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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-05
FOOD SUPPLY IS
MUCH INCREASED
Spread of War Garden Movement
Is Reported From Every
Section Of Country.
ADDS MUCH TO PockETB0Ok
Examples Of Progress Of Home, Chill.
dren's and Community Gardens In
dieate They Have Come to Stay
Some Of the Advantages.

War gardens as n whole, including
home. children's and community gar-
dens. are more numerous and far more
productive this year than last, accord
ing to the department Of agriculture.
This is the consensus of opinion of
those who have been working on the
garden problem, and is based on
specific reports of the departments
agents. and upon the observations OF
its specialists throughout the country.
While 1t is reported that seedsmen
sold less seed to home gardeners this
year than they did last. this does not
mean that there are less gardens or
smallnr paintings. Amateurs learned
last year that they bought too much
seed. Some Of this seed swas un-
doubtedly kept over. and many gar
deners saved seed from last years
crop for planting this season. A few
gardeners going to work in 1917 with
more enthusiasm than experience de-
cided not to plant this year. but
great many more who did not make
gardens last year made them this
season.
EBtim&teU Not neuAptes
Estimates of the number of gardens
vary, and there are no figures other
than conjectures. Department garden
specialists say that an estimate of 1O.-
100000 home gardens is conservative.
but admit that this figure represents
only a good guess.
Specific examples show how the gar
den movement has grown. Before the
war, according to the garden leader of
the District of Columbia. there were
not more than 5000 gardens In the
federal district which contains the
capital of the country. Now there are
$4,000, including school gardens. with
II marked increase in 1918 over 1917.
Chicago has 423, 900 gardens, 100000
of which are home gardens, 10000 chill
dren's gardens and 23SOOO community
gardens. Oklahoma City had more
than 1900 gardens last year.
Gardens on Farms.
1t must not be supposed, either, that
city man and suburbanite. constituted
the only classes that needed admoni-
tion to start gardens, and the only
ones that needed the admOnition. The
county agent of Oswego county, New
York, maintains that the majority Of
farmers in his county have not had
gardens and that much of the effort
toward more and better home gardens
should be expended on the farmer
rather than on the city man.
In the South last year more than
315. 900 new gardens were started
the efforts Of farm demonstra-
tion agents. and this figure takes no
account of many gardens established
as an indirect result of the work Of the
Of agriculture. OF even
greater significance has been the great |
amount of gardening done through the
Of industrial enterprises.
Many Of the great lumber mills and
cotton mills of the South have en-
their employees to have home
gardens even to the extent Of furnish
ing the ground and the plowing, and
allowing time Off with pay for the
planting, cultivation and harvesting
Of the crops. In Bibb county, Ala
bama, mine companies furnished land,
seed and fertilizers. In Calhoun
county. the same state, home garden
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-05
HOARD

Plenty OF home-cnnned fruits
and vegetables.
All garden products dried that
can't be canned.
Sugarless homemade fruit
juices and sirups.
Your garden root crop In prop
er storage.
Be patriotic hoarder.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-05

BE true to your trust--especially II
you are one of the stockholders.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-05

Smile on wash day. That's when you uso
Red Cross Bag Blue. C!othss whittier than
snow. All grocers. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-05

Those who are to fll the silos this
year for the first time should exer-
else care in determining the ripensss
Of the crop to be cut for slage.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-05
Appropriate Place.

"Where Is this shipment OF pig iron
going?" 81 don't know. unless 1t is to
Hog island"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-05

Hard times breed one class of Na-
ners and prosperity breeds another.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-05

Train up a hired girl the way she
should go. and it will not be long be
fore she is gone.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-05
Better Marketing.

Last year the production Of perish
ables is estimated to have been so per
cent greater than normal. Notwith-
standing the large output, the market
ing difficulties were relatively less
than in former years because of the
effective efforts of the people through
out the country. assisted by federal
and state agencies, to conserve these
products for future use by canning.
preserving. pickling and drying. The
department is again actively assisting
In the conservation of perishables. rs
1t did last summer, and is able to rem
der more effective assistance with it's
largely increased staff. More effective
assistance also Is being rendered in
the marketing of perishable products
through the greatly extended daily
market news service of the bureau Of
markets and the weekly reports Of
truck crop production prepared by the
bureau Of crop estimates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
HOUSEWARMING SMOKER,
Y. M. II. A. to Open New Quarters
Tome row Night.

a house-warming smoker to celebrate
the opening Of the new headquarters of
the Young Mems Hebrew Association
will be held at the haIne. at the northeast
corner of 11th street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, tomorrow night at S
o'clock.
Capt julius l. Peyser. Judge Milton
StraSburger and other prominent men
have been asked to speak. The enter
tainrent program viii be concluded
with some acts from the Cosmos The
ater
One of the features of the organiza-
ton will be a well equipped and up
to -date gymnasium. The next regular
meeting Of the local Y VI. H A will
be held at headquarters next Sunday at
$50 pm Officers TO guide the affairs of
the organization will be chosen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
D. C. DAUGHTERS VOTING.
Local D. A. R. Balloting Today for
Regent and Vice Regent

Balloting for officers of the District
OF Columbia Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution began at Memorial
Continental Hall today. and is to con-
tinue tomorrow Members are voting
today for regent and vice regent, and
the other officers are to be voted for
tomorrow.
Candidates for regent are Mrs Fran
els A St Clair and Miss Hulda Fetch
er. and for vice regent, Mrs. Will B
Hardy and Miss Lillian Chenowith
Candidates for secretary are Mrs
Clayton Z. Emig and Mrs. Fred John
son Mrs Charles F. Carr is candidate
for the post of corresponding secretary
Mrs Fred Nolland is candidate for
treasurer TO succeed herself. The can
cidates for historian are Mrs. Flora D.
Grimes and Mrs. r. c. Du Bots. Mrs
Mary St Clair Blackburn is candidate
for chaplain to succeed herself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
BY POP.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., March 18th. 1918.
r. o. Alexander of Charlotte, NJ. c., a
I plain Scottish Irish Presbyterian business
man. who spoke in Washington, in Polls
Theater, nearly a year and half ago, read
from the Bible that the UNITED STATES
WOULD BE INVOLVED IN THIS WAR,
and the same has been fulfilled. I also
read from the Bible that RUSSIA WOULD
CHANGE HER POSITION AND GO
WITH GERMANY. This. also, has been
fulfilled. | also read from the Bible that
TIE HIGH COST OF LIVING WOULD
CONTINUE. AND FOOD WOULD BE
WOULD GO TO BETWEEN FOUR AND
FIVE DOLLARS A BUSHEL. Since that
time wheat has sold in North Carolina at
four dollars bushel and the scarcity of
food everybody knows. This, too, has
been fulfilled.
will speak at Polls Theater next Sum
Gay afternoon, March 10th, at p.m., and
will show from the Bible that the war will
continue three and a half years mere 1
claim that you should hear what the Word
OF God says because what read out of the
Bible when here before has been fulfilled,
as the United States has been involved, as
read from the Scriptures; Russia has
changed her position, and gone with Ger
many, as | read from the Bible. and the
high cost of living has been fulfilled as
stated.
Now, Mr.. Alexander is simply wanting
to be help to his country by bringing to
the peoples attention what the Bible says.
Mr.. Alexander believes that the Bible is
the Word of the living God and that God
is a real personality and has recorded in
the Bible what should occur at the TIME
OF THE END of the Devils reign, which
is now.
Mr. Alexander is the father of ten chill
dren, has three boys In this war now-two
sons in law and one son-and another who
is begging to enlist next August, when he
reaches the age Of eighteen.
Admission to this lecture is free. And
remember the time. next Sunday afternoon,
March 10th, at p.m., at Polls Theater.
r. o. ALEXANDER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
Orchestral Concert.

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra. in Stan
ley Hail, this evening. at 6:25
o'clock. John S. NJ. Zimmerman,
director.
MY Country it's of Thee"
March. over the Top. .O'Hara
overture. ':Rio Grande,"
Rergenholtz
Two popular songs
ta) y Gathered a Rose"
Dorothy Lee
(b) My Dreams" Dorothy Lee
Selection. Tales of Hoffman,"
Offenbach
F'ox-trot. IT'S a Bird" Kaufman
Waltz suite, Condolences.
Waldteufel
Intermezzo. "Amerinda" Sc. Smith
Finale, ole Nirginny" Zamecnik
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
Garden Club Is Needed.
How to End 1t.

Gee whiz, but | am weary OF
war that does not cease; nv ewes
are red and bleaty, I've wept so
much for peace; for peace that is
departed, and has been gone for
years. and [ am broken hearted
and tired of squirting tears. Ny
watch | have been keeping. and
watching but defects long. long l
have been weeping. in seven dia-
lects. At last | see quite plainly
that tears won't help us win, and
now, to act more sanely. I promise
to begin. I'll help to end the
scrapping, and bring peace back
again. by dofing sable trapping
and digging up the ven. The man
who takes his shillings and buys
a baby bond does more to stop the
killings DER there, across the
pond, than forty reubens wailing.
and beating OF their stats, with
strips OF crepe a-trailing from
bands around their hats. The
man who lends his money to good
old Uncle Sam makes ali the
outlook sunny from York to
Yuba Dam. Oh, chez, I'm sick
of fighting, Id see the dove of
peace upor. our flag alighting. as
far and slick as grease: that l
may help to bring her another
bond III buy, and thus I'll push
the singer in Kaiser Billv's eve.
WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


Another morning class in first aid to
the injured al the Red Cross Teaching
Center, 1913 G street northwest, is be-
has passed the examination conducted
by DR.. Sothoron Key. Afternoon and
evening classes are also being formed
as well as classes in advanced first aid.
All classes Reet at the teaching center.
The surgical dressings workroom of
the Red Cross Auxiliary of the Equal
Franchise League at suffrage headquar-
tiers. 1926 Rhode Island avenue, is open
ION Tuesdays and Thursday from 10 to
o'clock.
Detective Frank Baur ha. gone to
Cleveland. Ohio, with papers for Her
man A Kabansky, fugitive murderer
from the District reformatory at Lor-
ton, Va. who was captured in that city
yesterday afternoon. He probably will
return with the prisoner Friday morn
ing.
"a motor cycle at 36th and VI streets
-last night about : o'clock made noise
enough to attract the attention of nu-
merous persons. No. engine company
responded to a call for help and the
fire was quickly extinguished. the dam
age amounting to only So. w. d. Davis,
conductor on the Capital Traction line
owns the motor cycle.
William Ashby, st. Nicholas apart
ments. received a slight scalp wound
Hast night about 9:45 o'clock, when a
motor tricycle. in which he was riding
collded with an automobile near Phelps
place and California street. His injury
was dressed by a physician from Elmer
gency Hospital
HartSville Wilson, colored. TIA 18th
street, was bitten on the face by a
horse yesterday afternoon while in John
F. Plunkerts stable at 421 n street
His wound was dressed at George
Washington University Hospital
Lillian Stansbury, 1901 18th street,
fell from a Lincoln Park car at 18th
and F streets yesterday afternoon and
SpraIned her ankle. She was taken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
Schedule of Meetings IN the
Capital.
TONIGHT.

The Buchanan-Bryan Parent-Teacher
Association at 1880 o'clock at the Bryan
School. Children of the two schools
will furnish the program
Fred L. Fishback will speak on
Walks about Washington" at the
Young Women's Christian Association.
The lecture. which will be illustrated.
will be part of the regular war work
evening held every Wednesday evening
at the Y. W. c. A
The board of education at 4:3o o'clock
a the Franklin School.
The Citizens Association of Chevy
Chase, D. c.. at S o'clock at the Chevy
Chase School
Entertainment at the Bryan School
at o'clock.
Rev CT Freeland Peter of Richmond.
Va. breaches at Lenten services at 5
o'clock at All Souls Memorial Church,
Cathedral and Connecticut avenues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06

dangerous bullet wound in his stom-
ach. He told the police he &C
cidentally shot himself while in
laboratory at a. moving picture theater
on eth street. Two companions were
with him when he was shot. His con-
dition may be serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06

1t matters little what it is that you
want-whether situation or servant
a want ad in The Star will reach the
person who will fill your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
CITY ITEMS.
CIafiin Optical CO., 30. F st.
See us for Glasses.
Gunpowder Tea, SOC: Blue Label COT

Gunpowder Tea, soc; Blue Label COT
fee, 25c; 80 lbs. Potatoes. 75c; Karo
Syrup, 13c. 39c and 75c: Log Cabin
Syrup. zoe: Onions, Sc; Black eyed Peas,
lie; Macaroni or Spaghetti, 12c; Large
Herring, SC; Fat Mackerel, 15c; Is OF.
Sardnes. 15c; Blue Jacket Sardines 10c;
Red Kidney Beans. 15c; 81 OF. Van
Camp Beans, lie; % OF. Hominy Grits,
l2l2c 412 4th Sc. and all the J. T. D.
Pyles Stores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
Coroner hewitt will hold an inquest

at the morgue tomorrow afternoon TO
determine responsibility for a fatal
accident that happened to Elias Hun
ter. colored. A stanton road. Ana
costa. at the plant of the Chemical
Products Company, Nichols avenue.
Anacostia a week ago. Hunter fell
into a vat of chemicals and was
burned He died at Providence Hos
pital yesterday afternoon.
William Taylor, cOiored. fifteen years
old. 1914 4th street, was treated at
Emergency Hospital last night for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06

Del Ray Va, and an automobile of the
Potomac Electric Power Company, oper-
ated BY Z. r. Nash. $50 9th street south
west were in q. collision with q Capital
Traction ear at Pennsylvania avenue
land 18th street last night about .:i5
o'clock The automobile was badly
damaged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
CONDUIT ROAD CITIZENS
TAKE UP PHONE ISSUE
Not Opposed to Federal Operation,
But Favor Return to Owners
After the War.

Federal government operation of the
telephone system in the District of Co
1urnbia, provided at be impossible or
impracticable for it's owners to make
an equitable distribution of the cost of
maintenance and operation under the
abnormal conditions now prevailing.
is favored by the Conduit Road Citizens
Association. The association went on
record to this effect at its meeting last
night at st. David's Parish Hall
A special committee with c. A Baker.
president of the association, as its
chairman, which investigated condi-
tions, reported its findings and the
resolution was adopted The resolution
also provides that the property and
operation thereof should be returned to
its owners within reasonable period
after the war"
Favors 81 200 for Grade Teachers
\ resolution indorsing the principle
of woman suffrage also was adopted
The question of an increase in the
salaries of public school teachers was
discussed, and the association adopted
resolution favoring minimum salary
of $1,000 a year for teachers in the
graded schools.
\ committee was appointed to can
NdSS this community for available
rooms for the newcomers in the city.
Or. {. T. Grandfield was appointed to
represent the Conduit Road Citizens
Association at a conference to be held
with Commissioner Gardiner looking
toward a revision of the fire insurance
rates in the District
Garden Club Is Needed.
H. NJ Connolly, garden expert of the
Department of Agriculture. spoke on
the need of organizing a garden club
in this section. explaining various
methods for conducting a garden sue
cessfully. committee was appointed
to have charge of the work of organic
ing a garden club. 1t is composed of
George Wright. DR.. Grandfield and Will
liam f. Hamilton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06

Talking Machines Repaired tAn Makes).
The Sport Mart, Inc. eo5 F St NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
hile playing with other children at

While playing Win other chiIdreh III
the Georgetown Fairgrounds yesterday
afternoon Walter Leonberger, four
years old. 1882 33d street, struck
by swing and injured about the head
a physician gave first aid. and the
child'S mother took him home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06

home and attended by her family
physician.
Viola Taylor. coiored. -. Pleasant
court southwest, died at Emergency
Hospital last night as result of burns
she received to her head, body and
hands Saturday night. Her clothing
ignited while she was lighting a lamp.
Coroner hewitt gave a certificate of ac-
cidental death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06

NEW NAVV sth and Pa. Ave. Sc.
NEW NAVA GEO. WALSH, in 1.-THE
PRIDE OF NEW YORK" Also Psthe
News.
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.f34 9th st. NV.

cARnEN TODAY AND TOMORROW
d<A1ADAlN MARY MINTER, in
THE POWERS THAT Prey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06

A7A 434 9th st. NV.
I LtALh ToDAY-M0NRoE SALISBURY
and RUTH CLIFFORD. in THE DOOR
BETW ZEN"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06

TODAY-GERALDINE
FARRAR. in THE DEVILSToNE'
Observation-Disclosures EVANS, in GATES
OF GLADSESS''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06

Lillian Stansbury, 1901 18th street.
fell from a Lincoln Park car at 18th
and F streets yesterday afternoon and
sprained her ankle. She was taken
The sun., 1918-08-23
UPH0LDs MORTGAGE co.
Court Decides Representing Clients
IL Not Lswful. "


L. Not Lawful. "
An attempt 70 test the legality OF the
practice of mortgage companies having
their attorneys act In foreclosure ac-
tions for holders OF mortgages which
they had guaranteed was denied yester-
day in the Kings County Court by Judge
McDermott. The Brooklyn Bar Associa-
ton. which has claimed that the title
and mortgages companies practice law
contrary to the provisions Of the Penal
Code. made application to the court to
intervene in the foreclosure action
brought by Evelyn q. Post through a
bond and mortgage guarantee company
lawyer. The Bar Association made the
claim that the attorney was not acting
for Mrs. Post but the mortgage company
from which she bought the mortgage
and that this was not permitted by law
In denying the application OF the Bar
Judge McDermott said:
II do not consider that the plaintiff
whose good faith Is not questioned.
should be deprived OF the rights she be-
lieved she acquired when purchasing the
bond and mortgage and accepting the
company's guarantee"
The decision is regarded by the mort
gage companies as sanctioning the prac-
tice of acting for clients who have
bought mortgages which they have guar
anteed, this representation being part Of
the guarantee.
The sun., 1918-08-23
CONFER ON RAIL PRICES.

Special Despatch to The srx.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Changes in
the present price of steel rails due to in
creased costs of production. 1t is stated.
were discussed to-day between repre-
sentatives of the steel mills and J. Leon
ard Replogle and other officials of the
War Industries Board. No decision was
reached and further discussions are be-
ing arranged.
Ways and means Of increasing the
output of steel and Opening up blast fur
naces which have been compelled to close
In the last ten days because of labor and
fuel shortage were considered also. New
acquisitions for large quantities OF mill
tary supplies. which have come from
Gen. Pershing in the last ten days and
designed to form the basis for the con-
tinuation OF the offensive of the Ameri-
can troops In France during the winter
have placed new and greater burdens on
the steel output OF the country.
In addition to military needs the War
Industries Board is faced with the work
Of securing an additional quantity of
steel for American railroad needs during
the next six months.
Priority movement OF coal to the steel
mills during the fall and winter months
has been arranged. Efforts are being
exerted by DR.. Garfield to increase the
output Of by-product coke. of which the
steel manufacturers stated to-day they
are in greatest need.
The sun., 1918-08-23
BOND HEADQUARTERS UPTOWN.

The partial payment department Of
the Liberty Loan Association has leased
the entire second floor Of the Berkeley
Arcade Building. at 10 West Forty
fourth street between Fifth and Sixth
avenues. The lease was made necessary
by the increased demand upon the asso-
citation since the first bond issue.
Present facilities are more than
doubled in the new quarters. which will
provide about 90, 900 square feet Of fipor
space. The association is now at so
Wall street
Stephen II. Tying, Jr. & Co, Inc, has
leased offices at ISL Fourth avenue to
Max Lippman; at so Union Square to
Samuel Schwartz and the New York
Piece Goods Company at 81 Union
Square to William Fischer 4 Co. and the
Pablo Del Rio Company: floors at 100
102 Worth street to Metzgar & Lind and
TO Isdore Gelbtrunk; for William H.
Whiting & Co, agents at 373 Fourth
avenue. to S. ]. Hall & Sons: and for
Tucker, Speyers & Co. at 11-13 East
Twenty-sixth street. to the American
Shirt Company.
Henry Brady has leased the first floor
at 262 West Twenty-third street to Mrs.
Albertine Logha.
The sun., 1918-08-23
SMALL PROPERTIES SALES.

EAST 10TH STREET-Messrs. Fred
erick Southack G. Alwyn Ball. Jr..
have sold for Charles II. Young and
the Central Trust Company. trustees
of the estate OF George Bell, two five
story tenements. each on lot 25x1OO.
at 2O5 and 207 East 10th street. to
a client for investment.
WEST NINETEENTH STREET-Mary
NJ Sherman has sold to James Mac
kenzie 533 West Nineteenth street. a
lot. 25x91.11. adjoining the northeast
corner of Marginal Stseet.
THIRD AVENUE-Pearl Niles has sold
to Samuel ]. Bettman 4431 Third ave-
nue.. a five story tenement house, on
plot 50x12s. near 1Slst street.
CROTONA PARKWAY-John A. Stein
metz has sold for the Hustled estate
q plot. 66xl45, extending from Crotona
Parkway to Mohegan avenue. 11S feet
south OF 1s0th street. to August
Boecher for all cash.
BOSTON ROAD-The Utility Realty
Company has sold to William Jensen
1865 to 1859 Boston road, southwest
corner OF Jefferson place. one story
garage, on plot fronting l4s feet on
Boston road.