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New-York tribune., 1913-05-26

Many Of the new vegetables of this
season will have their flavor greatly i'm
proved by being cooked in paper bags,
but the bag should be reserved for only
those vegetables which have delicate
odors and navors that II is we'll to re-
tain" is the dIctum issued by prominent
culinary authority.
The young carrots which are now COM
ing into market from distance may be
cooked in a paper bag as change from
boiling" she SAYS. but before putting
them into the cooking bag scrape and
clean them. rub with butter and dredge
lightly with pepper and salt II they are
very small and young, they will nave
sweet. nutty flavor that Is quite foreign
20 them when they have been cooked IN
water Carrots that are old enough 10
have acquired any rankness at all should
not he cooked I'm this way. They should
be boiled i'm water. that will TO some eX-
tent draw out such rankness.
Young beets are also delicious wnen
cooked in a paper cooking bag, II the
oven IS hot and IL they are given plenty
Of time to bake None Of their juices
and flavor are lost as in boiling.
Tomatoes. too. as most housekeepers
who have experimental with these paper
bags know. are delicious when cooked IN
this way. To all appearances they are
like boiled tomatoes. except that they re-
tain their shape perfectly, but they are
sweeter and finer in flavor and more IKE
a baked tomato. But they are without
New-York tribune., 1913-05-26
MERRIAM WITNESS FOUND
Major Murphy TO Testify in
Woman's Behalf.

San Francisco. May THE defence in
the divorce suit of Henry &. Merriam
against Mrs BESSIE G. Merriam has been
cheered by a cable message from Paris
sent by Major Clarence Murphy. OF New
Orleans. who IS named in the suit. TO
Francis N kcesllng. a lawyer. who en-
tegtained Murphy while the steamship
Cleveland was here. The message read.
See Mrs Merriam. Continue case until
my arrival. Infamous lie. IrreparsbIe
injustice being done an innocent woman"
MIR keesling communicated the mes
sage 10 Attorney Reeves.
This" said Mr. Reeves. IS the key
stone in our arch OF evidence I do not
mean that the evidence we already had
In hand 10 present In Mrs Merriams be-
half Wss not ample TO clear our client
but merely that now. with Major Muir
phys whereabouts known 10 us. and in
view OF his declaration that lie will take
the stand I'm Mrs Merriams behalf not
one link is missing in our chain
New-York tribune., 1913-05-26
TRUTH ABOUT PAPER
BAG COOKING
Some Of the Seasons New Vegetables Are
Improved by Being Cooked in Paper
Bags, Others Are Not.

the dried skin Of the tomato that has
been EXPOSED TO the direct heat Of the
oven. II carefully sealed up IN the bag
and placed on a grid shelf their juices
will not escape.
The new potatoes that are coming into
market can also be cooked in paper
bag. They will not have that hard. dry
crust that potatoes baked by exposure to
the direct heat Of the oven have The
skin will be so tender after cooking in
the bag that It can be pulled off easily
with the hand Some people will not like
them. however, as much as the potatoes
baked in the ordinary way, because they
do not have so 'nutty' flavor. They
are very much like steamed potatoes
The virtues Of the paper cooking bag
have been celebrated in story II not In
song. but the vices Of the paper bag nave
not often been exposed 10 view.
"There are some vegetables which are not
Welcome when cooked within its confines.
Kohlrabi. cabbage. onions, turnips' Brus-
sells sprouts and all vegetables when nave
rank iiIices cannot be cooked In paper
haq These are better when cooked In
water that will draw out these juices ana
even then they should be blanched ire
auentlv while cooking.
The bag because II always retains All
iuices. will retain the rank elements III
the fulness OF their strength. Some OF
,bese vegetables upon cooking in the paper
bag have been found 10 oe pos'lNe' VII
eatable"
New-York tribune., 1913-05-26
GIRLS BASEBALL TEAM
BEATEN BY POLICEMAN
Charges Sunday Law Violation
at Critical Moment in Ninth
Inning at Lenox Oval.
LAST BALL NEVER PITCHED
Subpoena to Court Shocks
Players in Knockers and 1, 500
Spectators at Holly Contest
ed Championship Event.

, The batter htched up her Skirt The
pitcher nervously adjusted side comb
Girls will be boys. and the Reds and the
| Blues Of the New York Female Giants
were playing an exhibition game al LenoX
oval, 10th street and Lenox avenue. The
Blues wore white. except for their caps.
which were red. and the Reds were all in
black, topped by green caps.
Naturally. it was the ninth inning OF
the championship event. The score was
3 TO 2 in favor OF the Blues. anu the Reds
we're taking their last turn at bat. Three
| runners were on the bases. Three balls
were on the batter. supplemented by two
strikes 4 long single would win. y
base on balls would tie. Ida Schnall
wound UP. The fifteen hundred spectators
We're breathless.
Ida never did unwind. for Detective
Mahoney OF Inspector Titus's star,
walked out into the middle OF the dia-
mond and did some winding up on his
! own account
"Thatn he about all said the de-
tective and after Helen Zenker. Of the
Reds. had showed her teammates the
pretty subpoena which Mahoney had
given her to appear in the Harlem court
| to-day the detectives resolution vas
made unanimous.
n the New York Female Giants had
been content with sport for sports sake
| Ida Schnall might have delivered that
/ final ball.
| Instead they followed in the footsteps
Of Harry Stevens Helen Xenker. third
| bdseman Of the Reds. walked through the
] crowd in that fatal ninth, and to each
spectator she offered a score card. She
/ also held out hat When spectator
dropped in a nickel Helen gave him a
smile. For dime she beamed. and for
quarter she said Thank you" None
failed to contribute. Helen had made a
double and triple and she carried the
! bat with her.
Detective Mahoney waited until the
programmes we're proffered to him. and
then he stopped tho game. alleging A
violation Of the sunday law. which for
| bids admission being charged for baseball
eau'.s.
t. intrusion OF Mahonsy created a
sensation. Even the umpire kicked
Helen Demarest. the pitcher OF the Reds
wcpt frankly and plentifully. Clara
Henkc. her catcher told Mahonsy he was
mean old thing" but the detective
stood mis- ground. and Ida schnall never
did pitch that hnal ball.
In addition to its sudden ending the
game had many features Jeannette
schinman was the fsvorite Of the crowd
because Of her splendid arm. Twice she
4, ir hail lrto ha IN tr.r-
ing 10 put out runners At first Anna
Schacnfer. ~ the Blues was another ia
vorite. The spectators remarked how
much she looked Ike Hans Wagner All
the girls wore short skirts
New-York tribune., 1913-05-26
WIFE lURE0 HIM AWAY
FROM FIANCEE, HE SAYS
Answers Bride of a Days Suit
by Telling Of Wedding
While Drugged.

The meagre information that Mrs.
Ethel +. Hughes has brought suit against
her husband Norman 4. Hughes. ir..
asking a separation because the defend
ant abandoned her a day after their mar
riage, on April 20. is supplemented by An
affidavit made by the husband which
was filed in the Supreme Court in oppo-
sition 10 the request OF Mrs Hughes for
$50 a week alimony and $500 counsel fee.
The court has awarded 10 her S. week
almony and $50 counsel fee.
According 10 Hughes. he never prom
ised TO marry the plaintiff and never had
any intention of doing so. being engaged
10 Miss Belle Duffy at the time he be
came the husband OF his present wife.
and that he and Miss Duffy had taken
out their license TO wed But Mrs.
Hughes had some subtle influence over
him. hypnotic or other" said Hughes,
and also he was under the influence Of
narcotics when he married her Hughes
said in his affidavit that it was AT the
request Of the plaintiff that he indulged
in the use OF narcotics and stimulants.
Hughes In his affidavit says that he
met the plaintiff through Irritation and
that he never regarded her as a nj per-
son TO be his wife. The day after his
marriage, Hughes says, feeling remorse
over his action. he left his wife and has
not seen her since. advertising in the
newspapers in Brooklyn. where they
were married. that he would not be re-
sponsible for any debts she contracted In
his name.
In opposing the application of Mrs.
Hughes for alimony. Hughes, who is a
bookkeeper for the American Express
Company, said he receives only $50 a
month salary and that when he has paid
all his expenses he has left only S3 a
week His wife, he said, had an income
New-York tribune., 1913-05-26
FOIL COST OF LIVING
BY TRIPLE WEDDING
One Hall, One Orchestra, One Supper and
One Rabbi Do Threefold Service at
Marriage Of Turkish Jews.

the marriage license and the marriage
contract. he took the first sip from a
glass OF wine. which was then passed TO
the first bridegroom, VINO still had his
hat on. and next to his brides mother.
and lastly To the bride. The ring was
thereupon produced. and. having been
passed around and apparently found sat
isfactory to all concerned, was placed on
the brides finger. OF course. there had
TO he three rings, but. as the tumbler OF
wine was a large one, IL did not have TO
he rehlled to allow all those properly
certified TO moisten their lips.
The color OF the Orient touched all the
details Of the occasion. The dishes at
the feast were all the genuine Turkish
articles from the pilaf. composed Of rice
and chicken and tinted with all the hues
Of the rainbow. 10 raki. or Turkish brandy.
After the feast there was more dreamy
Turkish dancing until every one was sat
ished that there had been enjoyment
enough for one day
Several hundred guests attended the
festivities. some Of whom came from con-
siderable distances. Most OF them are
members of the Mekof Hahn, or Source
Of Life Jewish society which has been
transplanted from the Dardanelles and Is
one Of eighteen Turkish societies in the
city.
\ spokesman for the colony said that
they were the descendants of Jews who
were expelled from Spain more than four
hundred years ago, and have held tena-
ciously to their ancient customs and Ian
guage. which was the idiom OF Cervantes.
Most of the women wore DAINTY mantlias
over their shoulders to which they gave
the rather Turkish sounding name Of
CaZdS
New-York tribune., 1913-05-26
AN INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
Japan, France and Holland in
Clashes on Courts.

lawn tennis players Of Japan. France
ihc Holland added flavor Of an inter-
rational contest TO the Manhattan cham
sonship tournament Yesterday on the
eoufts OF the New York Lawn Tennis
&e a. Columbia oval. The Japanese
nfh badly In the cup singles George
Srnkerhoff defeated 7. Nakayama, one
the stars OF the Nippon Club, at SO
The Japanese failed 10 put as much
'pesd to his drives as his American op-
Ponsnt H. ". Robinson defeated F. De
- Phslle. the Frenchman. also in two
sets. az s-l. 81
U. L Van Kerk. the Holander, Jared
%''er In the handicap singles With the
marx Of plus Is. he defeated A. c. Hasey.
nu' % by the score Of s--3. 50 Van
es'k Was strong and brought off his
"Nes well from deep court
Inc summary follows:
sanhat,an championship singles Chrst round
- stewart defeated j. W. Fox. 81
n ". Robinson defeated r. De -.
i,t 81. 81: L. II. Rogers defeated 4. s;
p.,ton. oy default. Arthur Hoe dsfeated
ssSa ~ s.,i RAYMOND. 4-S: 81. -: 4. J. osien-
s-s eeit4teo " 8. Close. 81, SIS; o. Brink
otfeated r. Nakaysma, so. SO; Paul
.,i'se h'se defeated Edward A. Gunther. by de-
sSSss,steae round--Ingo Hartmann defeated King
A ra,-s -. II. W. Robinson defeated II.
talt s-s G-3
M. ,oa.sneiesp singles (hrst round)-B W. stair,
nAh Is, defeated ~. @. Levy. plus 10,
p. T. Brennan, plus Is. defeated Y.
ra,n,ssnn plus half 30, 4-s. 7-5. s-3. =. y.
rs. p plus half %. defeated r. De ST. Phslle.
k, sssu % -, So; Roland Raymond, plus
81 ~ etieSted J.. slessinger, scratch. SO.
s,,iv a. c. LORD plus half 15 defeated J. c.
pcI ,h', plus l5. e-2, s-4: o. e. A Child.
- defeated ". J. Mahnken scratch
t,,.,s DR.. Reston Stevenson scratch. de-
G,s ~ William Boyd, plus half 90 81,
tu, ~ Rogers plus 49, defeated G. l.. Hin.
.s,.,,..., n-s 80. L. y. Yer Kerk. plus 10.
~ NJ G. Hs,cy, plus 30. e--5 90: J.
3 ~ scratch. defeated r. e. Parsons. plus
-. 50: +. A. @oir. plus IS. defeated
g.co. Ssiose, plus half 30. Ga. So.
9 TIe tound-J. r. Lewis. plus is. defeated
ha, neolnson, plus IS. 5--s 81, s-i; Y. A.
~ p,w u. defeated J. W. FoH, scratch
~F!rnsa~n championshIp doubles dhrst roundll
Fsis., ana RothStein defeated Mori aud
lisss.xxpn 60. rs. stewart and Sslambier
Smond and chilos. 81, e--7
New-York tribune., 1913-05-26

John Henry and Gwendolyn mao oee"
talking over the affairs Of the day AZ
dinner and had started back for their
evening together In the library "heh
tohn Henry said suddenly:
"Do vou realize. Gwen, what an IN
sinuating little book 'Harpers House
hold Handbook is" II stays in the back
Of my brain all dsy. I am not only I'M
pressed because IL tells us how To mend
to remakc. n remodel home. fabrics
clothes and broken human bodies. ETC.
hut because Il is so well written, so clear
and 50 brief
Walking 20 the table, he TOOK up t"e
hook and opened at random to page S3.
Gwen. just read this:
Choice of Paper
Here dogmatism Is worse than IDLE
But. in a general way, remember blue IN
all its tones. blue-gray and granite-gray
are cool that yellow warns north lght
and goes beautifully with oak finish
tina, red should be eschewed except FOR
rooms used mostly by artificial light and
furnished in very dark wood; that green
in all save the most vivid shades. is
rcstful. that soft ood-browns are eH-
COLLEEN, indeed to soften glarinR light;
that white enamelled papers with the
falntest relief ot gilt In the picture mould
incs. make the finest possible pack
New-York tribune., 1913-05-26
The Woman
About Town

INFINITE AFFECTToN.-The mother
had been teaching her five-year-od
daugter TO count. They had reached 1000.
II seemed a wonderful amount. Then the
lesson turned 10 foolish talk that mothers
love TO chatter with their little ones
How much does my little daughter love
me to-day" Now, SMILES and metaphors
10 the child were unknown. but the an
swer she gave would have done credit 70
many far wiser. Putting two soft little
arms around the mothers neck and
gravely looking into her eyes, she an
swered: Il love you. mother. where the
numbers stop
A LESSON FOR MOTHERS.-When
the cats away the mice will play. They
never get chance any other time. That's
why the two girls decided-when their
mother had been persuaded 10 visit New
ark-to do some experimenting for they
We're never allowed TO do anything more
interesting than prepare vegetables. Ella
took a hand at chocolate layer cake,
using eight eggs. A whole cake of un-
sWeetened chocolate, a whole bottle OF
vanilla ever so many pounds OF sugar
and--we can't begin TO tell the rest.
Betty's forte was baking pc Sder biscuit.
They probably would have been all right
il she hadn't forgotten the salt and
baking powder Naturally. they didnt
raise the least bit. To improve the taste
she dipped 'em in salted water and let
them bake a little longer. Striving TO
encourage such good intentions. we de-
termined 10 eat the stuff If it choked US
having been invited TO luncheon for tho
occasion. For the balance OF the month
we've got TO 1--we on pepsin.
WHICH is HEALTHIER7-Ove In
Brooklyn. they say. ones social status -
determined by the size or ones back
yard. Far be IL from us TO contradict any
thing that's said about that good borough
across the water. Having a good sized
back yard IN these high-cost- t-of-living
times Is reason enough 20 be puffed Up.
dear knows! In one OF these yards sew
eral children were digging and making
mud pies The next door people thought
Il an awful way 10 bring up children. for
theirs were always kept in white and
weren't allowed 10 play In the dirt for
fear OF germs. The other day. when they
youngsters. one OF the latter put his hand
between the fence pickets and held out
two ugly. creepy worms. saying: Here
is some germs. Lola II you play with
'em maybe you'll get used 10 'em ana
they won't hurt you" Poor Lola fed.
II IT COSTS a DOLLAR TO CON-
VERT ONE SMALL BOY7-Votes for
women found no favor in the eyes OF one
small boy. He believed that Mems work
was for men and wimmins for wimmin'
He was trotting along 3ith street, and
had asked for candy. when the Woman's
Suffrage party stronghold was noticed.
Remembering that she had read Of cake
and candy sales. his mother thought tina:
that might be the place. II was. big
cake. box OF fudge, n pennant and
button that made a swapping noise were
soon owned by the boy. and his views had
been changed. too, but the mother was
out dollar.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-26

A striking Illustration Of how the high
cost OF living is modifying old customs
was furnished at wedding on the lower
East Side last evening when three
couples were married at one ceremony.
one hall. one orchestra. one supper and
one rabbi did triple service. The three
couples and their friends were all Turk
ish Jews
The affair started in the middle of the
afternoon with a reception In Grand Pal
ace Hall at No. IS Allen street. The
brides sat in a corner beneath a eoi-
geous canopy of artificial roses. The
women guests occupied benches around
the walls, holding their youngest progeny,
while the children capable of independent
locomOtion swarmed over the floor under
the feet of the turkey trotters The men,
FOR the most part. stood around with
their hats on and listened 10 stump
speeches on political and religious topics
that were offered from time to time be-
tween dances to real Turkish music.
PLAYED on the kannon. the I'D. the violin
and the clArionet
When the religious ceremony, the dane
ing. the feasting and the scrambhng for
coins was all over, Joseph Agoado took
Annula Fiz home TO No. ~ Rivngton
street as his bride, Samuel Narom re-
turned with his cousin. BenN ernita Va
rom. to No. l79 Eldridge street, and Ms
sem Abravaya departed with the former
Clara Levy to No. l37 Orchard street II
was predicted that the festivities would
be continued at the various homes during
the entire week
Rabbi Joseph Abravays united ths
couples. After intoning from various
documents. including the marriage prayer.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-26
ANTI. SUFFRAGISTS TO SPEAK
Those VINO Want Ballot Also Are
Invited to Debate.

The New York state Association Op-
posed to Woman Suffrage will hold a
noontime meeting to-day in its downtown
annex. at No 80 Broadway. Everett =.
Wheeler will preside. Among the speak
ers will be Miss Lucy j. Price and Miss
Rowe.
Many downtown business men have ex-
pressed a desire to attend the meeting.
according 10 the organization officers. and
a group OF Columbia students have an
nounced that they will be on hand and
that they expect to take part I'm the dis
cussion The suffragists have not been
invited 10 attend. but II any OF them ap-
pear and offer 10 participate, it was said
yesterday. the "sntis" promise to give
them a lively debate.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-26

sTEWED LETTUCE.-Stewe lettuce,
properly seasoned. makes welcome
vegetable AT dinner during the spring and
summer. Use only the large green leaves.
reserving the delicate heart leaves for a
salad. Cover them with boiling water
slightly salted and boil them for fifteen
minutes or until they are done. Then
lift them out and drain them. Chop them
a little and put them into'a small sauce
pan. Season well with pepper and salt.
Add a small piece OF butter and little
-four. stirring all carefully together. Add
also slight mostening OF broth or
water-enough TO form with the butter
and -four a slight coating over the let
tuce \ few drops of lemon juice or
vinegar will give zest Then take up
after moments cooking and serve hot.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-26
RACING AT PIPING ROCK
Promising Two-Year-0lds ir
Elimination Trials.

Fifty two-year-old thoroughbreds will
race at the Piping Rock spring meeting
for purses aggregatng $1,000 The com
mittee. consisting OF Thomas Hitchcock,
Harry Payne Whitney. Joseph T.. Davis
and Paul H. Cravath, superintended the
drawing for the first and second elimina-
tion trials. which will take place on the
first day OF the race meeting. on June ..
IL is expected that fully forty Of the
yearIings allotted will go TO the post.
All the available Jockeys have been en-
gagged. The list OF subscribers for this
race includes not only most OF the well
known racing men such as Harry Payne
whitney. August Belmont Clarence H.
Mackay. Joseph f.. Davis. II. h. KNAPP
Frank r. Hitchcock, Thomas Hitchcock
and Frederick Johnson. but many resi-
dents OF the Piping Rock neishborhood
who are new 10 racing.
Included in the latter class are 9. Is. g.
Billings. Mortimer l.. Schiff, W. r. Coo
Jay r. Carlisle. Herbert l.. Pratt and
John II. Pratt. II is the hope OF the or
ganizers OF this subscription race that 1t
will give many of the residents OF the
neighborhood their first successful eX-
perience and lead 10 the establishment of
several new stables.
Most OF the two-year-olds are now IN
training al Belmont Park Some Of Them
have already been raced at Pimlico. and
others will make their maiden efforts az
Belmont Park. Just before the Pipine
Rock meeting most OF the two-year-oids
will be moved to the farm of Herbert L.
Pratt which adjoins. where new eHei-
else track of six furlongs has just been
completed.
The only race for which entries are
closed is the Whitney Memorial Handicap
steeplechase. established by Harry Payne
whitney in memory Of his father Toy
which twenty-eight entries have been re-
ceived
New-York tribune., 1913-05-26
NFVS FOR THE GOLFERS
variety Of Competitions Listed
for This Week.
oIyrDO TOURNEY DRAWS
savers to Try His Hand for
Honors Over Links in
Ramapo Hills.

..,lsty Of competitions are on the
,or the golfers Of the district this
with the last three days devoted
~ :, annual invitation tournament OF the
10 Golf club After the New York
amer Golf Clubs one-dsy foursoms
...,Dament to-day at Wykasyl' the wom-
,..o,ees OF driver and iron will hold
- IN a team match tomorrow at
,,o,,ol and on Wednesday and Thurs
,,sre will be two-day tournament
-. ,bsm at Dunwoodie.
-,vedo will be the Mecca on Thurs
FRIDAY and saturday II Will be
az MA that A year ago oswald Kirkby,
y. y,v Jersey champion. was the win
u' at,be chief cup. Kirkby has accepted
.,;t,,ion again this year Gilman L.
sen Hudson River champion. who was
,..,.r ' nv Kirkby in the decisive test a
aso. also will be starter
roo new competitors will appear. how
for Jerome u. Travers. who seems
,.ve formed habit Of winning the
.,..oolitan amateur championship, eN-
- 20 trv his hand over the links IN the
100 hills Then there will be Max
= usrston. the Pinsry youth. who IN ad-
IN :. n winning the irterscholastic cham
..o,bin couple of weeks ago. eliminated
,.,d HerreshoG in the division for the
Zen sixteen players in the champion
80 s.t Al Fox Hills last week.
imong others who probably viii he seen
sc,ion arc Frederick h. Thomas, or
y.,,is county. secretary Of the Metro
.oltan Golf Association c ;. Lee, OF the
,.,,s club. and Louis Livingston, of West
sroes.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-26
PHONE COMPANY CUTS RATES
Five-Cent Messages from Manhattan
to Coney Island After June /.

The telephone tolls TO Coney Island
will be reduced on June In compliance
with the order of the Public Service
Commission, issued on May %. The tel
ephone company will raise no objection.
The rate will be reduced from ten
cents 10 five cents from Zone l. Man
haitian. to the localities Of Bay Ridge.
Bath Beach Wildwood. Coney Island and
Canarsie The rate to these sections
from upper Manhattan and The Bronx,
including Melrose and fremont. will lie
lowered from 10 cents 10 10 cents.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-26

with the metropolitan amateur cham
.,shin tournament a thing OF the past
-. Fox Hills Golf Club will devote next
.o,tb 10 preparations for its annual IN
.,..,ion tournament scheduled for June 20
- end -. The first day will be given
40, IN A testing circuit OF eighteen holes
.,o.,f,i,ors classifying into four siNteenS
,- ,ho Fox Hills. Clifton. Southheld anu
,ousbonsa cups. respectively
nm Frjdsy morning the first match iouho
m hs run off. with the second elimina-
,.,p test that afternoon. on Saturday lne
,.ri.hnal and final rounds are on tne
..r6 to.ethcr with an cighteen-hole medal
,'sy handitap.