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Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
TILE SOFT ANSWER

Japan's answer to Leslie M. Shaw's war
scare is simply to entertain visiting Ameri-
cans even layishly than usual.-Deuoit
Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN

Population of Los Angeles 327,685
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18

on all matters pertaining 10 advertising
address Charles r. Gates, advertising man
ager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
Where Washington Crossed
Delaware to Be 4 Shrine

COON the nation is to have Christ
mas shrine.
IL will be like no other place or
pilgrimage iii the country for it will
commemorate not only a great patriotic
achievement, but will also recall sharply
what was at once the incident that cheered
a struggling nation when most II needed
hope. and gave an excuse for Christmas
celebration that set the nation wild with
Joy.
II is the neighborhood where Washing
ton on Christmas night. lI1t crossed the
Delaware fell upon the Hessians feasting
in Trenton. and put them TO rout.
This victory came at a time when many
If the most ardent of the American sup
porters had about given up hope and 1t
was only the iron will of the illustrious
commanderin-chie keeping up the bat
tie. though he had no headquarters, no
staff. no adequate forces, supplies.
that prevented the failure of the way for
freedom.
The states of Pennsylvania and New
Jersey are making plans now for a shrine
that will he second only to Mount Yer
non. Valley Forge and Bunker Hill i'm the
interest il will have for students OF the
revolutionary period.
\ commission has been appointed by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
No Room for His imagination.

MRS. O. Fl. r. BELMONT, at a lunch
AVA con IN New York, complained thar
the Christmas toys Of lgO3shad Deen too
elaborate. too perfect-they left nothing
TO the child's imagination.
"AnatOle France said Mrs. Belmont.
pays a fine tribute to the imagination or
children in LIsie des Pingouins. when ne
tells of little boy playing by HIM
self who inagines that he is at once
a runaway horse. the crowd pursuing il.
and the people scattering in terror be-
fore its wild flight.
The costly toys OF 1910 pay no such
tribute to the childs imagination. On
the contrary, they ignore IL altogether
II know a woman vino gave her little
son a railroad. There were forty or
fifty yards of track. there were tiny en-
eineers and brakemen. conductors and
passengers, tunnels. signalmen. Station
masters and ticket sellers-in a word. the
toy railroad was quite complete.
The little boy studied Ii very grayeiy
Christmas morning. Then he turned t.
his mother and said I'm a disconsoiafe
voice:
But. mamma. what is there for me to
be-"
Great problems have been thought out
in bed: but. OF course, the sleepers were
always wide awake.-Puck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
nearly as it can be aScertained, where
crossed the river.

nearly as it can be ascertained, where
Washington crossed the river.
The gradual requirement of land on
both sides Of the river is to be used for
the purposes of park, and il is pro-
posed to erect suitable memorial build
ings. and to nave here relics of the COM
mander and the period.
Some sentimentalists also have asked
for the establishment of ferry that shall
as nearly as possible be equipped in the
way that it was i'm the days Of Washing
ton, though how far modern ideas OF
transportation would approve a return to
the methods of century and q quarter
ago is a question.
Washington's Crossing has long been
the name of the railroad station. the post
office ard the little settlement al the New
American forces on that eventful night
Both OF these places would readily lend
themselves to the purposes of a park as
outlined
AS a patriotic shrine. the site could be
readily reached from many points by the
establishment of an improved trolley sys-
tenn 1t Is not far from the line between
New York and Philadelphia traffic and
Trenton. a big city OF close to one hun
dred thousand inhabitants, is nearby.
BY next Christmas it will undoubtedly
have become a place OF pilgrimage for
those who thrill at the memory of the
deeds of their heroic forefathers the ma
ton builders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

ms something equally charming was
provided for the Youngest Child. she
Vent 10 bed that night rebel, rlTe sou
for more deception if hy il she could
champion the cause Of the great army 81
"nappfecIated Middle ones.
But as IS usual when one i eight. all
fhis was almost entirely forgotten long
before -four days had passed SO manN
new and really pleasant things had hap
prncd. that dark reflections had been
crowded OUT. on Tuesday she had won
praise IN school FOR her realistic rendition
Of The Charge Of the Light Brigade.
and she liked to remember tho hush after
-" had cried IN her best chest tones:
Theirs but 10 do and die
Noble six hundred.
this had led to Friendship sealed and
signed win many marshmcllow drons
a,,l ethan ca,to,ia, - io.r ;, ,h
,.''7
thildiSi htdit. y was no. S'Fdlst'
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49,, ..,..,, -, -.
e oii''7 90 = i''ii' VIZ =. 80 -NI'''
hottie WAS rs the appl" 81 MS eye Every
scrap of the lava adhering to it was dear
IL MIN II y.s ona IF the speeimens ~
~ ,: -. . Tue;
."N'''" '.'i''S - h's' =
fucatan. flfteen years ago Wnen nc went
for the government.
Snsr ma o,,e - , stand AGAINST ,he
~,
newer io~' - 'iie 'a'ia ~ "a' ~
she Emmy or herself. Ana WHAT dld
lava and Aztec and all the other strange
words meano
..1.,,, - .,,.,. c,. ,r, 49,. ,,.,,,o.
"7' "
mon To tine mind that picture Of Christ
mas day. 171i. when the ragged Continent
tails, tlieir bare feet tracking blood marks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

HERE. il was. that
little green bottle,
shaped something
like the pickle Jar
at home, bits or
light colored clay
sticking To it. as II
il had just been
dug MP in the back
yard, vet il stood
on a small pedestal
on Mrs. w 90 q S
ora wing room man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

A little farther along is the frame
house from which Washington direct ed
the battle when the Americans fell upor
the surprised Hessians. and. curiOusly
enough, there has never been placed upon
ii any mark to identify it, He who
would know which structure it was that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

ueTelid, the unIoItu Middle 'hitd Nj
Woods would fancy that Emmy had
broken the bottle Very Well. let Emmy
who had everything made pleasant for
her, bear the blame. She. Susy GilvarrN.
had trouble enough in her dark life with
ont bothering about nasty little bottle
that must have been VERY cheap 10 break
so easily. 50. from q stumbling sinner
she became an eNultanl one. When she
Genevieve come back from her drive
with a balloon, she almost did not mind.
she Wickedly happy in having pit
the onus of her own fault upon an Only
child. Her eyes were red but ii silence
eloquent Of dark things wrapped hcr
about.
Susy. dear, Ter mother asked, whats
the matter. aud She drew iler 10 her,
plating her hair afresh after the tender.
busy manner Of mothers. We're Nnu
disappointed because YOU weren't taken
driving today" I'm sorry. but there
wasn't room for YOU in the carraA &c
Susy WriggIed from her Words. Words !
Words.
-'On Saturday week. if it's tine, you
shall come and Gcncvicve slall stay 81
home. Genevieve won't mind, viii You
my SWEEP
Genevieve paused in her balloon living
She looked dubious.
What would 10 white Susy went
away in the hansom?" she asked, eau
tiousy.
Why. Margaret could take you 10 cen
trail Park to see the lions,
oh. then | wouldn', care If Susy
went" cried Genel love
You dear. generous, sweet mite" and
Mrs. Gilvarry caught her and smut hcrcd
her with kisses
Susy had retreated to corner and her
set mouth, her folded arms, were not nm
like those of the exiled Napoleon's in the
famous painting. The little scene had
borne out her previous logic only too
well. OF course when she was taken driv-
gave hospice to tile great commander, on
that memorable night must ask queS-
tons Of the passcrby. for no printed word
Is there to aid him
But this neglect is now to he rene
died, and all the points Of interest in the
vicinity are to be properly marked
IT is now the work Of the commission to
find as closely as possible the exact
spot where the commander and his men
crossed
Ii is the neighborhood tradition that il
was close to the spot where the bridge If
the Philadelphia and Reading railroad
spans the Delaware.
But il is not on ilearsay evidence alone
that the commission is to do its work. II
has unearthed all the ancient records Of
the battle. It has plans Of the encamp-
ment from which the march to the river
started 1t has data as to distances and
when ii finally makes its decision ii will
come about as close can human knowl-
edge to the place where the shiverinc
Continentals took their chance in a rag
ing snowstorm, braved the elements on tn
bitterest kind of night, lodged the
cakes of ice that might have sunk their
none too stanch craft, and finally fell
upon the astounded Iiessians at tn,
moment when the latter were deep in the
liquor that formed a part of their Christ
carouSe
Visiting the pretty country. with its
rolling slopes. it's picturesque woods and
its peaceful river. it is difficult t.. sum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

say. ~ lie 10 shield herself is the last
thing Of which | could have believed
FrauIein capable.
The pinwheel fell from Susy'S fingers,
and i smotherins sensation filled her
throat and head. When al length she
crept upstairs. nor to Genevieve but to
The back hall window seat behind fthe
heavy rep curtains, she was cold and
diSmaye..
The whole Story WAS clear to her.
Emmys German govefness had been ac-
cused Of breaking the green bottle, and
il was MOI u green bottle al all, but some
thing VERY wonderful and valuable that
E,mmy's old sreat-uncle with the copper
colored face had dug NJ somewhere
and had given only as a loan TO Mrs.
Woods. F'raulein had always busted the
parlor ornaments and one else ever
touched the bottle. When Mrs. Woods
found the fragments Of the bottle swept
into a corner behind the stuffed canary
she had gone To Fraulein. who had burst
into tears. but who insisted that she had
not broken tho bottle And now an awful
Thing was going 10 happen: after four
Years of service as nursery coverness to
Emmy. Fra Hlcin was leaving in rage at
DtiilS ''ilSiifiti UNI util IT. pIiIA ioNc III
Eer charge would make her remain until
the end of her month. TWO weeks OFF.
oh. how fuzzy Susy now understood all.
Now she knew why the bottle had seemed
dirty, and WHY il had been elected to
place Of honor Now She knew that
Emmy. who Was aware Of its value
would not have touched il for the world
Now she knew that there as but one
Woods and tell the truth. But this con-
fcsson had in its train such mysterious
and perhaps painful consequences TO her.
self that the thought made her actually
i'll. She convinced herself that, had the
green bottle been in reality the common
thing il had seemed, she would have
hurried down and surrendered herself
buglcs finally aroused the sleeping sol
diers in Trenton it was too late for them
10 make any stand The surprise had
been complete and decisive and wherever
the Hessians turned they found them
selves confronted hN the troops of the
victorious ContinentaIs.
Only two Americans were wounded
While the British had two score killed
and lost a thousand prisoners: moreover.
the Americans gained much needed sup
plies
This Christmas victory gave the nation
thrill of hope and Joy. for il showed
that the despised Continentals were more
than a match for the German merce-
nareS.
Among the places that are to be pre-
served is the McKonkey House. where
Washington and his officers made their
last stop for meal before going into the
conflict. The Mckonkeys kept the ferry,
and they are given the credit Of extending
valuable aid to the patriot forces The
old house has been remodeied once or
twice and repaired on numerous occasions.
but in the essentials it looks much as il
did in the period when ii took its place i'm
the history Of the country
Frank o. Briggs who is chairman of
the commission. has numerous plans tiii--
der consitiela alton for the national park
seven miles up the Delaware river from
Trenton.
one of these calls for the erection of a
superb memorial bridge al the spot. as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

,l,e Governor of New Jersey to arrange
for what will in the future be known as
Tho nations shrine of Christ Day patriot
ism.
All tho land that saw the movement
Of the Continental troops is being set
aside for the purpose of park, and.
being in a section that has seen but lit
re Invasion OF business. it is still in much
the same condition as on the night when
Washington and his men battled with the
ice. and made the transit that was TO re-
suit IN such a notable exploit.
one reason that the scene has been
unchanged in the years that have passed
is that il is difficult to reach. Only one
railroad goes there, and trains are in
frequent The trip by trolley is slow
one. Nevertheless one monument has
been erected. This stands on road
midway between the little railroad sta
ton and the house where Washington
made his headquarters during the battle.
The inscription reads:
This ia blet is erected by the Society Of
Cincinnati i'm the State of New Jersey to
commemorate the crossing of the Della
ware by George Washington and the Con-
tinental Army on Christmas Night,
1776.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

Copyright, 1905.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-08
SAYS WIFE AND AUNT DROVE
HIM MIC COLD WITH BABE.
Excuse, However, Only Brings
COulther $40 Fine,

Conflicting stories were told by AL
pheus Coulther, of Ill Pacific street,
and his wife in the Third Precinct Po-
lice Court today, as to why Coulther
was walking aroun the streets yes
terday with his 2-year-old baby. scan
tily clad, in his arms. The wife said
that 1t was a part of the disturbance
he had been raising in the house, but
Coulther claimed that his wife and her
aunt had shut him and the baby out
Judge Hahn decided in favor of the
wife, who had made the complaint, and
fined Coulther $40.
Mrs. Coulther said hat when her
husband would not give Nher money
she upbraided him. and out of revenge
he took the child with him out into the
old She urged him to return, she
said. but he would not do so. Coulther
said after the trouble over the money
he asked to see the baby. The child
was placed in his arms and he was told
to get out. He was taking it to some
place where 1t could be warm, he as
serted. when he was arrested.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-08
1900 COTTON CROP is
SMALLEST IN TEN YEARS.
Expert Blames Weather and
Weeyil.

WASHINGTON. Jan. S.-The 1909 cot
ton crop is going to be the smallest
since 1899, according to a statement OF
w. d. Hunter. of Dallas, Texas, expert
OF the department of agriculture. 1T is
due" he said, in addressing the house
committee on agriculture, ito the Vice.
vii in Louisiana and in portions of Ar
kansas and Mississippi and to the ex-
IRENE dry weather In Texas" The boil
weeyil, he declared, undoubtedly would
cause 2 remarkable redistribution of
the production of cotton. first In large
areas. What were large centres of pro-
ducrion formerly were going to fall
down. and more than that there would
he a redistribution on the small planta-
tions.
Mr.. Hunter continueds According
to all we know about fighting the boil
weevil, cotton cannot be planted profit
ably in such situations as these back
lands. with poor drainage. But the soil
and other conditions in certain parts OF
almost every plantation in the South
will permit the planter to continue to
raise cotton profitably. despite the boil
weevil. Recent experiments with u new
III of poison-powdered a~rsenate OF
lead-seem 20 indicate that ever where
the weevil is most numerous a certain
degree of control MAJ be. obtained"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-08
LOCAL CLERGYMAN HEARS OF
BROTHERS DEATH ABROAD.
Was Fatally Stricken on Xmas
Day.

Just at the height of five years splen-
did work, during which he had built
one of the largest churches in England,
that at Palmer's Green, London, Eng
land, the Rev. w. e. Bate, ID. D., its
vicar. was killed by IA stroke of apo
plexy on Christmas Day last.
That is the sad news received by, his
brother, the Rev. I. Percival Bate, of
st. James's Episcopal Church, on. Broad
street. in a letter from his father, the
Rev. Joseph Bate, of Redmorshall, Dur
ham, North England, following a cable
gram that he received on Christmas
Day from London announcing the death
of his brother.
The Rev. DIR. Joseph Bate is so years
old I'M for years has had charge of the
R~edmarshall parish. Early Christmas
morning he received notice of his sons
death in London. He had no chance to
get anyone to take his place in his
church. knowing that his SOL was ~
Ing dead in London the aged minister
preached his Christmas Day and. Sun
day n and then left for London.
The Rev, w. f.. Bate started work on
the new church at Palmer's Green a
little over five years ago.. This section
is a suburb of London that is rapidly
building up and inside of two years DIR.
Bate had his church, parish house and
rectory all under way. They were com
pleted last fall, but the work of conf
pleting them had so worn down his con-
stitution hat despite the fact that he
was but 46 years of age he could not
Withstand the attack of apoplexy.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-08
BOY, LOCKED in VAULT,
ROBS IT AND GETS OUT.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. S.-Eighteen-
year-old Edmund Glare, employed by
the Insurance Company OF the State
of Pennsylvania, provided himself with
a wrench and a screw driver and con
cealed himself in the vault. He let the
treasurer set the locks on the big steel
doors. Then with his two instruments
he easily gained his freedom from the
place and made away with $500. The
money has beer recovered.
When Mr.. Scattergood went to his
office he found the door of the vault
open and the $500 gone. There were
no marks on the door and the lock
was in good working order.
When arrested. according to the po-
lice, the boy said he waited until he
was sure the employees had all left.
then started at work to free himself
This required some time. as he vas
working with the idea of arranging the
tumblers in he place again. so that
he could close the doors after making
his escape.
1t was late when he got out. but
after putting the levers OF the lock in
place he found the doors could not be
closed without the use OF the combina-
tion knob.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-08
MRS. COHEN TO SUE
GRANDFATHER OF
EL0P|NG HE|RESS
Wife OF Missing Waiter Wants
$4,000 Damages from Girls
Relative as Guardian.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. S.-Mrs.
Ferdinand Cohen, wife of the hotel
waiter who disappeared about the time
Miss Roberta b. de Janon was re-
ported missing, today announced her
Intention of bringing suit for $4,000
against Robert Buist, the grandfather
of the girl, for alleged alienation of
her husbands affections.
Although the grandfather denies that
the girl has been found, persons sup
posed to know of what they speak say
the girl has been found and that to-
day she is in the keeping of friends.
These same persons say that the
aged millionaire will keep the girl Sc
cluded until the notoriety attached to
her name has simmered down.
Mrs. Cohen is plentifully supplied
with money. She wore a new gown,
nj in paying her grocer's account pre-
sented a $40 bill, the smallest in her big
roll.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-08
FINKELSTEIN Persisted
ALONE IN ROBBERS TUNNEL.
Police Sure WouId-Be Bank
Thief Had No COnfederates.

NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-The envy for
a banks millions and a jewelry shops
treasures, which caused Isaac Finkel-
stein to make a mole of himself, did not
involve any others i'll the mise rable
death the misguided man met as his
patiently-dug tunnel caved in and killed
him.
The end of the tunnel was reached
today. The excavation stopped just
where falling earth shattered Finkel-
stems visions of wealth and crushed
out his life.
Whether the dead turnover after
earned riches had had help in his task
may never be known. The tracing of
the tunnel from the cellar where it be-
gan to the point where Finkelstein
perish disclosed no trace of a con-
federate, and seemed to confirm the
theory that the deluded painter had
persisted alone.
He had encountered a sewer pipe, ana
in attempting to get around or under
it the comparatively soft earth near
the tile had played hin the sorry trick
that proved his undoing,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-08
HARLEM MULE HOLDS
MULEISHNESS RECORD.

NEW YORK, IAN. s.-A Harlem
liveryman is the possessor of a fine
Texas mule which he believes holds
the New York record for downright
mulishness.
The animal, in a fit Of temper, kicked
n of the negro stablemen forty feet
across the stable yard, and then stood
in the doorway for half an hour pre-
venting two policemen and a surgeon
from going to the aid of the injured
man. He was finally subdued by II
traffic policeman, who threw him into
a heap with a lasso. The mules vic
tim was taken to u hospital with q
fractured 'tkull and internal injuries.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-08
ALDERMAN CELEBRATES
NEW TERN WITH BANQUET

In honor of the beginning of his new
term in office. Alderman Louis Semel
of the Third ward, rendered a banquet
last night to some twenty of his friend.
in his hall at 1903 Montgomery street
After The dinner had been served, p
Cunning, of the Third ward. enter
tanned the guests with a snappy roper
toire of jokes, finishing his speech will
an interesting history of politics in tn,
Third ward.
r. G. Weaus entertained the compan,
with seevral songs, the favorite being
My Irish Rose" .
Harris Cash was toastmaster. Among
those present were Aldermen Semels
brother, Adolph B. Gartielen, b. Levey
M. Gelb, Mr.. Stroifuiss. Captain Ivan
N. Steinfeld and A. Lehrich.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-08
TROLLEY KILLS MAN ON
TRACKS IN SUMMIT CUT.
Pedestrian Falls Under Wheels
and Is Run Over.
Especial to the Newark STAR

SUMMIT, Jan. Scar No. 81 OF the
Morris County Traction Company IAN
down and instantly killed a maj in the
Summit cut last night. The car was
making the SIS run from Maplewood
to Summit and was In charge of Motor
man Robert Millburn and Conductor
Joseph Tonllin.
After entering the cut the motorman
noticed q man approaching him walk
ing alongside the track. Just as the
trolley approached him he slipped and
fell directly in front of the ear, rolling
under the fender.
The a was stopped within ten feet,
but the front trucks had passed over
the man, killing him instantly.
superintendent William Swain, of the
trolley company, was notified, and Chief
of Police George Brown, of Summit,
and the body was taken to Brewster's
morgue in Summit, where it awaits
identification The maa was about .
feet s inches tall, about 40 years old,
and was dressed in dark clothing and
wore a brown derby hat. In the sweat
band of the hat and on a tag in his
clothing was the name of o. weimer,