EVENING IDDOEBr-PHXLABBLlHIA, ftJEODAY, N0VJUMB15B 1), 1917
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"BACK TO THE LAND"
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up of Senators Plan to 'Have
Farms Offend EfchR-V'
COMMUNITY SYSTEM
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scmcnta and Guidance in Tilling
Soil to Bo Provided Ama
teur Agriculturists
WILLIAM ATHERTON DU PUY
'yASIIINOTON. No. 9. When Sammea
lea marcmnc homo his Kovernmcntai
Me will meet him at the dock nnd offer
mm a farm.
tMa tifnff will t.j. lull n clnclA ItAm In
i!Saat schem&iOOflj.jtormlflS; nndllntcUJed
et the itmaTlnm ttio "Swnersnip -ot .trie-
liie wnu cukiyaiqiiu; rnrin9"WiMiiuL.'vJu
lie avallftbl8,furrctuhilntf sottllers alone,
to men left'wlthout Jobs because of
closing of all those Industries culled
being as a result of the war. They
fp be obtainable also by any 'ttprthjr In;
OMdual anywhere who believes that' iv
hhe on the land Is preferable tg whatever1
oVfer calling he may be following;' -
.'i other words, a serious aUemnt la to
hmade to solve the land ujJfstlon of the
nation by a group of powerful Senators who
hag laying plans for driving the n$ ceasary
fKslatlon through thd CpngjesAi which
7)t9 the first Monday In December Mara
tufts of this group are Senalora Kenyon,
Otfe, Harding. Smoot, Slieppartl. Curtis,
'rndswortli and others of similar standing.
ft he basis of their plans Is farm colonlia
tl0, backed by the federal, Government.'
VJThese statesmen rcnllie'that two or (lir're
millions of men from the armies will be
ratyased upon the labor1 market -wltpout
JJifc. They will eomo home at. a tlmo'wnen
nmnltlon factories are olng out of busl
nfcs, when the greatrimScfitrfQ .which ha
BiWplled the armies of Kuropo Is being
s5apped. In the lncli;itriesv of pcace.ln
manufacturing for w6r1d.tf.tae, the 'United
Sfetes will have to produce In competition
with the labor of Europe, famished for an
opportunity to work for tho means of re
establishing Itself. There is a question if
nijuiufacturers can compete with these pro
dwers In the markets of tho world.
tBut this country, because of natural ad
vfhtages, will always have tho long, end of
tt& stick In the production of the raw ma
terials of the soli. Therefore, say these
statesmen, let us prepare our people to
utilize this natural advantage.
r-Students of the land question of this
ami other countries hive long realized that
tendencies were nearly nil in the wrong
direction," Senator Smoot told me today.
"j?r decades, for generations even, there
hfe been the tendency of the land to con-
frate Into the ownership of the few.
)Ughout thlB country large tracts ore
ywhere owned by men of wealth. Many
of these lie Idle. Thy are -being held for.
sacculation. Where they are not Idle they
aijSs largely farmed by tenants. Tenant
fjhnlng Is a dangerous Institution In any
country The farmer loses all he charac-tfr-bulldlng
Influence of U'Sthe yitfnershlp,.
Cand under his cultivation la sure "to de
tftlorate. KiAsldo from tenant farming and Idle land
tjlyre Is the other dangerous tendency;, of
ftfa people to leave the farms and concen
tif&te In the cities. It has required an emer-
ncy to awaken the people to doing somc-
tlong to counteract that. tndency. That
UPrgcncy is now at nana, une war!ji,i
pken down Slid lines. There Is . unrest
Koad In the land. That unrest Is among
ppie wno nre entirely netacneu irom any
rt of ownership. -Men with no home ties.
nothing to risk, are fftif,)abs, for over-,
turning established Institutions. '
3J?The way to overcome tlie- menace they
Iter is l cunvcrt iiiein into nome-owners.
home-owner Is for law and order.
firry Individual who (.'.established In home
lthe part of the'dovefntnent. It -there
to seems auvisanie mav me uovcrnment
nuld take thouglit toward converting' Its
(on
Bjzens Into home-owners."
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STUDY i:.GriiKSlCrilI.VN ta
these Senators have studied, , tho plans-
it aro being most actively pushed In.
ngland Just now,' the colonization work
the Germans beforo the war. and tho
mated colonization schemes that have
Men successful In this Country, From al 'of
iese iney nave uuuinea a plan or action
Mch should result In the co'nve'rslon f
average worker In the" city to a sue-
cWjsful farmer.
They admit that' th.s, U dimcult thing
accomplish, that experience has shown
tjfct 9B per cent of city men placed on farmi
atfi failures; hut they say there Is a way
jfymake nil this different and that they
Mow the way Senator Curtis introduced a
bjjl Inst session which points this way and
tt-,ts to be nmplifled andi.puslied this seS
ajbri. '" ,
rhe plan Is .built upon the, principle that
fy folk. In becoming farmers., iriustV lie
tidied, not as Individuals; but in colonies
city man cannot know enouchabout
bd to buy It Intelligently, or -to attend to
multitude of 'requirements rfecessan"
success as a farmer. These men nlnnid
iKcolonles can have all the elements thnv
lk supplied to them from'a' common
source.
EA colony should consist of a minimum of
Ky ramiues. its nucleus .is ,a community
nter. Hero Is established the sehc.nl. th
Rurch. the community nli.rfnliimn v,nii
tA motion-picture show, the "postofllce. At
iae community center also resides the com.
anlty manager. This man la a sclentlfln
J-mer who knows nil the wrinkles about
ulng under the conditions that exist at
is spot. He also knows such thlne-s as.
rimunlty marketing. t -.
Tie. community manager farms Atypical
tkct. Ills Is the demonstration farm of (he
pfijony. He Is the living example & be fol
Jwed by the settlers. He grows Just ths
erjjps that will be most profttabje ,ln 'Just
tfc way they should be grown1. Every
farmer may follow his example. -lie goes to1
tfco farm of each and shows him how.
TJder this guidance the city man may grow
tsod crops. ,, .
(itjrtie entire colony Is grouped about the
nmunuy center ana tne ..demonstration
fra, rvono Is more than 'a mile or two
Cay. Their farms have been cut out' of
no large tract of Idle lar.d such as mav
found almost anywhere. It has been
bdlvlded and homes tmlU upon tho small
lets. All is In accordance' with .the best
(entlflo methods. A farmhouse In hunt
"H'ccordSnce with plans' of the Department
r Agncir.iure. wnicn has, devoted twenty
irs to the development, oj fhe most ,eeo-
mcai aim practical -iarnmousc. Tools,
ow, a horse, pigs and-chlckens have been
fctalled. The settler moves In with nil
fcso ready for him. -T-fia .uaoense of the-
kole preparation has been charged up
ilnst his farm.' The price represents those
sta plus a small Profit. He la tn havn
Fenty years In tchtch, ta pay for his farm.
In this community settlement aU the dim
ities that have prevented the city man
aonening mmseit on the farm are re.
kved. In the first place, the home has
; developed for him by those who know
Excu-sieas
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- pai City, S Me City, ,
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l& mrK")A.' Ham tlMitout or aa.
'ftijfc I" JZ
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to.Sk&&)&A. When hU eity-brd family
moves Into It they do not find the Isolation
that has driven many predecessors back to
the tenements for very lonesomeness. These
aro small farms closo together. The com
munity Is like a scattered village and there
Is community life that, provents lonesome
noes. Tho motion-picture-show, the social
gatherings, Jlhe school aj the community
cfanOefVurnlsh an antidote to Isolated .farhi
life '
GUIDANCE IN FAKMING
Guidance In farming Is the second neces
sity which tho man from tho town has not
'hdrotdforo had. Knowing what to grow and
IioW .to grow It has been 'almost bcyona
the man who goes Into the country without
guidance. Horo he has tho wholo problem
worked out for him.
When tho crops aro bountiful their mar
keting becomes another problem that Is
most dllllcult for the single farmer. His
small farm wltl not warrant his making a
trip to town with his produce every day. It
Is nct sufllclent to warrant his making a
study of tho market conditions of- each
thing ho raises. Hut fifty of him banded
together can buy a community truck. Tho
cpmmunlty manager .can study the market
or,.the,sproduce of. the fifty farmers. The
;Crtup of them wilt have a truckload of
produce every day. Their truck can make
a special trip as often as Is necessary. The
quantity of their material Is sufllclent that
they can get consideration In' the market.
-The community manager has teen to It that
It ,1s properly prepared for market. They
sell to advantage, Likewise do they buy
to advantage. All their supplies nre bought
In large quantities nnd at wholesale rates.
The advantages In farming of thi "om
munlty arrangement are so many that In
dividuals so grouped should have great?
leads over the farmer working as an Indi
vidual, as does' the average' man on the
land. Success under this arrangement Is
assured.
Tho statesmen who nre this fall tr at
tempt to make this farm colonization Plan
h reality believe that the Government
should provldo n fund out of which a num
ber of farm colonies of this sort will bo
Immediately laid down. Eventually that
money would come back te tho Government
In payment for tho farms. It would be
a loan to those farmers. When tho fund
conies hack It could be used ngaln. In the
samo way. So would the cycle be com
pleted ono tlmo after another.
When the Government has completed nnd
proved the effectiveness of these colonies,
private capital would be willing to thus
employ Itself. It should bo allowed to do
so only under Government supervision, as
the settlersshouId be assured of good land
lit fair prices without exploitation.
MILITARY ORGANIZATION
TO OPEN HEADQUARTERS
caltert Into active- service at ones, how.
ver, will be placed on tho reserve list. All
students commissioned above the rank of
Bccond lieutenant wilt bo assigned to vacan
cies now existing In National Army di
visions. Tho second lieutenants commis
sioned for active service-will bo assigned to
fill regular army vacancies.
Influx Into Western Canada
WINNIPEG, Canada, Nov. J. An Influx
Into western Canada In tho first ten
months of tho present -year has more than
doubled the returns for the samo period
In 1916 and more than tripled tho 1016 for
eigners. A statement by tho Department
of Immigration today shows thnt 33,134
persons have como from tho United States
up to October 31 this year. In the first ten
months In 1D1G, 16,960 persons crossed the
line, nnd In 1015 only 9101.
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Order of Foreign Wars Now Takes in
All Commissioned Officers
U. S. Service
in
The Military Order of Foreign Wars of
tho United States, an organization for alf
commissioned 'oflicers, will open headquar
ters in tho Hellovue-Stratford hotel on next
Thursday, according to announcement made
today by Captain Ogden D. Wilkinson, sec
retary of the. Pennsylvania Commandcry
aifil treasurer of the national body.
A drlvo will be started to Increase the
membership. This was formerly In tho na
ture of a club for regular army ofllcors only.
If has now been extended to all ofllccrs. In
cluding the reserve corps. It Is planned to
open headquarters In nil large! cities In this
country, and also In I.ondqn and Paris. Spe
cial rates will be given members stopping
at the Bellcvue-Stratford.
Jlear Admiral It. H. Hall Is the State
commander and General L. W. T. Waller,
vice commander.
ACTIVE SERVICE AWAITS
TRAINING CAMP OFFICERS
All
Who Pass Tests Will Get Com
missions,' Some in Regular
Army
WASHINGTON, Nov. 0 Tho Wc De
partment today; advised commanding ofll
cers at the nine 'ofllcers' training camps of
the nusiber of men who will be called Into
active service Immediately upon the com
pletion of thtir training, on November 27.
Tho camp at Port Sheridan, III., will fur
nish the greatest number, 1228, while Fort
Niagara will furnish the least, only 408
from there belrig"slated for Immediate serv
ice! The department made It plain that the
commissions will be Issued to all who fcur
cessfully pass the examinations Thoso not
H'e don't sell cheap shoes,
but we often sell good
shoes at less than their
regular prices.
For instance, today wc
have drawn out of our
regular stock some hun
dreds of pairs of good shoes
that cannot be reordered
at the price we originally
paid.
There are English and con
servative lasts in a num
ber of styles in gun-metal,
coco, tan and mahogany.
Worth up to $7.50
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All sizes among them.
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60th and Chestnut Sts.
4028-30 Lancaster Ave.
274G-48 Germantown Ave.
604-06 Germantown Ave.
Market St. Store Open Saturday Eiey
. Branch Stores Open Every Evcninj
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Market and Tenth Streets
Philadelphia
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A profusion of styles in check or striped gingham;
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others edged with lace. '
Nurses' White Uniforms
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$3.00, $3.50, $4.00;ana $5.00 each
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at Greatly Reduced Prices
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Sizes 2 to
Made of excellent quality of wide
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In navy, brown or green, warmly lined.
: 6, years,
Regularly $10:00 and'siS.OO $7.50 and $10.00
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With fur. collar and cuffs; in navy, brown or biscuit..
Regularly $19.50 Special $15.00
$22.50 Chinchilla CoatsSpecial at $16.00
Made of the beat quality chinchilla cloth with Beaver
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