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Evening journal., 1909-12-24
TREATS FOR
CITY'S POOR
Many Families and Tots Will
be Made Happy on Christ
mas Day
POLICE TO ENTERTAIN
1000 NEEDY CHILDREN
Tonight. and then Christmas.

Tonight. and then Christmas.
The world tomorrow will again echo ,
the glad tidings Peace on Earth, Good |
VIII to Men," Merry Christmas" will |
be the slogan everywhere and the
greeting will probably be hurled at
you even before you have your eyes
opened after a strenuous night helping
Santa Claus trim the tree for the kid
dies and get the stockings filed. The
time -honored custom Of giving pres
ents will. of course, be the principal
feature of the celebration, but even this
will not be permitted to Overshadow
the religious ceremonies incident to the
great festival
| II will be charity's best day for in
every section of the city the poor and
the needy viii be made happy by gifts
of all kinds
Perhaps the best demonstration of
the Christmas spirit viii be that dis
played at the City Hall when the
city police will make happy the hearts
of 1000 needy children. There viii be
a big tree to delight the little ones
and an abundance of toys and wear
ing apparel to add to their joys.
Salvation Army Helps Poor.
The Salvation Army today began the
]
200 or more families. Baskets of
Christmas edibles sufficient to provide
for a good sized family for Christmas
Day were sent out in the army wagons
and good cheer was carried into many
homes The distribution will continue
all day. and tomorrow there will be
feasts for many poor persons who other
wise would have been uncared for.
The seventeen men at the armys
: industrial home at No. 221 Shipley
street, will be given a special Christmas
r dinner tomorrow afternoon at 1890
o'clock.
At the New Castle County Work
house. New Castle County Hospital
and the Delaware state Hospital, spec
, ial dinners viii be served. Entertain
ments will be given also in the Farm
, hurst institutions.
The sick in the several hospitals vii
be remembered.
The Associated Charities will work
among the poor as usual
Breakfast Mission Celebration.
very interesting Christmas cele-
bration program has been arranged fol
b the Sunday Breakfast Mission Sunday
school for Sunday. and the day prom
ises to be particularly bright and in
) teresting for the little children who
visit the mission school weekly. The
| program will consist principally o
/ numbers by the children, both Of q
, musical and reading. nature, and an
effort has been made to have all OF
them represented.
Children in the several orphanag'
asylums will be made happy with trees
gifts and the usual Christmas treats
The Benevolent Pioneer Literary As
sociation will hold it's annual Christ.
! mas matinee dance in Eden Hall. The
, committee in charge expect TO have
Z big attendance at this dance, for it i.
always one of the features of the soc.
ial events during the Christmas holi.
days.
q The day being a legal holiday. The
, courts, banks. State, city and count!
offices will be closed.
Negotiable paper due tomorrow vii
not be payable until Monday.
There will be but one delivery o
mail and all the postoffice department.
! will be closed after a. m.
Evening journal., 1909-12-24
BOTTOM OUT OF
TURKEY MARKET
GIut Of Poultry Forces Prices
Down From 40 to 26 Cents
a Pound

Turkeys took a drop in price at noon
today. Farmers who yesterday and this
morning put only a few turkeys in
front of their wagons in the King street
market found they could not sell them.
Lamb. veal and pork was in demand
as the farmers and dealers held chick
ems. ducks and geese at price in pro-
portion TO the 40 cents a pound tur-
key. Some persisted in asking S3 cents
a pound for turkeys until noon when
the price fell TO 26 and 2S cents.
1T won't pay me to stay here another
day and then not sell out" said farm
er who had twenty eight turkeys to
sell out" And he lowered his price to
26 cents.
Between Tenth and Second on King
street at noon there were $50 turkeys,
13O geese 100 ducks and $50 chickens.
Evening journal., 1909-12-24
CHINESE LOAN FOR
AMERICAN BANKS
BY United Press Leased Special Wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Secretary
Knox may secure the Chinese loan for
the American bankers as a Christmas
gift. II may come a day or so late
but there is every indication that
France, which is the only country now
causing a hitch in the negotiations will
withdraw her objections within the
next few days and that the Chinese
government win thereupon sign the
loan and issue the edict putting II
into effect.
The loan will be a source Of holiday
cheer in several ways. The bankers
will secure a good rate of interest on
the seven million dollars which is the
American share, American steel max
ers will get some fat orders out OF II
for railway materials. and American
engineers will be employed in building
the road.
Evening journal., 1909-12-24
MANY MOURN
LITTLE TIM
People From all Walks Of Life
Pay Tribute to the Tam
many Leader

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Dec 24.-Bowery buns
and Wall street hnanciers; rabid Republi-
cans and partisan Democrats: charity
workers. gang leaders; in fact every ele-
ment Of a cosmopolitan city life rubbed
elbows to-day to pay a last tribute to a
dead alderman. Were the dead man ma
tional dignitary there could hardly have
been a larger turn out while in the case
to-day there was little of the curiosity
usually noted in such an assemblage Few
we're out merely ito be noted" but all
were there actuated by real feeling of
grief and a desire to show their sorrow
over the passing OF a man whose highest
Office ever held was that Of member Of
the lower House of the State Legisla-
ture.
In life Little Tim" Sullivan. deputy
leader of the Sullivan clan who have
ruled the east side with rod of iron for
two decades, had many enemies. political
all. but none personal. but to-day political
differences had been forgotten and in the
eyes Of many Of the men who have fought
him most bitterly were real tears OF grief
at his death. It was a wonderful tribute
10 a man whose claim to distinction was
that 'he played the game for all he knew
how
Long before daylight the crowds began
20 gather in the neighborhood OF his late
home on Twelfth street. The real grief
was shown by tho hundreds of typical
Boweryites who in life had been pen
sioners Of the dead leader. It was the big
..o~t a,a ,,,oet dor,ouafraff,ra funeral fhe
East Side has witnessed since the burial
of the beloved Rabbi Joseph. when the
police reserves of the entire city had to
be called into service to force through the
thronged streets way for the cortege.
"He paid my rent when my husband
was sent away" sobbed a worn. Tired
looking woman, with tears streaming
down her cheeks as she pushed forward
toward the house just ahead Of the dele
cation of city officials headed by Mayor
Mcclellan ''IIe gave US food when the old
man broke his leg and could not work,
sobbed another, and that was the keynote
of the feeling Of 'Tim's neighbors' as
they waited to see the coffin borne from
the house and there was hardly a dry eye
among the thousands who blocked the
thoroughfares for a mile about the be.
rcaved home.
As the procession moved slowly through
the streets to the church. traffic was gen.
orally suspended until ST. AIMS was
reached and although the police reserves
from most OF the stations were on hand
they had little to do except to keep the
crowd In line. Burial was in Calvary
Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1909-12-24
DESTROY AUTO
RATHER THAN SELL

offered Sl50 for the wrecked Mitchell car
which A. Bryson Taylor was driving when
he met death. the family Of the young
man have refused it and have ordered the
remains Of the machine melted to the
original metal from which It was made
Mr. Taylor was driving the machine
along the Kennett Pike when it collided
with a bridge near Greenvilie throwing
him and a companion out, causing Mr..
Taylor's death His companion escaped
fatal injuries
Evening journal., 1909-12-24
pr. cIifton Transferred.

SMYRNA, Dec. 24.-Dr. A. Lee Cliff
ton, assistant surgeon in the United
States Navy, son Of DR. and Mrs ]. w.
Clifton Of this town. who has been con-
nected with the recruiting Office in
Cincinnati. Ohio. has been ordered TO
the L. S. S. Michigan at League Is
land. This cruiser, which is one Of the
best in the navy, viii leave about jan
uary the first for the southern coast Of
Cuba.
Evening journal., 1909-12-24
MILLIONS in
XMAS GIFTS
Great Distribution to the
Employees Of Wall Street
Houses
STOCK EXCHANGE TO
DISTRIBUTE $1,000

BY United Press leased Special Wire
NEW YORK. Dec. 24-Santa Claus
win be mighty good this year to the
employees OF the greater corporations,
banking houses and financial institu-
tions OF New York. Il is estimated
that several millions of dollars viii be
distributed I'm Xmas gifts In Wall
street this year. The United States
Steel Corporation heads the list of
Xmas gifts with a s2.000,OOO gift. OF
this 81 l.2O0.O 900 in cash was sent out
Yesterday to be given TO it's employees.
The remaining $500 900 is to be given In
preferred stock OF the corporation. but
the title 70 that stock viii not pass
into the name OF the recipient until he
has served three years more continu-
Gus service with the corporation.
The Central Trust Company. which
announces thar It has the largest sur
plus OF any trust company In the city
and which will soon cut a huge melon
for It's stockholders. gave 20 each of
It's employees a Xmas present which
totaled fifty per cent. OF that employees
salary.
The members Of the New York Ex-
/ iMhHEN IMNE NNlnfu NAAfNNN W IE NlN-
tributed amongs its employees; the Con-
solidated Exchange, $4,000 and the curb
brokers about $1,000.
Stock Exchange Liberal.
The sales Of stock on the stock ex-
change number 2o.OOO.OOO shares moro
than last year. meaning net i'm
crease In commission OF s2.500000. not
on wheat. cotton. bonds or curb securi-
ties. A large portion OF this s2,50O 0OC
81 is reported is TO be given 90 em-
ployes for faithful service.
Tho larger railroads. too. have been
prospering and their directors, Il Is
reported have voted large sums tc
workers for efficient and faithful SER
vice.
Plan Of the Standard Oil.
Standard oil will not make any
Christmas gifts. II formerly gave
weekly bonuses. amounting from 81
70 $1,000. but at the request OF its EN-.
ployes. changed this TO a yearly in.
crease in salary, which is always an.
nounced on the first Of the year
Bigger brokerage firms give either g
months salary OF 10 per cent. OF the
yearly salary IN "off years AS this has
been an especially prosperous year, 4
is believed they viii increase thii
amount. J. +. Morgan and Com
pany have in the past given workers
! fifty per cent Of their annual salary
on Christmas, but il is said this sum Il
10 be increased this year The EN-
ployes Of the Rock Island Railroads
Offices will get 10 per cent OF their sal
aries.
Evening journal., 1909-12-24
SMYRNA CHURCH
CALLS PASTOR
Rev. ]. Edgar Franklin of
Wilmington Invited by the
Presbyterian Congregation

SMYRNA. Del. Dec. 24-At a con-
gregational meeting of the Presbyter-
ian Church of Smyrna, the Rev. j. Ed
gar Franklin. Of Wilmington, late pas
tor of the Elsmere Presbyterian
Church. was extended an unanimous
call TO become the pastor OF the
Smyrna Presbyterian Church to succeed
the Rev. Arthur Richards. who re-
signed. 10 take the pastorship of the
Doe Run Presbyterian Church, near
Coatesville, Pa.
There was a good turnout Of menu
bers Of the Smyrna church Sunday
Harrington. who was moderator of the
session, preached at the opening SER
vice. At its conclusion he presided
over the congregational meeting. Elder
George W. Taylor, on behalf of the
congregation, nominated the Rev. j.
Edgar Franklin to become pastor OF
Smyrna. There being no other nomi-
nation. vote was taken with the re-
suit that Rev. Franklin was elected
unanimously. Elder George w. Tay-
lor and Samuel ]. Reynolds were ap-
pointed to prosecute the CALL which
will be sent to the stated clerk of the
New Castle Presbytery. Rev. ]. r. Mil
ligan, and thence before the Presbytery
at its next session. The congregation
is hopeful the Rev. Franklin will ac-
cept Immediately, OF which they have
every assurance. He viii occupy the
pulpit next Sunday morning.
Evening journal., 1909-12-24
COURT HOUSE JANITORS
GET TURKEY GIFTS

: Robert NJ. Burns. Receiver OF Taxes. re-
mebered the janitor force OF the County
Court House to-day with good plump
turkeys. Clerks in his office received gold
pieces.
Sheriff Lippincott had his office trimmed
with holly to-day.
Diminutive Christmas trees were hand
somely trimmed on the desks Of Deputy
Register Of Wills Lyons and Robert L.
Peace.
Evening journal., 1909-12-24
TWILL BE A
GREEN XMAS

II is to be a "sreen" Christmas, ao-
eordins to the weather man, and whils
those who yearn for an ideal environ
ment with snow covered streets and
jinsling sleigh bells may be disap-
pointed, there will be Joy among those
who wish to disport their new finery
in the merry holiday throng If the
official prophet is net sFniss- His i'm
portant calculation is, Saturday, part
ly cloudy, moderate northeast winds,
becoming variable."
During the last ten years whito
Christmas Days have been few and far
between, and it is highly probable that
the music Of the automobile horn will
be more in evidence tomorrow than the
iingling Of the bells.
Evening journal., 1909-12-24
ANNUAL DINNER OF
PHOENIX COMPANY

The Phoenix Fire Company is ar
ranging for its annual dinner, which
will be held on Sunday, January 2. at
the engine house. It is expected that
the officers Of the Fire Department and
city officials will be among the guests
An invitation was received from the
Phoenix Company by Council last night
to attend the dinner. and It was ac-
cepted
Evening journal., 1909-12-24
FOREST OF FRS
NOW In HOMES

Most of the Christmas tree dealers
with stands on Fourth street had
cleaned nearly all of their stock out by
noon to-day, conclusive evidence that
the spirit Of Christmas has not waned
The forest OF pines and frs that ex-
tended along fourth street, from Tat
nall 20 Shipley. at the beginning OF the
week, has been cleared away. and the
celebrated Fourth street cobble stones
are once again visible.
Evening journal., 1909-12-24
MIR. KITCHEN GETS
GOVERNORS COMMISSION

James Kitchen. the new factory in
spector. received his commission to-day
and will be sworn into office by Magis-
trate Robertson sometime during the day.
He will then begin his new duties.
Evening journal., 1909-12-24
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Tempera-
ture changes were irregular but with
a higher tendency as a rule, except in
the middle plateau.
Forecast till 8 p. m. Saturday
For Delaware-PartIy cloudy tonight.
Saturday cloudy; rain or snow by
night; light to moderate northwest to
north winds.
Evening journal., 1909-12-24

RISING SUN. Nd, Dec. 24.--Arthur
Amour. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. L.
Armour OF Greenhurst, Cecil county.
was married in wilmington. last night
to Miss Gussie Schuster. of that city.
They win live at Principle Furnace.
Evening journal., 1909-12-24
Looted Postnffio. SAC.

SCHENECTADY. y. Y. Dec. "a
The postofiice at Ballston Spa. was en-
tered early today by four men and the
safe blown open with nitro glycerine.
the burglars escaping with $1,000 in
cash and $4,000 in stamps
Evening journal., 1909-12-24
Thev Married Here.

Mr.. Franklin to-day said he had not
decided whether 70 accept the call.
Evening journal., 1909-12-24

Every edition of THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL is a prosperity
edition for The merchants who
advertise.
Evening journal., 1909-12-24

ContInued on second &c
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-24
NO MORE COURT REPORTS.
Emperor lillian, IHcensed at Crit
cisTs. Announces Decision. 81.

Berlin. Jas. e3.-EmperoT William. who ordered
considerable curtailmen Of the daily court circular
after popular excitement had subsidized following
the appearance OF the now famous interview with
him published in The London Daily Telegraph
has decided to signalize his fftieth birthday by
abolishing the daily report altogether. This
report has hitherto beer given to semi official
press bureau for distribution TO the newspapers
Hereafter however; instead Of the circular there
viii appear brief summary of the Emperor's Off
cia. activity. This viii be published bi-Eeekly in
she 'sReichs-Anzeiger''
His r1a5estys decision. It is said is the result Of
recent press criticisms Of his reading q magazine
srticie 70 the commanding generals on January 2
These criticisms greatly incensed his majesty,
he has now reached the conclusion that IL will be
best for him to keep out of the newspapers as far
"a possible he expresses the hope that editors
VIII respect his wishes In the matter and oonine
themselves TO reporting only the "Reichs-An-
seirsrs" summary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-24
BUDGET MAKERS WORRY
ENGLAND to Increase armament
Despite Need of Economy.
Especial by French Gable to The Tribune.

London. Jan 23-The French demand for
gold is ceasing, that the Russian loan is
out of the way A relapse in the value of money
in Lombard Street is expected, although the
bank rate may not be lowered next week. There
are many capital stock issues and government
loans in sight and with the prospect of heavy
borrowing in many quarters the value of money
may be kept up artiicially. although the signs
of q general revival in trade not promising
The budget makers of all the leading capitals
are at their wits end to raise money. and re-
trenchment is old fogy notion, outside the
range OF practical politics.
The Economist in advocating 1t, is like a
voice crying in the wilderness Nothing could
he more sensible than its appeal for a modlnca-
tion of the two pOweT standard, so that II
would not apply to England's good friends
America. Japan Italy and France. but only to
Germany and Austria H hungary: yet it is fairy
certain that the government will adopt scheme
for increased ornaments. more or less proVoca-
tive. levelled against its friends. and there Will
be no shrinkage in naval expenditures. Not
even the forecast that a free trade government
by making budget taxation intolerable. will
bring In 4 protection tariff will warn the Cab-
net of the risks to which the naval martinets
arc exposing the country This is a region OF
rs. ifr diplomacy where no successes can he
won. so powerful is the national instinct for
keeping ND the command of the sea. whatever
happens at home or abroad. In the Near East
the results Justify Sir Edward Greys temperate
summary repeated before a popular audience
without an accent of vaingorious pride ana
everything Is going well in the settlement or
Anglo-Amerfcan questions. The American Am
ba ssador has been closely occupied in consul
tarion with the Foreign Office on many subjects.
Work agrees with him. for he has not been IN
better health since his arrival in England.
l. y. T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-24
W4NT 4NTI-ALIEN Law.
Would Prohibit Al Foreigners Ozrn-
inp Land IN California.

Sacramento CAL Jan ZS.-Ex-M Mayor James d.
Phelan Of San Francisco. who is in Washington
comforting with President Roosevelt and Secretary
Root regarding proposed legislation by California
prohibiting japanese from owning land within the
state telegraphed to State Senator ]. B. Sanford
to-day that the administration favored a bill strk
ing out the clause in the Drew bill which disermi-
mated against Mongolians. The telegrsphic dis
patch follows:
Advise new bill forbidding land ownership to ali
foreigners. No objection to that here. Suggest
commission 10 statistics Of japanese tnva-
sion
The last sentence OF the message is taken by SEN
ator Sanford 10 that he is requested 70 intro
duce a resolution calling the state labor COM
mission to make d of the inmigra-
ton question to decide finally whether or not Jap
anese immigration is less than emigration.
Governor GiIlett the dispatch and declared
that he could not make out exactly what its mean
ing was. He said he had received word from
Washington indicating that President Roosevelt
would not object TO a bill from which the clause
referred to by Mr.. Phelsn eliminated.
Grove l.. johnson introduced in the Assembly TO-
day the joint resolution presented by Mr.. Caminetti
in the Senate calling Congress 10 exclude all
Asiatics from this country by amending and
tending the Chinese exclusion act
Washington, Jan. 23-Representative Kahn. Of
California made the prediction the White House
to-day that the California Legislature would pass
a bill prohibiting aliens from holding lands in that
state.
Il do not doubt in the least that the Legislature
will enact such a law" said Nh Kahn and so
long as it applies all aliens and does dis
criminate against the japanese in particular Japan
can find no fault. Japan has such laws herself,
and the United States recognized this principle
by placing on the statute books laws prohibiting
alien ownership in the District Of Columbia and the
territories One trouble about the bill before the
California Legislature. l understand 1t,
that applied to japanese and Chinese exclusively
The legislators there will doubtless get together
and arrange bill that Will be satisfactory to
the state
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-24
THE WHISTLER STATUE.
Controversy Oyer Disregard Of the
Painters Last Wishes.

IspecsI ny French Gable 70 The Tribune
London. Jan. 23.-Whstier dead seems to ex-
cite as much controversy Whistler living
Arthur Studd has brought the latest one by
charging the memorial committee with disre-
sarding WhistIers wishes that his work should
be his only monument The committee has not
found it difficult defend itself against the re-
proach of forming combination with Rodin
to violate the painters. dying wishes by the
erection of a monument in Chelsea
Sensational journalism having exhausted the
resources of the motor heroine in the red
cloak has fallen back upon society divorce
suits The trials are reproduced in nauseating
detail and contain prima facie evidence that the
fastest set is a thoroughly bad lot
The King is filling out round Of social en-
gasements before his departure for Berlin That
Journey will help restore the German Emperor :
prestige in the Fatherland. but can hardly lead
TO any important diplomatic result The KING
diplomacy has been SO successful in ministering
to the end of world peace that little remains to
be done. l. " r
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-24

DR.. VAN DYKE ON POE
Tells Parisians His Place Is That Of
Little Master.

Especial BY French. cable to TIE Tribune i
Paris Jan. 2S-Keen discussion has arisen III
literary and dramatic circles in regard 10 Edgar
Allan Poe For INSTANCE. Dr. Henry van Dyke
in lecturing on Poe at the Sorbonne. before an
audience that filled to overlooking the Grande
Sale Richelieu while admitting the clever
ness Of NJ. Andre de I1orde's opinions on zoe.
declared that there was certain lack OF pro-
portion in putting the author Of "Ihe Raven
into the same sentence with Shakespeare MO-
liere and Dante. Professor van Dyke explained
that America had not been able TO regard Poe
as her greatest author. but gave him his place
as a little master, and spoke of him as an IN
comparable carver Of grotesques and arabesques
in ivory and ebony.
Professor van Dyke justified the French ad-
rniration for Poe's consummately skiful and
musical use of words. and in reference to the
proposal of the Municipality of Paris to name
street after him. hoped that If it were done his
name would be spelled correctly, without the
di8aresiS.
Another lecturer. NJ. Calvo Coressi. at the
E,cole des Hautes Etudes Sociales. described Poe
as a cold calculating master ef technical versfi-
cation and rhythm. {. J. h.