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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
XMAS Tree
WILL CLEAN TONIGHT
WITH 1900 LIGHTS
Band to Play in Madison
Square as Brilliant lllumina-
ton Begins.

Three thousand varl-colored electric
lamps. twinkiing and scinthlstlns on a
thousand snow-l laden branches. will
light the peoples Christmas Tree this
evening. A large military band. at the
foot OF the immense evergreen In MAdi-
son Square. will burst forth into a
medley OF patriotic airs and an electric
star will blaze on tho very tlp-tcp Of the
tree. After tho music ire tree Nse,f.
with It's three thousand tights. wni
illuminate the Square from $40 o'clock
until midnight.
A trial Of tho 100 iishts hrst placed
on ne tree was made shortly after
1850 o'clock last evening. under the
supervision Of Mrs. J. ,. r. Herreshoff.
The originator of the scheme TO xtv'
New york rs nrst public Christmas
tree declared that the supply OF lamps
was inadequate and did not do justice
to the monarch OF the woods. II was
therefore decided To more than double
the number of lights. thus giving . per
feet daxxls Of light for the peoples
Christmas Eve.
Thirty workmen. among whom wsre
a number of tho sturdy lads who wired
st. Patriok's Cathedral during the biix.
xard Of 1911. were busy on the scanoid-
ing surrounding the tree this morning
Others were climbing the trunk. plac.
ing red, blue. yellow. green and white
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GARMENT WORKERS
CREERVOTE TOPUT.
125,0OOONSTR|KE
Thousands SILVER in Seward
Park Till Ballot Returns
Are Flashed.
RESULT is 49, TO 1872.
Demand 20 Per Cent. Increase
20 in Wages and a 4S-HOur
Working Week.
RESULT is 1896 TO 1872

s.~,.,,, 90. M nu. ~orx.,.
~pp'oN'''a'e'' i''"VV e"''
OF New York. men and women, VIII re-
csiye notice 10 prepare 10 strike As ti,eir
1880, ur,,,..,,, . vo,. n,
p'e'e"''
the organized workers . strike condnlt-
toe u in session to-day at the headquar-
60, n, a.. ,-,,,.s r.rro,, worr.r,
Vi '"e o 80 - a. a..
on'oh Oh A"er'ca' p'o'e hou'e' !"
cue upon the date OF the waik-out' Inc
order to quit will probably be given
within a fortnight
This strike means that at the very
bsyinn,ny ~ m. .nriny .ea.on In mans
.,s., s,.,. ~. $1,000, Iii, n.
sP"p'e'eiy lieu up sS Ia. "s Ne"
is concerned uniess the trouoie Ii
patched up promptly. The strike was
decided upon by vote of 6.7S6 to
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
MRS. WHITNEY,
AFTER CHILD DIES,
|S0UT OF DANGER
Doctor Announces She Is Re.
covering From Shock of
Infants Death.

Mrs Payne Whitney, who has been
dangerously III following the birth and
subsequent death OF her child. was this
morning pronounced out of danger. AT
the Whitney home. No. 972 Fifth avenue.
1t was said she had passed a good night.
improving with each hour. At first all
information was refused, but the re-
ports OF Mrs. Whitney's health being
30 conflicting. her physician. DIR. Allen
NJ. Thomas. OF No. a West Fifty-fourth
street. made the official announcement
that the crisis had bson paused and
that his patient was out Of danger.
Mrs Whitney Is the daughter VI for
mer Secretary OF State Hay.
- The baby which was born sunday las
Mrs. Whitncy's third child. Her first
child. a daughter. Joan. was born In
1908, and her son, John. eighteen months
later. They are the Jock and joan OF
Mrs. Whitney's volume of Verses fol-
Jock and JOAN" published in 1906.
In her girlnood, as Helen Hays. Mrs
Whitney had already acquired fame "a
a writer OF verse. and her father. q poe
himself. the creator of Little brooches
and "Jim Bludsoe." took great pride II
her early efforts, Her first volume
Some Verses" was privately printed IN
1898. The three following years she pub
lished Beasts and Birds" Tho Ettls
Boy Book" and THE Rose OF Dawn"
After the birth OF her two chiidrsn
Mrs. Whitney issued "sonnets anc
Songs and Jock and Joan" In 1875
the Punch and Judy Book" 1906
Gypsy Verses and Bedtime Book,
1907. and Herbs and Apples IN 1910
she was educated at Miss Master.
School at Dobbs Ferry
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SUFFRAGETTES co
ON TOWARD ALBANY
| THROUGH BLIZZARD
Women Plod Through Snow
drifts Undeterred While Storm
RACES About Them.

UPPER RED HOOK, NJ Y. Dec. a..
The brave little army Of suffragettes
in command of Gen. Resale Jones
again took the road for Albany this
morning. The worst snowstorm known
in years was raging when the sched-
uled time OF departure arrived. With
blizzard blowing. with slush and
snow and unknown dangers ahead OF
them. the piucky little band. their
cheeks glowing and eyes sparkling,
awaited tho order of march.
we must keep our schedule, no
matter what tho weather is," was the
comment Of Cen Jones.
Then the leader of this determined
bunch OF women pilgrims saw TO II
that the walkers were provided with
ovsrshoss, mittsns and mufflers. that
they were in proper marching condi-
ton. Then she gave the order to
start.
Quite . crowd gathered to see the
walkers Off and they went away amid
the cheers and good wishes Of Upper
Red Hook. Their destination to-day Is
Livingston. six miles from here. In
some places they will find the snow
up to their knees. They were told OF
this and advised to put on the march
until better conditions prevail. But
the women needed not the edmonton
They were soldiers OF a cause. They
were hghting for a principle and they
would not be deferred. They went
away with smiles and stuck their AL
pine STATS into the snow with the de
termination to conquer or to fall by
the roadside. There would be no give
up until nature succumbed to condl
tons which might prove more thar
they were equal to. they declared.
Ahead OF them the gale Ii piling VI
snowdrifts. and 1t may be impossible
for them to keep the road. All thi,
they know too. but their destination
10 Albany and there must bs no stoI
until the message from tho suffrage
seeking women Is in the hands OF
Gov. ELECT SulZer.
1--WE may not be able 10 fght On war
Mke soldiers" said Miss Jones, "bu
we can sun, like soldiers and We car
endure trials as well as men nghtinf
Tor a cause"
And so they stick to the road to Al
hany
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AVIATOR IS KILLED
IN FALL OF 600 FEET
WHILE CROWD WATCHES
Petre, English Airman, Making
Flight to Edinburgh, Sud-
denly Crashes to Earth.

LONDON. Dec. 2.-Edward Petre. .
weli-known English airman. was killed
to-day near Redcar while undertaking .
Night from the Brooklands aerodrome to
Edinburgh with the intention of cover
Ing the distance without stopping His
monoplane ran into heavy gale on
tho way and his machine was dashed
to earth. the motor falling on the aviator
and killing him instantly.
"A rhroug Of people Watching him In
nasht saw him meet death.
Petre narrowly escaped death near Al
dsrvhot on Dot. "a when he was ptlotins
. monoplans which was undergoing .
War once test On that occasion the
aarman ran into a dense fog and lost
HE bearings. At the same time his mo-
tor developed defects and caused him
to land violently. His machine turned
. somersauat. but the pilot escaped with
q few scratches
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
BIG BILLS XMAS SPOILED;
'PINCHED IN NEW RAlMENT.
He's Just About to Enjoy Himself
In His New Clothes When Saloon
keeper Has Him Arrested.

When big Bill" Stafford walked into
j. r. Crotty's saloon, at No. 40 Hud-
son street to-day the bartender tainted.
the lunchman dived into the icebox and
crotty started for the telephone with
The Intention of turning In fire alarm.
Upon more mature reflection. however.
Crotty stepped to the door and sum
money Policeman Bailey of the Charles
street station, who placed Stafford un-
der arrest.
big BILL" who was released from
Sing Sing last June after serving a Ave-
year term for highway robbery. faces
two charges-carrying concealed weap-
ons and grand larceny. lie had re-
yolver and money in the pockets OF a
new suit and Crotty thinks the suit,
revolver and money represent $50 which
mysteriously diss ppeared from his ss-
loon yesterday afternoon.
"Big Bill" ragged. unshaven, broke
and humble, was in the saloon yester-
day when crotty, making up his bank
account, put $50 on the end of the bar.
In a couple OF minutes Crotty reached
for the money. It was gone. So was
Big Bill"
.Big BIZ wept as the policeman
stripped him of his revolver and his
money to-day.
This is a Merry Christmas for me-"
he sobbed "a gentleman on Eighth
Avenue last night gave me this OUTFIT
Ard a n-dollar bill and told me To
20 as far as | liked on the Yuletide
stuff, And / amt even got chance to
strike my gait when I'm pinched.'
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ARTIST DETAILLE DEAD.
Famous Fainter of Battle scenes
suddenly stricken.

PARIS. Dec. H-The French battle
painter, Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille.
better known as Edouard Dstaille. died
here to-day at the age of slxty-four.
Detaille, who was probably tho best
known OF modern French artists. had
suffered for long time from an afrec-
ton OF the heart This morning when
he awoke he found considerable diff
Guilty IN breathing. A doctor was called
and administered stlmulants without
effect and the painter shortly after
passed away. His aged parents. both Of
whom were living with him. were at his
dside when ne died.
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RIVERHEAD. l.. l.. Dec. A.--Thomas
Capello. who killed man during = row
in q saloon at Medford some months ago
and was convicted on Friday Of murds,
In the second degree. was this morning
sentenced by County Judge drifting 10
not less than twenty years nor more
than the term of his life in Sing sina
| Prison.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
WILSON GETS A PIPE, BUT

PRINCETON, ". j., Dec, H-Presi-
dent-elect Wilson Ia trying to figure
out to-day what 10 do with a gold
mounted meerschaum pipe which he
received a. a Christmas present from
an admirer in Vicksburg, Miss. The
Governor says that hs never smoked
but once In his life,
MY father was a smoker of heavy
cigars" no said, but l tried II only
the one time In my life. and that was
with disastrous results. Curiously
enough, I did II 10 please my mothcr,
When father was away one time she
asked me 20 smote some bugs out OF
her favoIite ro"r' ush. I was proud 70
do II; smoked like a furnace for scv-
cral minutes anI--l have never tried %
omokA slposs't
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24

Whsnsvsr any human being has
the exceptional gift Of piercing
with the rays Of . humorous ana
unsslfish point this snshroudinS
atmosphere Of self ana sex and OF
seeing this other side, then you
have the posssssor OF the secret Of
married happiness.
In times of estrangement or dim
guilty the husband should appear for
the wife. the wife for the husband.
Each should study the other side. But
these are things We all know. Let us
turn to this simple story Of . happy
marriage.
sHE NEVER MACS HER Hus.
BAND AND BOTH ARE HAPPY.
Dear Madam: am happily mar
ried. and married very much for
the better. My husband had seen
Q great deal OF life. and told me
he did not, have any faith what
ever in women. He had been
married twice. both times finding
the woman untrue. I grew to care
for him and told him he would live
to change his opinion. Both of us
were practically without money.
but We were married shortly after.
At first he was rather indif-
ferent, then followed period OF In
sane jealousy. which Gained down
however. when he saw It was with
out cause. We have been married
almost four years now. and are
ideally happy. l have always tried
to remember my usband Is .
human being with the frailties given
to mankind and not saint. l
have faults myself 20 / cannot ex-
pect him to be perfect. and besides
. perfect man would be such
bore. He Is the, soul Of truth and
honor and I know could trust him
to the farthest ends of the earth.
have always tried to make things
Is pleasant and cheerful as posi-
BILE for him, and have always put
him before myself, which has only
served to make him the more I'M
selfish. have tried to remedy my
own faults instead Of sitting down
and railing about his, which latter
reason. i believe. 10 the answer to
the success Of our marriage, We
are very comfortably situated
from . financial standpoint and
have an infant son whose presence
has helped to bind US more closely
together. feel l have one of the
kindest, truest and best husbands
In the world. A. !. II.
The voice OF the cynic Is heard again
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
MOVIE COMMISSION REPORTS.
Members Oppose sBoard Of Educa-
tlOn CensOrsblD. They Tell MayOr

The commission appointed by Mayor
Gaynor to study the moving picture sit
uation yesterday reported to him that II
favored the passage Of such n resolu-
ton as was put through by the Board OF
Aldermen last week. but thought that
the section empowering the Board OF
Education TO exercise the power Of
censorship should be expurgated.
The matter will probably come before
the Board Of Aldermen to-day.
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National Academy Organizes.

The trustees OF the National Academy
Association met yesterday afternoon
In the Fine Arts Building. In West
Fifty-seyenth street. and organized by
electing John w. Alexander. President.
Howard Russell Butler. Vice-Presi-
dent; Bert Hanson. Secretary. and
Don Barber. Treasurer The trustees
represent ten societies who have united
to construct an art building In New
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
BOMB ExPLODES,
16FAM|L|ES RUN
UNCLAD INTO SNOW
Five-Story Tenement Wrecked
by Black Hand After Gro
Ger Refuses Demands.
GAS ADDS TO THE PERIL.
Doors Shattered and Plaster
Knocked Down by Force
of Dynamite's Blast.
GAS ADDS TO THE PERIL.

A biack Hand bomb. intended 20 de-
stroy Emanuel Corso anc his family.
wrecked the kliways In a nve.s,ory
tenement at No. %cs Eas, Eighteenth
street. tore down walls. shattered dozens
OF doors and windows. wrecked q stair
case and did other damage at q o'clock
this morning.
sixteen families live In tho building.
rhey scurried out into the snow follow
Ing the explosion. which made the whole
building rock. and would not return I'M
I'll an Inspector from the Building De-
partment had assured them the struc-
ture would still hold them.
Corso was cut by dying tirnbcrs. He
considers II a miracle he and his wife
and three children were not hurled to
their death.
Corso has had q grocery store At the
Eighteenth street address for nve years.
His living rooms are immed lately In the
rear or the store. lie occupies one-haif
inc ground hoor; Charles Pocato has Q
barber shop and living rooms on the
other SIDE. Boarding with Pocato are
Ernest Montana. Napoo Buono and
Salvatore Paletar.
Corso denied after the explosion he
had ever received any Black Hand let.
tiers. but other tenants In the hollso told
tho police II was common talk In the
neghborhood that frequent written de-
mands for $1,000 on pain of death had
been received by the grocer.
BOMB PLACED OUTSIDE CoRsos'
SLEEPING ROOM.
Tho would-be murderer who explodet
the bomb placed II In the hall exacti,
outside the room In which the Corso,
were sleeping. He was evidently awar,
OF the arrangement Of the rooms IL
which his intended victims made thei
| home.
When the bomb went Off a SHOOK
down plaster both on the walls and cell
Ing OF the hall. sent the front door ny.
Ing clear across tho street. blew out tn.
back door. tore away studdlng and raft
ers. smashed . huge. jagged hole In tn
floor and almost demolished the stair
case. the remains OF which swaycd a
though they would fall at tho touch o
a hand.
A gas meter near where the bonn
was laid was torn loose and gas let
In tho lower hall and upstairs wer
shaken loose. In some manner the o.
Gaping gas caught fire and sent Kres
| flames out into tina dust-dlled corrid orr
In the upper floors the doors leadirI
from tho halls into the various apart
ments are all half glass,
Tho glass was blown out OF them an,
windows were shattered as well. II
some Of the rooms upstairs plaster wa
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husbands mind manners and morals
noble spirit Of reformation which begins AZ
we learned that because
monthly rotation its axis there one side the moon na'
speaking because OF our
there side OF life that remains
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MATRlMONY MAY be PURGA
TORY AFTER ALL.

Dear Madam: Matrimony for
man. at its very best. means halvtng
his pleasures and doubling his ex-
penses. What IL 1t In Its normal or
average condition? The united CD
couple spend their lives like two
always quarrelling! Perhaps the best
definition of matrimonYwas uninten-
tionally given by little girl in a
Rals6 lGbQ4l, whore tive prissp were
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
"Matrimony, for a Man,
at Hs Very Best Means
HalVing His Pleasures
and Doubling His En-
penses," Asserts zone
Who Has Been There"
-"Choose for your
Mate Your Opposite"
Advises "Charles E."
BY NIXOLA GREELEY.SMITH.

Il study faults and Them thinking
talking husbands failngs"
So wife who that she
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formula o. happiness. 1t contains
greater wisdom than many more pre-
tentious sayings.
This young wife has succeeded In
doing what very few human beings
accomplish.
Most Of w 90 around and around In
the little circle of our own egotisn
all our lives. tramping and turning
listlessly about In the little cage Of
self In which each conscious bit Of
the Infinite II imprisoned. The story
Of any marriage Is simply the nara
tive Of the union of two Of these i'm.
prisoned spirits and their reactions
upon each other. And in the usual
marriage the husband 10 20 busy try.
ing to keep his wife up to his ideal
Of her. and the wife feels such q dedi'
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o0amh1nH 1ne pupuS ~ W N"o"
knowledge of the cstechism. The one
father asked the girl, What is matN-
monyr' and she replied: "A state OF
temporary torment to prepare the
afficted souls for Heaven" mo. no.
you foolish GIRL" the priest ex-
claimed. that y tho definition OF
purgaeory." The other father said:
Let her alone. Tom. she may be
right. What DO you or know
about it?''
ONE WHO HAS BEEN THERE.
coURrsHiP TOO EXPENSIVE, he
BALks At MARRIAGE.
Dear Madam: I certainly do ap-
prove of marriage. but II the majority
Of the feminine sex would realize
conditions nowadays and try To learn
q method to mako ends meet per-
haps there would BE- more marriages
than tfere are at present. I was en-
gaged. but regret that was COM
PEELED to break away on account Of
the Unnecessary extravaganza on the
girls part. She would not realize
the future. Is II any wonder We have
10 many separations. divorces. Ao.'
Can you show me the girl who 10
not eEtravagant who can dLspfuy
economy, who understands domestic
science and knows the value Of
dollar? II there 10 only one on the
marl0st I would like 10 know her.
l.. I.
TRAIN YOURSELF FOR THE Elk
I0GNciEs OF MARRIED LIFE.
Dear Madam. Ny sixteen years Of
married life have taught me that the
greatest misfortune in marriage Is
misunderstanding between husband.
wife and children. ! have q splsn-
did wife and two loving daughters.
and We are all happy; but at tho
expense Of much patience. tolerance
and agony. do not write this as =
poet wishes to have 1t. but intro
spectively. Therefore. I would ad-
monish the young couple before oon-
templatng marriage mot afteD to
cultivate self-control. patience. and
to repay ill-thoughts and errors
with kindness.
In complexion, temperament and
ideals az near as possible, Above all.
do not expect your wife and children
TO make you happy but within thy
self abides that omniscient spark of
love and happiness that shall over
flow the home. write this not to
discourage the young folks but to
show them the other side OF the pic
ture. Love and marriage are the
only things that will pay 10 per cent.
to the borrower and lender both"
DIIA DI .L,l 4,
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Says a Wife Satisfied With One She e.

ri Haze Faults Myself, So
Can't Expect My Hus.
band to Be Perfect"
Writes "A. I. r." a
Wife Married "for the
Better" Who Also Says,
81 Try to Remedy My
DUN Faults Instead of
Railing About His."
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What's Good for Papa's Baby?
= Gna II Cough psvs. y, W. esx-Advt
New Ulm review., 1912-09-25
Courtland

Henry Meyer, Jr. OF Nicollet was q
caller here Wednesday.
Il. D. Gronholz went to Wisconsin
Friday for short visit.
E. D. Precht and J. w. Schroeder
took the primary election returns at
St. Peter Wednesday.
Subscribe for the Post and the
Review and get all the News.
Theo. Lange went to Chicago with q
carload of live poultry last week.
Hunting at Swan Lake was quite
good Sunday and our hunters had the
luck to get the limit.
Otto Berbrich made business trip
to New Ulm Monday.
The potato crop is good this year
and the farmers are filling their cellars
to the top.
Some of the young fellows who 60
duck hunting tat Swan Lake should
got . large boat with . four foot
railing on II 90 they could. n OF fall
over sad into tho Lake.
New Ulm review., 1912-09-25
/. Social Eysnt..

Mrs. Frank koseks gave sJwhis'
party last Tuesday at which th,
following we're awarded prizes: Mrs
Arbes, Mrs. Stoll, Mrs. Metzinger
Mrs. Minium, Mrs. Graft and Mrs
Hose. The rooms we're prettily
decorated with summer flowers.
Mrs. William Wendt and Mis-.
Minnie Wendt entertained a party O.
thirty ladies at Whist Friday evening
Asters in their many beautiful shades
formed the decorations. Prizes were
awarded to Mrs. B. Follmann, Miss
Payne, Mrs. Jos. Vogel and Mis-
Elmer Haeberle. -
The members of the Hermann
Sisters Lodge arranged a farewell
reception at Gebser's Hall for Mrs
Chas. Stengel Sunday afternoon.
Cards and music rendered by Miss
Hilda Schnobrich occupied the after.
noon and supper was served. Mr.,
and Mrs. StengeI will leave New Ulm
before long to make their home in
Minneapolis.
Mrs. F. P. Zschunke has issued in
vitations to a Gard Mount party
Thursday evening of this week.
Mrs. G. G. REIN will entertain
Thursday afternoon at a thimble-bee.
The Frauenverein will have their
usual monthly birthday party next
Thursday afternoon. Those who will
celebrate are Mrs. Berg, Sr., Mrs. L.
A. Fritsche, Mrs. George Reiser and
Mrs. Jno. Hauenstein, Jr.
Mrs. Joseph Bianchi arranged a
five o'clock dinner party for half q
dozen of her husbands friends Sun
day evening in honor of his birthday.
Covers we're laid for seven and the
affair was In the nature OF stag
party.
Last Tuesday was the 10th snniver-
sary of the wedding day Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry N. Somssn and their
friends used this occasion for treat
ing them to . genuine surprise. They
herslded their advent with . regular
charivari, using tin kitchen utensils
- musical instruments which they
presented to the happy couple -
wedding presents. It 10 needless to
say that they all spent . most enjoy
able evening at the hospitsble Som
sen home.