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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-12-26

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me an advanced
geography arithmetic and anything
e.se you think is nice for little girl.
Please don't forget my mother and
grandpa for he is very old
Your little girl,
BESSIE e. BOULTON.
p S. Bring my teacher something
nice her name is Miss Noyella Davis
Lebanon, Tenn, Dec. Is, 1913.
Dear Santa Claus:
am little girl just 10 years old
and | want you to bring me a box of
post cards and a box of fruits and a
new dictionary and new hat, Be
sure and remember my teacher, Miss
Anna Hill.
Yours truly,
ROBBIE JAMES.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-12-26

Lebanon, Tenn. Dec. is, 1913.
Dear Santa Claus:
am a little girl in the sixth grade
and go to school, am very smart
girl in my class. l want you TO
bring me a hat, a pair of English
walker shoes and some fireworks,
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-12-26
sAILIE L. cANTREIL.

Lebanon, Tenn, Dec. IS, 1918.
Dear Santa Claus:
Since Xmas is coming again !
thought would write and tell you
what | want. l want you to bring
me a pair of English walkers and
two yards of black ribbon, oranges,
bananas, nuts, apples, raisins, can
dies. am a little girl. Come early and
l will go to bed.
Good bye,
FRANCES CRUTCHERFIELD.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-12-26

Lebanon, Tenn, Dec IS, 1918.
Dear Santa Claus:
| am little girl IA years old and
want you to bring me pair of new
shoes and hat and a new dress and
some candy and raisins and other
things.
Yours truly,
MARTHA B. MARRS.
Lebanon, Tenn, Dec. IS, 1913.
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Lebanon, Tenn, Dec IS, 1918.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring be an advanced
arithmetic and Frye's advanced
Geography and all kinds of cadies
and nuts. Please remember my lit
tie sister and brothers at home and
don't forget my sweet teacher, Miss
Novella Davis.
Your little girl,
ANNIE NJ. WHITE.
Dear Santa Claus:
am four years old this time,
please bring me Negro doll, nice
doll buggy, lots of candies. Bring
brother something good too.
am you friend,
REBA YSOBEL THOMAS.
1915 Heffernan st. Nashville Tenn.
Dear Santa Clans:
Please bring me a great big veloci-
pede, a big gun, some pork chops,
candies and apples. Don't forget
sister Reba.
Your little friend
LOUIS K. THOMAS, JR.
1915 Heffernan st., Nashville, Tenn.
Lebanon, Tenn, Dec. IS, 1913.
Dear Santa Claus:
am a little boy IL years old
please bring EN- pair Of ice skates,
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-12-26

plenty Irult and remember my desk
mate, Rebacca BloodNorth.
Yours truly,
LULA NJ. COLLINS.
Lebanon, Tenn, Dec. Is, 1913.
Dear Santa Claus:
am little girl IL years old and
I am in the fourth grade viii you
bring me a story book and pair of
skates and anything else that you
think would be nice for a little girl
Remember mother and father.
remain as ever, your little friend
MAGGIE LUE BOLTON.
My Dear Friend Santa;
As it is one week until Christmas
am asking you to remember me. !
want you to bring me a gold band
ring, a new hat, dress and a nice
pair OF tan English walkers. Do
not forget my sister, she and / are
the same size. Bring her a story
book, and will you remember my
dear grandmother, she is about sc
years old. 1t would be surprise to
her if you would bring her a pretty
shawl and a nice bonnet.
Very truly yours,
DORA CAIISTER WEIR
Lebanon, Tenn, Dec Is, 1913.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-12-26

Dear Santa Claus:
/ am a little boy II years old.
Please bring me pair of gloves, a
story book, cap pistol, an air gun
and some apples, oranges, bananas
and raisins and some nuts and fire
works. This is about all this time.
Your little boy,
DEE HANCOCK.
Lebanon, Tenn. Dec. Is, 1913.
am little girl and | want you to
bring me a Dictionary and some col
ored crayon Be sure to bring me
all kinds of fruit. / will close from
yours truly,
BONNIE ]. WHITLEY.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-12-26

Lebanon, Tenn, Dec. is, 1918.
ATRELL CARUTHERS.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-12-26

I want you to bring me locket with
my initials on it, a box of handker-
books to read and remember my
little classmate, Lucille Hammons.
Yours truly,
FLORENCE w. HUGHES.
Lebanon, Tenn, Dec. is, 1913.
Dear Santa Claus:
am a little girl just only IA years
old. want you to bring me a pair
of new shoes, a dress, some hair
ribbon, black, and blue, a pair of
hose, hat, a ring, new arithmetic,
some colored crayon, some oranges,
apples, bananas, raisins, canuy, a
cocoanut and anything else you think
will be nice.
Yours truly,
SAIIJE 7. CANTREII,
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-12-26

Lebanon, Tenn, Dec. IS, 1918.
Dear Santa Claus:
| am little girl and in the sixth
grade and go to school every day
chiefs, a bracelet and some good
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-12-26
Dear Santa Claus.

Dear Santa Claus:
Lebanon, Tenn, Dec. IS, 1913.
l am little boy eleven years old
Santa please bring me a toy pistol
drum and plenty of fireworks, plenty
of things to eat, so l will be happy
Yours truly,
MASTER ]. E. WILLIAMS,
Mark street
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-12-26

plenty fruit and remember my desk
mate, RebaCca BloOdRorth.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-12-26

Lebanon, Tenn, Dec. Is, 1913.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-12-26

Lebanon, Tenn, Dec. IS, 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16
Investigated Advertisements Guaranteed by The Tribune.
Fee Charged for investigation Arranged in Advance.

sc EXPERT mechanic could have gone my
~ and | would have guaranteed that it in better
N running shape then than the first day drove it,
remarked automobile
Despite this fact could get anywhere near fair
offer for it when wished to SELL
This gentleman automobile body builder He
business about Of i'll health
About three months he decided travel abroad for his
health.
He knew he had good and he knew good
shape he short he had used only tested it's worth
He had often talked others similar situation and decided
that they lacked ingenuity energy when they stated they
could not sell their a sacrifice
This gentleman had advertised and read the used
mobile advertisements the newspapers his quest of pur
chaser Many of the advertisements he read sounded
convincing than his Being curious. he nve-
gated number Of the convincing advertisements.
1T proved to that advertising untruthul and
dishonest finally erected portable garage
lot and stored my automobile there during my absence he
continued AT the time angry that would have let
the machine until it fell apart.
His parting remark Well good luck The Tr-
bunal would have used the time had it been in
ence and will it when face this problem again.
Used automobile advertisements appearing under this
this paper behind your statements
The Tribunal" introduces and ndorses you Tribune
readers. The guarantee of this paper will do much inspire
sale.
1t eliminates the midy with which the average person
regards the purchase OF used from advertisement
Register your mind. converted friend has, that
you will advertise under The Tribunal when you wish sell
your used automobile
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16
NEW HAVEN DIVIDED ANEW
Two Grand Divisions" Announced
for Entire System.

Important changes in the operating
management Of the New York, New Ha-
ven & Hartford Railroad are announced
to-day. These changes. effective at once
have for their object an increase Of super
vision and strengthening of the entire or
ganization. all contributing to greater
safety and efficiency in operation.
An important feature OF tho policy OF
the new management Is To confne ap-
pointments to the New Haven service
and. I'm the present instance every man
eppointed is "A New Haven man. To re-
duce the territory covered by the general
superintendent the railroad will here
after be operated In two grand divisions
All the lines east Of Willimantic and New
London will be known as tie eastern
grand division. All the lines west o;
these points will be hereafter known ms
the western grand division.
The present shore line division is divided
and new division covering the main line
west of New Haven and the Danbury and
New Canaan branches - Created. to b.
known henccforth as the New York d.
vision. with headquarters at Harlem
River.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16
PARDEE IN MORE TROUBLE
Second Wife of Railroad Man S
Son Wants Separation.

Roy +. Pardee. son OF Dwight W. Par
dee. secretary OF the New York Central
& Hudson River Railroad, and an assist
ant I'm his fathers Office, is In legal DIM
culties with his second wife, whom ne
married in April. 1912, after obtaining a
divorce from his first wife the preceding
september. il was learned from papers
eled I'm the Supreme Court yesterday.
Now the second Mrs. Pardee wants
scparation with the laws approval
Mr. Pardee's first wife was Lillian II.
po,.iov = chorus girl. with whom he
eloped to Jersey city few hours after
meeting her in a Broadway restaurant
The INST Mrs Pardee left the young
man then twenty-one years old. within
twenty days after their marriage ana
afterward sued him for a separation \
v.or later. however. Pard"e obtained
divorce on evidence which showed that
Mrs Pardec went 10 Halifax on
steamer trip with another man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16

commission. in addressing counsel lot VIC
unsuccessful bidders. said:
"In view of the statement maze ny
Won on Saturday that you would not per
nit your client, Fritz Lindinger, 10 10
on the stand to testify TO an aHiodFi' -
which he swore that there were no JUS
ments against him, the commission
fuses 70 hear any further testimony from
him. He now stands before the coiii'ii''
sion as a perjurer.'
A statement from the tue uuai a." 49,
and Trust Company was hled WIN t"o
commission showing that when LindihHei
made a tender for the Ellis Island con-
tract there were no fewer thah t"eN'
judgments recorded against him. IL was
asserted that there was a federal statue
which makes Lindingers action teiohy.
Fritz Lindinger says that the comm" III
Of Chairman Hughes that Lihol!lsei
NOW stands before the commission Us d
periurer" may mislead those VINO 90 "o'
know ALI the circumstances. The alhia'l'
was drawn by Henry y. Merchant
counsel for Theodore Ficke, from items
given TO him by phone or on loose SIPS
Of paper by Mr.. Iindnger. Mr.. Lhhdih-
ger saws he was not aware until ABOUT
ten days ago that the affidavit said uiat
there were no judgments against h''i'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16
GREENHUT-SIEGEl COOPER
CELEBRATION A BIG ONE
Principal Evidence Found in
Low Prices-Wo1derful
Decorations, Too.

The celebration Of the seventeenth an
niversary of the Greenhut-Siegel Cooper
Company Is I'm progress. Both OF the
hinge buildings on Sixth avenue, at 18th
ard 10Th streets. are I'm gala attire. Six
thousand flags. large small. American
and foreign. have been used In decora-
ton.
Miss Liberty. who watches over the
big store on the east side of the avenue
from her vantage point in the centre OF
the famous fountain. wears a new GIT
dress I'm honor of the occasion. GLOWING
red balls-glowing from electric lights IN
sida-arn suspended from the ceiling OF
the main floor.
In the grocery department. on IN"
fourth floor. where many demonstrations
OF pure food are being given. scarlet au-
tumn leaves and pumpkin lanterns make
wonderfully effective decoration.
But the decorations said captain D.
y. Greenhut yesterday. are OF minor
inheritance The principal evidence OF
tho fact that we are celebrating Is found
i'm the low prices. Think of go SUITS Tor
ZIG and S hats for 81 More than f2p.'"
worth Of new fall and winter stock mas
been underpriccd We have anticipated
revision Of the tariff rates and nave
priced all these goods accordingly.
.syVo first opened our store September
f. 1896 and the crowd was 80 large that
we had 10 send for the police reserves.
Yesterday morning II wasn't necessary
IN call the reserves. but that was simply
because people are getting more manage
able and more used 90 this sort ~ thins
not because the crowd was any smaller.
The employees Of IN" Greenhut-Slegei
Cooper Company have every opportunity
for advancement. Many Of them nave
grown NJ" with the store.
81 started ms cashhoy.' said }. u.
Rosenberg. the advertising manager. VINO
has been with the company for tho m
tire seventeen years II its existence. ANA
some Of our employees. who started seven
teen Years ago as cash girls or salossirIS'
have. risen from the ranks. step by step.
until now they are among our most com
p.tcnt buyers"
The celebration. which began YESTERDAY
will continue for two weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16
FOILS CATHEDRAL THIEVES
Waterman of St. Johns As
saulted-Man Held.

A bold attempt TO enter the Cathedral
Of St John the Divine, at 18th street
and Morningsldc avenue. was frustrated
early yesterday by Peter Foy' the night
Waterman. who was assaulted by two
men. thought to be robbers. after he had
ordered them of the grounds. Gordon q.
Johnson. thirty years cd, OF Wilmington.
y. c.. who. according 10 the police. has
served time in Southern prisons, was
later Identified by Foy as one Of his as
saiiants He was held without bail for
a hearing IN Harlem court tomorrow
Foy was making the rounds Of the
cathedral when he was confronted By
two men, who emerged from the shrub
berry and demanded the keys TO the edi-
fee He refused 10 give them up. The
intrudcrs hurled several stones at Foy,
and he was taken 10 St Lukes Hospital
suffering from cuts and bruises. lie later
went home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16
SKULL BROKEN. SILL LIVES
Woman's Vitality Surprise to Sur
geons-Husband Arrested.

Mrs. Mary Nelson. OF No. 72j East l63d
street. whose skull was shattered on Sat
urday night with a natlron in a quarrel
with her husband. was still alive in Leba-
non Hospital last night Her husband,
John Nelson. returned TO the apartment
last night aud was arrested. He had
shaved off his mustache, apparently with
the intent to disguise his appearance. 1t
is considered a marvel at the hospital
that the woman should be alive. 1t was
said that the couple had had violent
quarrel in their home Saturday night.
Earlier in the evening they sent their
four children to moving picture show.
The children, the Oldest OF whom is
fourteen. returned to their home at 1890
o'clock and found the door OF the fiat
locked. They went 10 the rear and
climbed the fire escape. When they
reached their floor they heard some one
grooming and they called the janitor. He
opened the fiat with a skeleton key and
found Mrs. Nelson I'm a critical condition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16
TRA|NMEN COMPLAIN
OF HEAVIER TRAINS
Don't Mean More Pay for EN-
pIoyeS, Their Expert Tells
Arbitration Board.
STATISTICS BY DR.. WARNE
Reads from Tables Which Pur
port to Show Number of
Killed and Injured
on Railroads.

DR.. Frank J. Warne. statistical expert
for the trainmen ana conductors of the
Eastern railroads. was the chief witness
yesterday before the Government Board
of Arbitration. in session at the Hotel
Manhattan.
DR.. Warne read from tables OF stalls
tics copies of which. with diagrams. were
turned over TO the arbitration board The
tables were prepared To show that while
the carrying capacity of freight cars was
increasing, rs well as their size anu
weight implying more work for the men,
there was no corresponding Increase IN
the operating cost.
In reply TO a question by l.. f.. Shep-
pard. one of the arbitrators representins
the trainmen and conductors, the witness
said there was a tendency toward making
more revenue for the railroads by reason
OF the increasing capacity Of the cars.
We'll. / hope We are getting the best
we can out Of the cars said Elisha Lee
chairman of the conference committee OF
managers.
DIR. Warne then said that before he was
through he would offer testimony 70 the
effect that one road was controlled nv
another. that some Of the roads were con-
trnllod by other roads and that some OF
the roads were controlled by groups OF
roads
This brought A 3. Garretson' president
of the order Of Railway Conductors 10
his feet.
81 want 70 say" said Mr.. Garretson'
that We will have questions to put the"
as TO tables we will produce. In oroe' -
show the real ownership OF the ro""S'
We are confronted with complex sys-
tom of interlocking directorates oil ran
roads. We will bring figures To sho" ~"
this affects the subdivision OF freight.
rho afternoon session was consumed III
the reading by Dr. NaTn' rom ''''
I'm regard to railroad employees h''ed anu
injured from $3.50 90 1901, and from lew 10
1909. 1911 and 1872
o,e ~ the tables fixed the number oi
killed and injured I'm the United states III
Eastern. Western and Southern TERRI
TORIES as 4gi7 in one year WINE l''
$50 exod the number Of killed and IN
ilred in 1907 as 92.l7s
\ table which the representatives OF
the trainmcu Sc'lu'" W. '''''
portant contained figures purporuhs 10
show the number Of trainmen injured
from 1890 to le0a. inclusive per Thousand
,ro,nmen employed throughout the tn''"h
States and in Eastern territory. In l'''
according 10 the table. 95.i5 per thou-
sand were injured. including those killed.
and 1905 I'm 1900. throughout the 'ni'ed
states In Eastern territory 9lT were IN
urcd. including those killed. In 1890 and
IN 1902 lO7oS,
4. r. Garretson was asked II he be'e'eH
the risks were reduced by recent changes
made by the railroads. He replied that
the safety appliances would tend 10 re-
duce the risks. and hastily added:
But / assume that there are o'her
elements of danger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16
WOMAN'S TRAIL LEADS
BOYS TO DEAD MAN
MYSTERIOUS Visitor in Lonely
Spot Near YOnkerS Leaves
Gloves Beside Body.
TWO MONTHS SINCE DEATH
Stranger, Refused Ride IN
Wagon, Disappears, While
Drivers Discover Object
Hidden in Long Grass.

In a wild and lonely spot on the out
skirts Of Yonkers between Rowley
Bridge and the Amackassin Inn two
bows who were driving a delivery
wagon along the Warburton road dis
covered the body of a man yesterday
that must have lain concealed for many
weeks in the tall grass. The boys were
led to the discovery by a woman who
came out of the field and asked them
for a ride 10 Yonkers. The boys re-
fused her request and filed with sus-
picion, went back afterward to see
what had interested her in that de-
serted locality.
on one side of the Warburton road
the ground descends abruptly toward
the tracks of the New York Central
Railroad. about three hundred feet dis
tant. There is not house within a
quarter Of a mile. The slope is covered
with a rank growth of cattail grass,
which in some places is four feet high.
Surprised at seeing q woman climbing
the bank. the boys were prepared 10
scrutinize her as she drew near. She
stopped and waited for them.
The woman was dressed in black.
Her clothes seemed to be Of good ma
terial her long cloak being silk. Her
manner was agitated and wild, the
boys said. though their description
may have been affected by the dis
covery which they made a few minutes
later.
1t is certain that they mistrusted the
woman. for they refused her request
for a lift. They continued toward
Yonkers and she walked back in the
other direction. Something about the
womans appearance and the loneliness
of the region aroused the suspicious
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16
CAPT. WALSH LEFT S10.61
Will Gives 1t to Wife, Including
$1,000 Police Claims.

The petition Of Mrs. Nellie 4. Walsh. az
sole executriX Of the estate OF her hus-
band, Police Captain Thomas w. Walsh.
who died on June q after testifying In the
case of the four police inspectors sen-
fenced 10 prison terms for collecting
graft was filed in the Surrogates Court
yesterday. Captain Walsh left all to MS
wife.
According to the petition al that will
come TO the widow is two causes Of ac-
ton for 81. 800 and personal property worth
$40 81. The causes of action are against
the New York city Endowment Asso-
citation for $1,000 and against the Lieu.an-
ants Benevolent Association of the Pr
lice Department TOR 500 Mrs Walsh
lives at No. 1853 Madison avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16

of the imaginative boys. and they went
back to the place where the woman 'au
emerged from the field.
It was an easy matter to follow 'he
trail I'm the grass that led down the
slope. Halfway to the railroad TRACKS
the boy in the lead stopped with an eN-
clamation of fright and pointed AT the
ground in front Of him. The feet OF a
PROSTATE man were sticking out low
ard them from the grass they went
near enough to see the whole Hguie
and TO observe that the man had been
dead for a long time. Then they ran
back to their wagon.
\ trolley car had just passed ana
was whizzing on ahead toward hoh-
ers. They looked back for the woman
but she was nowhere in sight, ard they
took it for granted that she had board
ed the car. They drove To lonkers
and told the police Coroner Dunn ana
Chief Wolf of the Yonkers police &C
companied by Chief Cornell OF Hast
,ngs. set out to inspect the body. the
Coroner was struck by the boys de-
scription of the woman, which he sald
fitted a woman whom ne had seen get
ting on a car al Getty Square in Non-
kers.
Upon viewing the body the officers
decided that the man must have heen
dead for at least two months. There
was not trace of anything IN MS
pockets or about his clothing 10 suG-
gest his identity. Beside the body theE
found a pair of womans gloves, when
had apparently been dropped 10y the
visitor that afternoon.
The only mark on the gloves was the
letter "T" on the buttons. Besides de-
scribing the clothing Of the woman
who had visited the body, the boys
had said that she was of medium
height, had dark hair and a rudy COM
plexion. The Coroncr's physician Will
attempt to discover the cause of the
mans death to-day at Bakers morgue,
where the body was taken last night.
The police traced woman answer
ing the description of the one seen by
the boys to the Van Cortlandt Park
station of the subway. She was closely
ouizzed. but satisfied her interrogators
she knew nothing about the body She
was permitted to go, as the police did
not have enough evidence on which to
hold her.
Detectives in searching about in the
Gods near where the body was found
late this afternoon came across an
improvised blackjack which they be-
lievc was used to murder the man. The
skull of the man was found to have
been crushed in, and there was a hole
in il about three inches long. This was
discovered At the morgue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16
ENGINE DRIVER IS HELD
FOR NEW HAVEN WRECK
Coroner Finds Him, Conductor
and Flagman "Criminally Re-
sponsible" for Disaster.

New Haven. sept. l5.-IIistory repeated
itself to-day In the coroners' yerdicts on
New Haven wrecks when Coroner MIX
made public his finding that the engine
driver Of the white Mountain Express
and the conductor and fiagman Of the
Bar Harbor Express were "criminalIy
responsible" for the wreck at North iia-
ven on September y.
August H. Miller. the engine driver
whose train. driven "rccklessly. unlGw-
fully and at a high rate Of speed &C
cording 20 the warrant. caused the death
OF tweuty-oue persons when II crashed
into the Bar fIarbor train. was arrested
on bench warrant charging him with
manslaughter. He pleaded not guilty be-
fore Judge eager. of the Superior Court
and was released In 500 bail furnished
by the brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
gineers
Charles II. Murray. the nagman Of the
Bar Iarbor Express. who was under bail
OF g. 90. and Bruce G. Adams the con
ductor. are the other defendants. Miller
was arrested before the result of the In
auiry was placed on file.