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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-05-15
PAGE EIGHT
Sweet Corn.


Like peas, corn begins to deteriorate
the moment it is gathered, the sugar
in it turning to starch, and so the more
quickly it can be cooked and eaten af-
ter it leaves the garden the better it
will be. That is the reason that corn
out of the home garden only has the
really sweet taste of sweet corn. Thir-
ty minutes from stock to plate is as
long time as should elapse to retain
the finest flavor.
We associate the Indians with corn,
and yet the American Indians in the
early days did not know the sweet
sugar kind which we enjoy today.
What they grew and used was the
field variety. In a very small garden,
of course, corn may take up too much
room to be admitted, but it should be
included in most gardens. +
Corn is tender to frost, and for, that
reason should not be planted until the
ground is warm and there is little or
no danger of finding it some morning
with hoary film over it's blades.
There was long prejudice against
corn that turned yellow when it was
cooked, but that has about passed
away, and one of the most deservedly
popular varieties for early planting is
golden bantam, which may be had
from any scotsman. There are other
yellow varieties, sold under various
crosses of golden bantam and some
good white corn. These are almost if
not quite as good as golden bantam,
and are considerably larger, though
from four to ten days later in matur-
ing.
There are two ways of obtaining |
succession of corn. One is by planting
early, medium and late varieties-such
as golden bantam, Seymour's sweet
orange and Stowell's evergreen. The
other is to plant the same variety at |.
intervals whose length is governed at
first somewhat by the weather. If the
weather is very cool after the first
planting, it may be ten days or even
two weeks before the plants show
above ground. When they are an inch
or two high, make the second planting.
When this has grown an inch or two,
make the third;
If single row is planted, plant in.
hills two and half feet apart and thin
to three stocks in the hill, so as to af-
ford better opportunity for pollina-
ton. If several rows are planted,
drills may be used, with the stalks
thinned to eight inches apart for
small. varieties like golden bantam;
Is inches for large growers like Sto-
wells evergreen. The seed should be
covered about an inch and the ground
we'll frmed, especially if it is dry.
When the silk at the end of the ears
has become dry and brown, the corn
is ready for use.
Popcorn is cultivated in the same
way as sweet corn. It is we'll not to
gather the ears until the husks are
white and the stalks are beginning to
dry. Then husk from the standing
stalk, and spread out the ears for cur
ing in we'll ventilated but not heated
place. If properly cured, popcorn
gathered in the fall will pop we'll by
Christmas. .-.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-15
SUBSTITUTE LINEN
FOR "SHEEPSKlNS"
OF FORMER YEARS
HaIIowed Diploma Traditions
Go A-Glimmering as War
Halts English Output

When thousands of college men and
women stride forth from academic halls
next June to unite the old worlds tan
giles, one hnllowed tradition will 60
n-glimmering There will be no sheep
skins -
Of course the war is responsible.
From time immemorial academic de-
srees have been inscribed on parchment.
Now linen must be substituted because
the parchment supply is exhausted. War
conditions have halted its output in
England, which had monopoly Of the
secret chemical process that produced it.
There isn't single sheet Of unused
parchment in the United States, accord :
ing to II. B. Elliott, vice president of
the Charles II. Elliott Company, one
Of the biggest parchment users in the
country.
/ Parchment, Mr.. Elliott explained, is
n thin layer of sheepskin treated by
chemicals in a way known only to Eng
lish manufacturers. Attempts to pro
duce it in the United States, Argentina
and Australia have been failures SO far
he said
An Amerongen correspondent, de
scribing the fallen Kaiser recently, said
''his skin hung like parchment on his
shrunken frame" But there is no hope
even in that quarter. There are nc
colleges of burglary and arson in this
country which issues recognized degrees
so Wilhelm won't be good even for that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-15
WORKERS FOR LOAN
GATHER TOMORROW
Mass-Meeting Of Women to Be
Held at Headquarters Of
Philomusian Club

Annual reports Of department
chairmen will be read at the yearly
business meeting of the Philomusian
Club, 3944 Walnut street, at o'clock
this afternoon.
Tomorrow evening the clubs audi
torium will be thrown open for LIB
erty Loan mass meeting under the d.
rectiQn of Mrs. B. +. Richardson,
chairman of the women's Liberty Loan
committee in West Philadelphia. There
will be prominent speakers and musical
attractions.
The club is planning to observe Arbor
Day. April IS, by planting three trees,
purchased by the patriotic finance COM
mittee, on club property in memory
Of men from that district who died in
service. There will be appropriate
exercises with Mrs. Walter c. Hancocl,
presiding. The clubs orchard of fruit
trees in devastated France is to be en- =
larged. An additional hundred tree
cards have been ordered.
Members are looking forward to the
illustrated address to be given at the
clubhouse May 6 by DR.. Caroline NJ
Purnell. Doctor Purnell recently re-
turned from France, where she organ
lied hospitals and dispensaries under
the direction of the American Wo'
mems Hospital Service.
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INSURANCE AWAITS
|. SOLDIERS RELATIVES
List Entitled to Allowances
Published Here by Govern
ment War Risk Bureau

The war risk insurance bureau, which
pays allowances and allotments of SOL
diers and sailors is unable to locate a
number of enlisted mems relatives who
are eligible to receive government allow
ances.' The following list has been is
sued by the bureau, with the request
that any one familiar with the addresses
of the missing relatives communicate
Immediately with the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance. General Delivery, Phil
adelphia Postofice.
and Sepviva streets.
Bsllangpolo: B.. Parashiye Pallansnolo.
bsy,g,o Bsrgyi osceoias' Josephine Berry
Holt, Robert B.. Sarah Holt, 4e1a Fair
aYSHs Rilnnsrt eha rles F.. Charles F. Klnner,
sss North Sixth street. w.. "..'
sta Lalyden; strsst Andrew W. Vera Layden. 21os
MsIlnlek: Miehale. Mary caper, 1910 North
Munston., Leon Marion Munson, genera,
B.ga, John. Eva Besa, so2 New Marke,
=, Gereeki. Edward. Barbara Gorecki. 521
:. Hand, Claude M. Emeretta Hand, sot
North Sixteenth street.
Jennings. Charles W.. Gertrude f. Jen
ninas, 1918 South seyenteenth. street.
>, o'Brie1. William J., Dorothy F. oBrien
Passerini, Giuseppe. Eliz r. Passerini, 49,
| Mechanic street
| Protet Prosper T., Esther Hennington
A 1917 North Bouvier street,
- Ritterson. Frank j.. Eliza Ritterson. 210'
| East Auburn street.
Tayicr. Norman IT., Edith Taylor.
Whidbee. VIII H., Mrs. Alice Rice or Jes
| tina Whidbee.
suhoski. Joseph. Bessie Malinsowsks. 251
White. Early. Sadie White. 1887 sprinl
street.
Wise, Ferd Charles. Elsie Wise. 21O
| North Eleventh street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-15
DAUGHTERS RESENT
MISUSE OF FLAG
Enactment of Federal Law
Against Dissertation Urged
by Committee

Washington, April 15.-(By A. p.
Enactment of federal law to pre-
vent general misuse and dcsecration o
the American flag was advocated in
report today 70 the twenty eighth con
gress of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, in session at Contincnta
Hall here.
After an investigation. Mrs. James 7.
Hume, state regent of Wisconsin, chair
man of the flag committee. reported that
the evil had increased very greatly since
the armistice. and that while it was
due largely TO ignorance, state laws
were SO conflicting and so lax that a
federal statute was needed TO assure
proper regard for the national emblem
by all classes.
The most frequent misuse of the flag,
Mrs. Hume declared, was by theatres,
magazines aud in cartoons and posters
In the latter days of the war and par
ticulariy since the armstice. and with
the returning home of troops, the pub
lie, she said, had used the flag for
costumes and decorations in such way
as TO arouse the resentment of patri-
otic organizations.
A campaign of education in the
schools and publicity were urged, and
all the daughters were asked to CO
operate in the efforts TO enlightcn the
offending elements.
A resolution indorsing the league of
nations was presented. 1t went to the
committee without comment on the
floor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-15
HOTEL BUSINESS ON BOOM
Philadelphia HostelrIes Indicate
QuIckenlna Of Business

The Philadelphia hotels are now
doing a rushing business after rather
quiet time during Inst fall and winter.
There have been several occasions lately
when it was impossible to obtain a good
room at any of the downtown hotels
without an advance reservation. This
is taken as an indication of a quicken
ing of business generally. t.
One of the things the war did to the
hotels was to stop conventions. Phila-
delphia has long been known as. a con
vention city, as it is centrally situated
and has good hotel and railway facili-
ties. This is n favorite place for ma :
tional conventions, which bring thou
sands of people to the city, but few
conventions were held here during the
war period.
The convention season has opened
again with a rush, and the benefit to
local business is appreciable. The i'm
pending enactment of the prohibition
law cut off d considerable business of
certain sort, but the establishment OF
coffee shops as new business at the
leading hotels has been suggested al
profitable.
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Miss Nodie Kim, Attending
Congress Here, Tells of
Atrocities Perpetrated by
Mikado's Soldiers to Inspire
Terror
Says Proposed Republic VIII
Be First Nation to Grant
Her Sex Equal Rights at
Outset of Its Career

Women and girls Of Korea expect to
take an active part in the proposed
republican government of that country,
according to Miss Nodie Kim. one Of
the six women delegated to the Korean
congress being held at the Little The
atre.
Men in Korea realize that women
are able to do something" says Miss
Kim, who is freshman at Oberlin
College. "Their blood has been shed
as well as the mems, and they have
been subjected to worse torturcs by the
japanese since March /.
Japanese methods have been di-
rectly transported from Germany. One
young girl, who was holding n mani
festo, had her right hand cut off by a
japanese soldier. When she picked up
the manifesto with her left hand, that
too was cut off. The women have suf-
fercd unspeakable treatment from the
japanese. Children of seven and eight
years of age have been tied to posts,
others chased from their houses and
their homes burned. Any one who has
protested against the rule of Japan has
been imprisoned.
Recognized Women's Help
Miss Kim, who spent a number OF
years in Hawaii before coming to the
United States, has acquired the western
atmosphere of woman's rights.
Recently, she says, the men of Korea
have recognized the value of woman g
help in their fight for a republic and
have insisted upon an equal education
for both men and the women.
The women in Korea have their own
clubs and discuss educational, social
and political questions. Most of their
meetings have to be held quietly for
the japanese will not permit any criti-
cism of the government to be spoken.
But Korean girls have acted as spies,
Carrying the message of Korea's hopes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-15
CONFIRMS DEATH
OF LIEUT.. STONE
Former Governors Son Killed
When Airplane Crashed at
Tours, France
FIVE OTHER CITY MEN DEAD

A special general casualty list made
public by the War Department today
contains the first official report Of the
death of Lieutenant John Stone, son of
former Governor W.. s. Stone, of this
city, in an airplane accident. Lieu
tenant Stone was killed January %,
when his machine became disabled and
crashed into building in fight near
Tours, France.
Lieutenant Stone was to have been
married soon. He had been overseas
since November, 1917, and was await
ing his discharge from the aviation serv
ice when he met his death. The fatal
accident was unofRcially reported in
February.
Appearing in the report are the names
OF several other Philadelphians, five OF
whom are officially declared dead. Pri
vate Harry G. Prediger; 3526 North
Marvine street, who has been missing
since before the armistice was signed
is found to have been killed in action.
Another soldier who was. missing
Private Camille Durando, 725 Federal
street, is reported dead. The cause OF
date of death has not been determined.
Other City Casualties
Privates Edwin d. Augustine Now
ack, 1907 North Hutchinson street, and
George V. Stuart, 5131 Walnut street
are victims of disease,
Privates James F. Jennings, 1925
South Bonsall street; James II. Du-
Puem, 231S Manning street, and 10
scph Francis Quinn have been located
in hospitals, after being lost from their
units for several months. They are re
cuperating from wounds.
Privates Mike Bause, 3129 North
Front street, and James Peteri, 1926
Hurley street, reported missing in Sep
tcmber, have returned to duty unin
iured.
Following Is list of the Philadel
phians reported wounded: Sergeant
William H. Chryst 1904 Wallace street
and Frank McGarry, 1915 Norti
Eighth street.
Privates Frank T. Sullivan, 293;
East street, William Skelly, 734 Pierc,
street; Frank X. Christ, % East Lo
gan street; Melvin A. Gardner, 10.
North Edgewood street; David Gala
han, 1858 Greylock street; Louis G
Callahan, 1926 Silver street, and jane
X. Dempster, 4O5 South Sixth street.
The combined casualties for the coun
try made public today numbered 635
Forty four Keystone state soldiers ap
pear in the report.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-15
HEARING on TAX CHANGES
GaHney Arranoss to Secure City
Views on Dawson Bills

Arrangements have been made by
Joseph p. Gaffney; chairman of the
finance committee of Councils. for a
a public hearing to be accorded by the
committee on ways and means Of the
Legislature. on the Dawson bills now
pending in that body. These measures,
if they become law. would take from
Philadelphia more than 81. 900 900 in
personal property taxes, and reduce the
borrowing capacity Of the city more
than $40, 900 900.
The hearing will take place in Har-
risburg on April %, and will be at
tended by all the members of the finance
committee, John P. Connolly, city So
licitor; John NJ. Walton, city con l.
troller, and representatives of the real
estate board and other organizations,
who are interested in the progress and
prosperity of the municipality.
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"OVER TOP IN 4o HOURS"
Slogan of Main Liners Who g.
After Quota Of $1,145,6o0

The Main Line Victory Loan quota
will be S1.145,6OO. This is for the
Overbrook- Malvern district and was
worked out by the Main Line Liberty
Loan committee from the figure for the
Third Federal Reserve district.
1t is ''going over the top in forty
eight hours" That is the Main Line
slogan for the campaign. and no time is
being lost. Three organization meetings
are set for today. one this afternoon for
Haverford at the Merton Cricket Club,
Bala Cynwyd contingent at Cynwyd to-
night, another tonight at the Devon
School at Devon. Tomorrow night a
mass meeting is to be held at the Lower
Merton High School at Ardmore.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-15
CASUALS HEADED HERE
Transport ApeIIes Bound to Philadel.
phia From st. NaxaIce

The War Department announced to-
day that on the transport Apelles which
sailed from st. Nazaire on April 10 for
Philadelphia are seven officers, 115 en-
listed men, five sailors and civilian.
The units aboard the Apelles were
classified as follows:
Casual Company No. 642 from Iowa,
l officer and 80 men,,
Special casual companies as follows
No. 844, discharges. 1 officer, white,
and men, colored No 645, discharges,
marines, ] officer and 0 men.
Casual detachment No. u, ordnance
convoy, officer and 1 man.
Detachment 316th Repair and Sal
wage Company, tank corps, scattered,
officer and IL men.
Two casual officers classified as fol
lows: Quartesmaster, 1; air service,
Other casuals: Civilians, L; also
naval enlisted men.
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Nohehoh hh tpOsohVh ~ WIZ ssspVS 1"S"" y
to China and securing valuable infor-
nation.
when Korea gets its republican
government, women will have the right
Of suffrage, and it will be the first re-
public to have established equal rights
at the beginning. That is the reason we
women are here at this congress. The
men, believe that in a republic there
should be no difference in the rights of
men and women.
Deprived of their arms, the Koreans
have had to fight with picks and scythes,
says Miss Kim.
"But once Koreans are aroused" she
said, they will defend their rights until
the last man."
Fears for Relatives
Miss Kim has father and sister
living at Pyung- Yang, where many OF
the atrocities have been committed. She
has not heard from them for a long
time. Her mother is at present living
in Hawaii.
Other Korean women delegates at the
congress are Mrs. Kim, Miss I. s
Chang, Mrs. Chern and Miss Alice Noh
of New York, and Miss Joan Woo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-15
S. P. c. A. SO YEARS OLD
Women's Organization Celebrating
Anniversary Today

The Womens Society for the Pre-
vcntion Of Cruelty to Animals is celebrat
ing today the tifticth anniversary of its
formation. The society is the oldest ex e
isting women's organization in the city.
The organization of the society was
effected April II, 1860, by n group of
women called together by Mrs. Caro-
line Earl White in the parlor of the
old VAIN homestead, Walnut street be-
low Tenth, upon the suggestion of Nor
ris VAIN.
Three members of the society who
were present at the original meeting
still survive. They are Mrs. Robert
w. Smith, of Spring Lake, \. j. Mrs.
John II. Easily, of 81 South Sixteenth
street. and Mrs. Charlotte w. Ritchie,
of Ala North Thirty fourth street, who
has. except for short periods due to
illness and absence from the country,
been treasurer of the organization since
its foundation.
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START BALL ROLLING
FOR NEW CAR ROUTE
35th Ward Surface Trolley
Line Will Draw Close
Bidding n !
TO BE ABOUT. TEN MILES

An immediate start on the construc-
ton of the Thirty fifth Ward surface
line, a unit of the comprehensive tran
sit system. will follow the award of the
contract after the opening of proposals
today by Director Tuihing. The line
will serve the residents of Frankford,
Busteton, Somerton and Byberry. and
81 200 900 is available for the work.
Scores of proposal blanks have been
taken out by contracting firms OF this
and neighboring cities and close bidding
is forecast because of the competing
field. From advance information on the
price of materials and labor the heads
of the department are led to hope for
figures within the estimated cost.
The start on the new line as planned
by Director Twining will comprise about
six miles from the intersection OF
Frankford and Oxford avenues to the
upper end of Bustleton. The entire
length of the line to it's most northern
terminus at the city farms in Byberry
is approximately ten miles, and the de-
cision Of the city in putting more than
half the system under contract at the
outstart indicates determination to
complete this unit as speedily as pos
sible. .... ......a.
1 Plan for Viaduct 81. 2..-
From Frankford avenue and Oxford
avenue, where the line begins, single
track will follow as far as Leiper street,
this being necessary because Sbetween
these points Oxford avenue has not been
widened sufficiently to accommodate
double track. From Leiper street to
the Boulevard about d half mile double
track will be laid and from this point
to Bustleton pike single track will again
be necessary. On the Bustleton pike
from Cottinan street to the south end
of Bustleton, single track will also be
laid, while from this point to Lott
street, in Bustleton, double track will
be placed. At proper intervals along
the single track portion on Castor ave-
nue. turnouts to permit car3 to pass are
to be provided. The portion of the line
in Frankford and the stretch through
Bustleton will be girder rail track with
permanent paving of granite block, set
in concrete base. The work viii also
include the construction Of n steel via
dust across Pennypack Creek. This via
duct will be on a temporary line east
of the bridge, placed so as not to
interfere with the future construction of
a new and wide concrete bridge at this
point.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-15
MAN LEAPS FROM BRIDGE
Woud-Be Suicide Victim Uncon
scious at Hospital

A poorly dressed man attempted sui
eide today, the police assert, by leap
ing from a bridge at Fifteenth and
Huntingdon streets to the railroad
tracks below.
The man is unconscious at the
Samaritan Hospital. There was moth =
ing on his clothing to reveal his iden :
tity. TIE police say they found four
teen pennies in his pockets.
A train was passing under the
bridge as the man leaped. 1t is believed
he jumped with the intention of getting
in front of the train, but it passed toe
quickly and he struck the roadbed
Police of the Park and Lehigh avenues
station took him to the hospital
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Shot to Death by Hishwayman

st. Louis, April 15.-(By A. P.)-
Henry kid" Becker, known as the
king of st. Louis gamblers" who
was shot by highwaymen last night,
died at hospital early today as re-
suit Of the wound Becker was thirty
six years old and from boyhood fol-
lowed the races 1t is said he had won
and lost several fortunes. He recently
paid a fine of $4,000 for operating o
gambling house in Madison county, Ill.
He is said to have left a large estate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-15
To Sing "v" Loan Song She Wrote

The official Victory Liberty Loan
song, written and composed by Mrs
Elizabeth Clayton Racon, of Philadel-
phia, will be sung by Mrs. Bacon for
the first time at the current events COM
mittee meeting of the Philomusian Club,
3044 Walnut street, at II :45 tomorrow
morning. The name of the song is
"We'n Bring Our Heroes Home" Mrs.
Bacon won the honor from a field OF
between fifty and sixty competitors.
Mrs. Arthur II. McOwen is the chair
man of the current events committee.
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ADJUST TEN TSIN TROUBLE
State Department Indicates Issue
Over ARRAY VIII BE Closed

Washington, April 15.-(By A. P.)
Investigation of the clash between
American soldiers and japanese at Tien
Tsin still is in progress, with every
indication the incident soon will be
adjusted satisfactorily, it was said to-
day at the State Department.
In regard to cablegram from
Shanghai to the San Francisco Chinese
World saying the japanese government
had paid $270, 900 for the killing of two
Americans in the disturbance, officials
asserted no Americans were, killed, so
far as information in the department
showed