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New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
CHRISTMAS AT THE ZOO"
Contracts for Beef Awarded at
Big Saving.

The carnivorous inmates Of the Central
Park menagerie will receive a. a Christ
mas present this year the news that the
Park Board has awarded the contract for
"a S75 pounds Of beef. at a fraction over
seven cents a pound Their joy will be
unconfned. for the beef barons have re-
duced the cost of living for the meat eat
ing animals
The contract is for a period of six
months and the price to &c paid will b
about cent pound less than some Of the
more recent ones As E5 pounds or meat
and choice bones are distributed daily to
the animals. the difference in price amounts
to quite few dollars
There is one especially heavy eater in the
mena gerie-the Siberian tiger Pete He
gets away comfortably with twenty pounds
a. day. A ten-pound soupbone or pot
roast is a mere luncheon for Pete
They'll all be happy but the Murphys
and the sacred cow said Joe Kennedy.
the keeper of the lion house when talking
over the matter with George Siebert. his
partner Maybe we can give the mppcs
two extra cabbages and the sacred COW a
measure OF oats to show them there's 10
hard feelings
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
HELD LUSITANIA TWO HOURS
Man Whose Illness Caused Delay
DISMAL Breaks Record.

The Cunard liner Lusitania. which ar
rived here yesterday from Liverpool, was
detained two hours at Quarantine while a
rigid examination was made of the steer
age passengers
Dr. Pointon. the ships surgeon, reported
to nr Dotv that he had on board a, steer
age passenger named Hilnan who was
suffering from typhoid pneumonia The
presence of this disease caused. the un-
usually long examina ton. The patient was
too weak TO be removed from the ship :
hospital, and was permitted TO remain on
board. Just as the liner was warping into
her pier he died
Among the cabin passengers was Travers
Humphreys one of the crowns 8 counsel
who was in charge of the prosecution OF
DR.. Crippen He said he came here on his
way to Kingston, jamaica where he will
be retained to defend young man charged
with murder. Mr.. Humphreys will sail Tor
Kingston to-day
Mrs. Goldng Bright. the novelist. came
over to attend the rehearsals of her play
The Backsliders, in which Margaret
Anelin will appear, under the management
of Liebler & Co. .- ---
Among the other passengers were Ru-
doIph Forget. the Canadian capitalist; MISS
Vesta Victoria, the singer BenJarnln .,
Guinness Nye Chart. the actor; Albert
Ha1stead. American Consul General at
rairroingham. and Major H Maitland ker-
sey.
The Iusitania. brought over 5,165 sacks OF
mail. The American liner St Louis WHICH
arrived Yesterday from Southampton
t-,rgh+ over 1852 sacks. the largest mah
consignment ever brought to this port IN
rr,o uesSal
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
TAFT MAKES MANY GIFTS
His Arduous Task of Christmas
Shopping Finished.

Washington, Dec. 23.-President Taft IN
ished his Christmas shopping to-day Mat
rers of state made the President one Of
the tardy shoppers. Altogether he has de-
voted three afternoons 10 the task. which
was not a small one by an means. Tes-
terday Captain Butt. the Presidents Aid
carried thirty-dve OF Mr. Tafts cards with
him, but they were exhausted before tbs
President was willing TO lrave the holf-
day counters, and the captain had TO make
automobile for more cards to GO with the
remenbrances-
Mr. Taft believes more in the sentiment
Of Christmas giving than in the intrinsic
value OF the gifts As a consequence. he
does not confne himself TO a small coterie
of relatives and friends and his gifts mount
up into the hundreds
The President is fond Of giving bcoks.
and much OF his shopping time has been
spent in rummaging over the shelves OF
the booksellers In every book he gives he
writes a suitable sentiment on the hyleaf-
thus giving the volume a personal value.
The President Is also fond Of giving trim
kets Of jeweIry and always makes his own
selections When he starts on a trip 70
the shops he goes like any other holiday
and probable purchases
Outside of the large circle Of relatives
and friends the President gives presents
to the White House clerks To the three
Secret Service men who are assigned 20
look after his welfare the President always
gives personal remembrance
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
WOMAN BANGLES IN AIR
Patrolman Hauls Her Back to
Safetv-NOw in Bellevue.

Patrolman Frederick McGrath. Of the
West 6Sth street station, prevented the at
tempt of Mrs. William Bronson last night
to jump from the third story window of
her home, No 234 West e5th street
Bronson reported to the police that his
wife had been acting strangely, and said
he feared she had gone insane. McGrath
was sent to investigate. He found Mrs.
Bronson at her home, and was about to
speak to her, when she suddenly ran to the
window and jumped. McGrath was just in
time TO catch her by the wrist, her body
dangling in the air below the window.
Mrs. Bronson kicked and struggled to
make the patrolnan let go his hold He
called to Bronson to help him. But Bron-
son stood in a corner of the room terror
stricken. Meantime Mrs. Bronson had
dragged McGrath half way over the sill.
He realized he would have to make de-
termined effort. hraced himself as best he
could, and began to pull. 1t was slow
work but finally McGratln drew her up far
enough to permit him 10 get his hands
under her arms Then he dragged her into
the room.
An ambulance was summoned. and Dr.
Reed. Of Flower Hospital. responded After
an examination the physician sent Mrs.
Bronson TO Bellevue for observation.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
MAY SAVE MILLION FOR CITY
Corporation Counsel Contends Interest
Isn't PAYABLE on Grade Awards.

If the argument Of the Corporation Coun-
sci before Justice Page yesterday prevails
in the case al issue il will save the city
something like 1000. 900 in interest in the
navrenr of awards for the abolition OF
grades The case was that of the Central
Trust Company, as trustee Of Jason Ros-
ers which asked for writ of nandamus
10 direct Controller Prendergast TO pay
s15 900. the amount Of an award made in
1aa9 and interest from that time
The CORPORATION Counsel argued that the
amendment by the last Legislature to the
highway law providing for the payment
of interest did not apply 10 cities, but only
10 railroad grades in the country He SAID
that in the city the matter was determined
by special statute
The plaintiff said that the interest should
date from the time Of the physical change
of the grade, and the Corporation Counsel
maintained that not in any case should the
interest begin until the report was finally
confirmed
There are now about three hundred slrni-
lar cases pending, and it will depend on
the INTERPRETATION of the new Amendment
10 the highway law whether the city VIII
have to pay out the money demanded
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
CHRISTMAS AT THE THEATRES

ri-+1A folk at the Hippodrome are to
h.,,e christmas tree ali their own be-
t,i,d the scenes to-day. and r. H. Burnside
go director. will be the Santa Claus
r.cb child will get box Of candy, an
,ge an apple q game and a picture
book.
ras i,,venila players in The Blue Bird
,,ranx viii also hav- Christmas fes-
.,.-i,ise hetween the afternoon and evening
.rfornances Father Time (Robert Cum
.az-, will be the Santa Claus and Light
.a.tSz Margaret Wycheriy). Fairy Beryiune
rr,es Louise Closer Hale, Fire, Water
"a ,be other characters In Maeterlinck ;
ea,,x MAY will distribute the gifts from a
..-a,serfuliy lighted and heavily laden
christmas tree.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
CHRISTMAS TWINS CELEBRATE
Samuel and William Muncie, of Baby
lon, l.. J., Are 80 Years Old.

Samuel and William Muncie. the famous
Christmas twins of Babylon. Long Island
will celebrate their ninety-second birthday
at their home there tomorrow. surrounded
by their children. grandchildren and great
grandchildren. Both Samuel and William
are enjoying excellent health, and look so
much alike that even some of their rela-
tives find it difficult to distinguish one from
the other.
Both are members of the First Baptist
Church. of Babylon, and they will begin
their birthday celebration by attending the
special Christmas service there tomorrow
morning They intend to walk TO and from
the church, as has been their custom each
Sunday for many years. although their
home is more than q mile away
The Muncies are believed to be the oldest
twins in the United States. They are famed
throughout New York State for their re-
niarka BILE resemblance to each other, their
age. their mental and physical activity and
their strict prohibition views Both believe
that they owe their long life and excellent
health to the fact that neither has ever
tasted an intoxicant
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
TIME WORTH $40 A MINUTE
Lawyer Forcibly Detained in offlce
Gets Damages of 800.

The Improved Property Holding Company
will have TO pay AT the rate OF slo iiiii-
ute for the confinement OF Salnuei = f'ei
riuan. A lawyer, in one of the offices OF
-. connanvs building, at Fifth avenue
and 9TH street
:. manicure who had an Office in the
.,,,,=i-e was in arrears for rent, and the
owners Of the property would not permit
t.r IN remove her office effects until she
maid She appealed TO Herman, VINO un-
aa-,oolx n superintend the job OF moving
Ea vas leaving the Office of the manicure
airh an article Of furniture IN ms nanos
u-ban = burly attendant OF the bulldlhs
sized him back, locked the door and kept
Sirn there for ten minutes Herman sued
for slOO0 damages and got q Verdlcl lor
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
SANTA FOR MANY CHILDREN.

The builders of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel
wrote to Borough President McAneny yes
terday asking how they could express
their appreciation of the courtesies ex-
tended to them by the borough authorities
during the construction of the building.
President McAneny informed the builders
that the city officials and their subordi-
mates did no more than they were paid
TO do and could accept no presents. He
suggested however. that II the builders
felt they should express their gratitude in
some substantial way they might turn
their attention TO the Childrens Aid So
ciety Accordingly, each of the FIVE homes
under the auspices of the society will get
one hundred baskets containing toys and
other things dear 10 the hearts of boys
and girls.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
MRS. SAGE GIVES S. COINS
81 $50 Distributed Among Lesser Paid
EmuIoyes of the Park.

Mrs Russell Sage sent s1.6oo IN bright so
gold pieces to the Arsenal yesterday, 70 ee
distributed among employees Of the PARK
Department receiving 50 or less a day
Colonel J. c SIocUrn- Mrs Sages brother.
left them with Commissioner Slower
II has been a regular gift from, Mrs Sage
TO the employees in recent years. and IL
cIudes the uenagerie men as well as tho
regular park attendants
The distribution OF the money ia. made
in the afternoon by John Corbctt- OF Su-
perintendent Beatty's Office
While many will buy turkeys and the
-'fxin's,'' others said II Would go Tot me
conventional Christmas presents
What do you mean BY CONVENTIONAL
nresents2-' asked a nlenaSerfe cop OF
kaener who said he would uSe u in rhac
way
'.Oh, stockings and handkerchiefs for the
Youngsters was the reply
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
To ORGANIZE LYcEUM CLUB HERE.

Mrs. Adelaide Johnson, the sculptor VINO
srudio in Rome. came here yesterday
IN rha american liner St. Louis from south
ar,n,on to organize in this city a pranch Oh
the I,vceurn Club of Paris Mrs Johnson
ea;d that the club had branches IN berLn'
Pome and Florence and that the mem moers
1ysre women employed in the arts and pre-
fessions. Although she is an enthusiasts 81 c
e0.sraget+e Mrs Johnson said that the
$50 NJ votes for women would not De
embodied in the rules and bylaws or the
T,vcsuul Club in this city.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
Will SON INAUGURAL BALL OFF.

trenton. N J. Dec. s-There will be no
Inaugural ball on the occasion OF the n
duc1ion into Office OF Gcvernor-elect VII
son. After a conference between Adjufanl
General Sadler and Colonel DUNCAN. who
Rad been authorized by Governor Fort to
proceed with the arrangements for the bail
the fact that the ball was off was made
known Il was 10 have been given under
the auspices OF the officers Of the I'd Reg1-
-eu-. but so many difficulties presented
Themselves that the phoject was given up
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
MONDAY LEGALLY CHRISTMAS
Rhode Island Supreme Court Decides
Saloons Must Close Then.

Providence. Dec. 23.-Monday, December
06. is legally Christmas Day in Rhode ISL
and. according to a decision handed down
to-day by the full bench of the Supreme
Court The court was asked to decide the
question by Governor Potflier. on the pro-
test of the Woonsocket saloonkeepers that.
according to law. they could not be ordered
TO close on Monday. The statute provides
that all saloons shall close on Christmas
Day, and the dealers declared that Monday
was not Christmas Day.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
STOLE SHOES TO BUY FOOD
Prisoners Story Is Confirmed and Sen
tance Susueuded.

Among several prisoners on Whonn sen
tence was suspended yesterday DIV
Grain in General Sessions was Michaei
- +,.e,,v-f9,,e years old, of No 2ls Ross
-, Broollyn. Beck pleaded guilty TO
.asr of shoes from a dellNeTS
steaIi1s and pi said he did so 10 buy food FOR
t,s wife and two children. -. bsr bus-
slt - o,,t of work when he conlnail..sui -. i
ealq t tbeff and that they were destt1&te ne caae ne
L-Ioo,asrion III officer who investigator 'he '
her story.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
oouar CUTS WHEELER ALIMoNY

.1ir,onv of $4,000 year awarded oy the
e.,-,r.,,,a Court to Mrs. Claudia 7. Wheeler
- is suing her husband, Albert 6
T.-l.,.r ir for a separation, was reduced
-.o-+ardav 70 s6.Ga Mrs. Wheeler said her
I.,,-,.nd who is a member Of the Stock
Exobanpe and q. member of the firm OF j.
% Russeu & Co, had an income of $l2s'W
aar Wheeler. who belongs 10 the Union
league. Calumet, New York AIhieuG "a anu Il.
dtFsT clubs, said that ne had only ora"-
ing account of $1,000 year
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
DOWN TOWN cLus NEEDS ROOM

The Down Town Association obtained
permission yesterday from Justice Amend
TO take a new mortgage of s235,Oo0 on its
clubhouse at Nos. 60 and 62 Pine street.
The present mortgage on the property
amounts to sl500No, making the increase
$4,000. The money is 10 be used in building
an addition The association owes on
notes o.GO. and for supplies and labor
$1,000
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
More Christmas Bonuses.
Mp DUNN DISTRIBUTES GOLD.

Albany Dec. Estate Treasurer Dunn
to-day in the role of Santa Claus, dis
tributed 500 in gold to the employees of his
office and 10 the elevator men in the Capi-
tol Each attache OF the State Treasurers
office received $50 and each elevator man
s. GOLD piece
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
as PARENTS BUY GIFTS

Ayant, okla. Dec 2S-No - Wa
Stockings win be hung up Id rams -lo
coy's home this year "a M Pszymond. aged
Eye ,xowee burned @ death tsday by whsn rs
tbe he MCCOY home was o5 deStF1yin b9Ting e Christ
I-hfIe the parents were ou'
,~,ae presents.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
Smallest Business Day of Year.

Owing TO the amount of skylarking tha:
went on before the market closed trading
was almost a a Standsrill on the exchange
Yesterday. the total transactions being only
10e. .260 shares, which was the smallest ful
dav's business of the year. Only eighty
five issues were dealt in during the session
about half the usual number
The other Wall Street exchanges did not
-,oLe any particular effort at celebrating
yesterday. On the Consolidated Stock Ex-
cbanee and the Cotton Exchange the mem
,ars confined their fun TO horse play and
confetti throwing The employees OF these
-zo institutions were well taken care OF
however The Christmas fund on the Con
solidated Exchange amounted to about
&c 0nO while the cotton brokers, who have
had a prosperous year, raised more thar
= oOo which was the largest Christina:
fund in the history of the INSTITUTION Botr
these funds we're distributed among the
ernployes after the close OF business
The produce Exchange will hold its cele-
hration on New Years eve, when II will
an+artain the poor children of the district
,,-i+b a. circus performance on the floor and
distrihute baskets filed with toys and
o.ra1, among them, according to its Gus
ron, of the last few years
More Christmas Bonuses.
In addition to the Christmas bonus dis
+r,hn-ions already reported in The Tribune,
.ha BANKERS Trust Company announced
yesterday that each of its employees got a
honus of 10 per cent of the amount of the
,-ear,s salary and the Chase National
rank. the Bank of Commerce, the Guar
antv Trust Company and the Peoples
Rank made their usual Christmas distri-
butions 10 their employees
The employees of most of the big banks
and trust companies and of some of the
large industrial companies have received
honuses quite up TO the average OF former
,.aars hut the employees of the various
brokerage houses have had TO be content
with very little this Christmas, owing to
the long continued dulness IN the stock
market
New-York tribune., 1910-12-24

the explosion. but suffered much dam
age to our equipment. said one Of the
teachers yesterday afternoon
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-13
HOUSES AND LOTS BOUGHT
FOR HOMES AND INVESTMENT
Ten Thousand Dollars Paid for Resi-.
dence in Kensington Place.
Many Bungalows

The Edwards & Wildey company re-
port the following sales for the past
week:
For Mrs. S. Braden to Fl. u. McMas-
ter lot 10 in block G. of the West Park
tract being 50x122 feet on the west
side of Fortieth street. bewteen Bud
long and Walton, consideration $1250;
purchased for an investment.
For j. d. White to S. Peterson, lot
"a in block IL of the West Adams Ter
race, being 50X140 feet on the southwest
corner of Twenty-third street and
Eighth avenue, $4,000. Purchaser will
improve with modern residence.
For r. ID. Harris to Florence Z.
tract. being 50X1S5 feet on the north
east corner of Twenty-fifth and Ellen
dale, improved with modern six-rocm
bungalow, consideration $500. Prop
erty was purchased for a home.
For G. Schnitaker to H. M. Horn, lots
IS and 10 in block of Boulevard
Heights, being two lots each 5Ox135
feet on the west side of Bronson boule-
ward, between Wiltshire and Eighth
streets, consideration $4,000. Purchased
for investment.
For r. P. Gage to j. O. Dodge, lot
203 of the Westboro tract, being 50x150
feet on the west side of Maplewood av-
enue, near Western, consideration S1025
Purchaser will improve with modern
residence.
For California Bungalow company to
d. Cave, lot 115 of Kensington place,
being 60X150 feet, improved with mod
ern two-story ten-room residence,
known as 511 Cahuenga boulevard, con-
sideration stated $4,000. Property was
purchased for a home.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-13
MONTANA CAPITALIST
BUYS M0NETA ACRES

Il. L. O'Brien & Co. report the fol
lowing exchanges and sales during the
past week:
f. A. McCord to A. o. Clark, north
west corner Twenty-flfth street and
Tenth avenue, lot 40X140 feet to alley,
$4,000. Will improve with residence in
the near future
William r. Kloxin to George A.
Crandall, lot 50x150 feet, Fifth street,
near Montana, Santa Monica, $500.
George A. Crandall to William r.
Kloxin. 1888 East Thirty sixth street,
lot 40X126 feet, improved with six-room
modern cottage, $780,
Mary L. Travis to Golland Clark, 2339
West Twenty-seventh street, lot Ask
$50 feet, five-room modern cottage,
$4,000.
Golland Clark to Mary L. Travis, lot
on Hollywood street, between Melrose
and Newman, East Hollywood, 5Ox150
feet, $1,000
Il. d. Woolem to r. l.. O'Brien and
f. II. Ballinger, lot 45x140 feet, Fifty
seventh street, between Main and
Moneta, $1,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-13
SALES IN GRANADA PARK

The M, e. Miller company report the
following sales of lots in Granada
park, the new residence subdivision:
To Fl. A. Roll. for $S75; Il. e. Hoffman,
two lots, for $500; A. Calhan, $575; M.
u. Blackburn, $1,000; J. Mayer. $725; II.
Rene, $500; e. M. Evans. $500; c. r..
Holgate, two lots for $500; e. M,
Sponsler, for $3.50. Mr. Myer has COM
menced the construction of a $500
bungalow and local architects arc
busy with plans now for several more
modern homes that will be in course
of construction within a few days. All
the purchasers are permanent home
builders, no lots being sold to specu-
lators. All the streets in the subdi-
vision are being graded and permanent
improvements are being rapidly in
stalled
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-13
MIDWAY FIVE ORDERS
A COMPLETE STANDARD
DRILLING EQUIPMENT

\ President Henningsen of tho :
= Midway Five Oil company on =
+ Saturday placed an order with the .
< oil Well Supply company of Los Z
!. Angeles for a complete standard =
\ drilling equipment and two car :.
1. loads of casing. This order is to =
i be delivered at once to the COM =
= pany's property in section 5-32-23 :
4 Midway. =
= AS the lumber has already been =
i delivered on the property for the :
!. rig the company expects to begin =
). drilling by April 1. =
!. The Midway Five people have, =
!. it is said, been very successful In =
!. financing the company, and 1t is =
!. proposed to complete the drilling =
!. of well No. / as speedily as posi- =
!. BILE. =
!. Negotiations are now under way =
!. for adding additional territory to =
:. the company's holdings. This =
!. will increase the value of the =
!. property. y
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-13
MIDWAY ACREAGE
CHANGES OWNERS
ONE OPTION CALLS FOR OUT
LAY OF 100000
Consolidated Midway Buys Lot in Sec
ton 9ix-San Francisco Man
Secures Lease on
Forty Acres

TAFT. March 12-McMurtry and
Heoppner have given ten-day option
on 200 acres on the north half of sec
ton 1921 90 just north Of the Califor-
MIA Midway and east OF the Mays, at
$4,000 an acre The option expires
March II and within twenty hours
after IL was given a similar offer FOR
the land was made and a substantial
cash payment rendered. The tract has
been proved by the California Midway
and Mays gushers and is considered a
bargain at the price.
McMurtry g. Hoeppner own a large
acreage in that region and plan to
do extensive development work on their
own account.
The Standard is down 100 feet with
a well in the southwest corner oil ~,
31-23 The pressure at the big gas well
near the center of this section has de-
creased from $50 pounds in February
to $50 pounds, a situation which is
viewed with satisfaction by owners OF
land in that section, as il tends to
eliminate the greatest difficulty in
drilling.
The American Oilfelds has bought
100 acres in section %. 31-22 from the
Majestic Oil company for $1,000 an acre.
The land is on the south end of the
of the southwest quarter the company
retaining forty acres on the southwest
quarter.
There are two wells on the land pur-
chased, for which ali allowance was
made of $22, 900, making the entire pur-
chase price $144, 900, of which $4,000 is
the cash payment. the balance to be
paid in three, six and nine months.
Buys in Section Six
The Consolidated Midway company
has bought lot / in section s, S1-22.
The company Is building rigs and pre-
pairing to drill on forty acres, the
southwest of the northeast quarter of
IS, 1928? the northwest quarter of sec
tion G. 11-23 forty acres; all of frac-
tional 30. 1928 and the southeast quar-
ter of 80, 1928. j. NJ. Danzinger is
manager for the company.
w. Q. Barnard of San Francisco has
secured a lease on the east half of
the southeast quarter of the southeast
quarter of section %, 1928 and is Or
ganizlng a company To drill the same.
Los Angeles operators have pur-
chased the east half of the southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of
section %, 1928 from Emmett Graham
for 100000. a rate of $1,000 an acre. The
territory is capable of wells good any
where between $50 and 400 barrels.
Bowles g. McNear are putting lum-
her on the eighty they bought some
time ago in 26-31-22. They are going
to drill the land as soon as they can
install a plant.