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TWO CENTS THE DAY BOOK TWO CENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS TUESDAY. Neighborhood meeting will be held 7:30 tonight, Sam'l S. C. Morris school, Sawyer and Ohio sts., to dis cuss city gardening. "We hope to turn every back yard and vacant lot in neighborhood into garden," said ' Mrs. Chas. J. Winfield, leader of the movement. WEDNESDAY. Mary O'Reilly holds English class at Hobo college, 917 W. Washington blvd., 8 p. m. 33d Ward Woman's Study club meets at Hertrich's hall, 4201 Armi tage av., 2:30 p. m. ' Dr. Harry Kitson lectures before the Lawndale Civic center on "Men tal Hygiene," at Herzl school, Lawn dale av. and Douglas blvd., 8 p. m. Woman's City club, 2d ward branch, meets at Technical Normal school, 3207 Michigan av., 2:30 p. m. Mrs. Celia Parker Woolley speaks on "Chicago's Negro Problem." Medical Women's dub holds pa triotic meeting in Stevens bldg., 16 N. Wabash av., 6 p. m. Lieut. S. C. Stanton, medical reserve corps, U. S. army, and Dr. H. M. Richter speak. 19th annual convention of 25 aux iliary societies of HL State Spiritual ists' ass'n to be held at West Chicago Masonic Temple, 12 Oakley blvd., April 11-15. Reception and dance tonight at 8 p. m. Mass meeting to explain difficul ties between organized labor and Eitel Bros., owners of Bismarck Gar den, at Chateau Theater hall, '3810 Broadway, cor. Halsted and Grace. John Fitzpatrick, pres. Chi. P. of L,, and others speak. WEATHERFORECAST Fair and warmer tonight and prob ably Wednesday; fresh southerly winds. Temperature Monday: High, 37; low, 35, YOU CAN'T PICK 'EM! By Jim Manee If a fellow of family has got but one child ) A boy and another one due, - It's perfectly natural for him to be wild To have next a,girl wouldn't you? But then Mr. Stork will do just as he thinks Is best for this land of the free. When our uncle needs boys he will bring one to you, Today that's what happened to me. P. S. And then when it's all over -you forget that you wanted a girl. o o , FOOD PRICES IN NEW JUMP The first gun fired in the U. S. German war has struck the pocket book. All food necessities jumped in price yesterday. The jump in wheat on the Board of Trade brought flour up $1 a barrel. Potatoes jumped 50 cents 100 lbs; beef leaped $1 on 100 pounds. Further advances considered certain. J. Ogden Armour came out with a statement urging congress to take steps to avoid world-wide food fam ine in future. He wants meatless days, rigid price control and greater production by the farmers. Dr. Fabricius De Heukelum, J. C. Heldring, 1509 N. Clark, arrested on slander charge. Selma Gersten, 4949 Cullom av., c6mplainant o o NEW YORK STOCKS. Record business of U. S. Steel Co. scored an other high mark today when month ly report showed unfilled orders amounting to 11,711,644 tons. Bald win Locomotive sold off 4 after re port of Eddystone explosion, but re-i gained most of loss