Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 203, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1917 — Page 3

UNITED STATES MUST PROTECT CHILDREN OF COUNTRY DURING THE WAR

Chief of Children’s Bureau, U. S. Department of Labor.

The war has placed a tremendous valuationjaporrASerlcaii children, and Avnet if'A n i ust i’liurlah" these children? ' A nation, such as ours, which takes its men by law and puts them into the field of battle, must provide for -the home folk. Men sent to Europe to win dem nrr the wnrld must nnt on TUP home to find democracy smashed in their own households. Mothers and children must be cared for. Surely we should learn from the mistakes of the belligerent nations, and take every precaution to keep our children normal and free to grow up to carry on the work of the world. Thousands of children besides war orphans and refugees have been directly affected by the war, according to reports from belligerent countries which have come to the children's bureau. Juvenile delinquency has increased, more children have been necessary to protect the health of mothers and babies, and home life has been broken up by the increased employment of mothers. We in America cannot afford jto ignore these lessons. Our own democracy—the democracy of the American home must be protected. In the fifty years since the Civil war legislation affecting the family and its economic status has shown marked growth. Mothers’ pension laws, minimum wage laws, and workmen’s compensation laws are recognized examples, and it is acknowledged that their result has not been to pauperize, but distinctly improve the power of the family to protect itself. In view of this tendency "it is to be expected that a system of compensation for soldiers and sailors can be developed whereby the government will make possible for their children the home life and parental care which are the need of every child.

First Lessons in the Handling of Incubators.

Study your incubator. Acquaint yourself with all its parts. Read the manufacturers' directions for setting It up. Set it up carefully and according to instructions. Never try to run an incubator in a drafty place, nor near a stove nor where the sun shines upon it. Set fertile eggs only. Waste no effort upon those that are doubtful. Keep the lamps full and the wick and tube clean. Avoid smoke. See that the eggs are clean and dry before setting them. Balance all eggs, large end up, a few hours before placing them In the tray. Do not overfill the tray. Turn every egg the third day. Cool the eggs every morning. Be sure your hands are clean when handling eggs. Test all eggs the seventh, eleventh and fifteenth day. ' Do not expect to learn all about the air cell the first hatch. You will learn that later. Do not disturb the eggs after the evening of the eighteenth day.

Cooks on Uncle Sam’s Big Battleships Nowadays Must Be Electrical Experts Also

Naturally, with this busy day of drills and recreations and the tang of salt air, the men of the battleship’s crew eat heartily. The mess attendants for the officers are Filipino boys. Nowadays, on ships like the dreadnaught Nevada, the cook of the ship, always an Important and well-paid post, is a trained electrician, writes F. E. Evans in St. Nicholas. Every bit of W’ork in the Nevada’s galley is done by electricity. The cook turns a switch, and along the line of electric ovens the appetizing meats, the potatoes —that are peeled by electricity — the soups and the vegetables begin to steam and fizzle. Electric hoists carry the pans and pots with their steaming foods to the dqpks below and the cleaning and scouring of the ironware dishes is done by an electric dishwasher. The navy feeds its men from the pick of the market, because its paymasters, buying dally for so many men, get the best at wholesale prices. The mess tables, scrubbed until they are white, are slipg in racks above the deck when not in use, and as soon as the meals are served, all signs of them are removed in ship-shape manner. Because every bit of space

Mother’s Cook Book.

Every ounce of food the housewife saves from being wasted in her homeall food which she or her children produce in the garden and can,„dry or jpreserve—every garment which care and skilful repair make -unnecessary to replaceall lessen that household’s draft on the already insufficient world supplies. Summer Vegetables for Winter Soup. Take one bushel of ripe tomatoes, one peck of okra, three dozen ears pf corn, one-half dozen green peppefp, four pods of red peppers, one-quarter of a peck of white onions and a cupful of salt Scald and peel the tomatoes, cook down about one-third., Cut the okra, onions and peppers into thin slices and cook until the okra is

By MISS JULIA C. LATHROP.

VETERANS HOLDING THEIR OWN AT THE HOT CORNER

Mike Mowrey Heads List of OldTimers Who. Have Had an Easy Time Defeating Youngsters. Does a third baseman improve with age, or is the hot corner so hard to play that the few real stars who make good in the nig show' have little trouble holding their jobs? The question is a hard one to answer, but the records show that the veteran third sackers in the big leagues today are distinctly In a class by themselves when it comes to allround playing, year in and year out. Take a slant over the hot corner guardians in the two major leagues and you will find that the best men holding down third base have served from five years upward and are still going big. In the National league Mike Mowrey of the Dodgers was serving his eleventh year under the big tent, when he—was- released recently. Heinie Zimmerman of the Giants is now in his tenth year as a major league performer, and Heinie Groh of the Reds has six years under his belt and is going like a house afire for Cincinnati in this, his seventh season, while J. Smith of the Braves is also in his seventh year. The remaining third basemen, among whom Milton Stock of the Phillies stands but by far

aboard ship is precious, each man has his mess table, hammock, sea bag and gun all in the same casemate. To help out the sweet tooth of the crew, which is a big one, the paymaster also carries a large stock of candy and other tidbits that are sold at low prices. And twice a week, he serves chicken and Ice cream to his big family. The days of hardtack and of the old “shellback” sailorman are gone. The modern sailorman can no longer “pass the weather earing,” but he is a handier, better-cared-for and more useful man to his country than the old tar.

A practical question is as to the relative danger of various exposed points during a thunderstorm. There appears to be some doubt whether, as has usually been supposed, it is safer to be in an open field than under, a tree, the later statistics showing a slightly larger percentage of fatal strokes in the open than under trees. In a forest the danger Is less then under a single tree. It is far less in cities than in the country. The neighborhood of water should be avoided. When rain is falling the electricity from the clouds is drawn down harmlessly. Lightning rods, when properly constructed, also draw off the electric charges. It is another great feather in Franklin’s cap that he first suggested the use of lightning rods and explained how they would act.

nearly tender, then add the corn cut from the cob. Add the salt just as it is ready for the can. When thick put it into pint jars and seal immediately. When cool wrap in papers and jjut in a cool, dark place. Where okra is not grown, green string beans were substituted. When serving add a small amount of this mixture to any seasoned soup stock. - Spinach; onions, carrots and celery make another combination especially good, blanch and chill the vegetables, allowing twice the time for blanching the spinach, then pack in jars, fill with boiling water, and add a teaspoonful of salt to each quart. in a receptacle deep enough to allow an inch of water to cover the top of the jar. Allow two hours for cooking a quart jar. Have a rack to keep the jars from the bottom and count the time

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the most brilliantly, are newcomers compared to the veterans already named. Baird of the Cardinals, Deal of the Cubs and McCarthy of the Pirates complete the list. Larry Gardner and Jimmy Austin are the oldest third basemen in the American league, and both are in their ninth year. J. Franklin Baker, who was out of the big show one season, is serving his eighth year in the majors, and Oscar Vltt of the Digels aiitl Buck weaver df Sox will have completed six years of

Mike Mowrey.

major league service when the pennant race comes to a close this fall. Bates of the Mackmen, Leonard of Washington and Evans of Cleveland are the “junior” third basemen in Ban Johnson’s league. With nine of the sixteen regulars in the two majors well seasoned from years of service, there is little or no chance for the newcomers to cop the title as “the most valuable third baseman in the big show,” or in either league. Stock of the Phillies is a great ball player, but in Groh and Zimmerman he has two seasoned rivals for honors. In the American league, Frank Baker is making a strong bid this season to return to his own as the heaviest hitting third sacker in the game, and he is pressed for the honors by Larry Gardner and Buck Weaver, while the veteran Jimmy Austin has been giving Vitt his dust in the matter of hitting.

For Red Cross Service.

Jane A. Delano writing in the St Nicholas of the field for service in the Red Cross nursing staff, states: “I would not advise any girl to enter a training school until she Is at least twenty years old, but younger girls in advanced schools or colleges can now be preparing themselves with special studies for the work to come For such girls I would recommend extra chemistry courses and advanced courses in arithmetic (because of th« need for strict accuracy in preparing mixtures according to formulas), and special attention to physiology and anatomy, while a knowledge of Latin makes it easier for student-nurses to learn surgical and medical terms. Then, too, I w'ould emphasize the study of voice training and expression. It is surprising to know how many otherwise competent nurses cannot read aloud entertainingly to their patients.”

from the beginning of the boiling. Do not screw the lids on quite tight but have them flrm enough to lift in and out by the tops. Pint jars will cook ! n five minutes less time, two quart jqrs need ten minutes more than the two hours of sterilization. Japanese Mint Jelly. Put eight quarts of unripe plums into a kettle with a large bunch of mint, add cold water so that It shows' around t the plums and cook until the fruit is tender. Strain over night in a jelly bag and then proceed as In any other jelly. Green grapes also make a good jelly with mint. The pulp left in the bag may be rubbed through a sieve and made into marmalade, so that nothing is wasted. Windfall apples, or fruit thinned from various choice trees may all be untilized in some form so that none need go to waste. Apples are delicious. Dip in a mild salt solution to keep them from burning so brown when 'dry.

Things Worth Knowing.

An ounce of sugar of lead to a pall of water will help to fix the blue color in many textiles. A recently patented cigar holder is little more than a pair of hinged jaws controlled by a spring. France is the best foreign patron of the United States patent office with Great Britain following closely; The development of water power in Norway has made electricity cheaper than steam in that country. Rapid cooling of a liquid produces fine crystals; the slower it changes form, the larger the crystals. x An Englishman has invented a' process for coloring wool khaki and orange shades with dilute nitric acid. Iron imbedded in concrete in Germany has been found to be free from rust after more than forty-five years. , In the United States there are found 111 distinct species of snakes, of which 17 are dangerous to man. To save the use of. collar buttons there has been patented a tape to be passed through the button holes in a collar and shirt, fastening wifii} an ornamental clasp in front.

MACK AND JENNINGS GOOD FRIENDS AGAIN

Connie Mack and Hughey Jennings are friends once more after a coldness between them of six years’ standing. The feud began when the Athletics met the New York Giants in the world’s series in 1911, Peace was declared when Connie was on his last western trip and Hughie has this to say of how it came about and how time healed the breach: “Connie Mack and I have buried the hatdiet. We did it on the last trip of the Athletics to the West. I always liked Mack, but we fell out. How? Well, here’s the tale: “When I was playing Pittsburgh for the world’s championship in 1909 John McGraw came to me and helped me lay my plans for battle. You see, McGraw and I were side partners on the old Baltimore team. We were friends then, and have been ever since, and McGraw is the most loyal friend in the world. “McGraw tipped me off to Babe Adams. He told me that the Pirate youngster had a great curve ball, but

MITCHELL ROUSES UP CUBS

New Manager Has More Than Fulfilled Expectations With Chicago National League Team. Manager Mitchell has more than fulfilled the expectations. The club he took under his wing was not considered of first-division rank. Yet he has so roused things up that the Cubs

Manager Fred Mitchell.

have forced themselves in said rank. Whether Mitch can keep the pitchers working at top speed and the players’ ambish so keen and forceful is a matter that time alone can settle. However, the new manager has at any rate demonstrated that with any kind of breaks he can make things lively from “play ball” to finish.

TO DETERMINE A BEAN BALL

Difficult Matter to Determine Whether Pitcher Is Trying to Hit Batsman —lnstance Cited. Just to show the difficulty of deciding whether a ball whirling near a batsman’s head is or isn’t an intentional bean ball: In a game between Brooklyn and tile Giants, Lew McCarty had to fling himself flat on the ground three times to escape being hit by Pfeffer. The crowd hissed and hooted, and the fans were positive that Pfeffer was trying to hit McCarty. Yet Pfeffer and McCarty are two close and devoted friends—and. Pfeffer was almost sick with fright over the narrow escape of his old pal. Not one of those balls was pitched at Lew’s head, but it surely looked that way to the crowd.

BOBTAIL GAMES ARE BARRED

President of American League Stops Practice of Calling Games for Team to Catch Train. There will be no more bobtail games played in the American league, so that one team or another can catch an early train. President Ban Johnson has issued a sharp call-down to the managers’and umpires, for consenting to call the Chicago-Cleveland game of July 2 before nine innings were played, pointing out that there is a rule of the league against the practice. The game, which went seven innings, the Sox winning 4 to 3, presumably will stand, however. .

that his fast one was not hard to solve. He told me a lot of other things, and we put up a great battle In that series, even if we did lose the deciding game. McGraw was a National league manager, but he was helping his old pal. “Two years later McGraw was hooked up with the Athletics In the world series, and he called on me for aid. I did. McGraw had helped me, so why shouldn’t I help him? I told him all I knew about Mack’s pitchers. I warned him about serving a fast ball to Frank Baker or breaking a curve close Inside to him. No one in the National league criticized McGraw for tipping me off In 1909, but the Athletics did howl about what I did for McGraw. “When Mack was in the West we talked it all over. Time has helped a lot, and we decided to forget the past. We are the best of friends now. Ask Connie, and while I am sure that our teams will fight it out every game, Mack and I won’t lose our personal regard for each other.”

BASEBALL STORIES

Ed Walsh has made a come-back. Boy, page Frank Isbell and Johnny Kling. Griffith has made a star shortstop out of Howard Shanks, who also is a .300 hitter. ' • * * Fred Mitchell has bagged Pitcher Vangilder of the Three-I league. The Detroits were after him. * * * Ban Johnson says that the American league will play ball next year. So will the National league. ♦ ♦ f Frank Baker Is playing third base below the usual standard. But he still Is hammering the old apple. ♦ • * Muggsy McGraw has gone into the movies. Wonder if they have a picture of him slugging Lord Byron? « • • A Chicago woman has sued Owner Comlskey of the White Sox for SIO,OOO because a foul ball struck her in the face. • * * Philip Ball, owner of the Browns, Cenies the report that Fielder Jones will be supplanted by a new manager next year. ♦ • ♦ John T. Powets, organizer and first president of the Federal league, aspires to be an officer in the new national army. • * * - Hans Wagner says his greatest ambition is to lead the National league in batting again before he retires from the game. • * « The army drill practiced by ball clubs should come in handy to Dick Hoblltzel, who has volunteered for the dental corps. • ♦ • Manager Bezdek of the Pirates has a number of very promising young players who will develop into stars if properly handled. • • ♦

In spite of the slump of the Cincinnati Reds, averages show six members of Mathewson’s surprising team hitting .300 or better. • • * Mathewson holds the world’s record for pitched balls in a single game. He scored a victory several years ago with 68 in nine innings. A campaign against the throwing ot “pop” bottles at umpires of the Southam league has been started by President R. H. Baugh. La wton Witt is the first big league player to be called by the draft. Playing with the Athletics should be sufficient cause for rejection. Two St. Louis Browns have enlisted in the army. Probably figuring that the trenches could be no worse than working for Fielder Jones. The Giants have so many doubleheaders to play that McGraw may nee€ more than seven pitchers to keep aj the average winning percentage;

CY YOUNG'S RECORDS

Pitcher Justly Known as “Greatest Ever” in His Line. During His Career He Pitched Three No-Hit ciamea Qreatest flame _ Against Athletics, No Man Reaching First Base. When it comes to breaking records, every player in any league must still take off his cap to old Cy Young, Justly known as the “greatest ever” in his line. It was on August 3, 1890, 27 years ago, that Young climbed into the uniform of the Cleveland Nationals and pitched his first game In the major leagues. That was the beginning of a pitching career which lasted for 22 years, which is only one of the many records this remarkable player made. It hasn’t even been equaled and very llkely never will be. During his long career Young hung up a few other records that will serve as targets for a long time. He pitched three no-hlt games, one for the Cleveland Nationals and two for the Boston

Cy Young.

Americans. The first was in 1897, when Cincinnati was the victim. In 1904, for the Red Sox, he pitched the greatest game of his life against the Athletics, not a man reaching first base. He pitched another no-hit game in 1908. Another record he holds is that of pitching 23 consecutive Innings of hltless ball, and the successive retirement of 68 batsmen. Young performed many other notable feats, such as pitching 45 Innings without being scored/ on. When he joined the Cleveland Nationals he had only a brief nflnor league experience with the Canton club. Cleveland got him from Canton for SSOO. He spent nine years with the Cleveland Nationals, then two seasons with the St. Louis Nationals and eight years with the Boston Americans. He returned to Cleveland in 1909 and remained there until 1911, when he was given his unconditional release, and finished out the season and his career with the Boston Nationals.

CHARGE ADMISSION TO GAME

First Time Money Was Asked to Witness Contest Was in 1859—Fifty Cents Was Paid; The first time admission was ever charged to see a baseball game was on July 20, 1859. The game was played between teams representing Brooklyn and New York. The game’was played at the Fashion race course in Long Island, now out of existence. What was in those days a vast crowd at a baseball game assembled to witness the contest, that Is, 1,500 persons. And they each paid 50 cents admission. Gee, wouldn’t It be great if we could do that in these days? But in 1859 the high cost of living had not yet struck us. Them were the happy days.—Milwaukee Wisconsin.

PITCHER FILLINGIM NO GOOD

Manager Connie Mack Tried Out Star of American Association and Found Him to Be Lacking. No one Is Infallible, and that Includes managers of baseball teams. They usually can tell a good player when they see one, but sometimes they make bad mistakes. For instance, there is the case of Fillingim of Indianapolis, the leading pitcher of the American association. Connie Mack tried him out ih 1915 and found him wanting. The Indianapolis fans are not sorry that Connie made a mistake.

BOOSTER FOR SPEED MARTIN

Duffy Lewis, Red Sox Outfielder, la Strong Admirer of New Pitcher ~~ Secured by Browns. Duffy Lewis of the Boston Red Sox is one strong booster for Speed Martin, the new pitcher with the Browns, Lewis saw a lot'of Martin.in California last winter, and lie says he not only has brains with his physical ability, but that he is one pitcher always ready and never out of condition. Mattin, by the way, costs the Browns very little, so that if he does make good it will be a great feather.