New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1915, Page 13

" YANKS AND GIANTS ¥, NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1015. I But dancing with a skate on was nét discovered in Boston, thought the practice has probably been enlarged ! there. Jim O'Rourke seems to have been soundly trounced at the political baseball game. The national associa- tion at 'Frisco “gave” him 30 days to put the Eastern association on its feet when it knew the thing could not be done in 30 years. Besides, Jim was shoved off the national board WANT NEW PLAYERS Lee Magee, Ronsch and Rariden Are Sought By American League New York, Dec. 24.—Both of New York’s major league basgball clubs— the Glants and the Yankees—expect to benefit by the amicable settlement of the baseball war with the Federal league, Both clubs are anxious to get fhe best players possible from the in- dopendent afrcuit and it is certain that the playing strength of both clubs will be materially increased. Captain T. L. Huston, who is re- turning home from Cincinnati, has been in communication with Mana- | gor Bill Donovan of the Yankees and will meet him here this morning. Captain Huston has options on sever- al Federal league players, but before nurchasing any of them he will con- fer with his manager. After the conferende today Mana- #er Donovan will return to Philadel- vhia, and it Is expected that soon aft- er the holidays he will have another conference with Frank Baker, the home run hitter of the Athletics. Since the signing of peace President Comiskey has consented to give the Tankees a free hand in endeavoring 1o procure Baker’s services and it is thought that the Yankees will come to terms with Mack over the transfer of Baker within a short time. Players That Yanks Want. It is known that three of the play- crs Captain Huston has under consid- eration to strengthen the Yankees for next season are Lee Magee, last year with the Brookfeds; Rousch ,the out- flelder of the Newarks, and Rariden, the catcher, who was formerly with the Boston Braves. Captain Huston nlso has options on one or two of the Federal league pitchers, but the offi- clals of the club would not say who they were, becduse the competition for players is so keen that all the club owners are trying to keep their plan eccret. George Stallings, manager of the Tloston Braves, says Rousch was the best outfielder in the Federal league last season, and he has put in a strong hd for him. If the Yankees can get Reriden, the catching staff will be ?eatly strengthened, - because the ankees were weak in this department of the game last sason. 'The. amalgamation of the Federal league will also benefit the Giants, as Manager McGraw has deferred his| trip to Cuba until he canobtain some of the Federal players. . Two of the Federal league’s most promising players jumped from the ,Glants and it is expected that they will be back in the field next season. ‘One is Jim Bluejacket, whom the Giants bought from Bloomington, IIL, Just before he jumped to the Feds. This Indian showed great promise with Brooklyn, and developed rapid- iy under the management of Magee and Ganzel. Giants May Get Claude Cooper y Claude Cooper is the other plaver who jumped from the Giants to the Feds, and in the past two years he has not only developed into a gooa hitter, but is said to be the fastest man in base running in the Federal league. As McGraw is in need of new pitchers it is believed that he will get one or two from the independent league feams. One pitcher the Giants have in .mind is Harry Moran, the south- paw of the Newark Feds, who showed great promise last season. Secretary John B. Foster of the Giants stated yvesterday that little at- tention should be given to the reports from the west that the Giants would be sold. “The club has not been sold Ye$,” said Mr. Foster, “and I can prob- ably tell you the same thing next year or several vears hence. Mr. Sinclair has talked over the matter with Mr. Hempstead, but within the past year five or six men have talked about it with him. The conversation, how- ever, in each instance stopped when Mr. Hempstead named his price. The Giants were not sold today, but they may be tomorrow; no one can tell. I dowbt it very much, however.” The proposed hearing before the board of estimate yesterday on the closing of 143d and 144th streets, east pf Lenox avenue, at the request of the [Federal league for their new baseball park, was not held. Borough Presi- flent Marks withdrew the matter from he consideration of the board, al- jough it may be taken up again. With the signing of peace the Federal eague project of building the new rk will be abandoned. The options the property are held by Harry F. Sinclair, the owner of the Newark felub of the Federal league, Hank Ramsey. Ed Barrow, president of the Inter- national league, insisted all along that he knew nothing about peace ar- rangements. Barrow saw Ban Johnson in Cleveland last week, but he al- lowed many to think he wanted the Cleveland club. The fact is Barrow is one of the wisest men in baseball and fers to keep his tongue silent and so appear green. Manager Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers says if his club could secure a good experienced shortstop, there would be nothing to it but the Su- perbas next season. The Boston Braves are down their roster, having Catcher Frank Brugey, the former Lawrence player, to the Binghamton club of the New York State leaguc and Fletcher Lowe, the former Dart- cutting under an -option agreement. The greatest “iron man” record complied in baseball in years was made by a minor leaguerer during the 1915 season. This record goes to John- ny’ (Mutt) Williams of the Minnea- polis American association club, who pitched 441 innings, including thirty- two full games and parts of thirty- two others. He was on the mound in sixty-four games twenty-nine victories and sixteen de- feats, allowing only 2.63 runs per game. Any pitcher who can do this is 2 wonder, and the Detroit Tigers, who landed him, have a most prom- ising youngster. The Wichita Western league club has closed a deal with the Chicago White Sox to play exhibition games in ‘Wichita, April 4 and 5. Reports from the West state that Davey Bancroft, the brilliant short- stop ¥ the Phillies, returned to his home in Sioux City suffering from a nervous breakdown, and has not fully regained his health. A hunting trip into the North woods enabled him to pick up some of his weight he lost in the closing stages of the 1914 race. The New York Yankees to date have signed twenty-two pitchers for next season.’ Sixteen of them stand over 6 feet in their stocking feet. The tallest of the lot is “Slim” Love, ‘a southpaw, who.was drafted from the Los Angeles club of the Pacific coast league. Love stands 6 feet 7 1-Z in- ches, and is even taller than Carl ‘Wellman, the portside flinger of the St. Louis Browns. The smallest pitch- er is Ensign Gottrell, the southpaw, who started with the Yankees last season, but was later loaned to the Richmond club. The White Sox have booked dates for exhibition games with the Molinc club of the Three-I league on their way home from their training camp at Mineral Wells. Scout Jos Kelly of the New York Yankees, was the busy man .in base- ball last season. The pitchers he sign- ed for next season come from all parts of the country and even from across the Canadian border. He cer- tainly earned- his salary and if Man- ager Bill Donovan picks out a couple of wonders from his flock of hurler: it will be a high praise for Kelly. Buddy Ryan, former Cleveland outfielder, who was once a sensation on the Pacific Coast, is a proprietor of a cocktail chateau in Salt Lake City and says he will not play ball next year. Connie Macy manager of the Phil- adelphia Athletics says that Frank Baker, third baseman of his team, Wwill be sold to the highest bidder at the American league meeting this week. A son has been born to Stanley Coveleskie, star pitcher of the Port- land Beavers who will receive a trial with the Cleveland Indians next sea- son. He is a brother of the Détroit Tiger southpaw. Carl Zamlock, ex-Detroit pitcher ex- Coaster and ex-Western leaguer, has received an. offer from the Los An- geles Coast league club to sign a con- tract to pitch for Jimmg Callahan’s clud next season. When the Western league opened last season, Zamlock was with Denver, his old club. He threw his arm out early in the spring, so he couldn’t heave a ball twenty feet and was forced to quit, but now he says everything is O. K., and is ready to go into the box and pitch as good as ever. SPORTING GOSSIP. Baseball makes strange bed-fellows. The city of Worcester pays $2,000 p year for its municipal golf links, nd gets $3,000,000 worth of fun our pt the game. Ham Patterson, manager of the' Vermont Pacific Coast league club, and Rowdy Elliott of Oakland are both said to be angling for the ser- vices of Elliott Dent, the former New Haven pitcher, who is sald to have signed with the Chattanooga club of the Southern league. Both say they can use him. The Syracuse university football cleared $500 on its trip to the oast. Receipts were $5,500, the bal- nce going for high-grade traveling fXpenses. Ever Hammer is the name of a icago citizen who aspires to be ight champion. If his style v Is anything like his name e should succeed. George Hildebrand, the American league umpire having, exhausted the pleasures of life in San Francisco, is making his annual getaway to his ranch at Arroyo Grande, where he will knuckle down to hard work for the next two months. His new car, purchased recently has been stored away, as he has a machine at the ranch that will do for the ordinary purposes. One of the least important things pne by the National league was arding the pennant to the Phillies. bbody noticed the pennant, not ‘en the Phillies. SMUGGLED CHINESE. St. Louls, Dec. 24.—Four young Chinese who were found in a sealed If the Intercollegiate swimming ue rcally wants to increase the ed of water polo games the thing In only be done by insisting on boil- water. This would help to make ¢ game cleaner, too. last night, local immigration officers 2 believe were smuggled into this coun- try from Windsor, Ont. When ques- tioned, the Chinese told conflicting stories. Boston is going dippy over skat- . Some of the slippery ones even iz away at dancing on skates. i | and now he is as much in baseball as | for the simple reason that he pre- | relaased | mouth star, to the Montreal Royals | and finished with | freight car in the Wabash yards here | TWO GLUBS EXEMPT ~ FROM LIMIT RULE Cubs and Browns Are Given One Year to Dispose of Players Cincinnati, O., Dec. 24.—The Chi- cago Nationals ‘and the St. Louis Americans are exempt until the yeaxr 1917 from that provision under which organized baseball is now working, limiting the number of players of each team on the 20th of May of each vear. | This is part of the baseball peacs | agreement that was signed here last ! night, according to August Herrmann, | chairman of the National Commission. Mr. Herrman made %his announce- ment when told that Harry Sinclair, one of the Federal League peace con- | ferees, had stated that there would | be no player limit in baseball next vear. In the National League the numi- | ber of players limited to a team is i 21, while in the American League the limit is fixed at 265. “Owing to thg combination and amalgamation of two clubs in (b Federal League to a club in the Na- tional and one in the American| League, We considered it unjust to ask these clubs to dispose of what wouid naturally be considered a large num- ber of players,” sald Mr. Herrmann “I cannot say accurately, but I es- timate that with the Chicago Cubs absorbing the Chicago Federals ond the St. Louis Browns taking in the St. Louis Federals, each of these clubs will have close to 50 players at the present time. “It would be unjust to ask them to dispose of such a large number as would be necessary in order to cut down to the limit under which or- ganized baseball is now working. Therefore we gave them until 1917 to dispose of the surplus players.” When asked if any or all clubs in the major league would be exempt from the limit, or the rule would be abrogated until 1917, Mr. Herrmann said: “Absolutely no. The other 14 teams of the major leagues will go along in the same manner and observe the limit. Insofar as I know there is no movement on foot to do away with the limit rule. In the opinion of all base- ball men it is an excellent rule, byt circumstances made it necessary to give the new prospective owners of the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Browns a fair chance to dispose of their surplus players.” CROSS HAS HARD BOUT. Packey Hommey Gains Draw by Strong Finish in Tenth. By a wonderful finish in the tenth round Packey Hommey earned a draw with Leach Cross at the Harlem Sport- ing club last night. Up to that time the east side dentist had outpointed his opponent, but it was all set at naught by the finish which Hommey put forth. He jolted Cross with rights &nd lefts, and had him hanging on at every opportunity, and when Cross was free he staggered under punish- ment. When the bout started Cross ap- peared to have things all his own way. Hommey was not so finished in de- fense as his opponent and left him- self wide open to attack. His guard was ineffective to turn aside the blows which Cross whipped in, but what Hommey lacked in sclence he made up for in stamina. The blows of Cross pattered about him with no more effectiveness than rain-drops. Time and again Cross’ left glove crashed flush on Hommey's jaw, but the latter just grinned and waded in for more. Sometimes he landed fair on Cross, and then the dentist showed that there was terrific force behind the punch. There was no hiding the fact .that the blows hurt. And it was far from satisfactory for Cross to see his own blows fail of effectiveness. Still Cross had the advantage until the tenth round. As the bell sounded for the flnal three minutes Hommey jumped from his corner to force the fighting, He broke through Cross’ guard with repeated blowg to the jaw that staggeréd the dentist and had him hanging on. But even at the in- fighting Hommey was effective, and there was no safe place for Cross in- side the ropes, OPPOSE TREASURY POWER Considerable Dissatisfaction in Eng- land Over American Security Plan. London, Dec. 24, 3:45 a. m.—At a meeting of representatives of influ- ential trust companies held in the city c¢f London yesterday to discuss the plan of Reginald McKenna, Chancel- lor of the Exchequer, for the mobili- zation of American securities, consid- erable dissatisfaction was expressed with the power given the treasury to | sell loaned securities with the addition ! of two and one-half per cent, to the price of the selling rate. Those attending the meeting con- sidered that these terms would not sufficiently protect their shareholders in the event of a forced sale by the | Eovernment, and want the government to undertake to pay the minimum | price ruling on the day a security is borrowed. FARM IIOUSE BURNED. Landmark at Barkhamsted Was Built 135 Years Ago. Winsted, Dec. 24.—~Word was re- ceived here today of the burning at Barkhamsted yesterday of a large farm house owned and occupied by Aaron Messenger. The fire started from a defective chimney. The loss is about about $2,000, The farm house was one town, being 135 years old, of the A quiet home wedding took place Wednesday evening in Ithaca, New York, when Miss Frieda Atwater, daughter of Mrs. F. B. Atwater of that city, and Brayton Porter of New Britain were married. | Mrs. Herbert N. Putnam of Cleve- land, Ohio, and Miss Irene Porter, sister of the bridegroom, attended the bride. Paul 8. Titchener of Bing- hamton, N, Y., was best man. ! ‘When Mr. and Mrs. Porter return | from their wedding trip they will live on Lake court, New Britain. i D) The party for the children of the ! Children’s Home will take place next Tuesday in the South church chapel. A pleasing program has been ar- ranged, consisting of recitations by the children, music by Louis Chap- man and by Miss Anderson, violinist, and greetings by the pastor. After the program supper will be served and the gifts distributed e Tuesday evening a very pretty home ! wedding took place at ‘“Cherryfield,” | the home of Mrs. B. K. Field of Ber- | lin, when Miss Juanita Emily Field ' and Walter Archer Wells of Williams- town, Mass.,, were married. Rev. | Samuel A. Fiske, pastor of the Sec- ond Congregational church of Ber- lin, performed the ceremony, using the double ring service. Newton Hawley of Minneapolis, Minnesota, uncle of the bride, gave her in mar- ; Only the relatives and close | friends of the couple were present at | riage. the wedding ceremony, which took place in the attractive living-room of the Field home, but a reception im- | mediately followed to which one hun- dred and fifty guests were bidden. The home was|artistically - decorated with yellow Ward roses, southern smilax and snap dragons. The bride was attended by her sis- ter, Mrs. Arthur A. Hadden of Ber- lin, as matron of honor, and by Miss Fannie Vose Hazen of Hanover, N. H,, as maid of honor, and by little Miss Janet Gray Schauffler of Brooklyn, N. Y., as flower girl. Karl Stephen Wells of Morristown, N. J., a brother of the groom, was best man, while Arthur A. Hadden, brother-in-law of the bride, and Douglas Copeland Hawley, cousin of the bride, were ushers. The bride wore a gown of white satin, trimmed with silver thread lace: her veil was made with a cap of silver thread lace and orange blossoms. She carried a beautiful shower bouquet of Hlies of the valley and forget-me-nots. Mrs. Hadden wore her wedding gown and carried Ward roses and forget- me-nots. Miss Schauffler’s gown was of pink tulle and Mrs. Field’s of black chiffon velvet and black jet. Mrs. F. K. Field of Minneapolis, an aunt of the bride, wore a gown of wistaria crepe meteor trimmed with Spanish lace; Miss Marcia Beebe, one of the bride’'s classmates, a gown of white Georgette crepe; Miss Ida Andrus, another classmate, a gown of pink satin with overdress of silver lace, and Mrs. George Wood of Cleveland, Ohio, a gown of pinK satin trimmed with silver and tulle. The groom’s gift to the bride was a pearl necklace and the bride's gift to the maid of honor was a bracelet and to the flower girl a pearl enameled pin. Mrs. Wells is the daughter of Mrs. | B. K. Field. She graduated from the Horace Mann High school, New York city, and from Smith college in 1910. After graduating from Smith she studied in the School of Expression, Boston, receiving the degree of G. C. Then she attended the Sargent School of Dramatics in New York. For the past two years she has been super- visor of the Hathaway Brown school in Cleveland, O. Mr. Wells is the son of Jefferson T. Wells of Williams- town. He is a graduate of the Wil- llamstown High school and for the past twelve years he has been con- nected with the Landers, Frary and ; Clark company of New. Britain, be- ing associated with the St. Louis of- fice of that firm. The bride has a great number of friends who have entertained for her in various ways. On Friday of last week she was given a luncheon and | handkerchief shower at the home of | Miss Flora Humphrey on West Main ' street, New Britain. The hostesses | were Mrs Harry Bates, Mrs. William Rowland and Miss Katherine Wilbor. Other guests were Miss Fanny Vose Hazen, Mrs. A. A. Hadden, Mrs. Stan- ley Goss and Miss Lucille Bradley of Hartford. A luncheon shower was tendered to Miss Field at the Bond hotel in Hartford Saturday. Those present were Misses Fanny Hazen, Marcia Beebe, Ida Andruss, Mrs. George Wood and Messrs. Walter | Wells and Arthur Hadden. Sunday night a chafing dish supper ‘was served at the home of Colonel and Mrs. Charles M. Jarvis and Monday Mrs. A. A. Hadden gave a buffet luncheon in the bride’s honor. The wedding supper was given Monday evening at the Berlin Tea Shop, and Miss Elizabeth Wilcox entertained the wedding party at breakfast Tuesday morning. A number of out of town guests were present at the wedding recep- tion, among them were Jefferson | Wells, father of the groom; Miss Field and the Misses Fitch of New Haven, cousins of the late B. K. Field, the bride’s father. Mr. and Mrs. Wells have gone to Bermuda on their wedding trip. | When they return they will make | . Gordon Robinson and Theodore [to enjoy it. ‘one a stocking filled i close of the program, ' tree, brilliantly lighted, lived up " sons, Aocoording to their usual the members of the Y. M. C. A. will hold open house on New Year's day. Their building on Main and Court street will be open to all guests from two in the afternoon until eleven in the evening. A pleasing musical pro- gram will be carried out by the as- sociation orchestra and at three thirty, some of the members will give a gymnastic exhibition. The evening entertainment will be an especially enjovable one as ‘Ma- son’s Jubilee Singers” will entertain. .. Last Saturday afternoon the sewing school of the Trinity M. E. church held its Christmas party and in spite of the bad weather about one hun- dred and forty little girls were there Santa Claus gave each with candies and an appropriate card. A pleasant program was carried out as Christmas stories were told by Miss Sheldon and by Mr. Cook and songs were ren- dered by Miss Brown. Mrs. F. G. Platt who is greatly interested in the school presented the class with a small bed so that lessons in' bed- making could be added to the other lessons. ‘e e The wedding Monday night of Hiss Ethel Woodruff Stone and Dr. Clifford Mather Cooley wes an especially love- ly one, and was attended by several hundred friends of the couple. P The Christmas party of the Lafay- ette sewing school Thursday af- ternoon was a splendidly successful one. The children enjoyed games and Christmas stories and then, at t° the Christmas to its cld time generosity and gave each child a stocking of good things to eat. . v e Leonard Maier is on a trip with the : ! Williams College Glee club of which he is a member. i .o The A. D. S. dance which will be given next Tuesday evening in Booth’s hall will be an especially bril- liant one. The hall will be attractively decorated for this occasion and Mr C. J. White, Mrs. H. L. Mills, .Mrs. | T. H. Bristol, Mrs. C. A. Parker, and ! Mrs. D. E. Dean will chaperon ! Tuesday afternoon the bers of the branch of the local Red Cross and of the Women's War Rellef committee was held at the New Britain Institute. M Af JEi Kirkham, Mrs. B. B. Bassette, Mrs. E. H. Cooper, Mrs. H. L. Mills and Miss Rose Churchill were appointed an executive committee of the work. From the present expectations ard plans of the members the relief work will be very great this winter and it is expected that all will respond i order to help in the work. i . . » ! The Woman’s Club will observe “Daughters’ Day” Wednesday after- noon, December twenty-ninth ,at the Y. W. C. A. gymnasium. The meeting will be a very enjoyable one as ex- hibition dancing will he the spegial feature of the afternoon. s Mrs. Bob Poteet of Maple Hill en- tertained the Delta Sigma society at her home last Saturday evening, which time the engagement of Nellie Porter and Everett Bidwell, both of Hockanum, was announced. .. The Tea dance which Mrs. H. ] Bates and Miss Flora Humphrey w give tomorrow afternoon in Booth's hall promises to be a most successful and enjoyable one. Mrs. C. B. Par- Miss Mary Whittlesey, Mrs. C. B. Stanley and Mrs. H. D. Humphrey will preside at the tea table. e The municipal Christmas tree in the park, with its hundreds of bright lights {s this year an especially beau- tiful one and is a veritable embodi- ment of the Christmas spirit. All who pass by amd see it cannot help being touched by its beauty as well as by the message of love which it brings. ’ Monday evening the pleasure in the tree will be increased by the Christ. mas carols which the High school chorus will sing. A splendid program has been prepared for this occasion and it is expected that all who can will go to enjoy it, .0 e The members of the Sunshine so- i ciety made this Christmas season an enjoyable one for the inmates of the Town Home when they went down there Wednesday afternoon with a generous supply of food stuffs and gifts for all. After dinner had been served an entertainment was given at which Mrs, Mary T. Crean and John Kiniry sang solos and members of the society spoke. Rev. J. Leo Sulli- , van of St. Joseph’s church and Rev. Dr. G, W. C. Hill gave short ad- dresses, The children of the primary depart- ment of the Center church Sunday school held a Christmas party this af- ternoon at the church; a play about Santa being enacted. Each child | generously brought a gift to be given to some poor child in the city PR The Farmington Country Club will be the scene of much gaiety New Year's eve when a large number of members and their guests will watch the old vear out. Dinner parties will be many and will be followed by an evening of dancing, Wittstein's or- Lang, students at Middlebury college, are spending the Christmas holidays their home in St. Louis. at their home here. l chestra furnishing the music. e Miss Esther Gruett is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. C. McKinnie, customs ¥ mem- | It will be of interest locally to! know that Dr. Catherine A. Travis is now on her way to Sofia, Bulgaria. As no word had been received from her for some weeks when she was in | Serbia, the news of her safety was | very welcome to her many New Brit- | ain friends. Miss Anna G. Rockw ! was the recipient of Miss Tra | ble, sent through the Ameri Cross. . A dinner for all the college men in | New Britain will be given at the Y. | M. C. A. Wednesday noon, As a large | number of them are home for the hol- idays it is expected that the number | of guests will be large. The purpose | of the dinner is to tives of different colleges meet get acquainted. Mr. Barnes of the Y! M- C. A. and Marshall House are in charge of all the arrangements v Mayor and Mrs. | ley will entertain a number of their | relatives Christmas at their home on | Maple street. Mr. and Mrs. Quig- ley’s guests be. Mrs. Caroline . | and | will Quigley and family, George W. Par- tridge, who is Mr. Quigley’s grand- father, and Mr. and Mrz. £ L. Wood | of Suffield, Mrs. Quigley's parents. | . The Christmas party at the Boys’ club was greatly enjoyed and appre- | ciated by the members. A splendid supper was served to the boys and old Santa saw that the tree was well laden with goodies. .. .o Miss Marion Riordan has invited a number of her friends to a dance which will take place Monday eve- ning, December twenty-seventh, at her home on Lexington street. PRy Charles Walsh came home last week from Yale for the holidays. . e and Mrs. Robert Parsons are of Mrs. Charles Par:sons. . Mr. | the guests .. William Sloper are | Mr. and Mrs, | Columbus, | spending the holidays in i Ohio. e Miss Eola Akers, formerly of New | Britain, has been the guest of Miss { Ruth Minor. e e Donald Gaffney is home from Yale for the Christmas holida: . Mis: Eleanor Lewis, Brooks and M Katherine Mills oi { Capen school, Northampton, ave ,come home for Christmas. P Mr. and. Mrs. Frank J. Spear visiting Mrs. Spear’s parents, Mr Mrs. George H. Paisons of street. are and mp JUST A LITTLE BIT DRESSIER THAN HER SCHOOL COAT This child has a warmly lined coat of striped velvet in two tones of brown have representa- | o George A. Quig- | Quigley, the mayor's mother, Charles | Miss Katherine | | historically CARMEN FAVO OPERA IN W Remarkable Governmer By Germans in Polish (Cor. Warsaw, the Associated 24.—It about of Dec. jermans just etall in one the province of W in all Pol for the smo most important crnment that, 118 operation, seems remar the circumstgnees. Only a few days after Warsaw it was announced eral Von Beseler had been governor general, not only but of the district compri | seventy square kilometers, Bissing of Belgium, he is t with powers greater than the emperor P | relation to Germany. U | Beseler stands General Vo as governor of the city of] nd military chief, and his Kries as administrative charge of all civillan matte them stands Police Presid Glasenapp, former police p: Cologne, who exerts both m civil authority, the first undl rection of Von Etzdorff, th under Kries. Upon him fall den of detail work, the p | ministration of the city ani | burbs. His first aide, is Ma; | former mayor of the city of an expert in administrative | In addition there are, in ti department, any number of are experts in their partic and who head the various ments. | “Citizens’ Committee.] The Germans found, on taki gaw, a “citizens’ committee” and Jews, headed by Prince I ski, into whose hands the had confided the welfare of This committee was allaying’ | it could the needs of the pi charitable ways, and wrestli the food problem, The Germans immediatel| | official recognition to the coi and prepared to work hand with it. But one sub-commit! | in charge of the coal proble | been disbanded. Prince Lub) | occupies a sort of dual positio first, the native mayor, and vy the committee head in it for charity and food supplies. Not only Warsaw city but | trict of Warsaw and that -of | min adjoining, to the northe subject to the police rules and iations. Branch Departments. The branch departments | praesidium include a bureau of | munal affairs of the district exi ! of Warsaw district; a bread and department; a complaint depa | where, for instance, citizens complaints against bakers; a ‘¢ officc; a veterinary department, | bag had an enormous task in rl | the city of mad dogs; a censi | bureau which passes on @1l pla | films; a pass division which credentials to the residents of th| trict; an employment bureau: 4 division which assists the wiv tormer German residents of Wi | who are interned in Siberia and | where. ‘ For the first time in approxim one hundred years the Poles are permitted to produce their natl | und anti-Russian-—plays. Warsa ! has six theaters, including | opera house, running full blast. is packed to the doors night night, partly with German ¢ | and roldiers, for the part | Poles. | Most Popular Production, By all means the most popular duction is a y purporting to sl the crueliies attending the dom tion of Poland by the It ns. d, but has H allowed before. In the opera house some of more popular operas as well as rumber of purely Polish productil are given. There is a really excel orchestra and especaily, a numbe; first-rate dancers. By all odds favorite opera is Carmen, which given two and somctimes three th a week. The stage setting and stage ma agement of each and every theatrh cr musical production m to @l evidence of a very elemental and developed taste. | authority, | | most neve LOCAL YOUTH ARRESTED, Aaron Faigin is Being Held for N Haven Police for Embezziement, Aaron Faigin, a well known loc youth formerly, employed in this ek where he was associated with = ¢ publisher of the city business dired tory, was arrested by Officer A. Richardson last night for the New Hi ven police. He is charged with em bezzlement of $25 from D, R. Wilso a New Haven automobile tire man, Hi was taken to the Elm city toda Mr. Wilson states that he dis ered the theft and permitted Faigi some time in which to make it up, bul he failed to do so. Faigin states that] his employer is not everything thay could be desired and that he owed him reveral weeks' pay. The only way)| he could get the pay was to take it, he declares. ANNOUNCE WAGE INCREASE. Pawtucket, R. 1, Dec. 24.—A five per cent. wage increase for its 900 employes was announced today by the Potter and Johnston Machine Co., manufacturers of shell-making ma~ chinery. Two-thirds of the employes at the plant who went on a strike in Collar, cuffs and belts are of plain brown velvet. as is the bonnet with its tiny ostrich tip on one side. This is the kind of coat that clever mothers can successfully make, | August for an eight hour day and an increase in pay returned to work | when the first five per cent. inerease was granted by the company. The new we