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New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
OPENING SAFES AFTER A FIRE.

To tho Editor of Tho Tribune.
Sir. T vas living I'm San Francisco at tho
time NJ the earthquake and fire, and re-
member that a local insurance company.
anxious 10 get at its records 10 make list
Of its liabilities. opened its safe about ten
dayg after tho hrc There was slight
smouIdering inside. which was Immediately
increased 10y the admission ~ the oxygen
In the air: the combustion revived. and
soon became flame. which destroyed the
whole contents of the safe.
Notices pegc then posted hy IN" authori-
ties that safes should not he opened until
the expiration of thirty DAYS complete.
CLOSED safes, after 4 IRE. cool only ny
radiation ~ tho interior heat through the
outer walls Of tho safe I'm contact with the
air. assisted nv keeping out the air CoXy-
gem which would foed tho tendency 10
combustion Tho only means Of helping 70
hasten the cooling II by the application OF
water. which nv cooling the outer plates
and doors enables them 70 absorb heat
more RAPIDLY from the interior NJ the safe
and give It out IN the open air. The water
can hc applied by spraying or hy placing
vot cunpysacks over tho safes day and
night.
Al this was studied hv the insurance
companies I'm tho great Baltimore FIRE IN
1901 and the san Francisco fire In 1906 and
no one should open a safe except on their
advice.
Brokers and bankers who have sold stocks
and bonds will bc anxious 10 deliver them
as soon as possible but this natural ten
dency should not bo allowed 10 jeopardizs
the property Itself 10y admitting air prema-
turcly. Tho moro nearly a safe Is hernctl-
raIlv closed tho safer tho contents.
COLIN MACKENZIE.
Certified Public ACCOUNTANT. California
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
From The Tribune Bureau J


Washington Jan. ll.-MIss Helen Taft
went TO Baltimore 10 attend tho fourth
Assembly at the Hotel Belvidere tonight.
She Will bc the guest overnight Of Miss
Christine Marburg, daughter of Nj and
Mrs. Theod1r" Marburs, who entertained
at dinner ia her honor before the bali and
at supper aftcrward.
The American Ambassador n Great Brit
ain and Mrs Whitelaw Reid were the
principal guests Of Mrs. James Mcmillan at
luncheon to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond went
to Baltimore this afternoon to attend the
Assembly tonight They were the princl-
pal guests at the supper Mrs. George Hunt
iuGt"n Williams gave after the ball.
on January 70 Mr. and Mrs Hammond
will give a small dance for Young people
in honor Of their niece. Miss Leslie Page
of California, who is visiting them.
About one hundred and fifty of the
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
A CORRECTION FROM MR.. sRueRe

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: was called up on the telephone
Yesterday By your ONCE regarding tho pro
poscd Increase In the salary Of tho serre-
tarv Of the Park Board. You quote me In
this mornings issue. giving, by combining
various things said during my telephone
conversation, a wrong impression
did not say that Commissioners Stovor
would have been Aired" had ho not let the
mark stand At 500 said I understood
that Commissioner Stover let tho stand
under the bridge ut yfno. although stand
previously at that location. though occupy
ing somewhat larger space. had brought
ssoon because hc was told 10 do 50 by
the Mayor
or course. commissioner Stoyer as Park
Commissioner had power to hx tho rental
Al anv figure he saw At But the city Is
losing considerable revenue by reason of
the presumption Of this space by the pres
cnt stand.
should no obliged II you should publish
this correction I'm tomorrow mornings is-
sue. lttNh1 Bht, fINf''
Director Bureau Of Municipal Research.
No o6l Broadway, New York, Jan. H. l9l2.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12

ers, who feared discomfort on the part o.
tho hands Five years after the man nae
been turned away VIC received the card %
a lawyer ina Western town with poIit'
note stating that the writer would he glaf
TO handle any business VIC might have N
that locality. You may remember me-. the
writer said. 4 am the negro whom you re-
fused to give dollar a day job a few
years ago
~ suppose by this time you have more
money than YOU know what 10 do with
said the old acquaintance
NO" replied Mr. Dustin Stax; II haven't
more than ! know what to do with. But
might be little puzzled about II now and
then II ! didn't get a lot Of helpful advice
on the subject from mother and the girls. :.
Washington Star
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
NEW YORK SOCIETY:

Dinners will he given this evening BY
Mrs. Elbrldge r Gerry at her house, in
East 6lst street and by Mrs. William g.
Sheldon at Sherry's for Mss Eleanor
Prentice and Miss Hope Hamilton. Mrs.
sheldon will afterwsrd take her guests 10
the dance which Mrs william Msnice iF
10 give at Sherry's for her debutante
daughter. Miss Sarah Remsen Manicc.
Mrs Edwin H Weatbcrbee viii give
dance tonight at tho 81. Regis.
Receptions were given YESTERDAY hy
Mrs Alfred Hennen Morris. Mrs. Cler-
mont L. Best and Mrs. Henry Meyor
Johnson and her daughter, Miss Louisa
Johnson
Mr. and Mrs Jeremiah Mibank will
give 2 theatre party. followed BY sup
per at Sherry's. on January 20 for Miss
May Weatherbce and her fsnce, Or. Sam
ucl Nibank
Mrs. Stuyvessnt Le Roy and Mrs Amos
Tuck French are I'm town for month
from Newport
Mrs Douglas Robinson will give 4 din
ner on January 23 at her house, I'm East
53d street.
Mrs Robert r. Livingston gives 4 din
ner this evening at her house, in WASH
lngton Square North, for her daughter,
Miss Laura Livingston, and for MISS
Sophie Mott.
Mrs William " V Hoffman wil give
dinner on January IS At her house, in
West 5lst street.
Miss Margaret Winslow. daughter or
Mr. and Mrs Francis n. Winslow. will be
married 10 Gordon Williams. Of Bslti-
more on April H. The ceremony will he
performed in Grace Church Chantry at
noon and will be followed by 2 small rc-
coption ar tho home Of the brides parents.
In East 10th street .-..
Miss Rose O'Neil Kane daughter OF
Mr and Mrs. Grenvlle Kane, will he
married to Carroll Winslov. son Of Mr..
aud Mrs Francis n. Winsow. on Fchru-
ary II in 81 Mary's Church, Tuxedo
Mrs Everett colby gave a luncheon
yesterday at Shcrrys. for Miss Helen
Hyde. the debutante daughter of Mrs.
Louis *. Hyde Among her guests were
Miss Katherine Sands, Miss Harrietts
Louise Mchlpin Miss Nouetu T. Proctor.
Miss Adcline Townsend Miss Hazeu SYM
ington. Miss Caramai Carroll, Miss Lydia
G. Butler. Miss Dorothy Hyde and Miss
Nieva Fisher.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
GUILDS SEE RUSSIAN EMPRESS
Alexandra Grants Half Hour Audience
to Ambassador and Wife.

St Petersburg, Jan ll.-Ambassador Cur
tis Guild and Mrs. Guild were presented TO
the Empress Alexandra at the Palace here
to-day. The Empress conversed with AM
bassador and Mrs. Guild In the most
gracious manner for half an hour, which
Is considered an unusually long period Tor
an audience The Empress looks well and
Is in fine spirits as a result of her recent
sojourn in the Crimea.
Commander Henry n. Hough, the united
States naval attache at Paris ana 81
Petersburg and Captain Nathan x. Averill.
the military attache. have arrived here and
will be present at the Emperor New
Years reception.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
DR.. KARL MUCK COMING BACK
Boston Symphony Orchestra to Have
Onetime Director Again.

Boston. Jan. 1.-THE return Of rr Karl
Muck from Germany to the directorshp of
the Boston Symphony Orchestra after an
absence of three years was announced to-
day
Since leaving Boston Dr Muck has been
made general musical director OF the Inn
perial Theatres by tho German Emperor.
DR.. Muck is the second director OF the Bos-
ton symphony Orchestra to return 10 that
post. his immediate predecessor, Wilhelm
Gcricke serving two terms.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
N. Y. U. CONCERT TONIGHT.

The annual opening concert Of the New
York University Musical Club will he held
in the auditorium OF tho Library at Uni
verslty Heights tonight The Glee Club,
led by Dale, -. and assisted by Professor
Ribb. will give young Lochinvar," the
most elaborate piece over sung by the
Glec club Dancing IN the gymnasium Will
follow the concert. Among the patronesses
arc Miss Helen Miller Gould. Mrs. Andrew
Carnegie. Mrs. John T.. Mum. Mrs. Arthur
T.. Hill. Mrs. Charles T. Hall. Mrs. j. =.
Taylor. Mrs. Charles Linton. Mrs. Louis
T.. Bettchcr Mrs. Alexander Haring. Mrs.
G. T.. IIouGhton and Mrs. Elmer Ellsworth
Brown.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
REUNION OF BROWN ALUMNI

The New York Alumni Of Brown Uni
verslty will have their annual reunion and
dinner January IL, at the Hotel Savoy.
Among those who will speak are Dr. W. H.,
=. Faunce. 50. president OF Brown Uni
verslty; william v. Kellen. ~, OF Boston: :
DR.. W. w. Keon. 80. OF Philadelphia;
Henry Kirke Porter. go Of washington.
and the Rev o. p. Clifford. "A. OF Brook
line, Mass.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
THE TALk or THE DAI

'Durand = the modest restaurant oppo
site the Madeleine. where great men of the
Third Empire and makers Of the republic
dined will soon he added to the list oi
we'll known places in Paris which vanished
at the advance Of unrOmantic business,
says letter from that city, "and In It's
place will be erected a millinery shop
When Boulangcr was candidate for
DEPUTY in 1889 his headquarters were al
Durand's. and when hs election became
known a mob Of 10000 filed the Madeleine
square singing and shouting \ lElys"",
Th. walters were glad to tell the story t.
guests who gave the proper tip, and 10
Americans they never failed to recount
also the adventure Of one OF their country
men who calling for ham and eggs was
told that the dish could not be served, ana
who then asked to he allowed to prepare II
himself An interview with the highest
authorities and a generous 'pourboirc Wo"
the point and the American retired to the
kitchen. while his friends waited. The dish
was finally served" so goes tho walters
story. but nobody could eat II. That was
the only time that Durand's had an Amer
lean cook"
THE WATER WAGON.
The fakes Of snow were falling fast
AS through the village street there passed
on New Years morn with glad Halloa,
4 wagon labelled ll2O.
The people ran from near and far
From ey'ry tavern, joint and bar.
And packed and jammed from stern to bow
The wagon labelled II2O.
Eftsoon, TIE driver. said "Giddap!"
And unused (he was a wise old chap:
Some OF 'em amt got far to go
Aboard this here old H2O."
youth who passed along that street
Saw ev'ry ten or twenty feet
Strange figures lying In the snow.
Who tumbled off the Il2O.
Springfield Union.
Samuel j. Battle. the only negro on tn,
New York police force. who for six months
has endured the Silence" Of his fellow pO
llcemen. who have taken that means to re-
sent his presence among them, was alst
the only negro workman who ever applied
for a place in certain Connecticut factory
In speaking Of his case merchant said
Some years ago negro applied for worl
at one Of our New England mills II wa,
the first time We had ever had tho expe
riencH The superintendent wanted to tak'
| the man. but he was voted down by 9th
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
A cENTENARlAN UMBRELLA

From The Kennebec Journal.
An umbrella which has survived the storms
and loans Of 100 years. or thereabouts. is now
In the possession OF Sewa1 w. Smith. Of Show
ho gan, who received II twenty wears ago. when
L. Was said 10 be one hundred years Of age. Mr..
smiths umbrella has staghorn handle, whale
bono ribs. = chased brass ferT7ile and staff the
rlze 81 = hroomstick. and weighs two and half
hounds II has been covered hut once during
the twenty years: othervis. II IL Just a. re
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
NetpIlork TrtbnrR.
FRIDAY. JANUARY II, 1912,

ms newspaper Is o,Cned and puo'
,;shed On The Tribune Association q
New YORK; corporotionj' office ana pr'H-
c,pol prqce Of business, Tribune BH''a'
;no 80 154 Nassau street, Ne'o lor6;
OGDEN lfils, president; Ogden NJ, Re'o'
secyetayp. James n. Barrett, treasurer
The address Of the officers is the once
Of this newspaper
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
FOR UNIVERSITY AT JERUSALEM

London. Jan. IL There Is a prospect OF
the establishment of a Jewish university
at Jerusalem. A wealthy Indian Jew has
beaueathed 100000 to found college at
that city. According to THE Jewish Chron-
iclc." this is likely to tecome the nucleus
of "A university endowment
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
BEING 4 MILLIONAIRE FOR A DAY.

| BEING 4 MILLIONAIRE FOR IA J.
The Wilkes. Barre man who. having
come unexpectedly into n little more
than $1,000, intends to spend 1t all III a
single days trip to New York. on spe-
| cial train, and with the various othcr
extravagances that his provincial imag'
| ination can suggest, in order 10 KNOW
how it feels 10 he millionaire for Il
| day" has a melodramatic notion OF what
millionaire's life is like. He has beeh
reading newspaper accounts OF the
white light district, where good spenders
are lightly spoken of as "millicnalres
| i'm order to make their frivolitics inter
| esting, or has heard some ornate &C
count of the exploits Of some pride OF
Pittsburgh If he carries out his plan he
| will not he millionaire for Il day b'lt
fool for day. and he could he ihat
at vastly less expense.
There are great many different
kinds Of millionarcs. and not many of
them arc at all like the kind the Wilkes
| Barre man imagines. He should read the
paners with attention. For example. lot
| him consider this from the testimony OF
Mr.. Carnegie, being story Of Que oi
the country's richest mon by another or
the country's richest men:
| Last week we were spending New
Years at our place near st. Andrews 8
/ golf links. I said to Mrs. Carnegie.
! Let's go over to see the RocketelIers.
! over at Tarrytown" He was iine old
/ gentleman, dressed nicely. tall and
spare. Ho said. 81 was out riding yes
/ terday with A paper jacket. It has pre-.
served me from cold" He presented
| Mrs Carnegie and me each with one OF
! his paper Jackets.
What lot Of fun the Wilkes'Barre
man might have by investing his $1,000
in paper jackets and giving them to
| his friends and thus being "a millionaire
for n day! And he would be none the
worse for his spree the next morning.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
TAFT TO ATTEND THREE DINNERS.

President Taft will attend three dinners
I'm New York city on January 2o-the So
cicty of the tennessee at tho Hotel knicker-
booker tho state Bar Association AZ the
Waldorf Astoria and the Jewellers AS
ISOLATION at Hotel Astor.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12

And now comes = pawnhroker who ro-
fuses 10 obey the Gaynor mandate that
pawnhrokers must give mp stolen goods
without being reimbursed for the money
loaned on the articles pledged with them.
and g carving the case into the courts.
or with his head at once, There's no
time 60 waste over such as he.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12

Tho Wison-Harvcy mystery dccpcne.
Says The Charlotte Observer:
Governor Wilson denies that there has
been any breach between himself and
Colonel Harvey: but We know better he
knows better. Harvey knows better and
Henry Watterson knows better. Governor
Wilson knows exactly what occurred and
how II occurred. and he could tell why II
occurred
Tle public is athirSt for Information.
Who's going to oblige'
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12

The fact. authoritativcly reported. that
on an average the 4T43G women wage
carncrs Of Kentucky receive each wcck
~ cents less than The minimum amount
necessary for living Is painful refec-
ton on tho Industrial morals Of the
Bluegrass State.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12

Russia disayoWs ultcrior motives. she
desires only the restoration Of order In
Mongolia" Therefore she hastily roc
ognlzcs tho independence of that seced-
ing country and prepares 70 back II
against China. Quod crat dcmon'trdn-
dHDI.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12

Mayor Shauk's efforts 10 reduce the
high cost Of living in indianapolis were
denounced by dealer of that city as "a
commercial brainstorm" before th" Ma
tional League Of Commission Merchants.
obviously anybody who wants 10 rcduc"
tho price Of commodities Of general use
must hc mentally defective,
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12

What is needed is match that will
always go out when Il is thrown on the
floor
New-York tribune., 1912-01-12

The man who stole redhot stove has
nothing on Wall street which didn't
wait for the ruins to cool before taking
out the millions.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-03-22
Some Allies of the Saloon

tude of the mayor and the officials of
your town and community?
S. The men who rent property to
be used for saloon purposes.
E. The voter who does not believe
in saloons but who stays at home on
election day is an ally of the saloon.
7. The voter who does not believe
in the saloon but votes for men who
favor the saloon or who will not en-
force the law against the saloon.
8. The merchant or professional
man who will not oppose the saloon
for fear that it will hurt his business.
9. The temperance people who stop
fighting the saloon and fight each
other, thus weakening the forces that
should always be directed solidly
against the common enemy.
TO- Those who patronize the sa
loon, buying drinks and treating their
friends.
II. Those society people who re-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-03-22

L. The Christian Endeavor society
that is indifferent to the evils of in
temperance and to the ravages of the
saloon is an ally of the saloon. What
has your society done toward oppos-
ing the saloon? If it has done moth
ing to oppose it, it may be csunted as
an ally.
D. The politician, who for the sake
OF office, will work to perpetuate the
saloon, is one of its strong allies.
Sometimes these politicians are strong
temperance men. that is, they do not
drink, but they favor the saloon for
policy's sake.
3. The aw-makers who legislate to
license the saloon. What has been the
attitude of the lawmakers who repre-
sent your district or your state?
I. The corrupt officials who will
not enforce the law when it is VIC
lated by the saloon. What is the atti-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-03-22
March ~, 1912

gard it as proper form to serve wines
and other drinks at their social func-
tons
IL. The nat onal government.
which for the sake of revenue favors
the saloon by law This is illustrated
by the laws of the United States.
which makes our government a part
ner in the saloon business, exacting
the payment of taxes and granting
license therefor. The recent decision
of the supreme court which makes II
necessary for railroads to carry liquor
into "dry" territory where it is Offered
them for shipment, is an illustration,
of the governments active alliance
with the liquor traffic.-The Watch
word.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-03-22
Where Women Vote.

In the King of Swedens speech at
the opening of the National Parlia
ment, a bill was announced giving
women full franchise and making
them eligible for election to Parlia
ment.-Selected
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-03-22

The comforts of home mean more to
your family than anything else you can
buy.
We supply those comforts on long
time credit-on open charge account.
We ship the things at once, and let
you pay as convenient. You do this by
saving just few cents a day.
There is no red tape about it, no pub
licity, no interest, no security. 1t in
wolves no extra price.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-03-22
A Million Homes

In AZ years we have furnished in this
way over million homes.
They were furnished for people with
moderate incomes-$l0 to Sic per week.
They have homes like we show in
these pictures-homes that the folks are
proud of.
You can do just what they did-on
Just the same terms. And you owe il
to yourself and your family.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-03-22
The Things You Love Best
For Only 3 Cents Per Day

big. They are made from photographs.
Many are in actual colors.
1t shows the largest variety of home
comforts ever brought together.
Get it and look it over. See what
you need and want. Note what others
have. And remember that anything
shown there will be shipped on approval
and sold on longtime credit.
Cut out this coupon, send it to us, and
the whole big book will be mailed you
free. Send it now, before you forget it.
The Ely miner., 1912-08-23
Yuan,s Harsh Discipline.

Although China has become a repub.
lie. the views of the sanctity of human
life that prevail in western countries
are not yet established in that over.
crowded land. This story of Yuan
Shi Kai, the newly installed president.
is declared by Everybody's Weekly to
be characteristic of the immediate
past of that statesman-and SO pre-
sumably of the present.
Yuan began to create an army on
the European model. His discipline
was exceedingly severe. There was
only one form of punishment in the
new army-death. On one occasion
an English official, an old acquaint-
ance, visited him, and Yuan held a
special review in his honor.
The viceroy noticed that soldier
failed to salute the English guest He
called for the mans officer.
Have that soldier beheaded at
once." he curtly commanded.
The English guest, Mortified, pro-
tested.
1T Is absurd" he said, ito cut of
mans head because he omitted to
salute me-"
please do not interfere" said
Yuan. Il know the men have to
deal with. l know what / must do
with them to get them into shape.
You do not" The mans head came
off.-Youth's Companion.
The Ely miner., 1912-08-23
,e bough. a gold brick the other

- SON0A~ oO<N 1@NN~ ~AO 0eAO'
night"
"You mean the Smith deed?" l said
We'll, rather" he answered. "Wil.
liams took 1t down to West Virginia
to have 1t recorded, and discovered, to
use his spectacular language, that it
was not worth three hurrahs in hell"
What was wrong with it," said.
1t did not convey the husbands cur
tesy, know; but Williams knew that
too. He did not care for that, he
said; he could cut the timber OFF in
year and he was willing to take the
chance of Mrs. Smith living until
then"
That" replied Freddie Harland, "is
a mere bagatelle in the trouble. 1t
seems that the supreme court of West
Virginia has decided that deed made
by wife, in which the husband does
not join, conveys no estate of any
character whatever, Is merely worth
less piece of paper. The Export Spruce
company has the land under a proper
deed. Mrs. Beatrix Smith has van
ished into the fog beyond Fire Island
and the bobcats have pre-empted old
Williams mills"
Good" said, "goodi Gilbert stole
half that land. SO the chicken is home
to roost."
I'VE reminded him of that replied
Freddie Harland, when he began to
Jump around In the Office"