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New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
PRISONER STRIPPED IN CELL
Has TO Return Alleged Stolen Clothing
to Owner by Court Order.

Thomas Gilmartin. twenty-four years old
OF No. 81 East 49th street was stripped
by the police of alleged stolen clothing
yesterday after he was arraigned in the
Yorkville court and held in $1,000 bail on a
charge of burglary.
Gilmartin was merrily celebrating the
Yuletide with some of his friends at his
home Sunday night when detectives rudeiy
brought an end 10 the festivities by placing
Gilmartin under arrest on a charge of
being engaged in the burglary of Louis
VOLTS clothing store at No. SIS Second ave-
nue. on December % and carrying off $500
worth OF wearing apparel.
Wolf was in court yesterday when Gill
martin was arraigned. He identified the
suit of clothes worn by the prisoner as
part OF the plunder carried away from his
store Magistrate Steinert ordered Gil
martin to divest himself of the coat and
vest which were taken in charge by the
detectives. When he was taken down To
the prison he also relieved of his
trousers. Gilmartin bore up bravely under
the trying ordeal. remarking that he would
eat MS Christmas dinner at the expense OF
the city, anyway
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
SAYS M'GRATH STRUCK HIM
Then Fired Shots, Victim s Story
of Affair in PatroIman' 8 Home.

George Walker, the telephone clerk, who
was shot five times by Patroiman Mat"
McGrath the athlete, early on Sunday
morning, Is lowering between life and death
at the Kings County Hospital, in Brook
lyn. The surgeons fear an attack of peri
tonitis. Meanwhile McGrath is held in the
Raymond Street Jail on charge of fe-
loIlious assault.
Coroner Rooney went to the hospital yes
terday afternoon and took Walkers ante
mortem statement After the Coroner had
gone, Walkers sister. Mrs. Joseph Seller,
of No. 5T East I'd street, Brooklyn. Sat
at his bed in the hospital and heard pract1-
cally the same story that Walker gave to
the Coroner.
Mrs. Seller repeated the main points of
the story at her home last evening. Size
said that her brother spent Saturday even
ing at Woods Hotel. in Ocean Boulevard,
returning about IL o'clock At Eighteenth
avenue and the Boulevard he said, ne met
Mrs. McGrath.
Hello Mr. Walker she said. accord
ing to Mrs Sellers story, won't you come
over and see our Christmas tree" Walk
er said he would, and he was in the parlor
with Mrs McGrath when the patrolman,
according to Walker, bounded upstairs,
rushed upon him and beat him with i
blackjack and then fired five shots at him
with his revolver.
My brother never owned a revolver, and
his reputation makes ridiculous the charge
of burglary which McGrath brings, said
Mrs. Seller. George knew the McGraths
very well. Elvira, their daughter, fire.
uuently came to our house. When the last
shot was fired Mrs. McGrath threw herself
between my brother and her husband and
screamed. saying that my brother was not
burglar.
when McGrath had dragged my brother
off to the police station he commended him.
Just as they were nearing the station, TO
tell the police that he was 8 burglar -
Mrs. Seller continued. Suffering terribly
as he was George replied that he would
never tell ANYTHING but the truth
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
LITTLE MOTHERS FILL UP
Though 200 extras" Appear,
There Is Food for All.
DINNER FOLLOWED BY SHOW
Before Going Home the Happy
1000 Cheer Frank Tilford,
Who Paid for It.

The Little Mothers Aid Association is
accustomed to extra guests at Its annuai
Christmas dinners, and always provides De-
tween twenty-five and fifty extra covers
But when two hundred extras presented
themselves at the Murray Hill Lyceurn yes
terday the president, Mrs. Clarence Burns,
felt that she was at the end OF her re-
sources. Frank Tilford. chairman of the
advisory board and host of the occasion.
found an easy solution for the problem,
however.
Bring them all in and feed them" he
said. "I'1I pay for 1t.
So twelve hundred little mothers. With
their charges, sat down to feast on turkey
and cranberries and ice cream, and there
was plenty for all.
From far and wide they came. these lit
tie mothers and their charges-trom the
lower East Side, from "HelPs Kitchen,
from the gashouse district and from the
tene1nents around the factories OF Brooklyn
Not all Of them were members of the as
sociation- For the last fortnight Mrs
Burns has been getting as many letters as
Santa Claus, only her letters were some
thing like this
Deer Mrs. Burns, my papa has got con-
sumshun and my mamma works al day, but
crismus Plees wont you let Mamie and
frankie and I KUN to yure dinner"
Mamie and frankie and the small writer's
of this letter were there
One thin. pale, big eyed mite OF child
was so filed with wonder at everything she
saw that she could hardly eat her dinner.
She has sick father, too. and when
visitor for the association discovered her
i'm q tenement in Little Italy, and asked
her to come to the dinner. she couldn't un-
derstand at first where the good fortune
came from Then a light broke upon her.
did YOU come from Santa CLAUSE" she
asked
After the children had eaten everything
straight through to the ice cream, the pro-
gramrne was given just as at grown-up
dinners There was a Punch and Judy
show, there were sleight-of-hand tricks
and there was a real vaudeville, which
thev all cIapped franticaIly. There were
songs. in which the children joined, and
last of all Mr. Tilford, who had been look
ing on from a box. was forced to rise and
stand until the twelve hundred children
| had shrieked themselves hoarse in his
honor.
Miss Louise Schroeder was chairman OF
| the festival Mrs. Nahan Frankie, Mrs
| Robert Francis Cartwright and Mrs j. b
| Cameron were among the women who
| heIped TO wait on the children. The last
| thing before they went home every child
| received a package containing toys. sIock-
| fnes or rnittens and some candy
| Santa Claus evidently knew that there
were going to be two hundred extra guests
| for there were packages for the whole
| twelve hundred.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
CHRISTMAS TREE ON A TRAIN
Discharged Soldiers Make Merry on
Their WAY Home

penver Dec 6.-Two hundred Of Uncle
Sans regulars recently discharged from
service in the Philippines and on their way
from San Francisco to Chicago, yesterday
Rad a Christmas tree on board the train.
rrha tree was procured during halt in
the mountains, and the soldiers rummaged
their kits for bright colored ribbons and
haubles for decorations.
on the top branch there famed big
fve-poiuted star. fashioned, 1t was whis-
pered. out of red flannel undershirt- Sou
EYer7irs of the stay in the islands were
brought forth and ''bunkies" swapped their
cherished possessions
..Tt was the merriest christmas I've nae
;,ce we left home" said one OF the men
anren the train reached Denver last night.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
ALIM0NY CLUB IN GAY MOOD
I'D Rather Be in Jail than Mar
ried," Sung at Christmas Dinner.

Ludlow street jail was anything yester-
day but what the name implies, as far as
the Alfmony Club was concerned Twenty
members are harbored at the institution,
and they made things hum when Warden
Rock called them to take part in a sump-
tuous Christmas dinner, over which the
warden himself presided.
After the dinner the men were allowed
to remain in the room, and passed the
time away smoking the warden's union
made cigars and exchanging "reminiscences.
feature Of the occasion was the election
of William Richard. who IS president oy
virtue OF being the oldest member of the
club, to be walking delegate when his
six months expires. His duties will consist
of keeping the members in touch with each
other after they obtain their freedom, and
then they are to agitate for laws to protect
mere man from being sued for alimony
by his ex-wife.
The dinner ended with the singing of a
song entitled I'D Rather Be In Jail than
Married sung by the president, accom-
panied on the harmonica by Harry Gins
berg. This song was composed by one OF
the former members of the club, and has
been preserved carefully in the archives
ever since.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
600 GUESTS AT TOUGH CLUB
Annual Christmas Treat Proves
Tenderness to Children.

The Tough Club which is not at all what
s-S name ir,pIies but an oldtime social or
,o,;zatio, of, Greenwich Village held IT'S
annual Christmas festival yesterday anu
ra1,a candy and presents to six hunolsu eL
The youngsters of the village Inc cl'iD
was organized forty years ago, Wnen tousH
meant durable and lasting, and mas hah
tree for the children every Christmas lor
the last thirty years. This year lis ciup-
house. ar No. q Grove street, was TOO Sinai
for what the members wanted TO DO 1or
the children, and the festival was helo III
the parochial school OF 81 feroHieo !"
Church. at Washington and Barrow streets,
The children gathered at : CLOCK anu
were carefully separated, the eve ialiI"7
from the goats. on different sides Of the
hall. and were entertained and entertained
themselves for two hours before the big
nile of boxes at the back OF the stage
c-,,rnbIed into their arms. There were a
Punch and Judy show and ventrlioqh'st
who projected his voice into ali sorts OF
orear -laces. and there was a magician
who drew wards OF ribbon out Of the little
bows hats and found handherchieAS onu
rabbits In the girls hair
Miss Anna oNeiI played the piano. and
Miss Isabella Meyer sang School Days and
Irene Franklin's RED Head. Little MISS
Irene McCluskey played the either while the
children sang Call Ne Up Some Halny
Afternoon and Put On Your Chantecier
Bonnet with the Hen Pheasant on 1t. AND
then at the call of William Lawrence the
nresideut Of the club James Dunnel' FRANK
corbett. John J. Joyce, James McDohAio
and William S. Boyd took on thelr co@1@
and nrepared 10 distribute the presents
Every one had enjoyed cakes and candy
md Lemonade and ice cream while the Ell
tartainmenr was in progress, and now each
one got a box of candy and another box
full of toys There were dolls and don
houses and flying cupids and roiiy-poiiys
for the girls, and engines and trains or
cars for the boys. and everything tnat chlI-
drer, could demand in the boxes that Were
.cs.d oIIr II was more than an hour after
The Star Spangled Banner" was sung De,
fore all the presents were dlstflpuueu e,ria Sra
tfa youngsters We're on their way NOME
With the precious packages
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
SURFACE CAR HITS NEGRO
Notorman and Conductor At
tackled by Crowd.

Peter Hagle, a negro, living at No 2oe
West 1880 street, was knocked down by a
northbound Lenox and Lexington avenues
car at 133d street last night. DR.. Bafamuth,
of Harlem Hospital, found that he was suf
fering from cerebral hernorrhages and said
his condition was serious
Following the accident Bernard O'Brien,
the motorinan, and Bernard Waters. the
conductor, were taking Halle to nearoy
drug store when a number of negroes hur-
ried over and made threatening remarks.
and one of them hurled a. rock at the mo-
torrnan. It looked for a time as If both
would be roughly handled, when PATROL
man Burke. of the West 125th street sta
ton, arrived on the scene. He drew his
revolver and threatened to shoot the first
man who attacked either the motorman OF
conductor.
Fearing that the whites and negroes
might clash, Captain Farrell doubled all the
POSTS throughout the neighborhood.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
MANY OF NOTE TO TALK HERE
Civic Federation Completes Plans for
Meeting Next Month

Arrangements were completed yesterday
by the executive committee of the National
Civic Federation for its eleventh annual
meeting to be held in this city on January
u, Is and Il.
The principal subject TO be discussed Will
be uniform state legislation The councils
of the federation which were organized in
the last year will be represented by dele
gates at the meeting
Among the speakers at the various
sessions of the meeting will be Theodore
Roosevelt Franklin MacVeagh. w Nc
Kenzie King, Minister Of Labor of Canada:
E,Iihu Root. Albert B. Cumnins, Alton B.
Parker. Andrew Carnegie. Seth Low, Au-
gust Belmont, Samuel GOmpers, Myron T
Herrick, George w Perkins. James R
Garfield W. c. Brown. John Mitchell
Samuel Untermyer. William D. Fouike,
Frederick y. Judson, George B. CorteIyou,
James Duncan. John Hays Hammond.
Emerson McMillin, Marcus NJ. Marks.
James O'ConneIl, Otto NJ. Eidlitz, George
w Smith, P Tecumseh Sherman Gilbert
H Montague. Warren S. Stone, Nahum ]
Bachelor and NJ. h. Ingalls,.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
DAY OF CHEER IN BOSTON
Thousands of Little Children OF the
Poor Made Happy.

Boston. Dec a-The benevolence OF many
Ros.onians. carried out through pubic or
-sn;zs+ions brought vision Of Santa Claus
"a MANY thousands of Boston cnlioreh 10
dav who would not otherwise nave eA-
ner5enced any of the Christmas cheer WHICH
fIled so nlany comfortable homes.
At the Salvation Army headquarters mon
s.ar Christmas trees were laden with lhou-
sands of gifts. and during the afternoon
more than three thousand little ones iiied
into the great hail of the People fa4ace
and were made happy:
A. tho Long Wharf immigration station
Ir,1cta sam remembered the unfortunate
ones detained there. and in the Charlesto"h
tsta Drfson special fare was provided
o., 11anv of the ships in the harbor and
al the navy yard there were general les
fiYifies.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
HURRIES TO WIFE'S BEDSIDE
Major in Army Medical Corps Comes
from Porto Rico TO Be with Her.

DR.. Bailey K. Ashford. major Of the
United States medical corps and head of
the military hospital at San Juan. P. R.,
arrived here yesterday on the Red d liner
Caracas on a hurried trip north TO visit
his wife, who is seriously i'll at No. lie
West 13Sth street.
DR. Ashford was one of the physicians
who had been experimenting with the
hookworn disease before its origin was
discovered in the Southern states about a
wear ago "Our fight with the hookworn
down on the island,'' he said. ''is going on
favorably Up to June so, 1909, the gov
ernmcnt had treated 2496S3 cases, and there
were about 10000 cases handled apart from
this. Since June of last year to February.
1910. we handled 22,55S patients, SO the total
number of persons treated for hookworn
on the island since June, 1909. is about
e000Oo-
THE disease is contracted chiefly by the
barefoot population and is more prevalent
in damp sections and especially after heavy
rains. There was a great increase In the
disease after the recent West Indian hur-
-icane."
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
CAUGHT IN REVOLVING DOOR
Letter Carrier Will Spend Rest of Hoh-
day Season at Hospital.

Pittsburg, Dec. 2s.-Hurrying from the
postoffice al midnight with special dellv-
erv Christmas package. Raymond Clinton. q
carrier. was caught in the revolving door
and his leg was fractured. Other carriers
who were going out at the same time
whirled the door Just as Clinton stepped
into it, He was carried to a hospital TO
spend the rest OF the holiday season.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27

turkeys were waited down from the dining
room above. Five cents head was
charged for the dinner, which was at
least worth half a dollar, and the rsrnain-
ing expense was provided for through the
generosity of Benyer Clarkso1-
The four or five hundred boys in the
House OF Refuge on Randalfs Island
spent a merry Christmas. all things con-
sidered. They all received presents and
big turkey dinner In the morning DE-
Roosevelt preached to the Protestant boys
and Father kirkmeyer to the Catholics
More than 1000 men and not a few
women were served with Christmas DIN
ner at St Joseph's Industrial Home Of the
Immaculate Virgin Mission, at Great Jones
and Lafayette streets. The larger boys
connected with the institution acted as
walters Three hundred men We're ushered
into the large dining room on the ground
floor of the mission at g time, and had
half an hour in which TO eat before an
ether relay was served The women had
their wants supplied in separate 0lnins
room.
Prisoners in the ToTnbs and the various
offenders against the law detained III ue
police court prisons were not forgotten IN
the round of festivities. Religious services
were conducted in these institutions IN inc
morning, followed by a turkey dinner, Win
cigars.
One Of the most interesting celebrations
WAS that held on behalf OF the Llue
Mothers by the association Which cares
for them
The uevsboys made merry at their an
n1,aI Christmas dinner at the NeWsooys
Lodging House on New Chambers street.
last night The late William III. iiesS
had paid for the feast for many years. aho
his son. William NJ. Fliess, jr-, PROVIDED
funds for this year memorial Inc
Euests were restricted to boys living IN the
house and boys earning their own living
The boys also received presents OF ciolh-
| ing. o.
At the Austrian Immigrant Home NO. 8
Broad street Christmas celebration Wa
held yesterday afternoon, and forty peopie
were made happy with presents. IONA .ioi-s .l
70 the amount of several thousand doliaI
were announced by William s. Eisen, presl-
dent of the executive committee
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
FOUR CHILDREN DIE BY FIRE

Montreal Dec 5s--Four small children Of
Ovid Baril of Arthabaska County. we're
burned to death in a fire which destroycd
the store and home of their father early
christmas morning. The fire followed
axnIosion of gas, and spread so rapidly thA<
Baird had time to save only his wife and
Youngest child Both of the parents were
brfr0eH-
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
DEATH IN CHRISTMAS CANDLE

Rochester, Dec. 2s.-Lottie Napieralski,
,o,,r wears old. took 4 candle from a
cbris,,nas tree to her room last night and
n. .t Her clothing caught fire. and she
dad this morning from the burns.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
BOMB OUTRAGE suENos AYREs.

New Orleans Dec. 26.-Advices from
Buenos Ayres say that a bomb placed in
the Fire Department building OF that place
exploded yesterday morning. wrecling the
Fire and Police Department headquarters
and seriously 1QiuIIDg. tWenty persons
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
CHRISTMAS IN GEORGIA.

Waycross, Ga, Dec 2s.-Two persons ars
dead. a third is wounded and a fourth IS
reported to be badly hurt and probably In
a diving condition as a result OF fights N
and about BachIett- southeast OF Waycrooos
Yesterday and to-day
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
MIsTLEToE BERRIES KILL SIX
Three Children in One Family DIE
From Eating Them.

glytheville, Ark. Dec 2s.-Three small
children OF Mr. and Mrs Hamilton grimm
are dead in their home, near Luxora, as
result of eating the berries on mistietoe-
The children were sent to the woods for
the decorations TO make the Griffin home
cheerful for the holiday season, and on the
way back they swallowed quantities Of the
littie transparent berries
rhev became violently i'll after they
cF,ad their mother. and ali died within
.a-.s,1fv-four hours This is the second Incl
lent Of the kind in this community in three
wears
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27

Rokosnf Okla. Dec. 2s--Eating mistietoe
berries here to-day caused the deaths of
.,,ree children. Several other children are
eeTiol1sIy, Ill from the same cause.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27

Several husky policemen had their hands
fUll yesterday morning in keeping the
large crowd Of hungry men in line at the
Bowery branch Of the Y. NJ C- A. The
accommodations at the mission are rather
limited, so the Christmas feast was held
On the top floor, and hungry crowds were
compelled TO wait their turn ii the main
hsh, on the first floor. This was trying
ordeal. as the delicious fumes Of the roast
Milford chronicle., 1910-06-03
Valuable Dog Lost.

On Thursday, May 26th, small ter
rier dog, owned by Thomas Lawton Of
Wilmington, DEL, jumped from q real
seat Of an automobile between Milford
and Milton and ran OF into the woods.
That was the last seen Of her. AS it is
an animal much thought Of by MI.
Lswton, be will gladly reward the
fnderIby writing to him in the Ford
Building at Wilmington, Del. The dog
weighs about twelve or fifteen pounds ;
the color is white with brown marking,
and she answers to the name Of "Toise." +"
That name and also Mr.. Lawton e name
is engraved on the name plate on her
collar. Reward for her return to Thomas
LawtOn, Ford Building, Wilmington,
Del. 6B1t
Milford chronicle., 1910-06-03
NATIONAL CORN SHOW.

George H. Stevenson, OF Columbus,
Ohio, secretary Of the National Corn
Show, while on a visit to Delaware last
week, completed arrangements for q
large display from Delaware at the next
National Corn Show. Delawares posi-.
tion at the show will be next to that Of
Ohio, which will have the largest dis
play OF any State in the country. Gov.
ernor Pennewill will address one Of the
congresses to be held. At least two
members Of the Board of Agriculture Of
Delaware will attend the show, one of
whom will have the Delaware exhibit
in charge.
Milford chronicle., 1910-06-03
A Brand New Proposition.

The Philadelphia Press is busily en-.
gagged in filling orders for copyrighted
sheet No usic which they are giving away
with yearly and semi-yearly subscrip.
tions to their daily edition. The music
is Of the latest editions supplied by the
famous house of J. H. Remick & Co.
Some Of the following are to be found
among the great variety Of selections ::
"Tbe Troubsdour," "In Loves Fer
nity," Mona, "Wild Rose" "Mexi.
cana" aud q large list of others. In ad
ditiOn to this, the news as at present
given in The Press lie OF a class that you
cannot afford to miss. Try it For any
write to The Philadelphia
Press.
Milford chronicle., 1910-06-03
HOUSTON ITEMS.

Mr. and Mrs. John Koch, Of Philadelphia, are
visiting Mrs Walter Johnson.
number Of boys from homes have found
good homes with farmers near here.
Mrs. Len GRAY and Miss Hattie ViHyard have
been secured as teachers for the next school
year.
Rev. l. s. Whitaker has been teaching his
Sunday Evening audience how to build
christian character. He takes for his text
Peter l-5 beginning with faith as the founda-
ton stone, then adding virtue, knowledge, and
temperance. The next lesson he will add pa
tience. The lessons have been very instructive
Last Monday afternoon party OF young boys
in knee pants drove here to play bail. They
we're swearing and smoking like young despera.
does. Who is respOnsible7
Milford chronicle., 1910-06-03
$1,000 Worth Of Top Buggies and Run
abOuIs.

$4,000 worth Of Carriage and Wagon
/ Harness.
/ % New Age Riding Cultivators As
Of these are sold and in the hands oi
satisfied customers.
34OO pounds Standard Binder Twine,
and at prices to meet any and all com
petition.
so gallons fine Harness Oil, reduced
in price only from Sl.6O to 81 90 per
gallon.
You can get as good farm wagon as
is made on earth by giving me your or.
ders, and taking milleT's turn-as l
have been unable TO fill all my orders
for the last six months.
Just remember that there is a life
time reputation behind what say
and my wagons will prove it all which
is worth something.
Come see me.
WIN H. MURPHY, Pennington, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1910-06-03
For Sale or Lease.

Lot and building in Milford, vel
adapted for coal and wood yard or man
ufacturing. In center Of town, one block
from Walnut Street, fronting on Peal
Street, with another entrance from
North Front Street. Directly on river,
where vessels can unload coal or other
supplies at low freight rates and no
hauling expense. Will be sold entire
or in parts to suit. Apply to F. A.
TOrsch or Lee o. Truitt. 2.ll.tf