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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
REPORT ON CANCER
TO Be ISSUED SOON
Special Statistics Gathered by
U. 8. Census Bureau to Aid
Control Of Disease.
INSURANCE cos. HELPED

II was announced yesterday by the
American Society for the Control OF Can
GER that the special report on cancer
in the United states In 1914, now being
prepared by the United States Census
Bureau. would be issued shortly after
January I.
This report IL expected TO he the most
aluable thing OF the kind so far COM
piled. The director OF the census has
had the cooperation of the Harvard Can
Ger Commission. the Croker Research
Fund of Columbia University, the Pru-
dental and Metropolitan life insurance
companies and other agencies in the
task.
For the first time the statistics OF
cancer will be subdlvided SO as to show
not merely the type OF cancer but the
site on the body. so instead of seven
divisions there will be twenty-nine. For
instance. deaths which have hitherto
been recorded under the heading cancer
and other malignant tumors of the buccal
cavity" will be separated and put down
as cancer of the lip" cancer of the
tongue cancer of the jaw" &c.
Much has been done also to make
the statistics more accurate by classify
IHk u cancer case as certain only
where microscopical examination of It's
sues. IA surgical operation or an autopsy
put the nature OF the disease beyond
doubt. All cases of internal cancer In
which the diagnosis was based on ordi-
nary observations and on them only
are CLASSIFIED as uncertain" no matter
how strongly the physician asserts that
his diagnosis was right.
When the report comes out II will
show tables of deaths from cancer, ac-
cording to the site OF the disease, age.
sex and color. In these townships or
counties which have n 10 per cent. negro
population the statistics for negroes will
be given separately.
The work begun with this report will
he continued yearly and this country
may soon expect to have as complete
cancer statistics as have been recently
collected In England and Wales. The
statistics are important for several ren-
sons. Although it is known that cancer
causes "A high percentage OF deaths from
middle ace onward, no one knows
whether it IL increasing or not 1t looks
as II IL were a little.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
RECORD FOR RED CROSS SEALS.
Larger Sales Than Ever Before
Are Reported.

"l.minary reports from twenty-six
OF the leading cities of this State to the
sta" Charities Aid Association indicate
that all previous records for the sale Of
Rel Cross seals are in danger OF being
smashed by a wide margin. Five selling
Gays rcma!n before the New Year and
agents Of the society are everywhere
gVHs voice to the slogan, Make the
Htply New Year wish on the seals come
irue up the sick
Harvey Dee Brown. sales manager Of
nc state Charities Aid Association, said
Yesterday that he was glad to zee the
RcI Cross agents pushing the campaign
Wy 10 the very doors of the new year.
ne sad he expected to see New York
~ first place in the national Interstate
contest and added But the more i'm
%f"rtant thing Is that We nre going to
De au.' 10 strike a more telling blow
next year in our fight against tubercu-
%
Enhalo has reported the greatest gross
increase. selling 300. 900 more seals this
year man last, Albany is expected to
~I 10000 more thar in 1914. Other
cues snow proportional increases.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
WILSON DECLINES TO
HEAR MRS.. FRENCH
Goes Motoring in Snow and
Gets Invitation to Fire
mans Ball.
SPENDS THE DAY QUIETLY

rlor SPRINGS. Va. Dec. 26.-One invi-
,ation which the President and Mrs.
wilson received to-day and answered
with regret was that Of the Rev.
James Avery Norris, pastor Of the Hot
springs Presbyterian Church. and head
II the local branch Of the Red Cross
Society
Through Charles Sven. the Presi.
dents ,stenographer. the minister invited
,hc President and Mrs. Wilson to at
tend a private lecture given during the
evening IN the Japanese room of the
hotel by Mrs. Seth barton French of
New York. who returned from Europe
last week after a years work with the
American Ambulance Corps on the Brit
'sh front in northern France. The Rev.
Norris said that Mrs. French would OBJ
serve absolute neutrality In her dis
course.
Nj SVEN Informed the pastor that
the President and Mrs. Wilson were
accepting no invitations. He later re-
yorted the matter to Mr.. Wilson, who
ccncurred in the action.
Mrs. French told of thrilling expert
enccs IN the retreat from Mons. during
which she carried wounded soldiers An
her automobile. Lord and Lady Aber-
deem. who were In the audience, smoke
N appreciation OF the American Red
cross work.
Manager Albert Of the hotel gave a
special orter to-day for a birthday cake
with ffty-ninc candles for the Presi-
dents table Tuesday.
The members Of the Hot Spring volun-
teer Fire Association have invited the
President and Mrs. Wilson to their an
nual ball Tuesday.
President Wilson Is a fireman. being
q member of the New Freedom Volun-
.eer Fire Department, an honor con-
icrIcd upo him two years ago at Pass
christian. Miss. where ne directed the
work Of e~Ntinguishing flames In a burn
ing house on the outskirts of the town.
The first fireman of the and will cele-
brate his fifty-ninth birthday here on
Tuesday. and the occasion was too mo-
mentous to escape recognition by the
local wearers OF helmets and red shirts.
Through snowdrifts two feet deep and
among slippery grades where the winds
had swept HI mountain roads clean
President Wilson and his bride went for
a two hour ride to-day. Several times
'hc car skidded and slipped enough TO
make the experience exhilaratlng, but AT
10 time were the two in danger. The
chauffeur Kept AVA from the more pre-
c.pltous slopes.
aIltr the sfoWStorm OF last night the
day WAS clear and cold. and the honey
mooners needed all their heavy wraps.
II is expected that the snow and cold
weather will be steady from now on.
confidential messengers Of the Presi-
dent returned from Washington tonight
where they had gone to spend Christ
mas. What interesting and incidental
little chats they may rave had with
secretary Lansing are unknown. but
there IL no attempt 10 deny that the
President will gain considerable in
formation of a confidential nature.
Important developments may be
,ooked FOR In the next day or 30. II IL
believed. For a time to-day wire COM
munication from here was interrupted,
due 10 the heavy snow. Special pre-
autions are being taken to see that the
Presidents private wire to Washington
10 kept in constant order.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
MORE CHEER FOR MRS. BARTEL.
Another Christmas Gift for Wife
and Son Of Man Who Ended Life.

Christmas may be over for many
people In New York. but not for Mrs.
Mary Bartel and her nine-year-old son,
Steven, who live at 312 East Seventy
first street. for yesterday THE SUN re-
ceived 50 from T, w. X. for Mrs. Bartel
and her boy. Recently August Bartel,
stevens father. committed suicide in
Central Park with a revolver bought
with the money saved for his boys
Christmas. Two men who read the
pitiful story in THE u sent 81 each
for toys.
Although his heart was heavy, Steven
found his stocking bullying with toys on
Christmas morning, The 81 from T.
W X. has added TO their Christmas
fund.
The father. who was a plasterer. lost
his Job two months ago, His wife oh
tanned work In a cigar factory, earn
ing S1l a week. With this money she
supported The family and managed to
save 50 for Stevens Christmas. Mrs.
Bartel sent her husband out for toys,
but he bought a revolver and took his
own life.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
HEARST WRONG ABOUT
ANTIQUE He DOUBTED
Experts Decide Chimney.
piece. Cause Of Suit. Is Of
EliZabethan Period.

The Investigation az TO the anthem
ITCHY OF an Elizabethan chimncypicce
bought by William r. Hearst from Du-
veen Bros. on July ID. 1912. has devcl-
oped sufficient proof that I, IL genuine.
The price OF the chimneypiece was
$4,000. but Mr.. Hearst refused to pay
more than $1,000 on the ground that II
was only a copy. When the Duveens
sued him for the full amount Mr.. Hearst
retalla,ed with a countercla!m for $4,000
on the ground that other articles he
bought and paid for were not genuine
At the same time Mr.. Hearst alleged
that a wealthy resident OF Minneapolis
was also imposed upon.
The suit OF the Duveens against Mr..
Hearst brought out the fac, tina he
had bought antiques worth s4s.205 be-
tween 1908 and 1918 n st!ll owed
s1s,1j5 on them. Counsel for both
parties suggested that the differences
between them he settled by a jury OF
experts. each side to choose one and
these two to choose "A third. II the
jury decided against Mr.. Hearst he was
10 pay $4,000 for the chimneyplece and
II he won he would pay only 81 1000.
The experts selected were job Getz,
Valentine Andrews and II. Birmingham.
They reported that the article In aues-
ton was a "hre and antique specimen of
Elizabethan workmanship and that II
bore the arms OF the Worshipful Com
of Tallow Chambers"
Cnder the terms agreed upon Mr..
Hearst was not only to pay the amount
claimed. but he was 20 print "A retnc-
ton OF an'article published in one OF his
newspapers concerning the suit. The
money was paid at the rate OF $1,000
a month, but Mr.. Hearst delayed the
publication OF the retraction so long tina,
the Duveens offered to return all the
money paid in settlement OF the debt
and take the case into court In order to
get a public acknowledgment that they
were not dealing In spurious antiques.
The matter has been finally settled and
the suit discontinued.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
BATHERS FROLIC AT BRIGHTON,
Eight Women Among 10 Who
Plunge Into Surf.

While thousands clad in furs and over
coats stood on the boardwalk and
shivered at the sight. twenty-five
bathers. the vanguard of the winter surf
lovers who frequent Brighton despite tine
Thermometers, swan and frolicked at the
Parkway Baths yesterday. And eight Of
them were women.
The bathers were members of the
Polar Bears, Snn Birds ard Arctics, the
three clubs Of winter swimmers, and
they spent a couple OF hours plunginR
into the water and playing Tag or PASS
ing the medicine ball on the sand.
Rather. they did II on the snow, for
there was about six inches OF II on the
beach,
Tine temperature OF tho water was
Is degrees. and II was really moro
pleasant than the air, the barhers said.
for on land the mercury registered s2
degreeA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
ALL CITY HOSPITALS
BE R@EORGANIZED
Changes Will Be Made il De-
fects Warrant, Says
Commissioner.
TO BE TRIED IN BELLEVUE

Commissioners John A. Kingsbury of
the Department OF Public Charities said
yesterday that the plan of reorganiza-
ton which he Is putting into effect In
inc cumberland Street Hospital in
BROOKLYN, where the ffty-seven MEM
oers or the medical stan have resigned,
repIesented his conclusions as to the
pest method OF overcoming the defects
In hospital management throughout the
city. II Is the result. he added, OF a
study OF administrative efficiency in the
pest run hospitals In the East.
Furthermore tho Commissioner in
tends TO put the plan into operation in
other hospitals n. in his opinion. the
defects In Their present administration
warrants the change. The system
planned for the Brooklyn institution may
become general. he said. lie intends to
axe II up with each medical board AZ
soon as possible.
One OF the first hospitals that prob
ably will be reorganized on the new
pia OF administration will be Bellevue
and Allied Hospitals. Commissioner
kingsbury said the change had been con-
templated for some time, nearly a year.
~ Is generally agreed that the Commits
sioners plan would operate TO the bene-
Mt or the hospital and patients. COM
missioner kingsbury said yesterday that
ne believed the desired change would
be effected in Bellevue during the COM
ing year.
Where the present staff. though UNI
wieidy in the various other hospitals
throughout the city. is nevertheless eff
hcient and is accomplishing good re-
suits" aid the Commissioned II shall
not Impose the new plan upon the medi-
cal board OF an institution. As a rule.
however. medical STATS in hospitals have
grown TO he t~opheavy. A more definite
system Is needed and we hope to obtain
the desired end by the course adopted
with the Cumberland Street Hospital
and the Greenpo!nt Hospital. which was
remodelled last year"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
lVc1frich HrOInI ~,

WHITE PLAINS, y. Y. bee - -lIel-
frich Bromm. father OF Robert g
Bromm, assistant auditor Of passenger
accounts OF the New York Central RAT
road, died az his home I'm Rrookn,Id
street this afternoon OF apoplexy. Ito
conducted a tailoring establishment for
many years.
MIR Bromm was 70 years old and Nr
was born IN Germany. He is survived
10y his son Robert q. and two daughters.
Mrs. Anna *. Foster of White Plains
and Mrs Joseph Smith OF CIreher.
County Tyrone, Ireland.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
NO MIDYEAR COMMENCEMENT.
Exercises In February Abolished
by city College.

~ the last meeting OF the board of
U-Slt's Of the city College the mid
year announcement was abolished. For
"N"iI wears the college has held COM
M'..'uent exercises in both February
eia June. Hereafter II will turn out It's
s''H11'os twice a year. but there will
" h4i Que commencement, that In June.
yesterday when asked about the
Siang" Or. Mczcs. president OF the coll
veg ta,d the chief reason for the change
Nt4 Va" fact that practically no other
"''P' held a commencement in Feb
rua~y.
Because Of the change In the date OF
Wv ~ nin"nccment the class of February,
''.' ''" present senior class, has de-
..4'N 30 postpone It's MINERAL lights
,A'l. go until June. when they will be
w." H conjunction with the June class.
~ im'kc up for the lack of activities
'".H''' 70 the putting Off OF commence
nM'h' "id the numeral lights exercises
VI" s'''ors Will present a play. Extra
'fedi''' IN February.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
ENROLMENT OF 1918
AT THE CITY COLLEGE.
Total Of 5.O33 Teachers and
school Administrators in
Extension Courses.

To find out exactly how many students
were enrolled in the six branches of the
College of the city of New York the
Campus. n weekly journal Of the college,
has gathered the registration statistics
and finds that l0.l7S students are at
present availing themselves Of the vari.
Gus courses offered AZ the college.
BY recent expansions the college has
greatly extended It's scope OF usefulness,
Two new branches were organized and
started in September. They are the Eve
ning Session Branch in the Municipal
Building. and the foreign RAJ courses
Of tho Political Science Department in
the custom House. In addition new Dor
ugh centres for tho extension courses
for teachers We're established. -
ON the registration rolls OF the extern
sion courses are J.033 teachers and
school administrators. This number IN
cludes one-fourth of the entire teaching
staff OF the grammar schools Of New
York.
II IL interesting to note that Of the
9S4 in the Evening Session Branch 3Ol
are municipal employees. II of the 3l5
who take vocational subjects $50 are
in the g. &. y. Y, courses, the remain
der in those Of y. Y. L., although all
the courses are under the direction OF
Prof. Frederick b. Robinson of city Col
lege.
The total registration figures are as
follows:
College Of Arts and Science. DAY SEES
session ........ .... sat
Dlyi sIo Of ySea,i,ri subjects ae%
Extension Courses fot teachers ........5,0a3
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
TO AID JEWS IN EUROPE.
Meeting Tomorrow Night q
broadway Central Hotel.

A conference to further the movement
for the formation Of a Jewish Congress
10 work for equal rights for Jews In
Europe, will be held tomorrow evening
I'm the Broadway Central Hotel. under
the auspices of the committee on propa-
ganda Of the Jewish Congress Organiza-
tiol Committee. Abraham s.. Schooner
Ia chairman of the committee.
Addresses will he made by DR.. Ste
phen S. Wise, Or. Schmarjah Levin, Mrs.
William r. Einstein and Congressman
Isaac Seigel. Twenty-six national Jew
ish and central organizations are now
represented In the congress movement
and committees have been formed IN
sixty-seven cities Of the United States.
Expressions of approval OF the move
ment have been received from several
United States Senators,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
&10,10S in Hospital Association
Eund.

Subscriptions totalling sl?.l95 have
been reported by James Speyer. chair
man. and Albert II. Wiggin. treasurer.
OF the Bankers and Brokers Auxiliary,
FOR the benefit OF the Hospital Saturday
and Sunday Association. j. =. Morgan
a. Co. heads the list with a $4,000 sub
scription. Kuhn. Loeb & 20. and Speyer
4 Co. are down for $500 each.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
Charles W, Wcnyer.

Charles W. Weaver, who for a NUM-
her of years was a travelling salesman
for a large New York hardware house,
died yesterday at his home. plandome,
w. l., aged Al years. He was a Mason.
His wife, Mrs, Stella NJ. Weaver. and
one daughter. survive.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
Mrs. W. u. Rafferty, Give. a Tea.

Mrs. william Carroll Rafferty, was
hostess at Il tea at the Waldorf astoria
yesterday afternoon In honor of tho
Baroness Mantarn and her daughter.
Miss Moore. OF London. Miss Mercedes
RAFFERTY, assisted her mother In receiving.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
In New York To-day.

Political Equality Association. meeting,
~ East Forty first street, $3.50 y, NJ
American society Of church History,
mceti,g, Union Theological Seminary. All
day.
Christmas party for poor children, Elks
Home, los West F0rty-third street. after
noon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
George Mans han.

George Vaughan, brother OF the Rev.
Patrick f. Vaughan, pastor OF the st.
Matthews Roman Catholic Church, died
Yesterday at his residence. 2IS West
Sixty-eighth street.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18
IS YOUR STOff UOGGED WI
ASTE?

Lee & osRood Guarantee to Return the
 Money If AIi-o-na Does Not Relieve
 You,
 "Its a pleasure to sell a medicine when our customers come in afterward and tell us how much good 1t has done them, said Lee 6 Osgood, the popular druggists. to q Bulletin man, "and that Is. why we like to sell and recommend distribution of samples that we mad e created 80 much talk and so large a proportion of those who received a sampie have bought 8 box of Mi-o-na that our clerks have been busy selling the medicine ever since. We have SO much faith in this article that we are going to guarantee 1t In the future an q VII VIII 1 return ,, the money to. any pur- Gnaiser 6aia T SS Mi-o-na whom it does not customers have said so many good words in its favor that we do not ex- pecE to have many packages returned.
 anyone who has dyspepsia. who's e food does not digest well. and who has to take thought as to what he can cat, at our store, and take home box of Mi-o-na and If the remedy does not regulate his digestion and help his dys~ pepsia he can withdraw his money. don't know but what Te would be willing to pay him interest"
 This shows great faith in the merit of M!;o-na. It !s really a most unusual sales since Lee & osgood Introduced II h Norwich shows that 1t does all thai 1t Is claimed to do--reHevea dyspspsia regulates digestion and enables these who use It to eat Just what they want with no fear of trouble after.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18
AT THE AUDITORIUM.
The Biggest Show in Town Today


 The usual three shows will be given and all children under Is years of age matinee performance. Jim Dorhety and his Irish Tabloid Players will pre- sent the Irish musical farce Shaun's Farewell with a cast of Is people, most ly girls. The show runs nearly an hour and is the first real tabloid show that has been in Norwich this season.
 Pauline Frederick, one of the fore most emotional artistes of the Ameri- gan stage, who achieved a great per sonal triumph in her initial motion picture characterization, in the Famous Players Film company's superb photo spectacle, The Eternal City, returns to the screen in an oVerpoweringly dra- matic production of Sold, the great drama of woman's devotion adapted from the Russian of George Erastov. This stirring five-part pho- toplay will make an indelible impres- sion on the minds of all who witness It.
 For Monday Tuesday and Wednes- day of next week, a fine three act vaudeville show has been booked and will include the Three Harmony Girls in dainty song diversion; Frank Ward, who does a very clever dancing speciality, and Dynes and Marshall in neat singing and talking act, The Paramount feature will be Blanche Sweet in Secret Orchard, a film yer sion of the famous book and play by the same name and written by Agnes and Edgerton Castle. Other pictures will also be shown.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DAVIS THEATRE.
NederveId's Monkeys and a Big Vita
 graph Feature for Next Week.

The feature for Monday and Tues day is The Turn of the Road, a five part Vitagraph feature, with scenes in the home life of a happy couple, John King and Helen, his wife. The action takes a quick step forward when an old school chum of Mrs. Kings. Marcia Wilbur, comes to live with them. Mar cia is born coquette and H1rtS With every male person with whom she comes in contact. John King becomes interested in her. and with automobile rides and visits to the open, while his wife is at home with their son, inter- est changes to admiration, then infat- uation. One night while John and Marcia are left to keep house he gives way to his passion. Marcia, eXertlng all her wiles, leads him on until, blind to everything else, he plans an elope- ment. leaving a note for his wife, tell ing of his love for her friend. They start out in his automobile and at turn in the road, while going at high speed, his machine dashes over an embankment. John is slightly injured, while Marcia is terribly wounded on the head. The two are taken to King home. In the meantime Helen has found the note and is almost heart broken. but when the runaways arrive replaces it and King thinks she does not know. Helen's hatred of Marcia turns to pity when it becomes appar- ent the accident robbed her of her req son, ana Sn6 nuTSeS uGI DdCh IO ISdlI4L King his conscience now fully aWak- ened to the enormity of his wrong do- ing, turns to his wife and tries to make amends. Marcia is operated upon and when reason returns accidentally oVer- turns the lamp and sets fire to the room She and Helen try to extinguish the flames, but are overcome. King, seeing the fire from the lawn, dashes into the house and rescues Helen, leaving Marcia to be carried out by an old sweetheart, Dr. Bright.
 The vaudeville attraction is Neder- veld's Monkeys, one of the most won derful animal acts in vaudeville. A miniature race track is built on the stage and the monks give an exhibition of motorcycle racing that will make your hair stand on end and keep the town talking for a week. Other Mu- tual Movies and comedies complete the