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The sun., 1916-12-24
MOUNT VERNON DEFENDED.
4 hamber Of Omnscrce stirred ID
Reply tO Criticism.

STATE Comptroller Travis's cr,,! ..n
~ the financial management If Mount
Vernon as c~xtravagant. and "a similar
attack 10y a New York newspaper. have
stirred Mayor Edwin ". FIskc and the
executive council Of the Mount Vernon
Chamber OF Commerce to reply.
Taking only the healthfuln-ss oc a
city and comparing /; wit. the cos, Of
government. which is 10 ne preferred"
the Chamber OF Commerce asks. e, city
like Troy. in which the cost %. govern
ment is $i3.sS per capita and the deaths
2i6 u year out OF every 10000 mia b.-
tants. or on" Tx" Noun, Vernon. In
which IL" cost uf government il only
sl2+7 per capita and the number ~
deaths "n'y l"i a year out ~ every
10 600 people
Tn Chamber o. Commerce. wishes Il
distinctly 20 b" understood that Mount
Vernon is Il I've city and not inoriburd,
a. are some others. Also Mount YER
nOn's problems, financial and otherwise.
are mad. complex because % nea!ncss
to New YORK.
The sun., 1916-12-24
TWO DIE IN FIRE ON
JERSEY PALISADES
Seventh Regiment Member
and His Niece Trapped
i'm Blaze.

Harold pou.e,, , n,ep,h.r q, .h. Say
. ,- 49,,
S'"' '"s'e"'' WIZ re'ur"e" i'o'" inc
Mexican border 4 few weeks ago. and his
niece, Margaret Brewster, 10 years old,
were burped IN ,,.o,h ,~.st.r,o, ,,or,i,,
- "
""en '"e nome OF 'he ch''ds mo'her'
DIR. Margaret brewster. VAS destroyed
ny fire. nurse I'm tho bo,se win
jumned from +, third floor window OF tho
burning hons. with her ovn child I'm
The sun., 1916-12-24
FEDERAL ROPE WORKS BURNED
Patients In ~. Catherine. Hospital
Near ny Almost In Panic.

The Federal Rope Works, Morgan
avenue and Ten Eyck street. Brooklyn,
were devastated by Are last night. Moth
ing but the walls OF tho II story brick
and frame building that has stood for
seventy years remained when III. fire
men e~xtinguhhed the flames. TIL" blaze
started NJ : o'clock. several hours after
1000 employees had vacated the build
Ing.
Spontaneous combustion IL given as
the cause. Tn blaze fed on hemp. fibre
and oil that sent q stream Of sparks
through the roof before the engines ar
rived on a two alarm summons,
-Four hundred feet from the seen" OF
the fire Is the rear Of 81. GATHERINGS
Hospital. Many patients were approach
Ing panic until h nuns and nurses
auieted them. The shades wer. drawn
,o shut out the glare, while porters and
orderlieS %sprinkled the roof AMI sides Of
the hospital to quench sparks.
The loss Ia the Federal company In
estimated at $500
The sun., 1916-12-24
NEW BANK FOR ORANGE.
Quarters OF Wrecked Mutual Trust
Co. win lie UtiIis-d.

Orange is to have 4 new bank ~ tn"
quarters OF the Mutual Trust Company.
whlch was closed by the New Jersey
Ranking and Insurance Department ON
July "a. II was announced yesterday
that Gordon l.. Phillips. who was CHAIR
man of the depositors committee IN the
Mutual Trust liquidation proceedings :
George T.. Spottiswoode. Peter j, I-i;-
urr. John u. i,yeritt, president OF the
orange National liank John X, Gore,
Irving X, Taylor, j. \. Lindsay. Henry
t.. Holmes. Fred l.. Williams Of orange
and Charles NJ. Decker Of Madison have
raised the capital TO start the new bank
iuI concern, which will be called the
crang" Valley Bank II will open for
business January 10.
The stat. banking and Insurance De-
partm-ut viii he ready on January IL
10 pay dividends I" the dcpositorS in III"
Mutual. Tho dividend. II Is ruinored,
win amount To- ~ lor cent
The sun., 1916-12-24
T0RRE0N CAPTURE IN DOUBT
lara nsistas Believe villa IL Vow
Marching On chihuahua.

Ell PAso. Tex. Dec. 23-Pcrslstent
rumors that Torreon had been captured
by villa were in circulation here to-day,
hut Carranza officials here and in
Juarez insisted that nothing had been
received from the Coahuila metropolis.
one report was that Villas forces ar.
marching on Chihuahua city n that
the lighting had started south of that
city.
None Of these reports could be verified
from Carranza sources here or in
Juarez. As the reports originated from
sources known to be strongly pro-Vnla.
Government agents and military Off
GERS here refused to accept them until
something more definite could be OBJ
tanned,
A message from Gen. Francisco Muir
gu!a, military commander at Chihuahua
city, denying hat Torreon has been
captured by Villas forces was received
to-day by Eduardo Soriano Bravo. Car
rama Consul here. Gen. Murguia also
denied that Jose Ynez Salazar had at
tackled Chihuahua city from the south.
The sun., 1916-12-24
r. r. AND WHITMAN
TO SPEAK TOGETHER
Burial of Political Hatchet En-
pected at Scientists Meet
ing Next Friday.

ALBANY. n. v. Dec. 23.-Another po-
litical Ratchet will 60 under ~ground-so
Tar as the public eye can see-when
Gov. Whitman introduces Col. Roose-
welt at the convocation OF scientists In
.Chancellors Hall In the New York state
Museum next Friday.
Time was when neither the Colonel
nor Whitman could hear the name OF
the other without a rush OF blood to the
head n a flow Of hot language to the
lips. That was In 1914. when they had
their famous controversy over a letter.
II resulted In the nomination Of Harvey
II. Human TO defeat whitman at the
Gubernatorial primaries that year. No
record exists of pax vobiscums" being
exchanged since.
When the programme for the scien-
lists meeting VAS drawn up II was ar.
ranged mt first that the Governor and
the Colonel would o nave to come into
contact with each other. The Governor
was to speak in the afternoon and tho
Colonel at the night Getting after be-
Ing introduced by Dr. John II. Finley,
state Commissioner Of Education. Some
body has changed the programme SO
that as II stands nov the Colonel will
deliver his talk on Productive Scicn.
tiiic Scholarship" after "a eulogium from
Gov. Whitman.
The sun., 1916-12-24
PENNA. BREWERS TO BE TRIED
Federal Court Hollis u. y. COrrapt
Practices Act IL Valid.

pIrrsprRG. Dec. c3.-Judge W. II. :.
Thompson in h Federal District court
lat" to-day handed dow an opinion
holding valid the Federal corrupt prar-
ticcs act. under which Indictments were
found against seyeuty-two brewery cur-
porations Of Pennsylvania and the
United States Brewers Association Of
New YORK.
Easing his decision on tho proposition
that the United States Government has
equal concern with the different States
IN preserving the freedom of the voters
and the purity Of the ballot. Judg"
Thompson directed the indicted orpora-
tions to stand trial on lol Indictments
for alleged corrupt use Of brewery funds
in the 1914 election Of a United States
senator and members OF Congress in
Pennsylvania.
The decision resulted from a motion OF
the defendants to dismiss tine indict-
ments on the ground that the Federal
corrupt practices act was u|nconstitu.
tionai.
The sun., 1916-12-24
HOLIDAY POLITICS IN QUEENS.
Citisns Prepare 10 Fleet sheriff
On January 2.

Queens county Is to devote it's Christ
mas holidays to Its favorite pastime Of
politics as n result of the call issued by
Gov. whitman for n special election
January . to MI the place OF Sheriff.
Sherin Pau sitter Mas slain by a lunatic
inventor he tried to arrest October 20.
The democrats have not selected a
candidate for the position, which pays
10000 a year. but Samuel j. Mitchell,
Under Sheriff. Is being doomed as the
logical man. DIR, Arthur j.. Heating wac
out of tow yesterday. 80 his choice
could not be confirmed.
Among the asplrants in the Republi-
ran camp are Henry Don't. former Sher-
I'M Theron II. Burden. Charles A. Nc
cardle and william II. Wade.
A doubt exists as to whether indie
pendents under the present election law
can enter the field.
The sun., 1916-12-24
STRIKERS WIN ANOTHER FIRM.
Two Thousand Clothing Workers
Back In Places Tuesday.

Another large manufacture. member
OF the American Clothing Manufacturers
Association. has given in to the demands
of the striking clothing workers. II was
announced yesterday at strik. head
quarters. in order Ia avoid the loss ~
business "a continuation OF the l,a,tl.
would entail during the new season.
This firm. which is the iifth OF the assoc
citation to c~apitulate, is Friedman Bros.
OF 6.S Broadway and employs 1000
workers. These will ne back at work
Tuesday.
The pressure on tho other members
OF the association IL 50 great tina, We
expect most Of them to seek peace
about the middle OF next week. de-
cared Sidney Itil'nan, president OF the
Amalgamated Clothing WORKERS.. This
strike will have practically dwindled
into insieniicance next week and the
victory will he ours"
The sun., 1916-12-24
>OnRa and Gifts.

The." w.r. more numbers on the pro-
craWm-. icc!uiing Jingle BELLS" 10y the
of the exchange. Il cornet solo by
=. Finkelstcir. Til" christmas Tree" ly
William I. B-yuon and chorus, and the.
recitation az that Did poem. without
which no Christmas entertainment would
be a regular
Twas tn. nigh. before Christina.
Md an through tn" HOUSE,
Not = Cr-atur" was stirring.
Not even 4 mouse.
Tie t." itatio', vas Interrupted. for
old Santa Claus h.mscl: came ,umhl.ng
out ~ the chimney corner and took
charg'. Of .he party, ~ course IL. hid
a g!f: f." c~v"ryh'-ly arranged N tic
telephone booths that We're Numbered 20
correspond with the tickets held 10y thu
guests. Every p"rSou present wds given
u h.g box OF candy. | or the little folks
'h"r, were toys ~ all kinds. books
~Sht-s. candy ari other line presents
Then santa claus. Ike the Pied Pipe,
led III" army e boys AND girls To- an
other section OF IN" floor. whe'" every
one. from the 'all'St L. IA. smallest, VIA
given absolutely all the PINK Ice c'cau
u, at IN. could odd
The sun., 1916-12-24
SADDLE FOR COL. HAYWARD.
Associates In Public service ROs rd
EuutU Testimonial Commander.

Members Of the Public Service Conn
mission yesterday presented TO their
colleague tol. William Hayward u
Christmas present In the shape Of a
regulation army saddle with an Ell.
grav.d silver nalncplate, Chairman
Straus. who mad' the presentation
sreech, told Commissioner Hayward that
In" gift was in recognition OF Mr.. Hay
wards services In recruiting and be-
coming commander OF the Fifteenth
Regiment for volunteer service II re-
quired.
Although the regiment. which Is com-
posed OF i"krors, Vas not called upun
for duty on the Mexican border IL is
ready to he called Into action within
short notice.
The sun., 1916-12-24

several days before tickets had been
distributed by the members to employees.
one for each member of the family. from
tn" smallest baby uI. They wcr. III
s%irtict.,l to call at the Broad street en-
trance at a:+a o'clock. TLey I.,ded M
second bidding. :or ~ o'clock found
IN. doc way fairly cluggcd with boys.
girls. mHinnas and pii.,s. Struggling To-
make their way inside. Dle-half Of the
floor clerks had been divided up into n
corps OF ushers. aud they surrounded the
crowd and shooel ~.verybudy insid. and
into ON" Of IN. chairs that had been
placed in long orderly rows over the en-
II" iiu"r "f the exchange.
When all had been seated ';oorg" l..
Humphrey. who had his seventh Reg
ment Rand concealed IN a balcony facing
the audience. stepped To- the front. tapped
his music rack with his batoa and u
INTO q qu'ckstep that set tho feet ~
boys ana girls tapping the nuor Tncn
'her" WAS n fanfare Of trumpcts. and .ou
boys and young men employed in In.
exchange troope'l on to the balcony and
sang 80 Come, Nj We Faithful"
The sun., 1916-12-24
BIDS GOOD.BY.
Foarte~n C"rt"i" can. :" Ia"
Might of Engagement,

Flowers. tears ana prolonged az :
all had u part ~ MU". R"ruhard'' = -
New York appearance" at %" '' J
last night. When snr had Hu.~ -
IN" last time IN this city =" ' 3
d.athhed sen" from "Gunl''' It
"f applaus. swept uN"y tH. ou-" !
demanded ana received fourteen yIrt' y
calls.
Nine, R"rnhardt lcav.- today 'N' we
mlngton. Del. where shr wtll appel '''
morrow, Followlng % tour of th' '"l''
try. she IS plannIug to return t" lr.' ,
some time I'm MAY.
The sun., 1916-12-24
SERVICE FOR JACOB RIIS.
songs on New Years Eve In Menu
DRY Of '.Fore most citizen"

The memory Of Jacob A. Riis IL to he
honored at n big New Years eve public
song service to he held at the north end
OF Madison Square under the auspices
Of the Citizens New Years Eve Cele-
bration. Music will be furnished by u
great chorus under the direction of DIR.
Archer Leslie Hood. by the thirty-tivc
piece band OF the United States army
training school OF Governors Island and
the Policeman's Quartet,
The celebration will begin ut II 80
and will close Mt midnight with the
singing Of America following u mo-
ment of silence In honor of Mr.. ltiis.
The sun., 1916-12-24
ENDS 8 YEAR CONTEMPT TERM.
Even Then Elderly Man Had Re-
fused 20 Obey Courts Edict.

pITTsBrIG. Dec, 2~3,-Christian I.ibe-
rum, an aged resident Of McIieesport,
Pa. was released from Jail here to-day
after serving almost three years for con-
tempt Of court.
Liberum's house stood on ground which
the county authorities decided should
have been occupied by a road lie re-
fused to move It on the ground that to
do NJ would "~violate his conscience"
Recently II wac decided to have the
county move the house, The work was
commenced To-day ana Llberum wa re-
leased q few MINUTES inter,
The sun., 1916-12-24

OF that man when II was found that
through n mistake in their preliminary
census the package OF toys was short
one doll melted the audience of hardened
reporters to tears. Surreptitiously he
would Introduce n dollar bill INTO the
left out little girls hand and tell her to
buy herself n doll. sure. sir. that will
buy her a pair OF shoes the mother
woul say. whereupon out he would whip
another dollar. and no one could tell
where II would end II star Marie hadn't
remarked that there were shoes for the
whole family In the box. II would John
Smith please remember. my dear man,
that little Marie was running this show,
which John Smith did. and r%etreated,
crushed but beaming. down the dark
tenement stairs.
Act 2 was staged on First avenue in
thrss cold rooms. with "A father out OF
work. n discouraged mother and seven
children as support to Marie. Father
was discovered trying to mend "a broken
dolls bedstead he had found as a pres
ent for the children. n mother dis
played three little dresses she had sat
up nights making for them. for Christ
mas. out OF some cloth a kindly fellow
tenant had given her. Three Of the chill
hrci were In bed to keep warm. but
swarmed out. I'm abbreviated shirties.
when Little Brother blew the horn Miss
D-essler gave him. Father. II devel-
oped. was n painter who couldn't paint
because It gave him collie. Miss pressler
administered three chickens. the big box
Of groceries she gave each family, and
pairs of shoes all round. Hut scarcely
had the visitors got down to the waiting
autos when two Of the Riddles came
~tufnbling after. In ragged stocking feet,
and sobbinK despairing,y over the new
shoes. which they carried.
The sun., 1916-12-24
Great Paroles for the Poor.

Mn Christmas parties vii, he gwen
this year by ~. New York Association
for Improving tho Condition ~ the
Poor. The donations bega'. Friday.
Yesterday 'aor, nag .l-ver tons 4 din
icrs were distributed. Irring the ~.
,ernoon the cd Mems Toy shop work.
ems w"r, presented with winter clothing
and gwen "a luncheon.
Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt. ST.. will
provide presents and an entertainment:
for lightly families In -. associations
home hospital f"i tuberculosis at -,
East S-v"nty-eighth street. The asso-
citation hopes To- S!v. dinners 10 $40 d.s-
,tOts fam'li.v ir their homes
ls"vivine IA. SAXON Christmas waits ~
m" mtld.. ages. band 60" cll.dren
matched through the MARROW .tieets -.
Gf'"uwirl Nlllsg. last niclt. sin-jnp
yu.e,lh" ballads Lighted candles IN
windows designated ~" houses IN front
@: which they were TO stop. Trey began
their march at . 80 o'clock in III. even
ne aud returned - the Greenwich House
Nius.r Sc.3onl nr Harrow street. Vh"r.
foot and music We're on the proxramm.
The community christmas w,,.l; '".r.
brttiou arranged for by rroi,'" az iiar.
lem. headed 10y !. Gardner smith nt,
the Harlem BOARD Of comIn"rcc. begin,
at . o'c'",k tN-nlght In Mount Norr's
I,rE. linrpugh l'r-sld-u; Marcus VI
MARKS will press the button that iurus
on III" lights of the iarg,. christmas tree
Community singing viii follow th'
-niiudiu" Of chimes. \ FEATURE VII Il.
III" pageant ~ nativity, ',pTcr.u;ing Ia,
~h,rn-ris. III" wis" m-". Joseph and
Mary.
\ PROCESSION a.. children WI. into,
Trinity Church win the choi! aud cl.re,
- ." "''lor> this afternoon, Ste.
IN" Srrvir" they win proc ed with ban.
'l'rs and tw" irunp"i"rs rouh, III.
,l'.'"h =" visit tho mango
The sun., 1916-12-24
DOUBLES AS
ANGEL AND SANTA
Miss Dressler in New Role Has
Whole East Side for
Audience.
YOUNGSTERS APPLAUD
Actress Carries Christmas
Cheer Into Homes Of
Trouble.

The Christnsas Angel; or. Marie
Dressier Succors the Starving.
All day performance yesterday ~ Miss
Dressier's latest play. in Father knick-
,erbocker's popular pen air theatre.
bounded by Lexington avenue and the
Fast River. 1Io,h street and the Bat
terry. The cast:
Mrs. Assistant santa Claus.
Marie Dressler
Mr.. Assistant Santa Claus John Smith
Several hundred hungry. III dressed
men. women and chiidren: three chauf-
feurs. seporters. &C.
The sun., 1916-12-24
new YORK one Big
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Thousands Of Dinners. Gifts
and Festivities Tonight
and Tomorrow.
LIGHTED TREES IN PARK
Hotel Aston Gives 81. 900. 600
Insurance to Employees
Church Services.

The Who'll" city III united III one vast
Christmas party. Like a vast wave the
spirit of Christmas has come wei the
metro j"l!s from the Battery to the
Bronx. from staten Island To- Far Rock
away.
New York. enriched by bonuses. Is to
SiN expression to the warmth q. It's
generosity. Hundreds of festivities are
I" be bcld during Christmas we.k. and
thousands upon thousands - dinners
ard gifts are being given to the noor.
Til. Tree III Light" - feet hixh and
ia'iiat.rs with 5000 electric !isn.s. will
lipht NJ Madison square Park at 5:45
"'c."ci thu afternoon. Its illumination
VII hc the cue for the call Of four
tiUmrct,!s. whu viii ,e answered in
song by o~-!;nn.n,on. the Mola w,i IN
dian. \ choru. uf men led by Arthur
Flrw'll will march down the steps q.
Ir. Pa"i'hurs:'s church 1T . o'clock in
tn" evening.
Ca honuay evening there will be n
h,nd crnc"'i. AMI Tu-sla. evening tho
cl'oiuS ~ one Thousand v Ices will siny.
NJ O'Clock tbs chorus viii march from
The tr'" {" Madison Sluar' Garden.
where III" Messiah will u. srng.
T"mpkins square Park. at To, Il,
street 1nd Avenu" y. will have It's first
tree this year. Til. lights Of the tree are
III this evening. I'll" colored folks from
Lincoln lInusc are again 10 have their
community tree ON wheels.
Mime. Fad"rrwSka's hagltr a. the No.
til GOTHAM To-day ana Wednesday will
b-r"tt III" children "f po'aid.
The Waldorf-.AsHoria will dine the
i.G"o employees on IT, payroll. The
i"te' McAlpin. tho 'lar!dg- and others
VIII H." the same. William &. Muschen-
ileim CAV" out life insurance policies IN
value amounting to Si.o"n.0o" to ths
employees ~ the Astor. T'c hiy dining
room a 4 other room were used East
uight Cor Christmas Festivities. Two
hundred West Point cad-;s were among
the guests.
The sun., 1916-12-24
Woods at Festivitics.

NJ the Alexander avenue station Com
missioner and Mrs. Woods and Deputy
Commissioner Lord participated in the
festivities. Inspector Walsh introduced
tn" COMMISSIONS to IN" hundreds of
children present az the real Santa Claus,
hut ia" Commissioner gracefully refused
the compliment. mo. the real Santa
Claus is the policeman you meet in the
street he aid. He's the fellow who Is
your real friend, and don't you forget
him"
Did you hear thatf' n fine upstand-
ing young rookie whispered. This
Christmas spirit Just naturally gets into
u fellows blood, don't II" You're hep,
aren't you-the Commissioners the real
guy. o know. II he figured this thing
all out himself"
The sun., 1916-12-24

Yes. when l found I'd made SEA for
home charities out of my concession for
movies at the Russian bazaar I said TO
myself. said I. Marie. here's where you
make some home folks happy AIDING
war victims IL all yer! wrli. but RS Tia.
Riddles right here without any christ
mas tina. make me want to register grief
Never had n Christmas myself when
l was u child. y see. Went on the stage
at IL. and before that I was always
worrying about my mother because she
didn't have what she ought 20 have
Yes. little Marie didn't hav. "A gay child
hood. and now she's going 10 get som
fun out os being Mrs. Santa TO other
kids.
Mrs. Flora II. McGraw bntted in with
$3.50 To- add to the Christmas fund. and
then John Smith dropped from tn.
clouds
Here John smith tired to speak FOR
himself.
Been trying 10 do some good for
years-got all tangled NJ In red tape
when ! tried TO help-heard about Miss
bressler's plans for Christmas and said
Ia myself. Here's "a person with red
blood In her veins and no red tape---'
The sun., 1916-12-24
Her Pal Aids Her.

Darling interrupted the star with
an aff.ctionate pat that sent John Smith
crashing among the dolls. marie j.
doing this monologue. I'll iesr-c. your
wish To remain incOg. Much as | low"
ia. press Il II not tear your nam.
from mo. Santa clau.. alias john
Smith, you shall be. III simply relate
how o nave tied bundles. Investigated
the cases Of tn. destitute brought 10 my
notice, answered tho pathetic little let
ters children wrote 1" me when they
read IN the papers That | was going 10
play Santa Claus with the money |
made NJ the Russian bazaar. and slis-
tanned me through the three weeks OF
unceas!ng labor"
The monologie ended. Mrs. Assistant
santa Claus iio!sted n ten pound box
of candy to her shoulder. took a bunch
of Twelve chickens in the other hnnd
and plunged down the nine flights ~
stairs To the automobiles. with John
smith and the reporters gasping after
hey and the negro elevator hoy crying
aloud from his car ~ each floor:
"Ah. git on the car. missy. and III
take you down"
Simply remarking you're too slow
for me-" Marie precipitated her bundles
Into car No. /. poured ginger by her
w. peculiar methods into the three
chauffeu-s until they go, In. rest OF the
gifts down from her apartment. AID the
real play began with Act l.. staged IN a
dark East Side tenement, where nfty-
seven heads belonging to the tenants of
the first. second. third. fourth. fifth and
sixth floor fronts projected from the
windows to watch the arrival of the
two automobiles N the huge motor
truck furnished by the World Film
Company which conveyed rhe Santa
q lNlA nnnt frDNtN nat a.. not ID h- 49,
The sun., 1916-12-24
Managers Less Jubilsnt.

The managers refused to believe that
the eigh, hour principle had been fully
vindicatod by the swltchmen's arbi-
traitors, They pointed out that 1t is ap-
pllcab,o 20 only "A small percentage OF
railroad workers.
In giving only nine hours pay for
ten hours work. one railroad man
pointed out that many of the men will
suffer financially.
"The highest hourly pay now earned
by these men Is 40 cents" he said. "In
ten hours they earn 81. The award raises
the hourly rate by 8 cents. For eight
hours the sw!tchmen will get $3.50 in
stead OF 81"
With the solace derived by each side
from yesterdays award II was prophe-
sled by "A student OF railroad affairs
who VIII not In a participant In mex,
week's discussion that the discussion
VIII widen Lbs Hxp. -i'.