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PUBLIC BLAMED FOR
POVERTY'S HANDICAP
Charity Organization Society
in It's Annual Report Places
Responsibility.

The Improvement in Industrial condl-
lions Is definitely shown In the annual
report OF the Charity Organization So
ciety. made public yesterday. In Feb
ruary last SO per cent. OF the 11.197
families under care Of h society a
unemployed members: In September
there were only IL per cent.
Legislation enabling wives 20 obtain
the earnings OF men sent to prison for
desertlon or ~non-support Is advocated
in the report. The report puts suuarely
up to the people the public responsibility
for the handicaps under which the poor
Of the city labor. The title Of the report
is THE Charity Organization Society in
Account with he People OF New York"
The report deals with all charity
problems. In connection with vagrancy
the report points out that for three years
s25 acres in Duchess county. bought
by the State for a farm colony, have
remained Idle. 1t urges legislation 10
put the farm into operation as soon as
possible.
The society urges that the newsstand
privileges under the elevated stations and
at the subway kiosks be let to rripples,
persons with chronic e trouble and
others similarly afflicted.
One Of the greatest difficulties In deal
lng with mental detectives and inebriates
s that frequently relatives VIII not per
init the legal steps necessary for the
| proper care OF such persons.
The report cites rs an Instance the
| case VI a woman plainly insane, who was
writing threatening letters and living
| miserable existence. II took the society 4
agents six months 10 prevail upon rela'
tiyes to permit her to be sent to al
asylum.
The society recommends the abolish
ment OF such home work az crocheting
working with beads and flowers and
| similar occupations. such work Is out
rageously unherpaid," said the report
at involves long hours. II induces chile
labor-despite the most careful tnspec
ton. Furthermore. the competition o
tho contractor who has his work dom II
this way Ia a serious menace to thu
manufacturer who operates a factor,
under humane and healthful conditions
The report says h a $50 a day I!
apparently the minimum wage In New
York. and says that this is not enough
TO support the average family. which
numbers two adults and three children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18

But one German school book Is at
hand. "Norwaerts," by Paul v. Bacon
(Allyn and Bacon), an eminently prac-
teal conversational reader. based on
the facts in German life hat are likely
to interest IA child. 1t is Illustrated
with admirable pictures that help out
the text greatly. the most familiar
songs with their airs are appended. It
Is also provided with the pedagogical
equipment, word lists, vocabulary,
notes and questions and exercises. In
the hands of a teacher OF ordinary in
telligence 1t should simplify the ac-
QUESTION of the German language.
A sensible little book. which meets
the New York school requirements. is
the Latin for the First Year" by DR..
Walter Il. Gunnison and Walter s.
Harley (Silver. Burdett and Company,
New York;. The pupil begins by learn
ing n few words and translating from
one language into h other; he ac-
quires his grammar piecemcal. as he
needs It. The arrangement lends itself
To u conversational method. At the
end are connected passages for trans
lation. the paradigrns and a vocabu-
larry: there are also Illustrations.
The task OF preparing a text book
for foreigners who wish to learn Eng
lish has been undertaken by George II.
Montgomery, Ph. D.. in Talking Eng
fish" Thompson. Brown and Com
pany. Boston). The author has de-
v!sed a system for the notation OF
the pronunciation which looks sim
pie: as to its practical and ~pedagogi-
cal value we venture no opinion. The
exercises also seem simple and sem
sible. The method seems applicable TO
foreigners of any nationality. for with
the book we have received keys in
Spanish and in Japanese. To meet
the college requirements Prof. Allan
Abbott OF the Teachers College has ad-
ded one more to the editions Of Shake
speare's Hamlet" Charles r. Merrill
Company. New York;. He provides
the necessary biographical. historical
and aesthetic Information in his intro
duction INC also analyses the play for
Classroom purposes. There are notes
at the end.
\ revised. Centenary edition OF the
well known Course in Isaac Pitman
Shorthand is issued by Isaac Pltman
| and Sons. New York. The little book
In its condensed form has proved it's
usefulness through many years. as is
shown by the frequent editions, OF
which this one is the elimination.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18
CHRISTMAS
Brighten BREAD Line
Unfortunatcs Get Glimpse Of
Bright Color as They Re-
ceive LOaves.

THE suN's free bread depot. In Prince
street Just around the corner from the
Bowery. made Its daily distribution OF
bread yesterday at . p. NJ. under un-
usual circumstances A. the long line
Of tired and hungry men and women
trudged into the little shop they raw In
the window ferns. poinsettias. q Christ
mas bell and a dove of peace. giving 1t
an unmistakable holiday aspect.
Unaccustomed TO receiving bread
gratis amid flowers. the men and
Somen In the bread line hesitated In
wonder and doubt and many Of the men
feared they had come to the wrong ad-
dress. Even Tom Merry and Dick
Bright. the guardians OF the shop,
couldn't understand II.
Santa Claus must have sent his ad-
vance agent around to fix things cheer
full like" suggested Merry TO Bright.
Guess again." shouted Foley, the
florist. sticking his head in from his
shop next door.
AHA exclaimed Merry. Now
know who put the posies here"
And then Mr.. Foley went on to ex
plain that he wanted to help In thu
bread line and that he thought II woulc
be pleasant to n some flowers In tn
window. at will help TO bring custom
ers to YOU he said. and he was right
for there were thrice as many womer
In the line yesterday as on the day be
fore and double the number of men
Each received a loaf Of bread.
Others told THE Sun yesterday tina
they wanted 10 help in the bread line
one OF them. J. Il. X. who said that h,
a a firm. in fact. devout believer In TIL
palatable. nourishing and sustaining
properties Of thick soup. wanted a SOU
kitchen established in conjunction witt
the bread line. The offer had to be de
clined. Another donor. Of that grea
family known as Anonymous, contrib
uted IS TO the bread fund.
The doors o. the free bread static,
will open to-day at the usual hour
2 p. ".
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18

HIAN CHURCII-fn tho morning the ser.
vice will be held at I.2d street and Mount
Morris Park West and the subject viii he
'rh Manager Of Bethlehem In the Light
Of Present World Conditions" The eve
ming service will be at l2sth street and
seventh avenue, the subject being The
First Christmas Carol"
FREE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hall,
"Amerlcanism and Hyphenism' will b.
the subject % Or. Wise at II o'clock.
COLLEGIATE CHURCH-West End
avenue at Severty-seventh street. The
Rev. Henry Evertson cobb will preach al
both services.
FORT WASHINGTON P~Ri:SBYTF,
RIAN HIRrn-Brotdway at i5i'h
street. 10 Wo Dare To Re Christians
vii he the topic of Dr. Martin morning
sermon. In tho evening 10 VIII speak %
CHURCH OF II TEW ClN1i.GZA.
TIoN-Iiotel Empire, sunday service at
HAS a. NJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18

TIL U printed yesterday extracts
from an article in the Literary Digest
showing that Republican editors, Sena-
tors and Representatives who have been
carvassed by that publication favor
Elihu Root for the Republican Preeldcn-
tial nomination. Through an unfortu-
nate error credit for the article wa given
TO another weekly. The entire article
appears In the current number Of the
Literary Digest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18
NOVEL GIFTS
n LOVE LETTERS
OF A MYSTIC

BY ALMA NEWTON.
Fronispiece. CiOih. as cents net.
A mans letters-filled with the
story Of his love. Of music (his solace
in adversely and the exquisite at
mosphere OF Capri-to an American
woman who has refused his offer Of
marriage. One feels on closing the
dainty book, however, that there is a
prospect Of wedding bells in the not
far distant future.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18

~ savs seventy cowe impfi oned by IN"
rolIaps' ~ n root of p stable on cob n
n Eslosfr,u'4 HaIry farm ~ pt-t Mlia.
near here. SNOW bfoko down III" roof
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18
FROM THE WORLD OF BOOKS
BOOKS o GIFTS
Tueiffh thousand
COLLECTED E OF
RUPERT BROOKE
With an Introduction by
CEnREE EDWARD WOO

With an Introduction by
GEORGE EDWARD WOOD
BERRY.
Fho,og,atuts Portrait. C,oh. H.sj net.
Brooke typified so splendidly,
in life and in death, all that Is
radiant and beautiful in youth and
poetry, that his memory will prob
ably gather, with the years, a
golden haze Of mythical devotion.
Men will remember him as the
boy whom the gods loved all too
dearly" -NeW York Erenin0 Sun.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18
Persian telegraph Partly Closed.

The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany announces that the interruption 20
the Persian lines Is between Teheran and
Herman and not between Teheran and
karachie.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18
MOONBEAMS
FROM THE
LARGER lUNACv

By STEPHEN LEACOCK.
Author Of Nonsense Note1.' Literary
Ldpses "Behind the beyond etc.
Nsj net.
Contagious is the humor in this
new volume OF Leacock's nonsense.
These moonbeams are many-rayed,
and each has its soothing effect upon
the tired business man and his
equally tired wife. They are not
mere ~burlesque, but real humor-
crisp, kind. mirth-provoking and
clever.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18

CHAPEL OF THE INTERcESsIoN
Trinity Parish, Broadway and iSSth 81
Rev. pr. Gates. Vicar. ssa5; 9:t5: 1880;
II; ~. = p. NJ, Popular Vespers. s.
choral Evensong christmas BAY Holy
Communion, ! \. NJ EMli choir. s..S.
second celebration. 1890. Festival Service
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18
A Real Xmas Belle
SADIE
LOVE

BY AVERY HOPWOOD.
Author Of Far and Warner" etc. Has
irdi'd. S.25 net.
Was your honeymoon exciting?
Sadie Loves was-and spicy, too!
Here is the novel OF the play, Sadie
Love- now convulsing New York
audiences, and it has the sort OF
l~iveliness the French term Chic
which means absolutely clever.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18

read the first book about the small
souls that there Is more OF a plot In
this one.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18
NOTICES.
THE BRICK CHURCH

FTTfh NNffue nrU NITtl-seNcith StrHef,
v,r.,,- William pier-on Merrill.
Franz Latimer anyway.
DIR. MERRILL Wi. preach a. II and 4
CiRISTMA MUSIC
al BOTH services. Solois's. lpeZ Barbour,
Rose RrN ant. Charles Harrison. Frank Cros-
Ton Chorus choir. violin. cello. hnrp aud
organ Clarence Dickinson. organis; and
c~hoirmaster.
BIBLE SCHOOL CHRISTMAS SERVICE
at 10 O'clock
Midweok Service, "Wednesday a. S.,5 y n
NOON SERVICE EVERY WEEKDAY
except Dec. 80 l2:3O-l?. SO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18

Al PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
NCA~l NIL Madison Ave. and S1th st.
Rev. wilton Merle smith, ID. D., Pastor,
will preach at II A. NJ.
Rev. Hugh Black at <:30 p. NJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18

Ct k1lke'E Convent Ave. 4 Hist st.
W. |oN@ Rev. Ashton Oldham. Rector.
Christmas Eve. Carols II y, Nj, Eucharist
II 80 =. N. Christmas Day. 7.30 and 1880
a. NJ,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18

OLD DOMINION LINE. To all points
South ana West. Every week day. 3 y NJ,
Pier IS. North River. Tel. 5000 Franklin.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18
A Wholesome Romance
HIS
HARVEST

BY PEARL DOLES BELL
.tulhof OF Gloria Cray Cloth. ~ 80 net.
The story Of a struggle which a
girl goes through between her desire
for a career, the need of repaying
her debt TO her ~benefactor. and her
love for another man. 1t teens with
wholesome humor and tender senti-
ment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18

Rev CHARLES LEWIS SLATTERY DID Rector
Q IL Rev. Y. l.. IL. Pott. .. Dl; ,Rector).
Christmas Day Services. 8 and II.
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Epic NOrel
..GGEENlus,,

The story Of the Souls struggle
seen Through the Eyes Of Genius
BY THEODORE DRESSER.
Aui,~ ~ Niser cayris. The Tian &c.
tioh 81 50 net
MIR. Dresser proves himself once
more u master realist . . he
is a great, a very great artist. In
q eason remarkable for its excellent
fiction this new book of his imme-
diately takes its place in the front
rank" -.Neu York Tribune.
~ Al Us,t'N>
JOHN LANE co., New York
!N,nd 70, FREE Hohd1y Catalogue
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18

ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH. u West sath ~.
Rev. Arthur IL. Judge. Rector.
Services 8, II and :,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18

LeacOck's Latest Fun
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18
" THE HEAVENLY REST

MN VI - y 80
Filth avenue al FOrty-hfth street.
Bishop kiusolving Of Brazil viii preach At
usual S O'Clock evening service, when tho
rector. the Rev Herbert Shipman. viii
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-21

In Benefits effects. when. the speak
ing tube sounded and answered 1t.
4Why-it's Elaine" exclaimed.
b Kennedy's face showed the keenest
pleasure at the unexpected visit.
Tell her to come right up" he said
quickly.
opened the door for her.
Why Elaine-Tm awfuliy glad to
see you" he greeted. but thought
you were rusticating."
Il was, but. Craig, 1t seems to me
that wherever go something hap
pens, she returned. you know, Aunt
Tabby said there were haunts. 1
thought 1t was an old woman's fear
but last night heard the strangest
noises out there, and thought saw
q face at the window face In he'll
met. And when Joshua went out, this
is what he found on the ground under
my window"
She handed Kennedy box, q Pc
culiar affair which she touched ginger
ly, and only with signs of the greatest
aversion.
Kennedy opened it. There in the
bottom OF. the box was curious lit
tie ivory devil-god. He looked at 1t
curiously moment.
Let me see" he ruminated, still
regarding the sign. The house you
bought for Aunt Tabby once belonged
to Bennett, didn't it,"
Elaine nodded her head. Eyes, but
/ don't see what that can have to do
with IT, she agreed, adding with a
shudder Bennett is dead"
Kennedy had taken a piece OF pa
per from the desk where he had put
# away carefully. A.Haye you ever
seen anything that looks like this?"
he asked, handing her the paper.
Elaine looked at the plan carefully,
as Kennedy and scanned her face.
She glanced up, her expression show
ing plainly the wonder she felt.
why, yes" she answered. THAT
looks like Aunt Tabby's fireplace In
the living room"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-21

with q parting word Of instruction
from WI, who remained in the car.
The Chinaman carried with him the
heavy bag with the oxygen helmet.
Long Sin hurried down the road
until he came to a trolley pole. then
he looked hastily at his watch. It
was twenty minutes at least before
the next car, would pass.
Quickly, almost monkeylfke, he
climbed up the pole. carrying with him
the end of q wire which he had taken
from the bag.
Having thrown this over the feed
wire, he slid quickly to the ground
again, then, carrying the other end
of the wire in his rubber-gloved hand
through the underbrush until he came
to passageway in the rough and un-
cleared hillside-a small opening
formed by the rocks.
It was dark inside, but he did not
hesitate to enter, carrying the wire
and the bag with him.
-
It was nightfall before we arrived
with Elaine at Aunt Tabby's.
Kennedy lost no time IN examining
the fireplace.
At one point In the drawing pc
culiar protuberance was marked. Ken
nedy was evidently hunting for that.
He found 1t at last and pressed the
sort of lever A small section at the
side of the fireplace opened up, dis
closing an iron ladder. leading down
into one of those characteristic hiding
places in which the Clutching Hand
used to delight.
Lets go down and explore it,
suggested, taking q step toward the
ladder.
Kennedy reached out and pulled me
back. Then without word he pressed
the little lever and the door closed.
Il think we'd better wait a while.
Walter" he declared. Il would rather
hear Aunt Tabby's haunts myself"
We were sitting about the room
when suddenly the most weird and I'M
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ing. It on her. "take this-keep II
near you.
The noises ceased at length, as
strangely a. they had begun.
Half an hour later they had all gone
back to bed and were asleep. But
Elaine's sleep now was fitful. con.
slant procession of faces fitting be
fore her closed eyes.
Suddenly she woke with start and
stared into the semidarkness. Was
that face real, or a dream face? Was
II the hideons helmeted face that had
dragged her down into the sewer
once? That man was dead. Who was
this?
She gazed at the bedroom window,
holding the huge revolver tightly.
There. vague in the night light. ap-
peared figure. Surely that was no
dream face OF the oxygen helmet. Be
sides, It was not the same helmet.
She sat bold upright and fired point
blank sat the window. shivering the
glass. A second later she had leaped
from the bed. switched on the lights
and was running to the sill.
Downstairs Aunt Tabby and Uncle
Joshua had heard the shot. Joshua
was now wide awake.
'sWh-what was it?" he asked, pun.
ing at the exertion of running up
stairs.
sT .a- f.no.t a. 1872
with some kind Of thing over it,"
gasped Elaine. 1T was like one saw
once before
Uncle Joshua did not wait to hear
any more. He ran out Of the room
andsinto the garden beneath EIaine's
window.
He looked about for signs Of an in.
truder. There was not q sound.
He happened to look down at the
ground. Before him was small box.
He1 picked it up. Here's something,
though" he said.
Joshua went back to the house.
What's in itp asked Elaine as he
rejoined the woman.
She took the curious little box and
unfastened the cover. As she opened
It she drew back. There in the box
was little ivory figure of a man.
all hunched up and shrunken, q hid
eous figure.
It was the afternoon following the
day Of our strange discovery Of the
fireplace done in sympathetic ink on
the apparently blank sheet of paper
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Kennedy said nothing for moment
Then he seized his hat and coat.
II you don't mind he said, well
go back there with you"
WI Fang. the Chinese master mind.
had arrived in New York.
Besides WI, the inscrutable Long
Sin, astute though he was. was q
mere pigmy-his slave. his advance
agent, as It were.
New York did not know of the ar.
rival Of WI Fang, the mysterious, yet.
But down In the secret recesses of
Chinatown. in the ways that are devil
Gus and dark. the oriental crooks
knew and trembled.
Thus It happened that Long Sin was
not permitted to enjoy even the fore
taste of Benefits spells which he
had forced from him after his weird
transformation into his real self. the
Clutching Hand, when the Chinaman
had given him the poisoned draft that
had put him into his long sleep.
He had obtained the paper showing
where the treasure amassed by the
Clutching Hand was hidden. but WI
Fang, his master, had come.
The night following his arrival, WI
Fang was reclining on q divan, when
his servant announced that Long Sin
was at the door.
Have your brought the map with
your asked WI.
Long Sin bowed low again, and drew
from under his coat the paper which
he had obtained from Bennett. For
9 moment the two, master and slave
in guile, bent over, closely studying It.
At one point Of the map Long Sins
bony finger paused over note which
Bennett had made:
Beware OF poisoned gas upon open
ing compartment"
"And you think you can trace 1t
out?" asked WI.
Without q doubt" bowed Long Sin.
He went over to bag near by,
which he had already sent up by an
other servant, and opened 1t. Inside
was an oxygen helmet He replaced
1t, after showing It to WI.
with the aid Of the science of the
white devil" purred Long Sin subtly.
Outside, WI had already ordered q.
car to wait, and together the two
drove on rapidly. Into the country
they sped, until at last they came to
q lonely turn In lonely road.
Long Sin alighted and disappeared.
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OsYNopsls.

The New York police are mystified by q
eerienof <r1drders and other crimes. The
Rri9f 1e. = the criminal Y the warn.
VII ZIIlcDInE hand. The latest VIC
tlm1 ol tne @u1f6tefious assassin Ii Taylor
Do11t, the Insurance president. His
qeuEnter, Elaine, employs Craig Ken
try TO unrnvel the mystery. What Ken
peoy occomplishe6 II told by his friend,
5Aue1on, newspaper man. Enraged az
the determined effort which Elaine and
10 he crimes. ere ciutchins Hand. A. This i
strange criminal h known, resorts to all
sorts OF the most diabolical schemes 70
put them out Of the way. Each chapter
OF the story tells Of q new plot against
~ glr and himself from death.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-21
FIFTEENTH EPISODE


{. Re.euse y Kennedy e last from
seeuslon y nis double iie OF lawyer
-. 1.s'sL e'.ininai' h'aine nao' TOT
@ q secof.
sex tn.s ne STRAIN was on. now.
sfst. ~ Ter that sne needed rest ana