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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
S. P. C. C. HAS BIG PARTY
Children Enjoy Great Tree and
Gifts from Santa.

The Christmas Tree party given by the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty 10
Children in the society's playrooms' at
No. a7 Fourth avenue, last night, was
the best they ever had. Santa Claus was
there. as large as life, with big basket
of presents to dtsprove all these SHY
stories about his being out of date.
And the tree was all over lights ana
flowers and shiny things which hurt the
eyes when you look at them too long ana
after everyone had been given. MS
presents by Santa Claus, they all joined
in singing and dancing. which was great
fun. especially for the big girls who know
more about dancing than ordinary people
can be expected TO know. So everybody
went home happy.
Some Of those present were JACOB H.
schiff. Dallas B. Pratt. Elbridge I. Gerry
7 Howard Wright. J. Dunbar Wright
Robert NJ. Galloway. Adrian lselin' IT.
Augustus D. Juilliard, Ludwig b. Bern
stein. Mrs. Irving Lehman, DR.. and Mrs.
Frank Hopkins, John O'Toole, Jacob A.
Rus. Mrs W. X. Vanderbilt and her
daughter. Miss Rutherford, Mrs. NJ. W.
Evans. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Nelson Baldwin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Parsons and many 9TH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
BARNES HAS NEW IDEAS
He Therefore Plans to Hold
Convention Next Fall.

Chairman Barnes OF the Republican
State Committee has decided there shall
be a Republican state convention next fall.
1t will be the first time that such CON
vention was ever held when there was
not Governor and full state ticket TO
be elected.
Chief Judge Cullen and Associate Judge
John Clinton Gray, OF the Court OF APP
peals. will retire because OF the age limit
on December 81 OF next year. That will
make necessary the election of their sue
cessors In November.
The state committees OF the various
parties have the authority to make nomi-
nations in such cases, and in other years
have always exercised their power rather
than call state convention for one or
two nominations.
Chairman Barnes, however. believes
that, In line with the spirit Of the times.
il would be we'll to have the nominations
made next year by representatives of the
people elected at the primaries as dele
gates to q convention for the special pur-
pose of making judicial nominations.
The state chairman is strongly opposed
to the ideas of Colonel Roosevelt Oh the
judiciary and believes that a convention
of delegates chosen by the people would
give more prominence to the nominations
than II they should be made by the state
committee.
1t also is the plan of the state chairman
TO have the convention discuss the issues
OF the day. including that of the control
OF the judiciary. and place the Repub-
lican party OF this state on record along
what he considers the more enlightened
lines OF thought.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22

With no greater injury TO the property
than the cracking of a little plaster
two story frehouse was run on barge
lowed three blocks up the Harlem River
pulled off on TO the ground again ana
placed on new foundations last week The
work was done successfully by the ilrin
of Arthur McMullen and Olaf Hoff, con
tractors for Section No. II Of the LeXlng-
ton avenue subway. The removal of inc
house. the quarters of Engine Company
81. which operates the hreboat Cor
nelius W. Lawrence. was necessary ne
cause il would have been endangered by
the sinking of the caissons for the SUD-
way tunnel under the river at 1920 street
and Lexington avenue. the old location.
All during the time that the house vas
being moved the fremen kept their home
in the building. and had their connections
with the fire alarm system and head
quarters by means of flexible cables, ex-
cept for the twelve minutes that 1t actu-
ally took to tow the barge with the house
through the river.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
FIRE HOUSE A-SAlLlNG GOES
Men of Engine Company No. 81 Respond to Alarm
While Their Shore Quarters Are Being lowed
to New Site on Harlem River.

once, while the house was being run
on to the barge. an alarm came in ana
the men responded with their boat.
The firehouse is steel skeleton struct-
ure. two stores in height, with tower
g. feet high. il weighs $50 tons. In
preparation for the removal barge 81
feet wide and SO feet long was moored
To the dock. The house was lacked Up
and pulled to the edge of the dock. rs
the tide came I'm the work of pulling the
house on TO the barge was begun. Inc
rising tide made enough pressure to coun-
tcract the weight of the house and pre-
vent any sudden loss OF equilibrium. 1he
house was moved on to the barge three
feet for each threc-inch rise In the tde
In unloading at l35th street and PARK
avenue, the new location, the operation
was reversed, the house being pulled on
with the fall of the tide. The new per
and all the cables had already been laid
so that five minutes after the house had
been lowered on to the new foundation the
house was in perfect operation again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
COLLEGE SPLIT BY "FRATS'
Wooster Trustees Deadlocked
After Long Wrangle.

Wooster. Ohio. Dee. 2l.-After an all
night session the board Of trustees of
Wooster University adjourned until Feb
ruary without bcng able 10 decide the
question OF ousting fraternties from the
institution. Voices of members OF oppos-
ing factions could be heard across the
campus during the SESSION.
The war on fraternities at Wooster was
started by the announcement of L. IL.
Severance of New York. who has given
the university 81 100000 that he would not
continue his support unless these organ
izations were ousted. Severance has been
the most liberal supporter OF the univer-
sity.
President Holden requested the frater-
mites to give up their charters. They
refused. declaring they would not barter
away an integral part Of the institution.
Half Of the students are frat members.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
AID FOR BIDE-A-WEE HOME
Christmas Charity Matinee To
Be Given at Plaza.

To help the Bide-a-Wee Home for
FTiendless Animals n Christmas charity
matinee will be given in the grand ball
room of the Plaza Hotel tomorrow after
noon. Mrs. Harry Ulysses Kibbe. presi-
dent Of the home. has been III for several
months. and in her absence contribution
to the welfare OF the animals has fallen
off considerably
A large programme has been arranged
for the entertainment and many well
known actors and actresses have volun-
teered their services A souvenir pro-
gramme. designed for the occasion by
Orson Lowell. will be sold by debutantes.
Seats can be obtained from the secre-
tary, Miss Champion. No. 40 East 3sth
street
The patronesses include Mrs. George j.
Gould Mrs. John Hays Hammond. Mrs
J. Todhunter Thompson. Mrs. Frederick
Edey. Mrs. John j. Mason, Mrs. Henry
l.. Burnett. Mrs. Bourke Cochran Mrs.
Alfred r. Conklin and Miss Ida Bliss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
MARRIAGE DIDN'T TAKE
Fisk, Who Says He's Bankers
Son, Plans Second Ceremony.
welded FIRST IN BOSTON
Doubt of Validity Causes Cou.
pie to Obtain Another Ii.
cense in New JERSEY.

igustus r. Fisk. VINO said he va,
son Of Charles J. Fisk. of the banking 6-r,
of Fisk & Sons. and his wife. forms,,,
Mrs. Barbara Knight Cobb, of Boston
obtained marriage license in the go,
Han, Jersey City, yesterday morning
rhc courle said they had been married :,
Boston week ago. but had learned tho,
the validity Of the ceremony nigh, ho
questioned under the Massachusetts law
because Mrs. Fisk had been divorced
The couple had reached the City Hal,
long before the license bureau was opened
Yesterday morning. They appeared much
disturbed. An hour after their arrival
Joseph Collins, the license clerk 40.
peared.
After Collins took their pedigrees ne
made out the license, and the connie do.
parted, presumably TO get married again
With Mr. and Mrs. Fisk at the time asa
witness was Edward Dugan, of Jersey
city an agent Of the Hudson and Man.
haitian Tunnel Company.
After they left the office the record ~
the license was locked ia safe. and
clerk said he did not have the combina.
ton. so there was no way newspaper men
could get at it,
On December n man who said he was
Augustus r. Fisk, of New York and Ver-
mont, announced that he had married
Mrs. Barbara Knight Cobb, Back Bar
widow, at Boston. The marriage was
supposed to have been performed by the
Rev. Howard n. Brown, of Kings Chapel.
But when the Rev. Mr.. Brown was asked
about the wedding he said that he had
nothing 10 do with the ceremony. Fisk
wouldn't tell where 1t took place.
II was learned. however. that Fisk and
the young widow obtained a license on
the day previous to the reported mar
rage. 1t was said that they had received
permission from the court to sidestep the
law prescribing five days between tho
time Of getting the license and having the
knot tied.
Then IL was recalled that Vermont had
passed a law making rcmarriage by d.
vorced person bigamous. According 10
the pedigree given by Fisk in Boston at
the time he obtained the license he was
son Of Charles j. Fisk, New York
banker
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
MAY TRY GIBSON HERE
Lawyer Hints He Will Face a
New Charge.
/ BY Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Goshen, " Y. Dec. 2l.-Burtcn ". Glib
son dropped remark TO visitor at the
county Jail here to-day which would sug-
gest that the New York authorities are
arranging TO have him removed to New
York County and to try him on "A charge
Of misappropriating funds from the cs-
tate Of Mrs. Rosa Menzshik Szabo. whom
the lawyer was alleged to have killed al
Greenwood Lake on July 10.
Gibson said that he did not expect to
remain in Goshen much longer. He has
been in daily communication with his at
torncys. Robert II. ElGer and Charles RI.
Goldzier and developments I'm his case are
expected soon.
Mrs. Gibson omitted her Saturday visit
10 her husband to-day for the first time
since the jury failed TO agree.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
HUBS MAYOR NO "SPUG"
Christmas the Time to Open
Purse and Heart, He Says.
BY Telegraph to The TrIbune.l

BY Telegraph to The Tribune
Boston, Dec. 2O.-Mayor Fitzgerald
refused to have anything to do with
the "Spugs," or Society for the Pre-
vention of Useless Giving, when he re-
ceived a circular asking him to join.
christmas is the time to open the
purse and the heart" said the Mayor.
Even IL the gift is only postal
card, it shows a spark Of kindly feel
ing and recognition Of friendship, and
for that reason should be encouraged.
! do not believe in presents that cause
discomfort to the giver. because they
are far beyond his or her means, but
believe in simple gifts that show a
thought of love and friendship.
Quantity and quality should be the
watchword Of the Christmas giver.
am opposed to the objects and the ideas
Of the "Spugs." They are not in Keep
ing with the real spirit Of Christmas.
The exchange of presents should be en-
courageG rather than discouraged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
ISAAC A. HOPPER DEAD
Was Building superintendent
Under Mayor Mcclellan.

Isaac A Hopper. Superintendent OF
Buildings in Mayor McClellan's admins
tration. died last night at his home. NO.
l65 West 122 street Heart disease, with
which Mr.. Hopper had been affected for
The last two years, was the cause OF
death He had been confined TO his bed
FOR about a week. His wife and two sons
were with him when he died.
Mr. Hopper was born in the old Hopper
mansion. at l5lst street and Macomb's
Road, in 1851. He was member Of Tam
many Hall for many years and was for
merly leader OF the 3lst Assembly Dis
trict He was brother OF John J. Hop
per, at one time n candidate for Governor
on the Independence League ticket.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
ASK SHERIFF TO BE SANTA
Ex- Chief Croker and Friend Give Up
Election Fees.

Former Fire Chief Edward F. Croker
and his friend Charles Thorley returned
to Sheriff Hamburger yesterday the vouch-
ers for s. each that they received from
the CITY for services as special deputy
sheriffs at the last primary elections.
The Sheriff made his rounds that day in
the automobile of Chief Croker the latter
and Mr.. Thorley acting as a special guard
for the Sheriff. 81
Chief Croker said in returning his
check. 81 wish you would please draw the
money and provide a Christmas dinner
for some deserving person, OF which no
doubt you know many.
Mr. Thorley wrote, II would ask you
10 kindly draw the amount of the check
and give II for me to some unfortunate
fellow as a Christmas gift"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
PHONE INVESTIGATION ENDS
Question of Suing Trust Now
Confronts Wickersham.

Washington Dec. 2.-Samuel Hill, Of
Seattle, president Of the Home Telephone
and Telegraph Company. of Portland.
ore. conferred to-day with James A.
Fowler, assistant to the Attorney Gem
eral. regarding the investigation to de-
termine whether the American Telephone
and telegraph Company is trust within
the nearing OF the Sherman law. Mr..
sAL representing an independent con-
Germ, discussed the general situation.
The governments inquiry has been COM
plcted, and Attorney General Wick
crsham is now considering whether suit
should be instituted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
IRELAND 81 YEARS A PRIEST
Only Three Now Outrank Him in
Length of Service.

ST. Paul MINI. Dec. 2l.-Archbishop
ireland OF served today the hfty-iirst an
niversary OF his ordination To the priest
hood few friends called TO congratu-
late him, and he received many kilograms
from members of the Catholic hierarchy
I'm various parts OF the United States.
With three exceptions. Archbishop Ire
land is the oldest member In point Of SER
vics Of the hierarchy In the United States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
MAINE TO RETURN GARDNER
BY Telegraph 10 The Trlbunel

Augusta. Ne, Dec. 2l.-Friends of Oba-
diah Gardner declare IL is already settled
that he will be returned 10 Washington
as United States Senator asserting that
the Progressives in the Legislature have
finally decided 10 support him.
II Is expected that several Progressves
from other parts of the country will
come here to aid the election OF Gardner
and make certain the defeat OF Edwin G.
Burleigh. Republican
Progressives say Gardner Is a better
Progressive than Burleigi and that II
would he driving a nail In their own cof-
fin 10 put Burleigh in the scat now occu-
pied by Gardner, "A Democrat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
THE METRoPoLE TO REOPEN

The Metropole Hotel. where Herman
Rosenthal was shot and which went out
of business not long afterward, is to re-
open. The hotel has been reftted and
redecorated throughout and will be known
as "Millers." the new proprietor being
EDWARD Miller, who has had considerable
experience in the hotel and restaurant
business.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
Police Ready for Great Crowd.

Adequate police arrangements have been
made TO handle an enormous crowd
Many well known persons VINO had III
tended going out OF town TO country
house parties, it was said yesterday, had
notified members of the committee that
the tree celebration would keep them In
town this year
Guards will watch the tree day and
night for the whole week during which
II will remain standing to prevent vandai-
ism
No arrangements have been made Tor
musical programme on Christmas night,
but Il has been suggested that the people
who gather around the tree on that night
sing appropriate songs.
Large crowds hung around Madison
Square Garden all day yesterday watch
ing tine carpenters at work preparing the
Tree for erection. To make the giant bal
sam pine strong enough to withstand any
gale "A big piece of timber was attached
10 the bottom of the trunk. and this IN
turn was to be- supported on all sides by
heavy wooden braces.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
MERRILL INDICTMENT DISMISSED

Judge Humphrey. In the Queens County
Court. In Long Island City yesterday. dis
missed the Indictment against former Dis
trict Attorney John B. Merrill, charging
the larceny OF an automobile.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
Read This

mi. will br the greatest sale al o'''psh
p,... ever known IN this country. ,,n 81
and q, cry one will he sold with u.' a,e Of
sale. whi,h will guarantee you ,.'aa,,,Je. fof
,i,.u, rau he duplirated, grade toT s'ru ans
- dim 5o more than our pier W;,ed
whoIs.,ic or retail Ieweiler IN the S,.rtsr
sta,e. I'm this Ion Nou viii mt or aas-salf
cara, Diamonds for $40 ana ~iS: III SO:
carat Diamonds for $50. wv 90 90 sis ard
one carat Diamonds for 40. soo. fso.a
S6O. one and one-half carat bah o,isl
S15 inward. All are equally a. M s,plan
~ and weight considered. We WI Wiz their
~. Iii" din.rent grades to you. showing ,,;"s:
Inference In the color. quality an" hat you
also guarantee the valuation o, ~ iewery
iI ,,axe 10 nav for them at retai LII M
80. artis l. the largest ana pes. ue
,,',,.. srd t,eutIemen's Diamond NUS
.'... h,d 4" of,rr during the thirty on. con.
wv ,,xs .old Diamonds direct 10 W., Iii 81
.,,,cr from tho Diamond ruttins n,pIIr
Enrnnr and We propose 20 give wv Iii OF
the bcuefit of them. we VII, m,rd In.
show these Diam md Rings 10 Ds, This
n",ters Wholesale or Retail JeweIe ss.er,s
POI. j. :, JctIx for the public. and we Isctsd
the right Of not selling to anyone sSs Ysu
Viii the Diamond or Jeweiry t,sat ours.
sna,,,d take advantage OF this sale "a, N. r,ond
~ Rae the largest stock OF Ds" -
NJ u, the world. You can IA
I'LL, ~ OOo OF them In our winoow al
I.a,,:..e. over u million dollars Monssssb-
N,.rond. are In plain view az our 20 ~
ii.hment and worth going mics !"
n js A wonderful sight. -
see orr window display Of o.es an
,,,iIiiou dollars worth OF Dinmo""e'
niainjy marked 50 TO sS,00o.oo' ~
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
Gents Rings
Ladies' Rings

niamonds purchased from us can DC
..,,,..d a, fuII value or returned for cash.
less ten per cent, within one .ea''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
Diamond Rings
y to $40.

Observe our valuation ana pnoe "
Of the "single stone Diamond hins'
offered at this sale:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
A FIRE HOUSE AFLOAT.
While the house was IN

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nanstan alrm OF is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09


In the Matter of the Appeal OF q. w.
Martin and Charles George from Sur
vey of Land Made by r. B. Burchf1el,
County Surveyor.
Appeal from Harper County.
REVERSED
Svllab bus BY the Court. Burch,
1. 1t is the duty of a county surveyor,
notified under the statute Gen. Stat 1903,
sec. 2272) to survey land and establish its
corners and boundaries, to proceed &C
cording to the statutory rules; and the
record of a previous survey, on file in
his office. and apparently binding on the
parties in interest because not appealed
FROM is merely evidence to be considered
in determining where corners were ss-
tabIished by the government
? The conclusive effect of re-survey
not appealed from Gen. Stat. 1909, sec.
2275) may be waived A re-survey pro
cured according to the statute by one OF
the interested parties amounts to such
waiver on his part and should an appeal
be taken from the re-survey on the
ground that the statutory rules were not
observed in making it he will not be
heard to say that the former survey, with
which the re-survey comedies. is con-
elusive.
curing
Smith J., dissenting with Limitation.
A true copy.
Attest: d. A. VALENTINE,
TSeal1 Clerk Supreme Court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
LEGAL.

same party made similar but not Identical
contracts with other grantees about the
same time which were not carried out,
as tending to show system, motive or in
tent.
,. Before the holder of a promisory
note negotiated to him in due course be-
fore maturity can be charged with notice
OF an infirmity therein or defect in the
title of the party negotiating it, he must
be shown to have had actual knowledge
of the infirmity or defect, or knowledge
of such facts that his action in taking the
instrument amounted to bad faith. An
instruction which mobiles this rule by
charging that this knowledge means
Such knowledge of facts a reason
able cautious person in the exercise of
ordinary care and prudence in the ordi-
nary affairs of life would or should &C
quire in the transaction of such bust
ness Held. error
8. When, in an action by the endorsee
of pronissory note to recover thereon.
procured by fraud and the trial court d.
reefs the jury as to the degree of proof
required and the meaning of the term
'preponderance of evidence they should
be charged that the burden is upon the
maker to show such fraud by clear, de-
cided and satisfactory evidence. An in
structlon in such case that a bare pre-
ponderance is sufficient, Held, error.
All the Justices concurring.
4 true copy.
Attest: D. A. VALENTINE,
tSeal-J Clerk Supreme Court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09

NO 80
H w Cox, Administrator of the Estate
of Israel Saron, Deceased, Appellee,
The City of Kansas City Kansas Ap-
pelant- ~
Appeal from Wyandotte Court OF Com
mon Pleas.
AFFIRMED
Syllabus By the Court Mason, J.
l. Under a statute providing tnat pc
fore a public administrator shall take
charge of an estate he shall make april
cation to the probate court showing Ger
tain facts and shall give bond, and that
the court shall thereupon issue him let
ters of administered ton. his appointment as
administrator is not rendered absolutely
void by the omission of the application
to set out some jurisdictonal fact where
such fact actually exists.
. Under the statute authorizing the ap-
pOintment of an administrator where
has died leaving any estate
to be administered in this state, such an
aDpOintment is not open to collateral at
tack by a showing that the intestate left
no property in this state excepting the
suit of clothes he was wearing, valued
at $3.50.
3. An action for the wrongful death Of
a nonresident may still be brought by the
Kansas administrator of his estate, under
the original act comforting that authority,
Elemental act authorizing his widow or
next of kin to bring the action
4 A verdict for $500 held not to be
excessive under the evidence
All the justices concurring.
A true copy.
Attest. D. A. VALENTINE,
CSeaL1 Clerk Supreme Court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
No. 1885.
Clara G. Swan. Appellee

No. H. 1856.
Clara G. Swan, Appellee,
VS..
The Bevfs Rock Salt Company, a corpora
ton, Appellant.
Appeal from Rice County.
AFFIRMED.
Syllabus. By the Court Mason, j.
/ Where a number of special findings
are made against the party IN whose
favor a general verdict is rendered, mo-
ton for a new trial filed by him. on the
ground that the verdict is against the evil
dence will be interpreted as meaning that
such special findings are against the evil
dence.
3 Where special findings returned by
jury are attacked as contrary to the
evidence. no judgment can be rendered
upon them until they have been approved
by the trial court.
All the Justices concurring.
A true copy.
Attest: D. A. VALENTINE
[Seall Clerk Supreme Court