and the vi
tai need of getting proper supplies Of
tin cans or glass jars ready in adj
vance, "Can Conservation Day" is
proposed by Sec. Jewell Mayes of the
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
"Can Conservation Day" is a work
ing date, not holiday. Any day in
June will, of course, serve the pur-
pose, adapted to each particular house
hold. Friday, June %, has been sug-
gested as a flood cartridge" wash day
for "enlisting" stuff on hands and for
drafting" new orders of cans and
glass jars.
Attack the unexpected places in
this battle-aside from the cellar, the
attic, the smokehouse, and poked
away about the place, including good
glass jars growing flowers, are I'M
used and half-forgotten food savers
waiting to be Communicated, counted
snd put into training for service.
The boys and girls club workers
are developing the gardening and
canning movement along practical and
profitable lines. These club folks can
help home as well as the cause of the
army and the navy by can conserva-
tion.
Another small matter not to be ov-
erlooked is that of Immediately Sc
curing proper supply of new jar
tops, new rubbers, and sealing wax,
as well as those new jars and cans.
Nearly everywhere prices are rapidly
advancing. Miss Lady, this is gen
tie wartime hint.
Do not overlook the possibilities of
wide-mouthed bottles, candy, pickle
and condiment jars after being emp
tied. This includes drinking glasses
and glass ware. Parafin and paper
or sealing wax can be used to advan-
tage by the woman who knows.
On "Can Conservation Day" "round
up" or mobilize each and every glass
jar, glassware, tin cans, tinware, and
earthenware, fit for saving fruits and
vegetables. The first day you are
sure of your needs as to new tin and
glass jars, place your order. Those
who wait too late may suffer, should
the shortage developer rather if the
demand increases to the volume ex-
pected.
If the food purchasing power of the
dollar is to remain as it is, or still
further decline, then home canning be-
comes all the more necessary. Shall
we feed ourselves or shall we suffer by
on other communities and
distant States? Growing and saving
food defends the homo and helps to
win the war!