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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-01
1O5 GIRL GRADUATES
AWAITING DIPLOMAS
Commencement Exercises at
West Philadelphia High
School Tonight

Diplomas will be given to hundred
and five graduates Of the West Philadel-
phia High School for Girls at the COM
menccment exercises tonight in the au-
ditorium of the school.
The Rev. DR.. J. II. Main will offer the
prayer. The salutatory entitled Amer
ican Industries as Affected by the war
was written by Leota Foster and VIII
be delivered by Dorothy Fisher. AFTER
the War: A Period of Reconstruction
the valedictory. written by Jeanette f.
ellis, will be delivered by Blanche T.
hvil. The senior essay was written by
Ruth Kneale and will be delivered by
Rebecca Statnekoo. IL is9 e"''''e"
"Women and the War,
The class will sing several songs ana
Miss Irene Guest will play several solos
on the violin. The diplomas VIII be pre-
sented by Parke Schoch, principal Oh 'he
school.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-01
CHICAGO TO VOTE ON Rum
Local Option Petition of Drys Puts
Question on Ballot

CHICAGO. Feb. 1.-The petition re-
ouiring that the question of local option
shall be put on the ballot on April .
has been filed with the Election Com
missioners at the City Hail. 1t was
signed by l4S,3s0 names. 1850 more
than the legal number.
Ihe petition was presented by Bishop
Nicholson. president of the Dry Chicago
federation. 1t weighed 200 pounds and
was carried on a stretcher by policemen.
while six women. mothers OF soldiers.
walked by the side of the carriers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-01
AMBULANCE CAMPAIGN FUND
Sixtieth and Market Streets Busi-
ness, Association After $500

The Sixtleth and Market Streets BUSH
ness Mems Association has launched a
campaign for $500 to buy and equip
an ambulance for service with the Amer
lean troops in France and has appealed
to everybody In the section to do his or
her part In raising the fund.
Thus far the Ambulance Fund Com
mittee has obtained $500 In cash and
pledges, SO $1,000 moro is needed. The
association is confident of success and
has already ordered the ambulance. IL
win be shipped before long and the asso-
citation is striving to have the money
on hand to pay for It. t
Michael Weinstein, 5947 Market
street, is treasurer of the Ambulance
Fund Committee, and payments may be
made to him. John Ivazian is chair
man. Ralph L. Harris is secretary and
the other members are John M. Eisen-
huth, J. E. Travis, W. L. Quay. Harvey
Void, Dudley l.. Tice. b. +. Warren, j.
G. Esmonde and Aaron Berman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-01
FREIGHTS COLLIDE;
THREE MEN KILLED
Four Others Injured When
Trains Crash at Lower
st. Clair Pa.
poTTSNILLE. Pa Feb. 1

\ fast freight of the Pennsylvania
Railroad ran into another freight train
az Lower st. Clair early this morning.
Three members of the crews were killed
and four injured.
The dead are:
w. NJ. Baumgardner. wilkes-Barre E:
George II. Edwards. Pottsvillc, and
Harry Zoland. OF Nanticolie.
The injured
Daniel Steiner Albert Schropp. I. NJ.
Meyer. all of Pottsville; - Stauffer
home not given, and John Keating,
Mount Carbon.
The fast freight contained several
cars of cattle and hogs. of which several
were killed. while others were freed and
are roaming the hills. Cars are piled up
alongside the embankment. Three en-
gines were derailed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-01
PLANS asNow REMOVAL" DAY

HARRISBURG, Feb. l.--No comtort-
able seats at home by the fire for Harris
burg men, on the next Monday holiday
Mayor Keister has announced Febru-
4 ary 4 as 'snow-removal day In this
city. Then men of the city are asked TO
volunteer for the work. and owners OF
drays and trucks are requested to pro-
, vide means for removing the vast guam
titles OF snow that now blockade traffic
on almost every street in town.
TO add to the difficulty. Harrisburg
1ust now experiencing snow-shovel
axnins.''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-01
u. OF. p. PLANS FOR sAMMEEs
Project Afoot for Future Training
in Lip Reading

Preparations for the welfare of the
American soldier after he returns from
war are already being made at the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania. AS part of the
reconstruction work In this direction, q
department of lip reading will be es-
tablished This department will receive
soldiers who return partially or total
ly deaf and efforts will be made to
qualify them for the work they pur-
sued before the war.
/. Cases of defective speech will also be
treated. The department of lip reading
win be under the direction of Miss Cora
Kinzie, and that of defective speech
under Mrs. Mary s. Steel II is be-
lieyed that thousands Of Sammees will
suffer loss Of hearing through shell
shock
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-01
IN THE MOMENTS MODES
Sleeueless Sports Jacket of Purple Crepe .

Today's sketch presents one Of
the new sleeveless sports coats.
Purple sports crepe is the ma
terial that has gone into its
making, while white satin crepe
makes the sailor collar. The
fiat buttons are pearl. The sash,
beginning its career under but
toned ends, crosses in the back
to terminate in tied ends in
front.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-01
Taylor Man Hangs Himself

SCRANTON, Pa, Feb. L. George
Ctkochak. slxty-two years old. committed
suicide by hanging in a shanty a, his
home at Taylor. lie had been melancholv
since the death of his wife recently.
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18
GLENDALE NEWS.
by alright Eyes.D

Miss Mildred Ellingsworth has re-
turned from Philadelphia and Will
mington after a visit of two weeks.
William Hitch, of Wilmington. and
Norman Shockley. from Marcus Hook,
are visiting their parents here.
Revival meetings were started and
a general invitation has been made
for all to attend these services as will.
The literary society of Glendale
public schools will hold a meeting on
Friday afternoon, January 18th at the
school. at 2.3O o'clock
The girls of Glendale have formed
a Liberty Food Club, of which Mrs.
Maize Reed Henderson has been
chosen leader. The following have
enrolled, viz: Grace Barker. Loretta
Jester, Olga Jester. Lena Swain, An
ME Sheppard, Alice Prettyman, JOS
ephine Knerr, Mildred Warren, Del
ema Warren and Catherine Pusey.
The officers chosen are as follows,
viz: President. Grace Baker; vice
president, Lena Swain; secretary,
Alice Prettyman; treasurer. Annie
Sheppard. The club is planning to
hold a bake or give an entertainment
in the near future. The first meeting
of the club was held on January 11th
in the school building.
Miss Angie Medill of the girls cook
ing club, visited Miss Maysie Reed
Henderson last week
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18
HARRINGTON

Byron Poore, of Alabama, has been
the guest of his relatives here.
Mrs. Laura POore has moved to
a place near Greensboro. Nd.
Wesley Earle Thawley is suffering
with the rheumatism and is undergo
ing treatment at a Baltimore hospital
Mr.. Thawley has been stationed at
Camp Meade for some time
Revival services have closed at the
Union NJ p. Church after a number
of conversions were made.
Owing 10 the coal famine the Har-
rington schools have been closed for
the past two weeks. This is a seri-
GUS condition. but it is hoped that the
coal situation will clarity within the
next week or so and that things will
then become normal.
Misses Jarrel. OF Viola, and Camper
and Boone, of Frederica. have been
the guests Of their cousin, Wesley
Ross, for several days.
The severe cold weather has PLAYED
havoc with many of the farm crops
in this section. Pumpkins, potatoes,
and turnips. which were in storage.
have frozen an dthe losses have been
very heavy. One farmer is reported
to have lost 500 baskets OF turnips by
the cold weather.
James Taylor, OF Woodside. and
Gustav Marquardt of Wilmington,
have been the guests of relatives here.
Jacob Price and Powell Hopkins
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Price at Chester.
William Cornish and Frank Lari-
more, of Norristown. have been visit
ing relatives here this week.
James Porter, aged eighty-three
years, was found dead at his home
last week. It is supposed that death
was the result of old age. Funeral
services were held at Wesley NJ. E.
Church last Sunday.
Rev. William L. Jump has been Wis
iting his relatives here for several
days.
The Lyceum course has been extra
ordinarily good this year. and those
who have been attending the enter
tainments report much pleasure hav-
ing been derived therefrom.
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18
MOST EFFECTIVE ROAD TOOL
Drag Can Be Used in Maintaining Pub
lie Hlghways-They Are Easily
and cheaply Made.

The most effective tool which can be
used in the maintenance of earth roads
is the road drag. The first drags were
made more than 80 years ago, but it is
only during the last few years that
they have come into general use. They
are easily and cheaply made. easily
operated and accomplish wonders if
properly used. Every mile of earth
road in the state of Texas should be
maintained with a drag, and if the
time and money wasted under the pres
ent system of working the roads"
(this does not mean that all time and
money so spent are wasted) were used
in dragging the roads, our states
would have some of the best earth
roads In America.
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18
REV. ". H. HUTCHIN DEAD.

Rev William Henry Hutchin died at
his home in Middletown, Del, on Friday
right November 9th, 1917, aged 79 years.
0iT Hutchin was retired minister OF
the New Hampshire NJ. f. Conference,
and in his early ministry member OF
the Wilmington NJ. E. Conference. He
was born in Philadelphia in 1888, the son
of Amos and Mary Ann (Brooke) Hutchin.
Dnring the Civil War he joined the 7th
Del. Inf. and was made End Lieutenant
Of Co. I. organized in Milford and com
nosed principally of men residing in this
Ticinitv. He was in early life engaged in
newspaper work in Milford. Mr.. Hutchin
was : married to Miss Mary Elizabeth
Reedv of Milford in 1874, who died about
six wears ago. He leaves two children
Miss Marv c. Hutchin of Middletown'
and William Harry Hutchin of Mime
apolis. He also leaves one sister, Mrs
7. H. Medford, of Cambridge, Md. Mr..
Hutchin was a member of Dart Lodge
No s. A. F. & A. NJ. of Tilton, N. H.,
and ST. Omar Chapter No. u, R. A. NJ
of Franklin, N. H. His remains were
piaced beside those of his wife in the
Reedv family burial plot at Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Milford, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18
CLARKsVILLE.

Captain William Quillen. Jr.. of
Philadelphia, spent the holidays with
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
P. Quillen, and also came home to
attend the wedding of his sister.
Miss Carrie Derrickson entertain
ed to dinner on Sunday, Miss Helen
Lynch
Mrs. Mary Sloan of Ocean View is
spending the winter months with Mrs.
L. AydelOtte.
Miss Emma Evans visited Mr. and
Mrs. John MCGEE on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bunting spent
last week with the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Quillen.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Everett Holt and
daughter spent Friday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Quillen and Mr.. and
Mrs. Bunting in honor OF Mrs. Bunt-
ing's birthday Light refreshments
were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Quillen are Wis
iting Philadelphia friends.
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18
SOIL PLANTFO0DS REMOVED
Experiments Add Valuable Information
for Farmer in Use Of Commercial
Fertilizer.

A great many experiments. care
fully controlled, have been made to
determine the amount of soil plant
food removed by crops, and while
in a general way they are more in
teresting than practically insructing
for the average fusmer, yet they add
valuable information along the line
Of the use of commercial fertilizers.
The results obtained from the corn
experiments show an average use by
full crops of 50 pounds Of nitrogen, 3S
pounds of phOsphoric acid, and IS 40
pounds of potash. The husking corn
uses more nitrogen in proportion than
the ensilage corn, but this is no doubt
due to the prolonged feeding season,
developing and ripening the ears, the
ensilage being cut in green stage.
There is, however, quite a wide range
shown in some Of the tests, which is
apparently due to the greater avail
ability of the soil ingredients. For
instance. in full crops of both en-
silage and husking corn its potash
has been shown varying from go to
100 pounds to the acre of crops, while
the nitrogen and phosphoric acid main
tain their level average.
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18
FELTON,.

Heavy winds and rain storms have
visited this part of Delaware in the
past week, but no especially damage
was done to property. The roads
were badly washed in some places
and the water stood in ponds in the
fields where the drainage was not
sufficient to take it away.
George Vincent has returned from
a visit in Wilmington.
Mrs. Clarence Voshell has been Wit
iting at Viola.
Samuel Bradley was injured slight
ly by a horse which he was riding
falling upon his left foot. The horse
slipped and fell upon ice in the road.
Mrs. Lydia Butler has returned to
her home after a weeks stay with
Mrs. Wilbur Friedel.
Many Of the folks about here have
made the trip to Bowers Beach to
view the great ice spectacle which
nature has staged at that place. The
sight is we'll worth every effort to
get there, as the ice bergs are piled
as far as the eye can see. This has
been the most severe winter as to
cold, which the people in this section
ever saw.
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18
THE TAXATION MATTER

..,- has compelled areadJustmen-
'' he IDEAS concerning property taxa
OF ll"n5 55;,,iduals and industries are pay1
ton. - todav which they would nave
ing - - &C nrohibitive or conhseatory a
Ies@iuI 400. The fact that we are III
~" ,rsr has made It connPaIaI,,vely ,,,. 80
~ "a ,ccent the new situation lnete =
s.el,np however that the PIessns i.',lss ~.
- INT temporary, and Will Gnu VIZ ~
Ni' or at least there will be a nateIiai
va, Ni.,otion. This is a poor idea ior tne
.,,,trv to have in its nina, LOT tle lSa-
,l,st there is little Likelihood that tue
se.es for many years after tue war eau
al 'sdrced much below the present rate'
DC T., -egard to the continuance OF taxa
= must be remembered that the
'lo'l, ,reervative estimate of bond issues,
uio,' oesur1ing an early ending OF the
eve" ;e twenty-five billion dollars. 1t
wal Le ,ssumed for the sake of figuring
ule! l, tLe total bond issue for the war
lna, 10 ss high as forty billions. up to
rus .resa,t time only about seven oil
,ir... .ue bsve been offered, and the rate IS
49, -. emf sIf we run as high as forty
.lRI:a,s the rate will necessarily have to
.,1,-,rced at least to tve and one
,'lit D1 q, rer cent. basis. If we reduce the
Hai- ATT N thirty billions, on hve per
'. sis we would ct the end OF the
80 80 ne confronted with an annual inter
wa .,,oroe Of billion and half dollars.
a sinking fund would be necessary to
- care of the amortization OF these
IDS -, and at least half billion a year
'"o,I5 have to be set aside for that pur-
pose. .o.,, of +s,o billion
- necessary to raise by taxation,
uG'i', 'i,i',,,t reference to our actual expeudi-
.',-ee prior TO the war this country was
,,,rnirq on practically two billion dol
is- bndget. After the war we shall nave
q largeT army and navy, and other ex-
,.rses which were not thought OF before
i,is conflict. Cur expenditures after the
80 ~ ,ciIl amount to two and a half bill
80 therefore, we will be obliged to
- - fonr and half billion dollars yearly.
SO 60 The outlook is for an annual expen-
5itnre after the war of some hve Diliion
dollars and for an indefinite number OF
years The present taxation Tor TINS
YEAR will bring in something Ike tour
L;li;or dollars. 1t would seem to be
ob,.;ous that after the war taxes at least
ss heavy as those of to-day must be
levied TO meet the running expenses OF
the country. The only logical deduction
seems TO be that we have now reacheu
period in taxation which for the next
few years at least will represeHt an ao-
solpte minimum. FhiiadelPhfa FfeSS.
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18
LINCOLN CITY.

George Derrickson and wife and
Fred Bennett and wife motOred TO
Philadelphia on Thursday and re-
NAMED for several days.
Mrs. Lofiand Deputy returned home
from Salem, n. j., on Wednesday.
William Curtin and family of Dover
have been visiting Mrs o. J Cook.
During the past week Frank Glen
daniel has completed the filling Of two
ice houses, holding about two humid
red tons. with ice ten inches thick.
Miss Dora Calhoun is visiting in
Philadelphia and Camden.
Mrs. Henry Hatfield and daughter
Ellen have accepted a position in
Camden. N. J.
4 After spending the past month in
Philadelphia and Camden, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. N. LeCOmpt, Sr., returned
home on Tuesday.
Harvey Morgan, who is employed in
the Victor" at Camden, has been
called home, as his wife is very i'll.
Mrs. l.. P. Shaw has been a re-
cent Philadelphia visitor.
Sad news has been received of the
death of Mrs. Sallie Johnson at Will
mington, on Tuesday. She had gone
there to spend the winter.
Della Mildred Harmon. age six
months and fourteen days, died at the
home of her parents, Rufus Harmon,
at Williamsville, on Tuesday, Janu-
airy Sth, of pneumonia. Funeral SER
vices were held on Thursday at -
o'clock at the Lincoln A. NJ. E.
Church, E. G. Reed, funeral director.
AS her school was closed for the
past week, owing to the lack of fuel.
Miss Susie Donovan spent the time
in Philadelphia and Millville, N. J.
Now is the time to do your bit
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18
GROW LARGE CROPS OF OATS
Farmer Should Provide Feed for
Horses, Sheep, Cows and Other
Stock-Plan Is Outlined.

The farmer who raises horses and
sheep, feeds dairy cows and fattens
beef cattle, annually should grow
large crops of oats. They should get
ripe enough to be cut and bound by
the binder, so when dried out in the
shock the sheaves will not mold when
stored in the barn. These things at
tended to, with some kind Of power
and>a modern straw cutter in the
barn, the entire crop, as needed,
should be cut up quite fine and fed.
Fed in this way. the stock eats up al
most all the straw, and the grain en-
tire.
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18
SHAWNEE.

The Christian Endeavor Society
will hold a business meeting at the
home of Mrs. Ella Harding next
Tuesday evening, January 22d.
Mrs. Amanda Cole is spending the
week with Shawnee friends.
Miss Bessie VibbeTt is attending a
business college in Washington, D.
.C.
Mrs. Howard Hagar is visiting her
daughter in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Rodney Stuart spent the week emu
in Washington, d. c.
Mrs Hopkins and son Lester are
visiting her parents in Willow Grove
Arthur Stayton was wilmington
visitor last week.
Otis Jefferson was a VISITOR IN
Shawnee last Tuesday evening.
Miss Laura Johnson OF Ellen0ale
has been a Shawnee visitor for sew
eral days.
Edmund Taylor spent last week
with relatives and friends in Berlin
and Ocean City, Nd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Prettyman en-
tertained at dinner last Sunday, Vlerl
johnson and family. Charles Calhoun
and family, and William Calhoun and
family.
Miss Ida Calhoun has been spend
ing the last two weeks with her aunt
lin Milford.
Miss Agnes Sandusky is visiting
Miss Carrie Watson.
Sunday School Glass meeting at 3
p. M; Christian EndeavOr meeting
at 1880, topic, Young Christians
Reaching Outward" leader, Frank
Vibbert
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18
WEEvIL IN BEANS AND PEAS
Eggs Of Insects Are Easily Destroyed
by Fumigation and 5isulphide
Of Carbon.

The weevil which makes the buggy
beans and peas lays its eggs in the
maturing beans and peas in the pod
during the late summer. The eggs
are not recognized by the naked eye,
and they do not generally hatch until
some time after harvest. The eggs are
easily and quickly destroyed by fumi-
CATION and bisulphide of carbon, with
out injury to the beans or peas.
Place the beans or peas in an air
tight vessel-a stone crock, a barrel,
box or bin. Place a shallow dish on
top of the beans, and in this pour
quantity Of bisulphide of carbon,
which is a heavy, colorIess liquid, hay-
ing a vile smell. The fumes are heavy
and viii quickly sink through the mass
to the bottom. They are explosive, so
one must be careful not to bring a light
In contact with them.
Cover the vessel quickly and leave
It for "a hours. A tablespoonful will
be enough to fumlgate the contents
of a fve-gaHOn Jar and one ounce is
enough for two bushels. All beans
and peas should be treated in this
way, after which they can be kept
for an indefinite period without in
jury.
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18

cation is to NOW the plants, then plOw
them under and disk the land as cften
as new shoots appear. Keeping the top
from growing will in time kill the
roots and underground stems. Growing
a crop of cofn in hills and cultivating
thoroughly both ways and hand-hoeing
the hills is another way Of eradication.
Getting rid of the patches of Canada
thistle and sow thistle now will save a
lot of work a little later.
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18
DRESSED WEIGHT OF SWINE
Shown by Experiments That Animals
Average 1914 Per Cent TASTED
Live Weight.

A number of experiments have
shown that the dressed weight Of hogs
is on an average of 1914 per cent
tasted live weight.
When hogs are fed corn or other
concentrated fat-prOducing feeds the
dressed weight may be so per cent Of
the live weight. On this estimate the
blood constitutes 2.5 to per cent Of
the live weight; the liver, 1.3 to 1.5
per cent; heart, ? per cent; stomach
and contents, 4.5 to 8 per cent; in
testines, 6.5 to s per cent; kidneys, 3
per cent; spleen, per cent; intestinal
fat, 1 to ? per cent; kidney fat, 4 to
As per cent.
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18
TROUBLE IN FINDING LABOR
Whole Proposition Should Be Studied
by Farmer in Winter With View
to Eeonomlzing.

Some crops require much more labor
than others and this factor should be
considered By growers whe have diff
Guilty in finding labor. The small,
quick-perishing crops, such as radishes
and lettuce, require much more labor
than others like cabbage, sweet corn
and cucumbers. The whole proposition
should be studied carefully during the
winter months with a view to eeOnO-
MIXING in the employment of labor and
utilizing labor to the very best advan-
tage.
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18
TO ERADICATE oUACK GRASS
Small Patches Can Be Covered With
Tar Paper or Forked out-Follow
Disk With Harrow.

The following will eradicate Guack
grass:
For small patches cover with tar pa
per or fork It out. For large area
first NOW it, then pillow It under and
disk about once a week till fall. Some
times 1t pays to follow the disk with
the harrow. It will sometimes be found
necessary to plow it again at the end
Of the season. Corn is a good crop to
put on this land the following year. II
there are any stray plants they can be
dug out.
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-18
Handy Seed Marker.

nothing of the good appearance Of the
garden, and this can be accomplished
in no other way except by the use Of
a marker. In drawing the first line
the ground should be squared up ac.
curately and a string stretched at one
side as a guide for the marker. 1t is
a good. plan to use a line for all other
marks as well, setting it exactly Is
inches from the last mark.