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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-02-08
65 Per Cent of Fires of
Country Are Declared Due
to PreVentable Causes

The losses by fire in the United
States and Canada during the year
1917, as compiled from the records
of the Journal of Commerce and Com
mercial Bulletin, aggregate $267,2 73,-
300, the heaviest of any year in the
history of the country except 1906,
when the great San Francisco con-
fagration swelled the total to $780,
10000. The 1917 record is nearly
$36,000,000 in Excess of the previous
years figures and over $S4,000,000
larger than the fire losses of 1915.
The world war was a contributing
factor in 1917's unusual record. In
some instances where the heaviest
war munition losses occurred there
was little or no insurance against fire
carried, and the underwriters, there
fore, made a lucky escape. The nota-
BILE munition plant losses included the
Canadian Car and Foundry's plant at
Kingsland, N. j., involving a loss of
S~12,000,000; the DUPONT Powder plant
ct Haskell, N. J., causing $1,500,0O0
loss; the munitiOn plant of the Union
Switch and Signal company at Pitts
burgh, causing a loss of $4,000
and the Washburn Wire works at New
York city, with a loss of 81, 100000.
The aggregate fire waste of the
United States and Canada during the
past 40 years, from 1873 to 1917, in
elusive, reaches the appalling total of
$G,4S0,267, $50, showing an annual av-
erage property destruction of $780,
O06,G9S. 1t is generally conceded by
those who make a study of fire loss
causes that fully 65 per cent of the
fires of this country are due to pre-
Yentable causes. On this basis of cal
culation the ~preventable fire losses of
the country during the past 40 years
reach the total of $4,212, 173, 900.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-02-08
American Housewives Profit
From the Lessons in Thrift
AS Taught by French Chefs

The French chef, the acknowledged
is the product of a country that sur
passes all others in the practice of
thrift.
But the necessity of keeping her
food budget within strict limits in
spite of war prices has led many an
American housewife to discover for
herself some of the secrets of the
French chef in making inexpensive
and formerly neglected food into deli
cacies fit for a king.
Especially has this been so in the
preparation of meat for u American
tables. The following are some of the
secrets of the French chef that the
American housewife has discovered
for herself.
Flank steak, which costs much less
than top sirloin or round steak, makes
an excellent roast. 1t can also be pot
roasted or used as chop steak.
Chuck or round steak costs much
less than porterhouse or sirloin. These
cuts should be cooked by moist" heat
or made tender by mechanical means,
as in Hamburger"
Beef neck is juicy and well favored.
1t makes a good pot roast and the
very best stews and soups.
The cross rib makes an excellent pot
roast and there is nc waste.
Shin of beef makes a good "beef a
la mode" Cut it up as for stew;
brown pieces In hot fat; then add wa
ter = cook in a pot the same as pot
roast, and serve with gravy.
Shin of beef makes a most nourish-
ing soup and the meat can be taken
from the pot afterward and served
with horseradish sauce.
If you buy a rib roast of beef,
have your butcher cut the rib end off
so that you can use it for making
soup. If it is left ON and roasted with
the rest of the meat it is largely
wasted.
Fol- corned beef, the flank piece, the
navel piece and the brisket piece cost
the least. These cuts are palatable and
the leftover portions a be made into
a delicious hash.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-02-08
luA4 ML~fme2
Wood Produces Quick Heat
and Is Cheaper Than Coal

Farmers who own woodlands and
people in cities, towns and villages
who can purchase wood from nearby
farms can help this winter-as last
winter-to relieve the demand for coal
and the strain on railway capacity by
burning wood in place of coal. 1t is
not expected substitution of wool
for coal will be complete or universal,
as for many purposes coal is much
more convenient. But for heating
many kinds of buildings wood is the
more convenient and cheaper fuel.
This is particularly true in the case
of churches, halls, summer cottages
and other buildings for which heat is
required only occasionally but then is
wanted in large volume at short no.
tice.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-02-08
Fruit Salad DRESSING.

Beat two eggs until very light, add
three tablespoonful Of melted butter,
beating constantly while adding the
butter, three tablespoonfuls of lemon
Juice, and one-half teaspoonful of
salt. Cook over hot water until thick,
stirring constantly. Cool and add IN
cupful of whipped cream, one-fourth
eupful of powdered sugar, one-half tie
spoonful of salt. one-half teaspoonful
of vanilla, on%e-fourth teaspoOnful of
paprika, and three drops of onion
Juice.
Salad plants should be crisp, cold
and tender. In arranging a salad avoid
too many colors.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-02-08
midas Total Sugar Acreage
Estimated at 2,55O,OOO Acres.

The first official forecast of the
sugar-cane crop of India for the 1918.
10 season is based upon reports re-
ceived from provinces that contain 80
per cent of the area under cane in
British India. The total area planted
is estimated at 2,550,OOO acres, which
Is practically the same as the estimate
for the 1918 season. Seasonal con-
ditions at sowing time were not very
favorable in the important cane-grow-
ing provinces and, owing to the delay
caused by rains the crop returns are
still uncertain in the greater part of
the United Provinces, which contain
more than half the cane area of Brit
ish India.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-02-08
AN UNDEFILED HERITAGE

In heaven. who lowest all,
Oh, help thy children when they call;
THAT they may build from age to age
An undefiled heritage.
Teach us to rule ourselves always,
lControlled and clearly night and day;
That We may bring, if need arise,
manned or worthless sacrifice.
Teach us to look, in all our ends,
On thee for Judge. and not our friends;
THAT we with thee may walk uncowed
by fear or favor of the crowd.
Teach 'Is the strength that cannot seek
by deed or thought to hurt the weak;
That, under thee. we may possess
Mans strength to comfort mans distress.
Teach us delight in simple things,
And mirth that has no bitter springs;
Forgiveness free of evil done,
And love to all men meath the sun.
-Rudyard Kipling.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-02-08
N9ther's Cook Book

Go often to the house of thy friend, for
weeds choke up the unused ~path.-Scandi-
navian Edda.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-02-08
French DRESSING.

The amount of acid will vary with
the kind of salad on which it is to
be used. One tablespoonful of vine
gar to three of oil is a good combina-
ton, and half a teaspoonful of salt
and a few dashes of paprika. This
dressing may be changed by adding a
tablespoonful of thick cream to the
French dressing, a tablespoonful of
chopped onion, parsley, or green pep
per. The dressing should be well
blended by beating with a Dover egg
beaten, then add the chopped vege-
tables and let stand for at least an
hour to season. Beat again before
serving.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-02-08
Calcutta Salad.

Take one cupful of soft cheese, one
half cupful of grated American cheese,
one cupful of whipped cream, three
fourths of a tablespoonful of gelatin,
one t%easpoonful of salt, and a few
dashes of paprika. Soak the gelatin
in the cold water, add the hot water
TO dissolve it. Soften the cheese with
a little plain cream, add the grated
cheese and the whipped cream, the gel
attn, the salt and the paprika. Turn
into molds and chill. Garnish with
pimento or stuffed olives and aspara-
gus tips. Serve on lettuce with
French dressing.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-02-08

The Value of Salads in the Diet.
Salads are invaluable in the diet as
they supply water, mineral salts, acids,
c~ellulose and flavor when prepared
from vegetables and fruits. Meat, fish,
eggs and cheese supply protein and
fat while starchy vegetables furnish
fuel food. The salad dressings are
an important part of the salad as re-
CARDS nutrition, for they are valuable
fuel foods.
The materials used in making sal
ads are: Raw vegetables, cooked
vegetables, eggs, meat, fish, cheese,
nuts and fruit. With such a variety
from which to choose, there is no need
of monotony.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-01-03
STATE OF VERMONT.

The Probate Court for the District of Addison !:
To all persons interested IN the trust estate oil
George s. Walker late Of Whiting. in said Dis
trict. deceased GREETING :
By the Authority Of the State of Vermont, You
are hereby notified to appear before the said Pro-
bate Court at the Probate Office in hiddebury
in said District. on the goth day OF January A.D
1919, AT no o'clock a. m to show cause II any you
have, why the annual account of Carl o. Church.
Trustee Of the estate Of said deceased, should not
be allowed.
Dated at Middlebury. in said District, this 9th
day Of December, A. ID. 1918
Charles l. Button. Judge
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-01-03

Measurs your Dollar 3y Whof 5sys-Is
there anything that represents better value for
your money than 81 weekly issues Of The Regis
terri S.oo In Vermont: Sis outside
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-01-03

CHAPTER I-Barton Baynes, orphan,
Is taken to live with his uncle, Peabody
Baynes, and his Aunt Deel on farm on
Rattleroad in neighborhood called Lick
Sally Dunkelberg, about his own age, but
socially Of a class above the Bayneses,
and is fascinated by the pretty face
and fine clothes.
, 1919-05-08
She Knew.

An Evansville mother and her two
children were visiting her sisters
home for the evening, says the Indi-
annapolis Star. The grown niece, who
was fond of the children, fed them
candy. All at once she turned from
the children to offer her young aunt
some gum. The aunt smiled.
mo, / don't believe / care for any,"
she returned.
Then Nola, the seven-year-old cous-
in, spoke up.
Eyes, you do, too, mother" she
piped. you know you always beg us
children for some of ours on the way
home from here every time W. come"
, 1919-05-08
Who RIushed Then?

A pretty young teacher was once
placed in charge of a class Of boys
and she asked them what they would
ike to be when grown UP.
They all had very high notions, one
was to be an actor, one n sailor, one
Il lOrry driver, and another a cowboy.
Presently it came to n pretty fair
haired boy to state his wish.
what would you like to be?" said
the teacher.
Jackie blushed deeply, and looked
shy and afraid.
Come, tell me your wish, Jackie,
please ~ said the teacher.
'Please-er-please, my wish-er-is to
be-your husband" he blurted out
London Answers.
, 1919-05-08
Eastern Live stock.

Chicago. - Hogs - Bulk of sales
S2O.60@ 20.75; heavyweight, S20.70d
2o.s5: medium weight. S2O.5Oa 2O.sO;
light weight. $4,000 2O.75: light. light.
SiS.60 20.50; sows. $1S.75 20.25; pigs,
~S17.25Q1S.75.
Cattle-Heavy beef steers, S11.25 %
20. 90; light beef steers. $l0.25 Ql7.85;
butcher cows and heifers. $3.50 a IL. 90;
inner and cutters, S5.Sb @l0.25; veal
calves, $1,000 a 1880; stocker and feed
err steers. $S.50G15.G0.
Sheco-Lambs, IS pounds down.
S17.75@1s.65; SIS pounds up. SHE'S
1850; culls. $13.00017.25; springs,
s1s.50G21.00: ewes. medium, good and
choice, s11.75G 1880: culls and COM
mon. 5000 His.
, 1919-05-08
On BEING Cheerful.

You find yourself refreshed by the
presence of cheerful people? Why not
make earnest effort TO confer that
pleasure on others?-Lydia Maria
Child.
, 1919-05-08

Chicago.-Corn-No. 8 yellow, $1.5Sh
G1.63h; No. 4 yellow, S1.594 1.62; No.
s yellow. Sissy @1.5sh.
oats-No. 3 white. 69@7ohc; stand
ard. 70A 071c.
Rye-No. 2. $40. #
Barley-$1.14@1.21.
Timothy-$S.0 90 Q11.00.
Clover-Nominal.
Pork--Nomtnal.
, 1919-05-08

Cut loaf, 1850; crushed. 1925; mould
A. $50; cubes, 9.75; xxx powdered,
9.2O: powdered. 9.15; fine %granulated
and diamond A, 800; confectioners' A,
$50: No. !. S.85.
, 1919-05-08
AIIEN,s Eoor.EAsE DOES IT.

ALIENS FOoT=EASE DOES 1T.
When your shoes pinch or your corns and
bunlons ache get Aliens Foot Ease. the
antiseptlc powder to be shaken into shoes
take the sting out of corns and bunions
and give instant relief to Tired. Aching.
Swollen. Tender feet. Sold everywhere.
Don't accept am stibstitute.-Adv.
, 1919-05-08

\ shoal of herrlngs is often five or
six miles in length and two or three In
hreAlth.
, 1919-05-08
Miscellaneous Markets.
Metal Markets.

Colorado Settlement Prices.
Bar silver. S1.01h u.
Copper, lb.;S15c.
Lead. $500.
Spelter. $6.05.
Tungsten. per unit, s7.5OQ10.0o.
, 1919-05-08
KIN the FlIes Now and Prevent

disease. A DAISY FLY KILLER will do 1t.
Kills thousands. Lasts all season. Alldealers,
or We sent g express paid for s l.25. II. SOMERs,
1850 De Kalb Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y. Adv.
, 1919-05-08
HAY AND GRAIN MARKET.
F. o. B. Denver. Carload Prices.
Grain.

Hay.

Hungarian Patent, 50 lbs. sacked.
subject to discount ............s5.14
Hungarian, As lbs. sacked, sub-
tect to discount ............. 2.51
Jet to discount ...a.H........ 1.s2
, 1919-05-08
Raise Both Beef and MILK

horn cows are pro-
ducing from 5000 to
u. 900 lbs. of milk pei
year and producing
calves that top the
beef markets. This
is the
that pays on the
farm. The average
farmer isn't a spe-
cialist. The Short
horn beef
and milk as no other
breed does.
HORN
u nhNaa I'M
, 1919-05-08

cause 1t left undecided the proportion
of the total reparation money to be al
lotted to them, and the Brussels gov
eminent decided its delegates could
not sign a treaty that did not provide
for a complete fulfillment of the prom
Uses made Belgium by her allies.
, 1919-05-08

Creameries. ex. LIST grade, lb.. "a
Creameries, I'd grade Gold
storage), Id. 81
Process butter ..............5 Q55
Packing stock ...........-..3 Gal
, 1919-05-08

EGGS.

q v oTATIo N 9

Eggs, strictly fresh, case
count Sll.S5 Qlz.lO
, 1919-05-08

Among the minor difficulties of the
peace conference was n protest by the
Belgian delegates against the indem-
nifty arrangements It had been pro-
vided that Belgium should receive
$500, 200. 900 as n part of the Ave bill
lions that Germany is 10 be required
to pay by the end of next year. This
was unsatisfactory to the Belgians he
, 1919-05-08

What might be regarded as a disas.
ter by many also hit the United States.
for the tax on luxuries went into eff
feet on May l. This boosts the cost
on lnnumerable articles II the price is
in excess of specified sums. and also
applies to soft drinks, druggists sun
dries, candy and other things that have
become almost necessities for many
Americans.
, 1919-05-08

Two great disasters occurred last
week on opposite sides of the globe.
In San Salvador there was n severe
earthquake which resulted In great loss
of life and property, though its extent
Is not yet fully known. A large sec
ton of Yokohama was swept by FIRE,
fully 1000 buildings being destroyed,
including part of the business district.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-10
HAYNES AYERS
SOUL IS FICTION
Georgia Minister Tells Big
Audience Man is Not
Immortal.

The existence of the soul separate
from the body is a fiction, and has
no support in the Bible. The doc
trinc of the Immortality of the soul
is not true. Man Is not inmOrtal,
neither does he possess an immortd'
soul which continues to live after
he dies He goes neither to heaven
Or hell at death. for there is no con-
sciobsness in death
These striking statements Were
made yesterday afternoon before a
big theater audience by Carlyle b.
Haynes. author, minister, and lee
turer. in his ninth address at the
Shu0ert-Garrick Theater. the subject
of the address being Heaven, Hell
and Purgatory" Mr. Haynes con-
tinued
Il do not mean by this, however.
that man will never receive immor-
tality or that he will never have
future life. ] mean only that the
attribute of Immortality is a gift
from God and not a biTthTight. We
can obtain it only through the gospel
of Jesus Christ.
The Bible uses the words soul and
spirit 100 times. In never one in
stance is the soul or the spirit called
immortal in the Scriptures.
"On the contrary. the Bible plainly
declares that God only possesses i'm
mortality. q Tim. 1:17) The Bible
represents mankind as seeking for
Immortality. (ROm. 20, ~
The Washington herald., 1919-02-10
KRUSE WANTS PUBLIC
TO OWN INDUSTRIES
Only Solution of Unemployment
Lies in Socialism, He Says.

That the solution of the problem of
unemployment, lies only in Socialism
was the contention made in an ad-
dress OH The Present Crisis" made
by Charles Kruse, national president
of the International Brotherhood
Welfare Association. before the Wash
ington Secular League at Pythian
Temple yesterday afternoon.
zone million people are now affected
by unemployment in the United
States" declared the speaker. This
constitutes a critical and dangerous
situation. The danger resulting from
depressions in the past has been miti-
gated by means of soup-houses and
militia. At the present time these
remedies will not suffice. We must
eliminate and root out the causes of
unemployment. SO long as industries
remain in the hands of private indi-
Yiduals this cannot be done"
Realizing that Socialism cannot be
put into operation Immediately. the
speaker advocated as a temporary eX-
pedient government construction of
public highways. bridges, public
buildings, and the reclamation Of land
which can be made fit for farming.
The theories of the speaker were
warmly debated in. general discus
sion following the address.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-10
HELD ON $4,000
CHECK FORGERY
Maxwelton Thomas, 26,
Arrested by Frank ALI
good, 'One-Arm' Sleuth.

Maxwelton Thomas. y years old.
whose whereabouts during the last
two months have been a mystery to
the police, was arrested last night by
a "one-armed" representative from
police headquarters. Frank NJ. ALI
good, and locked up in the First pre-
cinct station to answer charges Of
cashing 5000 in worthless checks.
Alligood saw Thomas at Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue last
night and although ne has ONLY one
good arm he took a chance in walking
up to the man and showing his badge.
Thomas came along TO headquarters
quietly. walking all the way with
Alligood at his side
Thomas operations. the police say,
would fill a waste basket full Of bad
checks. His address is given as so
Sixth street northeast
AlliEood. it is said. was slashed on
the arm by a "bootlegger' during a
raid in the Southwest section about a
month ago. and ever since has had
his arm bandaged and has been on
the sick" list
The Washington herald., 1919-02-10
JOINT RECITAL
Wins AUDIENCE
Mr.. Thibaud and Nine
Helen Stanley Appear
at the Belasco.

Nine. Helen Stanley, soprano. and
Mr.. Jacques Thibaud. violinist, were
cO-artists in a recital at the Belasco
Theater Yesterday afternoon under the
auspices of the Washington Fine Arts
Enterprise.
Mr.. Thibaud was heard in Wash
ington last season as sOloist with the
Philadelphia symphony Orchestra and
Yesterday he made his first appearance
here in recital. The Washington
people who were not in the audience
Yesterday missed hearing a rare and
very fine program. Mr.. Thibaud plays
with a fineness that few artists attain.
He opened the program with Lalo's
Symphonic Espagnole," which was
faultlessly played. The audience,
though small showed immediate in
terest and appreciation of the
violinist. The pure tone quality that
ran through the Bach Aria could
not have been exCelled. Mr.. Thibaud's
perfection of technique was assured
by the rapidity with which he raced
through his arrangement of Rode's
"Etude" The eXC.uistely fine playing
of Couperin's les Cherubins"
brought Outbursts of approval from the
audience.
After this number Mr.. Thibaud gave
KreisIer's arrangement of Pugnani's
prelude and Allegro" This mastery
piece of work. which the violnist
interpreted with broad sweeps of color
and wonderful climaxes will not be
forgotten soon by the enraptured
audience. He responded with an
encore.
Nine. Stanley has a powerful voice.
but lacks style and finish. Of her
first group of songs, Hush aba
Birdie, Groom" was the most pleas.
ing. although "Un Bel Dr. from
Madame Butterfly was admirably
rendered. A charming little encore fol-
lowed this number. an Irish ballad,
II Know Where I'm Going which
she did very nicely. OF the second
group "Chanson Trist' by Duparc
was the loveliest Her tones in the
ARIA of Leonora' from LIE Tasse
were very good, but the effort so
great that she marred the effect for
those who sat in the front rows
OF the three numbers in which Mr..
Thibaud played obligatos for Nine.
Stanley, the Spring Song" by We'll
was the only one in which there was
any balance between the work of the
two artists. This number they re-
peated after enthusiastic applause.
The two accompanies were Mr.. Nicolai
Scheer for Mr. Thibaud and Mr.. Elmer
Zollner for Mime. Stanley.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-10
WIRE men Want
BURLES0N OUT
100000 Telegraph En-
ployes Represented In
Demand on Wilson.

Representatives of more than 10000
wire communication workers met last
night in the Perpetual Building Hall
at Eleventh and E streets northwest,
and decided to send a protest to
President Wilson concerning the al
legged injustices and unfair treatment
accorded them by Postmaster Gen
eral Albert S. Burleson in his official
capacity as director OF wire COM
munication.
+ It-is declared that although bulletins
issued by Mr.. BurlesOn himself for
bidding punishment or coercion, dis
eliminating against or penalizing men
and women who affiliate with the
unions, nevertheless the employees of
tho Western Union are subjected to
apparently have no redress.
Text OF ommupication.
The letter and reOlutiOn which is
signed by Milton T. Englin, presi-
dent of Council "a Of the CONNER
Cial Telegraphers' Union. says:
Therefore. Mr.. President WASH
ington District Council No. "a, Com
mercial Telcgraphers of Washing
ton. D. C.. in carrying out the in
structions. respectively.
Resolve. As members of the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union of
America, and voicing the sentiments
of commercial teIeCraphers and
other wire-workers throughout the
country, as expressed in numerous
resolutions. kilograms and letters
addressed to your eXcellenCy, to the
Postmaster General, David Lewis
and Solicitor Lamar. and to the Ma
tional War Labor Board, during the
past few months, we call to your
attention the unquestiOnable fact
that the administration of the wire
systems under Mr.. BurlesOn's direc-
ton has resulted in not only gem
eraI dissatisfaction among employees,
but also a deterioration in efficiency
of service.
We feel that the time has passed
for appeals to a sense of justice.
Smarting under Sights and indig-
mites suffered by representatives of
our craft at the hands of govern
mental wire administration officials
and Wage Commission and boards,
we are not disposed to come to you
in a suppliCating mood. but rather
with a demand for action. and we
sincerely hope the action. if any
Will be the removal of Mr.. Burlc-
son from his position as admins
traitor of the wire communication
utilities, and be it further,
"Demnndr His Removal.
Resolved. That we call attention
of the President of the United States
of America, that Notwithstanding
bulletins issued by the administra-
tor, Mr.. BurlesOn. i. e, that cOer-
cion. discrimination and penaliZing
OF men and women for affiliatiOn
with the Commercial photographers
Union of America, or any Organiza-
tion. shall not and must not be
EractiCed We desire to inform you
that at this time in the Nations
Capital, employees of the Western
Union office in Washington, are
subject to all of these Outrages, even
to the condition of being under alb
soIute surveillance of those officials
and company spoilers. to which we
are prepared and able to furnish
proof"