The evening world. Newspaper, December 24, 1903, Page 10

NSSING SIX FROM ~ STEAMER ARE SAVED | ‘The Erastus Corning, Bouni from New ais Haven to New York, Ran on a Rock Near Copp’s Island, and Passengers Set Out in Small Boat. b Women in the Frail Craft Wore Only i Their Night Clothes, and in Dense Fog Had Hours of Hardship Before They Reached Green Farms. 'Mhe anxiety felt in this city among the friends of the eix persons who feft the Starin line steamer Erastus Corning in a small boat after the vessel van on a rock in the Sound, and of whom all trace was lost, was relieved this afternoon by news brought here by F. T: Bedford, a farmer of Green i, ‘ Farms, Conn., who says that the entire party reached shore about 11 o'clock | at Green Farmagand is now being cared for at the farm-house of Charles EF Booy Smith, near the shore. fee Mr. edford came here on the train which left Green Farms at 11.21 ie ‘o'clock. “I bave very meagre information on the rescue of the party, but I am that they are all safe Just before I left Green Farms a messenger When seen at the Grand Central Depot he sald: SUE FATHER Having No Money to Buy Christ- mas Gifts for Invalid Daugh- ter, Frank Flezak Ends Life by Inhaling Gas. NEIGHBORS ‘DISCOVER BODIES OF VICTIMS. In Man’s Mouth Was Tube Which Was Attached to Small Gas Stove—Both Bodies Sent to the Morgue. Frank Flezak sat mort of the night in his taflor shop at No. 47 Bast One Hun- Grea and Firth etreet, with his dog at his feet and looked the Christmas pros- pect in the face. His pretty little daughter, Emma, an epileptic, was asleep in the ack room. One of his sons was in Elmira Re- formatory, a convicted thief. Two other boys were out in the world making their own way, but they had not offered him any assistance. He had no money and fn his ears rang the whole night long the voice’ of little Emma as ehe*had talked of a Christmas tree. A steady run of misfortune had made ~umeNip with a telegram, which he sent to the Starin line office in New Tlaven. | 1n thir despatch, which I saw, he said that the missing smal! boat fa amd oshore at about 11 o'clock. They were all much exhausted and had r } | f Ke suffered greatly from the cold. They were taken to Mr. Smith's farm-house | ‘nd are stil! there.” | ik SOUTH NORWALK, Conn., Dec, 24.—The Starin line steamer Erastus Corning, bound from New Haven to New York with twenty-one passengers, qany of them women, going home for the Christmas holidays, went on the focks near Copp’s Island, three miles from here, this morning. For eight hours after the wreck a small boat containing four women end two men was adrift on the Sound in the fog. It was feared ‘What the occupants of the boat had lost their lives, as nowhere along the coast could the slightest trace of them be found. But at 11 o'clock it was ‘reported from Green Farms that the boat had come ashore there and that ‘all the party was safe. The women in the boat had little but thelr night clothes on and were much exhausted by the cold end the exposure, They @re being cared for at a farmhouse. “ The party in the boat which was adrift so long were H. Bird, J. MoCaush, Miss H. Shipiro, Mrs. E. Wilson, Mrs, ©. Shepard and Mrs. A. ‘Fisher. The two men in this boat undertook to row the women to a place of safety shortly after the Corning struck. Other boats which left the Corn- ing returned to her when it was seen that she was as submerged as she could be and that there were plenty of safe places on the upper deck for all, but this boat got out of hailing distance so soon that it could not be recalled. Just before {t left Miss Shipiro jumped overboard from the Corning and Tipit bah eae, by Fred Delaney, a deckhand. le from the small boat party, all the ngers reached here safely on board a tug aoetly tefors?i0) aie ree anied by tho purser, E. E. Mathews, of New Haven, the passengers soon after left by train for New York. Some of them had no outer wraps, and ell were withont baggage, the vessel having filled with water so quickly that they had barely time to seize clothing and rush to the deck, i RUSSIA TO CONCEDE ing age who have been under fire than Major John |H. Beaco: simi pointed out that if Great” Britain the sisted on peace she has ‘behind any such demand more men of campaign- any nation on earth, a military advan- tage which, doubtless, ts not overlooked by any European power." JAPAN'S REQUEST "#5 | RUSSIANS NETTLED BY ENGLISH SYMPATHY. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 4.—The Rus- sian newspapers are displaying the live- Mest irritation at the Britiyh press, whose anu-Russion attitude in the pres- ent Russo-Japanese dispute has aroused even greater public animosity against Great Britain than exists against Japan. British Government Credited: with Representing to the Czar that Mikado’s Terms Are Just; and Peace Looked For, SS $ BERIIN, Dec. 4.—An intimation has| ‘Nhe Japanese Minister. M. Kurino, has + ipeached the Japanese Leza here that | been indisposed. as the result of a chill, Russia will concede Japan's requests, * | for some dwys and has had no interview Inquiries made by the Associnted Press fs to particulars of this intimation, whether it came from Tokio or St, Pe- with Forelgn Minister Lamsdorf, Nelther the members of the Japanese Legation nor the other Japanese rest- ® fersburg, brought out nothing more than] dents here are showing any signs of that a peaceful solution ‘s now highly | impending doparture. probable, The British Government. it 1s under- Btood from another source, has repre- gerted to the Czar that Great Britain Meems Japan's demands just and earn- e@stiy expects that Russia will grant ‘them. a THs representation is supported by (the utterences of the British Ambassa- here and in Paris and Vienna, who fave informed the respective Govern- ments to which they are accredited that ‘Japan, in the opinion of the British ent, will fight if Russia holds lito. the position taken in her recent note. ‘The Russian Ambassador here has for jseveral days been inguiring freely wha; ‘the opinions of the Diplomatic Corps are. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. A—The the excitement and a rush to buy wheat ihopefulness in official circles of alle . if Gite wettiement ot te Hone Tasneas | Which advanced tn @ few minutes to 1 pute Was seflected to-day on the | cent @ bushel over last night. The news uae, which largely moovered from| was that the Japanese fleet was clear- ; phe ogevoueness which had prevailed |ing for action. This means an increased pavesshichys. demand for our wheat and the shore GREAT BRITAIN IN FINE Siac ee RTE ae CONDITION FOR war, |‘ WAR TALK SENDS WHEAT JUMPING There was @ spurt of excitement on the floor of the Produce Exchange to- day. The usually quiet and uninterest- ing place for an hour was so much like the Cotton Exchange that one might have thought they had got to the last named place by mistake A Broomhall cable was responsible for Sete New York December wheat sold up to themselyes. whioh {a the highest price in five years, ——<—<—<—_ + LONDON, Dec. 2.—On the supposi-| LONDON STOCKS INACTIVE. ‘tion that Great Britain, as a last re- oes Wt, might threaten to forcibly inter-] Americans, Which Opened with the United States Naval Attache, pt. Charles H. Stockton, pointed out @ press representative to-day that Britain's extraordinarily de- @ naval mobilization at the pres- ‘Moment was a great factor toward Promise, Closed Quiet. LONDON, Dee. &4.—-Money was in in- creased ‘holiday demand in the market to-day, but the supplies exceeded the requirements, the banks lending freely. ‘Trading on the Stock Exchange was in- active. ‘The movement« wero largely je to closing up engagements tn an- Phe Mediterranean fleet,” sald Capt. Flezak philosophic, as he thought. Out of his perplexed mind he could conjure two certainties—one a Christmas pf dis- ian <«>@ aaa FATHER, WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE BY GAS, AND DAUGHTER, WHO DIED IN THE SAME ROOM. appointment and misery for himself and his daughter, the other a Christmas of peace and forgetfulness. Minery Too Much for Him, He was tired of miscry, so \t hap- pened that Flezak and his daughter and the dog were found dead in the little room back of the tailor shop to-day, with the tube of a gas stove cunningly arranged so that the poisonous flood should gweep over the bed. Nine years ago Flezak was prosperou: He, had @ good business and lived ha pily with his wife, his three boys, Heln- rich, Robert and Frank and the little girl, Emma. On Christmas Eve it had been hip custom to have a big Christ- mas trog, groaning with gt ‘The wife died and when she was gone the home broke up. The boys left to make their pwn fortunes. Heinrich and Rovert became clerks, Frank lgarned to conmpound chemicals and ob- tained a position with a druggist at One Hundred and Seventh street and Madigon avenue. Gradually the visits of the boys to thelr father and aleter ‘Deceme more infrequent, and Flezak and Little Emma and the old dog were lett much alone. 5. Crime a Qne day seven months ago a detec- tive entered Flesak’s shop and, without attempting to soften the blow, in- formed ¢hg tailor that the boy Frank was a thief, He hed been caught steal- ing from his employer. Flezak spent a great deal of money employing counsel for the boy, but to ng avail. Frank went to Elmira. This waa a hard blow to Fiezak. .Al- though not yet fifty years of age, he took on the appearance of a patriarch. The disgrace of his boy was doubly hard BALKY BRIDGE STOPS TRAVEL Big Draw on the Lackawanna Over the Passaic Refuses to Turn and Thousands of Pas- sengers Are Delayed. The new D., L. & W. bridge over the Pasalc River bivke down to-day while ‘the draw was open and traffic was tied up for hours. Thousands of Christmas travelers clamored at the (Hoboken sta- téon for transportation out of the city and miles of trains out-bound stretched across the Hackeneack Meadows to Newark antl beyond. A tug with a tow passed down the Passaic at 1 o'clock and the bridge was swung open to allow it to pass. When the tow was clear the engineer on the bridge attempted to swing the draw back into place, but the bridge refused to budge. In the meantime a couple of trains bound out were tiled up on the east bank and a long train from the West was held up on the west bank. Word was telegraphed to Hoboken and of- ficlals went to the scene on a special ere Blow. engine. to bear because he had kept the truth) Tt was found that some: part of the from little Emma. machinery which opens and closes the He was beginning to forget as the summer waned, when one day neigh- bors carried his daughter into the shop from the street. Her form was rigid, her jaws were clamped and her face was livid. She had fallen in an epileptic) fit, When a physician had revived her she developed St, Vitus's dance. Devoted to Epileptic Daughter, Flezak lost all memory of his boy in aolicitude for the daughter to whom he had been father and mother for nine years, He took her to the best doctors, but the disease made steady progress, “he epileptic seizures became more fr quent. So much of his time was dv voted to Emma thatyhis business suf- fered and the beginning of Christmas week found him with no work on hand and little money in his purse He took the child over to Third ave- bridge was out of order, but no one appeared to be able to find the break. Machiniste and engineers yere sent out from Hoboken as fast as‘trains could garry, (nem, and) soon the | bridge swarmed vit, men in overalls. But the bridge refused to move. ‘The Hoboken yards became congested, the tracks out of Newark were Jamm with trains and word was telegraphed out to the various division headquarters in New Jersey to hold Hoboken bound trafic, After two hours the trains re- mained stalled, the engineers swarmed the bridge and the bridge con- Unued to refuse to move. ‘The bridge was opened to trafMe only last Sunday. ———————__— JUMEL MANSION OPENED. House and Grounds to Be Pre- served an a Park. ‘Tho Roger Morris house, better known as tho Jumel Mansion, and the adjoin- nue yesterday afternoon and they|ing grounds will be formally opened watked up and down admiring the dis-}as a public park next Monday. plays in the windows of the stores.| It is expected that Senator Chauncey The last of his money was spent for food for supper. After the meal the father and daughter talked of Santa Claus until the little girl fell asleep. Polleeman Duncourt, of the East Ono Hundeed and Fourth street station, passed the shop many times during the gight. Every time he saw Flezak ait- ting {ri a chair near the door with his head bowed in his hands, the old dog at his fect, At 4 o'clock this morning Duncourt retfled the catch on the door, M. Depew will deliver an oration, and an address will be made by Bishop Pot- ter, ‘The Old Guard Band will furnish music, and men prominent in city af- fairs will attend, There will be a reception committee composed of representatives of the Sons of the Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution, Colonia! Dames of America, Colonial Dames of the State ot New York, Daughters of the Revo- lution, Daugh' of the American Rev- olution, New York Scenic and Historical Preservation Society, New York Scenio and torical Presi jerval Auxiliary and the New York Fathe: a Child Found peaa. | Women i Flezak straightened up, opened the Historic Society door and stepped out. The dog followed y aa Yat Syd dein tie sever burg] BEAUPRE LEAVES BOGOTA. ver he heard Flezak calling the ‘de and then heard the sound of tne ‘aay ming of the door, Flezak went to the room back of the shop and retired, after unfastening tho gas stove tube and propping it at the foot, of the: bee ie Pig. fos climbed up and wet ep, lying acro; bed clothes. at The janitress noticed that Plesuk not opened his shop at his usual Bhe ‘tried the back door and amie Off for Home, WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Acting Sec- retary of State Loomis to-day received United States Charge at Bopxta, stat- ing that he had assumed charge of the United States legation, and that Minis- smelied Joseph Grieco, of No. 324 East| ter Beaupre was leaving for home to- One Hundred and Seventh street, hup- | dav. pened to enter the house and the janj-| The Navy Dopartment has undertaken treas asked him to go into Flezak's|to have a waren at Cartagena to He got in by the way of a rear | meet the Minister Sunday to bring him sho) skylight and found tho tatior and’ his child and the dog all dead on the bed. aeeiieerere—e to the United States o1 one of the regular liners, ‘ansfer him to ee WHEAT MARKET. Considerable excitement marked the opening of the wheat market to-day, May advanced over 1 cent on a Broom- hall cable, announcing a rumor that the Japanese fleet ts clearing for action, w York's opening’ prices y, 82 $8 bid; STOCKS DULL ON THE CURB. ‘ Prices Were Mixed, with St O11 Showing a Low ‘Trading was dull on the curb to- with prices trregular. Standard Ol was lowered 2 points to 663. The bid and asked prices of the principal outsid» se- lard tion Society | Sri A ae eam United States Minister to Colombia) At..T, a cablegram from Mr. Schneider, the] BULLS RULED ON STOCK EXCHANGE All Day, Although the Stock Exchange from a point of activity was the dullest place of trade in the city to-day, prices were <0 strong that no one objected to the duiness, On the Cotton price for cotton chang |Trading Was Dull, but Prices a CASH DIVERTED? Favored Issues Soared, While the General List Held Strong the highest 8 scoréd since the} war, On the Coffee Exchange there was great excitement, and prices ruled high- Emma Slezak WAS SHIP TRUST Expert Rose Shows from the struction at Bethlehem Plant Books that:Expenses for Con-| « Soup. Chicken. String Beans, Cakes. Plum Pudding. All of the 1,000 Christmas dinners given by The Evening World to as many families who would otherwise have been without a Christmas feast have been delivered, and the beneficiaries now know that they will be well cared for of the universal day ef good cheer, Not one of these 1,000 dinners brought humiliation to one of che recipients. The acceptance of charity ts often humilia- ting If not distasteful to the worthy, and to overcome this embarassment The Evening World caused each dinner to be delivered by the Slegel-Cooper Com- pany in one of their regular wagons with uniformed attendants, just as they deliver each parcel which 1s pur- chased in their store, ‘The delivery boy on the wagon carry- ing the basket into the quarters of the poor did so Just exactly as though he wero delivering a purchased and paid- for basket of Christmas provisions. Even the wagon attendants did not know but chat the pfovisions had been purchased and ordered by the persons to whom they deilvered them. he only indication that the pasket a Christmas gift was a card down in the basket, under cover, which con- veyed to the receiver The Evening Wortd’s wishes for the recipient's Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. All Greater New York Remembered Last midnight 100 baskets were sent to Brooklyn and 125 to the Bronx. ‘These were delivered before noon to-day. Karly to-day 20 baskets were delivered to as many families expecially selected and recommented by the Association for the Improvement of the Outdoor Poor. Thea 10 o'clock 525 baskets left the Siegel Couper Contpany store for delivery in Manhattan to as many families selected Were Suddenly Increased. Everybody interested {n the hearing at the suit of the bondholders of the United States Shipbuilding Company for the appointment of a permanent re- celver was late In arriving to-day at e while on Fd Produce Exchange! the Board of Trade rooms, No, 28 wheat made a new record for five years. Broadwuy. Charles M. Schwab was the] Not to be outdohe, prices on the Stock first to arrive, and he came in nearly instances an hour beforé Special Examiner Oll- Westinghguse passed General phant had arrived, Electric, but the latter afterward rallied | 8 points, and selling at 171 again took fred Rose, the expert, who told yester- Chatanooga & Nashville day of the inflation of $300,000 of the Jumped up 11 points from the*last sale. | Bethlehem Steel Company, resumed the Tt 19 believed that the stock is going to | stand, be placed om a dividend paying basis, said he had an engagement with a judge Exchange soared. in one the lead. or two which accounts for the strength. Amalgamated Copper was very strong on the report of better conditions in the, his presenc It opened at 48 7-8 and metal trades. sold up to 49 5-8. The general strength of the market was due to the prospect for an excel- lent bank statement on Saturda: much easiler money ater the first of There 1s a feeling that the January rise this year will be a good time when the year, one ,as it will come at stocks are very precedented decline. American Sugar was strong and made a sharp gain early in the day passing, 127, after which it sold off slightly, but where it soon advanced held firm. Pennsylyanta and Now York Central, two issues which have been under con- stant pressure were firm and made sub- has come to be felloved that the Pennsylvania is in aa stantial advances 00d @ position as it has ever bean in. |New construction of the Bethlehem steel Central will benett from the Lake’) plant, the Shipbuilding Trust would not Shore increase in. dividend and thls | have been wrecked. Used the strengih of the ‘stock. px y Louisville & Nashville was among the; Q Take from May 1, 1902, to April 9, Jeadors und, sold up to 108 1-2, bein [ts What was apent for new construc: helped by the belief tha hville Chetan bd ga wot Kon ek a Wher dene: | Honof plant? A. Altogether, $888,499, dividend basis, The Steel They were ‘The bears seeme to be a ater there was supply, again It the easy advance in a dull The Closing Quotatio: highest, lowest r ‘ghanges” from ricés oF from inst recor lowe: High “a pied Bees PROSE EEO LIFE SE Touts, & Nash. .). 108! Met. ‘Securities rhs Manhattan .... .) 144 Metro, St. RR Mo.. Kan. & T Mo, Kan, & . pt folk & Western Y Central Oniario & We Pennsylvania Veople' Reading Rock Ini Rock Ta Southern Pa Southern South. Rail. pf L&s. F Nori N. pa arse SI Nate Large fortunes are often lost bP a cane porioa? A dol elses awit low und after an un- issues held well all day. ht whenever offered, to be at rest and the bulls had every thing their own way in the matter of prices, There seemed demand for stocks than which accounts for market, and prioea|& quarter of dollars,atter the plant was ied sale are Pep When the proceedings were begun Al- Before he began Mr. Oliphant jin the United States Cireuit Court, He asked tf. the case could go on without Mr, Guthrie sald: “‘T don't go on without you, see how we Mr. Oliphant ‘The examiner went to the telephone |and talked to the judge with whom he had the appolntment. Digging Up the Facts, Statements were shown to Mr. in which certain expenses for new con- | struction at the Bethlehem Steel Works were charged to profit and loss. Q. From May 1, 1901, to April 30, 1902, how much was spent for new construc- tion of tho plant? A. According to these statements $163,131, + ngeETOM whom dia’you got the state. meWt? A. From the auditor. This line of testimony was directed toward showing that had the United ; Bate Shipbuilding Company received the Thoneys that were changed up to Rose Q. You. have another item about the amount charged up to repairs and re- newals of the plant? A.I haven't it here. Q. What was it? A. The auditor told | Us that ft was about $463,000. ‘This showed a discrepancy between the cost for repairs and renewals between the two years of nearly a million and by General Secretary Devine, of the Charity Organization Society. Mr, Devine had entire charge of the selectiongof recipients. From his or- kanizatior’in the various boroughs he | ascertained iow mang could be used by them and then he made up his own Ust for Manhattan, “To every famHy which receives ‘The vening World's bountiful Christmas dinner 4t will come as a boon,” ealt Mr. Devine, “Tomy certain knowledge there {9 not one of the 1,000 families but what would have gone* without a Christmas dinner had {t not been for The Evening World's gift sets of the Bethlehem Steel Company in 1902 amounted to $4,223,158, while in Oc- tober, 1908 ‘they amounted to $5,468,000, an increase of $1,245,564. Lawyer Guthrie began amination by inquiring about Mr. 8 career as an accountant. He wanted to know what the difference was be a riration by an accountant and at. Then he made Mr. 1 experience he had had in exam- ining books of shipbuilding compantes and steel companies. Mr. Rose sald he had frequently exgmined the books of William Cramp @ Sons. He ‘also ex- famined all of the steel and wire con- cerns when the trust was formed. his cross-ex- an au what Inventory Overstated, . In the inventory made April 30, 1902, was there not a charge of $20,000 made ‘As the estimated general expenses on stock and work material on ‘hand. A. Yes, and I think it was overstated, Q! But wasn’, that the actual value of the material oh hand?) A. That is ac: cording to how you look at an actual | value, | @® some discussion about fu- Mr. Guthrie anted to KO he case every day beginning next Monday. Mr. Untermyer ob- Jected. 1 “We, Mr. Guthrie said bitterly, “have consented te adjournm: it in view of the assault thi upon a gentieman here want to go on every day un the counsel has an actual e Moheexaminer fixed Jan. 5 as the next for the hearin day $154,000 IM NEW YEAR DIVIDENDS Amount to Be Paid Holders of Securities $2,000,000 More than Last January, but Below the July Payments. Holders of securities that pay dévi- dends and dnterest will receive $2,000,000 moro during the coming January than they recetved in’ the same period of the ‘present year, The totnl payments will amount bo $134,000,000, which ts less, however, than tho July disbursements of $186,000,000, the sold in June, 1902. ot | "Q, Wor the present ‘year what amount net {did_you find expended in June, July and Clos, cles, |August, for ‘construction and “repairs? “48! 5 , DS > *)AQP Wino toid you? A, ‘The auditer of 128% + %4| the company. Faget} PA Pot ene Sher statement read? A. 2 5 probab! xpender ut not - eh + ipl tributed. us * 58 More About the Exp weet Q. Tell _us how much was expended ing = Wl trom May, 1902, to Aug. 80, 1908, for con- 143% } {struction "in ‘addition to the items 144% $+ 2] changed to renewals and repairs, A. is 3683,73. ay = if Q! What were the profits of the steel Be F slworke for May, June and July of this gh t 33] year atter deducting the interest on the 14% nds? A. $598,7 ios? | #1 -Q. What were the salen for those three 2, +18 peed A. The sales amount to a ! , 1B > 18.0. What was the amount of manutac- } Jf] trea’ ana“ unmanutactured material on ; Yi hand at that time? A. $4,997,529, Lt 3) "Qs sow much higher was the frat tn- + % ventory over that of # corresponding per Advertise on, ‘hovering toward Japan 13| ticipation of the holidays, The attend- @werful.” It ip around Suez, half way.|uncé was amall, Conaola were fairly | UTHe® Were: too 4s July W7 G8 to | Re British ‘fleet now in the Far Hast|stewly and neglected. ‘They closed | American Can... Ae Asked. | 7 December, | 80, 7-8, Corn—May, |1 tbe relisforced by part or| “aster. Amertoan Gan’ pt ais 441-8 to 41-4; July, 436-8 to 493-4, Americans opened with a cheerful tone | Grose Copper. ing New York's closing prices were: | the whole of the Medi-|in respons to New York advices, and| Marine i} Wheat—May, 83 34; July, 3-4)" De- i whose duties would | afterward became easter and. cloged | Marine pf. Why comper, 84 8:8, Corn—May, 60 6-85 Dee By pe Channel Bauad quiet Grand ‘Trank ‘wan, dull on the | Somhor Gee an” camber, 52 bid tA . raite Us y nol Hi Great Britain’ never| Operators, however. “Were disposed. fo | Seawoard Ale Hine" ay —Deceniber, Atl: Mane, 88 Ba: Sule ps in commission or|awatt the November reve. tatement. | Manhattan... “it 31.. Gorn-Decesber, 41 14; Jaquary, puetie delay. Forelgners wyre ateadier and Argentines | Interborou oy 41 6:8; May, 44 6-8 0 41-2; July, 47-8 a] Moral: = Dou't | delay. were the feature. wits sono ty 4; 1 AB BB 48 4, NOW in the Sundny World, -% of the preceding year? PQ wWhat were the net profts for stx| tn % oaths of 1908, from May 1 to Oot, 31 1 « $1,010, 662. ‘Witness suid that $313,165 was used to % | purchase the Jurdgua Iron Company of uba, Q. What Were the surplus and current assets on Oct. 31, 19087 A. $4,684,526,29, Was the oyerinflation of $300,000 defucted. A. Yes, Q. What increase was there between July 31, 1962, and Oct. 31, 19087 A, $884,230. . What was the increase of the manufactured product a that in course of manufacture from July 31, 1902, to Oot. S1, 19037 A. $1,358,074. at wire the expenses for the $865,474.85, Hoy. Aneta Increaned, lt was ‘that, includli and Souda sid wurmitie ‘and current rane recom so far in this country, The payments,are divided in thie way: ‘sivas 0,150,000 PAYA 000,000 bas Sire ‘ernment er New York Cliy: The decrease in the total from July ix due almost entirely to the @uspen- sions of Wividends by) the dustrial companies and the cutting of the divi- dend on the common stock of ‘the United States Steel Corporation, which alone mede-¢ decrease ‘of $3,600,000, THE EVENING WORLD'S CHRISTMAS DINNFR FOR THE POOR. Free Christmas Dinners Are Sent Out in Baskets by Special Delivery to the’ Deserving Poor in Various Boroughs ; of Greater New York with Greetings. Potatoes. White Onions. Candy. ‘T “Many of these poor families would not accept these dinners: unless they were delivered as ordinary purchased merchandise ts delivered. So the way in which we designed the delivery\has been offensive to none of them. Hard to Select Worthy 0: “The selection of these thousand fam- fies was a great task. The merits of each and every case were thoroughly, canvassed. Many, many, of the appli- cants were found undeserving, Many more we found exceptionally deservit and needy, ut who had been too Browd to ask. There was an exceptionally large number of habitual and undeserv- ing applicants. to work and are gars. ‘These people never try classed by us as bes-) They recelved the cold shoulder: | “Numberless tricks were played by,the erving to secure these dinners. would apply by letter or In person and when our agents would go to their homes to Investigate the scheming appli- cants would have friends and neighbors posted to verify their tales of distress. , But we haye a great mass of records which assisted us materially in ferreting out the good from the bad. “a great many jof these dinners have been sent to homes where sic! has ‘brought poverty and misfortune. Others have gone into homes where death hag removed the one who used to provide the Christmas dinners. In nearly every instance there are little children in the family, and in many of them @ great many children.” All Delivered by This Evening. “Every one of the 1,000 dinners will be delivered, and in the hands of the per- son to whom they haye been addi by dusk this evening," said of the Slegel-Cooper Company received the cards bearing the addresses from the Charity Organiaation Society we divided them cepa Eh to our own route books, The dinners for the Bronx and Brooklyn left the store last mid- alght and were delivered early to-day; long beta on. ‘ “About vere sent out at 7 o this morning and the rest went on the 10 o'clock delivery. So that means that PL ome, alCaceh unt teoaipsed For have been Vv long before night. This will remove the worry whioh many of these amie lies might have about’ their Obristmas dinners. ‘The anticipation of a tag C mas rarest bad eet nk the anticipation ts to most ae important and enjoyable as tae tealt. TRAM enore moula bg ew very happy families to speni Christmas Eve. to-night. 1 want 18 hat if these 1000 families came with the money they could not better or fresher provisions, say t here urchase the chicken, the candy, the canes and evervthing else, than there baskets cont SANTA FOR POOR CHILDREN. Mra. A.C, Connaughton ‘Will Enter. tain 100 Monday. ng the entertainments of the holt- deynaeeson Tooked forward to by the poor children of the city is that of Mrs. A. C. Connaughton, of No. 26 Weat Fifty-fifth street. For the last twenty-eight years Mrs, Connaughton has given a party at her home. On Monday e will entertain es. There will be a tree, & Weer and: the little gifts that delight children. —ooOoOooOooooo Slack Sas Scaso value of a want Is for recognized, and, though the is now well nigh in its passing stages, the num- ber of World Wants to-day is far beyond expectations, and the advertiser who Wants WORLD WANTS CLAIM THE MAJORITY. THEY MUST GET RESULTS, OR THEY WOULD NOT “TICK, help, and wants it quick, must be convinced that the cheapest mi are not the best, THERE ARE— 326 Pald Help Wants in [Tite Morning’e World, f BUT Pald Help Wants In the Thirteen Other New Yowk ' 153 Papere Combined. ; AGENTS .. ...+ O) PORBLADT ...., 2 BARTENDERS... 3/FOREMBN . BOOKBINDERS.. 10/ GIRLS .,.. CHAMBERMAIDS CLERKA ... COLLECTORS COMPONITORS .. COOKS, DISHWASHERS. DRIVERS .. . DRUG CLERKS. ELECTRICIANS, EMPLOYMENT \AGENCINS 5 4 a resaed, Mr, Taylor, "As we * 4 b] A ak Q