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New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
WITH APOLOGIES ! Old-FashiOned,. Rich Cakes
(By Biddy Bye)

To Readers:-~
 The one-egg cake, the eggless but terless milkless cake, the economy cake of every description has held such supreme sway for two years that no Woman's page editor has, dared to publish a recipe for the old fashioned brand of rich cake. The cost of living is as depressing to rich cake as the war. But, today we received an ac- tual request like this:
 Dear Biddy Bye:
 "Please publish soon some old
 Colonial cake recipes. They are
 so good and rich and seldom seen
 in the North"
 And the request comes from New Haven, Connecticut.
 For the housewives who can still afford to bake rich cakes here are some old recipes of prime excellence published with apologies: Vancouver Snow Cakc-(very Decor
 atiyc.)
 Cream together 1 cUpful of butter and cupfuls of sugar. Add 1 cup ful of sweet milk and , eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Sift 3 cupfuls of flour with 1 teaspoonful of cream of tartar with 12 teaspoonful of soda Bake in square shallow tins enough to make six layers. Frost with an icing of 3 cupfuls Of powdered sugar, 1 cupful of shredded cocoanut and the whites of eggs beaten very stiff Frost top and sides
 Pound Cake
 Cream together 1 Cupful of butter and cupfuls of sugar, then add the beaten yoll1s of s eggs, then the beat en whites of 6 eggs. Stir in 3 cup fuls of flour sifted with 1-4 teaspoon ful of baking powder and table spoonfuls of sweet milk. Bake slow ly in a moderate oven.
 Archangel Cal1e-( Creole Rccipe.)
 Beat the whites of eggs to a stiff froth Add teaspoonful of baking powder to , cupfuls of flour and sift it times. Sift times 1 cupful of powdered sugar. Beat 1 cupful of butter to a cream with the sugar, and gradually add the flour, beating con- stantly. Add 1 teaspoonful of lemon extract, and IA teaspoonful of salt Last, add the stiff whites of the cggs and mix thoroughly. Bake half an hour in a medium hot oven.
 Creole Chocolate Cake.
 Beat F cupful of butter to a cream and gradually add F cupfulS of su- gar. When the mixture is very light add the yolks of eggs and beat un- til light Next add F cupful of sweet milk and tablespoonfuls of grated bitter chocolate melted in table spoonfuls of boiling water. Mix thor oughly. By degrees stir in 1 3-4 cupfuls of flour, beating constantly Next add the whites of the eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Stir into the batter carefully, add l tcaspoonful of vanilla and 1 heaping teaspoonful of baking powder Mix all quickly and bake 45 minutes in a moderate oven.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
FOX'S THEATER.

If you haven't been to Fox's thea ter yet to see "Checkers'' tonight and tomorrow offers you a last oppor- tunity to view this big Fox special production that thrilled a very large and apprcciative audience yesterday.
 "Checkers' is a wonderful melodrama
 that has only revealed it's full enter
 taining qualities when viewed on the
 screen, It is play abounding in
 color and atmosphere and contains many beautiful as well as thrilling
 scenes. It is 0 "cOrker." Checkers
 is the main chara cter in the play.
 He is a reformed race track tout who
 falls in love with a Southern beauty
 and from then the action is most
 thrilling. How the horse, Remorse,
 wins the big stakes how Checkers risks his life many times and how he finally overcontes all obstacles, is told with an elaboration of detail that makes Checkers the most absorbing photoplay that has been produced this season. Special music and light ing effects have all been arranged to make this picture one to be long remembered. A very pleasing Lloyd l comedy, News, and Topics have been | added to an already happy com bina- ] ton. The four vaudeville acts are ] all of the same high caliber that
 marks all FoX's variety programs. 1 The Six Colonial Bellesi have a big time offering that is a sure winner l The Macks are two gentlemen that 1 are sure-fre hits and laugh getters of high rank. Gene Oction has 8 1
 for every minute in a very capable 1 manner.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02

cast are by no means mannikins, they are, nevertheless, subordinated by the part played by the star. Lilac Time is distinctly a stars play. In it Miss Margaret Leonard, playing the part of Jeannine, in which Miss COWl starred in New York, played a difficult role in an admirable manner and save the theater- going public of New Britain positive assurance that she is capable of handling any part that may be as- signed her. In the role of Jeannine, Miss Leonard must essay the Charac- ter of a French peasant girl and the part is the more difficult in that she must at all times affect the broken English and mixture of French and English---e thing she does without in the least oVer-doing it. Tn the last act when she is united with her lov- CT, whom she believed dead, Miss Leonard might easily have over-aCted and exaggerated her part, but she did not. As a leading woman she has youth, grace and a distinct personal 1ty. There is no reason why she should not become a favorite here.
 Miss Leonard's leading man. George Wellington, does not have a particu- larly impressive role in Lilac Time"
  portunity to show what he really can do. He takes the part of Lieut.. Philip Blythe, a young English officer, ac- cused, unjustly, of cowardice, who eventually wins the V. C., achieves honor on the battlefield and wins Jeannine as his bride. While Mr. Wellington's acting was all right in his part, in the final act his reap pearance after being. heralded as dead
 might have been more impressive and sincere had his director decred that he appear in some other way than with his left arm trussed up in a silly lit tie sling. The idea of a man, once grievously wounded and reported as dead, but who survives and returns should have his left wrist dangling in
 a little sling, without any other Vjsi- ble evidences of what he has been through, is not impressive. To many, the hero returned without any marks of battle, rather than with this puny effort.
 All other members of the Lyceum Players measure up well and give promise of future successes. A pleas ant feature at both performances yes- terday was that all members of the cast knew their parts and promptin g was absent. Frank Ford, as Hawkins, British Tommy, had a minor part but made the most of it and succeed ed admirably in his British dialect. Marion Coogan, as Jacques Riffard, a I
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02

and ! clasped hands. Mrs. KymbaI 2s just from England. She was wonderful to me during a rather bad tme I had after-after Seicheprey and Nimy Ridge. I know how nice you can be to-soldiers, and she's Q good one.'
 Tt won't be hard to be nice to Mrs. kymbal, l think"
 Thank you," she said simply. 'I do feel a bit strange here"
 Oh, Joan, what fathoms of emo- ton lie beneath the silly nipples of our speech Here was I. bitten to 1he core by shock and outrage, and ;his thin, gaunt-eyed woman writh- ing in heartache, as I could plainly see, speaking pleasant nothings be- fore a porChful of gloaters
 Send me your love and sympathy, J Joan--I need them
 DOROTHY.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
WM. s. HART AT THE PALACE.

It takes a pretty good man to stand up before brace of six-shooters and
 not finch. Tn 'The Money Corral" a new Aircraft picture starring the inimitable William $. Hart, which will be seen at the Palace theater to- night and Wednesday, this is proved when the star encounters some under world crooks in Chicago and bests them at their own game. He also saves trust company by prevent ing the theft of important proxies.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
Origin of Medicines.

The agents employed for the treat ment of disease are taken from the three kingdoms of nature, the vege- table, animal and mineral. Most medicinal substances are taken from the vegetable kingdom and consist of leaves, flowers, seeds, barks and roots. The fashioned root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's s Compound, which owes it's success to the vegeta ble kingdom, has constant ly grown in popularity and favor until it is now recognized as the stan dard remedy for female ills.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
Silversand Lake, the 18th


 Imagine my feelings, Joan dearest, with mystery cluttering the air, and not one word from Eric Wallis about that woman. The whole hotel is agog with her. It seemed to scent something dramatic the moment she set foot in the place, which was after all, only yesterday, though it seems sC week
 I felt too upset to eat, but dared not stay away from dinner for fear of being conspicuous. The woman was in the dining room before me, seated two tables away She has a lovely face, refined and delicate, but tragicalIy sad. From a few words heard her say to the waiter, I know she is English. Which also accounts for the slight foreign look about her, and the not-quite- -smartness of her clothes.
 She kept looking up and around the room, scanning each man who came through the doorway with pathetic eagerncss. I held my breath against the moment when Eric Wallis would enter. He didn't come. She scarcely tasted her dinner and soon hurried from the room. Soon afterward, however, I saw her walking with Eric far down the lake path, talking earnestly. What or where the meeting between them was l cannot guess. Or what they are to each other, or why she is here. or whether or not I shall meet her.
 She's a lady all right, you can see that" I overheard a woman guest remark to another on the porch-that observation post of the summer hotel campaigner.
 Sure. English, too. You can tell an English accent a mile Looks like an affair between her and the captain"
 II should say so Whatll hap pen now with his other affairs the girl with the red hair and that vicious little shrimp with the vam- pish manner, the dark eyed one?"
 "Oh, these men !"
 Well, it looks more to me as if she's running after him. She needn't have come here"
 Maybe it was an accident"
 "Accident-hm ! Why, you can tell with one look into that face ot hers that it's no accident. ThereI a story behind her eyes"
 Well, anything can happen these days. Truth is stranger than fiction. Probably war story. They say le was over there throughout the whde | thing. And from some of the things I've heard, I wouldn't be surpri'ed if" 1
 I hurried out of earshot, fleeing ! sick at heart and too dismayed tt be 1 company for anyone. But I loIsed l to see them when they returned 1 from the walk, so found a rccker l alone at the far end of the porcr and | tried to piece together some expana- ! tion of this strange thing.
 I had not sat there lepg bebre 1 heard footsteps and Captain Wallis saying, Miss VariCk." I turPd to- [ ward them and even in the faint ligh I caught entreaty in Erics eyes, as though he implored me motto pass judgment before I knew tn story. In her face was haaf-frBhtened curiosity.
 Miss Varick, I want youto meet nly--a--Mrs. Kymbal." he ttumbled | a little, but went quickly n as she 1
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02

8n, and after watching the per-
 nee one may readily believe that Nav was written by some such
 A.s Miss Cowl, and written with
 a aaIe view to giving the leading
 Mn a chance to display her tal-
 For it is such a play that Lilac
 H is. It gives the leading woman
 possible opportunity to display Alents in a most difficult role, Syhile- the other members of the
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02

Ermine is the unquestioned favor lte for summer furs because of it's light color and it's light weight. Also, perhaps, because of it's high price which renders it "eXclusive" and it's Wearer the owner or "spender" of a large income. Herewith is sketched a particularly successful scarf with a clever arranGement of heads and tails. Whether "heads or tails," the Wearer wins admiration
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
bS LEONARD IN DIFFICULT ROLE
|um Players Open With
 MLilaC Time"

(By Herald Reviewer.) Lyceum Players opening ve- Lilac Time" is advertised as the pen of Jane Cowl and Jane
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-31
FRENCH TOWNS
GIVEN MEDALS
Decorations for Bravery in
War Awarded
BY CARL A. RANDALL

United Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS. July 21.---(By Maii.)--Has a
city personality? Can a town be
brave7 The French government has
answered these.auestions In the at.
firmative.
France has rewarded a number OF
towns and cities for their bravery
during the present and former wars
Paris itself has recently been grant
ed the Croix de Guerre. Now the
town Of Bitche. out in Alsace- Lor.
raine, has been added to the list OF
the brave by being cited for the Cross
of the Legion OF Honor. the present
reward being r-ade for the towns
service nearly SO years ago. before II
was torn away from France.
The first recognition Of the brav-
cry OF cities was recorded In 1915.
when Napoleon. during the Hundred
Days. issued decree authorizing the
cities OF Chalonssur-Soane. Tournus
and st. Jean-de-Losne to place the
Eagle of the Legion OF Honor on the
coatof.afms of the three communi-
ties for their brave conduct In 1914.
Until 1864 no more cities were ac-
corded war honors. Then in that
year Roanne was decorated. After
1870 the list became longer and In.
cluded successfully Chateaudun. Bel.
fort, Rambervillers. ST. Quentin, Di-
jon, Paris. Bazellies, Lille. Vallcn.
ciennes, Landreche. st. Dizier and
Peronne. In 1916 the historic city of
Verdun was added to the list OF lie.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-31
BY MILTON BRoNNER

WASHINGTON. July 3i.--During
the time Henry r. Fletcher has
been American ambassador TO
Mexico there have been about 81
murders OF American citizens In
Mexico, and so far as he can recall
there has not been single record
ed case OF arrest, prosecution and
conviction OF the guilty. That is
the most startling admission made
by the ambassador when he APP
peared before the house committee
on rules. which IL trying to decide
what sort OF a resolution of in
quiry to adopt with regard to
Mexico.
There were congressman who
hoped when Fletcher appeared the
curtain would be fully raised on
Mexican affairs. Every congress-
man on the committee was sadly
disappointed.
The congressman realized Fletch-
er's delicate position. II he talked
too freely and fully. he would
thereby make himself offensive to
Mexico and this would prevent his
returning tncre.
Favorable to Csrranxa
On the whole Fletcher's testi-
mony. so far as II went, was IA
vorable to Carranza. IL showed
his government fumbllng around
trying to suppress bandits and to
fulfil It's international obligations
With regard TO failure TO arrest
and prosecute murderers OF Ameri-
cans. Fletcher said In extenuation
of the Carranza government that
these crimes were mainly by row
Ing bandits whom It was hard 10
capture or identify as criminals.
Other high points In Fletchers
picture of Mexico may be present
ed In Is points. as follows:
!. Practically all territory OF Mex
leo In which there is an organized
government is under Carranza
Jurisdiction. including railroads and
all principal ports.
2. Villa controls only that terri
tory in which he happens to be
camped for that day.
.. The main purpose Of revolu-
tionists Is to oppose Carranza and
to export booty where they can.
I. To some extent Carranza has
divided land among the poems, es-
pecially near small villages.
s. The attitude OF the Mexican
people where Carranza controls is
one of complete submission and
acceptance of his government.
8. The attitude OF this govern
ment toward us is a desire to
maintain friendly relations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-31
Relations With Mexico
Improving, Declares u. S.
Ambassador Fletcher

Z. During the war Mexico pro-
claimed her neutrality. and so far
as Fletcher knew had maintained II.
3. He had heard nothing of al
lance between Germany and Mexi-
co. except rumors which could not
be substantiated.
.. We, and not the Germans. con-
trolled the cable system to Mexico,
and there was no German wireless
In that country so far as our en-
bassy could discover.
10. The German Information serv-
ice, which supplied so-called news
To Mexican papers. came by way
OF Laredo, Texas. and was, of
course. lies.
IL. The semi official press OF
Mexico was intensely hostile to the
United States and friendly to Ger
many.
Let Our Ships In
~. An affirmative friendly act
by Carranza's government was its
allowing our warships in Mexican
waters during the war without
lodging protest.
Mexico would accept an offer of
our government to encourage our
financiers TO advance money for re-
Mobilization OF Mexico.
II. II we withdrew recognizance
OF the Carranza government, ne did
not think II would result in various
revolutionary leaders agreeing upon
some form OF stable government,
as he saw no leader with suffi-
Client following TO attempt such
step.
Is. II we threw open the right
to purchase arms and munitions to
all Mexicans It would simply result
In more turmoil south of the Rio
Grande. but he couldn't predict II
would result In better government.
Conditions Now Better
16 Mexico was not discharging
her international obligations better
to the nations OF other countries
than TO ours. We hear more about
Americans suffering because there
are more Of them in Mexico, be-
cause our troubles with Mexico
have been more acute than those
OF other nations. and because many
Americans settled in territory raw
aged by bandits.
II. England has no diplomatic re-
lations with Mexico. the only Eu-
ropean countries thus represented
being Germany, Austria, France,
Italy. Norway and Sweden.
is. Fletcher considered conditions
and relations between Mexico and
the United States better than they
we're three years ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-31

Heavy Wire Jar Racks
that will hold eight jars
and will fit your wash
boiler are on sale Friday.
Special, each. :. .69c
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-31
SOME OF THESE HAD
VERY LOVELY JOBS

LONDON. July 21.-tBy Mail)-
Thirteen clerks to deal with an aver
age Of 40 letters n day, were among
the discoveries made by Sir John
Bradbury's parliamentary committee.
inauiring into the over-staffing of
government departments. The enor-
nous staffs gathered by the various
departments during the war became
such a scandal that the Bradbury
committee was appointed. and even
after scared officials had had time to
clear out many Of the unnecessary
ornaments" there are still plenty OF
"limpets" holding on to soft Jobs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-31
INVESTIGATE DEATH
OF SEATTLE WOMAN

Coroner Tifiin has ordered an inves.
tigation Of the case of Mrs. Frank
Beaverly, who died from apoplexy at
her home. 1105A Fifth ave-. Wednes-
day evening. Mrs. Beaverly was run
down by an automobile on July 80.
and THIN believes that apoplexy may
have been brought about by the auto
accident.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-31
WALES POLICE WILL
PHOTO SCANTY GARB

CARDIFF, Wales. July 31.-(By
MaiD.-The city council of Barry has
decided to let the pitiless raps of
publicity shine on bathing girls who
wear immodest costumes.
Beach inspectors have been in
structed to take photographs of all
mermaids insufficiently clad and post
copies in public places.
The Barry council took the step
after two saucy sea nymphs had
slapped an inspector who reprimand.
ed them for bathing la Mother
Eve.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-31

were almost as much at Dcvonshire
House as at Buckingham Palace.
The young lady Is charming. pretty.
very refined. extremely well brought
up. and neither jaxzes nor does any
thing else our grandmothers would
not approve Of.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-31

bride. The lady chosen by all who
talk in this way IL Lady Blanche.
second daughter Of the Duke OF
Devonshire. She and the prince
have been playmates all their lives.
and when her mother was Mistress
Of the Robes the young royalties
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-31

LONDON. July 3i.--A magnifi.
cent rope Of Si5 graduated pearls
brought s2o7.500 at an auction sale
at Chrisue's. The opening bid was
100000. The increase in the value
OF pearls Is said to be due TO an
abnormal craze for pearls and a
shortage Of really fine specimens.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-31

gion Of Honor recipients.
Bitche, the latest recipient, has for
SO years been under German domina-
ton. The sacrifice and bravery of
the town in the dark days of the
Prussian invasion Of 1870 won the
coveted honor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-31
BOY CHORUS WILL
SING AT THE ARENA

The Whitney Boys chorus will sing
at the Arena for four nights begin.
ming Thursday night. Several solo
selections will be rendered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-17
DIscUssWATER PROBLEM.

Iowa Men to Hear Experts on Water
Supply and Sanitation.
Special to Times-Republican.
Mason City, Oct. 17.-Water supply
problems of the American army in
France will be one Of the main features
to be presented to the water works
men Of the state when the Fifth annual
meeting Of the Iowa section Of the
american Water Works Association
convenes here Wednesday, Oct. %, fol
a two day meeting. The detailed pro-
gram was made public today by w. A.
Judd, superintendent of the Mason City
water plant and president of the asso-
citation, and by its secretary, Jock X. J.
Human, of the state university al
Iowa City.
Four papers on the problems con-
fronted by engineers charged with Sc
curing adequate wholesome water fol
the army overseas will be given. The
leading one of these will be by Lieut.
Col. Edward Barlow, chief Of the IL
linois State Water Survey, recently in
charge of the water analysis laborator-
les with the American expeditionary
forces.
Headquarters for the convention will
be established at the chamber of ccm-
merce. An informal dinner for the
menNwill be given by the members Of
the chamber on Wednesday evening
and a sightseeing trip on Thursday
will include the water works plant here.
the s2OO, 900 sewage disposal plant and
an auto trip to Clear Lake.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-17

here assembled. are willing that our
sons and sgrandsons shall defend the
American flag-Old 0lory--against
any and all invading forces--but that
we ara unaiterably opposed to any
council or assembly made up Of for
eign nations. except one representative
OF this government debating to the
United States when and whore our
sons and grandsons shall go in the
world to defend the integrity and ter
ritorial lines of any other nations or
settle any disputes that may arise
among them, and be II further
Resolved: That we approve heartily
tho reservations. reported by The ma
jority OF the foreign relations CON-
mittee of the United States senate
and approve the legal position taken by
our United States senator's, Cummins
and Kenyon. and glory in their Amer
icanism.
Resolved; And be IL further resolv-
ed, that "A copy Of these resolutions be
sent to the Des Moines Register and
Capital, also to Senators Cummins and
Kenyon. w. II. Jennings, w. IL.
Young, II. NJ. Macarthur