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New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
TOUGH CLUBS DAY
Children of Greenrich TWage
RecaiUe Gifts, as of YOre.

As the reporter Vended his way through
tie mare Of criss-cross streets I'm Green
vich Village last night looking for ths
hesdquarters Of the Tough Club he
almost gave up hope OF finding the trail
50 bafiing WAS the Vhirling snow. None
OF the villagers. or those who were pass
ing through the village seemed 10 know
where the Tough" members had their re
treat N was the occasion Of the annual
Christmas Day festival for the children
~ the neighborhood. and there were no
children on the streets 10 guide the van
derer.
When almost desperate from following
hundred different directions. the echo
az children's voices In the white distance
gave a cleW. and as the wanderer bent
himself before the storm the Joyous cries
grew nearer. Rounding q corner finally. he
Wa suddenly projected into the midst ~
4 Illlputian army. Small boys and girls
their eyes shining with expectation. all
crowded and showed toward one point
II uss easy now. and few more steps led
20 the quarters OF the Tough club"
Here was a sight such a. is seldom seen
IN this city The clubhouse. with It's old
fashioned hiEh steps leading up 10 the
front door. Wss literally iammed with chill
dren They protruded from the Vindo~s
they appeared IN the basement entrance
and the stout walls seemed 20 bulge and
crack under the pressure. There seemed
no place for grown-ups. And inside-Neh.
What is the use of trying 10 describe such
soene9 Kids slid down the long baius-
tiers. they climbed UP the walls. they
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26

climbed up the members backs, and they
shouted JOY was rampant
Somebody had provided for the separation
OF the childreu-boys on one floor and Eifls
on another. At each end Of the rooms were
piled large bundles and packages Of a
thousand different shapes and degrees 0f
mystery These were the childrens pres
ents. provided by the members. There we're
skates and air guns for the boys. dolls and
kItchenettes for the girls-but only a child
could describe all the delights that lay
hidden In that store
And then the refreshments, To begin
with. there were hve hundred boxes Of
candy. two hundred quarts Of ice cream
and oceans Of lemonade
Two husky policemen we're stationed AZ
each door 20 stem the tide. but they were
helpless. the little ones ran between their
legs and got IN that way. Every child
was put in lire and marched 20 the end %
the room. where he or she received pack
age OF toys and box OF candy. In the
gathering we're q few sduits-only as many
as were necessary 10 run things-but
every body became a child again after the
frsf fev minutes
Tn. Tough Club vas organized IN 1s5
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
CAREER OF G. P. SHELDON

George p sheldon. whose name has hg-
ured 50 Conspicuously during the last few
months In connection with tire investica-
ton ~ the PheniN Insurance Company. of
Brooklyn. Vas horn IN New York city IN
1sf7. son 81 Charles sheldon OF Rutland.
VI He was a Vale graduate. class Of 81.
where he made. Scroll and Key and Alpha
Delta Phi He began life as q LAWYER.
preparing for that career al Columbia Law
School. Becoming member Of the frm
of Sewell. Pierce & Sheldon. one of HE
earliest retsiners was from the PheniX
company. of which he became counsel AMI
director n was then a comparatively
small concern
In 1855 Mr.. Sheldon was made president
of the company and undertook its reor-
EsniZation. Under his direction the con-
cern grad. lly enlarged and became one
of the leading underwriting institutions n
America. few months ago. however. an
Investigation Of the companys s affairs was
begun by William II IIotchkiss. New York
State Superintendent Of Insurance soon
afteTW ard Mr.. Sheldon resigned his presi-
dencv. The case was taken up by District
Attorney Jerome. who brought II before
the grand jury.
on December the former president vas
indicted IN connection with serious charges
Of rlismanageuento Of the corlpsnv's funds
A. the time OF the handing down of the
Indictment ne vas m from an attack Of
ptomaine poisoning This led 70 ccmpli-
cations. and dropsv developed His con
dition vas such that the physicians said
that news Of his having been indicted and
a warrant for his arrest having been
issued would result In hts death. Con
sequently the facts were kept from him.
president Of the National BOARD of Under
writers. president ~ the Eastern Insurance
Union and president ~ tire Factory In
EursnCe Association lie vas active IN al
insurance organizations. and ~ the time -
his death was chairman OF the committee
on Law and legislation Of the national
board and member of the executive COM
u'irree He was also a director ana mem
ber q the executive committee cf the
American Light and Traction Company and
director IN the Southern Light ans Trac-
tiou Company and the Underwriters Sslv-
age Company
Mr. Sheldon vas sroken - ss = man Il
simple tastes Who never appeared 70 -
living up 10 his income. He had been an
enthusiastic golf player. and the time spent
or the links vas his one period ~ rscres-
tion. He kept no horses or automobiles
and cared little for social AFFAIRS He was
president % tho New York club and
member - the University club the whist
club the Lambs. the Downtown As
so-istion. the Alpha Delta Phi Association.
the Greenwich Country club and the Al
psvamis. the Garden CITY and the Knoll
wood Golf clubs he vas member of the
executive committee ~ The Metropolitan
Golf Association. He moved from Brooklyn
20 White Plains IN lssl and 70 Greenwich
IN 1sS5
M Sheldon leaves wife. four daughters
three - whom are married-two sons-one
uf whom is IN the insurance business In
This city and the other q mining engineer
now IN Mexico Mr.. Sheldon was twice
married His firsf wife. Miss Frances Pen
dleton. died IN lSS5. and IN lsSo he married
her niece Miss CAROLYN Pendleton-
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
DRAGGED 100 FEET BY HORSE.
pstrolmsn Hung 20 Trace and Finally
Stopped Runaway

Fsrro,usn william Dunn. - the Alex
s11E- avenue station. stopped a runaway
ho-se after ir hsd dragged him q hundred
'eer yesterday afternoon. IN the siEhr of
q crowd of several hundred persons Who
were waiting for cars a. lSs-h street and
Morris avenue. The Bronx
TIE horse vas owned and driven ~
r-srl Luppie ~ lssth street End Nelson
srerge Who vas driving south on Morrls
avenue v~fh his hrother-in-lsw. StefsnO
-g'snu The horse took friEhr a. . pass
trr surornobile and bolted. his irst Jump
h~eskinE both reins o1 a. The hit Lup-
rIs Jumped out Of the rig and started for
80 horse head. but r. Vss running too
fsst enc he vas left behind Suienu stood
~ In rhe Tunsbout and shouted foT help
A. rssth street Pstrolmsn Dunn saw the
runawsv coming and grabbed the horse
o. trace The animal jerked him or his
fsst but the patrolman hung on. finally
bringing the horse 10 q STOP.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
g. 2. SHELDON DEAD
Continued rrom rr<, rag.


no Intentional vrongdoinE can he s,trih-
ufed 70 hirn
As for tho loans made % NJ Hunter.
the former Deputy Insurance Superintend-
ent n vas said last night thar 81 he'd not
been determined whether the Phenix com
psny had lost or would lose anything
Superintendent Ho;chkiss said the loan was
made by the company. according 20 its
books Mr. Hunter SAID Il was a personal
loan from Mr.. Sheldon and that he had
made repayment 81 part OF n 20 Mr.. Shell
don personally. 4 statement rendered 20
him by Mr.. sheldon IN October. he said
showed that No.SSl was stin cue. secured
by 100 shares Of Amslgamated Copper
AZ recent prices this showed shortage
~ security 10 the extent of yi.soa. Mr.
Hunter said
The death ~ M Sheldon viii not in any
vav interfere with the merger % the
PheniN with the Fidelity Fire Insurance
Company of New York. under the name
% the Fidelity Phsnix Fire Company Of
New York. according 10 one 81 those in
terested IN the merger The proposed
merger has been ratified hy the directors
~ both companies and simply awaits the
expiration ~ the thirty DAYS required 70
gain the consent of the stockholders As
no objection has been raised by any stock
holder - far. and Nr. Sheldon did not own
enough of the stock ~ tho Phenix 10 make
it Necessary 70 get the consent ~ the ex-
ecutor of his estate. n rs expected that the
merger V1n SO through promptly. as
planned
some DAYS ago an attachment against
the proper1y of Mr. Sheldon was issued IN
= suit brought bv William J. Iogsn % re
cover Sl2sa9. claimed by him for 100
shares of the stock % the PheniN which
he alleged. he had lent - Afr Sheldon.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
WIFE KILLED. CALLS POLICE.
Husband Says He Lost Memory After
Taking Headache Medicine.

Peru. Ind. Dec, &.-Policemen who an
sVered call to-day from Ora Galloway
found hts wife dead on the Kitchen noo-
OF their house and Galloway with an
empty revolver In his hand. Overturned
furniture showed there had been a strux-
gle
In his examination BY the police Gallo
vay said he had been ill ard THAT isss
night his wife gave hin, some headache
medicine before he went TO bed. Hs knew
no more. he said. until he found himself
standing over her body. He ord not know
whether OF not he had hr-d the shots thar
police
Galloway sdd.d that his wife vtsne6 To
60 on the stage and he had not encourax>d
her She thirty wears old ard ~ O,a
twenty-eight. There ars two small -hsl-
drsn.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
fifth Hvsnus. sAtb and ,stb Streets. nsw York.

aged 20 bend a corner Of the door. and thus
make an opening sufficiently large for tho
insertion Of explosive material Before set
ting on the charge the safe vas thickiy
covered with drygOods 20 smother the sound
OF the explosion. The door OF the safe was
torn from IT'S hinges. completely ruinins
the safe
operating tall woman dressed in hlark
was seen BY ueighbOrs pacing back and
forth in front OF the store II - believed
that she was a confederate. and acted az
A lookout
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
GOVERNOR EBERHARD HOPEFUL
Thinks Switchmen's Strike Will Be
Settled az To-dsy's Meeting.

81 Paul Der. cl-Both the railroad man
ayers and the sN1tchmen are sanguine to-
DAY 81 an early settlement of the strike
dificulties. Governor Eberhard. through
whose efforts the strikers and the railroads
were enabled 20 reopen negotiations and
vas the nrst 20 suggest a conference II the
questions involved 20 the Chicago confer
enoe. said to-day that the outlook for i'm
mediate settlement Was exceedingly bright.
Il have called a meeting in my once a.
the state Cspitoi Monday forenoon. when
7 nrmly believe ali dificulties Vill bs dis
posed Of" said the Governor.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
NINE CRUSHED IN WRECK
-Four Victims Of Interurban Collision
Will Probably Die.

Pitts0urg Dec. Nine persons Were
crushed and mangled to-day when an IN
tsrurban electric car bound for Mount
Pleasant struck the rear end of another
car on the same line while rounding a
curve two miles from Mount Pleasant
OF the injured seven we're foreigners
Four of the persons hurt will probably
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
woMAE's SUFFRAGE LECTURE
The Rev. Henry S. Mash 10 Speak at
the Garden Theatre on Thursday.

The Rsv. Henry s. Mash, ~ Cambridge
Mass vii speak m .he interest 81 woman 8
suffrage az the Garden Theatre on Thurs
dsv afternoon az o'clock. The occasion
p1l he the thirya meeting % the season -
zoe EQUAL Franchise Society. OF which NJ.
csrsuos Macksy is president.
.. Professor Mash vii speak on the Ma
fi0rs Need for Woman's Suffrage" Mrs
Frederick Nathan VIII preside. Box parties
vil ~ given by Mrs. Mackay, Mr.. John
Winters Braunan and other women promi-
nent IN society. Among the clergymen who
have accented Mrs Mackay's Invitation
10 attend the lecture arc Archoeacon Mel
son. of the Episcopal Diocese Of New York;
Bishop burgess. the Rev. Dr. Melish. ~
Br0oklyu. the Rev. Dr. Groskenor the Rev
Dr Brewer. me Rev. Waldo Ames and the
HeN.. Eugene curtis.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
sLocUm SURVIVORS, FESTIVAL.

Eigh,y orphans and han orphans also
children under twelve years old or tie SUI
gfvors az the Slocun disaster 81 June l''
ises. Attended a Christmas festival iss'
ught ar Schuetzen Hall, No. II 81 Marx ,
P.aos Usefu presents were disirinuteo,
such a. EloEes. caps. sno other af'lei's "i
,lothing ~ the SioCum SURVIVORS organ
.stion - witch Charles Dersch. 81 No. 80
Firsf avenue. h president lie openea iiie
esfivzi vith az address 20 fhc four hundred
~ nors present al CT N--o.a 1871 Felsl'es
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26

and Is one Of the oldest social clubs In the
city. The officers are William Lawrence.
president Henry Bodine. vice-president
and Edmund Bodine. secretary
Every ear In the last forty-tve they
have thus provided for the children
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
CHRISTMAS DINNER PoIsons NINE

Dunkirk. y Y. Dec MIR. and Mrs
Charles Schmittner and their seven chil-
dren we're taken violently ~ TO-DAY after
eating Christmas dinner 81 phich canned
mushrooms formed a part. Schmittner
probably will die.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
THE EQUITABLE
TRUST co.
OF NEW YORK
CAPITAL, 100000
Surplus aud Undivided Profits,
S11,OOO,OO0

ALVIN W. KRECH. President
t5 Nassau Street
LAWRENCE L. GILLESPIE. Vio-Pres.
6is Fifth Ave. near 5oth 81.
Checkino Accounts with Interest
Trustee. Guardian. Executor. Admins
tration OF Estates
Foreign Exchange. Letters Of Credit
Safe Deposit Vaults
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26

Chicago. Dec. 2s-The conference m Chi
rseo relative 20 the wage demands %
railroad sWitchmen viii b resumed on
Monday. when union officials and repre-
sentatires OF the Western railroads Nili
meet. The brotherhood of Locomotive
Firenaen and Enginemsn has presented de-
msnds 10 forty-tNo railroads west ~ chit
Gao for wage increases Raging from Is
20 40 per cclL
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
WOMENS MADE-UP GOWNS

WOMENS MADE-UP GOWNS
SUITABLE STYLES READY ARE SHOWN
FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING USE. COMPRISING
SELECT MODELS. EXCLUSIVE. FOR
THEATRE WEAR. DINNER DANCES. ETC.
a NUMBER OF READY-TOWEAR TALOR-MADE SUITS
AND DRESSES ARE BEING OFFERED AT
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26

WOMENS SHOES AND SLIPPERS
The REMAINDER OF SEVERAL DISCONTINUED LINES WILL
BE ON SALE MONDAY. DEC. 9th
AT LARGE REDUCTIONS FROM TEE ORIGINAL PRICES.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
B. Altman & On.

B. Altman & On.
THERE WILL BE PLACED ON SALE TOMORROW
MONDAY. DEC 2nh
$4,000 YARDS OF DRESS SILKS
WHITE AND EVENING SHADES.
CONSISTING OF CREPE CHINE. SOFT sATNFAcE SILKS
LIBERTY sATNs CREPE MErEoRs.
INCLUDED ARE TIE FOLLOWING:
sAIIN-FACE CREPE METEOR 40 INCHES VIDE
IN EVENING SHADES AND WHITE.
USUALLY s3-5o PER YARD AT Sl.Io
IMPORTED WHITE SATIN 43 INCHES
USUALLY s275 PER YARD AT sl.35
IMPORTED FAlLLE. u INCHES WIDE
USUALLY $500 PER YARD AT Csc.
WHITE WASHABLE HABUTA II INCHES WIDE.
USUALLY sl.25 PER YARD AT 68c.
IMPORTED SATIN MEssALNE l9 INCHES WIDE
IN EVENING SHADES
USUALLY 75c. TO SIPS PER YARD =. AT Sc.
SPECIAL SALES OF DRESS LINEN AND REPP
FOR MONDAY DEC. 9TH WILL COMPRISE
5000 YARDS OF FRENCH LINEN 40 INCHES VIDE
SHADES SPRING SUMNER WEAR
SOLD USUALLY FOR e5c. PER YARD AT 45c
AND 5000 YARDS IMPORTED WHITE COTTON REPP.
EXCEPTIONALLY OF l6c. PER YARD
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Your Picture Taken With Mr.. Taft

the Capitol. m obscure little photo
grapher's shop floats on Its frontal n
drapery of white cloth hearing blat
antly the black legend: "come In
and have your picture taken with
President Taft"
The trick is turned. OF course. by
the simple method OF improving the
customers figure beside the stock
plates OF President Taft with out.
stretched hand. as n In greeting. on
In a friendly arm-and-arm pose. Tho
Illusion. however. Is very good. and
the pcrpetrator has been making
money ever since the Inauguration
when postcard takers filled the street
with similar enticements. The Cap
itol q, White House looms convincing.
ly In the background. and In the fore
front there you are In the presidential
grip and under the radiance OF the
presidential smile. OF course. your
friends In Wayback believe they havo
ocular demonstration that you are the
whole show when you come 60 Wash.
ington
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LENDERS of Congress Hot After Mileage

IA an evidence Of the receptiy. dis
position on the part OF the members
OF congress Il might be mentioned
that the representatives voted them
selves each Si25 eatra stationery al
lowance" soon after the beginning OF
the extra session A great many
OF them do not spend more than sil
or $50 n year on their stationery
There are 39l members. four delegates
and three commissioners who NAV
draw this comfortable little additional
ti25 allowance. making ssS all told
The sum OF this item, therefore, ia
f2i.i50. Every omploye OF the cap
itol working force was granted an
extra months pay. and az the salaries
run all the way from $4,000 year
experts. 10 $50 a month for messen
gers. and $3.50 n day for pages, the
sum total Is tidy one. The extra
pay OF the senate pages amounts e
$4,000 for the extra session. These
youngsters. OF whom there are Is
are given s25O a day. reckoning 81
days a month.
The urgent deficiency bill carries q
number OF the items due to the extra
session. Among them is one 'for
miscellaneous items. exclusive Of In
Dor. S25.0OO." Who gets Il is not d.
vulged In the bill. Another line In
the bill reads: ITO reimburse the ON
eial reporters Of the proceedings and
debates Of the senate for expenses
incurred during the first session of the
Sixty-hrst congress for clerk hire and
other clerical services. s3.24O." The
Official reporters of debates get $4,000
n year apiece and extra compensation
for additional copies Of their tran
scriptions.
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A week from tomorrow Is Labor
day with capital H." said a bright
young teacher. as she thought OF re-
turning to the schoolroom. Learn TO
labor and to wait" may have done In
the time when Il was written, but
Learn TO Labor, not to wait" Is more
applicable to this day and generation.
for he who waits Is hopelessly lost in
the shuiile.
But for the party of which I want to
tell II struck me as a very good thing,
The hostess is a young matron, who
Is long In the knowledge of the so
called fine arts, bat she is wofully
lacking In the knowledge OF what ]
call the finer art"-viz.. domestic
science. Having been recently mar
ried and being DESTROYS of doing
for Jack" just as mother used to-
only with modern approved methods.
she has asked Fix older housekeepers
TO come to luncheon on Labor day,
and the invitations stlpulate that each
Une must be prepared TO tell and, per
haps. Illustrate, some practical way
OF performing some household duty
The hostess is going TO provide Gun
ming little notebooks and pencils In
which will be written these discover
les. The table favors are all TO be
symbols OF labor in miniature-tiny
brooms. dustpans, tubs. etc.-and the
favors are TO be the cutest Of sweep
Ing caps and the most approved mod
els OF aprons. under which little
wife" may safely wear a much.be
trilled frock with perfect safety. The
menu Is 10 be made up from the reel
pc book prepared by special friends
so the hostess confided to me she fell
sure OF results and would not have e
try them on Jack first. Il wonder
II he realizes his fortunate escapeO
] limited broadly TO be hidden to th'
feast but the hostess with charming
capdor replied: mo. Nine. Curtsey
this is to be really and truly a plaiI
affair. without any furbelows, anC
cannot be classed in your Novel En-
tertainment' It's too serious Never
theless, ! am hoping the readers will
appreciate the novelty Of the idea, 70
| think It is going to be a mighty goo'
luncheon.
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|busy Boosters of the Latin Republics

review number. John Barrett is al
rector of the bureau and Francisco J.
Yanes Is secretary. These two are
busy as bees. keeping the countries
in which they are interested In the
public eye The July issue covers
the activities OF the 20 Latin Amer.
can Republics Of the International
union for the year 1908.
THE spirit of internatlonalism In
It's broadcast application was the per-
aiding characteristic OF relations be.
tween the various countries OF Amer.
lea during 1905" the bulletin says.
THE year was marked by numerous
gatherings of the representative ele-
ments of national life, both In Latin
America and the United States. and
ON all occasions indications OF a unan-
unity OF sentiment and community Of
interest were markedly displayed"
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A Tree Shower.

hostess with a large lawn de-
vised this original and pretty shower
for a summer bride-elect. She had
the lawn gayly decorated with Ian.
terms and rugs spread in coy spots
surrounded by shrubbery with camp
chairs and little tables where tea was
served
The guests we're asked to bring ar.
ticles for a miscellaneous" shower.
After they arrived there was a short
musical program of love songs. The
packages were tied to a beautiful
evergreen, a real little Christmas
tree. II certainly was loaded tree,
for the hostess had added lot of tin
things like cooky cutters, sraters, etc,
that sparkled in a most bewitching
manner.
Each parcel was accompanied by a
rhyme or sentiment, which was read
aloud. The bride-elect was handed a
pair of scissors and clipped the rib
hons. opening each parcel as she took
it down. This with serving of refresh
ments furnished entertainment fol
time specified on the invitations, from
three to five" Every one was de
lighted with the novelty and pro
nounced the affair charming suo
cess ....
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People Becoming interested.

Evidence of the popular interest In
the anti.consumption crusade is given
in a statement made by the National
Association for the Study and Proven
ton OF tuberculosis, to the effect that
during the year ending August 81,
nearly 100000 people have attended
tuberculosis exhibitions in various
parts of the country. Besides the
three travelling tuberculosis exhibi.
tons of the national association, there
are 2S exhibits of this kind through
out the United States. -Four years
ago there were only three such dis
plays in the entire country,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-09-02
THREE REASONS
Each with TWO Legs and Ten Fingers.

A Boston woman who is a fond
mother writes an amusing article
about her experience feeding her boys.
Among other things she says:
Three chubby, rosy-cheeked boys.
Rob, Jack and Dick, aged 6, 4 and 2
years respectively, are three Of our
reasons for using and recommending tho
food, Grape-Nuts. for these youngsters
have been fed on Grape-Nuts since in
fancy, and often between meals when
other children would have been given
candy.
Il gave a package of Grape-Nuts to
a neighbor whose year old child was
a weakened little thing. i'll half the
time. The little tot ate the Grape
Nuts and cream greedily and the moth
er continued the good work, and II
was not long before a truly wonderful
change manifested itself in the ehild's
face and body. The results were re-
markable. even for Grape-Nuts.
Both husband and l use Grape
Nuts every day and keep strong and
well and have three of the finest.
healthiest boys you can find in a days
march"
Many mothers instead Of destroying
the children's stomachs with candy
and cake give the youngsters a hand
tul OF Grape-Nuts when they ere beg
ging for something in the way OF
sweets. The result is soon shown in
greatly increased health. strength and
mental activity.
There's a Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book. THE Road. 10 MELVILLE"
Ever read the above ietterf A new
one appears from time 40 time. They
are genuine, true, and full % human
interest