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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
,.,,ooean Domination In
leasing by New Acquisi-
tions at Tampico.
,vrpJCANS FORCED
TO GIVE UP WELLS
..ssrs 10 British Interests Re.
cored Necessary to Obtain
Protection.
IRON The Tribune Bureau1

II IFTNfN ITO d INNttN ~ -" "a
washington, May aside from the
! anger Of physical destruction which
| ,.,sns the American oil properties
..ospd Tsmpico. the administration is
] ..,,s-ped over the prospect of many
~ ssds passing out of American
! .,as and into those Of persons Of
,.r nationalities. The Tribune cor
.,.pOndsnt is informed that the ques-
,,.n Of European domination in Mex
| = and the extension of European in
| s,,es and interests there. which run
oo;hy and quickly from commercial
| pohticaL is one that is uppermost in
~ mind Of the President
| ror several years European interests.
,ssbly the English, have had a para
-.nt influence with the government
.Nsxlco City. which has been embar-
.slnS TO the United States, and is a
~ne feature Of President Wilson's
| ,sole Mexican policy 70 eradicate this
.-dition and TO save Mexico not
.,lv from her nefarious leaders, like
gssrta. but also from the concession
ares from abroad.
Secretary Bryan announced late to-
ssy that he had instructed the Ameri-
sr Consul at Tampico TO investigate
,snorts that title to American owned
III wells in the Tampico district had
Ram transferred 90 British owners for
he purpose of obtaining protection
rom the British government.
Lord Cowdray Active.
The activity of the great Aguila oil
ompany. headed by Lord Cowdray, IT
carson & Son, has been particularly
ritating to the United states, and at
ne time American diplomacy brought
N its influence to bear to block the ex-
,ansion of the oil companys interests
h the oil fields around Tampico. The
Isar OF this government was that there
night grow out of the greater industry
II Tampico some fuel station. which
b time Of war could he utilized by oil
burning warships.
Advices received from Rear Admiral
Badger indicate that American oil own
trs are in danger of losing their prop
-. rULa ,afpoooe from sI-.,,,, mic
bring the same information to the adj
and they are here TO ask
tor protection which will make It pos
kibls for them 20 return 10 their prop
trties. as much as to obtain redress -or
he wrong which they consider was
Zone them when Rear Admiral Mayo
vas ordered TO withdraw his ships
rom TampiCo.
Admiral Badger reports that w. RI.
Lyon. representing the Texas Com
lany with large oil properties at
penuco. near Tampico, has arrived at
Vera Cruz on the tug Pan-American
'rom Tampico. .ir Lyon boarded the
lug at Port Arthur, Tex, and went 10
Tampico.
Arriving of the Panuco River he
ound that fighting was going on in the
aclnity Of Tampico and that it would
e decidedly unsafe for the tug to enter
hs Panuco River or for Mr. Lyons
EMPLOYEES TO return to their work on the
III property. Mr.. Lyon reported to Ad-
niral Badger that all Americans have
soandoned their oil property in ;he
'i'inity Of the Texas Companys wells,
.saYinr Ncxicans IN charoe CO far nc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
By ARTHUR RIHI.

Vera Cruz, May 9.-The health OF the
American army is excellent, and there Is
every reason to expect that it will stay
so. Only three fourths of 1 per cent are
on the sick list, and these are all trivial
cases.
A tremendous lot about the preserva-
ton OF health has been learned by the
army since the Cuban campaign and
American army doctors probably know
more about meeting tropical conditions
fighting diseases peculiar to tropical re-
gions and taking care OF the men than do
any army doctors in the world. The
army and the doctors have had expert
ence I'm addition to that in Cuba, in Porto
Rico. Panama. China and the Philippines
In preparation for coming here neces-
sary measures were taken, and on
arrival at Vera Cruz further means were
put into effect for meeting conditions in
the field. Before the Cuban campaign
there were two thousand cases Of typhoid
fever in the camp at Jacksonville and
four hundred deaths. Many so-called ma
laria cases, after reaching Cuba. devel-
oped into walking typhoid.
Contrast this with the experience in
Galveston. where the men now At Vera
Cruz were in camp. There was typhoid
in the city, yet there was nothing of an
infectious nature in the divisional camp
for fourteen months. The men. there
fore. arriy ed here in perfect condition
City Model for Cleanliness.
Vera Cruz used to be an unhealthful
port. like Santos and Guayaquil. Ten
years ago the Mexicans, under DR.. Ii
ceaga. following American methods
cleaned NJ the city and put modern sanl-
tary precautions in operation 1t is now
almost model city, considering its popu-
lation and location in the malarial belt
Of Mexico. II has good, clean water and
a fine system Of sewers.
Nevertheless. every precaution is being
taken by the American forces. All build
incs used as barracks were first thor
ourhlv disinfected The floors and wood
work were sprayed and all old refuse was
burned. No refuse is allowed to accumu-
late. being burned daily. The army is CO.
onerating with the marines in sanitary
work.
one hundred and forty men were work
ing to-day in the old Quartet, where there
had been some smallpox and meningitis.
They are spraying with small fire en-
CINE. using a strong solution Of cresoline
Chief Surgeon F. NJ Hartsock Is in
charge of the division of sanitation, and
DR.. Guiterras is in charge of the CITY
itself. and will remain here if the army
moves TO keep the port healthful.
Killing Of Mosquitoes.
Precautions against mosquitoes are also
beinr taken. Forty petroleros, or pc
troleum sprinklers. are now working in
town 10 cover all places likely to serve as
breeding places. Even more stringent
precautions will be taken as the rainy
sooson advances. About four and half
The Washington herald., 1914-06-14

desks. tea carts. tabourettes. and small,
straightforward chairs are all shown.
The prices charged for such are no
higher than for the mission furniture, and
lower than for good wicker ware. The
general effect is cool and restful. ana
the rushware harmonizes with any dec
orative scheme.
Mattings in woodland tints. green pre-
dominating, come for use with the rush
furniture, and window draperies are OF
madras
For summer bedrooms there are pretty
curtains of white lawn with borders and
fluted ruffies in Dresden patterns. as low
as $50 per pair. Cotton madras. at Is
cents yard and up. shows delicate color
stripes with a dash Of gold thread. II
makes a dainty summer portiere. All
summer draperies should be transparent
and simple Of design. suggesting a free
passage for every cooling draught.
In the matter of dishes, plain white
and old English blue designs lead in
popularity. with plain white perhaps a
neck in the front. Firms making a
specially of crockery for summer homes
and plain white in a ware that Is not
too suggestive of boarding house life
comes a trifle higher.
Fern dishes are of lightest silver ef-
fects. and in many country homes a
low cut glass dish, filled with field flow
ers or pond lilies, takes precedence over
the fern dish familiar to winter diners
For candle,sticks the summer taste
runs to Colonial patterns in plain glass,
with pure white or pale green candles.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-14
FURNISHING THE
SUMNER COTTAGE

The feature of this years trade in fur
nishing summer cottages, say the fur
niture dealers. is the passion for SIM
plicity. In the selection of summer fur
nishings of all sorts. the homemaker
seems to aim at primeval simplicity and
sensibleness of living. This may be due
to the fact that city folk live a strenu-
Gus winter life and really hunger for
quiet in summer; or 1t may be due TO
one of those unwritten mandates of Dame
Fashion, which invades even the furni-
ture world.
Be that as it may, the fact remains
that the family which takes possession Of
summer home, whether for three
months or one, no longer drags out fur
nishings from its town house. but buys
inexpensive furniture and household es-
sentials, which are delivered at the ex-
pense of the firm which sells them. thus
saving considerable in freight express,
and carriage.
If the country house is taken on a
lease for several seasons-and many are
now rented in this way-the household
goods are not moved back to town. but
left in charge of some neighborhood care
taker. who goes through the house at
intervals to see that neither thieves nor
rats break in to destroy.
To meet this demand the trade has sup
piled all sorts of light furniture. mex
pensive hangings, and space-saving de-
vices.
For the bedrooms the furnishings are
almost Spartan in their simplicity. The
favorite arrangement shows rug of
finely woven mating, to place before the
bed. another for the washstand, a low.
iron cot, a chest of drawers. an easy
chair, a good-sized hanging mirror, and
a washstand. When the house is ade-
quately supplied with running. water the
washstand is unnecessary, but, as few
country houses. built for summer rental
only. are blessed with this convenience,
there is a brisk trade in light iron wash
stands. painted in white enamel. with an
enamel pitcher to set in the stationary
basin.
The up-to-date summer housewife de-
votes her energies to making the porch
and living-room attractive. as very little
time is spent in bedrooms. In the real
country home there is no drawing-room,
but big. roomy. delightful living-room.
and for this apartment rush or wicker
furniture is the correct thing. 1t comes
in various colors, but green enjoys the
greatest popularity-a green that is a
cross between hunters green and olive.
Every piece of furniture Imaginable
comes in these wares. There are book
cases, low and roomy with shelf on
top for ornaments, and finish that sug-
gests manteI il one be lacking in the
house. There is a lamp pedestal built
from five graduated shelves, each of
which will hold a couple of books. and
the whole brings the lamp just where it
throws an excellent light on the reader.
An ideal center table for the summer
room in rush is four feet long by two
wide, with a roomy shelf below. Instead
of woven rush top. a piece of tapestry
In woodland color tones is inset
Couches, settees lounging chairs writing
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with some grated cheese, run In the
oven for a minute to make thoroughly
hot and serve. A more delicate break
fast dish cannot be imagined.
Stewed Chicory-Wash some heads of
chicory and trim of. but do not divide
them. Parbon In salted water to which
a tablespoonful Of vinegar has been
added. Drain and finish cooking them
in clear soup stock or In hot water
favored with beef extract When done.
drain the chicory and place II on q hot
dish and cover with q suce made as fol-
lows: Make cup Of white sauce with
one cup Of milk. one tablespoonful of
flour and one tablespoonful of butter.
Add a little cream II desired. and season
well. Allow this sauce to boil up. then
draw 20 the side of the stove and stir
in the yolk Of an egg. which has been
beaten with two tablespoonfuls Of lemen
juice. Serve at once.
Braised Lettuces-Select fresh lettuce
heads with firm white hearts. Wash in
several waters. put into a saucepan Of
boiling water and cook for five minutes.
Remove the lettuces with a SKINNER and
press out as much Of the water as pos
sible with the hands. Place some thin
slices Of bacon at the bottom of a stew
pan. fold the lettuce leaves together and
lay them on top Of the bacon. Season
one tablespoonful Of butter. or with un-
SKINNED broth. Place a sheet of creased
paper over the pan and braise for one
hour and a quarter over moderate
fire When the mixture is reduced to a
glaze, drain the lettuce leaves. place on
a hot dish and serve with brown gravy
poured over them.
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has a leftover Of cooked celery. turnips
or carrots. add one teaspoonful of each
or all after they have been pressed
through q sieve, to the spinach and
CRATE In one teaJpoonful of onion. Mia
with these ingredients two tablespoon
fuls of warm butter. Season with salt,
sugar. pepper and grated nutmeg. Add
the yolks Of two raw eggs and the
whites of three which have been whipped
to a stifY froth. Pour into a buttered
dish. smooth the top and after pouring
a little warm butter over IL. scatter some
breadcrumbs lightly over the surface and
bake at once In a quick oven for about
twenty minutes.
Scalloped Spinach-Cut some boiled sea-
kale into small pieces about half an inch
In length and heat gradually In some
thick white sauce which has been Favored
with a small quantity OF vinegar. Put
one tablespoonful OF butter into sauce
pan and add five or six cups Of sieved
cream and season with salt, pepper.
little sugar and some grated nutmeg.
Stir the spinach until II Is fairly stin
and remove the pan from the fire. Have
ready a porcelain dish which has been
well buttered line thickly with half Of
the spinach. Place the seakale on top OF
this and cover with what remains OF the
spinach. smooth the Top with kniie
which has been dipped into hot water.
pour a little warm butter over. sprinkle
with breadcrumbs and place In quick
oven for ten or fifteen minutes. The
seakale may be omitted II desired.
Poached Eggs with Spinach-cut three
or four small tomatoes into slices and
cook them In a saucepan containing one
tablespoonful Of warm butter. one small
onion sliced, and a slice Of fat bacon.
When the tomatoes are quite soft. add
one cup of milk and half a cup OF hot
water. Thicker with one Tablespoonful
Of butter. add one tablespoonful Of flour
rubbed together and season with celery
salt, pepper and a grating of nutmeg.
Pass the sauce through sieve and
when needed re-heat. Butter individual
china baking dishes and make them very
hot. Then put layer OF carefully pre-
pared spinach into each and make
hollow in the middle. Fill each with a
dessert spoonful Of the heated tomato
sauce. Now poach enough eggs to cover
every dish. In boiling water seasoned
with salt and one tablespoonful Of vine
gar. As soon as the whites OF the eggs
set. take them carefully from the pan
with A perforated spatula. and after
draining them well. trim the white of
each egg with a knife. Lay one of these
eggs on each dish Of spinach. sprinkle
The Washington herald., 1914-06-14
Simple Beauty Suggestions

every girl should learn how to handle her
weight in some manner or other II she
wants to have q good figure and an
elastic step with womanhood. The girls
who slump around too much over books,
or say they are too tired to exercise, are
likely to be women with big waists and
hips. dull eyes and sluggish minds.
An oatmeal bath, which Is excellent
for whitening and smoothing the skin, Is
made of five pounds Of oatmeal. a pound
Of powdered orris root, a pound Of al
mond meal and half pound of CASTLE
soap scraped to a powder. Mix all thor.
oughly together and then put in cheese
cloth bags-a cupful in each-and agitats
one Of these in the bath water.
A toilet vinegar. which is always use
full for refreshing the skin and sothing
the nerves, can be made by digesting
four ounces Of fresh flowers. or aromatic
herbs. in one pint Of white wine vinegar.
Let it stand for q week. asitating several
times daily. and then strain and re-
peat the process with more fresh flowers
or herbs
The Washington herald., 1914-06-14
Gifts for the Graduates

Commencement day without bank of
floral offerings would be worse than the
proverbial performance of, Hamlet"
without the melancholy Dane. yet all in
dications point to a more durable form
Of graduation day souvenirs. The shops
report an unusual demand this year for
commencement day gifts of considerable
intrinsic value. of lasting quality and
affording a place for monograms and
dates.
A popular neck chain for fair gradu-
ates is tight-fitting string of pearls.
fastened with a clasp which. has a pearl
for the center, encircled by biHhstones.
A graduation day bracelet for a young
girl is inset on the top with a tiny.
open-face watch. and the date IL marked
on Its face.
Commencement fans are ridicuIously
small. recalling Madame Pompadour
styles. They are of ivory and spangled
gauze. measuring not more than siz
inches from end to end. They are at
The Washington herald., 1914-06-14
M0LDING ICE CREAM.

After becoming expert at making ice
cream. the housewife naturally longs to
try her hand at serving it in fancy
molds. 1t is well to begin on the COM
mon brick or cylinder, and then expert
Inent on fancy shapes. The trick lies
in very quick, tight packing of the molds
and the deft, skilful turning out of the
shapes at serving time. Freeze the
cream firm and solid.-have a rather
shallow tub over which you can bend
easily, cover the bottom to the depth of
about four inches with cracked ice and
rock salt. Chill the molds, pack them
quickly with the frozen cream and cover
the seams between molds and lid with
strips of cotton cloth dipped in melted
parafin- This prevents the entrance of
salty water into the molds.
As fast as a mold is filled. pack ii into
the ice and cover them all with cracked
ice, three parts. and coarse salt one part.
When serving, hold the mold under run
ming cold water, wipe it off carefully,
remove the parafin paper. open the
mold quickly with cloth dipped in hot
water
The Washington herald., 1914-06-14

| tached to fine link chains of gold. set
with birthstones.
A pretty and always acceptable gift Is
card case. Cases come in delicately
tinted feathers and silk, and most ex-
travagant of all. in sterling silver and
gold. the monogram in filigree and the
date in tiny birthstones. These metal
card cases are duplicated in styles to
please masculine tastes, opening just like
the ordinary leather card case. For the
women they are usually hung from a fine
link chain.
The pins set in birthstones, suspend
er clasps in filigree with the date. watch
charms and small penknives, to At IN
pocket cases set In stones, or suspended
by link chain from the watch like a
charm. are gifts for the young man.
Books are always appropriate for grad
uates Of either sex. and special gradu-
ton bindings in white or delicate leath-
ers are offered with the suggestion that
the recipients name and the date will be
stamped on the cover In gold lettering.
or In the small metal letters used for
purses and bags
The Washington herald., 1914-06-14

Taking regular exercise in the open air
and sleeping in a well-ventilated room
help toward the digestion OF every sin
gle meal. and these cheap medicines are
the most rewarding of all beautifers.
With every breath the lungs need to be
washed free of impurities, the skin needs
to breathe away some of its poisons and
the blood needs to be renewed and puri-
fed. A plentiful supply of uncontami-
mated air does these great and glorious
things-morning air taken in with whole
some exercise and night air that comes
in through the windows Of q clean bed
room. So be afraid Of the shut-up bed
room, winter or summer, as you would
be afraid of scorpions, for rebreathing
stale. vitiated air invites consumption
and every skin trouble that flesh Ii heir
to. without exercise. too. all the tone
Of the body Is lowered. for the muscles
must be kept in working order for health.
Carrying exercise to excess Is bad, but
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mains among the leaves. thus completely
spelling them for eating. Now throw
the spinach into a hot kettle, add half
a cup of water and sprinkle over one
teaspoonful of salt. Shake over the fire
until the spinach Is thoroughly wilted.
cover the saucepan and cook slowly
twenty minutes. When done. drain care
fully, turn the spinach into a choppins
bowl and chop very fine. Instead of
chopping. the English cook presses the
boiled spinach through a sieve.
Spinach Soufie-Cook four quarts of
spinach in the above manner and after
draining of all the moisture. pass
through a wire sieve. In case the cook
The Washington herald., 1914-06-14
THE SUMMER PORCH PARTY.

The popularity of porch parties grows
apace each summer, and this year break
| fasts. luncheons and dinners are all
given on the veranda. Afternoon tea is
served there quite regularly: card parties
are not uncommon porch events, and for
afternoon receptions there is no prettier
background for the dainty summer
dresses of the hostess and her receiving
party than a well-appointsd porch.
When the grounds surrounding the
house are large the porch is not screen
ed. but II the house stands rather close
to the street there is at least a pretense
of screening the function from the Curl
osity of the passer-by. The woman who
does not care to invest in the expensive
venetian blinds, or the split bamboo
screens. painted with gay designs. must
tax her wits to find a substitute. II only
one end Of the porch is next to the street.
and she owns a couple of bamboo or
bead portieres. she can utilize them. If
she is not fond of portieres. then she
must turn to Dame Nature for assistance.
The summer woods will furnish her
with a screen which will save the feel
ings of herself and her guests and ad-
nit air. One woman gathered trailing
vines OF every description from the woods
and through the good Offices of a neigh
Dor added to the vines 4 plentiful SUP
ply Ol money on Ile TOOI OF
her low porch she stood rows OF tin
cans filled with moist earth. into which
she thrust the vines and let them fall
over in front of the porch in a hutteer-
ing. leafy screen. The punch table was
wreathed in honeysuckle. and great bou-
quets of the same flowers were set in
jardinieres at the side Of the steps.
hostess whose home was near a
woodland rich in bosky deIls. used ferns.
Under the ewes she fastened a strand of
heavy. dark green cord. and from this
to the floor she stretched strands of the
cord. to which. on both sides, were fas-
tened with bits Of wire ferns OF every
description. They were not massed too
closely, but gave the effect Of feathery
screen. They were hung the morning of
the function. which occurred in the aft
ernoon. and were sprinkled several times
from above with watering pot so that
they were fresh and dewy for the after
noon.
At one end of the porch was the tea
table. its polished surface showing no
decorations save a centerpiece of ferns
and wild flowers. The French windows
opening into the drawing-room were
fianked on each side by tall vases filled
with big ferns, and a plateau of ferns
and wild flowers decorated the plano.