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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
The Life of the skxscraper.

Builders and men of allied interests
are discussing again the question of
the lifetime of the modern s%kyscraper.
When a symposium on this subject
was published along in 1905 there
still were in the foreground some 'ifs"
of ~corrosion, vibration and electro
lysis as affecting steel frames. Never
theless, estimates of durability ranged
from 5000 years TO a vague forever"
Today sees the old 'ifs" happily
disposed of, says a writer. Tall
structures torn down after a decade or
more of service have revealed their
protected steel work as good as new.
But the very act through which this
r%eassurfng condition has been made
known has shown forth the real, lurk-
Ing enemy of the towering city edifce.
The foe of the modern skyscraper is
the more modern s%kyscraper. And the
prophet is justified who, in the 1905
symposium, merely said for the many
stored structure that 1t would last 'as
long as we want it to-"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
Hometown
S~
70 AVOID HAZARDS BY FIRE
Right Kind Of Construction and Eff
cient Inspection VIII Prevent
Much Damage, Says Engineer.

"Proper methods of construction and
efficient building inspection will pre-
vent a very large proportion Of the
fires which annually do so much dam
age In American Cities" says r. s.
Whiting, an architectural engineer,
who has made a compilation and care
full study of more than 200 building
codes. Whiting sums up his conclu-
siOns thus:
1.-THE allowance of ten feet between
buildings in uncongested districts is
about the average found in building
codes, although a greater distance Is
advisable and often specified, and in
some cases the space is increased to
30 feet or more. If an ordinance lin
ting the distance between buildings
had been provided in the building code
Of Atlanta, Ga, the confiagration Of
May 81, 1917, might have resulted not
so disastrously. 1t is next to impos-
sible for firemen to fight a fire salts
factorily between two burning build
lngs if the space between them is not
wide enough for two persons to pass
comfortably, which seems to have been
the case in Atlanta.
The width of building lots is q mat
ter that should be carefully thought
out and regulated by local authorities,
and especially in a congested dwelling
house district, and should not be per-
mitted less than 35 feet; better still,
plated with a width of from 40 to so
feet, thus allowing liberal space on
each side of every dwelling.
Buildings such as public garages,
oil houses and refineries, rendering
plants, varnish works, etc., as well as
buildings used for the storage or ham
ding of large quantities of combust-
ible material, whether of fire resistive
or non-fire resistive construction,
should be erected only in isolated Local
tons, where their contents cannot be
considered as a fire hazard for adjoin-
Ing or nearby buildings"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
FEARED NEW QUARTER BOGUS
Coin of Recent Vintage Caused Balti.
more Business Houses to Make
Hurried investigation.

In the future Uncle Sam should GER
tainly notify Baltimore in advance
when he is going to spring a new coin,
for the appearance of a new quarter
Of the vintage of 1917, which differs
slightly from the first issue, has
caused anxiety to q number of good
Baltimoreans because they thought
they were ~"stung." Rumors that coun-
terfeiters were flooding the city with
"phony" money naturally followed,
states the Baltimore Evening Sun.
The new coin arrived ~unannounced
and it was not long before experts no
ticed the slight difference between II
and the first issue of the 1917 quarter,
and then they got busy. The most per-
sistent rumor was that counterfeiters
were plying their trade in Baltimore
and that many of the large business
houses, the United Railways and the
public in general had been Caught"
for hundreds of dollars. On the old
quarter there are nc stars under the
eagle, while on the new coin there are
three. There are seven stars on one
side of the eagle and six on the other
on the coins of the first issue, while
the bird on the new coin is fianked by
only five stars on each side with three
underneath. The milling on the new
coin is different from the old and the
"In God We Trust on the one is much
larger than on the other.
The s~ubtreasury has had a number
of inquiries about the coin, and a half
dozen banks which were consulted had
also been asked to express an opinion
as to whether it was good or not, and
they all vouch for it. The whole trou-
BILE seems to be that the new coin was
sprung on Baltimore without notice.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
COTTAGE Cheese Salad.

Nutritious salad makes a good dish
for a home luncheon. As they are rich
in protein, cheese salads take the place
of cold meat dishes. The following is
an inexpensive, nutritious cottage
cheese salad:
Mix thoroughly one pound of cheese,
one and One-half tablespoonfuls of
cream, one tablespoonful of chopped
parsley, and salt to taste. First, fill a
rectangular tin mold with cold water
to chill AND wet the surface. After
removing the water, line the bottom
of the mold With waxed paper; then
pack the cheese in three layers, put
ting two or three parallel strips of
plmento, lettuce leaf, or chopped nuts,
between layers. Cover with waxed
paper and set in a cool place until
ready to serve; then run a knife
around the sides and invert the mold.
Cut in slices and serve on lettuce
leaves with French dressing and waf-
ers. Minced olives may be used in
stead of the parsley, and chopped nuts
also may be added.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

for the something sweet" you like
with your meals.
Now that meat is so high-priced you
like to make a small amount go as far
as possible. A meat stew al be made
very appetizing and with proper care
in the selection Of the ingredients to
combine with the meat you may make
another one-dish meal.
Hot Pot of Mutton and Barley.
1 pound mutton. 4 potatoes.
u cupful pearled g onions.
barley. Celery tops or other
1 tablespoonful salt. seasoning herbs.
Cut the mutton in small pieces and
brown with the onion in fat cut from
meat. This will help make the meat
tender and improves the flavor. Pour
this into a covered saucepan. Add two
quarts of water and the barley. Sim
mer for one and one-half hours. Then
add the potatoes cut in quarters, sea-
soning herbs, and seasoning, and cook
one-half hour longer.
This is also good served as a shep-
herds pie with mashed potatoes lining
the dish and piled on top for a crust.
The stew is better if thickened with a
little -four in this cast before adding
to the mashed potato crust.
Or your one-dish meal might be of
dried peas or beans instead of meat or
fish combined with other vegetables
Here is a hearty dish made from split
peas. Many kinds or dried peas OF
beans could be used in the same way
Split Peas, Rice and Tomatoes.
~ cupfuls rice. 4 teaspoonful pep.
l pint split peas. per.
6 onions. 2 cupfuls of tomato
l tablespoonful salt. (fresh or canned).
Soak peas owe night in two quarts
of water. Cook until tender in water
in which they soaked. Add rice, on.
ions, tomatoes and seasonings, and
cook 20 minutes.
Such meals are a help to the busy
housewife on especially busy days, as
they are easy to prepare and make but
few dishes to wash. With bread and
butter and jam, perhaps, or stewed
fruit, any one of them makes a well
chosen nutritious meal. If there are
children in the family give each n
glass of milk besides. Such a mea
will satisfy the body's needs as wei
as a more elaborate one.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

under the umbrella shed she galvanized herself into eager notice and at each
disappointment subsidized into the Corday pose and an expression that was
entirely her own. At last-here is always a n at last, you notice, n o matter
how long it takes a comng-at last a mar swung ahead of a string of hon.
ing travellers and doomed out:
"Lo, little mom"
And the turnhss one was Immediately apdheossed into exultant moth
erhood by her answering quaver.
"Sonw
yenowtoothed, redIaced, grayhaired, faststrdng, f. Pluribus Unum eagle
of a man And when the eagle swooped down on the worm.
One moment please, to change metaphors. Honest, only expert writer's
should be allowed an editorial pass to roam rec among the flowers of speech
what happened was, that the giant of man lifted up the small woman as
If she had been a little child and kissed her with al honest gladness that
made o rejoice for the poor soul.
Which shows-to go back to the wrecked metaphor-that there may be
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
Five Ways to Food Variety.

We must have food to grow, to keep
warm, and TO work. Our food must be
nutritious in that it does all these
things. 1t is also important that il
should taste good. 1t will not only be
better relished, but it will be better
utilized by the body if it does. Food
will be more healthful, more palatable,
and more nutritious if it is varied
Variety may be secured by selecting
for the daily diet something from each
of the following five groups of food
~ Fruits and vegetables; (2) milk
meat, eggs, cheese, fish, peas, beans
and nuts; 60 cereals t4) sweets; 81
fats.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

>ats. But if he had thus INDUCED, it had but stirred his cbivarous impulses
Fr is he stood beside the door he looked with fOwning disavor upon the row
OF seated men above whom swayed the women hanging to the straps. Those
near him heard him murmuring unCompimentary remarks about "pinheads'
and 'galoots' Presently his emotions grew too strong to be kept to himself
Here, you nuts" he shouted, "ant you ashamed of yourselves sttn'
here, and all these ladies standin'? Get up now and let the ladies sit down
Get up, every me of you! If you don't I'll make youI"
Sheepishhy one after another of the men got up offered his seat and
sought another car The sailor moved down the line, and if a mn affected
shat we're ungent and personal enough to bring him to MS feet without delay.
Then the young crusaders eye fell on the man reading the German newspaper;
and no hul eve responded to the challenge of a red flag with more fervor.
He natched the sheet away, wadded it together, threw it o n the floor and
stamped on It.
You - Hum he shouted. "Get out of here and go join your kaiser,
If you love him so much ~
The train slowed down a a station, and the German, whtefaced, made
q dash for the door, The sailor saw him dive into the crowd and then, with a
look OIL his face as if he were going lover the top" rushed after him.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

Benjamin w. Tone of 5 East Eighth
street. She has had experience. Mrs.
Tone was charitably moved to become
a stakeholder in a Berkshire at the
Hero Land bazaar, with no idea Of
entering the live stock market. Now
she knows the embarrassment of
riches. Either she must give up her
apartment and retire to country life
or she must her new pet.
To date hard-hearted landlords
have shown no disposition to extend
the livestock provision in fashionable
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

however, that the candy was purchased for the City Post Office club, and
would be divided among the hundreds of members of that organization.
Sherwood was walking around with the "thousand' in his pocket all
ready to hand acrosst the counter, saying, meanwhile, "Give m e a thousand
dollars worth of your best, please"
A thousand dollars in your pocket makes you in a benign mood.
"Sam" said Sherwood to the colored messenger, heres a thousand dol
lars for you"
In order that the messenger might not take him too seriously, Sherwood
gave a n understanding smile, on of those smiles that says, Don't mind
what 1 say. but what I mean"
The messenger understood. Yesindeedy, he did.
He touched the roll reverently.
Then he resoutely put it aside and said:
dat N sho' a great roll, boss; but ten cents acomng' would look better
ter me"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

because he already was in the audience department" of the army. Experts"
are developing ove night, it would seem, from a consideration of exemption
claims on account of industrial grounds. OF course industrial grounds are
well defined by the ley saectve service regulations, but does that bother
the mar who wishes to make a claim when he has none? Not O bit of it.
81 an expert buss boy" wrote regstrant.
'I am an expert shammier," declared another. He meant that when II
comes to polishing up the bright work" on a automobile he was in a class
all by himself.
The divorce courts are being helped out wonderfully by the new regula
tons, it is averred. Many lei are providing regularly for wives n other
dependents who never were too good providers before, it is alleged.
Some If the men are conscientious to a degree in answering the questions
One man, answering the question, "What was your total income during
the past twelve months, in cash, in other things of valueT included in his
pigeons
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

army" but it won't be long before they do the general declares. It's this way
according to the warrior: you see everybody is talking about the Germans
licking them, making the world safe and all that.
But nobody says anything about the German kids who are likely to grow
up into IS bad actors as their fathers. German kids about twelve OF thirteen
must be pretty hard to lick, and that's the job that we want to do"
Realizing that it takes guns and uniforms o go to "a the general says
ait members Oft the army are required to pay 3 cents a week into a fund tt
buy equipment.
ANY guy who has the money can buy his own, but them what aints
gonna get n from the fund" said the general.
toto, Second Lieutenant D. Leonards, Segt Anielo Gupnano and Corp.
Mutt Caruso.
General sHvers announces that any good clean kid" is eligible to join
his army.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
Master and Servant.

1t is held to be the duty of a master
20 see that the number of servants en-
gagged on any particular work is sufi-
,ient to secure the reasonable safety
Of each one of them, in Wallace v. Ire
mont & G. r. Co., l.. r.. A. 1917D, 800,
which further holds that the duty OF
| master to furnish proper tools, appli-
inces and a safe place, embraces hui
a instrumentalities and mechanical
ieviceS.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

apartments to include pigs as well as Persian cats and chow dogs. To keep
the pig in the pabr, in the old Donegal style, would be to rn afoul of the
health department To keep him in the kitchen would be to court the inter-
venHou of the food administration. A whole pig to n small family If three
Is not to be tolerated in the present food situation.
When Informed of her good luck att the bazaar and asked what DISPOSE
ton she proposed to make of the pig, she "a overwhelmed and intmated
chat nc steps would be taken until a family conference had been held to dis
css the proposition.
81 shall have to consult my husband" she repeated in a bewndered
manner. 81 really couldn't say what W re shall do with the pig. There is
certainI. no place n an apartment for farm extension work"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

them to be good before they grow up
aud turn into bad soldiers. The gen
eral is known in the bosom of his fam
lily as Pietro VenetucCi, but to the
gang he is just Slivers.
And over in Little Italy, flanked
by buttresses Of ashes and tomato
cans, and guarded by the native aro-
ma of garlic and spaghetti, lies Camp
Slivers.
Military authorities have yet to
learn of its existence or of "Slivers'
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

'Finicky' tastes in food often pre-
vent the use of many valuable materi-
ais which might be the means of saw
ing money. Don't stick too closely to
habits and customs in the food you eat,
Try new dishes occasionally.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

est pIHCt TOT the STUDY OF HUIHHH Hd-
ture I have ever seen," said n promi-
nent member Of the legal advisory
board, as he stood in an exemption
board headquarters one day last week.
The faithful work being done by
members of the legal profession in
helping registrants fill out their ques-
tionnaires is a phase of selective serv-
ice work which will go down in that
unwritten history which is always
greater in extent than the written.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
"U. S. LEAFLETS" NOW
CARRY WAR FOOD HINTS

War food suggestions for
American housewives. prepared
in four-page UNITED States Food
Leaflets by food specialists of
the department of agriculture,
the food administration and state
representatives, are now ready
to distribute. The leaflets carry
the country's expert thought ON
food conservation translated into
popular language. Each one has
its helpful var message for the
housewife. Seven are now avail
able. More will follow. "Start
the Day Right With a Good
Breakfast" is food leaflet No. 1.
Others now ready are: do You
Know Corn MealY' "A Whole
Dinner in One Dish" Choose
Your Food Wisely" Make a
Little Meat Go a Long Way"
do You Know Oatmeal?" Food
for Your Children" These leaf
lets are designed to supplement
rather than replace the depart
ment's publications ON food and
other home problems. With the
funds at its disposal the depart
ment of agriculture will be able
to supply these leaflets directly
only to leaders and active work
ers in the food conservation
movements.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

VITUU5H VHV UdTs UI a gate Ut OHrOH
station, she somehow suggested Char
lette Corday-per Corcoran gallery
pose-though, naturally, a turnless
worm Of a woman could not other
wise favor the Joan of the Revolution,
who helped to put Napoleon on his
throne.
Nor did she, in the least, convey
IN ownership of folks, except that you
knew somebody must be coming by
the way she waited, and waited-and
waited. AS each train chooed-chooed
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

seat in every ar is .occuped-by a woman. But 1 believe that if every
woman who does lot have to work In an office would resolve to stay at home
at least one day a week, nj matter what happened, the street car jamming
would be lessened to a marked degree.
eff every woman would set for herself a stay-athome day, and stick to
IL, I don't believe Mr.. Beeler and the public utilities commission will have
half so hard a job.
"Now what do you think # my schemeT' asked this philosopher.
"Youd better ask the women what they think Of it" I answered
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

side of the car was occupied by men,
each of whom had his nose buried in
an evening paper. At the far end Of
the row, nea the middle door, sat
a stout, red-faced man reading a Ger
man paper.
Upon this scene came with jaunty
step one of Uncle Sans sailor boys, d
fine, outstanding lad. 1t may be that
someone had violated the law and
given or sold him of the cup that
Ennhntinnns nhnnrs knt nl.-nrs innhri-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

continued. From daily observation on
the street cars of the city, l am con-
WINGED that the serious overcrowding
of the cars is brought about in large
part by the women.
"Try to go home any time in the
afternoon, especially between four and
six o'clock, when the workers of the
city, in all walks of life, seek their
homes for rest and a good dinner.
'Then you will see every street
car packed with human freight, and
you will observe that practically every
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

Add the rest of the milk and the fish,
which has been removed from bone,
and cut in small pieces. Cook until
the fish is tender-about ten minutes.
If salt fish is used, soak first. Serve
hot.
This one dish makes a, satisfying
meal served with crisp crackers or
corn dodgers with stewed fruit OF jam
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

once just before christmas. Bill
Sherwood, private secretary to Post
master Chance, bought the candy.
Sherwood, as right-hand man to
Chance, who is chairman Of local ex-
emption board for division No. 8,
knows a whole lot about the draft. He
received his training under Chance,
who runs the city post office with
hlA right hand, the affairs of the
exemption board with his left hand
and the BILLY" Sunday campaign the
Lord on1v knows how I learned.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

almost wholly on the breadllne nave
taken up work deserted by those who
shouldered the rifle.
Established nearly 40 years ago,
New Works breadlines have fed and
saved countless thousands.
Men have emerged from the line
90 meet success. Some have climbed
to the highest pinnacle of fame and
more dismal careers in Sing Sing or
the Potter's field.
BOwery habitues looked askance
at the breadline when first estab-
Iished. 1t has q religious atmosphere.
soon was established and the bre
;dwindIed when an eccentric m~illionair
There food and lodging were provided
two years ago and the breadline again
Meanwhile war depleted laboring
the men Of the breadline proved they
Many were broken in health, but
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
Juvenile Army Modified to Fight the Kaiser

" ANsAs CTTY-uFs all off with the kaiser now. He may just as well sue for
N peace at once and get the best terms possible while he has a n army left
ro back him up. General Snvers has organized and he is ready to go over and
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
Men Jumped to Obey When Jackie Took Command

A. HICAGo-The evening rush hour crowd in the subway had begun to thin
~ out but there were still plenty of standees on a north-bound express. In
one car a row Of women was hanging to the straps while every seat on that
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
No Room Even for Porker With Pedigree

CT LoUIs-Wheni is a pig not a pig? Answer: When IT fails to the lot Of a
- cliff dweuer. Within the limitations of N exclusive apartment house. even
a pedgreed porker becomes a white eephant If YOU don't believe it ask Mrs.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
Many Puzzle Their Heads Over QUESTIONABLE
MANY

G URELY there is a mine for silver and a place where ont may get gold, but
which thousands nay millions, of men are filling out these days. "The great
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
New York Does Away With Time-HOnOred BreadIine

NEw YORK-Thef famous New York bnadhne is gone. Two institutions
~ n operated by the Bowery mission and the other by a welknOwn baking
company-have been closed by prosperity. The men who formerly depended
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
Worth Waiting For, Was This Particular "Worm'

CHE looked as if time had gathered her face into row of fine tucks and
how bony her skull "a between the threads of ash-gray. AS she stared
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
Why Not Have a "Stay-at- Home" Day for Women?

tsNTHY not a stayathome day to help solve the local street car probemY
wv a philosopher friend said one day last week. 81 believe the women of
Washington cn help largely in this matter, if they nee take a mind to" he
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
One More Instance of the BIRD in the Hand

WYASHINGToN-How $1,000 worth of candy, a colored messenger and one
In the hand is worth two in the bush" was demonstrated at the city post