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New-York tribune., 1911-12-21
CHRISTMAS IN
A FORGOTTEN NOME.

II is only a dream day when the chil-
dren hope and wish and finally wonder
why the great holiday IS not Tor lheih'
Amid gaiety and carols, the hearts Oh
tie friendlcss and forgotten, both old ana
young, become sad as the waning day
blights their hopes.
Recall your childhood days long enough
20 imagine how you would nave ielt IL
you had been forgotten on christmas
morning Picture then, If you can, the
face Of a child who. with perfect talth
n the Patron Saints generosity, had
scampered at the peep of dawn TO the
hearth 10 open the Christmas stocking
only 20 find it-empty.
You can put some Of the glad spirit
Of Christmas into these homes by send
ing a contribution to
ROBERT SHAW MlNTURN, Treasurer
Room PIP, 105 East 22nd ST.
NkM YORK ASSOCIATION FOR IMPROV"
ING TIE CONDITION. OF THE POOR.
*. Fulton Cutting President.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-21
PRISON SITE FOR COLLEGE
Notorious Albany Institution
Goes to Education.

Albany, Dec. 20.-The Board of Super
visors OF Albany County tonight voted
TO give the Albany Medical College,
which is part of Union College, the use
of twelve acres of the land on which the
Albany Penitentiary is situated, as long
as a medical college is maintained on
the ground.
The new college is to be built on the
site of the penitentiary building, which
has been severely criticised by the State
Prison Commission and the State Fire
Marshal. and will be razed. The medical
college has agreed 10 conduct a medical
and surgical clinic in the buildings for
the treatment Of the poor.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-21
WANTS TO BE READY FOR VOTE
Mrs. Blatch Applies for Final Citizen
ship Papers.

Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch applied yes
terday in the United States District Court
for her final citizenship papers. She wants
to become a citizen OF this country again.
to have the right 10 vote when, women are
cnCranchised n this state Although born
at Seneca Falls, y. Y, Mrs. Blatch. who
was a daughter Of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
lost her American citizenship by marrying
I'm 1882 William Henry Blatch. an English
man.
Accompanied by her two witnesses James
=. McGovern and h. Delaney Whitney, Mrs
Rlatch came before the clerk TO make dep
ositions for her second papers. on She oc-
casi1n of her hrst application, IN 1909. she
had described her occupation as being that
Of a writer and lecturer, yesterday she said
she was a housewife
New-York tribune., 1911-12-21

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New-York tribune., 1911-12-21
SINCLAIR DOESN'T GET DIVORCE
Court Decides Referee Erred and Won t
Confirm Report.

Upton Sinclair the author and Socialist
is not so near to a divorce from his wife,
Mrs. Meta f. Sinclair as he was two weeks
ago. About that time William S Kelley
the referee. recommended that he receive
a decree. But yesterday Justice Davis re-
fused to confirm the report and said he
would submit the suit to another referee.
The Justice explained that he took, this
action because Kelley had made the error
of permitting Sinclair to testify OF his own
knowledge of his wifes Offences whereas
husband and wife may only testify as
to their marriage or to disproye the charges
defend them. Mrs Sinclair did not appear
Ia defend the suit.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-21
CONDITIONS:

r.. pookreaders' Contest is open all readers
l. nety md sunday Tribune excepting employees and
Contestants write the names OF the books rep
,tsrntoT and which Will appear Page 2 OF
Tr,une (Day and sunday every day during the period
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pencil be Vpe"ritte- ~. u,r,o ~, n,,u - 70,
IL and contestants will not be required 10 give tho
doom, nv ,he author only the title OF the
h n fbat viii be required. Where contestants
rertan OF the correct name they VIII be permitted TO
tena .yer s given. incorrect answers Will
ony two (2) answers may be written upon single
be used for additional n
Nd ali coupons OF the same number must be kept
,ngeher in making up the set Where contestants wish
New-York tribune., 1911-12-21
Every One Has Equal Opportunities to
Try for an Automobile or Player-Plano
Tribune's Bookreaders' Catalogue
Great Aid to Contestants

The Official Bookreaders' Contest Catalogue
of The New-York Tribune, containing large
list of book titles, among which are included
all of the correct titles to be used in the Illus
trations throughout the Bookreaders' Contest,
will be a great aid to contestants in arriving
at the correct names of the books and their
proper spelling. The price is rs cents at the
Office of The Tribune, or copy will be mailed
to any address upon receipt of 80 cents IN
1-cent or 2-cent postage stamps. 1t cata,
Iogues are ordered by mail contestants should
address
THE CONTEST MANAGER,
Bookreaders' Contest Department,
New-York Tribune, New York City.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-21
Meo,co.LeeAL SOCIETY OFFICERS

The following officers were elected last
night al the annual meeting Of tie Med
ico-Legal Society, held at the Waldorf;
President. Or. T. ID. Crothers, OF Hart
ford Conn: first vice-president, ex-Judge
William H. Francis, Of Newark. \. j.;
second vice-president, william Popham
Plat. Of White Plains, n. Y; secretary
clark Bell; ASSISTANT secretary, Il. J. De
Voll. and treasurer. Clark Bell
New-York tribune., 1911-12-21
A BOHEMIAN LApYBlRD

"Iadybird" from Bohemia has Joined
the flock Of bird-women Of all countries
She Is Miss Bozena Lagler native or
Prague. the capital Of Bohemia. Miss Lag
New-York tribune., 1911-12-21
FIFTH AVENUE SEES SPINNING.

James McCutcheon & Co. the linen mer-
chants. are giving an exhibit Of cld-fash-
toned spinning in their Fifth avenue show
windows from 10 10 Il d. III. and from to
D. IN. each day.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-21
There's Big Pay for Those Who
Answer the Pictures Near
est Correctly.
! o you think that you could make use OF
J fine $500 Stearns automobile?

~ o you think that you could make use OF
- fine $500 Stearns automobile'
Would fine player piano add anything
to your enjoyment in your home? Go over The
Trbunes list of rewards, printed in the next COL
unn, and see if you do not think that it is one of
the most generous offers ever made for such little
effort combined with fun and intelligent mental
recreation.
Many enthusiastic contestants are constantly
telling The Tribune that the contest itself is COM
pensation enough, even if they don't come in line
for the prizes and the great army of competitors
who are entered in the competition are enjoying
the feature more every day.
Of course, this is only the third week OF the
competition, and entry is made easy by securing
the back numbers, all of which may be had at the
Office of The Tribune, or by mail, as stated at the
foot OF this announcement
That's the way to get started. Just get the back
numbers of the Bookreaders' Contest pictures
which have been printed since the opening on
December q, and then follow up the contest by
securing a copy of The Tribune every day.
Also bear in mind that you don't have to be
resident of New York to be eligible to compete,
as the competition open to every one. no matter
where he resides. If you reside out of town and
your newsdealer does not supply you with The
Tribune regularly, write letter to the Circulation
Department of The Tribune and arrangements
will be made so that you will get the paper.
Make your start in the contest to-day. Read
over the conditions and the plans of the contest
carefully Note that there is absolutely no favor
itsm TO be shown to any competitor. Every set
of solutions submitted will be judged on its merits
as to correctness and nothing else.
1t is not necessary to give the name of the
author of the book whose title you decide is the
correct answer for the illustration. tust the
or title is all that is required on the part of the
contestant.
Then, after you have decided upon the name
that you think is correct, write your answer upon
the coupon which appears Page of The
Tribune every day, and hold your answers until
the last instalment of pictures is published that
all may be sent in together.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-21
COMPLETE LIST OF PRIZES

I-S32OO Fiye-Passenger Stearns Automo-
bile. The +. Il. Stearns Company,
Broadway and 57th St .,..
2-S2 zoo white Touring Car. The White
Company Broadway and sd ST.
a--S2 100 Boecker Art PLAYER Pianos S1,Ooo
each. II. Boecker 20 West Ssth St
$1,000 Francis Bacon Art Piano Bacon
Piano Co., 1l3 East 13Sth St
6-sSOO Anderson Player Piano. The Ander-
Piano Company. $40 fulton ST.
$3.50 Francis Bacon Player Piano.
s-9-Sl 200. Two Wing Pianos. $500 each.
Wing & Son, Ninth Ave. and 18TH ST..
IO-1I-sl.ooo. Two Boecker Art Pianos sooo
Ie-s35O Dining Room suite Lennon '
Company Isl East Esd ST.
$500 cash. -
Ii-SIO0 Solitaire Diamond Ring.
i5-I6-SIIO Cluster Diamond Princess Rings,
SEQ and $50. respectively l.. w. Sweet
& Co.. 40 Broadway.
1850 Cash.
Is-I9-S90 Cluster Diamond trihcess hngs' $40
each. l.. W. Sweet a Co.
eo-2g-StOO Owen Kodav Leather Beds $40
each. ID 4. Owen Company, SS East
23d 1t.
so-3i-S5O cash. se5 each.
S2-35-Si0 cash $40 eacfl. :, =, .
3G-65-S3OO. Mems or i"ues "o'" ""tc"es
se-s,-ssiS cash. sayn So each.
6s-IG'-s3OO American Inermos, ~ each
American Ibermos Company 2iS West
18th st.
,esos1-sso0 Ladies' or Gentiemen's silk Um.
~ brelas, SO each. VI. steinsehneider, 27
Maiden Lane.
pas-b6T-S.5O. Watermans Ideal Fountain Pens,
So so each. l.. r.. Waterman Company,
10 Broadway.
,,s ,oa,-sISO Twelve months subscription to
ooo- "Pearsons Magazine 81 so n year. The
Pearson Publishing Company. ABS East
cath ~,
The Washington times., 1911-05-14
1t Is Possible to Reduce Flesh
Without Dieting or Exercise

1t is not only possible, but being done
everywhere. Exercise, unless carefully
superintended by a physician and expert
Athletic Director, may easily do a deal
OF harm to the great Overburdened
fifshy body. The untutored fat man and
woman determined to get thin are only
too likely to oyerStrain their fat-encum-
bered muscles by their awkward, ILL
advised gymnastics. and so cause nerve
and muscle troubles that may develop
into something far worse than a little
too much flesh. Same way with dieting.
Starvation is certainly effective II kept
up long and faithfully enough, but II is
almost certain to injure the nutritive
process, and so weaken the patient
Constitutionally. while ii is abominable
torture. of course, especially to good
natured. high-living. fieshy man or
woman.
Fortunately neither dieting nor exer-
ctsing are required or desirable If one
uses the right remedy for reducing fat
and, strange to say, the remedy Is a
simple, wholesome home mixture. fhe
ingredients of which are Obtainable at
any drug store for a few cents. This
mixture is as follows: z OF. Marmolq,
Il OF. Fluid Extract Cascara ArOmath
3l2 oZs. Peppermint Water. and the
proper amount to take is one teaspoon
full after meals and at bedtime. This
mixture takes the fat off rapidly but
naturally, so that no wrinkles are
formed and no harm is done to the
stomach. as is so frequently the caS.
with Patent" or secret advertised
remedies.
The Washington times., 1911-05-14
DEADLOCK BROKEN
* OVER SENATE PRO
TEN PRESIDENCY
Sherman Will Be on Job and
Frye Is Still
Eligible.

The Senatorial deadlock over the Sc
lection of a President pro tempore has
been picked,
When the Senate meets tomorrow
there will be no need for President
pro tempore, because Vice President
Sherman will be on the job.
1t turns out that, in fact, the Senate
has a President pro tempore. and will
continue to have one until it elects a
new one. This is the positive construc-
ton of the rule, given by the Vice Pres
ident today
1t is held that the President pro tenn
is a continuing officer: he doesn't have
to be reelected with the new Congress
The Senate is a continuing body, and
elects officers when it chooses. 1t elect
ed Mr. Frye, and he has indicated that
he wants to be relieved of the position
But he continues to hold 1t. and VIII un-
til the Senate sees fit to elect success
sor.
Parliamentarians say that. in the alb
sence of the Vice President, Senator
FRYE could preside and business go
right ahead; or the Senator from Maine,
not desiring to act, could deSlshdte
some other Senator to serve in his
place, and business would go rlsht
ahead. .,,
Anyhow the insurgents today declared
that Just one thing was pretty certain,
and that was that Senator Galnnser
would not be elected. They were more
positive than heretofore.
The Washington times., 1911-05-14
F|REMEN WILL PAY
TRIBUTE TOMORROW
TODEAD COMRADES
Graves of Eighty-six and
Two Chiefs to Be
Decorated.

Banked high with wreathes and
flowers, the supply wagons of the Dis
trict Fire Department will be driven
tomorrow morning on a labor Of love
mission to the cemeteries where the
dead of the department are buried. 1t Is
the fourth annual firemens memorial
day.
Graves of privates as well as two
chiefs will receive like tribute.
From the fire companies of the city
ten men have been detailed to go with
the flower wagons, and they will dec
crate all graves except the graves of
the late Chief William T. Belt, in
Glenwood. and of Chief Martin Cronin.
in Mt Olivet. The privilege Of laying
wreaths on the graves of chief Is
reserved for Chief Wagner. He will
not be here tomorrow, however, and
to Deputy Chief Sullivan has been
delegated the duty.
There are eighty-six graves in all.
They are in all of the cemeteries in
this city, and some are in Maryland,
others in Virginia, while one is in Alex
andria All will receive the tribute of
their comrades, for men have been
detailed TO go to the graves out of
the city as well as in the city.
The Washington times., 1911-05-14

Today everybody wore a carnation-
q white carnation-for his mothers
sake. Some made their mothers wear
them, too; and some others took the
blossoms to their mothers graves.
Not few went to the kirk and heard
the parson preach about mothers and
pray for their sons.
Pay Tribute to Mothers.
All men who came under the
gentle sway of the phrase and the
thought, =. Mothers Day." paused.
however briefly, to pay silent or
spoken tribute to their first and best
friends.
Mothers Day laid it's strongest hold
upon Washington. Not since Anna
Jarvis inaugurated Mothers Day in
Philadelphia three years ago, had
there been such a general observance
of it.
Thousands of men and women wore
white carnations, the simple badges
OF the day, and spoke of Mothers
Day and what it stood for, the setting
aside of time in which the debt of
son to mother is acknowledged and
spoken with tenderness and love.
Churches Observe Day.
The churches responded heartily to
the request of Miss Jarvis that they OBJ
serve the day in their services. Both
the clergy and the laity were in quick
sympathy with the spirit of the inSti-
tuition. The success of the obServances
in the past had been sufficient to show
that there was widespread sympathy
with the plans of Miss Jarvis. In many
of the churches there were special SER
mons or services; and. in nearly all,
there was at least an illusion to Mothers
Day
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion and the Young Women's Christian
Association will join at the Y. NJ. c. A.
at O'Clock in notable celebration. J.
{. HallimOnd, superintendent of the
Bowery Mission in New York, made
speech on the theme, Mothers Boys
Gods Men" Mrs. Kate Waller Bar
Tett, of the CrittentOn Mission, will also
speak.
The Waugh Methodist Episcopal
Presbyterian Church, Temple Baptist
Church, Bethany Baptist Church. Met
ropolitan Baptist Church. fifth Baptist
Church, West Washington Baptist
Church. ST Paul's Lutheran Church and
the Peoples Church at Pythian Temple,
held appropriate services.
Dining Cars Decorated.
Several coporations observed Mothers
Day. One of them. the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. had carnations placed
upon the tables of its dining cars.
a Democratic waG suggested that the
the high tariff laws, but SO far as could
be learned the suggestion died OF its
own accord.
The observance of Mothers Day was
reported general throughout the country
today.
The Washington times., 1911-05-14
KING DERBY DEAD!
PRINCE STRAWL|D'S
CORONATION NEXT
Tyrant's Death Unmourned,
New Ruler Hailed
With Joy.
DIED-In Washington, D. C.,
Sunday, May IA, 1911, MIR.
BLACK DERBY. Interment in
the clothes press this evening.
III hail the new kingr

RII IIdII III- HtW hIHB.
Dame Fashions latest offspring. Prince
Straw Hat, has ascended tue throne.
and will rule from now on.
The official coronation occurs tomor-
row. May Is. Immediately following the
interment of the erstwhile ruler. Mr..
Black Derby.
During the last few days Old Sol has
done much toward winning favor for the
new ruler of fashions world. The
every clothing store, and they have
been Matching straw hats at the rate Of
several thousand a day for the last
week.
Pasteboard caskets containing the re-
mains of the dead ruler are piled high
in every clothing store. ready to be
sent to the summer Vault-the clothes
closet. and the lid of straw will rule
until September !.
The Washington times., 1911-05-14

OVEN-Burncrs at each
side lighted direct from
the front. No Pilot Light.
Away from heat and grease.
Cprnot warp or choke.
Flames strike flame plates,
not bottom OF oven. Heat
to oven bottom through a
fue same as in q coal
range. Bakes the same top
and bottom. oven bottoms
DO not burn out.
SWINGING sIMMERTNG
BURNER-Can be used un-
der any part of front Of
top or to light one burner
from tho other.
There are six more i'm
portant Improvement we
Will be pleased TO show
you.
The Washington times., 1911-05-14
SQUADS ARE
ON TRAIL OF NEGRO
WHO SHOT GROCER
ARRAY in Store at Kenil-
worth Avenue and
Polk Street.

Squads of policemen. mounted and
afoot, are searching the localities Of
Kenilworth, Deanwood, Douglas avenue.
and the woods around Benning marshes
today for a negro fugitive, who Is well
armed. while Ransom Wilson, the
negro's victim. is badly wounded.
The unidentified negro, for whom the
police are looking. entered Wilson's gro
Gerry store at Kenilworth avenue and
Polk street last night about 1880, and
as soon as Wilson had turned his back
to fill an order, the negro BEGAN firing
Two bullets lodged in Wilson's back. A
third made long wound across his left
cheek.
Police Are Suspicious.
Robbery may have been the motive
for the shooting. Wilson believes it
was. The police. however are not so
sure. and. although Wilson SAYS he does
not known his assailant's name. but
remembers having seen him before. the
authorities think that the colored man
may have entertained a fancied grudge
against the grocer
Wilson was taken to the home of his
mother. on Ninth street northeast, this
morning.
I'm shot; badly shot. A negro did
it and he's getting away" was what
the desk sergeant at the Ninth pre-
cinCt heard when the telephone rang
about 1890 last night. 1t was Wilson
himself giving the news of the shoot
ing. He was hanging to the wall tele-
phone. bleeding from three wounds,
and holding a broken revolver in one
hand. As he talked. wilson's voice
grew weaker. and as he finished he
fell to the floor leaving the telephone
receiver swinging.
But before men could be started
from the station. Mounted Policeman
L. c. Trumbo and Patrolman Edward
Archambault had been attracted by
the sound of the shots and reached
the store
Two Negro Suspects.
According to facts CLEANED by the
police, Wilson was outside his store
about 1920 o'clock putting up his
shutters when a neatly dressed negro.
wearing a cap. stopped and asked for
cake of yeast and two pounds of
sugar. Wilson went into the store and
was leaning over his ice box. when
the negro fired. One shot struck and
shattered the revolver in Wilson's
hip pocket Wilson turned, drew his
useless revolver and advanced toward
the negro. who fed. The grocer then
staggered to the telephone and sent
the alarm.
The police are looking for two
negroes, either of whom may be the
man tkev want Wilson says that he
can positively identify his assailant.
Leck Thomas, a young negro, who
refuses to give his residence, was
arrested shortly before noon today
and is being held by the police Of
the Eleventh precinct until Wilson
can see him. Thomas was found in
the woods near Twining City by Po-
liceman Horten.
He is said to have made conflicting
statements as to his whereabouts last
night.
The Washington times., 1911-05-14
Regents at Church.

The regents of the Mt. Vernon Ladies
Association attended services today az
Christ Church, Alexandria, where
George Washington was a communI-
cant, and visited other places connected
with his history. This regents will hold
a session tomorrow morning preliminary
to the reading of annual reports.
The Washington times., 1911-05-14
THOUSANDS WEAR
WHITE FLOWER IN
HONOR Of MOTHERS
Silent and Spoken Tributes
Mark Observance of An
nual Event Here.

sOld Mothers! AS they pass with
slow timed step
Their trembling hands cling gent
ly to youths strength.
Sweet Mothers! AS they pass one
sees again
Old garden walks, old roses, and
old loves"
The Washington times., 1911-05-14
WARNING TO PARENTS.

1t Is risky to feed raw milk
and cream to children or inva-
lids unless you are sure that at
the farm which produces the
milk the utmost cleanliness is
observed at all times, particular
ly during milking; that the EN-
ployes are thoroughly healthy
and cleanly persons. that the
cows are free from diseases,
that the water used for rinsing
Is of undoubted purity, and that
the milk is quickly cooled and
kept cold and covered until de-
livered to you.
Raw milk often produces Tu-
berculosis, Scarlet Fever, also
Typhoid and other intestinal
diseases.
We can guard against infec-
tion by properly pasteurizing
milk or by home pasteuriza-
ton.
Properly pasteurizing milk
(and cream) by keeping it at
lfO ueS. r. IOT I"tHly 10 thirty
minutes does not affect it's nu-
tritive value nor its digestibil-
ity. Quick or commercial pas
teuriZation, however, is unre-
liable.
You can home pasteuriZe raw
milk by heating it to near boil
ing, then cool, and keep cold
and covered until used.
Most indigestion in babies is
caused by milk too rich in
cream.
Society for Prevention of Sickness
f. BERLINER, Secretary.
The Washington times., 1911-05-14
New Check Rein.

A man In Philadelphia has invented
a check rein which operates from the
sides Of the horses head in such a way
as to add to the animals comfort.