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New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
SAVED FROM THE SEA.
Wireless Message Tells of Res
cue off Hatterds.

According to a wireless story received
here syesterday by tho United Wireless
Company, the Savannah liner City of At
lanta will bring to port this morning eight
men and the captain of the four-masted
schooner George A. MacFadden. which is
now being blown about in fragments along
the coast of North Carolina. 1t was largely
through the agency of the wireless tele-
graph that the men were able to get on
board the City of Atlanta, which is bound
to this port from Savannah.
Laden with lumber for New Bedford.
Mass, the schooner put out from Jackson
Vile several days ago. She had fairly
rough weather after leaving port, but al;
went well until a. m Thursday. when
terrific gale came up suddenly from the
northeast. The schooner had been run
ming before the gale only a short time
when she was piled UP hard and fast on
the shoals few miles north of the Dia-
mond Shoals Iightship.
According to Captain Meader the
schooner melted away like lump of sugar
thrown into hot coffee. The deckhouse was
the only part of the wreckage that looked
inviting. and the skipper and his eight men
clung to 1t. Finally a succession OF comb
ers lifted II clear of the hull and carried il
out into the sea-
About dusk they saw a vessel stean1iny
south and signalled her. It was the Brit
ish tramp ship Katherine, bound from Bal
tinore to Tampico. The men were hauled
aboard her, and later transferred to the
United States gunboat Paducah. The Pa
ducah gave them fresh clothing and medi-
cal attendance, and then sent out wire
less call for northbound ship.
At p. m. yesterday. she got into COM
munication with the City of Atlanta. and
asked if she would take the crew to New
York. Captain Smith replied that he would
be glad to take care of the saiIormen, and
asked the Paducah to come to him. Within
a few hours the gunboat came close to the
Atlanta, and the transfer was made in a
lifeboat
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
sNEAD PRISONERS ARRAIGNED.
Three Sisters Plead Not Guilty of Muir
der of Bathtub Victim.

When arraigned in the Supreme Court
yesterday before Chief Justice Gummere.
in Newark. pleas of mot guilty were en-
tered by Miss Virginia o. WardIaw, Mrs
Caroline B. Martin and Mrs. Mary NJ.
Snead, the three sisters who are under in
dictment in connection with the death of
Mrs. Ocey ". NJ. Snead, whose body was
found in a bathtub in a house in East
Orange on November %.
Two indictments were found against
each of the sisters, the first of which
charged them with murder and aiding and
abetting murder. and the second indict-
ment charged aiding and abetting self
murder. They were required to plead only
to the first indictment.
That the trial of the Snead case is con-
sidered of the utmost importance was
shown when the three defendants, the law
yers in the case and the Chief Justice all
appeared in black This is revival of
old custom in New Jersey which was
followed in all murder trials OF late
years the practice has been neglected
Chief Justice Gummere allowed the de-
fendants three weeks in which to change
their pleas, at the request of counsel
Their trial has been set for the first Mon
day of the April term Of court
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
CALLS FIRE SERVICE POOR.
Mayor Aroused Over Sharp Letter from
Msrchauts' Association.

Mayor Gaynor has expressed dscer-
rnination to look into criticisms against tbs
Fire Department made by the COMMITTEES
on Insurance. of the Merchants Association.
He may appoint commission to leok into
the entire subject
The following criticisms were made Ia .
letter sent 20 the Mayor:
I. Overnannins and consequent ssxcsssfv1
cost af salaries and vaSeA
2. Defective fire alarm service
5. Inadequate measures for tbs preven-
ton Of fires.
In regard to the first. the statement is
made that IN 1907 "the city employed IS
per cent more men than were required BY
the other principal American citiss 10 oper-
ate an equal quantity OF apparatus with
equal efficiency. The salaries OF these un-
necessary men amounted 10 1.407 .315-
Since then the number OF men and tho
amount OF salary outlays have been laryely
increased. so that the salary payments to
frenen in excess Of the number required
70 operate the department with efficiency
are now approximately Sc. 100000 a year"
II Is stated that excessive ttme-oG al
lovances made to men and officers are re-
sponsibIe for the large force
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30

Osborne had the governorship nomination
In his mind when he resigned his d5."o
place a. Public Service Commissions. not
simply the acceptance Of the chatrnansnip
OF the state COMMITTEES OF the Democratic
League At the time Of his resignation ne
said:
II believe at the present time 1 can b
OF some service to the Democratic party
II appears that there is something even
more fundamental and important than my
work here Looking at the latter objective
ly. I really feel that may be able to ac-
complish more for the state than II were
on the commission; IL Is. therefore. a higher
duty"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
WILL SUE FORMER COUNTY CLERK.

Queens County, had not paid over to the
City Chamberlain, when the Office closed at
noon yesterday, the $4,000 due from him
for the mortgage tax collected in Queens
County in the month Of December. The
Attorney General is preparing TO begin suit
against Mr.. Niederstein and his sureties to-
morrow.
In reply to the dispatch sent TO him in
Albany on Friday, in which Mr.. Nieder-
stein said he would pay the money to him
in Albany tomorrow, the Attorney General
telegraphe See no reason for confer
enCe. If money is not paid to-day, action
will be commenced" D"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
TAFT GAVE SHIP GOOD LUCK.
Hamburg Liner Never in Bad Weather
Since His Trip on Her.

stewards on the Hamburg American
liner President Grant are convinced now
that President Taft brought good luck to
the steamship nearly two years ago, when
he came over on her from Hamburg. for
ever since then she has escaped weather
that has delayed bigger and faster ships.
The President Grant got in on time last
night from Hamburg after a run Of eleven
days through what the passengers called
delightful spring weather. Throughout the
trip the passengers remained on deck and
played games. There were storms ahead
OF her and behind her. but she got none OF
The bad gales. The steamship Amerika.
which left Hamburg on January % and was
due here to-day. IS delayed by bad weather
and Will be unable TO land her passengers
before Tuesday
Among the passengers on the President
Grant was Montgomery Schuyler. first sec
retary OF the American Embassy at st.
Petersburg, who has been transferred to
Toxic.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
LAKE SHORE LIMITED IN SMASH.
One Passenger and Two Trainmen Hurt
in Ohio Accident,

Ashtabula, Ohio, Jan. 2s-One passenger,
Mrs. NJ Hartzberg, Of Providence, and
two trainmen, were injured here to-day
whom the Lake Shore Limited was struck
from the rear by the Boston and ST. Louis
Express while standing over the Lake
street subway, cast Of the station.
The limited. which is the second fastest
train on the railway, had stopped here to
take on a dining car. The locomotive Of
the express pIoughed into the observation
car OF the limited, which was unoccupied.
almost denolishing it. The shock de-
rallied four Pullmans on the limited.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
MRS. TRASK MAY SUE CENTRAL.
Said That Widow Of Banker Killed in
Wreck Will Ask Damages.

When the February grand Jury begins its
hearings on February Z at the courthouse
at White Plains. it will take up the invesu-
cation of the wreck of the Montreal express
on the New York Central Railroad at Gro
Hudson, which resulted In the
death of Spencer Trask, the New York
banker.
Eugene Flanagan. the engineer of the
freight train which crashed into the express,
has been held for the grand Jury, and the
latter body will consider the question of
indicting him for manslaughter in the sec
ond degree. 1t was reported that the
widow of Mr.. Trask will bring suit for
s250,000 damages
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
FAT Ears AND LEAN

L The manynd varied experiences which
came 70 The -aJe, especially in its early
csvs. Il foun an answer 10 the question
Why KznsSs love Kansas" We knew
the bushWhazer and the jayhawker. the
-ec leg and 2 Indian We have seen the
hor wind sN-p through her growing corn
and = z don hours destroy the expected
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30

succeeded in everything he touched: he
touched nothing which he did not adorn.
He lived with his whole being
And Mr. Grant said: ''Shall we not, when
we think of Lincoln as the type of demo-
crat risen from the people. think of Spencer
Trask as the type of democrat reaching
out his hand from a position Of a1iluence
and power7'
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06

ne is never meat-eater when he can
get anything else to feed upon. A natu-
raj lover of the city, the English spar
row has taken to--and takeni--the farms,
through love OF adventure and a spirit
of conquest almost human in Its In
tensity. Troublesome as he Is at pres
ent, his fecundity and the ratio of his
increase bring him. every year, more and
more into standing as problem. The
sooner steps are taken for his exter-
mination the easier will be a fight that
must come, and that will be hard one
whenever IL is commenced.
so far as cities are concerned, they,
too, must soon deal with our imported
pest, which disturbs their peace and
besmirches their streets and buildings.
as well as capturing their parks"
Every count in the indictment will be
sustained by those who have made the
subject Of our paper a study. Ten years
ago we were assured by the then super
intendent OF the public parks of which
Chicago Is Justly proud that the spar
rows had driven the native songbirds
from the trees and shrubs set out by the
city, and in which the right of the song
.sters had been scrupulously guarded un-
Ill this foreign foe took possession. In
Boston the police have had orders to
break up the sparrows' nests In the
spring to prevent the eggs from hatch
ing. Men, detailed for the purpose an
for warfare against a public enemy. go
through the famous Common with long
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
"Men go through the Common with long poles"

they often appear under that guise.
Those who have been imposed upon by
these affirm that they did not suspect
the cheat when eating them. They are
every whit as savory. and as plump and
tender. Our cook was not surprised
when my wife broached the subject OF
a sparrow pie. 1t transpired that Chloe
had often eaten the 5ird. and, as she
observed sensibly, they are quite as re-
spectacle as the snowbirds our bows
trap by the score in winter So we had
the piel 1 have eaten lark pies in
England and robin pies in America, and
we decided the sparrow pasty to be as
good in every way. The birds were as
fat as butter, tender, and in flavor as
delicate as any broiling chicken
''Yes'-at my faint demur-'T grant
that they hang about stables and ma
nure heaps! But what OF your barn
yard fowl. who is encouraged to fire.
quent the vicinity that he may pick
out the seeds from the unfragrant
heaps? He is the farmers friend The
sparrow might be the same. If he would
confine himself 10 legitimate business.
As it is, he is piratical arab, and must
gol''
From him I learned also how the spar
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06

T ORTY-ODD years ego a mighty
~ plague Of caterpillars fell upon
that fairest OF American shade
trees. the pride Of city parks and
OF private domain-the elm. Holmes puts
tnto a single stanza the national sffec-
ton for It:
The broad Elm. sole mistress OF the plain.
Whose clrciing shadow speaks century's
T7reathes In the clouds her regal diadem-
a forest waving on single stem
i was but natural that throughout
the country tie depreciation Of the ig-
noble invader should arouse universal
OlSt Stress- FOresLers and gardeners took
counsel tose her and sent dismayed dis
patches 10 scientific congresses. praying
for Information that would save the
glorious empress from impending de-
struction. Branches were shorn OF
leaves. park promenades and the finest
streets Ia the middle and eastern states
were dehied by the dnOppings from the
humiliated boughs. Smoke OF sulphur
and poisonous spray from spOuting en-
Gines did not abate the nuisance one
In the darkest hour Of the visitation
q weli-meanlnE fbut IL is now evident
an iI-advisedB horticIlturist laid before
the authorities that had the matter un-
Ger consideration the plan Of importing
what We call English sparrOws." II
IS too late 10 change the name now,
but believe that he came 10 rs from.
Germany llle y as NnaL a lPdrneu 0aL-
u~aEst told me one summer morning
as We stood together at the window OF
a drawing room in an eastern city, over
locking q fine park shaded by noble
elms. From the house next 10 that in
which We were emerged an elderly man,
one Of the richest Of the city fathers,
with a bag of mixed grain in his hand.
He tIptoed Slngerly % the sidewalk, not
70 frighten the creatures he would bene-
ft. ard began tossing handfuls Of grain
u the sidewalk and into the cutters.
whore chirped and futtered perhaps
dozen sparrows. IN a minute fifty were
about his feet, pecking greedily at the
food fand incidentally at each other).
looking like a shower Of brown leaves
from the me anch0iy trees overhead.
He does that every morning" said
7. smiling You see that they know and
expect him. And he is one of hundreds.
our papers cali upon all good citizens
70 follow his example. An editorial IN
one OF the papers last night set forth
the humanity Of caring for the adopted
deliverers' OF the city. 1t is only shak-
ing the tablecloth out OF the front win
dow after each meal II went on 10
say. and the pretty creatures are fed "
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
Hard Soap

lnCloSe my recipe IOr indhluB nara
soap, which have made for forty years. 1t
never fails:
One bucket of water. pounds of fat, /
until 1t is thick and ropy like molasses
candy. This takes about two hours. 1t must
be boiled In an iron kettle. The lye will
eat through any other metal. dampel- a
wooden tub, pour into 1t the soap, cover it
and let 1t stand until next day Then I cut
It into large cakes and spread IL out to dry.
1t Will not be ripe under three months.
Soap made by this recipe will float and Is
the very best ever used for the laundry.
Care must be taken not to fall into the pot
while the soap is in making. 1t would be
sure death. Watch 1t closely when it begins
to boil.
send this in with best wishes for you
Mrs. V. louisville, Ky.).
We have been told by other house,
mothers that soap must be beaten up as
one whips eggs, in order to make it
float. A veteran .housekeeper, who has
mad forty years experience in soap
making, here tells a different story.
Her recipe Is simple and well put to-
gether l have a memory of seeing soap
made half a century ago without other
ingredients than those she enumerates.
But our lye was homemade, the drip
pings from the "ashbarrel" set upon a
rude frame Of sticks outside the back
kitchen door. The product of the do
mestic industry was often white and
made a deliciously smooth lather. but
II did not float!
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
What Shall We Do SzSK
with the Enqlish 5 Sparrow .ss,<> = }I !

would get any harvest from them. They
drive awav songbirds and build nests
inst where it moves them. without re-
gard to housewifely neatness and quiet;
A noisy quarrelsome race they are:
What evil genius inspired the IDEA or
bringing them over the Atlantic do
not know. do know that inside OF
twenty years, they will be recognized
as a public evil"
The growl was deeper and the froWn
darker when / mischievously pointed
out to him miniature chalets In every
tree bearing the name of firm OF en-
terprising hatters. They were pretty
limitations Of the Swiss cottage, even 70
the chimneys and mock-tiles on the roof.
They were put there by the consent
OF the municipal authorities with hosplt-
able and advertising intent. and every
chalet had it's tenants. The sparrows
had been then domesticated with US two
years, and the original immigrants had
presumably so far recovered from ther
surprise at the reception accorded them
as TO take all they could get as their
rights.
passant, they are not unlike certain
other imported residents of this free
and enlightened .land)
That was the tone OF press and people
with regard to our feathered visitors
forty years agone. l take leave NO copy
from an editorial of recent date, relative
TO the place he holds now in our estma-
tion.
The editorial is headed: Sparrow and
Scale"
There Is a commercial as well as
a sentimental reason for war upon the
English sparrow. The pest is largely
responsible for the prevalence and
spread of the San Jose scale, which has
made fruit. culture an industry beset
with difficulties.
THE scale will disappear as soon as
our native birds are induced to come
back TO our orchards. The sparrow,
on account of his grain diet, is worth
less as a destroyer of the pest; on ac-
count OF his natural pugnacity, he
drives the birds away from the trees
'',Pflis theory is of value if it shall In
duce farmers to attempt the eXtermina-
ton of the sparrow. He banishes our
songbirds from their former haunts; he
is destructive to all crops of the smaller
grains, and it IS an established fact that
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
Pntting Up PLnnls

[kT Ill you kindly let me have recipes
w 1or putting up plums in some other
quantities OF them and should Ike 10 use
.n I3en n various ways. have heard OF
pun butter and plum preserve. but do
not know exactly how to prepare these.
Mrs. L. F. II. GAINESVILLE XVI
Here are my recipes for putting up
both the conserves you name I fear
they may be TOO late for use this sea-
son. although I supply them at my
earliest opportunity. You may save
them for next year:
Plum Butter
Wash the fruit and put It into the ket-
tie without wiping off the moisture.
which will prevent them from burning
before the skins break. Cover and cook
gently until the plums are soft and
broken. Rub through the colander to
free the pulp from skins and stones and
Have ready three-quarters OF a pound
OF sugar for every pound Of raw plums,
sad 20 the contents Of the kettle and
bon down to a smooth paste.
Put up boiling hot in patent fruit jars,
seal and keep IN a cool, dark place.
Preserved Plums
Wash and wipe the plums and prick
each three times with a fork TO keep II
from breaking prematurely. Allow 10
every pound OF fruit a pound OF sugar
and a cupfui or cold water Cook sugar
and water TO a clear syrup; let ii get a
little more than blood warm and put in
the plums. II the syrup be too hot the
skins will burst. Bring TO a gentle boil
and keep this up for twenty minutes
after II begins. With a perforated skim
Ener dip out the fruit carefully and
spread upon broad platters TO cool.
Meanwhile boil the syrup until quite
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06

poles to tear down the nests wherever
they are espied. In a New Jersey town
it was found necessary to tear down the
beautiful mantle of ivy from a church
because the chirping and shrieking or
the multitude of sparrows which had
built in the leafy covert were serious
disturbance to the worshipers during
service.
The excerpts from the editorial in a
Virginia paper testify to the disesteem
in which he is held further south.
This same editorial asserts plainly that
he is useless as an insect destroyer.
We who recollect why he was brought
to our shores know that he made so
little headway in the destruction of the
caterpillars that we had to rely upon
the natural sturdy constitution of our
empress" to rise above the injuries
inflicted by the tiny destroyers. The
plague was gradually abated without
the aid of the sparrows, who notoriously
neglected the duty which was their only
excuse for being on this side of the
water 1 suppose the worms removed
to some other region and changed their
diet. Certain it is that we have not to
thank our grain-lover for getting rid Of
them.
am credibly informed by naturalists
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06

make an oyster stew First they were
brought to a boil and this was kept
up five minutes; then hot milk was
added, with a roux Of -four and butter;
pepper and salt to taste, and after a
minutes boil the stew was served hot.
A bearded Russian nobleman who was
in the south of France for his health
devoured bowlfuls daily of the Co
euilles," by the advice of a specialist
in tubercular affections. I tried dill
gently not to look at him while he was
thus employed
This is absolutely the extent of my
knowledge of the branch of culinary
science of which you would know more.
But since 'les coquilles' are a favorite
article of diet with thousands of cpl
cures, and we have accomplished creole
cooks among our readers, may we not
hope for the coveted recipes? And do
not forget the sea urchins. Nor that we
are catechized as to the feeding OF the
snails.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
S9Ueefbread Cutlets

Kindly publish recipe for sweetbread
outlets, and tell how many outlets cne
pair of swcetbreads will make.
B. B. (Gwynedd, PAD.
Blanch a pair of sweetbreads by lay
ing in scalding water and bringing to
boil. Throw them then into ice-cold wa
ter and leave until they are cold and
stiff. Mince very fine. Make a roux OF
a tablespoonful of butteB and a scant
spoonful of -four and stir this into a
half-cupful OF white soup stock made
minced sweetbreads and cook for one
minute. Add the beaten yolks of two
eggs; take Instantly from the fire and
turn unon platter to cool. When cold
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
IMPORTANT NOTICE

N ECA USE Of the enormous
n number Of letters sent 10
the E1ch0noe, I must ask
contributors 70 limit Their com
f1aunicdtiOns TO 100 aOords, eIceDt
f11 cases Of formulas or recipes
tehsch require greater space. I
tOont al ny correspondent 20
h0ve q shoagfn1 ia the Corner.
and y M request in this reepect
IS complied tvith it iCi4 be possi-
be 60 print many more letters.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
MINI and Tomato Zine

l. should like to get a recipe for ex-
tracing the favor from mint
2. And one for making tomato wine.
Mrs. J. D. jamestown o..
L Mince the mint very fine and put
through your vegetable press. Then tie
up IN a cheesecloth bag and subject to a
very heavy pressure.
If you wish to use it as medicine,
cnop the mint and steep in white whisky
or In good brandy
2. Referred. The beverage is not
known to me-
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
To XII Flies

I am told that you have during the
summer published formula for mixture
to be put into the cracks OF woodwork and
floors that will destroy flies and vermin.
One OF the ingredients was a quart of
kerosene. II you could let me have 1t I
should be very grateful. I wish to get
rid OF sand feas.
GEORGE L. patterson. okla.).
Your informant was mistaken. 1 have
never heard of the mixture you speak
Of. The inventor should reap a fortune
from the sales thereof and would be
rich in the gratitude Of housewives far
and near
If readers know of the priceless prep
aration. they will oblige the Exchange
as whole by communicating the secret
to lis
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06

thick. skimming off the rising scum; put
in the plums and let them get very hot.
Have fruit jars, tops and covers ready;
ill with the fruit and cover to the brim
with the boiling syrup. Seal and wrap
IN thick papers to preserve the color.
They make a pretty and palatable pre-
serve.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
THE HOUSEMOTHERS' EXCHANGE

and stiff, form into outlets with the
hands, patting into shape; roll in beaten
egg, then in cracker crumbs, and set
upon the ice for an hour or more be-
fore frying in hot fat. Drain in a
colander and serve at once.
Unless unusually large, five or six
outlets may be made from q pair Of
sweetbreads. At the present market
prices they are an expensive luxury.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06

My companion growled and frowned.
The day Is coming when they will
see the folly and the mischiefs of II all!
know the wretchesi They are the ruin
OF fields and the curse OF orchards.
Cherry trees and vines bearing small
fruits have to be covered with nets in
Germany and England. IL the owners