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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-05

After three weeks spent in running
down a mengre clue TO the wherea bouts
OF her missing slx-year-old son. Ber-
tram. whom she declares was kidn1pped
from their Philadelphia home, Aug. "
last. Mrs. Beba Bleidcn has given up
In despair. and to-day appealed to The
Evening World to help her find her
child.
Mrs. Bleiden. who lives with her SIS
ter at No. 1924 North Frazier street
Philadelphia, is confident the child Is
Kept In hiding somewhere IN Brooklyn.
The mother h1s been separated from her
husband. Louis. whose address she does
not know. since last May. In the belief
that he might know something of the
child's disappearance. she has ken,
watch for several days over the Brook.
Ign home OF a sister OF her husband.
with the result that she now In confident
the sister knows nothing OF tho kidnap.
ping.
Her belief that the child 10 In Brook
iyn II bated on the receipt, before sh,
came to New York. of a postal car,
picture OF the lad. on which the chile
had written his name.
Il have exhausted every means in tn,
search FOR my little boy" said Mrs
Blelden to-day. but without avail.
was working In Atlantic City as a dress
maker when Bertram was entlced from
our home In Philadelphia. At first I hat
no Idea whore TO look for him. II hat
been the understanding between my
fnfiband and myself that We were /,
place the child In a boarding school
where both OF MS could visit him. bu
he never made any effort TO carry on
his part Of the agreement. 50 lef
the boy with my sister when wen
to Atlantic City to work."
Mrs. Ble'der is staying with an aun
at No. 1867 Fox street. the Bronx.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-05
TAFT-WIlS0N.T. R. TRIPLETS
Parents Make Sure One Son Shall
Bear Name Of Next Presideut,

WASHINGTON. Nov. $40 make
sure that ono Of their sons shall bear
the name OF the next President Of the
United States. J. Y. kyler ami his wife
Of Dennison, Tex. to whom were born
male triplets o, Oct. .. have named
the boys William Howard TAFT Ky,er,
Woodrow Wilson Kyler and Theodore
Roosevelt Kyler.
Proud Papa Kyler sent a letter to the
White House conveying this informa-
ton. II was received to-day and .
formal letter. acknowledging the com.
plinient. has been written and 10 await.
ing the Presidents signature.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-05

avenue station turned In an alarm.
When battalion Chief McElvy arrived
ne sent In two more alarms. The frame
building. filled with rolls Of paper, was
burning rapidly.
A frame dwelling Immediately adjoin.
Ing the burning building was the home
or Fred Milburn. his wife and seven
children. They were reused by Police.
man Heckelman and got out just before
the house caught nre.
Capt. Linden and the reserves from,
Greenpoint avenue station walked the
ten families living In a three-story brics
tenement on the other side of the Nil.
burn home. The flames did not get into
the tenement
A short time after the arrival Of tn.
apparatus. the crowds In McCarren'.
Park began to thicken and there was
press OF people into the street. The
Greenpoint avenue police were biz
to hold them back and the reserves hat
to be summoned from the Bedford aven,
We and Hervert street stations
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-05

10000 policemen. Mica Of this city's
streets are not patrolled.
II requires only nifty minutes to erect
. new building in New York. At least
We have a new building every nifty
minutes.
Every forty minutes we have a new
business, corporation; every six minutes
a new New Yorker II born.
ARE FIVE BIG CITIES ROLLED
INTO ONE.
Manhattan has "A popuiat ion greater
than that If Chicago.
brooklyn In as large as Philadelphia.
The Bronx has outgrown Detroit.
Queens ~ larger than Minneapolis.
Richmond In the equal In population
OF Dallas or Salt Lake City.
New York City has outgrown ita OWL
ina glnation. 1t has now 5000 manu-
facturers. These produce two billion
dollars worth OF goods-one- tenth OF the
entire amount manufactured IN the
United States.
New York City, second IN sixe In the
world and In many ways the grestest.
In still IN Its infancy: clumsy ana un-
formed. We have here 5000 acre, OF
vacant. land There are only twenty per-
sons to the acre In the Bronx: hve per-
| eons IN tho acre In Queens: ana three
persons 10 the acre In Richmond.
The grain export trade 70 clipping
from New York to other Atlantic ports
In 1899 New York shipped 100000 more
| bushels Of grain than Philadelphia and
Baltimore combined. In 1910 the figures
were reversed. These two cities shipped
5000. 000 more bushels than New York.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-05
GREAT CROWD SEES
PAPER MILL BURN
IN WILLIAMSBURG
Man, Wife and Seven Children
Escape From Home as 1t
Catches Fire.

A crowd OF several thousand persons.
excited over the approach of election
and up late to hear speeches and attend
rallies, choked McCarren's Park. on
Lorimer street. Williamsburgh. early to-
day while the plant OF the Royal Lace
Paper Company. across the street. was
consumed by IA spectacular fire.
Policeman Heckelman OF Greenpoint
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-05
TRACES AUTO BY NUMBER.

chine That Killed old Man.
SALEM. N. j.. Nov. 5.--Coroner Hitch
liner has ascertained from the license
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-05
GERMAN DECORATED DINNERWARE
IA to u Less Than Elsewhere

The decoration Of this high grade Scwazburg China has
dainty pink estooned pattern inertwined with
tiona border in green. the combination making decoration
equal in effectiveness to that of many of the very expensive
China Sets.
Included all the pieces necessary complete
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-05

troubles Try II yourself. by sending to-day for
IL liberal sampe OF Resnol Soap and Resinol
Ointpcnt. Address Dop; OF Resmoi Chem.
zeal CO.. Baltimore. Md. sold ny oil druggists.
Rosinoi Soap. 25c. Rsslnol Ointment. SOC. md q.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-05
I.ost San, sOS Getting jobs.

The National Employment Exchange.
endowed with 100000 by J. p. Morgan.
John u. Rockefeller and others. reports
through Its President. Otto T. Barnard.
that NJ has lost $26.s06 In Ats three
year struggle to serve the unemployed
on an ideal a. well as Q business basis
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-05

For ever seventeen years Resinol has been
prescribed by doctors safe and effective treat
nsnt lDr skin affections, ~ well AZ for piles.
burma wounds. sores. ulcers and boils. and IT
prsveS N ideal household remedy for al these
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-05
DEBT OF THE CITY
IS EN0RM0US, BUT
HAS ITS OFFSETS
Manufacturers Association Sets
Forth New York's Great
ness in Terse Fashion.

: How the city gets its money and how
u spends It is not AN casy y G less'n
to explain TO Father Knlckerbocker's
children and less simple OF eiuc!dstion
when these few striking facts are borns
In mind:
The municipal debt Is more than a
billion dollars, to be exact N,o3i,O0.oO.
or hve millions greater than the debt
% Uncle Sam or the national debt:
The total outlay by the city for 1911
for construction, equipment and main
tensnce OF public buildings. streets.
bridges. water supply. rapid transit,
&C.. Aggregated nearly tsab's.s3s. as COM
pared with S77.ssi. 7S3 for the year 1900;
The net cash receipts during the one
year were 500. 600. Of which nearly
$40. 900 900 came from taxes. assessments
water rates and interest thereon:
The expenditures for public improve
ments by the City OF New York from
1888 TO 1911 aggregated more than s'is,-
ooo.oco. among the big things being Sl06,-
10000 for the purchase OF sites and the
construction OF school houses, colleges
and libraries; ti2o. eoo. 900 for water sup
ply, Sssss3.000 for docks and ferries.
ynsoc. 900 for subways, ssi,7oo.ooo for
bridges, 100, oo100o for public buildings
Der than schools and libraries. more
I'm oi0o.000.OO) for streets and roads,
and nearly Sss.ooo.ooo for parks. drive
ways. &c.
HOW THE CITY GETS MONEY
FOR ire BIG BILLS.
Comptroller Prendergast says: THE
question Of the city's debt limit IL ever
with us, but the margin OF the city's
legal borrowing capacity expanded from
IN -, as on Jan. /. 1871. IA si5s3co,sT
six months later This was due TO the
great increase In the assessed valuation
Of taxable realty. This year there has
been no Increased valuation. or the
margin or debt limit ao.as,.7?5 was avail
able for rapid transit purposes only.
and Sas, si9.1S3 for such purposes as
might be determined by the Board OF
Estimate and Appointment"
30 to-day. while Uncle sam Is watch
Ing with keen interest tie outcome OF
the great battle ct the polls. In the pre-
lininaries Of which the expense Of gov
ssument, the high cost Of living. the
tsei6 and other features have been dis
cusssd to exhaustion. Father kn!cko.
booker sits back smiling. knowing that
even with greater debt resting on his
shoulders. the resources Of his city will
prevent him being plunged into bank
ruptcy.
Ano "ss0 resources sre "A"'o.".
TIE revenues Of the city are derived
tfom many sources. taxes. assessments
SuR0oa>d m uronevtv heneflted nv publlc
improvements. water rates, rentals sof
city properties and for markets. license
receipts. fees from this and that office
q, hursau and collection deoartments.
s..r..s,,r, s.v.r,v or .i~h,y In mum.
81. -. 49,.
All '"ese moneys n"o '"e" WY
10 the Department OF FINANCE where
they are recorded In big books by scores
Connecticut western news., 1912-12-26
PoSTOFFIcE RULING.

The following ruling by the Postofice Depart ment at Washington makes it obligatory upon the publisher to either discontinue all subscrip- tions not renewed one year after expiration of the time to which they are paid, or pay regular postal rate-one cent per copy-in advance, which must necessarily be added to the regular subscription price to the subscriber thus in arrears:
 'The right of publishers to extend in good faith credit on subscriptions is recognized and will not be abridged, and although all subscriptions are regarded as expiring with the period for which they obtained, nev- ertheless, in order to give opportunity to . secure renewals, copies of their publications will be accepted for mailing as to subscribers at the usual second fclass rates of postage for a period of one year from the date of expira- tion; but copies sent to persons after one year from the date of the expiration of their subscriptions, unless such subscriptions be express sly renewed for a definite time. togeth- CT with an actual payment of subscription or bona fide promise of payment, will not be accepted at the pound rate, but will be ac- cepted at the transient second-class rate of one cent for each four ounces or fraction thereof, prepaid by stamps affixed"
Connecticut western news., 1912-12-26
AUSEFUL COMMITTEE.

MT. W. H. Seeley. manager of the New England Lines Industrial Bureau, at Boston, has issued an interesting re- port of the achievements of that bene. ficent institution in the way of locating industries in the various towns of New England
 It is the purpose of the new industrial committee of the Canaan Business Mems Association to keep ill touch with Mr. Seeley. with a view to finding some manufacturing institution, not too pre- tentious, that may be persuaded to locate in Canaan. MT. Seeley has promised to cooperate in any way he can, in this endeavor, and it is hoped something tangible may result, which will be of substantial benefit to the people of this community and enable us to continue our upward and forward growth as a progressive, enterprlsing, up-to-date town.
Connecticut western news., 1912-12-26
What the Other Fellows Say.

In order more effectively to fight white slavery, a Baltimore minister has given mp his choir and is to utilize the money in the employment of a social worker And with the Christmas service coming on, too!-Pittsfeld Eagle.
 If Congress should insist upon buying the "New Haven" road at the price fixed by an expert valuation of its physical properties, the stockholders would get something like twice the present market price of their stock. That would be a fine old way to punish them. Why not try it on?"-Hartford Courant.
 It is well not to pick up Governor Baldwin in too much of hurry. There is a comeback to him.-New Haven Journal al-Courier.
 Soap amounting to $III, 100000 was manufactured in this country last year, but one would never think it to look at the stingy little pieces in some of the hotels.-Hartford Post.
 The marriage of white with black peo- pie is not nice. There are. probably sound reasons for making such mar riages illegal. But Representative Rud- denberry, of Georgia, places absurd em- phasis on such alliances. They are in no sense as detrimental to society as the marrying of mental and physical defec- tives.-Bristol Press.
 Tn the building trades the times con- tinue good. In New England alone the total of contracts thus far this year amounts to $G88,3I3,ooo, or over $23,- 5OO,OOo more than for the corresponding period of last year. Ansonia Sentinel.
 What the woman of any place can do is shown by the success of the reduction of egg prices in Philadelphia, through the efforts of the Woman's association; ;; and now they will go on and attack other articles of daily necessity. Success at- tend dthem.-Bridgepor Standard.
 A New York man has heen sentenced to six months in jail for striking his mother. Jail is too good for the fellow mean enough to strike his mother, and six months IS too short a sentence for him. He ought to get at least seven years at hard labor-AmeniaT Times.
 There would be lot more money passed among worthy poor of the city if every one turned down the professional beggars who visit this city periodically and de- voted what they would have given the beggars to helping those within the city who are needy.-Waterbury Republican.
Connecticut western news., 1912-12-26
Kissing Under the Mistletes,

The mistletoe was held in great rev. erence by the Druids. It was believed to be particularly and divinely healing {; in fact, it was gwen this attribute for centuries. It had special significance as the cause of thedeath of Balder, the Morse Apollo, who was killed by an arrow made from its branches. Sub sequently Balder was restored to life, the mistletoe tree was placed under the care of Friga, and from that time until it touched the earth was never again to be an instrument of evil.
 The present custom of kissing under the mistletoe is the outcome of an old practice of the Druids. Persons of op- posite sexes passed under the suspended vine and gave each other the kiss of love and peace in full assurance that, though it had caused Balder's death, it had lost all it's power of dolng harm since his re- storation. Life.
Connecticut western news., 1912-12-26
Where the Laugh Comes In
We understand the poets crave More rhymes for turkey, They all complain the few they have
 

We understand the poets crave
 More rhymes for turkey, They all complain the few they have
 Are rather jerky,
 Kansas City Journal. "How did the woihan suffrage question come out?''
 Its hobble skirt.'' II don't understand you ?"
 "A tight squeeze. ."-Detroit Free Press.
 "Does she sing?"
 "Yes."
 "With or without?"
 "With or without what? Her mu- sic?''
 No; with or without coaxing. .'- Detroit Free Press.
 "De only way for a man to look on de bright side of life" said Uncle Eben, lis to keep busy as we'll as he kin, polishin' up what comes his way. Washington Star.
 '.'This is an excellent picture of you, " said Cumse, examining photograph of HOwsO. "Have you ever been done in oil?"
 Not on your life !'' replied Howso II always steer clear of curb-lnarket securities. Judge.
 ''So the engineer was killed in that wreck, eh?
 T hadn't heard that. Aren't you mistaken ?'
 II guess not. see that he has been blamed for the wreck. ''-Houston Post "Pa, what is a pourparler?''
 hof cEr ornithology for whole year had don't prised at you Birmingham Age Herald.
 "How long did your new cook stay with you?"
 "Only an hour or so.''
 ''She must have left i'll hurry"
 "She did. She poured kerosene on the kitchen fire. .'-Baltimore American. "He's the most thoughtful man I know"
 "So ?''
 Yes, though he doesn't smoke hlm- self he always carries matches for the convenience of those who do. ."-Detroit Free Press.
 What do you do when you forget your lines?"
 T just repeat the multiplication table in a muffied voice." sad the emotional actress. II had the house in tears the other night over nine times nine are eighty-one. ."-Washington Herald.
 With all the evidence against you, said the justice, "you swear that you did not shoot the man from ambush ?''
 That's right, judg9," replied the prisoner. "I shot him in Redtone dis trict. They ain't no such place as Ambush in Lee County !"-Atlanta Constitution.
 "This inn must be very old," re. marked the tourist
 Very old" assented the landlord "Would you like to hear some of the legends connected with the place?"
 Il would, indeed," said the tourist '"Ieil me the legend of this curious old mince pie, I notice it every time 1 come. ' Washington Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1912-12-26
Much in Little

United States cattle have decreased 20 per cent. in five years.
 AS a disease, appendicitis became known about 30 years ago.
 Pittsburgh claims to consume more fuel than any other city in the world.
 The German government is said to contemplate monopolizing the tobacco trade shortly.
 Arizona is receiving many new invest ments from persons driven out of busi- ness in Mexico.
 Refrigerator boats are to be operated between St. Louis and New Orleans by a new $2, 800, 900 company.
 There are two Chinese voters in Wor- cester, Mass. They are Democrats and were born in San Francisco.
 The public automobiles of Auvers, Belgium. must be fitted with mud guards for the production of pedestrians.
 Four hundred years ago the idea of numbering houses originated in Paris, though it was not until 17S9 that the system became general.
 John D. Rockefeller, Jr., is planning the erection of a psychological labora- tory, which will be one of the most re- markable in the world. The purpose Is to save girls from crime.
 1t Is well known that a person may harbOr typhoid bacilll i'll his body for g long time after recovery from the dis ease. An extreme instance in point is cited in Cosmos, typhoid germs having been found in cyst.
Connecticut western news., 1912-12-26
Hanging up The Stocking

An exchange mourns the decadence of the pretty custom of hanging up the stockings of the children. 1t attributes the change to the spread of steam heated houses and apartments.
 The chimney used to be big enough to take in Santa, so that 1t seemed perfectly natural avenue of entrance to the youngsters. In half the modern houses the children perhaps never know there is a chimney.
 There was time, too, when 0 good sized stocking would hold most of the gifts the average boy expected to get. A golden orange, some nuts and pop corn, candy, a jack-knife. a jumping jack for the smaller fry, a cheap toy watch, a doll for the girl, little books of falry stories, sets of tin soldiers, auto graph albums, these were the type of gifts with which millions of boys and girls had to be contented. A stocking full of them, with perhaps a pair of skates or a sled as an extra, was enthusI- astically welcomed.
 Now that aeroplanes, cameras. me- chanical fire engines. railroad trains, double ripper sleds, are typical presents, it IS felt that Santa has become pretty stingy if he merely fills up stocking. Hartford Post.
Connecticut western news., 1912-12-26
A BOOM FRANC SNUB.

New Haven, and considerable part of the state, are still discussing the episode at the recent dinner of the state automobile association in New Haven, which revealed the attitude and the animus of @ certain element near the head of that organization, toward the highway commissioner, and incident ally, by reflex action, so to speak, re- vealed the further fact that the afore- said attitude and animus do not apply to the members generally.
 Commissioner Macdonald had been bidden to the feast and assigned toast on the subject of good roads-a topic on which his utteraIces, as an expert and
Connecticut western news., 1912-12-26

recognized authority, are invited and valued by even more important bodies than the Connecticut automobile associa- tion, not only in this country but abroad. The commissioner attended the New Haven feast, but instead of being as- signed place at or near the top of the toast-list, which an intelligent respect for even ordinary courtesy would have dictated in view of the prominence of the speaker and the timeliness of the topic, his name appeared almost at the foot and as the prev1ous speakers Occu- pied so much time, and the verbOsity of the presiding officer between toasts killed off so much more, it was long after midnight when MT. MacDonald's turn came, and in introducing him the toastmaster said that as the hour was so late and the guests were wearied, he could allow the commissioner only four minutes in which to speak his piece
 Many of the guests gasped in amaze ment at the insult but the commissioner suavely and with unruffled good humor proceeded to make little speech, which, by the way, was ended inside of the time limit of four minutes. After he had finished, a member of the association got up and told the presiding officer what he thought of such shabby treat ment of guest whose message would have heen an important one, and one that the members were anxious to hear.
 Others gave more or less open ex- pression to their indignation, and the sentiment of disapproval spread rapidly outside.
 Since the dinner the presiding officer has been spending considerable share of his time issuing explanatory proclaim ations in statements and newspaper in terviews which are more ingenious than convincing, in his efforts to counteract the general opinion that the snub to the commissioner was deliberate and studied. But his explanations do not explain to that extent
 The treatment accorded the commits sioner on that occasion was on a par with the discourteous, venomous, petti- logging pursuit kept up for months past by salaried misrepresentatives of the automobile association. But contrary to calculations, this banquet snub, designed to humiliate che commissioner, has sim ply revealed the picayune spirit that animates his most active and blatant des tractors, and has had the unexpected effect of turning sentiment in his favor and making friends for him. It was boomerang.
Connecticut western news., 1912-12-26
Letters From the People
Sneak Unl

To the Editor of The News:
 About a year ago a discussion was started in your paper to determine "who is the handsomest man in Canaan?' To the best of my recollection, the aues- tiOn has never been decided-or, if It has been,' have forgotten the fact. Who is the handsomest man in Canaan?
 Dec. 23. Inquirer.
 Inasmuch as there was no decision at the time, The News is willing to leave it to the handsomest man in Canaan to come forward and own up.
Connecticut western news., 1912-12-26
Monte Carlo Prices.

Judge William H. Moore, at a horse show supper in GothAm's s newest hotel, discussed hotel prices.
 They are worse at Monte Carlo, per haps," he said. "than anywhere else in the world. The German tourist is sneered at ill Monte Carlo because when he enter barber shop for a shave he always asks what the charge is to be be- fore he sits down in the chair.
 But what is a man to do in barber shops where It is no uncommon thing to be charged two or three dollars for the simplest operation?
 And it's the same thing in the hotels. know a man who took suite at Monte Carlo hotel without asking the price of anything-and in the restaur- ants of such hotels it's q common thing to find no prices even on the menus.
 Well, when this man came to pay his bill it was enormous. But he paid it. Then he said:
 "'Have you any 25-centime stamps?'
 "'Yes, monsieur said the clerk, How many do you wish r
 My friend smiled blandly.
 "'Tell me first, please he said, what you charge for them here. Exchange.