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The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-13
EDITORIALS.
AMERICAN RIGHTS IN MEXICO.

THERE has been formed recently in the United
States an organization entitled "The National Asso-
citation For Protection Of American Rights In Mex
ico that is pushing strong propaganda for inter-
vention in the affairs of the republic adjacent to the
United States on the SOUTH
That there might be some more positive stand
on the part of the American government in pro-
lection of American lives and property, there is no
gansaying; but; while seeking protection of Ameri-
can lives and property, let the American govern
ment refrain from perpetuation of American
wrongs in Mexico.
Right there in the foregoing paragraph is one
of the rubs in dealing with the Mexican situation
AS an instance THE OASIS cites again case where
an American corporation has held without payment
of taxes for period of twenty years, tract
of land embracing one million, five hundred thous
and acres; and now, when the state government IS
proceeding to distrain about twentythree percent
of the land to pay taxes for twenty nine years. there
is set up cry that the state is confscating Ameri-
can property. The objection is puerile. Parti-
cularly when it is considered that the tax has been
but trfe above three cents per acre for the entire
time and that the state values the land it proposes
to dstrain at thirteen cents an acre. What could
be more decent?
Now, there is another angle to the cry of con-
fscaton that this article is written to give bit of
scrutiny.
Whenever there is an American claim for DAM
ages done property in Mexico, the claim is framed
to cover large amount of money. Invariably the
Mexican government demurs, asserting that the
property loss has not reached the claimed.
RIGHT there is wide difference of opinion. The
people who have lost assert that their losses all
that they claim and more. But the Mexican gov
e1nment calls attention to their capitalization and
lets it rest at that Then comes the howl of confis
cation But right there the American corporation
is brought to an accounting for it's fraud upon the
Mexican government In the past.
4I,o hoch hQQTo 1rhf
Whenever an American aggregation desires to do
business as a corporation in Mexico, the right way
and the decent way would be to frame corporation
in the United States and proctoze it over into Mex
The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-13
BURNING MONEY.

LIFE is gay and blithe and sunny, since the
peace dove hit the breeze; everyone is burning
money as though it grew on trees l insist on
thrift and saving, but there's none to heed my
words iohnnies say that am raving, and throw
money to the birds. Men are drawing princely
wages, and their breasts are filled with mirth, and
they jeer foreboding sages who predict day OF
dearth; but that day vii come as surely as tonlor-
rows sun will rise things will then be going poorly
with the giddy spendthrift guys. Things won't
boom along forever as they're booming now, my
friends; and the man who's truly clever saves as
ably as he spends. 1t is patent to the knowing
in expansive times like these that the kopecks won't
be growing always on the shrubs and trees. There
will come day Of trouble when this boom is LETT
behind and the kopeck and the rouble will be nigh
ty hard to find; happy then the lads whose wages
have been safely placed in brine who obeyed the
seers and sages when the saving graft was Tine
And how sick will be the mortals who like spend
thrifts now behave, who reply with jeers and chor-
ties when we call on them to save!
Copyright by George Matthew Adams
The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-13
FIND LITTLE JOY IN MANTUA
American Soldiers In italian City Can
not Be Accused of lnduIging
In Wild Revels.

Mantua, the metropolis of the prov.
ince. is the center of the territory
which encircles it in every direction.
Iither flock the country folk from as
far as five or six kilometers away, to
gaze at the vino and stand around In
the middle of the street, impeding the
progress Of the trolley car.
Equally fascinating to the American
soldier is this city, with it's car track,
its air of cordial welcome, and its In
salubrious climate, all of which COM
bine to make him think more of the
old home town than he did before he
came here, says writer in Italy Am
bulance Service News. 1t is not diff
ficult to find things to do, for one may
always spend quite a while figuring
out when he last saw the sun, or when
he will see it again. And then one
may also look at the lake.
But it is at night that Mantua dis
closes its true nature. With an cleo
trio light cleaning on every fourth
block, and the comradely mist always
with you, you can start out for wild
evening. There are plenty Of places
to go-all cafes. Variety is supplied
by ordering beer In one place and wine
in the next, until in a final burst of
hilarity you end up with caffe-latte
(the nadir of recklessness). BY that
time it is 1920, the shutters are up,
the waiter jingles pocketful Of CEN
tessimi and looks bored, the last pa
tron has departed and the girl behind
the bar seems to wonder what secret
sorrow keeps you from home. So you
depart-via the back door, barking to
your footprints echoing upon the still
night air. The carabinieri look at you
suspiciously, cat runs across the
black street, and you are all, all alone
in the wicked city. You yawn and go
back to bed, filled with excitement
and beer. One might nearer home.
Mantua has many attractive fea-
lures, but the best one Is the ten
Inoly
The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-13

ico That naturalizes it, so to speak-gives it stand
ing in Mexico and right to transact business there
But to do that, there is corporate tax of dollar
on each one thousand dollars of capitalization On
company with capital of one million dollars the.
tax would be one thousand dollars. Upon corpor-
alton with ten million capital the tax is ten thous-
and dollars.
So resort is had to Mexican corporation. But
there is the same capitalization on Mexican corpor-
ations-one dollar each one thousand of face
value of the shares. To beat that the Mexican
poration is framed for ten thousand pesos or tWen
tyty thousand pesos-seldom more than fifty thous-
and pesos An American corporation is framed
at one million dollars, ten million dollars, and the
shares in that corporation are exchanged for the
little, dribet of Mexican corporation There are
American corporations with capitalization on ten
million dollars whose. entire assets are the shares
in Mexican corporation with capitalization of
but twenty thousand pesos And that twenty
thousand pesos is the actual owner of property
mines ills, smelters lands etc, exceeding thirty
millions of dollars in value. Right there was a
fraud of many thousands of dollars on the Mexi-
can government perpetrated by an American COM
pany. That may be described as an American
wrong. And there are thousands of just such cases
all over Mexico. There is hardly an American
corporation doing business in Mexico that has not
defrauded the Mexican government in just the way
described
When corporation is organized under Mexican
law, the property embraced is described In the Artl
cles of Incorporation, or charter It is practical
ly sworn statement. And the men framing the
corporation practically swear that the property in
corporated in those articles is worth that sum-
That is their own valuation placed upon their own
property.
Now, then, when an American corporation own
ing the shares of Mexican corporation lays claim
to damages and it attempts to place the loss at the
value of the million or shares in the American
company it is faced with the articles of incorpora-
ton of that Mexican company, showing but fifteen
or twenty thousand pesos valuation; and the Mexi-
can government says: "There is the valuation of
your property, placed upon it by yourselves and af
firmed by yourselves. Now, then, how do you
claim so many millions when your affirmation
places the value of the property at only twenty
thousand pesos. We will not pay your claim"
And then American newspapers, and Arneri-
congressman, and American senators, arise and
howl that the Mexican government is confiscating
American property.
But any court in Christendom would confirm the
contention Of the Mexican government l.: such
cases. -....-...
Now then Mr.. National Association for Ameri-
can rights in Mexico" before you call upon patriotic
Americans to send their into Mexico to fight
to protect American rights" you have got to show
the fathers and mothersof those boys that they
not going to Mexico to protect American wrongs.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-13

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30

Dear CynthiH--T read with interest
tho letter written by Fatty ArbuGkle' g
sister" and wish to say that ! am a girl
OF seventeen, measure five feet four
inches in height and weigh l65 pounds,
so YOU see am not so very delicate.
have auburn hair. which is very
curly. and big brown eyes, to say
nothing OF my complexion, Although |
am so young | have already received
three proposals Of marriage, I go TO
dances and have plenty of boy friends
TO take mo out whenever | want to go.
To Fatty ArhuCfle's Sister" I want
TO say that life is what you make of it..
!, too, used TO he shy about my stout
ness, but now when any one remarks to
me about II 7 just smile and take it as
q Joke instead Of getting insulted. and,
You know, it's the smile that always
wins.
tcll YOU. it's great fun 10 he fa,.
tn" fhtter they ar" the merrier Don't
you find them that way, cynthia? II
takes good health to make one stout. and
when you have good health you can keep
on smiling, 1t IL quite true that nobody
loves fat man, but when it comes TO
owing fat girls-iust leave it to the
men, So YOU see, Fatty ArbuCkle' s
sister" smile at them and don't think
Of your little defect, as II is nothing
compared to the misfortunes the boys
from 'over there" are coming home
with, and youll soon find all the young
men nocking around you.
Come on boys, and speak up and toll
them what You think about fat girls As
for me, | already know.
Although YOU are few years older
take my advice and smile and YOU win
hayc moro friends than You imagine.
Follow my example and I am surc you
will mako good Tor | have already sue
cecded. ZOFTIc Il.
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4KING SOUP-NOVEL LHAND-WARMER- -CYNTHlA
BA ARBERS CAN BEA U7TFY HIN,
BUT ROUGE FOR GIRLS? NO.
He Man Who Takes Tco Hours Worth OF Shampoo
Facial" Urites Girl Reader "and Then Scores Us on
Po,cocr and Little Color

ing 10 70 TO the office day after day
minus that nice pink-andwhite shaVe
that reminds all those who go near
him of perfume factory and VIII pc
willing to venture forth to my daily
toll with the shiny nose ] acquired Dy
washing my face with a good round
of soap. will also give UP tho lovely
flush of color I buy at tho drugstore
and In which / take such pride.
GIVES, use rouge, dear editor. NOT
l. so much of it; but. horrors,
powder. tool It's the only thing that
stands between me and being a wall
flower at a dance. And. dear editor
YOU know how that would be. one
time for three straight days tried the
shiny.nose stunt and every one want
cd to know what was the matter with
me. Then ] decided to let some one
else reform the world. Since then |
havc gone back to my wicked, wicked
ways Yes, | am one of those girls
who even try to hurriedly dash
powderpuff over their noses whilo on
the street car-all hidden in nice clean
handkerChiefs.
That's trade secret, boys. Don
tell any one. It's hard enough for us
girls now, but if those young gentle
men who rent chairs in tho barber
shop by the hour ever learned of this
further deceit it would go very hard
with us.
How about it, girls? How about II,
boys? | meant every word | said!
"TRUTIIFUL."
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Please Tell Me What TO Do
By CYNTHIA

the nail on the head when he said these
fellows were cheap skates"
! have also come across fellows like
the above, having been in their company.
1 lDn meeting a girl and upon leaving
Il girl they would ask her where she
was going tonight and she would reply
Sh" was going to Il dance and the young
man would say, We'll, | will see you
there This is n daily occurrence. 1t
1t is not altogether the mans fault in
some cases rs the girl lowers herself to
go to such dances after making an en-
gagement of this kind. II some of the
girls upon getting an answer such as
the above would consider themselves in
suited they would be much better off II
a young man thinks well enough of "A
girls company to make an engagement
10 see her at n dance surely he ought to
consider her worth the price Of admis-
sion.
| am invited very often to parties,
evening companies, etc. by a group Of
girl friends and ! always manage to
square things by taking one of the
young ladies' out to n SHOW or dance or
"olno amusement to show that | appre.
Chted the party or whatever II might
nave been, | am not spendthrift or
anything like that. but certainly do be-
leN" that II think well enough Of any
Young lady to call upon her and she is
satisfied to have me call upon her she
~ worth the price Of some amusement
ana not the price of spending the eve
ming. ALWAYS IN DEMAND
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The Heart OF a Child
in France

You may keep old Fritzic's helmet
For your Sue or Kate or Ann;
You may hold your German rifle
For your little girl to scan;
No gas mask did | capture,
No rife and no lance;
Tho only capture that I've made
Is the heart Of a child in France.
30 victor symbol can I show,
80 trinkct, shield or cap
In memory of days I spent
"Oyer there in Dead Mans Gap.
No battle souvenir have
Dream moments 20 enhance.
The only trophy that is mine
Is the heart OF a child in France,
But swcctor than a helmet
And deHrer than lance
Is tho sacred souvenir | bear
From the vino,clad hills OF France.
For, liko a stellar guide that shines
over life's rough seas OF chance,
I'orc'cr within my heart will glow
Tho heart of that child Of France.
Stars and Stripes.
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Free Music I.cs.nns

Dear 'ynthia-Iou have helped so
many persons SO am sure you will help
nm orphan girl. when my father was
living was taking music lessons on the
piano Since his death my mother
couldn't afford l.. Could you tell me if
there is any place where / could get free
lessons or for very little payment?
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA GIRL"
Girls and boys are given free music
lessons at the settlement Music School.
4lG Queen street. | hope YOU are sue
Cessful, little girl
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BY MRS. VI. 4. WILSON

AH rights rcs0r,dJ
EARLY history tells us that the
method of cooking in very early
times was by stone boiling, and that
this process occupied an entire day.
Stones were heated and lifted into
the bowls on containers that were
made of clay and then covered very
closely. Then again the stones were
heated and then the utensils placed
upon them and then the whole thing
was covered. In this way we see the
principles of cooking
In Europe soups enter largely into
the diet of the people. From the
peasant in his hut to the king in
his palace the daily portion Of soup
is partakcn. Among the poorer
classes this dish becomes a sort Of
porridge; it is partially thickcncd
and contains sometimes meat and
always vegetables and various
pastes made Of flour.
The exquisite French fa,hionabics
take a morning cup Of bouillon much
like the American does his coffee
or chocolate.
The working classes make a meal
from a plate of thick soup. Il glass
of claret and portions Of bread.
while the Russian and German
peasantry have their soups and
black rye bread to sustain thcr' in
their daily toll.
The fashionable restaurants and
cafes serve cold boulIon with
toasted crackers, while among So
ciety folk it is served in dcmi-tasse.
Soup, unless it is a thick cream or
puree, contains little food value.
Rather, it is stimulating to the
stomach and causes a free flow Of
the digestive juices. Thus the food
taken in after the soup has stImu-
lated the stomach is quickly alb
sorbed and thus gives the body I'M
mediate nourishmcnt without dis
tressng the digestion.
The French lay great stress upon
two essentials in making soup sue
cessfully. First, it must not 90 be-
low the boiling point, just a
gentle bubbling, and second, after
once started 10 water should bc
added. In making soup always use
cold water to start with. Do not
use salt or any seasoning and heat
slowly, keeping the pot closely
covered
Protein which is the chief con-
stituent Of meat, is drawn into the
liquid, making it very nutritious.
Rapid boiling destroys the fine
aroma and volatile oils. which
escape in the steam.
For school children, tired business
men and women soup is an ideal
stimulant, which nourishos and re-
freshes, and with bread or crackers
makes a very substantial lunch.
Soups are divided into three classes
first, stock; second, cream; third
fruit soups.
Soups made from meat and bono
are called stock; those without stock
are called cream, such as cream.
vegetable, clam and oystor soups.
and, lastly those made from fruits.
Stock, or soups made from meat and
homes. cooked hv 1Cro and sI.a- ..i1-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30

Dear cynthia - Have been reading
your column for Gv,t, spWo time, 50
thought might get in ON one of the dis
russiDus What amused me- highly was
the ',ttrr signed r - W" with ref
crencr 10 making boys spend money
Also read letter signed Just Twenty
one" giving his version on the above
subject. Think this party sure did hit
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They're Good

which all pass into the air. In a
fairly large family little meat need
hc purchased for the stock pot if
the housewife insists that all por-
tious Of bone and trimming be sent
with the purchased meat The
French women look with horror on
the American women leaving all the
scrap and trimming to the butcher.
TO Make the Stock
\ soup bone from the shin beef,
which is full Of nutrimcnt, will have
nearly ono-half pound Of meat on
t. Take one pound Of the scrag end
Of the neck of veal and four quarts
of water. Wash the bones and add
The cold water and bring slowly to
a boil Skim and then cover closely
and cook for four hours. BY this
time the meat will have fallen from
tho bones. Strain and set aside to
cool. Let stand overnight. This is
best.
Then remove all fat from the top.
This stock is the basis cf all soups.
sauces and gravies 1t is rich in
mincra! matter and gelatin. The
meat can be taken from the bones
and run through the food chopper
and used for meat loaf. croquettcs
and meat biscuits or sausage. and
it will make mighty tasty hash
when combined with potatoes and
onions for breakfast.
You now have a delicious and
nutritious broth, without seasoning
Of any kind. which will keep in cold
weather four or five days. In warm
weather it must be returned every
second day to the pot, brought to
a boil and skinned and then left
20 cool and finally put in the iccbox.
Small portions Of meat, ham, any
trimmings and bones that have ac-
cumulatcd may hc added. Chicken
feet, scaldcd with boiling water to
loosen tho outer skin, which must
be peeled off, together with the
gblcts of fowl, may be added to
the stock pot. Seasoning and tho
addition Of vegetables cause it to
sour, Many varieties of soup are
possible with the use of this stock.
Vegetable SOuD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30

THE RIGHT WAY TO MAKE. SOUPS:
METHODS GIVEN BY MRS. WILSON
Beginning th the Bone Until the Table,
- Celery NOODLE Vegetable andO
Popular only " hen y're Really Good

the tomatoes and let simmer. Cook
the vegetables in one pint Of water
until tender and then add water and
all to the stock and add the season.
ing and flour, mixed with little
cold water, and cook for five
minutes.
Clear Soup"
Use two tablcspoonfuls of fat and
fry one onion until brown. Add two
tablespoonfuls of flour and brown
well and then pour in one pint of
stock and cook for five minutes,
and then add seasoning, salt and
pepper to taste. Strain into soup
turecn and sprinkle with one table
spoonful Of finely chopped parsley.
Serve with bread cut in finger
lengths and toasted.
Celery Puree
Use one pint Of diced celery and
cook in ono cupful of cold water
until tender and then put through
a sieve and add one cupful of stock
One cupfW of milk.
T,co tdbicspooufuis Of -four mired
rih little milk,
Seasoning.
Salt and pepper.
one tablespoonful Of chopped
pnrs'"y and sCrrc.
To the clear sc 4p may be added
macaroni, noodles or any vcge-
tables. This is a good way to use
leftover portions of vegetables that
are too small to serve alone.
To Make Noodles
one Gag,
one Tablespoonful OF lCater.
OHe-h0G teaSpooutM of salt.
Beat together until we'll mixed
and then add sufficient flour to make
stiff dough. Kncad until elastic
about two minutes-and then roll
out on a pastry board until as thin
as paper, dustng the board lightly
with flour to prevent sticking. Per-
NIT il to stand for fifteen minutes
to dry and then cut into strings,
thick or thin. Do this by rolling
up loosely, like jelly roll, and then
cut. Lay on dish to dry. When
thoroughly dry they may be kept in
fruit jar. Part of the paste may
be stamped with small vegetable
cutters and cooked in the soup same
as the noodles.
Vegetables cut in fancy shapes.
macaroni cut in small rings, hard
boiled eggs in slices. cheese balls.
slices of lemon, also rice and barley.
may be added to the soup.
To make brown coloring: One
half cupful of sugar cooked ten min
utes in an iron pan until burned
black; then add one-half cupful Of
water. Let come to a boil and then
strain and bottle for use.
The principle points to keep in
mind when making soup are:
First. Draw out all the juice and
soluble favors into the water.
Second. Retain that which we
have drawn out by using a pot with
tight-fitting lid.
Third, Use cold water with which
to extract meat juices and favors.
Fourth. Long, slow cooking.
Fifth. Flavorng and vegetables
added after making stock prevent
its souring quickly.
Sixth. Do not use stock pot for
other than its intended use. Care
and accurate Judgment and meas
uromonts will give successful
results.
If most Of the work is done in
the morning while attending to tho
kitchen duties the stock making will
take little Of your time. Delicious
gravics may be made by using stock
instead Of water.
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Some persons will probably think you
are Interested in this girl and as you
are. why should they not think 90 Jhero
is certainly not the least shadow ni I'M
uropricty in accrpting your mothers III
vitation. ! hope your little friend comes
on and has good time here.