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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
Committee Formed by Per-
sons Eager to Solve Ma
tons Problem
Park Commissioners
Offer Cooperation
Get a Hoe" Is Slogan OF
73-Year-Old Woman at
City Hall Meeting

Representatives Of twenty organiza-
T tons enlisted in the campaign to solve
the country's food problem met at the
& City Hall yesterday afternoon, at the
call Of Mayor Mitchell, and formed the
Mayors Committee on Food Gardens.
This committee has been designated to
take census Of vacant land in the city
suitable for cultivation. The Mayor
was instructed BY the Board Of Esti-
mate to form such a body.
To carry out the speakers sugges-
tions George W. Perkins, chairman Of
the meeting, appointed an executive
committee. which will meet this morn
ing i'm his office, II Broadway. Definite
plans Of action will be formulated, to
be laid before the Mayors Food Gar
den Committee at the City Hall at 10
a. m. tomorrow.
The executive committee appointed
by Mr.. Perkins consists of Park Com
missioner Cabot Ward, of Manhattan;
Thomas W. White, Of The Bronx;
Raymond V. Ingersoll of Brooklyn.
and John E. Weier, of Queens; Arthur
Woods, Police Commissioner; William
G. Wilcox, president Of the Board of
Education, and Mrs Ruth Lift, IN
charge of the agricultural work of the
New York State Woman Suffrage party.
MI En.-t u-.atoJ
Mr.. Perkins explained the work
the Mayors Food Supply Committee,
Of which he is chairman. has been
doing But despite this, he added, lot
Of time and effort has been wasted
through lack Of cooperation
Material aid was offered to the com
mittee by Stuart eager, representing
the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. which,
he explained, had placed at the com
mittee's disposal the entire time of an
expert gardener, and offered to its own
extensive facilities for storing and dis
tr,buting seed potatoes.
Van Evrie Fitzpatrick, principal Of
?. 6. No. 26, suggested that the com
mittee make free use Of the clty's 20
600 school teachers, who, he declared,
were ready to cooperate. He announced
that the teachers would to-day begin
their census of all the lots in the city
suitable for cultivation.
Mr.. Perkins announced that the
Mayors Food Supply Committee had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
Preparedness Begins
In Your Own Garden

Among these may be mentioned okra
or gumbo.
The young pods of this plant are
the part used. These are employ
principally in soups, TO which they
impart a pleasant flavor and sticky
consistency. The best pods are grown
on young plants, but if the pods are
removed before they are allowed to
ripen the plants will continue to pro-
duce them until killed by frost. De-
tailed information on this plant is
contained in Farmers Bulletin 1872
"0kra-Its Culture and Uses"
Every home gardener should plant
spinach. Around Norfolk. Va, and 10
the south of it large areas are cut at
any time through the winter when the
fields are not frozen or covered with
snow. North of the latitude of Norfolk
spinach can be planted in the autumn
and carried over the winter by mulch
ing with straw or leaves. The seed
should be sown in drills one foot apart
at the rate Of one ounce to 100 feet Of
row, or ten 20 twelve pounds an acre.
A rich loan is required for success.
There is perhaps no other garden
crop which gives as much satisfaction
as spinach. Three or four ounces OF
seed planted in the autumn after the
summer crop has been harvested will
produce an abundance of greens for
the average family during the late
autumn and early spring. In gather
ing spinach the entire plant is re-
moved instead Of merely cutting of the
leaves. BY selecting the larger plants
first the smaller or later ones are
given room to develop. This method
does away with thinning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24

Getting back TO the land" proved TO
be one long picnic yesterday for the
women "war aggics" who invaded the
State School Of Agriculture at Farm
ingdalo AZ the first detachment Of Camp
6 Of the Navy League.
From the moment the twenty-three
pioneers flung their suitcases and hoes
on the front porch Of the old Mott
homestead and started out TO visit the
baby chicks until the supper bell rang
out across the Long Island meadows
the farmerettcs had a perfect lmc.
Their programme calls for hard work,
BEGINNING to-day. There will be three
hours Of lectures and three or four
hours Of Laboratory common
speech. digging" So the "aggies"
Yesterday were determined to be merry
while thew could.
Mott Homestead Is DOrmitory
They "adorcd" the venerable Mote
mouse, unOHr us lIlcUuig dhNlNH1 OPP W.
trees. which is to be the women's dor
mitory, and greeted with unconcern
news that they would have to sleep two
and three in a room until the perma'
nent camp quarters were completed. ..
I'D Just love TO sleep in the hay,
said frail girl from Greenwich Vii
lage. "You know, / never was on a
farm before. For years I've been paint
ing chickens on Easter cards. expect
after the war is over and l go back to
painting I'll know a lot more about how
chickens look
One Of the most popular members OF
the camp was six-foot Juno. Mrs. T.
p. Pratt. who had been recruited on
the train as the "aggies" went down to
FarminRdale.
81 was going TO Hicksville TO buy a
chicken farm she explained, laughing,
and these girls persuaded me to come
on with them. guess, maybe, | had
better learn something about a farm
before buy one was brought up on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
Farmerettes First Day
OF Training a Long Picnic
But Laboratory" Work with Hoes Is Expected to
Moderate Merriment of Girls in Three Months
Course at Farmingdale

one in Massachusetts,. but / don't know
much about modern methods"
The girls will be chapcroned by Mrs.
Graham Smith. a graduate OF the wom-
ems camp held last summer at Preside,
Cal. who will be entered for post
graduate work on the farm. She viii
be assisted by Mrs. Maybclle Morgan,
a veteran Of the suffrage hikes and
other ventures Of New York's women.
Boy Farmers Attentive
The two probably will be kept busy.
for the boy farm students welcomed
the feminine invasion with glee. They
danced attendance at dinner time. serv-
ing the newcomers with the hottest po-
tatoes and iuiciest slices of roast beef
the kitchen afforded. I'm the afternoon
they extended an official invitation TO
the girl "Aggies" to join the school
baseball team and at night they pro-
duced mandolins and n piano for dane
ing. g.,
"Six p. m, girls" warned Mrs. Smith
but she wasn't at all fierce about d.
and the dance went on.
Never mind" she laughed; the
won't want 10 dance after they've been
hoeing all day tomorrow"
Tho girls have entered lof tnIee
months course, which will fit them to
become teachers in school farms this
summer. Their course includes vege-
table gardening. economic entomology
soils and fertilizers, poultry raising
and animal industry. They each have
a garden plot 10 by 20 feet, in which
they will do all the manual labor. They
will also raise chickens, milk cows and
drive tractors, which are being equipped
with searchlights in order that the
work Of preparing vacant land for cul-
tivation may be continued at night.
The Long Island Food Reserve Bat
talon IS making arrangements TO have
the Farmingdale students help in
ploughing thousands of acres Of vacant
land for the raising Of potatoes and
corn.
Enrolments for the girls farm
school will be accepted up to May l.
The cost of board at the school IS $50
a month. and the only other expense
is for uniforms The girls will wcar
short khaki skirts, boomers, flannel
shirts, puttecs and rough shoes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
George w. Perkins to Build
a 6O-Foot Chicken Coop

George W. Perkins filed plans yes
terdav with the Building Department
for a chicken coop 60 by Is feet, to be
built on his estate in the Riverdale
section. The cost is to be $500,
If the Department Of Health decides
that it's rules as to the proximity of
chicken coops to dwellings may be
stretched during the war emergency,
Manhattan may once more awake to
ROSTERS growing, for numerous appli-
cations have been filed by persons
whose backyards are too small for
noultry under the present rules.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24

arranged for the use Of several large
farm tractors, with which ground in
and near the city would be ploughed
free Of charge Tor amateur gardeners.
Commissioner White, volunteering
the active cooperation Of his depart
ment, declared there were hundreds OF
acres in The Bronx which could be
cultivated and advocated the appoint
ment Of a committee to take care OF
offers of such ground by owners.
Much Available Land
Manhattan and Richmond boroughs
also have many available acres, SAID
Park Commissioner Ward. but he ad-
vised that before any land is accepted
its soil be tested. He sounded warn
ing against the wasting Of time, seed
and labor by cultivating unfit ground.
Much valuable land in Queens - not
being planted this year because OF
shortage of labor. said Commissioner
Weier. Ernest Thompson Seton, found
or of the Woodcraft Leagues potato
clubs. also called the labor problem
paramount.
A striking figure at the meeting was
Mrs. Julia Reinhardt. seventy-three
wears old. Of the Home Garden Club.
Mrs. Reinhardt bore a small banner
stretched between tiny hoe and a
rake reading, Help your country! Get
a hoe! Make things grow to feed the
kiddies!" At her side she carried a
small bag of potatoes, as a badge of
her propaganda. Across her breast a
white ribbon bore the words, Ready
for service"
Others al the conference were August
Belmont, Ralph Peters, president OF
the Long Island Railroad; Professor
o. s. Morgan, head Of the agricultural
department at Columbia; DR.. W. A;
Murrill. Of the New York Botanical
Gardens. and James f. West. chief eX-
ecutive of the Boy Scouts Of America
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24

g '':,xAd!Ys{,l?,,}&
Tuesday, April "a, 1917

This department is engaged in separating the sheen a
advertising and Of the service which backs up advert.ne
from the gosts-snd hanging bell the goats. II invites
letters describing experencespIessant unpeasan-h
advertisers whether they be manufacturer wholesale hou..,
retail stores public service corporations IL will prin, tho.
letters which show typioaly how sdver.r
deeds square with the words Of his advertising Only signed
letters, giving the writer's address, will be read But tn,
will be printed withheld, preferred. Address TIL.
Advisor, The Tribune, New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
Model Jail Gets Inmates

An ACKNOWLEDGMENT from BlackwelPs
Island yesterday brought the first
twenty prisoners for the new model
Westchester prison. They were re-
ceived by Y. Everit Macy, Commits
sioner of Corrections, and introduced
to model prison life after they had
been examined by DR.. Bernard Glueck,
psychiatrist at Sing Sing. Within a
week eighty-nine more prisoners will
arrive from New York City institutions,
and forty from White Plains Jail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
Five Cent Loaf
Of Bread To Go,
Bakers Decide

As a result OF tho rapidly increasing
price OF -four, IL probably vii be nm ,
possible soon TO buy loaf Of breaa
In New York for less than 10 cents
The eity's biggest bakers arc planning
20 stop the manufacture OF small
Iosvcs which have been retailing for
five or six cents.
Not only will the small loaves be
eliminated. but the size Of the lO-cent
loaves will be reduced materially.
whereas the housewife now gets twenty
or twtnty-onc ounces OF bread for her
dime. she will only receive about s'N-
teen ounces under the new manage
ment-
Flour was quoted 20 bakers yester-
5.v Al SIS a barrel Ten days ago the
priee was Sl0.50 a barrel Flour manu-
fscturers say they are helpless to pre-
vent the rise, as long as wheat CON
tinucs 10 soar Cash wheat m Nm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24

The impending crop shortage IS one
Of the most serious problems facing
the nation. IndiuidudIs and families
can perform great public serrice by
raising a crop Of vegetables, hoDerer
small 10 aid those ,cho desire so 10
heIp the United States the Depart
ment Of agriculture has outlined the
principles for making success Of the
home vegetable patch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24

The following deals tOith special
crops for the home garden;
The home gardener will usually hnd
il advantageous to grow specla'ties
which will add 20 the attractiveness
of the family fare. and which few
housewives will trouble to buy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
Erie Offers Land for Farms

The Erie Railroad announced yester-
dav that it has instructed all its diyi-
sion officers to allow farmers or anna
teur gardeners to use for cultivation,
free of charge. any unoccupied land
owned by the railroad. The company
also will help the gardeners to get
seeds. if they have difficulty in do
ing so.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
J. A. Dunno Chosen Justice

Mayor Mitchell yesterday appointed
James A. Dunno a justice of the Mu-
nicipal Court, First District, Brooklyn,
TO succeed the late Justice Eugene Com
ran. Mr.. Dunno has been clerk of this
court for nineteen years. He was
graduated from the Brooklyn Law
School in 1905 and is forty-two years
old. He is a Democrat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24

THERE spots on The Sunand they spreading The bp
newest one is the advertisement Of the Noox Company w
that Wall broker paid the Nox S
told that nerves headaches appetite restless nights and @
arteries and hearts Soon become normal and that na a mdn
food and eat without thinking of he only he viii N
weak human who be persuaded that all facts CONTRARY
in Short Nooy absolutely necessary especially men and women
who live ve W costly to manufacture but only cents
Despite years Of careful but futile searching for the patent e
that had claim originality truhfulnes coin
the realm to have Noox analysed; it essentially mixture Of baking
and sodium sui pha At $1,000 dose this takes the prize for fancy
Why not compromise on bit of baking soda and some hot water
of the kitchen with bran biscuits and juice for breakfast and
In addition offered readers on April 10th corn rs sss
since Ge8 born Probably since Cyh acid
the only corn remover known and doesn't work very well a
to put in with Notox though truth M
souey does not Indigestion modify Of the symptoms
G. pills essentially catharc, offered health course
and he last word in medicine The real last word medicine says
Don't take pill each night but diet and exercise induce
work inlay and heau though ~e know that nothing viii o
color to the hair and that these products almost without exception depend
ntrafoT the coorng Effected '
and eay that D TSe SUN rouIdn
so on the label because Of the Food and Drugs Act Isn't Il amazing
of specialists and has widely varying systemic auses'
some ELEVEN inches S of white paper bemred with the @
rechargng the whole body with new Vitality Over 10000 doctors
told recommend it may be though we are glad we don't know
fact extract of and extract ma.
power reputable would them
There about Is of alcohol presenmor thai
would be found good wine the ingredients have practically food
provide mild stimulan with
effect If made blood did by the indirect
weknOwn ingredients combined yield
delicious 1t the latest style patent medicine
circles claim special merit for the Of combining the ingredients
the unmagatve chemist has uncovered the fact that the fancy
hides simplest wel-knOwn substances.
Wash face Friend SunsO that really Shine for AL
ARY in April the Gburg Furniture Carpet Company
IL and l4Sth Street fecated itself its seventh an
niversary by sending out form letter
Probably have noticed the papers, starts this message
previous years, that seventh birthday will
April seventh Of and underseg
things remember the about the
Advisor the time this advertiser
from columns and later reference recent Sunday
story insament houses.
When being gathered for that story bed
cash The bed later found
1924 Springs for which Godburg wanted sli were
found at Kelner Brothers, 0 Sixth Avenue for Sl1.
birthday the address az which we had me
"Underseng good It's almost anoH
the end of the letter which
81" will not be make first payment as you nave S~
lished satisfactory charge account with US
And what establish it? Engaged cash a2dN
columns about GOdburg methods Which
exactly ask do in order to esa0
a charge account, is it?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24

HAD seen in other papers e. y.or
had determined send It TO- Inc
for criticism Monday February 26 last actually ,o.t
The Tribune As deliberately misea
from absurdty of epthe like sqpena Is The cam be put
British journals mentioned
among be highest English authorities" Only the Publishers
cmr and the Academy would be recognized IN high
having authority al siI IN H"'y "S''''S' anu ACE
The advertisement which this correspondent makes
vonme called BELL Wing by Frederick flaming or. os
This letter raises again the point which used to come
han il does noy-te between statements ana
Tho other dav correspondent wanted TO retuno OH GOO
cket because Haywood Broun had said that periornS
nd the the show and eann
Matters Of taste and opinion susceptible OF proof oo
ono within the scope of efforts for clean advertising
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24

CHALK up for the Minneapolis Advertising Forum Ngans
~ Hugo Swan, We did when this letter came
short time
We wish call attention to The New YORK tribune i
IS.
dealers This advertisement contains the following siatemea
twelve rolls with each
this upns"
piano. 49,
a similar llnnespeos
considering this objeonao
Will be opinion concerning such statements
agree that points well taken The advertising mas
understands that such statements ~
made n The Tribune in the future.
And friends who will want to know why
catch the mistake let be said here and now ma
reason is have Censor. .;s,,
has explained before while certain classes oil ads
automatically from The Tribune attempt made
verbally according Tribune standards ,.
advertiser make misstatemen IN me
The Trbunee anybody
bv reason of statement The Tribune the guarantee sure
if the advertiser doesn't But when piece OF
obviously of place in The Tribune as tnS u
fire lust as effective as any cenorng could And the reason ina
backfre was needed admirably explained bulletin
the Minneapolis Advertising Forum issued the misuse OF he
Free"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
Argument Against the Use of the Word Free"

There are two ways attracting business the one IS 70
tho pr the other better quality for the same
But in either the merchant giving anything away ss
he the merchandise
money order the socaed free article one u
obligation the word generally incorrectly
In such cases only using Of the means OF &
public He this for business reasons ana on
10 make profit The o-caled article paid for y u ,
sumer The selling article that must be ooug
article, will make legitimate
That time the basis Of both the paid TOT
merchandise and not figured the paid Tor
The commonwealth., 1917-02-16

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The cudge
against "mushing' was taken up with
a vengeance here today by Secretary G
w. Dietrich of the Central Y. M. G. A
He defined the term as "that hugging
kissing habit Of young men and wom'
en- at parties these days.
"Its very bad from every standpoint
this dark and dangerous mush' party .
said Dietrich. "Yet it is a great habit
among young folks today.
"1f you 'mush' too much now you
will get tired of it before you ought to
they didn t have anything Of that sort
when I was young and know of it
now only through my sons, who by the
way have only heard Of the 'mush
parties; they don t attend them.
"Dont carry your demonstrations too
far even when you are engaged. Use
your kisses for affection, not for pas
sion; and your arm for protection, not
for spooning.
"Marriage certificates Of health are
advisable. My son-in-law gave me one,
although I did not demand it,
The commonwealth., 1917-02-16
Do You Have Kidney Trouble
Signs Of Danger

p.ckache. dizziness and headache,
with usnecks before the eyes, ire
qular heart action and liver trouble
The severity Of the early symptoms
depending upon the amount OF polsons
which the kidneys have allowed 20 re-
main in the system.
Symptoms
Aching Pains over Hips, baekacne
Sediment or Deposit in Urine, lrr1ta-
tion of the Bladder, Pain in Urlnat1ng,
Rheumatism (uric acid in blood), Sud
den. stoppage Of Urine, Pass Blood OF
Mucus in Urine, Retention OF Urlne'
straining after Urinating, Thick or
sluggish Urine, Stone in the Bladder,
Cystitis inflammation Of the bladder)
Catarrh Of Bladder or Bowels, Puff
ness under Eyes, Voracious Appetite,
Thirst, Gall Stone, Gravel, Pain IN Or-
Specks before the eyes scanty Urine,
Frequent calls, Mouth Dry, Bilious
ness, Dribbling, Lumbago, loss OF
Flesh, Weakness, Irregular Heart Ac-
ton, liberation Of the Bladder ok1n
Pale Waxy and Dry. Bad Odor or FER
spiration.
Simple Test For Kidney Disease
Fill bottle with urine; let 1T stanc
for twelve hours; if there is sediment
or cloudiness Of any kind you have
kidney or bladder trouble, and you
should begin taking K1DNECO treat
men today. Don't delay until the
disease is too far advanced.
KIDNECO is put up in 25,5oc, ana
$1.O0 packages.
The commonwealth., 1917-02-16

A gray or baldheaded man is consid-
cred passe, and when he applies for a
position in an enterprising concern, he
is turned down and younger looking
man secures the job. Mildredina Hair
Remedy prevents hair falling, restores
gray hair to it's natural color. Free SAM
pie, 10 cents.
4 THE MILDRED LOUISE co.
r 49, Boston, Mass.
The commonwealth., 1917-02-16
NOTCH
NORTH CAROI1NAl
HALIFAX COUNTY :

In the Superior Court
March Term, 1917.
w. T.. Burton and Walter Bur
ton, co-partners trading as =
Burton Bros, Auction Co.;
The Southern Auction & De-
velopment Co.; and the Ma
tionl Auction Co.
NOTICE
VS..
Mrs. M. A. Sharpe, 8. A.
Dunn, Trustee, Stewart Smith,
Trustee, G. G. Josey, Trustee,
N. B. Josey and G. e. Exum.
The defendant, G. e. Exum will take
notice that the above entitled civil ac
tion has been instituted in the Superior
Court Of Halifax county for the pur
pose Of foreclosing certain mortgages:
held upon certain lands located in che
county of Halifax, State of North
Carolina, upon which lands the said de-
fendant holds a mortgage which is re-
corded in book 373, at Page 355 in the
once OF the HtSlSJer OIL OeeuS O1 0dIl-
fax county; and said defendant will
further take o tice that he is
required to be and appear at the
next term Of the Superior Court Of Hal,
flax County, North Carolina, to be held
in the Court House in Halifax on the
second Monday after the first Monday
Of March, 1917, it being the 10th, day
Of March, 1917, then and there to an:
swer the complaint which will be fled
in the Office Of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Halifax County, demur there
to or otherwise plead, otherwise judg-
ment will be rendered in accordance
with the order contained in the com
plant.
s. M. GARY,
Clerk Of the Superior Court.
II. G. Connor, Jr,
T. R. Uzzell, Attys.,
~ss IL Wilson, N. c.
oEe7.17..S'.ss -. -
The commonwealth., 1917-02-16
PRoH1B1T1oN scoREBOARD

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Senate
passed dry bill for voteless District OF
Columbia. Territories committee re-
commended prob hibition for voteless
Alaska and Hawaii.
House judiciary committee recon-
mended passage Of bin for constitu'
tional prohibition amendment, which
must be ratified by two thirds OF the
House and Senate and threefourths OF
the states. This would mean dry
United States.
The commonwealth., 1917-02-16
TO KEEP PARapLED FEDERAL
PRISONERS FROM SERVING
TERMS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. Representa-
tive Scott Of Pennsylvania in resolu-
tion in Congress asked that federal judi
ges be given power to suspend senten-
ces Of persons convicted of crime.
The measure was prompted by re
cent Supreme Court decision in which
it was held judges do not haveathe pow
or. Scott g bill would eliminate the
danger now facing many paroled per-
sons Of a return to prison to serve SEN
tences never enforced.