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New-York tribune., 1918-05-04
CHAS. STANLEY.
Who's Cot a Dime
On the Next Can o Beer?"


and beer, beside me digging in the
water main, Oh, can of beer, remain
with me as now! Let Mr.. Tinckler
continue:
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Every day for almost a week
they have been laboring with pick and
shovel tunnelling the street to repair
II the water t main. Every noon these
three-two of unmistakable origin, the
negro and the Italian; the other, with
strong Slavonc features, may be a
hungarian or Croatian-move up under
the tree that skirts the curb and their
monday meal commences. Not, how
ever, until one of the trio takes the
tin pail to the corner saloon. Three
times that pail makes the pilgrimage
negro, dago and Slav each in turn buys
and brings the beer.
Fraught with meaning is this per-
formance, for here is made manifest
custom of their own choosing. Man
power at its maximum, and what sup
ports the human machine in its daily
effort is a subject too little compre-
hended. That the spirit is not broken
demands some surcease from the toll
and it appears that this hour at high
noon with the bread and beer has been
euiiClelt 1or lne men dOlng the essen
tial work of the world.
symbol, but the literal breaking off
of huge hunks from a loaf. coarse
grained and dark colored. A hunk of
cheese, an onion and the beer make
the meal, as far as observation is pos
sible from an Office window. But it is
the beer that appears to be the all
needful: The pail goes from mouth
to mouth, even unto the emptying of
the third. Without it these men and
mnltltudes multi of others that dig and
sdelve, upon whom devolve the heavy
hard work. would weaken and be
weary long before the job was done.
Man shall not live by bread alone,
saith the Lord. With these men on
the curb the whistle bounds the brief
hour when hunger is satisfied when
little respite from arduous toll is
possible, and when in their crude way
they can commune as fellow men, even
though the medium be but pail of
humble beer. To them no reward for
heroic effort. no appeal, no excitement
Their trench life is barren, dull and
welnigh deadening. No Haunting
banners to inspire them, no martial
music, no clang and exultation of the
military to relieve the monotony. Their
MONDAY meal without the beer would
be equally as monotonous as the con
ditions amidst which they toll.
Watching the triple pilgrimage OF
the pail, it seems that some Of the
sunshine, somc of the laughing waters
that coaxed the golden grain up from
Mother Earth from which the bee,
was brewed went into their lives. More
zestful was the meal, more compan.
ionable were these men of muscle than
if the pail ceased in its little journey
Liberty, equality and fraternity never
were more vsualized than by the dago
negro and Slav, as they sit together
for an hour each day with their pail
of well-earned beer.
CHAS. CLIFFORD TINCKLER.
| ManlewOod NJ j.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-04
Abolish Liquor to Help Win
the War, Pleads Senator Hill

to the places of consumption? Bv Mr..
mowers own statements, the breweries
OF sne country, even under their pres
ent restrictions, are destroying the
bread per day.
This is no time to split hairs trying
TO prove by minor scientific verdicts
mat 1T viii be possible for some of the
people to continue to drink very mod
erately without physical damage, as an
excuse tor continuing such robbery of
the nations resources, as we'll as such
menace to the nations morals and
physlcal capacity as are involved in the
perpetuation of the breweries. Let US
have fIa done with this halfway nonsense.
We are at crisis in the nations his
tory. We must win the war. and who
ever Is for the continuation of such
wastes as are evidenced above can
scarcely pose as q disinterested friend
OF the nations welfare and the welfare
OF the world in this tragic hour.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-04
Many Reject Alcohol
Even as Medicine

The last false hope to which the sup
porters of alcohol cling is that, even
though it may be thoroughly harmful
as a beverage, it is still good as a medi-
cine; but the majority of the voters
in nineteen of these twenty cities have
already accepted the dictum of the
chief medical bodies of the country that
this is not true, and voted out even
the sale of alcoholic beveraes by drug
sists on doctors prescriptions only.
II is something of an astonishment
10 the people of my district to find
The Tribune showing as friendly an
attitude as it does to the beer and wine
propagandists.
We are acquainted with the beer
traffic up Binghamton way. We have
watched it for years. We have noted
its effect upon our fellow citizens. We
are not for it. We are against it, and
the fact that the military authorities
Of the United States Expeditionary
Forces have been compelled at least
to inaugurate the same sort of bone
dry policy in the areas in France under
complete military jurisdiction of United
States officers is abundant evidence,
together with the attitude of the gov
eminent toward wines and beers with
reference TO soldiers and sailors here,
that there is no compatibility between
beers and wines and military efficiency
Of the highest sort, nor between beer
and wine propagandism and a genuine
promotion of public betterment.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-04
National Welfare Requires
Saving of Grain, Coal
and Labor
Wines and Beer
Have Many Friends
gr;ef for Wine Cites Need
for Use in Religious
Service

fortnight of comment on alco-
ho,;c beverages has not exhausted
ether condemnation or commenda-
Inn To-day, in the fourteenth in
...lment of letters, there is more of
both.
william H. Hill, Senator from the
seth New York District, who spon-
erred the bill passed in 1917 under
whose provisions twenty cities have
e;rce voted dry, makes a patriotic
r,ea to Danish liquor as a means
.ovard winning the war. He writes:
ro the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: When the best than can be said
q, even the weakest form of beverage
.l.ohol is that if the doses be made
mall enough and there be a long
.peueh interval between doses thor
oushly normal person may be able to
;,dulge without serious harm-though
.ren this measure of drinking license
/. uoheld by what is conspicuously
the minority of up-to-date scientific
su.horities-what room is there for the
sort OF beer and wine propaganda which
samehow seems always to be especially
featured?
Nobody can show any positive good
from any kind of alcoholic drink. The
evils resulting from it are abundant
and the public is becoming we'll con-
v;need not alone through the declara-
tons Of such bodies as the American
Medical Association and such reports
ss that made by Mr.. Arthur Hunter
respecting two million life insurance
risks, but also by its own individual
personal contact with the results pro-
duced in wine and beer drinkers, that
there is no halfway station in dealing
with the alcohol menace. The extent
to which this practical conclusion has
come to prevail is strikingly evidenced
in the recent votes by which twenty
New York cities voted dry under the
law which l sponsored in the State
Senate year ago.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-04
How Sweden Is Solving
The Liquor Problem

The following letter from Hol-
yoke, Mass, cites a newspaper dis
patch from Stockholm to show that
home distillation has reached great
proportions as. the result of war
time restrictions on the sale of
liquor:
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: When certain class of re-
formers fall out the unsophistocated
public gets a peep behind the scenes.
One by one the claims of the prolHbi-
tionists are refuted as time is allowed
to try them out. The fact that the
Swedish Parliament had referred a ma
tional prohibition measure to the
Board of Control was recently hailed
as another great victory for the cause
The 7 report of the board now at hand
is to the point and is equally ap-
plicable to New York or any other
part of the country. We quote:
"The board expressed the opinion
that prohibitory measures must be
supported by popular opinion if they
are to be effective. Otherwise, it
says, they are merely an incentive
to lawbreaking.
"The board points out that $4,000
passbooks emitting holders to buy
liquor are now held by the people,
and that thousands of passbooks
have been refused to other appli-
cants. Home distillation, the report
says, already has reached great pro-
portions as the result of wartime
restrictions on the sale of liquor"
Fortunately for the liberties of the
Swedish people their officials are not
coerced, either socially or politically,
by self-appointed guardians of NOR
ality, but can be relied on as giving
an honest opinion on a matter of grave
interest to the morality and we'll being
of the country.
CuAc CTAN7TC Cv
New-York tribune., 1918-05-04

Highest temperature yesterday. 70 degrees lat 3
p. ny: lowest. 81 lat $40 T. MI ; average, e.:
average same date last year IS: average same
date for thirty three years S.
HUMIDITY
New-York tribune., 1918-05-04

Local Oniciai Forecast.-Showers to-day slightly
iuR yuds.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-21
BLANK CHECK IS USED
BY BIRD FOR ITS NEST

RALEIGH. N. c.. Aug. 2l.-A birds
hest that had fallen from tree in
park near Baltimore. Md, after 1t had
weathered many hard wind, has just
been placed in the North Carolina
Hall of History here. alongside war
relics and other things, because the
bird used local building material In
the form of a blank check of Raj.
eigh bank in making its home safe and
snug. The distance between Raleigh
and Baltimore Is about 325 miles by
rail, bu: 1t Is much shorter as the
crow flies Ornithologists here say the
nest Is either that of robin or
thrush.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-21
WOMEN NEEDN 7
SALUTE THOSE
Of HIGHER RANK

LONDON. Aug. 20.-The ever.recur
ing saluting problem has been
brought to the British navy in rather
perplcXing form by the growing ac.
uvi:ies of the Woman's Royal Naval
Service. Senior officers in the serv-
l'e desired to be saluted by those of
lower rank, male or female: the ma
jorty of the girl "privates" want to
salute someone, but who, when and
how have not been definitely fixed
even in official orders.
In fact. most of the confusion is at
tributed to recent official orders. They
read that "Offcers and women of the
w. r. n. S. commonly called
Wrens) will not salute their superior
officers (male or female). When ad.
dressed by their superior officers they
are however, to stand at attention
and suitable respect is always to be
paid such superior officers on all oc-
casions"
a very great deal depends on that
word suitable" said Wren pri.
Vate when she first read the order.
Before the war she had been accus.
toned to every luxury. but she takes
her work very seriously and consid.
ers her command a unit rather than
several individuals. THE question
naturally arises as to what might be
considered suitable respect toward
an officer who might have been unani.
mously voted 'catty' by the girls" she
continued. There is too much Cd.
portunity for display of individual.
ism"
But the paragraph affecting the men
is causing more confusion. 1t reads
Officers and men OF other Royal
naval services will salute officers of
the W. R. n. S. who, by their badges
OF rank, are their seniors, when they
meet or pass them, in a similar man.
ner to officers OF the royal navy. OF.
ficers of the W. r. n. s VIII &C.
knowledge such salutes by bowling"
Sailors have been heard to ask why
they should salute Wren officers when
the Wren privates are not required to
do the same. Then a long-standing
order in the British navy requiresE
a sailor to salute anyone having the
general appearance OF an officer,
promulgated that an officer Hernt
command respect even though he hap
peued to be in civilian dress
A commentator on the situation re-
marks that taking into consideration
the old and the new orders and grant
ing generous allowances for honest
mistakes. Wren and a sailor may
salute each other in about any man
ner that the occasion might appeal
to them TO require.
The "Waacs." as the members of
inc Amy NDTps
are called, are said to salute their
officers i'll camps and offices. and in |
France the practice is carried out |
among them in public as well. The |
girls do not use the full arm sweep |
as in the army, but merely raise the
hand to the hat They never salute
officers of the army or navy. it APP
pears, nor do the women officers re-
ceive satntes from service men.
Despite their military uniform and
bearing. officers of the women's or.
ganization are expected, II presented
to the king or queen. to courtsey in
the old-fashioned way of their grand
mothers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-17
THE TINY SECRET.
Ef4r M

~ nm sorry. nc said gently Il had no
idea il was 50 late. nope TINS ~
going to put you out, any
"Oh no. answered, hurryIng on my
From the top Of the stairs. Mr.. Deland
stood watching me rs ! descended nc
light from above showed the clcar-cut
lines Of his face.
some Of the bitterness was wiped away
in that light. And ! looked back and
smiled could not have believed that tins
was the dreaded critic Of Tuesdays
Down in the street, a little nlselving
took me. hoped that Alice and betty
had not waited dinner And tins was the
evening that Betty went to teach at the
Neighborhood House.
ran 10 catch an uptown bus As
mounted to the roof looked down on to
the green park. Someone was sitting on
bench there. Agar thought II was Agnes
Carter. but she did not look at me nor
even raise her eyes Ii could not be.
And then | remembered had Tor
gotten to ask MIR Dcland whom ! re-
minded him Of. But / could do that the
next time
Betty said, As l entered. Get Your
shopping done"
NO, ] answered. mere was ii' ''illC
10 tell her more. Tor she had her hat and
gloves on.
Your dinners in the oven. wish you
would try to get home so that YOU could
help me get il. It's really lot to Dc
YES, l answered miserably, feeling
like a naughty child But this IS the first
time I've been late, ! thought. and sew
eral times I've got p dinner for her
she may be tira.,' added to myself !
But. somehow, l could never penetrate
below the surface of her cold practlcallty.
Alice was getting ready to go out.
Somehow, did not like TO tell her he
afternoon had been such charming inter
lude. | rather feared her scornful laughter
at my pleasure.
So sat down by the window and took
up a magazine. a lovely color print met
my eyes.
Criticism by Frank Deland. : | turn
ed the pages. There it was-an article
bv the authority, Frank Deland. And
that afternoon | had had tea with him IN
his roomsl IF ! only knew HIM better,
| thought, 81 would like TO ask him what
he thinks Of Dan Thorndyke. "
Monday-Ostracized
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-17

board and spoke only to the Clock on
the wall close bv, for that was old-fashionI
cd too.
But ono dav there came to live on
the sidcboard curious looking Pewter
Sugar Bowl. It was shaped like a fig
howl with cover having hinges IN the
center, SO that the cover could he opened
from two sides. and II stood o. 4 base
The mistress Of the house put i beside
the Pewter Teapot and sad 10 her chill
drcn. who laughed at the funny old Sugar
Bowl. You viii he glad to own tins
some dav. it belonged to my grcat-grand-
mother. il IL very old and much moro to
be admired than the silver. | think
II would not part with my Pewter
Teapot for anything. and now that
have the Sugar Bowl, | feel proudcr OF
my pewter than All the silver | own.
Oh! how pleased Pewter Teapot felt,
and besides. II used TO live with Pewter
Sugar Bowl long years ago IN green
cupboard in farm house, and when It
saw lis old friend It no longer cared
for the snubs Of the silver
But the Silver Teapot began TO change
its mind when it saw how much the
pewter was admired, and wondered after
all if it would not be well to know such
aristocratic articles as the Pewter Teapot
and Sugar Bowl
So one night it spoke TO them It
must be lonely for you two over there
all by yourselves it said. Il YOU
would like to have us, | Will come over
with some Of my friends Our bright
ness may cheer you up.
You are very kind and thoughtful, :
answered the Pewter Teapot, but
Sugsr Bowl ard have so much to talk
about and think of that we have no lonely
hours. You see, we live in the past,
and the past was filled with SO much
happiness We do not care to know about
the present
Silver Teapot was so surprised that
it did not reply, but it said later to the
spoons: at is just as | told you, my
dears; they do not know thing about
what is going on nowadays, they are so
old-fashioned; they are just as old-fashion-
ed in their minds rs they are IN their style.
But the pewter ware did not mind
they knew the silver Teapot was silly,
light-headed thing and did not even
know II
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-17
LITTLE STIRRING
IN BUILDING LINE
Repair. Addition and Alteration
Work Still Form Star-e
of Activity.

Apathy still reigns Ill the building and
contracting line in this city and vicinity,
outside of the housing projects directly
and indirectly under Federal preferential
auspices.
One architect was found quite excited
Mt the prospect of new job coming IN,
unsolicited, to occupy an otherwise
empty office But the general feeling is
one Of confidence in the future providing
the future ever comes) and people can
stav around until then There will he
boom, sure enough, when it's over, over
there"
The topic of "Grcater Wilmington,
though perhaps somewhat ahead of time,
is brought up by the issuing OF permits
by the Building Department for part
of the structures under way in the hous-
ing project at Union Park Gardens, these
being within the city limits. while nearly
rs MANY more. embraced In the same
operation, are outside this imaginary line
and although "in' the city are not "oi 1t:
Inevitably. within n short space OF
wears the matter of taking IN additional
territory under city laws must come up
for action. and wise forcthought Is called
for on the part of those whose interests
NAV be affected, as well rs those who
have the welfare of the community at
heart.
SOME GENERAL JOBS.
Alterations in the combined store and
dwelling Mt Sixth and Spruce streets,
involving an estimated cost of 81 POO. VIII
he made for John JablonskI by Soboclnski
and Tomczyk, contractors
Bids are being considered by the Ma
tional Anfline chemical Co, Marcus
Hook. for 9S houses at Naamans, part of
their workmen's housing operation. The
construction is brick, with stucco hnlsh,
2l9 stories. l9x2i feet, slate roof, electric
lighting. Owners furnished the plans
themselves.
\ row of ten garages will be built at the
rear of 305 West Doth street by frank X.
Zeblev, from his own plans, at cost OF
$500
II is expected that plans will shortly be
made for alterations in the RuOu Theatre
property at 410 Market street, 10 fit II up
rs an addition to the New York rcstau-
rant at No. 40S, the proprletors Of which
have recently acquired the parcel The
frontage of Is feet on Market street, with
a depth of III feet, will give an oppor-
tuuitv for much needed expansion.
The finishing touche sarc beng put on
the exterior of the du Pont Building addi-
ton, which is now practically complete
below the cornicc The only unfinished
parts remaining to bc closed in are the
walls of the monitor structure on the
roof Inside work Will now 90 on rapidly
and the offices are expected to be ready
for occupancy in the fall.
The Sheet Metal Contracting Co. has
purchased the Walnut street front, north
Of Spring alley, and backing up to IFS
present property midway on the alley
The three dwellings on Walnut street viii
shortly be demolished, and m extension
10 the present factory erected, from thclr
own plans They are at present using the
third floor Of the new Cahill building, at
Second and French, to accommodate then
overflow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-17
THEPEWTER AND THE SILVER.

Sdnattv little Pewter Tea Pot stood
on the sideboard for n long time lefore
the Silver Teapot came there To 1--we
Pewter Teapot admired the new Silver
Teapot very much and looked at IT often
with the idea of speaking to it some night
when the house was still But one night
it heard the Silver Teapot saying to the
Spoons: My dears, IT If too bad and al
most nm insult ms we'll TO have that old
fashioned Pewter Teapot standing on
the same sideboard with us.
81 hope you have not been intimate
with n piece of dull pewter when you,
like me, are so bright, and of pure silver. :
The spoons replied that they always
had chattod with Pewter Teapot and
found it n nice, comfortable old thing to
know
Pewter Teapot has seen a LOT of things
and lived long time, SAID one Silver
Spoon. "It belonged 10 someone in the
family years and years ago
"Of course it did, my dear, said
Silver Teapot, turning mp its long nose,
at is out of style and old-fashioncd and
for that very reason we should not be on
intimate terms with Pewter Teapot.
"Why, none of the best fanatics use
pewter in these days; silver, my dear,
bright and handsome, Is the only thing
used bv the best families, so keep away
from Pewter Teapot If you wish To be
exclusive.
Pewter Teapot could not help hearing
all that Silver Teapot said, but IL did
not pretend it heard word; in dignified
silence it stood on the end Of the side
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-17
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
BY Henrietta Grauel.
GRANDMOTHER'S RECIPES.


The housckccpcr Of today more nearly
approaches the condition of the house
mother of 80 wears ago than ono would
ever suspect ut first glance Among other
patriotic duties We are now asked to de
pend as much as we can upon our local
| food supply. Southern planters who
never thought they could raise their own
garden truck, find thcy can better grow
, their own food and have It better than
when they depend upon the market
ShipDcrs arc urged to save space Tor
Uncle sam and much less food IS crossing
/ the country than in former years. At last
we arc all sclf-Supportlng.
Two generations ago grandmother dc
pended upon her kitchen garden and upon
the orchard, and some of the tiavoFiul
! dishes She made arc exceedingly popular
Just now Pandowdy, for instance, and
fried apples for breakfast and steamed
oatmeal mot rolled oats, but Scotch or
whole oats. each grain plump and whole
And cheese cooked in the frying pan IN
sweet milk with mustard, salt, pepper ana
I butter, then, when melted and bubbly,
poured over hot biscuit because there
was no butter that morning
She used barley, too, rs much rs we are
asked 10 90. Not only in bread, but for a
several hours and served with meat gravy
is mighty good and il IS hearty, lasting,
palatablc, wholesome, and IS cheap tood,
too. such SIS we all want to use now.
And iust a word about barley -four, 1t
does make excellent bread. but It must
have white flour with 1t and 1t ls better
made IN quick breads that IS III baking
! powder nixtures-than when raised with
yeast
The season is too hot now for baked
/ beans, but YOU can cook them IN the old
| wav, and promise you they Will be almost
as good Us though baked, Do them just
! this way Wash quart OF dried navy or
! marrowfat beans and boil them three
/ hours, or soak them over night and boil
I two hours when they should be soft and
/ lust ready 10 burst open The water they
I are boiled in should be salted and If you
] have a wee bit of ham fat or bacon to boil
: with them, put it IN. If you have no pork,
/ use a tablespoon or two OF meat drip
! pings and it will favor the beans Just as
/ well Mix in a bowl three tablespoons OF
/ dark molaSSes, one teaspoon OF salt, one
| Of mustard, one of sugar and tablespoon
! Of vinegar and pepper TO suit your taste.
Stir this into the beans and cook until they
are quite dry If you like tomato sauce,
/ YOU can atl'A IL " INC bCHbS J1oS dS > od
take them up
Bean croquettos can be made from
| cold, baked or boiled beans. Mold them
into balls or cakes. Fried fine brown
| they are delicious.
Fish balls are often recommended, but
too often they are only made from saited
| Goldfish. Almost any other cold cooked
fish is better. Crush the fish, season, add
the volk of one egg and bolted meal OF
rice fiour or mashed potato to make il
firm enough to mold Shape IN caes and
fry brown. Timed salmon makes excel
| cDt fish balls.