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The sun., 1916-12-20
COL. HARDING HERE
TO GET $%17,OO0,OOO
Canal Zone Governor Needs
Funds for His $4,000
Workers.

Col. Chester Harding. Governor Of the
Canal Zone. with his wife and daughter
arrived here yesterday on the United
Fruit liner Metapan.
On her northern Journey the Metapan
q into the snowstorm which New York
experienced and wore a glittering coat
Of ice when she entered the harbor yes
terday.
Col. Harding came north with a
double purpose. to spend the holidays
and to appear before the Appropriation
Committee at Washington to ask for
tl7.00o.o0 for maintenance and o n
struction work on the canal. The army
Of $4,000 aborers will be employed or
the canal for several years to come.
Col. Harding said that at present
there In t~hirty-hve feet OF water IN the
Cuiebra Cut and drcdGes are still at
work. The engineers believe that the
side pressures resulting in slides have
been overcome.
In the remainder OF the canal the
depth OF water Is forty feet. Col. Hard
Ing declared that In peace times the
canal will be a decided paying PROPOSE
ton for the United States. Ever during
the wal the tolls last month. S45O.000.
amount to moro than the cost OF opera
ton of the canAl
Two coal pockets at Cristobal and
Balboa have a combined capacity OF
<00.0 900 tons. he said. At present there
In on hand about 100. 900 tons. Most OF
the ships passing through coal on the
Atlantic side.
Since the election Of the President
Panama has been PEACEFUL and there Ia
harmony between the Americans md n
tiyes.
The sun., 1916-12-20
PRO.GERMAN PLOT
CASE Is FAILURE
Special Grand Jury Unable to
Indict Rintelen, Buchanan
and Others.

After holding sessions for almost three
the special Federal Grand Jury
to continue the investigation
the alleged pro-German plots Of
Franz Rintslcn. Congressman Frank
Buchanan and others connected with
Labor's National Peace Council reported
Its inability to ma indictments yester-
day n was discharged by Judge Martin
T. Manton In the United States District
Court.
Frederick r. Fortmeyer. treasurer Of
the National Lead Company. at foreman
OF the Grand Jury, presented Raymond
II. Sarfsty. the Assistant United States
Attorney In charge OF the case. with an
embossed set Of resolutions commencing
the prosecutor for the able manner In
which he conducted the inquiry.
The special Grand Jury was impan-
elled In the early part o: October 70 take
up matters left over by the Grand jury
which had indicted Rintelen. Buchanan
and others for conspiracy to violate the
Sherman law by calling strikes among
munition workers n handlers. More
than nifty witnesses were called. includ-
ing steamship men. exporters and labor
leaders. and the testimony filled 1000
typewriter pages. Although nothing
was uncovered to justify the finding Of
indictments. United States Attorney II.
Snowden Marshall declared yesterday
that the evidence was Every interesting"
Prosecutor Sarfaty has resigned from
the Federal Attorneys office and will re-
sumo private practice after January !.
lie will probably he retained. however.
TO assist In the prosecution Of Buchanan
nd the others whom the Federal authori-
ties plan { place on trial about the mid
die Of January.
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this year.. making l5 Is per cent. In en-.
Hartman 4 co. will give 50 per cent.
and the Ohio Oil Company will give 10
per cent. to ali who have been In their
service for one year or longer. Tine
Union Trust Company will give a 10 per
cent. Christmas bonus and 10 per
additional to meet increased living costs
besides this the company 10
salary adjustments. Oficers OF that COM
pany. will get bonuses upon q somewhat
smaller scale.
The Atlantic National Bank will give
10 per cent. to all who have served
there for one year or more. The Lin
coin Trust Company will Give each en-
ployec a life insurance policy Tor the
amount Of the employees annual salary.
which may be converted INTO an indi-
vldual policy at n time the holder may
desire.
The Germania Bank will give 10 per
cent. to employees. which IL twice the
banks usual Christmas bonus.
The Fillmore will divide S1z.000
among all employees receiving $1,000 a
year or les. those getting the smallest
wage receiving the largest percentage
OF their yearly salaries.
The Pantasotc Leather Company OF
Passaic will give TO Ito employees
bonuses ranging from four weeks sal
airy to one weeks salary. depending
upon the length Of service.
The rassaic National Bank Of Pas
sale will give 10 per cent. n the Peo-
pies Bank and Trust Company will give
Z per cent. and a group life insurance
policy.
The American Surety Company de-
clared the regular quarterly dividend
Of ~ per cent. and an extra dividend
Of l per cent. payable December 20.
1916. to stockholders Of record Decem-
Der 20, 1915. making the 10th consecu-
tive dividend paid by the company.
The sun., 1916-12-20
MRS.. De SAULLES
WINS A DIVORCE
Joan Sawyer, the Dancer.
Mentioned in Suit Of
Chilean Beauty.

Phoenix lneraham, referee. recon-
mended u decree Of divorce yesterday for
Mrs. Blanca Erraxuris Do Saulles, .
Chilean beauty and wife Of John Longer
DE saulles. former quarterback at Yale.
According to a current report which
was in no wise Justified by the report
which the referee hled with the Supreme
Court. the woman responsible for the
Dc Saulles trouble was Joan Sawyer. the
dancer. Friends OF Miss Sawyer were
indignant that her name had been in
volved in the case by gossip when IL
had not been mentioned in the referees
| report. A. r. Nathan. counsel for Mrs.
De Saulles. said last night that Miss
Sawyer's name was not mentioned in
the pleadings OF IN the refcree's hnal
report.
DE Saulles. who Is a son OF Mr.. and
| Mrs. Arthur De Saulles OF South Beth
lehem. Pa. was graduated from Yale In
1901 after captaining the football team.
In 1910 he went down to Chile as repre-
sentative Of the South American Conces-
sions Company, an English concern. on
whose behalf he helped a railroad to
bore through the Andes Mountains.
A letter OF introduction to Sonora
Errazuriz-vergara reputed to be the
wealthiest woman In the republic. was
part OF his luggage. At VIVA del Mar.
her large estate near Valparaiso. the
young American met the Senora's daugh-
ter. Blanca. 10 and beautiful. who had
just returned from n girls school in
Europe. where she had picked up most
OF the languages.
he Saulles married the young woman
In Paris on December 10. 1911. Return
ing here. De Saulles organized the Wood
row Wilson College Mems League dur
ing the campaign OF 1914. Later tho
t,p ~ IN nAnrAI thu INST ~
The sun., 1916-12-20
BARONESS GOES WITH
FIANCE TO HOSPITAL
Java Girl Refuses to Leave III
Canadian Detained at
Ellis Island.

Rather than leave her hance. Baroness
Constance Theodore Pappenhcim Of the
island OF Java voluntarily went TO Ellis
Island with him yesterday after their
arrival on the Dutch frcighter Madden.
Wallace Saunders OF watford. On
tarIo. her nance. who was bringing his
bride-to-be homo to see his aged mother
In Canada before the wedding. was sent
TO the ELLIS Island hospital on his arr
rival here by 4 Public Health surgeon
who thought he was suffering from ner-
vous strain. He had boon chief drill
master OF the Batavia OIL Company In
Java and had suffered greatly from
heat and overwork. according to the
Baroness.
Baroness Constance said they had left
Java on the frciGhter. the only available
vessel. on October 81 last, and had trav-
elled $4,000 miles. coming here by way
OF Cape Town and barbados. She
nursed Saunders throughout tho voyage
The family OF the Baroness, who has
lived thirteen years In Java. has large
plantations there.
The sun., 1916-12-20
WAREHOUSES; ADD
TO HOLIDAY GAYETY
Central Trust Co. Pays En-
ployees so Per Cent. Of
Salary.
WAGES ARE ALSO RAISED
Standard Oil Co. Of Indiana to
Distribute 81 ,OOO,O 900 to
Workmen.
WAGES ARE ALSO RAISED

The rush Of local firms to make merry
the holidays Of their employees by giving
them substantial Christmas bonuses
showed no abatement yesterday. Among
the days announcements were the fol-
lowing:
The Central Trust Company will pay
each employee 80 per cent. Of his years
salary. This Is q holiday gift. and fol-
lows the company's recent announcement
that II will distribute through the year
In monthly installments to each employee
a total for the year Of about 81 per cent.
Of his annual salary. For the %stockhold-
ers the company voted It's regular quar-
terly 9 per cent. and an extra dividend Of
IL per cent, payable January ? to hold
eis of record December %.
The Standard Oil Company OF Indiana
will divide about $1,000. 900 among en-
ployees who receive less than $4,000 a
year. each getting 10 per cent. Of his
years salary. Hornblower and Weeks
will give their employees SO Ia per cent.
OF their annual salaries this firm has
already given Its employees IL per cent.
The sun., 1916-12-20
HUNTERS DINE EXPLORERS.
Rear Admiral Peary and Capt.
Amsndsen Guests Of the Fraternity

The Hunters Fraternity OF America
held Its annual dinner las night In the
studio OF A. A. Anderson. so West
Fortieth street. with Capt. Roald
Amundscn, d~iscoverer Of tho south pole,
and Rear Admiral Robert L. Peary, dis
coverer OF tho north pole. as guests Of
tho fraternity. There were fifty-two
diners who sat at a table In the form
OF a cross. decorated with snow and
an electric lighted iceburg in the centre.
Rear Admiral Peary sat at the top OF
the cross in front OF a little north pole
on which was an American nag. The
North t a and Big Dipper were shown
in electric lights In the ceiling over his
head.
A miniature south pole in front OF
Amundsen carried the Norwegian nag
and over his head cleaned the Southern
Cross. Former Governor John w. Griggs
Of New Jersey was toastmaster. In add.
ton to Peary, Amundsen and Mr.. An
derson. the speakers were Patrick Fran
els Murphy and NJ. +. Rooseboom, a Hol-
lander and assistant secretary Of the
Permanent Court OF Arbitration at The
Hague. Among tho guests were Mayor
Mitchell. DIR. George +. Kunx and Presi-
dent Alan r. Hawley OF the Aero Club
Of America.
The sun., 1916-12-20
Won TARNOW EXPLANATION.
Lsrd Robert Cecil Tells House Of
ComRons Of Circumstsuces,

LoNooa. Dec. 1a.-The circumstance
regarding the requests for q eafc con-
duct TO Count Adam Tarnowski Won Tar
now. the new Austro-H Hungarian Ambas-
sador to the United States. were en-
planned in III House of Commons to-day
by Lord Robert Cecil. the Minister Of
Blockade.
The hrst request for n safe conduct.
said Lord Robert. was made by the
Austro-Hungarian Government through
walter Hines Page. the American AM
bassador. This was refused. Suisse
quentiy Ambassador Page informed the
ForeiEn Ohice that the United States
Government desired to receive Count
and his suite and hoped tina
under these circumstance n safe con-
duct would be granted.
The British Government. Lord Robert
added. had no desire to refuse the re.
quest. and assurance has been given that
Count Tarnowski and his suite would
not he prevented from landing.
The sun., 1916-12-20
TURKS MISTREAT PRISONERS.
U. =. seeking Ia Have Relief Sent
to British Csptiy~s.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l9.--Urgent repre-
sensations are being made to Turkey bv
the American Government In an effort 10
bring about the forwarding OF relief sup
plies to British prisoners OF wal who
were described In n note received NJ the
state Department to-day from the Brit.
isn Embassy TO be In a most serious con-
dition.
Ambassador Elkus at ~Constantinoplc
oSready has sought diligently. but with
out success. permission to send on to the
men relief from "A large fund which has
been placed al his disposal by the British
Government.
Both British and state Department, re.
ports Indicate that the situation OF the
men IN very bad. but they give almost no
details as to their number or locat Non.
Among them. however. are the 10. 6O0
taken prisoner at the surrender at kut-
eLAmAra.
The sun., 1916-12-20
TWO BOYS PUT TO
DEATH AT sing sing
Go to Chair With Firm Cour-
age After Bidding Cell
. o.
mates Merry Xmas.
WARDEN AT EXECUTIONS
New Prison Head Says: ~ am
Performing o Grim Duty the
Law Imposes on Me-"

OssfNfNo, ". Y, Dec. 1s~.-Stanley
Mi''ste'h' IL years o'd' ana Charles
kumrow. 20. the two boys who wanted
TO die long enough before Christmas 10
u.,. ,.., H.. IT,, go. 49,.
"' '"'. - .e' u v, 'ee' ''.'e'
irony 10 the'r iamiiies' went 10 the eiec-
trio chair In Sing Sing this morning with
firm courage
Millstein went FIRST. When Warden
Meyer went to his cell at 5 As O'Clock he
rose from knees beside the cot where he
had spent his last few hours, kissed the
cruclhx which Father Cashin held out to
him and then walked firmly into the
death chamber. As he came TO the little
door through which the condemned men
pass he called back to those who were
bidding him goodby.
"Goodby, boys, and a Merry Christ
mas he said. and then went on and
seated himself In the chair. The straps
and apparatus were buckled on as he
rave the responses to the litany chanted
ey rs'her CasnIn. VINO was vis,oiy AZ.
s :5s. and after three shocks he was pro.
nounced dead Mt 6 :0s o'clock. Kumrow
entered the chamber a moment later. also
with no sign OF fear. and was quickly de-
clared dead.
!" Se' SUI"
His father. Joseph Kumrow. whose
home Is In Buffalo. made a last but un-
successful attempt to see him early this
morning. re IL poor and was not able
10 eet 10 tne prison untii t'So o'clock.
nc va .o.u u was "npossic,e lot MN
AZ. ",.
a.. - 1900. 80 IT. - 49,. ~.
~, a.i,..r.s o., - :. u..s
,hs No.. )" " ~ "
war,., No,.r ut,,.ss., ,,. ,,-
inn. ,nn A., u,.ra.n 20 AZ 40 s,ns.
NcCorrric,,. ,,r. m ,oo,, his n,.ca N,
he .s, NJ The wi,nc.se. h.tween them
and Tho vail II. ,ook M ac,iva mar,
Dr. Thomas Rarry giving the signal IN
the electrician.
am performing a grim duty when
II wa. the Gre, execution at which he
had ever taken an Official part and the
secopd one he had ever seen.
ssser Assee w save S'sser'
Miiletein's case attracted statewide
notice because OF the unceasing efforts
Of his devoted sister. Martha, to save
him from the death chair. Almost pen.
pl,ess. she nevertheless took much OF
her time from worry I'm n r't,ca factory
10 90 .hou, ni..d,n, u,i,, naomi. ,o ,,.r
a p~e,itIon 10 Gov wbitman for elem.
e,cv Oh. oh,a,n.d ,hous.nd. ~ .i.na.
turcs Wany a, ,hoso -,nn II.,sr.J =,
her ur,ing. w.re ,ead,nw nros..sIora,
The sun., 1916-12-20
ALDERMEN FOR PATRIOTISM.
Ordnance VIII Prohibit "Iaiis-
crimiaate" singing OF Anthem.

The general welfare committee OF the
Board Of Aldermen IL preparing an ordi-
nance to prevent the "indiscriminate''
singing OF The Star-Spangled Banner"
The ordinance will be introduced next
week and will prohibit the singing Of the
national anthem in n dance pro-
gramme or in cafes or restaurants ex-
cept as part OF a patriotic programme.
Along with this ordinance the general
welfare committee will introduce an
ordinance requiring the American nag
to be displayed on all public and city
owned buildings every day In the year
instead Of only on legal holidays.
The sun., 1916-12-20
G. ". PERKINS TALKS
ON FOOD PROBLEMS
Chairman Of Gov. Whitman's
Commission Secs Value Of
Cooperative Idea.
NEW YORK SHOULD LEAD
Legislature Will Be Asked to
Coordinate Production and
Distribution.


George w. Perkins. chairman OF ooV.
Whitman's & ,mmisi.on on market condi-
,,or. and ~ N,avor xitche,.s committee
"" ",...-,..,s -. ,,,n,,,n.,
IN io"o su'P'., a"u'"s y -,
Club Of Brooklyn after q dinner AZ isi
Nsmsen street last night. said New York
.,,.,,,A ,..S m ,be other States with q
o.. A.. .,,,,,,,n
o0"s''uc''Ne pros'"e
q h great food supply probiem'
"You can O nothing by adhering TO
A,a mr. hv navins much attention
'"sS".N.~, -. az ..,,.v. u.
70 p~reeeoehts' he sa'o' ~
Nee rather than old fashioned competi-
a.. $50. .,,n. .,.,, en-. r.-..,,
,u '"" ~ ~. "..s.Ir.
SesstIon' "r, Ec'Ni"s .~um "N''S
III speeen. ""se" ~ss ~.
n'ucn in.ere w tne s'uo neno.'s s
VI. no ono an e'.i.l 70 know Wy "u
= W. ~ 10 . auest'on tns. nas come
spea W o mas Crown hHe iopsy'
- ria n.-- y....,.,.
WV
NJ. Perkins related some Of tho fnd-
ingt Of the Mayors committee on food
supply, Including the fact that there Is
. city department. responsible for mar.
The sun., 1916-12-20

at Sing Sing to-day TO take the body
back to Utica.
Kumrow shot and killed a tugboat
captain In Buffalo. lie had fower friends
than Millstein and his case aroused less
sympathy than that OF the boy who was
~eiectrocuted with him. In the time he
was in the death house he had no Wis
itors. lie was only 20 years old.
The sun., 1916-12-20
STAMPEDE IN Il Z PIT.

CAicage Prices Advance IN Cents
ana Then Drsp TN.
CHICAGO, Dec. lS.-Despite q sensa-
tional advance Of IN cents in wheat to-
day. based on reports Of the British
Premier's speech discussing the German
peace offer, the market later fell back
7Mc.. owing chieiy to widespread gossip
that the way to q peace conference had
not yet been barred. Excited selling
accompanied the setback In prices.
Fear that II peace were indefinitely
postponed the effect on American export
trade In wheat might prove disastrous
was to some extent q factor Of the late
selling stampede.
The sun., 1916-12-20
NEAT ORDER R0USES IRELAND.
Catholics Want Friday Selected In.
stead Of ThupsAay.

London Times.
LONDON. Dec. 20.--The Times cor
respondent in Dublin says q strong pro-
test will be made In ireland II Thursday
Is designated AS q day on which meat Is
not to be eaten.
II is urged that Friday is the natural
day to select. as Ireland is a strongly
Catholic country.
The sun., 1916-12-20
MAYOR ASKS FOR NAIL BOXES.
Tells ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Art Cons
missisn Approves New Design.

Mayor Mitchell last night took u hand
In the agitation for additional letter
boxes for Manhattan by sending . letter
10 Postmaster.General Burleson calling
that officials attention to the fact h a
the Post once Department should have
begun the installation OF additional let.
ter boxes last April.
Tho Mayor enclosed a newspaper clip.
ping In which Mr.. Burlcson was quoted
as saying that II the Art Commission
Of New York would withdraw It's objec-
tons "a tho newly designed boxes the
Post once Department would lose no
time in supplying them. Along with the
clipping the Mayor sent the oficial rec.
ords OF the Art Commission. which
showed that It approved Of the design
submitted.
The sun., 1916-12-20
SECOND
CHOICE
Blu viii N. Harden

"Excels both in plot and style any Of
his previous novels. - Brooklyn Standard
tmiou. "A tale Of humble people told
with skill and with appreciation OF the
humorous pages of rural life. ~. J.
Bookmdn. IAN absorbing. refreshingly
sincere tale, well told Chicago E,.
ming Post.
FrouiiSptccc. S1.35 net.
The sun., 1916-12-20
EGG INJUNCTION is NEXT
Attorney-GeneraIs office Plans
Actions Against stamp v~iolaters.

peputy Acknowledgement Leonard J.
Obermeier. In charge Of Attorney-Gen-
0ral woodbury's office In this city. said
yesterday that plans are d way to
apply for an Injunction against g
dealers U be named by John J. Dillon.
State Commissioners of Foods and Mar
kets. to restrain them from selling re-
frigcrator & & without the words cold
storage" stamped on the shells, In &C.
%cordancs with h Commissioners rul-
ing.
Mr.. Dillon's department Is furnishing
the Acknowledgement with proof In the
case Of several alleged offenders OF his
order. 1t In understood tho violations
have been obtained against certain MEM
bers Of the New York Mercantile Ex-
change AZ well as against certain IN
dividuals and companies who retail
egss.
SWAMI unready to Prosecute.
Mr.. Dillon did not appeal to the At
torney-General for aid until after Dis
trict Attorney Swami said he would not
prosecute similar violations until the
law giving the Commissioned the right
to make rules and regulations has been
tested.
No application for an Injunction
which members Of the New York Mer-
camille Exchange have decided TO direct
against Commissioned Dillon to restrain
him from enforcing his ees stamping Or
der was made yesterday. 1t was said
at tho Office Of Campbell & Boland.
lawyers. at 81 Chambers street, who
have tho matter in hand. that tho appli-
cation had been deferred for q day at
least.
Commissioner Joseph Hartigan Of the
Mayors Bureau Of Weights and Meas
ures. discussing he o-called butter hoy
colt. which IL scheduled to start
throughout tho State to-day. said tha
creamery butter is being retailed nov
Ia. various parts OF this city at prices
ranging from ~ to - cents a pound.
h Wholesale price OF fresh gath.
cred eggs went down I rent a doxer
Yesterday. but tho wholesale price OF
three grades of cold storage eggs went
up half u cent a dozen.
The sun., 1916-12-20
A VOICE IN
THE WILDERNESS
Blu Grace l.. II. Lut.

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humor and amusing incidents in tins
story Of a girl tenderfoot and the va
in which she reformed n rough Western
community.
Frontispiocc. $l.30 net.
The sun., 1916-12-20
YEARS OF
MY YOUTH
By William Dean HOueus

A delightful autobiography of youth
and young manhood. Written with
the honesty, simplicity, directness. mod.
esty, quiet brilliance and fine spiri,
characterizing all the work OF hi,
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The sun., 1916-12-20
TOLD BY
THE SANDMAN
Blu Abbie p. Walker

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Mrs. Walker has the gift. a~t!o '.'..;
is. Her stories are bird-llkc little I,'s'
that captivate both the minds csc ",'
the ear" Baltimore Ni,u.
illustrated. 30 r,nfs ,.'
The sun., 1916-12-20
NOVELS
THE WORLD
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1T is the love story that counts mos,
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London Chronicle.
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The sun., 1916-12-20

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The sun., 1916-12-20

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her skill at character drawing and her
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