i j, Kr HI n J I ftl u l V;v ' fAIN LINE LANDS FOR WAR GARDENS : Committee Will Farm Spare Acres and Sell at ,' . Cost TO BE SELF-SUPPORTING ' No Money-Asked, Only Loan of Implements and Donations of Labor Unused land nlong the Mnln Line will he cultivated and mndo Into a series of com munity war, gardens under the supervision of a committee, of residents of that section The area covered will bo nil lands lying adjacent to and One mllo noith and south of the Mnln Line tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad from Sterlnn to Vlllanovn, In iicrsuance of Its plan, the committee has Issued the following statement The donation of stnple vegetable seeds and the loan of land, lahor, Implements and Inrscs Is asked for In a call sent out , by Kdward Pok, thalrman of the Main Line community war gardens committee The appeal reads as follows: This committee, acting In connection with the Mnln Line Food Supply Department of the State Committee of I'uhllc Safctv, has undertaken to cultivate and maintain a series of community war eat dens on all un- used land along ,tho main line of tho Penn sylvania Railroad, The nica covered will ho alllanrts lying adjacent to and one mile north and south of the main lino tracks from Merlon to Vlllanova. It Is proposed to cultlate the staple vege tables, such as potntoes, beans, cabbages carrots, turnips and onions. Tho products will be sold at cost to tho communities, thus relieving tho Etralr on tho Philadelphia market. An entire nbsence of profit will be rigidly adhered to. The committee will finance Itself. But It appeals to nil landowners on the Main Line for the following co-operation: First. Tho loan, for cultivation nt the ex pense of the committee, of all unused land.i from one to twenty-five ncres adjacent to and within a radius of one mile of the Main Line tracks from Merlon to Vlllanova. Second. The donation of any labor, either of full time or part time, now In the employ of land owners, Your donation of from one to three hours a day of a man's tlmo will help materially. Third. The loan, by the day. of all farm Implements or horses for the cultivation of land In your 'Immediate vicinity. Fourth. The donation of fertilizer or seed of the six vegetables Indicated In any quantity, large or small. Tho committee does not nsk for money. It appeals, for those articles that money cannot buy, and tho heartiest and fullest r spirit of co-operation Is urged nnd hoped for From Information possessed by this com mittee, the great need of cultivating every plcco of unused land If moro than urgent If the shortage of food that Is certain to prevail In this vlclnlt next autumn and Winter Is to be met and minimized. This committee will operate along lines of business elllclency. Kindly send all offers of loans or dona tions to Kdward Bok, chairman, Main Lino Community War Gardens, Merlon. SAMUEL T. BODIXE. JAMES CROSBY BROWN', WILLIAM S. ELLIS. CHARLES II. LUDINUTON, WIXTHROP SARGENT, EDWARD BOIC, Chairman. Another food conservation plan has taken concreto form among the school children of Philadelphia, nnd tonight, nt a meeting of the Philadelphia School Mobilization Com mittee, It Is expected a definite plan to or ganize tho lcsources of the hchools will be made. Plans Include giving scholastic credit to University, college and high school students vho perform farm or Industrial labor, for Which about 100,000 workers will be needed In this State. Of these, 320,000 will be needed on the farms, according to E. B. Dor x Bett, of the Stato Department of Agriculture. Many girls of the Philadelphia Normal School are registering for farm work during the summer. Some of the girls are volun teering their bervlces, which will consist jBI planting, cultivating, pickling and can ning foods. Opening of the school kitchens for moth ers, use of parts of Falrmount Park for war gardens and transferring teachers from their regular work to teach gardening were advocated by Robert L. Burns, district su . perlntendent of schools, at a meeting of the Home and School League called by its pres ident, Mrs. Edwin C. Orlce, yesterday. Methods of increasing the production of food were discussed by experts. James H. Dlx, secretary of the Vacant Lots Associa tion, declared that all who refuse to allow their unused land to be cultivated are un patriotic. ' Dr. John P. Garner, superin tendent of schools, pointed out a need of A competent teachers of gardening, which ,was emphasized also by Miss Caro Miller, of the school gardens, who said that her department nedcd Instructors more than land. U. S. May Name World's Foojd Dictator Continued from 1'nse One began the actual work of putting the plans of tho Allied conferees In the war capital of the world Into effect. An army of laborers Is rapidly being mob llized by Secretary of Labor Wilson to start building the 1000 fast wooden ships to bridge tho Atlantic nnd supply our Euro pean nllles with food despite the submarine menace. Congressional committees nnd Secretary of Agriculture Houston speeded up national food production, conservation, nnd then ar rangements so that tho steady stream of foodstutts and all supplies may be kept Pouring Into the holds of these vessels from the nation's producing centers. Out of the ruck of Informal parleys be tween tho various branches of the war com missions today definite accomplishments began to emerge for tho first time, giving Komo Inkling of how tho work Is being done. Therd will be no definite day-by-day statement, f rom the conferees that they are attacking given problems of money, men, food, clothing, shipping or other things. r will there probably bo any flat an nouncement from day to day of tho things accomplished. There nre two reasons for this. One Is that the discussions of various points will be too p'rotracted and Involved to permit such nctlon ;' and tho second Is that the Al lies do not want to tip their hands. As "no high official expressed It today: "We want, for the sake of the American public's Information, to cloak our proceed ings with as much secrecy as Is compatible with safety to our plans. Wo want to tell the people as much as wo caji without giving the enemy valuable Information." DEPENDENTS' AID DEFERRED Employers Are Advised to Await Out come of Legislation WASHINGTON, April 26,It was the Onanimqus -Opinion of the National Cham bers of Commerce, which met here, that emnlovera should await the result or ft legislatldn pending In Congress before uaniug arrangements iui v,- ; - mninv .,i.n Atiiiat Kfwrft&ry Baker nad i . aklpa.4 k .t.M.K.M in . n " rt II I fl the Sentl- Snent of the business men of the country as f to the dependent families of men enlisting n the military and naval rorces. ? Beoretary Goodwin said u tne pian iir- (k In Read ns legisiauonttor mm .'UVSMlV.CJT'T OvfV " ' " " T"-',"WTKt 1 v. . . . . :k i.V 13RT.,i w .rr. J ' ft ' 1 ill, I'lA 17 KllT'l 1 ACTIVE asa TEMPLE ORGANIZES MEDICAL CADET CORPS Undergraduates to Continue at Studies, but to Be Drilled for Service It was announced today that the Com mittee of National Defense, which Includes Surgeon General Gorga, of the army ; Sur geon General Rralstcd. of the navy. Sur geon Genera' Blue, of the Pub.lc Health Service, and several distinguished civilian surgeons, ,nd decided that medical schools continue their work, nnd that In order to insure this, all teachers In such schools who had Joined the colore would not be ordered away. The three scientific faculties of Temple University, medical, dental nnd Pharmaceutical have combined In the for mation of what is to be known as tho 'Temii.o University Medical Cadet Corps." composed of about f.:o undergraduates, who will be prepared for admission to tho Din gers' Medical Reserve Corps and Hospital Corps of tho United States army and navy. The board of managers will be composed of higher officials of the university; Dr. Wllmcr Krusen, Its vice president and Di rector of Public Health of Philadelphia, chairman: Dr. Charles E de.M. Sajous, cnairman or the medical faculty: Dean Frank C. Hammond, of the medical school; Simeon H. Guilford, of the dental school (Philadelphia Dental College); John R. Mlnehart. of tho pharmaceutical school: Major Frederick O. Waage and Captain Hersey Thomas, tho last named acting as secretary of tho board. The executive staff will bo composed of Charles E. deM. Sajous, M. D., LL. D Sc. D., as director In command, with Major Waage. M. C, N. O. P., as director of tac tics: Captain Hersey Thomas, M. R U. S. A , as adjutant nnd professor of mili tary hygiene. The teaching staff will In clude, besides Ihe members of the executive staff, virtually tho entire teichlng force (which aggregates 130) all volunteers of the three Temple scientific schools nnd their hospitals. These Include, besides the above named, Frofs. W. Wayne Hancock. W. E. Robertson, Jay F. Schambcrg, Addlnell Hewson, J. Madison Taylor, H. Brooker Mills, James C. Attlx. John C. Applegate. W. A. Hltschler, H Collier Martin, W. A. SteeUH. A. Bacon nnd other surgeons and physicians; In tho dental department: Profs. S. H. Guilford, H. II. Room. O. K. lnglls, C. E. B. Addle and C. N. Russell, and In the pharmaceutical department: Prots. H. E. Kendlg. H. Fisher, H, n. Morse and J. V. Stanislaus, the later formerly dean of the Medlco-Chlrurglcal College of Pharmacy. The Instruction will be ndjustcd ns near ly as possible to the needs of the Army Medical Corps and tomeet with any wish, or comply with nny Instruction the Surgeon General of the army and navy may con vey to Insure high-grade efficiency At the present time Lieutenant Colonel Henry J'age, of the United States army. Is giving coMMeRcifligwfi sT4TiONerwy The Business House that is particular About Its Letter-Heading Is Always particular about its Service and Quality of Product It is most important that your Heading be impressive. SDCcimena of Mann's Printed-From-Stcel Lcttcr-IIeadinpts gladly sent on request. Phone Market 160 WILLIAM MANN COMPANY Illank Hook" Ioe Leaf Stationery t'rlntlne a""1 LIUiosrnDhlns 529 Market St. TASTER LY1ADE STYLES GOING FAST IJSiuse our sprlpg Oxfords are $7.50 and $8 values Because our downstairs economics enable us to sell them i at $ 5.50 Because smart Philadelphia men KNOW THIS they are going fast. Our tip is if you want your choice r A... l.ntherH in our bis soring show- Inff if you want to save from $2 to. $4j nn Master-Made Shoes come rn HOm Rokil Boor Shop EA HMrrmi 'Better Shoes art rOB MEN BwaaentPrketf' !. -ms . tim iF?"Kst?&&?mmm-ryj:- mmm$Mmmm?mM?mt; """"? ,i.4t xt,4i.$rLZZ m IV- p- Here AX on'y K Zr s T ww --. --."- r- wbm n t s vr jjujiur. IN UNITARIAN CONVENTION Sf? &Sfc"?i.,a4S: SWfcS-'lwasT !. .- , I. . W7A jflMBvv te8&8WMmmmmmm4!m2X2&i Prominent in tho proceedings of the Priestley Conference, held in the Unitarian Society of German town, Chelten avenue nnd Greene street, were the group shown above. Left to right, arc Prof. Joseph McFarlund, University of Pennsylvania; M. T. Garvin, Lan caster, and the Rev. Albert J. Coleman, Germantown. Tho Rev. Charles H. Lyttle, of Brooklyn, N. Y., secretary of the Middle States Conference, is shown below the group. a course of Intsructltnn to Temple under graduates and It Is hoped that his services may be continued. Tho creation of the medical cadet corps by Tqmple has nlso for Its purposo to Initiate a movement which, if adopted by other universities, will, after tho present needs of the army nnd navy nre met by the profession at large, prevent any dearth of well-prepared surgeons for both branches of the service. 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BMailTSOX. rresldent 1311 Walnut Street Sonora is licensed and operates under BASIC PATENTS of the phonograph industry HEE Unlocked Doors There arc burglars who make a prac I tf.i jam ID HOIMES ELECTRIC PROTECTIVE COMPANY 81ZCHESTNUT-Sr ttefMUuge w-rm &. fr r nmsBmm &$ yrzwz&zzz?" COMMITTEE DISAGREES ON WAR TAXATION PLAN One Ways and Moans Group Would Make War Profiteers Pay Rurdcn llu n Slnlt I'mrrspoxJrni WASHINGTON, April :i Trouble has ailsen In the Yvuvs an. I Menus Committee over the kind of taxa tion which (.hall be Im (tided In ihi tax bill now being written, the largest In the his toiy of the fnlteil States, one g-nup wants to mako the taxes fnll heavily nu Iho rich claix. partleulyrl those who made vast suftis In the I.iMt two j ears out of "war babies." and the othei and the republi can members of the subcommittee are favorable to this poitlon wishes them In fnll upon the masses ns well li.v lowering to $1000 the exemption on Incomes for single per.uiiH un, $i,-,oi fnr married persons .Mr. .Moore, Pennsylvania's member nil the committee. Is favorablo to universal taxation nnd the tnlsing of forty-live per cent of the money neoessaiy for this war from taxes and flft.v-tlvp per cent from lioiid Issues. Representative W S Vaie made a strong speech in the House today In favor of the President's plan of anny selection. Wills-Admitted to Probate Wills probated today include those of tho Itev. Charles I. Klsher. who died in the Kplscopal Hospital, leaving to relatives an estate valued at $10,000; William II Van I.cer. KI20 I la vet ford avenue, whoso will In private bequests disposes of property valued at $19,500; Kllzabetli ( I'ntton, 133G South Nineteenth street. $0500; Annie Hnrt, Women's Southern Hospital. $4600, nnd Ernestine rrenol, 837 Noith Franklin street. $3000. A GSEkO I v Ml feii tice of trying doors. , Thoughtlessness on your part or on " the part of an employee in carelessly closing your place of business is apt to be costly. , When you have Holmes protection you are guarded against tho results of this kind of carelessness. MaytuotcUyouuhy? 'AD' IN EVENING LEDGER ENLISTS A YE0W0MAN . Stenographer Surprised at Chance in Navy and Oppor tunity to Serve An advertisement Inserted In tho Kvn nino Lr.Dnnn by n young woman stenog rapher who was dissatisfied with her posi tion was answeied by an officer at the navy yatd, wltli the result that the young woman was enlisted In tho navy as a chief yeo woman, Margaret Conoer. twcnty-IUo ears. irJi Lehigh nvenue, two weeks ngo Used tho Kvr.Ni.vn LKMJEn ns a medium to a better position, Captain Van Boskercke. head of tho Information bureau at the navy yard, wrote to Miss Conoicr, nnd nfter several days of examination the .ouug woman was enlisted. "1 never thought of the navy ns a place whero a young woman could get good em ployment until I i replied nu answer to the i. 1027 MARKET STREET ' " l ' - - - .- MM ,. . --rN1l n--1 J',, MecrdBrea.king DRESSES ic,iiri,iir"inr.dir COATS COATS Sfi.88 & SUITS Manufacturer Needed Cash Under ordinary circumstances vc could never sell Suits nnd Coats like these at such a ridiculous- price as $8.88 but the maker needed money and was forced to sacrifice his merchandise, and his loss is your pain. Second Floor. Choose a Regular $2.95 to $3.50 TUB SILK WAIST $1.79 !n This "Wonder Sale" at All brand-now ; made of fine quality tub silks In an unusually pood uiwortment of the newest stripes. All the new effect In tailored wnlMn and a really wonderful col lection to chooMS from. All Flzes. MAIN" FLOOR Girls' Spring Dresses LurRc variety of styles to choose from Girls' Coats, 1-2 and 1-3 Off Regular Pricc3 Checks, plaids and silk pop lins in an assortment of Rood styles. Mnln I loor. Hy gj flLJ 150 Washable Skirts Values up to $2.50 A wonderful assortment of samples in nil sizes. A variety of styles in 'linens, gabardines, Bedford Cords, stripes, cross-weaves, khaki, crash, waffle-cloth and a host of other fine wash materials. hkcond flooii lmtftfqjhmimifm Actual $10 Smart Spring Coats $3.99 Also many other styles In Poplin.". Checks, Serges and smart mixtures with newest collar, belt and pocket effects. (umcnt) Think of It! Actual $10 Suits Offered in Thit Sale for $4.99 Uvery woman who gets one of these beau tiful Suits tomorrow will get a BARGAIN, she'll never forget. (BMMneatlt , JL advertisement," said Mlrt Conover today; "I would like to urge every girl who 14 capable of serving the nation In any way to enlist nt the earliest possible momenL" HORTICULTURAL HALL SOLD New York Men to Use $600,000 Pur chnso ns Theatre Horticultural Hall, adjoining the Acad emy of Music on Broad street. Is to becomn a theatre, Negotiations for the sale of the property to New York theatrical Interests have been completed. The purchase Is said to Involve about J600.000. The property has been on the market for n year. It was sold for tho Olrard Trust Company, repre senting the Horticultural Society, which lias many stockholders. Tho negotiations were closed by Bern helmer & Sundhelm, representing the pur chasers, whoso nnmes were withheld. Announcement was mnde of Intention to use the building for theatrical purposes nfter extensive alterations. Concert and Dance Sundny Night The Senior Auxiliary of tho Jewish Shel tering Home will give a concert nnd dance nt Apollo Hall, Broad street nbovc Colum bia nvenue, on Sunday, April 2D. Your Choice of Any Trimmed Hat in the House! No restrictions whatsoever. $1.00 Trimmed Hats now $ .50 $2.99 Trimmed Hats now 1.49 $3.98 Trimmed Hats now $4.98 Trimmed Hats now $7.50 Trimmed Hats now 1.98 2.48 3.75 l.'ntlrr Third Floor. Regular $1.00 neguiar $i.uu ana $i.ou m v Waists a. 5(r .Splendid collection of flno waists Jn voiles, orrandles nnd fancy fabrics. In scores of styles'. Neatly trimmed collars and cuffs. Embroidery and lace trjmmlne soma with large collars edged with lace. STRIPED SILK SKIRTS $0.95 3 Sold in other stores in this city at ?6. Satins and taffetas in all the newest and wanted stripes. Latest styles, including all the new features. Shirred pockets, "Billiard" pockets, shirrinp; at waist line, and many other features that you will rec ognize and want. Friday Wonder Price, $3.95. hKCONII FLOOR 1500Waists Regular 25c to 39c Values 15c We h a v e 11 t the space to describe them when wo tell you that they are the bes( materials the smart est styles ever bought here tomorrow Aior tie. SUBKLY YOU'LL Up to and Serge Dresses All Brand New $4.99 Choose from beau tiful Taffetas, 'Satins, Messallne and Silk Poplins In all the newest ilu. ' COMK. - W., "-" m ,-V St'rawbriue&Clothien 1027 MARKET STREET .t "3 h. M Sale of 7 PK'I 'mm I Presses, SO-88 You Have Bought Many Dress Bargains But You have nccr seen such dresses at such low price as wo featuro in this sale tomorrow. You will want two or three of ' them. Be here carW. Hrronil Floor. . MS !; k8 and $1.50 if r Si 63 zw Women's Envelope (11 Chemise ........ V Of fine batiste and nainsook. I.ace trimming and embroidery. Women's coats . . Petti- 95c Of heatherbloom and sateen; all colors. Full flounces and clastic band. xJ:il i'i.. Women's House Dresses 79c &' Of gingham In fine checks and stripes. Light and dark colors. Fetching styles : embroidered collars, vestee effects and full skirts. MAIN FLOOIt V-' c ..r V r . B. f-i 95 HW IV Ti r.-r V $12.95 Silk Xhildren, Rompers ' ' Gisfhini and Chambrajr in , '. AIl.Colw. - i v IX&b&f , a GbutkaaM awi aljpV- cum m jnqpHf - . - - . . f . .- - Mm m t 14. oolorlBjrs : ! '.VL,' vV. tSmmimi .J.VT - i . f . V" iT.SXa vJa'j VTX m
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