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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-12-04

weight and retal price OF every cut FOR
which a uniform price was charged by
the retail dealer. Thus Il became possibls
not only 20 compare high-priced and low
priced cuts. but also 10 compute accurate
ly the total retail price per pound and
consumers cost OF the beef piece for which
the wholesale price per pound and cost
OF the entire piece had been reported.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-12-04
ONLY $4,000 In
NEW BUILDINGS

The week ending to-day was un-
usually dull in building circles. per-
mits being issued by the building in
spector for operations costing only S.
500. Most important of these was a
permit for the erection of a dwelling
on Twenty street. between Harri-
son and Van Buren, streets. for r. w.
Clark, costing $1,000. The Whining
ton Construction Company is the con-
tractor.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-12-04

west eide OF searles street. 175 feet south
Of Third street. $1,000
Catharine NJ. Jones to Patrick Kelleher.
No. 1872 East Twelfth street, $50.
Frank II. Quigley. ct. al. to Laura G.
Stafford, southeast side OF Tatnall street,
SO feet southwest OF Twenty-sevonth.
S27s.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-12-04

Gets Big Contracts From Brooklyn.
Herman y. IIanf has obtained con-
tracts for work costing $1,000 In apart
mcnt houses i'm Brooklyn. n. Y.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
NORWEG|ANS ARE FAIR
IN AWARDING PRIZES
Annual Announcement of Nobel
Awards for Most Noteworthy
Achievements.
BY ERICK GRUNDMARK.
cial Cable to The Tribune.


COPENHAGEN. Dec. 25,-The recent
award OF the Nobel prizes for the most
noteworthy achievements in physics
chemistry, medicine. literature and ON
with which the Norwe CLANS make these
awards. The first Nobel prizes were
awarded in 1901 Since that time they
nave been announced annually. II is In
terestlng to note the countries TO which
the prizes have gone.
;, In physics three Germans. three
Frenchmen, two Dutchmen. two English
men. one American. Pole and one
Italian have been named.
In chemistry, four Germans, two Eng
lishmen. one Dutchman. one Frenchman
palm,
In medicine. three Germans. two Rus
slams one Frenchman, one EnglIshman,
one Italian, one Dane, one Spaniard and
one Swiss were chosen
In literature the winners have been
two Frcnchmen, two Germans, one Nor
wesian. one Spaniard. one Pole, one Ital-
Ian; one Englishman and ono Swode
The peace prizes have been awarded
each ltalinn, English, Swede. Austrian.
American and Belgian. In work In behalf
OF peace Germany has not a single prize
winner.
The manufacturing town OF NorkopIng,
IN sweden, has had plans prepared by
Herr Render Of Lubbock for consider
able extension of lis harbor. These
plans have been submitted to a commit
tee which has nov made definite pro-
posals FOR carrying out the improve
ments. The work will extend over a
number OF years. The total cost is estl-
mated at thirty million kroner.
The Folkcthine committee on the pro-
posed impeachment OF the eX-minlsters
Nj. Christensen and NJ. Berg has pre-
Sented It's report The majority OF the
committee. consisting OF mem bers of the
Right. Radicals and Social Democrats
proposes that the TWO ministers men
toned shall be arraigned before a state
tribunal on account OF the official rela-
lions which they had from 1905 TO 1905
with NJ. Alberti the then minister OF ius-
uce. who was arrested last year on
charges OF defalcations. The minority
OF the committee, composed of members
OF the groups OF the Left. dissents from
The PROPOSAL OF the majority
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POPE DID NOT SUGGEST
THAT ORDER BE BESTOWED
Special Gable to The Tribnne.

MADRID, Dec. 25.-It can be stated
with authority that there is no truth
In the report that II was at the sug-
sestion of the pope that the Order of
the Golden Fleece hnd been bestowed on
Senor Maura, who authorized the execu-
tion of Ferrer Senor Moret. who sue
ceeded Senior MaUrn as professor. was
alone responsible for the appointment.
The real circumstances under which Sc
nor Maura came 10 receive the Order
OF the Golden Fleece are follows
When King Manuel visited Madrid on his
way TO England King Alfonso thought
!t desirable that the erstwhile premier
should he present at the state banquet
But. according 10 the established rules
OF court etiquette. there were reasons
against The onc-time minister being In
vled, AS King Alfonso insisted IN his
desire to have Senor Maura present at
the banquet II was pointed out by Senor
Moret that all members of the Order OF
the Golden Fleece were qualified to at
tend. and that consequently the difficulty
could We got over II Senor Maura was
raised 10 that order. The king promptly
acqulesced TO the suggestion.
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nor the wretched houses which exist.
but he does own nearly all the land
around them, and he Will never sell. He
was quite right. "the provision of cot
tages is not an urgent matter" The
death rate of the town OF Alnwlck Is 20.3
per thousand. Outside the town IL is IL
per thousand. The people in Alnwick
want houses; the builders are ready to
build them. Who stands in the way?
The duke.
One field was for sale not long ago,
one field which did not belong 90 the
duke. The builders seized upon IT, and
thought they would buy Il and erect
dwellings. The duke dislked the idea
OF dwellings. he did not think they were
necessary. Ee bought the field as the
highest bidder. Is there any wonder
that the duke dislil:es the budget and
that the budget Is aimed at destroying
the conditions which the duke produces?
This Is n concrete instance, and the
reason for the battle which is at hand
The duke declares that people are rob-
bing him OF his possessions. Who Is
robbing the people who need homes IN
Alnwick?
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OLD WORLD AFFAIRS
Political Crisis Does Not Interfere
With King Edwards Enjoyment
BY PAUL LAMBETH.

The young duke OF Westminster. who
has purchased an aeroplane on which he
hopes TO make flights in the near future.
can be trusted TO provide some exciting
moments for his friends and relatives
when he once gets aboard. for he Is one
OF the most daring young sportsmcn OF
erts's staff during the South African
war and he has made many journeys
into the interior of Africa and In America
IN search OF big game. As a child, the
duke OF Westminster received the name
OF Ben dor" after the late dukes
celebrated horse had won the Derby.
To his friends he is still known by that
name. Racing however. has not taken
the hold upon him that might have been
expected in view OF his Grosvencr blood
and his immense wealth. He prefers the
in Point-to- point race to The honor OF
winning a big race on the flat.
But Was He An American?
Sir Ernest Shacleleton told a good
story TO the members OF the Institute
OF Journalists recently. An American
chair. And Is that really the chair"
queried the man. as he linelt down and
kissed it. Yes said the museum at
tendant "and that is the table on which
he wrote Paradise Lost Did he real
ly. write Paradise Lost?' i" asked the man
with some surprise, "Of course Milton
tonshed attendant "Oh. Milton! Why
] thought you said Lipton, replied the
American. with disgust.
Aid For Cotton Producers.
Mr. Balfours promise of state aid for
cotton production within the British en-
Djre has been received with the greatest
satisfaction by all interested In the cot
ton trade. Mr.. J. Hilton. prominent
member OF the committee of the fedora
tlon OF master cotton spinners. says II
was just the Impetus desired Ia encourage
the movement for empire cotton. He be-
lieved that state aid WAS absolutely nee
essary. All the employers with whom he
hos come into contact had expressed
satisfaction at the offer,
Examples Of Longevity.
Extraordinary examples of longevity
are TO be found among the inhabitants Of
the village Of over. or the population
Of $50 there are at present living In the
parish seVenty-siX persons who are over
10 years OF age. Among them are the
nonagenarian and twenty-one octogena-
riaDs, the aggregate ago of the twenty
two persons making a total of 1S39 years
or an average OF just over S3b years
In an adjoining parish arc lying III two
natives OF Over. one 81 and the other
So. who lived In the parish all their
lives untll recently.
Naval Official Pushed Ahead,
One Of the most interesting oil recent
naval appointments is that OF Rear Ad-
miral Frederick Charles Devotion Stur-
dee to succeed Rear Admiral Briggs in
the home fleet. Admiral Sturdee is only
30 years Of age and gets his first flag
command while still in his prime II
will be remembered that this Is the off
Ger declared by Lord Charles Beresford
TO have been Systematically passed over
on account of having been Lord Charles
chief in the Mediterranean. \
good many other men in the navy would
like 10 be systematically passed over so
effectually as TO find themselves where
Rear Admiral Sturdec is today,
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Special Gable TO The Tribune.
LONDON, Dec. g5.--King Edward is
not permitting the political crisis to In
terfere 70 any great extent with his en-
joymont OF the shooting season. He has
been making n round OF visits TO coun-
try houses and II IL noted he selects as
his hosts those who can offer good shoot
ing, One day recently his majesty was
out with "A party of six guns and the
total bag was more than 1900 pheasants.
OF which the king GOT his full share
at present, | am told. II is some years
since he was thoroughly robust, and
when Dr. OFT visited Sandringham re-
Gently he was surprised to see him look
ing so well. His physicians are still urg
ing him 30 take his usual holiday at
Biarritz next spring. but at present the
king does not quite see how he can adapt
this to his present plans TO pay short
state visits TO Paris, Madrid and Lis
bon,
The Prince Of Wales also is taking
advantage of good shooting this season
In three days hunting he and his party
bagged $500 head OF pheasant His royal
hlghness is one OF the surest guns In
The Duchess OF Marlborough. whose
work home for prisoners wives and
creche for their children has received
missioners has now arranged 10 and tenn
porary employment Tor n number Of hus-
bands on leaving gaol.
Duke Of Roxburgh Hurt.
The Duke OF Roxbureh. who recently
met with serious accident while hunt
the best all round sportsmen In the
country. He shoots, skates rides to
hounds and has half dozen other siren
uous pestimes, in all OF which he eXcels
He will he greatly missed In the hunt
ing field this season for. as he has broken
his leg, II is unlikely that he Will ride
TO hounds again for some time, He took
part in the South African war and had
he not been a duke. the chances are
that he would have been awarded the
Victorian Cross. During a reconnais-
sance at Ronsbure a private lost his
mount. The duke, realizing the great
danger the man was in, rode out under
a heavy llre and effected his rescue. the
private and peer riding into safety on
the same horse,
The duchess. who was Miss May Goe-
let has a wonderful collection of tur
QuolSes which has attracted a great deal
OF interest in society. The chief item In
the collection is a large ornament for
the neck, composed OF hundreds Of tur-
quoiscs, all flawless and OF great beauty
and value. The duchess had a hundred
pieces OF jewclry. brooches. earrings and
pendants broken up to form this Won
dcrful thing.
Conference Of Bible Teachers.
The Rev. DR.. Campbell Morgan Is hop
Ing 10 arrange for Il conference OF Bible
teachers at Westminster chapel on Feb
Tuary /, = and 2. 1910. The success OF
his own Friday night gatherings has be-
come well known, and during the past
two years he has received numerous in
quiries from al parts of the country
with regard 10 the starting OF Bible
school work in connection with the ordi
nary wsek-night services Of the churches.
The aim OF the conference will be 10 help
those who arc engaged In systematic
Bible teaching. and II is hoped 10 ar
range evening meetings for Bible class
teachers of all kinds.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
Norway Likes Catsup.
Special Gable 10 The Tribune.

opecIaI CabIe TO TIC TrIbune.
COPENHAGEN. Dec. 25.-There is an
nually imported into Norway about 900, =
900 kilos OF tomato puree or tomato
sauce. which is used In the packing Of
hsh. sardines, etc. The average price
Of this last year was about 3S ores per
leilo 40 cents per % pounds) There is
no duty when the package is not smaller
than five kiios eleven pounds) The
sauce must have a bright red color and
be OF good flavor. Most OF II comes from
Italy. Here Is a chance for enterpris-
ing Americans to build up n good and
profitable trade
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
Sheriff of Nottingham Has Remarkable Career

w T aa Jet s elected sheriff
months ~ hced aEn
o he became
m o Fpym
porter in
for
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Poor Law Relief.

Special Cable TO The Tribune.
LONDON, Dec. 25.-The number OF
persons in receipt OF poor law relief in
London are l2aSll. and Of these S0.0S9
are in the warehouses; and 44722 out
side. The total IS lower by 4,4Ti than
that for the corresponding time In 1908.
and represents n rate of 25.S per 900
OF the population.
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Ireland Confident That an Irish
Parliament Will Meet i'm Dublin
,ciaI cable to Tic Tribunc.
BY THOMAS EMMETT.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
DUBLIN, Dec. 25.-It is hard TO write
about Ireland these days without getting
into the question OF politics and the gen
eral election, The whole country is
ablaze with the feeling that it is only
matter OF months now before an Irish
parliament, with full authority to deal
with Irish affairs, will meet in Dublin.
The statement OF Premier Asquith of the
Liberal home rule programme is respon-
SIble for this feeling. With the question
made n leader in the campaign. II is felt
In the event of a Liberal victory, the
house OF commons must pass an ade-
quatc home rule bill and the lords Will
not dare veto it. Ireland feels. there
fore, that she has good reason 10 rejoice.
II is realized however. that the battle
is not won yet that II Is going 10 take
hard work 10 bring about a victory for
tie anti-ords party In the election. The
great interests opposed 10 the budget
are desperate. and will fight to the last
ditch. II will not be a walkover by any
means,
Good Story on Healy,
a good story is being told on Timothy
Healy, NJ. p. who, next to John Red
mond. is the strongest man is the Irish
parliamentary party. Tim married
daughter of T. ID. sullivan. the poet OF
the party,
This gentleman. however, had none of
that fine carelessness with regard TO
mundane matters which is supposed TO
be the attribute OF all poets, Indeed, II
riage Of his daughter and Mr. Hcaly.
when the happy couple were starting on
their honeymoon, the bridegroom absent
mindedly picked UP an umbrella from
the hall stand and proceeded TO walk of
with il. Not no, Tim" his newly made
shouted. Don't take
that I have five daughters. but only one
Land Problem in Ireland.
The report OF tho department Of asri-
culture on agricultural statistics recently
issued throws some light on the land
farming generally VIII be understood
from the fact that one-iourth OF the land
Of Ireland is held by oCcupiers Of less
than thirty acres, Some time ago the
certain the minimum holding on which
II was possible for q farmer to live with /
out other aids 10 subsistence. and the
limit was thirty acres. The present re-
turn shows that 351.0S7 holdings do not
exceed this thrty-acre limit The av-
eraEe size OF the holdings in this class
Is only thirteen acres. On the other
hand. while thirty five out of every fity
tenants occupy uneconomic holdings,
1919 tenants occupy nearly two million
and, and their holdings. which range
rom five hundred acres upward. aver
lge three thousand three hundred acres
IN extent.
Surnames in Ireland,
Analyzing the surnames In ireland
md comparing them with those in
ENGLAND and Scotland Sir Robert e.
Natheson LII D.. registrar-genera for
reland, makes some very interesting dis |
'overies In a special report just issued |
From the births indexes OF 1853, Sir Rob- |
,rt found that in England. with an esti- |
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
Vicerory is Cashiered.

Special Gable to The Tribune.
PEkING. Dec. 25.-Tho Viccroy OF
Chill Tusan-faug. has been cashiered
and the viceroy Of WI chang appointed
in his place IT is alleged thai Tusan-
fang permitted clnematographic records
to be made of the funeral rites of the late
empress dowager.
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Prince Leopold of Battenberg Is III


serious ill than
a $
o i n
o inter # more ht tpof tn varsity avepk ak
uIora tn "H "
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Burglars Garry Away Safe.

Special Cable 10 The Tribune.
NICE, Dec. 25.-Burglars broke into
the offices of q burglary insurance com
pany here recently and carried away the
safe
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French Surgeons Declare
the Use of stovaine is Sim.
ply Sport in Surgery /:
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SIGNOR GIOLITTI IS
DICTATOR AS OF YORE
He Can Command Majority of
Lower House, Although Out
of Office.
BY CLEMENT J. BARRETT.
Special Cable to The Tribune.

''ls'NI.il Nslhl' 10 1 ne lIlDuJlp.
ROME, Dec 25.-Wbile Signor Giolitti
is out OF office and Baron Sounno now
holds the rcins OF government. the former
premier is practically as much OF die
tator rs he ever was. and the govern
ment exists by his sufferance He can
command a majority of the lower house
on almost any proposition and can upset
the Sounino ministry at any time 1t suits
him, That he win do so before the bud
get is out of the way is hardly prob
able. In common with the other Euro
pean countries. It is the budget which
caused the upset OF the late ministry
France, Germany and Great Britain all
are In the same boat as Italy. And be-
Ing a wise politician. Signor Glolittl will
probably permit Sounino To wreste with
the problem and take the blame which
rs bound TO fall on the government which
increases taxes.
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Ireland Confident That Irish
Parliament Will Meet in
Dublin With Full Authority
in Irish Affairs ::
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Gorki Has Bronchitis,


The pleasant life led by Maxim Cork.
the noted Russian author, at Capri be-
meath the warm Italian sky. does not
meet With the approval OF his comrades
or thc revolutionary pnrty, who, resentine
MS tendency to gooG living, and his love
OF comfort. decided TO exclude him from
the party, The Naples correspondent Of
the Corriere della .Sera went 10 visit the
writer who is STAYING at the ancient
villa Of Splnola For the past three
months Gorki has no. gone out OF doors
as he Is SUFFERING from bronchitis and
ne is therefore very Iar from leading n
pleasant life:
- Nobody has come to Capri to tell
he said nor have | received any letter
or communication on the matter. There
ls not a word Of truth in the report from
even. the story that he was obliged by
the Social Democratic party TO close the
school which he started at Capri for
revolutionary propagandIsm is entirely
unfounded. The school was started with
the approval Of the party, and was at
tended by several secretaries of labor or
ganizaiions, who came expressly from
Russia. but the lessons had to he stopped
because the working OF the school from
Russia was too expensive.
Finishing Touches to Novel
M Gorki is now putting the finishing
touches TO novel dealing with the lit
tie town OF, okuroft. which is to APP
cent visit Of the Tsar TO Racconigi NJ.
Cork said everybody should work to
bring about an alliance between Russia.
France, England and Italy. Such Il COM
pact would insure the peace OF Europe
forever. because one must not be de-
celved by fair appearances. The anneXa-
tion of Bosnia and Herzegovina TO Aus
trla, instead Of solving the Balkan crisis.
had complicated the matter by unchain-
IN, ing many siiI, unru!X passions. Moreover;
Italy the Russian people would derive
enormous benefits.
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Watching Expenditures.

Inc arnly OF Nmiths IN The Omitted
ingdon, these tables show, numbers
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Kingdom, these tables show. numbers
$40, 800
Watching Expenditures.
discussion by the Sligo rural distrc,
council the other day shows how desir-
aole 1t Is that the Irish local government
board should keep a close watch upon
the expenditure of such bodies for the
building of laborers' cottages. The coun-
kind, and In consequence of complaints
the country surveyor was asked TO ex-
anime the cottages In course Of con-
struction He reported that the founda
tons were so shallow that the walls
would soon be badly cracked, that three
fourths of the bricks We're defective. and
that the payments already made to the
contractor were largely In excess Of the
though the report was eventually adopt
ed. several members evidently considered
that 1t was an outrageous thing To In
terfcre with the contractor in this way
their idea being that 1t should be left
10 the inspector of the local government
board TO discover any defects-if he
could then do so-when the buildings
were finished. That seems indeed, to be
the ordinary procedure, and IL was more
or less by chance that the surveyor was
on this occasion.
Curious Dog Story.
rather curious dog story comes To
me this week. An Irish terrier was sent
all the way from Rome by its owner
he buried in Ireland The lady was pas
fond of the dog and when il
died recently she had II emhamcd and
encascd in elaborate and expensive
coffin. She Immediately communicated
with firm OF London lawyers. request
ing them TO find some place In Ireland
where her pet could be buried and It's
remains rest undlsturbed. As a result
she was put into communication with
Joseph Lowry. Bachelors Lodge. the ia
nous race horse owner. He agreed TO
allow the dog To be buried on his es-
tate, and the coffin and the Italian wo-
man duly arrived from Rome. After the
nterment the oercayed owner OF the
Irish terrier paid Mr.. Lowry check for
4 subst9ntial sum for the burial ground
probably two square feet-and also LEFT
me wherewithal TO purchase tomb
stone.
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UNITED KINGDOM
AGITATED OVER
COMING ELECTION
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Surnames in Ireland,

Analyzing the surnames in ireland
and comparing them with those in
England and Scotland, Sir Robert e.
Matheson. Ill. D.. registrar general for
Ireland, makes some very interesting dis
coveries In a special report just issued.
From the births indexes OF 1853 Sir Rob-
ert found that in England. with an eSti-