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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12

Three Boy Scouts while strolling
along North A street Sunday afternoon
noticed a small blaze on the roof OF
the home of Benjamin Rush, 1O17
North A. True to the Scout creed
they rushed to the burning house to
give assistance One lad notified the
family and sent in the fire alarm. an
other secured ladder and the third
filled two buckets with water.
When Chief Miller and three fire
companies arrived on the scene the
three Scouts we're in the attic and had
almost extinguished the blaze. The
boys did not disclose their Identities.
The loss was less than SO.
Fire Starts from Furnace.
A blaze originating from defective
furnace considerably damaged the east
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
6,267 PERSONS
TAKE OUT PAPERS
fBy Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Feb. II. - A total of
6,267 persons have renounced alleg-
lance to the central powers since Sun
day and declared their intention of
becoming American citizens. Many
big corporations are obtaining applica-
tions by the score for their employees.
Extra forces Of clerks have been work
ing overtime at most of the natural
ization bureaus
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
TEETORS GET PLANS
FOR $4,000 SHOP

Architect Charles Working. city,
completed plans today for a new $751;
coo factory building to be erected by
the Teetor-Hartley Motor company,
Hagerstown.
The new building will be erected
south of the structure which was add
ed to the factory four years ago. 1t
will be two stories high with large
basement. Dimensions will be so feet
by 100 feet.
Last summer, the Teetor- Hartley
company added a test building at the
cost Of several thousand dollars. At
present the plant is employing two
hundred and fifty men.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
MARINE ASKS j. s. FOR GUNS
TO ARM MERCHANT VESSELS
FOR TRAVEL IN WAR ZONE

rifles available for arming merchant
ships, but not enough for the conyer-
sion of all ships it would require in
time of war and also to furnish defen-
sive armament for all merchantmen.
The question of supplying trained
gun crews for merchantmen is more
difficult that departmental point OF
view.
There is objection to withdrawing
men from the active service of the
navy at this time and there is also
some question as to what effect such
step would have on the status of a
ship. French ship owners who fur
nished guns for their navy were re-
quired to make oath that they were
To be handled by civilian crews.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
GERMANY ASKS
STATUS OF men
|NTERNED HERE
(By Associated Pressl

BERLIN, Feb. 12-Foreign Secre
tary Zimmerman today informed the
Associated Press that he had request
ed the Swiss government to make in
quiry in Washington regarding the
status of the crews of interned German
ships in American ports.
Pending an answer the seventy-two
Americans taken by the German raid
and brought in by the Yarrowdale
whose relief had been agreed to, are
being held in Germany the foreign
secretary stated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
FIGHT SUNDAY MOVIE

Richmond ministers today went on
record in opposition to legalizing Sun
day moving picture shows.
The Ministerial association adopted a
resolution pledging itself to oppose a
bill introduced into the legislature pro-
viding for Sunday movies.
Principal Pickell of the high school
addressed the meeting on Religious
and Secular Education"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
KENTUCKY HONORS
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
fBy Associated Press)

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb 12.-ken-
lucky for the first time in its history
will legally celebrate because of the
birthday of Abraham Lincoln, today.
In various ways the memory of the
emanciator will be honored by resi-
dents of the state in which he was
born.
The last session of the general as
sembly of Kentucky made Lincoln's S
birthday legal holiday. Throughout
the commonwealth schools and state
institutions will be closed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
FAMOUS CRITIC
DIES IN DENVER
tBy Associated Press)

DENVER, Colo, Feb. 12.-Frederick
W. White. dramatic critic, known to
the public and theatrical circles as
"F. W. W." died in hospital here
early today of pneumonia. He was 81
years old. Born in England the son
of professor at Oxford University
Mr.. White was brought to this country
when child and was educated in New
York city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
STRAYER DOES NOT
Want SECOND Term

Members of the Central Christian
Sunday school were promised by Pros
ecutor Frank Strayer yesterday morn.
ing that so long as he held the office
he would make conscientious effort
to clean the city and to keep it clean.
Strayer said he had no designs on
a second term, SO political motives
would not govern his actions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
PROTEST ENTRANCE
IN WORLDS WAR
fRy Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Opposition
to the entry of this country into the
European war is expressed in resolu-
ton taken to Washington today by
members of the National Workmen's
Committee on Jewish Rights which is
holding convention here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
THIRTEEN PERSONS
BELIEVED MISSING
IN HOTEL BLAZE
fBy Associated Press)

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. 12.--At
Mast thirteen persons were believed
to have lost their lives in a fire which
destroyed the Kenwood Hotel here
shortly after midnight according to
police estimates today.
Eleven other persons were reported
to have been away from their rooms
at the time of the first, have not re-
ported to the police. One person is
known to be dead.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
GERARD RECEIVES
SWISS PRESIDENT
lRv Associated Press

BERNE. Via Paris, Feb. 12.-Am
bassador Gerard will receive President
Schulthes and Herr Hoffman; CHIEF
of the Swiss foreign department to
morrow. The two Swiss officials vii
call at the home of Pleasant A. Stovall
the American minister to Switzerland
where Mr. Gerard is stopping.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
SHARP REFUSAL TO CONSIDER
HINTS FOR WASP DISCUSSION
FORECASTED IN WASHINGTON
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Sharp refusal to consid.
hints for discussion of the submarine situation with
Germany unless it be preceded by abandonment of the
campaign of ruhessness and restoration of the Sussex
pledges was forecast here today.
Official opinion has soidified that Germany's sug.
gesons of negotiations cannot be considered while ships
being sunk in campaign which has brought forth the
moral condemnation of most of the neutral world
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
ONE VESSEL SHELLED
tBy Associated Press

10Y EfSSUCIdlCu I eSoJ
During the morning and early after
room today only one large vessel was
reported victim Of the new German
submarine campaign - the British
steamer Metherlee, of 1927 tons. Two
small steamers brought the total ton
mage up to 4,96S for the period.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12

tions that it must be met by prompa
action.
They regard it as somewhat strange
that Germany should now show a VIII
lingness to negotiate on a subject she
put into effect without discussion with
this country or any attempt to give
the American viewpoint consideration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
SPEAK FOR EARLHAM

Windsor Harris and Kent Morse,
Richmond young men and members of
the Earlham extension debating team,
will meet team from Indiana univers-
ity at Bedford, on February 16.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
Temperature Today

For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
Fair tonight Tuesday increasing
cloudiness followed yb snow or rain by
night or Wednesday. Rising tempera.
ture Tuesday.
General Conditions-Extremel cold
weather has prevailed during the past
SO hours, east Of the Rocky Mountains
but reaction to warmer weather may
he expected during next few days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
PLAN FINANCIAL DRIVE

Plans already are being made by
the Y. NJ. C. A. for the annual con-
tribution canvass. The canvass will
be held March 20, 81, % and % and a
determined drive for funds is sched-
uled.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
UNDERWEAR PLANT TO ERECT MILL
OPPOSITE JONES HARDWARE firm;
BARTEL PLANS LARGE WAREHOUSE

Back the transfer lots by 180 the
of North Tenth and streets by the Miami Powder com
to Aetna Explosive story that has to do with
the extension of two big textile industries of Richmond
The Adam H. Barte Company wholesale dry goods and
ons and manufacturers of wongmens clothing will construct
warehouse and general purpose building 40 foot frontage
North Tenth extending back 18O feet North street
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
Weather Forecast

For Indiana by United States Wealth.
er eureau-Fair tonight and probably
Tuesday with rising temperature.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12

Admit Receipts Of Letter.
Officials, admitting today for the
first time the receipt of such an Of
fer through the Swiss minister regard
the suggestion as an attempt to be-
cloud the issue and weaken the gov
ernment's position. They gave indica-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-16
WARM WEATHER DRINKS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: These refreshing drinks represent the taste of those living in the South:
 Mint JuIep (Ginger Ale): Three quarter cup sugar, one cup water, juice of three lemons four sprigs mint. one pint ginger ale. Boil sugar and water ten minutes and cool; add strained lemon juice, mint leaves bruised and ginger ale; half fill glass es with crushed ice and add julep and garnish with a sprig of mint.
 Mint JuIep: Two cups water, six mint sprigs, three-quarters cup sugar, one-half cup strawberry juice, one cup boiling water, one-hs1f cup raspberry juice. Boil sugar and water 20 min utes. crush mint and pour over it one cup boiling waser.
 Mint Lemonade: One cup sugar, six cups water, juice three lemons. Boil sugar and water 20 minutes; add mint, and let stand until cold: add lemon juice and strain into glasses half fll1- ed with cracked ice. Garnish with sprigs of mint.
 Iced Tea: Fill 8 large glass two thirds full with cracked ice, add two thin slices of lemon with seeds remov- ed, two teaspoons powdered sugar, and fill with freshly made hot tea. One or two mint leaves may be added.
 These may be new to many of our readers. They are worth trying.
 SARAH ANN T1GHE.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-16
NICE WAYS OF SERVING ASPAR-
 AGUS,

Dear Social Corner Sisters: I send a few more tasty ways of serving as paragus:
 ScaiIoped Asparagus: Pour into buttered baking dish two punches of asparagus that have been set in small pieces, boil until tender. Season with salt and pepper and add enough milk to the water in which the asparagus :s cooked to make a pint. When this liquid is hot thicken it with one ta- blespoon of butter rubbed to cream with one and one-half tablespoons of four. Pour this white sauce over the asparagus cover with buttered bread crumbs and bake thirty minutes. A little grated cheese sprinkled over inn proves the flavor.
 Asparagus in Ambush: Cut the tops from eight rolls; scrape out the in side of the rolls and set them open in the oven to crisp. Heat two cups milk, pour slowly upon four well beaten eggs. Return the mixture to the fire and cook until it thickens, stirring constantly. Then add one teaspoon butter creamed with a little flour. Cut two punches asparagus in to small pieces, boil until tender. Drain the asparagus, season with pepper and salt. Stir it into egg mixture, fill the rolls and set on the tops as covers; serve hot.
 Many thanks for birthday card June z from Crimson Rambler and Diana.
 PAULA.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-16
ECONOMIES ACROSS THE WATER.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Our allies across the Atlantic are bravely meeting the situation. as the following recipes show:
 maize, salt and pepper one and one fourth pints water. Sprinkle maize into the boiling salted water. Allow to boil 10-15 minutes, stirring all the tipe. When cooked. all seasoning. Roll into. balls while still hot and coat with barley flour, maize or corn flour. Fry in deep fat and serve.
 Spanish Rice-Six ounces rice, grat- ed carrot, two ounces cheese, one ounce margarine or fat, teaspoon grat- teaspoon curry powder, three ounces Drowned bread crumbs. Boil rice (with grated carroO for 20 minutes in water or vegetable stock. Melt the fat and fry onion, mustard and curry powder for few minutes; add rice and cheese and two ounces bread crumbs. Mix well and re-heat. Put in pie dish, cover with remaining Dread crumbs and bake in oven for 20 minutes.
 Salted Herrings-Huge supplies are available of this cheap food. Clean the fish remove head and tail and soak for AS hours in cold water, chang ed frequently. Then let fish drip; wash thoroughly, place them in pan of Throw away water; repeat process, but this time after water boi1s simmer gently for 15 minutes. If fish is very oily, water should be skiIYmed. Serve with little margarine melted over and a dish of boiled rice; or fry the fish, split open, -sprinkled with pepper, dip ped in milk and rolled in fine oatmeal.
 Rolled Oats Pudding - Two table spoons of rolled oats, heaped table spoon stoned raisins, dessertspoon mar garine, one-half tablespoon sugar, three cups milk, grating of nutmeg or pinch of cinnamon. Bring milk to the boil and add teatup of boiling water Sprinkle in oats gradually, then add raisinS and sugar, and let mixture simmer gently for 40 minutes. Put into greased pie dish and stir in the fat. Crate a little nutmeg over the top and bake in very gentle oven for two hours
 These offer opportunities for expert ments.
 VICTORIA
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-16
PALATABLE FLAVORS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: These favors may appeal to you:
 Bay Leaf-Bay leaf is one of the best and at the same time one of the most abused f1avors. In small quantities it gives very pleasant flavor to soups and gravies, but in large quantities it gives a rank resin-like taste. Re- member that half of a bay leaf is the allowance for three quarts of soup stock. This will indicate how small a quantity should be used for the portion of gravy usually served at a meal With this precautton in mind, bay leaf may be recommended as a favoring for many sauces, particularly tomato sauce.
 Horseradish-Like mustard, is more often served with meat than used to flavor it during cooking. A very pala- table sauce, especially good with boiled beef, Is made by adding grated horse radish and a little vinegar to a little whipped cream, or as follows: Thicken milk with cracker crumbs by heating them together In a double boiler using three tab1espoons of cracker crumbs to one and a half cups milk; add one third cup grated horseradish three tablespoons of butter, and one-half tea spoon of salt; or thicken with butter and four some of the water in which the meat was boifed, add a generous
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-16
THE BED ROOM.

Dear Social Cornerites: Do not smile when I tell you the furnishing of a bed room may sustain or impair your health. A physician who recognizes the psychic influence of things cites a case. He says:
 "I know of a case in which a wealthy woman, for years a nervous invalid, was vastly improved in health when the bed room and sitting room in which she passed most of her time were arranged by a decorator who had psychological insight.
 He persuaded her to get rid of the massive furniture, the heavy ornamen- tation. the two abundant vases. mir TOTS, etc.
 Tn their stead he put light furniture of simple design. Ornament he limited to a few green draperies and well chos- en pictures. Wall paper of quiet hue and without pattern of any sort re- placed the over towering red paper that had been on the walls.
 Tn Q word, he decorated and ar ranged these rooms with the great purpose of making them truly cheerful and restfu1 in their psychic influence Which is what you ought to do with your bed room if it is not already thus arranged"
 The things which a bed room should represent are simplicity, comfort, rest This doctor says:
 Care should be taken to make the bed room. particularly bright, attrac- tive and cheerful. which will tend to hope<Jl confident attitude toward life in general If, on the opposite. the bed room looks cheerless, it's creative ten dency will be in the direction of de- pressed moods.
 SOPHIE.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-16
HOPES ALL WILL ATTEND THE
 PICNIC.

Dear Cornerites: T hope you all are going to attend the picnic next week. am much pleased with the plan of buying dinner. It will be good not to feel that a few are working hard while the rest are enjoying them selves. While all who have served have done so willingly and cheerfully yet it will be nice to have a change and allow more time for sociability
 It will be pleasant net to carry lunch. If the weather continues as cold as at present I shall take wraps and the nice little foot stove which my ancestors used to carry to meet ing on the Sabbath day.
 Was so sorry that a bad cold pre- vented me from attending the May picnic at the Valley street hall
 Ready: Thank you for your kind message.
 Lucille: I certainly have proved my appreciation of your kind invita- tion to call Isn't it pleasant that we are near enough to just run in?''
 Polly Painela Peppermint: You sim ply must come to the picnic Why 1t is year since we have met, and nearly as long since you have writ ten to The Corner. Why Is this thus?
 Betsey Bobbett: I am ashamed to have failed to keep my promise to call on you. I very seldom get over into your quarter of the town; albeit 1t is so pleasant and attractive. I always enjoy your letters and hope to see you next week
 Kind regards to all Social Corner friends.
 AUNT MEHITABIlE.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-16
DINNER DISHES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Here are a few nice recipes:
 Twelve O'clock Pie - This is made carrot and onion, then cut up, mixed with potatoes, separately boiled and cut up, and put into a baking dish. The crust Is made by mixing smoothly mashed potatoes to which a tablespoon of shortening has been added, with enough flour and water to make them roll out easily. A pie made of a pound of meat will require five or six small boiled potatoes, a cup of mashed pota- toes and eight or ten tablespoons of flour, and should be baked about twen- ty minutes in a hot oven. Salt, pep per and other seasoning, as onion and carrot, may be added to taste. A tea spoon of baking powder makes the crust lighter.
 Farmer Stew-Pound flour into both sides of a round steak, using as much as the meat will take up. This may be done with a meat pounder or with the edge of a heavy plate. Fry in drip pings, butter or other fat in a Scotch bowl, or if more convenient, in an or dinary iron kettle or a frying pan; then add water enough to cover it. Cover the dish very tightly, so that the steam cannot escape, and allow the meat to simmer for two hours, or until 1t Is tender. One advantage of this dish is that ordinarily 1t is ready to serve when the meat is done, as the gravy is already thickened. However, if a large amount of fat is used in the frying the gravy may not be thick enough and must be blended with flour.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-16
THE WAY TO DRY FRUIT.

Dear Social Corner Folks: haven't written for a long time and probably am forgotten; but I have never lost interest in The Corner.
 I saw a recipe in a farm paper the other day for drying fruits so will pass it along.
 Peaches are carefully mashed and wiped without peeiing. remove seeds, spread on pie tins and put in a mod erately cool oven for 24 hours. Then place in muslin bags behind the stove for a few days. When ready to put away heat all lrp thoroughly and put away in boxes to keep cool, but dry. Apples are sliced after peeling and coring and dried in the same fashion. Cherries. while a lot of trouble to pit, pay for the work. When dried in the same way and packed away in layers between sugar in a stone jar take the place of raisins.
 I hope this will benefit some one intend trying peaches and apples this way.
 Corn can be dried the same way, but should first be boiled. Take any left from a meal, cut and place on tiers to dry, stirring occasionally.
 Best wishes to all.
 BLACK PANSY.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-16
GREETINGS FROM BLANCHE.

Dear Corner Sisters:-How easy it is to plan the numerous home duties; but when the time is combined with outside work, the wires often become crossed and extra work must be done by degrees; in this way cleaning is accomplished with very little confu- sion excepting when papering is done, and then I wish the walls were all painted.
 Betsy Bobbett: How does your gar den grow by the side of the road? Will it be a friend to man?
 One spring I decided to assist na- ture by cracking the peach stones They were planted In different places and I inspected the locations occa- sionally but there was nothing doing supposed they had all decayed, but the next spring they surprised me with a row of little trees. Of the stones that were not cracked only one came up.
 Rufus: Perhaps, if you had set the radish seeds up on end, the radishes would have been ready for the table by now.
 pr
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-16
SOCIAL CORNER RECIPES.

Dear Social Corner Friends: Since crackers are selling at IS cents a pound and may go higher, it may be cheaper to make them at home. Fol lowing is a dependable recipe:
 Crackers: Six eggs, twelve table spoons of sweet milk. six tablespoons of butter, half a teaspoon of soda. Mold with the four, pounding vigor- ousIy for 30 minutes or more. Roll very thin and bake in a hot oven.
 A Fine Rice Pudding: A quarter of a pound of rice, one ounce of butter, one egg, one quart of milk, apricot jam. Wash the rice we'll then boil it gently in the milk till quite tender. Put in the butter and then simmer for and stir in a beaten egg. Butter a pie dish, put in layer of rice. then a thin layer of preserve, and so on till the dish is full. having rice last. Put a few bits of butter on the top, and bake in a moderate oven.
 Jelly Sherbets: Turn a pint of any kind of jelly into a graniteware sauce pan, add one large cup of boiling wa ter and one tablespoon of gelatin that has been softened in a little cold wa and then strain. When cold turn into the freezer. Freeze slowly for four or five minutes and then add a merlin = que made from the stiffly whipped whites of two eggs and a heaping ta- freezing until firm and snoSth. ed.
 ANN WHO