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MEXICO WANTSU.S
TO VOLUNTARILY
WITHDRAW TROOPS.
Counsellor Polk and Carranza's
Attorney Hold Confer
ence on Situation.

WASHINGTON. ] !. 3o.-Coun.
sellor Polk OF the State Department
and Charles A. Douglas, local attor-
ney for the Carranza Government,
conferred to-day over the Mexican
situation. Information concerning
the conference was withheld.
II Is unde. stood, however. a sug-
gestion was presented that the vol
untary Withdrawal OF American
troops from Mexico. without await
ing any agreement In this ,gard by
the Mexican American Joint Com
mission. would go far toward ciari-
flying the situation.
1t was explained that Gen. Car
ranza's failure to sign the agreement
drawn at Atlantic CITY was due to
tho condition imposed with reference
to a possible continuation Of bandit
activity In northern Mexico.
Had Carranza signed the agreement.
Mexican of,cials say. he would. in the
event OF another bandit raid into
American territory and pursuit by
American soldiers into Mexico have
in effect legalized the re-occupation
or Mexican territory by United States
military forces and would have
jeopardized the De Facto Govern
ment's chance OF restoring order soon.
The evening world., 1916-12-30
FRE|GHTER TWICE FIRED
ON BY A SUBMARINE
Narrow Escape Reported by the Chi
cago City, British Craft, Upon
Her Arrival Here.

Tho Chicago City. British
freighter Of 1.47s tons. with a cargo
consigned to James Arkell & Co. of
this city. arrived to-day and reported
q narrow escape from German sub
marine of Fastnet.
The Chicago City sailed from Bris-
tol Dec. IL. Three days later a shot
was heard to starboard. and a shell
passed over the ship amidships. A
submarine was discerned more than
n mile away. 1t was OF a type new
to the seas, more than 200 feet long
and painted black. A second shot
followed. falling over the bow of the
Chicago City.
Capt. Crinks ordered his crew into
the boats, and one OF the boats was
on the water, when British de-
stroyer rushed out OF the mists. firing
rapidly at the submarine.
After ono shot towards the de-
stroyer the submarine submerged.
Capt. Crinks got his crew to work
and made all speed away from the
place. and does not know whether the
destroyer hit the submarine or was
itself hit,
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67,133 MARRIAGES
IN 1916;N. Y.LEAOS
AS A GRETNA GREEN
New Years Rush Keeps City
Clerks Force After Hours
Issuing Licenses.

New York City smashed all world
records and to-day became the mod
ern Gretna Green. City Clerk L. j.
Scully announced that 67,1s3 marriage
licenses had been granted in tho five
boroughs during 1915. Ordinarily the
doors of the City Clerks office close
at noon Saturdays. To-day the rush
OF brides and bridegrooms at the last
moment was 80 great that the force
Of clerks in Mr.. Scuily's office agreed
to work an hour or so overtime.
To-day New York City II to be
congratulated on having q bumper
| crop OF brides" declared Scully as the
last license was filed.
II was noted that tho war has not
interfered much with the intermar-
riage OF Germans and Italians, French
and Austrians and other combina-
tions.
Tie last couple 70 get license
reached City Hall shortly after noon.
There they inquired where tho City
Clerks office was.
IT'S across the park in the Municipal
Building" replied officer Charles Fritz.
'and you'll have to wait until 1917
unless you hurry"
Across the park ran the couple. Twice
the bride fell. but rose and managed to
reach the City Clerks office with her
prospective husband before the doors
were closed.
The following table will show the
total number of marriage LICENCES
granted In the Ave boroughs during
lllh and 1Al6.
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KAISER SENDS PRAISE
TO Won Kissing, I'LL
Calls Him Faithful and Successful
Retirement Of Belgium's Gov
ernor General Is Forecasted.

LONDON, Dec. 3o.--Gen. Baron Won
Bissing. Governor General OF Belgium,
who Ia lying seriously III with pneu-
monia at Brussels. says the Exchange
Telegraph Company's Amsterdam
correspondent. has received "A sym
pathetic message from Emperor will
lam. The correspondent quotes the
Emperor's message as follows:
"You have used q strong hand and
led tho country IN a farsighted man
ner. You have seen that the popula-
ton has been kept quiet and orderly
and have always favored German In
terests. as was your duty. For your
fidelity and successful accomplish
ment OF duty in difficult and re-
spon sibie position bets TO thank you
The probability OF Governor Gen
eral Won Bissing's retirement because
OF III health Ia being widely discussed
In German circles In Brussels. the
correspondent adds.
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DENIES POWER WAS ASKED
TO CALL R. R. STRIKE
No Truth in Rumor About Circular,
Says Stone-"No Immediate
Strike" Says Lee.

CLEVELAND. Dec. 3o.-warren g.
stone and w. G. Lee, heads Of the
railway engineers and railway train
men brotherhoods respectively. ar
rived in Cleveland to-day following
the rejection Of the demand by the
Managers Committee that the Adam
son Law be placed in effect Jan. l.
Mr.. Stone declared the report that
circular letter had been sent to
railway employees asking for re-
newal Of the authority to call a gen.
eral strike was untrue. lie said no
further statement would be forth
coming to-day In Cleveland and that
there would be no meeting Of the
brotherhood heads.
Mr.. Lee said he had nothing 20 add
TO the statement given out yesterday
In New York. There will be no i'm
mediate strike" he added.
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13U.S.ATTORNEYS
WILL TRY TOPUN|SH
ALL COAL ROBBERS
at Conference Here
to Push Prosecutions
Throughout the East.

Criminal spectators in coal win
be relentiessly prosecuted by the thir-
teen United States District Attorneys
who have Just ended their confereue
In this city with Deputy Attorney
General George w. Anderson. They
agree there Is no real coal faminS,"
and that they will be able to socufe
tho punishment of tho men who
created an artificial scarcity In Or
der to boost prices.
In urging the Federal prosecutors
OF Pennsylvania, Maryland, New
York. New Jersey and the New Eng
land States to take radical action Mr..
Anderson. II was learned to-day, read
to them tho report Just made to the
Governor of Massachusetts, by the
Commission on the Cost of Aytng.
which goes 50 far as to recommend
Federal control Of the entire suppiy
Of anthracite and to fix the maxi-
mum price at which coal may b. soid
At the mines. .I
This remarkable report IL said "a
have been written by James J. etor.
row. leading member Of the old bank
ing house Of Leo. Higginson . Co..
perhaps the strongest hnanciers In
New England. -..i
The Commission declares the an-
thracite coal trade II dominated by
nine large companies, each Of whfch
10 closely allied with the railroad
company on whose line II 10 located,
The report adds:
although prices charged BY
these nine oompaniss have been
increased only 70 esnts Q ton
over the December, 1915, priesa
il appears that several Of them
sell their. eeaI in markets which
will best ssrvs the revenues of
the railroads to which the eeai
eompanies are subsidiary"
The Commission reports that In
buying from these large mining oom-
panies a retailer cannot follow the
ordinary business practice Of safe
guarding himself by contracts. Il
continues:
Your commission believes that, for
the general welfare Of the United
States. the production and marketing
Of anthracite coal should be freed en-
tirely from the control or inhuepe
OF the railroads that are the ini
carriers of the COAL"
Deputy Attorney General AndtsSsh
declared there ia no danger OF any
more price boosting II people will only
refuse to be alarmed by the cry Of
famine" .,s.g
There Is slight shortagc," hA
added. but nothing TO- warrant a
panic. II consumers win only keep
cool II will be beyond the power of
crooked spectators to rob them.
1T Is our function to detect those
who have artificially made the short
age worse. and to see that they arc
punished"
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NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Dec so.--The
entries for Mondays races are as fol-
lows;
FIRST RACE-'The Insuglal dash; ulree-
,.arotds and IN, SIX ftulongs --Psnhancta. 1O3
la. AMI strtI,es los: kOrfhage. los: Roscoe
s;"as. lbs. W1oisinne. lU2; The Masquersder.
ia. Hsnovis, iOs Jim WaAey. lo5, Elk hdso,
iO4 Diamond, ~,
SECOND RAcE-The Juyene purse two year
olds: three lrionSs.-iantal.ler 10 lienY T..
liz Red Rover. iib: NalSEG, li5; Royal, 1i5
THIRD Race selling; four-y tar-oids aal MP;
one mile and q sixteenth, ,-1rste. ll5; 'Dtyh
Fi,a, iio. Patty Regan, iOI Ssnno. lO5; LADY
pp..r io2. Crlton O. ll2 LAstr Gree' ings,
ioI Kneelet. ioT Chivator lo'.
FOURTH HACE-Ths New Years Han iicsp
Il, re yesr olds and up; one mile and az.
tenth For Fair, ios Rob lIcndev. IoS;
G,insr. ioI; Rr,n Amah. i0S ''Colonel vtnnie,
10 I.ochArs. $50, Chiffon King 81;
ryIhoon' 10: Hsnbert. us; Grumpy. l05;
'.synan. IO2; Herbert rema!e. loo ''!Ar'
ipss,on rntTy,
TIFrH RACE-sslllnG. four rycar-olds AM
SD, Won one iiai T istsius. is' :.lur6sf i6T cean
!;slis no d''. ia''''s'' iSI' III
NXTH RACE-- Selling; tlyree-year olds sne
uK one mile and twenty ysris-Hst"rt Ten
gf,iciis r;ossi' Yenshss iia; fmpTessiOn, ito
Tssihss clear: tssOs fsss. --.-..,-..-.
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GERMANS HOLDING
POSITIONS TAKEN
IN VERDUN DRIVE
Berlin Says Several Attacks on
New Line at Dead Mans
Hill Were Repulsed.

BERLIN. Dec. 30 tby wireless TO
ssyville) Several attacks were made
by the French yesterday on the vsr-
dun front. says to-day's report from
Army Headquarters. All efforts tc
retake positions in this sector were
repulsed by the Germans.
The text OF the statement reads:
Northwest OF Line and on tho
somme, especially on tho north
bank and In isolated parts OF tho
Ainse front. the artillery fire tenn
porarily increased. Advances by
British and French patrols were
repeatedly repulsed.
'On the left bank OF the Meuse
(verdun 'front.' the French during
the day isSinched several attacks.
preceded by strong waves OF ar
tillery fire. against the new lines
on Dead Man Hili captured by us.
All the attacks were repulsed"
PARIS, Dec. 3O.-The following Of
ficisi announcement was made her,
to-day:
'In the Champagne a detachment OF
the enemy which attempted. after a
spirited bombardmentIto capture one
OF our posts In the vicinity OF Beau
sejour was dispersed by our FIRE. Wes,
OF Tahure We carried out a success.
ful surprise attack on an enemy
trench.
"on the left bank OF tho Meus,
(Verdun 'front.' the night was reia.
tive.y clear"
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PETROGRAD ADMITS
FORCES RETIRE IN
CENTRAL ROUMANIA

PETROGRAD. Dec. 80 (via Lon.
dom ).-Strong Teuton forces. assisted
by heavy and hight artillery. yester-
day continued their attacks on tho
Russo -Roumanian positions on the
battlefront northeast OF Rimnik-
sarat, IN Central Roumania, says the
official statement issued to-day by
tho Russian War once.
The invaders captured the village
OF Bordestchi. on tho River Rimntk.
and pressed back the Russian de-
tachments near Zalcstsi.
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ALLIES NOTE READY;
SETS FORTH TERMS
WEIGH WILSON ASKED

LONDON. Dec. so.-Russia's draft
Of tie allies reply to Berlin has
reached Paris, with that Of all tho
other Entente powers. The message
will 70 forward through American,
Swiss and Spanish diplomatic agents
in Paris. and its text viii be made
public from Paris. There was ono
report In London to-day that the pub.
iic might be informed Of the contents
Of the note this afternoon.
Not only do the allies clearly set
forth tho principles for which the
Entente nations are nshting but give
q general outline Of the terms on
which England and her allies are
willing 70 negotiate.
The belief that the note would list
terms to be demanded Of Germany
was expected As . result Of IN awak-
ening within the last few days In
England that the German propaganda
in neutral nations must be effectively
answered.
Press and public alike united to-
oay IN tno poAtSA thoe sHo So"' bSsss-
BILE answer would be q comprehen-
sive reaffirmation Of the allies aims
and a statement OF what the allies
regard as necessary concessions from
their enemies as a basis for even con-
sidering talk Of peace. Germany's rc-
ply to tho American note failed to
meet tho principal request Of Presi-
dent Wilson's appeal for . listing Of
possible peace terms.
In England much Significance In
connection with 0ermanys plea for
peace was seen IN Gen. Sir Douglas
Haig's review of the Somme battle.
The British commander In chief sum
married. the result OF that nghting
with the statement:
The Sommc battle has placed be-
yond q doubt the ability OF the allies
TO gain those objects"--referring to
objects for which the allies are fisht-
Ing. Tint Germany sent her peace
feeders because she also realised the
somme offensive was indication Of her
future defeat was suggested to-day.
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COLUMNS
WIN ALONG WHOLE
ROUMAN|AN LINE
Russians and Roumanians
Fighting Desperately
as They Retire.

BERLIN. Dec. 80 Cby wireless 70
sayvilie).-In tho course OF heavy
nehtins on the TrsAsyivanian front
yesterday Teutonic troops entered
intrcnohed Russo -Roumanian POSI-
lions and pushed further ahead. not
wfthstanding strong counter-attacks,
the War once announces.
In Ropmania the Russians and
Roumanians are being driven back
along the whole front between the
mountains and the Danube.
The statement says:
"on the mountains along the Tran
syivanian frontier the German and
Austro- Hungarian troops engaged In
the attack entered intrcnched posl-
tions despite tenacious resistance ana
pushed further ahead in the face OF
strong counter attacks, during which
tho Russians left ten officers and
$50 mon, with seven machine guns.
In our hands.
Army group OF Field Marshal Won
Mackenssn-Our indcfatigabls troops
arc following the retreating enemy
along tho whole front between the
mountains and the Danube. and oc-
cupy In the battle now In progress n
line running northeast Of visirul and
Sutcsti. on the Bazaul. and through
siobozia. halfway between Rimnik-
Sarat and Plainecht."
The line given above runs from
vixirui. about thirty miles southwest
OF Braila and possibly six or eight
miles west OF the Danube. northwest
ward across the Buzou River TO the
Mimnik- sarat River at n point about
thirty-one miles due west of Gslati.
and thence almost due west to the
mountains.
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VILLA MENACES MONTEREY,
Reported Capture OF saltilio Con
Armed, says EI Paso.

Ell PASo. Tex. Dec. 3o.--Informa-
lion tending to confirm the reported
capture OF Saltilio by villistas Thurs
osy is In the hands of United States
authorities here to-day. A division OF
AIlla's army is now marching toward
Monterey. II was reported In Juarez
to-day.
Carrying bullion worth several hun
cred thousand dollars, the party OF
Americans which fled from Torreon
before Villas occupation OF the city
and reached San Luis Potosi yesteT-
day. started for the border.
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U. S. SAILORS COMPLAIN.

Cafe Proprietor ana Son In brooklyn
Held for Diserimination and Assault.
Thomas Hickey. who conducts a cafe
and restaurant at No. 400 Bridge Street.
Brooklyn. was arraigned to-day before
Magistrate Reynolds on complaint OF
Thomas Curry and Richard n. Nelson.
two sailors on the battleship Arkansas.
charging him with discriminating
against the United States uniform. His
son. Thomas Jr... was charged with hsv-
ing assaulted the sailors. Both were
held for examination on Jan. 3.
II is declared that sailors have made
numerous complaints OF discrimination
against their uniforms In cafes and
other places OF amusement in Brooklyn
Assistant Federal District Attorney
Cuff has received instructions from Sec
rctary of the Navy Daniels TO look after
the interests OF tho sailors in every
case where complaint Is made.
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TO SAVE AMERICANS.
Cruiser VIII Bring 200 Interned In
Syria and Palestine.

WASHINGTON. Dec, 30.-Ffnal
PLANS for bringing home the 200
Americans interned for months In
Syria and Palestine. made by the
State Department to-day and COM
municated TO Ambassador Elkus at
Constantinople. provide for sending
tho cruiser Des Moines from Alexan-
dria, Egypt TO Beirut as soon as the
'e1HskIih TusIkish military Authorities re-
fused to allow the Americans to
leave from Jaffa. but have given
permission for the use OF the Beirut
route.
The evening world., 1916-12-30
watchman Harmed 20 Death.

Charles Nelson, watchman, Sixty
years old OF No. 3s37 Ammundson Ave-
nue.. the Bronx. was burned to death
early to-day In a fire which damaged a
two-s story frame building In course OF
construction at Two Hundred and Thir-
ty-third Street and Wilder Avenue. 2 II
is believed that while In dozc he upset
a small stove which set fire to the
house.
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DIED..

CARROLL.--suddeniy. on Saturday morn
Ing. Deo. 80. 1919, HOWARD CAR.
ROLL. at his home. = Il. 64th ST.,
New York.
Notice OF funeral service later.
O'LEARY.-THoMAs Il. o'LEARY jr.
beloved son OF Thomas and Elizabeth
o'Leary (nee McMahon), at his home,
OF Carmine 81.
Funeral Sunday, Dec. al, at 2 r. NJ.
fnterment Calvary Cemetery. Please
-. omit flowers,
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COMPOSER STRAUSS DEAD.
Eauard, Member Of Famous Musical
Family, Was NJ Years Ola.

BIeRIIN. Dec ?9.-tVia London.
Dec. 30)--A Vienna despatch an
nounces the death OF Eduard Strauss,
the composer OF dance music.
Strauss was a member Of famous
musical family HIS father. Johann
Strauss. was considered the most no.
table composer and conductor Of
wrote ?i6 pieces of dance music. In
addition to a series of comic operas
Eduard's brother Joseph was known
as THE Waltz King" and was the
than 900 pieces of dance music are
credited TO Eduard. lie was con-
ductor Of court balls In Petrograd for
several years and visited America In
190i-1e02. In recent years no had
made his homo In Vienna. lie was
sighty-one years old.
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TO RUSH R.R. LEGISLATION.
sewIands Thinks II VIII be Acted
ON In Time 10 Avert Rupture.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3o.-Senator
Newiands. Chairman OF the Interstate
Commerce Committee, believes the
Presidents proposed railroad legislation
Will be put through Congress In time
TO avoid open rupture through trouble
that again seems to bo growing between
the four big brotherhoods and the rail-
road executives.
Newiands admitted some Congress
leaders think the situation contains seri-
ous possibilities. His committee will
resume work Immediately Congress re-
conyenes, Tuesday The Senator will
and Tuesday.
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esun6ation. The report IL based
upoa the fact that the Lansing ex-
plantations were cablcd TO Europe by
news agencies and not sent ofhcisily.
Peace notes from Sweden and Dem
mark. virtually the Same a. the Nor
wegian. reached herc to-day and
were presented to the State Depart
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SKATING SEASON OPENED.
Red ball Up for Ten Park Lakes
In Brooklyn.

The outdoor skating season In
Brooklyn was officially opened at IL
o'clock this morning. when Park Com
missioner Ingersoii ordered the red
ball up at the bis lake In Prospect
Park Ten park lakes in the borough
have now been opened TO the public.
Colored lanterns have been strung
across the Prospect Park Lake. and,
the weather permitting. skating will
be allowed until late New Years Eve
and New Years night. Several houses
where skaters may remove their
skates In warm quarters have been
erected.
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GUARDSMAN IS SENTENCED.
Month In Gusrdhouse and Fine Of
Two Months Pay for Protest.

Two Months Pay for Protest.
Ell PASo. Tex. Dec. s0.--Private
Richard Dixon OF the Eighth Ohio In
fantry was sentenced to confinement
In his camp for one month and to for
feit two-thirds OF his pay for three
Eleventh Provisional Division late
yesterday. BrigadieT-Gen. George
Bell, Jr. announced to-day
Private Dixon was charged with
having drafted the round robin"
which was circulated In the Ohio
Regiments camp and which was
signed by 400 members OF this regi-
Tent protesting against conditions In
the camp.
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Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo shake
1000 Hands.

WASHINGTON. Dec. a0.-secretary
Of the Treasury and Mrs McAdoo
shook hands about 5000 times this
afternoon with that many Treasury
Department clerks. The occasion was
McASoos ..',n snnGal exslhSnSe Of Nsw Nv
every one employed in his ID part
ment.
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PROHIBITl0NISTS PLAN WAR.
Five National Anti-Liquor Heads
20 Wage United Attack on Rum.

LEXINGTON. Ky, Dec. 30.-The
heads Of five anti-liquor organizations
conferred here to-day relative 10 a
proposition TO merge all prohibition
bodies In the United States into one
national party, whose principal object
would be to carry on the fight for
ma ion wide prohibition
These five leaders were v. q. Hin
shaw, Chairman OF the Prohibition Ma
tional Committee; Miss Anna Gordon
OF Evanston, Ill. President OF the W,
G. T. u; Dr. Charles II. Scanlon,
of Chicago. General Secretary of the
Temperance Commissio OF the FEEDER
al ed Council of Churches; E III. Cherr-
ington OF New York. an editor. and ID.
Leigh Colvin OF New Yok. President
ISOLATION. which Is holding its con-
yention In this city.
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SPAIN REFUSES
TO UPHOLD WILSON,,
RUMOR IN LONDON

LONDON. Dec. So.-Accordins to .
Central News despatch from Madrid.
Spain has notified the United states
Government that she cannot support
President Wilson's note.
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DIE. ..

Saturday morning. Dec.
80. OF pneumonia. at the residence Of
Mrs. George Blumsnthai. NITA A.
GODDARD. In her forty-ssvsnth yssr.
Funeral services at McrArney'H par
lors. s74 Leaington Ave. Tuesday.
Jan. Q. ct 10 o'clock.
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BANDsMEN" OF FOUR BANDS
WERE kIDDlES TOO.

Then the New York Catholic Pro-
tectory Band and the band OF Public
School No. "a, led by N. J. Ryan, di-
rector OF both. played Holy Night.
Peaceful Night" The boys OF the
bands were about the samee size as
most OF the kiddies. and that fact led
an additional rest 10 the enjoyment
OF Cousin Eleanor's cousins. Night
WAS Just closing In. the lights in the
big buildings about the park flashing
out like ten thousand stars. and the
electric stars on the Christmas tree
becoming more brilliant The kiddies
were enthralled.
And II they only knew the story
about that beautiful tree. which gives
cheer each year to the loiterers on
the park benches and pleasure to
thousands and thousands OF children
In the big City OF New York! Its
origin Is as deep a mystery as the
identity OF Santa Claus. The big city
The evening world., 1916-12-30

From May is to date 6.995 mar
riages were performed by City Clerk
Scully and Frank Goodwin. his dep
uty. in the marriage chapel. The in
come to the city for these marriages
was S13,990. This Gneans that each
ceremony costs 81.