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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
BY MARTHA M. STANLEY

TT is astonishing, when one considers the
large percentage of children who live in
small quarters, how very few know of the
public Fairgrounds are at liberty to avail
themselves of them
This is due, in part, to the scarcity of play
grounds and their distance from the tenement
or apartment district, which district is no
longer segregated one, sprinkling, as it does,
all parts of nearly all cities
There is movement on foot at present
of the high schools for child recreation. So
long there is tendency to initiate the
seeming delights of the grown-ups, just so
long the child will be entertained in doing it.
If this mimicry tends to establish the idea
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

I'VE can never tell until we try what VIC
can do" was told at the Wadorf-Astoria
just look, madam, at the case of the brown
sugar. We said it is impossible to use it
except for very, very few varieties of pats
serle-then came the shortage of white sugar
and VOLTA. We make the experiment and we
md the brown sugar tres excellent 1t will be
all the same with the wheat substitutes al
ready we make very fine patisserie from the
rye and the corn fours"
recently made the rounds of all our large
hotels, and it was astonishing to see how con-
sclentlously every one of the chefs was living
up to his pledge The fact that these mon are
almost without exception French, or French
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

the only available play space becomes the
hall stairs.
The landlady mother is not unmindful Of
this method of play being obnoxious to her
boarders, but she endures it as one with a
purpose and that purpose is education. She
does not, as rule, encourage neglect of the
home lesson or truancy from school, Often
she conceives the idea of keeping boarders
for no other reason than to permit her to
educate her family.
So much has been said about the grasping
1andlady, the stingy one, the exacting or care
less one, and so little mention has been made
Of the self-sacrifcing one.
On the top floor of this apartment house
an enterprsing French woman serves dinner
to about ten boarders. The children from the
lower apartments creep up to the top floor
and ask for an opportunity to assist in serving
the dinner. Once in long while madam per-
mits them to do so. BY this means and by
catching word or two in the hallway they
acquire vernacular of every trade and pro-
fession that comes to dinner.
A large percentage of the boarders are
theatrical people, and it affords them no little
amusement to see their characteristics, even
to their intonations, mimicked by the chill
dren of the stairway playground.
Joe, the eldest child of the family of the
top floor, wrote play, and Willie Bowers, Of
the second floor, approved and agreed to act
as press agent. 1t was stirring melodrama
wherein the heroine, Joe's little sister Blanche
eight, was to be thrown by her brother the
villain, over a terrible cliff, designated by the
five steps which led to the turn in the first
landing, going down.
Tony, the BARRIERS son, who lived on the first
floor and who played the lover, was directed
to swing the banisters and catch the
unfortunate Blanche in her fall, while Willie
Bowers sister Anne, who was to essay the
role of mother, was obliged to portray sim
cere agony on short notice.
To the remaining two children belonged the
role of audience
Willie Bowers had brought his school black
board up from the floor below, and after
careful scrutiny of the advertisements wrote
the following bill, giving the opinion Of vari-
Gus dramatic critics about town, using their
names and the papers they represented freely
and without license
Mr.. Joe Mounet presents his sister
Blanche
In the soul-stirring drama, entitled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
By ALISSA FRANC

XT<HERE are now just two things of
supreme Importance to the people Of
the United States," says P. P Clax-
ton, Commissioner on Education of the De-
partment of the Interior at Washington, "to
WIN the war for freedom and democracy, and
70 prepare ourselves and our children for life
and citizenship in the new era which the war
= bringing"
We often speak Of "the people, Of our ma
ton as if they were an audience in theatre
VINO paid for ticket and sat down with eyes
and ears open for everything that may be
offered them. Sometimes we find that "the
people" shut their eyes and close their ears
and insist on doing things in their own way
m spite of all the uplift and education we may
ny to feed to them. And this is especially
tue in New York City, Of which large areas
are in heart and spirit not part of the United
MATES at all, but group of foreign villages,
each with its traditions customs, prejudices,
language and religion, and its peculiar tastes
food, entertainment and dress In these
villages are people who do not read the Ameri-
can papers-who do not go to American
ehurches-who do not listen to American
'peakers-who probably hate mince pie and
never have turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
one thing, however, bands them together:
~ their children, or, if they have no children,
heir brothers and sisters or their neighbors'
saildren, must go to public school. And 80
planned to make every one of the COM
nunlties whose children attend the same
xnool little democracy by itself, and to
make the schoolhouse the capitol of this
ssmocracy. And in this capitol there will be
ne nucleus Of what is expected to become an
s"ciai nationwide organization, reaching into
- smallest communities to mobilize and mako
s'aiAoie the efforts of the whole people in
me prosecution of the war. The movement
sm promote community organization and
a4"an economy, and achieve government Of
- people, by the people and for the people
bsfore ~ '''' : -
Dut IN order to spread education there must
. teachers; and for education of this sort,
Nneh will be chiefly for adults, perhaps al
.saoy crystallizcd in widely differing points Of
Nv, there are not nearly enough teachers
rev York So Columbia University has
ranged series of national service courses,
s. connection with its various departments,
rnen are being given in cooperation With the
sD1ncii OF National Defence, the United
sa.ss Food Administration, tho American
III cross end the United States Bureau OF
aueation. No academic credits are being
sns and the lowest possible fee is charged,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Why Not Use the School House All Around
the Clock?

be one man, too, at the head of the system Of
community centres, who should be the general
administrator or executive for all the local
organizations.
1.-The duty of this man should be to respond
as far as the machinery and funds of his
department will allow to the desires of the
people organized in the neighborhood groups.
He should be man of wide vision, a true
believer in democracy one ready to stand al
ways firmly on the principle that it is the or
gained citizenship of each neighborhood that
should be in authority in the school buildings
of that neighborhood, and not the Board of
Education or any other body of governmental
agents of the people; and he must be left
free by the board to stand on this principle
"The people own the school buildings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

Therefore they have a right to assume COM
plete control of them while they are not being
used by the children, to whom, of course,
the people themselves have given the first
right there.
"There are endless ways in which the gov
eminent could serve the people and the peo-
pie the government if the people were organ
lied in some simple way. l know that it will
cost something, but wouldn't it be worth
while as foundation for truly democratic
action on the part of the citizens of New
York;"
Tho National Service Course at Columbia
University will continue Wednesdays and Sat-
urdays until May 3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
The Stairway Playground
Wanted m Evening Play Place for Children
THE HEART OF A HERO.

THE HEART OF A HERO.
See what the New York press has to say:
81 have not been so stirred since 1 saw
Bernhardt." paper mentioned and critics
nancy
"The greatest play under the sun or moon"
UNLIMITED license with critics name)
"A most daring pitch and catch of lovely
heroine" with apologies to the sporting
editor)
Limited engagement, as the heroine is only
q girl.
NEXT WEEK!
Tracked by a Trail Of Blood! All Bows.
Seats, fifty cents and downwards.
The play while in progress was vivid to
the children and not little terrifying to the
hoarders coming up the stairs for dinner.
Usually, in the dining room, which between
dining hours is the child's home, he has but
one little spot for his books, and, maybe. a
box full of toys, crowded under writing
desk or placed on the top of folding bed.
The piece of furniture that served as a buffet
during dinner becomes the bed for one child.
and the ostensible family mirror is trans
formed into a bed for the Others The maid
unfolds cot and retires in the kitchen. The
mother turns out the light, opens the window
and walks, with tired feet, to her rest for the
night to single bed in a little side room
where the clothing Of the entire family is kent
and whose only ventilation is from an air.
shaft.
However physically cramped such living
may be. it does not give cramped outlook on
life. It is the beginning Of broad view,
born in sacrifice and nurtured by education.
1t is crowding the little bodies for time. that
the brain may develop along the line of
progress. This is hard on the boy who needs
plenty OF room in which to play and exercise
his growing body, but it is the method b,
which many rooms of unlimited space may be
made possible for him in later years.
In reality, the rent received for the room
that might be the children's goes to buy the
shoes that tread the way to the public school
Is it any wonder, under such conditions,
that there is tremendous agitation regard
ing the evening entertainment Of thousands
of such boys and girls?
After exhausting their ability to entertain
themselves 1t is not at all improbable that
their entertainment may be secretly sought ca I
tho menacing city street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

difficulty, but as yet the retail stores have not
put them all on sale. AS the demand in
creases, however, this must be remedied. For
instance, at one of our largest grocers we
found only barley, potato, rice and corn flour.
The only rye that they had in stock was in
packages and combined with SO per cent Of
wheat Dat flour seems particularly difficult
to find, but one can grind this at home in a
coffee machine or meat grinder. if necessary.
VI course 1t we are to save wheat the mills
will soon recognize that they must grind its
substitutes And if they do not recognize it,
Uncle Sam and Mr. Hoover should call it to
their attention in no uncertain terms
Cold mashed potato and cold boiled rice (the
latter cooked in the Oriental way for twenty
three minutes) are very commonly and very
successfully used in combination with the diff
ferent fours.
The following recipes were given bv M.
Edouard Panchard, Of the McAlpin; NJ. de
Dooven, head pastry cook of the Vanderbilt,
with permission of M Lecroche, head chef.
and the Hotel Martinique.
Better save these recipes, gentle reader, for
unless all signs fail the hotels are merely the
outriders of a procession which sooner or
later every. household must join. Every
day'll be wheatless day, bye and bye" and
preparedness" is the word.
Pastry Cream
1 quart milk egg yolks
/ cupful sugar 2 eggs (whole)
q ounces potato flour
Beat eggs, potato -four and sugar together.
Scald milk and add gradually to the egg MKT
ure. Cook over boiling water until thickened
and thoroughly cooked.
The Vanderbilt Hotel
Sponge Cake
4 eggs X cupful rice -four
/ cupful sugar IS teaspoonful salt
Lemon juice or vanilla.
Beat yolks of eggs until thick and lemon
colored. Add salt and the sugar gradually.
Beat until light. Fold into this mixture the
stifhy whipped whites and the sifted rice flour
and add favoring. Bake in moderate oven.
U. S. Food Administration.
Wheatless Pie Dough
Is cupful rye flour n teaspoonful salt
II cupful barley flour n cupful vegetable
IS cupful rice -four fat and lard mixed
teaspoonful baking Gold water
powder Small egg yolk
Mix baking powder, salt and flour, rub in
the lard, and egg yolk beaten slightly Mix
quite stiff with cold water Roll out on Toured
surface. Dot with remaining fat and sprinkle
with -four. Fold over and roll out again. Roll
like jelly roll, divide In two parts and roll out
to fit plate.
Hotel McAlpim.
Wheatless. Bread
/ pound rye II pound potato flour
" pound barley -four l ounce yeast
n pound rice flour ! ounce salt
X pound corn -four / quart water
Mix flour and salt together. add yeast and
water, and mix to stiff dough. Knead on
Toured board until elastic and light, set to
rise until double in bulk, cut down and form
into loaves, set to rise again, and when double
in bulk bake in hot oven.
Hotel Martinique.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

Tony, the lover, swings over the banisfer to
catch the unfortunate Blanche, aged eight,
thrown by her brother, the villain, down a
terrible cliff of five steps leading to the land
ing. The mother, on the staircase, pOrfrays
sincere agony on short notice.
that ''the plays the thing" then, why not
train the child's mind along the lines where
it naturally wanders, in search of pleasing
recreation?
Here is a suggestion from the children
themselves. This might prove to be only one
of the many things, but it serves as an
example.
In an apartment house on one of the prin-
cipal side streets in New York, there live
three families. Each apartment has five rooms
and bath, and each tenant has two or more
dodgers. On the three floors there live, with
their respective parents, seven children. When
the Great Way becomes White these children
are called in from their play on the front
steps and told to amuse themselves wherever
they can find room.
The duties of the kitchen at the dinner
hour-6 :3O-make it impossible for the chill
dren to play there. The dining room is filled
with couches and folding beds, while the
remaining rooms are rented to dodgers. Thus,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

white cornmeal or rice flour, and no one knew
the difference. In fact, M. de Dooven, head
pastry chef at the Hotel Vanderbilt, declares
that after having used wheat substitutes for
pastry he will never go back to the use of
wheat, as he considers the other flours far
superior.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

Swiss or Belgian, may account, in part, for
this Over the desk Of each hang pictures of
relatives and friends in uniform, picture
postcards from the front, or photographs Of
the devastated village which was once his home.
With these reminders of the great struggle
before him do you wonder that he cannot rest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

but one excellent variety is made at the Ritz
Carlton of oatfour and mashed potatoes
When it comes, however, to the real sure
enough raised bread, it is quite another propo-
sition. Hundreds Of experiments have been
tried, several of which have been fairly sue
cessful. They make, for example, at the Hotel
Martinique, particularly good rye and potato
bread, which cuts easily and makes excellent
sandwiches.
Of course, no one of these breads is as good
as wheat bread or so white or fine in grain,
but goodness alive, we are at war, and it does
seem mighty small sacrifice to deny ourselves
the luxury Of wheat bread, doesn't it? It
seems too trihing to talk about, but, mind you,
everybody doesn't feel as you and do about
it. In fact, there are people living at one of
our smartest hotels who absolutely refuse to
eat the rolls and bread that are served to them
and send bellboy to the corner grocery for
bakers bread
You see, the bakers are still allowed to use
70 per cent wheat -four, and consequently
their bread still looks white and fine grained
There is no use denying the fact that the
various substitutes for wheat cost as much
and sometimes more than the wheat itself.
Not only that, but some varieties are difficult
for the housewife to obtain. The hotels buy
them in large quantities, and have very little
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
By ELENE FOSTER

HER up, gentle reader, another
wartime bugbear has been re-
moved. In all probability we
shall never be called upon to eat
that horrid, black war bread
with which we have been threat
ened ever since the beginning of
tho x,,orN W. l..-. $1,000.
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are now just two things of
supreme Importance to the people Of
the United States" says P. P. Clax-
The Delta independent., 1918-07-19
RRITISH-cANADIAN ENLISTMENT
MUST BE MADE AT ONCE

The following communication has
been received from the western divi-
sion of the British Canadian Mission
In this country from their Spokane
depot and is self explanatory:
THE voluntary enlistment of all
Britishers within your district into
the British or Canadian armies within
the next 60 days if of Importance.
Any publicity that you can give to the
Information contained in this letter, or
to the letter itself, will be greatly
appreciated.
"The Denver Depot of the British
Canadian Recruiting Mission has been
closed and in the future all British
and Canadian recruits from the states
of Colorado and Wyoming. outside of
Denver, will come to Spokane. To in
duce men to volunteer before the new
conscription act. incluLing all Brit
ishers up to A years of age whether
or not they are declarants, is effect
i've, the following branches have been
opened for voluntary enlistment in
the Canadian forces: Canadian Infan-
try, Cavalry, Engineers, skilled Rail-
way Employees section and Railway
The Delta independent., 1918-07-19
CRAWFORD

Mrs. Charles Wallace is victim OF
typhoid.
DIR Haley has returned from his trip
to Saiida.
Jim McKissen has been making trips
to Delta after flour.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. n. Williams are
back from California.
Miss Lois Brewer of Delta visited
at the Tuttle home last week.
Ed Pits and Jim Mcleod returned
from their sheep camp Monday.
Mr.. Redman and Walter Layton OF
Paonia are over here working in the
hay.
Mrs. McKissen. mother OF Jim, has
returned from years stay In CalIfor-
mia
Chas. Briggs. brother OF Harry
Briggs. is visiting here from South
Park.
Custer Mcleod IL working in the
hay and his family has ben visiting
nj the Frey home,
Miss Eta White has returned from
n weeks visit with her brother, Dick
White, at Eckert.
VIM. Fluke, who WAS operated on In
the Salida hospital. is reported to be
The Delta independent., 1918-07-19
eAuzE ROOM NOTES
'>>--.-->e~>-.'

Donations received this week are:
H. J. Baird, So; Mrs. Gunsolus, 81 :;
Mrs. Curtis, zoe; NJ. R. Tripp, 81.
The w. R. c. Auxiliary sent a box
of surgical dressings July 16, contain
ing "a Sx12 cotton pads; IL 5-yd.x41s-
inch gauze rolls; 3-yd.x41zlin. gauze
rolls, and 8 pneumonia jackets.
On July IS box was sent contain
ing 1900 AKA gauze wipes; 1000 2x2
gauze wipes; 40 triangular muslin
bandages; 80 manytailed muslin BAN
dages; SO 3x4 shot bags, and so 3hx
Az shot bags.
An appeal is issued for. gauze work
ers in a Denver paper of July 16. A
call for more surgical dressings has
come and makes imperative the re-
newal of the work in Denver, and
when such call comes it means the
renewal of work all through the divi-
sion, including Delta. Our gauze room
will be open as usual during Chautau-
qua week.
The Delta independent., 1918-07-19

Construction corps. 1t should be clear
ly understood by every Britisher that
men drafted will have no option as to
what branc hthey wish to serve in
We also believe that his American
neighbors will not have much respect
for a man who fails to answer his
country's appeal at this critical time.
"All Britishers up to the age of A
years should apply at once to the Off
Ger Commanding British Canadian Re-
cruiting Mission, 617 Sprague Ave,
Spokane, Wash, for particulars as to
branch of service they wish to enter.
A very limited time has been set and
men who neglect to answer this last
voluntary appeal will find themselves
subject to the draft.
Il hope that we Will be able to
count on the cooperation of your pa
per to the same degree that we have
had the assistance of the papers in
Washington and Montana. We have
found that these articles printed in
the news columns have been absolu-
tely the best recruiting method, and
that you can do to give us
publication of this letter will be great
ly appreciated. We will be glad at
any time to correspond with you if you
have any inquiries regarding the en-
listment of British and Canadian
subjects"
The Delta independent., 1918-07-19
AUGUST 5TH
new CLASSES

Many students are planning to en-
rol in Hoel's Business College August
5th. They desire to get into the work
and qualify that much earlier in the
spring for Civil Service positions and
also for Mercantile establishments
thruout this section of the country.
. The College is planning on the big
gest enrolment In its history and
has doubled Its floor space and In
creased It's equipment accordingly.
There is no schoo lin the state bet
ter equipped or better qualified to edu-
cate students for commercial posi-
tions and help them obtain desirable
places, than Hoel's Business College
OF Grand Junction.
Those thinking OF taking up the
work should plan to enter August 5th
and write to us FOR information.
The Delta independent., 1918-07-19
INTEREST IN BASEBALL PICK.
ING UP ON THE SLOPE

rhere is considerable activity among
the base ball fans on The slope these
days and the game promises to be
come more interesting during the re-
mainder OF the season
on Sunday the locals went to Paonia
and took drubbing at the hands of
the Somerset team to the tune OF 10
10 = but there has been shakeup loo
any and Delta is determined to win
some laurels out OF It yet
on next Sunday game is scheduled
TO be pulled Off between ouray and
pe'ta at this place. Ouray is coming
aown with good strong nine and with
'ne local bunch reinforced by new and
'.ronger timber. the contest should be
~ mat Is promised. A return game
s,'i be staged at ouray in the near
future
The Delta independent., 1918-07-19
YOUNG DELTA WOMAN is
CLAIMED BY DEATH

After year OF intense suffering.
the soul OF Mrs. Tom Kramer was re.
leased and took its flight into that
bourne whence no man returns, Ieay.
ing behind seven small children who
VII henceforth be deprived of low.
Ing mothers tender care. She is also
survived by her husband and a mum.
ber of other relatives.
Mira. Kramer submitted to a surei.
cal operation seven months ago. in
the vain hope OF restoring her to her
former healthful conditions. but with.
out avail, and on Monday. July Is,
1918. the tired heart was stilled in
death.
Funeral eervices were conducted on
Thursday n.orning at 10 O'Clock from
the local Catholic church. Rev. FIR. N
bertrand holding the mass, and In.
terment In Garnet mesa cemetery fol.
lowed
The deceased lady was s5 years Of
age.
The Delta independent., 1918-07-19
OKLAHOMA LADIES THINK
THIS COUNTRY SIMPLY GREAT

Mrs Carrie T.. Crawley and Mrs. ]
~ Harrison OF Piedmont. Oklahoma.
spent the last OF the past week and
.he iirst OF this. with the families of
D. +. and W. w. Crawley and their
mother Mrs. Joseph Baldwin. starting
on the trip home Wednesday.
,he ladies' SAY that they are simply
oehshted with this country ana OK.
pee, to return next year for n longer
visit. e''
"rs' crawley Is dear little lady
VINO mas son. Robert In the service.
'r"'hihg at Camp Logan. while her
younger son at home viii enter the
nhv"' services on her arrival home
i"pert secured four-day furloueh and
accompanied the ladies' to Delta. re.
."'n'ns 10 camp few days before
their departure.