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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
Saving the innocent Ones.

Governor Stewart of Missouri once
found eight convicts moving the
grass of the statehouse lawn. He
questioned them. Seven of them said
they were innocent men. The eighth
said, II stole er hawg, sub, an it was
a mos 'stonishing good hawgr'
you're pardoned" Stewart thunder
ed. Leave the prison at once. We
must preserve our innocent convicts
from contamination"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
Victor Huos.

Fict6. Hugo was the wealthiest of
the nineteenth century authors and
also the hardest. At one time he made
less than 1000 francs last him and lis
brother for eighteen months. and one
chop would serve for lunch three days
in succession. But this early absti-
nence did not spoil Hugo's digestion.
for at the age Of eighty-three he crack
ed nuts with his teeth and ate oranges
as some folk eat apples-peel and all.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
LOCKING Backward.

Germany's secret police are supplied
with "pOlice eyeglasses" These have
iny concave mirrors on the side next
the face. which may be extended side
ways or folded back SO as not to show
and give the wearer, If he has normal
sight, an image of what Is going on
directly behind him.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
son,e.h;nn Saved.

"What success did you have raising
chickens?'
Every little. Some escaped, thieves
stole others and large number died
of mysterious disease"
"That was tough luck"
However. beat the jinx to the last
one"
'How was that?"
Before anything could happen to It
I had it killed and put in a pie."-Bir-
mingham Age Herald.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
HOW TO MAKE PoTPoURRl
WITHOUT A ROSE GARDEN.

, Rose potpourri is undoubtedly
!. the favorite. though it is not by
, any means the sweetest or only
. kind. To make it is simple. Col
! lect together as many rose petals
us possible. those OF old fashion
; cd roses for preference, and be
sure they are free from blight
; or disease. A rose garden is not
! wanted. With little energy
! one can collect lot of rose
! leaves, especially by getting all
ones friends to assist in the
! task. Dry the petals in the sun
: and weigh them. Say there is a
, quarter of pound of rose leaves.
: Then mix With them these
! spices: Two ounces each of COM
!. mon salt and bay salt. one ounce
. Of powdered orris root, one-quar-
ter ounce each of cloves. pow
!, dered cinnamon. powdered mace
I and al!spice. Mix together in
!. jar and keep closely covered,
! stirring every day for Il month.
The following potpnurri is
|, easier still to make. since all
! kinds of scented flowers can be
!, used in it-violets. roses. thyme.
! lemon, verbena. cowslips. lilacs,
!, lilies. lavender. etc: Pull the
|, petals from large flowers and
!, break the heads off the tiny
! ones. and put the flowers into a
!, jar as they are obtained. Be
: tween each layer of flowers
!, sprinkle little common salt.
: powdered mace and powdered
|. cinnamon, a fairly thick sprin-
I king. varied according to the
8 quantity of flowers. Keep the
+ jar covered. and when it is full
|, and the flowers are brown and
! dry stir all togci'.er.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
Thsn the Row Started.

Mrs. Snappem (who has been suffer.
ing from toothache)- Thank goodness,
I've had that tooth out at last! Mr..
snappem-Happy tooth! Mrs. Snap
pem-What do you mean? Mr.. Snap.
pem-1ts out Of the reach Of your
tongue.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
A Benevolent Refusal,

Senator, wish you would give me
4 job as your private secretary"
"Oh, my boy" responded the oily
senator. don't get mixed up with the
government service. Nothing to It.
Ruins young man. Besides, I have
promised that position to my SON.
Kansas City Journal.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
Determined pissatiSf.ction.

rs this train on timer asked the
passenger. gs
b "Yes." replied the conductor. Wen
get you in. to the minute
4 That's too bad. This car Il 1 lot
more comfortable than the place I'm
going to- Washington Star:
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
Financial BACKING.

what you must do. son, is to lay
the foundation for solid business sue.
tess."
That's my idea, dad. Now. first Of
all. ! require sound financial backing
81 get you. son. TN provide car fare
until you land a job."-Birmingham
Age. Herald. T;;s
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
Grind.

what are you doing now1'.
1.-TWO q day" said the vaudeville
actor. @And you7
s. can't quite equal that . responded
the popular novelist Two q, week Is
q ab J. y ny Limit !, Kansas CITY Jous
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
curiosity.

CurlOSleys
Gladys-Why are you going to all
that trouble to open that letter 80 care
fully, Maud? Maud-Oh, had q quar-
rel with George and intended to send
his letter back unopened, but just
thought I would see what he said be
fore returned it.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
The lndisnensahi. anu

The Indispensable Boy.
Caller-How is your new Office boy
getting along these days: Lawyer
oh, fine! He's got things SO mixed up
now that l couldn't get along without
him.-Boston Journal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26
LABOR PREPARES
YEAR OF STRIKES
Union Officials Say Walk
outs May Involve 2,OOO,-
900 Workers.
DEMAND HIGHER PAY
AND EIGHT-HOUR DAY
10000 Women ShirtWaist
Makers Holding Meetings to
Plan Action.

A tempestuous new year, involving
many strikes and the possible walkout
OF 100000 workers, was pictured by
labor union officials yesterday as a
means OF enforcing a more general
adoption Of the eight hour day and
demands for increased wages.
The greatest activity scheduled for
the immediate future involves 10000
shirtwaist makers, all girls and women,
employed in New York and other big
cities. who have demanded increased
wages and better working conditions.
A call for a meeting of workers TO
be held at Cooper Union tomorrow
night was issued Yesterday by Solomon
Seidman, president of the international
Ladies' Garment Workers Union. SINH
lar meetings are being held in Boston,
Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland and 9TH
or big cities for the avowed purpose OF
preparing for a general walkout I'M
less the demands of the women work
ers are met.
The |. ". W. is regarded as respon-
sible for preparations for the strike,
and national officials of the unions in
volved are credited with endeavoring
10 prevent them. Four hundred
thousand railroad workers are being
urged to walk out unless the eight
hour day is generally recognized by all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26
SUICIDE SPOILS
SULLIVAN FEAST
Bowery Institution Started by
big Tim" Postponed When
Caterer Ends Life.

$50 he croaked himself. did he? Well
all got 10 say is he had one helluva
noive, OATS all"
Then the door Of POI Bowery head
quarters Of the Timothy d. Sullivan
Association, was closed, and John
O'Brien, the caretaker, went up to join
a few cronies. while two "whiskiied OBJ
jectionables. down and out at heels
were left to stare at the placard on the
door, reading:
christmas .ner postponed until
New Years Day"
"Didja ever hear the beat Of it? Say,
he had a heart. dat caterer, didn't he
Why couldn't he wait day or so? Did
he think some one might croak him?
An now where r we goin' TO get some
eats? Let's 90 over to de Mission on
Lafayette Street. Deyli be handin' out
some grub dere soon
The two scuffled off, hands IN trou-
sers rockets. their shoulders rounded
and their heads half buried in the col
others Of their kind, who had not heard
Of the suicide Of the caterer. came
along They read the sign, and swore
and said things that did not Jlbe with
the spirit of Christmas. And then they
went their way. And so on until late
last night.
Here Is how John O'Brien explained
il:
THAT sign we put up this morning
after we thought it all over. No need
of trying TO feed 5000 hungry men with
kind words. None of us knew things
had gone to smash until yesterday
morning, when we heard the caterer had
committed suicide early Friday morn
ing. Do | know his name? No. And
If | did ! wouldn't like TO see II pub
lshed for fear he might have family
and some of these guys who missed
their feed would 90 up and pay them a
call. Some Of them are pretty sore.
This is the first time since Big Tim
started giving the boys a feed on
Christmas that there's been a slip-up."
But the poor families OF the neigh
borhood 300 in all-received baskets
each containing a big fat chicken and
everything else necessary for a Christ
mas dinner, just as though Big Tim
Sullivan were alive and managing
things himself, instead of Larry Multi
gan and others of the old Sullivan clan.
But Larry is an old hand at it, and
things went along shipshape as they
had in the twelve or thirteen years
when a free feed at Big Tins club was
q Bowery institution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26
POLICE SEND CHEER
TO FAhISHED FAMILY
Mothers Appeal Gets Funds for
Delayed Dinner for Twelve

Food and small measure Of happi-
ness were carried to eight hungry chill
dren and home that knew no Christ
mas cheer last evening through the
generosity Of the police at the Clinton
Street station.
Lieutenant Walter Abrams and a
patrolman were arguing over the merits
OF the toys their children had found in
bullying stockings yesterday morning
when woman stepped timidly up TO
the lieutenant's desk. Tears STONED
her request. Questioned by the sym-
pathetic police official, the woman, Mrs
Eva Schneiderman. told of the plight
of her husband and their four children.
her sister, her husband, and her four
children, all Of whom were crowded
into fiat at 50 Montgomery Street.
with neither fuel nor food.
And tomorrow morning we'll have
70 get out because we haven't paid the
rent for two months the woman con-
cluded.
The lieutenant put the contents Of
his trousers pocket on his desk. Then
he looked at the patrolmen who had
heard the story. There was a hurried
inventory Several sums intended for
lunch money were cut in half and
placed on the desk. A total Of slightly
more than So was found.
Now 90 and see what you can do
for the little kids" said Lieutenant
Abrams to a policeman.
Half an hour later eight children and
four adults were eating their first meal
Of the day in the Schneiderman fiat
And, still better. they probably will not
have TO move to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26

the railroads Of the country. A general
strike vote on this subject is being
taken throughout the country.
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
gineers, the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen. the Order Of Railway Con-
ductors and the Brotherhood Of Kali
road Firemen will act together in the
event of a strike. Il is said by their
officials, since their interests are lden-
teal.
Along with threats of the railroad
men come similar demands from IOO,-
600 coal miners. John T. White. presi.
dent OF the United Mine Workers OF
America. is exerting himself 70 the ut
most 70 prevent violent action by the
unions. A two-months' suspension at
the anthracite mines is expected while
negotiations are in progress. Pre-
paredness appears to have spread to
the miners. and full treasures and
more thorough organization than be
fore are in readiness TO present solid
front 20 the employers and to back up
the demands now being formulated.
These include the eight-hour day, rec
IGNITION Of the union and a general
Standardization Of wage scales.
Millinery workers, umbrella makers,
shirt makers and tidewater boatmen
are among the other workers who have
prepared ultimatums for their en-
ployers. While it is probable that con
cessions on both sides will avert
strikes, officials OF the numerous
unions involved insisted that they
would not back down from their
demands
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26
WAX BABY SAVED:
MOTHER, 3. DYING
Doll in Peril by Fall to Rails,
Child Darts to 81"
Trains Path.

Santa Claus thrust the responsible
ties Of doll motherhood upon the tiny
shoulders OF three year-old Jennie
Tarbi yesterday for the first time. The
child proved worthy of the trust. This
morning she is lowering between life
and death at the Norwegian Hospital
Brooklyn, a sacrifice to the bisque baby
she saved from destruction under the
wheels of an elevated train.
The mother love Of Jennie went out
to her yellow-haired doll the moment
she extrcated II from her stocking yes
terday morning. When her parents sat
her down to the long promised turkey
she Rugged the waxen baby to her
bosom and refused to be parted from
1t. When they started on a series Of
Christmas calls in the afternoon she
insisted that her new found playmate
be taken, too
Jennie was mothering the doll and
exhibiting il TO admirlng eyes at the
Sixty-Second Street station Of the West
End elevated line shortly before 8
o'clock Just as the southbound train
approached something happened TO the
NNii NiO"h anu ~ SlIpptu rum IHe
garment and tumbled down on the rails
To the child-mother there was no
question as TO the proper procedure
The platform is but foot above the
tracks, and Jennie stepped down,
Crasped the treasured doll and drew il
from danger. But in so doing her own
tiny legs were across the rails when
the train reached the spot where the
doll had been but few seconds be-
fore.
The child disappeared under the car
just as 1t came TO a stop. John Fac
cola, an uncle Of the girl. leaped to
the track and tried to draw her from
beneath the car. He failed 20 aid the
child and received serious injury.
A moment later Motorman John
Roach lifted the insensible little body
from beneath the wheels. One leg was
crushed. The other was bruised and
lacerated. But the yellow-haired doll
was clutched in two tiny arms, un-
scratched.
Frank Tarbi and his wife were bvs-
terical with grief as the child was be-
ing taken to the hospital. Physicians
held out but little hope to them after
they had examined the injured limbs.
1t IS possible, they said, that she might
recover. But il was still more likely.
they added, that she had saved her doll
1t the cost of her own life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26
PARENTS TRUCE FREES
BABY FOR CHRISTMAS
Wyckoff War Waits as Cause of
Fight Enjoys Holidays.

A Christmas truce was declared yes
.srdsy in the war Of Spofford WvckofT
and his wife. Ella Vera Wyckof. As
6 result the sixteen-months-old son,
who Is the bone Of contention, had
merry Christmas with his mammals
father, Frank L. Bailey, at 625 Decatur
Street, Brooklyn, where he will remain
until the day after New Years.
After an all night watch By the war
ing couple, during which both stood
outside the home Of Judge W L. Tier
ney, al Indian Harbor, Conn, ready for
move 20 Offset the victory scored by
Mrs Wyckoff in taking the infant
from its father, Judge Tierney and
Charles d. Burns, Secretary OF State
q Connecticut, ordered the combat
ants out of the trenches for the holt
days. Tierney represents the wife and
Burns the husband.
Mrs Wyckof promised that IL al
,owed 20 20 back 20 her fathers home
he would have the child back in the
Jurisdiction Of the Connecticut courts
he day after New Years. Wyckof,
wearing 20 fight the case 10 the bitter
End. AZ The conclusion Of the truce
vent back 10 Stamford.
Baby Wyckoff was guarded all the
way into New York. Grandpa Bailey
vas 50 watchful that he announced he
would kick a reporter out if he didn't
stcspt az its face value the statement
TIA, he and his daughter had nothing
o say
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26
ENGINE WRF'"TN
RACING TO FIRE
driver SwerveS Fright
ened Horses in Fountain
on Riverside Drive.
MACHINE UPSET ROLLS
TO BANK OF CLIFF
Three Firemen Badly Hurt in
Wild Ride Over Slip
perry Pavement.

Presence of mind Of fireman who
s,ovs an uncomfortable team head on
10 an iron drinking fountain at l60th
Stree, last evening saved the lives of
.t,se OF his companions and prevented
.ts engine from being hurled over the
,rbarkmert Of Riverside Drive.
Michael .. McAuliTe, driver of the
.,ri,e that ran wild, was hurt when
,l-own into the debris Of the vehicle.
The engine rolled over three times be-
fore # stopped on the brink of the
,nbankment.
The engine was responding TO a fire
e. $50 West l6Oth Street when, on
Riverside Drive, it began to skid from
side to side on the slippery pavement.
The horses became frightened and, 60
isg At high speed. soon became un-
manageable. At 156th Street NcAuliffe
ned 20 turn out of the drive upon
more trustworthy pavement, but was
bioesed by two women who became
frightened and stood in the middle Of
itA road screaming 1or help.
In order 70 escape running down the
women he continued on his course. as
he horses became still more uHman-
sreable. The engine was careening
rom side 20 side when Captain Corne-
lius J. Duggan tried to leap 10 the
stree: and fell, breaking his arm. En-
g.reer Harry Snyder, at McAulife's
side. stuck 10 his seat
A block away from 160th Street the
diver decided that II he remained in
he road the horses We're almost certain
% hui the engine over the embankment
So he swerved them head-on into the
,olid foundation OF the fountain. One
Of the wheels was torn of the engine,
which upset. McAuliffe and Snyder
wc-e thrown and severely cut and
bruised. The engine continued to roll
until . brought up on we brink of the
enbankment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26
EAST SIDE GETS
PURE FOOD SHOW
Mysteries of Many Dishes TO BE
Solved, Beginning To-day.

Now that the Thanksgiving and
Christmas dinners are out Of the way
the East Side is holding a pure food
show. 1t opens to-day in the Uni
versity Settlement, 1874 Eldridge Street.
A striking exhibit is something that
looks as if il might be a necklace made
by savages Of another age, but which -
in reality string of dried oysters. Ac-
cording TO the Bureau OF Food and
Drugs Of the Health Department, which
is fostering the exhibit, the dried
oysters were introduced on the last
Side by Chinese.
There is a case Of liquors seized by
the Health Department which contain
pure wood slsohol. "kots and spots
have their prominent place in the ex-
hibit alongside of edible eggs.
Health Department expert is stationed
at the door to demonstrate the can
ding of eggs.
on Wednesday evening a department
expert will tell the East Side house
wives what they should know about
meat, milk and FISH and will disclose
the mysteries Of gefulltehsch. Another
expert will show how walnuts are
bleached with sulphuric acid. ! M
mystery Of making ice cream without
the introduction Of drop OF real cream
will also be revealed. The candy exhibit
will show attractive sweets covered
with shellac and paraiin.
This evening Borough President Marks
will omen the lecture series with an
address on THE Public Markets; the
Peoples Friend" Next Sunday evening
Professor +. +. Breithut, OF the City
College. will speak on Some Common
Sense on the Food Problem The
Emerson Society Of the University
Settlement is cooperating with the
Health Department IN presenting the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26
SPEEDS FROM INJURED GIRL
Chauffeur Escapes Pursuing Witnesses
of Williamsburg Accident.

Helen Christie, seventeen, Of 30s
South Fifth Street. Williamsburg. was
run over by an automobile and proba-
bly, mortally injured yesterday while
crossing the new Grand Street Exten-
sion at Marcy Avenue. The chauffeur
increased his speed, fleeing eastward.
The girl had stepped out from be-
hind another machine. when she was
hit. She was pitched toward the side
walk. The chauffeur turned around
once TO look as the girl as she lay in
the roadway and then he put on extra
power and was soon out of sight. Sew
eral men tried TO get the license mum
Ter but failed.
An ambulance surgeon from the
Williamsburg Hospital found that the
girls right knee and left elbow were
fractured and that she was hurt inter
nally. She was taken to the hospital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26
KILLS FRIEND BY ACCIDENT
Troy Young Woman Thought That Piss
tol She Pointed at Man Was Empty.

Troy, y. Y. Dec. 25.-John Mold,
twenty, called this forenoon at the
home of Miss Nellie Conroy, also TWEEN
ty, to wish her a Merry Christmas.
The couple are related by marriage and
had been friends for several years.
During the course of the visit the
young woman picked up pistol, which
was the property of one OF the mem
bers Of her family, and pointed the
weapon at Nold's head, saying, at the
same time: Look out; ! am going to
shoot you" She pulled the trigger.
there was loud report and the young
man fell lifeless to the floor. The bull
let had penetrated his head
Miss Conroy fell in a faint when she
realized what she had done, and said
afterward that she did not know the
PISTOL was loaded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26
NAMES SEWAGE SLAYER
Negro Tells Police Edward Gowdy
Killed indianapolis Girl

Detroit. Dec. 25.-The local police
believe that two negroes, Rufus w.
Cantrell and Edward Gowdy. under ar.
rest here in connection with recent
hold-up. can do much toward solving
the mystery connected with the disap-
pearance of Miss Carrie Sewage in Inc
dianapolis in 1900.
According TO the police. Csntreli
told them that il he could share thu
reward said to have been offered fop
the arrest Of the slayer OF Miss Sel-
wage he would reveal the murderer tie
then declared that Gowdy killed the
woman and that he. Cantrell, later sold
the body 70 medical college. The
officers claim they have investigated
the circumstances in connection with
Cantrel!'s statements and that practi-
cally all OF his allegations have been
verified.
Miss Carrie Sewage disappeared
from a sanatorium in indianapolis in
December, 1900 In 1902 Rufus w.
Cantrell told the Indianapolis police
substantially the same story. although
he did not mention the name of Ed
ward Gowdy. Efforts Of the indianap-
oils police TO corroborate CantrelPs
story proved fruitless. No evidence
was ever found that Miss Sewage had
been murdered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26
AUTO MOWS DOWN COUPLE
Husband and Wife Seriously Hurt
Machine Flees After Crash.

Struck by an automobile at Fifth
Avenue and 10th Street last evening,
Jacob Brandstetter, fifty, a retired
business man, of 1862 Fifth Avenue,
suffered serious internal injuries. His
wife, Esther, forty-eight. was. also
struck by the machine and suffered
decorations of the scalp.
Both were taken TO the hospital At
ter the crash the car increased speed
and disappeared.
Persons who saw the accident said
a negro chauffeur was driving the auto
mobile and gave "A license number TO
the police.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26
ROOSEVELT NOT CONSULTED
viii Ask Michigan Moose to Take Name
from Ticket. Friend Saws

from Ticket. Friend Says.
On behalf Of Colonel Roosevelt. Il
was declared yesterday that the fling
OF petitions for him for tho Presi-
dental preferential primaries on the
Progressive ticket in Michigan had
been done without his knowledge.
The Colonel does not know that his
name has been fled in Michigan" said
his conhdsnt. AS soon as he learns OF
It officially, ne will follow the course
he pursued when 1t was done a fort
night ago in Nebraska"
When Nebraska Progressives tried to
force the Colonel on their primary
ticket he requested the Secretary Of
State TO withdraw his name. This was
done.
According to dispatch from Ian
sing, Mich, the petitions were filed by
the Rev Orla J. Price and Fred J.
Holbeck, OF that city.