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New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
Suburbanites to Make
Their Lots Bloom Again

"The demand for all kinds Of flower
seeds and bulbs, however, has sur
passed anything that we have expe-
rienced before. The fact is the subur-
banites are. now able to get coal and
labor again, and large plots that were
left uncultivated dur:ag the war will
now be spruced up again and planted
with a profusion of blooms. We have
sold large quantities of red and yellow
tulips, hyacinths, sweet crocuses. snow
drops, narcissi, datfodils and jonquils.
Vegetables are being bought in all
varieties. There is strong demand
for those that take less attention and
care, such as potatoes, radishes, scall-
ions, corn, early beans, carrots and
bccts. The more experienced gardener
is planting tomatoes, peas, celery, let
tuce and cabbages. You can see that
unless the town is visited by hail
storms and cyclones the harvest Of
1919 is going to be abundant and va
ricd."
The raid on Mother Earth is being
made from every quarter, and every
little space, it seems, will have a cul-
tivator of It's own. A. N. Gittorman,
of the garden committee Of the De
partment Of Parks, has planned the
use Of numerous vacant lots and pub
lie squares for the growth OF vege-
tables. Bryant Park is already bloom
ing with it's model garden, whore the
proper care of the budding ediblcs will
be demonstrated TO. all would be farm
ers. duplicate of this patch shortly
will be started at Union Square
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
Want Liberty Bond Plan
To Benefit Ex-Soldiers

Some means of transferring Liberty
bond instalment payment accounts of
discharged soldiers to banks where
the subscribers can continue their pay
ments in civil lie are under discus
sion between the War Department and
the Treasury
The action is prompted by the
forced cancellation of millions of dol,
lars of subscriptions made iy soldiers
who on discharge find it impossible to
pay the entire balance of their account
at once. Consequently they are COM
PEELED to abandon their subscriptions
and to accept refund OF the install
ment payments which already have
been taken from their monthly pay.
To the extent that subscriptions are
cancelled the total OF the fourth loan
is cut down. Soldiers subscribed $780,
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
East Side Garbage
Heaps Removed and
Pavements Flushed
Street Cleaning Department
Puts Big Force on job
to Clear Away Health
Menace; Brooklyn Next

For the first time in several days,
East Side yesterday. Nineteen motor
trucks and seventy-two carts were en-
ployed by the Street Cleaning Depart
ment in removing the garbage heaps
which have been growing in size and in
menace to the health of the community
for almost week. East Side physicians
declared that serious epidemic has
been narrowly averted, and asserted
that they will make every effort to
prevent reoccurance of the situation
during the late spring and summer
months.
Dr.. William Irving Sirovich, of the
Peoples Hospital, said that had such
an accumulation Of garbage occurred
tatcd an epidemic with a heavy death
toll.
with the ferme entation and decom-
position OF garbage in the dog days"
said Dr.. Sirovich, "forty-eight hours
time would be sufficient in which to
give rise to an epidemic AS the weather
was fairly cool, we escaped serious
consequences, but next time VIC might
not be SO fortunate.
Urges Future Precautions
"Precautions should be taken in the
future to keep the removal machinery
in operation. With 5000 and 10000
people living in a single block, 1t IS
possible to preserve health only by the
most efficient sanitation methods ,"
Arnold B. MacStay, Commissioner Of
Street Cleaning, declared that to-mor-
row will find the streets of the East
Side spick and span.
81 will admit that it was pretty bad"
said Commissioner MacStay Yesterday.
1--WE had removed, 300 sweepers from
work on the East Side and put them to
trimming the ash heaps in Queens. We
have now employed extra trinmers and
put the 800 men back to their sweep
ing work.
Seven barges are dumping the ref
use into the sea. The streets of the
East Side are being flushed tonight
to remove the last traces of the gar
bage heaps"
Brooklyn to Be Cleaned
Commissioner MacStay added that
Brooklyn may also look to a thorough
cleaning UP of all refuse by Monday.
The dumping OF refuse OH the marsh
lands under greensboro Bridge was
temporarily suspended yesterday fol
lowing the storm Of indignation from
Queens citizens. Borough President
Maurice +. Connolly, OF Queens, an
nounced he has written to Commits
sioner MacStay calling his attention
to the character OF some OF the mate
rial being dumped in Queens He added
that he has detailed deputy health
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
Two Overcome by Gas
Doctor, 81, and Deaf Nephew
TRY to Fix Leakv let

The fumes from a leaky gas jet in
denton, 2245 Broadway, late last night.
overpowered both DR.. Oscaldenton, who
Is eighty four years old, and his nephew,
Christopher Vernon, deaf mute, fifty,
seven.
The younger man was attempting
to mend the fixture. Stepping from the
room for moment, he returned to find
his uncle unconscious. Vernon tried to
revive his uncle and was himself over
come. A tenant in the building notified
Patrolman James Hughes. The men
were taken to Knickerbocker Hospital
| Both will recover, it is said.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
Grew $22,385 Worth Of
Food on 500 Lots

Ihls committee operated no less than
1850 gardens last year, exclusive of
COO Of the backyard variety OF 500
vacant lots that were available, 500
were used, producing foodstuifs valued
at $22,3S5. Mr.. Gitterman predicted
that rom present indications the out
pat this year will be even greater.
Two hundred and fifty thousand Eoy
Scouts are also being moblized for
this seasons drive, while the ranks OF
the suffragettes who will WELD the
rake and spade are being put in order
and assignments prepared The thou
sands of school children Of the city
have already been started or their way
to the cornstalk and the bean pole
patrick, director of the garden com
mittee Of the Educational Department.
In pointing out the necessity of
keeping up the community and home
garden campaign, Mr.. Gitterman said:
'Therc is room enough in almost any
backyard to make an addition to the
table of fresh vegetables for Il large
part Of the year. An hour or so a
day will cover the requirements and
will afford, in addition, healthy outdoor
exercise. A city dwelling without a
kitchen garden savors of tragedy. It
may mean nothing worse than in
dolcnce. but even that is dcplorablc."
Mr.. Pack, of the National War Car
den Commission, stated that peace, far
from solving our food problems, has
brought new ones.
"ln reclaiming territory from the
enemy he said, "France and Belgium
have greatly increased the number OF
their people who must be fed. By re-
storing these former cxpatriatcs to
citizenship these countries have also
assumed the burden OF feeding them.
rms will mean Il vast increase in tho
demands on America as the source of
Europe's food supply in 1919. Europe
cannot feed herself during the frat
year Of reconstruction; Russia is fac
ing famine conditions, and Mr.. Hoover
says that the worlds food shortage
VIII last Tor another seven years.
he war garden must therefore be-
come victory garden. 1t must helm
solve the problem of feeding people
rendered helpless by years of terrible
war The garden crop of 1919 must be
even greater than that of 1913, which
was valued al more than $5OO000
There must be more canning and dry-
NIX Tor winter use. The pooplc Of
America have real duty to perform
IN this respect, and the nation counts
confidently on full measure Of indi-
yldual response"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
Deaths in 1917 Nearly
Doubled Births in Berlin

The statistics office of the city of
Berlin has just published data regard
ing the population in the city for the
last few years During the last year of
peace, 1913, there were 42,l93 births,
a against 28,067 deaths, so that the
births were IA, 1926 in excess.
IN the year 1917 there were in Ber
lin only 10, ,45S births, as against 4,13S
deaths, so that the excess Of deaths
over births in that year is as great
as was the excess of births over deaths
during the peace time.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
Garden Campaign
In Full Swing to
Help Feed World
BacAlosiers Show More Budg-
nent This Year and Buy
Only Seeds That Expert
ence Proved Profitable

TIE backyard garden campaign,
which under spur of necessity has
taken such firm hold on tic American
public, is in full swing once again.
In the midst of the busy traffic that
wcaves throughout the entire city New
York has already begun to raise vege-
tables in soil that has never been cul-
tivatcd since Broadway began to boast
Of its wickedness
The arrival of the first spell of gent
inc spring weather has brought with it
the usual flood of pamphlets and cata-
logues. officials of the National War
Garden Commission announce that, in
view Of the fact that the war is over
all the liltlc plots shall be now known
as Victory Gardens instead of War
Gardens. Their need. however, says
Charles Lathrop Pack, president Of the
commission, is just as vital this year
as in previous years.
Judging from thc rush on the seed
dealers, New Yorks crop outlook is
bright. The dealers say, however, that
the amateur gardeners arc buying more
intelligently and carefully this yeai
than last. The novelty of experiment
ing with all kinds Of vegetables. thoS
say, has worn. Off, and the novice is
now buying a.fcw kinds of seeds, anc
only those that he has found suitable
to his soil.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
Unprecedented Demand for
Flowers and Bulbs

1t has also developed that although
there are as many vegetables being
planted as at other. times. the demand.
for flower seeds and bulbs mas greatly
increased, the call so far this season
far surprising all of last years sales.
This, it was explained by several deal
ers, is due to the return of labor for
suburban estates and the availability
Of coal for hothouses.
Charles Littlefold, of Peter Hendcr-
son & Co., stated that the gardener
this year will produce better and more
useful products, because he is buying
in that direction.
you will be surprised to know" he
said, that the average person coming
into our place doesn't purchase seeds
in the harem-scarem fashion prevalent
when the drive first began. He now
selects his seeds with care and only
such as he has found he knows how to
attend to and viii grow in his particu-
lar piece of ground. This. of course,
will do away with a -ot of unnecessary
waste and labor and will probably re-
suit in a greater crop .nan we had last
years 1t also shows that the people
have seen the value OF keeping up their
gardens.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06

commissioner to investigate and has
requested the police to make arrests
whenever the facts warrant it.
In the removal of the garbage heaps
many ash cans were neglected. Six
teen brimful cans in front of Police
Headquarters passed their seventy
second hour of untroubled existence
yesterday beside the Centre Street
market place entrance to headquarters.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06

than was ordered, because it vas with
IN the aggregate of installments paid
with adjustment of the balance
Washington Evening Star.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06

100000 to that loan, and thousands on
discharge have cancelled subscrip-
tions. In many cases men have been
given a bond of smaller denomination
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
: ADVERTISEMENT
EXTRA LONG WEAR
~.l." FROM SHOES

T. p. Collins Of Ookala, Hawaii,
makes Il remarkable statement which
demonstrates the noney-saving dura-
tility Of Ne6lin Soles.
He writes, AFTER wearing a pair of
Ne5lin-soled shoes off and on for
tilirty-three months, / wore them on
a trip to the volcano Of Kilauea and
walked around the crater over hot lava
six times and still the solcs showed
only slight Signs Of wear"
This experience is not accidental.
1t results from the scientific process
by which Neolin Soles are made TO be
exactly what soles should be,-com-
Portable, waterproof and exceedingly
economical because Of the long wear
they give.
Get then on new shoes for all men,
bers Of the family and have them put
on worn aoes. They are made by
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Com
pany. Akton, Ohio, who also make
Wingfoot Heels guaranteed 10 out
wear any 6ffer heels.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
Workers Suggest TO Garrison
ThatDemands Be Placed
for Adjustment Before
National Labor Body
Company Bars Agitators
Officials Declare They Will
Deal With Employees,
Not Outside Organizations

The executive committee of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Workers Union
last night suggested in a communca
tion to Lindley NJ. Garrison, receiver
for the lines, that all the grievances of
the employees be placed for adjustment
before the National War Labor Board.
The proposal was formulated as a re-
ply to Mr.. Garrison's refusal to treat
with officials of the Amalgamated As.
sociation of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees of America, Local 867.
Mr.. Garrison had told the workers that
he would ne egotiate with committees of
employees and that no outside organiza-
tions would be recognized. The COM
mittee further pointed out in response
to this objection that the committee at
present acting. for the association is.
comprised Of employees with service
ranging from nine months to eighteen
years.
Mass Meeting Announced
The action, v4as taken at meeting at
Labor Lyceum, Myrtle and Willoughby
avenues, Brooklyn, with twenty-one
members OF the executive committee
present, headed by Patrick J. O'Brien,
vice-president of the association, and
one woman, representing the women
workers. In anticipation Of an imme-
date reply to their suggestion, the
union leaders announced a mass meet
ing of at the employees of surface, sub
way and elevated lines for Tuesday
night at Arcadia Hall, whore the COM
pany's attitude will be made known
and discussed.
The communication reads:
"Hon. LINDLEY NJ. GARRISON,
Receiver, B. r. T., New York:
"Dear Sir-Your communication of
April 4 received and contents noted.
The committees notes what you say in
reference to subject matter. The en-
ployes have been fully guided in their
actions by your notice of March H.
"'That the employees could join any
organization which they please. On
the other hand, the management of the
system Will, as heretofore, deal with
committees of its ow nemployes in all
matters affecting the relation of its
employees to the system
every member Of the committee is
an employe, with service ranging from
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-04
CALL FOR
BALLOT FOR
NEW STRIKE
II Anti Strike LegisI.tion Is
Pas sd R. R. Unions
Promise Trouble.
NJ MILDRED 5IoPvIs
rlA1fRnArInNAt NEAs sEsutcrl


" A7iiA-NA' '@-N sN
lenec to the soveeument - IS ven. r
railroad strike. by the e44tciss ot th.
Lever act, Injunction proceedings
ans kind or the passage of anti-striikt
legislation. II made by tAe railreoe
unions afflicted with the a = /.
representing 1900 coo members iu et-
fetal circulars about to be issu, ga
ing for strike ballot ia a movement
for a nationwide strike ia event anti
strike legislation is passed bar conere SIS
NO CoMPRoNIsE AGREE-lEN,g.
official circular Ne - about q hl
distributed among the 800 600 weml.
OF the international machiui..ts unio..
declares. under no circum stanccs wft
we agree to any compromise lookins
toward the sacrifice ~ the rights of
our members 10 strike in ease strIl
becomes necessary. whether said con
dition IS the result of legislative enact
ment or by any other means used II
accomplish the DENIED Of the right IL
the workers to exercise their econornie
power. IL case q necessity. ~ golnr
on strike
ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE.
The circular calls on every local
lodge this time to units It's forces witt
one common purpose in View and chat
is Of accepting the challenge lafd down
70 Us and e prevent the establishments
OF condition that would mean invol
untarv servitude"
1T Is very evident from events" II
circular declares. that with the sign
ing Of the armistice on November III
actual hoetilities censed in the world
war and labor Thought that by the
signing OF that declaration that tho
world was made safe for dernocracs.
II appears that big business. special
privilege and others who arc seeIsnr
to destroy the standards created by o-
Eanized labor have looked on thfs ~
oiaration rs a declarati p of wa-
against the trade 81 ~ movement bat.
IN tho Industrial field and I'm Tho lee
islative field"
LABOR ASKED TO JOIN.
All ORGANIZED labor will re asked t0
ioin in the nationwide strike planned
The circulars calling FOR strike ballot
viii be issued BY an organizations rep
resented on the executive Board ~ Ae
railway erpioves department. 81 the
American Federation oil Labor
That a general railway strike to en-
force wage demands i-volviug nearly
? 100000 workers IN the railroad crart-
and brotherhoods IS Imminent Will
he coal trike IS on Is Indicated p,
stateGents Of offic als ~ tho raiiroaa
crafts They say that they are be
s'eRed hy letters and kilograms from
local unions denandinz that ttry bra7lz
no further delaE on the part of tn
railroad admiristration and that tae
leaders are holding IN the rank an
file by the skin ~ their teeth" Tse
mems fmpatience with what they clain.
Is delay hv the government 10 reducing
the cost Of living is being incroased
BY resentment Of the government aet-
ION against the coal miners. union 81
sicials statd today
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-04
ohtruslvelx Friendly.

Personally we try MOI TO ~ too fas-
tdious In choosing our associates. all
the same we never chum with the
good-fellow tlud Of man who would
ask Saint Peter for match. Dallas
News
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-04

This trock IS cae Of the best rea-
sons in existence for the renewal Of
interest in velvets and velveteens.
1t is veritable symphony in brown,
comb.n, e richness, dignity AID
style. The slashings on the blouse
and lacings on the skirt furnish the
color that relieves and sets OH TIE
frock. The trimmings are a sand 81
rich tan color
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24

tice of reading sermons as part of
their religious exercises.
The colony would have nothing to
do with slavery, and had schools for
all children from the very first. About
1916 DR.. Thomas Hunt. later of Pitts
burgh, was the first minister Of the
gospel to visit the colony. The first
minister to reside at French Creek
was Rev. Asa Brooks, who came from
Massachusetts, in the fall of 1916.
The church of French Creek was
formally organized September 10,
1919. The first house of worship, built
of logs. was erected in 1923 on or near
the site of the present building. The
people of the community were then
in deep poverty. The church was not
a model by any means, having a very
high gallery on three sides and box
pulpit up near the ceiling. but it was
a true Bethel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24

for the soldiers welcome-home
celebration Labor day will meet
with the central committee at
for the purpose Of reporting prog
ress being made and to receive
suggestions and advice in furthering
plans. With the day for the celebrac
ton only a few days off, the chair
men probably will have many mat
tiers of interest to report.
Finishing touches are being put on
the arrangements for the lawn fete
which is to be given by st. Charles
Catholic Church at Clarendon Tues
day and Wednesday evenings on the
church grounds. Should weather con-
ditions cause a postponement the
party will be continued the following
clear night or nights. The Rev. Fred
P. Lackey, pastor of the church. is in
charge of the arrangements. assisted
by the following: Salad table. Mrs.
Ida Frank. Mrs. James Walsh. Mrs.
j. Peters. Miss Ella Costello. Mrs.
Mary Miller, Mrs. Lulu wilkins, Mrs.
L. Cosgriff; cake table. Mrs. Joe Du-
gan. Mrs. Marjorie Palmer, Mrs. Mary
Griffith. Mrs. Villa Hendley, Mrs. Mary
Phearson, Mrs. ]. Mudd. Mrs Frank
Sarah Hashall. Mrs. A. Rector, Miss
Carmichael: county store. John Man
ming. James Walsh, Allston Moore,
Thomas Crack, Albert Russell. How
ard Druckemiller; candy stand. Al
Reinburg, John Cavanaugh, James
Wills: ice cream table. Hall Frank,
Joseph Pohlman, Thomas Miller; chill
dren's table; Miss May Cavanaugh,
Miss Dorothy Wills and Miss Alma
Creisy; lemonade stand, Miss May
Funk, Oliver Franks and Miss Mary
Fitzgerald. Music will be furnished
by the Clarendon Band.
Rev. Garrett L. Allen, chaplain in
the United States Army, and Rev
Amos Cleary of Tenleytown Baptist
Church will conduct the services at
the Btptist Church at Clarendon to-
day in the place of the pastor, Rev.
C. P. Ryland. who with his family is
visiting relatives in South Hill and
Emporia, Va.
The following real estate sales in
the county are reported by George
H. Rucker & Co.: Three lots
on Hamilton avenue, Clarendon. to
Robert L. Vost of the United States
employment service; four lots at
Farlee station, owned by Luther T.
Ison, to Walter NJ. Angelo of Front
Royal, Va; three lots in section 2,
Clarendon. to George E. Huckstep Of
Missouri, on which is being erected
a six-room house, to cost $4,000:
house on Walnut street, Clarendon,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24
CARING FOR THE HOME FLOCK
BY H. w. RICKEY,
Poultry Specialist. Maryland State College.

collect them and in most cases impos-
sible for the duck laying the eggs to
incubate them. which unusual circum-
stance is undoubtedly due to the eff
fects of domestication and to other
unnatural conditions under which the
ducks are bred.
There is, however. one redeeming
feature about the egg production of
the duck, which. when taken advan-
tage of saves time and labor-all eggs
are layed in the morning. usually be-
fore 10 o'clock. and they can be easily
round II the ducks are confined to a
pen until that hour. and if nests are
made in barrels or boxes and set
about in the Enclosures the fowls
will often make use of them.
In the mating of ducks authorities
dlsagree-if we are to judge by their
Wr1tInSs-as to the number of females
that should be mated to one male The
estimates range from five to ten. ac-
cordlng to season. Lee of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
upon making an investigation, reports
tnat the common practice in this
country is to mate from five to six
brakes with thirty ducks
me size of the mating, however,
should depend largely upon the types
OF ducks and their physical condi-
ton. | have seen f1ocks of thirty In
u en runners. mated with not more
ina than three males; producing eggs of
az active and in fine physical con-
dltion. Immature and overfat birds
should not be used as breeders. The
pest practice, according to Dryden, is
males one and two years old. as they
are then at their best. In the early
part of the breeding season the mat
ing consists of one drake to five
ducks and the number of ducks is
gradually increased as the season
advances.
For the beginner it is quite a prob
lem to PICK out the brakes from the
ducks. especially with the white vArie
ties. With the colored fowls there
should be little difficulty in distin-
gushing one from the other, as the
plumage of the drake is more bril-
liant than that of the duck In all
varieties the male is usually heavier
of body and coarse about the head:
1t seldom quacks but Kisses; but the
one outstanding distinguishing fea-
ture is the upward and forward curl
of the two feathers near the base of
The tail on the drake.
The general management of the
breeding stock is simple. Protection
from storms and the extreme cold
winter must be provided in the form
of plain, inexpensive. shed rooted
houses very similar in construction to
that of laying houses for hens. The
interior must be kept dry; the con-
struction must permit of the entrance
OF plenty of sunlight and fresh air
without drafts. All that is required
to meet these conditions is an mex
pensive shed or most any old out
building about twelve to sixteen feet
deep (rom front to back) with front
open or partially open, two sides and
rear wall closed tight and roof high
enough to permit the worker to stand
upright. Unbleached muslin or bur