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New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
he H0usekeeper and the Icean Talk Over Ice Shortage

he delivers ice to them regularly 10
will 90 to any length to oblige them.
These cellar icemen buy their ice
at the rate Of from 80 cents to 40
cents a hundredweight. They pile
it into a dirty little pushcart and
carry it to a dirtier cellar or deposit
it on a dirty sidewalk, where they
cover it with a dirty bit Of old car.
pet or burlap. They deliver it in an
old wooden bucket, charging at the
present time 20 cents for a piece
which varies in weight from twenty
to thirty pounds, when the maximum
price asked by reputable ice COM
panies for clean, clear, pure ice Is
two pounds for one cent.
Luckily the dirt and other for.
eign substances in the cellar mans
ice can be washed away, but by the
time they have been removed quite
a substantial amount Of ice has been
lost in the operation.
Prohibition and the
Ice Problem
There is one pertinent question
which / am quite sure you are long
ing to ask-"Will prohibition help
the ice situation?' Decidedly not"
say the authorities. 1t was proved
in Washington when that city went
dry" at the beginning Of the war
that the demand for ice increased
enormously with the closing Of the
saloons. There was a great increase
in the consumption Of ice cream, and
soft drinks as a rule require more
ice than those containing spirituous
liquors.
But after all New York City 10 .
great deal better off as regards her
ice supply than scores Of towns with
in a radius of 100 miles of this
city-towns which have no artificial
ice plants, but depend on the natural
ice in the district or on that, either
natural or artificial, which they can
buy from their neighbors. There are
towns at the present time within
thirty or forty miles Of New York
where ice is selling wholesale at $i6
or s1S a ton, as against $3.50,
which is the wholesale price here.
The Department of Markets has
made thorough investigation Of the
situation and has called the icemen
together and asked them to help to
conserve the ice which we have, and
to keep the price where it is at pres
ent, but it can do no more.
The great war has taught us to
conserve -four and meat and sugar.
We have formed the habit Of going
without necessities; surely it will not
be difficult for us to be little care
flu! in the matter of something that
is partly a luxury. We have only TO
pull together to make the ice fam
inc a veritable "frost."
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06

quired.) Roll out, cut in circles
and bake in q quick oven.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
~HE ice situation is very
slippery subject. 1t involves

slippery suoJeS~ IL in'o''e'
all sorts of wheels within
rheels. trusts and politics and COM
munity problems; it is as many
,;aed as the bits of ice dispensed by
~. cellar iceman and about as clear
=. The frozen snow for which he
charges US two cents a pound And
~st with the persistent rumors of an
;mpeudirg ice famine in the air it
,.hooves us to do dur best to get to
N. bottom of the matter and find,
70 rossible, the answers to two vital
Questions, namely: Is there really
srv danger of an ice famine this
summer" and What can we do to
nrevent such a calamity"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06

this sauce, and served in this way
give a company touch" to the
plainest variety of ice cream.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
Collections Arc Easy

According to Frank f. Eckcl, OF
the Chamber Of Commerce OF
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06

.ESIDES the aesthetic and the
casual drinker, the Gordon
II bleu and the bon vivant
have joined those "who can't live
without it" in putting black bor-
der around July l on the calendar.
How are we going to make lobster
Ia Newburg without sherry, or a
|, pole Marguery without white wine,
pr plum pudding without brandy?
Hthey ask you with wild, haggard
taien, as though life without these
!. things would be insupportable and
ths depopulation Of jails and insane
tsylums a negligible side issue.
An enterprising firm of authors,
pho have composed "Drinktion-
ny for posterity that the nomen-
(lature Of the wassail bowl may not
y lost entirely, have defined whiskey
IS the "He-drink of the world" If
b land something tells us that the
POINT is we'll taken), then coffee is
tursly the "he-favor of the world"
md will be used more and more as
BE wine favors decrease.
A coffee jelly is more substan-
9al product, has more body" than
fruit favored product; coffee
creams and coffee cakes Of all kinds
md high favor and coffee and
fnocolate are among the rare fiavors
bat can live side by side in the
fine mixture ard each hold its
9"n, adding to but not masking the
@her. Mixtures Of coffee and choco-
ts In drinks, ice creams and cakes
trs delicious.
The following collection Of
feipes rounds up some Of the best
the confections and desserts that
fp<nd on coffee for their flavor.
fud6nss and Sauce:
Coffee Custard
Heat one pint Of milk in the
Yp>r part Of the double boiler
vsr 70 taste with little very
Fong, strained coffee and, when
/ (, add a tablespoonful Of salt and
/ . eggs fbeatsn), with heaping
e'espoonful Of granulated sugar.
sok over hot water until slightly
'eksnsd. Do not boil. Pour care
'I into cups or baking dish
med oyep>with melted oleomar-
,,nsy Set the receptacle In a pan
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06

O.. hot water and, after dusting over
with grated nutmeg, bake in a very
moderate oven until set in the
centre
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
The Ice Shortage Rumor
MeIts Under Inspection

The shortage Of ice which occurred
during the unexpected hot spell the
latter part of May gave the first
hint Of the possibility of an ice fam
inc, but this shortage was easily ex-
psined by the fact that the hot
weather came quite without warn
;pe and caught the ice dealers un-
awares. There was plenty of ice in
the storehouses, but it took several
days to get it to New York, so that
there was no cause for alarm in this
sjtustion. And yet any one with a
grain Of human intelligence must
realize that the ice situation is
bound to be much more serious this
summer than it has been for a very
long time before because Of the fact
that last winter was so mild that
there was very little natural ice cut
even in the most northern parts of
the country.
The winter before, on the con-
trary, was almost the coolest in the
annals of the weather bureau and
the amount Of ice harvested was cor
|respondingly great-that stored in
the big icehouses on the Hudson
River alone amounting to something
ever 1000, 900 tons. AS last summer
vas unusually cool only a part Of
this ice was used, and there still re-
nain in the storehouses up the
river $4,000 tons, which consti-
utes almost the entire reserve sup
BIZ for greater New York.
Fortunately, we are not entirely
Idepndent on natural ice for our
supply, for there are within the
boundaries of New York icemaking
lants which at the present time,
Forking at full capacity, are turn
tg out $4,000 tons of artificial ice
day. 1t is estimated that in nor
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
Coffee and Maple Tapioca


This is a novel, but very good,
combination. Cook one cupful of
the instant tapioca in one pint of
coffee and milk as prepared for
drinking. When transparent add a
tiny pinch of salt, three-quarters Of
a cupful of thick maple syrup, one
tablespoonful Of butter or oleomar-
garine and three we'll beaten eggs.
Pour into a baking dish, set in pan
of hot water and cook in a moderate
oven until set in the centre. Serve
cold with cream.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
Frozen Desserts
Frozen Coffee Macaroon
Custard

Prepare a boiled custard, using
a cupful and half Of milk, strong
coffee to flavor TO taste, a pinch Of
salt, two ta5lespoorsful % crushed
maple suear, one Tablespoonful! Of
cornstarch and two eggs. Geek the
cornstarch with the milk for seven
minutes in a double boiler before
adding the eggs and sugar. Cool
and add a teaspoonful Of vanilla ex-
tract and two tablcspoonsful OF
whipped cream. Turn into chilled
freezer and, when it begins TO con-
geal, stir in a small cupful Of pow.
dered macaroon crumbs.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
Cakes and Cookies
Coffee Cookies without Sugar

Cream half a cupful Of shorten
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
Maple and Coffee Parfait

The combination Of the maple
and coffee favors is particularly
good and rather novel. Put tho
yolks Of five eggs, lightly beaten,
into a saucepan and add four table
spoonsful OF maple syrup (thick)
and four tablespoonsful OF very
strong, clear coffee. Stir the MKT
ure over hot water until it coats
the back of the spoon, then turn
into a bowl and whip until very
light. Have ready q pint Of chilled
double cream whipped solid, add the
cooked mixture slowly and whip
again. II any liquid drains from
the mixture whip this over agair.
Turn all into chilled mould and
pack in ice and rock salt for four
hours. The mould must have q
watertight cover.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
French Bride Here Finds
Customs Quite Different
Introduction Unnecessary to Become Ac-
quainted in Paris, Says Mrs. Reigert SAINT
myer, Wife of Washington War Hero.

Ssntmyers and Mile de Viguir were
tie over a year after they became
acquainted. and early in June they
sailed for the United States.
They came TO Washington on June
Il, and are making their home with
Mr.. Santmyers' parents at 1918 Ham
line street northeast
The bride likes the United States
and Washington, only it is "lonlec''
she admits, so many miles away from
her sister and brother. in a land where
so few people speak French.
Santmyers volunteered with the
Motor Ambulance Corps in May. 1917,
and sailed for France the following
December. After short period of
training his unit was sent to the front
and was in the battles of Chateau
~ThieIry. Champagne-Marne. Aisnc-
Marne and Ypres-Lys.
He was student at Mckinley High
School before the war.
Mr.. Santmyers is one OF the few
local boys to bring home a bride from
France.
According to the Red Cross. the
smallest percentage of soldiers mar
rying French girls came from the
Potomac Division, comprising the
states of Maryland. Virginia. West
Virginia and the District OF Columbia
The brides came to the United
States under the care of the Red
Cross and chaperoned by Red Cross
workers.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
turned to the Ieasue by today. when

turned to the ieaxue by today. when
they will be sent to the secretary Of
the reclassification commission.
Reports that prices on surplus army
food had been increased brought forth
fat denial by Major z. L. squier.
jr.. chief, OF the quartermaster stores
section. yesterday.
In a letter to District Commissioner
Gardiner. Major ksquier declared that
the prices OF the army food announced
July 9 have not been changed. Prices
of canned meats are remaining sp-
proximately 20 per cent below their
cost. Major Squier pointed out. The
prices on vegetables and other sub
sistence are still remaining at the
average cost to the government, be
stated.
The army food stored here. which
recently was put on the market. was
listed in many instances at prices
higher than those paid here for the
food sent from Baltimore. A later
announcement of the War Department
made 1t plain that the prices set on
the food in storehouses here were not
those which would be paid by the Dis
trict, as they represented only the
cost of the food TO the government.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03

She Misses Native Language.
My little brother sings. "Oh. John
nee. Oh. Johnnee" and "Goo'by Broad
wayee."
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
BUY RAILROADS,
WORKERS URGE
Brotherhood Chiefs See
Proposal as Means Of
49,. Cutting Living Cost. y
By RALPH r. COUCH.

The railroad workers solution Of the
high cost OF living problem was pre-
sented here tonight IN a statement
urging the adoption Of the Sims bill
for government ownership OF the
roads
The statement was signed by the
heads Of the four great brotherhood
Warren s Stone Of the engineers; w.
C. Lee. of the trainmen: Timothy
Shea, of the firemen, and L. L. Shep-
Dard. of the conductors-and by B. NJ.
Jewell. acting president of the rail-
way employees department OF the
American Federation of Labor.
All of the men who signed the state
nlent are in Washington demanding
that either the cost OF living be re-
duced or that the rail workers be
given substantial wage increases.
Government Would Buy.
Issuance Of the statement follows
condemnation by the brotherhood
heads OF the plan for putting their
demands in the hands Of a commits
sion created by Congress.
Under the Sims bill the government
would buy the roads, which would be
operated by a directorate Of fifteen,
hve to be chosen by the President TO
represent the public. FIVE to be elect
ed by operating officials and Eve by
classified employees.
The statement OF the brotherhood
heads declares that the railroad en-
ployes ARE in no mood to brook re
turn Of the lines to their former con-
trol. since all plans suggested for
this settlement OF the problem leave
labor essentially where il has stood
and where it is determined not to
stand
We realize" the statement con-
tinues. that in the strife for wage
increases We cannot win any perma-
neRt victory. II is not money but
value that counts. The vicious circle
is infinite; increased wages are over
capitalized for inflated profits and the
cost of goods mounts faster than the
wage level \ few grow wealthy and
the multitude is impoverished.
Say Public Is MuIcted.
Any basic change must begin with
the railroads. We believe the inter-
ests Of labor and the public to be
identical in the railroad question. Not
only have we suffered from made
quate wages, but the public has paid
an eNtortionate tax for transporta-
tiOn. a tax based on inflated values
and collected from every person buy
~. the necessaries of life"
The brotherhood heads then de-
clare that their proposal means demo-
cratic operation and refer to the Pres
ident's decentralization OGIndustry''
message"
The statement continues that the
workers are asking for a share in
the surplus, but points out that rates
are reduced when this surplus reaches
certain level and that TO restore 1t
the workers must increase their ef-
fiCienCy.
the interests of the public would
he protected. under the plan, it is
CHntPnIcd in that the Interstate
Commerce Commission would have
final check on rates.
The statement then concludes:
We assure the public immediate
savings. The cost of capital would
b. reduced from the present and
: per cent paid to Wall Street. to 1
per cent pad upon government Sc
Cu-Itir="
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03

General James 1. Blakeslee. Super
intendent OF Rural Mail George L.
wood and Chief Storekeeper George
Landick. jr.. of the Postofice De-
partment.
Net Prices Announced.
Meat prices. as announced by the
committee yesterday, are, per dozen
cans:
Corned beef. No. can, $3.50; No.
2 can, s6.s6: six-pound cans. s24.
Roast beef, No. l can, s3.4S; one
pound cans. s492; two-pound cans,
s7.s2: six-pound cans. $3.50.
Corned beef hash. one-pound
cans. s276: two-pound cans. $3.50.
Bacon in crates. 81 cents per
pound. and in tins 36 cents a
pound.
Prices per dozen cans OF vege-
tables are:
Baked beans-No. l can. SO cents
No. 2 cans. sl.62: No. 3 cans, s2.14.
Stringless beans-No. cans,
s134: No. 10 cans. 1915.
Corn-No. 2 cans, sl.44.
Peas-No. 2 cans. s1.S6.
Tomatoes-No. / cans, $l.2S; No
2 cans. $50: No. cans. $3.50: No
10. S5.94.
Pumpkin-No. cans. ~ cents
No. g.. sl.13; No. 10. sass.
Squash-No. 2. 70 cents.
Corned beef. No. / cans, 80 cents
No cans. 5S cents; six-pound cans
So. Roast beef. No. l cans. 2s cents
ne-pound cans. Al cents. two
pound cans. Sc cents; six-pound
cans. $2.2O. Corned beef hash. one
pound cans. % cents; two-pount
cans. 10 cents. Bacon in crates. -
cents a pound, bacon in 12-pounc
tins. 36 cents pound. Baked
beans, No. l caUs. cents; No.
cans, IS cents: No. ) cans. lS cents
StrinGIess beans. No. . cans, II
cents; No. 10 cans. 4s cents. Corn
No. cans. - cents. Peas. No.
cans. IL cents. Tomatoes. No.
4 cans. II cents; No. 2h cans. l3 cents
! No. 3 cans. Is cents; No. 10 cans. a.
/ cents. Pumpkin. No. 2 cans, G cents
No. 3 cans. 9 cents; No. 10 cans, 2
cents. Squash, No. 2 cans. Cents
I Include Overhead Charges.
Where overhead expenses ore in
CURED in distributing the food
municipalities will add to the gov.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
LABOR'S PLAN TO RUN .
RAILWAYS In HOUSE

Organized ItbDr'S bin embedying
the Plumb plan for government
ownership ana democracy in tho
operation on the railroads was intro
dUCpd in the House yesterday by
Representative Sims.
In statement issued Coincident
with th" Introduction OF the Plumb
plan. the four railway brotherhoods
declare.
''LabOrs railroad bill has the pur-
pose or reducing the cost of living
by operating the most important in
dUstry in the country for service
rather than for profit"
AIRY basic change in the existing
conditions which are responsible for
the ever-grOwing high cost of Iiv-
ing. the chiefs Of the railway en-
plOyes say. must begin with the
railroads.
Hearings on the Plumb plan will
begin next Thursday.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
Sale Of Surplus Army Food
BY Mails Begins August 18
Final Prices Yet to Be Decided on, as Well as
Postage Rates, Which Must Be Paid
BY the Consumer.

Coincident with e-announcemen,
by the War Department that sale OF
surplus army food by parcels post will
begin August Is. orders for food from
supply depots here. in Baltimore and
at other nearby points, are being
placed by District consumers. E. ID.
Atkinson. chairman Of the committee
OF fifteen of the Citizens Buying and
Distributing League. announced yes
terday that he has already received
orders for several carloads. Distrt-
button probably will begin next week.
when everyone will have had an op-
portunity to file orders.
How much food will be purchased
cannot be determined until all indi-
vidual orders are received. sbinment
Of the commodities being limited by
the orders.
At present, final prices for the food
to be sold by parcels post have not
been decided upon. War Departmen,
officials and Postoffice Department
oincials conferred yesterday on the
postal charges on the goods, folIowfns
joint decision that the food would
not be sent exclusive of mail charles,
as was the first plan.
Postage Price Delays Program.
A delay in the completion of the
parcels post program was threat.
ened today, when differences as tc
the rate of postage 10 ba paid rosc
between the representatives. OF IN.
two departments. War Department,
officials refused to be quoted. bur
claimed that the postoflcs wante.
to charge regular postal rates fol
sending the food. and that tni.
would make the food prices n~arl,
as high as ordinary retail charges
On the other hand, the Postoffic,
Department stated that specia
postal rates for the food would bt
contrary to the law.
The committee. which finally set
tied g. tails of selling by parcel!
post. but l. still comforting on tn,
postal charges, was composed o
Assistant Secretary of War Crowell
Acting Director Of Sales Morse, As
sistant Director OF Sales A. l.. Mer
Ger. Fourth Assistant Postmaster
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03

Tennis is an effective match
maker in Paris as well is in
Washington. according to pretty
little Mrs. Reigart Santmyers. first
of ths French brides" to reach
Washington.
1T is good for love-that game"
she declares. in telling the story Of
her romance with the young Amer
lean ambulance driver whose GAL
lantry won the Croix de Guerre.
victory medal and a citation by
Marshal Petain of the French army.
You see" she explains merriIy.
you fight. then make up and then
%, la. la, it is all arranged"
The young couple first met in a
hospital near Neuilly. where SAINT
myers was on duty and Mile. Louise
N. de Niguir was visiting a badly
wounded 'poilu."
Says French Girls Like Yanks.
The young American with his array
Of medals won the heart Of the dainty
French demoiselle. and a few months
later-after numerous games of ten
nfs-they were betrOthed, the family
OF Mile. de Viguir consenting will
l.nglv to the marriage
We were all Grace about those
Lhaki boyg." she says. land every
thing they did was. oh. So all right"
In Paris. Mrs Santmyers says. it
was the custom for American khaki
boys to introduce themselves 70
French girls on the streets and be
instantly invited home to dinner
We thought it must be the Gus
tom in those United States" she
naively explained. "and we thought
il was such a nice custom Now. my
husbands mother tells me that it
is not so and that in the United States
as well as in France young persons
are introduced before they speak and
are friends
The American douGhboys were pop
ular everywhere in France. Mrs
Santmyers declares. because they
were So friendl- and easily pleased.
The children. especially liked them,
and now the popular songs among the
French Youngsters are those taught
them by their big American play
fellows.
She Misses Native Language.
My little brother sings. "Oh, John
nee, Oh. Johnnee" and "Goo'by Broad
wayee."
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
Trans-Continental Truck
Train at Lincoln, Neb

Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 2.-Citizens o
Lincoln today welcomed with sppro
pirate ceremonies the Motor Trans
port truck train, which arrived her
on schedule time. In Epitc OF th
heavy rains. A mass meeting ws
held and the need Of good road
throughout the State was advocate
as brought out by the trsns-con
tinental trip OF the truck train.
The train will move westward q
dawn tomorrow morning on the La
lap Of its run from Washington {
the Coast.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
:;. 'ss House Se&Herrmann s., s.,
Close P. M. Daily Closed ALI Day Saturday

livery DAY demonstrate the broad and liberal pol
icy upon which business foundd-snd being conducted In
word -SATlSFACTl0N-w quality and price We the
best in value and at low price a is possible to quote.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03

ernment prices. In order to cover
the cost of the food.
Prices OF commodities. other than
those listed above, will be announc-
ed early next week.
Food will be sold to civic bodies
groups Of citizens and individuals
VINO present credentials from tho
local government certifying that
they are authorized to distribute the
FOOD under the supervision of the
iocal government Municipal insti-
tutions also may buy the food, 1,
basis.
Denies Rates Are Increased.
ouestionnsires sent out to govern
ment clerks by the National women's
Trade Union League will be returned
by the league to the commission on
the reclsssifcation Of salaries. The
questionnaires. when returned to the
commission, will show beyond a doubt
mat prices have been raised out of
the reach of the clerk. The rate OF
pay Is asked for. as are questions
pertaining to the disposal of the sal
aTS' dependents and other incomes
me blanks, filled out, are to be re-
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
Spanish Senate F,vors League.

Madrid. Aug. 2.-Without discussion
the Spanish senate voted unanimously
TO support the league Of nations cove
nant.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
Tomny Akin, Thrifty.

Observation-Disclosures the thriftness Of
the modern soldier. the British army
subscription for war bonds e1cee'
zig T50OOO
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
New Hungarian Regime
Requests an Armistice

London. Aug. THE new gov
eminent in Hungary has wired to
Premier Clemenceau requesting an
armistice, according to a wireless
dispatch from Budapest tonight. 1t
asked that the lines of the army of
occupation be fixed Professionally.
suggesting the Thesis River
The Thesis, or Tisza River. is the
longest tributary OF the Danube and
one of the most important rivers of
Hungary. Its course is west from
the Carpathian mountains to Tokay,
thence southwest to Szolnok, thence
south, paralleling the Danube, which
it joins twenty-five miles southeast
Of Peterwardein.