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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25
odd Wives For New :
By DOROTHY DIX.

rs a woman of fifty-five too old to
interest her -five-year-old hus-
Aband?
A dentist of New York City says that
she is. He has forsaken his wife for
a little peaches-and-cream girl, and he
excuses himself by asserting that his
wife is too old for him. yet they are
both the same age
OF course in cases Of Grant fancy
one excuse is about as good as another.
and any old reason goes for a man
wandering from his own fireside, but,
in reality the question of whether
middle-aged woman is older than
middle-aged man is one purely of tenn
permanent The record in the family
Bible has nothing TO do with the case,
for there are both men and women who
are senile in the cradle, and children at
seventy.
1t cannot be denied that the general
impression prevails that a woman Is
older and less attractive at a given age
than man is Perhaps this was true
in the past, when women bore many
children, had few domestic con-
Veniences. worked like galley slaves
in their homes, and when they had
little educa ton and no outside interest
to keep their minds stimulated Under
such conditions women faded early and
became atrophied both in soul and
body.
Different Now
But such is not the case in these days
when life has been made soft and easy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25

ment, and that was also incorporated
into the FIRST act of the play.
Then Mr.. Peple rudely reminded him
self that no play was complete without
feminine interest and a real love af-
fair, so he hitched a wife to one part
ner OF the firm and decided that real,
live, up-to-dzte pretty girl should be
the fancee of the other So when he
went 70 New York he found the latter
and made her the type of the sweet
heart Of the other partner. When the
hand was dealt, a pair Of sIxes proved
to be high, and that is where he found
the title After seeing some Of the
practical jokes played upon some Of his
friends IN New York, be decided to
utilize them for his farce, and from that
he evolved what are said to be the
humorous complications Of the last two
acts Of his play, most Of which concern
the humiliating spectacle of what the
partner who held the losing hand was
compelled to undergo With the Wifa
of one partner and the hancee Of the
other mixed up IN a series Of lzughzble
farce situations he discovered, N the
home Of one of his friends, an unusually
funny character IN the person of an
English r1aid-of-ai-wori. and she was
promptly introduced into the play.
Finally, when a producing manager vas
sought land found IN H. h Fr1zeel
the author found IN that managers once
one of the most typical Office boys he
had ever seen, 20 he wrote into the first
act a character Of a red-headed, club
footed youth, with the result that Mr.
Frazee's Office boy himself Is playing
the part and Is making his debut ~ -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25

from England by the Royal mail line
has been about S22 a ton, while other
lines have been charging as low as SIS.
This shows the kind of Competition our
fruit has had
Apples is Cents Each.
Nevertheless, the American apples
are so good that they bring a high
price. They sell on the fruit stands of
Rio from to IS cents apiece, and you
see them on the menus Of the leading
course OF fruit means two or three
apples, a pear or so and a bunch of
grapes. Much of the fruit is sent in
fifty-pOund boxes and not a little is
shipped across the United States from
the Pacific coast to New York and
thence down to Rio. The apples i'm
ported in 1912 brought S21S,0O0 on
board the ships.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25

fore he wrote The Prince Chap"
It began at Richmond, Va, his home,
where two young men Of his aequaint-
ance were engaged In the conduct Of
successful business, but were unable to
get along. Their first quarrel occurred
when the question Of prior claim to the
one stenographeTs services arose, and
that is an amusing episode in the first
act of Mr.. Peples play. They quarreied
over that, and the young woman re-
signed. Their quarrel, as IN "A Pair
of Skies grew 70 such proportions that
they decided to dissolve, but when the
time, came for dissolution neither one
was willing to sell his interest to the
other. That is another episode IN the
development Of Mr.. Peple's play. Then
the pIaywright's imagination was
brought into play for means to solve
the problem for the partners Gin his
play) and lay the foundation for a good
story. So he introduced q lawyer--in
this case the prototype of a prominent
attorney in Richmond The legal mind
was unable to rnrzvel tn complication
so he dropped his work for the day, and
after dinner visited his club for quiet
game of draw poker. In the midst Of
the game, the idea came. Why not have
the two partners agree 10 play a hand
Of showdown, the holder Of the high
hand to conduct the business unmo-
Tested by the other; the loser to share
IN the profits or losses, as the case
might be. and abide hy all contracts,
sales and other decisions made by the
partner in charger The lawyer forth
with drafted legal form for the agree
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25

for most women, when the care Of their
persons has become a religion with
them, and when the average woman
reads more. travels more and studies
more than her husband does because
she has more time and opportunity.
As men get along toward middle life
they are apt to slump. They grow
careless about their personal appear
ance. They hate to dress up. They
narrow down to a few interests and
have little concern about any subjects
other than their business, the stock
market and politics. Worse still. in
only too many cases, they become
cyclists who will talk Of nothing but
themselves.
Fear Being SheIred.
As a woman approaches middle life
she is in such deadly fear of being
shelved that she puts forth every effort
to make herself agreeable and attrac-
tive. She dresses as well as she pos
sibly can, she joins study clubs, she
keeps up with every movement and can
talk on any subject. More than that
she cultivates tact and adaptability
and studiously seeks to make herself
agreeable, for well she knows that the
feminine Tommie Tucker must sing for
her supper
The truth is age has gone out OF
fashion with women. Nobody knows
how old Ann is, but the one certain
thing is that she is as young as her
husband.
New York City has $4,000 club mem
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25
New Arm Stump Grated
On Officers Shoulder
By Using Fart Of Leg

stump has been grated upon the body
OF a British officer, who lost both
arms in action and came back recently
with a group Of exchanged prisoners
from Germany. His arms were ampu-
tated so close to the shoulder as to
leave no stumps.
One Of the most brilliant Of Lon
don's surgeons has now built out a
new stump 10 which an artificial arm
may be attached He did this BY TAX
ing out piece Of bone from the pa
tents leg and cutting a flap OF skin
from his body. Muscles were attached
to the bone, so that the stump can be
Guided.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25
10000 Koreans Share
In amnesty Decree Of
Emperor Of japanese

Seoul, Korea, Dec. 25.-The special
coronation amnesty proclaimed by en-
peror YOshihito has caused rejoicing in
Korea, especially among the relatives
and friends of convicted people OF
whom 10000 benefit by the amnesty.
In the Seoul prison alone. which con-
tains only male prisoners, 1866 out of
the total OF 1876 were either pardOned
or had their sentences commuted.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25

CV WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 25.-
w For the first time in history the
United States has q fair chance
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25
London Children Get
Toys Made By Refugees

London. Eng. Dec. 25.-Toys made
by Polish refugees in a large degree
replaced German toys in the Christmas
markets in London this year. The de-
signs for the toys were made by dis
tressed Polish artists in London and
Paris and executed by refugees-men,
women and children-in England,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25

Kew M. Psple Found Material for "A
Pair Of Sixea.S
How would you Ike to Be the sweee-
heart Of young man who is a half
partner In 4 perfectly healthy and suo-
eeSsful business and then visit his part-
neTS wife to find that your 6ance was
employed there as a butleri
Or. how would you like to be the wife
Of . young man who owns the other
half of that same business, and find that
because he has won IN a game of cards
he must conduct the entire business,
which demands so much of his time
that he Is unable to be at home more
than one or two evenings each week.
Or, how would you Ike TO be the
stenographer IN the Offices of the same
finn, comprising the same two young
men, and have to resign your position
because each one says he is the senior
partner and each one will discharge you
If you show preference for the other,
and you do not know how to please
themf
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25

These are the problems which the
trinity of attractive young femininity has
to face in "A Pair Of Skies" the new
farce by Edward Peple. with eor-cani-s
now playing at the Long Acre Theatre,
New York, Cont Theatre, Chicago, Lon
don, England and Australia That they
are problems taken from life which
various young women have faced at
various times, is vouched for by the
author, and therefore must needs lend
human interest to the idea of this new
theatrical offering For according 70
Mr.. Peple the idea of this play has been
generating in his mind ever since he
first began to think of the theatre as a
means of livelihood. and that was be-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25

France and the Scandinavian countries.
Most OF the toys are of wood show
ing models OF Polish peasants, their
cottages and their farm or ho1sehois
utensils.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25
European War Opens Rich Trade In
Brazil For American Business Firms
-BY-
Frank G. Carpenter
Copyright, 1915. by Frank
G. Carpenter.)

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25

New York City has $4,000 club mem
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
Size

The ButteriCk establish
ment includes one of the
largest printing plants in the
world. Also the largest and
most thoroughly complete
fashion organization IN the
world.
In addition. ButteriCk has
the largest pattern business
in the world. And is the only
publishing house witha truly
International business.
The DESIGNER, THE
DELINFATOR, and THE
WOMAN'S MAGAZINE are
separate, powerful members
of this unique family.
Mere size is not a COnClu-
Slye argument IN favor OF
anything. But when an in
stitution has reached a posi-
ton of leadership by a steady
growth over many years and
includes in this success the
confidence of millions of
people, size means some
thing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
Home Rule Plea Heard
bV Cities Committee

.r-,r go C---csra-far. o: The T-itluel
Albany. June 3. The first Of the
hearings on the home rule for cities
PROPOSITIONS before the Constitutional
Convention was held this afternoon be-
fore the Cities Committee. Of which
Seth Low is chairman. The proposal
considered to-day was the O'Bran
amendment giving to every city IN the
state full control Of It's own affairs.
This amendment. which has the
lacking of the State Conference Of
MAYORS and Of civil bodies throughout
me state. is opposed by several power
ful practical politicians and promises
20 have hard shedding IN the conVen-
John Lord O'Drian. Of Buffalo. who
introduced the proposal presented
Arthur l.. Andrews, Corporation Couh-
sci Of this city, who SAID
"Somc people are under the impress
sion that a city is mere business cor
marathon. I'm this they are wrong. A
c.ty is political subdivision OF the
state. and as such its residents nave
q right 90 govern its own aHaIrs' al
laa,. with respect 20 its local matters
There are two ways 10 obtain nome
rule for cities one is to define the
powers a city may have and leave the
rest 10 the Legislature, and the second
ia 10 define what powers the Legs
iature may have and leave the others
10 the city
There will be another hearing on
this bill next Thursday, when Mayor
Mitchell and other New York City Off
Gals will speak. Several civil service
and teachers organizations some OF
New York Cry had representatives
here to-day. They oppose any, .pr[opo-
s,tion that would give to New YORK. OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04

decision in tho Appellate Division. or
where the Appellate Division had re
VCrsCd tho Judgment OF tho lower court.
That thc right be given 70 the Court
OF Appeals TO review cases OF its own
initiative where it believed miscar-
rage Of justice had occurred
That all exemptions from Jury duty
be abolished
That courts be allowed 70 adopt their
own rules Of procedure under a short
practice act 20 be passed b. the Leg
lslaturo.
Opposes Split Jury Verdicts.
Judge BARTLETT. with equal emphasis.
opposed tho following propositions now
before tho convention:
The creation OF a separate criminal
cOur, Of appeals
The finding OF a verdict by less than
an entire jury Of twelve
Any change IN the structure Of the
county courts
Allowing direct appeals from the
lower courts 90 the Court Of Appeals
The merging Of the surrogates' courts
with the Supreme Court
The annulment Of legislative acts by
less than unanimous vote Of the
Court OF Appeals
I'm answer 20 a question from char
man Wickersham rs TO the proposals
before the convention 20 alter the jury
system, Judge Bartlett; said:
"If any such changes were made |
should fee like moving into Canada or
some other free country.
"Nou discussed this with your asso-
ciatce on the bench ." inquired John b.
Starchncld.
Yes"
And they thought these changes
would he q monstrous evll?'
well" laughed Judge Bartlett, the
phrase 'monstrous evil was not used ~
Judge BARTLETT said his recommends
tors would result in lessening the
number OF cases that 20 90 his court
and "a consequent cutting down OF the
delay IN appeals. lie SAID there was
no need Of a separate criminal court
Of appeals. because in an entire year
hu. fstv or sixty CT minal cases arc
brought before the court OF last re
sort
But isn't there considerable delay
IN deciding criminal cases on appeal ~
asked Mr. WiCkerSham.
Not anv when we Get them. replied
Judge Bartlett. What delays there
are can be laid to the district attor.
news who are indulGent with counsel
fo- The defence. and naturally so, cspe-
,.auv in capital cases
Urges Refereeship Reforms.
Sneak;rc on the PROPOSAL for ere
a.,rr official referees az fixed salaries
Judge Bartlett said:
81 believe such an amendment wouIG
probably nut an end 70 the | shall
not say scandslous Justly criticized
conditions now prevailing 10 some eK-
tent IN the present system. with us
,r,o,erable delays and high costs.
where referee will hold brief SEES
sion. adjourn. call i hard day s
work. and collect his $50 or Whatever
bis Zee NAV be.
Judge Bartlett said Il was an in
Justice 10 compel Supreme Court JUS
rcc-. elevated 70 the Court OF Ap-
meals. 70 assume their more Response.
lie and eNactInc duties AZ financial
sacrifice 20 them selves.
81 would not advance this plea. sald
Judge Bartlett i'm closing, "eNcept for
he fact that cannot possibly hencht
by any change for the better IN thIs
regard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
Stopped to Save Girl from Fire
and Was Almost Late to School
Joseph Batcwell Objects to
Being Hero and Mary
Manicra Is Mad Because
He Rescued Her When
She Was Stamping Out
Flames with Bare Feet.

Gosh. Il wasn't nothin' % make sucn
a fuss about. but Jus, the same Joseph
Batewell. small bov Of Broome
Street. was lionized in Public School
qs Yesterday by the fellers. lie felt
all the more shecpIsh when dimlnut'e
ladies in short. stick-out skirts eyed
him with awe and admiration. Ana
when teacher smiled ~ him he be
came really fustcIcd. and dropped ms
ewes into the big geography
As he PASSED the apartment OF MIS-.
Lucy Man'era on the second hoor o.
the Broome Street house on his way to
school he noticed rcd glare on the
tranSom. Then he heard small hands
beating against the door and cry
for help. Immediately he rushed into
the fiat OF Mrs. Jacob Feltman across
the hall. climbed out on the fire cs-
cape and into the Manicra home.
There ne saw eight-year-old Mary
Manicra irving to stamp out IRE
with her bare feet. The flames had
caught her skirt. He tried 20 lead
her TO the fire escape. but the niue
woman had a mind Of her own and dc
tcrmined TO put out the blaze. she re-
fused 20 20, so ne GRABBED heI III MS
arms and carried her, protesting 10
the fiat next door.
Meanwhile truck Is responded TO an
alarm and made the fire look pretty SICK
Joseph watched the big, helmeted fire
men work for a while. Golly, he
guessed he'd be a fireman some dav
too. And then, iimminv cricketS' lie
thought Of teacher and the tardy BEL.
Crobbirg MIC hooks he Skcedaddlpd OF
10 school. There they did not know
that Joseph was a hero TIL newspaper
men called 10 sec HIM.
Mary had lit a match to look for a
misplaced shoe under the washtub and
unset a pot Of kerosene. which imme-
diately caQht fire. She poured water
on il. which made it spread quickly.
She was not burned and did not seem
10 think that Joe had saved her. She
flirted her skirt indifferent!y when
asked about him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
CHINESE HISTORY
TOLD IN Is WORDS
Commissioners from Republic
Qualify as DinerS-Guests
Of Three Hosts.

A dinner and entertainment were
rendered 10 the Honorary Commercial
Commissioners Of the Republic OF
China last night at Dclmonico's b. the
American Asiatic Association; toast'
few thick and fast, and each Commits
siorcr personally was assured over and
over again with a hip hip, hip hooray
that he was jolly good fellow. MISS
Alta Krom sang swectly something
about "a Rose A Little, Tender Rose,
that appealed especially TO the Celes-
tial visitors.
Negro Ministries ragged "Moonligh,
BAY" "Tippcrary' and other lyrics, and
later in the evening a conJuror TO the
accompaniment of chills and fever
music, made things that are not seem
as though they were. Cheng HSun
Chang. the SG000O.0OO merchant Of Pc
king. responded TO toast IN Chinese
Then David =. T. YuI, honorary sec
rotary of the commission, arose and
took away about $50 breaths by re-
marking that he was going 10 relate
the history OF China from its begin
ming. 1000 years ago. TO the present
dav. Everybody politely settled down
10 spend the night. They were dlsap
pointed, however, for Mr.. Iui merely
said:
THE history Of China is one Of prog
ress. -Four thousand years ago an ab.
solutc monarchy now. republic.
thank you. one and ALL for your KIND
attention"
In the afternoon the commissioners
were entertained Al the Hardware CluD
ORC ghtp Sugy served.
Also. there was a luncheon by the
New York Chamber of Commerce. Sew
cral Of the commissioners spoke, com
menting on the fact that the opening
of the Panama Canal had brought the
REPUBLICS Of the East and West into
closer commercial union, and prophecy
ing that New York would eventually
eclipse London as the money centre OF
the world. A member of the delega
ton called attention 10 panel pre-
sented by Ii Hung Chang to the Ne"
York Chamber of Commerce. lie was
requested to translate the inscription
thereon.
II am sorry" he said, after hesitat-
ing a moment, but 1t is hung upside
Gown
When the panel was reversed, he
read: "All the world are brethren. l.
Hung Chang
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
HALTS B. R. T. PLAN
P. S. G. Finds improvements
at Brighton Beach Too Costly.

Improvement plans for Brighton
Beach that had been under considera
ton between the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Company and the Brighton the
Sea Company. Incorporated. have been
abandoned because the Public Service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04

Commission has refused 70 consent TO
the financing scheme.
The B. r. T. wanted 70 have the
New York Municipal Railway Corpora
lion nav $4,000 of the S225. 900 that
was to 90 20 Brighton by the Sea. In
corporated. and the New York Consoli-
dated Railroad the remainder. Both
are subsidiary corporations Of the B.
r. T.. but the Municipal Railway Cor
poration is the company that has en-
tered into the dual transit contracts.
and the Public Service Commission
believes it should not pay such large
proportion Of the expense, as il would
mean that profits for the city would
be further delayed.
The railroad company IS going ahead
with its plans for re-routing the tracks,
but will acquire the necessary land by
condemnation, and all the proposed ad-
ditional agreements involving an ex-
change Of land have been abandoned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
PRINTS ONLY CLEW
IN STORE MURDER
Girl Saw Slayer Rush Out of
Flatbush Shop - No
Money Taken.

Gerhard Meister, proprietor OF
shoe store at 1896 Flatbush Avenue
BROOKLYN, was found shot through the
heart in the back room of his store
late Yesterday. Fingerprints about the
cash register are the chief clew the
police have to the slayer Neither the
money in the till nor upon the person
of the dead man had been taken.
ONLY one person, little GIRL Evelyn
Barnett. is believed to have seen the
man who did the shooting. She was
nassing the store, she says, when she
heard the report of revolver. A
minute later she saw man run from
the shop and board Flatbush Avenue
car She described HIM as being young
clean shaven and clad in a dark gray
suit and soft hat.
Mrs. Meister. the murdered man 5
widow. said last night that she could
think of no cause for the attack upon
her husband. Business had been run
ming smoothly, she asserted, and she
did not know of any enemy who might
have fred the shot. The police are
comnaring the fngerprints upon the
cash register with those filed IN the
department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
CITY'S FIRST FLAG
WILL FLY JUNE "a
Governor Whitman at Recep-
tion in City Hall Room I'm
used for 100 Years.

For the first time in one hundred
years reception will be given TO the
Governor Of New York State in the
Governors room at the City Hall, on
June "a. This will be part OF the e%-
ercises in celebration OF the 25Oth an
niyerSary OF the installation OF the
first Mayor and Board OF Aldermen OF
the City Of New York
Features of the celebration will be
the unveilng of a tablet and addresses
by the Mayor Professor ". r. Shep-
ard. Of Columbia University, and DR.:
John II. Finley. State Commissioner OF
Education. Special exercises will be
held in all the public schools.
The city Is 10 raise over the CITY
Hall at noon on that day It's first mu-
nic.pal flag. adopted some months ago
by the Board Of Aldermen. This flag
il TO be presented by the City OF Am
sterdam. The Netherlands.