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The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-11

A~. -NO"iy iuihiShCu VI room house, natural gas, electric lights and bath; everything complete and ready for occupancy; s65 cash and $10 per month; must be seen to be appreciated. Address J. J. S., ,Sentinel-Record. 1O-1o2w. FOR SALE--A fine eut-under run about and phaeton, both in good con- dition. also Single harness. Teie- phone 270 for particulars if interest ed. 1O-6-tf FOR SAI.E-Nlce corner cottage home, one block East of Park ave hue car line; rooms and bath; lights, water, laundry, screens, ee- ment walk. Price $500. Terms made W. T. Hawkins, agent, 629 1-2 Gen. trai avenue. g 27 If FOR SAI4E--Nice suburban home, rooms, basement, bathroom with toilet. Barns, chicken houses, etc. About acres of good pasture, three blocks from car line. Address G. F.. this office. 10-5-1m FOR SAIIE-Will offer for the next 30 days, department house, including lot, for 5000 less than improvements on same cost. Pays more than 10 per cent above expenses. Address Good" this office.
 White Sulphur Springs hotel and grounds for sale. 120 acres, part un- der cultivation. Easy terms" or exchange for city property. Address White Sulphur Springs notel.
 s-2 If.
 FOR SALE. Comfortable bome, grounds fitted up for chicken rancn. Cheap if taken at once. Part cash, balance terms. Inquire o. T. Res l.aurant. 9-3 tr. FOR SAIIE-My house on hender- son avenue, electric lignts, water ana bath. A. c. Sullenberger. S'4 IT..
 WE HAUL YOUR BAGGAGE AND CHECK SAME TO TOUR DEsTiNA- TON WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE CALL AT OUR oFFIUE OR PHONE 2e2. COOPER suos- VERY ( TRANsFEE
 FOR SALE or rent--1 flve-room cot ltage, completely furnished, bath, elec- tric lights; 1 six room cottage, com pletely furnished for light housekeep ing. 22O feet frontage. No reasonable offer refused. Must sell or lease TOT number of years Apply at 3s2 Mt. Iaaa street 9-S If.
 FOR SALE--A good paying grocer, business in good location. Call al I311 Wilmington ave. Phone 10s6
 9-24-1n
 FOR SALE-Cheap. furniture O live rooms complete. including piano land gas range, 2S Exchange or phon' I17O9. Cottage for rent and is full o lroomars SIP In - -
 FOR sALE-sccA FOUNTAIN
 AT MAJESTIC PHARMACY.
 aEAsLEY DRUG co. ....4-2o-tf | FOR SAIlEl-Gentle maze Il foal with good jack. due March harness and delivery buggy, sl25.O if taken at once. Fine mule colt, l 1 Fvno f~srea any hlpfaicn Q
The Washington times., 1911-12-25
CLARA BARTON HAS
EYENTFUL DAY IN
GLEN ECHO ABODE
kilograms and Friends Pour
in Upon Founder of Amer
4 lean Red Cross

Clara Barton, founder OF the Ameri-
can Association OF the Red Cross, cele-
brated her ninetieth birthday anniver-
sary today at her home In Glen Echo.
Md. Many friends and relatives Co., ed
on her. and her Christmas and birthday
mail, comprising letters and postal
cards from all parts Of the world, made
the Glen Echo postmaster earn his sal
airy.
Miss Barton is in good health, her
advanced age considered. She rose
early Christmas morning, busted herself
with the enormous Christmas mail. and
the numerous kilograms that greeted
her. and then devoted herself to the
friends who called.
Much Of Miss Barton's time has been
consumed for days by requests from
newspapers for a word Of greeting to
the people who have known her through
her work. To many Of these requests
she has responded with graceful letters
Of good will, and has said that she
wished she had the time and strength
to spread her fund of Christmas greet
ings everywhere.
Miss Barton was born in Oxford.
Mass, in 1921. She was first q school
teacher, and founded a free school at
Bordentown. N. ]. She was then en-
ployed In the Patent Office in Wash.
ington until the outbreak Of the civil
war. Her offer to distribute stores aud
money among the wounded soldiers al
the front brought generous responses
and she was busy with this work. She
went to Europe in 1869. and on the out
| break of the Franco-Prussian war re-
sumed her work of relieving the dis
tress and suffering of the soldiers.
Miss Barton saw the suffering Of the
Commune in PARIS. and became famous
, through her work there. The American
Red Cross was founded In 1861. and she
was made it's president, retaining this
position until it's reorganization, wher
she turned its management over tc
younger hands.
The Washington times., 1911-12-25
FOR LITTLE FOLK JUST BEFORE BEDTIME
The Sandman's Stories
THE COLLINS CHRISTMAS.

does not reach them, and then you
know they really live under the rocks
IN the ground and can keep the earth
around sa%n their home from freezing. BY
snemselves, and they only use this
santa now went to the back Of the
into this he Has poured noie M w sne sEns
small pond. In this he placed toy
hsh and by the side of the pond he
paced magnet fishing poles.
make a small park. and under the
trains Of cars and the horses on
wneeis. stood around waiting for
When all was finished Santa sur
veyed his work with a smile of satis-
tS Scuon. ,, There. he said. II am sure
thn sSys VIII be satisfied with what !
forgive me for neglecting them In
the past, and now I must hurry to my
=, mortal r children. for it will never do
The COLLINS awoke Just as the day
was breaking. and they Jumped out Of
their little beds and ran to the room
tbs o,h santa ts, had left the tree and
tumbied about when they saw the
tree, and pulled the popcorn from IL
and began to eat 1t as fast as they
The fruit and candy brought forth
SHOUTS of glee. but when they saw the
doll they stopped their antics and
STOOD staring at her. They moved
diS Ss and 1sat talked Se in whispers why
I'VE will never be comfortable again, :"
said another, with such a beautiful
lad lady present we must always be on
Just then tap was heard at the
door and when it was opened fairy
entered. Merry Christmas" she said
santa Claus sent me to explain why
ne teft nj the ,n doll He was afraid you
little boys who have sisters are more
polite than those who do not, and Of
course COLLINS never have ladies
around, so Santa thought. it would be a
live in your home. thinking 1t would
teach you to be more gentle and not
50 noisy. He also told me to ask you
Il YOU had read the note which the doll
Note" said the COLLINS. running to-
over each other in their haste.
Wait. wait" said the, fairy, that is
The Gobins stood still a minute. and
then one Of them went to the doll and
bowed low; then he took the note from
her hand. and while they were reading
The COLLINS started off with a rush
when they read the note; then sud-
denly they remembered, and filed out
OF the door In a quiet and orderly
manner.
The park with all its attractions de-
lighted them, and in q short time some
were fishing, others riding horseback,
while others were sitting in the chairs
under the trees and watching the fun
some Of them were having riding in
the cars.
She cannot walk said one Of the
COLLINS. referring to the doll 80 when
can come out here. Old Santa was
pretty good to remember that we could
not keep quiet all the time"
op kIuIslIso sM IoI 'ssnou eul W 6psl
InJprBsq uous eABu o. eoIu az IIIM
" HuTul I puB,. :IsulouB Plus sex,
need to polish UP our manners"
The Washington times., 1911-12-25
WILLS ESTATE TO
SOCIETY WOMAN FOR
BEFR!END|NG HIN
Wealthy Nebraskan Makes
Request While in Wheel
. Chair in Atlantic City.

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 25.-Trial In
the famous Boardwalk will" executed
by George H. Eccleson, wealthy but &C.
centric Nebraskan. in which he made
Mrs. Claire Plummer, prominent society
matron of Chelsea, the Administrative
and one OF the principal beneficiaries. is
slated for January IN the courts of Wa
hoo. Nebr. ,...r,. D.,
Eccleson. suffering from locomotor
ataxia and having the appearance Of a
vagrant. was taken in charge py the At
lantic City police last spring, and was
finally placed in a home at Longport, of
which Mrs. Plummer was president. He
Was apparently without funds. but Mrs.
Hummer became interested in his case
and took him to live at her home. where
special nurse was supplied him.
One day when out in a wheel chair
TIE Nebraskan drew UP his will in lead
pencil and stopped another roller chair,
ID which were two women unknown 70
HIM. They witnessed his signature. In
this testament he left Mrs. Plummer one
third of his estate, the balance going to
two children, with the provision that
SHOULD his children contest the will,
their share was to revert to Mrs. Plum
mer. A month later Eccleson died. A
second son, not mentioned in the will,
has instituted proceedings to have the
will annulled. The contention Is that he
was mentally incapable Of executing a
will.
Some time ago lawyers took testimony
here, using nurses from the home and
patients who were unable to leave their
beds. The estate is valued at quarter
q q million.
The Washington times., 1911-12-25
ANTHROP0LOG|STS
/. TO DISCUSS INDIANS
AT SESSIONS HERE:
Many Noted Speakers on
Program of Five Days
Meeting.

What We know and what we do not
know, but would like tc be informed
about. with respect to the American
Indian, will be the center of a series
of interesting papers and discussions
this week by the anthropological ard
folklore societies affiliated with the
American Association for the Advance
nent CT Science. which begins its an
nual meeting in Washington tomorrow.
The American Indian will be discussed
morning and afternoon for five days by
members Of the American Anthropolog-
ical Association, the Washington An
Folklore Society. The meetings Of these
societies will be held IN room 4s at
the new National Museum.
The program includes papers on the
origin Of the Indian. his language
myths. music. and general culture: The
DR.. -Ales Hrdlicka. w. II. Dali. J. W.
Gidley, A. Clark. w. H. Holmes, W.
Hough. Alice Fletcher. A. F. Chamber
lain, r. e; Dixon. n. I. Smith. and s.
day and closing Saturday, will begin In
afternoon at $50. ~ . e'''A anu IN inc
DR.. L. o. Howard. permanent seere-
tary OF the association, will open n
temporary office on the rnezzanine fioor
Of the New Willard Tuesday morning,
where rev membership cards will be
issued and where visiting scientists
may be directed to the meeting places
Of the numerous societies affiliated with
The active reception committee corr
prises the $50 members OF the associa-
ton who live In Washington. Since the
FIRST ian annon u,,s ;msot that the annual
this year there has been a rapid Ia.
crease In the memb SrShip.
The Washington times., 1911-12-25
Christmas Spirit
At City's Y. M. c. A.

The fact that many OF them were
away from their homes and families did
not dampen the ardor Of Y. M. C. A.
members this morning. All who par
ticipated in the Christmas celebration
are unanimous In the opinion that 1t
collapsed all former years at that in
stitution. There was a Christmas tree
and songs. laughter. and general good
nature and fellowship.
Following the custom established
three years ago, the Bachelors Club
committee arranged for gifts addressed
to members who live at the associa-
ton and others who wished to share in
the Christmas frolic. All presents were
sent to the house secretary, and were
then put away and kept for the cele-
brauon. .....
After the distribution of presents. the
assembled company went to the assem-
bly, hall, where a short service was
held. st. Luke's account of the birth
OF Jesus was read after an instrumental
prelude by Walter Gillian. General
Secretary Cooper gave a brief address
On the meaning OF the day. and after
Master Thurston L. Ferris. of st. Johns
Church had sung. the assembly was
served with breakfast.
The gifts were given out by a COM
mittee composed OF Harvey D. Jacobs,
Paul IL. Bradley. Richard T. Eddy,
William L. Vetter, and Edward Ster-
ling.
The Washington times., 1911-12-25
Potash in Maryland
Brings Many Queries

Reports Of a wonderful IND" Of pot
ash in Maryland. duly exploited In a
Washington newspaper recently. has
caused the Geological Survey to receive
scores Of letters asking Just what is
meant by potash" and pure potash"
w. c. Phalen has prepared q bulletin.
which will be issued by the survey to-
morrow. which tells all about It.
1.-THE metallic element potassium. rep
resented by the symbol K.'' says the
bulletin. sis the basis OF all potash
salts. but the combination of potassium
with oxygen. represented by the SYM
Dol K2o. has been generally adopted as
the standard for measuring the potash
value Of various kinds of potash salts"
There Is appended a table showing the
potash" or "K20' in several CONNER
cial potash salts and minerals. Those
who are thinking of investing In potash
finds arc invited 10 send to the survey
for copy of the bulletin, which ex-
plains 80 clearly that even the wayfar-
ing man may walk right up to this
mineral and recognize 1t.
The survey, by the way. is unchanged
In its opinion that the potash found near
Haliofeld, Nd, is not of the quality
that will compete with the German solu-
BILE salts.
The Washington times., 1911-12-25

Ut WAS the Christmas after the
Goblins had stolen Santa Claus
j sleigh. Santa had been thinking
hard all the year what he should
give the Goblins for Christmas pres
ents. and now the time had come
for him to start on his Journey and
stu there were no presents for the
COLLINS.
II viii never do to pas. them.
me somewhere and this time the
good fairy may not be able to per-
suade them to give up the sleigh.
They do not need clothes, for their
give those ef queer %esr 0I little sn1 folk Tor
Christmas" and Santa stroked his
beard as he thought.
The faint tinkling of bells were
heard before Santa had recovered his
"The very thing" he said placing
his finger aside OF his nose. Then lac
opened the door and going to the I'M
patient reindeer who were prancing
and paving. he patted each one on
you will have to wait few min
utes longer, my beauties" he said az
he threw the pack he carried on his
sss make n np fo sf o:t time Sy y ios
as fast as you like"
Santa went into the house again
ana and opened the door TO a closet, h.
II with toy boats, trains of cars
horses on wheels, little trees, dolls
chairs and many other things.
He then opened another, closet and
took from there large doll dressed
in a. fluffy ruffe dress. this he also
put into the bag.
My, my but am late" he said
suddenly SUI, is i,s as he looked at big clock
| shop. Then he closed the bag and
went out to his sleigh. banging the
door behind him.
In twinkling Of the eye he. was in
deer; of they. flew as though they
| were borne on the wind.
Now the COLLINS had gone to bed
early, Tor they knew that Santa
lie awake waiting for him.
They fully intended, however. to
keep awake and see II Santa brough,
the things they wanted. although to
know lust what they did want for I :
Christmas present. But long before
Santa reached their home they were
fast asleep and they did not even
awaken at the tinkling Of his sleigh
Santa stopped at the home Of the
COLLINS first, for he wanted to make
sure they would not disturb him this
could not get through the door way
or down the chimney, so he very care
fully opened a window and reached
In. He placed a pile of the smallest
apples and oranges In one corner of
the room, a basket Of candy in an
other, and a tree trimmed with strings
Of popped corn and tinsel ropes In
another. In the other corner Of the
room he placed a dolls chair. and on
II he seated large French doll. with
big blue eyes and golden hair.
The doll wore q pink dress, over
whic were many fuzzy ruffies Of lace,
In her hand Santa put a note, which
read. go to the back Of the house.
Merry Christmas Santa"
The home Of the Goblins was far
into the forest, and the trees grow SO
thick about 1t that the cold and wind
The Washington times., 1911-12-25
Woman Mayor Reigns
Supreme in Hunnewell

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. &.-Mrs.
Ella Wilson reigns supreme in Hume
well. All save three members Of the
troublesome city council have resigned
and the woman mayor no longer car
be confronted with the defiance Of the
city council that 'if she does not sign II
will pass the measure over her veto.'
When she vetoes a measure that ends
it, and II a councilman desires to obtain
the passage OF a measure he must bt
certain the mayor approves 1t and will
sign II. This makes the councilmer
more considerate OF Mrs. Wilson. Wher
they meet they are not as defiant al
they were before she appealed to Gov:
ernor Stubs. The governor answered
the appeal by instructing the attorney
general to begin suits to GUST the six
councilmen. That was done, and Al
the costs of the suit might fall on the
councilmen II they were ousted, those
who had property at once resigned.
The Washington times., 1911-12-25
SANTA CLAUS FAILS
TO SEE SNOW WITHIN
BORDERS OF NATION
Weather Is of Near-Spring
. Variety Except in South
s,''',sa . .sns and West.
| snowless Christmas.


That Is the weather mans verdict
this morning. Not a single fake any
where in the United States was pro-
vided for Santa Claus and his mythical
sleigh.
The weather man today receded from
his high-handed threat. to hand out q
gloomy drizzle for Washington on
Christmas Day. Instead he opened the
day with dense fog. that made things
picturesque for the attendants at the
sunrise church services.
When this lifted a near-spring day
was in evidence. and for those who like
a touch OF nipping weather to make
things more realistic. he has promised q
slight cold wave for tonight.
Fooled in his attempt to foist of a
rain on the city he also declines to give
any snow for at least two days. In
that time 1t will be cloudy, getting gra-
ually colder until the tail-end Of a cold
wave now brewing with great enthus-
iasm in the West hits this vicinity. But
the temperature isn't expected to go
much below 20 degrees at any stage.
Other sections did not fare SO we'll.
Down South 1t rained all through the
Carolinas. Georgia, and as far west
as eastern Texas. New England was
provided with about the same brand OF
" Gather as that dealt out to the District.
In the middle West 1t was slightly cold
er.
The far western chill Is the first sign
Of a genuine cold wave cited this year.
II spread over the Dakotas, Montana
and Washington this morning, and is
coming East. BY the time It arrives,
however, its intensity will be greatly
lessened. In all the States mentioned the
temperature Is below the zero mark.
The Thermometer in Washington this
morning hovers about SO and "a degrees
The coolest II Is expected to get DURING
the night IL q or 50 degrees.
The Washington times., 1911-12-25
Launch Party Near
Wreck on Potomac

Returning from a days outing at
Jackson City, eight members Of launch
party had an unpleasant experience
when the launch Ollie struck a pile in
shoal water on the Virginia side Of the
river. While the pile stove a hole in
the hull, the water is less than four
feet deep and there was no danger Of
the boat sinking.
Gus French, of 1921 Eleventh street
southeast, owner of the boat, called to
the Waterman on the Highway bridge,
who telephoned the police Of the Har-
Dor precinct for assistance. The harbor
patrol boat was hurled to the scene, but
in the meantime a boat had been put
out by William Tillet, Waterman on the
Highway bridge, and the members of
the party were taken ashore.
The pile on which the launch ran
belonged to one of the piers of the old
Highway bridge. These piles have been
cut of at low water. mark, and a num-
Der of small boats have been hung up
on them during the last few years.
The Washington times., 1911-12-25
MARR|ES THE MAN
SHE CONVERTED IN
NEW YORK SLUMS
Miss Anna Butler Leaves
Palatial Home in Pittsfeld
for Rescue Work. ..

NEW YORK. Dec ga romance of
the Bowefy, where all the broken men
make the Hadley Rescue Homo their
headquarters, began today with the
honeymoon of Charles H. Kronenberg
and his bride, the former Miss Anna
Butler, who left a palatial home in
Pittsfeld. Mass, to work in the slums.
kronenberg was her first convert. They
were married last night.
Six months ago Miss Butler began
her work In the rescue hall. To reform
kronenberg. a big burly fellow OF
forty-five years. who had run the gamut
o: nfe which men fall into along the
Bowery, Miss Butler made Kronen.
berg's reform her special work. She
got him a Job and made him stick to
1t. His idle hours she made him spend
in her sight.
Love and marriage followed.
The Washington times., 1911-12-25

Dr.. and Mrs. Alexander F. Magruder
To Be Hosts at Annual Christmas Tea
Dr.. and Mrs. Hunt
Will Be Hosts

DIR. and Mrs. Reid Hunt will be hosts
this afternoon at 8 o'clock at an eggnog
party In their apartment In the Toronto.
The apartment will be adorned for the
occasion with Christmas greens ana red
blossoms
-
The Misses Carlo vii, entertain Mt a
card party Thursday evening at their
home in ! street.
Mrs Brice and Miss Alice Brice will
entertain at m informal tea Thursday
afternoon.
Judge Thomas II. Anderson and Mrs.
Anderson have ms their guests until
after the New Year their son-in-law and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Pliny
Liiiiey. OF Waterbury. Conn.,. and their
This evening Judge and Mrs. Ander-
son Will entertain Informally at dinner
IN their honor.
Mrs Neil 8. Brown Is entertaining at
dinner tonight In honor Of Senator and
Mrs. Reid. Miss Marie McMillin Brown
has gone to New York to attend several
house parties for the holidays
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley. who have
gone to New York to spend the holi-
days with Mrs. Bradlcy's mother. Mrs
turn to washington Wednesday.
The Misses Anderson, daughters of
Medical Director Frank Anderson, u.
8. N, have cards out for a tea for
young people, Thursday, January 4,
from s to z o'clock. to meet their
cousin, Mrs. Sidney Morgan Henry, Of
New York, who will be their house
guest at the time.
Mrs. Francis B. Loring and Miss
Lydia Loring, will sail January 8 to
spend the winter in Bermuda. Miss
Jean Loring who will make q short
visit to Baltimore to attend the next
Monday german, will remain in WASH
ington with DR.. Loring for the winter.
Miss Elizabeth Hilles,. daughter of the
Secretary to the President, and Mrs.
Hilles. and Miss Barnes Richardson, of
Alabama. will stand sponsors January
"a to two new revenue cutters. Miss
Eilles will christen the Unalga and
Miss Richardson the Miami.
Capt. William Strother Smith, u 8.
NJ, and Mrs. Smith and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Effinger will give dance
ct the Highlands tonight for their
debutante daughters, Miss Margaret
Smith and Miss Frances Effinger.
The Washington times., 1911-12-25
Ask Guests to Meet Cap
tain aud Mira. l.. Mason
Culick

DR., and Mrs. Alexander r. Magruder
y. 9. N, win entertain at their annual
Christmas tea this afternoon. from 4 tc
o'clock, at their residence on Jefferson
place. asking their guests to meet Mrs
Magruder's son and daughter-in-law
Capt. and Mrs. L. Mason Quick, u. s.
M. G. Mrs. Quick formerly was Miss
Isabel Clark, her marriage to Captain
Quick taking place last August a,
Philadelphia.
Christmas greens and blossoms vii
form the house decorations. and the
table will be adorned with center.
piece Of poinsetta.
Miss Isabel Magruder will receive
with Mrs. Magruder and Mrs. Gulick
and others assisting will be Miss
Presidins in the dining room will be
Mrs. william Biddle. wife Of Major
General Biddle. commandant of the
R hailns c Sns Mrs uo Grsbbs mrs John
A large reception was held at tbs
Country Club yesterday afternoon from
4 to Z o'clock. Southern smilax and
clusters Of poinsettia blossoms adorn.
ed the club for the occasion, and ar
orchestra played throughout the after.
noon.
Mrs. Hale received the guests, and
Mrs. Alex Legare and Miss Maude
Wetmore presided at the tea table.
=
Mr.. and Mrs Francis B. Poe Will
entertain few friends informally al
an eggnog party this afternoon after
q
DR.. Rosser and T. H. Coleman, OF
New York, are the guests for the holi.
days of Mr.. and Mrs. william r
Dennis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Patterson have
arrived from their home in Baltimore
to spend the Christmas holidays with
the latters parents, Capt. Walter Mo.
Lean, U. 8. NJ, and Mrs. Mclean.
=
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart
Guests In Washington.
Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. Thomas
c. Hart, U. 8. NJ, have arrived in
Washington to spend Christmas with
the latter's parents, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Willard H. Brownson, u. g. N.