New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1916, Page 1

- F HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS HERALD “ADS” BETTER BUSIN NEW BRITAIN HERALD PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, DECEMBER?23, 1916.—TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED | DRIVER KILLED; AUTO RUNS WILD "Heavy Car Hits Smaller Machine When Wheel Is Unguided NINE PEOPLE IN TANGLE Ministers Son Taking Fricnd and Two Girls From New Haven to Derby | Thrown Against Telegraph Pole With Fatal Result. New Haven, Dec. Bergh, son of Rev. J. O. Bergh, pas- ‘tor of the Seaman’s Bethel here, lost | ) 23.—Harold | his life last night in one of the muost peculiar of automobile Moreover, he was killed an act of kindness. His automobiley | swerving because of a muddy road on the Derby turnpike in Orange ‘on Tacebrook country club hill, hit a telegraph pole, throwing Bergh against this pole and fracturing his Y head. He was taken to Griffin hos pital in Derby where death came in half an hour. Although two ma chines and nine other persons were | involved in the accident none of them was, so far as the inquiry showed, more seriously hurt than being shak- en up. Offers to Take Party Home.' The facts as explained to the coro- ner were as follows: P. J. Lorey of Derby, a friend of Miss Martha Coogan, had accom- panied her on a shop trip in this city and had met Miss Molly Coogan, a sister of Martha, who lives on Wil- | liam street here and had taken them to dinner at a local restaurant. As they left the place Harold Bergh, who . Was manager of the New Haven Wall Paper company, passed them in his large automobile.’ Bergh knew Lorey and he offered to take the latter and Misses Coogan to Derby. The party started and when approaching the Race Brook Country club, Bergh, who had noticed a small car ahead, drove over to the extreme left side of the road to pass the car ahead. ~ The machine apparently hit some- thing and then swerved a little and slid off the crown of the highway. The machine hit a telegraph pole and in an instant Bergh was thrown head- | mishaps. while doing | soda water, | forming | is shown by the report that PAYS DADDY’S DEBTS I AFTER THREE YEARS | o | |Son of Bank Man Clears Estate of $800,000 Encumberances, Pay- ing Up Every Cent. New York, Dec. 23.—Three years | ago Warner Van Norden, once Pres- ident of the National Bank of North America and later founder of the Van | Norden Trust company, died leaving an estate deeply buried in debt. His son, Warner Montagnie Van Norden, was directed by the father to pay back to the estate the sum of $800,- 000 “if he could.” Young Van Norden went to China, learned the tea business and upon his return to this country established a syndicate to handle the product. Yesterday he tendered all creditors of the estate checks for the final set- | tlement of their accounts. “All clear, all clear and just in time for Christmas” was Mr. Van Norden's comment. ORDERED 10 CLEAN UP yen Soda Water Merchants Directed by Health Department to Remedy Conditions—Majority Satisfactory. During the past week inspectors from the health department have visited twenty-five stores that sell including several drug stores, and have compiled a report of conditions as found relating to the anitary conditions of the fountains. Letters have been sent to the pro- prietor of each store inspected in- him of the conditions as noted by the inspector. That a majority of the New Britain store proprietors and druggists who dispense with soda water keep their places reasonably clean and sanitary, eleven fountains were found to be perfectly satisfactory. Two were reported as | scrupulously clean, Five fountains were reported as be- ing only fairly wholesome and seven proprietors have been advised to clean up their places at once as their foun- tains were found to be very dirty. PUBLIC CHRISTHAS TREE. Chairman Camp to Turn Exercises Over to Mayor Quigley Concert Will Follow. and Band foremost against the pole. The | machine, without a driver, swung | about and continuing its course, hit | squarely the small car which was “ abreast, overturning the latter. There | were six persons in the small car| which was of the passenger carrying | cl Bergh's machine was brought | to a standstill. Those in it had not | been hurt. The accident happened so | quickly that they did not realize. | Bergh was out until they saw him | prostrate. | The persons in the other car picked | themselves up and assisted in lifting Bergh into his own car. Of the six | persons upset only one, whose name | was given as Hayes, appeared to have | been in the least hurt. Physicians | from Ansonia, Coroner Mix and the | medical examiner of Derby and | Orange later took part in the inquiry * to the accident. Neither car was damaged. GRS OPTION AT $3000 City Will Have Right to Buy National | Spring Bed Property to Insure Wid- | ening of Lake Street. l‘ Corporation Counsel J. E. Cooper, | after consulting with City Engineer Hall, today drew up a formal agree- ment which, when signed by the offi- cials of the National Spring Bed com- pany, will give the city a six months’ option to purchase enough of their Lake street property at $9,000 to in- | sure the widening of that thorough- fare. The option will probably be | ready by Tuesday. i Pursuant to the action of the com- ! mon council last Wednesday evening, | Mayor Quigley conferred with Pre: dent Miner of the Spring Bed com- pany about securing an option on this land and the latter stated that his previous offer to accept damages of | $9,000 fixed by the board of compen- sation and assessment several years | ago still holds good. | At the council meeting several | members expressed some doubt as to | whether or not the Spring Bed com- pany would now be willing to -sacri- fice land for this price, since values have increased during the past few years. This question has been dispelled Mr. Miner's renewel the offer. City officials consider the by action of the Spring Bed company in | offering this land to the city very public spirited act. Mr. N stated to the mayor that his had an opportunity to sell but he declined the offer did not want to embarass in case it w decided to Lake street. as ner firm this as he the city straighten lana s LIGHTSHIP & WVEPT AWAY, Nantucket, Dec Nantucket shoals w unmarked by any aid to navigation today. The lightship which acts as guide at that isolated and portant station was torn from her an- chorage in a 75-mile gale last night and cast adrift. Under her own low power, the lightship today was pro- ceeding to Woods Hole, to obtain 0 fathoms of chain to replace that lost in the storm, \ | Friday evening im- | Everything is in readiness for the opening of the exercises at the mu- nicipal Christmas tree in Central park this evening. The tree, one of most handsome ever seen in the city, has been placed in splendor with elec- trical and other trimmings. The con- cert this evening will be furnished by the Universal band and will commence at the close of the preliminary cere- monies. Organist Beebe of the South church will play the chimes fof ten minutes prior to the opening. Mortimer H, Camp, chairman of the general committee of arrangements, will mount the platform at 7:30 o’clock, when the tree will be formal- ly turned over to the city. Mayor G. A. Quigley will be on hand to accept it, and will deliver remarks appropri- ate to the occasion. o This year's plans differ from those of the past few vears when it was the custom to hold celebrations every evening. It had found that singing by choruses was not satisfactory, so the plan was abandoned this year. Next the Salvatian Army will furnish the concert. The closing exercises will be held Saturday even- ing. FUGITIVE TAK AWAY. gan, who has been held authorities as a fugitive was taken to Andover, rday afternoon by Chief nk M. Smith of that town to answer to a theft charge. He waived extradition. It is charged that while he was left 1 cnarge of a farm he stole fourteen Dpigs, twenty hens and two ge: Pal local justice M yeste of Police Peter by the from 0 HEAR POLICEMAN. Supernumerary. Policeman Felix Faltin may be summoned to appear before the safety board at its next meeting to answer charges brought by William Topa. Topa has made in- quiries relative to proper procedure in bringing charges. The matter has come to the attention of Chairman 1. G. Babcock of the safety board. Although no decision has been made, Chairman Babcock intimates that ac- tion is likely. Faltin was cautioned ! by Judge James T. Meskill in police court as to proper conduct in connec- tion with the arrest and arraignment | of Topa. of | | ASK TRUSTEE'S REMOVAL. | New Haven, Dec. 23.—Creditors of | the Burr & Knapp estate of Bridge- { port, having applied for removal of John Chamberlain as trustee, Judge Thom of the United tates court as assigned C. B. Hoadley, referee bankruptey here to receive evi- Banks of the Bridge- Referee district finding himself disquali- | in | denc: port fied. TOBACCO GROW. | Windsor, Dec night made many tobacco raise this section anxious about the stability fo their sheds in which their crop of | the leaf is hanging. Four sheds went down before the blast and the roof of one dwelling went off, ihe material damage being placed at $15,000 in the aggregate, RS WORRIED. 23.—The gale of the | (BOTH SIDES DIS&ONTENTED SWITGHMEN GIVEN EIGHT HOUR DAY Thirteen Easte? R?t?lroads Aliect- ed by Arbitration Board Decision Employes Insist on Time and Half For Overtime Work and Five Cent In- crease for Foremen and Helpers— Railroads Oppose Ruling. New York, Dec. 23.—The eight- hour day with straight pro rata time for overtime is granted to the Switch- men’s union by the federal arbitra- tion board in a decision today in the switchmen’s controversy with the railroads. The award gives an crease of five cents per hour for both foremen and helpers. in- It was said herc today on behalf of the railroads that the switchmen’s | award was interpreted by them ‘as not giving an O. K. to the Adamson law.” The itchmen had ked an vance of one to twelve cents: They had demanded also time and a half pay for overtime work instead of the pro rata basis fixed by the board. ‘While all the six arbitrators signed the award, James B. Connors and W. A. Titus, representing the switch- men, dissented as to the five cent in- crease, to the denial of time and a half for over time and to the award giving overtime at the pro rata rate. The railroad representatives dis- sented to the award of the eight hour day. Charles B. Howery is chairman of | the board and Jeremiah W. Jenks was the sixth member. The award affects thirteen railroads. Arbitrators Reasons. ad- eastern “Much emphasis has been laid upon | the fact that the hours of work of the switchmen are often long,” says a statement by arbitrators Howery and Jenks, attached to the award. “Al- though the standard working day has been ten hours, frequently the men have worked from 11 to 12 and some | times even some hours longer.” “One of the reasons urged for the | shorter workds sontinues the state- ment, “is that men need more time to visit with their families, to take re- | | Municipal 5 5 | | Park purchase ..... o ¢ i 4 | | Lansing s: | welcome an investigation to remove | | street creations and to secure the other ad- | vantages of leisure A second argu- ment is that the lon hours result in physical exbhaustion, often to a de- | gree riously injurious to health. The evidence shows clearly that, on the nature of the work, there are fre- quent opportunities for intervals of rest and that the long hours | testi- fied to are due very largely—almost invariably, indeed—to delays caused by the interference of other trains and to similar reasons beyond control of the railway mans the switchmen. the switchmen are often the long hours do not alws exhaustive physical labor.” These are that the railroads have been subjected to great increase in t on account of the high prices of steel, coal and sther artlcles and that the demands upon them caused by war had been so great that their work could not be most efficiently per- formed, In other industries m which 'In- creases have been given to the work- ers these arbitrators pointed out, conditions are different and many of these when the war closes must go out of existence and their men will be thrown out of employment or the employers, will be able to reduce the wages of their employes. “This decision in the switchmen's controversy with railroads has an im- portant bearing on the Adamson laws an official spokesman for the confer- ence committee of managers of the railroads sald today “It does not O. K. the Adamson act in our opinion. The Adamson legis- idle so that s imply | | lation give the men ten hours pay for | eight hours of work, an increase of about, 25 per cent, in wages. Today’s award give them only nine hours pay for eight hours of work, or between 13 and 16 per cent. increased wages. ‘We get a great deal of satisfaction out of this award.” “‘Although it has emed wise to award an eight-hour day as the stan- dard minimum d the overwhelm- ing weight of testimony shows that the conditions of the various kinds of railway work are so different that | only a trial can determine just how the hour shift can be worked | without prohibitory costs to the roads and undue disturbance of the work of the patrons. Change Must Be Gradual. “It seems to be clearly established that, under extreme condition and under conditions of traffic 1 stren- | uous than the present, it will not be | possible to make the actual working | cight-hour day effective in the case of more than a small percentage of | the switching crews, not more than ten per cent. during the f year, While therefore it is understood that the cight-hour day be established its introduction must be gradual. The percentage of the switching cr that will be directly affected du the period of this award must c rily be small. Most crews work ten hours or more. “Morcover, owing to the increase in pay awarded to the switchmen, those who seriously desire to shorten their | is T n. ne- will | gated During these delays | (Continued on Ninth Page.) NO HERALD MONDAY. \ | The Herald will not be pub- lished Monday, Christmas Day. i i | MORE THAN $500,000 IN CITY TREASURY | Treasurer F. S. Chamberlain Reports | £633,477.28 on Hand Deccmber 18—School Largest Fund. The municipal treasury has a bal- ance today of more than half a million dollars and, according to the report of City Treasurer Frederick S, Cham- berlain, there was $633,477.23 in the public coffers on December 18, Of this amount, the largest in the general fund, while the s fund and the new school building fund total well over a quarter of a million dollars. The itemized account follows General fund Water fund Sewer fund Subway fund . Street improvement Park commission New school ......... City building .. e Cemetery committee Dag license fund Public amusement ice Total 36 LANSING INVITES PROBE. Charge 3,477 Issues Statement Regarding That Somconc Benefitted by Note Through Speculation in Market. Washington, Dec. 23.—Secretar id today the state depart- ment would welcome an investigation to show whether any government of- ficials profited through stock specu- | wages have been made to other than | placed by a new one today and the | lation resulting from his two state- ments regarding President Wilson’s peace note, such as was proposed in | the house vesterday in a resolution by Representative Woods of Indiania. “1 don’t know much about this | resolution” said Mr. Lansing, “but if | there is the slightest doubt about the | two statements made by me I should | Personally I don’'t know anything SANTA COMES DOWN FACTORY CHIMNEYS Ghristnfas l;i;ii&i;at North & Judd’s and Traut & Hine's ! ALLIES ANSWER | NEARLY COMPLE B i TORREON FALLS IS 'Wi ill Recite Grievane WIRE TO WASHINGTON | A ; . of Entente and Crus KMERICAN BRASS BONUS| laricd Employes Receive Additional | Twenty-five Per Cent, and Others | | press Company Geunerous, In addition to the several local con- cerns already noted as having declarcd dividends comes the statement toda that the North & Judd Manufacturing company has declared an extra divi- | dend of two per cent in addition to the regular quarterly dividend of four per cent., payable January 1 to all stockholders of record tonigh The Traut & Hine Manufacturing company this morning declared an- other extra dividend of one per cent. and in addition voted to pay the regu- larly quarterly dividend of 1 1-2 cent, on January 1. Richter & Company, stockbrokers, have given all the employes an extra bonus equal to 10 per cent. of their salary, it was announced today. American Brass Bonus, Waterbury, Dec, 23.—The can Brass company, which has plants in this city, Ansonia and Tor- rington, today issued the following notice: “In addition to the ten per cent. bonus paid by the American Brass company to its salaried people during the vear 1916, an additional bonus of 25 per cent. will be paid some time during the year. Various advances in salaried employes and the above bonus is designed to give the salaried same percentage of increase as has been received by those working on a daily or hourly bas “Ten per cent. will be added to the rate formerly paid to salaried em- ploves for the coming year. “Beginning January 1, 1917, all em- ploves of the company, other than bout stocks and should not know how to speculate if T wanted to. Wall always has been a mystery to me.” Counsellor Polk ‘said: “If such a charge is being pressed good faith it ought to be investi- without delay. T welcome it."” | in GOLD IN DEMAND, | employes will in City Called Upon to Give, Gold Coins, During the past few days, and more | particularly this morning, the New Britain National bank, the New Brit- ain Trust company and the Commer- | cial Trust company, have been called upon to give out thousands dollars in | gold coins in lieu of silver coins or paper curren While this has ever been true at the Christmas season, due to the practice of so many peoplye in giving gold coins as presents, it has been more pronounced than ever this vear. Some of the - banks provided | neat little envelopes with holly deco- rations with each gold coin. The denomination of the gold coins requested by patrons varied. The ma- joority of the gold pieces issued were of the $2.50¢ class. Hundreds of &2 gold piecgs were also sought and® r quests for $10 gold pieces were also frequent. Calls for gold coins of | higher denomination were less fre-| quent although greater than in past years. Banks NO APPOINTME YET. As vet Mayor Quigley has made no | appointments on the special citizens’ committee to act with th railroad committee of the council in an effort to secure better railroad crossing pro- tection and improved trolley service. | I>xpress company | excuse: salaried people above mentioned, will receive a strai t advance of two and | one half cents per hour, and s h ad- | Justment of piece work rates will | made as may be equitable.” | e press Co. Raises Wages. York, Dec. The announced monthly Adams ¥ New 2 today payments to be made instead of a contingent bonus. The increases will add approximately $10,000,000 to its | annual wage schedule. The company en out $500,000 a year it was stated. RUBENSTEIN MADE G0OD And Then that additional already has g in increases, Showed His His Appreciation by Naming Heir Kenesaw Mountain Landis Rubenstein. Chicago, Dec. 23.—Abraham Ru- benstein, an attorney who recently has been involved in difficulties with Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis the federal court, considers today that he had atoned. As a result of Rubenstein’s act, Judge Landis sus- pended him from federal practice, on charges of perjury and' conspiracy. Rubenstein erred again. The cited him for contempt of court and ordered him to jail. The lawyer pleaded for mercy, saying he wished to be home as he was expecting an heir. “Rubenstein,” “I've let people in Judge Landis. ff all kinds of They have taken advantage of my sympathics. Now you make good on this excuse.” He states that he has several prom- inent men in mind, each of whom has | a high standing in the community and | who would be an asset to the com- mittee. Tt is expected that City En- | gineer Hall, not officially but as a private citizen, will be appointed to | this committee hecause of his engin- | eering knowledge. | TWO BURNED T | DEATH IN JERSEY | Handsome Residence of Dr. Margaret Brewster Destroyed—EBrother and Chijld Lost. Grantwood, N. J., Dec. 23.—Two sons were burned to death and two others badly hurt early today when the handsome residence here of Dr. Margaret Brewster was destroyed by fire. The dead are Dr. Brewster's brother, Harold Rowell, and her nine cear old daughter, Margaret. The in- ured were two employes of Ther pe; | estate. The building was wholly in flames before the firemen reached the scene. | there | wind last Yesterday a breathless rushed into the court room and at- tempted to push by several baili “There’s mo reason for all commotion” said a bailiff. “Yes is,” shouted Rubenstein, “I've named him, Kenesaw Mountain Lan- dis Rubenstein.’ “Say that name again,” ordered the judge. Rubenstein did. called for his hat journed court. Rubenstein this Landis and ad- udge and coat CHOOL ROOF. WIND LIFTS ¢ Gale Plays Prank W ville Building. tihh Thompson- Thompsonville, Dec. 23.—The high night in playing pranks in did some damage, notably ng of the roof of the Englid chool. This roof by 50 feet in area was lifted and sent through the air for 150 feet. Then it dropped on the trolley car tracks. Men had to be sent the car barns to take the roof the iron so could run. It cost about replace the roof. Serutiny of the showed that the roof fastened to the brick this town the ra from off will to walls heen brick school had 1 work ver The | bell tower at one end of the building Hartford, artford and not much change I tempe ture, tomight or Sunday, o e e | fice was damaged well. CENSOR ON SHIPPING New York, Dec. ed Press is advised its London of- that all shipping reports, except announcements of casualties, are dis- continuea by an official order issued last night. as NEWS. by Will Benefit by New Wage Scale— | per | employes of the company about the | be Adams | judge | ~The | | marine, Villa Forces Reported to Have Cap- i“g R e ‘3p0ns lhlhu tured City After All Morning | . of Central Power Battle. El Paso, re- ports that tured by F | forwarded to W ment agents ear These reports stated that the fight ing started early yesterday merning and continued until 1 o’clock in the afternoon when the city capitulated. | santa Rosalia, 75 miles southeast i of Ct captured Dec. {12 by Villa forces, according to a | message today by an El Paso man who {owns property in Santa Rosalio. | Three hundred Carranza * soldiers, who had entrained there to go to Chihuahua City, were captured and nearly all, including their command- or, were executed the message said No property was destroyed. ONE HOUR ENOUGH TO REPLACE BRIDGE .—-Unconfirmed con had been cap- co Villa’s forces were ashington by govern- today. ITTALY IS GIVEN PRESIDENT’S NO Ambassador Penfield to Present M sage Today—Dutch Anti-War Col cil Sends Telegram of Thanks President and Pledge Sympa With His Movement—Neutral €} ference Com. Finds Wilson Ou Home, Paris, Dec. 23, 5 m, Allies to Germany's sals is almost finished, accor to the Petit Parisien. The paper 4 | it is a rather long document and | forth clearly both the “grievances | the Allies and the crushing respol | bilities of the Central Powers.” 30 a p Old Structure Across Missouri River to Be Succeeded by Mode Penficid Has Note. | Span on Same Picrs. Vienna, London, Dev.* 23, | o | p. m.—United States Ambassador J Omaha, Dec. 23 ‘The old Union | field will hand Baron von Burian | Pacific railroad bridge which spans ! afternoon the note from the Amer "the Mlssou_ri river bel.w&jon Omaha | government to the belligerent PO’ { and Council Bluffs, Ta., is to be re- | gyggesting an exchange of views peace conditions. The text of the has not been made public here. Sonnino Handed Message. Rome, Dec: 23, Via Paris, 11:35 4 —Thomas Nelson Page, the Ame: | ambassador at Rome, today handd Baron Sonnino, the Italian for minister, the note from Presi| Wilson contain suggestio the subject of action cerning the war. via | engineers of the company expect to complete the work in about one hour. The old bridge will be moved to a | false structure just morth of its pres- | ! ent location and the new one, which | was built on afalse work of the | south, will replace it on the old pier | The bridges to be moved are 1, | feet long notincluding the approaches. | The old bridge weighs 600,000 | pounds and the new one is just twice | as heavy. Work on the new bridge | | was begun last May and its estimated | | cost is $1,000,000 | ARABIA NOT AUXILIARY plan of Dutch Council Thanks Wilson The Hague, Dec Via 5 p. m.—The Dutch anti-w has sent the following President Wilson: “Holland thanks you for your | British Government Contradicts Ber- | I favor of lasting peace. Al ne | | nations greet your step with the Lon r cf able cil to and support your lin Regarding Claim That est sympathy efforts in the of humanity Steam- interest the W ship Was in Service of Allies, Washington, Dec. 23.- report from British government on | the British liner Arabia sunk by a | submarine without warning in the | Mediterranean declares the ship was | goqo 2 (3¢ tound Fred g | not at that or any previous time in |4 o¥ “_m”' !,‘('i"l e ]"‘ “,” proggy the service of the allics, | Briteh paaiae b Germany claimed in a note o the | apd the SRPesling: Ao American government the Ara was an unarmed auxiliary. The Brit- sh reply was made in answer to an | inquiry from the state department | . otis. Dec. 28, 11 and further information probably wii | °7Y reference to Pre be asked to clean up doubtful pc at the public | after that at hand has been forwe ',',lf““‘“" | to German eebuLy { P belief MEDALS FOR ean cialist prop: of —~An_ official Find Wilson Out. Washington, Dec. committee of the Am committec found Pr The sp) rican confey o sident Wilag war. Believes It Wil Show D) 10 m sident Wil sitting of was made cxpressed note 1¢ oi deputies was Renaudel ,who that would mpel to tell plainiy war | 4 Renaudel made ifs brief in announc that thel party would for thi ions for the f six m which subsequ AMBULANCE MEN. ;i | American Included in Recognition of i | Service in ¥France. | Paris, Dec. 1 a m.—Gold med- als of the health service have been | awarded to Laurence V. Benet, presi- | dent of the American ambulance | | corps. and Arthur Wellsey Kipling of | | the automobile ambulance corps and | : | Lieut. Henry Skerrctt Rogers and | lomege o | John Rochfort of the Ambulance : pired 2 sl o corps. gon to take his step bui were u ‘ Silver medals have been awarded to |iMous in the opinfon that in the ave Snow, chief of section and to | it condition of affairs his su ce Zolois, George Northover and | tion could not have the result h dward Bartlett Hayden, tant | Pects from it .- i chief. | tablishient peace | Bronze medals have | to the follow: ! ambulances | Dahigren, Doughty, Al Maurice Guillume | iels, Leupold Ma | Lucien Sommer, Alfred Waddell. ng vot | 23 were | In the lobbies President Wilson'; ject of cc deputi of note nversation 1 who withou been awarded g drivers of automobile | Horace Castro, Johun | Tondon, S Clifford Deroode, ¥red |won's note to bel e dady James Frank, | e dominanting fe DoMache in Great Britain newsnapers continue to the German prominently headings Bl Wilsor Calls Lansin, Blun| toment sresident fons| of rtuall to dy note, and displ Lan Misty 1 re | | CHRISTMAS AT WHITE 28.——President | Vere be: j of ceys were presented to married white house employes, while | LEAVES WIFE AND BABY by express and mail gifts for the | ;i cun Contrilla of 224 Washi presidentiarrived Bitom ¢ O gireet appeared at police headqus the United States. The president has | Ji¢ nisht to ask what could be no engagements hefore Tuesday and | \ith Mrs. John Lamonti and plans to spend tomorrow and Mon- | .hild, the former being in a ver quietly with members of his fam- | condition, He said Lot who lives in the rear the | : ! York, brought his wife and chi JOUN D, GIVES GOLD, | the Contrilla home several hou New York, Dee. 23.—John D.|fore return after Rackefelle Christmas present to | hut had not donc Dr L, cach of the employes on his Tarry- | bile was sent to scene and, ! {own estate is a $10 gold picce, en- | his recommendation, the mothey clased in case on which is printed | child were transferred to New B | “The season’ General hospital in the police a | Rockefeller.” ance: | P T MAIL BY BMARINE, Amsterdam, via Londan, Dec. The news service from Berlin contains B tement that mail to the United States shortly forwarded by commercial sub- Washington, Dec e 9 Wilson’s C today. Tur Peace” and s al in that of day ily. in promised to A the greetings from John D. | FARTHQUAKE RECORDE] ashington, Dec. earthquake shock lasting until after today ordinary from » a'clock was registerd on the seimsmograph at Ge | town unive It apparentuy | about 4,600 miles distant, i | . | can be sity. a