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The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04
He Refused a Peeraue,

David Alfred Thomas, the man who
has charge of British munitions pur-
chases in the United States and Cam
ada, under Lloyd-George, is sixty-one
years old. He has refused a peerage,
has fought for an eight-hour working
day for British miners, long before the
matter became a political question,
and is one of the few men of high
finance that is beloved by his work
men. I'D. A." as he is known in Eng
land, is one of the largest coal opera
tors in the world. A few years ago he
organized the Cambrian coal combine,
one of the most powerful combinations
in Britain. He was born at Monmouth
shire, in Wales, March 26, 1856, the
son of a wealthy colliery owner. He
was educated at Cambridge, where he
won academic honors. He began work
with a pick in the mines and was a
clerk in his fathers office. He en-
tered parliament representing a large
mining constituency, and served for 20
years.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04

three-inch space in the back. The
other trays alternate in the same way.
This permits the current of heated air
to pass around and over the trays. A
ventilator opening, about two inches
wide and six inches long, is left in the
top of the drier, through which the
moist air may pass away.
This principle of construction Is fol-
lowed so that currents of air will pass
over the product as well as up through
it, gathering the moisture and passing
away. The movement of the current
of air induces a more rapid and uni
form drying. The upper trays can
be shifted to the lower part of the
drier, and the lower trays to the upper
part as drying proceeds, so as to dry
the products uniformly throughout.
e-r- Another Home Drier.
Still another home drier is the cook
stove oven. Bits of food, leftovers,
especially sweet corn, can be dried on
plates in very slow oven or on the
back of the cookstove and saved for
winter use. If the oven is very warm,
the door should be left ajar and the
temperature of the oven often noted.
Trays for use in the oven can be made
from convenient-siZed galvanized
wire screen by bending up the edges
one or two inches.
Cookstove driers on the market are
of two types. One type consists Of a
series of trays upon which the material
to be dried is spread. These trays are
placed in a framework one above the
other, forming a compartment through
which the heated air rises carrying off
the moisture. The second type con-
sists of shallow fiat metal box filled
with water and designed so that one
end can rest on the back, of the stove
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04

feet long, these lath trays are most
economical of material when made four
feet in length.
Better but more expensive trays can
be made by substituting galvanized
wire screen, one-eighth or one-fourth
inch mesh, for the laths, in which case
the most economical size would depend
upon the width Of the wire screen OBJ
tainable.
A cheap and very satisfactory drier
for use over the kitchen stove can be
made by any handy boy or carpenter
from a small amount of small-mesh
galvanized-wire netting and a number
of laths or strips of wood about one
half inch thick and two inches wide.
The screen may be tackled directly on
the framework to make the drying
shelves, or the framework can be made
to support separate trays. By using
two laths nailed together, the frame
work can be stiffened and larger trays
made If desirable. This form or any
of the lighter makes of driers can be
suspended from the ceiling over the
kitchen range or over the oil, gasoline
or gas stove, and it will utilize the hot
air which rises during the cooking
hour. 1t can be raised out of the way
or swung to one side by crane made
of lath when the stove is required for
cooking purposes, and lowered or
swung back to utilize the heat which
otherwise would be wasted when the
top of the stove is not in use.
Another homemade cookstove drier
can be used on q wood or coal range
or kerosene stove can be made easily
and cheaply. Dimensions: Base "a by
16 inches; height SO inches. A base
six inches high is made of galvanized
sheet iron. This base slightly flares
toward the bottom and has two small
openings for ventilation in each of the
four sides. On the base rests boxlike
frame made of I or 11a-inch strips
of wood. The two sides are braced
with 1A-inch strips which serve as
cleats on which the trays in the drier
rest. These are placed at intervals of
three inches. The frame is covered
with tin or galvanized sheet iron which
is tackled to the wooden strips of the
frame. Thin strips of wood may be
used instead of tin or sheet iron. The
door is fitted on small hinges and fas-
tened with thumb latch. 1t opens
wide, so that the trays can be removed
easily. The bottom of the drier is
made of a piece of perforated galva-
nized sheet iron. Two inches above
the bottom is placed solid sheet of
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04
Practical Enouqh.

"T certainly got shock yesterday"
confided the broker to a friend. "a
young man telegraphed me from
Maine that he had married my young
est daughter"
"Great heavens !" returned the 9TH
er. "Well, all you can hope for now
is that he may turn out to be prac-
teal business man."
"Oh," interrupted father, Il guess
he's practical enough. He sent his
message collect
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04
DRYING IN THE sun
Have All Fruits and Vegetables
Properly Prepared.
APpARATUSFOR WORK
Bright, Hot Sunny Days Are Best, and
Close Watch Should Be Kept That
Rain or Dew Does Not Hit
Product--Avoid Insects.
(F'rom FARMERS BULLETIN s41, United
States Department of Agriculture.)

(F'rom FARMERS BULLETIN S4l, United
States Department of Agriculture)
The drying of fruits and vegetables
in the sun is simple process If they
have been prepared properly. In Its
simplest form such drying consists In
spreading the freshly prepared slices
or pieces on sheets of paper, or, If
there is danger of the products stick
ing, spreading on old pieces of muslin
held down with stones. Bright, hot,
sunny days are chosen for this work,
and a close watch is kept to see that
no rain or dew vets the product. If
flies and other insects are abundant,
mosquito bar is thrown over the prod
uct. Once or twice a day the slices
are stirred or turned over with the
hand and the thin ones which dry first
are taken out. Sun drying has much to
recommend it, since it requires no ex-
penditure of fuel and there is little
danger of the product becoming over
heated. Dust, however, gathers on the
product, and, unless it is protected
carefully, flies, and especially certain
insects which habitually attack dried
fruits, will lay their eggs upon 1t.
These eggs later will hatch out, and
the worms, or larvae, will riddle the
dried fruits or vegetables, rendering
them unfit for the table.
Trays of Uniform Size.
Fruits and vegetables, when dried in
the sun, generally are spread on large
trays of uniform size, so constructed
that they can be stacked one on top
of the other and protected from rain
by means of cover made of oilcloth,
canvas or roofing paper.
A very cheap tray can be made of
strips of lumber three-fourths of an
Inch thick and two inches wide, which
form the sides and ends, and lath,
which is nailed on to form the bottom.
Spaces one-eighth inch wide should be
left between the laths for ventilation,
and the traps can be raised off the
ground by placing them on poles or an
improvised trestle. AS laths are four
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04

good white stock into n saucepan, add
half teaspoonful of salt, one blade
of mace, two bay leaves and half a
cupful of finely chopped coconut; SIM
mer gently for one and half hours,
then strain and reheat, adding six ta-
blespoonfuls of rice flour mixed with a
little Of the cooled stock, add two cup
fuls of thin cream and serve hot.
A half cupful of grated coconut add
ed to a cream pie or to simple GUS
tard, either cup custard or a pie,
makes pleasing change
Coconut Croquettes.-Put a quart of
milk in double boiler, stir In cup
full of farina, teaspoonful of salt,
and cook, stirring until thick and well
cooked. Add a cupful of chopped CO.
conut, one teaspoonful of butter, three
tablespoonfuls of sugar and a half
teaspoonful of almond extract. Re
move from the fire and let stand over
hot water 10 minutes. Pour into q
buttered pan to mold. When chilled
cut in slices, roll in plenty of fine
bread crumbs and fry in hot fat. Drain
and serve with sweet sauce.
Coconut Souffle.-Beat four eggs un-
til light, add six tablespoonfuls of
-four teaspoonful of baking powder,
six table spoonfuls of sugar, one tea
spoonful of orange extract, one cup
full of finely chopped coconut and two
cupfuls of milk. Mix carefully and
turn into buttered fireproof dish as
soon as it is set, sprinkle with another
cupful of grated coconut and two ta-
blespoonfuls of sugar. Serve hot.
coconut Filling for Layer Cake
Beat the whites of three eggs until
stiff, add enough confectioners' sugar
to make it of the consistency to
spread, flavor with a little rose ex-
tract and sprinkle it thickly with
fresh grated coconut.
Fondant stirred thick with coconut,
favored and made into balls is very
nice CONNECTION.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04
olive oil, one tablespoon

full of lemon juice, salt, mustard, pa
prika and red pepper In small quanti-
ties, beat with an egg beater and
place on ice to chill. Pour over the
vegetables just as they are served.
Cold cooked carrots, cut in shoe
strings, cold string beans, with few
capers and mayonnaise dressing served
on lettuce is another good mixture.
Orange Jelly Salad.-Dissolve one
Tablespoonful of gelatin in one-third
lof q cupful of strained orange juice,
and stir over the fire until well heated.
Have ready half cupful of nut meats
icoarsely chopped. Peel three oranges,
divide into sections and cut each sec
Ition into half. When the jelly is
ready to mold, pour a little of it into
the wet molds, add some of the nuts,
and orange sections, then more jelly
until the molds are full. When ready
Ito serve, turn out on crisp lettuce
leaves and top with spoonful OF
whipped cream.
Pineapple SaIad.-Arrange slices OF
canned pineapple on individual plates,
place a whole marshmallow In the
center with small pieces Of marshmal-
low scattered over the pineapple, then
put few cherries around 1t, and on
top of the marshmallow nut meat.
over the top pour rich mayonnaise
dressing. To make the mayonnaise,
put yolk of an egg into cold bowl,
add fourth of teaspoonful OF salt
a dash of red pepper, fourth OF
lteaspoonful Of mustard beat until
thick, then add a half teaspoonful or
powdered sugar and a teaspoonful OF
lemon Juice, beat well, then add a
little at a time the olive oil, when 1t is
thick. thin with more lemon juice or
vinegar, adding more oil until two
tablespoonfuls of lemon juice or vine
gar and three-fourths of cupful OF
oil are used.
Oatmeal cookies to be entirely
wholesome should have the oatmeal
well Drowned in the oven before COM
lbining it with the other ingredients
and If it is the coarse large flakes II
should be ground through the meat
grinder before browning. An oatmeal
cooky baked from twelve to fifteen
minutes is not well enough cooked as
Il Is impossible to cook oatmetl sufh-
ciently in that length of time.
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The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04
H2eKTU\EN
GBLNEfH4ztE;33 zt;3

People who get fussy about their di-
gestion and assume a personal charge
OF their nerves, have nerves and are
apt to have no digestion Your mem
tai attitude controls your body. Hap
piness is health.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04

much superior to
the dried article,
that 1t should be
used more freely
when It is In sea-
son and may be
bought for eight to
ten cents.
Coconut Soup
Drt ttun n,torto Af
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04

Drying Fruits and Vegetables on
Homemade Racks by Forcing Air
at Room Temperature Across Them.
and the other on leg reaching to the
floor. 1t also may be supported over
q lamp.
Use of Electric Fan.
The use of an electric fan in facili-
tating drying is feasible for those who
already own fan. 1t has been found
that many sliced vegetables and fruits
placed in long trays three by one foot
and stacked in two tiers, end to end,
before an electric fan can be dried to
the requisite dryness within twenty
four hours. Some require much less
time For instance, sliced string beans
and shredded sweet potatoes will dry
before a fan running at moderate
speed within few hours. In many
cities the electric fan will cost not
more than one-fourth of cent an hour
to run. The fan should be placed close
to the stack Of trays, and they should
not be filled so full that the air cannot
pass freely through them. The fan
method has marked advantage in
that the product keeps cool owing to
evaporation while it is being dried,
thus tending to retain the color and
eliminate spoilage.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04

UUUI CIUII 10 any I1e1Iu.
Vegetable Salad.-MiX
together well chilled,
cooked string beans,
thinly sliced, cucumbers,
and shredded lettuce.
For the dressing use
three tablespoonfuls of
olive oil, one tablespoon
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04
A FEW APPETIzING SALADS.

Salads well combined, well seasoned
and well garnished are always a great
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04
SOME DAINTY cocoNuT DISHES.

The fresh coconut Is so delicious
when carefully peeled and grated, so
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04

Every mans home is his castle; "the
progress of the ideal or plain living
and high thinking will make a mans
home a shrine.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04

A home should be neither SO preten-
tious nor elegant that 1t draws ones
attention from its owner.
Evening journal., 1917-03-13

hand in foot with our bosses" He
was a power in trades unionism-a
power in the Socialist movement. He
it was who loudly proclaimed on oc-
casion after occasion. Down with
Canital!" Down with the fellows
riding in automobiles while we have
to walk."
Yet Gustave ELMER is a traitor 10
his own cause Of the workers. While
he was one of the best-lunged agita-
tors for having trouble with the en-
ployers, and mighty exponent Of the
walk-out, not quite two weeks after
the Brewery Workers strike, Mr..
ELMER, who is now known TO the
workers as Gloomy Gus" walked
back to the post at one Of the local
non-union breweries. I we'll remem-
Der the Saturday afternoon prior to
his going back. when with tears in
his eyes. he begged another man and
myself who we're going TO call on the
master brewers to endeavor TO settle
the strike, For Gods sake. to set
tie the strike"
The labor movement does not coun-
Evening journal., 1917-03-13

II you have Catarrh, Catarrhal Deafness
or Head Noises caused by Catarrh, or II
phlegm drops in your throat and has caused
Catarrh Of the stomach or bowels you should
secrre proper treatment at once. Don't ne
glect Catarrh, Don't let is make you into
worn-out, rundown Catarrhal wreck.
Remember Catarrh Is more than trihing
ailment-mOre than disgusting disease.
It's a dangerous ono. Unchecked it fire.
quenty destroys smell, taste and hearing
II clogs the nostriis and slowly but surely un-
dermnes the general health
Sprays. salves and inhalers may bring you
a temporary relief but permanent results
can only come from a constitutional treat
ment that will oxpel tho Catarrhal poisons
from your system.
II you are victim Of Cstarrh and have not
been able 10 find relief from your trouble
20 10 your druggist today and get an ounce
Of Psrmint about 75c worth, take this home
and add TO it four ounces Of sugar and 4
pint hot water. Take a tablespoonful fouI
Evening journal., 1917-03-13
ELMER AM THE UNToN.


To the Editor Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Sir:-I have read with interest the
open letters published in your news
paper, signed by Gustave ELMER and
Wilhelm BOdenstedt. These two men
who were former co-workers for a
strong local labor organization have
engaged in a sort Of controversy via
the open letter route. But I don't be-
lieve that Mr. Bodenstedt will reply TO
the ELMER letter, published In THE
EVENING JOURNAL Saturday, as a
reply isn't necessary, Mr.. ELMER hav-
ing convicted himself not only as n
traitor to the great labor movement
but to the Socialist party.
Gustave ELMER, before he went
back on his obligations to trades
unionism and Socialism. was looked
upon as one OF the bright wage earn
ers of the community. He, it was
who, when a committee representing
the Greater Wilmington Laboc Day
Parade (the history-making parade in
which labor and business men march,
cd together for the common cause of
boosting the Delaware State Fair)
arose to-his feet in the Brewery
Workers Union and throwing his
mighty right arm. cuffs and all, in
front of the unions president, quoth-
ed, "Us union men shall not march
Evening journal., 1917-03-13
PEOPLES COLUMN

is in the throes Of Ensland's brutality?
Wilson's Wisdom Wins Without
Warl" Was that a vain boast. and has
the wisdom all given out? The TRUTHS
not Germany, but England, like a
crafty magnet, is drawing the United
States into war. We hear great deai
about preserving the honor and the
dignity of the United States. but un-
questionable honor, and true dignity.
have for their basis integrity No sus-
picion OF base pride. farcical honor.
hypocrisy or humbug dignity. We are
citizens. but are denied our rights. The
question l want TO ask is this: With
out fencing, with the hyenas of the
predacious at our heel. and with Il
Government that is asleep 10 our needs
while We often with anguish Of soul
and in an agony Of Gethsemane. under
the iron cross of crime and oppression,
under present conditions, what do you
think is the duty Of the Negro in the
present crisis? 1T takes a strange
kind of loyalty TO be Negro patriot in
a day like this"
E. CARLIN SMITH.
Wilmington, Del, March -, 1917.
Evening journal., 1917-03-13
FOR CATARRH-CATARRHAL
DEAFNESS OR HEAD NOISES
YOU SHOULD TRY PARMINT

times a day. It acts upon tho blood and
mucous membrane and has brought relief 10
those who thought there was no help for
their trouble. Parmint has been used in the
treatment Of Catarrh throughout Europe for
many years. A recent canvass OF the Ameri-
can druggists shows that 70 IS now being er.
tensively used in this country where IL ia
producing satisfactory results even In 10.
calities where Catarrh Is most prevalent.
10 be able to breath freely, TO hear plain
ly. smell taste and arise In the morning
refreshed and strong and with head and
throat free from phlegm arc conditions that
you should strive to secure.
For your own sake give Parmint trial.
Certainly you cannot enjoy and get the
good ont Of life that you are justly entitled
10 so long as you are afflicted with Catarrh.
Start with parmint NOW today. II may
bring you a relief and give you n wider
margin Of health than you thought u pos
shle 20 obtain.
Psrmint is sold and recommended In thiI
city by all first class druggists.
Evening journal., 1917-03-13
AS ar NEGRn SEFS IT.

To the Editor OF THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Sir:-In the present crisis you are
urging American citizens to stand by
the President. and seem bitter, mar
row. and intolerate of those who do
not share your sentiment or express
themselves according to your opinion
II is important not what you think, or
what l. or others think. but it is inn
portsnt what is true. Has the United
States been really neutral?' Another
question: How about the ten million
Of colored citizens? Has the Presi-
dent stood by them? Has the right
of life, liberty. and the pursuit Of hap
piness been accorded these loyal men
and women of the race. or have their
rights been tramplcd on, segregated
Disseminated against, and disfran-
chised and over two. thousand wan
tOnly murdered? For lynching is moth
ing but murder. How about Georgia
The seat of bloOd-shamel A blossom
OF hades a-blOOm! A stencil of a State
One bushes to relate the deeds of
iniquity on file. Is not Georgia an in
dictment against the United States ?
DO you not think it sayors a great
deal of hypocrisy to be continually
speaking of Germany's treatment o.
the Belgians, her ward. when your
Negro wards at home are treated so
badly? When you speak of Germany's
frightfulness at sea, don't forget
Southern savagery at home.
A gem in the crown, a jewel in the
hand. and bank of wealth are at our
disposal, but the best thing to see, and
q I hope you will agree, is ourselves as
others can.
The President sends a protest against
Sermany's treatment of the Belgians
why not begin at home. and why not
some of the humane for Greece, who
Evening journal., 1917-03-13

of the superintendents who trained
their representatives, and sent them to
Dover TO speak words OF praise for
our country and for our flag. and I,
with many others, regret that not in
one instance did patriotism, in the
opinion of our Pennsylvania and
Maryland judges, appeal to them.
10 is now up TO our educators TO
decide for us whether in the next con-
test It is comedy or oratory that they
Evening journal., 1917-03-13

wish us to train for.
INTERESTED CITIZEN
Wilmington, Del, March IL. 1917.
OTor the information OF the writsr
OF the above letter we will say that
while the contestants this year, be-
cause Of the shortncss Of time avail
able, were permitted to use non-orig-
inal matter. next year they must write
their own orations and deliver them.
We feel sure that will remedy the con.
dltions referred 10 above.-EplTOR.l
Evening journal., 1917-03-13

patriotic and expressed praises of our
flag and of our country. When one lit
tie girl took the American flag and
waving IL in the air exclaimed. take
It and keep it near and dear to your
hearts, the scene was most impress
siVe and no doubt every true Amer
lcan heart was deeply touched.
desire to commend THE EVENING
JOURNAL on the stand il has taken
Tor the Stars and Stripes, and also all
Evening journal., 1917-03-13

tenance such fellows as this Gloomy
Gus" It has more respect for the
worker who remains inside when the
strike is called than for the one who
comes out, lets his ribs touch his
stomach. and then lets his stomach
change his whole principle. UnQues-
tionably Gus-"Gloomy Gus, went
back on his fcllow-workers. and he is
now suffering the penalty. He is not
only os.racized from his former So
ciety; relegated to the mourner's
seat at his own funeral; Stunned
wherever he IS met by genuine union
men. and self-appointed to the Past
Presidency Of the Ancient order OF
Gloom; but he is now entering the
period OF remorse when he thinks that
he can gain sort of recognition from
the public for taking up for "his'
Fatherland.
Gus-"Gloomy Gus"-is a past art
list. His word amounts to naught,
for he went back on his oath once
and he might do it twice II an op-
portunity we're to be offered him. The
labor movement can have nothing but
pity for him. He is past, and il Ger
many were composed OF such as he
we'll, the Lord help Germany
Thanking you for your courtesy in
running this letter, and with best
wishes to THE EVENING JOURNAL,
wnmington's daily union newspaper,
I l am,
Yours very truly,
JOHN c. SAYLOR,
Secretary Central Labor Union
/ Wilmington, Del, March II. 1917.
Evening journal., 1917-03-13
Wilmington, Del, March u, 1917.
NOT THE KELLY FIRE CONPANy

To the Editor of THE EVENING
JOURNAL
Sir:-I saw in your issue OF last
Friday, that Joshua Kelly. a member
OF Reliance Fire Company No. 2. was
at Dover, favoring a paid fire depart
ment. Reliance Company never mas
taken any vote on the matter OF a ,aid
fire department, and Is not in favor of
such thing l always have thought
the No. 2 Fire Company has been call
ed the Reliance Fire Company for
the past 12O years, and was not the
Joshua Kelly Fire Company, better
known as the Reliance Fire Company.
No. ..
Furthermore. the City Council has
no right to appropriate any money
for the Firemen's Relief Association
out Of the fire company's money.
A FIREMAN.
Wilmington, Del, March IL, 1917.