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The Washington times., 1909-12-10
GIF rs ARE COMING
INTO TIMES OFFICE
Children Write They Are
, Depending on the St.
Nicholas Girl.
BY SELENE ARMSTRONG,
The ST. Nicholas Girl.

I'VE are poor and our mother is sick
we will depend on you and the St. Mich
cIas Girl for these things"
While little Josephine Jeffries. at 5i7
Ricketts, court. was writing this letter 70
YOU and the St. Nicholas Girl. enumer-
ating the Christmas wishes of the sew
eral Jeffriss children, one Of the biggest
and most luxurious automobiles in the
city was speeding merrily on it's way TO
The Times office.
Like Teddy Bear.
BY the fur-coated and gloved chauf-
feur sat a little boy, his cheeks ahame.
his eyes shining with excitement. In his
Ieggings. fur coat and cap he looked
Ike the cutest OF Teddy bears. And he
was more important and happier than
he had ever Dcen in all his brief life
before. for he was on his way to see the
II. Nicholas Girl at The Times-the St
Nicholas girl whom he was going to
help I'm her big task Of making so many
little boys and girls happy Christmas
Day.
The big mach!re stopped before The
Times building. and the small boy and
his gifts were lifted out. When ne
trudged bravely into the big room where
the St Nicholas Girl and lots of other
Times people work. there was cause for
a general hsllelUjah. The City Editor
had to be shown how to make the Teddy
Bear squeal. and one big man who sat
AZ a desk writing away very hard look
ed as II he would like to blow the horn,
but didn't dare ask.
And the little boy was very, VERY
happy.
Open the Heart.
The gifts are coming in, but not go
fast as are the letters. And surely such
letters were never read They open
the heart Of childhood. and bare thu
tragedies Of pain and poverty
Men and women. in pride or bitter
ness, bar these secrets within their
souls, but the child says simply, 1--WE
are poor, and we depend on you" or
and could the pathos Of these patient
words be greater?-'I have been waiting
for the time to draw nigh that you may
bring all children. rich and poor, some
thing for Christmas2"
santa Claus. who is very merry and
latghs MUGS, looks OH so sober when
he reads his mail at The Times office
every day. And sometimes, he says
with his eyes fun OF tears. "Ahi my
dear. / wonder what the men and WON
en- Of the world are so busy about that
they forget how tender Is a chiId's bod,
and how trusting its heart"
Read this letter and see how MANY
or its wishes you will be able to sup
ply. You will agree with Santa Claus
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HOW ARE YOU HELPING SANTAP

Santa Claus and the ST. Nicholas Girl received so many let
tiers Friday morning that they haven't opened them all yet
In the distribution of these gifts among the poor and shutn
children OF the city shall need automobiles the sleigh will be
oVercrowded The of your automobile for hours
early Christmas morning viii greatly facilitate the speedy d
button of the toys.
What shall you bring to the Santa Claus The Times
otce-he room that is just big Santa Claus hear2 The
children are writing for dolls Jks blocks Teddy BEARS choo
choo engines fruit cake candy tea SETS games tin soldiers caps
mittens, sedS, and leggings.
The happiness of these children depends upon YOU Let your
own little boy and girl enter into the work Read to them the ST.
Nicholas Girls story in todays Times about the little Soy who
brought us an automobile full of gifts on Thursday.
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Early Shopping Will Make
the Holiday Burden
Easier Upon Them.
GOOD EXAMPLE SET
IN CITY OF ST. PAUL
Owners of Big Stores Agree to
Close on the Afternoon of
December "a.

The Wise Shopper. on her rounds, has
met many other wise shoppers, and the
merry way IN which Christmas buying
is proceeding in Washington indicates
that for the thousands Of girls behind
the counters who have served you
faithfully throughout the year. the
Christmas burden will this year be light
ened.
But there should be 40 such thing as
Christmas burdca for any man, woman.
or child. Even now. you can place It
within the power of every clerk in this
great city to have as carefree and happy
Christmas as you desire for yourself.
This you can accomplish by simply
shopping now, instead OF next week Il
rests entirely with the public.
In the city Of St Paul, Mimi. the carly
Christmas Eve closing movement has
won. and for the first time since stores
were established at the head OF the Mis-
sissippi there viii be no Christmas Eve
rush at the big st. Paul stores There
will be no worn and exhausted clerks
10 spend a cherries holiday in a vain
effort 10 accumulate strength against
the coming weeks work. Every clerk
win spend Christmas as other people
do, and there will be no holiday trade
Christmas.
Action In St Paul
For weeks the hardships OF the big
Christmas trade upon the clerks behind
the downtown counters has been a live
subject with many prominent people or
st. Paul. but il was not until the Rev.
J. J. Lawler, Of the Cathedral parish of
the Roman Catholic Church. took charge
OF the movement that Il began to sue
coed. Father LAWYER conferred with the
owners OF the big stores. An agreement
between the proprietOrs was reached.
Why. it's better for the proprietors
themselves" said Father Isawler, TO
give the clerks a rest. The Christmas
eve rush Is enough 10 drive even a
strong man 70 distraction. Just think
what it means to these young girls
tired out already with a hard days
work, and many hard days of work
during holiday season. The proprietors
say that the argument was Just and
they agreed to close.
There Is no reason why every store
in America should not do the same
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ana the st. Nicholas Girl that we cannot
let it pa1s by:
Mother Sick.
Dear Santa Claus-Please send me a
dress and a story book and a pair OF
skates. Lillian wants a doll and some
dishes. Please bring Edward a little
horse and wagon and a pair Of pants
Please bring Russell a dress and a Ted
dy bear We are poor and our mother
is sick.
Please put this with the letters from
the poor We wilt depend on you and
the St Nicholas Girl for these things,
and If I could help you ] would with
love. We live at Ricketts, Court. We
have not any money to Tay for the toys,
mas morning. ] am eleven years old.
Yours truly,
JOSEPHINE JEFFRIES,
81 Ricketts, Court, Washington. d. c
I'VE don't W. t very much" say
these two little girls. 70, II seems very
little when il means the happiness ~
two children.
Dear Santa Clause.-I rope you won't
forget my sister and l. My papa hap
pened 10 have an accident as he started
to work last Friday. December 8. AS
he went TO get of of the Eleventh
street cars the mOtorman shut the door
OF him, and threw him off, and hurt
ham very bad. We don't want very
much. ] want palr Of b1ll-bearing
skates and some nuts and candy. Ny
sister wants piano and some candy
and nuts. Hoping you will not forget
us, / remain two OF your little girls.
/ Good bye, from
: MARGARET AID GERTRUDE KEYES
1876 Eleventh street southeast.
p. S.-Wul you kindly publish this
4 letter in The Times. as my mother is
a subscriber > the paper.
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Writes For Sister.
"a here is a dear letter

And here is a dear letter:
Dear Santa ClaUs-I am writing this
for a sweet little baby sister. and here
Is what sac wants. She wants a hobby
horse. and she wants a great big dOllie
because she broke the one she got last
year. and another dollie and a little
teeny dOllie. some nice little picture
books OF animals and some tany
Candy and nuts and raisins, and a
little birdie that you blow at the mouth
ana it VII sing. She says that she has
The Washington times., 1909-12-10
RELIEVED OF MONEY
ON CROWDED CAR

The police today are looking for a
pickpocket who relieved John c. Bush.
OF l1H Fifteenth street northwest, OF a
wallet containing 50. while on a Four
teeBth street car last night. Mr.. Bush
says that he remembers being iostled as
he was getting off the car. but did not
discover his loss until he reached home
The Washington times., 1909-12-10
STAGE JOCKEY ONCE
WAS A REAL WINNER
Sam Howe's Claim, Made in
"Rialto Founders" Not All
Fake.

Sam Howe's claim TO being the orig
inal Hebrew Jockey" made every night
ut the Gayety this week in the role OF
Moses Cohen is not entirely UnfOunded.
Before he began his stage career he
was an apprentice mount. and his first
race was won on a horse named Mo
hican." When boy he exercised
horses at Bennins-
Howe is manager and owner OF the
''RinltO Founders" the show in which
he rides and wins a 1000 to / shot. re
says the idea OF staging a horse race
occurred to him when he was riding the
ponies on Benning track.
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not been naughty. These are the things
that she says she wants. please send
them to Dorothy BeaIer my sister
GoOdby and a Merry Christmas 10 YOU
To Santa Claus in Tovland by the fast
Express.
DOROTHY BEALER,
1877 Monroe ST. n W
Dear Santa Clause-I would like very
much for you 20 bring me badge. I
nave been selling The Times for a long
time. / sell twenty-five every dav after
school j have got eleven people who
pay me by the week. I could sell more
II 1 had a badge, and I ann afraid IL
they catch me they viii lock me up.
sell my papers out in a hurry. The
boys at The Times call me "TOotsie'
and some cali me Nick Carter" but
my right name is
CHARLES MIRIAM
81 Twenty-seventh street
p S--LoOk gOrd, Santa Clause. and
see II YOU can't get me a badge Then
1 will sell The Times to beat the band.
The Washington times., 1909-12-10
BIOGRAPH SHOWS CRIME.

VICTORIA. British Columbia. Dec. 10
"A moving picture film Of the assassin
alton Of Prince Ito at Hardin VIII play
an important part at the trial Of the
Korean assassin. A Russian photogra-
pher. who had prepared TO make NOV
ing pictures Of the meeting OF the prince
and Minister Kokovostoff caught the
assassination.
The Washington times., 1909-12-10
TELLS OF DOWNFALL.

NEW YORK. Dec. 10.-Horse races
and drink are to blame for the down
fall Of Joseph Doherty. formerly
wealthy wholesale druggist, according
to the story told by him. Today he
told the magistrate before whom he APP
peared that gambling on cards and
horse racing, and drinking were the
cause Of the loss of his fortune.
The Washington times., 1909-12-10
DOROTHY BEALER,
1877 Monroe ST. y. "
Leaves It to Santa

Dear Santa Claus-I would like very
much to have a bicycle for Christmas.
II I had one 7 wouldn't care so much
ABOUT anything else. But IN case YOU
couldn't bring me one I will saw a few
things that you could bring instead I
would Ike 20 have an electric pocket
searchlight For then / would not have
10 llght the gas to get anything at
night. but just press the button. then I
would have a light 7 would also like TO
have some games and nuts and candies.
raisins. / guess you would know what
else 70 bring me better than I would SO
I viii close now. hoD:rr Won = ,.er-
merry happy Christmas Your loving
friend
PIERRE NJ REATEp
The Washington times., 1909-12-10
H. S. MATHEWS BETTER.

ing at 1347 Thirtieth street northwest.
today IS slightly improved from the
effects of being hit in the eye with
several birdshOt while hunting in Vir-
ginia.
The Washington times., 1909-12-10
ENTERTAINS OFEICERS

In compliment TO lie new officers
OF Washington Aerie. No 125. FRA
ternal Order OF Eagles. who win be
installed later this month Past
President Ward Savage entertained
at dinner at his home. 1886 Ri~gs
place. last night
The Washington times., 1909-12-10
PIERRE NJ. BEALER.
1871 Monroe street northwest.

Miss Selene ArmstrorC. St Nicholas
Girl would Ike TO pave a pair of
skates, a new hat and coat, and large
dol. NV name is Marry PAYNE ana I
live at Pas ID street northwest
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-07-02
GOOD TEETH ARE SCARCE
Nearly 800 900 Gotham schoolchlIdren
Have Defective Molars

New York, June 29.-Health Com
missioner Darlington of this city, in
a circular of which 800, 900 copies will
be distributed to the parents and
guardians of schoolchildren this week,
says that an examination recently of
400, 900 scholars showed nearly 300, =
900 cases in need of treatment for de-
fective or decayed teeth. The COM
missioner urges the establishment OF
dental clinic for schoolchildren.
The commissioner argues that de
cayed teeth cause a tender and I'M
clean mouth; improperly chewed food
and the discharge from decayed teeth
cause defective digestion; indigestion
causes general ill-health, and i'll
health makes backward scholar, in
creases the susceptibility to all con-
tagious diseases and counts, in adult
life, as dead loss to the city and the
nation.
The circular recommends that every
child brush his or her teeth after each
meal with tooth powder composed
as follows: 1.-TWO ounces powdered
chalk; u ounce powdered
CASTLE soap; l dram powdered orris
root, all we'll mixed.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-07-02
MRS. HOWARD GOULD.

1t was in the vindication of charges
Of intoxication and her alleged rela-
tons with Dustin Farnum, the actor,
that Mrs. Gould scored most strongly,
for Notwithstanding the long array of
witnesses for Gould who gave such
testimony as to make Mrs. Gould ap-
pear at times as defendant, rather
than plaintiff, the court held that the
''intoxication" may have been due to
excitement. AS to Farnum, 1t was held
that her association with him came
after the Goulds separated, and that
the huband apparently made no OBJ
lection.
Immediately after the decision, De-
Lancey Nicholl, for Gould, asked for
sixty days stay of judgment, and
Clarence ]. Shearn, for the plaintiff,
objected. He asked for an immediate
judgment. Justice Bowling compro-
missed by making the stay thirty days.
Shearn then asked for an extra allow
ance for counsel fees and the court
gave him $4,000. This will bring his
fees to s17 900, with an additional
sum of $4,000 for expenses.
AS the decision was read Mrs. Gould
kept her head cast down and seemed
plainly disappointed by the allowance.
AS soon as the case was closed, how
ever, she shook hands with Mr..
Shearn and thanked him for his con-
duct of her case. Then she. beamed
upon her friends.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-07-02
CHRISTIAN GIRL
ELOPES WITH TURK
Leads 10 a Race Riot In Which
One Man Is Killed

Springfield, Mass. June 2S.-One
man dead, another fatally injured
and several dangerously wounded is
the result of race riot in which
Turks and Syrians participated here
Sunday. The trouble arose over the
elopement Of a 15-year-old Syrian
girl with a 17-year-old Turk.
A party of Turks had a jollification
gathering, during which the .6iscom-
future of the Christians" was cele-
brated and this Infatuated the Syrians.
Several minor fist fights took place
and finally Joseph Alley, a Turk, a
special police officer, is alleged to
have shot off his revolver and urged
the Turks to gather and kill the Chris
tians. ,---
A rush was made for several
Syrians and Joseph Obersey, a Syrian,
met the attacking party with a piece
of gas pipe and long knife. He is al
legged to have knocked out Alley with
a single blow Of the pipe, fracturing
his skull and giving him what are be-
lieved TO be fatal injuries. 1t is also
charged that he stabbed Saad Bur-
rout, who died a half hour later.
Morris Hassan, a Turk, and Esper
Sadi, Syrian, were the others seri-
ously wounded. The recovery of both
is expected, however
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-07-02
SENATOR DURHAM DEAD
Had Been III For Years, but the End
Comes Unexpectedly

Atlantic City, N. J., June o.
United States Senator Israel Durham,
SO years old, of Philadelphia, sue
cessor to the late Matthew Quay as
the political power of Pennsylvania,
and president of the Philadelphia Ma
tional league baseball club, died sud-
denly here while at his dinner table.
He had been i'll for some years from
Bright's disease, together with heart
affection, and had been nursing his
health for long time.
Born Oct. "a, 1856, in Philadel-
phia, Durham attended the Philadel-
phia public schools and took up the
trade of bricklayer. Not long after
Durham engaged in the -four business
with his father and continued in 1t un-
til he entered politics, about twenty
eight years ago.
He was recognized by every Repub-
lican worker in Philadelphia as their
leader. He succeeded in building up
following of friends and supporters
which no other single political leader
ever had before or since.
In state politics Durham was always
follower of the late United States
Senator Quay.
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DIFFERENCES
ARE SETTLED
Strike Of PittSbWg Street Gar
Employees Is Ended
DUE TO EFFORTS OF MAYOR
Points of Difference Which Had Paral-
yzed Traffic on Four Hundred Miles
of Tracks and Cost City Over $780,.
900 In Two Days Are Settled at
Conference In Office of Mayor Magee

Pittsburg, June 29.-At 1920
o'clock last night the street railway
strike, which cost the city of Pitts
burg over 5000, 900 in two days, was
officially declared at an end. In the
private offices of Mayor Magee
articles were signed by officials of the
Pittsburg Railways company and an
executive conNpittee from the Amalga-
mated Association of Street and Elec-
trio Railway Employees which will
for years to come prevent another
paralysis on the 400 miles of street
railway tracks in and about Greater
Pittsburg and Allegheny county.
The strike, it developed, was the
outcome of two points of difference
between the car company and the
motormen and conductors, one being
alleged neglect by the car company
to shorten Swing runs" and the other
refusal by the railway officials to
reinstate discharged men without
proper hearing.
All during Monday Magee made vain
efforts to bring the two opposing ele-
ments together. At o'clock last
night no amicable adjustment of the
differences of the men and the car
company seemed in sight. But the
mayor did not give up the fight, and
as late as o'clock he indicted a let
ter to both the car company officials
and the union men, asking their at
tendance at a conference in his Off
ces at o'clock. Both sides agreed to
be present.
When the men assembled the mayor
addressed them in plain terms and
said what he thought was only just
to residents of Greater Pittsburg. He
suggested that the temper of the peo-
pie seemed to indicate they would
never tolerate rioting or prolonged
traffic disturbances.
1t was only after the mayor had
made his sentiments extremely plain |
that the car company officials and |
union men finally agreed to settle |
their differences. An agreement al |
lowing discharged men proper hear
ings before superintendent and the
assurance of the car company that |
they would shorten Swing runs" SO |
percent was drawn up and signed.
Greater Pittsburg's first street railway
tie-up was effectively settled.
There was no ratification meeting |
Of the men. Union headquarters were
at once notified by Magee and the
executive committee to instruct pick
cts at the car barns 70 call the men for
luty, commencing at 5 o'clock this
morning. By o'clock all the $500
,ars in Greater Pittsburg were run
ling on regular schedules.
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NEW ENGLAND BRIEFS

John Connors of Cambridge, Mass. q,
aged II, was drowned while bathing
in the Charles river.
The body of ]. o. Bugbee was
found floating in the Piscataqua river
at Somersworth, N. H. Bugbee was
80 years old.
The freshman class secret societies,
Pi Kappa Tau and Kappa Gamma, at
Wesleyan university were abolished
with the mutual consent of the fra
ternities concerned.
A medal has been struck to COM
memorate the close Of Professor
Henry p. Wright's deanship of Yale
college,
Guiseppi Squestrito, % years old
and a good swimmer, was overtaken
by cramps while swimming in the
Merrlmac river at Lawrence, Mass,
and was drowned.
James II. Demond, a well to do
citizen of Northampton, Mass, and
for thirty years a trustee of the Mas
sachusetts Agricultural college, was
found dead in bed. He was SO years
old.
John OVaskr, aged II year, was
drowned while swimming in an aban-
doned quarry hole at Quincy. Mass.
Rocking the boat cost Joseph ia
comb, aged 81, his life off Nantasket.
Mass. and came near resulting in the
death of his three companions.
Despondent over continued Illness.
Alfred Belcher, ~ years old, a shoe
maker of Stoneham, Mass, killed
himself by shooting.
Leo Mullen, aged IL, was drowned
while swimming in a lake. at Newton,
Mass.
Bates and Bowdoin colleges, Hamp-
ton institute, the Boston Art Museum
and public library and the town Of
Gorham, Me-, are all benefited by
the requests left in the will of the
late Dana Estes, the Boston publish
er, explorer and connoisseur.
Charles p. Taft of Cincinnati,
brother of President Taft, was elected
president Of the Phillips Andover
Academy Alumni association at the
annual meeting at Andover. Mass.
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SENTENCED TO DEATH
Napoleon Monat Convicted Of the
Murder of John Kllff

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June %
After a trial lasting four days, the
jury in the supreme court here last
night brought in verdict of murder in
the first degree against Napoleon
Monat.
Monat, who is 20 years old and was
a trainman, was convicted of murder
ing John Kliff, an elderly restaurant
keeper at Hopewell Junction and rob-
bling him of $525. According to the
evidence, Monat entered the restaur-
ant and, laying cents on the coun-
ter, asked for corncob pipe. When
Kliff turned to get the pipe Monat
struck him over the head with draft
bolt. The first blow failed to knock
the old man down, and a second one
was dealt, causing death.
This morning Justice TomplSins
sentenced Monat to die in the electric
chair.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-07-02
THIRTY BOMB EXPLOSIONS
Chicago Offers Reward of $4,000 For
Capture of Dynamiters

Chicago, June 29.-Mayor Busse
was authorized by the finance COM
mittee of the city council to offer a re-
ward of $4,000 for information leading
to the arrest and conviction of per-
sons responsible for Sunday nights
explosion, which caused much prop
erty damage in the heart of the city.
While more than thirty bombs have
been set off in various places, only
one man has been arrested in connec-
ton with any of them. Thomas Court
ney, who was arrested for alleged
completely in an explosion which oc-
CURED several months ago and was
exonerated, will be questioned by the
police in regard to his knowledge of
the latest explosion.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-07-02
THREE GIRLS DROWNED
Ferryboat In Which They Were
Crossing River Capsized

Houlton, Me-, June 25.-While
about twenty young people attending
a parish fair were crossing the Fish
river in a ferryboat at Fort Kent the
boat struck some submerged obstruc-
ton and at once began to leak badly.
Within few minutes the boat turned
over on one side and all the occupants
were thrown into the river.
Those who were able to swim easily
reached the shore, which was only a
few feet distant, while others chung
to the boat. Their cries were heard
and number of men rushed to their
assistance. All but three were saved.
The bodies of Celina Gagnon, IS
years old, Clara Chorette, IA, and
Isabelle Deprey, IL. were found under
the boat.
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MUST HAVE BEST
POSSIBLE WEATHER
Wrights Postpone Preliminary
Trial Of New AerOpIane .

Washington, June 29.-Owing to a
strong wind Monday afternoon the
Wright brothers failed to make their
initial aeroplane flight of the year at
Fort Myer. Although several thou
sand persons sizzled in the hot sun on
the Fort Myer drill grounds, the
Wrights decided that the wind was too
strong and too uncertain for a fight
with new and untried machine.
Wilbur Wright explained that the
machine was a new one and that they
never made a fight in an untried ma
chine until 1t had been tested in the
best possible weather. unless the
air is calm you can't tell whether the
machine is erring, or whether some
little fault is caused by the wind" he
added. He said they would make a
flight as soon as ideal weather condi-
lions presented an opportunity.