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New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
This Is Not Designed to Cause Depression in Season o.
General Festivty but Merely Draw Attention to Some
Christmas Scourges and Others Who Are Scourged

ne must work hard to turn his dishonest
dollar for their christmas uolls and red
striped slcds? or. being unmarried, hasn't
he a gum-rumnant girl down ON the ro-
mantle 60 Bowcry for whom ne must
cop" out one of those toilet scts-a set
of massive pieces marked plainly with the
sterling stamp but filled inside with pine
that begins to rattle off January /? or,
seeing that the winter is upon him. he
may. If nc he a selfish pickpockct, wish
TO cram a fm-lincd oyercOat i'm his own
sock on the night when the reindeer swing
around the circle. Any or all OF these lit
tie tokens of affection take real money.
Therefore, beware!
Deputy Commissioner Dougherty, head of
the citys sleuth department, has few
words OF long headed advice as Christ
mas git for the women shoppers on the
subject.
"Thc safest place for q woman to carry
money these days is hcr-er-siockins.'
said the Commissioner. and nc bushcd for
he is a modest man And not too low
down. either. as there arc some dips in
New York smooth enough 10 slit stock
inc and got the roll without being mo-
ticod n YOU are prejUliccd against the
stocking as a depository. then use small
purse and carry IL claspcd tightly IN the
hand. It's the safest way 30 guard
purse Whcn YOU are in q biz Christmas
crowd BY no means leave the money IN
ono Of these large bags that danslc care
Icssly from the wrist 1t is the easiest mat
ter possible for those 90 be opened and
cleaned while the wcarcr is being jostlod
i'm a packed elevator or is mentally sub
merged i'm the examination of goods at
scething bargain counter
The only safe plan, as far as the dips
are concerned. would be TO take along just
carrarc and charge the ensuing purchases
to father Father probably would complain
that this would he almost as disastrous TO
his melting bank roll as TO have some
artistic pocket picker make successful
touch It's So easy just TO say charge H.
That other scource Of the holiday shop
ping time the shopliftcr is busy now doinG /
her Christmas shoplifuns carly. All the !
biz stores have added to their regular
forces of rubber-hceled detectives. and
most of them have uniformed officers now
who help control the shopping traffic ana
keep an incidental lookout for those women
who have the had habit OF taking vaiuabies
without troubling TO speak TO the busy
saleswoman about it. The sardincd condi-
ton of the stores before Christmas is an
ideal condition that they pray for and get
only once year.
The professional shoplifter, the woman
who has her picture postcard I'm two poses
and the prints Of her fingers i'm the posses
sion of the Police Department, would eX-
cite little comment if she were pointed ont
% you and YOU didn't know the business
she was I'm. They usually dress with just
enough refinement 10 pass as WeH-tO-do
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17

anotber part Of the room amuses himSeH
bv wrccking and putting out Of conIns-
eion = small railroad system that cost $J'.
Some of the stores do not allow the
swarm of visiting youth To run thus wild
with their expensive toy merchandise i'
stcod ttcv have skilled demonstrators
whose duty it is to put the toys throus'
thoir stunts for lockers and custoIheI''
often these sample performances take place
irsjde the counter out Of reach OF the oe-
structive general public. Most houses pur-
sue the open door plan and let thc/Mds 30
as far as they like-and it usually ends by
thousands of their toys being broken every
wear. II is one way the store has Of max
ing an Offering 70 the plump god of the
ncndent stocking.
New toys this year? Yes-and more in
tricate ones For instance, there Is the
complete wireless telegraph OUTFIT that the
electrically inclined boy can install on the
roof Of his house for sounding the . =
sbould We have another food. one store
shows I'm its toy department complete,
lifesize Curtiss biplanc II isn't there Tor
mere show-it Is for sale. Only S'.'V1 ana
il is yours for broken neck. VI might be
added on the side that fcw Of New YORK IS
fond parents have invested iu aoroplanc7
that their children could go air ridiug DO.
though there has been a rushing traffic IN
the four-foot models that carry daunJlcss
dummy passengers.
It would not he fair to fail to mention the
stom-vindins whale. This rare mammal has
IN bc seen 10 be truly appreciated He runs
n t-1f h.
so wound up ne pIopels his steel person
through the water by wisglinS his tail and
AZ frequent intervals he 'spoutS throws
up into the air a little jet Of watcr-as do
his larger flesh and blood brothers on the
Ihich seas. He scorns 20 fake nature
Irice 81
WiIc awake manufacturers nave grabbed
timeliness by the tail and put on the mat
kct boxed sets Of leaden Italian and Turk
ish soldiers, with tiny hcldpicccs to lisht
them with.
After looking ones way through ihe toy
department Of biz store there is one
fact that can't get away from his eyes.
the age of complex life has brought on a
'Tlmilar complcxity in the toys. .}f our COM
nlcx children The time whe.fa boy would
he riotcusiy contentcd with a.lumpinS jack
carved by somf>c.d German on a model a
thousand years ~ Is eoae forever ln-
stead the modern goy must have an elec-
trie suburban trolley system. complete Win
stations and block system. with few
movable tunnels thrown in To add a spice
Of variety 10 the route.
Another statement that any hoorWaiker
will corroborate is that the latent boy in
every man seems To drag him To tine toy
department to look over the years offerings
at about this stage of the game. otaid
looking middle-aged men get solemnl\
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
LIGHTING THE PANAMA CANAL.

Work ou u,c progel .or rchuns tho
canal and PLACING r.,.e ,nd dsv mara
was hcsun I'M Apui lol, and BE- ia advsnr-
Ing i'm accordance With tho schedule made
m Junc. SURVEYS and clearing tho land ot
obsuuctae frees and loliagc are almost
completed. aud tre construction of Ianse
light towers is under way
The scheme of illumination coa'cmplatcs
The use off rlnec lights to establish direc-
ton on uc longcr t3ncents. and Of side
tights smccd about ono mile apart 20 mark
each side %. thc channel The range lights
an, omitted m Jmcbu CUT where their
use ls hardly practicable and on four of
tho shorter tauscnts on thc remainder ot
the canal The project includes light and
foe slcnll ON the west hrlakwater IN Limon
gay. IA llsht ON The east brealwater should
IL be built ana gas and nun buoys lighting
and marking the channel TO the Mount
Hope Dry Dock Acctylone sas viii bs
used for the lighted buoys in all tho Sec
uon5 of the canal aud for the beacons la
the Gatun Lake section. For the bcacons
i'm the Atlantic, Pacific, Mrahorcs and
Culebra cut sections electricity or acety-
lene gas ls TO be used Daily Consular Re-
ports. =
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17

also included i'm the mulufarious paper
work
Officers point to the fact that they arc
business men aud not all of them have
tho time To- devote to the state military
and they declare that this fact is BEING
ignored by the powers that he TO the eH-
tent that is driving officers out of the
guard and also making II difflculit to re-
crult They also assert that what with
the study of the new infantry drill reGu-
lations officers schools lectures and other
routine work. they have all they can at
tend 10 without having theoretical prob
lens thrust upon them at this time Of the
year
A we'll known officer. who echoed the
opinions Of numerous others, said:
There have been some asininc orders
i'm the past. but the theoretical mobiliza-
ton order has them all discounted. Why
couId not tho military authorities have
waited until the end Of the drill season
before issuing the order I'm question?
Hero we are now overloaded with routine
dutics and n our wits end how to carry
them ont i'm . satisfactory manner, when
this unreasonable and unnecessary mobiil-
cation order is forced upon ms.
eft has often bceu said I'm the past that
army officers who have suggested vari-
Gus schemes of instruction for The ma
tiopaI guard lost sight OF the fact that
guardsmcn have to work for a living and
are not IN the service all the time. 1t is
nov the state military authorities who
are losing sight or this fact Ii IS al
.,orv we'll for a paid officer. who Is max
inc his living out Of the service. TO sit
do,rn and write orders oNact!ng tho OK
nenditure Of a large amount of time upon
tboso who have to obey them; hut ne
should remember that the great mass OF
citizen soldiers are not devoting all their
time IA ;he service. as he Is The pace
for the euardsmen has been getting hot
,or and hotter each year, and many OF
Tho hest officers have been driven out OF
,hn ,,,srd from this overwork.
enlisted men are also called upon 10
sooo many more responsibilities now and
,,o,,, ouit the guard as soon as they cam
rhile new men are harder and harder
90 oct The demands are too great. and
,nI.es a more reasonable consideration ot
.r,. limitations Of the citizen soldier Is
tal,cn the national guard IN time VIII pe-
como an inefficient organization through
- lack of representative officers. VINO IN
a. ,ast by conscientious work WITHIN
tbeir limitations have kept 1t together
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
PLAN DISPLEASES OFFICERS.
Theoretical Mobilization of National
Guard Criticised

with very few exceptions officers
throughout the National Guard of New
York arc houy ciiticising the recent or
dcrs issued from division headquarters at
Albany directing tho theoretical mobiliza-
lion Of the ortire guard between Smith
town and Port Jefferson, Long Island. The
criticisms. of course arc made under
cover. as to make thcm openly would
moan the court martial OF tho officers 50
offending against military regulations
Officers in different organizations, how
ever. unomcially, are venting their senu-
mcnts In no uncertain manner respecting
the mobilization orders. which they de-
clare arc both asinine and unreasonable.
This theoretical mobilization has kept
officers both high and low busy from the
night Of Decembcr { 10 last Thursday,
and on the latter day the most volumi-
nous reports concerning the problem
covering all its details had 10 be- in Al
bany The details included everything
that would he done 10 an actual mobilza-
ton.
Reports and estimates had TO be based
on an attendance OF so per cent OF the
actual strength Of an organization. Com
plete inventories In triplicste Of all pub
lie property in the possession Of com
mand and the members thereof after
reaching the place of mobilization had TO
he made out as wen as reports Of public
nroperty left ~ tie home station. or
dcrs of commanding officers and subor-
dinates had 10 be made out and forward
ed Copies Of Hypothetical contracts en-
tered into in the execution of orders were
called for. as well as statements as TO
t.a necessary measures taken To secure
tic needed animals, wagons, rations aud
various supplies with contract and vouch-
ers for the same Reports "a to lines Of
travel aud movement TO rendezvous were
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17

~up1sTNAS comes but once a year.
,Scc tine calcudarJ The fact is
Messing. or something else. accord
- fo who YOU are and how YOU look at
a. As to little Johnuic's opinion there Is
r. doubt. He has sent i'm a list of presents
svp.-trd as long as your arm. which he
drry delivered 90 father and mother with
,to expectations bonn Of other years sue
c.ssss that tho two will intorccde very
s,.-oesfuliv with the generous gentleman
of tho plump anatomy and the white
vniskcrs Whether Little Johnnie believes
.r tnc strict truth OF the Santa Claus folk
tale or NOT doesn't really matter-ae Is
unanimously iu favor Of tho institution, he
F, mere fairy tale or concrete fact
Father. however. whose duty it is TO
sneak to santa Claus about All the things
isn't So violently enthusiastic. And mother
who has to GO do"atovn and heht her way
through armies or other mothers engaged
m the same c-hoHdav scramble. also
Jacks something of h1" j"hnuic.s ardor
rt would suit her taste little better u
Christmas CAME say. every other year, o'
erernsteI with tho Presidential elections.
AS for tho aaughtv sloICris VINO have
'o attend Jbe indefinite wants of mo'ncf
and tbo rest. They probably wouldn't care
o great deal f Tine -Iftg'r'ne and chim-
roy-scrapuE period Voro scattered over
three or four different seasons OF tine year
to lessen ite intensity somewhat Ihcr'
rtch- Do, preliminary Christmas along
just about tho middle Of dull August.
u., the samc. whether you arc Sc;oose
off an anti scrooc,. Christmas is headed
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17

rerefop s.. being urged for officers of
tre national guard holding paid olh''S'
after retirement There are several officers
who have spent "a lifetime in the service oi
tie state m paid positions, who VIII soon
h- retired for age. and it is pointed out
that som, provision should Doe made Tor
u,m.
"l seems manifcstly unfair for the state
ta retire a paid officer when he reaches the
2-e of sfxty-four and then turn him ont on
,rs world without means ol support. sad
a well known officer EFT is almost impos-
sh'o for a man sizty-four years Of age 10
r., now job An officer who has de-
uenoed upon his salary from the state Tor
r.s living should when DC reaches the age
~ eixt--four. Joe retired with half pay and
hope 20 see an effort made In the Leeis-
ls'urc 10 provide for such pay
There would never he & very heavy pay
-o1 for such officers, as there are only a
few who devote aIl their time fo the gIard
and receive salaries. and only Two ~ these
officers viii retire on December 81"
Opposition 10 the amendment to the Hay
hU introduced in Congress by which the
Division of Militia Affairs is TO be Al boil
ishod rs manifest among national guard
officers. conversaut with the value OF the
division 90 the national guard aud the
government Officers in n position TO Judge
SAY tfo passage Of the Hay BIN viii mean
also tbo klhHC of an chances FOR the
passage of the h.I providing federal pay
for the national guard. TO This end bo,h
officers and mon of thc national guard are
urged t7 write their Representatives IN Con-
qrees TO vote agslus, the Hay bin and 10
lose no timc in doing So
Company p. Of the 9Th Regiment. NiIl
holl Christmas tree party AZ the armory
noxt Tuesday night Every member of the
company viii receive a present Company
70 has arranged dance and supper at the
srmorv on Thursday night. December %.
ana n number of West Point cadets and
midshipnnen from the Naval Academy have
been invited Company q has been sIe-
eesefI in organizing a veteran or2auila-
tio4. snd have elected the following officers
for the ensuing year President. Harry g.
Mesnv. vice president. r.. G.. Nedlneer,
secretary and treasurer. Robert a. Stewart;
executive committee. Munroe Crane. George
Gordon Battle and . Uhl. Fifty-fouI
members are enrolled In the new orgsniza-
uon and among them arc ex-Inspector
General Frederick q. McLewee and Major
Frederick r. Lee
General George Moore Smith. First BIZ
gade, has recovered from his attack Of the
grip The general is not among the on
GERS who viii engage in legal fight against
the new age retirement iaW. When the
order is received placing him on the re-
tred list he viii not contest II in any way.
Major Thomas r. Jackson. Of the 9Th
Regiment who will resign the latter part
OF the present month is one Of the oldest
officers IN the regiment Hc enlisted as a
private I'm Company - on September ..
DO lie was promoted corporal IN 80
F'noer 1885. sergeant in August lSSS. first
ssrSesnt In H9ember. 1852. second leu
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17

rRv telegraph 20 The Tribunc.I
san Francisco. Dec. 16.-A bill Wnlch
was introduced in the senate at NashinS-
ton this week has for its object the granting
of permission to certain engineers and pro-
moters to construct a bridge across the bay
from this CITY 10 Oakland II is proposed
IN make use of Ycrba Bucna Island. WhiCh
lies midway between san Francisco ana
Oakland. in the big structure, and thus
shorten The length Of the spans. which viii
still be long u has been estimated thdt
this bridge can he built FOR about >i'.'oo-
600. The structure would be tho longest OF
its kind in the world. Including the ap-
nroachos. the proposed bridge would he
nearly eight miles long. while the two main
stretches over the hay would he about
mile and half each. Plans for IN" orldG'
were completed some time ago by Los
Angeles engineer. who said that he h7d tho
promise Of capital for his project
Lawmakers Of California have taken cog
nizance Of tho fact that the color Of women's
hair is somewhat variable. and in changing
the registration law TO provide for suffrage
II has been deemed wise not to INCLUDE inc
color of hair as ono Of the facts in the per-
SonaI description Of women voters \ Nonl-
IN must however. give ncr age and the
color of her evee. Her husbands fun name
must be given II married
Interesting statistics compiled by the See
rotary Of state show that the minority ot
tho registered voters Of the state maze
radical changes in the state constitution
adopted al the recent constitutional "l"'u"h
ON tho amendment that received tho hlGh-
est vote only littlc over - per cent "i
voters voted. while most of the amendments
were adopted with not more han on"-ihlrd
Of the registered vote. Tho secretary Of state
has also prepared figures showing that there
are i'm California $4,000 women ehgin'e 10
vote. Tf women generally decide To eN'I-
else their right 10 the ballot California VIII
he controlled by women.
The decision Of the exposition directors TO
nerr,lt the erection Of a great memorial
tower as feature Of the exposition marks
the first step toward actual building con-
struction Private capital Will erect the
building. and at tho end of the EXPOSITION
II will revert 10 the city This structure
probably will he erected in Lincoln ParN'
on The high bluff overlooking Golden Gate
It will be $50 feet in height and VIII tower
300 feet above the sea level II VIII have
base 232 feet square and l2O feet h'sh
From the centre Of this base smart 80
feet square viii rise 73o feet The tower
will be constructed Of steel and marble.
As result Of the exposure in the Los
Angeles dynamite case there mas pech
feeling Of anxiety among union labor men
In this city The frank slatement by Los
Angeles County officers that the dynamite
plot. II not hatched here, al leas' was
formed and carried out WIZ tuil knoWiHdse
~ certain labor leaders mere created some
thing Of sensation in lahor 'liol''' mon
men feel sore not only AZ th' M'N'n''''S'
but aLo at thcil leaders. who nave deceived
New-York tribune., 1911-12-17

them Mayor Mccarthy and others nave
rcpudiated the NlcNamaras. and there are
evidences that men who are known to nave
had dealings with ,ha dyuamitcrs are osti'-
cised D., organization mon.
There was a most interesting test of ,1s
effect of woman suffrage I'm town elections
this week i'm the little town Of Woodland IN
yolo County in winch the question Of pro-
hibition was submitted ON petition. Last
snr,ne Woodland was voted "dry" by thirty
six majority In the election this week,
when the same question was submitted. the
majority was 500 in favor of prohibition
More than four hundred women voted. and
they were strong against the saloon.
After more than three years Of prepala-
ton the Southern Pacific has a. last anau-
.doncd steam trains ON its Oakland and Ala
media suburban system. and The Berkeley
line viii he converted into 3u clccri" road
in the near future. With The completion of
tho installation Of the electric scrLiCc on
these lines other important changes are 20
be made by the Southern Pacific in tho
handling Of through traffic and suburban
service. 10y which local and through travel
will hc separated. each having MS own sys-
tom of boats.
As result of tine pure milk campaign
vagcd blythe Board of Health m This city
there have bccn scores of arrests during thr
last week. n was found that some of tuo
most fashionable restaurants and c3fcs were
serving milk that was far below ~" stand
ard secure iu their reputation. these places
had escaped the eyes ot Inspector. whit"
hundreds Of dealers and dairNmou had boon
arrested aud fined. Raids wore made with
out warning on these downtown cafes and
arrests followed Th" cdmpaicn has mot
been confined to the city. bat has cVtood"d
10 dairics In the suroundne country
I'm Portland there De- now u preparation
complaint To bc flied bv tho government
in the federal court hore or i'm Los Angelo.
bv which the United states undertakes to
vrcst from tho Southern Pacific Railroad
and others oil lands in California valued at
many millions. These lands. it IS charged,
being Of mineral character cannot be M
cluded in tho railroad grant althoueh they
have been held Joy the company for many
wears under federal authority Ihe SOW
ernment proposes 10 restore thc lands 20 tho
public domain II is claimed by federal at
tornoys that they have sood ground for be-
lief that they can show the lands are
Illegally held.
The Presidential primary bill passed the
Assembly on Thursday by a vote OF ,3 TO %,
and similar action IS expected In the senate
carly next week Under the provisions OF
the bin twenty-six delegates To The national
convention will be elected by the people
early in May The supporters OF each Presi-
dental candidate viii nominte "a ucket Tor
thcir party ballot At the top OF each group
column Is tire name OF the Presidential
candidate favored pv thr group below. The
voter will then express his preference hN
,otinE directly for his candidate. the group