The evening world. Newspaper, March 28, 1917, Page 16

' Hi SaaS y She iy Wiorld, ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZMR. Pudlisheé Daily Mxcept Sunday by the Press Publishing Company, Noa, 9 to 3 Park’ Row, York. Post-Office a! Entered at the Now York es Second-Clase Matter. @ubscription Rates| to The Pvening| For England and the Continent aa@ we) World for the United States All Countries tn the Tnternationad a and Canada Postal Union on78 «NO. PRACTICAL PATRIOTISM. HE order issued by the Federal Reserve Board to the Federal Reserve Banks, requiring them to cash army vouchers held by creditors of the United States until Congress provides the| necessary appropriations, ought to be sufficient assurance that the) Government will take care to protect war supply firms against loss | or embarrassment. The banks, of course, have the backing of the) Government and the guarantee that it will rediscount the vouchers Makers of munitions and other war material should ask thom- selves, on their side, what they owe the country? They should take solemn counsel with their patriotism and resolve that the nation shall have the best they can furnish it at prices in determining which greed has had no part. Makers of war supplies in the United States are in a position to deal liberally with the Government. As a class, their recent profits) have been enormous, their equipment is at top notch efficiency, their | prospects are of a sort to permit them a distinctly generous policy in| meeting national needs. The Secretary of War reports that the failure of the last Con- gress to pass the army appropriation bill has made no difference with the Quartermaster’s contracts and that contractors are supplying food and other material readily and fully. So it should be. What is more, the quality of the supplies should | be 100 per cent. up to specification and the prices right. That is practical patriotism of a sort the country cannot have tow 20,508 Bening World Dail by Copreiast. 1947 ™ ran Pilg Op, lem York Rrening ’ much of. The Government means to do its part. Let all who deal with the Government do theirs. Disclosure of the fire bomb industry on German ships at Hoboken only shows us more of what over-delicacy about in- truding let us in for in the earlier stages of the war. A POIGNANT, CASE. Few people will fail to feel the poignancy of the sacrifice whereby two fond middle aged foster parente surrender the five-year-old boy they had adopted to the real mother who once abandoned but now claims him. The questions of human love and justice involved lie beyond the reach of man-made law. Whatever the legal rights of the foster parents, the latter find themselves unable to resist the simple, all-com- pelling appeal of mother yearning. Against that same force con- ‘siderations of the happiness and future of the child are likewise power less. The benefit of all doubts goes to the mother. Perhaps it is well the public should be reminded now and the: that to adopt a child is not only a good action deserving every reward of happiness but also a serious action, in that it ought to suggest most careful examination of all circumstances likely to influence or inter- fere with its results. Unless orphan asylums, nurseries, foundling homes and similar in- stitutions regard no question bearing on parentage as too unimportant for inquiry and record, and unless they take care in each case to fur nish the fullest, frankest information to persons proposing to adopt a child, there are sure to be partings and heartaches, ——4 Even peace keeps up !ts catastrophes. A darning needle has killed the world’s champion cow! ee THOSE BROADWAY TROLLEY TRACKS. NOTHER victim crushed between the sides of two gondola A trolley cars of the type that run on lower Broadway is a reminder that no definite plan is yet assured for widening the epace between Broadway trolley tracks or otherwise remedying a condition long recognized as one of the most dangerous that exists in any New York thoroughfare. From time to time, when pedestrians are canght and mangied between Broadway cars bound in opposite directions, the Public Ser vice Commission gets out a tape measure and figures what would have| to be done to protect persons of standard width from this peril. But nothing ever IS done. The moment has come when Broadway sees hope of ceasing to| be a plank covered ditch and emerging from protracted chaos as «| well-paved, inviting avenue of business, Surely now is the time ti | make arrangements to set its downtown trolley tracks far enough| apart for safety, Is the Public Service Commission ready to give orders for t! | change, or would it rather see Broadway torn up again later when th« | list of victims has lengthened ? betters From the People | Military Service Question, Has Old Violin, To the Editor of The Evening World of ‘The Evening World Can the Government hold] I am the owner of an old violin, | an American born citizen of ltalan|and would like to know if there tal descent while travelling in Italy in| any value to it, In the inside of the and compe! him to do|violin is marked: Antonius Stradi- ? E. 1 |varius, Clemonon Tis Fi at Citizens of the United States, na-| Anno 1739 A.M | tive or naturalized, are not subject| If this Instrument is a genuine to the military service of any other | Stradivarius violln it will command country, but some foreign govern-|a big price as they are exceedingly ments Beek to overlook the natural. | rare {zation of thelr subjects by another Pen country, Italy is suid to have im ne pressed’ eome naturalized Americans the, Beller 6 Fee Hivoing Work fate her art _ Which side in the war in Europe Deen an bcilaes has taken the most territory, includ ing colonies, previoun to this present Bo fe Mtoe of The Ereuine World: | antve? press My father was born tn London, 0 England, came to America when|New York — B.a0a.n4ty twelve years old, went to Cincinnati, 4,522,004, Ohio, and became an American citi: |To the Eater of The Brening World gen as soon as he was of legal age,| Please advive ine us to which of residing in that city and State more] these two cities is larger according than seventy years. to population ndon or New York My mother was born in Germany,|A claims Lo B claims New came to America at age of fourteen | York H. 4. G years, resided in Cincimnati about Yes, That Is Vour Privitewe. wixty years. JN. H. | to the Editor of The Evening Word My parents are Wnglish subjects. I ‘Fo the Dittor of The Erening World was born hers, but my father is not # Kindly publish what daye May 7,| naturalized citizen. (an I claim th 1848, and Sept, 29, 1882, fell on nationality of my father when | « . BN. 8S. of age? J { Magazine rere trod — New League to Help Woman in Business Aims to Be Clearing House of Opportunity—Equal Pay for Equal Work One of the Goals, Says Its President. . By Nixola Greeley-Smith. Copyright, 1917, by The Pree Publishing Co, ness women of New York I have found that they ask quite as many questions as they answer, and that the first question of a successful business woman is almost certain to be: “Do you know about the League for the Promotion of the Business Interests of Women?” This new and Iit- tle heralded or- ganization already has a membership of 400 women, representing twenty- ne) different occupations, Women farmers, curators of museums, ac- countants, advertising managers and women in law and ll. in real estate, in arts, I" interviewing the successful busi- | “nes never suleswomen, brary work, trades and professions meet once a nth at dinner to give each the | benefit of their experiences and to lis- ten to talks from pioneers in every profitable field of endeavor At one meeting a hotel h of financial opportunities hotels offer to women; less tells which at afother a real estate operator relates how she built up @ business from a capital of . few hundred dollars. (The New York Evening World.) Henry Bruere is President of the League; Miss Mary Snow, an in structor in’ New York University, Vice President, and Miss Dorothy Straus, a lawyer of No. 60 Wail Street, Is Treasurer, “The aim of the League,” Miss Straus told me, ‘4s to act as a sort of clearing house of opportunity for women. We hope that eventually women in every occupation will form | groups to study their own special needs. The advertising women have thelr own group, and a group of women in stenography is being or- ganized. We are going to open | The Jarr Family permanent headquarters within a few days at No. 19 West Forty-fourth Street, “There are no qualifications for membership except the possession of @ high school education or its equiv- alent, Dues are $5 or $2 @ year, ac- cording to the form of membership & woman chooses; but all members have equal rights and are entitled to receive the League's monthly bulle- tin, which keeps them informed of the widening opportunities for women in every field “The League is n employment agency,” continued, “One of its purposes is to bring women in the different occupa- tions together. It is a bad thing for & woman to feel that she is compelled to do always one kind of work. If she knoWs of opportunities in other occupations she is more Iikely to be contented with her own, if she really belongs to it, and tf she does not is able to take up more congenial work. “Wo seek to keep women informed of the chances open to them and we desire members who have something to give to the League as well as to receive from it. We are gathering all kinds of information covering preparation for occupations, chances of advancement and compensation, We have no propaganda and no ‘isms’ in the League, but are organized simply to help women succeed. xcept in a very few occupations women are paid less than men in the same work, We | study that and other forms of discrimination id y may be overcome.’ “In acting and in authorship women get equal pay with men,” I said. every other fleld where women get h men they hi to do Miss Straus agreed, “we all know that. And a business man me @ very good reason for it onc He said ‘You are asking us to make @ change. Why should we make it— unless you can show that you can do the work better than men.’ By Roy L. McCardell | Copyright, 1917, by The Prem Publishing Co, lew York Breaing World.) “ , there! What have you} got?" asked Mr, Jarr, as Master Willie Jarr, conva- lescing from an attack of tonsilitis, ducked down under the bedclothes, taking with him a writing pad, Mr. Jarr had @ right to be suspicious, ‘The boy had t quiet in bed for almost tive minutes, Under the bedelothes Mr, Jarr found the following: ‘The Jarr cut asleep and cozy comfortable, A stick of mo candy. A top and some marbles penknife and a doll’s| wig. A chicken bone, part of a deck | jof cards, 4 buckeye, and a dozen other strange and’ miscellaneous © other F #0 eneh large a based state 1 ha following on rather wn party as ud, and whether in office b main & man capable nig a potent Influence on the sof France M, Briand was fifty-five years ago to-day, March 28, 1862, in’ the industrial city of N u urent were proxperous, | that did 4 radical and & spok for t cause ¢ rt HW ed law, and ed we the’ bar, 1 head was f f fue for pre called The People articles : Mother, come heré!" sald Mr. Jarr Mr Dr Jarr’ came over and gave the junk Rorritied glance. Dear me! Look at. those clean sheets and pillow cases!" cried Mrx Jarr. “Where did he get that stuff No one answered. But it may be |stated that little sister Emma had br in some and the others the t if slipped out of bed and gotte Wen no one was looking. | kave Up all of these things Mrs, Jarr, knowing the way f her offspring, was suspi- | W hued Mr Ww vhimpered and clung ¢ “4 et, Mrs. dare {him { f ther n Mrs. J e ‘ r, and ink was ighty little boy! You dread. | boy! said Mrs, Jarr. Smerk's thermom eter and case out of his pocket when le was here yesterday, Where ts the | | "IL give it to Emma; she wanted to taste it, too,” suid this said the boy. “And she part of it was a fountain jana sleeve buttons, the scissors, a current magazine mutilated, two pen and she'd fll tt with ink so I| lumps of coal, t mucilage bottle, the could write on the tablet if I'd let ber | cologne bottle, a coat hanger, and a have ass All-duy Sucker.” dozen assorted size needles, and “Wher she? What did she do| divers other incongruous articles too with 10?" woked Mrs, Jarr, numerous to menti “She suid she was going down to| “Dear me! Did anybody ever see the Kangle house and show them|such a boy?’ eried Mrs. Jarr,” 8 All-day Sucker and tell Mrs.|""Papa, here, you come and make had chicken-pox 4nd/hbim take his medicine.” up at our house,” replied the Rapid-tire telephoning little girl and she was brought back. 1 she was being corrected for behavior, the quick ear of Mrs. Jotected the patter of bare feet next room, She returned to find little her Jarr t) deep slumber, located the boy lying back in bed and Investigation The medicine was two medium. |sized pills, “They'll choke me!" objected the patient, “Give them in @ spoonful of jam,” said Mr. Jarr, “That's the way I took | pills when I was a boy.” in jam and fed The pills were put to Master Willi “ after a while, “he: 1 the Jarr cat sleeping under jome seeds that was in the jam the bedclothes, along with all of y were not seeds, and Willle fathe collar buttons, shirt studs! knew It, They were pills, They've bung a big Old Glory on a|1 drop my work, enraptured; while, to : ease Ateaak break that magic spell, pe acros + I doff my hat and wave it with a And just to see it flutter puts @ loud, ecstatic yell kle in my fee I love that flag! I love it with a love And sends # crinkle up my back and twould dare and die— down into each arm God bless those glorious stripes and It makes me hear bugle-call and GAYS Duty our oeaince the mean feel war's awful charm; . I hear the fife illing and the'I love tt as did Francia Key, who Pa enn ine iru; penned Ui’ immortal song; Ih z battle the thun-/|{ love it with a fervor than can never H f-thuds come ;. think it wrong; I nen's b falling, though | Clove tt for the freedom It has given heir spirits never lag | unto men; thrills as this runt oh sce that awaying flag! fulness, and then we ha while the sun Be 8 siripes a-glitter while the as and run! The glory of those ruddy bands shut by lanes of whit Floods all my dusky deskroom with a lingering, loving light; wught it) I love it with the patriot love that neyer wonders why, But sheds hot tears whene'er those folds he sees athwart the sky; |r love it for the lessons it has taught to men of brag most of all, T love it fust because is OUR FLAG! —Baltiaaare’ American But Hl it How to Grow Your Vegetables In Your Own Home Garden | This series of articles is betng published by The Evening World for the benefit of families with available back yards or vacant lote in which they desire to grow their own vAgetables for the table. Much of the material for these articles is supplied officially by the United States Department of Agriculture, ARTICLE Il. | How to Prepare Your Garden for the Planting. | OU have selected the site for your garden, have studied its soll with z an eye to correcting possible faults, and have measured the space | you intend devoting to the planting. Dare the garden for the seed planting. | You must first make sure whether or not the gatden soil ts ready | for working. A simple test to determine this is to take a handful of earth | from the surface and close the fingers tightly on it. If the earth com- pacted in this way 1s dry enough for cultivation it will fall apart when the hand {s opened. This test 1s applicable only to comparatively heavy soils, but It ts these which receive the most Injury if they are worked when wet. Now you are ready to pre ,On such soils overzealous gardeners not only waste their time, but | frequently do actual damage by attempting to work them too early. Of all the garden gotls clay is the ~ = most easily, injured by tilling when it {8 not in the right condition as to moisture, If worked too wet, the | Particles all slide together in a com- pact mass, On the other hand, if gardeners in order to obtain maxte mum yield make one or two subs sequent applications at intervals of three or four weeks, It Is important to remember, hows ever, that no form of commercial fer- worked too dry, tilizer will yield good results unless fo break na” (he Clods are hard) ine voll ts well supplied with humus : This frequently may be furnished im When ready for working the soll|the form of sod or other vegetation should be made mellow to a depth of twelve inches by spading it thor- suaply, using, preferabl. spading for! Crush each spadeful of soil thoroughly before another is lifted, oe level the top soil with a garden e, which has overgrown a gard and may be spading Too much stress cannot be laid om the preparation of a good seed bed. A seed bed of fine tilth—made so by ‘spot turned under in the deep spading, careful raking and KINDS AND QUANTITIES OF FER- /fining of the ‘soll—Is the foundation of good gurdening. It is essential rel telal TO USE. for the proper germination and lowe fot all soll is ready to encourage growth of young plants, The soll pase life without the gardener’s} must be friub!: and free from clods. elp. After working with a spade $t| The nert article in this series will jis usually desirable to apply some | form of fertilizer. Barnyard or stable fertilizer, which furnishes both plant food and humus, 1s undoubtedly the best. This can b plied at the rate of from one hundred to one hundred and fifty pounds to every one hundred square feet, according to the original condition of the soll. The fertilizer should be distributed evenly over the surface and later worked in with a hoe and rake. Frequently it is advisable also to apply commercial fertilizer, especially | Phosphate. From three-quarters of a pound to a pound and a half of acid phosphate to every hundred square feet should suflice. Acid | Phosphate and lime must never be added to the soil at the same time. In order to supply potash, if this 1s needed, unbleached wood ashes may be distributed over the garden at the rate of two and one-half pounds to 100 square feet. Wet, or bleached | ashes, have less fertilizer value and explain how some plants can be given an early start in the house. Free Garden Plots for Evening World Readers Evening World readers who hi no available ya:1 space, but who would like to plant their own vege- table rden this spring, have had placed at their disposal 600 plots, each 10 by 20 feet, by George Crawford, New York rea’ These gurde! Mr. Crawford's property County, at the Bayehe: station of the New York, W and Boston Railroad, a five-cent fare from the Harlem River terminal. Gar- deners will have free use of water and tool houses. Fill out the following coupon and mail it to Crawford, at Y ond Street, New estate operator. plots are located on in Bronx den peas and beans respond to potash | « food. In order to start the plants early in the spring nitrate of soda is some- times used, one-quarter of a pound! being sufficient for 100 square feet It is often more convenient to pur- chase @ complete fertilizer instead of separate amounts of the commercial fertilizers that supply nitrogen, phos horus and potassium. A comp! fertilizer contains all three of these plant foods. There are many of such | fertilizers on the market. They may be used at the rate of from five to ten pounds to 100 feet of row, THE EVENING WORLD’ Home Garden Coupon I hereby make application for a “home yarden” plot on the George Crawford property at the Bayches- ter Avenue Station, the Brona, Name: Under | ordinary conditions commercial fer- eee tee eeeeeee tilisers should be applied and thor-|$ py cos the eume aod mail a we Gi oughly mixed in the soil just previous | $Cravtond, No, T Last Portpeccuad Serest to the planting of the seeds, Note| $New York City, here for future reference that some|® oy Sayings of Mrs. Solomon By Helen Rowland Copyright, 1917, ty The Pres Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World.) EHOLD, it came to pass that | met a Woman of Babylon whose hus- band proclaimed her “The Perfect Wife.” And I questioned her, saying: mast? “By what SYSTEM halt thou tied him to thine apron world save thee?” And she winked with her left eye and smiled, saying: bet “Go to! It is easy. For all men are as mules, iia “And when I do not hold @ bunch of hay and a “97 \ump of sugar before him I merely blindféld him and s “93° BACK him tnto the shafts, —. And my only system is systematic flattery. “Verily, verily, in all the days of my life never have I said unto him, ‘How abominable thou lookest in a soft collar and a sport shirt after 6 o'clock!’ “But always, ‘How fascinating thou lookest in a dinner coat!’ “But always, ‘How smooth is thy chin when it is freshly shaven!’ ning!’ “But always, feet this evenin; “Never have I said unto him, ‘How gaudy {s thy taste in neckties!’ “But always, ‘How SWELT thou lookest in a plain black tie, my Beloved!’ “Never have I sald unto him, ‘Oh, where is the point in thy joke that I cannot see it?’ in thy WONDERFUL Joke?’ “Never have I said unto him, smoking in the back sitting room!’ “But always, ‘Come into the back sitting room, my Beloved, where I may ENJOY the aroma of thy pipe!’ “Never have I said unto him, ‘WHERE has thou been? “But always, ‘I trust thou hast had a pleasant eventng—at the Y. M. ‘Go to! (oh “Vor, behold, this is the sole difference between nagging and flattery, “How darest thou make light of my Beloved! right, and all his words are wonderful!’ | “And, though he hath reproved me gently and pretended to be exceed- | ingly abashed, yet in his heart he hath applauded me mightily, saying: | ‘'Go to! She {s a Good Sport! Yea, verily, verily, she 1s the ONLY woman in all the world that “understandeth” me!'” Selah. For, all his ways are double the above stated quantity ‘i should bo used. Potash is an essen- Will, be notitied tlal plant food for starch and : a reedy. tor Zou PrvaUting vemetables, such as hil ved fe 1. oes, sugar beets and corn, Gur- meanwhile be ba ‘or you, ~ “Lo, by what magic hast thou lashed this man to the strings, so that he seeeth no other woman in all the '* ever have I said unto him, ‘How rough 1s thy chin without a shavel* “Never have I said unto him, ‘How awkward 1s thy dancing this eve: © ‘How clumsy am I that I cannot keep from under thy “But always, ‘Oh, where is my sense of humor that I saw not the point T wish thou wouldst do thy "Neither have I joined the scoffers and joshers and makers of sport ugh mo /f love it for its beauty, for ity grace-| when the Joke was on HIM, but have arisen and smitten them, crying # a4 | |