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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-20
SANTA AT LAST FINDS
BABES IN PINEY WOODS
Children Of Jersey Forest
Have Their First Real
Christmas Party.

ViNcENrowN, N. j., Dec. ls,--Santa
Claus discovered "a new world last night
in the heart of the great New Jersey
pine belt, ten miles back from Nincen-
town. AT a little settlement called John
sons Place he Slid down the chimney into
a humble one room schoolhousc. SO small
that {; teacher and twenty pupils crowd
il on school days, but packed last night
with a hundred men. women and chill
dron. Many OF them were gathered
there for the first Christmas celebration
i'm their empty lives. The party was
given by the Presbyterian organization
OF New Jersey.
Aud, like Santa Claus. the pine belt
discovered a new world. For years the
hin. belt has been sending it's Christ
mas trees, it's red holly berries and it's
m!stlrtoe To the outside world and the
hard work Of getting these holiday prod
ucts of the woods of to the city markets
IL all that Christmas a meant to the
pine children.
They have never known the toys and
Tho Toys, the treats and the "eatS" which
other children OF that other world assoc
/. ciate with Christmas for "A strange fate
seemed to have placed them beyond the
ken II santa Claus.
but last night the outside world sent
back its message of Christmas love for
- even the least Of these" n the real
spirit OF Christmas entered tho little
| pine belt schoolhouse.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-20
PRIEST BRAVES FIRE
IN SAYING A CHURCH
Courage Of Father Mcmahon
Prevents Destruction Of st.
Vincent de Paul.
CHECKS RUSH OF FLAMES

a few minutes after $50 worshippers
had left the Church OF ~. Vincent de
Paul, at 1875 West Twenty-third street.
yesterday afternoon. where "A service
had been held In honor OF the Virgin.
som. OF tho psrish!oners saw Father
Mcmahon run from the door Of the
church with fragments OF a burned
cassock nutterins from his shoulders.
He turned In an alarm from the o
at the Sixth avenue corner and then
hurried back into the building. calling
to the crowd that fire had broken out
In the church.
The Church of ST. Vincent do Paul
Is half a century old and Is constructed
entirely OF wood. The fire began IN an
oak locker used by the altar boys. ed
Joining one used by the priests, and
located TO the rear Of "A small altar in
honor Of st. Joseph. which stands TO
tho right Of the main altar. II is be-
iieved that n of the altar boys dropped
some burning ashes from the incense
burner he carried during the service.
Father Mcmahon, who was assisting
the Rev. Thomas Wucher, the pastor
In the service, was passing through the
church when he einclled smoke. He
opened the door of the locker and a
great cloud OF smoke came out. Taking
O cassock from those hanging on a
line OF hooks. he wound II abou. his
head and entered. In spite Of the
fumes, he managed to close an open
door back OF the altar leading 70 the
church to prevent the flames from
spreading through the building. Then
he made his way out. closing tho door
to the priests sscris;y and penning in
tho fire. But the cassock was In flames
and his hair was almost burned of
when he turned In the alarm.
When he reentcred The church he made
his way TO the locker again. II seemed
that the wooden church was doomed,
50 lie opened tho tabernacle and took
ont the golden vessel containing The
blessed sacrament, which he carried
safely into the rectory.
Meanwhile The frenien under Deputy
Chief Smoky Joe Martin had arrived
and stretched a lire Of hose. They
were forc~d To rip ont a 'arge part OF
tho old carved walls and ceiling before
they could subdue tho hames. The
damage was estimated a about $1,000.
Tn" fire caused great excitement among
tho Practitioners. who Hooked about the
doors. fearing that the church was lost
until the reserves were called out 10
keep them back.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-20
SANTA GOES TO K0HLER PLANT.
s3S 900 VIII Ne Distributed
Among $500 Employees.

Twenty-Five hllldred employees OF the
plant OF the kotler 4 Campbell i1ano
Company, Eleventh avenue II Ffttieth
street, will participate this week IN me
~scml-annual distribution of the memorial
fund created in 1913 by the estate OF me
late Charles koh!er. About s3o,ooo Will
be distributed Just before CHRISTMAS.
Every person on the "ompanyr payroI
will share IN the distribution
The company gives It's employees free
medical attendance ana eiidows ire'
wards in the Polytechnic Hospital 1t has
a free circulating library. a restaurant
wher. meals are served AZ less mar o'st'
an orchestra. a safety first society
which has practically eliminated a"ci-
dents a thoroughly drilled hre depart
men. and a trade school.
George w. Gittins. president or the
company. said yesterday that the cost OF
these features vas far outwelghed ny the
good accomplished.
ut pays a hundredfold In good VIII
and good fellowship In all the depart
ments," NE said, 1T makes every men,
Der of our organization a better work.
man and happier man
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-20
SANTA CLAUS TO VISIT
CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
Wilson. Whitman and Mitchell
Among Those Invited to
Party on Thursday.

The 40 boys ard girls a. the Chill
dren's Society rooms are going to have
a Wei, from SAINT Claus himself. even
~ some big policemen think they have
been bad boys u girls. They are
busijy writing letters 20 him now and
to their friends and relatives. FOR the
party on Thursday evening at the So
c,s,v's rooms. ag7 Fourth avenue. VIII
be tie first Christmas party "A number
of them eve have had-soine of them
never have ser Santa Claus either.
And they want everybody TO share
the party and shake hands with MI,
Claus and hear him chuckle; wen,
here's something for "A good 10Y 80
they have written TO the grcwnup- they
;houeht would Ike to come. one or
them was President Wilson. or course
In. President wrote tho children "A let
Ter. even II he couldn't come. He would
b.. very busy ABOUT christmas time ne
wrote, but sent his VERY best WlS'es
for an enjoyable evening.
GOV. whitman and Mayor Mitchell are
among the Others who haze been ~
yted. 80,
.Jns, 10 show how anxious the chill
drsn are 10 please santa. here II n letter
10 him from little Matilda Mink
Il know santa ~ watching from De
cember 1 ana has a list of every goo"
boy and girl. lie can tell from your
face II you are bad. From now on uhll
Christmas | will try to be good.
Besides Santa there viii DO a ma
eician. a Punch and Judy show, music
and candy and nuts for everybody AT the
chiidren's party.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-20
FUGITIVE MINISTER IS
CAPTURED BY WOMAN
II. a. Won Matthesius Nabbed
on Tip Given by a
Boy.
Is TRACED TO BROOKLYN

The Rev. Hermann Albert Won Mat
thesius. who has eluded the police Of
New York and New Jersey since his
escape from the Hackensack Hospital on
November G, wac arrested yesterday
afternoon In front Of the Brooklyn Bor-
ough Hall by Detective Constance Kopp.
He was taken to Police Headquarters In
Manhattan and placed In the custody OF
Robert Heath, Sheriff OF Bergen county.
New jersey.
The minister was serving a sentence
for assault when he left the Institution
In which he was confined. According TO
the police his escape was made possible
through the assistance Of his nephew.
TIE Young man was arrested. but refused
20 disclose the Whereabouts OF his uncle.
lie ~ now awaiting trial.
Although Won Matthesius was seen
several times in this city. H. WAS never
arrested. Saturday a boy h gave his
name as Reinholdt Dietz. living In
Hackensack. was Apr. hended by sheriff
Heath. The boy volunteered TO tell
where the missing minister could be
founa We old Heath hat the former
clergyman had arranged to meet him at
the West Twenty-third street ferry.
The hoy was TO receive some clothing
and take Il to Won Natthesius's friends
90 that Il could be Numbered
The police were al the ferry awaiting
the escaped prisoner, hut he failed to
appear. The boy then told OF other ar
rangements and Sheriff Heath. coon
panied by Miss Kopp, a private detec-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-20
GASOLINE DEMAND
EXCEEDING SUPPLY
Experts Say 10000, 900 Bar
rels Will BE Consumed in
L. s. in 1916.
SHORTAGE RAISES PRICE

The steady rise In the price of gaso-
lenc is due to the fact That while It's
consumption has increased by leaps and
bounds the supply has moi kept pace
with the demand. The expansion of the
automobile industry. tho general Use
Of gasolene engines and tractors by
farmers and the Increase IN the number
Of motorboats are all important factors
in causing the rise in price.
The price of crude petroleum has
mounted steadily because the supply IL
not enough for the visible demand. and
IL vas only last Saturday that
ment was made that; all grades of Penn
sylvania petroleum had advanced five
cent a barrel. The following figures
obtained yesterday from various oil re-
fineries and gasoleue producers cen-
tring In Bayonne. n. J.,throw much light
OH the gasolene situation:
In 1899 the quantity Of %gasolene used
In this country for all purposes was g.
$4,000 barrels. BY 1904 the amount had
only Increased to h.Sl5. 900 barrels. But
by 1909. five years later. the consumption
had increased to lo.s06. 600 barrels.
That is. the increase during the five
years before 1904 was only 200, 600 bar
rels. but In the five years after 1904 (,
wa 10000 600 barrels. The huge In
crease kept pace with the Increased use
Of automobiles.
O,OOO,OOO Barrels I'm 1919.
In 1914. another i've year period, the
consumption had Increased 10 ia. 900. 900
barrels. or an Increase OF 400. 900 bar
rels. And now experts In tho industry
haliasa thn, IN mn mn hnr.to - .a.x
lene will be consumed next year.
The bulk OF this will be used by motor
cars of all classes, including motor trac.
tors on farms.
In 1912 approximately $4,000 auto
mobiles were built In this country. For
the year ended June 30. 1918. the num-
her OF cars built was 10000 and In 1914
the number had risen to $1,000. For
the year ended juno so. 1915, the
builders turned out 10000 motor cars,
which added 10 those already In use
made a grand total Of 3.25o,ooo motor
cars OF all classes.
Exports in the automobile industry
with whom tho oil men havo conferred
say that the number OF cars In operation
H. 1915. including motor tractors. will
he 5000. 400. To these consumers OF
gasolene must b. added III" Increased
number Of motorboats. gas engines,
gasolenc lamps and similar EaSolene
consumers whose tse has become general
IN the last few years.
The experts says hat the 1000. 900
motor cars will require about 20. 0O0, 900
barrels OF gasolene during 1916 and that
the other gasolenc consumers will need
about half as much. - the United states
will probably consume 10000. 900 bar
r-ls of gssol, nc next year. as compared
with 5000, 300 in 1914 ard G,s15,0oo in
1899.
The total production Of crude pc
trol-u'n in this country falls just short
OF 3o0. 900. 900 barrels. About ore-third
OF this. notably certain classes Of Cal!
'crnia and Texas crude, produces very
lit'lc z3solene.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-20
STEPS INTO EMPTY SHAFT.
charles L.. Clark. Architect. Uur,
IN Fail,

charles 9. Clark. lss Ea-t Thirty
eighth street. member o. tho finn OF
Clark 4 Arms, architects. at Il West
forty-hfth street. last night stepped
into ali empty elevator shat IN the
building where his ofRce is located.
thinking the elevator was waiting. ana
fell two floors 10 the basement. The fall
was seen by his partner John r. Arms IT
'sl Henry street. Brooklyn, who rushed
10 his assistance.
Mr.. clark was taken TO the Polytechnic
Hospital. where II was said he was sur-
fertng from possible internal! injuries of
= serious NATURE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-20

tive. went to Brooklyn. Miss kopp saw
Won Matthes!us standing rear Borough
Hall. AS she approached him the man
recognized her and ran. She pursued
him almost u block before she caught
him by the collar. \ struggle cnsued
and lasted until Heath. whu was sta
toned at another corner. arrived.
Won Matthcsius. an ordained minister.
vino was practising medicine In the
Panama Canal Zone before he was ac-
cused 10y three of his employers In the
Rutherford Sanitarium, II 56 years old
and - graduate OF Berlin University.
He said he evaded the police by chang
ing his lodging house every day. He
was supported by his friends.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-20
METROPOLITAN "rtHH Il,

Tonight q, =. L~ohensrin. Desihnn ober
Wed. At = Is. Ira,iatS. icmpel. Rotta.
DE Ilca. Tsgani. Ross tond, Baysgnoii.
Thurs. at =. samson et Dalila. MatIcnauer'
taruso. Austo, ROthicr, ~rhleg.l tond folAcco.
Fri. Mat. at 80. Prizes inr- 20 81. hnl
Vaen.el u. Gretsl. Mason. Mattfeld Rcis>,
,,uritl. Cond. Nag.man; foil a by Ballet,
t,alli, Bonngllo and Corps de- Ballet. cond. sruri,
Fri. AZ A.. Tristan ~, isolde. Kurt, Ob"r,
| rius. Braun, ell. Bloch. 'nnd.. BodanAky,
Sat. Mat. at ? aida. pcstinn. Mate.
naurr Msrtiuelli. Scott. scott. , md. Polacco,
Newt Mon. ~ = Marta. Hempel. Obt
Csruso. DE luca. Malhtesta. cond RaNasnoi
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-20

No midnight masses' will Ia said
Christmas morning In the diocese N
Brooklyn. The diocesan board of con
sultors has decided against them. al
though such services will be sung IN
other dioceses.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Dy virtue OF authority vested N the
undersigned Roy Il. Parrish, special com.
missioner, By decree made and entered
by the circuit court Of Harrison County,
west virginia, on the ?3rd. day of October,
1915, In the chnncery cause therein pending z
In which the Clarksburg Automobile Com.
pany is plaintiff and z. Clark Ice ct al
are defendants; l will, as special commits.
sioner,
on TIE :1TII. DAY OF DECEMBER, 1915,
at one o'clock, p. N. sell at public auction,
at the front door of the court house Of
Harrison County, West Virginia. the fol-
lowing lots or parcels Of land, situated on
the North side of Elk Creek, near the City
of Clarksburg, in Clark District, Harrison
County, West Virginia, in the Elk Grove
Addition OF the said City OF Clarksburg.
being lots numbered seyenty-seveu CD and
seventy. eight (7s) on a plat OF said Els
Grove Addition, which plat is OF record
In the County Clerks Office of Harrison
County, West Virginia, in Deed Book No.
zoo page 40; being same lots or parcel OF
land conveyed to T.. Clark Ice by Guy Il,
Hulderman by deed bearing date the 18th.
day of April, 1915.
TERMS Oh SALE: one.third cash in
hand on day of sale. and the residue 10
be paid In two equal installments in sir
and twelve months from date OF sale. the
purchaser to give notes with good personal
security to be approved by the commission
er for the deferred payments bearing In
terest from date, and as further security
said commissioner shall retain a vendors
lien upon the property.
Given under my hand this the Goth DAY
OF November, 1915.
ROY Z. PARRISH,
Special Commissioner.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
COUNTY OF HARRISON, to.wit:
I, 1. Wade Coffman. clerk Of the circuit
court Of Harrison County, West Virginia,
do certify that Roy Il. Parrish, special
commissioner. whose name is signed 70 the
foregoing notice OF sale, has given bond
as required by the decree OF sale in said
cause, conditioned according to law.
Given under my hand this the Goth day
Of November, 1915.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
1 | ! n So. S6ev

regular meal In contrast TO the reg.
ular New Yorker who has a plate
OF soup and stands for an hour in
the lobby picking his teeth.
The floating population is all that
keeps the big cafes from being Wis
tied by the sheriff.
Nine. Roe, who manages the mos,
exclusive tea dansant in New York
had occasion to order Sunday news.
paper at her hotel. When she go,
her bill. the amount for the news
paper was $40.
Naturally she inquired into this
latest little boost In the high cost OF
living. She discovered that the book
keeper had added the number of her
room. 1870, to the price OF the paper,
ten cents.
There is one thing for which
am grateful" she sighed, land that
is that my room number Is not $50.
! Just dpte on ten dollar bills and I
like to keep them"
The Brooklyn Eagle is a stickler
for accuracy. II says that Paderwiski
has been coming to Brooklyn "for al
most over a quarter Of century"
Ebert Hubbard's son, Bert. who :
carrying out the Roycroft work OF
his illustrious father at East Aurora,
was In New York this wesk. He says
the business has gone on Just about
the same and the only change has
been the dropping OF the little maya
zine, 1.-THE Philistine. Many urge.
him to take up the editorship. but he
considered that 1t was his fathers
personality that made the book and
that 1t could not succeed without
him.
He is thinking seriously Of start
ing health farm something akin TO
Muldoons and has been in conference
with DR.. F. NJ. Planck, one Of. his
fathers. closest friends, In Kansas
City, regarding the venture.
Many of the late Hubbard writings
have never been published and the
market afforded his various articles is
quite remarkable.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
DO STABLE DUTY.

LONDON, Dec. 21-Women now
form the staff OF three horse depots ut
Reading, where they are not only
doing military stable duty and
grooming the horses. but are actually
instructing soldiers in riding. This
is the most startling kind OF war
work yet undertaken by women. All
OF them are used to horses and to
riding after the hounds. and enjoy
their new duties.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-The FIRST
snow fall OF the year caught New
York as usual unprepared. Apart
ment house dwellers had the same
old experience with Icy apartments,
while the proprietors temporized
about putting In big supply OF coal
so early.
All the trains we're stalled and
commuters were forced to stay in
town over night. Those who did get
n'had the exciting experience or ieav-
ing the house at z O'Clock to catch
6 o'clock train.
Arthur William Brown, the artist,
was all prepared to do his Christmas
buying on the day the snow came.
He looked at the storm and thought
OF the crowds in the stores. Then he
handed the list and money to his wife.
I'm too proud" he said ito
shop
There is man in New York who
does quite bit Of travelling and one
OF his favorite amusements is to pick
out amusing signs in hotels. On his
last trip he discovered this one in
the Gibson house In Cincinnati:
Conventions do not interfere with
the care OF our regular patrons
In the Hotel Cody, in Grand Rap
ids, he found: "Will give you bed
regardless OF conventions"
But the prize sign OF all Is to be
found In the Hotel Hermitage In en-
lightoned New York. II heralds TO
the world that II has: 1.-THE best bed
for love or money"
Restaurant walters, who believe
that any person from out of town is
what they are pleased to call hick.
have an odd way of separating the
city folk from the bush league vlsi-
tors.
II they can differentlate between
the waiter and the omnibus, they are
city broke. Probably lot OF folk
who come to New York wouldn't
know an omnibus II one jumped in
their plate. but most OF them eat
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders OF the West Virginia Bank
will be held at its banking rooms In
Clarksburg. W. Va, on "Wednesday
the 18th day of January, 1916, at
10 o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose of
transacting such business as may
properly come before said meeting.
R. a. FARLAND. Cashier.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-26
LITTLE BENNY's NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE

made fearse Ease at Skinny Martin,
beeing pritty funny looking awl rite and
maybe looking funnier avn akkount Of
his freckils.
Then the rest of us awl did it in our
turn, sum sticking out thare lungs and
sum keeping thare lungs in and awl OF
them beeing so funny looking its a
good thing we don't look like that awl
the time If we eyvir ixpeckt to get
married, avn akkount of nobody
wood marry us, and aftir Sam krawss
had went, beeing the last wun, we awl
yelle dat Skinny Martin. WITCH was the
funniest, witch was the funniest.
G., waite mint, watts yure hurry,
the Judge gets a turn. don't he, sed
Skinny. And wat did he do but pull
littel round looking glass out of his
pocket and quick make a Ease in it.
saying, The jedge ses his own is the
funniest, he gets the prize. And he
jumped up and startid to run down the
street fast as enything, taking bites
out of the appel, and we awl ran aftir
him yelling, No fare, no fare. Ony
we dident ketch him till the prize was
nuthing but core, avn akkount OF
him having sutch lawng legs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-26

Us fellos was setting avn Pubs Sim
kinses frunt steps today tawking about
vacation, and I made Ease like a
Chinerman, witch l do pritty good by
pushing the ends of my eyes and the
ends of my mouth with my fingirs,
saying, I bet nun of the rest OF you
fellos can do this.
WITCH they awl tryed 1t and nun of
them did it as good as wat l did, and
they awl startid to make diffrent kinds
of Eases, and Sid Hunt sed, Let's have
a funny Ease contest to see who can
make the funniest Ease, bet I can.
bet can, sed Sam Krawss, and the
rest of us awl sed we bet we Good, and
my cuzzin Artie sed. Well we awt to
have a prize, we awt to have prize
and judge.
III give this appel for prize if you
let me be judge, sed Skinny Martin.
And he took big appel out of his
pockit, witch nobody moo he had, and
we awl sed he Good be Judge, and then
we countid out to Sc witch wun was to
go ferst and End and 3rd till evvry-
boddyhad did it, Reddy Merry going
ferst.
Now look, Judge, he sed. And he
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-26

paused in slight hesitation.
mo, I'm not married" he said quiet
ly. Il suppose you are succeeding in
your chosen career or you would not
look so happy"
Last year my sales topped all the
Others" she boosted, land l was the
only woman traveller on the list
Good for you." Somehow his voice
lacked heartiness You like ito''
II love it," enthusiastically.
"And you still find that compan'oh
lis not necessary to your complete hap.
piness?'
"Of course he isn't. Why. I'm as
busy as l can be and never have time
to moon over anything"
Happy woman" He was crumblfng
his bread aimlessly and eating nothing
"You don't look like masculine sort
iof woman he went on bitterly Il
suppose, though, that you can talk
right up to the man and get orders out
: of EN-, eh?'
Nothing of the sort" she retorted
Indignantly Most of the buyers ap-
proach are women, and the few men
who select from my samples are more
interested in the fine values offer
them than in my personality
He appeared slightly relieved at this
and began to attack his salad with
some show of appetite.
! The sound of his voice the sight OF
him, the certainty that he was I'M
changed had reused fond memories in
her heart. She was terrified at the
flood Of emotion that swept her and
left her white and shaking with fear.
Fear of what? she asked herself,
and her traitor heart confessed fear he
would 60 away and she would not see
him again.
How Insignificant seemed her tri-
umphs in the business world! Here
was Jerry deprived of home, living
at hotel, depending upon his friends
for table companions or perhaps some
chance woman like herself. Suppose
If it had been another woman who had
occupied her seat some charming
girl who would attract Jerry and with
whom he would fall madly in love.
And very likely he had got over his
love for her.
| The thought was maddening. She
stole glance at him. Still he was ne
|glecting his dinner and his big, capable
fingers were making little round pei
lets of the bread crumbs.
Nell Drew, head saleswoman for
Green & Barlzis, jewelers., drew long
uuivering breath. and timidly touched
Jerry's restless fingers.
Jerry" she whispered shakily. Din
ner is waiting for you'll"
His hand caught hers fiercely. His
eyes commanded hers.
Do you mean it?' he demanded
tensely.
| well, darling, we mustn't let 1T cool
by too long delay" he said joyfully.